This is a cultivation game, but the operation is bad

Chapter 351, Phase One, Begins

Unable to figure out the purpose behind this operation, Jiang Liu didn't bother to think about it anymore.

Who cares who the planners are supposed to train? He himself doesn't really need the planners' training anyway.

A potential ascendant?

I am!
"No intentional killing, friendship first, competition second—who would believe that such a statement is true!"

Jiang Liu chuckled as he looked at the last note on the event page: "Friendship first?"

There is no friendship between players!

What's more, it's across different servers!
Does it discourage killing?
When it comes to actually seizing the treasure, nobody cares about you!

"I'm pretty much ready. Let's get this cross-server event coming soon! My greatsword is itching for a fight!"

Jiang Liu couldn't hide his excitement; he couldn't wait to take on the foreign server players!

Three hours later.

The cross-server event has begun. Would you like to teleport to the event map immediately?

【Yes】

The next second, the world spun around, and everything changed.

When Jiang Liu opened his eyes again, he found himself on the shore of a beautiful island.

The sand beneath my feet is soft and fine, and the ocean stretches out before me.

The sky is azure, cloudless, a gentle breeze caresses the face, birds sing and flowers bloom, and the air is filled with vitality.

The scene before him made him think he wasn't there to participate in a cross-server exchange event, but rather to go on vacation.

This is Qilin Island, are you sure it's not Hawaii?
He had just glanced at the scenery in front of him when he saw the event interface appear in the upper right corner of his field of vision.

[You have joined the cross-server event: Qilin Treasure Hunt]

[Current Map: Qilin Island]

[Current Stage: Stage 1]

[Stage Task: Unseal the Azure Dragon, the exclusive divine beast of the Celestial Dynasty server, and heal its injuries]

Current progress: Not yet unsealed (0%), critically injured (1%)

[Stage Requirements: Collect the scattered Qilin Jade on Qilin Island and use it to unseal your exclusive divine beast, Azure Dragon]

[Stage Progress: Azure Dragon (0%), White Tiger (0%), Vermilion Bird (0%), Black Tortoise (0%)]

"Qilin Jade?"

After reading the stage requirements on the event panel, Jiang Liu casually opened the mini-map to take a look.

The minimap shows the locations of the four divine beasts, which are situated in the four cardinal directions of Qilin Island.

The Azure Dragon of the Celestial Empire's robes is located in the far east, only ten kilometers away from his current position.

Asia server, Vermilion Bird, southernmost region.

West Coast outfit, White Tiger, the westernmost.

Non-clothes, Xuanwu, the northernmost point.

In addition to displaying the coordinates of the four divine beasts, the minimap also shows the coordinates of the Qilin Jade.

There are about five or six hundred pieces of Qilin Jade scattered throughout Qilin Island. If one piece of Qilin Jade can unlock 1% of the divine beasts, then there are definitely enough Qilin Jade on the island to unlock all four divine beasts.

but!

Qilin jade comes in four types and four colors.

They are respectively Qilin green jade, Qilin white jade, Qilin red jade, and Qilin yellow jade.

The Azure Dragon Divine Beast in the Celestial Dynasty outfit requires the Qilin Azure Jade to be unlocked.

The icon shown on the minimap indicates that there is no Qilin Jade in the easternmost area near the Azure Dragon!
In the far east, there are only Qilin white jade, Qilin red jade, and Qilin yellow jade, while Qilin green jade is distributed in the other three directions!
The other three types of Qilin Jade are also not found in this area; they are all distributed in other areas!
If you want to collect the Qilin Jade to unlock the divine beast, you must go to other servers.

"That's a really ruthless setting!"

Jiang Liu looked at the distribution of Qilin Jade on the mini-map and couldn't help but be astonished.

Friendship first, competition second?

You're talking nonsense!
"Tsk tsk tsk, this setup, isn't it obviously designed to make us fight a chaotic battle?"

Jiang Liu smacked his lips, a hint of eagerness creeping in.

Just as he was thinking about which direction to go to collect the Qilin Jade, several white lights suddenly flashed nearby, and other players from the Heavenly Dynasty server entered.

who is it?

Jiang Liu subconsciously turned his head and saw a very familiar figure appear within a hundred meters of him.

He laughed after just one glance.

Delivery?

Jiang Liu saw the Poison King, and the Poison King also saw Jiang Liu.

When he realized he was right next to Jiang Liu, his expression changed drastically. He retreated a hundred meters and shouted at Jiang Liu, "Jiang Liu! This is a cross-server event! We're on the same side! We should be working together! Don't disgrace our Heavenly Dynasty server!"

Jiang Liu: “.”

Jiang Liu shrugged, looking completely innocent, and said, "I didn't do anything to you!"

Poison King: "."

Damn, that's an overreaction.

"Humph."

The Poison King sneered, "If you dare to lay a hand on me, I'll expose you on the forums and ruin your reputation!"

