Immortal Dao Fruits, Cards to Help Me

Chapter 33 System Upgrade, Dungeon

Chen Xiuxian has been back from the bandit stronghold of the old Beifeng bandits in Beifeng Mountain for two days.

They sneaked up the mountain in the middle of the night and raided the bandits' lair, killing a total of 104 bandits, including Old North Wind.

Apart from the old northerly wind, the winds are all below level 10, ranging from level 5 to 8.

There weren't many spoils.

They found 42 taels of gold, 500-600 taels of silver, 2,000 strings of copper coins, and two small boxes of gold, silver, and valuables.

There were also some broken weapons and such, but I was too lazy to take them.

Chen Xiuxian used this opportunity to level up to level 13, and all the cultivation techniques he had were also upgraded to the maximum level, with no further upgrades possible.

As for the cards, I got a bunch of white cards, including skill cards: [Search (White)], [Binding (White)], [Intimidation (White)], [Slang (White)], [Torture (White)], [Teasing (White)]...

The only green card is the old North Wind Blast's Constitution Card [Constitution (Green)], which adds +2 Constitution after use.

However, although no cards were obtained, there were gains in the system.

Originally, I wanted to obtain the treasure-refining manual left behind by that unfortunate cultivator and learn how to refine treasures.

Unexpectedly, this also unlocked the "Hundred Crafts Skills".

Adding to the previously obtained rare item, the Dreamy Immortal Pillow (Green), the system's first upgrade wasn't even finished before the second upgrade arrived.

……

After eliminating the rather long-lived bandits led by Old North Wind, there was still some follow-up work to be done.

For example, the Guo family of Shuangcheng, who have been colluding with Lao Beifeng for almost twenty years.

Chen Xiuxian found a lot of evidence in the bandit's den—Old Beifeng wasn't stupid either; he left a lot of leverage over the other party.

Chen Xiuxian had previously asked Cao Bianjiao to handle this matter. Now that there is evidence of their crimes and the head of Lao Beifeng, the Guo family has been captured by the commander of Shuangcheng.

If they could capture that wealthy Guo family, the commander of Shuangcheng would also gain 1,800 taels of silver, a large tract of land and estates, and the credit of wiping out long-standing bandits. Why not do it?

Chen Xiuxian and Lao Niu received a reward of 200 taels of silver from Lao Beifeng.

This is a huge windfall!
How many monsters have you killed before?

But even all of them combined probably wouldn't be as lucrative as eliminating this gang of bandits!

Humanoid monsters are better!
As evening approached, Chen Xiuxian finally received the long-awaited system notification:

"Ding, system upgrade complete! New features 'Xiaoqian Dungeon' and 'Hundred Crafts' have been added. Please check them out."

A copy?

The wondrous item [Dreamy Immortal Pillow (Green)] brings a dungeon upgrade to the system?!

Chen Xiuxian couldn't wait to open the system.

In addition to the character list, martial arts techniques, talents, and items, there is now a new category: "Crafts and Skills".

Upon opening it, there was a ready-made "refining" tool inside.

Refining (Level 1): You have mastered the basic knowledge of refining.

Chen Xiuxian had already read the "Hundred Crafts Manual" several times before.

Although the book contained trivial details, it was still quite detailed and also explained the origin of the booklet.

The cultivator who was murdered thirty years ago was originally a rogue cultivator who had just begun his cultivation journey.

Later, by chance, he met a cultivator from the "Heavenly Craft Pavilion," learned a lot from him, and even had the opportunity to become his disciple.

This booklet is what others used to lay the foundation for him.

The reason he came to Liaodong outside the Great Wall was to find some special materials, which could be considered his introductory task.

Unexpectedly, instead of being killed by the monster, he was killed by someone else.

As for Tiangong Pavilion, Chen Xiuxian had seen it a few times on the forum.

Among the sects of cultivation, there are righteous paths and demonic paths, and the Heavenly Craft Pavilion belongs to the neutral category.

They should be considered unorthodox sects, because they don't have any path to immortality. Let alone becoming an immortal, they don't even have any specific inherited techniques to form a core.

The Heavenly Craft Pavilion mainly cultivates artifacts, mechanisms, and formations. The highest techniques in the sect, such as "Ten Thousand Forging and Condensing Techniques," "The Heavenly Craftsmanship and Creation Techniques," "The Zhou Tian Star Array Diagram," and "The Secret Manual of Fusion and Integration of Artifacts and Dao," can only lead to the Golden Core stage at most.

Theoretically, yes.
In a way, they don't quite resemble a sect; they're more like a "weapon-refining guild"!
According to the players who "joined," it's a very free and relaxed environment; they also accept employment or commissions, and undertake the crafting of magical artifacts...

A strong business atmosphere!

That's right, selling materials and magical artifacts is also part of Tiangong Pavilion's main business.

