Therefore, after weighing his options, Xia Yu reached out and took the twin fish pendant.
In the next moment, an endless radiance suddenly lit up from the twin fish pendant. By the time the glow dissipated, the old man before him had vanished.
The chess pieces and the basket had also disappeared, leaving only the chessboard in the center. In the very middle of the chessboard, the words "Tian Yuan Mountain" were engraved.
"Tian... Yuan... Mountain..."
Suddenly, the old man's voice echoed between heaven and earth, and then, the voice continued.
"Come to Tian Yuan Mountain... I will be waiting for you in Tian Yuan Mountain..."
After the words ended, accompanied by a burst of hearty, aged laughter, the old man's voice completely disappeared.
The bamboo forest returned to tranquility once more. After waiting for a moment to confirm that the old man had truly departed, Xia Yu sighed and sat down on the stone stool beside the chessboard.
What kind of situation is this? Suddenly transmigrating... but being able to cultivate immortality seems okay. I just don't know if there's a golden finger or something.
"Hey, system?"
Xia Yu called out tentatively.
"Ding~"
He made a 'ding' sound himself.
Nothing happened, and a hint of awkwardness permeated the air.
Xia Yu scratched his head, ignoring his own foolish behavior just now; anyway, no one saw it.
After waiting a while longer, Xia Yu confirmed that there really was nothing else, and then stood up with a somewhat regretful sigh.
It seems there is no golden finger or system.
However, with the twin fish pendant, he wouldn't be starting his journey to immortality with absolutely nothing.
He scanned the bamboo forest briefly, and after making sure nothing was missed, Xia Yu slipped out along the small path through the bamboo forest.
The game Tale of Immortal doesn't have much of a main storyline; it's a very free sandbox cultivation game. Therefore, he wasn't clear about the specific situation regarding Tian Yuan Mountain.
But since the old man told him to go to Tian Yuan Mountain, he might as well go; maybe he really would encounter something different.
Just as he hadn't even taken a few steps, a problem suddenly occurred to him.
In the early stages of the game, one seemingly encounters a bunch of bamboo spirits. Game characters come with their own cultivation techniques and skills, so they can go on a killing spree. He could also be part of a killing spree, except he'd be the one getting killed.
Fuck!
Thinking of this, Xia Yu shuddered. He didn't want to die before even starting his journey, having to consume a point from the twin fish pendant before even leaving the bamboo forest.
He only hoped those bamboo spirits hadn't noticed him and would let him leave this place safely.
But things often don't go as one wishes. Just as Xia Yu was cautiously leaving along the path he came from, a rustling sound, different from the breeze blowing through bamboo leaves, suddenly rang out in the forest.
These rustling sounds were like dry branches rubbing against each other, or a cluster of millipedes crawling over a ground covered in withered leaves, enough to give one goosebumps.
Xia Yu gripped the twin fish pendant in his hand and looked nervously at the bamboo forest where the sound came from. In the next moment, several monsters resembling stick insects suddenly appeared.
They looked like humanoid puppets assembled from bamboo. Some wore bamboo-woven conical hats, while others simply had bamboo heads.
These monsters all had four arms, holding either bamboo spears or bamboo swords. After scanning the surroundings with their unnaturally large eyes, they suddenly rushed out with strange cries, their target being Xia Yu, who was standing not far away.
"Holy crap!"
Seeing this, Xia Yu shouted 'holy crap' in his heart. Whatever he feared most happened; was Murphy's Law really this accurate?
He didn't dare stay any longer and hurriedly turned to flee. Seeing this, the stick insects behind him rushed up with loud howls, and the bamboo spears in their hands were thrown toward Xia Yu.
The bamboo spears looked like cleaned bamboo, but the cold glint flashing on them indicated that these spears possessed extraordinary lethality.
The bamboo spears cut through the air. The moment he heard the sound, Xia Yu instinctively leaned to the side, and a bamboo spear flew past, almost grazing his body.
The moment he glimpsed the bamboo spear flying past, he suddenly reached out as if possessed.
According to the original speed of the bamboo spear, he shouldn't have been able to catch it, but for some reason, his body was faster than he imagined, and he directly reached out and grabbed the speeding bamboo spear.
The moment it was in his hand, his body instinctively turned and swung it. With a series of clattering strikes, the other bamboo spears stabbing at him were all knocked away by his few movements.
Watching the bamboo spears thrown at him being casually deflected, Xia Yu looked at his hands in disbelief.
He had barely thought about those movements just now. Were those really moves he could make?
But thinking of a certain previous guess, Xia Yu stopped his flight thoughtfully. Perhaps he was stronger than he imagined right now.
Looking at the Bamboo Demons rushing toward him, Xia Yu held the bamboo spear and suddenly turned back to run toward them.
Those Bamboo Demons didn't think about why Xia Yu would suddenly turn back. They spun their bodies and attacked with their four limbs.
Seeing the dense attacks of the Bamboo Demons, Xia Yu's spear moved like a dragon, suddenly performing spear techniques he had once seen on his phone.
He shouldn't have been able to use those moves, but again, his body used those flashy spear techniques almost instinctively.
Lifting, swiping, stabbing, smashing—all kinds of spear techniques came naturally to him. Those Bamboo Demons, who were only slightly stronger than ordinary humans, were soon easily eliminated under Xia Yu's offensive.
The corpses of Bamboo Demons all over the ground proved that Xia Yu was not as weak as he thought.
After looking at the long spear in his hand for a moment, Xia Yu suddenly picked up a bamboo sword from the ground and once again performed sword techniques he had seen on his phone.
After performing a round on the spot, he took a deep breath, roughly understanding what was going on.
The three Innate Providences he chose when playing Tale of Immortal seemed to have all been inherited by him. Besides the Transmigrator Providence, the other two were Martial Arts Child and Child of Destiny.
Among them, the effect of Martial Arts Child was an almost intuitive comprehension of various weapons and martial arts.
Therefore, the moment he held the bamboo spear, Xia Yu immediately knew how to use it instinctively and performed the spear techniques he had seen before.
The effect of the Child of Destiny Providence was that everything he did would go very smoothly; he was the literal representative of a chosen one.
"I really am the chosen one."
Recalling the three providences he had chosen, Xia Yu nodded and said with certainty.
Just as Xia Yu was about to leave, the rustling sound echoed again from within the bamboo forest.
"Tsk, there's more?"
Xia Yu brandished the bamboo spear in his hand, looking at the bamboo forest with displeasure.
Fine, it's just a matter of a few more minutes.
But just as Xia Yu was thinking this, a dense swarm of Bamboo Demons crawled out. This time, the number of Bamboo Demons had increased several times over.
Those Bamboo Demons first looked at the corpses of their kin on the ground, then at the only outsider in the field. Their eyes, filled with hatred, immediately fixed on Xia Yu.
Being stared at by so many Bamboo Demons, even though Xia Yu was relatively brave, he felt a bit intimidated. However, who was he? At a time like this, naturally, it was—
"Nigerundayo!"
Xia Yu turned and fled immediately. Only a fool would fight them to the death at a time like this.
But the Bamboo Demons also chased after him, densely packed like cockroaches, making Xia Yu's heart turn cold.
Could it be that he was going to waste a twin fish pendant point today!
In the next moment, a notification sound suddenly rang out.
[Xia Yu has joined the Chat Group!]