"In three days, you will be able to visit your family members in their dreams. Now, follow me to the Earth God Temple."

After saying that, Lin Xiang took Ji Yuan to the land temple in Huanyufang City.

Ji Yuan used to be a temple keeper here, but when he came back he became a ghost messenger, which is really sad.

Originally, there was only a statue of Lin Xiang in the land temple. He was standing in the center of the temple holding a coiled dragon whip.

Now the divine power surged, and a statue of a man and a woman appeared on the left and right.

To the left of the statue of the land god is Ji Yuan, holding the judge's pen and a shrunken version of the Book of Life and Death, and to the right is Tan Mengru, holding a medical book and a soul-calling rope.

The two of them are considered to be Lin Xiang's subordinates, and now with the statue, they can also enjoy the incense from believers.

As soon as Ji Yuan's sculpture took shape, the clothes that originally belonged to Wang Xiuyuan turned into a black robe of a ghost messenger, and a hideous mask appeared on his face, which made people feel intimidated.

Changing his name and mask was done in one go. As long as Ji Yuan didn't reveal his identity, no one should be able to recognize this Yincha Judge.

After the statue appeared, Yincha's foundation became stable. He was no longer a duckweed floating in the wind, but took root in the land temple and was able to possess his own divine power in Lin Xiang's Taoist temple.

Ji Yuan felt a surge of divine power he had never felt before and said excitedly, "Thank you, Lord Land!"

The martial arts and internal skills I practiced when I was young seem like a joke now.

He felt that he could travel freely in the land within a radius of twenty miles. Only then did Ji Yuan understand how vast the area controlled by the Land God was. The original Dongshan Village and the surrounding cultivated land and barren mountains were only a small part of it.

He is indeed a true god!

Lin Xiang nodded and said, "From now on, you'll be in charge of this area. Have the young warriors outside send the remaining ghosts and spirits to reincarnation, and capture as many demons and monsters as possible. Pay attention to any areas with thick gray fog and send more warriors there."

"More Yellow Turban warriors should appear soon, and we will have more and more helpers."

"Yes, sir."

After Ji Yuan finished speaking, he began to absorb the Yin energy between heaven and earth to increase his strength.

Lin Xiang did not disturb the other party's practice. His attention was focused on the Star Iron Mine. It was no surprise that he saw the ambitious players being thwarted.

Mining in traditional games is mostly done with a mouse and keyboard. You can always mine with a few clicks, or even idle mining without having to worry about it.

However, in "Ascension", players who accepted the mining mission found that they had to wield the pickaxe themselves.

Every time you swing it, you have to use a lot of strength and spiritual power, otherwise your palms will become numb from the recoil of the hard stone on the vein.

Many gamers are otakus. They don’t even go to the gym, let alone do any mining work.

Although the physical fitness of the game characters has been greatly enhanced, they still need to swing the pickaxe.

It’s not enough that you have to do it yourself, but the most important thing is that you may not get any results!

In addition to star iron ore, the vein also contains soil and ordinary stones.

To dig out the ore, you have to dig out the soil and ordinary stones first, which are equivalent to waste slag.

"Help! What a crappy quest I got!" A player named Royal Pony complained. He worked hard for a long time but only found five or six pieces of low-grade star iron ore.

Xun Yan, another player nearby, said with a smile, "It's actually quite efficient. Imagine these iron ore being eaten by the iron-eating beasts. If we don't work hard to dig, our cubs will definitely starve."

The moonlight was alluring and intoxicating. The player sat cross-legged on the ground to recover her spiritual power. She felt that the mine was a bit narrow and dark. The mine extended into the distance, and it was pitch black, with even the sound of her voice echoing.

After all, it is a cultivation version of mining, and Lin Xiang did not let players start mining from scratch like the ancients did.

There was no need for players to open mines or conduct exploration. Lin Xiang used his divine power to help open up a spacious mine tunnel underground.

If you mine normally, it is dark and damp inside and you can't even stand up.

However, in this mine tunnel, there is a spiritual energy-driven lamp every ten meters for lighting, and the mine tunnel can accommodate two people walking side by side, and they will not bump their heads even if they are two meters tall.

"I'm worried that the iron-eating beast won't be able to digest the iron ore if it eats too much, and it's so fat."

