Chapter 2: Misentering the Shooting Gallery

  Night fell, and after dinner, Ling Muyun returned to his bedroom.

  In this world similar to ancient China, there was no TV or internet. At night, it seemed that besides creating humans, there were no other forms of entertainment to kill time. Ling Mu Yun had not yet taken a wife or concubine, so even if he wanted to engage in such activities, he didn't have the conditions for it. So, he simply blew out the lamp, took off his clothes and shoes, lay down on the bed, and since there was nothing else to do, he went to sleep.

  Just as Ling Muyun was about to fall asleep, he suddenly felt that all the energy in his body was being drawn by some mysterious force towards his head, and then his brain shook violently. A crystal clear, transparent cylinder, like a water crystal carving, yet flashing with dreamlike colors, appeared out of thin air in his mind. At the same time, a vast amount of information poured into Ling Muyun's mind like a tidal wave.

  After digesting and absorbing this complex information, Ling Muyun finally understood what was going on.

  He didn't just have his soul traverse, but was also possessed by the game. The cylindrical object that suddenly appeared in his mind is the "World Axis" of "Martial Arts Legend". Through this World Axis, he can enter the dream and let his true spirit traverse into the various famous martial arts worlds contained in "Martial Arts Legend", possess a "Reincarnated Person" with attributes matching his own, participate in the plot of each famous martial arts world, and complete certain tasks.

  After completing the task, Ling Muyun's true spirit returns to his body and can obtain rich task rewards, enhancing his own strength. Moreover, due to the space-time shift, the time in the main world where Ling Muyun is located and the martial arts world he entered are not synchronized. No matter how many years he lived in the martial arts world, when he returned to the main world, time would still be stuck at the moment he entered the dream, just like having a very short dream, without affecting his daily life in the main world.

  But if the task fails, or the "reincarnated person" he possesses dies in the world of famous families, Ling Muyun's true spirit will be forever stranded or dispersed in the martial arts world he participated in. The body left in the main world will also lose consciousness due to the disappearance of the true spirit, and become a living dead person, also known as a vegetative state in modern medicine.

  After learning about this information, Ling Muyun already clearly knew what he was facing. This is a game that is as realistic as possible. It's called a game because it also has tasks, rewards and punishments, and temptations that make people irresistible to participate.

  But it is also vastly different from ordinary games, because everything in the game is not virtual data, but real existence. The characters in the game are all flesh-and-blood humans, and the world of the game is a tangible real world. In this game, you cannot save or load, because this is a game that uses life as the qualification to play, and his life only has one chance, once lost, there is no longer any qualification to continue playing!

  Facing this extremely stimulating yet extremely dangerous game, Ling Muyun hesitated for a moment. After all, it was related to his life and he couldn't help but be cautious. However, thinking of his current situation and the future calamity that might befall him, Ling Muyun suddenly made up his mind in his heart. "In this world where martial arts are flourishing, danger is omnipresent anyway. If one avoids swords and knives, how can they escape the calamity that may come? Now that I have such a rare opportunity to improve my strength, how can I let it slip away? I'll just go all out!"

  As he thought of this, his consciousness suddenly rushed towards the axis of that world flashing with dreamlike colors. He then felt himself placed in a strange void, where gates flashing with strange lights appeared before his eyes. On each gate was a line of dazzlingly bright characters: "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", "The Legend of the Condor Hero", "The Return of the Condor Hero", "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", "Little Li Flying Dagger", "Chu Liuxiang's Legend", "Lu Xiaofeng's Legend", "The Double Heroes of the Tang Dynasty", "Overcast with Rain", "The White-Haired Demoness's Story", "The Strange Hero from the North", "Seven Swords Descend from Mount Heaven"... Each gate seemed to revolve like a turnstile, moving in front of him one by one.

  Ling Muyun's mind rose with a sense of enlightenment, these portals should be the entrances to various martial arts worlds. Through these portals, one can enter each martial arts world. After figuring this out, Ling Muyun began to ponder which world to enter specifically.

  In terms of martial arts hierarchy, there is no doubt that Huang Daxia's world is the highest. "Changsheng Jue", "Zhanshen Tulu", "Cihang Jian Dian" and "Daoxin Zhongmo Dafa" are all extraordinary skills that can be cultivated to the extreme, allowing one to glimpse the heavenly way, shatter the void, and reach the pinnacle of martial arts.

