Our Righteous Path Is Not as Righteous as You Think

Zhong Yi was having a very comfortable time at the peak of Thunder God Peak.

Zhao Wendao called it a punishment, but in reality, he was just worried about people gossiping. He did not even confiscate the Illusion Tower.

Every day, Zhong Yi pretended to reflect on his mistakes, but in fact, he was having a blast launching fierce assaults in Operation Xianyuanzhou with Zhou Yue.

The only drawback was that from time to time, the illusion realm would be struck by Nine Heavens Divine Lightning, creating special lightning effects.

This made it hard for Zhong Yi to tell if Luna's electric arrows were nearby. Once, he stood on Luna's electric arrow for ages without realizing it, simply thinking he had been struck by the divine lightning again.

Three days passed in a flash.

Zhong Yi's cultivator level had already reached level 12, having just unlocked the confidential difficulty of Dam No. 0.

"Old Zhou, should we go to Longbow Valley to do another mission?" Zhong Yi suggested.

"No, no, no, Longbow Valley is too big, and it is full of campers playing with snipers!"

Zhou Yue quickly waved his hands, his mind filled with the scene from last night when he joyfully walked out of the Diamond Restaurant, only to be sniped on the great plains and forced to scurry away with his head in his hands.

"If we are talking about campers, how can Longbow compare to the Dam? There are crazy people everywhere..." Zhou Qiaoling could not help but complain.

The map of Longbow Valley was too big, while the map of Dam No. 0 was too small.

After every team landed and looted, they would tacitly head to the administrative building in the center of the map.

They would do nothing but lie prone.

Waiting for others to deliver goods to their doorstep.

There were all kinds of unpredictable hiding spots; it was impossible to clear them all.

"Playing Longbow is fine, but Old Zhong, you have to mod a good gun for me... I am not using the standard set anymore, I want to kill these sniper brats!" Zhou Yue said through gritted teeth.

"Is the Heavenly Soldier Type Four not good?" Zhong Yi was a bit confused. This was his proudest modified creation; the recoil was very small, and even he could control it.

"No, the power of the 5.56 spirit bullets is too weak, it feels like it is just scratching them..." Zhou Yue shook his head.

"You want something with high power? The Heavenly Soldier Series Type Fourteen seems okay, but the recoil is a bit high. I do not know if you can handle it, Old Zhou." Zhong Yi's lips curled up slightly. When he entered his area of expertise, his speech carried a distinct aura.

Zhou Yue immediately expressed his dissatisfaction. "Are you kidding? Is there a gun I cannot control? Just mod it, I only want high power!"

For cultivators, the gun modification feature was relatively easy to understand.

Lu Ze differentiated various accessories through runes and formations on them; once equipped, they would bring attribute changes to the firearms.

After discovering the ingenuity of this feature, Zhong Yi often became addicted to it, staying in the shooting range for a whole day at a time.

The guns he modified were all highly sought after when posted on the forums.

There were even rumors that in some remote, small sects where few people visited the forums, someone was selling Zhong Yi's gun modification blueprints at a high price...

There was no other reason.

The guns Zhong Yi modified were all ones whose recoil he himself could control.

They were all top-tier, incredibly easy-to-use godly guns.

Just as Zhong Yi arrived at the modification bench, ready to show off his skills, a voice like a sudden clap of thunder rang in his ears:

"Zhong Yi!"

Zhong Yi was instantly frightened into a shiver, and his figure disappeared from the team space in a flash.

"Master! Your disciple is here..."

Zhong Yi hastily tried to stuff the Illusion Tower into his storage ring.

"Stop hiding it, your master is not blind."

Zhao Wendao was somewhat speechless, but a smile soon appeared on his face.

"The matter of facing the wall in reflection has passed."

"Huh? Why?"

Zhong Yi was startled, actually feeling a bit reluctant.

Although it was uncomfortable being struck by divine lightning every day, he had gotten used to it after a while.

Moreover, he could play Operation Xianyuanzhou here every day without being disturbed by trivial matters.

Once he got out, he would have to go give a lecture every half a month...

"This disciple has misled others and feels guilty. I volunteer to be punished here!"

Thinking of this, Zhong Yi immediately requested additional punishment.

"???"

Zhao Wendao was so angry that the corners of his mouth twitched.

How could he not know what Zhong Yi was thinking?

"Punishment my ass!"

Zhao Wendao waved his palm, and the sky full of divine lightning completely dispersed. Soft sunlight filtered through the clouds and landed on Zhong Yi.

"Not only will you not be punished, but you will also be heavily rewarded!"

"Heavily rewarded?"

"That is right... That set of bullshit theories you spouted a few days ago saved thirty-four lives in our Lingxiao Sect!"

Zhao Wendao patted Zhong Yi's shoulder with a gratified expression.

The disciples in the academy that day were going to a secret realm for experiential learning the next day, so Zhao Wendao temporarily arranged for Zhong Yi to teach them his secret realm experience.

"No one expected... the demonic path actually mixed in among some sect disciples and set up formations directly at the exit of the secret realm, intending to intercept and kill the new generation of blood from the major sects!"