"If handing over this iron ore means I can touch the iron-eating beast up close, I'm willing to endure even the hardship."

"Yeah, you can't touch a panda in real life, so the feeling in the game should be similar."

"I have a small suggestion. How about we all leave the mine together later? If you all leave, I'll be scared in here alone."

"Yes, yes, that's what I wanted to say just now. I still need more people to give me courage."

This group of players put the iron ore they dug into a backpack and take it out when it is full.

Lin Xiang specifically stipulated in the task settings that iron ore cannot be put into the player's game package, so that players would not be busy for a long time and end up stuffing all the iron ore into the game package, leaving only one or two pieces for themselves to make up the number.

It’s not okay to enrich yourself like this!

Although everyone complained, they actually still worked hard to dig out a basket of iron ore.

So they came out of the mine together, carrying the iron ore.

It feels so good to see the light of day again.

The players actually felt as if they were in another world.

A basket of iron ore weighs more than 100 kilograms, and most players in reality cannot carry it on their backs. However, in the game, they can even walk briskly after carrying it on their backs, and quickly reach the interior of the Universal Market.

"Hey, where are those Great Zhou spies here?"

"It looks like the auction is over. I wonder what the results will be."

"Alas, the temple priest of the land temple has passed away."

"How come we went to mine and came back and everything changed!"

“So many things happened after I was away from the internet for a few hours.”

Only then did the players realize that the game world would not pause because of their absence, it has its own operating logic.

The assassins of the Great Zhou Dynasty who were suppressed in the streets disappeared without a trace, and the people of the Yueying Palace and the Dagan court had enough ways to obtain information.

Different monks filed out of the auction venue. Most of them had grim expressions and it was impossible to tell whether they had gained anything or not.

Some people were ready to leave with heavy hearts, while others were ready to return to the inn and stay for a few days before leaving.

At this moment, a total solar eclipse occurred again.

"It's getting dark!"

"Is there a rainstorm?"

"Look up at the sky!"

At this moment, players, monks, and ordinary people all looked up at the sky.

As the heavenly dog ​​gradually devoured the sun, cold winds blew between heaven and earth. However, the area where Lin Xiang was located became extremely peaceful, so that the people around him could not feel the invasion of the cold winds.

Normally, a total solar eclipse lasts for a relatively short time, with the edge of the sun reappearing after just a few seconds or even less than a second.

However, this total solar eclipse lasted relatively long, and the light did not return even after a breath.

On the land of Southern Continent, the protective magic circles of cities and villages were activated, and the sacrificial spirits began to prop up the magic circles to warn those who were hiding in the dark wind.

The demons and monsters were in a frenzy at this time, and one could even hear their laughter and roars.

Despite their fear, the people continued to beat drums and gongs in an attempt to scare away the Tengu.

"What's going on? Where did the sun go?"

"Did it suddenly become cloudy? Why hasn't the sun appeared yet?"

"The power of the sun is rapidly decreasing, and now it can no longer absorb the essence of the sun and the moon!"

"Is this the emergence of a monstrous troll?"

"Something doesn't feel right. Is the world of cultivation going to undergo a major change?"

The monks have lived for a long time and have seen a lot of the world, but they have never heard of such a situation.

They prayed that the problem was limited to this area and that other areas were not also experiencing the eclipse.

Flying swords flew towards the sect and relatives and friends, and the communication talismans were ignited.

Now, no one wants to take a single step out of the Huanyu Market.

At least here we have spiritual energy, fellow practitioners, and formation protection. No one knows what will happen if we go out into the wild.

Compared to the panic of the monks, the players were initially amazed but then calmed down because they knew what was happening.

On the game forum, netizens began to count down excitedly.

"I've waited so long and finally today!"

"Ten seconds left, and I'll be able to enter the game soon, hahahahahahaha"

"No one can stand in my way. I want to be the first one to rush in!"

"I'm a little nervous. I hope to be assigned to the same Novice Village as my friends."

"How does this game divide the novice village? If I'm thrown far away, it will be very troublesome."

"I'm going to seek refuge with Lao Lin!"

"Will the game lag?"

"If you have to queue up to enter the game, I will give a bad review. I hope that kind of scene will not happen."

