Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Once they descended to a certain altitude, players would find a glider appearing behind them, though, as this was the world of Supreme Martial Arts, it resembled more of a kite.

If this were the real world, a kite barely larger than a person would never be able to carry someone in flight, let alone be capable of skydiving from an altitude of ten thousand meters.

It was a sure way to seek death.

But within the illusory realm of Supreme Martial Arts, these tiny kites could bear the weight of a person and the speed of the descent, defying all kinds of physical laws.

When the four of them landed, the kite on their back vanished as if touched by flames, though no light was seen, and the kite just disappeared.

"It must be the rules of the game's illusionary world," Su Jie guessed, for no matter how realistic this world was, it was still an illusion, where many unrealistic items could emerge.

Jos jumped around, loosening up his body, and said, "Indeed, our physical condition is the same as in the outside world, and all kinds of martial arts skills are retained. They haven't been reset to level zero as before."

This had its advantages, reducing the likelihood of these experts ending up dead on arrival.

There were disadvantages, too.

That was, if they encountered someone with stronger vitality, they could easily be defeated early on.

"Let's go collect resources."

Jos took the lead and guided them forward.

This place was a wilderness swamp.

Despite being called a swamp, it was actually quite small, less than a mile across. Thick mud covered the area, with a network of flat wooden bridges crisscrossing over it, and many thatched huts around, resembling a primitive tribe.

Apart from Su Jie and his companions, there were more than a dozen other people who had arrived here.

Probably besides Jos, many were aware of the existence of the Sky-clearing Palm here, which could be launched into the sky to summon rare resources.

"Help!"

Suddenly, they heard a cry for help.

Looking back, they saw someone had fallen into the swamp and gotten stuck. Since the swamp was in motion, the more the person struggled, the deeper they sank.

"That's probably a newbie," Jos remarked. "If they're falling into a swamp upon landing, they must be someone who heard about the Supreme Cup and came to join the excitement."

The various environments within the illusionary world were extremely realistic, just like this swamp. Once trapped, if no one helped, one would truly sink deeper and eventually turn into a box.

As expected, not long after, that person sunk completely into the swamp, and immediately a box surfaced on the swamp.

Clearly, the rulings of the illusory world were quite humane; upon being trapped, you were declared "dead" directly.

Otherwise, it was likely that a lot of players would be left with psychological scars.

The four grouped together and decided not to split up, searching each hut for resources one by one.

The variety of resources was rich: weapons included bows, crossbow arrows, spears, broadswords, treasured swords, throwing darts, halberds, staffs, etc.; medicinal items included Blood Restoration Pills, Nine Flower Jade Dew Elixir, White Medicine Powder, medicinal wine, etc.; for cultivation techniques and skills, they found the likes of Nine Yang Divine Skill, Nine Yin Scripture, Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, Sky-clearing Palm, Changing Beyond All Recognition, and others.

There was no need to elaborate on weapons and medicinal items, but the cultivation techniques and skills were quite enlightening to Su Jie.

To utilize them, one simply had to slap the cultivation technique onto themselves, upon which it would vanish, and one would instantly feel a new skill slot added, understanding immediately how to unleash the power of the technique.

Techniques like Nine Yang Divine Skill and Nine Yin Scripture could improve one's recovery rate, meaning even if one was seriously injured, as long as they could escape the battlefield with a breath left, they could heal automatically, regaining two health points per second.

The Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and Sky-clearing Palm could be activated with a mere thought, possessing immense power.

Changing Beyond All Recognition was a Qinggong that increased speed.

Unfortunately, each person could only have four skill slots for cultivation techniques, while weapons and other items could be kept in the backpack.

In the illusory realm of Supreme Martial Arts, the backpack was referred to as a Qiankun Bag, the size of a palm, but capable of holding many items, and the chances of such a backpack being refreshed were extremely high.

The four were already masters, and with their good luck in collecting a huge amount of resources, they were armed to the teeth and began hunting in the wilderness swamp.

The dozen or so players who had also descended here were mostly eliminated by them, with only a few who sensed danger fleeing immediately.

"Sky-clearing Arrows!"

Jos found a Sky-clearing Arrow inside a box and was thrilled.

This was a resource caller!

Su Jie suggested, "Right now, we don't seem to need resources. How about we wait until the battle zone refreshes before shooting the arrow to fish for a catch?"

Although Su Jie wasn't very familiar with Supreme Martial Arts, he knew Battlegrounds Elite well.

This martial arts survival game, except for different means of attack, should be similar to Battlegrounds Elite. After the zone refreshes, call in a supply drop and use it as bait to fish for a catch.

"No problem."

Jos nodded in agreement.

This was the first round, and there were definitely many novices. They probably wouldn't need the airdrop supplies, so it was better to use them for fishing, to eliminate other players more quickly.

Later, after lurking in the wilderness swamp for a while, the zone refreshed, and the four checked the map to find themselves just outside the next zone, the center of which was Xiangyang City.

They immediately swapped to various Qinggong skills: Wading Through Steps, Changing Beyond All Recognition, Flying on the Grass, Ascending to the Cloud Ladder, advancing at an extremely fast pace.

