Virtual Reality Cultivator-Chapter 21: Breaking Through the Truth

Ethan stared at Adrian with a look full of questions. The information he had just heard was too vast to process in one sitting. From the beginning, he had thought Immortal Cultivation VR was just a game with advanced technology—an escape from his monotonous life. But the reality was far more complicated than he had imagined.

"So, you want me to join your group? But I don't even know who you really are," Ethan said.

Adrian gave a faint smile and calmly stirred his coffee. "We are people who realize that Immortal Cultivation VR is not just a game. We call ourselves 'The Investigators.'"

Ethan leaned back in his chair, trying to absorb the information. "And what is your goal?"

"To uncover the truth about Zenith Corporation and stop them before they achieve their final objective."

Ethan looked at the man with narrowed eyes. "So what exactly is Zenith's goal?"

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Adrian placed the small spoon on the table, looking at Ethan with a serious expression. "Zenith wants to create humans who can use energy from the virtual world in the real world. They don't just want to create cultivators in the game—they want to create real cultivators."

Ethan's heart started racing.

"Real... cultivators?"

Adrian nodded. "What you're experiencing now—your ability to feel Qi in the real world—is part of their experiment. They're testing how far humans can evolve by relying on the system they've created in this game."

Ethan clenched his hands, his eyes blinking rapidly. "So I'm part of their experiment? I'm just their guinea pig?"

Adrian took a deep breath before continuing. "Not just you. There are hundreds, even thousands of other players who are also part of this experiment without realizing it. But not everyone can develop Qi in the real world. Most people just play the game like normal, without any effect on their bodies. But those who manage to push past the limits..."

He paused for a moment, letting his words hang in the air.

Ethan finished the thought in his mind. "...They will become Zenith's targets."

"So why haven't they come for me yet?" he asked finally.

Adrian took another sip of his coffee and then looked at Ethan with a sharp gaze. "Because you're still on the verge. They only go after those who have developed too far. But if you continue to strengthen yourself... you'll soon attract their attention."

Ethan let out a long sigh. "So if I get stronger, they'll start hunting me down?"

Adrian nodded slowly. "That's why I came to see you. You need to make a choice now. Stay on this path and become stronger, or retreat before it's too late."

Ethan lowered his head, his mind in turmoil. He thought about everything he had experienced in the game—all the battles, all the training, all the progress he had made.

He remembered the first time he entered the world of Immortal Cultivation VR, the awe he felt as he began to understand cultivation, and how he had grown much stronger than when he first entered the game.

But he also remembered how his body had changed after leaving the game. How he could feel Qi in the real world, how he felt faster, stronger, and more focused.

If this was truly just a game, then the effects should have stopped in the virtual world.

But it didn't.

It was real.

Ethan looked at Adrian with a determined expression. "I can't back down."

Adrian smiled in satisfaction. "I knew you'd say that."

He pulled a card from his pocket and handed it to Ethan.

"If you really want to know more, come to this address tomorrow night. There, we'll give you a more complete answer."

Ethan took the card and read the writing on it. The address was not a typical location—it was an old warehouse on the outskirts of town.

"A warehouse? Why a place like that?" he asked.

Adrian shrugged. "We have to be careful. Zenith has spies everywhere."

Ethan fell silent. "So we're really fighting against a big organization?"

Adrian looked at him deeply. "Bigger than you think."

He then stood up from his seat and put his hands in his jacket pockets.

"Be careful, Ethan. From now on, Zenith may start watching you more closely."

Without waiting for a response, he turned and walked out of the café, leaving Ethan alone with his rapidly spinning thoughts.

Ethan stared at the card in his hand, then clenched his fist.

If Adrian was telling the truth, then this game was not just a game.

Zenith was truly creating something dangerous.

And Ethan was already too deep to back out now.

"If this is really a game, then I'll play it until the end."

The virtual world and the real world had truly merged.

And there was no turning back now.