…

The entire Huanyu Market was in turmoil. Lin Xiang appeared above the market, soothing everyone's hearts with his divine power. Then he said in a gentle yet firm voice, "Don't worry, everyone. No matter what happens outside, you will be safe as long as you stay in my dojo!"

It was such a simple sentence, but it made the monks and common people feel at ease.

With this pillar, I won’t be afraid even if the sky falls.

Lin Xiang himself didn't know how long the situation would last, but he was also looking forward to the arrival of the players.

The more players there are, the more experience points you can get.

Otherwise, if I rely on myself to upgrade honestly, when will I be able to form a pill or even transform into a baby?

The sky during a total solar eclipse is not actually pitch black like at night, but rather has a hazy light like at dusk or dawn.

At this moment, meteors suddenly appeared in the sky.

An extremely large meteor shower suddenly appeared from the sky, dragging out long meteor tails, which was brilliant and dazzling.

[Ding, "Ascension" officially opens for public testing! All players' experience points and drop rates will be doubled for three days, and will return to normal after three days!]

Although Lin Xiang is not a player, he also received the same reminder as the players.

The experience points and explosion rate doubled, which made him smile from ear to ear.

Not only can they improve themselves quickly, but they can also harvest the players' leeks faster, and they develop faster.

Then one player after another walked out of the land temple.

"Hahahaha, I really entered the game!"

“So real.”

"Wait, this statue looks familiar. Am I in Dongshan Village?"

"Oh my god, I'm so lucky to be assigned to Lao Lin and his team."

"Don't block the door, there are many people coming out from behind, get out of the way!"

"Don't push, don't push, let me see."

"Wow, wow, it turns out the world without myopia is so wonderful. I've worn glasses for more than ten years and I've forgotten what the world looks like."

“So many people!”

"Brother, move somewhere else."

Players came out of the land temple in the Universal Marketplace, playing and laughing. There were so many of them that the monks were confused and frightened.

Who would have thought that such a small land temple could accommodate so many humans? The actions of these ordinary people made everyone confused.

Some people were jumping around happily, some were knocking on the wall with their hands, and some were grabbing a blade of grass by the road and holding it in their mouths, like a group of lunatics.

Lin Xiang noticed that not only did players appear in the land temple in his own Huanyu Market, but players also appeared near the altar in Xishan Village.

It's like there are two novice villages in his dojo!

"I don't know if there are any players at the sacrificial spirit locations in those big cities, but at least there are players at the sacrificial spirit locations in the village."

The previous beta testers were invited by him, but these new players came in on their own and he couldn't control their number.

Lin Xiang pretended to be surprised. He suddenly used his authority to intimidate all the players and shouted, "Young heroes, since you have come to the Huanyu Market, you must abide by the market rules. If you continue to wantonly destroy the roads, flowers, plants, and buildings within the market, you may be sent to prison or the mines!"

At this time, the monks had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter.

They pay more attention to celestial phenomena than game players.

After all, no matter how many players have just entered the game, they are just lv.1 mortals, and they have not yet demonstrated their immortality.

After the players came out one after another, the sun finally reappeared. Therefore, the monks with backgrounds were even more eager to leave. They had to go back and figure out what was going on.

The independent cultivators naturally didn't care. Some left, some stayed, and some set off for the Shiwan Mountains to make some money.

Some monks have even sensed that war is coming and are prepared to not help either side, and will first move out of Guanlin Mansion and to the heart of Dagan.

Lin Xiang didn't care where these people were going. He was estimating the number of players.

"That's a bit too many people. There are almost 800 people in Xishan Village."

Ancient villages are not modern ones, and Xishan Village has not been expanded like Dongshan Village. When players come in, they feel that the village is crowded, as if they have captured the entire village.

Fortunately, there were still quite a few beta testers there. Under the guidance of these beta testers, the novices quickly began to accept tasks and explore outside.

Anyone who plays "Ascension" knows about Dongshan Village and Huanyu Market.

Many people who were born in Xishan Village actually ran along the road all the way to the Huanyu Market, where they could take on more tasks and the rewards were more generous.

Xishan Village is actually the standard novice village. It should only have sacrificial spirits and villagers. Players need to help the villagers and sacrificial spirits complete simple tasks to upgrade.

