Jujutsu: Eight Magical Skills At The Beginning, Admission Is A Special Level

Chapter 87: Public Beta Begins

"Do you even know how to come back?"

Hearing the familiar voice, She Xuan's frightened heart inexplicably calmed down. Soon, anger surged within her, and she walked towards the outer courtyard with a black face.

"Why did you come back so late? Where did you go?"

"I originally went to the Grand Tomb District, but halfway through, I changed course to Great Victory Pass. I first sent my nephew back home, then chatted with the Zhu brothers about business matters, and even saw my senior sister."

Lu Bei truthfully recounted, then took out a stack of account books. "I just came back from your pawnshop, my feet haven't even rested yet. If there are any problems, let me take a break before discussing them."

She Xuan took the account books and casually flipped through them before putting them into her Universe Bag. She frowned and said, "Your senior sister went to Great Victory Pass? Isn't she supposed to be under house arrest and not allowed to go out?"

"That was the original plan, but the situation changed. She was released from house arrest and came to Great Victory Pass to pick me up and bring me back to the Towering Heaven Sword Sect."

"Back to the Towering Heaven Sword Sect..."

She Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and she crossed her arms, saying, "What about the Ascension Gate? What about Hu Meng and the others? Don't even think about asking me to take care of them. I don't have that much free time."

"How could I leave it to you? You would spoil them. I wouldn't even know where to cry."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm not going back to the Towering Heaven Sword Sect. We'll talk about it later."

"Hmph, you have a conscience. You know how to care about a few little girls."

She Xuan's mood improved, but when she heard about Senior Sister Bai, she found Lu Bei more and more annoying. With a cold snort, she walked towards the inner courtyard.

Three seconds later, she returned the same way and solemnly said to Lu Bei, "Lu Bei, something big has happened. A demonic bird has arrived at Three Pristine Peak. It's young, just hatched not long ago, and I can't tell its specific species, but its bloodline grade is exaggerated. If it is allowed to grow, Nine Bamboo Mountain will likely change hands."

"Is it true? When did this happen?" Lu Bei exclaimed.

"Just now, before you entered. A big demonic bird landed on a tree in the backyard. I had to use all my strength to drive it away." She Xuan said with lingering fear. To prove that she was not lying, she even had the Golden Scaled Snake testify.

"Sss..."

The Golden Scaled Snake lay in She Xuan's palm, shaking its head and tail, making a few poses.

"Sorry, reproductive isolation, uh, racial isolation. I don't understand snake language."

Lu Bei's face was full of black lines. He lifted his foot and stomped on the ground. "Snake... She Jie, are you daydreaming? Even if someone at the Innate Realm were to enter the sword formation left by my eldest senior brother, they would be skinned alive. If that demonic bird really had the ability to come and go freely, how could it have just hatched? It's not that I don't believe you, but your words are contradictory. It sounds fake."

"But..."

She Xuan couldn't find any words to refute him. She gritted her teeth and could only wait for the demonic bird to appear again, so that Lu Bei could see it with his own eyes.

Suddenly, she thought of something and casually said, "Congratulations, Master Lu. The sisters of Hu Mo successfully transformed recently. The population of Three Pristine Peak is thriving, and their future is promising."

"What?!" Lu Bei widened his eyes. "Say that again, who transformed?"

"Hu Yu, Hu Wan, Hu Yan, Hu Yu. Just a few days after you left, all four of them transformed at the same time. They slept soundly that night and only realized the commotion the next day."

She Xuan raised an eyebrow. "Congratulations, Master Lu. With Hu Mo included, you now have all five elements - metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. If we judge their future achievements based on their names alone, it looks promising."

Promising my ass!

Lu Bei's nostrils flared as he felt an indescribable heartache.

He missed Hu Mo's transformation, and now he missed the other four as well. He just wanted to be by their side and guide them a little bit. Why was it so difficult?

It's so frustrating!

"Where are they? Are they waiting in the house for the sect leader to buy them new clothes?"

"Haha, if you buy them clothes, they'll be running around naked every day."

She Xuan pointed towards the entrance of the underground palace. "I helped prepare some clothes for them. They are practicing in the clay formation. Surprisingly, they were mischievous before their transformation, but they have become more sensible afterwards."

"Well done. I don't even know how to praise you!" Lu Bei said fiercely, then disappeared in a flash, leaving She Xuan unable to stop him.

"Annoying guy. Is it an illusion? Why do I feel like he has become stronger again?" She Xuan felt deeply frustrated. The sense of superiority she had just gained instantly dissipated. She returned to the house with heavy steps and consolidated her current state of cultivation while sitting cross-legged.

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Wu Zhou, 824 AD, end of October.

Figures silently appeared one by one, scattered across the twelve states and eighty-four counties of Wu Zhou. Zooming out further, there were figures appearing from the foot of the Great Wilderness Mountains to the Black Sand Sea, some more, some less.

No one knew where these people came from because they had always existed. They were observed by practitioners skilled in divination, who observed celestial phenomena and captured a glimpse of the "reincarnation of immortals" situation.

The world was about to be in chaos, and the path to immortality that cultivators had been pursuing so desperately was about to be revived.

Whether this was true or not, based on the peculiar and unreliable names of these reincarnated immortals, it was hard to say.

Tranquil State, Eastern Sun County, Jade Chime District.

More than thirty players left the county excitedly, heading towards Nine Bamboo Mountain.

Professional players rushed, while non-professional players took their time. Along the way, they paid their respects to the illegitimate son of the Ma family several times, creating a joyful atmosphere.

The game "Nine States World" didn't receive much attention during its initial development stage.

