Chapter 1641
Arrogance
However, the previous period of bad luck and the repeated encounters with chaotic beasts still brought some benefits to Li Zhirui.
For example, due to frequent battles, his cultivation level improved slightly, allowing him to touch the threshold of the mid-stage of the Profound Immortal realm, which can be considered a blessing in disguise.
"Should I find a safe place now to go into seclusion and cultivate, and try to break through to the mid-stage of the Profound Immortal realm?"
After this period of torment, Li Zhirui felt that his current cultivation and strength were still somewhat weak in the void.
Of the chaotic beasts he had encountered before, he was no match for almost all of them. There was only one beast with whom he was evenly matched in strength.
However, if he wanted to defeat it, he would have to pay a price, so he finally chose to give up and not continue fighting.
It was with these considerations in mind, and with a deep awareness of his own shortcomings, that Li Zhirui conceived the idea of making a breakthrough.
After all, he was able to escape safely from the previous battle, but that doesn't mean he can be safe in future battles.
What if you encounter an even more powerful ferocious beast, or some other creature? You won't be able to escape even if you want to!
Having made up his mind, he began to search for a relatively calm void in the chaos.
After some effort, a suitable area was quickly found.
After setting up the warning and defense formation, Li Zhirui sat cross-legged in the center of the formation and began to circulate his cultivation technique.
Once the technique was activated, he became like an endless black hole, frantically devouring the surrounding chaotic spiritual energy.
At the same time, he also revealed his true form as a chaotic god and demon, a giant hundreds of feet tall, with Dao patterns appearing on his skin and emitting a fresh lotus fragrance. Apart from that, he had no other features that were different from ordinary people.
It looked like a human who had used supernatural powers to manipulate the heavens and the earth, rather than a chaotic being.
When Li Zhirui was cultivating, he made quite a commotion, but he did not attract any ferocious beasts or creatures.
This situation is very common in the void, and its commotion is similar to that of a chaotic storm.
As he absorbed and refined a large amount of chaotic spiritual energy, his aura gradually increased, as if he would break through at any moment.
But things are far from that simple!
Although there are no bottlenecks, for a Xuanxian cultivator, each breakthrough in a minor realm is more difficult than a breakthrough in a major realm at a lower level.
It's like a test of his time and patience, to see if he can persevere.
……
Chaos never counts the years; in the blink of an eye, more than a thousand years have passed!
During the time Li Zhirui was in seclusion, this void also experienced disasters such as storms and turbulence, forcing him to stop his cultivation and flee in a sorry state.
This situation also slowed down his breakthrough.
So even now, he hasn't officially started his attempt to break through to the mid-stage of the Profound Immortal realm!
However, after a long period of accumulation, Li Zhirui felt that the time was almost right.
Once he confirmed that the surrounding void was calm and adjusted his state to perfection, he began his breakthrough.
The chaotic spiritual energy drifted by silently, without causing any disaster or harm.
Li Zhirui sat cross-legged in the center of the formation, his body radiating a faint spiritual light. His dantian was completely occupied by magical power, leaving no gaps.
However, he did not stop breathing in the chaotic spiritual energy; instead, he accelerated the speed of absorption and refinement.
In an instant, his meridians were filled with a large amount of magical power refined from chaotic spiritual energy, like roaring rivers flowing down and washing away the invisible barrier within his body.
From the outside, he looked like a volcano about to erupt, with endless lava about to spew out at any moment.
But Li Zhirui paid no attention, seemingly unaware of how dangerous it was, and continued to refine the chaotic spiritual energy, attempting to break through to the mid-stage of the Profound Immortal realm.
click-
Suddenly, a sound like glass shattering rang out!
The barrier within Li Zhirui's body shattered instantly, and the surging magical power within his meridians seemed to find its home, rapidly flowing into his expanded dantian.
The volcano, which was about to erupt, subsided instantly and no longer gave people a sense of great danger.
Gradually, the originally violent aura completely subsided, but compared to before, Li Zhirui gave people an increasingly unfathomable feeling.
"I never expected that breaking through just one small realm would result in such a significant improvement..."
As he consolidated his spiritual realm and slowly opened his eyes, he couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Although he has only just broken through, he feels that with his current strength, defeating his pre-breakthrough self is not a difficult task!
No wonder the chaotic beasts that Li Zhirui encountered before, even though they were only one small realm higher than him, completely suppressed him.
