In the third round, Jiang Ran [breaks through], Gwen [cultivates], Lust [breaks through], and Snake [breaks through]!
On his second attempt with a 40% chance of success, Jiang Ran finally broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage without any bad luck. Meanwhile, the lustful little loli was incredibly lucky, winning on her first try!
"Yay! Big brother's method is definitely more effective! It's much faster than cultivation!"
"They're all gambling addicts!"
Gwen sighed softly and moved a little closer to Jiang Ran: "Three rounds already! Are you really that confident he won't ambush you?"
"My goal this time isn't to break through, I just want to test him." Jiang Ran closed his eyes and gently twirled his fingers. "Still not planning to ambush me? What a treacherous snake..."
"I think you're even more cunning than him..."
"Haven't you figured it out yet? Gwen, he's lying."
"Lying? When did you lie?"
“The guys I’ve met before at least hid the rules of the game, but this guy is different. You can tell he has a strong personality; he lied right into the rules of the game!”
"ah?"
He didn't use any underhanded tactics in three consecutive rounds. Was it really just because he was patient? There's probably another reason!
How could a mere mortal possibly plot against someone who has cultivated Qi?
In the world of cultivation, a single realm is a chasm, let alone the two realms that are known as the dividing line between immortals and mortals!
Therefore, Jiang Ran always said that you should not treat the games these people bring out as ordinary board games, otherwise you will definitely fall into their trap!
[Snake] is not someone who can be trusted, so no matter how much he claims to have revealed all the rules, Jiang Ran will never believe that he has nothing to hide!
In comparison, the sheep, who only lies, is much easier to deal with. Sometimes, the difference between only being able to lie and only being able to tell the truth is not that great. But the snake, a cunning old fox who can tell both the truth and lies, is the most difficult to deal with!
"A person of lower cultivation level who plots against a person of higher cultivation level will likely pay a higher price; either the effect will be reduced, or there is a chance of failure!"
This is why, in the next two rounds, the snake tried every means to raise its cultivation level to Qi Refining!
If the difference in cultivation level between the two parties is too great, the so-called "ambush" will probably have no effect at all, and may even backfire!
[Snake] Perhaps at first it wanted to trick Jiang Ran into giving it an opportunity to ambush it, and then put pressure on him in the next two rounds so that it could seize the time to break through the level, but it did not expect that the prediction would fail.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that he has other plans.
[Snake] is currently at the Qi Refining stage, while Jiang Ran is at the Foundation Establishment stage. On the surface, there is still a gap of one realm, but will the gap between these two realms really be the same as the previous two realms?
Jiang Ran nudged Gwen's foot, signaling her to choose [Ambush] in the next round!
In the fourth round, Jiang Ran [on guard], Gwen [ambushed], Lust [breakthrough], and Snake [cultivated]!
"Oh dear, it failed!"
The success rate of forcibly breaking through from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Core stage is only 30%. Lust stuck out her tongue; she had indeed failed.
In this round, Jiang Ran made a useless choice, mainly because he was on guard against [Snake] suddenly ambushing him and rendering Gwen's attack futile. However, it seems that [Snake] still did not make such a choice.
Gwen's scheme worked; [Snake]'s training was nullified this round, and it also took some damage.
"Little girl, you're pretty ruthless!"
He glared fiercely at Gwen.
Gwen didn't back down and glared back!
"This is so abnormal, so abnormal..."
Why hasn't the snake plotted against Jiang Ran yet? Four rounds have already passed, and in those four rounds, not only has his cultivation progress been the slowest in the entire arena, but his health has also been the lowest in the entire arena.
"Not only did you not use any underhanded tactics, you didn't even attempt a forced breakthrough. Everything was so methodical. Snake, what are you thinking?"
Jiang Ran didn't quite believe that a developer who knew all the rules would play like this. What was he thinking?
At the start of the fifth round, the Snake told everyone not to make a choice yet, and instead stood up!
"Next up is the 'serendipity' segment, which occurs every five rounds! As everyone knows, those who ascend to immortality in the cultivation world are all people with great fortune. Am I right?"
A card appeared out of thin air in everyone's hand.
"As you all know, I'm the [Zodiac Sign]. Once the game starts, I won't have any control over the game, so don't worry, it's absolutely fair and just; it's purely based on luck!"
The Grand Elder (Nascent Soul stage) observes your recent rapid advancement in cultivation and warns you against being impatient. In the next two rounds, if your cultivation level remains unchanged, you will receive the reward "Grand Elder's Pill"; otherwise, the Grand Elder's favorability will decrease by 1.
The above content refers to the cards in Jiang Ran's possession.
"This game is starting to get interesting."
Is it really completely random? I doubt it!
It was precisely because Jiang Ran's cultivation had "recently made rapid progress" that this event was triggered, indicating that although these cards have a certain degree of randomness, they are also closely related to one's recent choices!
Does the fact that the snake is suppressing its realm and health mean that those who fall behind will receive much better rewards than others?
"Gwen, what did you draw?"
Gwen handed her cards to Jiang Ran.
The Sect Leader (Nascent Soul stage) is very pleased to see your cultivation steadily increasing recently and has praised you a few times. Sect Leader's favorability +1.
"This favorability rating is completely useless. It would be better to reward them with something tangible!"
Gwen pouted, clearly a little unhappy.
Jiang Ran stared at the snake's status and discovered that its health points had actually been restored to full!
The Third Elder (Nascent Soul stage) saw that you were injured and rewarded you with a healing pill, and admonished you that injuries are common in the cultivation world and you should not take it to heart. The Third Elder's favorability +1.
These are the cards drawn by [Snake].
In the fifth round, Jiang Ran [cultivates], Gwen [breaks through], Lust [breaks through], and Snake [cultivates]!
Jiang Ran finally cultivated step by step, not entirely because of the task given to him by the Grand Elder, but mainly because the 30% probability was unreliable and not worth the gamble.
If you don't believe me, just look at the girl next door. This lustful little loli has lost again this round, having failed to break through twice in a row.
Gwen successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage. [Snake] is still cultivating this round. If no one interferes, he can break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in the next round.
Jiang Ran kicked Gwen again.
Regarding the difference in their levels of understanding, there is another thing he needs to verify, and if he can get a result, it will obviously be beneficial to the situation!
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