Gold Core Is A Star, You Call This Cultivating Immortality?

Chapter 8: Qi Yuan's Online Friend

Qi Yuan walked slowly within the Divine Light Sect, holding a kitchen knife.

Along the way, there were occasional sounds of laughter and sweet words.

This Immortal Cultivation World is truly harmonious.

He held his pet and looked at the sky, saying, "It's time to return to the peak."

It was still early, so he could open the game jade slip and play a game.

When he returned to Seven Colour Peak, it was already late at night.

On top of the peak, there was a palace built with white jade, with a half-moon hanging in the sky. The cold moonlight spilled down, and through the night, a graceful figure appeared and disappeared.

However, that figure only glanced at Qi Yuan before disappearing.

Qi Yuan withdrew his gaze and looked at the thatched hut covered by Jiang Lingsu. He murmured to himself, "If there were these restraining talismans, when earthquakes occur on Blue Star, those houses wouldn't collapse."

After sighing, he held the kitchen knife and returned to his own courtyard.

The courtyard was empty, waiting only for Qi Yuan's footsteps.

He untied the rope from the handle of the kitchen knife and said, "There's no need to tie it up when I'm home. As long as I don't destroy the house, no one will hit me."

As Qi Yuan spoke, he touched the small crack on the kitchen knife and began to enter the world of the game jade slip.

However, when he entered the game, Qi Yuan froze.

"Is she here?"

When he obtained the game jade slip, Qi Yuan treated it as a game console.

(P.S. The protagonist's thinking process is abnormal, his behavior is abnormal, and he is neurotic.)

But at that time, the game map had not been unlocked yet.

And Qi Yuan inexplicably added a friend and entered the friend list.

That person became his only friend since he fell ill.

Ever since falling ill, he had been living alone without anyone to communicate with.

The friend in the game became his friend.

Qi Yuan also treated that person as a game player.

The two of them often chatted and talked about everything.

Of course, it was mostly Qi Yuan listening to the other person.

However, the other person spoke strangely.

Occasionally, words like "forbidden army" and "prime minister" would pop out of their mouth.

Qi Yuan guessed that person should be a wealthy beauty who inherited the family business.

But she hadn't fully grasped control of the company.

They talked about many things, and Qi Yuan even said at the time, "Let's play the game together."

Unfortunately, after the game map refreshed, his friend list disappeared.

He never saw that person, let alone team up.

Now, seeing that person's list again, he pondered for a moment and sent a message, "Are you there?"

Now that he had transmigrated to the Immortal Cultivation World, it was uncertain if the other person was there.

...

Mist filled the air, and the ink painting on the screen seemed to be tainted, revealing long and narrow lines.

"Leave."

A clear and majestic voice sounded, and the palace-dressed maidens bowed their heads and left.

After the maids left, the beautiful face of the Empress of Nanqian Country showed a tired expression.

Ten years ago, the Monster Race invaded.

Her father, the emperor, died in battle.

She became the Empress of Nanqian Country.

At that time, she was only 7 years old.

The vast empire was all on her shoulders.

With the invasion of the Monster Race, the coveting of enemy countries, and the disloyalty of powerful officials, she struggled for ten years.

Now, she barely maintained the balance of the empire.

However, the pressure on her shoulders was increasing.

Even a slight mistake could lead to her death.

Especially recently, the Prime Minister, Sima Ting, had almost stopped hiding his collusion with the Northern Han Dynasty.

Her situation was even more worrying.

And three days ago, her most trusted Qin Yi, a King Level powerhouse, was surrounded and seriously injured by a group of black-clothed people.

Although the origin of the black-clothed people was well hidden, everyone in the court knew who sent the assassins.

Knowing who the enemy was, she was powerless, and this feeling was not good.

She stood in front of the screen, wearing a plain and elegant light blue dress. The corners of the dress were embroidered with a phoenix pattern in golden thread, and a white jade belt was wrapped around her slender waist.

Undoing the belt, she shed her clothes, revealing flawless and smooth skin, as if it were pure and polished jade.

