Chapter 1

Amidst the winds carrying the cherry blossoms, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of promise written there.

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In the square of Niujia Village, players of all kinds, some carrying long swords and others wielding large knives, came and went in a steady stream. Wang Yuan stood right in the center of the square, his face full of woe as he earnestly pleaded with the guiding NPCs of various sects.

"Daoist, please take me in, I'm very good at being cute."

"Sorry, our Wudang Sect only accepts intelligent disciples. You clearly do not meet our criteria."

"Immortal, does our Gumu Sect need any more members?"

"You lack the good fortune to join our Gumu Sect."

"Venerable, does Emei Sect need any men to balance the yin and yang?"

"Get lost!"

"Alright!"

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After circling around, Wang Yuan approached a young man with a handsome appearance dressed as a Daoist and asked again,

"Brother, the Tianshan Sect..."

"You are too ugly."

Before Wang Yuan could finish his sentence, the young man glanced at him and coldly spat out six words.

"Damn!"

Hearing this, Wang Yuan spat out a mouthful of old blood, pointing angrily at the young man and said, "Can I hit you?"

Damn it, Wang Yuan had accepted the bizarre reasons like insufficient agility to join the Tang Sect or poor character to join the Huashan Sect, but the Tianshan Sect actually judged people by their looks. Wang Yuan simply couldn't tolerate it.

"Sure," the young Daoist said coolly, "I am a 150-level elder of the Tianshan Sect!"

"Goodbye, then!"

Wang Yuan fiercely saluted the young Daoist and turned to leave.

"Damn! Am I ugly? This is called being a man, not a sissy! You bunch of pansies don't know anything!" Even after walking a long distance, Wang Yuan was still indignant about the Tianshan Sect NPC's evaluation.

Compared to the Tianshan Sect's group of pretty boys, Wang Yuan's tall and robust appearance indeed seemed out of place, but to call him ugly was a bit too much.

Everyone has a martial arts dream.

This is the promotional slogan for the online game "Great Martial Immortal," and it is indeed true.

This second-generation full-holographic simulation online game, developed by Longteng Company, became incredibly popular upon its public beta test.

The Niujia Village where Wang Yuan now stood is one of the many beginner villages in this martial arts world.

After players are born in the beginner village, they can find the guiding NPCs of various sects on the village square to become apprentice disciples based on their personal attributes. Apprentice disciples can all receive a basic martial arts manual from the guiding NPCs and then level up to level 10 by killing monsters outside the village. After that, they can be recommended by the guiding NPCs to join the various sects as formal disciples.

Of course, if you think you have incredible luck, you can also choose not to join a sect formally and explore the world with your luck. You might even learn a world-renowned martial art by jumping off a cliff.

However, Wang Yuan was an anomaly among all players.

In "Great Martial Immortal," in addition to the four main attributes of arm strength, bone structure, enlightenment, and agility, there are also two hidden attributes: chivalry and luck.

To recreate a true martial arts world, the innate attributes of players in "Great Martial Immortal" are randomly generated. The total sum of the six attributes is always 120 points, but which attributes are more prominent is left to fate.

Whether it was luck or misfortune, Wang Yuan had randomly generated an extreme set of attributes...

Although the attributes are randomly generated, in the game's settings, the maximum value for each attribute is 40 points, and the minimum value is 10 points.

Wang Yuan's attributes were both arm strength and bone structure at the maximum value... As for the other attributes, they were all at the minimum value, which led to the scene just now.

In "Great Martial Immortal," there are many sects, but only nine sects openly recruit in the beginner villages: Shaolin, Wudang, Huashan, Emei, Tianshan, Tang, Gumu, Beggar, and Devil Sect.

These nine major sects have their own standards for the attributes of players. Wang Yuan, with his peculiar attributes, had a nose full of ash after a round of attempts, leaving him with only two choices.

Beggar Sect, Shaolin!

Wang Yuan had never even considered Shaolin, because this group of bald monks only recruited male players. Imagine a sect without a single female monster; how bizarre would that be?

Even the all-female Emei Sect occasionally recruited male disciples, though their status was lower, at least there was a glimmer of hope.

After much thought, Wang Yuan had no choice but to approach the guiding NPC of the Beggar Sect.

Seeing Wang Yuan walk over, the Beggar Sect's guiding NPC grinned, revealing a row of black teeth, and said lewdly, "Young man, let's go beg for food together."

Wow, just that one sentence was enough to deter Wang Yuan...

Damn it, this was once the largest sect in the world, with two renowned martial arts, the Beggar's Stick Technique and the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. How could its prestige be so low?

With no other choice, Wang Yuan turned and walked to the guiding NPC of the Shaolin Temple.

Perverse or not, it was better than disgusting. At a young age, why be so cruel to oneself? With that determination, it would be better to go to the Blackwood Cliff and become a disciple there. The Precious Lotus Sutra is on par with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

"This layman has an extraordinary appearance. Would you like to join our Shaolin Temple?"

Sure enough, Shaolin Temple, as rumored, accepted all without discrimination. Even someone with Wang Yuan's peculiar attributes was not rejected.

"Yes!"

Wang Yuan nodded.

System prompt: You have become an apprentice disciple of Shaolin Temple. Please choose a suitable martial arts technique.

At the same time, a row of martial arts techniques appeared before Wang Yuan.

"Shaolin Long Fist" (Technique)

Type: Fist Technique

Quality: Beginner

Description: The basic fist technique of Shaolin Temple.

Learning Conditions: Enlightenment 12

"Shaolin Staff Technique" (Technique)

Type: Staff Technique

Quality: Beginner

Description: The basic staff technique of Shaolin Temple.

Learning Conditions: Enlightenment 15

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"Damn it!"

Seeing the martial arts techniques before him, Wang Yuan's tears streamed down his face.

As a martial arts online game, martial arts techniques are undoubtedly the most important factor in "Great Martial Immortal."

According to the function of the techniques, the martial arts in the game are basically divided into four categories: Techniques, Internal Arts, Heart Methods, and Lightness Skills.

As the name suggests, external arts are techniques, such as fist techniques and staff techniques, mainly used for combat output.

Internal Arts, in addition to increasing the player's internal energy and health, also increase various additional attributes based on the type of internal art.

Heart Methods are more special. They are auxiliary martial arts that provide different special bonuses to players.

For example, the sect heart method of Shaolin, the "Bodhi Heart Sutra," increases the player's mental fortitude, making them immune to control to a certain extent. The "Gentleman's Wind" of Huashan Sect increases the player's enlightenment.

Lightness Skills increase the player's evasion ability and significantly enhance their jumping and movement speed. In a martial arts online game, lightness skills can be considered another form of romance.

These four types of martial arts are usually divided into six levels: Beginner, Low, Intermediate, Advanced, Supreme, and World-Class.

Whether it is the Shaolin Long Fist or the Shaolin Staff Technique, they are the most basic beginner martial arts.

With Wang Yuan's current enlightenment attribute, he couldn't even study these lowest-level beginner martial arts.