Conquer the game world

Chapter 12 Getting Started
"Senior Brother Mu, we've already agreed that Qi Lun shouldn't argue with me anymore." Wan Chaowu and Mu Jianchao left the group on a cloud and were now heading towards the summit of the mountain range.

“Junior Brother Wan, since you’ve agreed, I certainly won’t compete with you for this person anymore. However, this person’s ability to ascend the Heavenly Ladder so quickly is far beyond that of ordinary people. It’s quite unusual, so Junior Brother Wan should be careful.” Mu Jianchao reminded him.

"Senior Brother Mu is being too cautious. Our Star Dust Sect's grand formation is renowned far and wide. Who would be so blind? Senior Brother Mu, you must be overthinking it," Wan Chaowu said confidently.

"Fine, I hope I'm just overthinking it. Although I've promised not to argue with you anymore, you'll have to rely on your own to deal with the other three fellow disciples later."

"Of course, I have a way to deal with the others. Let's hurry up, the sect leader and the others must be getting impatient. It's all because of that last guy who came up that we wasted some of our time." As they spoke, the two quickened their pace slightly, passing through a patch of white mist, and soon arrived at a platform at the summit of the mountain. There were already four people waiting there at the summit.

"Greetings, Sect Leader." Wan Chaowu and Mu Jianchao bowed to the leader of the four.

This person is naturally Xing Tianyu, the leader of the Stardust Sect. The Stardust Sect was founded by Xing Tianyu's ancestor Xingchen and has been passed down for thousands of years before reaching Xing Tianyu's hands today. Although the Stardust Sect still exists, the changes in the past few hundred years have made it no longer the invincible and powerful sect it once was. It has been reduced to an ordinary small sect that recruits talents and fights among ordinary people. If it weren't for the mountain-protecting formation left by the founding ancestor, the Stardust Sect might have been wiped out from the world long ago.

Besides the sect leader Xing Tianyu, the Star Dust Sect has five guardian uncles, who are currently standing next to Xing Tianyu. Although the Star Dust Sect has always passed down its lineage directly from generation to generation, the situation is different with the current sect leader, Xing Tianyu. Xing Tianyu has no children, so the position of sect leader will definitely be chosen from among these five. Therefore, in recent years, the five have gradually engaged in some open and covert struggles, all in order to improve their strength and compete for the position of sect leader.

"No need for formalities. I wonder how the people who came to this recruitment conference are doing." Xing Tianyu had naturally known about the grudges between these five people over the years, but unfortunately there was no way to resolve them. Moreover, Xing Tianyu believed that healthy competition could promote the development of the sect, so he stopped asking about it. At this moment, what Xing Tianyu cared about most was whether there were any good talents among the new generation.

“We have recorded the details of everything. You can see for yourselves what to do. But let me make this clear: I don’t need anything else, but I must personally guide Qi Lun. He has already agreed to become my disciple.”

“Senior Brother Wan, the assignment of each new member is decided through collective discussion. This isn’t appropriate. No wonder you’ve been so eager to welcome the new members this year.” Shui Xuan immediately disagreed. He had no choice; his disciples were currently the weakest among the five senior masters. If they didn’t compete, they wouldn’t have a chance to vie for the position of sect leader.

"Alright, alright, let's assess everyone's situation before making any allocations." Xing Tianyu stepped in to mediate. While he welcomed this kind of competition, he also wanted to control the emotions of both sides, as excessive conflict would be detrimental to the sect's development.

The sect leader's prestige was still there, and besides, Xing Tianyu was a step above the elders in terms of personal strength. Seeing that the sect leader had spoken, everyone naturally dared not argue any further.

After a series of open and covert struggles, and with Xing Tianyu's coordination, the four elders finally decided on the assignment of the newcomer.

Qi Lun was accepted as a disciple by Wan Chaowu, but this was after Wan Chaowu gave up on the others. Wan Chaowu only gained Qi Lun as his disciple this year.

Furthermore, none of the disciples stood out; instead, the disciples were evenly divided among the four elders, with Ye Feng being an extra member. As the weakest member, Ye Feng was not favored by any of the elders, and Xing Tianyu ultimately assigned him to Shui Xuan's sect, which was relatively the weakest overall. In the end, Shui Xuan unexpectedly became the elder who took on the most disciples.

As for Nan Chen, since none of the elders had the ability to teach a mage, Xing Tianyu personally took him under his wing and guided him.

Having decided on the disciples' affiliations, the elders lingered and returned to their respective mountain ranges. They each made arrangements, sending disciples to welcome the new arrivals.

After chatting with Nan Chen for a long time, the little boy naturally asked many questions out of curiosity. Although this annoyed Ye Feng, he still had a good impression of the child and patiently chatted with Nan Chen for a long time.

That evening, Nan Chen finally returned to his room, allowing Ye Feng to finally focus on his game. His gains in the ranked ladder this time were quite good. For one thing, the souls of the Ghost Mist and Ghost Shadows were valuable items that he could definitely use, or sell for a good price. The game's in-game store seemed quite generous; at least it wasn't a scam where everything only sold for a pittance. Otherwise, Ye Feng would have been dreaming of buying anything from the store.

