Chapter 327: A New Rune—Invitation Across All Worlds
"Uncle Nine's mortuary also has a shop. It sells all kinds of talismans, skills, and equipment."
After helping Qiu Sheng clean the coffins,
Tanjiro gained a bit more reputation with [Uncle Nine's Mortuary], unlocking the shop.
"Though it doesn't have as wide a selection as the general game shop, the prices for the same items are cheaper."
He had specifically compared prices—
for example, a peachwood sword with the same attributes was about two hundred reward points cheaper in the mortuary shop.
"Sounds about right."
Rin wasn't surprised, nodding in agreement.
"Items in the game shop only require contribution points,
but the mortuary shop feels more like a hidden vendor on the map—
you need to earn their favor first."
Those reward points you save?
They're basically repaid through the extra work in faction-issued side quests.
"I also accepted a Taoist sect quest."
Tanjiro didn't hold back and shared everything he'd found so far.
"It has nine parts. Once all are complete, you can become Uncle Nine's disciple,
learn Taoist arts starting as an apprentice."
You start as a Taoist Disciple, then become a Green-Robed Priest,
followed by a Purple-Robed Master… eventually rising to become a Demon-Banishing Heavenly Master.
These Taoist techniques could be learned directly from [Uncle Nine's Mortuary].
Compared to buying them for hundreds of thousands of reward points in the shop,
even someone like Tanjiro—tight on funds—could grow quickly.
Of course, it had downsides too.
If you weren't paying with points, you were paying with your life.
That was the new core of the game post-update.
In the past,
wealthy players had a huge advantage—buying power, climbing to the top tier with ease.
Even the most determined couldn't quite catch up.
But now? With the task worlds unlocked,
that structure was shattered.
With enough willpower and a fearless heart,
anyone could break their limits.
That was exactly what Fang Yi had wanted to see.
The white-haired loli, Ah Fu, looked a little jealous.
"What a shame. The Demon-Banishing Heavenly Master is an extremely rare top-tier class.
If it were sold in the shop, you'd need at least 500,000 reward points to buy it."
"There's nothing shameful about it."
Fang Yi waved it off.
"The Reincarnation Game's ultimate goal is to defeat the Corrupted Lands.
If Tanjiro becomes a Demon-Banishing Heavenly Master, he'll be a top-tier combatant."
"Besides, this kind of tiered-class progression via multi-step quests costs me nothing."
Think of it like this:
the Reincarnation Game is a company. Players are employees.
Their quests and job paths are like training courses they take to perform better at work.
A good employee should be praised.
"I see…"
Ah Fu blinked like a confused student. She didn't really get it,
but she didn't want to be found out—so she quickly changed the subject.
"Master, what's the function of this new rune you made?"
A brand-new rune had been embedded in the Reincarnation Game's space,
emitting faint spatial energy—clearly related to teleportation?
Fang Yi shot her a glance, not blaming her.
If she'd been smarter, she wouldn't have been beaten so badly by the Corrupted Lands before fleeing.
So he played along and explained,
"This rune draws energy from the void. Once it's full,
it sends out invitations to worlds across the cosmos—seeking new players with potential."
In the past, with places like the ninja and pirate worlds,
he'd had to go in person as a merchant to offer game access.
That was when the Reincarnation Game was still small and desperate for growth.
Now, it had over a hundred thousand players.
After purging so many corrupted worlds,
the game space had expanded from a small amusement park into a cluster of towns.
There was no longer any need for negotiation or personal sales.
Anyone with potential could be reached by the new rune: the Multiverse Invitation Rune.
If they accepted, great—they became a player.
If not? That was their loss.
"Now… it's time to send out the first batch."
Fang Yi activated the rune.
A ripple of spatial light spread out,
and ten Multiverse Invitations shot into the void.
Who would respond?
...
Two days later—
under Uncle Nine's guidance,
Gunilla, Tanjiro, and the others successfully defeated the Crimson-Robed Taoist and the undead corpse at Ren Manor.
It turned out the Taoist had once been a feng shui master whose sacred land had been stolen by the Ren family.
In revenge, he had twisted the land's energies and raised a vengeful corpse to slaughter the clan.
But he'd failed.
[Main Quest Complete. Preparing to Return!]
As the countdown began,
the players frantically opened the shop,
exchanging their rewards for long-awaited items.
Gunilla didn't have enough contribution points to buy the Soul Resurrection Array she wanted.
Though she longed to bring back Teresa,
she knew that without better gear and skills, she'd never survive the next main quest.
So instead,
she spent 10,000 reward points and 500 contribution to purchase [Crimson Lightning Swordsmanship].
It summoned red lightning in battle,
extremely effective against demons, ghosts, and other unholy beings.
Its ultimate form—[Seven-Colored Solar Thunder]—was strong enough to kill level-49 bosses.
As long as she had the points, she could buy it piece by piece.
That was the new shop system's power.
No more gambling like before.
Now you could plan and build your strength properly.
Meanwhile—
"I don't think you'll need a high-tier pill for your sister."
After hearing Tanjiro's story about Nezuko being turned into a demon by Muzan,
Uncle Nine flipped through his ancient texts.
"It sounds like he became a demon king through a combination of illness, medicine, and sheer fate."
That kind of transformation into an abnormal being wasn't unheard of.
Uncle Nine's Taoist brothers had once told a tale from Jiangnan,
where a tycoon's corpse had been stolen by a Western archaeologist and injected with drugs—
turning it into a zombie king.
Luckily, it retained just enough memory to freeze whenever it heard a music box given to its granddaughter.
That incident had been resolved—barely—by another Taoist.
It sounded eerily similar to Tanjiro's case with Muzan.
"If you can gather the materials,
I'll refine a batch of Nine Yang Golden Pills for you.
They should be strong enough to kill this 'demon king.'"
Even though Tanjiro hadn't completed the Nine-Step Trial or joined the Taoist faction,
Uncle Nine was generous enough to offer help.
He sighed heavily.
As a Taoist master who had reached [Demon-Banishing Heavenly Master],
he couldn't ignore the spiritual upheaval across the land.
Even though he'd been told not to interfere in worldly matters,
he could no longer stand by as corruption spread.
This mysterious faction from another world—these players—
might just be humanity's last hope.
He remembered his master's parting words—
"A Taoist must follow heaven's will… but when darkness descends upon the world,
it is your duty to light the lantern."
Uncle Nine looked out over the mist-covered hills and Ren Town below,
his eyes flashing with golden light.
There was no way he could stand idly by.
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