Borrowing a sword

Chapter 6 Two Main Characters
"He's such a good actor!" the fox-faced man thought to himself.

Seeing me, this fool, getting soaked in the rain, it actually made all the raindrops around me freeze in mid-air.

Raindrops floated in front of Chu Huaixu, crystal clear yet motionless, defying the laws of nature.

He was already soaked to the bone, and curiously raised a finger to gently poke one of the raindrops.

"It can't be poked?" he wondered in surprise.

He soon realized that it was because each raindrop was enveloped by a layer of power he couldn't see.

Because they were enveloped by this power, the shocking scene before our eyes was created.

As for the source of this power, it's easy to guess.

Chu Huaixu looked up at the man in the sky whose appearance he couldn't make out, and his mind was filled with just two words:
"Load the cargo!"

Under the oil-paper umbrella, Han Shuangjiang tightened her grip on the umbrella handle slightly with her right hand.

Although she still appeared cold and aloof, with a calm expression, she was inwardly utterly shocked.

"To fly through the air—that's the mark of a great cultivator!"

In the Xuanhuang Realm, cultivators are divided into nine realms. Once a cultivator reaches the fifth realm, they are revered as a great cultivator.

The most obvious characteristic of a great cultivator is that they can fly through the air without relying on external objects.

People with such strength are few and far between, even among the four major sects of the Mirror Kingdom.

It should be noted that even the sect leader, the holy maiden, and the holy son of the Joyful Sect, where Han Shuangjiang once belonged, had never reached the fifth realm in strength.

To be precise, that sect leader with the big, fat buttocks and silver tongue was merely at the third realm.

If a real fight were to break out, a great cultivator could suppress him with a mere flick of his finger!

However, based on Han Shuangjiang's understanding of the Joyful Sect, she knew very well that under these circumstances, the people in the sect would probably kneel down and put that finger in their mouths.

Upon realizing this, she immediately shook her head gently, dispelling her wild thoughts and memories of the past.

She truly didn't want to recall that place where decadent sounds filled the air all day long.

Within the Joyful Sect, a culture of comparison is rampant. One can only imagine what people are comparing themselves to each other in this place.

Han Shuangjiang did not want to one day become someone else's object of comparison.

I heard that the Holy Son and Holy Daughter also have the responsibility to teach their junior brothers and sisters in class and demonstrate "Joyful Entanglement" to everyone.
She just wanted to get rid of all this and take control of her own destiny!
The prerequisite for all of this is cultivation, which is becoming stronger!

Therefore, upon seeing that the other party was a great cultivator, Han Shuangjiang was first shocked, and then her heart was filled with excitement!
This is Wumeng Mountain outside the Daoist sect. It can be basically confirmed that the opponent is not only a powerhouse at least in the fifth realm, but he also most likely comes from the powerful Daoist sect!
"He didn't lie to me, that storyteller didn't lie to me!" Han Shuangjiang thought to herself.

"He said that if I came here at midnight tonight, I could join the Daoist sect, and it was actually true!"

Just a few days ago, she happened to meet a storyteller who told her the following story and then disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Could this truly be my destiny!" Han Shuangjiang raised her head, watching the figure in the sky slowly descend.

The person, dressed in a white robe, landed between Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang, creating a striking contrast among the three.

Chu Huaixu was soaking wet, but even the few strands of wet hair sticking to his forehead couldn't hide his handsomeness.

Han Shuangjiang held up the oil-paper umbrella, but even with a thin veil, her stunning beauty could not be concealed.

He's handsome, she's beautiful, and he's a great cultivator—he's practically a human being.

This person's white robe and overall demeanor gave off an incredibly otherworldly feeling.

But his appearance is just average.

If this were a period drama, the commotion he just caused, his imposing aura, and now the raindrops floating in the air—after creating such a grand spectacle, if the camera were to focus on his face, it would definitely disappoint the audience.

But Chu Huaixu was still surprised that he recognized him.

Before he traveled through time, the timeline in "Borrowing Swords" was 1997 in the Xuanli calendar. The game had been in open beta since 1991, which was 6 years ago.

