Time passed slowly.
After a long wait, the Heavenly Stele Secret Realm finally opened.
The swirling vortex within this enormous portal spun faster and faster, radiating a deep, eerie blue light that was captivating.
"The Heavenly Stele Realm has opened!"
An impatient martial artist instantly transformed into a streak of light and rushed inside.
Although being an early adopter or a latecomer is not very meaningful, many people still feel that seizing the opportunity is important and have rushed in like madmen.
Li Ming said to Guan Xin:
"The first challenge of this secret realm is random teleportation, so I can't help you with that. See you in the second challenge."
"good."
Guan Xin nodded quickly.
The Heavenly Stele Secret Realm has been opened many times, and its mechanics have naturally been figured out.
The first level tests individual strength. Everyone who enters the secret realm will be randomly teleported to a corresponding area to face powerful enemies of different levels. Only after defeating these powerful enemies can one proceed to the second level.
Let's go.
Li Ming nodded in acknowledgment, and the two of them transformed into streaks of light, disappearing into the enormous vortex.
...
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself transported to a scorching desert.
"What a godforsaken place."
Li Ming looked around and saw endless yellow sand stretching as far as the eye could see. He couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"It is said that this first test is based on the martial artist's cultivation level, and each person faces a different enemy. I wonder what kind of enemy I will face."
Just as Li Ming was pondering where the creatures of this secret realm were located...
Suddenly.
The earth shook violently, and the shifting sands collapsed.
It looked like a sandstorm was approaching from afar.
Li Ming looked closely.
A beam of earthy yellow light shot out from the yellow sand, revealing a gigantic scorpion over ten zhang long. Its carapace was incredibly thick, and one barb, gleaming with a cold light, was particularly terrifying.
"Is this the mysterious creature I need to defeat?"
Li Ming said calmly.
This is just a demon king-level beast, but since this place is its home turf, its strength can be greatly enhanced.
An ordinary martial saint might actually be difficult to deal with.
At that moment, the scorpion fixed its gaze on Li Ming from afar, a hint of excitement flashing in its scarlet eyes, as if it had seen an unparalleled delicacy.
Seeing the giant sand scorpion charging towards him, Li Ming instantly soared into the air, and the Chaos Sword Embryo, which had been upgraded to a divine weapon, appeared in his hand. He slashed down at the scorpion with his sword.
That's right.
In the days prior, Li Ming had received the Star Essence transported from the Imperial City.
In addition, he sent people to Cangzhou City to purchase a large amount of rare metals, and finally transformed the Chaos Sword Embryo into a divine weapon!
The appearance of the Chaos Sword Embryo has changed significantly since then, and after being upgraded to a divine weapon, all of its attributes have been strengthened to varying degrees, greatly increasing its power.
On the contrary, it was difficult for him to fully exert his power for the time being.
After all, divine weapons are best used by beings at the Martial God Realm.
Clang!
As the sound of metal clashing rang out, the Chaos Sword Embryo made direct contact with the scorpion's back, but to his surprise...
To his surprise, the scorpion wasn't cut in half; only its outer shell was broken. Li Ming was astonished; the scorpion's shell was indeed incredibly sturdy.
He felt that even ordinary pseudo-divine weapons and armor could be broken on the spot by his sword.
However, even with its amazing defense, the scorpion was still badly hurt after taking that heavy blow.
"roar!"
In pain, the scorpion became incredibly fast, its barbs gleaming coldly, possessing not only powerful penetrating ability but also potent venom.
Even a tiny bit of it can be fatal.
boom!
After testing the sharpness of the divine weapon, Li Ming no longer held back.
In an instant, a massive sword beam shot into the sky, and the Chaos Sword Embryo unleashed its divine weapon power. Li Ming ignored its barbed attack.
He cleaved the man in two from the abdomen with a single sword stroke.
As blood rained down, the scorpion let out a strange scream and lay in two halves in the desert.
Unfortunately, no system notification appeared.
It wasn't that the scorpion wasn't dead, but rather that, in the system's view, this creature from the secret realm wasn't considered "human."
moment.
The scorpion then vanished, transforming into a dense mass of blood-red light.
Li Ming stepped forward and looked at the ball of blood-red light, which contained extremely pure blood energy.
This is a great product!
I had heard before that there was a very small chance of getting this blood energy by killing these secret realm creatures in the first test. I didn’t expect to encounter it on the very first one.
This blood energy can be used to temper the body and purify the bloodline, making it an extremely valuable cultivation resource for martial artists.
Even if some people don't need it, they can still take it out and sell it to those aristocratic families for a considerable price.
Many martial arts families would pay high prices to acquire this blood energy in order to ensure the purity of their descendants' bloodline.
The item in Li Ming's hand was an extremely high-grade item. Normally, it would be a Grandmaster-level blood energy, but the blood energy dropped by the Martial Saint Scorpion he killed was naturally a Martial Saint-level blood energy.
Li Ming felt a slight surge of joy.
Surprisingly, he was quite lucky.
"But is that all?"
When Li Ming felt that it might be a little too simple.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the vast desert erupted in a startling commotion once more. Shifting sands rolled and churned, and a sandstorm, ten or even a hundred times larger than before, rose from the distant plain.
It blotted out the sky and was extremely terrifying.
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