“Regarding the game’s difficulty, many people have already summarized it well.”

“This is a high-difficulty hardcore game. Most ordinary players take a long time to get the hang of it and suffer greatly. And for those players who enjoy challenging themselves, conquering this game can bring unparalleled satisfaction.”

“But, do you think that’s all there is to this game?”

“Do you think this game is just a niche product made specifically for a minority of expert players, abandoning those with poor gaming skills?”

“That’s completely wrong!”

“The officials left another path for ordinary players, which is the ‘class-skipping artifact’ everyone has discovered: ‘Salvation’!”

“Many people might wonder, how was this hidden weapon, which can only be obtained after dying six times at the hands of the old monk, discovered?”

“Was it pure luck?”

“No, no, no, absolutely not!”

“The officials deliberately left clues, hoping that players who weren’t technically skilled but enjoyed exploring game plots would discover it!”

“In the official novel of ‘Turn Around to Reach the Shore,’ you’ll find that the old monk has a very significant role, and the plot where the old monk ultimately loses his sanity is, in my opinion, quite a tearjerker.”

“Such an old monk, who in the original story was a relatively strong elite monster, became even weaker than small monsters in the game.”

“Why is that?”

“This is a clue deliberately left by the officials. Curiosity would drive players to investigate this old monk, and after being killed by him a certain number of times, he would regain his sanity and give players the divine weapon ‘Salvation’.”

“This way, players with poor skills also obtained a weapon to complete the game.”

“Providing a stage for high-end players to show off their advanced operations, while also providing the possibility for low-end players to skip classes. Therefore, ‘Turn Around to Reach the Shore’ is a game for all players, not just a niche game!”

Pei Qian felt himself breaking into a cold sweat.

No wonder it was found so quickly! So the loophole was in the official novel!

The content of “Turn Around to Reach the Shore” was based on the official novel, so the old monk was made into an elite monster.

And when Pei Qian wanted to make “Salvation” harder to find, he deliberately weakened this old monk. This way, the chances of players dying at the hands of the old monk would be greatly reduced, and the possibility of “Salvation” being exposed would also be greatly reduced.

But after changing the old monk, he forgot to change the official novel!

This couldn’t be blamed on Pei Qian; he couldn’t have anticipated such a thing!

Now understanding how “Salvation” was exposed, Pei Qian rubbed his anxious heart and continued watching.

“But, do you really think that’s all there is to this game?”

“Do you really think the officials just let ordinary players and expert players complete the game with different weapons, and that’s it?”

“That’s completely wrong!”

Hearing Qiao Laoshi’s transition, Pei Qian felt like he was about to have a heart attack.

How is it completely wrong again?

At this point in your video, you’re already over-interpreting, okay? I never intended for players to discover “Salvation” in the first place!

And now you’re going to continue misinterpreting me???

In the video, Qiao Laoshi’s distinctive voice continued.

“Everyone has also discovered that ‘Salvation,’ as a class-skipping weapon, can only be used against certain monsters and cannot be used against all enemies.”

“Many people criticize this, saying it’s deliberately done by the officials to frustrate players.”

“Wrong.”

“The officials did it deliberately, but not to frustrate players—there’s a deeper meaning behind it!”

“I conducted detailed tests. The ‘Salvation’ weapon can only be used for the Six Realms of Reincarnation ending in the first playthrough, or more precisely, only against monsters related to the old monk’s quest line!”

“Why would the officials do this?”

“Based on my attempts, the game currently has at least three main endings: the ‘Vengeful Ghost Ending’ where you delve into Yama’s Palace and kill all the Yamas and Judges; the ‘Reincarnation Ending’ where you enter the Six Realms of Reincarnation and are reborn; and the ‘Self-Sacrifice Ending’ where you delve into Avici Hell, defeat the crazed Guardian, and sacrifice yourself to suppress the vengeful spirits.”

“Of course, some choices at the Three Lives Stone, Naihe Bridge, and other checkpoints will also have an impact, creating some other branches.”

“Overall, there are only these three major endings.”

“But, besides these, there’s one more hidden ending.”

“The ‘Turn Around to Reach the Shore’ ending!”

Hearing this, Pei Qian felt dizzy.

The previous few endings were ones I had specified, so that’s fine.

But what the hell is this “Turn Around to Reach the Shore” ending? I don’t even know there was such an ending in the game!

How could Qiao Laoshi create something out of nothing?

At this point, Qiao Laoshi’s voice was becoming increasingly passionate.

“This ending doesn’t exist within the game, but outside of it.”

“‘The sea of suffering is boundless; turning around is the shore.'”

“The original meaning of this saying was positive. But in this game, it constantly encourages people to give up!”

“At the beginning of the game, everyone knows that what awaits them is an infinitely painful journey. After escaping the small village, reaching the town, leaving the town, stepping onto the Ghost Gate, then the Yellow Springs Road, Naihe Bridge… all the way to the final Yama’s Palace and Avici Hell.”

“The further you go, the stronger the monsters become!”

“The entire game journey is like a boundless sea of suffering, and the voice in your heart must be constantly telling you: Turn around to reach the shore, turn back, there’s no need to persist!”

