Versatile Sword Cultivator

Chapter 5 – Abandon Spell Cultivation for Sword Cultivation

Lin Jichen didn't rush to choose a profession; instead, he first checked his attribute panel.

【Player: Lin Jichen】

【Innate Talent: Defying Fate】

【Sect: None】

【Profession: None】

【Reputation: 0】

【Cultivation: 0】

【Realm: Mortal】

【Innate Physique: 100 (Max)】

【Innate Spirit: 100 (Max)】

【Innate Comprehension: 100 (Max)】

【Innate Charm: Transcendent Beauty (Max)】

【Innate Luck: Auspicious (Max)】

Physique determines the upper limit for Qi Cultivators and Body Cultivators, while Spirit determines the limit for Spell Cultivators and Healing Cultivators.

Comprehension is key to learning rare and powerful skills; many formidable skills require high comprehension, and it also makes it easier to understand various talents.

Charm and luck are also very important.

Charm can affect NPCs' Affection Level towards you.

Players with high charm find it easy to get missions and cling to the coattails of the powerful.

They might even encounter the good fortune of opposite-sex NPCs wanting to dual cultivate with them.

Luck goes without saying.

After reviewing his attribute panel, Lin Jichen was filled with fighting spirit.

With such a start, who else could compete?

Taking a deep breath, he calmed the excitement in his heart and began to seriously consider his career path.

Lin Jichen's attributes were all maxed out, so he had no need for concern; he could play any profession he wanted.

In his past life, Lin Jichen was a Spell Cultivator player, proficient in the techniques and skills of Spell Cultivators, and knew them like the back of his hand.

Logically, continuing as a Spell Cultivator would be the most appropriate choice and the easiest to get the hang of.

After all, it was the path he was familiar with, and there was no pressure in following it.

Lin Jichen could confidently say that if he continued as a Spell Cultivator, no one could match him in this profession.

He could easily become the world's number one Spell Cultivator!

But precisely because he was proficient in Spell Cultivation, Lin Jichen was also acutely aware of its drawbacks.

Spell Cultivators may deal massive damage in the later stages, with full AOE and invincibility in group battles.

A forbidden spell cast into a crowd of enemies could be exhilaratingly powerful.

However, Spell Cultivators are difficult to train and resource-intensive.

Their single-target damage is insufficient, and their defenses are too low.

They are fragile and easily taken down, with many professions that can counter them.

These were all insights Lin Jichen, a top-tier Spell Cultivator, had gained through years of experience.

The most fatal point was that Spell Cultivators were at a disadvantage in PKs; once someone closed in on them, they were powerless, and a single misstep could lead to an unexpected defeat.

Another important point was that Lin Jichen didn't like Spell Cultivation.

He had chosen Spell Cultivation simply because Guo Jie said she liked it, so he followed suit.

In fact, he had always been fascinated by the freedom of Weapon Cultivators, such as Sword Cultivators, who could control the sword and soar through the skies, ruling over a hundred blades and reveling in the martial world.

Knife Cultivators could sweep across the world with their divine blades, following the momentum without fear and being invincible.

Spear Cultivators could thrust with a glint of cold light, their spears emerging like dragons, fierce and domineering, striking wherever they pointed.

And so on.

Unlike Spell Cultivators, who, regardless of the type, were always casting spells from the sidelines.

In "Tale of Immortal," Weapon Cultivators were recognized as the most popular, with the most players, and as the profession that required the most skill and presented the greatest challenge.

After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Lin Jichen finally resolutely abandoned the old path of Spell Cultivation.

Actually, thinking about it, giving up Spell Cultivation might be for the best.

Since he had been reborn, why not start everything anew?

A new profession was a new challenge.

Otherwise, if everything was done by the book, wouldn't it be too boring?

Moreover, Lin Jichen believed in his gaming talent; any profession in his hands could shine brightly.

Lin Jichen's physique was also at max value, making him perfectly suited for Weapon Cultivation.

Without hesitation, Lin Jichen touched the map and chose Mu Xian Province!

He would choose the most popular profession among Weapon Cultivators, Sword Cultivator!

