My junior sister sees everyone as a heretical cultivator.

Chapter 2: As expected, they are a heretical sect! They actually took advantage of my unpreparedness and laid a hand on me!
Guixi Sect.

Lin Qingfeng was in a pretty good mood today.

Finally, the first proper sect mission since the sect's founding appeared in the sect channel.

[Task: Guide]

[Task Description: A new being desires to join the Guixi Sect. Please have Senior Brother Lin Qingfeng go and guide them, showing them around the sect.]

[Born with a pseudo-spiritual root of the four elements: metal, wood, water, and earth. The path to immortality is worrisome; the aptitude is dull, and the foundation is of the lowest quality.]

[Task Rewards: 100 Sect Contribution Points, 500 Cultivation Points, 10 Sect Reputation Points.]

Lin Qingfeng looked at the mission panel, and although the rewards weren't much, he was still all smiles.

After being open for so long, an NPC has finally taken the bait!
Although his qualifications don't seem that great, he's still the first one!

Lin Qingfeng jumped up excitedly from the cold jade bed.

The game "Jintian" offers players two completely different paths at the start.

The first path: [Native birth].

Players who choose this path will start from scratch as ordinary people in the vast world of cultivation.

They need to travel around on their own to find their destiny with the immortals.

Alternatively, one can join an NPC's sect and compete with thousands of other players for limited resources and quests.

Or one could become a rogue cultivator, without the protection and resources of a sect, but with the advantage of freedom.

This path leaves many big spenders clueless, with money to burn but nowhere to use it, but it's the best choice for players who crave immersion.

The other path is to [establish a sect or school].

This road can be described as a broad avenue prepared for player guilds and big spenders.

As long as players invest enough real money in the initial stage, they can directly create their own sect.

When a sect's founder reaches level three, the process of handing over the sect leadership will begin, and after the newbie protection period,
The system NPC will automatically transfer the sect leader title, making the person the sect leader, unlocking more sect gameplay, and granting them supreme authority.

Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious.

Once the protection of newbies is lost, when faced with the crisis of sect destruction, unless a large amount of spirit stones are spent to ask the retired "former sect leader" elder to take action, the sect will be destroyed and the people will die.

However, if players do not actively become sect leaders, they will not be able to participate in the "Demon Suppression Ceremony," and their activity range will be limited, preventing them from exploring a wider world.

And, more importantly.

Once a player becomes the sect leader, all the resources produced within the sect will be distributed by the sect leader, ensuring that the benefits stay within the sect.

Furthermore, the sect will be equipped with a series of functional NPCs, including those for transferring skills, refining pills, crafting weapons, and completing quests.

This stark difference in gaming experience led to a surge of player guilds flocking to the server after its launch, each establishing their own faction within the cultivation world.

As a result, a whole host of bizarre sects appeared in the game.

There are all sorts of sects, such as the "Underpants Sect," the "Palu Sect," the "Beggar Sect," and even a sect with a particularly peculiar art style called the "Dharma Cultivation Sanda Sect"...

These nonsensical sect names would probably cause even stray dogs to avoid them, let alone native NPCs.

Because players with low sect levels are limited to the mountain area they arrive in, they cannot travel far to deceive native NPCs, which has caused many guilds to get stuck on the first official main quest after the sect construction task.

But their Guixi Sect is different!

Listen!

Guixi Sect!
How ancient, how authentic, how with the flavor of native fantasy!

It also subtly implies that the person is placed in a box upon landing and sent to their death.

Lin Qingfeng was extremely satisfied!

In order to attract a real native NPC to come and pay homage, their guild really went all out.

Even later-stage structures like the "Demon-Locking Tower" and the "Questioning Ladder" were built by them through sheer spending money.

But several months passed and they didn't see a single ghost.

Looking at the "Forgetful Qiao Family Clan" next door, although no NPCs took the bait, they became a hit on game forums just by wearing hoods and singing in front of the mountain gate!

They've even started holding masked concerts in real life to fleece fans.

The tickets they sell are more expensive than those for A-list celebrities!
I'm so angry!
How come their sect, which is so proper and upright, hasn't even made a ripple yet?

