Versatile Sword Cultivator

Chapter 97 – Ren Lan’s path of clinging to the powerful

"Damn it! It's all their fault, scaring away my idol! I just wanted an autograph," Liu Xiazi lamented, squeezed to the back of the crowd, her star-chasing plan shattered before it even began.

But she quickly adjusted.

"Lin Oppa is indeed a strong among the strong. He learned the legendary art of flying so quickly. Not many people have mastered it yet. As expected of my idol!"

"Idol, I will always follow and support you!"

Liu Xiazi shouted to the sky, even though Lin Jichen couldn't hear her at all.

At this moment, Lin Jichen was floating a hundred meters above the ground, the wind brushing through his hair, his gaze sweeping over the vast expanse below.

From this height, everything on the ground was in full view, though he could only fly a hundred meters high. If he had the Earth Grade art of flying, he could soar a thousand meters high, truly roaming the vast world.

This feeling of flying was so familiar. Lin Jichen felt no fear, pushing his speed to the limit, racing towards the horizon.

A novice player might take a long time to get used to the sensation of floating flight. Lin Jichen himself had struggled to adapt when he first learned the art of flying in his past life.

The game was quite friendly to new players. If it sensed that your heart couldn't handle it, the Nuwa AI would appropriately reduce the realism of your flight until you adapted.

Even those with severe acrophobia needn't worry about being unable to fly.

Currently, Lin Jichen's mana could only support him for about eight minutes of flight. For someone at the initial stage of Foundation Establishment, this was already impressive. Most players at this stage would be lucky to fly for two minutes.

After a few minutes of exhilarating flight, Lin Jichen returned to Fengqu City, planning to visit the pharmacy. Just then, he received a message from Ren Lan.

"Little Lin, I've finally saved enough Spirit Stones to come to your main city. You have to reimburse my travel expenses. I spent all my hard-earned Spirit Stones in the blink of an eye, and it breaks my heart TnT..."

Lin Jichen immediately told her to wait outside the city gate, then used the teleportation array to travel to the main city of Huafeng Province, Zhuri City.

Cross-province teleportation cost hundreds of Spirit Stones each time. Only Lin Jichen dared to spend so lavishly now.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of Zhuri City, he saw Ren Lan standing not far away, looking bored.

Male players kept approaching her, trying to strike up a conversation, each one pretending to be a great master when they saw she was just a novice at the initial stage of Qi Refining.

"Beauty, let me take you to the Secret Realm. I'm at the later stage of Qi Refining, and ordinary Secret Realms are a piece of cake for me."

"Young lady, can we add each other as friends? I'm a little puppy, I can be your pet~"

"Sister, you're so beautiful. Want to form a game couple?"

"Miss, I'm at the initial stage of Foundation Establishment, high cultivation and great skills. Come with me to farm instances? You can just be lazy on the side, and I'll give you any equipment we get for free. How about it?"

...

Seeing Ren Lan not responding, these male players only became more enthusiastic.

Ren Lan, getting annoyed and about to lose her temper, saw Lin Jichen approaching.

She smiled and leisurely pointed behind them.

"If you want to take me, you have to ask my brother first. If any of you are stronger than him, I'll go with you."

The players disdainfully turned around, wanting to see who this so-called brother was and what he was capable of.

When they saw the approaching figure, they were all stunned as if frozen in place.

This person... looks so familiar?

"Damn! Isn't that...?"

"Is he... Lin Jichen?"

"Impossible, Lin Jichen is from Mu Xian Province. We're in Huafeng Province."

"It's him!"

"The legendary top player of Tale of Immortal?"

***

Lin Jichen's appearance shocked the players of Huafeng Province.

Currently, the most popular player in Tale of Immortal was undoubtedly Lin Jichen. Countless players had watched his gameplay videos and seen his name on the game announcements multiple times.

Just a while ago, his name had appeared on an announcement for clearing the Nightmare Secret Realm in Hell mode, setting an unprecedented record.

Seeing him approach, the male players felt a surge of inferiority and dispersed.

"Hehe, Little Lin, I didn't realize your name was so famous. I just heard the game announcement mentioning you. I asked around and found out you're so well-known," Ren Lan said with a grin.

"Really? It's not a big deal," Lin Jichen said modestly.

"Look at you, getting all puffed up after a compliment. Where's my gift? Didn't you say you had a gift for me?" Ren Lan asked, extending her hand.

Lin Jichen smiled and handed her a pair of gauntlets.

Ren Lan took them and, upon seeing them, her mouth dropped open in shock, wide enough to fit an egg.

[Spirit Grade · Storm Gauntlets]: Strength +11, Critical +8, Vitality +300, comes with the skill [Explosive Punch].

Explosive Punch: Unleashes a surprise heavy punch, damage +150%, the target will suffer internal injuries for 5 seconds. If a critical hit is triggered, the duration of the internal injuries is doubled.

Requirement: Only usable by fist cultivators with a bone structure of 35 points or higher.

"Is this the Storm Gauntlets ranked third on the Magic Treasure Rankings?"

Ren Lan asked in disbelief.

"Yes, but it's now ranked fifth," Lin Jichen replied.

"Fifth? No way, I just saw it was third."

Ren Lan checked the Magic Treasure Rankings.

[Magic Treasure Rankings]

Top: Mysterious Grade · Dark Night Sword

Second: Mysterious Grade · Night Cave Staff

Third: Mysterious Grade · Shadow Blade

Fourth: Mysterious Grade · Nightmare Cloak

Fifth: Spirit Grade · Storm Gauntlets

"Damn, it really dropped to fifth. They're all Mysterious Grade above it. Damn, who are these lucky bastards who got Mysterious Grade equipment? I haven't even gotten a Spirit Grade yet."

Ren Lan complained, not noticing the expression on Lin Jichen's face.

"The 'bastard' you're talking about is me," Lin Jichen said with a dark expression.

"Ha ha! I was just kidding. Whoever got the Mysterious Grade equipment must be super handsome!" Ren Lan quickly changed her tune, embarrassed.

Lin Jichen didn't bother arguing with her. He handed her a secret manual and two pieces of Spirit Grade defensive equipment.

The secret manual was 'Fire Fist,' obtained from a weasel in the Land of Blazing Flames. The two pieces of Spirit Grade defensive equipment were just acquired from Zhan's Soul Burial Mound—a pair of boots and a piece of clothing, both with decent attributes.

Lin Jichen's own equipment was better, so he gave these to Ren Lan.

Receiving so much equipment at once, Ren Lan's smile stretched wide, her eyes turning into crescent moons, as happy as a groundhog.

So happy~~

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