Jin Boqin, a Mid Stage Nascent Soul Realm cultivator and Sect Master of the Sky Heaven Piercing Sect, found himself captivated by the scenery as he entered the dark mausoleum.
After descending a staircase for twenty minutes, he was surprised to find a flickering light at the end of the stairs.
What awaited him there was a world within the mausoleum that he had never expected.
"What is this?" Jin Boqin mumbled as he looked around.
The cool wind brushed against his face, and the sun peeked through the dark clouds. The remnants of moisture from the recent downpour filled the air with a fresh scent, unlike anything he was used to.
Jin Boqin couldn't help but compare the world he was used to with the new world below the mausoleum.
His Sect was surrounded by tall, ancient mountains rich with Spiritual Qi and stories that captivated both cultivators and ordinary people.
The Sect's pavilions and temples dotted the mountain peaks, offering breathtaking views of the sunset and sublime moonrise.
However, the beauty of his current location was incomparable. Its majesty and glory were intoxicating.
Jin Boqin momentarily forgot about his pursuers, but his honed senses prevented him from letting his guard down.
He found a thickly leaved tree branch to hide on and observed the new intruders of the mausoleum, who were also astonished.
They seemed to have dropped their guard, not even bothering to hide their astonishment, as they searched for the Sect Master of Sky Heaven Piercing Sect.
Jin Boqin regretted not having enough strength to eliminate them.
Jin Boqin managed to evade his pursuers, but he couldn't escape the Dungeon's thermal sensors and surveillance system, which transmitted his location to Akira's interface.
"Ah, I can control and adjust the viewing angles. This interface is impressive," Akira remarked as he experimented with the system.
Akira was impressed by the interface, which allowed him to control and change his view from different angles.
"Now, let's focus on the main task," he said to himself, tapping the button to access the interface for the beasts on the first floor.
He discovered numerous Praying Mantis beasts the size of a full-grown man with an Early Stage of Qi Condensation Realm cultivation.
There were also hundreds of muscular Buffalo Beasts with lizard scales and a Late Stage Qi Condensation Realm cultivation, along with other beasts at the same cultivation level.
However, the most striking sight was the hundred Monkey Beasts in full plate armor and armed with long sticks, guarding the temple in the deepest part of the first floor.
The true highlight was the Floor Boss, a monkey in golden plate armor seated on a throne, consuming elixirs in the form of bananas with a golden staff resting on the backrest of his throne.
The throne was adorned with various gemstones, Akira doubted their value aside from the gold.
Akira decided to test the Dungeon Panel's claim that beasts wouldn't attack him and that he could boss around the floor boss as long as it related to the defense of the Dungeon. He encountered a large monkey and decided to name it based on its appearance and familiarity with it.
Although the monkey could only grunt and squeak, it seemed to understand Akira when he tried to communicate with it.
The monkey responded with a snort. Despite being a bit boastful and clumsy, Akira found the monkey to be loyal.
Wukong has a rare body constitution and is currently at the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm in his cultivation.
"The first guest to enter the Dungeon was on the Nascent Soul Realm, but his Dantian is not functioning properly. If it were, his pursuers would be long dead. Let's start luring the next targets."
The system provided Akira with the current details of every cultivator on the First floor, including their cultivation talent, body constitution, cultivation manual, and overall state.
This encompassed the flow of Spiritual Qi in their bodies and the harmony of their cultivation talent with their body constitution and cultivation manual.
At a glance, Akira knew that Jin Boqin was a perfect target for his Dungeon.
Akira activated the Praying Mantis and accessed a new interface. From there, he directed fifty Praying Mantis beasts to attack dozens of Late Stage Core Formation Realm cultivators.
Additionally, he sent a group of Buffalo beasts and other creatures to join the assault.
The ground trembled, jolting the cultivators out of their awe at the surroundings. They noticed smoke and dirt rising from various directions on the horizon.
Alarmed, they extended their divine senses and detected hundreds of beasts with varying cultivation levels rapidly approaching them.
