This is a cultivation game, but the operation is bad

Chapter 251 Qian Yuan Building, No More Jungle Playing!
Lu Hejin felt incredibly unlucky.

I encountered the player ranked number one on the overall combat power leaderboard as soon as I entered the battlefield.

Even though they were both players of the Demonic Path game, he thought the other party would give him some face.

The other party gave him face and asked him what the next line after "at the time of Nirvana" was.

How would he know what it was!
Unsurprisingly, he was hacked to death.

Although I lost a resurrection chance, it wasn't a complete loss.

He accidentally discovered that wherever Ye Longying went, all the resource points collapsed, and many resources fell to the ground, which made his eyes light up.

He followed the direction Ye Longying had left, picking up things along the way, thinking it was the perfect opportunity to eke out a living.

But to my utter surprise, I hadn't even been picking things up for a few minutes when I encountered another killer.

The river was actually right nearby!

First I encountered the number one on the overall combat power ranking, then I encountered Jiang Liu, a formidable enemy from the third district. Could anyone be more unlucky than me?
He was unlucky, but he wanted to live.

This is the moment of annihilation.
What does it mean?
Is it a meme?
Lu Hejin frowned, his forehead covered in a fine layer of sweat. Just as the countdown was about to end, the alarm clock suddenly had a flash of inspiration, its eyes brightened, and it looked at Jiang Liu with a mixture of surprise and delight, saying, "You weren't killed by the number one on the overall combat power ranking, were you?"

If this statement means nothing, then how does Jiang Liu know it?

Because he was killed too, that's the truth!
Haha, you're only arrogant in the third and fourth zones. You'd still have to kneel down if you met a big shot in the front zone.
Live it!

"Five Elements Revolving Sword".

Jiang Liu killed Lü Hejin with a single sword strike and said expressionlessly, "That's not right."

[You have killed Lu Hejin from Zone 3, triggering the Purple Celestial Eye effect, copying one of their random skills for 7 days.]

[You have copied a low-grade spiritual technique—the Vajra Ring. Do you wish to save it?]

Copy skills?
Oh right, this is the max-level pupil technique of the Purple Extreme Immortal Eye. I almost forgot it had this effect.

What skill is the Golden Ring?
Metal-based attack magic, no trash stuff.

The Purple Extreme Immortal Eye can only store 5 skills, so of course you should store high-grade spiritual skills; low-grade spiritual skills are trash.

【no】

Lü Hejin: "."

Unsurprisingly, it turned into a tombstone.

He had already prepared himself mentally when he met Jiang Liu. Even if he died, he wouldn't feel too aggrieved. After all, it wasn't the first time Jiang Liu had killed him, and he was already used to it.

However, when he heard the system voice in his mind, he immediately exploded.

[You have been affected by the 'Devouring Dao' effect of the Devouring Dao Set, permanently losing 6% of all attributes and 6% of your Divine Soul Strength.]

Lü Hejin: "??????"

Holy crap! What the hell is this?!

The Five Elements Revolving Sword consists of six swords. Lü and Jin were extremely powerful and managed to withstand the sixth sword, the Moon Revolving Sword, before they died.

The price to pay is a loss of 6% of all attributes and 6% of soul strength.

Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well have died with the first sword strike.

A set that permanently reduces attributes?

Lu Hejin was dumbfounded after hearing the system notification. It was the first time he had ever heard of such equipment in the Immortal Cultivation Era. It was too terrifying.

It's perfectly normal and reasonable for players of the Demonic Path to be unaware of Demonic Equipment.

After all, the demonized equipment is dropped by the demonic bosses, while the demonic players' targets have always been the righteous bosses.

First, he lost one life to the strongest fighter, and then he lost another life to Jiang Liu. Losing two lives at the start of the game didn't make him too angry, but this system notification made him feel depressed.

Why did I participate in this battle?
Lu and Jin transformed into tombstones, their expressions blank as they questioned themselves.

Throughout the entire competition, there were only ten employment contracts available, which meant that players like him, ranked in the top four of the overall combat power list, had no chance of getting one.

Beyond that, there was nothing.

I couldn't even get one of the ten available job offers, and there were no other event rewards. What's worse, I even lost my permanent attributes!
What is the significance of me participating in this battle?

Is this really just for whales to have a gaming experience?

hateful!

I am not satisfied!
I want to rebel! I want to slaughter Jiang Liu and the big boss!

A surge of unyielding rage welled up in Lü Hejin's heart and roared angrily at Jiang Liu, "You wait! I will repay this sword tenfold sooner or later!"

He found meaning in participating in the battle.

