"Don't drink it, it's disgusting,"
I hear the others behind me, and they all start to complain.
"Shut up. If we can't handle this, we won't make it into the sect. If we don't get in, we die!"
"SILENCE!" The elder's voice cracks like thunder.
He takes a sip of the blood, and winces.
"Not bad. Not good either. Just right. Now, follow the path in front of you. You will pass through a series of traps. Do not pass over them. Go directly through them. WE will know if you have not forged your body with the traps. If you do not allow yourself to feel the pain, we will kill you."
They begin to move, and I take a deep breath.
I follow the line of the wall, and it opens up into a long hallway. A group of spiky swinging rocks, a block of ice that I have to walk over, Sharp spiked ground. They go through each one, and none of them seem to notice the damage I'm taking. None of them seem to care either that they are taking damage.
-+.1 Body-
When they reach the end of the hallway, a door appears, and it slams shut in their faces.
The next trap is a pit of spikes, and I fall into it, landing on the sharpened tips and rolling to a stop.
I jump up and run to the next section, jumping over the deadly pitfalls and rushing to the next one.
After the third one, the others finally catch up and pass me.
As they pass, they let out a cheer, but I'm still bleeding, and they're all fine.
Then they reach the final trap a cage filled with hungry snakes. That we all must walk through.
I sigh, and open the door, stepping into the snake filled cage.
I can feel the poison coursing though my body, but it's bearable.
I pass the rest of the test, and as soon as they all finish, the doors slam closed again.
-+1 resistance to poison-
A new screen pops up, and I look at it for a moment,
─ Character Status Screen Name : Alex Regis
Race : Humanoid (Human)
Age: 18
+Cultivation level: Body formation 5+
+Cultivation methods:
Great Blood Essence Demonic Art(main).+
+Body:5.6
Soul:2.7
Spirit:5.0+
-Debuffs: Portal sickness-
+1% resistance to poison.+
I fall unconscious immedaitely.
Alex Regis is a man of little talent, He is 18 years old, he works a dead-end job as an IT developer. But on a day like any other he was transported to a strange land, a land that is filled with monsters and men who are as strong as monsters, He has a special ability though, He can gain power through finding cultivation tomes. and see that power through a status screen.
Alex Regis Is in a ton of danger.
This is the beginning of his tale.
***
A few days ago, I was working as a programmer for a company. I had gotten a job there after graduating college, and I worked hard to get a promotion.
My boss was a really great guy, and he was always happy to help me out.
My boss walked over, "You need to wake up now alex,"
"Ugh. I'm awake, I was just thinking about something. I was trying to remember the name of that girl who got caught in a fire when she was four and lost her parents, but it slipped my mind.
"You need to wake up." He repeats.
"You are needed for the war effort."
War Effort? What war?
"What's going on?"
My eyes snap open.
I look around and now I'm in a cot, surrounded by the fellow 'Disciples' of the-
Cosmic Blood Sect. that's right. Shit I wish that was a dream.
I see the other guys, and they are all staring at the back of the man who is speaking,
I turn to see a tall, thin, but muscular looking white haired old man.
"Welcome to the crimson hall, recruit Regis. Your time has come."
Time has come for what, I ask myself.
"Your time has come for the outer sect. The rest of you have also passed the Cosmic Blood Sect trials. Disciples, come get your robes."
A bunch of other men and women in the sect of the Cosmic Blood Sect emerge from the shadows, each of them wearing a robe.
Their robes are black, and have a symbol embroidered in the middle. It's a skull with blood leaking from it's teeth.
"You have all become new disciples of our cosmic blood sect passing the trials is an honor for all future Demonic cultivators."
All of the other people that were in the room stand up and bow to Elder Cacao,
"Thank you for everything that has happened, and thank you for this opportunity to serve the sect." They simper, clearly not willing to offend the elder who could still kill them with a wave of their hand.
He turns to us, and points to a large book sitting on a table,
"There is much to learn, and much to practice. This is a guide to the outer sect of the Cosmic Blood Sect." I move to grab one and as i do it duplicates with a wet plop, as if the book were made of flesh and it was separating from itself.
How disturbing, I think, and then open it up to read.
It's a simple, easy to understand, and well written guide to the outer sect. It details hidden passageways and ways to enter to sect marketplace among other things. Right now I just wish I could cultivate without killing things.
"Now, all of you will be sent out to find a suitable place to build a at the foot of the mountain, Remember, The inner sect advancement competition is in 6 months, train hard and dont forget to kill daily. It's good for your Blood essence." He smiles Evilly.
I look around, the other new disciples are eyeing each other, Not wanting to have to kill my way out, I move quickly outside and move towards the foot of the mountain. the guide shines in a bright light and all of a sudden the bloody skin that it was made of suddenly tflakes off revealing a different book.
+Mission guide detected You have passed into the sect while being undetected. Your mission is as follows.+
+Destroy the cosmic blood sect.0/1+
+Sabotage the cosmic blood sect.0/until deadline+
+Survive a day 0/until deadline+
+more missions will appear as needed.+
He sighs and starts to follow the directions.
His goal is to destroy the sect, but first, he needs to survive.