My junior sister sees everyone as a heretical cultivator.

Chapter 161 Do you really want to live?
[Mission Objective]: The team must do its best to explore the dungeon, defeat the main body of the Curse, and survive!
[Death Penalty]:
(Individual/NPC): If an individual dies in a dungeon, all of their gains in the dungeon will be deducted, along with 20% of their current cultivation stage experience. They will then be teleported to the entrance of the Yinling Academy to be resurrected.

(Team): If the entire team is wiped out (all players and NPCs die), the mission fails. All team gains in the instance will be deducted, and 50% of the current cultivation stage experience points of all members will be deducted. The entire team will be teleported to the entrance of the Yinling Academy to resurrect.

Team size: 5-20 people

(When NPCs are included, the procession will be automatically formed based on the current number of participants. Two guides can accompany the procession, and the guides can be assigned by the guild leader.)
Items that can be taken out: [Special cursed items, spirits, ghosts, and other non-physical items or items with special powers.]

Nothing else may be taken out of the instance.

"Tsk, what a pity."

The players and Lin Qingfeng sighed inwardly upon seeing this message.

Judging from the description, we might encounter other types of NPCs. If we could bring all the NPCs out of the dungeon to expand the sect's workforce, that would be wonderful.

He continued reading and noticed the special rules regarding guides.

Guide restrictions [Sealed Status]:
Restricted Behavior: Before the restriction is lifted, the leader cannot help the team overcome difficulties, especially cannot act as the main force in overcoming difficulties.

Core principle: The role of the facilitator is to guide and observe, not to dominate the battle; team members should be allowed to face fears and crises on their own.

Unlock condition: When the number of NPCs surviving in the party is only one-quarter of the total number of people in the dungeon (including the two guides), the restrictions on the two guides will be completely lifted, and they will no longer be subject to any behavioral restrictions.

Penalty for violation: If the guide acts rashly before the seal is unlocked, all rewards for the entire team (including the guide) will be forcibly reduced by 75% at the end of this instance, and the sect contribution points obtained by the deceased NPC in this instance will be eliminated.

At the same time, both guides will simultaneously receive the negative status [Damaged Dao Heart], lasting for 24 hours (reducing all attributes by 30%).

"Should we wait until the NPC is reduced to only a quarter of its original strength before making a move?"

Lin Qingfeng's lips twitched.

"What kind of ridiculous rule is this? It severely restricts my ability to show off... no, I mean, it restricts my heroic image as the senior brother protecting my junior brothers and sisters."

He glanced at the thirteen coffins and quickly selected himself and the "sacrifice" most suitable for this scene from the guide column.

"Alright, let's go."

At Lin Qingfeng's command, the spirits carrying the coffin stepped into the dark path deep within the Yinling Courtyard.

The coffin began to move.

At first, the road was smooth, but soon Su Ling'er felt that the road had become rugged and uneven.

As they ventured deeper, the surrounding scenery grew increasingly dark, eventually plunging them into a pitch-black void that swallowed all light and sound.

This darkness is different from the last one.

It was deeper and thicker, seeping in from the holes in the coffin.

Thick fog surged in from all directions, within which countless ghostly figures seemed to constantly circle and weave, their silent wails seemingly penetrating to the bone.

In the deathly darkness, only the eerie howl of the wind whistling past one's ears could be heard.

Even more terrifying, Su Ling'er discovered that her divine sense was being suppressed by an invisible force, and her perception range was compressed to a radius of nine feet around her, rendering her completely blind.

The new undercover agents were also completely bewildered.

What is this place? !

I can't see anything!

[Disciple C]: I...I'm so sleepy...my head feels so heavy...

[Disciple Ding]: Me too... my eyelids... can't stay open anymore...

[Su Ling'er]: Everyone, hold on! Don't fall asleep! This is definitely a demonic spell from the Demonic Sect! Once you fall asleep...

Li Chunfeng: Huff... Huff... Huff...

[Dong Changsheng]: Junior Sister Su, what do we righteous people have to fear from these evil demons... Huff... Huff... [Disciple A]: Huff... Huff... Huff...

[Disciple]: Huff... Huff... Huff...

[Disciple Ding]: Huff... Huff... Huff...

[Su Ling'er]: ...

One after another, the connections between divine thoughts were rapidly weakening until they completely disappeared.

Hello?!

What about people? !
Don't all fall asleep!

What's with leaving me the only one sober?!

That's it again!

It's that "Supreme Purification of Mind and Stable Soul Formula" again!
Why can everyone else fall into a coma, but I'm forced to stay awake and bear this fear alone?!
Oh my God! O earth!
So where exactly are we going?
Why won't that big devil explain himself? Why is this place getting more and more creepy?
Are we heading to the underworld?!
Just as she was about to be consumed by loneliness and fear, the world seemed to turn upside down.

The endless darkness suddenly receded.

Su Ling'er discovered that she was no longer inside that magnificent, ancient jade coffin.

What came into view was a dilapidated mansion lobby.

The air was filled with the smell of wood and dust, cobwebs hung from the beams, and light streamed in through the broken window, casting dappled and distorted shadows on the floor.

Around her lay scattered on the ground—her undercover fellow disciples who had fallen into a deep sleep, and some strangers.

Just then, a voice came from beside her ear, or as if it were ringing directly in her mind.

Do you want to...understand the meaning of life?

Su Ling'er froze, then abruptly turned in the direction from which the sound came!
However, there was only a dusty pillar and a deeper darkness, and no one was there.

Do you want to... truly... live?

That voice appeared again!

This time, there was also a faint, almost imperceptible, bubbly sound in his voice.

Su Ling'er turned her head again, her eyes searching for any trace in the dim light, but still found nothing.

"You can choose 'yes,' 'I agree,' 'I do,' or other options."

The voice appeared for the third time, and fear instantly gripped her entire heart.

Are there any differences between your options?

If you don't want people to have a choice, just say so!

Where's the coffin?
Where did Senior Brother go? Wait… Senior Brother… that bubbly sound…

A flash of lightning struck Su Ling'er's mind.

No way?! That bubbly sound...

It sounds like the sound my senior brother made when he deliberately lowered his voice!
He's definitely playing a trick on me! How awful!
Are you trying to scare me when we're already in this godforsaken place?!
Seriously, you guys collect coffins that fast?!
She calmed herself down, and now that she was certain it was man-made, her fear lessened somewhat.

She decided to observe her surroundings carefully first, and then... she turned her head!

A large face suddenly appeared in front of her, its eyes staring at her in the dim light, their noses almost touching.

Su Ling'er: "!!!!"

(End of this chapter)