A great adventure in the world of immortal cultivation

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Joan of Arc: Come on, little brother. If you don’t get anything, don’t come back.

Han Buli: Support.

Xiao Huohuo: (half annoyed)

KP: Just as everyone was contemplating the ruins' ultimate reward, a black stone platform slowly rose, and the spiritual energy in the air instantly grew denser. However, to everyone's surprise, the platform was completely empty, devoid of any items.

Li Shi: What's going on? Where's the reward for the fifth floor?!

Xiao Hansong: Oh no, could it be that what Liu Yue said was true?

Liu Yue: Huh? I, I was just saying it casually. (feeling wronged)

Fang Yuan: No, the source of this spiritual energy... this stone platform is the core of this relic!

Xiao Huohuo: Hmm?

KP: As if to confirm Fang Yuan's words, the next second, a dark blue illusory figure emerged from above the stone platform. The figure's face was blurry, but judging from his features, he should be an old man in his sixties.

The shadow of the old man: It has been five hundred years. I never thought that there is still someone who can find this old spiritual court and pass the final test.

Han Buli: Damn, whose family is at peace?

KP: Seeing the old man's shadow, everyone was stunned. Fang Yuan was the first to react and bowed.

Fang Yuan: Senior, greetings! The five of us are disciples of the Chengtian Sect. We stumbled upon this secret place and explored it out of curiosity. We have no intention of offending anyone. If we have offended anyone, please forgive us!

KP: The old man's shadow waved his hand.

The old man's shadow said: "It's alright. I am only a remnant of spiritual power now. I have no sorrow or joy. Moreover, the rules of the Old Spiritual Court were established by me during my lifetime. There is nothing wrong with what you have done."

KP: The old man's gaze turned to the pile of black remains of the guards, and then swept over Xiao Huohuo and the others one by one.

The old man’s shadow: The tenth level of Qi Refining, the eighth level of Qi Refining, the seventh level of Qi Refining, and even the fifth level of Qi Refining. I really don’t know how you broke through my Black Mysterious Guard… Well, since you have passed the test, you can choose any one of the treasures in this old spiritual court and then leave.

KP: After saying that, the shadow merged back into the stone platform. Then the black stone platform slowly lit up, and blue light spots emerged from it one after another, circling in the room, there were more than a hundred of them.

Fang Yuan: If I'm not mistaken, these light spots should be the treasures in this relic. Everyone, please choose one, but be careful not to take more than one, so as not to anger the seniors.

Li Shi: Okay, I understand!

KP: The reward time is up, Xiao Huohuo, you will randomly receive one of the four types of rewards: magic weapon, elixir, natural treasure, and magic technique. The quality of the item you receive is affected by your luck judgment.

Xiao Huohuo: Wait, KP, can you let me roll the dice myself?

KP: OK, then roll 1d4 and see.

Xiao Huohuo: [1d4:4], immortal technique.

KP: After 1d2, see if it is a magic or a technique.

Xiao Huohuo: [1d2:2], skills.

Xiao Huohuo: Awesome! I don't need to practice the Tianzong Qi Condensation Technique anymore!

Han Buli: I'm so envious. By the way, can you share this new technique, Lao Xiao, with us?

Joan of Arc: Of course!

KP: No, these advanced skills are limited to single-character use. If you want new skills, you have to find a way to get them yourself.

Romeo: Now let us do it ourselves. If I really do it, KP, you won’t be happy.

KP: Are you serious about that? (half annoyed)

Xiao Huohuo: Okay, okay, let’s put these unimportant things aside for now, and everyone, come and see what kind of top-grade martial arts I have drawn!

Joan of Arc: Cursing my stinky brother's luck and failing miserably.

Xiao Huohuo: Hee, that's not happening. Just wait for my beach pounce. (JPG of her jealous expression)

KP: Skills are divided into two categories, combat and support. You roll 1d2.

Xiao Huohuo: [1d2:1], combat type.

Xiao Huohuo: Great! Fighting, awesome!

KP: Then, combat categories are divided into three types: offensive, defensive, and special, over 1d3.

Xiao Huohuo: [1d3:2], defensive type.

Xiao Huohuo:???

