A great adventure in the world of immortal cultivation

Xiao Huohuo: Damn, it’s so dark today!

KP: Time passed by minute by minute, but the emperor still didn't arrive. Just when you realized something was wrong, a series of footsteps, some quick and some slow, were heard. Then, a middle-aged man in black walked out of the inner hall. He was about forty years old, with a thin face and two mustaches on his lips. He looked quite upright.

Xiao Huohuo: Are you the emperor here?

The middle-aged man in black said: Emperor? There is no emperor here, only a puppet called the emperor.

Han Buli: No...you are the national teacher!

KP: After being recognized, the middle-aged man in black didn't react at all. He just glanced at you, shaking his head and muttering to himself.

The middle-aged man in black said: Three are at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and one is at the seventh level. Strange, strange, how did such low-level cultivators sneak in without me noticing?

Han Buli: KP, can I tell what level of Qi Refining he is at?

KP: (pinching nose) No, or rather, it’s not necessary.

Han Buli:?

Xiao Huohuo: There is really no need for that. We will know everything after just a fight.

Joan of Arc: Why are you in such a hurry to fight, little brother? Let’s have a chat first. Maybe this imperial teacher is not an enemy after all.

Xiao Huohuo: What do you know, little sister? Look at that arrogant attitude of the person on the other side. Does he even want to communicate with you? In times like this, only by showing your strength and proving yourself can you earn the other party's respect! And then, gain the qualification to communicate on an equal footing!

Romeo: What a strong mouth!

Xiao Huohuo: I want to show off my Xuanzhong ruler and ask the Imperial Master if he has the courage to challenge me to a duel. Let’s have a fight!

KP: So, looking at Xiao Huohuo's tall and straight figure holding the ruler, a cold and mocking smile finally appeared on the face of the dark-skinned middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man said: "Competition? ...Hasn't anyone told you that when facing a cultivator whose cultivation is far superior to yours, you should first respectfully address him as 'senior'?"

KP: The next moment, a tsunami-like surge of spiritual power erupted from the middle-aged man. Before the four of you could react, you were pinned to the ground by the terrifying spiritual pressure, unable to rise. Xiao Huohuo and Han Buli, in particular, were horrified to discover, having witnessed foundation-building battles, that the spiritual pressure emanating from this middle-aged man was almost as strong as Lin Jiankong's... no, even stronger!

Xiao Huohuo: A damn Foundation Establishment cultivator?!

Han Buli: ??? We are building our foundation, is this true?!

Joan of Arc: You bastard KP, is this a copy that humans can play?

Romeo: Oh, that's bad luck...

KP: Seeing you all crawling on the ground, unable to struggle, the middle-aged man sneered.

The middle-aged man in Hei He said: Although I don’t know how you little rats sneaked in, I believe there is always a way to make you speak... In short, let’s destroy your cultivation first.

KP: With that, the middle-aged man stretched out his right hand and slowly clenched it towards you. As his five fingers slowly closed, you felt your entire body being tightly grasped by an invisible giant hand. Bones cracked, and even your spiritual orifices and meridians wailed in despair.

Xiao Huohuo: Are you going to tear up the card?

Han Buli: It shouldn’t be... I don’t feel like I’ve made any serious mistakes that would lead to everyone tearing up their cards.

Romeo: Maybe it's the dog KP's bad taste... Hmm~! That pinch just now was pretty strong, it felt so good~?

Joan of Arc: From the moment I came out of the foundation-building monk, I no longer feel strange about anything.

KP: Then, in the endless pain, just before you were about to lose consciousness, a white light suddenly flashed, and you heard the middle-aged monk let out an angry cry, and then he lost consciousness and fell into endless darkness.

……

KP: After an unknown amount of time, you slowly woke up from your coma.

KP: The magnificent and cold palace hall is gone, and the terrifying foundation-building monks are also gone. There are dilapidated beams above your heads and broken bricks and stones beneath you. Everything around you is so familiar, as if it were a different world.

Xiao Huohuo: Are we back in the ruins again?

Han Buli: It seems so. So as long as we die there, we can return here?

Romeo: Dark Souls says yes.

Joan of Arc: Tsk, this copy is so perverted!

KP: So, just as you were feeling thankful for having survived the catastrophe, there was a sudden sound of something crashing and falling. You turned around and saw that the hourglass that was originally placed in the temple had reappeared on the ground not far away.

KP: And in the hourglass, the upper layer of sand, which had always been undecreasing...has now fallen by nearly one-third.

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6300 words, I'm burning out...

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Chapter 157: Broken Information (Sand of Time Part 5)

Xiao Huohuo: KP me Cnm! Did you hear that? KP me Cnm!

Han Buli: Didn’t you hear me say it again, KP me Cnm!

Romeo: KP I asked you to grass feed me you??!

Joan of Arc: I’ll stab you to death, stab you to death, stab you to death!

KP: (annoyed) Stop going crazy here! And Romeo, give me the fuck!

Xiao Huohuo: This is what I can use to resist going crazy while building my foundation at the sixth level of Qi Refining?

KP: (pinching nose) I’ve already given you cheats. You can always start over if you die. What are you afraid of?

Han Buli: There are only three chances, what's the point of cheating? We're fighting against the foundation-building level, not the bots! (Pointing)

Joan of Arc: Indeed, you dog KP, it would be better if you could give me infinite resurrection.

KP: Damn, infinite resurrections! I've been thinking about creating dungeons for you all day long, right? So, you've got to decipher it, Kora! ... Anyway, this dungeon is difficult, but not incredibly difficult. As long as you use your brains, you can definitely win.

Xiao Huohuo: Yes, will I win?