While they were confident in their ability to handle the beasts, they were concerned about the individuals controlling the creatures.
Divine Senses is an ability that allows cultivators to scan their surroundings using their spirit, surpassing the limitations of their ordinary 5 senses.
The range and area they can scan depend on their cultivation realm, with higher realms allowing for wider expansion of their senses to detect enemies.
The beasts at the Late Stage Qi Condensation realm are indistinguishable at this distance.
Someone with a higher cultivation realm is likely controlling them.
The cultivators went into defense mode, anticipating a powerful force controlling the beasts.
"Be cautious. We have entered the territory of a formidable entity. These creatures are unlikely to have sensed us from this distance, indicating that they were under the control of a much stronger cultivator who sent them here."
The followers sensed fear in their leader's voice, causing their horror to intensify and their bodies to tremble.
"What should we do?!" one of them stammered.
"We need to leave while we still can," another urged.
They couldn't bear the thought of confronting the cultivator controlling the beasts.
What terrified them even more was the realization that the abode was an exact replica of the outside world. Their only hope now was their immortal ancestor in Heaven.
"Silence!" The powerful voice of their leader jolted them.
"Don't worry! We can use the excuse of pursuing someone," he said, his voice cracking in the middle.
It was comforting to know that he was still willing to face such a daunting challenge.
Immediately, the leader knelt and groveled on the ground.
The others were on the verge of hitting their leader on the head, believing that his confidence came from the treasure given by the Elder of their Sect, which they thought could handle the situation.
"Great and powerful one, we apologize for disturbing your solitude in this place. We entered accidentally after seeing Jin Boqin of the Sky Heaven Piercing Sect enter your mausoleum. Please forgive our intrusion and allow us to leave in peace."
His voice echoed back to him, and the stampede of beasts from various directions continued.
"Boss…I-it's not working…"
The leader gritted his teeth and stood up.
It's too late for them to escape now.
"We will fight to the death! There's no point in going back. We'll only be killed by our Elder if we return without achieving our goal," the leader declared.
The others followed, their bodies trembling.
They faced a grim situation, but the thought of their Sect's Elder gave them the strength to stand their ground.
The beasts quickly reached them, and the battle between cultivators and beasts began. Akira observed skills with different colors and powerful effects through his system.
"The destructive powers of their skills vary based on their cultivation manual mastery. I think this will do."
Akira then pressed another button, causing the fierce beasts to suddenly turn their tail and retreat.
The cultivators heaved a sigh of relief at the sight of the retreating beasts. As the smoke cleared, they were astonished to see a pile of fruits on the ground. "Boss! Look!" they exclaimed, pointing at the elixirs lying there.
Without hesitation, they quickly gathered all the elixirs they could find.
The leader of the cultivators sneered, "Although these elixirs are not as pure as Earth Grade Elixirs if used together, they could have a similar effect."
He turned to see his men already consuming the elixirs. "These idiots!" he muttered, but followed suit and took an elixir himself.
After a minute, they had consumed all the looted Elixir.
"Good job, fifteen to twenty of those is like one Earth Grade Elixir. Let's keep hunting beasts in this place. It looks like the cultivator controlling the beasts ran away when they saw how strong we are!"
"Okay!"
"Let's go, boss!"
Jin Boqin, still in hiding, felt a pang of envy as he watched the others consume the elixirs. However, he quickly refocused on his mission to kill the beasts and use the elixirs to speed up the wear-out time of the Misty Mind Technique.
Without hesitation, he leaped out from his hiding spot, but to his surprise, his descent was slow, as if his body was floating like a paper crane.
He had an idea and decided to circulate the remaining Spiritual Qi in his body to his Dantian. To his surprise, the throbbing effect of the Misty Mind Technique disappeared.
His pupils dilated as he exclaimed, "How could this be? Now that my Dantian is freed from the Misty Mind Technique, the Spiritual Qi in this space is overflowing?!"
With his Dantian freely absorbing the pure and dense Spiritual Qi in his surroundings, the nerve in his head began throbbing as his brain tried to unravel the mystery.