Chapter 512 - Hidden Experts
"Senior Wang, was that masked person really a Spirit Master?" One of the youngsters with Senior Wang asked her as they made their way back home on a private plane.
"Yes, that person was, without a doubt, a Spirit Master— the same level as me and the other elders," she confirmed.
"That young man also sounded like he was around your age. I cannot imagine how terrifying his talents must be to reach Spirit Master at such a young age, and it would be even more terrifying if he only started cultivating after Cultivation Online became a thing."
"That can’t be possible, right?" Someone else there asked.
"The question is no longer whether it’s possible or not, but how he achieved it..." Senior Wang said in a low voice.
"And whether he started cultivating before or after Cultivation Online doesn’t really matter, as it won’t change the fact that he’s a Spirit Master at such a young age."
"Anyways, although our visit to the Cultivators’ Association turned out to be a huge waste of time, I am actually glad that we went there, as I got to learn the existence of such a cultivation monster. The others in the family will go crazy once they learn about this young man."
"As for the other families... We’ll definitely be fighting for him."
"If he’s that famous Player Yuan, there’s a good chance that he won’t join any families, right?" Someone there asked.
"Yes, but it won’t hurt to try." Senior Wang nodded.
"Who’s this Player Yuan? I have never heard of him before." Another person said.
"You don’t know Player Yuan? Don’t you play Cultivation Online?"
"Why would I play a game about cultivation when I am already doing it in real life?"
"No wonder why you don’t know him... Well, let me tell you about Player Yuan and his achievements..."
And for the rest of their flight, the young cultivators shared information about Player Yuan and his achievements with those that didn’t know of his fame.
Meanwhile, after returning home, Yuan removed his mask and sat in the living room in an exhausted manner with sweat dripping down his face.
"Are you okay?" Meixiu asked him as she gently wiped the sweat off his face with a dry towel.
"Yes... I am fine... But that was more exhausting than I’d expected..."
"Since the Young Master cannot talk right now, I will explain everything for him," Meifeng said, and he proceeded to recall everything that had happened at the Cultivators’ Association.
Meixiu expressed disbelief after hearing the situation.
"Y-You went there as Player Yuan, even threatening the Chairman? Heavens... Are you sure everything will be fine?" Meixiu spoke in a worried voice.
"We can’t really say for now. Give it a few days and we’ll see if anything will happen. However, they don’t know the Young Master’s identity, so they won’t be able to do anything to him now even if they want to."
"But Young Master, you really surprised me today, and I am not talking about your identity as Player Yuan. I didn’t even know you can act so domineering. You felt like an entirely different person today! I still have chills just thinking about it!" Meifeng said to him in a somewhat admiring voice.
"Well... Most of that was just an act since if I didn’t act like that, they wouldn’t have taken me seriously." Yuan smiled.
’Was it really just an act? It felt too realistic...’ Meifeng thought to herself.
"Can you tell me more about your identity as Player Yuan? The Yu Family have asked me to investigate, but I came up with nothing."
Yuan nodded and proceeded to tell her about his identity as Player Yuan and some of the stuff he’s done in Cultivation Online.
"I see... That explains why you’re so powerful even in the real world... Turns out that you have been cultivating with a Divine-grade cultivation technique this entire time."
"What are we going to do now?" Meixiu asked them a moment later.
"Who knows, but I intend on going to the Jaded Garden to speak with those seniors next month," Yuan said.
"Are you sure that’s a good idea? What if it’s a trap?" Meifeng said.
"I think it’ll be fine. If they really wanted to harm me, they could’ve done so back then. All three of them— and probably the other elders there were all Spirit Masters. There was no way I could’ve defeated them by myself. Furthermore, they didn’t appear to be bad people."
"Why do you want to speak with them, though?" Meixiu then asked.
"I want to know more about the cultivation world... in this world. Apparently, they have known about cultivation since many centuries again, hence why they have been able to reach Spirit Master." Yuan said.
"So they’re basically hidden experts that have been secretly cultivating for many years... I am very impressed by how they have managed to keep cultivation hidden from the public for so long." Meifeng said.
"Yes, I am too. That’s why I want to speak with them."
"I will come with you," Meixiu said.
"Of course. I was going to ask you if you wanted to come later." Yuan nodded.
"Anyways, I am going to take a shower. My body is all sweaty."
Yuan then entered the bathroom and went to clean himself.
"You know that he was Player Yuan this entire time?" Meifeng asked Meixiu after he left.
"Yes."
"Well, aren’t you a lucky one?"
"..."
Sometime later, Yuan returned to the living room, where Meixiu and Meifeng were watching the news.
"Look, Young Master. They are already talking about the incident at the Cultivators’ Association— about Player Yuan."
Meifeng said as she turned the volume up a little more.
"Breaking news! Player Yuan has finally made an appearance today at the Cultivators’ Association! He even confronted Chairman Zhao, threatening to destroy the Cultivators’ Association if they continued to mess with his woman!"
"Who is this Meixiu that Player Yuan treasures so deeply?! Could it be his girlfriend?! Fiancee!? Perhaps even his wife?!"
"H-His wife?" Meixiu was speechless after she listened to how the news spoke about their relationship, making it seem as though they were lovers.