Han Buli: Le, first it was the black tortoise shell, and now it’s the defensive skills, Lao Xiao, you are a real tortoise.

Joan of Arc: I’m dying of laughter. It’s confirmed that he’s a tortoise-man brother.

Xiao Huohuo: Damn!

KP: Now that things have come to this, Xiao Huohuo, you are lucky.

Xiao Huohuo: Please, Dice Lady! Give me a big success that will turn the tide!

Xiao Huohuo: Lucky, 61/50, failed.

Xiao Huohuo: ...

KP: So, looking at those seemingly identical blue dots, Xiao Huohuo was undecided, but ultimately, he could only resign himself to his fate and casually grabbed a passing blue light. After the blue light dissipated, Xiao Huohuo looked at his hand and found that it was a scroll called "Tian Gang Body Protection Sutra".

[Tian Gang Body Protection Technique] A low-grade skill that can transform one's own spiritual energy into a spiritual power shield after practicing.

At the start of battle, a shield equal to 30% of your MP is generated. (Unlocked at Qi Refining Level 5)

At the start of battle, a shield equal to 50% of your MP is generated. (Unlocked during the Foundation Establishment Stage)

At the start of battle, a shield equal to 100% of your MP is generated. (Unlocked at the Jindan stage)

At the start of a round, generate a shield equal to 50% of your MP. (Unlocked in the Nascent Soul stage)

At the start of the round, generate a shield equal to 100% of your MP. (Unlocked at the Spiritualization Stage)

Jeanne: It looks delicious, it's incomparable to those three. (Pinching nose)

Han Buli: By the way, what is the effect of KP Tianzong's Qi-condensing Technique?

KP: The effect of Tianzong's Qi-Refining Technique is that before reaching the 5th level of Qi Refining, you can gain an additional 50% spiritual energy value when practicing (it is automatically calculated for you when you practice). Although it does not significantly improve personal strength, it is a high-quality technique with good strategic significance for the sect.

Han Buli: That's okay. Lao Xiao has reached the fifth level of Qi training. This technique is somewhat stronger than Tianzong's Qi Condensing Technique.

Xiao Huohuo: (half annoyed) But I don't want to learn. KP, if I don't want to learn, can you give this scroll to someone else or sell it directly?

KP: That's possible.

Xiao Huohuo: Well, I'll keep this scroll of skills for now. If none of you want it, I'll go back to the sect and sell it to someone who's willing to take advantage of it.

Jeanne: Not really. (Disdain)

Han Buli: My buddy is good at dodging, but it’s not very useful.

Romeo: I really want it, Lao Xiao, please give it to me.

Xiao Huohuo: Sure, since it's Lao Luo, I'll give you a friendly price of 3000 spirit stones. If you don't have enough money, you can buy on credit. The interest rate is 5% per day, which can be accumulated.

Romeo:?

KP:6.

Han Buli:6.

Joan of Arc: You wish Lao Luo would die.

KP: Then, after about ten breaths, the blue light in the sky returned to the stone platform, and everyone received their rewards—Fang Yuan drew a longsword, Li Shi drew a pair of stone hammers, Xiao Hansong drew a scroll of immortal arts, and Liu Yue drew a bottle of elixir. Judging from everyone's expressions, with the exception of Xiao Huohuo, everyone was quite satisfied with the rewards for this exploration of the ruins.

Xiao Huohuo: I'm a little angry.jpg.

KP: Okay, the exploration of the ruins ends here. Next, we will start to push the story of Han Buli. Xiao Huohuo, you can go back.

Xiao Huohuo: Wait a minute, KP! The remains of that Black Mystic Guard should still be there. I want to get that broken sword back!

KP: Byd is still thinking about it, you've already grabbed a lot of stuff. (half annoyed)

Xiao Huohuo: Damn, there aren't a lot of things. The Resurrection Grass is a quest item, and the technique is a low-grade thing I can't use. I've worked so hard for so long and nothing has improved. KP, don't you think I should give you some compensation?

KP: ...That seems to be the case. But isn't that your own fault? Besides, the remains of the Black Mystic Guards don't have any spiritual power; they're just ordinary pieces of iron, worth 2 yuan per pound.

