Chapter 26
: Only Honest People Will Honestly Run Dungeons
If it's difficult to run a dungeon alone, what if you can't have two teammates in your party?
After Su Yi recounted everything she had seen to Ling Yao and the other person, she also shared her conjecture:
"There should be more mechanisms behind that stone door, so usually we can only outsmart them, not overpower them!"
After listening to Su Yi's story, Ling Yao and Xiao Tian looked at Su Yi as if she were a fool.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with what I said?" Su Yi asked, puzzled.
Ling Yao chuckled coldly twice, without answering Su Yi, as if saying more words would infect her with her silliness.
Xiao Tian, standing to the side, looked at Su Yi with an honest expression and asked, "Senior Brother Su, is that passageway really dangerous?"
"You don't believe me? Then go down and see for yourselves!" Su Yi thought the two of them thought she was fooling them, so she immediately said loudly.
Heaven and earth bear witness, everything I said is true. How could I, Su, possibly do something like this—eat everything for myself?
Xiao Tian realized that Su Yi had misunderstood him and quickly said, "No, Senior Brother Su, what I meant was, if the passage below is dangerous, wouldn't it be better if we didn't take that one?"
Su Yi was momentarily confused, wondering, "What does that mean? Not taking the tunnel? Just watching this incredible opportunity slip away?"
Seeing that his explanation was ineffective, Xiao Tian had no choice but to stand up and demonstrate.
He walked to the mountainside next to the deep pool, let out a soft shout, and unleashed three palm strikes in quick succession, followed by a punch that slammed into the mountainside.
boom!
The mountain shook, and a small cave was smashed open.
Xiao Tian pointed to the cave and smiled憨厚ly at the stunned Su Yi, "The tunnel is so dangerous, wouldn't it be better if we opened another passage from above?"
Holy crap! Holy shit! Genius!
Why didn't I think of that?
Su Yi stared blankly at Xiao Tian, who was digging a cave with his bare hands, and suddenly everything became clear.
My mindset is still stuck in the game; I've completely forgotten that I've already traveled through time!
From the player's perspective, once you've entered a dungeon, you must follow the dungeon's process and unlock the levels step by step in order to clear the entire dungeon.
But this isn't a game, this is reality!
Why would someone choose to overcome obstacles instead of taking shortcuts? Wouldn't that be crazy?
Since the passageway is dangerous, why not carve out another path from above and go directly into the back of the stone gate?
Ling Yao, standing to the side, added without hesitation, "I never expected someone as sharp-tongued as you to be such an honest person!"
"Who are you calling an honest person?" Su Yi subconsciously wanted to retort, but it was clear that she had indeed made a foolish mistake this time.
Enraged, Su Yi glared at Xiao Tian and threatened loudly, "Kid, if you can't dig a tunnel in half an hour, don't even think about getting braised pork knuckle when you get back!"
Upon hearing Su Yi's threat, Xiao Tian was not angry but rather pleased.
"I even got a share of the braised pork knuckle? Senior Brother Su may be a bit slow-witted, but he's incredibly kind!"
Completely driven by the threat, Xiao Tian unleashed his monstrous strength and true energy towards the mountain.
While digging the cave, he would occasionally jump down into the deep pool to make sure that the cave he was digging reached exactly behind the stone gate.
Ling Yao, meanwhile, leisurely stretched her little feet while watching Xiao Tian, who was pouring out his blood, and said arrogantly, "Hmph, I wouldn't stoop to doing such dirty and tiring work!"
Su Yi leaned lazily against the big tree and instructed Ling Yao, "Go and do the spirit frog quest, or you won't get any pork knuckle when you get back tonight!"
"Damn it! How can he be so lazy!" Ling Yao cursed inwardly as she aired her feet.
Forced by the elbow's threat, he had no choice but to take out the long sword from his storage bag and vent his dissatisfaction by mistaking the monster in the now dried-up deep pool for Su Yi.
With a lucky koi fish in one hand and a laborer in the other, Su Yi, who should have been out there battling wits and courage in the perilous tunnel, was now sunbathing.
