"Congratulations on clearing the third floor. You each earn 10 BP for defeating the monster."
The voice spoke a few minutes after they killed the monster. Ken figured the delay was meant to allow the inheritors to catch their breath and treat their wounds first.
"There are 3 prizes available, and you can take any prize you want using BP."
It was the same rewards as the last floor, but this time, the Terror Talisman was replaced by a book.
"You may take the prize you prefer. First, there are 10 Twilight Apples, each costing 60 BP. Second, there are 5 fifth-grade Bloodlust Boost Pills that will help you develop bloodlust equal to killing 50,000 people, each costing 150 BP."
Everyone recognized those rewards since they had seen them before. The price of the fruits decreased again while the pills' price didn't change. Ken guessed it was because the fruits were less relevant as they climbed the floors while the bloodlust always had the same effect.
"Third, you can choose the book "Mysteries of Luck". The book will allow you to delve into a concept the 7 supreme elders kept secret from the rest of the world for hundreds of years. There are only ten copies of this book in the whole secret realm. The book 'Mysteries of Luck' is equal to a seventh-grade treasure, and cost 80,000 BP."
Other than Ken who heard the price for seventh-grade treasures before, everyone gaped at the huge amount of BP required.
"We can't afford the book, that's a shame. We might see it again next floor, but we will still not have enough BP."
Daisy said with a downcast expression. Everyone was dejected that they couldn't take the secret of the 7 supreme elders of the strongest evil sect in its time.
"Should we take another pill?"
Bryce asked Daisy next to him. Tiara seemed disinterested in anything that the place had to offer again.
"You can't cultivate bloodlust only by consuming pills, no matter how many souls and human blood were used by the alchemist that made them. Every time you consume the pill, the effect will decrease by half."
Ken explained the downside of taking the pills. Ken also believed that the pressure coming from such bloodlust would be inferior to one developed by truly killing people.
"Wait, souls and human blood?"
"Yes, those are the main ingredients in this pill. I was offered to take a seventh-grade one when I first entered the secret realm."
"Ew! That's horrible!"
Daisy and Bryce both distorted their faces in disgust. They preferred not knowing the ingredients.
"Don't be hypocrites. What kind of rewards did you expect in an evil sect's secret realm?"
Ken shrugged and claimed all the apples as he always did. His next actions made even the usually cold Tiara look at him in envy.
He went to the third pedestal and easily paid the price to gain the book. He already knew about luck, and finding out more about it could only help him.
"Junior Brother, how much CP do you have?"
"Enough."
Ken dismissed the curious Daisy without an answer. Before Daisy could pout at him, one of the double doors opened.
In every final room, there were four double doors, leading inside the room from four different routes. Ken wasn't sure how it worked, but his best assumption was that there were 64 final rooms on the first floor, 16 on the second, and 4 on the third.
"Let's kill this boss, Jacob, you attack from the front, Joshua- wait what?"
A group of cultivators stormed inside with their weapons unsheathed, prepared to fight the boss. However, they only saw Ken's group standing where the boss was supposed to be, along with the pedestals.
The two groups looked at each other for a moment. While the group inside wore yellow robes, marking them as inner disciples from the Divine Sword Sect, the other group wore the light green robes of the Serene Lotus Sect.
Their leader was the exception with white robes, showcasing his talent as one of the core disciples of the strongest sect.
"Hello, fellow cultivators. I'm Russel from the Serene Lotus Sect, may I know who you guys are?"
He asked the question carefully when he saw the group. He had some confidence in winning against inner disciples, but the boy seemed odd. He was too young to be there, and his red eyes radiated a sense of danger.
The disciples of the Serene Lotus Sect weren't there during Ken's fight, but he heard that a red-eye child slaughtered the inner and outer disciples of the Four Seasons Sect, and there weren't many children in the secret realm.
"I'm Daisy from the Divine Sword Sect. Nice to meet you."
Daisy spoke after a moment of silence. She realized Ken wasn't taking the team leader position and probably wanted to remain off-radar.
"What did you gain for defeating the monster here?"
"Twilight Apples and Bloodlust Boost Pills. There was also a fifth-grade talisman."
Russel stopped for a moment, considering whether it was worth fighting over.
"Team Leader, shouldn't we get the BP from them? We outnumber them."
If a fight broke out, it'd be 5 against 4, and one of the team members suggested attacking. He didn't believe they were unlucky enough to run into the Devil's Heir, Ken's new nickname.
"No, it doesn't worth it. Let's just move on to the next floor and try to get to the boss faster."
Russel refused and his group moved on to the next floor. Ken didn't attack; thus, the rest of the group didn't take any action either.
"Good luck, friends. Be careful of the evil cultivators, some of them are wearing the robes of their victims, disguising themselves as members of the righteous sects. They aim to backstab other cultivators and steal their BP."
Russel offered one last piece of advice before cupping his fist and descending the stairs to the next floor along with his teammates.
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