After stepping into the whirlpool, Li Zhiming felt as if his whole body became light.

He didn't know how long it had been, but after a dizzying spin, he felt himself falling to the ground.

Li Zhiming slowly opened his eyes, and a wave of hot air rushed towards him, making his face feel like it was burning.

He was standing on a high ground. Below him was a vast hilly area with sparse vegetation and red soil all over the ground. The air temperature was extremely high, as if he was near a volcano.

“The environment is so bad.”

Li Zhiming frowned slightly.

Only someone with a strong body like him can withstand this temperature.

The other disciples, without using their Qi to defend themselves, simply could not withstand the rich fire energy floating in the air.

The high temperature makes it difficult for plants and trees to grow here, and there are bare hills everywhere.

Li Zhiming suspected that there must be hot magma flowing beneath the surface, otherwise the temperature could not be so high.

"Although the environment is harsh, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here is indeed very rich, and the pressure is much greater than that of the outside world, which is very suitable for cultivation."

Li Zhiming walked back and forth several times before he got used to the pressure here.

After a while, he noticed that there were fluctuations of true energy emerging one after another nearby.

He looked to the south, and the space not far away was rippling, and several figures appeared in different positions.

These are disciples who have just come in, just like me.

The faces of these disciples changed drastically when they came in. They were caught off guard by the high temperature and high pressure.

Among them, the disciples whose realm was too low could not bear this kind of pressure and knelt on one knee on the ground.

"Damn, is this triple the pressure? I feel like I can't even walk!"

"It's so hot, I can't resist it without releasing the Qi shield!"

"A bunch of gluttons!"

A direct disciple who had reached the sixth level sneered and opened the Qi shield to isolate the high temperature outside.

After a long period of adaptation, he was finally able to move freely here.

He looked towards the cliff not far away, and his expression suddenly became serious.

Of course he recognized Li Zhiming.

Immediately, he noticed Li Zhiming's gaze and hurriedly bowed with a smile, like a completely different person compared to just now.

Li Zhiming didn't say anything, just nodded.

The man was in the early sixth rank, and was obviously a direct disciple.

Currently, only disciples above the sixth rank can adapt to the pressure of the trial road in a short period of time. The rest of the disciples will probably need one or two days, or even longer, to get used to it.

Li Zhiming sat cross-legged on the bluestone beside him.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth here was so rich that he naturally would not waste time. He immediately sat down to breathe in the spiritual energy and practice the Taiqing Heart Method. While cultivating, he waited for Peng Li's arrival.

Half an hour later, Li Zhiming explored the surroundings.

There is no disciple within a five-mile radius.

The disciples who were teleported near him were afraid of his strength and did not dare to approach him casually. They all left tactfully.

Li Zhiming took out the jade slip he had prepared, and a light appeared on it.

That was obviously where Peng Li was, and at this moment Peng Li was rushing towards him.

It will probably take another quarter of an hour to cover this distance.

Taking advantage of this time, Li Zhiming took out a booklet.

It says, "Rules of the Road of Trials".

This is distributed by the mountain gate after returning to Qingluan Peak from Zhongshan Peak. Regardless of whether you participate in the Trial Road or not, everyone will have a copy of the Trial Road Rules.

Among them is a map of the Road of Trial, which shows the specific locations of the ten strongholds mentioned by the Great Elder, as well as various annotations and introductions.

There are two most important items in the Road of Trial.

Sky crystal and cloud horn stone.

Both of these things are a kind of ore unique to the Trial Road. They are stones that contain special energy and are found in every area of ​​the Trial Road.

There are two conditions that need to be met to pass the Road of Trials.

From the starting point to the end point, you will pass through ten strongholds.

Disciples need to carve their names on the stone tablets in each stronghold.

After reaching the end, you need to use ten Heavenly Spirit Crystals to open the exit of the secret realm. After leaving the secret realm, you will be considered to have passed the trial road.

As for how to determine the ranking?

It's very simple, with the help of the Cloud Horn Stone.

The number of cloud corner stones determines the final ranking.

The trial road lasts for one month. After one month, the disciples who fail to carve their names on the stone tablets in the ten strongholds will be considered eliminated, and those who come out of the stronghold teleportation array will also be considered eliminated.

The disciples who have completed the road of trial will hand in the Cloud Horn Stones, and the elders will count the number of Cloud Horn Stones owned by each disciple who has passed the road of trial.

Finally, the ranking is determined according to the number of cloud corner stones.

The disciple who obtains the most Cloud Horn Stones will be the leader of this trial.

Zhenyuan Sect has been established for so many years, and this rule has always been the case since the appearance of the Trial Road.

Li Zhiming quickly read the details of the trial road and memorized the key points.

whoosh~!

A sound of breaking wind came from afar.

Peng Li fell from the air, squatted down, and supported his shaky body with his palms.

He was sweating profusely, his face was pale, and he was breathing heavily.

His body had obviously reached its limit and was extremely weak.

Peng Li was just an ordinary direct disciple, who had just entered the middle stage of the seventh rank.

While traveling at full speed, the body has to withstand three times more pressure than before, and the mind has to be focused on resisting the scorching heat.

As a result, his true energy was consumed too quickly, and by the time he arrived here, his body was completely overdrawn, reaching its psychological and physiological limits.

"call……"

Peng Li couldn't hold on any longer, so he simply lay on the ground, face up, with his chest heaving.

"Give."

Li Zhiming threw a pill to Peng Li to restore his true energy and mental strength.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Li Zhiming stood with his hands behind his back, looking down from the cliff.

Rays of light kept passing through the air. The elite disciples from each peak had gradually adapted to the pressure of the trial road and began to look for cloud horn stones and heavenly spirit crystals.

There were several areas where the fluctuations of true energy were extremely chaotic, and it was obvious that a battle had broken out.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Li."

Peng Li took the jade bottle and swallowed the pill.

After a while, he recovered a little.

"How is it?"

Li Zhiming asked.

"The voice transmission token Qi Yang gave me hasn't responded yet. I guess the distance is quite far. I guess I have to wait for a while before he contacts me."

Peng Li checked the jade token given by Qi Yang, but there was no response on it.

"Time waits for no one. You should recover. We have to go find the Heavenly Spirit Crystal and the Cloud Horn Stone."

Li Zhiming said.

"Okay, but I'm not very strong, so following you might be a bit of a hindrance."

"Don't worry, what are you afraid of with me here?"

Li Zhiming said lightly. He looked down the mountain and saw a skeleton buried under a bare tree, with its arms and head exposed on the sand.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Li. I will try my best not to hold you back."

After saying this, Peng Li closed his eyes and began to regulate his breathing.

Li Zhiming nodded, jumped up and walked down the mountain.

He squatted down and waved his hand gently. The sand and soil floated away, revealing a complete skeleton.

Li Zhiming placed his finger on the forehead of the corpse and prayed softly, "Rest in peace."

As his voice fell, flames gushed out and engulfed the corpse.

At the same time, the system panel appeared.

[A seventh-rank corpse collector gains +10 Qi and +10 True Qi, and -1 Lifespan. ]