Is this NPC even playable if it's not nerfed?

Chapter 102 Update: Increased Monster Drop Rate and Abundant Rewards
The fist pierced through the monkey's body.

The monkey's eyes were bloodshot, and it seemed to be about to say something when, with a loud bang, the nearly eight-meter-tall monkey exploded in mid-air like a firework.

Blood and mangled body fragments fell to the ground.

The river surface was stained red with blood and debris, and the river fish floated belly up on the surface.

A few drops of blood fell onto the shore, sizzling and burning. The granite embankment was eroded with holes by the monkey's blood.

This monkey is poisonous.

Lu Yuan was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected that even after the monkey died, it could still cause so much trouble.

Fortunately, it was killed on the water.

If it were on land, there would be even more trouble.

"what?"

"What is this?"

Lu Yuan noticed a bead floating in mid-air where the monkey had died.

He leaped lightly and caught the bead in his hand.

Subconscious probing.

Soon, the information panel of the bead appeared before their eyes.

Monster Pill: The essence of a spirit, equivalent to its spirit soul, containing the enormous energy accumulated by the spirit over thousands of years. It will only be obtained once. After consumption, it can greatly enhance true qi and break through the limits of martial arts.

Note: The strange pill contains a potent poison and requires a large amount of true qi to refine. Failure to refine it may result in turning into a monster or sudden death.

Strange pill?

Aren't spirits and monsters considered demons?

Lu Yuan was somewhat puzzled.

However, he didn't take it to heart.

He actually found the strange pill to be somewhat fragrant.

It has a light, subtle fragrance.

It inexplicably aroused his appetite.

Since the data panel shows that the bead is edible, he might as well give it a try.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan put the strange pill into his mouth without hesitation.

The strange pill entered my mouth and transformed into countless warm currents flowing through my entire body.

suddenly.

[Talent: Holy Protection]

A green light appeared, and the poison of the strange pill was instantly removed.

Along with it comes an indescribable sense of comfort.

"Kakakaka..."

Lu Yuan's bones made a cracking sound.

Lu Yuan's physique seemed to have become even stronger.

The energy contained in this strange pill actually accelerated Lu Yuan's growth rate by a year.

Its own value increased by a little over 100 million.

really not bad.

"call."

"It's cool."

……

[Ding! The Qihe spirit has been slain by Lu Yuan. Quest complete. All players who accepted the quest can proceed to the yamen (government office) to select their reward.]

[Ding! You have gained +5 level and +500 Order Points.]

[Beep, the remaining rewards, please proceed to the yamen (government office) to collect them as soon as possible.]

[Beep beep beep, the tale of spirits and monsters has ended, super weapon clue 1/3]

[Beep beep beep, the official website has released a preview of the super weapon version. Players can check it out themselves.]

[Beep beep beep, the system will be updating in three days, which is expected to take 24 hours. Please complete your in-game tasks within three days and wait for the update to finish.]

[After the game update, a preview version of super weapons will be available.]

The spawn rate of spirits in the wild has increased; at night, the spawn rate doubles.

[Note: The monsters are of a slightly higher level; going alone will almost certainly result in death. It is recommended to travel in groups. Some monsters can bewitch people and disguise themselves as humans, causing errors in the data panel display. Please use your own judgment.]

Defeating monsters will yield a large amount of experience points, a large amount of order points, as well as top-tier martial arts techniques and top-tier equipment.

[Spirits can drop special materials that can be used to forge Heavenly-grade divine weapons.]

[Note that after defeating the spirit, you need to deal with the aftereffects of its corpse. Failure to do so will cause your Order value to drop and may even affect the favorability of neutral NPCs towards you.]

The system notification sounds kept echoing in the player's ears.

All the players were excited.

The new version is finally coming. Although this is just a preview of the new version, it's not actually the new version yet.

But quite a few things have been updated.

For example, spirits and monsters.

A special wild monster that can spawn in the wild.

The risk of killing them is high, but the rewards are also great.

Not only do you gain a lot of experience and order points, but you can also obtain high-level equipment, advanced martial arts, and forging materials for Heavenly-grade divine weapons.

This is so cool.

Is this the preview version of the super weapon?

This smells so good.

I can't even imagine how awesome the real super weapon version would be.

……

Game forum.

Brothers, I'm moving. I'm going to live in the wilderness.

[Tiezi, aren't you scared living alone? Do you want Giegie to keep you company?]

Let's go together.

[A threesome? How about I join?]

[Wow, can't you gay guys just die for once?]

The Ultra Gang is recruiting! Brothers, join our gang! Gang team kills give you more experience points!

[A wealthy player is sincerely inviting players level 40 and above to form a team. Daily wage is 10,000 RMB. Killing monsters will double the daily wage. Top-tier martial arts skills and equipment will drop. The boss will buy them at high prices; no bargaining.]

Oh? You're certainly a tycoon, but I choose to keep it all for myself.

【Hahaha. 】

[One million for any clues about spirits, no delays.]

"One million? What the hell are you pretending for? I'll offer two million."

[Damn, have the rich players on the forum gone mad? The game hasn't even been updated yet, what are you all going on about?]

[Show off your wealth!]

Brothers, it seems the Qihe River God dropped some loot.

[A single bead.]

I don't know what the effect will be.

[That's a Monster Pill, one of the most precious treasures of spirits. According to the official website, spirits have two kinds of treasures: one is the Spirit Essence, which possesses some of the spirit's characteristics and is used to forge Heaven-grade equipment; the other is the Monster Pill, which can increase levels. In layman's terms, it's a poisonous experience pill. According to the official website, the stronger the spirit, the more its Monster Pill will increase its level. Even the weakest spirit can increase its level by twenty levels—yes, twenty levels.]

Whether it's a spirit essence or a monster pill, each monster will only drop it once.

[No, what does "only drops once" mean? Can this monster respawn?]

[That's right, isn't the meaning quite clear? These spirits can respawn. According to the official website, spirits are special; they have stolen divine positions and can continuously regenerate using faith power, unless they suffer a special blow that erases them from their source.]

[Random refresh? Or fixed location?]

[At a fixed location.]

[Haha, I understand now. Forget-Worry County, activate.]

Has no one noticed the strange pill in Lu Yuan's hand?

Don't you want it?

[What's wrong? You want to rob me? Are you sure you want to rob Lu Yuan?]

[Awesome, I respect you, you're a real man.]

Didn't you see the River God of Qihe? I'll kill you with one punch.

[Lu Yuan can kill a peak second-grade rank cultivator with a single punch, he can kill a spirit, and he can kill me too. Does this mean that I am equivalent to a peak second-grade rank cultivator, equivalent to a spirit?]

[Damn, what a terrible inequality.]

Stop staring at Lu Yuan's strange pill; he ate it, I saw it with my own eyes.

【Oh well. 】

……

Meanwhile, in the ancestral hall of Shanghe Village.

Villagers of Shanghe Village, young and old, men and women, gathered outside the ancestral hall, and a group of young men carried pigs, cattle and sheep into the ancestral hall.

Li San Niang was holding up the clan register and reciting the sacrificial inscription.

Suddenly, the ancestral hall shook.

Many ancestral tablets have fallen to the ground.

"problem occurs."

……

(End of this chapter)