Chapter 212: Discussion Group
Honghuang was shocked. He just couldn’t understand.
How could a player become a disciple of the Sea View Sect?
He and An Xiu exchanged a look.
An Xiu shook his head, signaling him not to ask his questions here.
Today was the start of the Sea View Sect’s selection tournament. As representatives of the Feique Sect, they needed to compete with other Sects to qualify for the next round.
Honghuang couldn’t hold it in, so he just sent An Xiu a private message.
Honghuang: [This is just absurd, right? How did a player from our Sect get into the Sea View Sect?]
An Xiu shot him a look.
An Xiu: [Are you only happy when the system gets to make some extra points off you? It’s obvious the Sect arranged this, don’t you get it?]
Without the Sect’s permission, how could a player possibly become a Sea View Sect disciple?
Honghuang’s face showed sudden realization.
Honghuang: [Holy crap, that’s badass! I wonder which absolute legend managed to become a disciple in the Sea View Sect.]
He turned his head and saw Zhang Sheng’s confused expression, then remembered that he and An Xiu were in a private chat that Zhang Sheng couldn’t hear.
He couldn’t help but complain to the system, "Can’t you just open a group chat channel? We always have to use private messages. If we want to contact other players, we can’t all chat together. It’s so inconvenient for our little private group."
The system thought he had a point and immediately consulted Song Jiulai about opening one.
[Ding: The Sect has officially opened a group discussion channel. Creating a discussion group costs 100 points. A discussion group has a maximum limit of 10 people. Expanding the group size will require more points.]
Opening an extra channel meant the system had to establish a new data terminal, which would definitely consume energy.
Honghuang: "Holy cow, a 10-person limit and expanding it costs even more points. You really know how to make money, System."
System: "But of course!"
Honghuang: "..."
’Do you think I’m praising you?’
Sect:
[Yang Meimei: It costs 100 points to make a discussion group? The Sect will take any dirty money it can get. Our Sect Master’s reputation as a stingy old miser remains unshaken, huh.]
[System: Yang Meimei has been muted for ten minutes for insulting the Sect Master.]
[Han Tian: ...]
[Qi Dazuo: And a group has a 10-person limit? I’ll just wait for a kind big shot to pull me into one for fun.]
[Su Daqiang: The big shots at the top of the cultivation Level rankings must be in a discussion group together, right?]
...
points to create a discussion group—most players definitely couldn’t afford that right now.
But with the long term in mind, Fan Guzhou and Han Tian each created one.
Fan Guzhou invited the people he worked with, who were mostly life-skill players.
Han Tian, on the other hand, pulled in Mu Qiu and the others.
Honghuang and An Xiu were among them.
He named it ’Vanguard of the Broken Sect’.
Shuitan was also pulled in.
Han Tian couldn’t wait to ask the question that was on his mind.
[Han Tian: @Shuitan, boss, that Foundation Establishment Stage player is you, right?]
There was no reason to hide it now.
[Shuitan: Yeah.]
[Honghuang: Awesome! Holy crap, boss, it was you! You reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, you’re a badass!]
[Honghuang: Wait a minute, it costs 0.5 points per message in the discussion group? What the f—System, you animal...]
[System: Player Honghuang has been muted for ten minutes for using profanity.]
Everyone else: ...
In the Sea View Sect, An Xiu rolled his eyes at Honghuang. "I told you to behave."
Honghuang felt he was being treated unfairly. "I didn’t say anything!"
’Good thing they can’t mute me in real life.’
[Zhou Nvzi: Emma, what kind of lame name is this for a discussion group?]
[Han Tian: You’re still in the Secret Realm? Mu Qiu and Jiang Tianya are both out.]
[Zhou Nvzi: Yeah, how should I know what this stupid Secret Realm even wants!! I’m going crazy from practicing Alchemy every single day. I feel like my Alchemy skills have reached a state of perfection. I can even refine Second Order Blood Replenishing Pills now!!]
[Han Tian: I didn’t expect you to go down the path of Alchemy.]
[An Xiu: Lord Han, the competition is about to start over here. If you don’t get here soon, you might not make it.]
Han Tian had said he would also sign up for this tournament, but he hadn’t shown up yet. They didn’t know if he was still on his way.
[Han Tian: Coming, coming! I just had Senior Zhai smuggle me over. I can still sign up today, right?]
[An Xiu: Yes, we already told them we had one more person on the way. The Sea View Sect didn’t say anything.]
[Han Tian: My man!]
Meanwhile, at the Sea View Sect, the trio of Honghuang, An Xiu, and Zhang Sheng were arranged to stay temporarily in the outer courtyard, which was specifically for screening prospective disciples.
There were about forty to fifty people who came to participate in the competition this time, but the inner disciples of the Sea View Sect had yet to appear.
They stood in the courtyard, watching a Sea View Sect Steward speak in front of them.
Because there was no telling how long the competition would last, everything had to be conducted under the watchful eye of the Sea View Sect.
After settling in, the competition would start tomorrow, with the participants being randomly selected by a stone stele.
The Steward would carve the names of all the participating disciples from other Sects into the stone stele, and when the time came, it would begin automatically.
The competition would run day and night. When it was your turn, it would begin immediately.
Win, and you move on to the next round.
The Sea View Sect Steward looked down on this group of disciples from various sects, his eyes holding the indifference and contempt characteristic of a Major Sect. "Remember, after your name appears, if you do not arrive within the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, you will be considered to have forfeited. Those who are defeated must immediately pack their things and leave Liu Xian City without delay."
"Alright, tonight might be the last night some of you spend in the Sea View Sect. Cherish it."
"Also, remember this: aside from the outer courtyard, you are forbidden from setting foot anywhere else in the Sea View Sect. For those who do not follow the rules..."
His tone turned cold. "You will be killed without mercy."
Of course the Steward looked down on these disciples who were not from his own Sect.
Even if these people were possibly the strongest from each of their small sects.
But in the eyes of the Sea View Sect, they were still nothing special.
These disciples from the small sects didn’t find his words offensive in the slightest; after all, it was the truth.
After the Steward finished speaking and left, someone said with deep emotion, "Every time I come here, I can’t help but marvel at how huge Liu Xian City is, and the Spiritual Energy here is so abundant—"
The disciple who spoke took a deep breath, as if he had arrived in a wonderland. "I never felt such dense Spiritual Energy back at the Netherworld Sect. The disciples who live here are just too blessed. It’s a shame we can only stay for such a short time. If I could stay here long-term, what would I have to fear about not reaching Foundation Establishment..."
As he said this, his tone became faintly dejected.
Such was the injustice of fate.
Some people showed disdain, while others nodded in agreement.
Not everyone yearned to be part of such a Major Sect.
Because Honghuang was muted, he couldn’t complain in the Sect channel. And since speaking here would be overheard by others, he could only squat on the ground and act like a mute.
It was killing him.
Zhang Sheng wasn’t used to talking much anyway, so he squatted on the ground with Honghuang, also playing the part of a mute.
At that moment, two disciples suddenly stepped out from the crowd, their eyes fixed on Honghuang and the others with unfriendly expressions.
"You’re from the Feique Sect?"