"I wonder if opening the Heavenly Gate with the sword will affect us players. I hope it doesn't affect the immortality mechanic. I don't care about anything else!"
"That's right! As long as we don't die, that's fine. Otherwise, this martial world is really too dangerous."
"I originally thought those people from the Demonic Sect were already very strong, but I didn't expect there would be such a powerful figure who could open the Heavenly Gate with his sword."
If such a person exists, why didn't they come out to stop the demonic sect's invasion before? It's very puzzling..."
"I guess they don't take this martial arts world seriously at all. The righteous and demonic sects are just ants."
...
"We have seven days to get to the Ascension Platform. We can't miss this grand occasion."
"Yes, even if we can't ascend to the Heavenly Realm, we might still get some other benefits."
"I missed out on the Divine Fruit last time, which was a huge loss for me. This time I'm going to have to give it my all."
"Since it's such a grand event, all the top masters in the martial arts world should be present."
So what benefits did they actually gain from the divine fruit? Why are they all keeping it a secret...?
...
Numerous players were discussing the topic enthusiastically through the channels on the information panel.
They have been in this world for six years and are now quite familiar with it.
Although only a very few people can become top experts, the rest are just ordinary people, and their survival is only at the middle level.
But there is one advantage here: you can never be killed.
This is also why ordinary heroes were able to resist the invasion of the demonic sect so fiercely back then.
Since we can't kill them anyway, why not fight the Demonic Sect to the death and gain experience points?
Over the past six years, unexpectedly, the opportunity to open the Heavenly Gate has come again, and countless heroes and players from all over this world are rushing to the 'Ascension Platform'.
In fact, no one knew the location of this so-called 'Ascension Platform' at first.
However, soon everyone noticed a small golden dot flashing on their information panel, and the words "Ascension Platform" were also very eye-catching.
And as long as you take any action, the information panel will also show your location relative to the golden dot.
If it were an ancient person who saw this thing, they might not understand it for a while.
But the players here are all 'time travelers'.
Everyone took one look and thought, "Isn't this just a simple map navigation system? It's too easy."
...
As soon as the game announcement was released, most players headed towards the Ascension Platform.
As for their original jobs in this world, they stopped doing them all.
Fortunately, this unusual activity did not puzzle the NPCs.
In fact, once the players disappeared, all the NPCs also vanished completely.
After all, these NPCs are essentially there to serve the players.
Now that the players have all disappeared, what's the point of keeping them around?
Not only have NPCs disappeared, but even things like the Demonic Sect have vanished completely.
For most players who are on their way, this change is imperceptible.
But for some casual players, those who weren't planning on going to the Ascension Platform, this was shocking enough.
Because they discovered that everything around them was disappearing: NPC characters, buildings, streets, mountains and rivers...
Everything is disappearing, as if it has been erased by something.
Ultimately, their world turned pure white, a discovery that utterly horrified the players.
Unfortunately, by this time, they had no chance to escape.
Because no matter which direction you run, it will always be pure white.
They no longer even had the ability to make a fuss.
After all, our CEO Xu is currently busy creating the "closing ceremony" for "Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate," which is an Easter egg prepared for most players.
As for those uncooperative guys, he couldn't be bothered with them.
Let's lock them up in solitary confinement for a while.
Anyway, once the 'closing ceremony' is over, we can just let these people out.
As a result, the players lying flat in the pure white space were all terrified.
They originally thought that this "Great Power Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate" was just like the previous appearances of rare treasures and divine objects, and that it wouldn't matter if they didn't compete for it.
What they didn't know was that this "Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate" was actually a "closing ceremony" meticulously designed by our CEO Xu.
In other words, this is the end of the game's dream. Since they're not going to participate, what else is there to say?
It's better to just put them in 'solitary confinement'.
As for whether he would scare these guys to death, Xu Lu wasn't worried.
After all, it was a dream. Once they woke up, it would just feel like they had a nightmare.
The lethargy will naturally subside in two days.
As for whether it would cause any psychological trauma, that was not within Xu Lu's consideration.
...
Time passed day by day, and soon the last day mentioned in the game announcement arrived.
Wait until this time.
Aside from a few unlucky souls locked in a pure white space, utterly helpless and desperate.
The remaining players and heroes all gathered near the 'Ascension Platform'.
This is a truly high platform, entirely composed of white marble.
To the players' astonishment, they found no trace of carving or assembly.
Some martial arts masters, relying on their superior lightness skills, wanted to jump onto the Ascension Platform to see what was inside.
Unfortunately, before they could jump up, they were struck down by invisible lightning.
After several unlucky individuals were struck by lightning, others dared not try it anymore.
But wait until then.
Players who 'traveled' into this world only then realized just how many of their kind there were.
Hundreds of thousands of players gathered near the Ascension Platform, which was quite a sight.
In fact.
Apart from Feng Xiaoxia and a few others, the other players had no idea that there were so many transmigrators in this world.
At this moment, Feng Xiaoxia, Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, Wang Zuxian, and others gathered together again.
Three years have passed since the last incident involving the divine fruit.
But none of the four people showed any signs of aging, as if the past three years had passed in the blink of an eye.
"Brother Feng, have you seen Brother Xu?"
My little cousin Yang Mi is still as lively as ever; the first question she asked after we met was this.
Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaoxia immediately shook his head and said:
"I was just about to tell you this. That 'Jianghu Meng Xiaosheng' we met last time might just be all talk and no action."
His answers to those questions were all nonsense, because I never actually met Mr. Xu.
"Huh? It's fake!"
My younger cousin looked shocked.
But then she suddenly remembered something, pointed to the Ascension Platform in front of her, and said:
"But at least he was right about this: there really is a powerful being who wants to open the gates of heaven with a sword!"
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