The empress was young, yet her figure was proud, forming a sharp contrast with her slender waist that could be held with one hand.

She entered the bathtub, her snow-white delicate shoulders floating on the water's surface. Through the milky white water, it seemed as if one could see her smooth and tender skin.

With her eyes closed, the fatigue on her body slowly dissipated.

At this moment, suddenly, a ray of red light flashed on the table.

A trace of surprise flickered in the empress's eyes.

"Qi Yuan?"

On the table was a precious jade called Linglong Yuxi.

It was rumored that this precious jade was naturally paired.

Anyone who possessed this precious jade could communicate with each other through it.

In ancient times, this kind of precious jade was well-known.

Unfortunately, in the present era, with the changes of time, treasures that could transmit messages over long distances are no longer rare.

The value of Linglong Yuxi has greatly depreciated and it has been placed in the royal treasury.

A year ago, when Jinli entered the royal treasury, she saw Linglong Yuxi and casually took it out.

Unexpectedly, she met an interesting person through Linglong Yuxi.

That person's name was Qi Yuan, and he always spoke in a whimsical manner, saying things she didn't understand.

Since the two of them were not acquainted, it seemed as if there were mountains and rivers between them, allowing her to freely express her thoughts.

After all, as the empress, she couldn't let others see her weakness.

Unfortunately, half a year ago, for some reason, Qi Yuan disappeared without a trace.

At that time, she felt a sense of loss and unease.

She never expected that he would reappear.

A stone in her heart finally fell.

She picked up Linglong Yuxi, held it tightly, and looked at the message on it. She quickly replied, "Here."

After sending the message, Jinli thought for a moment and asked, "Where have you been all this time?"

"Last time, I was planning to invite you to go monster hunting together, but unexpectedly, I entered a game map and couldn't contact the outside world."

"That must have been a dangerous place, right?" Jinli asked.

In her opinion, Qi Yuan was a carefree monster hunter.

When he mentioned monster hunting and game maps, it meant going to hunt Demonic Beasts.

On the other side, Qi Yuan shrugged. "We players are the fourth calamity. What danger is there? Those monsters are just experience points for us."

Seeing the familiar tone and response, Jinli's heart calmed down.

Every time she talked about anything with Qi Yuan, even if he said things that didn't make sense, she felt a sense of inner peace.

It was like when she was a child, snuggling in her mother's arms, listening to her mother humming lullabies.

"This time, you weren't here, so I hunted monsters alone for half a year before finishing. Do you want to team up with me? With a man and a woman working together, the work won't be tiring. If it's just the two of us, we'll definitely level up to 100 quickly."

Upon hearing this, Jinli replied, "I have something to take care of at home right now and can't leave."

"Are you that busy? You don't even have time to play games. Sigh, you rich and beautiful people, even with money, you still work so hard. What about us poor people?"

Seeing this, Jinli couldn't help but smile.

"How about this, you come and hunt monsters with me now. I just changed maps, and there are a lot of monsters here. I need the support of the beautiful Jin."

Seeing the relaxed tone of the other person, Jinli knew that there was no danger.

She curved her lips into a smile. "I can't come right now."

"What are you doing? Can't come? Are you working overtime?"

"I'm... " Jinli hesitated for a moment, then finally replied, "taking a bath."

Upon seeing this, Qi Yuan paused for a moment.

His gaze was calm. "Then how about you finish your bath, and we make plans later?"

On the other side, Jinli smiled wryly. "I can't come."

But thinking of something, she asked, "Where are you?"

"I was in Xuanyuan Forbidden Land before, and now I'm on my way to Yiguan Forbidden Land." Qi Yuan didn't hide anything.

He was currently in the teleportation array of the game, preparing to teleport to the next map.

"Xuanyuan Forbidden Land? Yiguan Forbidden Land?" Jinli was stunned.

Weren't those the Four Forbidden Lands?

It was rumored that King Level experts would perish in them, and even Sovereign Level experts had a chance of falling.

No, even Sovereign Level experts couldn't enter Xuanyuan Forbidden Land.

(End of this chapter)