Chapter 5: Abandoning magic and following the sword!

Lin Jichen did not rush to choose a profession. Instead, he first checked his attribute panel.

[Player: Lin Jichen]

[Innate Talent: Defy Fate]

[Sect: None]

[Profession: None]

[Reputation: 0]

[Cultivation: 0]

[Realm: Mortal]

[Innate Constitution: 100 (Max)]

[Innate Spiritual Form: 100 (Max)]

[Innate Comprehension: 100 (Max)]

[Innate Charm: Transcendent Celestial Grace (Max)]

[Innate Fortune: Great Luck (Max)]

Constitution determines the potential of body cultivation and physique-based professions, while spiritual form determines the potential of magic cultivation and medical professions.

Comprehension is the key to learning rare and powerful skills. Many high-level skills have comprehension requirements, and a high comprehension allows one to easily grasp various abilities.

Charm and fortune are also extremely important.

Charm influences NPC favorability.

Players with high charm can easily receive quests and gain powerful allies.

They might even encounter female NPCs who wish to dual cultivate with them.

As for fortune, no explanation is needed.

After reviewing his attribute panel, Lin Jichen's heart surged with determination.

With such a starting point, who could possibly stand against me?!

Taking a deep breath, Lin Jichen calmed his excitement and began seriously considering his career path.

With all his attributes maxed out, he had no restrictions—he could choose any profession he wanted.

In his previous life, Lin Jichen had been a magic cultivator. He was well-versed in its techniques and skills, knowing them inside out.

Logically, choosing magic cultivation again would be the most suitable and easiest choice.

After all, it was the path he was familiar with, one he could walk effortlessly.

Lin Jichen was confident that if he chose magic cultivation again, no one would be his match in that profession.

He could easily become the world's number one magic cultivator!

However, precisely because he had mastered magic cultivation, Lin Jichen also understood its shortcomings.

Magic cultivators had incredibly high damage in the late game, excelling in AOE attacks and dominating group battles.

A single forbidden spell cast into a crowd of enemies—now that was pure satisfaction.

However, magic cultivation was extremely difficult to train and required a lot of resources.

Moreover, its single-target damage was insufficient, and its defense was too low.

A fragile glass cannon, easily killed in one hit, with many counter classes.

These were lessons Lin Jichen had learned through years of experience as a top-tier magic cultivator.

The biggest problem was that in PvP, magic cultivators were at a disadvantage. Once an opponent got close, they were powerless. A single mistake could lead to utter defeat.

And most importantly—Lin Jichen didn't even like magic cultivation.

He had originally chosen it because Guo Jie said she liked magic cultivators. So, he picked it for her.

But deep down, he had always admired weapon cultivators. The elegance and dominance of weapon users had always captivated him.

For example:

- Sword Cultivators: could ride the wind with their blades, their sword energy piercing the heavens, embodying the ultimate freedom of the martial world.

- Blade Cultivators: could sweep through the world with their divine blades, moving with power and precision, fearless in their pursuit of strength.

- Spear Cultivators: could strike with a single cold gleam, their spears moving like dragons, embodying unstoppable might and ferocity.

Unlike magic cultivators, who always had to stand back and cast spells, weapon cultivators were the most popular and challenging profession in "Eight Desolations".

After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Lin Jichen finally decided to abandon the familiar path of magic cultivation.

Thinking about it, giving up magic cultivation was not a bad thing.

Since he had been reborn, he would start everything anew!

A new profession meant a new challenge.

Otherwise, if he just followed the same routine as before, wouldn't that be too boring?

Besides, Lin Jichen believed in his gaming talent—no matter what profession he chose, he would shine.

With his maxed-out constitution, weapon cultivation was a perfect fit for him.

Without further hesitation, Lin Jichen tapped on the map—Muxian Province!

He would choose the most popular weapon-based profession—Sword Cultivation!

Sword Cultivators had the highest single-target damage.

Whether in duels or solo boss fights, they were the best choice.

To become the world's number one, he was bound to face countless battles, sneak attacks, and assassinations.

Magic cultivators were weak against such tactics.

Sword cultivators, however, were not.

Another reason was that in his previous life, Lin Jichen had also chosen Muxian Prefecture.

Back then, he had no knowledge of the hidden opportunities in the four prefectures, so as a magic cultivator, he had settled in Muxian Province.

He knew everything about Muxian Province like the back of his hand.

That was another reason for his decision to switch from magic to sword cultivation.

As soon as his hand touched Muxian Province on the map, Lin Jichen transformed into a streak of light, vanishing from the celestial palace.

The next moment, he arrived in a picturesque village.

Wearing coarse linen clothes, with bare hands and nothing else.

This was the standard treatment for new players.

Looking around, Lin Jichen saw the scenic village gradually being filled with more and more new players.

"Damn, bro! This game is way too realistic—it feels like we've actually traveled to another world!"

"The scenery is beautiful! I wanted to recite poetry, but unfortunately, I'm uneducated… so all I can say is: 'Wow, what a huge mountain!'"

"Help, I'm a total newbie! How do you play this game?"

"Fierce Shark Guild is recruiting! Join us now!"

"Any girls looking for an in-game couple? I'm ....!"

The area was filled with noisy chatter.

At the village entrance stood an elderly man.

Anyone with a bit of online gaming experience could tell he was an NPC with a quest.

So, the players swarmed around him, eager to grab a quest.

Lin Jichen, seeing the scene resembling a packed train station during the holidays, chose not to follow the crowd.

Instead, he bypassed the village elder and walked straight into the village.

The village was also bustling—many players, like him, had avoided the crowded entrance, hoping to find quests elsewhere.

NPCs throughout the village were being bombarded with requests for quests.

The moment Lin Jichen entered, the atmosphere shifted.

At the village entrance, he had gone unnoticed due to the crowd. But now, he instantly became the center of attention.

"Wow! I just saw an incredibly handsome guy!"

"Hey, cutie, want to team up?"

"Handsome, do you have a girlfriend? I fell in love at first sight!"

"He's even more handsome than my idol! What do you all think?"

"Is he a newly debuted celebrity? I need to look him up!"

Female players chattered excitedly, their eyes glued to Lin Jichen.

Meanwhile, the male players were fuming with jealousy.

"Damn, this guy is even more handsome than me?!"

"No way! I refuses to accept this!"

"Have you even asked *Yiwu Nicholas Tse* yet?!"

The village grew even rowdier.

Even the NPCs took notice.

A graceful woman at the tailor shop, who had been handing out quests to other players, suddenly froze when she saw Lin Jichen.

She immediately ignored the queue of players, swaying her hips as she walked up to him.

"Hello, little brother~ I'm Cui Niang, the owner of this village's tailor shop. Do you want a quest? I'll set you up~"

She added with a wink:

"If you find the quest too difficult, I can even help you complete it~ My husband passed away five years ago, so I've been single all this time~"

The other players were dumbfounded.

While they were begging for quests, Lin Jichen had an NPC offering him one on a silver platter—and even flirting with him.

This was absurd!

Damn it, we refuse to accept this!

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