「Next Day.」

Players logged in one by one and started discussing the matter. It had to be said that Dung Beetle truly made a name for himself this time.

Previously, he had gained notoriety through some rather underhanded means, but that was just infamy.

But this time? Oh boy. He had shot up to second place on the Combat Power Rankings—can you believe it?

First place, unshakably, was Evil Queen Morgana, a fact players readily accepted. After all, Old Mo was a unique player. Apart from the Sect Leader, she was the only one among them who had managed to unlock the fifth gate of the Eight Gates Escape Armor. When she activated the Eight Gates Escape Armor, a single kick could kill you.

And who was behind her on the rankings before this?

Junlin!

The Most Well-Known Assassin in the Game.

Flourishing Flowers!

The founder of Cloud Lament.

These two could be considered the most famous among the First Test Players.

But what was the situation now? Dung Beetle had blasted his way up, now ranked above both of them—and as a Life Player, no less.

Even Little Boss, the number one Life Player, probably couldn't compare to him, right?

This time, Dung Beetle truly incited all the players. Life Players clearly couldn't be underestimated.

"I'm telling you, doesn't this game feel a bit too real?"

"What do you mean?"

"A one-to-one timeline, and on top of that, we still have to walk all the way to other places to complete tasks. Can't they enable Teleportation Arrays or something?"

"Please, this is a Wuxia Game, not Xianxia!"

"Maybe not now, but I always feel like the game's plot isn't that simple; higher-level plotlines are bound to open up later."

"..."

Indeed, for the players, long journeys were the most time-consuming and laborious part.

Why? From Fengxiang Prefecture to Dragon Head Mansion, they had walked for four days.

Four days! All wasted on travel. If they had focused on Secondary Profession tasks, in four days they could have farmed nearly a thousand Contribution Points, right?

Well... perhaps not that many. After all, Junlin and his team had done Secondary Profession tasks, and even an entire convoy escort mission hadn't netted them much money. Even escorting for a whole day, it seemed they couldn't earn much.

But just walking to the Shen Clan Territory would take several more days.

Currently, outside the Profound Yellow Sect, the only other place with active Respawn Points was the Capital City. Unfortunately, the Capital City tasks could only be completed locally, and they had no idea what the Task Rewards were.

As they traveled further and further, players began to complain. Indeed, all this time spent walking felt like a waste.

Plus, not long ago, Dung Beetle's No-Damage Speed Run had counted as task completion for everyone. This meant as long as one Profound Yellow Sect Disciple completed this task, it was as if they had all done it. The reward was available to everyone.

If so, why not just send a few representatives? The rest could stay in the sect and do Sect Tasks. With two groups working—one on sect tasks and the other on this mission—and the main task's reward being shared, wouldn't everyone profit more?

"I don't want to go to the Shen Family anymore. Forget this task!"

One player was the first to snap, drawing his blade and swiping it across his own neck.

Crimson blood spurted out, splashing onto several nearby players.

"Damn it! If you're going to off yourself, do it further away! What the hell, spraying me with your blood?"

"I'm so done. Why are there still such idiots?"

"Our horses are exhausted. Maybe we should head back too. Isn't it the same if we complete tasks slowly back at the sect?"

"Any brother here willing to stab me? I can't bring myself to do it."

"..."

Junlin, Flourishing Flowers, Little Boss, and I, Xuanqing, the four leaders, were also frowning.

Indeed, Dung Beetle and the others' performance also demonstrated that there were other approaches to the task. Since the task progress was shared, it seemed that sending just a few experts would achieve the same result.

Moreover, the Cai Family and the Xu Family had now been destroyed. The other major Aristocratic Families were left with two choices: either spend more to recruit Jianghu experts or quickly transfer their assets and shed their aristocratic status. They had no choice. Once the Profound Yellow Sect players arrived to attack, it would be a dead end for them.

"What do you all think?"

Flourishing Flowers sighed. "I don't want to keep walking either. It's too much of a time sink."

"Why don't we head back first and just put this task on hold for now?" Little Boss suggested. "The Aristocratic Families aren't going anywhere; they can't just disappear. Once the Teleportation Array is up, we can resume this task?"

Little Boss continued, "You all know how this game is. Higher realms will definitely open up later; even Sword Flight isn't out of the question. Once we reach that stage, picking up this task again will be no different."

His guess wasn't without reason. Currently, the disciples of the Profound Yellow Sect were leveling up very quickly. Disregarding others for a moment, even their weakest members had reached the Third-Grade Martial Artist Realm. In Jianghu, that already ranked them among the top-tier experts.

In the context of a Wuxia world, their power was already approaching the apex.

A game seeking continuous development would never limit its playability. The storyline would inevitably continue to expand.

What lies beyond Wuxia? Immortal Martial Arts! Sword Flight, Moving Mountains and Filling Seas—that's what players *really* wanted to experience!

"When do you guys think the Third Test will be?" Junlin suddenly asked.

The Third Test! This was a matter the players couldn't stop circling back to.

Currently, most players were on the verge of stepping into the Grandmaster Realm. The Third Test felt imminent.

The First Test and Second Test had only been a month apart. The Second Test Players had all caught up.

Considering a month had already passed in the Second Test, the Third Test should be starting soon.

"It should be soon. I'm guessing it has something to do with the tasks in the Capital City!" Flourishing Flowers said gravely. "How about this: we drop the current task and head straight to the Capital City to complete the tasks there?"

Speeding up plot-related tasks was one way to push the story forward quickly. That way, players could develop better. They had already accepted this current task anyway, so they weren't worried about other repercussions. Worst case, they'd just focus on advancing the main story first.

"I also think we can push the plot," I, Xuanqing, also nodded in agreement. "The Second Test has been going on for a month now, and I've been eagerly anticipating the Third Test for a long time."

If the Third Test was truly as they speculated—a complete upgrade of the whole world—then they could simply wait for the Third Test to launch before returning to these tasks. That way, even if they were short on Contribution Points, they could use this task to farm a large amount.

"Let's withdraw then," Junlin nodded and said, "Let's respawn and head to the Capital City. We'll advance the plot tasks there."

No sooner had he spoken than I, Xuanqing, drew his sword and committed suicide.

Little Boss and Flourishing Flowers immediately followed suit.

The other players who witnessed this were dumbfounded.

"What's going on? Why did Boss Fanhua kill himself? Is he quitting?"

"Holy shit, Xuanqing too? What are you all doing?"

"Brothers, let's all prepare to go to the Capital City! We're going to push the plot and hasten the arrival of the Third Test!"

"The Third Test? Are you guys serious?"

"..."

Seeing that their Lords had already gone to respawn, the players hesitated no longer.

Honestly, this Second Test hadn't been much fun. The Nine Dragons Secret Treasure questline was complete. All that seemed to remain was the Nine Dragons Struggle for Succession.

As long as they pushed the plot forward, players would be able to experience the gameplay of the Third Test sooner.

This version is so bad, not even a dog would play it!

The First Test was thrilling, but the Second Test was just a waste of time!

Crappy Game Designers!

If the Third Test really changed the entire world as players speculated, *that* would be their time to truly shine.

Version 2.0 is honestly garbage…

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