Chapter 4: Unlocking the Dungeon, Ancient Cultivator’s Tomb

Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Unlocking the Dungeon, Ancient Cultivator’s Tomb

"That guy Chen Hua really has a filthy mouth. Spouting such disgusting words first thing in the morning."

"Lu, don’t worry. If that guy comes looking for trouble with you again in the future, I’ll go looking for trouble with him." Mu Xiaoye raised her small fist as she spoke, putting on a fierce expression. Two small canine teeth peeked out from the corners of her mouth, making her look adorably fierce.

Seeing her like this, Lu Chen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "Yezi, are you a student or a Demon Cultivator? You’re always ready to beat people up at the drop of a hat. You’re too wild."

Unexpectedly, Mu Xiaoye didn’t feel ashamed, but rather took pride in it. She put her hands on her hips and proudly lifted her little head. "Hmph, who asked this lady to be a genius? Mwahaha!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen shook his head helplessly. But he had to admit that while Mu Xiaoye’s words were a bit arrogant, every word was true. With her Top Grade Fire Spiritual Root, she rarely met her match in the entire First High School. Let alone Chen Hua, who only had an Upper Grade Spiritual Root. Although both were students in the Heavenly Dao Class, there was still a gap between them!

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After arriving at the teaching building, Mu Xiaoye waved at Lu Chen. "Lu, see you later!"

"Mhm." Lu Chen nodded, then walked straight toward the school’s Cultivation Chamber.

Despite having the help of True Cultivation, Lu Chen didn’t slack off on his real-life Cultivation either. Especially now that his Spirit Root Talent had significantly improved.

[Name: Lu Chen (Cyan Cloud Sect Handyman)]

[Talent: Upper Grade Mixed Spiritual Root (Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth)]

[Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Second Level (2300/15000)]

[Cultivation Technique: Five Spirits Primordial Technique]

[Technique: Purple Mist Health Cultivation Technique (Great Success 1/10000), Sharpness Skill (Great Success 1/1000), Rainfall Skill (Proficient 15/100), Immortal Alliance Five Elements Basic Talisman (Entry-Level 50/200)]

[Current Experience Points: 300]

Lu Chen originally planned that once his Spiritual Root reached the ’Upper Grade’, he would start using his Experience Points on his Cultivation to reach the Qi Cultivation Fourth Level as soon as possible. But he never expected that the Skill Level could still continue to increase even after reaching ’Great Success’. This undoubtedly made him change his original idea.

The Effect of the Purple Mist Health Cultivation Technique at Great Success was already so terrifying. Lu Chen couldn’t imagine what the Realm one level higher than Great Success would be like. And as he upgraded his Sharpness Skill to Great Success, his efficiency in completing the wood-chopping quest in the game had also seen a massive boost. In a single game day, he could now complete the wood-chopping quest twice. Factoring in other miscellaneous tasks, he could earn 30 to 40 Experience Points in one game day. That translated to roughly 350 Experience Points per day in reality.

Therefore, to upgrade the Purple Mist Divine Skill beyond Great Success, the required 10,000 Experience Points would only take him about three hundred game days—which was about a month in reality. If he could speed up his experience acquisition rate, this timeframe would undoubtedly be further shortened. It sounded like a long time, but considering how others practiced the Purple Mist Health Cultivation Technique... it was no exaggeration to say his Cultivation speed was like riding a rocket.

Aside from earning Experience Points in the game, his Cultivation in reality could also yield Experience Points. It was just that the rate of acquiring experience in reality was nowhere near as fast as in the game. This wasn’t just because the time ratio between the game and reality was ten to one, but also because the Spiritual Power in reality didn’t seem as dense as in the game. As a result, the speed of gaining Experience Points from Cultivation in reality was much slower than in the game.

But every little bit helped. Moreover, Cultivation was the foundation of a Cultivator. Lu Chen wasn’t refraining from spending his Experience Points on his Cultivation because it wasn’t important. Rather, using experience to upgrade Skills was undoubtedly more cost-effective.

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After spending some Academic Credits to rent a Cultivation Chamber, Lu Chen first put his in-game character into AFK mode, letting it automatically repeat the tasks of chopping trees, splitting wood, and delivering firewood. Meanwhile, he closed his eyes, sat in meditation, and began his Cultivation. With the dense Spiritual Power and the Talent of an Upper Grade Spiritual Root, Lu Chen could feel his Cultivation improving at a visible rate. It was more than twice as fast as when he had a Low Grade Spiritual Root.

Half a day later...

"As expected of an Upper Grade Spiritual Root. The Cultivation speed is more than three times faster than when I had a Low Grade Spiritual Root.