Even more critically, the official trailer for the major expansion "Demon Suppression Ceremony" states that the minimum requirement for players' sects to participate is that their sect level must reach level three!
Without native NPC disciples, the main quest cannot be completed and leveling up is impossible!
This is a vicious cycle!
If we can't recruit more people, they won't even be qualified to participate in the preliminary selection!
Lin Qingfeng didn't say it, but he was already so anxious he was practically growing mold inside.

Now, finally!
Watch until the clouds open and the moon shines!
Although this was a poorly qualified native disciple.

But this is a small step for my sect to attract the natives, but a giant leap for the entire Guixi Sect to surpass those idiotic sects! Isn't this going to take off?

Wuhu!

Before this, apart from the players, the only other people in the sect were a bunch of expressionless NPCs given by the system, like Qian Buyu.

This person holds multiple positions: sect leader, elder in charge of skill transmission, mission elder, and also the steward in charge of registration at the Hall of Affairs...

To put it simply, wherever there's an NPC who needs to stand there as a background character, there's always a poker-faced guy named "Qian Buyu".

This guy occasionally causes some minor glitches, like suddenly getting stuck in a corner while he's talking, or pointing at thin air.

The task reward system often displays garbled characters, and the most outrageous instance was that it directly teleported everyone back to the initial spawn point.

People are used to it, and they often take screenshots and post them on the forum, which has become a major source of amusement in their daily gaming routine.

But today is different!

What's here is what the official website has highlighted in bold as a "highly intelligent interactive NPC"!
This means there will be junior brothers and sisters who can think for themselves and provide feedback after doing their work!
Lin Qingfeng rushed towards the mountain gate with great anticipation, his mind already racing, planning how to showcase the style of his excellent cultivation sect and completely fool this junior who was just embarking on the path of immortality.

This made her realize that joining the Guixi Sect was the best decision she ever made!
With this in mind, Lin Qingfeng finally arrived at the mountain gate.

Then, he saw his future junior sister.

A slender woman in red was at the mountain gate, constantly going in and out.
Come in again, then go out again;
Left foot in, right foot in, left foot out, right foot out...

His expression shifted from shock to confusion, and even a hint of fascination.

The smile on Lin Qingfeng's face gradually disappeared.

My heart, which was just warm a moment ago, instantly turned cold.

What... what's going on?!
The character model is stuck on the map boundary?
Or did it trigger some kind of bug?

Where is the promised high intelligence?
That's it?

RNM, get your money back!
He looked at the girl who was still jumping back and forth at the door, and finally sighed.

Alas, forget it.

He was already quite mediocre, and his brain didn't seem to work very well either.

But no matter how bad she is, she's still our sect's first native NPC. We have to lure her in, even if it means crying!
I can do it!

Come on!

Lin Qingfeng took a deep breath, straightened his clothes and expression, and went to meet him.

He had prepared for the worst, ready to face an ancient god NPC who might utter a bunch of mysterious whispers.

But just as he approached, the girl at the door suddenly stopped.

She stood motionless inside the door, seemingly deep in thought.

Ok?
Lin Qingfeng perked up; was the blockage gone?
Or was that just a normal phenomenon when loading character models?
He was overjoyed and quickly walked up to the girl.

"Hello, my future junior sister, welcome to Guixi..."

The girl didn't react, keeping her head down as if she hadn't heard anything.

Lin Qingfeng's smile faltered once again.

isn't it?
Can't you see me, a living, breathing person, standing right in front of you?
Is there a problem with the hearing module, or is it loading?
Oh no, this NPC not only has a bug in his legs, but also some problems with his brain and ears.

This isn't high intelligence, this is clearly high idiocy!
His forehead veins bulged as he forcibly suppressed the urge to post on the forum to rant against the game company. He then leaned forward and tentatively patted the girl's shoulder.

"You came?"

"Junior sister? Can you hear me?"

"what--!!!"

A scream nearly pierced Lin Qingfeng's eardrums, echoing endlessly in front of the empty mountain gate.

Even Lin Qingfeng himself was startled.

The girl in front of him was thrown back more than three steps as if she had been electrocuted.

She then looked at him with a terrified expression, her little hands involuntarily protecting her chest.

"What are you doing?!"

Why did you suddenly appear next to me?!
What...what did you just do to me?!

He really is a demonic sorcerer!
How dare you try to take liberties with me in broad daylight!
(End of this chapter)