Chapter 9:Please Reload Your Cash (1/2)
Wei Huo was being washed away by the gushing water. Erosion from the flowing water for years had caused the slopes to become wet and slippery. It became similar to a slide where one could slide down endlessly until they reached the bottom. Wei Huo was shielding his head and adjusting his position in the midst of sliding down, avoiding himself from bumping into sharp stones.
Following the endless gliding, Wei Huo heard the deafening roar of a waterfall.
Wei Huo panicked. ”!!!”
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. He could only shield his head and was swept away by the torrent. Seconds later, he saw the sun and the sky.
The cave was in the shape of a vertical shaft and appears to be bottomless. Looking above, one could see the sky with sunlight peeking in through the gaps. Water was running out from countless holes on the wall. Just like that, a waterfall was formed in the middle of the mountain.
Wei Huo was held down firmly by gravity. He could only helplessly fall into the endless pit cave. The view of the sky and sun he saw was momentary. The next second, he had dropped into the waters again. The force of a stronger water current swept Wei Huo into a more cavernous place.
Beneath the pit cave were numerous turbulent flows. Wei Huo had been swept around, and in the end, was washed away into a subterranean river. Sometimes he would bump into a rock while other times he would be hoisted up and dropped down vigorously. Wei Hua felt as though he was riding a roller-coaster.
Without any protective measures, Wei Huo could only embrace himself tightly during such situations. In the midst of this chaos, Wei Huo still managed to spare a tiny bit of time to do some thinking.
'I'm sure something big is hidden in this cave. This roller-coaster-like subterranean river is surely a creation by God himself!'
Boom! Alongside a blaring sound, Wei Huo was wiped into the center of a subterranean lake. The water's surface became much calmer and while he was whirling slowly on the water, Wei Huo saved himself with his athletic body from years of persistent intensive training.
That was why even though he went through such an extreme and thrilling torrent, he only had a few bruises without any severe injury.
However, he still felt slightly dizzy. He fluttered around the water for a bit and was washed ashore.
Wei Huo lifted his head on the shore. Although he still felt a bit light-headed, the scene ahead awed him. In front of him was a moon gate made of white jade. Glowing plants bloomed on both sides of the gate. Purple glows, red glows, blue glows and green glows were radiating from the plants.
All sorts of radiance lightened up the jade gate. Images of red-crowned cranes, phoenixes, spirit apes, and white deers were carved on the jade gate.
”Indeed, I was right!” Wei Huo swayed his head and walked up to the gate. He was prepared to push open the jade gate.
No words were needed, that had to be the cave concealing Qi Cultivation's rare scrolls. Finally, after 10 years, he found it!
He pushed the jade gate hard, but it did not budge.
He pushed again, but still, nothing happened.
Wei Huo frowned. ”Are there any other operations needed to open this gate?”
Right when Wei Huo fell silent, an image appeared on the jade gate. Not long after, a notification bar with the writings 'Power On' popped up.
Wei Huo was speechless. ”…”
'This is not a jade gate. It's a laptop, isn't it?'
After the power was turned on, another image appeared on the jade gate. Following, countless thumbnails of red-crowned cranes, phoenixes, spirit apes, and white deers appeared. The thumbnails were all arranged in different orders. He took a closer look. 'What the f*ck…'
'Isn't this sh*t a puzzle game?'
Why would the 'Power On' notification pop up in an ancient Qi Cultivation Master's jade gate? Why did a puzzle game appear after it was turned on?
The notification popped up again.
”Mini-Game commences. Scores of the minigame will determine the player's degree of completion for the inheritance of Qi Cultivation.”
Wei Huo was speechless. ”…”
Wei Huo almost forgot that Earth was gradually being gamified by God!
Wei Huo closely examined the screen. There was a 'Start Game' option on the game interface. It seemed like he could use some time to look into the early stage of the game.