Long before following her senior brother to visit Senluo Wanxiang Sect and Blood Control Sect, Su Youyi had already reached the mid-phase of the Sixth Realm. After such a long period of training, she had actually accumulated enough experience for advancement.

However, due to the continuous succession of events, Su Youyi never found a suitable opportunity for a breakthrough. Now, with the help of the Eight Desolate Spirit Realm Bamboo, she was able to advance directly to the Seventh Realm after a brief period of preparation, skipping the latter stages of the Sixth Realm altogether.

To reach the Seventh Realm, one must glimpse into certain Laws. This challenge, which should have obstructed the majority of Cultivators, seemed as though it did not exist for Su Youyi.

The path she seeks now is "to condense the Sword Dao of the world into her own Emperor's Crown." This already far exceeded the power of mere Laws and even touched upon the Origin itself.

Thus, the Law Comprehension that halted countless Cultivators was to Su Youyi nothing more than a thin veil, easily pierced with a poke. In fact, some of the Laws of Sword Dao were already embedded within the patterns adorning her Sword Dao Emperor's Crown.

After her breakthrough, Su Youyi disappeared from the players' view, leading them to assume that she must have gone to consolidate her cultivation.

But in reality, Su Youyi was concerned about her senior brother's closed-door cultivation, so she went directly to the periphery of Liang Yi's retreat to wait.

Although she had utmost confidence in her senior brother, she still felt the need to personally guard him to have peace of mind.

The players, after witnessing the phenomenal sights of Su Youyi's breakthrough, were thoroughly satisfied, assuming that this concluded the event.

Yet, after a brief wait, just as the CG was about to end, the scene suddenly shifted to the area surrounding Liang Yi, who was still in seclusion, right before the players' eyes.

This fleeting glimpse, seeming without beginning or end, was instantly understood by the shrewd players!

"Holy shit, so cool! Who is this NPC?"

Some newbies who had just started playing the game were stunned by Liang Yi's otherworldly handsome appearance.

Males were swept away by Youyi, while females and males alike were captivated by Liang Yi!

"I told you Boss Liang had to make a grand entrance, right? A fleeting glimpse right at the end, don't you get it?"

A player from Purple Cloud Sect clapped their hands excitedly and said.

But there were still a fair number of players who didn't understand what was going on. They flocked to the forums to ask questions, attracting a lot of "know-it-alls."

"People in the know, understand; those who don't, won't even if you tell them. Don't ask; there are too many interests involved, and it wouldn't be good for you. All I can say is that the waters are deep; we've deleted the information from the forum, so all I can say is that those who understand, do; those who don't, there's no helping it."

The successive responses from these so-called know-it-alls only made the situation more confusing, but regardless, all new players who had fallen for the game remembered the character who made such an impressive appearance in the mid-game CG.

Being handsome is a lifelong trait; a good-looking person can instantly max out their likability.

"These characters appearing in the version CG must be key to the content of this update, right?"

Bai Xiaomo, who had just finished watching the CG, was discussing the plot with some high-level Lone Wolf players in a discussion group.

"Judging by the scene, if things go as expected, it's likely related to war. The intensity of the scenes suggests the scale of this war is probably significant."

Ju Xiaobei uploaded the high-definition CG he had casually recorded to the discussion group and speculated.

"So, looking at it this way, Banished Immortal, Su Youyi, and the Boss should be the key figures in this version, right?"

A high-level Inner Sect player from Complete Heaven Sect pondered, knowing that an expansion would never feature something unrelated to the version's content.

After the first half of the CG hinted at a war-related update, the three characters who appeared later must be key to this update.

"What do you think, Dog Bites Bun?"

"Taoist Sect is awesome, how else could we look at it?"

In another corner of the discussion group, a chubby monk dressed in robes spread his hands.

"All three key figures are from the Taoist Sect; what's there not to understand? It's just that the game's number one sect truly lives up to its reputation!"

Despite being from Zen Sect, the chubby monk once aspired to join the Taoist Sect.

He realized that from the Sect Master to the lowest Disciple, everyone in the Taoist Sect was exceptionally handsome. Moreover, the bragging rights from joining such a secretive sect were enough to fatally attract a player who loved looks and showing off like him.

And as a player who entered the game from the start, his instincts told him that the Taoist Sect, or more specifically Liang Yi within the sect, might just be one of those pivotal NPCs in the game's storyline.

Following such an NPC, one would undoubtedly gain Equipment, Levels, secret treasures, and Skills.

But harsh reality, like rain slapdash on his face, reminded him that joining the Taoist Sect was a dream too far, for he had not even touched the door of the sect.

Additionally, Liang Yi had not yet founded the Purple Cloud Sect, and by the time he did, the chubby monk was about to become a True Inheritor of the Zen Sect and couldn't simply throw everything away and switch to another sect.

"Keep it low-key, it's just generally awesome."

Both Ju Xiaobei and Bai Xiaomo got excited at the mention, though Boss Liang had said that Purple Cloud Sect had nothing to do with Taoist Sect, no one believed it.

According to Bai Xiaomo's investigations, including native members, at least sixty percent came for the reputation of Taoist Sect; everyone knew that the world's number one Banished Immortal was the master of Purple Cloud Sect's Sect Master Liang Yi.

The remaining forty percent came either for Boss Liang's handsome face, lusting after him, or for the unmatched welfare and treatment offered by Purple Cloud Sect.

Thus, the vast majority of players believed that their fortunes were tied to the Taoist Sect, and even the current Supreme Elder of Purple Cloud Sect, Zi Xuan Bu, who was in charge of the sect's affairs, acknowledged this point.

"Heh."

Dog Bites Bun sneered sideways, unwilling to engage with those two smug bastards. If it weren't for being thrown into the godforsaken land of Desert North at birth, he would definitely have been clinging to Boss Liang's thigh by now, how could these two have had a chance?

Now, with the added benefit from Purple Cloud Sect, their Levels were even higher than his.

Annoyed, he decided to disregard the information he wanted to share about the unusual actions of the Zen Sect's abbot and other disciples.

"If there's nothing else to discuss, let's get into the game and see for ourselves."

The discussion group, led by Bai Xiaomo and Ju Xiaobei, briefly discussed the new version and then disconnected one after another, eager to experience the new update.

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