He didn't believe that Jiang Liu would dare to defy public opinion and attack him during the cross-server event!

This is a cross-server event. If our own people start fighting, wouldn't that be embarrassing on an international scale?

If you don't want to be cyberbullied, don't touch me!
Oh no, did I scare this guy so much he's gone mad?

Seeing the Poison King's appearance, Jiang Liu couldn't help but feel speechless. He really didn't want to attack the Poison King during the cross-server exchange event!

At this time.

Other players from the Chinese server also joined the game one after another.

The group consisted of General Yang and his Taiyao tribe, Ye Longying and her Taiye City group, and Nangong Wentian and his two companions.

After several days, the number of Nascent Soul players in the Chinese server has surged. The Taiyao Division and Taiye City combined have nearly 400 players. If you include Jiang Liu, the Poison King, and Nangong Wentian, there are a total of 401 Nascent Soul players.

Upon seeing the massive number of Nascent Soul cultivators from both the Taiyao Tribe and Taiye City, Jiang Liu, the Poison King, and Nangong Wentian all stiffened slightly, becoming extremely wary.

These two players, one representing the righteous path and the other the demonic path, who monopolized the Chinese server, have attracted all the top players to join them.

Don't be fooled by the fact that they only have about four hundred Nascent Soul cultivators now. It's estimated that in another month or two, once most players have reached the Nascent Soul stage, the number of Nascent Soul players in these two companies will increase by a hundred or a thousand times.

At that time, it will be a true behemoth.

That's not all. As the game progresses, Taiyao and Taiye will have hundreds of millions of players at the Nascent Soul, Fusion, and even Tribulation stages. At that time, the Chinese server will truly be dominated by two kings.
Upon entering Qilin Island, General Yang and Ye Longying, who were leading the two sides, exchanged a glance and then tacitly distanced themselves from each other.

Then, the two glanced at Jiang Liu, the Poison King, Nangong Wentian, and the others, and without saying a word, looked at the activity panel in the upper right corner.

At this moment, the entire venue fell silent. Everyone was waiting for the bigwigs from both Taiyao and Taiyecheng to browse the event details.

On the other side, two players also entered the Southern Heaven Sect this time. It's pitiful and lamentable that the third largest power only has two Nascent Soul players.

Nangong Wensheng glanced at the Taiyao tribe, then at Taiye City, and whispered to Nangong Wentian, "Brother, if we can't beat them, why don't we join them?"

It's not that the Southern Heaven Sect is too weak, but that the Taiyao Tribe's Taiye City is too strong!
There are four hundred Nascent Soul players, two hundred times more than them. What's the point of arguing? Just disband and join.

"You don't know anything!" Upon hearing this, Nangong Wentian's face instantly darkened. He glared at Nangong Wensheng and retorted, "Only if we are independent will we attract investment!"

"Once we join the Taiyao Division of Taiye City, we'll just be ordinary top players. There are plenty of top players out there, so we'll be of no value!"

"A good Nantian Sect is one that doesn't surrender, understand?"

Nangong Wensheng looked enlightened, seemingly understanding but not quite. This was a game where surrender was not an option!
Since surrendering is not an option, the only choice is to recruit new allies to fight against Taiyao Tribe's Taiye City together.

Thinking it over, Nangong Wensheng glanced at Jiang Liu and the Poison King not far away and suggested, "How about we form an alliance with Districts Three and Four?"

"hehe."

Upon hearing this suggestion, Nangong Wentian sneered repeatedly, his face full of disdain: "A bunch of worthless bastards, do you think you're worthy of forming an alliance with the third largest power in our Celestial Empire?"

"That guy in Zone 3 is just better at fooling people and making money off low-level players. I don't deign to associate with him."

"That guy in Zone 4 is a lone wolf. He can manage in the early game, but in the mid-to-late game, when everyone is teaming up to overcome tribulations, one person's spit could drown him!"

Although the Southern Heaven Sect is weak, it still has the pride of being the third largest power in the Heavenly Dynasty. Not just anyone can mess with them!

Just then, Taiyao Department and Taiye City finally finished reading the event requirements.

General Yang and Ye Longying stared at each other, an invisible yet intense spark igniting between them.

This is a cross-server communication event. No matter how big the conflicts were before, they should be put aside for now so that outsiders can't laugh at us.

Players of the Chinese server should work together to showcase their skills in cross-server events and demonstrate the power of the Chinese server!

but.

Since we need to work together, there must be a leader, otherwise things will fall into chaos.

Only General Yang and Ye Longying were qualified to command the players present.

It's time to argue who's in charge.

Ye Longying, proud and arrogant, spoke first before General Yang could speak: "I suggest that we join forces, one attacking and the other defending. Our Taiye City will be responsible for the attack, and your Taiyao tribe will be responsible for the defense. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the Taiyao tribe was instantly enraged.

