Chang Xi?

This is truly a prehistoric world spanning hundreds of thousands of years.

Many ancient mythological figures once existed in this starry sky.

Li Junchen organized the situation a bit, then sighed deeply as he looked at his Earth companions, "We've arrived at the most glorious period of Huaxia's mythological Celestial Court, everyone needs to be careful... Because here, there really are demigods and Buddhas everywhere, capable of destroying a world with a single hand. We should consider it like a Primordial World!"

They quickly split into several groups, bidding farewell to Hongqi and others.

The Earth Sorcerer, alone, began making arrangements on the spot.

After all, relying solely on these mortals is not a long-term solution.

They managed to rise with difficulty, and now that they were also cultivating the "player" system, hiding in the void was very safe.

They also began to investigate whether there were celestial or Buddhist systems in this world.

However, they did not find any trace of "celestial," instead, Buddhism had just recently risen.

"The Buddha, Shakyamuni, has just been born not long ago?"

Li Junchen spoke with his buddies in various networks, "This is bad news for us. We players, who are also cultivating a silly hair system and secretly reincarnating and being reborn, are technically a deviant Buddhist sect... Could we be killed by the orthodox Buddhist sect?"

"I feel like we're going to be killed."

Tang Meng said, "They cultivate the orthodox reincarnation and rebirth openly, while ours is a deviant reincarnation that involves killing and absorbing souls. Wouldn't we be seen as heretical and treacherous evil Buddhists?"

After all, they discovered that there truly was an indigenous Buddhist sect in this world.

Everyone exchanged amazed glances.

"Also, this cannibalistic racial trait of ours clearly comes from the neighboring 'Spirit Demon' clan, the dead soul civilization lineage."

After all, it comes from Chang Xi's bloodline.

And Chang Xi was part of a demon thought civilization similar to Mara.

Thus, increasing power by consuming souls was logical and should have been realized earlier.

"We're part of a demon system, having taken up silly hair reincarnation, and killing in cycles."

"There's no other way, this is the system we've cultivated for a long time, so we can only forge ahead, even if being hunted by orthodox Buddhism is inevitable," someone said.

"Isn't that right?"

"It doesn't matter, we should first find some tasks to complete, earn military exploits, and then head to the front lines to kill enemies."

"Then what should we call our name?"

"Hmm, Little Leiyin Temple."

"???"

"Isn't that a bit shameless? Theirs is big, ours is small, the Buddhist sect really could kill us."

"We originally wanted to be called Giant Leiyin Temple, but it doesn't fit our humble trait. Anyway, we've become complete enemies, so we are Little Leiyin Temple, the modern scientific Buddhists with technology, who advocate rescuing through MMOs. Although we kill, fight monsters, upgrade, and gang up on bosses, we're good people too!"

"Makes sense."

"On the other side, technological civilization and games are popular, surely they're just as much gamers as we are, so we should also list 'The Game' in their network game library. Such a realistic game, they would surely have many players, right? This way, we can expand our clan."

"Makes sense, wonder what kind of turbulence a realistic game would bring?"

"Yes, at the very least we need to teach them a lesson: if you put your health bar up, even gods can be killed!"

"And teach them: Pay-to-win makes you strong."

We need to find weaklings to pinch.

So their first reaction was to look for that technological civilization.

After all, everyone harbors great awe for the ancestral Huaxia mythological civilization.

Fu Qingjun watched with a strange expression, "Why is everyone looking for that technological civilization? One wants to rob their weapons, another wants to capture their player base.... But it's only natural, they have the same goal as me, to save Jiaxia, it's only natural to crush the enemies of this era!"

With various civilizations settling in, it seemed that the era stirred a tiny ripple.

This was not about the power of strength, as this civilization hadn't even reached level six, but about the beginning of a massive system revolution, a storm stirred by a butterfly.

...

...

Buddhism was flourishing, just as the entire Mecha Alliance was in turmoil, a game called "Universe OL" quietly went live on various planets.

"Mom, I'll eat in a minute." A teenager shouted in the living room.

"The front lines have started fighting, we have to find a way to escape." The mother said.

"There's no way, our family can't escape, we can only wait for death, carry on with what we need to do... unless the Buddhist sect comes to save our planet, to rescue us."

Young Nia returned to his room and logged into this strange game, "But the highest level of the Buddhas is six-dimensional creatures, which is pitifully weak. Any random magnate is stronger, with super mecha masters at seventy dimensions... they can only hide and run everywhere, to catch up with us would take millions of years."

Online, everyone was discussing Buddhism because everyone knew it was a true revolutionary army. Some said they initiated a holy war, truly serving the whole world, aiming to establish a beautiful country by rescuing this magnate-dominated, countless interstellar corporation-ruled world with mechas and battleships.

Yet, Nia didn't hold much hope.

Too weak, too weak...

Even with the ambition to overthrow capital monopolies, without power, it's impossible.

Click!

In the game's opening scene, a vast star and sea planet landscape suddenly appeared before him.

Boundless deep void, endless brilliant planets, in the azure Milky Way, with countless strong warriors battling everywhere.

A profound voice narrated beside:

"On the first day of the gods, Amiro created all things..."

"On the first day of the gods, Hermes bestowed knowledge..."

The teenager listened to this game world background story.

"At this time, the vast universe was permanently occupied by countless immortal high-dimensional ancient beings, who called themselves Celestial Emperors, self-claimed gods and demons, self-claimed Old Gods..."