Watching Ling Yao venting her frustrations on the spirit frog in the deep pool, and Xiao Tian diligently chiseling a cave with his bare hands.
Even the cunning old man who created this extraordinary encounter probably never imagined that the challenge he painstakingly designed would be so easily broken by two body cultivators whose minds were only focused on elbows.
Xiao Tian was very fast at chiseling the mountain cave. With the support of his newly learned "Wild Bull Strength" and his fourth level of Qi Refining, the mountain was as fragile as tofu.
Soon, Xiao Tian single-handedly fought his way out of a tunnel that was slanted into the back of the stone gate.
Xiao Tian, emerging from the tunnel with a look of utter disarray, approached Su Yi and said nervously, "Senior Brother Su, it's open! But it doesn't seem to be a secret realm inside; it's a tomb!"
What he thought was a secret realm turned out to be a graveyard, which frightened the honest boy Xiao Tian so much that he immediately retreated.
He had only been in the sect for two days when he dug up the grave of someone's ancestor. Wasn't that causing trouble?
"What grave? This is a wondrous encounter left to us by a senior from the Immortal Sect!" Su Yiyi said solemnly.
"But I can already see the coffin lid!"
"That's because the senior wanted to see which descendant would receive his extraordinary encounter!"
For a moment, the honest and simple-minded Xiao Tian was somewhat skeptical of Su Yi's unreasonable arguments.
Could it be that this predecessor really left behind this extraordinary encounter so that it would be convenient for future generations?
Su Yi swaggered in and led the two into the tunnel. When they reached the end of the tunnel and stood on top of the grave looking down, Su Yi suddenly laughed.
This old cunning fellow never expected that someone would dig a hole from above and crawl in, leaving the entire tomb chamber, built from a natural cave, completely exposed.
The entire tomb is divided into three parts: the front chamber, the middle chamber, and the rear chamber.
Four puppets were placed in the antechamber to guard the tomb.
In the central chamber, there is a steaming spring that flows into the front chamber, presumably designed as a mechanism to trigger the puppets.
Around the spring are the belongings of this old Yinbi elder.
The back room contained a huge coffin, and nothing else.
The three rooms were separated by two huge, towering stone slabs, and the three people were standing on the slabs, with an unobstructed view below.
Upon seeing the four puppets, Su Yi could conclude that the owner of this fortuitous encounter was definitely at least at the Foundation Establishment stage.
Because puppetry can only be practiced by those at the Foundation Establishment stage or above.
Carving magic arrays and making puppets both require mastering the changes in attributes.
In "Immortal Path", players can unlock a secondary profession after reaching level 10.
Puppet masters are one type; others include spirit talisman masters, spirit plant masters, alchemists, and so on...
Looks like they've struck gold this time. This cunning old fox put all his tricks into the passageway and the front chamber, but he never expected that the three of them would enter the tomb from above.
"No, let's go. I feel like this isn't right!" Xiao Tian tugged at Su Yi's sleeve and whispered.
Su Yi waved to Xiao Tian, indicating that he could leave first, as it would be better to have one less person to share the spoils.
Unable to resist the pangs of conscience, Xiao Tian glanced at the tomb chamber and chose to turn and leave.
Watching Xiao Tian's departing figure, Su Yi shook her head.
No wonder Xiao Tian, the Heavenly Emperor, was penniless before he transmigrated.
Even when the opportunity is presented to him, he can't seize it!
Now only Su Yi and the uninhibited Ling Yao remain.
Ling Yao looked at the coffin with disgust and said, "Why does it say 'Opening the coffin brings death to the whole family' on the coffin lid?! What bad luck!"
Su Yi looked up and saw that the words were indeed engraved on the coffin lid.
It seems that even the cunning old man knew that he had no way to deal with those who could get to the front and back of the coffin.
All I can do is play these word games and curse the person who's trying to pry open my coffin!
