90 – The Anomaly Under the Spotlight

Wang Ping (66): “In that case, the participants for this mission will be myself, Zhang Jun, Liu Mei, Qin Tian, and the local Wang Shuqing.”

After saying this, Wang Ping filled in the mission participants and prepared for the teleportation.

However, before teleporting, Wang Ping considered whether to perform a paid simulation once more to enhance his strength.

Ultimately, Wang Ping chose to forgo it.

During the last group mission, he barely cleared it using five free simulations.

Now, he only had five free simulations left, and it was not certain they would guarantee a flawless clearance.

If he included one paid simulation, the success rate would be higher.

Compared to the strength obtained from paid simulations, the simulation attempts were more precious.

After all, facing those anomalies, strength was important, but the information brought by the life simulations was even more crucial.

Anyway, paid simulations in other worlds could also choose rewards.

Not to mention, compared to the improved strength, it wasn’t as significant as his trump cards.

Only by elevating one’s cultivation to the Spirit Embryo Realm could a qualitative change occur, surpassing the effect of the Ancient Jade’s strike.

Immediately after, Wang Ping disappeared from the Sword Spirit Sect.

As the light flashed, Wang Ping’s vision cleared up again, and he appeared in a dark alley.

In front of Wang Ping was indeed Wang Shuqing.

At this moment, Wang Shuqing appeared dirty and seemed to be living quite a tough life.

Soon, more lights flashed, and the ordinary-looking Liu Mei and the stern-faced Zhang Jun also appeared.

In addition, Qin Tian, dressed in a blue robe, appeared in front of everyone.

“Meeting like this… really makes me feel complicated.” Qin Tian looked at the others and finally at Wang Ping, sighing.

“Sorry for gathering everyone here. But I was still doing manual labor moments ago and could only rush to a place like this without attracting attention.”

Wang Shuqing said helplessly.

This descent location is probably the worst one our group has ever had.

“It’s alright. The descent location doesn’t matter; you don’t need to worry about it. After all, you’ve got it tough.”

Wang Ping patted Wang Shuqing’s shoulder, comforting him.

Currently, Wang Shuqing is quite struggling. Although he has received some help from group members for cultivation methods, his current situation doesn’t allow for cultivation.

Firstly, this world has no spiritual energy.

Secondly, Wang Shuqing doesn’t have the time and energy for cultivation.

Although some suggested providing gold, silver, and jewels for Wang Shuqing to sell and get some money, he refused.

The reason being, he is unfamiliar with the place and a black-listed individual. If he pawned valuable items, his life might be in danger.

It must be said, he is quite straightforward.

“Brother Wang, we meet again.” Liu Mei looked at Wang Ping and said with a complex emotion.

“Yes.” Wang Ping shook his head, saying to her, “Sister Liu, you don’t need to worry. I’ll try my best to ensure everyone clears this alive.”

“Being called sister by you, I really don’t think I deserve it.” Liu Mei smiled wryly, “From now on, just call me by my name.”

“Alright.” Wang Ping shook his head, not saying much more.

Since he became the senior brother of the group and his strength far surpassed others, these people couldn’t interact with him as casually as before.

“Zhang Jun, it seems your strength has improved significantly. Now, you should be able to handle a Half-step Transcendent Realm practitioner.”

Wang Ping sensed Zhang Jun’s aura and praised.

“If I didn’t get stronger quickly, I would have died long ago.”

Zhang Jun said gloomily, appearing more somber than before.

“Indeed.” Wang Ping nodded.

Zhang Jun’s world is very dangerous, with zombies mutating rapidly.

However, danger also brings opportunities. By relying on the crystals in the zombies, he has gotten stronger very quickly.

Of course, his strength is purely in his physical body without any other means.

“Qin Tian, you’ve been cultivating quite quickly. What’s your current level of cultivation?”

Wang Ping finally looked at Qin Tian, asking with a strange look.

He could sense that the energy within Qin Tian wasn’t weak.

However, the two of them were not of the same system, so it was hard to determine this guy’s exact level of cultivation.

“Early Foundation Establishment Stage.”

Qin Tian coughed lightly, his hands behind his back, trying to act calm and composed.

