After the dealer reset the sand table, ten little figures appeared at the prison starting point. They broke out of their cells with brutal efficiency, slaughtered all the guards, and looted a grand prize: the Heavenly Dipper: Whip Mountain Move Stone Seal!
"An auspicious start! They actually found a Heavenly Dipper treasure in the prison. That alone qualifies as one of the top ten luckiest moments on the Ascension Road this year. What a pity they didn't find the Mysterious Mechanism Set." The dealer clicked his tongue. "Looks like they intend to fight their way to the seventieth step, the eightieth step, or even conquer the Ascension Road in one fell swoop! No more bets once the dice are down, no more bets once the dice are down! How far can these ten Seekers of the Dao go? Let's wait and see!"
The Immortal Path Dice rolled the largest number, [Six], and the ten-person team was teleported to the sixth grid. It was a Fortune and Misfortune Grid, where anything could happen—but after a misfortune, the next occurrence was guaranteed to be a blessing.
In the previous round of the Ascension Road, a two-person team had triggered a [Blessing] grid at the forty-sixth grid and encountered a merchant. Everything he sold was a rare treasure. The two-person team had used all their resources to purchase five Rare Treasure Relics, and only then had they left the Ascension Road satisfied.
But this time, the ten-person team triggered a [Misfortune] grid. A cute cat wrapped in thunder appeared on their grid. Before the children could understand what was happening, they heard a series of miserable screams from outside.
"A Thunder Wolf Beast!? What happened?"
"Still, there's a thirty percent chance of a Fourth Rank Demon King appearing on the prison route's misfortune