Sword Cultivators had the highest single-target damage.

Whether it was player duels or soloing bosses, they were the most suitable.

If he wanted to become the world's number one, it was destined that there would be countless struggles, open confrontations, assassinations, and sneak attacks.

Spell Cultivators were very afraid of these underhanded tactics.

Sword Cultivators, however, were not.

Another point was that Lin Jichen had previously chosen Mu Xian Province.

Back then, he had no idea about the hidden opportunities in the four provinces, so as a Spell Cultivator, Lin Jichen settled in Mu Xian Province.

He was all too familiar with everything in Mu Xian Province.

So this was also a reason for Lin Jichen to abandon Spell Cultivation for Sword Cultivation.

After touching Mu Xian Province, Lin Jichen transformed into a streak of light and disappeared from the heavenly palace.

***

The next moment, he arrived in a picturesque village.

Dressed in coarse linen clothes, barehanded, with nothing else.

This was the treatment for newcomers.

Lin Jichen looked around; the beautiful little village was already surrounded by more and more new players.

"Damn, bro! This game is too realistic, feels like I've traveled to another world."

"Admiring the picturesque scenery, I wanted to compose a poem for the world, but alas, I'm uneducated, so all I can say is damn, what a big mountain!"

"I'm a gaming newbie, please help, how do I play this game? I don't understand anything."

"Crazy Shark Guild is recruiting! Hurry up if you want to sign up!"

"Any girls want to be in-game couples? My name is Love's Cold Funeral!"

***

The surroundings were very noisy.

At the village entrance stood an old man in his sixties.

Anyone who had played a bit of online gaming would know that this must be an NPC with a mission to offer.

So, the crowd squeezed together, all to get a mission from the old man.

Lin Jichen, watching the scene that rivaled the chaos of a train station during the Spring Festival, had no intention of going with the flow.

He bypassed the village chief and walked into the village.

The village was also crowded; it seemed that many players, like Lin Jichen, thought there were too many people at the entrance and came inside to try their luck.

Everywhere, players were interacting with NPCs in search of missions.

Every man, woman, and child in the village was besieged by these players, all seeking missions.

Lin Jichen's arrival caused a stir among the crowd of players.

No one had noticed him at the entrance due to the crowd, but upon entering the village, Lin Jichen immediately became the center of attention.

"Wow! I saw a super handsome guy!"

"Handsome guy, want to team up?"

"Handsome, do you have a girlfriend? I've fallen for you at first sight."

"I think he's even more handsome than my idol, what do you guys think?"

"Could this be a newly debuted star? I have to look him up."

Many female players chattered excitedly, unable to take their eyes off Lin Jichen.

The male players, on the other hand, were all seething with jealousy.

"Damn, this kid is even more handsome than Jin Cheng Wu from Bengbu?"

"I, Peng Yuyan from Cao County, am the first to object."

"Wu Yanzu from Nanchang reporting in!"

"Have you asked me, Xie Tingfeng from Yiwu?"

***

Lin Jichen's arrival made the already noisy village even livelier.

What was more exaggerated was that not only the players had such a big reaction to Lin Jichen's arrival.

Even the female NPCs in the village began to look towards Lin Jichen.

A graceful young woman at the tailor shop, who was clearly giving out missions to other players, acted as if she had seen her lover upon seeing Lin Jichen.

She stopped giving out missions and even asked the players queuing up for missions to make way.

Then, swaying her hips, she walked over to Lin Jichen with a seductive gait.

The young woman initiated a conversation: "Hello, young man, my name is Cui Niang, I'm the owner of the tailor shop in this village. Do you want to take on a mission? Sister can arrange it for you~"

She added: "If you find the mission too difficult, sister can help you with it too~ My husband passed away five years ago, and I've been single ever since~"

All the players watched dumbfounded, their mouths agape in disbelief.

While others were begging NPCs for missions, Lin Jichen had an NPC actively offering him one, even willing to help.

What kind of divine treatment was this?

And the key point was that the widowed shop owner seemed to have taken a liking to Lin Jichen, even revealing her relationship status.

Damn it, we refuse to accept this!