  It's also because the martial arts level in Huang Daxia's world is too high, so Ling Muyun dares not to enter lightly. The martial arts classics there often have very high requirements and are not something that ordinary people can master. Haven't you seen that only a few people have mastered the "Dao Xin Zhong Mo Da Fa" in thousands of years? And as for the "Chang Sheng Jue", only two people have managed to master half of it. Moreover, there are too many masters in Huang Daxia's world. Top-notch masters are everywhere, and quasi-top-notch ones are even more numerous. With his skills, if he were to enter, he would just be a minor character, and any random dragon suit could take him down with ease. It's really not safe at all.

  Liang Daxia's world doesn't need to be considered for the time being, although he is familiar with Liang Daxia, a famous martial arts novelist, but he hasn't really read his works. At most, he has only watched some film and television dramas adapted from Liang Daxia's original works, and remembers little of the plot, half-understanding it. Once entering Liang Daxia's world, it is difficult to rely on the development of the plot. Having lost understanding of the plot and judgment of the direction of the situation, he has also lost his greatest reliance, and may not be able to make a name for himself in it.

  As for the world of Gu Daxia, it's not a good choice either. In Gu Daxia's world, there are few shortcuts to cultivating martial arts. Many masters' martial arts skills were acquired through the simplest and most arduous methods. For example, Fei Xingjian, the Flying Sword Guest, his swift sword was honed from his primitive life in the mountains, drinking blood and eating raw meat. There were no fancy moves, only a single thrust, and countless killings of humans and beasts had tempered his unparalleled swift sword.

  To take Fu Hongxue as an example, he had to draw his sword tens of thousands of times every day before he could master the unparalleled speed of his knife. However, for Ling Muyun who urgently needed to greatly increase his strength in a short period of time, this was obviously not a good choice.

  Moreover, in the world of Gu Daxia, there are too many clever people and too many cunning people. To survive well in Jianghu, one often has to keep one eye open even while sleeping, otherwise, even a top-notch master may fall into the hands of a shopkeeper due to a momentary lapse in attention. With his current abilities and nearly blank experience in Jianghu, he really doesn't have the confidence to mix well in Gu Daxia's world. If he isn't careful, he might become someone else's ghost under the knife, and that would be the end of everything.

  After all, Jin Dashao's world is still relatively safer, although there are also sword lights and shadows, at least it is still within the acceptable range. With the advantage of being familiar with the plot, there are also some shortcuts to take, and it is possible to greatly improve one's strength in a relatively short period of time.

  As for which martial arts world to enter, Ling Mu Yun thought about it briefly and had a plan. In Jin Da Xia's world, "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" was the most tempting one for him.

  The level of martial arts in the Tianlong world is among the top in Jin Dashao's world, and the top-level martial arts secret books are also relatively easy to obtain. The Northern Ming Divine Art, one of the three great mysterious skills of the strongest hidden sect in the Tianlong world, is placed in a cave at the foot of the cliff under Mount Wulang, and it's not difficult to get as long as you walk a few more steps and search carefully.

  Once the North Ming Divine Art is cultivated, one can absorb others' internal energy for their own use. At that time, their own strength will inevitably soar, and they will have a grasp on dealing with any dangers the family may face in the future.

  Ling Muyun had made up his mind, and seeing the words "Tian Long Ba Bu" written on the gate in front of him, he immediately moved his mind and consciousness towards the Tian Long world gate.

  Just then, the Tianlong World Portal's stay time had come to an end, and the portal moved again. The Tianlong World Portal moved away, and in an instant, another world portal appeared before Ling Muyun.

  "Ah, wrong!" Ling Mu Yun's heart cried out in surprise, hastily trying to control his consciousness from advancing further.

  At this moment, his consciousness had already reached the door and was about to enter the range of the gate's halo. It was too late to retreat now. The gate sensed Ling Mu Yun's consciousness and suddenly burst into radiance, emitting a strong suction force. Ling Mu Yun felt an overwhelming power acting on him, and involuntarily threw himself into the gate in front of him. Just before entering, he caught a glimpse of the words on the gate with his peripheral vision: "The Legend of the Condor Hero".

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