Extraordinary rules descend upon the world

The next day.

No. 15, First Brigade, Liuwan Village.

Chu Weiyue was lying on the sofa, reading Geng Dingjun's diary.

"Being the sect leader is quite a busy job."

Looking at the constantly updated, meticulously detailed log entries, Chu Weiyue grinned:

"I probably understand Geng Dingjun better than Geng Dingjun himself."

"The Golden Palace is of very high quality."

Chu Weiyue couldn't help but feel this way.

The Golden Palace brought so many wonders:

Golden Palace figurines, Chang Geng Sword, Red Mansion Secret Realm, ...

"It feels great, it feels so good."

"Every single one of them is something that touches my heart."

"Moreover, we will continue to exert our efforts in the future."

This is the game "The Path to Immortality".

[Because your sect (Qiling Mountain) performed exceptionally well in Rule 7 (Marrow Cleansing Formation).]

[Reward Received:]

【I. Spirit Ascension Talisman *1.】

[Related to two or three types of fragrant herbs.]

  

"Two rewards: a Spirit Ascension Talisman and Three Fragrant Dew Grass."

"I don't know what a Spirit Ascension Talisman is."

"Sanxianglucao knows that, according to Rule 6, it is one of the raw materials for making Rejuvenating Elixir."

"We'll discuss the specifics when the rewards are distributed."

[Member Geng Dingjun completed Rule 7 (Marrow Cleansing Formation), gaining 28 minutes of Golden Palace time.]

Chu Weiyue brought up the member panel:

[Member: Geng Dingjun (Sect Leader of Yu Shu Sect)]

[Golden Palace Countdown: 00:28:00 (Start)]

[Log] [Instructions]

The countdown to the Golden Palace, which had been reset to zero, has now returned to 28 minutes, and the "Start" button is lit up again.

"We have time again."

"As long as I click 'start,' Geng Dingjun can study for another 28 minutes in the Golden Palace figurine."

"But there's no rush. 28 minutes is too short. Let's save it up a bit more."

"It seems that completing the rules will grant you time in the Golden Palace."

"Hopefully there are other ways to obtain Golden Palace time, otherwise, relying solely on completing the rules is both inefficient and slow."

Chu Weiyue picked up his phone, wanting to check on the black bag.

As expected, when the allotted time expired, the black packet started to crack again, creating more statues.

[Moon Retirement Home: The absolute strength of the statues born has increased, while their relative strength remains balanced.]

[No way: Firearms are having a hard time dealing with statues now, which means they should also be harder to deal with the person who owns the statue.]

[Rafifi Takes Flight: Compared to statues, I'm more afraid of people. Everyone follows the same rules, yet their abilities differ drastically. Undoubtedly, we are rapidly entering an era where "individual power determines everything."]

[Passing by and giving a thumbs up: Luckily I still have my interface. I can't imagine how lost people must feel without it.]

【…】

[Audebiao's Dart: I don't understand why so many people were eliminated. Is the pain of the Marrow Cleansing Formation really that unbearable?]

[Crazy Tofu: This is hilarious! A bunch of people kept dragging their feet, and only started to panic an hour in the last hour.]

[Ice Surrounded by Water: I quite like this "only people appear" rule pattern, and I hope it appears more often in the future.]

【…】

[XiXi is not much: I heard that this time, the sects giving out spirit beast-related rewards are all spirit-raising talismans? Just like the first time, when they all gave out spirit-binding talismans.]

[Happy Every Day: It's just that the reward names are the same; it's the same item, but there are still different grades. Back when it was the Spirit Contract Talisman, Chu Weiyue's quality was definitely better than ours, otherwise, how could his dog be so awesome?]

[Even a titmouse can fly across the sea: Be secretly happy with the sect rewards you receive; there are many more you won't get.]

【…】

"So they were all spirit-ascension talismans?"

"However, my reward also includes something related to the Three Fragrances Dew Grass."

"That being said, Qiling Mountain is actually quite nice."

Then, the tutorial for the "Spirit Ascension Talisman" arrived.

"This time it was pretty fast."

Chu Weiyue began to watch carefully. The opening summary clearly explained the situation.

The effect of the Spirit Enhancement Talisman is simple and clear: it helps spirit beasts that have already signed a contract to increase their strength.

……

Two days later, at No. 15, First Brigade, Liuwan Village.

Chu Weiyue is studying the "latest version of the dog".

"The way it feels to the touch has changed."

The dog's fur looks the same on the outside, but when you touch it, it feels noticeably different; it's definitely more fluffy now.

Then, the dog transformed into a "super fierce dog" mode.

Compared to when he single-handedly defeated Dong Ziqiang, the second-in-command, his body has changed again, with improvements in muscle size, tooth length, and limb thickness.

But the most obvious thing is temperament.

It has a kind of "mad dog" feel to it; Big Yellow's honest and kind face has changed, and it's become very fierce and irritable.

"good."

"We'll only know how much more powerful he is after we've fought him."

"It looks like I've made great progress; all my hard work was worth it."

Chu Weiyue nodded, indicating that Dahuang could end its super fierce dog mode.

The dog always thought it was all about being cute.

The dog, which was about to act cute like a fierce dog, suddenly stopped and its ears perked up.

A dozen seconds later, villager Li Guyu appeared at the gate, standing on tiptoe and craning his neck to look inside.

Chu Weiyue opened the door and called out, "Uncle Li, what's the matter?"

Li Guyu immediately tensed up, rubbing her hands together: "Did I disturb you?"

"Uncle Tian Mancang has told us time and again not to come looking for you, for fear of bothering you."

"I had no other choice but to come and take a look today."

Chu Weiyue waved his hand: "No disturbance. What's the matter? Let's go inside and talk."

"To be precise, it's not my problem, it's the spirit beast's problem." Li Guyu spread his hands: "I saw one of them was about to die, so I came to find you."

Chu Weiyue asked curiously, "I don't quite understand what you mean."

Li Guyu sighed, "Isn't my house the first one at the village entrance? A lot of people throw their half-dead spirit beasts at the village entrance. I... never mind, you'll understand what it means when you see these letters."

Li Guyu took a stack of letters out of his pocket.

Chu Weiyue reached out and took it, looking at the first one:

I really have no other choice.

[I made a mistake in my mastery of the "Spirit Ascension Talisman," and it caused side effects after I used it on my spirit beast.]

"Does the Spirit Ascension Talisman have side effects?"

Chu Weiyue continued reading:

Not only was it listless, but I, who had signed a contract with it, also started to experience headaches and nausea.

[We had no choice but to painfully break the contract, which unfortunately caused the spirit beast to suffer even greater harm.]

I am powerless to reverse the situation; there is truly nothing I can do.

I've seen videos of your dog and heard of its name.

I think that if anyone can save this poor spirit beast, it can only be you.

Although my connection with it has come to an end, I still hope you can lend a helping hand.

Chu Weiyue then looked at the second letter, the third letter, and so on...

The content was all similar: they encountered a problem with the Spirit Ascension Talisman, and were forced to terminate the contract, which made the already severely injured spirit beast even worse off, leaving them half-dead.

So, one by one, they quietly placed their spirit beasts at the entrance of Willow Bay Village, shedding all their burdens and guilt.