Chapter 187 New Dungeon: Eternal Faith

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[Instance: Eternal Faith]

Synopsis: In ancient times, gods abounded, and faith flourished. Immortal and capable of catching the sun and the moon, these mighty deities ignited the first sparks of civilization for humanity. However, after tens of thousands of years, the most ancient gods have passed away, leaving only the eternal faith of incense.

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[Main Mission: Survive for more than one year]

[Current assimilation rate: 0.01%]

[Instance Level: A~S]

[Time Flow: 10:1]

[Note: This instance is multiplayer, with no team protection or system contracts. Please choose your own method of action.]

[Tip: This instance is a super large instance, please plan accordingly]

The assimilation rate is only 0.01 percent?

Shocked!

Lu Wenwu couldn't help but marvel at the copy introduction.

But I finally started to participate in the top-level dungeons, which is pretty good.

A familiar white light flashed.

When Lu Wenwu came to his senses, his feet were already firmly on the ground.

He looked around and it seemed to be a barren mountain and wilderness.

I got a little feel for the environment here.

The Yuan Energy of Heaven and Earth is rather thin, not like a prosperous age of cultivation.

"Oh my god, where did this come from? Is this still in China?" Lu Wenwu expressed the same doubts as Haizhu.

The furry creature appeared in a flash of light, circling around its owner a few times, its nose twitching slightly.

"Master, there is a human breath."

Maomao said, using flames to condense a small arrow in the air pointing in the direction.

Lu Wenwu immediately spread his mental power over.

After extending for about less than two kilometers, I saw a group of hikers carrying large and small bags trudging towards the direction where Maomao and I were.

There were three men and two women, all of whom were ordinary people. They seemed to be hikers.

Judging from their attire and the tools they use, this should still be a world with modern technology, but the level of technology is not as advanced as that of Blue Star - one of them is feeling regretful and depressed because his mobile phone has no signal.

Lu Wenwu continued to extend and spread his mental power, and the covered area became increasingly wider.

His birthplace this time was on a mountain, and he was currently on a gentle slope halfway up the mountain.

After climbing a few kilometers towards the top of the mountain, there is a dilapidated temple that looks like it has been abandoned for a long time, but still has some spiritual fluctuations.

There was a kind of energy fluctuation emanating from it, which was unique to extraordinary objects.

Although it is very faint, it does exist.

Moreover, this thing is constantly emitting interference waves similar to mental suggestion, forming a dilemma or even hallucination similar to a ghost wall, which will interfere with ordinary life within a certain range.

It was confirmed that this group of people were hikers who came to climb the mountain, and their destination should be this dilapidated temple.

Well, it is also possible that he simply wants to reach the summit, but we don’t know, it’s just a guess.

Lu Wenwu thought about it and felt that it was not appropriate for him to appear here in his gym outfit wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts with nothing in his hands.

With a thought, a gray Taoist robe appeared on his body.

However, even the wide Taoist robe could not hide his bulging muscles and extremely strong body. Lu Wenwu managed to make the Taoist robe look like a military general's robe.

He sat down cross-legged, took out the oven and started making egg-filled pancakes.

Let's wait here first, have lunch, and pretend to meet these travellers by chance to get some basic information about this world before making plans.

A harmonious modern society and faith

No matter how I look at it, it seems a little out of place.

If the system had a soul, it would be very pleased to see this scene.

My youth is over. After so many worlds, this damned reckless man is finally not going to solve the problem with his fists!

Tired body, tired heart.

Despair gradually spread among this hiking team composed of several good friends.

The full confidence before setting off had long been wiped out at this moment. That kind of self-confidence and commanding spirit completely disappeared after wandering in the mountains for three whole days.

They had run out of ammunition and food as early as yesterday morning.

I was lost in the mountains for seven days.

They seemed to have encountered the legendary ghost wall and were dizzy as they walked in this deep forest.

The compass kept spinning and had long since lost its function.

There was no cell phone signal, and even satellite phones couldn’t connect to the outside world.

