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"Damn it!"
After several rounds, Li Rui was covered in injuries, while the version of himself across from him had not a single scratch.
The astonishing healing ability told Li Rui that the one across from him was not a living being, but rather a manifestation formed based on himself for some special reason.
Since that was the case, there must be a weakness.
Li Rui looked at the version of himself across the way and began to think, but whatever he could do, that version could do as well, leaving almost no openings.
This wouldn't do; at this rate, he would eventually exhaust himself.
Before Li Rui could make a move, that version launched another attack.
"Boom!"
Li Rui dodged to the side, successfully avoiding the attack.
Wiping the corner of his mouth in a flustered manner, Li Rui closed his eyes and felt the trajectory of the one across from him. Since that was "him," he was the person who understood himself best.
A gentle breeze brushed past his ear, and Li Rui smiled slightly. He swung his stick without any fancy moves, leaping into the air. The moment he opened his eyes, he had already flashed behind "him."
"Bang!"
Piece by piece, he dismantled the attacks. Just when Li Rui felt his stamina waning and Source Qi nearly depleted, the version of himself before him shattered like glass, transforming into wisps of white True Qi that scattered into the air.
A slight smile appeared on Li Rui's lips; indeed, it was as he thought. To defeat himself wasn't about overpowering him physically but rather about identifying the flaws in his own techniques.
"Squeak!"
The ancient, heavy stone door suddenly opened. Li Rui looked around and found no sign of Old Monster. He glanced back at the door, which had a diameter wide enough for him to walk through.
Li Rui observed the square outside, where a complex palace stood opposite him.
"Child, you have come out?"
The drowsy voice of Old Monster reached him, making Li Rui feel a bit embarrassed. Had he really been inside for so long?
A master of Old Monster's caliber should have quickly found any flaws, although Li Rui was unsure what realm Old Monster truly belonged to.
Old Monster appeared drowsy, but a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes; this fellow had managed to come out in less than a minute after him.
This left the old man feeling quite embarrassed; no wonder he was a candidate for Longmen.
With such exceptional talent, he almost made this old man fall behind.
"Senior, who exactly is your master? This is simply..."
Li Rui found it hard to imagine what level one must reach to create such a two-dimensional space and present such a miraculous trial.
Old Monster stroked his beard, glanced at Li Rui, and teasingly said, "It's a secret."
...
Li Rui felt as if countless crows were flying overhead; Old Monster's arrogance made it seem as though this place was created by him.
"Stop messing around; ahead lies the real danger!"
Old Monster rarely became serious, and his caution made Li Rui fully alert.
In front of him were countless rooms. "Senior, how should we proceed?"
The Old Monster didn't even turn his head and said, "Go through all of them."
Li Rui was almost knocked over by this statement.
"Senior, I must have misheard you. Go through all of them? How do we do that?"
Li Rui couldn't help but question. There were so many rooms; did they need to check each one?
"There are twelve rooms here, each representing a different test. Only those who pass all twelve tests can open the passage."
The Old Monster said this leisurely, leaving Li Rui speechless.
Twelve rooms; he had no idea what awaited him.
The Old Monster had already entered, and Li Rui followed suit.
However, even though Li Rui entered the same room as the Old Monster, there was no sign of him inside.
Li Rui clicked his tongue in wonder; the Old Monster's master must have been an extraordinary person.
But time passed slowly, and nothing happened in the room.
Li Rui got up to open the door, only to find that the door was gone...
"What the hell!"
Li Rui was completely bewildered. What on earth was going on?
Li Rui remained vigilant, but nothing happened around him.
An hour passed, then half a month, then a month...
Days went by, yet nothing changed around him. Aside from staying alert, Li Rui continued to cultivate.
A year passed, two years, ten years, sixty years. Li Rui's realm had never broken through, but he had never given up on his cultivation.
His unshaven face and dirty body told him that he had already lived for a hundred years...
Suddenly, everything around him burst like a bubble in the sunlight with a loud bang.
Everything changed; he still stood in place, but in front of him was a door that seemed to lead to another room.
Li Rui stared wide-eyed in disbelief. Everything he had experienced, the sense of reality from time, turned out to be false... This was truly terrifying...
Li Rui took a deep breath and opened the door in front of him.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
As soon as Li Rui stepped into the room, countless arrows flew toward him.
Just as Li Rui landed, another beast resembling a Pixiu with horns suddenly appeared from nowhere.
Li Rui understood that the previous trial tested his endurance, so this one must test his agility.
Just as Li Rui thought this, countless arrows flew out from both walls again.
Li Rui dodged into the air when the Beast suddenly launched an attack at him from the ground.
Li Rui executed a move called Three Flowers Turning the Fan, Closing the Door Tight, but unexpectedly, he struck a brick on the wall.
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Another wave of arrows rained down, and Li Rui's body soared into the air once more.
With a thought, he created a clone to fight against the Beast.
As Li Rui observed the movements of his clone, he noticed that when its foot landed on the corner of a diamond-shaped tile, it did not trigger any mechanism.
In an instant, Li Rui understood that this challenge was not testing physical agility.
He retracted his clone and had already figured out the rules for avoiding triggering mechanisms; it was a very intricate formation.
Holding a stick in one hand, Li Rui executed a 360-degree turn in mid-air.
He moved freely within the room and launched an attack on the Beast.
“Roar!”
Li Rui struck the Beast on its forehead with his stick. The Beast howled in rage and became frenzied, launching an even fiercer attack against Li Rui.
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Countless arrows flew out around him.
“Damn it!”
Li Rui cursed silently, realizing that he wouldn't trigger the mechanism, but there was still the Beast.
Li Rui felt a mix of anger and sudden amusement as he moved lightly around.
Countless arrows fell directly onto the Beast.
"Roar!"
After a mournful cry, the Beast collapsed to the ground, now a dead Hedgehog.
At that moment, everything around transformed into True Qi, scattering with the wind.
It was just like when he first entered the room, but now there was an additional door ahead.
Li Rui steadied his mind and opened the third door.
The moment he opened the door, Li Rui was completely stunned.
"Ruxi?"
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