However, when Lin Xiang took over the post of the village's spirit worshipper, he also took over many similar tasks from Dongshan Village.

For example, cultivating spiritual fields and planting crops can also be carried out outside Xishan Village.

"If there are a thousand people in each novice village, how many players will enter the game!" Lin Xiang really didn't know how huge this number was.

After all, the population of the real world is definitely much larger than that of ancient game backgrounds. In the past, the maximum number of online players in many games was hundreds of millions.

There's no reason why this groundbreaking and wildly popular virtual reality game couldn't do the same.

Because of its unique virtual reality properties, no matter men, women, young or old, regardless of physical condition, as long as they can afford to buy a helmet, everyone wants to come in and experience the second world.

Lin Xiang is now very glad that he recruited hundreds of beta testers in advance. With them as guidance, the subsequent novices will have a clue to follow and will not encounter any problems.

If hundreds or thousands of unrestrained players suddenly appeared in any other village, it would definitely cause chaos!

"After the public beta, the players' immortality will definitely be exposed. I wonder how those in the cultivation world will respond and deal with it." Lin Xiang sighed in his heart. This secret will definitely shock the entire cultivation world.

Everyone wants to have this ability.

Although the group of internal test players who went out of the Universal Market had experienced many deaths, they were rarely discovered by the monks.

After all, when you die, you don’t resurrect on the spot, but your body is reunited at the resurrection point.

The monks at most saw their bodies disappear and thought it was a means of escape given by their master or family elders. After all, even the body was not left behind, so it was very likely that it was not true death.

The whole world is now full of players, and there must be many people with eccentric personalities among them. They die and reappear again and again, which will definitely attract the attention of monks and even sacrificial spirits.

The sacrificial spirits in the Novice Village are not as easily accepting of the players' arrival as I am. I don't know how the game system reaches an agreement with them.

It's probably free labor, so don't miss it.

On the surface, the entire world of cultivation seems calm, but in fact, undercurrents have begun to surge.

No matter what happens in the outside world, players will definitely be safe on his own territory.

…

Lin Xiang arrived at the auction venue, and the temporary guest auctioneer Zhuge Wulang and Tan Mengru were counting the spirit stones with a smile.

These two people had never seen such a huge amount of spirit stones. It was simply beyond their imagination.

"Master Ji Ling, I'm glad to have accomplished your mission. Our auction was a complete success!" Zhuge Wulang was extremely excited. "Almost every item sold for a high price. Some people even contacted me privately to ask if we would accept any items for the auction."

Lin Xiang nodded and agreed: "If you want, you can stay and become a member of the auction house."

It is very difficult to find a qualified appraiser in the world of cultivation.

Because the items in the world of cultivation are very complex and varied, and there are endless counterfeiters.

Some low-level items look very similar to high-level ones. Even a knowledgeable master will be blinded by wild geese, not to mention making fake elixirs, fake magic weapons, fake skills, fake maps, etc.

But it’s different for players. They have their own identification spell, and this spell does not consume physical strength.

No matter how fake it looks, as long as you use the identification skill, you can use the game system to tell whether it is real or fake, as well as its name, basic use, etc.

With them around, all the appraisers in the cultivation world might be out of work.

Lin Xiang said, "If you're willing to stay at the Universal Auction House for a long time, we can discuss your share of the profits. You can get one thousandth of the auction proceeds from the items you auction. How about that?"

"thousandth?"

Zhuge Wulang was a little tempted. Everyone said that Lao Lin was a miser, and it seemed that he was indeed the case.

One thousandth may sound too little, but if you calculate carefully, you will find that it is very cost-effective.

Because this is basically a zero-cost business and a zero-cost transaction.

The job of an auctioneer can be performed by any player and is replaceable.

And according to the income from today's auction, even if it's only one thousandth, he can still get a considerable amount of spirit stones, which is much easier than other players working hard to kill monsters and sell materials.

"I do!" Zhuge Wulang didn't want anyone to snatch away such a good opportunity. "But I have a small request, and I hope Master Ji Ling will agree to it."

"you say."

"My strength is weak right now, and I may not be able to be here at the auction house 24/7 to receive and appraise items. I often have to go to the master's school or practice in the wild. I hope the auction house can set a fixed time, such as a certain time of day, or a certain day of the week for centralized appraisal. Is this okay with you?"