At that time, as a veteran player, he had already reached level 49.

In the Xuanhuang Realm, before mortals can formally begin cultivation, they must first open their acupoints and strengthen their physical bodies before they can draw qi into their bodies and become cultivators of the first realm.

In the context of players, this "Breakthrough and Body Tempering" stage corresponds to levels 1-9.

Once a player reaches level 10, they are comparable to an NPC in the first realm.

Level 19 is equivalent to the Great Perfection of the First Realm!

Based on this calculation, Chu Huaixu's level 49 is equivalent to the Great Perfection of the Fourth Realm. If he advances another level to 50, he will be comparable to a great cultivator in the Xuanhuang Realm!
The reason I didn't level up is simply because the current game version's level cap is 49.

Although he had traveled through time, and the current timeline was Xuanli 1990, which was a year earlier, his memories had not disappeared, and he naturally recognized the celebrity in front of him.

"Li Chunsong, the sixth elder of the Daoist sect, is a terrifying existence at the seventh realm, and is a top-ranking expert in the entire Xuanhuang Realm."

"He also has many well-known names on gaming forums."

"Dead Gambler, Charity Gambling King, Li Chun's Gift."

This person is addicted to gambling; he's either gambling or on his way to gamble.

Fortunately, he always adhered to the principle of gambling in moderation and rarely gambled big, but he gambled frequently and loved to gamble on everything.

These nicknames come from the fact that they almost always lose at gambling.

Chu Huaixu never expected to meet him at the foot of Wumeng Mountain.

Besides that, he had no idea what the other party was planning to do.

It should be noted that even his previous level 49 character was no match for Li Chunsong.

Moreover, after this period of reflection, he had actually begun to have some guesses about his own identity.

"I was being hunted down by Xue Hu from the police station, which is under the jurisdiction of the Jing Kingdom's court."

"Xue Hu also said that I wanted to infiltrate the Taoist sect and plot something wicked."

"Then my [camp] is most likely on the opposite side of the Taoist sect and the imperial court."

"Damn it, then I might be from the Moon Kingdom!"

Standing before him now was a peerless expert, a prominent figure in the Daoist sect and a major figure in the cultivation world. What if this expert noticed something?
This set off alarm bells in Chu Huaixu's mind, making his body tense up, but he still tried his best to calm himself down.

Because he knew very well that he was actually quite "transparent" in front of a strong person of this level.

For example, if your heart is racing, the other person can easily sense it.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it all!" he cursed inwardly, his brain racing.

Cold sweat broke out on his body, mingling with the rainwater on his clothes.

The only thing he could offer was the hundred taels of silver notes in his pocket.

Chu Huaixu recalled all the information about Li Chunsong in his mind, and then glanced at Han Shuangjiang not far away.

He remembered clearly that a player from the Daoist sect had posted on the forum that the two "world protagonists" of the Eastern Continent Mirror Kingdom—Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing—were actually brought back to the Daoist sect by Li Chunsong.

At that moment, he also noticed that Li Chunsong glanced at him, was initially somewhat surprised, and then sighed slightly.

But after sighing, he didn't say much, only asking, "What are your names?"

"Han Shuangjiang".

"Preface to the Chu Huai Tree".

Upon hearing this, Li Chunsong glanced at them with interest and said, "Frost's Descent is one of the twenty-four solar terms. Huaixu is in April. Your names are quite interesting."

His tone and expression had a hint of mismatched matchmaking.

He waved his sleeve and said, "Alright, I won't go on with the small talk. I deliberately came a little earlier than the agreed time, but I didn't expect you two to arrive even earlier."

"Then come back to the Daoist sect with me."

These words immediately stirred up a storm in Chu Huaixu's heart.

However, the next moment, Li Chunsong gently pointed his finger forward, and he and Han Shuangjiang floated into the air, flying upwards with him.

Once all three had flown far away, the raindrops that had been suspended in mid-air finally fell to the ground.

On the other side, in the dense forest at the foot of Wumeng Mountain, a handsome young man named Xu Ziqing was extremely anxious.

Because he was in a hurry.

However, he was surrounded by police officers.

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