Lheticus_Videre

In the world of the heavens, there are an elite few in history who transcend the word "genius." They rise through the ranks of cultivation with unparalleled speed, perform feats that defy common sense on a regular basis, and generally educate all who cross their path on just what it means for the difference between two cultivators to be as the difference between heaven and earth.

This…is NOT their story.

Xu Zuhui has never been considered a genius, or particularly talented, though no one would call him a failure either—no small feat in the cutthroat world of VRMMOs, the dominant form of entertainment on a dying Earth. Indeed, he is one of the lucky few to escape the terrible, ruined real world by uploading to a persistent virtual world based on the world of Cultivation.

But though his new body and new life comes with substantial perks, he will soon discover there are substantial risks as well. He’s far from the only strong talent in this new world, and few such people are happy to welcome more into their ranks. In what was supposed to be a virtual world, Xu Zuhui will soon find that the stakes he’s fighting for are very real…and he’ll have to become very strong indeed to survive the events the real hero of this world will inevitably drag him into.

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Cultivating As A Side Character

Still sitting down, I warped back to the starting formation to a surprising number of cheers. Quite a few people there, I realized, were there to gush over how incredible the final fight had been. Apparently, the final round could be viewed in the Competition Hall through illusion feeds without needing a crystal to follow one of the contestants.

I indulged them for a while before I realized something was wrong. Where's Chen Huan? I don't feel any danger through our connection. I doubt he'd have missed this fight or welcoming me back without it being something important, though.

I decided I'd keep playing friendly in case he finished whatever he was up to and came back here. This went on for a rather mentally exhausting twenty minutes, when a pair of elders approached, looking like they were on serious business. "Outer Disciple Xu Zuhui, you will come with us."

King of the Mountain, Aftermath