"And today, the era has fully opened, war has erupted."

"Young savior, take out your money, save this decaying world!"

"Loading expansion pack 'Prehistoric Great Flood: Episode One: Little Leiyin Temple'...."

He squinted, and looked at the other expansion packs below.

[Episode Two, Buddhist Pure Land.]

[Episode Three, Emergence of Celestial Dao.]

[Episode Four, Dragon-Han Catastrophe.]

...

[Scene Seven, The End of Jiaxia]

He saw this, and although he didn't understand what "prehistoric flood" meant, it probably referred to this game's timeline. However, he did understand the term "End of the Emperor Xia".

"So, the main storyline of this game ends with the fall of Emperor Xia?" Nia, as a keyboard warrior, though aware of how terrifying Emperor Xia was in the war between the two countries, didn't mind defeating him in the game.

"Looks like this new game really understands what we players want, very in tune with current affairs." The teenager scratched his head. "But isn't it a bit too straightforward to take our money?"

Click.

He entered the character selection screen.

Nuwa Institute

These words were written above the courtyard.

A colossal female giant was molding people in the yard, creating player characters one by one.

He was quickly queued and created as a puppet, entering the character selection screen.

Faction: Little Leiyin Temple.

Beginner Task: Defend the Olda Continent on Planet 1938.

Introduction: Due to the invasion of the Great Xia Dynasty, the defense forces have weakened, allowing interstellar pirates to exploit the situation, pillaging and slaughtering. You are needed here to save the day!

Attribute Panel:

Level: Lv. 1,

XP: 1/1000

He suddenly opened his eyes, staring at the war-torn surroundings, the ground covered in blood.

Very realistic.

Heat, warmth, temperature, humidity.

But games with this level of realism were everywhere now, so it wasn't surprising.

"What the...?" He looked at the sky filled with war, then glanced at his weak and powerless, Level 1 game character. "They expect me to participate in those experts' wars? I'm just a Level 1 nobody?"

He scratched his head.

In the surrounding hall, there were also many players looking confused.

"What kind of crappy game is this!"

"The beginner task is of this level?"

Many people around cursed and exited the game, adding a curse word as they left.

Click!

In the sky, a giant mechanical armor fell to the ground, bursting into a massive explosion.

Ah!

The area was filled with screams, with some women holding children running everywhere.

These NPCs presented an incredibly realistic scene to him, brutal and full of roaring sounds—not the kind one gets from a virtual game.

"This game's emotional impact is well executed." As an experienced gamer, Nia looked around and ran everywhere. "There must be some hidden elements."

He looked up, seeing a commercial street in the distance that sold mechanical armor with a sign that read "Aoya Interstellar Group", supplying equipment to the front lines.

"Holy crap! How dare they openly feature this war-profiteering, monopolistic cabal in the game, not afraid of their legal team shutting down the game?" He scratched his head, suddenly realizing something.

Hurriedly, he approached and checked the weapon prices.

Not surprisingly greedy, their management exploited the opportunity, claiming neutrality while selling weapons to both warring sides. The most basic models were three times the usual market price.

Even more outrageous, the mech prices in the game were identical to those in real life!

"You're asking me to spend money? Do you think I'm a fool?" His eyes widened as he cursed and was about to exit. But hearing the wailing around him, he inexplicably said, "Give me the most basic V1986 model."

He reluctantly spent money, discovering that payment worked, and after completing the transaction, he piloted the basic mech.

After all, mecha courses were compulsory in school, and basic mechs were pretty much universally piloted.

He mounted the mech, wielded a long sword, and leapt into the battlefield to slay enemies.

Click!

Click!

He killed several interstellar pirates in succession.

He soon noticed his experience bar increasing continuously, quickly reaching Level 2.

He maneuvered the mech, feeling a bit thrilled. "This game really has something to offer. The sense of reality in this, the feeling of impact, tension, heart pounding, sweating with fear, dancing on the edge of death..."

Click!

He fought his way up but was eventually targeted by a minor boss, leading to a swift defeat.

His vision went black, returning to the initial screen, a line of text appearing in his mind:

"Do you wish to resurrect? Resurrection requires 1000 Star Coins, and your level will reset."

???

Nia was completely shocked. Could there be anything more exploitative than this?

You need to use real-world money to buy a mech in the game. After resurrection, your level resets, equipment vanishes, and you still need to pay so much to resurrect?

"Shameless, utterly shameless! I must have lost my mind to spend money." Exiting the game, he smashed his display screen and began cursing, yet the next second, he felt a warm flow surge into his body.

"What is this feeling? Did something resonate within me?"

Nia was bewildered, then suddenly opened his eyes as if he had realized something, typing in the search engine, "Planet 1938, Olda Continent."

His pupils suddenly dilated as he looked at the images of the events displayed and even saw his own shadow in them.

"Real...game."

He excitedly took off his gaming helmet, not noticing his hair was falling away, with a single strand left wavering in the wind.

"I'm bald...thinking of baldness reminds me..." He touched his head, overjoyed, recalling the faction he chose in the game: Little Leiyin Temple.

"Buddha, come to save us."

A thought emerged in his mind.

Wait a minute, he suddenly looked at the game's main storyline. Since it was a real-world game, could it be that scene after scene of the game's plot was real history from the future?

Goosebumps instantly appeared on his skin.

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