"I just wonder if I can upgrade my Spiritual Root to the Top Grade level once the Purple Mist Health Cultivation Technique progresses further.

"If that’s really possible, then even without the Experience Points from True Cultivation, my normal Cultivation speed would still be several times faster than ordinary people.

"The Purple Mist Health Cultivation Technique truly is a Cultivation Technique capable of turning something rotten into something magical. Who on earth created it?"

An extremely low threshold for Cultivation, combined with extremely high Cultivation Effects. If it weren’t for the fact that the Cultivation conditions for this technique were somewhat harsh, and the effects couldn’t be seen for a very long time... the value of this Cultivation Technique might be even greater. After all, other people had no way to use Experience Points to shorten the time it took to practice the Cultivation Technique like he could. Just taking the Purple Mist Health Cultivation Technique from Entry-Level to Proficient might take them hundreds of days. Let alone the subsequent Mastery and Great Success, which could normally take decades or even a century. With that much time and effort, a Cultivator might have already reached Foundation Establishment or even Core Formation.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen increasingly felt the importance of True Cultivation. Without it, he didn’t know how long it would take for him to cultivate the Purple Mist Health Cultivation Technique to its current Realm. With this in mind, Lu Chen immediately took out his phone to see how many Experience Points his in-game character had gained during his Cultivation session. However, when he opened True Cultivation, Lu Chen unexpectedly found a strange icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

[Dungeon Unlocked: Ancient Cultivator’s Tomb]

"Dungeon unlocked?" Looking at the Dungeon button that had suddenly appeared on the game screen, Lu Chen looked a bit bewildered. This was because it was the first time he had seen a so-called ’Dungeon’ since he obtained True Cultivation a month ago.

Lu Chen didn’t know what had triggered the activation of this Dungeon. Nor did he know what this Dungeon would bring him. But based on his understanding of ’Dungeons’ from his past life, this ’Ancient Cultivator’s Tomb’ should contain a wealth of rich rewards. With this thought, Lu Chen directly clicked on the ’Dungeon Entrance’ in the upper right corner. A Description of the Dungeon immediately caught his eye.

[Dungeon: Ancient Cultivator’s Tomb]

[Minimum Requirement: Qi Cultivation First Level]

[Description: A tomb of an Ancient Cultivator from Ancient Times, which seems to contain the remains of many powerful experts. For some unknown reason, a portion of these experts have transformed into Magic Corpses. Not only have they recovered some of their memories, but they also possess a fraction of the Power they had in life. Please proceed with caution.]

[Note 1: Death within the Dungeon will not affect the main body.]

[Note 2: The Dungeon refreshes once every three months.]

[Note 3: When the Dungeon is opened, Immersive Mode can be selected.]

There wasn’t much of a Description for the Dungeon, but it contained a substantial amount of information. First was the fact that death within the Dungeon wouldn’t affect the main body. Aside from allowing Lu Chen to explore the Dungeon without any worries, it also answered a doubt he’d had previously. Namely, if his in-game self died, would his real-life self be affected? Now, the answer was self-evident. Otherwise, the Dungeon’s prompt wouldn’t have specifically singled out the ’main body’.

Secondly, the Dungeon refreshed once every three months. Combined with his past life’s understanding of Dungeons, this likely meant that every Dungeon contained rich rewards. It would be best to use up all his Dungeon entry attempts before the refresh to avoid missing out on precious resources.

Finally, there was the so-called ’Immersive Mode’. When Lu Chen saw these words, he vaguely had an answer in his heart. But this answer still needed further verification.

[You have opened the Dungeon: Ancient Cultivator’s Tomb. Do you wish to activate Immersive Mode?]

[Yes]

The next second, Lu Chen felt the scene before his eyes shift and swirl. When he opened his eyes again, an unfamiliar, dimly lit underground tomb appeared before him. Lu Chen looked down at the gray Daoist Robe on his body, which symbolized his status as a Cyan Cloud Sect handyman. He sighed with emotion, "As expected, this so-called Immersive Mode is like a real-life simulation.

"In a way, isn’t this another form of transmigrating?"

Lu Chen smiled and shook his head, pushing these random thoughts aside to look up and observe his surroundings. The tomb’s passage was incredibly quiet, and an indescribable stench of decay filled the air. The walls on both sides of the passage were lined with torches stretching as far as the eye could see, giving off an intimidating aura. With the safety net of Infinite Resurrection, Lu Chen wasn’t too afraid of the unknown Dungeon environment before him. He took a large stride forward and immediately began exploring this uncharted territory...

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