He survived for five days, frantically gathering resources and attributes, and finally sought revenge against Jiang Liu!

He was already at the same level as Jiang Liu with a combat power of over a billion, and if he just collected resources for five days, he could very well surpass Jiang Liu!
This might be his only chance for revenge in this lifetime, and he must seize it!

"Oh?"

Jiang Liu was gathering nearby resources when he heard Lü and Jin's roar. He turned around, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Then I'll wait here. You can revive now."

Lü Hejin: "."

No, I'm not talking about now.

"Hmph, don't be so arrogant!"

Lu He, in his tombstone form, showed no fear of Jiang Liu and said coldly and forcefully, "The Poison King of our region has already entered the Nascent Soul realm, and his combat power is skyrocketing. You'd better pray you don't encounter him, otherwise... hmph."

The top player in the three districts is already at the Nascent Soul stage?

This intelligence surprised Jiang Liu somewhat, but only slightly.

He's just a Nascent Soul cultivator with a high cultivation level; killing him would be a waste of time.

Both Night Sakura from Zone 1 and Poison King from Zone 3 are players of the Demonic Path, and their cultivation levels are improving rapidly, but there is a world of difference between them.

That night, Longying had to work on two fronts, maximizing both her combat power and her cultivation level, in order to secure the top spot on the overall combat power ranking.

The Poison King of the Third District is pursuing a single path, investing all his resources in his cultivation level, betting on becoming one of the first ascendants, focusing on a promising future.

If you ask why the drug kingpin doesn't walk on two legs, there's only one answer.

Because I’m poor.

Because of poverty, one can only choose between combat strength and realm.

The Poison King chose a realm, and at least until the difference in realms was a whole major, he had no chance of defeating Jiang Liu.

"I'm ready to serve you anytime."

After Jiang Liu finished collecting the nearby resources, he left without looking back, leaving Lü and Jin standing there in a helpless rage.

Thirty seconds later.

Lu Hejin revived on the spot, surrounded by an invincible golden aura that lasted for 10 seconds. He muttered curses, "Is he a dog? He licked everything clean, leaving me with nothing."

"Five Elements Revolving Sword!"

"You dare to revive after only thirty seconds? Who gave you the courage?"

Lü Hejin: "."

[You have been affected by the 'Devouring Dao' effect of the Devouring Dao Set, permanently losing 6% of all attributes and 6% of your Divine Soul Strength.]

Worthy!

If I don’t take revenge for this, I swear I won’t be a human being!
After killing Lü and Jin twice, Jiang Liu's frustration from being overwhelmed by Ye Longying's attack vanished, and he happily embarked on his garbage-collecting journey.

You have acquired white resources.

You have acquired white resources.

You have acquired white resources.

You have picked up the blue resource.

Perhaps due to the lingering aura of being the strongest player, he scavenged for hundreds of miles along this ruined road without encountering any other players. Running and scavenging along the way, he finally arrived at his first large resource point.

Qianyuan Building.

Although he knew the place had definitely been looted, he still came to take a look, wanting to see what a large resource point looked like, and at the same time see if he could pick up any leftovers.

After passing through a forest of skyscrapers resembling a steel jungle, a majestic building soaring into the sky comes into view.

This is a rectangular building that is tens of thousands of meters high and several thousand meters wide. Its densely packed glass windows glitter in the sunlight, and its awe-inspiring presence is no less than when he first saw the Crimson Flame Immortal City.

If such a 10,000-meter-tall skyscraper could be built in reality, then there would be no need to worry about housing prices.

Such an iconic building is now in ruins.

The top corner of the Qian Yuan Building was cleanly severed, and most of the glass windows on the front were also shattered, with hundreds of holes of various sizes, as if it had been hit by a meteorite shower.

As soon as he got close, he felt a chaotic fluctuation of spiritual energy trembling, mixed with terrifying demonic energy.

Clearly, a major battle has just taken place here.

Perhaps it wasn't really a major battle, since the Qianyuan Building hadn't completely collapsed yet.

"Such a large resource point shouldn't have been completely looted, right?"

With the intention of finding a bargain, Jiang Liu circled around for most of the way and crashed into the first floor of the Qianyuan Building from the side.

His eyes lit up as soon as he rushed into the building.

The room, which was over 200 square meters, was filled with clutter, including security guard uniforms, cleaning tools, walkie-talkies, and all sorts of other items. Amidst this mess, there were a dozen white lights and a few blue lights.

Sure enough, this place hasn't been searched yet!
Under normal circumstances, it would have taken him more than an hour to get to Qianyuan Building, by which time there shouldn't have been a single dog hair left.

In just over an hour, the Qian Yuan Building should have been completely looted by other players.

but.