“…” Liu Mei’s face twitched slightly.
This guy… He’s only been in the group for a few months, yet he quietly cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage. Isn’t this progress too fast?

Wasn’t it said that the cultivation speed of the immortal cultivation system would be relatively slow?

“Foundation Establishment stage? It looks like your master has given you plenty of good stuff…” Wang Ping nodded, not surprised by Qin Tian’s response.

Having a late-stage Nascent Soul old monster as a master, and with Qin Tian himself being extraordinary, it’s normal for him to have such a fast cultivation speed.

However, this guy always likes to show off, really deserves a beating.

“Indeed, he gave me a lot of good stuff. I should be able to help out this time…” Qin Tian laughed but did not reveal what trump cards his master had given him.

Wang Ping did not press further. Anyway, if a real danger comes, given this guy’s fear of death, he would probably take it out immediately.

If his underwear were useful, this guy would probably not hesitate to take it off directly.

“Alright, this isn’t the place to talk. Let’s find a more suitable place to chat.”

Wang Ping glanced at the crowd outside the alley and spoke.

“Hmm.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Mei, Zhang Jun, and Qin Tian all nodded.

As for Wang Shuqing, he looked a bit embarrassed at his clothes.

“Qin Tian, use some spells to clean him up a bit. Then change into these clothes.”

Wang Ping shook his head helplessly and took out a suitable robe from his storage ring.

“While you’re at it, clean me up too. The smell of blood on me is too strong.”

Zhang Jun also looked at Qin Tian.

Qin Tian’s face twitched… What the hell, are they treating me like a tool?

“Brother Wang, you can do it too, right?”

Qin Tian looked at Wang Ping in frustration.

“I cultivate fire techniques. Do you think I can handle it?”

Wang Ping glanced at Qin Tian and spoke calmly.

“Alright then…” Qin Tian sighed and could only use his powers to cast two water spells.

“Spells from the immortal cultivation world? Interesting…”

Wang Ping scanned Qin Tian with his Spiritual Sense, his eyes flickering as he murmured.

He didn’t know if he could use these spells through Spiritual Origin. Anyway, the Daoist techniques from Chen Yao’s world couldn’t be used without a Daoist’s power.

He was initially a bit disappointed and only filled his knowledge base with it, thinking maybe he could create new martial arts techniques in the future.

“Brother Wang, can you stop scanning me with your Spiritual Sense? I’m a man, I don’t swing that way…”

Qin Tian’s face twitched as he complained.

“As expected of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator… Your senses are quite sharp.”

Wang Ping retracted his Spiritual Sense without feeling awkward and smiled as he spoke.

In his world, even those at the Spirit Origin Realm couldn’t sense his Spiritual Sense, yet Qin Tian detected it… This is the difference in cultivation systems.

In terms of strength, Qin Tian at the early Foundation Establishment stage might not be a match for the Spirit Origin Realm, but in terms of techniques, Qin Tian at this stage had more variety, including Spiritual Sense.

“I feel like you are mocking me, but I have no proof.”

Qin Tian was speechless.

Soon, Wang Shuqing and Zhang Jun finished cleaning and changed their clothes.

The group left the alley, attracting a lot of attention, with many people turning their heads to look at them.

There were even bold girls blushing and running up to Wang Ping to ask for contact information.

After all, after stepping onto the path of cultivation, both Wang Ping and Qin Tian’s temperaments had changed significantly, giving off a kind of immortal aura.

Especially Wang Ping, after reaching the Transcendent Realm, the transformation at the level of life caused his temperament to change greatly, and his appearance had also improved from ordinary to handsome.

It can only be said that deep cultivation leads to no ugly men or women.

Because each breakthrough to a major realm is an elevation at the level of life, and appearance would gradually become more beautiful, and temperament more ethereal.

Qin Tian felt like using some spells to reduce their presence, but Wang Ping stopped him.

“This is a high-martial world and not simple. Don’t use your powers recklessly and attract the attention of this world’s transcendental departments.”

Wang Ping warned.

“Currently, we know nothing about this world. We don’t know where the strange hides nor its abilities… The consequences of exposure would be dangerous.”
“Alright…”

Qin Tian was startled but quickly composed himself and nodded.

