"Ding 423, do you want to join us..."
Next to him, a few teenagers called out to Jiang Ding by his random game name, inviting him to come along.
They appeared to be college classmates from the same university, planning to leave the Shallow Water Fishing Village and head to the Prefectural City in search of a fateful encounter with the Immortal Path.
If they died, they'd just resurrect and come back to practice cultivation methods, magic, and swordsmanship.
"No, I plan to stay here for a while to do some tasks and practice my skills,"
Jiang Ding politely declined.
Within the fishing village, one could take on various small tasks to acquire blank cultivation methods, weapons, and techniques.
However, the system only assisted with the use of techniques; players still needed to practice and explore on their own. The game demanded insight and effort, and wasn't a foolproof, one-click affair.