"Fortunately, our Lingxiao Sect disciples really listened to your experience and used spells to investigate in front of the teleportation array, discovering that something was wrong in advance... Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

After hearing Zhao Wendao's account, Zhong Yi's heart sank.

The demonic path had been quiet for a hundred years, but in recent years, it seemed to be gradually becoming active.

He did not know what the reason was.

"By the way, why did you suddenly impart this kind of insight? Generally speaking, our righteous path cultivators would absolutely not resort to such underhanded tactics..."

Zhao Wendao could not help but be a bit curious.

The cultivation world had been peaceful for nearly a thousand years. Although there was friction between righteous sects, on the surface, they placed great importance on morality and justice.

There had never been an instance of ambushing a teleportation array.

"Actually..."

Zhong Yi smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"We righteous path cultivators... are not as upright as you think..."

...

...

Seven days after Operation Xianyuanzhou went online.

Lihuo Peak, Lingyu Pavilion.

[Current Kill Progress: 69873/100000]

Lu Ze glanced at the system mission's progress and then casually closed it.

Nearly seventy percent had been completed in seven days. The progress going forward would only be faster, so there was absolutely no need to worry.

Originally, he thought it could be finished in two days, but he did not expect that the progress bar was not linked to the number of kills, but rather to the realms of the cultivators.

The explosive popularity of Operation Xianyuanzhou was even faster than Lu Ze had anticipated.

Although Naraka: Bladepoint was also popular back then, many elements in it were familiar to cultivators, and playing it for a long time would eventually lead to boredom;

But Operation Xianyuanzhou was different.

It was both novel and thrilling.

Lu Ze opened the forum and casually clicked into the Operation Xianyuanzhou section.

The Operation Xianyuanzhou forum section had dominated the trending charts for seven consecutive days, with countless new posts refreshing every second.

[Which sect is Guanshan Nanyue from? Give me back my lemon tea!! That was the Old Sai I worked so hard to defeat!!!]

[Looking for people to camp the switch room in the Administrative Palace, two waiting for one more]

[The animal upstairs, post your sect. This old man wants to challenge you to a duel]

[Finally reached level fifteen. Are there any fellow Daoists in Bakhsh who can guide me through the map?]

[Why can I not use the map in the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion of Longbow Valley? I get lost as soon as I go in!]

[Do not even think about it, fellow Daoist. There are also map jamming devices in Bakhsh and the Ascension Base, and the area of effect is even larger]

[I am bankrupt, are there any kind-hearted people who can carry me!! I can pay in spirit stones!! Real spirit stones!!!]

[Private message me if you want to fiercely assault the Normal Dam with a level four set]

[Level four set fiercely assaulting the Normal Dam? No wonder there are so many crazy people at the Dam!]

[I would rather die than go to the Dam, and even if I go, I will not enter the Administrative Palace... It is full of campers!!!]

...

Lu Ze scrolled through the posts with great interest.

At this time, Operation Xianyuan Continent had been online for a week. The first tier of players had already unlocked the two maps, Bakshi and Ascension Base, and the Top Secret mode was about to go online.

"Old Six? They have this term in the cultivation world too?"

Lu Ze looked at the newly refreshed post, feeling a sense of familiarity and curiosity toward the term "Old Six."

In his past life, the "Old Six" meme came from CS:GO.

In CS matches, each team consisted of five members. Players would jokingly call the member who wandered away from the team and didn't play by the rules the "Old Six."

Because these people always appeared in unconventional positions, to put it simply, they were sneaky campers.

But the problem was, Lu Ze had not brought the CS battle mode to the cultivation world.

Among all the illusions, only the MOBA-style Immortal and Demon Clash was a 5v5 battle mode, and the concept of ambushing people in a MOBA didn't seem to perfectly fit the idea of an "Old Six."

Extremely curious, Lu Ze logged into his alt account and posted a question on the forum:

[Where did the term Old Six come from? Can any fellow Daoist explain it to me?]

Lu Ze's alt account, Bai Mu, was a huge celebrity in the Illusion Realm, so the post instantly attracted a massive amount of attention.

[Holy crap, Boss Bai Mu! Taking a screenshot for a souvenir!]

[Front row!]

[Boss Bai Mu is playing too? Can you carry me...]

...

After a while, people gradually started to clear up Lu Ze's confusion:

[Brother Bai Mu, you might not understand Old Six, but you should understand Old Lu, right?]

[Old Demon Lu is always digging pits to trap us all day long. Isn't he the ultimate Old Six of our generation!?]

[Shh, keep your voice down. Don't let Old Demon Lu see this, or you'll have to watch out for his grudges...]

...

"???"

Lu Ze was instantly speechless.

So "Old Six" was actually a tribute to him?

"Tch, I'm not that petty..."

Looking at the enthusiastic netizens continuously flocking to the forum to explain things to him, Lu Ze curled his lips dismissively.

Then, he handed a three-hour mute package to the netizens who had called him Old Six.

The reason provided was the improper use of punctuation marks.