However, this old ancestor seemed to have no intention of stopping them or helping them.
This was originally a trial belonging to their Demon Cultivator aristocratic clans.
They deliberately let the young people offering sacrifices to their ancestors scheme against one another, tricking others into becoming scapegoats.
Within the clan, everyone was engaged in deceit and intrigue.
During the New Year ancestor-worship ceremony, it was perfectly normal for several useless disciples who could not outscheme the others to die.
Very soon.
The ancestor-worship party put down the gifts and left directly, returning to the Mountain Villa through the teleportation array.
They gently set down the dungeon-clear rewards granted by the old ancestor—three Spiritual Roots and cultivation manuals—and immediately began rushing to prepare for the second wave of ancestor worship.
"I'm so envious. The dungeon rewards are way too generous."
"The rewards in this game are way too conscientious, nya."
"Damn, they even got adoptive fathers."
The blacksmiths nearby were filled with envy.
Still, it was fine. Those two looked like they had made a huge profit, but the rewards actually belonged to everyone. The spirit herbs and manuals were public property.
The personal rewards those two received were merely two additional adoptive-father relationships.
But they were still so envious!
All the blacksmiths were green with envy.
The dungeon looked as if it had closed, but had it really closed?
Not necessarily!
This game paid the greatest attention to detail.
Everyone had noticed an extremely obvious detail: the old ancestor was fishing, with his line connected to the well opening.
What did this mean?
It meant that one branch of the underground river in the Dark River Dungeon maze connected underground to the well in the old ancestor's residence!
This also meant that the Ember Babies of those two beasts, Su