**[One Who Stands Alone]**
**[Introduction: You will possess two identities; this is what you deserve.]**
A very simple introduction. Combined with the toggle next to his ID, one could see at a glance how to use this skill.
But Xiao Nanchu faintly felt something was wrong.
The origin of this skill was abnormal. It was something he had barely obtained after an unimaginable and abstract sequence of actions before the game started.
If that was the only way to trigger the skill, then its ability shouldn’t be this simple.
However, the facts were laid out in front of him. The skill description clearly stated its effect.
Xiao Nanchu sighed helplessly.
‘Perhaps this skill is just a small Easter egg hidden by the game developers…’
He lightly pressed the **[(Switchable)]** button next to the ID on his Attribute Panel.
In an instant, Xiao Nanchu felt the world spin.
The surrounding scenery shifted rapidly, and his consciousness blurred as the view changed at high speed.
By the time Xiao Nanchu regained his senses, he was no longer in the familiar Novice Village No. 001.
Instead, he stood before an obscure set of stairs.
Mist and clouds swirled around the steps. Aside from the fog, there were only jagged rocks on either side. It seemed he was currently on a mountain peak that reached directly into the sky!
Following the stairs with his gaze to the very end, a glowing mountain gate seemed to stand tall at the peak.
‘Where is this?’
Xiao Nanchu instinctively opened his Attribute Panel.
[Attribute Panel]
ID: Xiao Nanchu (Switchable)
Level: 6
Health Points: 950 (650+300)
Mana Points: 700 (600+100)
Mental Power: 30 (25+5)
Qi Attack: 670 (650+20)
Qi Defense: 660 (650+10)
Attribute Points: 0
Skill: One Who Stands Alone
Equipment: None
Thankfully, the Attribute Panel was still there, which proved he was still inside the game.
However… ‘Can this ID be changed? Why is it using my real name?’
Aside from the ID giving him a headache, next were his skills and equipment. While his attributes and level were carried over, his skills and equipment had been wiped clean!
The skills from his other account had disappeared!
He cursed the stingy game developers a few times under his breath. Eventually, he had no choice but to walk up the stairs.
After all, there was nowhere else to go besides this path.
He couldn’t exactly climb down. The building at the mountaintop was clearly meant to be a guide. If he really climbed down, he would likely end up with nothing.
Along the way, Xiao Nanchu tried to open the friend function to add Luo Taozhi, but the system popped up a message saying the function was not open for the other party and could not be added.
‘The system probably hasn’t opened connections between different Novice Villages yet, so I can’t add her.’
He had no choice. He would just have to explain it to Luo Taozhi later.
After walking for about half an hour, Xiao Nanchu saw that the mountain gate above hadn’t changed at all. Dark lines began to appear on his face.
‘Does this staircase really lead up? I feel like nothing has changed at all!’
‘This staircase is way too long!’
‘I feel like this skill is another trap…’
But since he was already here, he might as well keep going.
Xiao Nanchu didn’t believe in such bad luck. He was determined to see if he could climb to the top today!
One hour, two hours, three hours…
The longer he walked, the more something felt off.
He was starting to feel tired!
In this game, although players could perceive all senses like taste and hearing, they weren’t supposed to feel things like hunger or fatigue.
This was common knowledge established by everyone on the forums.
Yet, after climbing the stairs for three hours, Xiao Nanchu felt waves of exhaustion emanating from his in-game body!
Even though he only started feeling it after three hours, it was still incredible!
Fortunately, he didn’t feel hungry.
Otherwise, Xiao Nanchu wasn’t sure if he could keep persisting.
Luckily, hard work paid off. After Xiao Nanchu struggled to climb for another two hours, covered in a thin layer of sweat, he finally encountered the first person.
A woman wearing a traditional green dress sat upright by the side of the stairs with her eyes closed.
When Xiao Nanchu was still six or seven steps away, her eyes suddenly flew open.
A pair of phoenix eyes looked sharply at the approaching Xiao Nanchu.
“Who are you! How did you climb up here? I’ve never heard of a person like you before!”
The woman stood up from the ground. A long sword slowly appeared in her hand. Her tone was cold; it seemed that if Xiao Nanchu’s answer didn’t satisfy her, she would strike at any moment.
“Wait, wait! Hold on, don’t attack! I mean no harm.”
Xiao Nanchu stopped walking. At this point, he was four or five steps away from the woman in the green dress, reaching the distance where the system could display basic information.
[Li Xunxian]
Level: 10
Class: Swordsman
Health Points: 500/500
Introduction: Sixth Princess of Longyuan Empire.
‘Longyuan Empire?’
Xiao Nanchu was stunned. He had never heard of this name before.
‘Am I currently in some hidden map?’
“No harm?” Li Xunxian smiled after hearing Xiao Nanchu’s words.
“If you mean no harm, why would you appear here? Don’t tell me you’re some lucky fellow who wandered out of the mountains and just happened to stumble into this Immortal Sect Selection?”
“Uh…” Xiao Nanchu hesitated, rubbing his head and speaking innocently. “It seems… you hit the nail on the head. I really don’t know why I’m here.”
“You don’t know? You can walk this far and tell me you don’t know?”
Li Xunxian wanted to cut him down with her sword right then and there.
This guy had a cultivation of Qi Refining Layer 3, yet he claimed he had no idea where he was. Plus, he had just been staring at her for so long.
“Which of my brothers or sisters sent you?” Li Xunxian asked as she stared at Xiao Nanchu, but then she shook her head and muttered to herself. “No, that’s not right. To have such a weak cultivation yet manage to walk this far on the Celestial Ladder… the useless trash who are obsessed with political schemes shouldn’t be able to find someone like you.”
“Who exactly are you?”
From her self-muttering, Xiao Nanchu deduced his current location and situation.
This place was called the Celestial Ladder. It seemed to be a venue used for selection. The further one walked, the more it proved something.
“I am Xiao Nanchu. And you?”
“Li Xunxian. You don’t know me?” Li Xunxian looked at the man who asked for her name in surprise.
“Should I know you?”
Although Xiao Nanchu could see her name with the system’s help, logically speaking, this was only their first meeting. How could he possibly know her name?
“No, it’s fine. That’s good.”
Li Xunxian sheathed her sword and gave Xiao Nanchu an astonished look, but her attitude had softened considerably.
As the Sixth Princess of Longyuan Empire, she had seen all kinds of people since she was a child. Naturally, she could distinguish between truth and lies.
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