The Sect Master of Lingxiao Sect, whose real name is Huang Xiao, is a Cultivator in the Middle Stage of the Body Integration Realm.

He had been in seclusion for thirty years in the Sect's Forbidden Land, seeking an Opportunity to Breakthrough to the Late Stage.

The Heavenly Dao Opportunity hidden within the Illusion Realm gave him hope.

So, no matter how unreliable the content on that pop-up window seemed, he still wanted to give it a try. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Combat-type Illusion Realm?"

Huang Xiao, who had entered the Newbie tutorial, was slightly surprised by the type of "eternal calamity."

In his impression, the Illusion Realms designed by that Disciple named Lu Ze were all strange and bizarre things.

It was rare to see a proper combat Illusion Realm.

Regarding this type of Illusion Realm, Huang Xiao felt invincible, and he quickly passed the Newbie tutorial.

"Hmph, I thought it would be difficult... It's nothing special."

Huang Xiao proudly put away his longsword and muttered to himself.

The last time his Divine Sense emerged from seclusion, Chao Wendao had told him that the Illusion Realm was very tormenting when he introduced Lu Ze.

Now it seemed, what was so difficult about it?

He wondered how the Disciples of Lingxiao Sect had fallen to the Illusion Realm.

Just as he was about to enter the teleportation array, a precise ambush arrow, like that of an old fox, spared no one, accurately piercing his head.

"???"

...

Lihuo Peak, Lingyu Pavilion.

【Demonic Value + 40】

"!"

Lu Ze shivered.

Good heavens, a big fish took the bait!

The targeted pop-up window he arranged for the Sect Master of Lingxiao Sect had indeed tricked him into entering!

In "my world," that guy had been staying indoors and not coming out, so he couldn't do anything about him.

But now that he had entered "eternal calamity," he was at his mercy!

...

...

Huang Xiao was very depressed now.

Originally, he thought that this kind of combat Illusion Realm would be a piece of cake for him.

However, the result was vastly different from what he had expected.

"eternal calamity" still maintained Lu Ze's consistent style; not only did it seal cultivation, but it also had additional combat rules.

Namely:

Normal attacks, charged attacks, and parrying.

Moreover, Cultivators' mobility in the Illusion Realm had no relation to their Physical Body or Physique in reality.

This was also why many True Disciples or Sect Elders became unremarkable, or even quite weak, in the Illusion Realm.

No matter how powerful you were in reality, in the Illusion Realm, you had to follow Lu Ze's rules.

Huang Xiao was quite good at mobility, which is to say, in-game operation.

But he played three rounds and still hadn't won a single one.

Because the Cultivators' fighting styles were something he had never seen or heard of.

Things like placing golden equipment in small rooms to fish for targets, hiding in nooks and crannies to wait for ambushes, or guarding the edge of the poison zone to wait for him to run in and deliver himself...

In just three rounds, he experienced all the hardships of the human world.

These methods, no matter how one looked at them, were the methods of the Demonic Path from thousands of years ago.

Huang Xiao couldn't help but start to ponder what had happened in the outside world during his thirty-plus years of seclusion.

How had the upright Righteous Path Disciples turned into this?

Huang Xiao believed it was a problem with the regions.

Popular Illusion Realms like ""Clash of Immortals and Demons"" and "eternal calamity" had very detailed regional divisions.

There was a world server that wasn't region-specific, and also private servers for the Five Great Sects.

"It must be because everyone I met on the world server was a Loose Cultivator who didn't play by the rules!"

Huang Xiao comforted himself thus, then chose his 【Lingxiao Sect】 server.

"My Lingxiao Sect Disciples are upright and good-natured; such things definitely won't happen!"

With that thought, Huang Xiao once again chose solo queue and entered the game.

Like all Cultivators who had just started playing this game, Huang Xiao also chose Tianren City.

The familiar Tianren Gallery Bridge, the familiar blade clashes, the familiar parries.

It was quite normal.

Cultivators who had just started playing "eternal calamity" usually began with AAA attacks.

This was called "commoner's triple strike" in the previous life, and here it was called "Loose Cultivator's triple strike."

Because in the normal attack combo mechanism, after two consecutive normal attacks, the third attack would become a charged attack.

So, a beginner's blade was the easiest to parry.

One parry, one hit.

'As expected of my Sect's Disciples... Their timing is indeed keen!'

Huang Xiao, who was sent flying by a parry, got up in a disheveled manner, thinking to himself.

"Strange, why didn't they chase to finish me off?? As expected, our Lingxiao Sect's cultivation is just..."

Before Huang Xiao could finish muttering, he saw his opponent turning to pick up the blade he had parried away.

Strictly speaking,

It was snatching.

Because when the people around saw Huang Xiao's blade parried, and it was a purple Tang Dao, they all ran over to try and pick it up...

"..."

Huang Xiao's mouth twitched.

At this moment, he really wanted to shout, "Who is harming my Lingxiao Sect?"

His purple Tang Dao was picked up by one of the Cultivators, and the three people who met did not break out into the fight Huang Xiao had expected; instead, they incredibly tacitly surrounded Huang Xiao together.

Huang Xiao immediately realized—

Good heavens, these three knew each other.

They were cheating!

"You... Which peak are you from!"

Huang Xiao immediately became furious and quickly questioned them.

He had just been praising the good atmosphere and martial ethics of Lingxiao Sect in his heart.

Now, he was being slapped in the face!

The three looked at each other, and the player named "Meat Bun Immortal Venerable" among them retorted, "You should be asking which peak *you're* from! Why are you playing so badly!"

"???"

Huang Xiao was so angry that his beard bristled.

He had always acted low-key, so when he entered the Illusion Realm, his appearance was disguised, and his nickname [N O V E L I G H T] was randomly typed.

No one knew he was the Sect Master.

Seeing the three of them approaching him with ill intentions, Huang Xiao immediately became displeased.

"Do you know who I am? How dare you use such tactics?"

Huang Xiao sneered.

"Oh, who are you trying to scare?"

Meat Bun Immortal Venerable looked at Huang Xiao with a grin.

"I..."

Huang Xiao was momentarily speechless.

He didn't want to expose his identity, otherwise, if the news of the Sect Master being beaten up by Disciples spread, it would inevitably be a loss of face.

"I am the Grand Elder of Lingxiao Sect! I advise you to behave yourselves!"

As soon as these words came out, the three were stunned, then burst out laughing simultaneously.

"Hahahahaha!!"

"How many Grand Elders have there been today?"

"Oh no, he's about to be struck by divine lightning..."

...

The three laughed uncontrollably.

"Dude, next time you lie, be bolder. You might as well brag and say you're the Sect Master."

Meat Bun Immortal Venerable laughed, clutching his stomach.

"You're already the eighth Grand Elder we've met today. Go die!"

...

Huang Xiao once again returned to his room.

This time, he began to doubt life.

After thirty years of seclusion, for the first time, he felt as if he had been abandoned by the times...

"No, I must ask Chao Wendao how he usually teaches his Disciples!"

Huang Xiao angrily opened his friends list.

He and several Elders had each other as friends.

At this moment, Chao Wendao was shown to be in a solo match.

However, very quickly, Chao Wendao finished that match.

Huang Xiao immediately pulled him into the room.

Chao Wendao entered the room with a dark face, cursing:

"Damn it..."

"Those little brats actually said I was the ninth person to claim to be the Grand Elder?"

"Who is so wicked as to dare impersonate this old man's name!?"

Huang Xiao: "..."