Chapter 14: Match-3 Game Failure? The Fourteenth Day of Game Making...

As Qing Jiu finished speaking, the surrounding world seemed to be framed, revealing traces of an array.

The phantoms of farms appeared in mid-air: some were planted with jade grass, some were all planted with thousand-year red, and some were empty after the harvest.

People of different tribes, guided by their own spiritual power, discovered that the farms they had planted the day before were now manifesting themselves.

“That’s mine. I have five rare trees on my farm. It took 100 packets of rare seeds to grow them.”

"Hehe, this is mine. I dug a huge pond and planted it all with lotus flowers."

"I didn't realize I planted so much bamboo. But the bamboo shoots are really delicious."

"Sister Qingyi, this is my little ginseng farm that I planted myself. Isn't it beautiful? Even the little ginseng plants praise my creativity."

Farms flashed by like a revolving lantern, and the shared spiritual energy allowed them to immediately recognize which farm belonged to them.

These farms then channeled the spiritual energy they had collected into an array pattern on the right. Although each farm collected varying amounts of spiritual energy, when they gathered together, it was enough to make the array pattern emit a dazzling light.

It wasn't just the dazzling light; Qing Jiu was fully aware of the power hidden within. Once the compressed spiritual energy within erupted, it would be comparable to a full-force attack from a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

One, two, three... The numbers on the array pattern only went up halfway after reaching three, with four still a long way off.

It seems I can only play the game three times today. Hopefully, three times will be enough to clean up the Qingqiu clan.

Qing Jiu transformed herself completely into a fox, the red dot on the tip of her pure white fox tail shining brightly.

To use such a massive amount of spiritual power and complete it in one spectacular manner, Qingjiu's cultivation level as an Earth Immortal and her fox-like body were definitely far from sufficient.

However, the fox clan possesses a forbidden technique that allows them to temporarily invoke the power of their ancestors by drawing upon their resentment, thus securing a glimmer of hope for the Qingqiu fox clan.

The place where Qingqiu is now is the burial place of the strongest ancestor of the fox clan. He possesses the soul of the fox and activates the formation.

The enormous phantom of the nine-tailed fox behind her continued to solidify and approach until it merged with Qing Jiu head to head.

Is this the power of a Taiyi Golden Immortal? Qing Jiu looked at herself, which had transformed into nine red tails, covering the sky and sun, feeling as if she could envelop the entire Qingqiu.

Time is limited, so we must finish this quickly. Qing Jiu took a breath, gathered all her spiritual power into her right claw, and lit up the array pattern on the right side.

[The first level of the game has officially begun. Players are requested to eliminate the ominous energy within this area.]

All the spirit fields had turned into flat grids, displaying different colors on the array diagram according to their attributes.

Qing Jiu watched the flow of green vitality in different spiritual fields. The metal-attribute Jade Branch Grass was now mature. Metal generates water, and the moving water-attribute Jade Lotus generated two buffs: "mutual generation of the five elements" and "symbiosis," maximizing the vitality and operating the formation.

This is the moment to shatter this calamity.

The red in Qingjiu's eyes was so intense it overflowed, and all nine tails simultaneously activated multiple buttons such as "Accelerate," "Accelerate," "Burst," and "Enhance." The spiritual energy on the array spread continuously from head to tail, and for a moment the entire screen was only red and green.

The vibrant green of life and the calamistic red of death were fiercely intertwined, waxing and waning. Both forces were constantly diminishing, but the seasonal energy within the earth's veins was inexhaustible; as soon as one diminished, the other would follow its scent.

Therefore, more vitality is needed. With this thought in mind, Qing Jiu connected three metallic plants together on the screen.

Gold benefits all things, and the green vitality of life is now tinged with the sharpness of metal. A single slash actually collided head-on with the center of the red aura of calamity.

But that wasn't enough. Qing Jiu chose the "Move" option in the upper left corner, gathering all the movable metal, earth, and water elemental fields together without shaking the Qingqiu Five Elements Formation.

The array resonated with the earth's veins as the fox's claws swept across the spirit fields of the same attribute, activating all the arrays within.

Gold brings destruction, water nourishes all things, and earth protects and sustains life. In the words of Fairy Yuanyi, it's a combination of three attributes: "attack," "healing," and "shield." As one area of ​​life fades, new spiritual fields and herbs grow anew, endlessly regenerating and perpetuating life.

Qing Jiu was now blinded by rage as she focused on the screen and the array formations, constantly setting up the spiritual fields and formations within her clan. The excessive spiritual energy was already reconstructing her body, leaving her no time to pay attention to anything else.

Meanwhile, the Qingqiu clansmen and distinguished guests from various races who were being held captive were also drawn to this strange sight after realizing that they were not in immediate danger.

If it were just a display of red and green on a screen, that would be nothing special; who would know if it was real or fake? But if one could not only witness the clash between life and calamity, but also experience it firsthand, it would be truly immersive.

When Hu San started the first level of the game in Qing Jiu's game, he found that the scene in front of him seemed to have changed.

Fragrant grasses grew all around, and spiritual energy was abundant. However, he could still clearly sense that something unspeakably terrifying lurked beneath the ground.

Danger! Tiger Three's hair stood on end, but he quickly realized he was in an illusion. The instinctive danger and the rational advice to stay safe were intertwined until the Qingqiu clan chief officially took control of the game.