“However, I feel like we are already drawing enough attention.”

Then, Qin Tian’s face twitched slightly.

With so many people dressed in Hanfu walking down the street, it’s hard not to attract attention.

“Indeed, it’s quite eye-catching, but they probably just think we’re cosplayers.”

Wang Ping’s indifferent voice transmission left Qin Tian speechless.

Indeed, he had heard some people swooning over how handsome these ancient cosplayers looked.

“But do you have any money? If we go to a café to chat, we won’t be able to pay the bill. Using jewelry would certainly stand out. And discussing world-saving matters in a park would be too embarrassing.”

Qin Tian couldn’t help but complain again.

“Brother, we came to this world to be saviors. As saviors, what’s wrong with skipping the bill? Just use some magic to erase their memory. Or you could use your charms to seduce the waitress and let her cover the bill.”

Zhang Jun looked at Qin Tian and grinned.

“Get lost…” Qin Tian’s face darkened, and he glared at Zhang Jun.

“Who said we’re going to a café.” Wang Ping rolled his eyes, “Come on, we don’t even know much about this world yet. Naturally, we should go to an internet café or somewhere similar to gather basic information about this world before taking any action.”

“…”

Qin Tian fell silent, unable to say anything.

Wang Ping looked at Qin Tian with a strange expression.

This guy, aside from being lucky and liking to show off, might actually be quite a fool.

For a moment, Wang Ping felt intellectually superior, forgetting that when he was just an ordinary person, his intelligence was also pretty average.

“By the way, do you know any soul-searching spells?”

At this moment, Zhang Jun suddenly spoke.

“Although soul-searching can cause irreversible damage to ordinary people, it won’t weigh on our conscience if we target criminals. It’s like eliminating evil for the people.”

“No, I don’t.” Qin Tian rolled his eyes, “Do you think I’ve only been here for a few months? Apart from cultivating to the Foundation Establishment stage, how many spells do you think I could have learned?”

“That makes sense.” Liu Mei nodded.

“So, you’re just a panel monster.”

Zhang Jun smacked his lips.

Qin Tian’s face twitched, unable to respond.

Spells, he really didn’t know many.

Of course, as for magical artifacts, that’s a different story.

Before long, with Qin Tian’s spell, they successfully hypnotized the receptionist at a gaming hotel and ended up in a private room for five.

One must say, Qin Tian was definitely not a decent person. Among the few spells he knew, there was indeed one for hypnosis.

After all, normal people would usually learn basic spells like fireball.

Ignoring everyone’s strange looks, Qin Tian acted as if he didn’t see them.

It was evident that the previous conversation had thickened Qin Tian’s skin quite a bit.

“Ah, gaming hotels… such nostalgia.”

Zhang Jun looked at the five computers in the gaming hotel with a complex expression.

“Indeed, it is quite nostalgic.”

Wang Ping also touched the computer and chuckled, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.

Before traveling to this world, he remembered spending entire nights at gaming hotels with friends. Those were rare and happy times.

“Hey, they even have League of Legends here. Looks like this world is a parallel world, not exactly Earth.”

Wang Shuqing immediately turned on a machine and exclaimed in surprise.

“Hey, do you want to play a match?”

Wang Shuqing rubbed his hands, looking eager.

At this, the corners of Wang Ping, Zhang Jun, Liu Mei, and Qin Tian’s mouths twitched slightly.

You still want to play games? Your heart is really big.

Also, brother, although you can start a game, do you even have an account?

Do you really think this is the world before you traveled?

“Um…”

Seeing everyone looking at him with speechless faces, Wang Shuqing awkwardly scratched his head, unable to say anything.

“Alright, let’s start gathering information. Our time is precious. Wasting a day might mean missing our chance to clear the level.”
Wang Ping sighed, sat down on a chair, and started typing on the keyboard.

Zhang Jun, Qin Tian, Liu Mei, and Wang Shuqing heard this and felt a sense of urgency, immediately taking action.

Thus, the five ‘boastful transmigrators’ huddled in an e-sports room, collecting information on ordinary computers in preparation for ‘saving the world.’ If anyone knew, they would probably laugh to death.

