"System: Hidden Instance Dungeon Quest 2 completed. You have successfully found the Living Soil of the Nine Heavens, the Water of Supreme Life, and the True Flames of the Nine Yang. Quests are being refreshed.
"System: Hidden Instance Dungeon Quest 3 generated. Find the 12 Swordmaidens scattered across this world."
After Guhan kept the three items into his Dimensional Pocket, a new quest prompt popped up. This time, Guhan was required to find the 12 Swordmaidens.
This time, however, Guhan was smarter. He did not run out like before. Instead, he looked at Lu Ban and asked, "Are these 12 Swordmaidens with you?"
"How smart!
You managed to figure it out! "
Lu Ban laughed heartily as he pulled out another 12 Swordmaidens. Fleeting Time rolled his eyes at the sight of the Swordmaidens.
"The NPC has prepared all the quest items for you. You don't even need to go out for a stroll. Is there really such a way to complete a quest?"
"Ha ha!
This is an urgent matter. There is no need to worry about such a small matter! "Lu Ban laughed, trying his best to alleviate the awkwardness.
Guhan did not say anything. Since the quest items had been delivered to him, there was no reason for him to reject them. Thus, he kept the 12 Swordmaidens into his Dimensional Pocket. As expected, the system prompt popped up again.
"System: Hidden Instance Dungeon Quest 3 completed. Successfully find the 12 Swordmaidens scattered across this world. Quest is being refreshed.
"System: Hidden Instance Dungeon Quest 4 generated. Use the Immortality Peach Tree to go to six different sealed locations and summon the souls that are drifting within them!"
Seeing the quest prompt, Guhan breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Ban would not be helping him complete this quest, would he?
"Cough!
Although I would like to help you complete the fourth hidden instance dungeon quest, this is a quest that you, Guhan, have to complete personally. It would be inappropriate for me to do it on your behalf! "
Lu Ban's reply caused everyone's expressions to relax. Sigh … … Why does an NPC have to help you complete all the quests? Isn't this a little too strange?
"Dare I ask where the six different seals are? I'll go and complete the mission right now!" Gu Han immediately asked Lu Ban. Time waits for no one.
"There's no hurry!
I'll have Artoria take you there later, but I have another story to tell you. It won't be too late for you to leave after listening to it! "Lu Ban began to tell the story unhurriedly.
"This is the background of this dungeon world … 800 years ago, the Heavenly Court was very powerful. They destroyed our city and enslaved our people, so we, the Yuan Kou, joined forces with the humans …"
"Master Lu Ban, I've already understood the background story of this Instance Dungeon. The six Emperor Sword-level powerhouses launched a sneak attack on the Heavenly Court. You can omit the story before that!" Guhan cut him off unceremoniously.
"Cough cough!
Military Governor, you're truly amazing. You've even figured out most of the background story of this dungeon. Well then, this old man will continue. "
Lu Ban smiled awkwardly and continued, "That day, the six Emperor Sword-level powerhouses met in the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal's Water Curtain Cave to discuss ways to destroy the Heavenly Court. In the end, they came up with a very stable plan.
"The humans and the remaining forces of the Yuan Kou would cause trouble in North America and destroy the Heavenly Court's stronghold there. At the same time, they would use the power and banner of several Emperor Sword-level sword-wielders to mislead the Heavenly Court into thinking that we were planning to settle down in North America and fight against the Heavenly Court.
"In order to maintain their rule, the Heavenly Court would definitely send the desolate-level Yuan Kou to destroy the rebels in North America. This would give us a chance.
"That was the truth. When our forces uprooted 90% of the Heavenly Court's stronghold in North America and trapped the last of the Heavenly Court's forces in Los Angeles, the Heavenly Court did not just sit back and watch.
As expected, the Heavenly Court didn't just sit back and watch. They actually sent three desolate-level Yuan Bandits and a large number of core forces to North America. This round trip will take at least two days. "
"After our six Emperor Sword-level powerhouses confirmed that the Heavenly Court's army would be there for a day, they came out of hiding and attacked the core area of the Heavenly Court.
The entire process was as easy as crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood. The Heavenly Court did not have any decent resistance before the six Emperor Sword-level powerhouses killed their way to the Soaring Sky Palace of the Golden Arches and surrounded the remaining two desolate-level Yuan Kou of the Heavenly Court.
"Although the desolate-level Yuan Kou is strong, it's definitely not a match for six powerhouses of the same level. We were confident that we could kill the two top powerhouses of the Heavenly Court within half a day. That way, we would have double the number of top powerhouses of the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court would not dare to kill us unscrupulously, and we could also develop and strengthen ourselves again.
"Up until now, our script could be said to be successful. The remaining two desolate-level Yuan Kou of the Heavenly Court were indeed no match for our six Emperor Sword-level sword-bearers. Just as we were about to kill the two desolate-level Yuan Kou, another Emperor Sword-level sword-bearer suddenly appeared from the depths of the Heavenly Palace.
