Immortal Dao Fruits, Cards to Help Me

Chapter 39 Damn it, the system tricked me!
"Don't worry, we are destined to be together. How can I just watch you sink into the mortal world and be unable to escape?"

"If you can't escape this cycle of fate, you'll only be controlled by destiny like a chess piece..."

"Are you willing to believe me? How could I, Chen Xiuxian, be a faithless and untrustworthy man!"

"I will definitely rescue you!"

……

Well, looking back at his actions, Chen Xiuxian felt like he was a total scumbag!

It's reminiscent of Li Jia, who deceived Du Shiniang, and Qian, who complained that the water was too cold and his scalp itched...

This sounds like a guy trying to hook up with someone.

However, the snake spirit Mochou still believed it!

It's not that I'm love-struck... well, maybe a little bit.

But there really was only that little bit.

The Queen Mochou was able to defeat the Scorpion Demon and refine it into a magical weapon, she could manipulate the Calabash Brothers, and she could subdue hundreds of demons of all sizes on this mountain. That's because she has her own methods and mind.

She herself actually had some doubts about her own existence...

This story begins with Chen Xiuxian entering the single-player instance of "Calabash Brothers Subduing the Snake Demon".

This instance is not normal!
Later, Chen Xiuxian teamed up with other players across different realms multiple times, gaining a deeper understanding of the dungeon system. He even learned about the experiences of other players in the "Calabash Brothers" dungeon from them, only to realize how outrageous it was!

First, normal players enter the "Calabash Brothers" instance as righteous heroes invited by the villagers.

Usually, they have to help "Grandpa" get the seeds and defend against the demons' attacks until the Calabash Brothers land safely.

Later, they would have to fight their way up to Demon Mountain and battle the Snake Demon and Scorpion Demon—the strength of the two big bosses depended on the difficulty of the dungeon.

For someone like Chen Xiuxian, who enters the dungeon at level 13 or 14, the first enemies he faces are likely to be the Snake Demon and Scorpion Demon, who have little or no magic weapons and are even significantly weaker. The Calabash Brothers will also be strengthened.

This is only a Tier 2 dungeon after all!

This is a dungeon that new players can access after they've passed the beginner phase and acquired some equipment and skills.

Surely he can't even beat a demon leader?!

Like a few days ago, when he was under the snake spirit Mochou's huge tail, she coiled him up and down, left and right, making him go fast or slow as she pleased. He had absolutely no ability to resist!
He had absolutely no initiative; he was the victim.
That was a profound blow to the dignity of a man!

Now that the snake spirit Mo Chou has completely opened her mind and body, Chen Xiuxian has also seen her level: level 35, and she is still a demon general template!

According to the game's setting, this level can only be reached by combining the Earthly Fiends!

If I can fuse with the Heavenly Gang, I can break through to level 41 and successfully condense the Golden Core/Demon Core!
Is it normal for a level 13 player to be paired with a level 35 player?

Besides, players can't be "grandpas"!

Even a scorpion demon wouldn't be turned into a magical weapon by a snake demon!
The snake spirit doesn't even have a name!

……

In short, something's wrong with this instance!
I don't know if it's "mutated" or because of the card game's hardware cheat.

The snake spirit Mochou is not just an NPC in a small world. She vaguely feels that something is wrong with her past of being suppressed for more than nine hundred years!
With her level of cultivation, even if she lived to the fullest, she might not be able to live for a thousand years, right? How come she's been suppressed for a thousand years just by being suppressed!
Especially after Chen Xiuxian's words, she found it even more suspicious!
Many things just appear in my mind, told to me by others, but I don't really feel their reality.

The more she thought about it, the more convinced she became that what Chen Xiuxian said was true.

The world I live in, or rather, this mountainous region, is not a complete or normal world.

I feel like a remnant of the past, recorded on the timeline, with no changes whatsoever.

Repeating the same things over and over again!
She once used her magic weapon to fly in one direction under the cover of night, flying all night long, but when dawn broke, she flew back from another direction... Looking at the young man in front of her, whom she liked so much that she wanted to swallow him whole, she chose to take one last gamble and trust Chen Xiuxian.

