Xu Nian naturally knew about the players creating self-created martial arts of superior quality.
At first, he thought no player would ever bother with the pit that was the Martial Arts Stage again, as it was basically a bottomless pit.
According to Xu Nian's calculation, without ten thousand Contribution Points, it's impossible to acquire an Ultimate Technique.
And when you have ten thousand Contribution Points, wouldn't it be better to just buy an Ultimate Technique directly?
Why bother with self-creation?
But now things were different.
This super lucky player Abbess meddled in, and pulling out gold every time wasn't a problem, right?
Of course, he also hoped that Abbess would continue.
After all, the martial arts mastered by the players could also be completely mastered by him, the Sect Leader, and perfectly at that.
For example,
For the Ultimate Technique "Eight Gates Escape Armor," players only activated the 'Open Door'.
But Xu Nian could directly activate the "Death Gate"!
Although afterward, he might end up dying directly, now he could truly and perfectly master it.
The players' advantage was that they wouldn't die directly.
If Xu Nian wanted to become stronger, he needed the players to constantly improve.
The more players like Abbess, Don't Love Me could appear, the better!
That way, he could advance his power as fast as possible, couldn't he?
After comprehending the "Eight Gates Escape Armor," Xu Nian couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. After all, he also longed for Emperor Kai's strongest move—Ye Kai!
Moreover!
The steam emanating from the body after activating the "Eight Gates Escape Armor."
He wondered if it could be displayed in this world.
As he circulated his internal energy for a cycle, Xu Nian couldn't wait any longer and decided to experience it.
"Open Door!"
Along with the surge of internal energy, Xu Nian felt his mind instantly clear, and around his body, a visible current gathered from bottom to top.
Though it was colorless, it was truly visible.
Not only that, at this moment, he felt his body had been comprehensively enhanced, both in strength and speed.
Right now, he felt like he could punch a cow to death with one blow!
No problem!
At least the "Eight Gates Escape Armor" was just like he imagined it.
After closing the 'Open Door'.
An indescribable sense of fatigue instantly hit him, and Xu Nian's internal energy was left with less than thirty percent.
Wasn't it just that the moment he activated it, he had already exhausted most of it?
How long did he activate it this time?
Not even a minute?
Indeed, such a perverse level of Ultimate Techniques wasn't something ordinary people could handle.
Even though he was already a Seventh-Grade Martial Artist, he could maintain that state for less than a minute.
If he continued to open it all the way to the Death Gate...
Fear that even before reaching the Death Gate, he'd kick the bucket first.
The longer he kept it open, the more his body couldn't take it.
For now, it was just fatigue and a significant loss of internal energy. Later, it could damage the meridians and threaten his life.
Ultimate Techniques were great, but one had to have the life to use them.
After cross-legged breathing exercises for quite some time, Xu Nian finally felt his energy recover a bit, and his complexion gradually returned to normal.
One had to admit, at this stage, practicing an Ultimate Technique was just too difficult.
Internal energy was the foundation.
Ultimate martial arts almost always required internal energy to be activated.
Without enough internal energy, probably not even one move could be released.
Internal energy!
How could internal energy be increased?
Only relying on breathing exercises was certainly not enough. Not only was the speed too slow, but the time it took was too long.
He could only start with other elixirs or martial arts manuals that enhanced internal energy. If that didn't work, he'd need to find someone to bestow Nectar of Enlightenment upon him.
If the other person transmitted all their skills to him, that'd be acceptable too.
...
The news of the creation of the "Eight Gates Escape Armor" naturally spread among the players.
After all, it was the first player-created Ultimate Technique!
Thinking of this, some players couldn't contain the excitement in their hearts.
How could they miss such an event?
They had to experience it once!
But unfortunately, their luck seemed to be not so good. Never mind an Ultimate Technique, they couldn't even get a high-level one.
So they could only place their hopes on Abbess, as it seemed only Abbess could help them yield gold.
However, after unveiling the "Eight Gates Escape Armor," Abbess also decided to give up.
Only Junlin and his team knew the specific reason why.
The rewards brought by talent were indeed not bad, but if they kept using this talent to cause trouble, the Game Designer would probably set their sights on Abbess.
By then, it would be difficult for them to continue playing.
At noon, players began to log off one after another to eat.
Xu Nian also touched his somewhat shrunken stomach and helplessly went to the kitchen alone.
He wasn't a player and could only make something to eat for himself here.
Luckily, the Sect still had a lot of stuff, so he could cook something simple.
But as he walked into the kitchen, a tempting aroma wafted out from inside, teasing his taste buds.
"Little Boss, your cooking skills aren't bad, are they? You're cooking like a pro in the game."
"I'm a professional chef, a Lan Xiang graduate!"
"Isn't Lan Xiang for learning excavators?"
"Can I not use an excavator to cook? Just say if you'll eat or not!"
Listening to their conversation, Xu Nian couldn't help but admire the players' professionalism.
They even had chefs.
Perhaps more people would join in the future.
Entering the kitchen, the players all turned their heads to look at him.
The player holding the kitchen tools was called Little Boss, the last of the first batch of players with talent.
Among the first batch, there were only four with talent.
Evil Queen Morgana, Abbess, Don't Love Me, Hero Xu Xian, Little Boss.
Xu Xian's talent was in herbal medicine, but it seemed he didn't intend to become a Life Player.
Xu Nian gave up on this short-sighted player.
Little Boss's talent was in culinary arts.
[Exotic Delicacies: The food prepared will have different effects, and when taking the lid off the pot, the food will emit eye-catching light.]
Good heavens.
Was it really food that emitted golden light?
Moreover, the food prepared by Little Boss had additional benefits, making them absolutely a supportive asset among players.
"The Sect Leader is here!"
"Why's this Sect Leader running around now?"
"Please, we're players and don't worry about hunger, but this NPC Sect Leader still has to follow the rules."
"Such a high-freedom game is great, even the NPC knows to cook for themselves."
"..."
Little Boss hurriedly scooped out the dish and plated it, standing with the other players.
The Sect Leader coming to the kitchen meant he wanted to cook. Given it was their first time trying to cook in the game, they figured they might as well join him.
"Sect Leader, would you like to have some?"
Little Boss smiled, holding up a plate, "I just made this. Have a taste?"
In this game environment, NPCs couldn't be seen as mere mindless characters.
They had to be treated like living beings.
After all, he was their Sect Leader. If he discovered anything amiss, the players would be in trouble.
Affinity was an essential mode!
So they couldn't treat this game as just a simple game.
Xu Nian nodded slightly and stepped forward, picking up chopsticks to take a bite.
"Not bad. It has both color and aroma. I didn't expect there to be such a talented disciple within our Profound Yellow Sect."
Xu Nian tasted it and his eyes widened instantly.
It was just a simple dish, but it instantly brought a sense of homecoming.
Are all talented players this terrifying?