Chapter 60

When the group walked to the counter, Wu Shiqin had already made up her mind and followed them.

Su Junyu gave her a sidelong glance: "So, have you made up your mind?"

Wu Shiqin nodded: "This is a challenge for me."

A challenge is also a kind of pleasure!

Su Junyu saw through Wu Shiqin's thoughts but did not show the gratified expression one would expect in a folk legend. Instead, he subtly shook his head.

Wang Qi secretly tugged at the corner of Su Junyu's robe: "Senior Brother Su, you're overacting. At this moment, you should say, 'It's good that you've figured it out,' and your approval rating would definitely skyrocket!"

Su Junyu gave him a cold look and said nothing. Instead, he handed the light ball in his hand to the cultivator behind the counter and said, "Immortal Academy Trial."

Wang Qi rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "Do you think I don't know what kind of person you are? You're just pretending to be a high-minded person in front of me."

However, it was clear that the other three Immortal Academy students were deeply impressed by Su Junyu's demeanor. Mao Zimiao looked at Wang Qi with an admiring expression and said, "Xiao Qi, I never thought your friend would be so different from you, nya!"

Pfft! I'm nothing like this guy who's about to grow mushrooms in the warehouse!

Su Junyu's tone with the Immortal Alliance staff member was not very polite, which seemed out of character for him. However, the cultivator handling the affairs did not mind, but took the light ball, and his hands emitted a mysterious light, absorbing the light ball. Then, the cultivator replied in a mechanical tone, "Immortal Academy Trial, activated. Please provide the list of participants."

Su Junyu handed over a jade pendant hanging from his waist: "Team leader assistant, Myriad Laws Sect, Su Junyu. Participants: Wang Qi, Mao Zimiao, Wu Shiqin, and Wu Fan from Xin Yue Immortal Academy."

The staff member stood there for a moment and then said, "The list of participants has been confirmed. Please show your cultivation aura, new disciples."

Su Junyu pointed to a seal on the counter: "One by one, inject your cultivation aura into this, in the order I just mentioned. Wang Qi, you go first."

Wang Qi complied, injecting his cultivation aura into the seal. During this process, he curiously stared at the staff member. The staff member's tone was so strange that it made Wang Qi, who had been influenced by Earth's science fiction, think of something.

Su Junyu patted Wang Qi's back: "Don't stare. This is also part of the illusion. It only turns into a real person when necessary."

There are NPCs...

Although after seeing the content of "The Theory of Computational Spirits" which was very similar to "The Computer and the Mind" on Earth, Wang Qi had guessed that what could be done on Earth could also be done by the Immortal Dao of the Divine Continent, seeing it in reality still gave him a sense of absurdity, as if he wasn't the only one who had crossed over.

After injecting his cultivation aura, the NPC cultivator operated the counter, taking out a wristband and a jade pendant: "Please return the wristband after the trial."

Wang Qi put on the wristband and looked at the jade pendant. The jade pendant was about the size of half a palm, plain and unremarkable, similar to Su Junyu's. The only difference was that Wang Qi's was blank, unlike Su Junyu's, which had various patterns. Wang Qi asked, "What is this for?"

"It contains a cultivation aura. Place this in front of any magical artifact that can connect to the Myriad Immortals' Illusion, and it will activate your 'Illusion Immortal Record' in the Myriad Immortals' Illusion. Many functions of the Myriad Immortals' Illusion require the Immortal Record to be used."

An ID card... and it's even a mandatory real-name system... hahaha... I guess no one would release inappropriate content in the Myriad Immortals' Illusion...

Thinking about this, Wang Qi felt inexplicably down. Su Junyu, puzzled, asked, "Why do you look so disappointed?"

"I just feel like the Myriad Immortals' Illusion has lost a lot of its fun..."

Su Junyu thought this was just Wang Qi's usual eccentricity and did not delve into it. Instead, he had Mao Zimiao, Wu Shiqin, and Wu Fan complete the same steps. Wu Fan and Mao Zimiao seemed to have already had "Immortal Records," so the illusory cultivator only gave them wristbands.

Su Junyu explained, "If you don't earn or use it, holding this Immortal Record has no meaning. Therefore, most cultivators only get one when they take their first mission. However, the Five Great Sects are an exception. The Five Great Sects are the backbone of the Immortal Alliance, and disciples who have not participated in trials are given one upon entry. This wristband can record your progress in the trial mission. When returned, it will connect to the Myriad Immortals' Illusion, which will settle the merit points."

After registering the mission, Su Junyu led Wang Qi and the others out the door, but instead of heading down the southern slope, he went to the northern slope.

At the top of the northern slope, there was a platform. It was said to have been carved out by the sword qi of senior cultivators. The platform was like a training ground, divided into many small sections by formations. In each section, there were people practicing, most of whom were low-level cultivators fighting low-level demons.

Wang Qi realized that this was where the combat trials took place.

Wu Shiqin's eyes lit up when she saw this, and she almost couldn't move. Wang Qi and Mao Zimiao half-dragged, half-pulled her out of the area.

The northern slope of Xin Mountain was much steeper than the southern slope, almost "no three feet of flat ground." Ordinary people could not build houses here, and large shops could not be constructed. However, as the saying goes, "the best scenery is at the peak," and the northern slope had better views than the southern slope. Many cultivators lived in huts here, making the northern slope the largest gathering place for independent cultivators in the area.

Wang Qi and the others followed Su Junyu down for a while. After passing through a pine forest, Su Junyu said, "The rules on the southern slope and the northern slope are different. You can use flying techniques here."

Wang Qi thought Su Junyu would use a flying sword like Xiang Qi to carry them. Instead, Su Junyu patted his storage bag, and a silver light emerged. To everyone's shock, the light quickly grew into a flying boat.

"Let's go." Su Junyu lightly leaped onto his flying boat and said in a tone similar to an Earth driver greeting a customer. This flying boat was much smaller than the one Wang Qi had seen in Ji Yin Valley, only three zhang long and one zhang wide. However, the flying boat in Ji Yin Valley was a standard issue from the Immortal Alliance, a "public vehicle." Su Junyu's, on the other hand, was a genuine private vehicle.

After Wang Qi and the others entered the flying boat, Su Junyu made a hand seal. The flying boat gently trembled and carried them all northward.