After sorting through his belongings, Ye Feng was reluctant to sell most of them, especially the materials, as he might need them someday. So, he sold a few of the Ghost Mist's souls, since there were quite a few, and selling a few wouldn't have a big impact.

The money earned from selling Ghost Mist Souls was immediately spent again, with Ye Feng buying a sufficient number of red and blue potions so he would never have to worry about running out of health or mana again. He also bought several recipes; with enough ingredients, he could make decent dishes. These dishes were useful, restoring health and temporarily boosting some attributes. Of course, these weren't the most important things; Ye Feng was curious about how the dishes made in this world would taste.

"Ding! You have learned the recipe for Phoenix Tail Shark Fin."

"Ding! You've learned the recipe for Eight Treasure Wild Duck."

"Ding, you've learned it..."

Looking at the various recipes he had learned, Ye Feng felt an instant surge of appetite. However, without the necessary ingredients, he couldn't cook a single dish and would have to wait until later. As for the weapon crafting diagrams and some useful pills, since he hadn't yet learned any auxiliary skills, he could only buy them and keep them in his inventory.

The most exciting gain for Ye Feng came from the dungeon update. He hadn't expected that after defeating the Heavenly Ladder Ghost Shadow BOSS today, the Heavenly Ladder dungeon would be added to the game. This was an unexpected bonus, as the original game didn't have this dungeon. He had only come to the Stardust Gate for another dungeon.

Regardless, this was an exciting and unexpected gain, and Ye Feng was naturally very happy. However, he was also tired after a busy day. After dinner, Ye Feng did not choose to continue grinding dungeons, but instead went to bed and took a long nap...

When Ye Feng woke up again, it was already the next morning. When the senior brothers who were responsible for guiding him arrived, Ye Feng was still fast asleep without a care in the world. If Nan Chen hadn't noticed and quickly woke Ye Feng up, Ye Feng would probably have overslept again.

When Ye Feng woke up, he found that most of the people were gone. He asked around and learned that everyone had been assigned to different masters, and the others had been taken away by their senior brothers.

Nan Chen knew that he had been separated from Ye Feng. After a while of reluctance, he flew away from this place with a senior brother.

At this moment, only Ye Feng and four other newly arrived disciples remained, including the tall man. When Ye Feng arrived, the other four and the senior brother were already waiting there. From their expressions, it was clear that the four were somewhat displeased with Ye Feng's lateness, while the senior brother had a calm expression, showing no sign of anger.

"Ahem," the senior brother who came to greet us spoke up, "Now that everyone is here, let me introduce myself. I entered the sect a few years earlier than you. My name is Wuqiu. You can call me Senior Brother Wu from now on. You can ask me anything you don't understand."

Shi Lei

"Song Yu"

"Li Cheng"

"Su Yi"

"Ye Feng"

Everyone clasped their hands in greeting and introduced themselves. Shi Lei was the name of the tall guy, and Ye Feng secretly memorized it.

“Since there are no problems, let’s go. Since you can’t fly at first, I’ll lead you.” Wuqiu flicked his wrist, and the group slowly flew away from the mountain range.

"Brother Wu, do you mean I can learn this flying technique too?" the boy named Shi Lei couldn't help but ask.

“Flying is not a difficult skill to master, nor is it hard to learn. Every novice disciple has the opportunity to learn it. It’s just that I heard you don’t have spiritual power, which might make it a bit more difficult for you. However, as long as you work hard, you still have a chance to master it,” Wuqiu replied.

Although he knew it would be difficult without spiritual power, Shi Lei did not show much disappointment; instead, his eyes were filled with excitement.

"Brother Wu, where are we going now? Wasn't Stardust Mountain originally just one mountain?"

“You are all newcomers and may not know this. To outsiders, Stardust Mountain may appear to be just one mountain range, but that is not the case. It is all an illusion created by our sect’s protective array, making it seem to outsiders that Stardust Mountain is just a mountain.” When talking about Stardust Sect’s protective array, Wuqiu was obviously very proud and excited. He even took the initiative to introduce the array’s various magical functions, including its powerful attack and defense capabilities.

"Actually, Stardust Mountain is composed of six mountain ranges. In addition to the mountain range you see, there are five other peaks, where the five elders of Stardust Sect reside. Their disciples also live on the same peak as the elders. As for the other peak, in the past only the sect leader was there, and the main core array diagram for controlling the great formation was also built on this peak. This time, the sect leader has taken on a disciple, so naturally there will be two of them from now on."

Along the way, Wuqiu explained a lot of common knowledge about closing the Stardust Gate to the newcomers, as well as things to pay attention to on a daily basis. Before they knew it, the white mist dissipated, and a mountain peak appeared in front of them.

"This upper peak is the long-term residence of our master, Elder Shui Xuan of the Star Dust Sect. Of course, you and I will also be living here for a long time in the future..."

(End of this chapter)