Hu Sancai realized that he was in the center of the game, and the calamity energy of the plants around him kept changing with Qing Jiu's actions.

The jade grass's glistening branches had just stretched out when they were forced to wither again, invisible and silent, yet they had truly been there.

As Qingjiu continuously poured in her spiritual power, the withered branches grew again, only to wither once more in the struggle. This cycle repeated itself, and before long, the once ordinary jade branch grass had accumulated countless overlapping branches, like a snowdrift on its fragile leaves.

It wasn't until a branch pierced the snow and fully unfurled that people realized what had happened. Spring breezes passed, and vegetation began to sprout.

It was a tiny patch of green mist swirling on the screen, the calamity dissipating. More than that, it was the burst of life before Hu San's eyes, the earth's veins being completely cleared, and the world suddenly opening up.

Tiger Three had never felt so relaxed. Was this the world after the calamity had receded?

"Comfortable." A voice rang in Hu San's ear, and Hu San thought he had made a sound by accident.

"My shell, which has stood for tens of thousands of years, is finally clean, and it's much more comfortable lying in the mud now."

It turned out to be the leader of the tortoise clan. Tiger Three was wondering why he could hear his voice.

A bird's voice came again: "Old tortoise, you're lying in the mud, don't crush the Jade Lotus, the Qingqiu clan chief is still dispelling the calamity."

“The old tortoise has been lying in the mud for hundreds of years, it certainly wouldn’t make such a mistake.”

"These lotus flowers are quite beautiful, but hundreds of them have fallen and filled up the water."

"Quiet down, the clan leader is still eliminating the calamity energy. Look, this piece of land is about to shift again."

A cacophony of sounds filled his ears, and Hu San realized that from this moment on, the onlookers could talk to each other.

But it was too noisy. That was Tiger Three's first impression, and then in the next moment, all those words turned into text that flew through the sky.

Next, on the land where Tiger Mountain was located, all the Jade Branch Grass was picked and harvested. Tiger Three felt a spiritual force brush past, and a complete Jade Branch Grass was cut into roots, stems, and leaves, falling into the array patterns and disappearing.

At the same time, new seeds sprouted, grew, headed, blossomed, and bore fruit.

This is a rare, top-grade Xuan Yue Bi Tao tree, which Hu San recognized immediately; he had planted this tree in the game.

Thinking of the game, another screen appeared in his mind, showing the land he was on.

Please use your spiritual power to plant and assist in completing the "Eliminating Calamity" game.

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Her hands were a little too heavy to lift. The excessive spiritual energy had put Qing Jiu's body under strain, and even using the forbidden technique to transform into the Nine-Tailed Fox, she still couldn't keep up.

Qing Jiu gritted her teeth and persevered. Since she could no longer use her hands, she used her tails. Even the eight real tails were too heavy to lift, so she used her mind to control the last forbidden tail.

However, human strength is ultimately limited. There's only one last bit left. Qing Jiu stared intently at the Qingqiu clan's territory. Only the clan's sacred ground remained. Once that was eliminated, Qingqiu would be free from the calamity's influence.

The array contains ample spiritual energy, but the life force is temporarily insufficient. However, if we force the farm to ripen a few more times, we can use the array to restore Qingqiu to its former tranquility.

Should we keep going? Maybe next time? Let's just leave a little bit and accumulate more. We'll come back next time; after all, we still have time in Qingqiu.

The words of retreat echoed in Qing Jiu's ears. This was just a game; as long as she persisted long enough and accumulated enough power, the same scenario would eventually come to an end.

But how could this be just a game? Qing Jiu's red eyes were filled with determination. This was her people, this was Qingqiu! As long as it was accomplished today, and Qingqiu would be free from invasion from now on, she could not back down.

The stench of blood filled their mouths, staining the pure white fur with mottled crimson. The people of Qingqiu were frantic, desperately trying to think of a way to help their chieftain.

Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but glance at Qing Jiu. He had originally thought she was just a fox with low cultivation, but he hadn't expected her to be so determined at this critical moment.

With his cultivation level as a Great Luo Golden Immortal, he could naturally see that Qing Jiu's body was on the verge of collapse, and that if she took a few more steps, she would be beyond medical help.

"Let this fox step back, leave the rest to me." Zhen Yuanzi always acted on impulse; what was a matter of life and death for this little fox was just a piece of cake for him.

Since Qing Jiu's determination has been acknowledged, it would be a good thing to let him take action.

But Yuan Yi shook his head: "This is the karma of the Qingqiu Fox Clan." If it were an ordinary ley line, it would have been purified by now, but Qingqiu has long relied on forbidden techniques, which has resulted in a deep-seated calamity energy at the ancestral hall, making it difficult to remove.

Asking his elder brother to take action was a trivial matter. But what Yuan Yi wanted was for every clan to be able to unblock the earth's veins through the game mode, since they couldn't always rely on external forces.

"However, I had anticipated this matter." I am willing to put my brother's mind at ease.

When promoting a game, how can you not consider various unforeseen circumstances and have multiple Plan A and Plan B backup plans?

In cases like this where a streamer suddenly feels unwell and the game fails, YuanYi certainly has contingency plans.

"Who says the power of life can only be used to dredge the earth's veins?"

A note from the author:

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The livestream mishap was part of the plan! [doge emoji]