It's a different story if the top-ranked player on the overall combat power leaderboard goes to a large resource point.

Nightfall Cherry Blossom sped along, and even if she went crazy and grabbed people to question them along the way, she should still be among the first players to arrive at the Qian Yuan Building.

She made no attempt to conceal her power and aura as she flew in, and everyone who saw her could feel a deadly threat emanating from her.

Seeing such a terrifying player go to Qianyuan Building, other players probably turned around and changed locations long ago.

No one dares to compete with the player ranked first in overall combat power for large resource points.

Ye Longying disregarded white and blue resources, so she must have picked up the high-level resources and flown directly to the next large resource point. It was impossible for her to waste time searching the entire Qian Yuan Building.

Therefore, it's quite normal that this large resource point hasn't been completely looted yet, given the overwhelming pressure from the top-ranked player on the overall combat power list.

This is a case of thinking in reverse; he couldn't possibly be the only player who could have come to that conclusion.

What he needs to do now is to loot the Qian Yuan Building as much as possible before the other players arrive.

You have acquired white resources.

You have collected 14 white resources.

You have picked up the blue resource.

You have collected 3 blue resources.

One room, 15 white resources, 4 blue resources!
A huge resource point, awesome!
Jiang Liu was so excited he almost shouted. Without wasting a moment, he finished looting and went straight out the door.

He closed the door behind him, giving the impression that the room hadn't been licked yet, and then turned and walked into another storage room.

You have collected 15 white resources.

You have collected 3 blue resources.

Push the door open, close it, and move on to the next room.

You have collected 17 white resources.

You have collected 5 blue resources.

Next room.

You have collected 39 white resources.

You have collected 11 blue resources.

You have picked up a purple resource (item) and obtained 2 Concealment Charms.

Jiang Liu: “????”

He picked them up too quickly and didn't pay much attention to the resource colors until he heard the system notification in his mind.

This room has 39 white resources, 11 blue resources, and even 1 purple resource?!

What's going on?
He subconsciously glanced around the room, his gaze finally settling on the desk.

A sign stood upright on the desk that read "Lobby Manager".

Could it be that the resources in each room are related to one's position?

What is the invisibility talisman used for?

Jiang Liu suppressed his speculation for the time being and opened his backpack to check the concealment talisman given by the purple resources.

[Invisibility Talisman]

[Grade: Lower Grade Spiritual Grade]

[Effect: Conceals one's aura after use, making one undetectable unless surpassed by a major realm, lasting for 1 hour]

This is for concealing one's presence!

He is now at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, while the highest-level player is only at the late Nascent Soul stage. This means that after using this talisman, no one will be able to detect his aura.

This is a great item; it's definitely one of the essential tools for surviving in the final circle!

It's a pity there are only 2. If there were more, they would be perfect for looting large resource points.

"The purple resources were given to spirit-level items. The planners weren't exactly generous, but they weren't stingy either."

Jiang Liu muttered to himself, "If I can pick up more purple, silver, and gold resources, even if I don't get the job offer in the end, this battle won't have been in vain."

There are purple resources in the manager's office, so prioritize finding rooms with higher-ranking staff.

He thought to himself, then pushed open the door and looked down the corridor before his gaze settled on the [Deputy Manager's Office] next door.

Step in.

You have collected 21 white resources.

You have collected 8 blue resources.

Unfortunately, there are no purple resources.

A long corridor with more than twenty rooms of varying sizes. Each room took five or six seconds to search, and it took more than four minutes to completely loot the entire corridor.

Just from one long corridor, I collected over four hundred white resources and over one hundred blue resources. Although some of them were junk items, I have to say that the resources at large resource points are truly abundant!

The resources he gained in just a few minutes were equivalent to one-third of the resources he had collected over hundreds of miles.

The acquisition efficiency is several times faster!
"The previous decision was wrong."

Jiang Liu frowned and reflected. He originally wanted to farm in ordinary resource points for five days, but now it seems that if he wants to catch up with the top players in the front area, he still has to go to large resource points.

Only large resource points can close the gap!

Moreover, it can't just be picking up what others have left over!
Once the decision-making process shifts from farming in the wild to contesting large resource points, then it's essential to go for high-level resources; otherwise, the significance of taking the risk to go for large resource points is halved.

First, clean up the Qianyuan Building, then immediately head to a nearby large resource point!

Jiang Liu changed his mind, walked out of this corridor, turned a corner, and was about to enter another corridor when...

Sudden.

A player suddenly emerged from the corridor next to them. The two were only a dozen meters apart, staring at each other in disbelief, and both froze on the spot.

(End of this chapter)