Chapter 720: The Cave (Congratulations to Brother Zhao zq!) - Lord Shenxiu - NovelsTime

Lord Shenxiu

Chapter 720: The Cave (Congratulations to Brother Zhao zq!)

Author: The Plagiarist
updatedAt: 2025-09-20

Luo Xiaoyi and Lin Chenxi entered the game together.

Now, they joined Xie Biqi in the "Alluring City" guild and were actively trying to contribute to the guild by bringing in more members.

After all, as a niche game with only three hundred players, recruiting a few individual players could potentially shift the whole game's dynamics.

However, the game did not yet have a guild system, so players' commitment was low. For instance, Jiang Shang set up an offline studio and even paid salaries to his employees.

But this wealthy player was recently facing a strong challenge from a rich second-generation player, Huang Tianyao's "Immortal Sect" guild was also recruiting players everywhere, offering offline bonuses with better treatments and benefits than Jiang Shang's offers.

Some players even shouted out to promote their beloved "Seek Immortals" president to take over and eliminate the "Snow Viewing Tower" led by the young white-haired leader.

The two major guilds fought openly and covertly around the novice village, even organizing a few village-level armed fights that, despite the chaos, the bystanders like them enjoyed watching.

Luo Xiaoyi's game ID was "Feng Wu," and because the game lacked a facial customization feature, she still appeared as a delicate young girl. Walking alongside "Yang Liu Yiyi" Lin Chenxi, she attracted a lot of attention from players.

Through word of mouth among players, even though "Alluring City" was a small guild, it had become known as the beauty camp of "Gaming Otherworld," the upholder of aesthetics!

Even Xu Ran ... appeared to be a very cute girl with long black hair!

Surprisingly, the harassment he faced was no less than these girls.

This left Luo Xiaoyi and her best friend dumbfounded for quite a while...

"We need to find a stable source of experience points for the guild... This game is really different, there are no specific spots for monster hunting, whatever monster dies, it's gone forever, it won't respawn..."

Lin Chenxi enjoyed the scenery around her as she spoke.

"It's infuriating... 'Lingling is a Foodie' and their bunch of lifestyle players, monopolizing the mission share from Er Ha Coach by bribing with gourmet food, making their mouths oily... Just a few days behind the young white-haired leader, they've reached Ninth Grade... So annoying!"

Luo Xiaoyi spoke resentfully: "This game really ... favors one player over others, where is the fairness? I strongly suspect that foodie is a relative of someone in the development team, a 'nepotism' player!"

"It really doesn't seem fair... Nowadays, players complain about the lack of a recharge portal, the absence of a red name system, no guild systems and so much more... The official website doesn't care at all."

Lin Chenxi grumbled: "So... either you work hard on your skills and snatch Er Ha's heart and stomach back from 'Lingling is a Foodie,' or go find another monster spawn spot... Although, I've heard that killing ordinary mountain pigs and wolves grants very little experience, almost negligible... But humanoid monsters might give more experience points... not sure why..."

"Eek..." Luo Xiaoyi shivered as she hugged her arms: "I'd rather level up slowly and grind more monsters... The realism is a bit too much, I can hardly bear to attack humanoid monsters..."

"The 'Snow Viewing Tower' gang is also leveling up fast, maybe they've found some secrets to gaining experience points..."

Lin Chenxi was a strategic player and had already noticed some differences.

"I heard that some of them even received a hidden quest to take an apprenticeship, which led them to Cangyuan County City to unlock a new map, I'm so envious..."

Luo Xiaoyi didn't actually care much about becoming stronger and preferred to be a scenery admirer.

However ... with insufficient strength, she might starve in the wilderness, get robbed outside the boundaries of Three Elements City, or end up as a bandit lord's wife.

As she randomly surveyed the quality of new players, her expression suddenly changed, and she stopped a new player: "Handsome guy... We've met before!"

"Hello, you guys."

Zhong Shenxiu waved with a smile.

"Your name is Zhong Shenxiu, right? We met on the road last time." Luo Xiaoyi approached, chirping non-stop: "You play 'Gaming Otherworld,' too? That's great!"

"Yeah, my ID is 'Lord Shenxiu'!"

Zhong Shenxiu smiled and replied, "I saw a gaming website claiming to be free, so I just signed up casually, and then I was selected."

"We can play games together in the future."

Luo Xiaoyi was very pleased with Zhong Shenxiu, after all, most other players were just a bunch of deadbeats, totally not her type.

This world still judges by appearance wherever you go.

If you looked like Lin Fan, even NPCs would hit on you while playing games...

Zhong Shenxiu complained internally, then heard Luo Xiaoyi's voice again, "Why don't you join our guild? You get a starter pack of three items when you join and a handwritten secret manual... By the way, we have a lot of beauties in our guild!"

"I'll think about it... Actually, after the second round of beta testing, I went out a few times and got to know this world pretty well, even came across some hidden tasks."

Zhong Shenxiu said casually.

"What? Hidden tasks? Count me in!" Luo Xiaoyi, ignoring Lin Chenxi's look, exclaimed excitedly.

"Sure!"

Contrary to Lin Chenxi's expectation, Zhong Shenxiu agreed immediately without any displeasure about task poaching.

The trio walked a little distance and when they saw no other players nearby, Zhong Shenxiu said, "This world... governed by sects, what are sects? Martial Arts is called zhong, and cultivating truth is called pai!"

"So, those named after some sect probably focus on the cultivation of martial artists, those named pai are likely cultivating sects... Like Tianyuan Sect, you can tell it's a sect where martial artists rule... I want to try playing a caster class, like becoming a Taoist or something."

"You actually found clues to class change?" Luo Xiaoyi's mouth hung open: "You're a pro!"

"Not yet... But I found a cave left by predecessors, might contain some legacies... It could be dangerous!"

Zhong Shenxiu smiled.

"No worries, we are immortals here, what dangers could we fear?" Luo Xiaoyi patted her chest and assured, "Even if you use us as guinea pigs, it's okay as long as you share the magic class info in the end... Since we're in the game, we should try extraordinary powers... Not like 'Star's Dim Light', treating it like traveling to ancient times, boasting about leading a Firearms Team to overpower all martial artists and unify Jiuzhou..."

"This world, even the crudest martial artist, isn't that simple."

Zhong Shenxiu hinted meaningfully.

While talking, the three of them came to a cliff.

Zhong Shenxiu rested a hand on the rock, and like a drifting cloud, he gently floated up, surprising Lin Chenxi, "This kind of martial arts... How long have you been in the game, and you're already Ninth Grade?"

"Come on up!"

Zhong Shenxiu threw down a rope, helping Lin Chenxi and Luo Xiaoyi climb up to a platform hanging on the cliff.

"I'll name this place... Hundred Poison Cave, it seems to be a place developed by predecessors, may hide some good stuff! Luo Xiaoyi, no, 'Feng Wu', it's your turn to lead, I won't let you down if there's a reward."

His face was smiling as he pushed Luo Xiaoyi into the cave.

"Damn it!"

The next moment, Luo Xiaoyi's scream echoed, "There are snakes!"

Although players aren't afraid of death, girls still fear these things!

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