Su Yi immediately laughed:
"Oh, it seems this senior knows the opportunity is reserved for me, and knows I'm an orphan!"
After Su Yi recounted everything she had seen to Ling Yao and the other person, she also shared her conjecture:
"There should be more mechanisms behind that stone door, so usually we can only outsmart them, not overpower them!"
After listening to Su Yi's story, Ling Yao and Xiao Tian looked at Su Yi as if she were a fool.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with what I said?" Su Yi asked, puzzled.
Ling Yao chuckled coldly twice, without answering Su Yi, as if saying more words would infect her with her silliness.
Xiao Tian, standing to the side, looked at Su Yi with an honest expression and asked, "Senior Brother Su, is that passageway really dangerous?"
"You don't believe me? Then go down and see for yourselves!" Su Yi thought the two of them thought she was fooling them, so she immediately said loudly.
Heaven and earth bear witness, everything I said is true. How could I, Su, possibly do something like this—eat everything for myself?
Xiao Tian realized that Su Yi had misunderstood him and quickly said, "No, Senior Brother Su, what I meant was, if the passage below is dangerous, wouldn't it be better if we didn't take that one?"
Su Yi was momentarily confused, wondering, "What does that mean? Not taking the tunnel? Just watching this incredible opportunity slip away?"
Seeing that his explanation was ineffective, Xiao Tian had no choice but to stand up and demonstrate.
He walked to the mountainside next to the deep pool, let out a soft shout, and unleashed three palm strikes in quick succession, followed by a punch that slammed into the mountainside.
boom!
The mountain shook, and a small cave was smashed open.
Xiao Tian pointed to the cave and smiled憨厚ly at the stunned Su Yi, "The tunnel is so dangerous, wouldn't it be better if we opened another passage from above?"
Holy crap! Holy shit! Genius!
Why didn't I think of that?
Su Yi stared blankly at Xiao Tian, who was digging a cave with his bare hands, and suddenly everything became clear.
My mindset is still stuck in the game; I've completely forgotten that I've already traveled through time!
From the player's perspective, once you've entered a dungeon, you must follow the dungeon's process and unlock the levels step by step in order to clear the entire dungeon.
But this isn't a game, this is reality!
Why would someone choose to overcome obstacles instead of taking shortcuts? Wouldn't that be crazy?
Since the passageway is dangerous, why not carve out another path from above and go directly into the back of the stone gate?
Ling Yao, standing to the side, added without hesitation, "I never expected someone as sharp-tongued as you to be such an honest person!"
"Who are you calling an honest person?" Su Yi subconsciously wanted to retort, but it was clear that she had indeed made a foolish mistake this time.
Enraged, Su Yi glared at Xiao Tian and threatened loudly, "Kid, if you can't dig a tunnel in half an hour, don't even think about getting braised pork knuckle when you get back!"
Upon hearing Su Yi's threat, Xiao Tian was not angry but rather pleased.
"I even got a share of the braised pork knuckle? Senior Brother Su may be a bit slow-witted, but he's incredibly kind!"
Completely driven by the threat, Xiao Tian unleashed his monstrous strength and true energy towards the mountain.
While digging the cave, he would occasionally jump down into the deep pool to make sure that the cave he was digging reached exactly behind the stone gate.
Ling Yao, meanwhile, leisurely stretched her little feet while watching Xiao Tian, who was pouring out his blood, and said arrogantly, "Hmph, I wouldn't stoop to doing such dirty and tiring work!"
Su Yi leaned lazily against the big tree and instructed Ling Yao, "Go and do the spirit frog quest, or you won't get any pork knuckle when you get back tonight!"
"Damn it! How can he be so lazy!" Ling Yao cursed inwardly as she aired her feet.
Forced by the elbow's threat, he had no choice but to take out the long sword from his storage bag and vent his dissatisfaction by mistaking the monster in the now dried-up deep pool for Su Yi.
With a lucky koi fish in one hand and a laborer in the other, Su Yi, who should have been out there battling wits and courage in the perilous tunnel, was now sunbathing.
