It is impossible to refresh.

Generally, this kind of setting becomes more expensive each time. The first time is 100, the second time is 200, the third time is 400, and so on.

And every time you refresh, there will be an option that looks more powerful but actually useless. The purpose is to tell you to continue, don't stop, the next refresh will be even more beautiful.

He is familiar with the trick of using sunk cost and expectation induction to stimulate player consumption. He will never fall for it.

Gu Chi ignored the refresh button and looked at the three options in front of him.

First, it can be determined that this is a ancient-style cultivation novel.

Many people have dreamed of wielding a sword and traveling the world. The main reason is that swordsmanship is really cool. With just a flick of the finger, clouds dance in the air, and the wind flutters the sword flowers. Without moving, the opponent is defeated.

With such elegance, which girl wouldn't be moved?

Gu Chi already had a mental image in his mind, so he chose the third technique.

"Melodious Immortal Sound" - Immortal version of Lion's Roar.

There are two reasons not to choose "Condensing Qi Decision".

First, it cannot be used directly and must be paired with a mind technique. For this, he would have to go to the Sword Sect, which is too troublesome.

Second, it is not necessary to use a sword when traveling the world. A spear can also be used.

From the background introduction, Northern Rivers is a mortal realm where spiritual energy has just recovered. The martial power should not be too high, so a spear is more effective than a sword within seven steps, accurate and fast.

As for whether it is handsome or not...

Gu Chi felt that a charm point of 9.1 did not need to consider this aspect.

The reasons for not choosing "Flourishing Pen Creates Flowers" and "Condensing Qi Decision" are the same.

Northern Rivers has a dynasty and a sect. With 100 players, it is clear that this map must be very large, but he doesn't know where Junzi Pavilion and Sword Sect are.

It's just an initial ability, not worth the trouble.

In comparison, the cost-effectiveness of "Melodious Immortal Sound" is very high, as it can be directly used with the Speech Spirit Technique.

[Obtained temporary skill: Melodious Immortal Sound]

The text gradually disappeared, and a scroll appeared in front of Gu Chi.

[Please select the place where you want to settle]

The scroll unfolded, revealing a magnificent landscape in front of Gu Chi.

There was no text on it, and he could only roughly judge that this territory was divided into five regions based on the terrain and town outlines.

The upper right corner was a vast sea, with a white mist at the other end, making it impossible to see anything. Obviously, it couldn't be chosen.

After a little thought, Gu Chi chose a small town in the central region.

There was no specific mission for this instance, but there was a keyword - "Famous in Northern Rivers".

It should be related to reputation.

And the central region had dense towns, making it more convenient for both reputation farming and running the map.

[You have chosen Jiangyan Town]

[The real-time player ranking will open after one hour. You can check it in the personal interface]

[Please explore more rules on your own. Have a pleasant game]

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Northern Rivers.

Qianyuan Kingdom, Frontier State.

Jiangyan Town.

The night was as dark as ink, with a few stars in the sky. The stone lanterns with windows on three sides by the roadside were lit, casting a faint light.

It was already midnight.

According to usual practice, the night watchman should have rung the gong three times by now, one slow and two fast.

But the sound of the gong had not come, making tonight unusually quiet.

But not peaceful.

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The night watchman was dead.

In a certain alley in the south of the town, the night watchman in a horse coat lay on the ground. His lantern was tilted against the wall, illuminating a pool of blood. The copper gong had rolled somewhere... oh, it was being stepped on by a black shoe and white sock.

There was not only one night watchman in the alley.

But three.

The other two held knives in their hands, one of which was still dripping with blood.

They were all dressed in night clothes, but not wearing masks.

The face towels of the two had been pulled down to their chins, perhaps that was the reason why the night watchman died.

This was not a evenly matched fight.

The black-clothed person on the left was small in stature, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth as he held his shoulder, and his back was slightly bent. The green life lamp hanging on the wall was like a flickering candle in the wind, as if it could be extinguished at any time.

The black-clothed person on the right, who was strong in build, was unharmed, and his life lamp was shining brightly, like a green light bulb.

Why would they have life lamps when fighting?

This is a long story.

Both of them were disciples of the Mountain Ghost Sect, but one was a miscellaneous disciple and the other was a formal disciple.

In fact, as a mini-sect that transformed from a bandit stronghold, there was no need to distinguish these things so clearly. After all, there weren't many people.

But times have changed. Now it is a time of abundant spiritual energy, and everyone is striving to cultivate. The Mountain Ghost Sect naturally has to keep up with the trend, at least to show the appearance of a sect, so as not to be looked down upon by peers.

Zhang Qing used to be a small follower, but now he has become a miscellaneous disciple. The title sounds better, but the work hasn't changed much.

He used to guard the gate, and now he still guards the gate. The only difference is that the money he gets from sharing and the year-end reward have become less.

Because the money was used to renovate the stronghold and was given to senior brothers and sisters with better cultivation talents.

He thought that with the arrival of spiritual energy, everything would develop in a better direction, but he didn't expect his life to get worse day by day.

Especially this life lamp.

It was sent by the Fuyan Sect behind the Mountain Ghost Sect. It can directly control a person's life and death, turning them into puppets who can never turn the tables.

So Zhang Qing rebelled.