The reason is simple, there are too many false advertisements for holographic games. Each game company spends money on CG to attract attention, but the actual gaming experience is far from the realistic portrayal in the advertisements. The bridge of trust between people has collapsed.

You don't put in effort, but you want me to use my salary?

Pah, isn't playing Landlord (a popular card game) enjoyable?

Players may be foolish, but they are not idiots. After being fooled a few times, they are not swayed by the flowery words of game companies. They wait for the public beta test to see the reputation.

The reputation of the Three States World during the three-day closed beta test was excellent, and they didn't use the usual hunger marketing tactics. After fifteen days of closed beta, they directly transitioned to open beta without wiping the data, winning the favor of many cautious players.

On the official forum, players bought game warehouses and flooded the forum with posts for fifteen days, finally anticipating the long-awaited open beta.

With the official's top video post and the popularity of the comedian duo Zero Brothers, Jade Chime District became one of the main targets for many players. Although there were only around thirty players, it was actually quite a lot because the majority of players preferred Demon Cultivators and Monster Cultivators. Only about twenty percent were Dao Cultivators, and they were randomly distributed among the nine countries of the game world. Thirty players were not few.

Moreover, there was also a group of players targeting the newbie village, Nine Bamboo Mountain. Currently suffering from the torment of random spawning, they were frantically creating new accounts.

Let the players fly for a while.

It's inevitable that there are fewer Dao Cultivator players.

Just by looking at the promotional images on the official website forum, you can tell that the enchantresses and witches are dressed provocatively and have strong backgrounds, while the fairies of the Dao Cultivators appear more conservative, giving off a sense of insecurity at first glance.

It is well known that the less you wear, the higher the damage and the stronger the combat power.

With so many clothes, the fairies are definitely no match for the enchantresses and witches. All things considered, Dao Cultivators are not as good as Monster Cultivators and Demon Cultivators.

There's no way it could be wrong.

Buddhist Cultivator: "..."

Here, Lu Bei must once again thank the top video post and the comedian duo. Players who lean towards Dao Cultivators have expressed strong interest in Ascension Gate, not because of the curvaceous big sister and the fox spirit little sister, but because of the reputation of the "Three Pristine Ones".

Programmers wouldn't name a random mountain as the Three Pristine Peak without a deeper meaning. They've hitched their main storyline to it.

Savvy professional players feel like they've seen through the script and rush towards Three Pristine Peak. They rest twice along the way and finally arrive at Ascension Gate before noon when the sun is high in the sky.

"I'm exhausted!"

"Realism is good, but fatigue is unnecessary. It would be nice to have a progress bar to make everyone happy."

"Then is it still considered real?"

"To be honest, if it were in the real world, I wouldn't be able to climb up after it gets dark."

"I can do it, I'm not fake. I'm durable and have never received negative reviews."

"Come on, without any female players, who are you showing off to?"

In front of the gate, Hu Ju was thrown out by Lu Bei to sweep the floor. As he saw groups of people appearing one after another, he put on a serious face and recited his lines: "You are guests from afar, please be patient. The sect leader is already aware of your purpose for coming, but it is not the best time to accept disciples now. Please wait for another half an hour."

Saying that, Hu Ju followed the instructions and took out a bottle of Spirit Opening Pill, distributing it to several players lying on the ground.

The first group to go up the mountain were all professional players. Their goal was simple: to level up as quickly as possible and explore the vast maps outside the newbie village.

Upon hearing what Hu Ju said, they all cursed their bad luck. If they had known they had to wait for the weaker players behind them, they wouldn't have climbed so fast.

Half an hour passed in a flash, and more than twenty players who had taken the Spirit Opening Pill entered the outer courtyard. Lu Bei had been waiting for a long time, without wasting any words, he raised his hand and smashed a Dao Scripture half a meter high, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

"Today, Ascension Gate is recruiting disciples. Do not make a fuss. Line up one by one and those with fate may become outer disciples. Those without fate, go back where you came from." Lu Bei scanned the twenty-plus players, his voice calm but mixed with a deterrent force, making this group of unruly players who were eager to challenge the heavens and the earth become much more obedient.

If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it grass. If he wanted to profit from the players, he had to let them taste the sweetness and willingly come to him for profit.

What is sweetness?

In Three Pristine Peak, players could get techniques, pills, and even dungeon maps ahead of others, and complete the newbie village strategy ahead of others. That was the sweetness.

Simple and practical.

Currently, Lu Bei didn't have many resources to cultivate powerful players, but he had more than enough to provide a good experience room.

As the village chief of the newbie village, he was currently selecting players, rather than players choosing him.

For example, someone with the ID "Hao Ba Ba" written on their forehead, Lu Bei couldn't bring himself to say it out loud. They could go wherever they wanted. Ascension Gate was too small to accommodate a second "Ba Ba".

The twenty players quickly lined up, the atmosphere tense. The first player suppressed his excitement and walked confidently to Lu Bei.

With a tall and upright figure and a resolute appearance, he had the face of a hero.

"Name."

"Uh, my surname is Zhan Tian, and my name is Kuang Mo."

"Kuang Mo..."

Lu Bei pondered for a moment, nodded, and said, "It doesn't matter if there is a demon in your mouth, what matters is that there is no demon in your heart. You can become an outer disciple. Try to comprehend something from the Dao Scripture over there."

"Thank you, Sect Leader."

Kuang Mo happily walked towards the collection of scriptures, while the second player in line, Hao Ba Ba, couldn't wait any longer and quickly came to Lu Bei.

"Sect Leader, I am..."

"No fate, go back. Next."

"What?"

(End of this chapter)