This Is What It’s Like to Cultivate Immortality Lubei, an ordinary worker with exceptional gaming talent, finds himself transported into the hottest game of the moment, “Nine Realms.” To his surprise, he becomes an in-game NPC. Fearing mistreatment by players who often break the game’s rules and bully NPCs, Lubei is determined to grow stronger to avoid a similar fate. Before long, a group of disgruntled players gathers, vowing to defeat the game’s major villain. Little do they know, that villain is none other than Lubei himself!