If there were no ferocious beasts here, these five reckless college students might have died in this deserted mountain range long ago.

As the only experienced leader among the five, Gu Taixing also felt a little desperate.

Even though his expression remained calm and his eyes remained firm, he couldn't hide it at all.

He shouldn't have agreed to the request of his friends in the first place and brought these inexperienced novices to climb in such undeveloped mountains.

I shouldn't have agreed to these guys' request out of curiosity to look for some legendary temple and seek the legendary immortal fate.

Become a god or immortal, and roam freely in the world?

It might be a bit of an exaggeration to call it a myth, but it is really too far away from ordinary people like them who have no chance of becoming immortals.

Those who are truly destined to become immortals are predestined at birth and will be taken away by various sects to practice as early as childhood.

If I really had the ability to wield a sword in the martial arts world, why would I have wasted so many years in this exam-oriented education?

Thinking of this, Gu Taixing sighed slightly in his heart and regretted his decision more and more.

Oh my God!

The omnipotent God of Destiny!

I, Gu Zi, have never asked you for anything in my life.

Please help me, let me get my two good and useless son and daughter out of this damn place!

When I get out, I will definitely make a golden body for you!

While several teammates were supporting each other and struggling to move forward, he looked at the map and compass in his hands again and again with revenge, as if he wanted to see something.

However, it seemed that he was destined to be unable to complete his mission of getting the four vegetables away from here safely by himself.

When Gu Taixing looked up and saw the mark he had made on the big tree three days ago, and the familiar weathered bones of the uncle below, his heart finally settled.

This was the eighth time they had passed by this place in seven days.

No matter if you walk blindly or use some method to connect and move forward, even if you walk in four different directions, you will always end up back in this hellhole.

At this point, his defenses were completely broken, and he sat down dejectedly under the marked tree, accompanied by a pile of dead bones.

About a minute later, four tired-looking, fragile college students, supporting each other, also arrived here, taking one step forward and one step back.

Seeing Gu Taixing looking like he was waiting to die, their years of friendship made them understand each other's thoughts without saying anything.

The two girls sat down helplessly, lowered their heads, hugged each other, and sobbed softly.

No water, no food, no roads, no rescue.

They are now undoubtedly in a desperate situation.

One of the thin boys walked forward and squatted down, supporting his unstable body with his hands, and pursed his pale and cracked lips.

"Brother Guzi"

Before he could finish his words, Gu Taixing raised his head, his eyes filled with despair.

"Qian Chuanzi, I'm sorry."

Hearing his friend's hoarse voice, Qian Qian, also known as Qian Chuanzi, hurriedly shook his head with red eyes.

"Guzi, we are the ones who let you down."

"It's all our fault."

Another boy knelt down in front of Gu Taixing and slapped himself twice.

"If we hadn't ignored your advice and insisted on seeking some kind of immortal fate, we wouldn't be in this situation now."

"Forget it. It's pointless now."

Gu Taixing shook his head, squinting his eyes and looking longingly at the sun that was casting its warm rays, his face showing an unhealthy paleness.

I had been so frugal that I could barely survive for a few days, and my nutritional intake was not enough.

Now he has not had anything to eat or drink for more than 30 hours, and his mentality has been severely damaged. If the spirit in his heart is lost, even an iron man can't bear it.

Gu Taixing, who had worked so hard, was already exhausted at this time and had no intention of dwelling on such boring arguments as who was wronging whom.

"You're all going to die anyway, so tell me, why are you so intent on finding this immortal fate?"

Qian Qian and Yan Chao looked at each other and both smiled bitterly.

They would rather not go back to the village that day, would rather not go to the cave in the back mountain to play, and would rather not discover the "parchment scroll" that turned into a stream of light in the sky and disappeared after they read it.

Qian Qian sighed and said, "That's it."

It is unknown when the yellowed scroll was written. The handwriting is primitive and ancient, and the hieroglyphics from the early days of civilization are almost difficult to distinguish.

It was a map containing spiritual power, but it was not a treasure map. Instead, it was a map recording the location of a temple.

