Guiding his flying sword up to the skies above the Eternal Life Hall Immortal Sect, the clouds were already filled with players on swords, busy searching for scattered Star Fragments.
There were about several dozen Star Fragments available for collection nearby, with twenty to thirty players also working on the same quest. Finding an unclaimed Star Fragment required some effort.
"Move it, that's mine!" "Boo-hoo, you stole my spot, shameless!"
High in the sky, many players bickered over a single scattered Star Fragment. Since everyone was new to flying swords and not yet skilled, arguments often led to midair collisions and tragic falls from the sky!
This played right into Jiang Yuan's hands. Whenever he saw someone plummet, he'd dart over and start collecting the Star Fragment!
In just a few dozen seconds, Jiang Yuan had successfully gathered three scattered Star Fragments!
As Jiang Yuan's peripheral vision caught a new collection point spawning to his left and he flew over to grab it, a prompt suddenly rang in his ears.
"Ding! Currently being used by another player, cannot collect!"
Jiang Yuan turned his head at the sound, slightly stunned. It was none other than his old nemesis from the mortal realm, the former leader of the Arrogance Guild—Arrogant Dragon Emperor!
Now, Arrogant Dragon Emperor wore a bright yellow Daoist robe with a "皇" (Emperor) character embroidered on the chest—the exclusive outfit of the Imperial Pole Hall, one of the four major immortal sects!
Glancing at Arrogant Dragon Emperor's level, he had already broken through to 121. It seemed he hadn't been idle, diligently grinding levels all this time!
Seeing that Arrogant Dragon Emperor had beaten him to this spot, Jiang Yuan gave him a brief look and moved on to find another location.
Since ascending to the immortal realm, Arrogant Dragon Emperor hadn't actively provoked Jiang Yuan, so Jiang Yuan wasn't about to stir up trouble.
Ever since starting *Myriad Worlds*, Jiang Yuan had stuck to the principle: "I won't bother anyone who doesn't bother me; if someone does, I'll beat them until they call me daddy!"
Arrogant Dragon Emperor, noticing Jiang Yuan's obedient departure, nodded in satisfaction, a cryptic smile curling at his lips.
After about two or three minutes, using his "seize every gap" tactic, Jiang Yuan finally collected all ten quest items—"Scattered Star Fragments"—and guided his flying sword down to the ground.
Mounting his Frost Wolf, Jiang Yuan headed to the sect trial envoy to turn in the quest, receiving 25 Tai Chi Golden Pills.
"Ding! Consumed Tai Chi Golden Pill *25, gained 64.5 million cultivation experience!"
A prompt sounded, and Jiang Yuan's cultivation instantly increased by 4.5%.
With the "Skywalker" quest complete, Jiang Yuan accepted another quest from the trial envoy called "Walking the Heavens." It was another collection quest, but this time the location was the Azure Cloud Mountain of the Azure Cloud Gate, one of the four major immortal sects. He needed to talk to an NPC there to get the follow-up tasks.
Eternal Life Hall and Azure Cloud Gate were tens of thousands of miles apart. Relying solely on a flying sword or mount would be too slow, so Jiang Yuan had to use the map teleportation function at the Flying Celestial Maiden NPC in each sect.
Riding his Frost Wolf to the Flying Celestial Maiden NPC at Eternal Life Hall, Jiang Yuan found she was a young, beautiful woman!
Her name was Liu Xuanxuan, dressed in a palace-style long gown with light makeup, exuding an ethereal, fresh beauty!
"Where would you like to go, fellow cultivator?"
The Flying Celestial Maiden Liu Xuanxuan's voice was melodious, like a nightingale's song, pleasant to the ear.
"Maiden, please send me to Azure Cloud Mountain."
Jiang Yuan stated his destination to Liu Xuanxuan.
"The teleportation fee to Azure Cloud Mountain is five silver coins. Would you like to proceed?"
Liu Xuanxuan smiled gracefully at Jiang Yuan and asked.
"Yes!"
Jiang Yuan quickly took five silver coins from his bag and handed them over.
After receiving the fee, Liu Xuanxuan extended a slender, jade-like finger and gently pointed at Jiang Yuan.
A flash of white light instantly engulfed Jiang Yuan.
He closed his eyes, his mind spinning for a good while.
When he opened them again, he was within the bounds of Azure Cloud Mountain.
Summoning his Frost Wolf mount again, Jiang Yuan checked the mini-map, oriented himself, and headed straight for the southwest corner.
The "Walking the Heavens" quest location was a place called "Xuan Terrace," a platform about 150 meters high, its top lost in the clouds, obscuring what lay above.
Arriving at the base of Xuan Terrace, Jiang Yuan dismissed his mount, stepped onto his flying sword, and slowly ascended.
Through the thick clouds, Jiang Yuan finally saw the full view of Xuan Terrace.
High above was a platform about the size of the Moon-Gazing Terrace, where an NPC in a wide-sleeved blue Daoist robe sat, named "Ancestor Xuan." Flanking him were two young acolytes—a boy named Qingfeng and a girl named Mingyue.
After conversing with NPC Ancestor Xuan, Jiang Yuan smoothly accepted the follow-up quest for "Walking the Heavens"—collecting 10 drops of Immortal Dew.
According to the quest panel, the Immortal Dew was floating in the air to the left of Ancestor Xuan. A simple turn of his flying sword would reveal it.
Jiang Yuan glanced down; players were already arriving on the ground below, slowly ascending on their swords. Seizing the moment before the crowd grew, Jiang Yuan began collecting the Immortal Dew!
Compared to the earlier "Scattered Star Fragments," collecting Immortal Dew was noticeably faster—each drop took only about two seconds to gather!
But the downside was that there were fewer than twenty drops of Immortal Dew. If he didn't secure a spot early, once more people arrived, he'd miss out!
Jiang Yuan claimed a spot for Immortal Dew, collecting one drop after another seamlessly. Soon, he had gathered seven drops.
Just as he was about to collect the eighth, a prompt suddenly informed him that the item was being collected by someone else!
"Damn, just a bit too slow!"
By now, players had nearly filled the space in front of Ancestor Xuan. Jiang Yuan scratched his head in frustration and quickly searched for another spot.
Luckily, not far away, a player had just finished collecting, freeing up a space. Jiang Yuan hurried to fill it.
"Ding! Congratulations on completing the 'Walking the Heavens' quest. Reward: Tai Chi Golden Pill *25!"
With the successful collection and the system prompt, Jiang Yuan happily used the newly acquired Golden Pills, boosting his cultivation by another 4.5%!
"Haha! These Golden Pills are so easy to earn!"
In just two quests, Jiang Yuan had increased his cultivation by 10%, feeling delighted inside.
Descending to the ground, Jiang Yuan switched to his mount, planning to head to the Flying Celestial Maiden at Azure Cloud Mountain to return to Eternal Life Hall. But just then, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Fellow cultivator, please wait!"