"Su Jie, between our Qinggong and your full-powered burst, which one is faster?" Zhang Manman suddenly asked.

"I should be a bit faster," Su Jie said, also displaying the skill Changing Beyond All Recognition. Comparing his full-speed to the skill, he continued slowly, "However, this kind of skill is more graceful and suited for guerrilla fighting, not quite ideal for rushing about."

Su Jie reflected on the uses of the skill, observing his own and his teammates' steps, realizing this kind of Qinggong could also be achieved in real life.

However, with vitality below 1, no amount of practice would be of any use, because the "Inner Strength" was insufficient.

And once the vitality exceeded 3, this technique became somewhat superfluous; after all, beyond 3, it was mostly the Mental Realm that was compared in battle. Just like his fight with the three brothers from the Feng Family, there was rarely direct combat.

They used their mind to mobilize the energy within their bodies and then affected the outside world with that energy, achieving an indirect mental influence on reality.

Of course, this was about making friends through martial arts.

If faced with an enemy, it would probably come down to a clash of energies.

Therefore, the movements of various Cultivation Techniques here were only suitable for those with a vitality between 1 and 3.

"I actually think this Qinggong skill is quite useful, even if it's imitated in reality. It could be surprisingly effective in hit-and-run combat," said Zhang Manman, expressing her opinion. It was consistent with Su Jie's thoughts, and her vitality was exactly between 1 and 3.

"Indeed, it's worth learning from."

Su Jie agreed, after all, this footwork could indeed be used in reality; it was a true secret manual.

"There are horses ahead!"

Jos suddenly spoke up, pointing ahead, where at a deserted waystation, six brown horses were tethered—they were a mode of transportation within the Wuxia Supreme Illusory Realm.

"Shh—"

The six horses seemed a bit startled upon seeing someone approaching, restlessly moving about as if they were real horses.

Su Jie raised his hand to touch the necks of the horses, calming them down, but he could feel the warmth on the horses' necks from their pulsating blood and beating pulse. Your support at MV^LEMP^YR keeps the series going.

"Terrifyingly realistic!"

Specially since the six horses even blinked continuously, with some tear stains at the corners of their eyes, which made Su Jie realize the magic of the Taixu Illusory Realm.

"Sometimes, I also feel like this place is a real world," Jos sighed, mounting a horse.

Su Jie did the same.

However, it was his first time riding a horse, but within the Eight Extremes Thunder Pile there were stepping techniques, allowing him to quickly gain stability and control the horse to prevent it from running off.

As for Zhang Manman and Chen Tian Yuzi, both from wealthy backgrounds, they likely had experience riding horses in the real world. Thus, upon mounting, they used the reins to control the horses immediately.

Zhang Manman said, "Su Jie, this must be your first time riding a horse, right? The horses here are no different from those in reality. If you don't understand horsemanship, you could fall off."

Su Jie smiled and said, "My learning ability is quite good; I should be able to control it."

"Then, let's see who can reach Xiangyang City first."

A crafty smile formed on Zhang Manman's face as she swung her whip fiercely against the horse's backside and shouted, "Giddy up!"

Instantly taking the lead, she kicked up a trail of dust and rode swiftly through the sparsely wooded trail, unafraid of being tripped by the branches.

After all, the branches here were not like those in games that could be passed through; they were real branches that could be felt.

Even the flowers, grass, water, and soil here had a touch that was identical to the outside world.

"Giddy up!"

Su Jie also lightly flicked his whip, following closely with Jos, Chen Tian Yuzi, and the others, weaving through the woods.

Before long, they had crossed the forest and arrived at an endless green plain.

On the plain, herds of cattle and sheep could be seen grazing, and wolves would leap out from the slopes to chase and hunt the herds.

Occasionally, the wolves would turn their heads towards Su Jie and the others, a hint of vigilance in their eyes, but sensing that they had no intention of stealing their prey, the wolves disregarded them and continued to tear into their captured animals.

This level of realism was somewhat disconcerting.

Fortunately, the imposing city walls were now in sight.

Outside Xiangyang City, there was a protective moat with a drawbridge lowered to span both sides of the moat.

The city interior was empty and desolate, but one could faintly discern the exquisite details: on both sides of the main street were various stalls with an array of antiques and goods.

"Not bad at all, catching up on your first horse ride, but I still won," Zhang Manman beamed as she arrived first at the gates of Xiangyang City, waiting for Su Jie and the others to catch up.

At least in horse riding, she had won this time.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Su Jie and the others dismounted and walked through the solid city gates into the main avenue.

Zhang Manman approached a stall and picked up a pear.

"Crunch!"

She took a bite, and the juice splattered.

"Not a bad taste."

She then tossed three pears to Su Jie, Chen Tian Yuzi, and Jos.

Su Jie also bit into one with the skin on, experiencing the grainy finesse of the flesh as he commented, "It's almost exactly like a real water pear. I can't even begin to imagine the level of the Mental Realm reached by the creator of the Illusory Realm."

"Maybe they could even create a world," Jos muttered under his breath, pulling out a Crossbow Arrow from his Qiankun Bag and aiming it at the sky, drawing the bowstring tight.

"I'm going to shoot!"

"Shoot then."