“And the officials are reinforcing this feeling in your heart through many methods, such as the epitaphs that keep appearing, and the reminders when approaching the refund time limit.”

“At this point, if you follow the voice in your heart and choose to abandon this game, then congratulations, you’ve achieved the ‘Turn Around to Reach the Shore’ ending.”

“You’ve given up, you’re free, as if you’ve escaped the sea of suffering.”

“But what about the character you play in the game?”

“He seems to have turned around to reach the shore, but in reality, he’s forever lost the opportunity to change this world. He’s just like those monsters wandering on the Yellow Springs Road who have lost their Three Souls and Seven Spirits, only able to sink forever in the sea of suffering.”

“Do you feel the fourth wall of the game being broken?”

“Yes, the protagonist in the game suffers, and so do you. You feel every one of his deaths. And when you give up, thinking you’ve escaped the sea of suffering, you’ve forever lost the possibility of saving this world.”

“Do you understand where the immersion of this game lies now?”

“But, do you think that’s all there is to this game?”

“Do you think it ends there?”

“That’s completely wrong!”

Pei Qian couldn’t help but hold his head, feeling somewhat drained.

He could no longer imagine what Qiao Laoshi would say next.

It was beyond imagination…

“I mentioned earlier that ‘Salvation’ lets you skip classes, but can only be used for the ‘Six Realms of Reincarnation’ ending. But actually, the Six Realms of Reincarnation ending is an outright fake ending!”

“In the Six Realms of Reincarnation ending, the protagonist believes he has escaped this hopeless world, but in reality, he has only entered the same cycle again.”

“The evidence is that in the initial small village, there’s a dying old man. The protagonist must kill him and follow his soul onto the Yellow Springs Road.”

“But if players achieve the Six Realms of Reincarnation ending and come to the second playthrough, they’ll find that this old man is carrying the same weapon and wearing the same clothes as themselves. This old man is the player!”

“Note that even without ‘Salvation,’ players can still complete the Six Realms of Reincarnation ending, just with more monsters to fight and higher difficulty.”

“‘Salvation’ is a weapon specifically created for the Six Realms of Reincarnation ending. With it, not only can you skip a section of the game process, but you can also more easily defeat the monsters and bosses of this ending.”

“To obtain ‘Salvation,’ players need to die six times, which also symbolizes experiencing the six realms of reincarnation, enlightenment on the seventh attempt, and beginning anew.”

“Everything seems so coincidental, and perfect, right?”

“Players will feel that using ‘Salvation’ allows them to skip through the process without suffering, feeling very happy, especially compared to the original Six Realms of Reincarnation ending.”

“But this is just deceiving yourself.”

“Only by putting down ‘Salvation,’ using your strength to suffer, to defeat the final boss of Avici Hell, can you be said to have achieved the true ending, truly ending the suffering of this world.”

“At this point, everyone should understand, right?”

“This game, ‘Turn Around to Reach the Shore,’ with its high difficulty, completely breaks the fourth wall! The high difficulty creates a high degree of spiritual unity between the player and the character inside!”

“If you retreat in the face of difficulty, choose to give up, choose to refund, then you’ve achieved the ‘Turn Around to Reach the Shore’ ending. The character in the game gives up on himself, forever sinking in the sea of suffering.”

“If you use ‘Salvation’ to skip classes, only fight those very simple bosses, and achieve the ‘Six Realms of Reincarnation’ ending, then you’re just deceiving yourself. The character in the game still hasn’t escaped this cycle.”

“Only by abandoning ‘Salvation,’ truly suffering together with the character in the game, constantly honing yourself, making yourself stronger, can you be said to have achieved the true ending, and only then can the character in the game truly save this world.”

“That’s why I say players with poor skills are more suited for this game.”

“Because those experts, they cannot feel the inner struggle of the protagonist in this desperate world, naturally, they cannot break the fourth wall, cannot empathize with this suffering.”

“Only players with poor skills who advance bit by bit with their effort and sweat, and finally complete this game, can achieve true nirvana and sublimation! Only then can they truly understand this world, understand the spiritual connotation of this game!”

“So, many people say this game is difficult, it discourages players, and I have to say, indeed it is.”

“This game is indeed difficult, but precisely because it’s difficult, conquering it brings a greater sense of achievement!”

“A small mound, no one will care about its existence.”

“But if it’s Mount Everest, countless climbers will try to conquer it.”

“So, I hope those who retreat in the face of difficulty might consider buying and trying it out.”

“For those who have already purchased the game, don’t think about getting a refund at the first sign of frustration.”

“Overcome yourself, and you will gain a sense of achievement that you can never get in other games.”

“Conquer this truly masterful work, don’t let your gaming career be filled with regret!”

Qiao Laoshi’s passionate voice, accompanied by perfectly fitting background music, made one’s blood boil involuntarily, eager to wield a blade and charge onto the battlefield.

However, Pei Qian felt his hands and feet turning cold, as if all the blood in his body was about to congeal.

“How melancholic…”

Pei Qian looked up at the ceiling, speechless with emotion.