Everyone understands what the event is about. It's about collecting Qilin Jade while preventing players from other servers from collecting Qilin Jade, right?
One side went to collect the Qilin Jade in preparation for their attack.

One side goes to prevent other servers from collecting Qilin Jade located on their territory, in order to defend.

Collecting Qilin Jade in other servers' territories is just a form of PvP, isn't it?
This job can be done by our Taiyao tribe too, why should it be given to your Taiye City?

Our Taiyao Department also wants to bring glory to our uniform!

"impossible!"

"It's your Taiye City that should be defending!"

"Our Taiyao tribe strongly requests permission to participate in the battle!"

"No need for further explanation, no one can stop our Taiyao team's urge to PK against players from the Asia server!"

"Join forces? Is it necessary? I feel like we could take on three servers!"

General Yang, say something!

Yoru Sakura's suggestion sparked strong dissatisfaction among Taiyo Club players, who protested one after another.

Did you ask for our opinion before you decided to attack foreign servers?

"No."

After a few seconds of silence, General Yang said, "I suggest that others guard the Qilin Jade in the northern region. Our two families can join forces to collect the Qilin Jade and unseal the Azure Dragon Divine Beast as quickly as possible to heal its injuries."

"As long as we're one step ahead, whether we're attacking or defending, the initiative will be on our side. What do you say?"

Compared to the otaku-oriented Yoru Sakura, General Yang's suggestion was more comprehensive, as experience proved more valuable.

Shou?
What's there to defend?

Just do it and that's it.

Once the Azure Dragon is unsealed first, the initiative will be in their hands. At that time, whether they defend the Qilin Jade in their own area or launch a full-scale attack to harass players from other servers to collect Qilin Jade, it will be up to them.

Should we leave the others to defend?

Ye Longying's eyes brightened slightly, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at Jiang Liu, the Poison King, Nangong Wentian, and Nangong Wensheng.

There are clearly three forces, but there are only four people.

The other players from Taiyao Tribe and Taiye City understood General Yang's meaning and turned to look at the four lonely people who seemed like outsiders.

Poison King: "."

Nangong Wentian: "."

Nangong Wensheng: "."

Jiang Liu: “.”

Upon seeing that Taiyao Tribe and Taiye City had reached an agreement, Jiang Liu's face instantly darkened.

Damn, you want me to stay put and defend?

Damn it, if I don't say anything, do you really think I'm stupid?

"I reject!"

Jiang Liu took a step forward, his face dark as he swept his gaze over the people of Taiyao Tribe's Taiye City, and said decisively, "I'm going to attack! No one can stop me!"

I've heard that Qilin Island is teeming with treasures, and you're leaving me to guard the island?
Who will compensate me for my losses?
Besides, he's an offensive player; asking him to defend the base is just a joke.
Not only Jiang Liu opposed it, but even the Poison King and Nangong Wentian strongly opposed it.

"Do not make jokes."

The Poison King is the weakest among them, but despite his weakness, he has high aspirations!

"You expect me, the top player in the third server, to just defend the base?"

The Poison King showed no fear of Taiyao Tribe's Taiye City. He glared and sneered, "Do you believe that when the players from my third district flood into Zhongzhou, I will massacre your Taiyao Tribe and Taiye City!"

"Heh, as expected of a powerful force, they speak with such confidence."

Nangong Wentian gave a mocking smile and said sarcastically, "You've been giving orders to others so much that you really think you're something special, haven't you?"

"A superior person? We're all just players, who cares about you!"

Swish!
These words revealed a murderous intent. Players from Taiyao Tribe and Taiye City glared angrily at Nangong Wentian, their eyes filled with a desire to tear him to pieces.

How dare you mock us! If this weren't a cross-server event, you would have died a thousand times over!
"Nangong, just say you want to withdraw from the event early!"

Ye Longying threatened Nangong Wentian with a gloomy expression.

"Heh, so this is the number one in the entire server, huh?"

While clapping, Nangong Wentian said sarcastically, "The number one player in the entire server actually has to eliminate his own people first in the first cross-server event of the Immortal Cultivation Era!"

"The number one player in the entire server doesn't fight for honor for his own server, but instead prioritizes internal stability before external threats. That's just too much! I really want to go out and post this so that all the players in the server can see your true colors!"

"you wanna die!"

Ye Longying's face was as black as ink, and her whole body was filled with murderous aura. She took out the Black Dragon Crescent Blade with one hand and was about to slash straight at Nangong Wentian.

With her explosive temper, how could she tolerate this?

"Sister, calm down!"

"He's ruining our reputation!"

"Our Taiye City has a renowned reputation; we mustn't fall for his treacherous scheme!"

The players from Taiye City quickly stopped Yelongying, who was about to go berserk.

The cross-server event hasn't even started yet, and they're already fighting amongst themselves.

(End of this chapter)