Chapter Ninety-Five: I, the Sword Immortal Master, Have Returned Once More!

Keyboard: "Isn't this the old lamb? How come you old thing still haven't died?"

Lamb Lover: "Damn it!"

Emperor Ye Tian: "Farewell, old lamb."

...

Su Jian couldn’t help but chuckle; these guys were just too ruthless.

He no longer paid much attention to the players who loved eating old lambs. At their age, what was the point of cultivating immortality? They might as well enjoy their remaining days peacefully, eating and drinking to their heart’s content.

The dog system had never mentioned what conditions these Blue Star players needed to fulfill to return to Blue Star.

"Player death drop... that’s a real headache," Su Jian mused.

The task rewards he had previously distributed to the players had essentially gone to waste.

But it was no big deal; he could just issue another round of rewards.

He had no qualms about using the system’s unlockables.

However, players would inevitably grow stronger over time. When out in the wild, clashes and deaths were unavoidable, and losing all their possessions would be a huge loss.

Therefore, it was safest for him to keep the spiritual stones in his custody.

After some thought, Su Jian began to edit a notice:

[Items lost during this mission will be immediately recovered.

Friendly reminder: When undertaking dangerous missions, valuable items should be hidden elsewhere.

If mission rewards are lost due to death, compensation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.]

[Mission Rewards: Introduction to Eternal Spring Technique, five Spirit Awakening Pills, three Heavenly Spirit Pills, five Fasting Pills.]

[Mission Penalty: None.]

He decided to play a bit with the wording to avoid being too rigid.

After all, the final interpretation right belonged to him, and any issues later could be addressed separately.

This would undoubtedly greatly motivate the players’ enthusiasm for missions.

And he himself would suffer no losses.

In the player channel:

Dragon King: "How considerate! I’m moved to tears!"

Key Immortal: "Your Key Immortal Master is back!"

Lamb Lover: "Unfair!"

Soon, after brief coordination, eleven players gathered quickly at Lingxiu Village.

Key Immortal was already very familiar with Lingxiu Village and arrived first.

Only because it was a group mission did he refrain from rushing ahead to meet Su Jian.

The rewards from this mission were still with the five who had left earlier; he couldn’t just show up empty-handed.

The eleven players looked disheveled and dirty, except for Wang Runxue, who was relatively clean.

Among them, the six players who had died during the mission were the worst off; after resurrection, their clothes were in tatters, and they had to cover themselves with grass skirts.

Wang Runxue deliberately kept some distance from them.

Along the way, the villagers of Lingxiu pointed fingers and whispered.

“Where did these refugees come from?”

“There hasn’t been any disaster reported recently…”

“Could it be related to that incident to the west just now?”

“If they were affected, how could they still be alive?”

...

But the players didn’t care, dismissing them as mere mindless NPCs.

“These NPCs are so lifelike, even their micro-expressions are vivid.”

“Can I marry here in this world?”

“Put away your reckless thoughts, let me handle it!”

...

Shortly after, they found Su Jian’s residence.

Su Jian had been waiting for some time.

Key Immortal eagerly approached Su Jian, his eyes suddenly shining: “Big brother, the spiritual items you wanted, I’ve gathered them all for you.”

Nuoyan scolded, “You scoundrel, step aside! What do you mean ‘I gathered them’? This was a team effort.”

Key Immortal’s face stiffened; he retorted, “What do you know? I’m an old acquaintance of big brother. He entrusted me to search the nearby mountains for spiritual items. I was careless and lost them, so I brought back what I could with the storage ring.”

Nuoyan smiled bitterly and said no more.

Su Jian got straight to the point: “So, you are the chosen ones?”

He had already prepared his response.

The players were stunned; this NPC seemed a bit off.

Could it be that their identity as Blue Star natives was no longer a secret?

Seeing their suspicion, Su Jian smiled warmly: “I recently opened a shop and have barely been able to keep it afloat. A few days ago, an immortal appeared in my dream, claiming that chosen ones would come soon to help me out. Could that be you?”

This was a world of cultivation and immortals; any illogicality could be attributed to the immortal’s will.

Such trivial details were just an excuse.

“Brother, you have a keen eye. We are indeed the chosen ones!”

“Absolutely!”

“What benefits do we get for handing over so many valuables?”

“How can you say that? We’ve given so much to big brother; surely he won’t treat us unfairly.”

Su Jian suddenly backed away, his face filled with suspicion: “Speak quickly, you vermin! Which bandit group are you from!?”

The Blue Star players were dumbfounded; this silly NPC flipped his attitude so quickly.

Had they said something wrong?

“A misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!”

“We are definitely not bandits!”

The players denied it vehemently.

Su Jian sneered coldly: “You bandits have some nerve, setting your sights on me. The real chosen ones must have already fallen victim to scoundrels like you.”

Key Immortal hurriedly said: “Big brother, you don’t know them, but do you not know me? The one who asked for payment earlier is the black sheep among the chosen ones. I’m not familiar with these people; we just happened to meet and came together.”

As he spoke, he grabbed the portion of the rewards that belonged to him.

Key Immortal’s underhanded move sparked anger, but no one dared to act up with Su Jian present.

Su Jian suddenly realized: “So that’s the case. Then what are you waiting for? Hand over what the immortal granted!”

The players were speechless.

This NPC really had no manners—he could have at least exchanged some pleasantries.

They had narrowly escaped death and felt like they had just walked through the gates of hell.

Soon, Su Jian received the sack they handed over.

It contained at least several hundred storage rings.

This was actually fewer than he had expected.

After all, both the Righteous Alliance and the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion had thousands of participants.

At that moment, the eleven players stared expectantly at Su Jian.

Su Jian smiled faintly: “What are you waiting for? Since you’ve completed the immortal’s mission, leave quickly. I don’t provide meals here.”

Dragon King quickly said: “Don’t you need my help with anything?”

“Big brother, look at me, I’m more suitable than him!”

“I don’t want money!”

Nuoyan hurriedly added: “Not only do I not want money, I’m willing to pay out of pocket!”

Everyone was incredulous.

Could this really turn into a bidding war?

“Shameless!”

“Truly bottomless!”

Su Jian suddenly laughed: “Anyone else want to speak up? I do have a position available.”

Since Lamb Lover had left without permission, he still needed to find another shop assistant.