"My lord, please do not betray Mochou's devoted heart..." Her cherry lips were bitten until they bled, and her eyes were filled with tears as she could not bear to speak.

……

Thus, the pangolin saved "Grandpa," and Chen Xiuxian "casually picked up" Mochou's strongest magic weapon, Ruyi. Then, Mochou made a series of blunders, sending waves of monsters to Chen Xiuxian to fight and level up.

Unexpectedly, the purple-skinned toad leader was actually quite clever, seeing through the trickery and trying to escape.

Unfortunately, in this little world, nothing can escape Erwa's all-seeing and all-hearing ears—except for that "inappropriate for children" curtain~
If we wait until the second child is an adult, his abilities will probably be more developed, and then we'll be able to see it.
He'll then discover that there's a distinction between mounted cavalry, lightly armed elite troops, and unmounted infantry.
In short, relying on Mo Chou's cooperation, who believed that "a day as husband and wife is a hundred days of kindness, and a hundred days as husband and wife is even closer than family," Chen Xiuxian managed to stage an "epic hero's tale."

Finally, in that secluded room that was "not suitable for children," Mo Chou held Chen Xiuxian's hand and said, "My lord, it's getting late, let's make our move."

Chen Xiuxian nodded, picked up the Seventh Brother's magic gourd, and put Mochou inside.

Chen Xiuxian stepped out of the secret chamber and raised the magic gourd: "Children, I have subdued the snake demon!"

"Great!"

"Wow wow wow!"

The Calabash Brothers were overjoyed, jumping and skipping around.

Erwazi, being more mature, tenderly wiped the sweat from Chen Xiuxian's forehead: "Grandpa must have gone through a tough battle to subdue the snake demon. Thank you for your hard work, Grandpa!"
The pangolin on the other side felt something was off: something just didn't feel right.

This is strange, I have a feeling I should be dead!
Why am I not dead yet?

……

Chen Xiuxian's vision blurred, the cheers of the Calabash Brothers gradually faded into the distance, and their figures vanished into nothingness.

He returned to a void, where before him lay the "spectacular scene" from his "Calabash Brothers Subduing the Snake Demon" instance... too spectacular to describe!
Chen Xiuxian couldn't help but touch his face: Had he really made a mistake by choosing the high-charisma route when creating his character?!
"Ding~ You have completed the Tier 2 dungeon 'Calabash Brothers Subdue the Snake Demon', completion level: B. You have gained 2800 experience points and 1 chance to draw a random card."

"Ding~ You have obtained several cards in the dungeon. Please check them."

"Ding~ You have obtained a special card. Please check it."

"Ding~..."

A tinkling sound rang in Chen Xiuxian's ears.

However, when he touched his waist, he panicked: Oh my god! Where's my Ruyi? Where's my magic gourd? Where's my Mochou?!

Chen Xiuxian's face darkened as he guessed a possibility: Could it be that he hadn't actually acquired ownership of the items he obtained in the dungeon?
Then... am I going to break my promise?!

He disregarded everything else and hurriedly opened the "dungeon door," only to find that the "Calabash Brothers Subduing the Snake Demon" inside had turned gray, with a trace of white, but it only occupied a very small angle.

This is clearly cooling!

Is there still a chance?
……

What the hell!
Am I being targeted?!

I've been tricked by the system!
You beast! You beast! Can't you just let me have some fun with that invincible style?
Chen Xiuxian took a deep breath and began to examine his gains from this trip.

In the dungeon, he gained over 3600 experience points just from "dual cultivation". Later, he fought several waves of monsters with the Ruyi and gained another 12000 experience points. At that time, Chen Xiuxian chose to level up to level 14!
I don't know why, but this upgrade increased my Constitution by 1, Perception by 2, and Willpower by 3... Is it really because of my strong willpower?

Now that I've leveled up, I still have over 5000 experience points left, and I'm only halfway to level 15.

As for the cards, the gains are even greater!

(End of this chapter)