The place in the picture is suspected to be the original temple used to worship Daohuo Zhenjun in the past. It has a powerful and mysterious treasure and carries the original beliefs of the ancient Oriental people.

That is a place used to worship ancient gods, not the new immortal gods that appear today.

Respecting the past and despising the present is almost a common trait among intelligent creatures.

Qian Qian and Yan Chao are no exception.

Even though the records on the map were vague, the images that appeared almost directly in the depths of their souls and the extreme reverence they felt could not be false.

If there is a chance to become an immortal and live a carefree and happy life, who would want to waste his life in this mundane world?

As written in those online novels, the protagonist often encounters some kind of ancient map inheritance in a corner, which allows him to soar to the sky and reach the pinnacle of his life.

The two college students were naturally extremely excited about this and thought that this was their chance!

Who can prove that they are definitely not the protagonists in the legend?

Who can deny that there are no treasures in the temples used to worship ancient immortals that can help them embark on the path to immortality?

They are the ancient gods in the legend, each of whom is extremely powerful, immortal, and omnipotent!

He is the ancient god who created human beings and helped them ignite the fire of cultivation and the fire of civilization!

How could Qian Qian and Yan Chao bear it any longer when they thought about the opportunity to step into the legendary realm?

So, they called two good friends who were also out for the trip, and quickly returned to school to find Gu Taixing who had just returned from climbing the mountain. After a lot of coaxing and persuading, they finally got him to agree to lead the team there to look for the so-called immortal fate.

It turns out that they are not the protagonists.

Not everyone is lucky enough to get this chance to become an immortal.

As for now, it's too late to say anything.

Gu Taixing sighed.

Curiosity kills the cat. The ancients were right.

It can not only kill cats, but also people!

If I hadn't been curious and greedy, how could I have ended up like this?

At this moment of despair, Gu Taixing suddenly smelled a fragrance.

It is a sweet aroma created by frying and roasting oil mixed with eggs and wheat, and it seems to have a hint of spiciness and saltiness.

Maybe it was a hallucination before death.

Gu Taixing grinned in self-mockery, but his mouth was unconsciously secreting saliva like crazy, and his empty stomach kept making a "gurgling, gurgling" sound.

"Brother Guzi, are we starving to death?" a tearful girl cried, "I think I'm hallucinating from hunger. I smell egg-filled pancakes."

“I smell it too.”

"You too?"

"I smell it too. It's so fragrant."

Gu Taixing looked at his four teammates who were swallowing their saliva with surprise on their faces.

"You...you all smelled it? I just thought it was an illusion caused by lack of water."

The scene suddenly became quiet.

The five of them stared at each other, confusion written all over their faces.

Suddenly, they all seemed to realize something, and a light of hope appeared in their eyes.

Someone!

They met someone!

They didn't know where the strength came from their extremely exhausted bodies, but they suddenly stood up, dragged their heavy bodies, and tried their best to walk towards the direction where the fragrance came from.

That feeling is like being homeless on the street and about to die of thirst and hunger, but suddenly seeing a police station appear in front of you!

There is help!

The strength squeezed out of their bodies is not much, and their movement speed is not much faster than that of zombies.

But even so, they still followed the scent and walked along the path they had walked countless times until they arrived at a flat open area.

This place is unfamiliar!

They had never been there before!

In the center of the open space, a huge black-gold-haired creature was spitting fire from its mouth, and was burning an ancient alchemy furnace that was at least two meters high with a strange black flame.

Next to him, a muscular man in a Taoist robe was rolling up his sleeves and kneading dough skillfully on a heavy wooden table.

"It seems that when a person is on the verge of despair and sees a glimmer of hope, the potential that can be unleashed by the body is enormous."

The muscular Taoist priest looked over and showed his big white teeth.

Only then did they see clearly that the burly Taoist priest in front of them had the body of a tiger and waist of a wolf, and had a dignified appearance.

Compared to a Taoist priest, he is more like a mighty general, like the legendary ancient god of war.

"You guys are coming faster than I thought."

(End of this chapter)