Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations

“The Frost Flower Sword engraved with lonely persistence.”

“Walking through thousands of mountains to fight and eliminate demons and ghosts.”

“With youthful arrogance, a young man dares to accuse the heaven and the earth of unkindness.”

“Regardless if it’s a blessing of opportunities or a root of catastrophes…”

Accompanied by the crisp guzheng musical notes, the singing turned firmer and more passionate, bringing the audience back to the world in the mist. They seemed to see the stirring scene in which that young man flew on a sword and heard that shout from the depths of the clouds, “I’m in control of my destiny, not the Heavens!”

Yuhang Town, Immortal Spirit Island…

Yong’an Pawnshop, Ancient Jiang Nation…

Green Bird Peak, Rock Creek Cave…

The past scenes flashed in their minds. Perhaps… those young people had grown up, and the past stories grew old as time went by, just like the girls in their memories. When they looked back, they had aged, and the stories might have lost the previous colors under the corrosion of time.

However, when they carefully thought back, they still remembered the thrill and amazement that they had felt at the first sight of the game.

Time indeed could dim people’s defiance and smooth out their edges, but even when their hair turning grey with age, they would have tears in their eyes when they recalled their passionate deeds in their youthful years.

“Great! Excellent!” Elder Xiao Yunhe from the Heavenly Faction clapped his hands and said, “Well said! ‘With youthful arrogance, a young man dares to accuse the heaven and the earth of unkindness!”

He remembered that when they were young, they also had the audacity to compete with Heaven with their sharp swords.

“With higher cultivation strength, we’re less daring than before…” Xiao Yunhe lamented while shaking his head.

…

“Is she really Elder Su?!” Sitting in the back of the audience stand, the elves raised their heads and stared at the white-clothed woman who was playing guzheng on the stage. She looked as if she had walked out of a painting.

Obviously, the elves had watched Elder Su’s livestreams many times.

They had even watched her encounter with the treasure chest monster in Dark Souls.

“Did the shop owner secretly change the singer?!” one elf yelled in a low voice.

Isn’t she an entertainment streamer?!

“Singing seems to be a type of entertainment…” another elf reminded in a weak voice.

“Um… you’re right…”

“But it’s really pleasant!” The elves perked up their ears and listened in fascination.

Although the song was in another language, they could manage to understand the words now.

“Ya! This song is super good!” Sala exclaimed, “How come I’ve never heard it before!”

“They said that it’s in QQ Music in Qzone. There are many good songs on it.”

“Right! Right! I heard from Xuexue that the hostess in the green dress could even sing… Glorious Time. It’s super good!”

…

– In the Jiuhua City Shop –

After the song, Su Tianji returned to her seat and put down her virtual reality headset with a sigh of relief. “Done!”

Nearby, Mr. Fang who was supervising the staffs looked at her dumbfoundedly. “You were good…”

“Of course! I know everything from Heaven to Earth…”

Song Qingfeng replied, “That’s Old Xiao’s line, Sister Su…”

“What? That brat learned it from me…” With a blush, Su Tianji immediately corrected herself, “I excel in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting! It’s a piece of cake for me to sing a song and play the guzheng!”

She glanced around and said, “I’m starving; do you guys have food?”

“Didn’t you just have a bowl of instant noodles this morning?” Mr. Fang asked in surprise.

“How is a small bowl of instant noodles enough!” Su Tianji didn’t realize the growth of her appetite.

“Today, the staff have prepared special boxed meals from Wind and Moon Pavilion!”

“Good…” Su Tianji stood up immediately. “I’ll go and get a boxed meal then…”

…

– Meanwhile, on the stage in Qzone –

Both hostesses, Ning Bi and Fairy Qing Yun, landed on the stage again.

“Oh… I was thrilled when I listened to the song downstage.” Fairy Qing Yun took a deep breath and said feelingly.

“Fairy Qing Yun, I think you’ve played the Legend of Sword and Fairy, right?” With a small smile which revealed her small white canine tooth, Ning Bi turned her head to Fairy Qing Yun and asked.

“I’ve played all three games of the Legend of Sword and Fairy series.” With a knowing expression, Fairy Qing Yun said, “I liked them the moment that I began playing them.”

She continued, “At the end of each game, I especially wanted to mail a knife to the so-called Softstar but didn’t know how.”

“If you find out how to mail the knife,” Ning Bi joked, “You must add the knives for the players sitting in the audience stand.”

“Just kidding.” With a smile, Ning Bi looked around at the audience and said, “Now, it’s time to check out the participants…”

The two hostesses leaned their heads together to read the name list, and they said in surprise, “There are so many…”

“It seems like many people have passed the questionnaire compiled by our Ms. Nalan and proved that they are really high-level players.”

“However, it’s not enough to be a good player,” Ning Bi said with a charming smile, “Quite a lot of our players have many other talents. Then…”

“Let’s see how good they are!”

“Let’s welcome the first group of participants from the Jiuhua City Shop in the Continent of Immortal Relics. It’s said that this shop has many veteran players…” Ning Bi looked at the young man whose face had a trace of classic elegance.

He was followed by a group of people.

They included a girl dressed in black clothes, and she had jade-like exquisite facial features. She was Elder Senior Sister Mo Xian under Xichi Spiritual Master of the Nanhua Faction.

Standing beside her was the soft and gentle Junior Sister Yue Yan who was dressed in a pale yellow blouse.

There were a few other senior and junior brothers from their faction.

“What music are you planning to play today?” Ning Bi asked with a smile, “Which song left a deeper impression in your mind?”

“I think it should be Immortal Dream.” Fairy Qing Yun guessed cheerfully. “After all, it’s one of the most classic songs in the Legend of Sword and Fairy. See, they even brought erhu and guzheng…”

“No.” Mo Xian took over the microphone from her and said, “Today, we’ll perform a more difficult song.”

“Excellent!” Cheers came from the audience.

“Hehehahahaha…” In the seats for the Heavenly Faction, the elders commented in satisfaction, “They indeed have youthful arrogance. Good!”

In the seats for the cultivators of the Nanhua Faction.

The Faction Master looked at the Xichi Spiritual Master beside him and said in satisfaction, “Junior Sister, your disciples are all good…”

“Of course.” Xichi Spiritual Master smiled and then looked at Liu Ningyun who was sitting next to her, “Ningyun, why didn’t you go with them?”

“Um… This…”

At this moment, shouts came from the center of the stage, “I’m MT! I have an iron-like body!”

The Xichi Spiritual Master stared at the center of the stage dumbfoundedly.

With a guzheng in her arms, Mo Xian played it loudly.

Then, Yue Yan walked up to stand beside her with an erhu, and she began to sing and play with the beats, “I challenge! I dodge! I defend you with my body!”

They did it smoothly in one breath!

Looking at the stage and then at the Faction Master sitting next to her, Xichi Spiritual Master said, “…This… Senior Brother, please listen to my explanation!”