Li Chuan sped through the darkness, and although his heart was slightly stabilized, he understood that this encounter was just the beginning. The dangers of the Land of Eternal Night were everywhere, and the slightest carelessness would result in death. Despite his injuries, he still didn't dare to relax and continued to march towards his destination ahead.
As he passed through a dense forest, Li Chuan suddenly stopped in his tracks and frowned slightly. He sensed that the aura around him became unusually heavy, as if some kind of ominous existence was approaching. The air was filled with an indescribable sense of oppression that made people feel uneasy.
"What's going on? What is approaching again?"Li Chou was quickly alerted and operated his aura, his eyes faintly glowing with darkness as he attempted to see the situation around him.
Right at this moment, a low roar came from the dense tree shadows in front of them, followed by two huge figures slowly emerging from the darkness, it was clearly two huge Dark Fey Beasts, with hideous shapes, surrounded by a strong dark aura.
"Oh no, it's the Shadow Fae Beasts again!"Li Chou's heart sank, these foreign beasts were obviously more powerful than the ones he had encountered before, their aura was at least in the middle stage of the Yin Underworld Realm, far beyond his current strength to fight against.
The eyes of the two Shadow Beasts flashed with a fierce light, as if they had already regarded Li Chou as their prey, with a low roar, their four claws snapped out, and they lunged at him with a monstrous dark aura.
Li Chou quickly side-stepped and dodged, narrowly avoiding their attacks, but the ground under his feet was torn out by the beasts' sharp claws into deep gullies, showing their terrifying strength. He was anxious in his heart, knowing that there was absolutely no chance of winning in a hard fight, he had to find a way to get out.
"Can't get attached to the battle, we have to retreat in a hurry!"Li Chou's mind swirled, deciding to take advantage of the gaps in the alien beasts' attacks to find a chance to escape.
Just as he was about to take action, his mind suddenly recalled his mother's teachings, "Sorrow, embarking on the path of cultivation is brutal, when you encounter dangers, there are also opportunities, Sorrow remember, if you want to become stronger, you have to rely on yourself."
Li Chou froze: "Rely on yourself ...That's right."Li Chou secretly gritted his teeth and looked resolute. He knew that this time, he couldn't rely on external forces, he had to rely on himself to break through the predicament.
The Shadow Fae Beast approached once again, Li Chou took a deep breath, his fists clenched tightly, the Darkness Aura was running wildly in his body, and the surrounding darkness seemed to be absorbed by him and coalesced around his body.
"Just try what I can do!"Li Chou snapped his head and hands up, his aura converging into a dark blade of qi as he met the pouncing foreign beasts. Although he knew that his realm was inferior to theirs, he was determined to overcome his opponents with speed and intelligence.
A furious battle began again, Li Chou weaved back and forth between dodging and counterattacking, several times he was nearly hit by the sharp claws of the foreign beasts, but each time he was able to avoid the fatal attacks with his nimble stance and subtle use of his aura. Gradually, he seemed to break through under this extreme pressure.
"The opportunity for a breakthrough is in battle!"Li Chou felt the change in the aura in his body and his heart was delighted. He knew that this life and death battle was not only testing his will, but also pushing his strength to advance.
Finally, Li Chou
caught a break and struck one of the Shadow Fae Beasts in the vitals with a palm strike, instantly seriously injuring his opponent, then he quickly turned around and cut off the attack of another Fae Beast with the Dark Blade of Light condensed by his aura, ultimately killing them one by one.
As the battle ended, Li Chou panted heavily, his body was already drenched in cold sweat, but his eyes were filled with perseverance and determination.
"It's not impossible to rely on yourself."He whispered softly to himself, his heart filled with the desire for power.
At this moment, Li Chuan, after the baptism of the battle, had already broken through to the peak of the Dark Breath Realm, and he quickly meditated to stabilize his realm, as if he had become even more mature and powerful. He knew that this was just one of the countless dangers in the eternal night, but he wouldn't be afraid anymore because he had stepped onto a cultivation path that truly belonged to him.
"The road ahead is long, I will definitely walk on."Li Chuan firmly looked ahead, readjusted his breath, and continued to stride towards the end of the darkness.
"I have completed the Gathering Quest and the Delivering Information Quest;now it's time to go back to Bright City before going to the Hall of Light to receive my payment."Li Chuan secretly thought. "Hey? Is the way back this way?"Li Sorrow said uncertainly. "I seem to have lost my way," It was indeed easy to get lost in the darkness of the eternal night.
A low vibrating sound suddenly came from the ground, as if the earth was trembling uneasily. The mountains in the distance looked like some kind of giant beast awakening, the deafening sound broke the silence of the eternal night, as if the entire world was shaking slightly. Immediately alerted, Li Chuan stopped meditating and quickly stood up, and the air in the darkness seemed to become heavy with the sound of the earthquake.
The shrieks of the cultivators came from all sides of the darkness, echoing in the eternal night:
"This ... is! The secret realm has come out!"
"How is it possible! There really is a secret realm in this Dark Mountain Range!"
"Rumor has it that there was once a great powerhouse of at least the Dark Prison Realm who fell here! He created this secret realm before he died, and all the treasures are inside!"
Li Chou's heart shook when he heard these voices. He had once heard legends about this Dark Mountain Range, but had always regarded it as a fictionalized story, not realizing that this secret realm actually existed for real! A place where great powers fell? If these rumors were true, the power and treasures hidden in the secret realm would be unimaginable!
The vibrations continued, flashes of aura fluctuated in the darkness, and the cultivators in the distance had begun to stir. Li Chou's gaze became sharp, he knew that this would be a fierce battle, the secret realm was out of the world, the forces in the darkness would never miss this opportunity. He, on the other hand, had to make a decision - should he immediately head to the secret realm, or should he temporarily avoid the wind?
"No good, if it's really a great power's secret realm, it will definitely attract the nine forces of the Eternal Night!"Li Chuan thought darkly, his heart suddenly heavy.
Each of the Nine Forces of the Eternal Night had powerful cultivators sitting on each side, especially those Dark Breath Realm Great Powers, once they intervened, the scramble in the secret realm would become incredibly treacherous. Although Li Chou had just broken through to the peak of the Dark Breath Realm, he still seemed insignificant compared to these powerful forces.
He quickly scanned his surroundings, and more and more fluctuations of cultivators' breaths were coming from his ears, obviously quite a few people had also discovered the strange movements in the secret realm and were approaching this area. Li Chou knew that there was not much time left for him - he had to make a decision.
"Should we risk entering the secret realm, or should we temporarily retreat and wait for a better time?"Li Chou took a deep breath, a complex light flickering in his eyes. This time, the secret realm outing was most likely the key to his breakthrough and opportunity, but it was equally full of unknown dangers.
"It's decided, wealth and riches."Li Chou's heart was firm in his decision.
He knew that opportunities often came with dangers, and the treasures and opportunities in the secret realm were enough to drive countless cultivators crazy. If he could snatch his way into the secret realm before those powerful forces arrived, he might still have a chance of survival.
Clenching his fists, Li Chou's gaze was as sharp as a blade as he quickly mobilized the Darkness Aura in his body, his entire body blending into the night as his figure flew in the direction of the Secret Realm.