Romeo: He will die. (Sad)

Han Buli: I think... our original mission was to investigate the ancient ruins, and now we've discovered that they involve a foundation-building cultivator and a magical instrument capable of time teleportation. That's already quite a bounty. Why don't we return to the sect and report the matter, then leave the follow-up to the elders. We can just take the mission reward and make some extra money along the way. That would be great, wouldn't it?

Xiao Huohuo: Old Han, you are such a coward.

Han Buli: I just wanted to stay alive and continue to steal Sima Ge's spirit stones. What have I done wrong? (Pinching nose)

Joan of Arc: Music.

Han Buli: Moreover, even if we don't give up the mission, we can go back to the sect and make more preparations, such as talismans that are not suppressed by levels, colorless and odorless poisons, etc., otherwise how can we fight against the foundation building?

Romeo: Let's go back to the sect. I can buy a set of skills for my sister Xiaosha as a betrothal gift~?

Joan of Arc: Shrimp head.

KP: Unfortunately, although the idea is beautiful, you cannot leave this ruin for the time being.

Han Buli: Huh? Why?

KP: Just observe.

Xiao Huohuo: Observation, 50/40, failure.

Han Buli: Observation, 7/40, success.

KP: So, having just saved his life from the hands of a foundation-building cultivator, Han Buli calmed down and turned to look around. He found that this was not the dilapidated temple you had first crossed over to, but an abandoned hall with broken beams and broken bricks and stones. It seemed somewhat familiar.

Han Buli:?

Xiao Huohuo: Wait, our actions in the underground city will be synchronized with the ruins?

KP: Yes. Following Han Buli's reminder, Xiao Huohuo, taking in the surroundings, realized that this ruin and the underground city (Tianmu City) are like two sides of a mirror, each reflecting the other. Your previous actions in the underground city were also reflected in this ruin. Because of this, you have now reached the deepest part of the ruins. The roads leading to the original area have been blocked by fallen rocks, temporarily preventing you from leaving.

Xiao Huohuo: Hiss, it’s actually this kind of setting... Kind of interesting.

Han Buli: (Thinking) In other words, if we want to leave the ruins, we have to travel back to Tianmu City first, then return to the original warehouse through the roads in Tianmu City, and then travel back to the ruins, right?

KP: Yes.

Han Buli: Tsk, so no matter whether I return to the sect or not, I have to go back to Tianmu City first, right? (half annoyed)

KP: Yes.

Jeanne: That dog KP is really good at calculating. (Pinching nose)

Romeo: Tianmu City, your eternal home~

Xiao Huohuo: So the question is, KP, how can we return to Tianmu City?

KP: You just need to stay near the hourglass and recall what Sky Dusk City looked like, and you'll be able to time travel. However, before returning to Sky Dusk City, I still recommend exploring the ruins; you might find something.

Han Buli: I understand. The way out is in these ruins, right?

KP: That’s right! (Relieved)

Xiao Huohuo: (Pinching nose) What if... I mean, if we don't explore the ruins and go directly to Tianmu City, will our cards be torn up? I don't mean anything else, I'm just asking.

KP:?

Joan of Arc: Your naughty little brother is in his rebellious phase again, isn’t he?

Romeo: madly testing the edge of death.jpg.

Xiao Huohuo: Hehehe.

KP: You like to test things, right? If you like to test things, then go sit at the same table with Xiaocao. (annoyed)

Joan of Arc:?

Xiao Huohuo: No, haha.

KP: Well, that's all I have to say. You guys should take care of yourself. (Pinching nose)

Xiao Huohuo: KP! Loyalty! Sincerity!

Joan of Arc: Okay, okay, let’s start the investigation right away, otherwise something strange will happen if we take too long.

Han Buli: How to conduct the investigation specifically?

Romeo: By investigation.

Han Buli:?

KP: After understanding the current situation, you decided to start exploring this ruins area. After some investigation, you confirmed that this is the ruins of the imperial palace and the Imperial Master's Mansion in Tianmu City. You can investigate these two addresses.

Xiao Huohuo: Let’s go to the palace first.

Han Buli: Yes.

KP: The once magnificent palace has become a vast ruin. The white marble has turned gray and black and shattered. Most of the buildings have been buried under the rock and soil. Apart from the central hall, there are only a few buildings left that can be explored.

KP: You're lucky. A normal success is guaranteed, and a difficult success or higher will give you an extra reward.

Xiao Huohuo: Lucky, 90/50, failed.

Han Buli: Lucky, 54/70, successful.

Romeo: Lucky, 645, difficult success.

Joan of Arc: Lucky, 79/60, failed.

Romeo: Hey~

Xiao Huohuo: Romeo is capable, but my stinky sister is incompetent.

Joan of Arc: If you succeed, just shout! (Pointing)

KP: Well, in a bedroom-like room behind the central hall, Han Buli found an old parchment notebook filled with strange, ancient, and unfamiliar characters, just like the ones in the temple. Romeo also found two wound medicines in a building that looked like a pharmacy. Judging by their quality, they were barely usable. How they had been preserved was unknown.

Jeanne: KP, I have reading skills, can I try to decipher this notebook?

KP: Then Joan of Arc, you have to pass the intelligence and reading test, which requires double success.

Joan of Arc: Intelligence, 98/80, a big failure.

Reading, 72/50, failed.

Joan of Arc: ???

Xiao Huohuo: Funny point analysis, double success.

KP: Joan of Arc opened the parchment notebook and looked at the twisted and strange words on it. She suddenly felt dizzy. Those words seemed to have life, twisting and "drilling" into her brain, making her cry out in pain.

KP: Joan of Arc loses 1d5 MP.

贞德MP:55-【1d5:5】=50。

Joan of Arc: Damn!