A great adventure in the world of immortal cultivation

Joan of Arc: Lucky, 83/60, failed.

KP: So, although there are indeed some ritual swords among the burial objects, due to their age and environmental corrosion, they have lost their strength and are completely unusable in combat.

Joan of Arc: That’s fine, I’d better go up honestly.

KP: Right.

Han Buli: Speaking of KP, when are we going to roll the dice to save ourselves?

KP: Wait, let me finish Joan of Arc's story first.

KP: After deciding to go up, Joan of Arc, you didn't dare to stay any longer and crawled up carefully. However, before you climbed far, a corpse appeared in the corridor above.

KP: Joan of Arc has too much will.

Joan of Arc: Will, 17/65, success.

KP: So, being born into a military family, you, Jeanne, didn't react too strongly to the human corpses. After briefly catching your breath, you continued ascending. As you continued your ascent, you discovered several more corpses, drained of their lifeblood by tree roots. What's concerning is that since these corpses began to appear, the amount of valuables in the tunnel has decreased significantly.

KP: Joan of Arc, you are an inspiration.

Joan of Arc: Inspiration, 9/60, success.

KP: Looking at the corpses whose movements still reveal the despair and pain they felt in life, Joan of Arc, you realized that they might be the villagers who had disappeared earlier in the village, and the missing property around the corpses was obviously stolen by someone who took advantage of the tree roots to devour their prey.

Xiao Huohuo: (Frowning) In other words, the initial disappearances were accidents, but then Niu Da and his gang discovered this tomb and, using the disappearances as an excuse, continued to drop people off, taking advantage of the situation to rob the tomb and make a fortune. That's why Niu Da and his gang were uneasy about our arrival. And since the villagers are so xenophobic, I guess there's quite a few people involved... Shit, this is a bit disgusting.

Joan of Arc: They are beasts!

Han Buli: Jiping Village, Jiping Village...Sacrificial Village!

031 A shocking change in the village (day 15)

KP: After realizing the truth behind the disappearances in the village, Joan of Arc was shocked and angry, but she also quickened her pace. Soon, the light above her head became brighter and brighter, and the exit was right in front of her.

Joan of Arc: I need to observe and listen first to confirm the situation outside the exit.

Joan of Arc: Observation, 5/30, success.

Listen, 16/30, success.

Joan of Arc: I'm so unlucky now!

Xiao Huohuo: You are not my sister! Where did you hide my sister?

Han Buli: Brother Xiao, stop shouting. No matter how many times you shout, my sister won’t come back to save you.

Xiao Huohuo: Tsk.

KP: So, Jeanne, you reached the exit, parted the vines and leaves above, and cautiously poked half your head out. Judging from the dim light outside, it was already approaching dusk. The open space around you was devoid of any human presence. Furthermore, you couldn't hear any sound from the village, not even the crowing of chickens or the barking of dogs. Only an eerie, deathly silence remained.

Jeanne: Something feels off.

KP: After confirming that there's no immediate danger outside, Jeanne emerges from the tunnel, only to discover that its entrance is directly beneath the large tree in the center of the village. What's your next move, Jeanne?

Jeanne: I'll look around first to see if there's anyone I can use.

KP: You're lucky.

Joan of Arc: Lucky, 15/60, successful.

KP: So you found a discarded gardening hatchet (melee physical attack, damage increased by 1d3) in the grass around the tree, and swung it around a couple of times, which seemed pretty good.

Joan of Arc: Okay, okay, now at least I have some fighting power. I'm going to go to Niu's house to check the situation and see if my luggage is there.

KP: Well, Joan of Arc will go to the Niu family first.

……

KP: Next, let’s take a look at the situation of Xiao Huohuo and the other two.

Xiao Huohuo: KP, you are finally here.

Romeo: I'm almost being squeezed dry~

KP: Inside the tunnel, Xiao Huohuo and the others gradually regained consciousness. Romeo's enormous size had trapped you all in the middle of the tunnel as you tumbled downward. Upon regaining consciousness, you quickly discovered you were trapped by strange tree roots, facing the risk of being sucked dry.

KP: If you lose a fight, you lose 1 HP until you escape successfully.

Xiao Huohuo: Fighting, [nd100:29], 1 success.

韩不立：斗殴，【nd100：84、70、60、17】，4次成功。

Han Buli's HP: 17-3=14

Romeo: Brawl, [nd100: 96, 63], 2 successes.

Romeo's HP: 14-1=13

KP: After considerable effort, you each freed yourself from the vampire roots and secured temporary safety. However, as you regulated your breathing, you discovered that the foreign substance blocking your meridians remained stubbornly strong, and even with all your might, you could only loosen it slightly. It seems that breaking free from this restraint will require immense willpower.

KP: It is extremely difficult for you three to judge your willpower.

Xiao Huohuo: Huh? Why was Joan of Arc so easy to break?

KP: First of all, this is just a plot setting, which will be explained later. Secondly, you don't even know that Jeanne has recovered her spiritual power, so stop fucking playing the game! (half-annoyed)

Xiao Huohuo: emmmm

Romeo: That's right, Xiao, stop overtaking me and overtake me.

Xiao Huohuo:?

Han Buli: Lao Luo, you must have been injected with some strange stuff by the tree roots, why are you so naughty?

Romeo: Hey~

Xiao Huohuo: Frightened to death by a gay dog.

KP: You should try the extremely difficult willpower test. It doesn’t matter if you fail. There will be ways to restore your spiritual power later.

Xiao Huohuo: Willpower, 65/65, ordinary success.