Zhuge Wulang knew very well that he entered "Ascension" to play games, not to find a second job for himself.

If it becomes a regular job, then all the fun and experience of the game will be gone.

He still hopes to have his own time to go out and enjoy the game and explore the unknown world of cultivation.

Lin Xiang nodded and said, "I will hire several appraisers. You can arrange your own time to come for appraisal. After all, you will get a share of the auction results. We will have the auction house staff randomly assign items to be appraised to avoid vicious competition."

As long as there are no gaps, it will be fine and at least one player will be guaranteed to appear in the auction house every day.

"If that's the case, that's great!"

Zhuge Wulang's income will indeed decrease, but his degree of freedom will be relatively higher.

Come if you want to, don’t come if you don’t want to.

When you are short of money or need to practice martial arts, you can come here and kill two birds with one stone.

At this time, Tan Mengru handed the space ring in her hand to Lin Xiang, and handed over a data table made by Zhuge Wulang, which clearly stated the transaction price of each item.

The two Rejuvenating Pills were sold for 65,000 and 63,000 low-grade spirit stones respectively, and the two Foundation Establishment Pills were sold at a serious premium, at 98,000 and 104,000 low-grade spirit stones respectively, which was almost enough to drain an entire cultivation family.

The remaining elixirs and spiritual fruits were sold for a total of 270,000 low-grade spirit stones, which means that Lin Xiang earned 597,000 low-grade spirit stones from this auction!

He had never felt his wallet so full.

The key is that these things were obtained from the cave abandoned by the predecessors. I didn’t pay any cost myself, which is equivalent to a net profit!

"As expected, if you want to get rich, you have to get this kind of rare elixir. A bottle of ordinary elixir is only ten low-grade spirit stones, but this one is one hundred thousand."

Scarcity makes things valuable. He finally understood why the Medicine King Sect strictly controlled the number of elixirs. It was to make the monks compete for them so that the prices could remain high.

Lin Xiang took out six hundred low-grade spirit stones and handed them to Zhuge Wulang, saying, "This is the income you deserve today. Use it to improve your own strength."

This is definitely a huge sum of money for players, because in the Universe Market, ordinary skills only cost 10 low-grade spirit stones, and low-grade magic tools only cost 200.

Zhuge Wulang quickly put these spirit stones into the game package, fearing that they would be used up.

"Thank you, Lord Ji Ling. I will make good use of this money." His first reaction was not to buy magic tools or skill books, but to save money to buy a small courtyard!

I originally thought that buying a courtyard would be a long time coming, but now it seems that as long as I work harder, I really have a chance of owning a property here.

Then Lin Xiang took out the same number of spirit stones and gave them to Tan Mengru and Mo Jiao respectively.

"Me too?"

Tan Mengru was very surprised. She was actually very interested in spirit stones because the practice of Tongyou Jue could also absorb spirit stones.

The black dragon didn't have any unusual reaction. It simply rolled its tongue and swept the pile of spirit stones into its stomach. Possessing the blood of the Basilisk, it had its own space in its stomach, so it stored the spirit stones first and then ate them bit by bit!

"You've been busy preparing for the auction, and then you were responsible for maintaining security. This is as it should be."

Lin Xiang could have given his subordinates more, but he chose to increase it little by little.

If you give thousands or tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones at the beginning, the figure will be astronomical if it gradually increases later.

Tan Mengru happily put the spirit stones into the Yincha Order. She said to herself, "With these spirit stones, I can ask the young heroes to go to Guanlin Mansion to help me find my parents."

No one took up the tasks she had posted before. One reason was that the rewards were too little, and another reason was that the distance was too far.

The beta test players are racing against time to become stronger. Who has the time to run to distant places to find people for a small amount of experience points and favorability? The question is whether they can find them!

Lin Xiang consoled him and said, "Then go out and ask them for help. There are a lot of new young men out there now. They are very warm-hearted and will definitely be willing to help you."

The new players had just arrived, and Lin Xiang couldn't help but want to swing the sickle in his hand.

These are all living experience points that can help you become stronger.

After he had so much money in his pocket, he began to plan how to spend it so as not to waste it.

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