Watching Ling Yao venting her frustrations on the spirit frog in the deep pool, and Xiao Tian diligently chiseling a cave with his bare hands.
Even the cunning old man who created this extraordinary encounter probably never imagined that the challenge he painstakingly designed would be so easily broken by two body cultivators whose minds were only focused on elbows.
Xiao Tian was very fast at chiseling the mountain cave. With the support of his newly learned "Wild Bull Strength" and his fourth level of Qi Refining, the mountain was as fragile as tofu.
Soon, Xiao Tian single-handedly fought his way out of a tunnel that was slanted into the back of the stone gate.
Xiao Tian, emerging from the tunnel with a look of utter disarray, approached Su Yi and said nervously, "Senior Brother Su, it's open! But it doesn't seem to be a secret realm inside; it's a tomb!"
What he thought was a secret realm turned out to be a graveyard, which frightened the honest boy Xiao Tian so much that he immediately retreated.
He had only been in the sect for two days when he dug up the grave of someone's ancestor. Wasn't that causing trouble?
"What grave? This is a wondrous encounter left to us by a senior from the Immortal Sect!" Su Yiyi said solemnly.
"But I can already see the coffin lid!"
"That's because the senior wanted to see which descendant would receive his extraordinary encounter!"
For a moment, the honest and simple-minded Xiao Tian was somewhat skeptical of Su Yi's unreasonable arguments.
Could it be that this predecessor really left behind this extraordinary encounter so that it would be convenient for future generations?
Su Yi swaggered in and led the two into the tunnel. When they reached the end of the tunnel and stood on top of the grave looking down, Su Yi suddenly laughed.
This old cunning fellow never expected that someone would dig a hole from above and crawl in, leaving the entire tomb chamber, built from a natural cave, completely exposed.
The entire tomb is divided into three parts: the front chamber, the middle chamber, and the rear chamber.
Four puppets were placed in the antechamber to guard the tomb.
In the central chamber, there is a steaming spring that flows into the front chamber, presumably designed as a mechanism to trigger the puppets.
Around the spring are the belongings of this old Yinbi elder.
The back room contained a huge coffin, and nothing else.
The three rooms were separated by two huge, towering stone slabs, and the three people were standing on the slabs, with an unobstructed view below.
Upon seeing the four puppets, Su Yi could conclude that the owner of this fortuitous encounter was definitely at least at the Foundation Establishment stage.
Because puppetry can only be practiced by those at the Foundation Establishment stage or above.
Carving magic arrays and making puppets both require mastering the changes in attributes.
In "Immortal Path", players can unlock a secondary profession after reaching level 10.
Puppet masters are one type; others include spirit talisman masters, spirit plant masters, alchemists, and so on...
Looks like they've struck gold this time. This cunning old fox put all his tricks into the passageway and the front chamber, but he never expected that the three of them would enter the tomb from above.
"No, let's go. I feel like this isn't right!" Xiao Tian tugged at Su Yi's sleeve and whispered.
Su Yi waved to Xiao Tian, indicating that he could leave first, as it would be better to have one less person to share the spoils.
Unable to resist the pangs of conscience, Xiao Tian glanced at the tomb chamber and chose to turn and leave.
Watching Xiao Tian's departing figure, Su Yi shook her head.
No wonder Xiao Tian, the Heavenly Emperor, was penniless before he transmigrated.
Even when the opportunity is presented to him, he can't seize it!
Now only Su Yi and the uninhibited Ling Yao remain.
Ling Yao looked at the coffin with disgust and said, "Why does it say 'Opening the coffin brings death to the whole family' on the coffin lid?! What bad luck!"
Su Yi looked up and saw that the words were indeed engraved on the coffin lid.
It seems that even the cunning old man knew that he had no way to deal with those who could get to the front and back of the coffin.
All I can do is play these word games and curse the person who's trying to pry open my coffin!
Su Yi immediately laughed:
"Oh, it seems this senior knows the opportunity is reserved for me, and knows I'm an orphan!"