"We never expected that after ruling and bewitching the humans for more than 30 years, the humans who were still children back then would completely believe in the Heavenly Court's words. They thought that humans and the Heavenly Court were one and the same. They were not sword bearers, but sword immortals taught by the Heavenly Court.
"And among these sword immortals, there was an extremely terrifying Emperor Sword-level sword-bearer. He was so deeply brainwashed by the Heavenly Court that he did not listen to the advice of the other two Emperor Sword-level sword-bearers in the team and attacked us directly.
"Moreover, his abilities were extremely terrifying. He could fight against three Emperor Sword-level powerhouses alone and block the attacks of three Emperor Sword-level powerhouses.
In this way, the Heavenly Court would have five Emperor Sword Level combatants, which is almost the same as our six. Although they would still be able to gain the upper hand in the end, it would be impossible for them to destroy the other party within a day or two. "
"Faced with such a situation, our six Emperor Sword-level powerhouses decided to give up on the sneak attack and leave the Heavenly Court. This was to prevent the three Emperor Sword-level powerhouses from the Heavenly Court from returning and surrounding our people. If that happened, the entire situation would be reversed and we would be the ones facing the threat of death.
"It's a pity that we were a step too slow. The Heavenly Court troops who were heading to America came to their senses halfway and started to rush back at full speed. In the end, just as our six Emperor Sword-level combatants escaped from the Heavenly Court, they were surrounded near Hengdian."
"In the end, 11 Emperor Sword-level powerhouses engaged in an earth-shattering battle in the entire Zhejiang Province. The Heavenly Court, which had the Jade Emperor and the Emperor Sword-level sword-wielder who could fight against three Emperor Sword-level powerhouses alone, undoubtedly had a huge advantage. Our six Emperor Sword-level powerhouses were already at an absolute disadvantage. In the end, the six of them decided to fight with their lives on the line. They blew up their physical bodies and covered their souls as they escaped.
"However, this final fight was both a success and a failure. No one would have thought that the power of the six Emperor Sword-level powerhouses self-destructing at the same time would be so great. Not only did their souls not escape safely, but they were also torn apart by the impact of the self-destruction. In the end, they landed in six different locations and became wandering ghosts that had lost their self-awareness.
"After our people found these six locations, they were unable to gather these scattered souls. Therefore, they set up a suppression technique in those locations to ensure that the souls of these six Emperor Sword-level powerhouses would not dissipate over time. Instead, they would remain floating in their original locations.
"After killing all of our high-level powerhouses, the Heavenly Court could be said to be completely invincible in this world. They launched a crazy purge against us, causing our remaining resistance forces to suffer heavy losses. We could only hide in some extremely secretive places and drag out an ignoble existence.
"As the saying goes, once the cunning hare is killed, the hound will be cooked. When most of our people were killed, the Heavenly Court, which was afraid that the Sword Celestial would come to his senses and return to being a sword-wielder, surrounded and killed the executioner that they had trained. It was only then that the sinful executioner finally came to his senses.
"However, it was too late. He alone was no match for five Desolate-level Yuan Kou. In the end, he could only do the same as the six of us. His physical body self-destructed, and his soul dissipated, drifting in an area.
"After that, we spent the rest of our days dragging out an ignoble existence. It wasn't until a month ago that we found a notebook left behind by Tongtian Jiandi. Only then did we know that Tongtian and the others had a bad premonition during the meeting. They had left a trace of their soul origin in the Peach Tree of Immortality in the Water Curtain Cave … The power of the Peach Tree of Immortality is very magical. It can protect a human's soul for thousands of years. Therefore, all you need to do is to bring the Peach Tree of Immortality to the place where the soul fragments of the six Emperor Sword-level powerhouses are drifting. Then, you will be able to naturally attract their souls and reunite the souls of these powerhouses. Then, you will have the opportunity to revive them!
"As long as these six Emperor Sword-level powerhouses can all be revived, we will have enough power to challenge the Heavenly Court. In the end, we will completely destroy the Heavenly Court and return peace to this world!"
Lu Ban finally finished his long speech. Then, he impatiently took a big gulp of water and muttered, "I know that this is all a made-up background story and a requirement for the mission!
Why do I sound so confident? It's as if I've experienced it myself! "
"So, Master Lu Ban, you've said so much just to tell us that once we gather the souls of the six Emperor Sword-level powerhouses, we can successfully complete this Instance Dungeon, right?"
Liunian Ling said excitedly. This sounded very easy. With the help of six Emperor Sword-level powerhouses, in addition to her and Guhan's power, dealing with the Heavenly Court should not be a problem!
"No!
I've said so much because the system forced me to! "
Lu Ban rolled his eyes. "If it wasn't for the system forcing me to explain the background story to you, I wouldn't have said so much nonsense!"