After a long time, Wang Ping stopped, squinting his eyes.

The others’ expressions also changed, their gazes strange.

“What a bizarre world…”

Qin Tian frowned, muttering to himself.

“Yes, a very strange world indeed…”

Wang Shuqing couldn’t help but speak.

“Even though it’s a world full of crises, why is entertainment so flourishing?”

Liu Mei also murmured incredulously.

“Weird, it’s really too weird.”

Zhang Jun frowned, suspecting that the information collected online was false.

Wang Ping didn’t say anything, looking at the computer and shaking his head: “…It’s indeed quite bizarre.”

This world is a high martial world, where strong individuals can burn mountains and boil seas. In terms of sheer power, the combat strength of a Martial Saint here seems no less than a Great Transcendence cultivator, and there are quite a few of them. There are fifteen Martial Saints known to the public.

And humans are not without enemies.

In this world, various fierce beasts exist, seriously threatening human safety.

Therefore, humans frequently battle with these beasts, fighting fiercely.

In these wars, humans don’t gain much advantage.

Because there are many fierce beasts, and the number of beast kings, comparable to human Martial Saints, is greater than that of humans.

If it weren’t for the fact that humans have acquired alien civilization technology, and the strongest human Martial Saint Lin Zhan’s power far surpasses that of regular Martial Saints and beast kings, even able to defeat beast emperors, humans might have already been wiped out.

However, despite such a backdrop, humans do not particularly emphasize martial arts or technology.

What they value most, surprisingly, is entertainment and celebrities.

In this world, celebrities’ status actually surpasses that of martial artists.

And a world-renowned diva, her status is even higher than a Martial Saint’s.

Especially the world’s number one diva, Xia Ruobing, who has countless fans, captivating both men and women alike. Whether male Martial Saints or female Martial Saints, they are all her fans.

Even Lin Zhan, the strongest Martial Saint and guardian deity of humanity, is Xia Ruobing’s fan, having even fervently declared his love for her publicly.

This is ridiculous.

Such a social atmosphere makes it hard for Wang Ping to imagine how the humans of this world have survived under the threat of fierce beasts, it’s too abnormal.

“There are too many elements, I don’t even know where to start…” Qin Tian’s face twitched, pointing at Xia Ruobing’s picture online, he remarked: “I admit, this woman is really beautiful, even our Holy Land’s Saintess is only just on par with her. But for a woman to drive the entire world crazy, with even all Martial Saints being infatuated with her, it’s truly bizarre.”

“I’m an undocumented resident, I didn’t know much before, but I did know Xia Ruobing… I just didn’t expect her to be this popular.”

Wang Shuqing also spoke quietly.

“People used to say ‘entertainment to death’ as a metaphor. In this world, it has become a reality.”

Liu Mei sighed.

“Brother Wang, what do you think?” Zhang Jun’s eyes flickered, looking at Wang Ping.

“As Qin Tian said, it’s too bizarre, isn’t it?”

Wang Ping chuckled, saying.

“It seems that this time’s mission target doesn’t require us to go out of our way to find. She’s under the spotlight, in the most obvious place.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Tian was first stunned, then quickly grasped the situation.

“Damn!” Qin Tian muttered to himself: “Yes, I was foolish… In a situation like this, it’s clearly abnormal. A person who can become a Martial Saint must have a firm mind, one person being infatuated is normal, but all of them being infatuated is an absolute anomaly, something only the bizarre can achieve.”

“Great, it looks like this mission will be very easy to complete!”

Wang Shuqing said excitedly.

“Phew…” Liu Mei also breathed a small sigh of relief.

The reason the last two missions were so dangerous was because they didn’t know the nature of the bizarre, and it took several uses of the foresight ability just to identify it.

This time, they didn’t have to search, which would certainly be much easier.

“Brother Wang, the usual routine?” Zhang Jun looked at Wang Ping and asked.

“Yes, now that we know the basic information and the target most likely to be bizarre, let’s use our ability to test it.” Wang Ping’s eyes sparkled as he nodded slightly.

Hearing this, everyone else began to look forward to it.

Wang Ping wasted no time, closing his eyes and silently saying in his mind: “System, I want to perform a new free simulation…”