Absolute Destiny Game-Chapter 1189 - 35: The Truth of the Great Thousand Worlds (Part 2)

He changed his tone, becoming more serious: "However, if you truly want to persuade me, relying on deception and concealment is absolutely impossible. Those things you said earlier about how wonderful the Great Thousand Worlds are, I’ll just assume you were bragging, and haven’t heard them. Now, let’s be frank, tell me the real situation of the Great Thousand Worlds."

Xiao Jie leaned forward slightly, his tone exceptionally solemn: "Let me make it clear first, if I suspect you’re still trying to deceive me, I absolutely won’t go. Suspicion only leads to vigilance, and vigilance inevitably leads to being guarded. Once I become cautious, I’ll only assume the worst-case scenario. So you might as well be honest and lay out the pros and cons, risks, and opportunities. I’ll naturally make a decision whether to go to the Great Thousand Worlds based on the information you provide."

Heavenly Venerate saw the undeniable look in Xiao Jie’s eyes and knew that playing tricks was already meaningless, instead, he might completely lose this potential, extremely valuable ally. He sighed helplessly and nodded.

"Alright, alright... you’re impressive. I’ll speak candidly." He rubbed his face, trying to appear more sincere, "Actually... what I told you earlier wasn’t too far off, just... intentionally overlooked or beautified some key ’details’."

Saying this, Heavenly Venerate seemed to unload his burden and started narrating to Xiao Jie. Perhaps to truly gain Xiao Jie’s trust, or maybe because he has struggled alone in the Great Thousand Worlds for so long, with too many secrets and pressures that no one to confide in, he finally found a person who could understand his situation to talk to. Once the conversation began, Heavenly Venerate couldn’t stop talking, like a chatterbox, directly starting from when he first entered the game. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

According to Heavenly Venerate’s description, he was indeed one of the earliest public beta players of "Old Soil". Just like most players, initially he was near some newbie village, using crude weapons, cautiously fighting the lowest-level little monsters, gradually accumulating experience points and copper coins.

Later, after gaining some strength, he went to a nearby system town, teamed up with a group of online friends, enthusiastically exploring further outdoor maps, full of yearning for the unknown world.

"And then?" Heavenly Venerate smiled self-mockingly, "luck was ’amazingly’ good, I directly encountered a high level area patrol Demon King Boss in the wild, the team instantly annihilated. I was the only one, relying on some luck and life-saving skills learned at the time, rolling and crawling to escape into the deep mountains and forests. It was truly tragic then, running out of ammo, health bar near empty, with the Boss’s minions chasing, seemingly hopeless, yet because being in combat state couldn’t directly log off, it was utterly despairing..."

"Just when I thought I was completely finished," his tone became somewhat odd, "I stumbled upon an old man with a white beard in a secluded valley - yes, exactly like you’re thinking, an Immortal in hiding."

The subsequent experience, in Heavenly Venerate’s words, seemed somewhat "cliché". Nothing more than following this Immortal to cultivate, keeping the Immortal company, doing a lot of tedious and even bizarre daily tasks to increase favorability, during this period triggering some chance opportunities and hidden quests, ultimately successfully obtained Immortal Fate, embarked on the Immortal Road, and finally met the conditions to ’Ascend’ to the Great Thousand Worlds.

Listening, Xiao Jie mused to himself: "This guy’s luck is really against the heavens. Surviving in a desperate situation, directly encountering a hidden Immortal, this probability is probably lower than winning the lottery. No wonder he became the first Immortal among players.

However, this kind of encounter, coincidentally aligns with Gu Feiyu’s theory."

"Alright, that’s about all for the prelude." Heavenly Venerate finished reminiscing, his expression regained seriousness, "Now let’s talk about the real situation of the Great Thousand Worlds."

"Firstly, regarding safety." He carefully chose his words, "The Great Thousand Worlds, generally speaking, if you’re willing to survive cautiously, only operate in the outer circle areas, fighting those ordinary monsters, it’s relatively safe. Even if you accidentally die, you can revive just like in the Jiuzhou World, though you’ll fall into a period of ’weakness’, losing some current level experience points or ’Tao’."

"However—" he emphasized, looking directly at Xiao Jie, "if you’re not satisfied with this, wanting to quickly improve cultivation, increase strength, gain truly powerful strength, top-tier treasures, and Immortal Law, then you have to take risks."

"In the Great Thousand Worlds, there are many instances known as ’secret realms’. These secret realms produce the best batch of treasures in the current version. And within these secret realms occasionally appears an extremely special, refresh randomly, difficult to encounter instance type, known as—Origin Secret Realm."

Heavenly Venerate’s face showed a mix of awe and yearning: "The monsters in these ’Origin Secret Realms’ are known as [Law Manifestation] or [Concept Manifestation]. They are not only absurdly strong, far exceeding the same level ordinary secret realm monsters, but more crucially, they possess powers that touch the origin of the world, having the terrifying ability to truly kill Immortals, causing their form and spirit to be extinguished!"

"Once players die in such secret realms..." Heavenly Venerate made a throat-cutting gesture, looking grave, "it’s very likely a true death. Even though we possess the immortality characteristic of Immortals, under the impact of that Source Power, survival is very difficult. It’s permanent death, character deletion, everything reset."

"But!" He swiftly changed his tone, eyes burning brightly, "High risk means high reward! Once successfully clearing the ’Origin Secret Realm’, you can obtain legendary ’Origin Level’ treasures that can directly enhance life levels, touch the root of the Grand Dao, and even grant possessors partial world permissions! These treasures are often unique, containing unfathomable mighty force, keys to supreme realms, and the ultimate pursuit eagerly sought by all top players, willing to gamble everything for!"

"But such things..." Heavenly Venerate’s tone became downcast again, shrugging, "I’ve never succeeded. Because one person simply can’t clear it. The mechanisms there are complex, monster strength is abnormal, you must rely on sincere cooperative teams. But joining other small groups, it’s easy to be betrayed by teammates at critical moments, even deliberately killed for loot. So, I can only go solo, staying far away from there, thus naturally remaining without top-tier treasures."

Xiao Jie nodded thoughtfully. Heavenly Venerate’s description sounded much more reasonable, aligning with his understanding of high risk-high reward games. A lone wolf struggling in top-tier team instances is a prevalent truth in the MMO world.

However, merely from Heavenly Venerate’s description of the risks and rewards, Xiao Jie still could not develop a clear understanding of the overall background and atmosphere of the "Great Thousand Worlds". He needed a more macro-level grasp.

"Then, what’s the game background of this Great Thousand Worlds like?" Xiao Jie changed direction in his questioning, "How is its worldview structured? Are there any clear main storylines? Give me a detailed introduction."

Heavenly Venerate nodded, seeming eager to share this information, which makes him appear more sincere. He cleared his throat and continued introducing.