Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

But even so, he still lost his way, wandering in the maze for most of the day, and eventually ended up back at the starting point.

Moreover, this time, there were no more trials such as puppets. It seemed to be a simple yet complex maze.

"It definitely can't be that simple."

Li Zhirui frowned slightly, using his Divine Sense to search the space, he found a section of vine and then extracted a thread from it, pressing it down with a large stone in place before continuing on.

This was a type of Spirit Vine named Ten-thousand Silk Resilient Vine. Even a short section could produce fine threads spanning several miles, and it was quite resilient, often used in making low and mid-level spirit clothes.

He intended to use this characteristic to see if he could find the correct way out of the maze.

But Li Zhirui's method failed!

Even with the thread, it was as if he had just turned a corner, and he ended up back at the starting point.

"What is going on?" Li Zhirui pondered hard, but still couldn't figure out what went wrong.

Snap—

Just as he was deep in thought, the thread in his hand suddenly snapped!

"Huh?"

Li Zhirui's eyes suddenly widened, as if he had thought of something, and he walked towards the place where the thread had snapped.

He looked at the break, with a thought slowly surfacing in his mind, and stood still there to verify its true nature.

About an hour later, the walls suddenly moved, revealing a brand-new passage!

Li Zhirui immediately walked into it, looking at the maze in front of him, muttering to himself, "Is it that simple?"

But soon, he realized he had thought too simply.

The walls of the second layer of the maze would actually keep moving!

It was only because there was no sound, coupled with his hasty movements before, that he hadn't noticed anything unusual.

And if Li Zhirui wasn't mistaken, among all the channels created by the moving walls, only one was the correct path!

"Is this test about luck after all?"

He couldn't help but frown. If it were truly the case, it would be too outrageous. Luck is profoundly mysterious, even though this maze is extraordinary, it couldn't possibly have such ability.

If it's not a test of luck, then it means Li Zhirui hasn't discovered the hidden secret within.

To find the secret and the method to pass, he began to carefully study those moving walls, not missing a single corner.

After studying many walls, he found a very faint mark on certain walls!

Li Zhirui wasn't sure if this was the correct method to pass, but having not found any other special feature, he could only try this.

Because the time he spent on this layer was way too long!

He was already much slower than other cultivators, and if he got stuck for too long in the earlier layers of the trial, Li Zhirui feared that the treasures critical to his Dao path might fall into other cultivators' hands.

But the moving time of the walls wouldn't speed up just because he was anxious, and he couldn't violently destroy them, so he could only wait silently.

Who knows how long passed before a projection appeared once again before Li Zhirui.

The strength of the projected cultivator had increased, now at the early-stage Human Immortal, still divided into two competitions: fighting and alchemy.

And Li Zhirui once again chose to compete in alchemy!

For him, who mastered the Purification Principle, the probability of winning in alchemy was greater, and he could also get the Spirit Seed he needed more.

Once their Immortal Pills were compared, the projected cultivator undoubtedly lost!

"Second level of the trial, passed!"

The projection mechanically asked, "Do you need a Pill Recipe or a Spirit Seed?"

"I want the Xuan Water Armor Wood Ginseng Spirit Seed." Li Zhirui didn't even wait for the light screen to unfold before stating his requirement.

Xuan Water Armor Wood Ginseng was the most suitable spiritual object for his cultivation at the moment. If he could deduce a pill recipe with it as the main ingredient, his cultivation speed would elevate further.

"Trialist number ten thousand and fifty, will you continue the challenge?"

"Yes!"

The projection disappeared with a response, revealing a brand-new passage.

Li Zhirui stood at the doorway, and with a glance towards the farthest point, he could vaguely see the door leading to the fourth layer.

This was a very straight passage, just a bit long in distance.

But those weren't the problem; the biggest difficulty was that there were many puppets and projections along this passage, with varying levels of cultivation, from lowly Qi Cultivation to Foundation Establishment, to those barely weaker than him.

The third level of the trial was clear at a glance: to pass through this perilous, deathtrap-filled passage and directly enter the fourth layer!

But knowing is one thing, getting through is definitely another, not an easy task.

Since flying was prohibited within the maze, he could only make his way through from start to finish!

Rather than act immediately, Li Zhirui calmed his mind to recover his Mana and adjust his state. Though he was very anxious inside, the more so, the more he needed to stay calm and avoid any mistakes.

Otherwise, if a problem arose halfway through, there'd be no mention of reaching the trial's final layer.

"Huff!"

An hour later, Li Zhirui opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

In the next moment, he stepped into the passage, and the door behind him closed simultaneously.

He bore his Life-bound Magic Treasure Thousand Spirits above his head, not attacking those Mortal Realm puppets and projections along the way, for their strength was too weak to break his defense.

This way, Li Zhirui could preserve more of his Mana for coping with the later Immortal Realm puppets and projections, ensuring he could traverse this long passage.

Although flying was prohibited in the maze, he moved with spells like Windwalking Skill and Light Body Skill, so his stride was akin to flying.

In the sections with more Immortal Realm puppets and projections, Li Zhirui no longer held back, actively striking out directly.

Wherever he passed, it was as if cleared, with puppets and projections continuously transforming into Spirit Light and disappearing, but simultaneously, his own Mana was depleting rapidly, and there was still a long way to go before reaching the door.

No choice, Li Zhirui could only refine Immortal Pills while utilizing the Mana stored in Thousand Spirits to continue flaunting his powerful Divine Power, striding vigorously toward the door.

Yet even this wasn't enough to let him reach the end, compelling him to draw Mana from the Minor Thousand World.

Luckily, no unexpected events arose this time, and Li Zhirui smoothly reached the next stage's door.

Though not injured, he appeared somewhat battered. Most importantly, to get through this trial, he consumed quite a few Immortal Pills, and his meridians were about to give way; the Mana stored in Thousand Spirits was also exhausted by him.

Fortunately, he had the Minor Thousand World, or else he feared he wouldn't pass this stage unscathed.

He went through such hardships, so he wonders how other cultivators managed to succeed?

"Please choose a reward."

Li Zhirui once again chose a Human Immortal Rank Spirit Seed.

The reason for constantly choosing Spirit Seeds was firstly due to their rarity, almost impossible to obtain externally; secondly, compared to Spirit Seeds, Pill Recipes could be derived; thirdly, having a Pill Recipe without a Spirit Seed was of no use.

Having planted the Spirit Seed in his space, he didn't immediately proceed to the next layer's trial but instead sat cross-legged to restore his Mana, for his current state was very poor!

If a similar situation arose again in subsequent trials, he wouldn't even need to think about clearing it with his current condition.

After quite a while, when Li Zhirui was almost recovered, he pushed open the door and entered the fourth layer Trial Maze.

But to his surprise, the trial content was exactly the same as the previous layer!

The difference was that high-level and low-level projections and puppets were no longer distinct, but mixed together, making it impossible for Li Zhirui to as easily traverse the front passage as before.

Additionally, their strength had increased significantly!

The moment he saw them, Li Zhirui's expression instantly turned gloomy.

Now he had to treat it seriously, as it wouldn't be as easy as before.