As for weapon crafting, it's not a high-end skill; many cultivators have some skill in it.

However, most of them only know one or two techniques, such as basic water refining, fire refining, nurturing with magical power, transforming true qi into matter, and blessing with talismans.

You need to know a little bit of everything, but it doesn't help much with fundamental skills.

In fact, excessive obsession with it, which consumes too much of one's energy and mind, may even interfere with one's proper spiritual practice.

Compared to the cultivators of the Heavenly Craft Pavilion, they are definitely not up to par.

Now, Chen Xiuxian has mastered the ability to forge weapons.

However, using true qi to refine artifacts is extremely energy-intensive. It's generally something that people only attempt after they've cultivated magical power.

Chen Xiuxian has only practiced two internal energy cultivation methods, both of which he has mastered to the maximum level. He has a lot of true energy, so he might as well give it a try.

Especially since I still have a whole bunch of [Red Fire Feathers (Green)] waiting for me!
……

After studying weapon crafting for a while, Chen Xiuxian then studied the "Minor Thousand Dungeons".

In the game's setting, dungeons belong to the category of "small worlds".

However, I can't find it anywhere.

Chen Xiuxian searched for a long time but couldn't find any "buttons" or anything like that.

In the end, I had no choice but to put it aside for now and focus on refining the weapon.

From now on, I will dedicate every evening to practicing internal skills to refining this [Rainbow Fire Fan (Blue)].

The true energy poured into those few fiery red feathers like it was being poured into a bottomless pit...

After an incense stick's time had passed, his internal energy was depleted. Chen Xiuxian then decided to call it a day and go to sleep.

He was startled when he fell asleep!
Next to the forum, a door suddenly appeared!

That's the "copy" option!

So this is where the dungeon is!
After glancing at the "forum" door, Chen Xiuxian pushed open the dungeon door without hesitation.

Chen Xiuxian: Sorry forum, but the dungeon needs me~
……

Once inside the instance, it wasn't like the forum, which was filled with all sorts of trending posts and rankings with various tags, all in a colorful and disorganized way.

There's just a card hanging in mid-air here.

[Instance: Calabash Brothers Subdue the Snake Demon (Green)]

Tier 2 Dungeon - Solo

You will enter the Little Thousand Worlds and help the Calabash Brothers defeat the Snake Demon.

Evaluation: You'll just be an assistant; it's not difficult.

Because I'm just part of the atmosphere group, that's why I'm only in the Tier 2 dungeon, right?
But why is there only one instance?

Based on the concept of dungeons in games, they are various small worlds.

Those minor worlds vary in size and are attached to the middle worlds. Some have been taken over as blessed lands and grotto-heavens.

Some haven't even been born yet, and nobody knows about that place.

Some of them depend on humankind and have become special zones.

Some have been etched into the annals of time, becoming copies.

Players can repeatedly "run dungeons" to farm loot.

However, triggering a dungeon is not easy. It usually requires a "token", a related quest, or simply finding the dungeon entrance.

But this "Calabash Brother" in front of Chen Xiuxian now, nobody in the game has ever mentioned him before.

Could it be that it hasn't been discovered yet?!
As for why even the Calabash Brothers are there? Chen Xiuxian wasn't surprised.

Players on the forum have collected a lot of content that has been incorporated into the game "Da Qian Hong Meng", including some well-known domestic and foreign copyrights.

So much so that players praise it: It has countless copyrights!

After all, it's a nationally-led project, so you have to give them face no matter what.

In the game, there's nothing they wouldn't dare add, only things you can't imagine.

Even though there's only one Calabash Brother, since you've come all this way, you should at least give it a try, right?
"System! Start it up!"

……

"Huluwa, Huluwa, seven flowers on one vine, unafraid of wind and rain, la la la la~"

Chen Xiuxian's eyes flashed, and he heard a faint children's song in his ears. When he came to his senses, he was already in a mountain.

The mountains here are steep and rugged, with jagged rocks and little soil on the tops. They are covered with large stones and the vegetation is very sparse. It looks like a bad place!

Looking at himself again, Chen Xiuxian was holding a small hoe in one hand, carrying a bamboo basket on his back, and wearing coarse cloth clothes.

Opening the character panel, well, the appearance hasn't changed much, only the clothes have.

That's truly: natural beauty is hard to hide, even in coarse clothes and tattered garments, she's captivating!

This simple attire still can't hide her stunning charm.
"So, what should I do now?" Chen Xiuxian asked, somewhat puzzled.

At this moment, a system notification appeared:
"Ding~ You have entered the Tier 2 dungeon 'Calabash Brothers Subdue the Snake Demon'."

"Ding~ You have triggered the quest [Bring back gourd seeds (green)]."

"Huh? So I'm the grandfather?!" Chen Xiuxian was a little confused!

Am I doomed?

(End of this chapter)