Xiao Huohuo: Can an ordinary piece of iron smash a cultivator at the 89th or 10th level of Qi Refining so hard that he can't even lift his head? (Pinching nose)

KP: (half annoyed) It's just a piece of iron of decent quality. It's not some rare treasure anyway. It's useless for you to take it!

Joan of Arc: It’s okay, little brother, bring the broken sword back to me and I’ll forge it again for you!

Han Buli: And the key isn't the material. A man is someone who can't walk when he sees a stick on the street! Besides, the three-meter-long sword was smashed, and the remaining shape is exactly what it is.

Romeo: Mysterious Ruler! (Answer)

Xiao Huohuo: Hehehe, my brothers still understand me.

KP: Okay, okay, you want to become a regular player, right? But even if it's broken, this half of the sword still weighs 500 kilograms. Xiao Huohuo, try your strength. If you succeed, I'll let you take it away.

Xiao Huohuo: Walking slowly.

Xiao Huohuo: Strength, 2/50, great success.

KP:?

Han Buli: It’s hard to hold back.

Xiao Huohuo: Happy, it turns out that the great success from before has come here.

Joan of Arc: Okay, okay, now I have to change my job to Brother Yan.

Romeo: Quack! It's Emperor Yan, we're saved!

Xiao Huohuo: I was originally planning to ask others to help me if I failed, but that’s not necessary now.

KP: Okay, so Xiao Huohuo came to the remains of the Black Xuan Guard. The broken heavy sword was lying quietly on the ground on the side. The upper half of the sword tip was missing, and only less than two meters of length remained. The cross-section was straight, and it looked like a door panel with a handle, or a strangely shaped thick and heavy ruler.

KP: Looking at this strangely familiar "weapon," Xiao Huohuo rubbed his palms together, then leaned over to grasp the broken sword's hilt and lifted it. For some reason, this massive iron block, which should have weighed hundreds of pounds, didn't feel heavy at all, and he could even wield it briefly a few times. It was just that without the spiritual energy, it seemed like a mere display.

KP: Fang Yuan gave his own opinion on this.

Fang Yuan: The sword is made of ordinary iron, but it becomes spiritualized by being held. Having spent ten thousand years in this spiritually rich ruin, it must have acquired some spirituality. Junior Brother Xiao's strike just now might have "conquered" it. However, it cannot channel spiritual energy into the weapon; it is ultimately just an ordinary item. Furthermore, a forged weapon like this is more difficult to reforge. Junior Brother Xiao, I'm afraid it won't be of much use if you carry it with you.

Xiao Huohuo: It’s okay. Since we are traveling, just think of it as bringing some souvenirs.

[Broken Heavy Sword] Not a weapon, melee physical, brawl success rate +30% (great success bonus), increased damage [3d5], physical block [3d5] - even if broken, the heavy sword is still extremely heavy. Rather than swinging, it may be more suitable for smashing people or serving as a shield.

Chapter 97 True Independence (Day 44)

KP: Well, Xiao Huohuo’s exploration of the ruins is finally over, and now it’s Han Buli’s turn.

Han Buli: (pinching his nose) KP, can’t you just forget about me? Can you just fast forward to three days later and get out of the secret realm safely?

KP: That's not true. You're the real highlight. (Laughs)

Han Buli: (half annoyed)

KP: Okay, Han Buli, you already know from the brocade bag that the first task Sima Wu gave you is to approach Sima Wan and drug her before dark. How do you plan to act?

Han Buli: Can I wait for Lao Xiao to come back and beat Sima Wan to his knees?

Xiao Huohuo: I guarantee you’ll make him kneel down, buddy. I guarantee you’ll make him kneel down.

KP: Yes, you will also unlock a new side quest at that time - the Sima family's pursuit.

Xiao Huohuo: Grass.

Han Buli: That means I can't do it openly, I can only do it secretly, and I have to try my best to clear myself of suspicion afterwards, right?

KP: You can understand it that way.

Han Buli: So is Sima Wan a brainless, easily fooled idiot?

KP: No.

Han Buli: Do I get any additional attribute corrections for this operation?

KP: No.

Han Buli: If I get into trouble, will Brother Sima come out to save me?

KP: No.