Han Buli: Will, 58/35, failed.

Romeo: Will, 1/55, great success.

Xiao Huohuo: What the hell?!

Romeo: Hey~

KP: A golden light flashed, and Romeo successfully broke free from the restraints. It seemed that those foreign objects were refined by you, and the spiritual energy in your body even increased a little.

KP: A critical success grants an additional [1d20] aura points.

Romeo: Spiritual Energy: [1d20:9] (35% for Level 2 Qi Refining)

Romeo: Resurrection!

Han Buli: Belt.

KP: So, at this moment, you are also faced with the same decision, to go down and find out, or to go up and return to the surface?

Xiao Huohuo: Really?

Romeo: Of course!

Han Buli: Slip away, slip away.

KP: Okay, then you three start moving upwards, and I will continue with Joan of Arc's story.

……

KP: So when you get to Joan of Arc, you've already walked into the village, but you still don't see a single person. Even the chickens and dogs that were everywhere have disappeared. The fences guarding the courtyard have been broken and knocked down. Inside the few doors that were not closed, furniture and pots and pans were scattered all over the floor, as if they had been robbed.

Joan of Arc: Are the Japanese invading the village?

Romeo: This is Old Han coming to the village.

Han Buli: Oh, hell! This damn prejudice! If you say one more word, Lao Luo, I will kick your ass with Lao Xiao's boots. I swear I will do it!

KP: Confused and wary, you arrived at the Niu family compound. The gates were wide open, and the interior was empty. The tables and chairs from the Hongmen Banquet had been overturned, and food was scattered all over the floor.

Joan of Arc: It seems that trouble broke out outside not long after we were thrown into the tunnel.

Xiao Huohuo: Is the spoils not divided equally?

Han Buli: Not really. It feels more like some kind of ritual of total sacrifice was triggered, otherwise why would there be no one left?

Joan of Arc: Oh shit, I hope nothing happened to my little grass. I have to go check it out!

Xiao Huohuo: Sister, calm down. You should at least get your weapons and supplies back first.

Jeanne: KP: Are our baggage supplies in this yard?

KP: (Dark Dice)

KP: They are not in this yard, but due to the weak connection between the spiritual energy on the Huangjing Sword and yours, you can vaguely feel that they should be nearby.

Joan of Arc: Then I'll go check in the room!

KP: (Dark Dice)

KP: So you entered the Niu family's room and successfully found your luggage in a corner. It seems that the Niu family originally wanted to keep the loot for themselves, relying on their status as village chiefs, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, they ended up staying here. However, you didn't find your Huangjing Sword.

Joan of Arc: No, where is my sword?

KP: Just listen.

Joan of Arc: Listening, 21/30, success.

KP: So, at this moment, Jeanne, you suddenly heard a rustling sound behind a cabinet not far away.

Joan of Arc: ...KP, don't scare me, I'm timid.

KP: Hey, don’t worry, he’s not dead.

Joan of Arc: Then I will use a hemostatic ointment and Bilingdan first, and then walk over carefully with the hatchet.

贞德HP：9+【1d5：3】+5=17

贞德MP：5+【1d5：2】+5=12

KP: Sensing the unusual movement behind the cabinet, Joan of Arc carefully walked over with a knife in hand. The thing behind the cabinet seemed to have also sensed Joan of Arc's approach, and the movement disappeared instantly. Suddenly, a suffocating silence spread in the room.

Joan of Arc: (Swallowing)

KP: Just when Joan of Arc finally arrived in front of the cabinet, a quick breath suddenly sounded from behind the cabinet, and then a figure suddenly rushed out from behind the cabinet, the dagger in his hand drew a familiar golden light, and rushed towards Joan of Arc!

KP: (Dark Dice)

KP: However, in the eyes of Joan of Arc, who has been practicing swordsmanship since childhood, the swordsmanship of the attacker is completely amateurish, and even if she stands still, she may not be stabbed.

Joan of Arc: Swordsmanship, 43/50, success.

KP: The next second, with a swing of her hatchet, Jeanne knocked the attacker's Huangjing dagger out of his hand. The attacker stumbled and fell to the ground, revealing his identity. It was Niu Quankang.

Joan of Arc: It turns out to be this bastard!

Niu Quankang: Immortal, Immortal Master...? !

KP: Seeing that the person coming was actually Joan of Arc who had been thrown into the corridor earlier, Niu Quankang was stunned for a moment with a look of horror on his face. Then his expression instantly turned into ecstasy. He fell to his knees with a thud, kowtowed and cried bitterly.

Niu Quankang: Immortal Master! Immortal Master! Wuwu... Immortal Master, you must save me!

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032 Death and Rage (Day 15)

KP: Crawling on the ground, Niu Quankang cried bitterly and even wanted to climb up and hug your calves.

Joan of Arc: I'll just kick him away. Don't try to disgust me, you bastard! I didn't see you look like this when you ambushed us before.

KP: After being kicked two meters away by you, Niu Quankang completely ignored the pain on his body, crawled over and kowtowed again.

Niu Quankang: Master, your kick was excellent! This old man deserves to die, deserves to die! ...But I was also forced into this situation. If I hadn't ambushed the Master earlier, that beast Niu Da wouldn't have let me go! Please, Master, have mercy on me and save my life!

Han Buli: I almost believed it.

Joan of Arc: I picked up the Huangjing sword and asked Niu Quankang what happened in the village and why there was no one there.

KP: After hearing what you said, Niu Quankang's face turned pale again, and his whole body was shaking like a sieve.