It's just one person rebelling.

He took advantage of the sect master's inattentiveness during cultivation and secretly took the life lamp, along with a stolen bottle of elixir.

He didn't know what kind of elixir it was, but it could be placed together with the life lamp in a place that even formal disciples couldn't touch, so it must not be ordinary.

This is also the reason why Li Meng appeared here.

He witnessed the whole process of Zhang Qing stealing and running away, and knew that he couldn't resist the temptation of that bottle of elixir.Moreover, he had had enough of being at the mercy of others. Although the treatment of a formal disciple was better than that of a menial worker, it wasn't much better. In the end, he was still a plaything in the hands of others.

Therefore, Li Meng decisively stole the Life Lamp and chased after them without even taking the money.

Fighting with the Life Lamp was really stupid, but luckily, the other party was the same, so it didn't matter.

They didn't care about the Life Lamp, it was a fair competition.

And his cultivation was higher than Zhang Qing's, the advantage was on his side.

"Hand over the elixir, and I will spare your life for the sake of our past as fellow disciples," Li Meng said in a low voice.

His deep voice, coupled with his burly figure, was extremely oppressive.

But how could Zhang Qing submit?

He had finally managed to escape. As long as he left the territory of Jiangyan Town, the Mountain Ghost Sect could no longer control him. From then on, he could fly as high as a bird and leap as far as a fish in the sea. Even if he didn't have enough talent to cultivate into an immortal, selling the elixir would still earn him a lot of money. At that time, he could marry several wives and have a bunch of sons. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

For the sake of his future, Zhang Qing fought with all his might!

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and charged at Li Meng.

"Overestimating your abilities," Li Meng snorted, raising his sword to meet him.

As the distance closed, the two quickly began to fight.

Relying on a desperate determination, Zhang Qing was evenly matched with Li Meng for a while.

Sparks flew as their blades clashed, and in the blink of an eye, they had exchanged more than a dozen moves, each landing hits on the other.

But the lack of strength was a fatal flaw. As the fight went on, Zhang Qing began to falter, giving Li Meng the opportunity to leave several bloody wounds on his body.

With another slash, Zhang Qing's movements had become somewhat sluggish, unable to keep up with Li Meng's attack speed. Li Meng took this opportunity to raise his left hand and ruthlessly slapped Zhang Qing's chest. The resulting shockwave shattered the clothes on Zhang Qing's chest, leaving a sunken palm print.

"Puh!" Zhang Qing immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, flying backwards and tumbling several times before lying motionless on the ground.

Li Meng had used all his strength in that palm strike, all his body-forging skills were concentrated in it. If Zhang Qing didn't die, he would at least be severely injured.

Li Meng had great confidence in his own strength, but he didn't let his guard down because of it.

To kill a man, one must strike again. Li Meng's eyes flashed with a murderous light, and he rushed towards Zhang Qing at the fastest speed, intending to kill him completely to avoid any changes.

But just as he raised his sword, Zhang Qing suddenly rolled over and threw out a streak of light.

"I knew it!" Li Meng was prepared and easily dodged the spirit-tempering hidden weapon.

"Good dodge... cough, cough." Zhang Qing coughed up blood while laughing.

Li Meng realized something was wrong, turned his head abruptly, and saw the streak of light hitting his Life Lamp.

"Shh."

A soft sound.

The lamp shattered, the flame extinguished.

In an instant, Li Meng's eyes became pitch black, as if his soul had been sucked out.

Only then did he realize that he had made a fatal mistake. He shouldn't have chased after Zhang Qing, he should have gone straight to destroy Zhang Qing's Life Lamp.

In the end, it was due to his lack of experience, he had never fought in a match involving the Life Lamp.

The vitality in his body was rapidly draining away. Li Meng knew he couldn't strike again. At this point, turning his head and striking with his sword would be too slow, and Zhang Qing could easily dodge it with a roll.

But the Life Lamp wouldn't dodge.

At the brink of death, Li Meng mustered the last bit of his strength and threw his sword at Zhang Qing's lamp.

He wanted to drag this despicable bastard down with him!

At this moment, Zhang Qing was also at the end of his rope. He wanted to stop it, but he didn't have the strength to continue.

He could only watch helplessly as the sword flew towards his Life Lamp.

The Life Lamp refined by the Fuyan Sect for the Mountain Ghost Sect was extremely fragile and would shatter at the slightest heavy impact.

Unfortunately, Li Meng missed.

The hilt of the sword hit the wall, knocking the Life Lamp to the ground.

At this moment, Zhang Qing's heart was in his throat.

A second later, he burst into laughter again.

"It didn't break! Hahaha, it didn't break!"

"Surviving a great disaster means good luck is coming. I, Zhang Qing, will surely achieve great things in the future! Hahaha!"

At this moment, the air near the Life Lamp suddenly twisted, opening a crack, which then expanded.

It was as if someone had shattered the void and torn open a door with their bare hands.

A foot stepped out from the door.

The laughter stopped abruptly.

Zhang Qing's eyes widened in horror, and he shouted in despair, "No!!!"

But the person seemed not to hear his voice, and the foot still stepped down.

"Shh."

The Life Lamp shattered.

Gu Chi: "Huh?"

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