Chapter 1 Main plot one: Set fire to the mountain

At midnight, there are no stars in the sky.

Burning Country, Qinglan Sect.

Stubborn Rock Peak, in a hidden and cramped cave.

Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on the mat, staring at the translucent subtitles that suddenly appeared in front of him, and fell into deep thought.

[Name]: Jiang Chen.

[Cultivation]: Nine levels of body training.

[Money]: Low-grade spiritual stone × 3.

【thing】:

Multi-purpose machete × 1 (ordinary product);

【Skill】:

Eight Steps of Crazy Sword: small success;

[Main plot]: The first round of main plot simulation has not started yet.

【Butterfly Effect】: None.

It wasn't until he saw the system coming with his own eyes that Jiang Chen finally remembered that he was still a time traveler.

Three years ago, he died suddenly after playing a game overnight and traveled to this world of cultivation where demons were rampant:

Sheng Long Continent.

His identity is that of a wanderer with no background, mediocre talent, and outstanding figure and appearance.

As a time traveler, Jiang Chen has no system, no adventure, and no guidance from his grandfather.

His father did not care for his mother, so he could only rely on his own hands to make and sell glass in the mortal world. He earned enough silver to exchange for spiritual stones, bribed the deacons of the outer sect of the Qinglan Sect, and finally became a member of the Qinglan Sect's stubborn peak.

A handyman disciple.

He has no cheats and is well aware of the dangers in the world of cultivation. He has been practicing in a low-key manner for two years since he started. He does not form cliques or make grudges with others. He is such a transparent person that many disciples of Nushi Peak still cannot call him by name.

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Fortunately, his talent is the best, and he has reached the ninth level of body training in two years, and has achieved some success with the Eight-Step Crazy Sword.

However, for Jiang Chen, who is in the middle of nowhere and has no additional support, refining Qi is a big problem.

At this time, the system came to help.

If you have not experienced the bitterness of mortal cultivation, you will not be able to feel the ecstasy in Jiang Chen's heart at this moment!

However, Jiang Chen, who was accustomed to acting cautiously, forced himself to suppress the ecstasy in his heart.

Study the details of the system immediately!

[Main plot]: The first round of main plot simulation has not started yet.

Judging from this sentence, this should be a simulation system.

As for the "Butterfly Effect", it probably refers to the consequences of simulating the plot.

Other than that, there are no other tips.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Chen took action.

He immediately held his breath and focused his mind on the [Main Storyline] column.

At this moment, a prompt popped up on the system panel:

[The main storyline "Set the Mountain on Fire" is now online. Do you want to watch the original plot immediately and participate in three plot simulations? 】

[Tip 1: After watching the original plot, you have three opportunities to actively participate in the simulation of this plot. The whole process is controllable. It only simulates plot changes within twelve hours. After the simulation is completed, you must choose one of the endings to cover the real path, and accept

The butterfly effect brought about by this ending!]

[Tip 2: The so-called original plot is a derivation of the future plot by the system. Like the three simulated plots, it did not actually happen. Until you choose one of the endings, reality will advance for twelve years strictly according to this line.

hours.]

[Tip 3: Watching the original plot and performing three plot simulations does not consume time on this plane. From your point of view, the outside world is solidified; from the outside world, it is just a blink of an eye.]

The amount of information is a bit large, and Jiang Chen doesn’t seem to understand it. He will only know if he gives it a try.

"yes!"

Immediately, a high-definition holographic image began to play in front of Jiang Chen.

The content of the video seems to be an incident that happened at Luoxia Peak next door.

The starting time is exactly midnight, and the duration is twelve hours.

He can fast forward, rewind, zoom in for close-ups, zoom out for overview, and play in a loop as he wishes.

The surrounding environment is just like the system prompts, as if it has solidified.

This gave him enough time and patience to watch the plot, make plans, and then simulate the plot.

Right now, the center of the plot shot.

A young female cultivator with pure facial features and a charming demeanor, with peach blossom eyes, is charming. Her slim figure is covered with a thin and transparent gouache cigarette sweater, which makes people unable to take their eyes away.

Jiang Chen recognized this woman’s identity at a glance!

"Isn't this senior sister Liu Ruyan from the inner sect Qingxin Peak? Why does she appear at Luoxia Peak so late?"

Liu Ruyan is good at illusions and is well-known for often coming to the outer sect peaks to recruit new disciples for Qingxin Peak.

Just when he was confused, the scene that happened next in the video shocked Jiang Chen's jaw——

I saw Liu Ruyan using illusion to become invisible, and then igniting the flame veins of Luoxia Peak... actually setting the mountain on fire!

Jiang Chen subconsciously wanted to leave the cave and see if Luoxia Peak was really on fire.

Only then did he realize that after the simulated plot started, all his operations were instantaneous in reality.

For his spiritual activity at the moment, the real world is still, as if time and space have frozen.

He couldn't move to do anything else.

The scene in the video, Liu Ruyan setting fire to the mountain, is probably something that is about to happen but has not happened yet.

"Why did Senior Sister Liu set fire to the mountain? Aren't you afraid of being imprisoned?"

Jiang Chen was particularly curious and continued to watch the video to explore the cause of the incident.

Soon, the mountains and fields were burning, like red clouds falling on the mountain ridges.

The Luoxia Peak disciples woke up from their sleep and hurriedly moved the pond water to put out the fire.

The outer gate of the Qinglan Sect is equivalent to the miscellaneous room. The chief deacon of Luoxia Peak, Luo Xiazi, only has the ninth level of Qi Refining and is unable to extinguish the Yanmai Mountain Fire, so he has to go to the inner gate for help.

At the same time, Liu Ruyan hid in a hidden cave arranged in advance, sat down cross-legged, and under the cover of illusion, integrated the demonic energy into Luoxia Peak's spiritual veins, closed her eyes and cast a positioning spell.

Jiang Chen guessed that she was looking for something.

"What are you looking for, senior sister?"

The spell lasted for about a quarter of an hour, and Liu Ruyan seemed to have found the specific location.

He immediately took out a piece of talisman paper and wrote:

"The birth gate of Qinglan Formation is at the bottom of Lanling Peak."

Immediately, a magic flame was introduced to burn the talisman, and the message was passed on.

Although Jiang Chen has not yet refined his qi, he is well-read and has a rough understanding of formations.

The Shengmen of the Mountain Guard Formation, where the eye of the formation is located, is the escape door from within the formation to the outside world.

When the sect encounters demons or other sects attack the mountain, the sect can be used to transfer important people to the outside.

But at the same time, if the Shengmen is exposed, it will be easy for the enemy to seize the loophole and attack the formation.

Generally speaking, only the head or supreme elder knows about the students of the sect-protecting formation.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen finally understood.

Liu Ruyan was a secret agent of the Demon Sect. He ambushed the sect in advance and secretly found out where the sect's formation was.

If she succeeds tonight, the Demon Sect will attack the Qinglan Sect at any time...

"That's not good!"

Jiang Chen thought to himself that if the Qinglan Sect was captured by the Demon Sect, they would be massacred and he would not be able to escape death.

After finding the formation eye, Liu Ruyan removed the demonic energy and quietly left Luoxia Peak in the light of the fire.

After a while, some elders from the inner sect came over to put out the fire.

After everyone put out the mountain fire, the elders thought it was an accidental fire and did not investigate carefully.

Twelve hours have passed like this...
To be continued...