Through this experience, he clearly understood that when one's cultivation level is high, even a small difference in realm, or even a longer time to break through, can result in a huge gap in strength!
He quickly suppressed all his thoughts and prepared to begin his training in the void to test his own strength.
Unexpectedly, they encountered a ferocious chaotic beast that was tens of feet in size not far away!
It resembles a sheep, but has four sharp horns that are intertwined in pairs. Its body is as black as ink, and it has a thick tail covered with barbs that is twice as long as its body!
Li Zhirui's eyes lit up immediately, because this ferocious beast's cultivation level was exactly the same as his, making it an ideal whetstone.
Roar--
The ferocious beast immediately sensed the killing intent emanating from him and instantly flew into a rage. Its huge eyes turned blood red, and its tail, like a long arrow, pierced through the air and appeared directly in front of Li Zhirui.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough and instantly unleashed his defensive magic, creating a giant shield made of compressed logs in front of him.
Bang!
The wooden shield burst forth with countless wood chips, and deep cracks appeared, almost shattering instantly.
Li Zhirui's expression changed slightly, but he was not afraid, nor did he have any intention of retreating.
Although this ferocious beast was powerful, it was not strong enough to completely overwhelm him and leave him with no hope of victory.
He made hand seals, and the flying wood chips transformed into flying swords that relentlessly attacked the ferocious beast.
At the same time, the wooden shield quickly recovered, turning into a tall wooden mountain that directly suppressed its long tail, preventing it from attacking with its tail and restricting its movement speed.
Roar!
Although not completely immobilized, its movements were severely restricted, and every movement brought excruciating pain from its tail. Moreover, an endless stream of wooden swords were attacking it; perhaps one or two attacks wouldn't inflict wounds, but dozens or even hundreds of attacks eventually broke through its defenses.
The anger in his eyes grew even stronger, and his aura also became several degrees stronger.
Then a jet-black spiritual light burst forth from between the long horns on the beast's head, flowing down its body and into its long tail.
When the black light came into contact with the tree, a terrifying dark power instantly spread out, and the part that came into contact with it began to decay at an extremely fast speed!
"This is the law of darkness?!"
Li Zhirui raised an eyebrow. Although this law was not particularly powerful, it was still somewhat special. For example, beings that cultivated the Dark Law would have attacks with a special corrosive quality.
Unfortunately, this ferocious beast was unlucky; its opponent possessed the Purification Law.
Although it doesn't interact with the Law of Light in a mutually reinforcing or restraining way with the Law of Darkness, it still has a certain restraining effect on it!
With a thought, a large number of purification laws converged. The dark laws that were about to corrode a passage in the wood mountain, allowing the long tail to break free from suppression, fled at an extremely fast speed, as if they had encountered a natural enemy.
The purification law, however, relentlessly pursued it, directly following the beast's long tail into its body.
That purifying light was nothing more than a rootless duckweed, so it couldn't possibly cause much harm to the body, but it could certainly make the murderer suffer.
Roar--
The ferocious beast was now completely enraged. It burst forth with a large amount of black light, and its body began to swell. In an instant, it grew to be hundreds of feet tall, as if it had transformed into a terrifying demon god, inspiring awe in all who beheld it.
The first thing it did was to overturn the tree mountain, freeing Long Tail and freeing itself from any restrictions.
The ferocious beast unleashed its full power, roaring as a jet-black demonic flame shot out from its long horn, completely corroding even the chaotic spiritual energy in its path.
Having just broken through to the next level, Li Zhirui was full of confidence and naturally wouldn't back down. Using the purifying spiritual light as a sword, he unleashed a series of sword energies that intertwined into a net, heading straight for the incoming demonic flames.
Rumbling--
The sword light and the demonic flames collided, but instead of canceling each other out, they exploded like thunder and fire, creating a deafening roar and a powerful shockwave that spread in all directions.
The surrounding chaotic spiritual energy was swept back, and the void trembled noticeably, demonstrating the intensity of their battle.
Swish!
A dark shadow appeared out of nowhere, its incredibly sharp claws launching a direct attack on Li Zhirui's vital points.
Despite his swift reaction, a deep, bone-revealing wound remained on his left arm.
But instead of showing any annoyance, he smiled!
Li Zhirui's hands moved rapidly, and countless vines instantly grew, weaving into an airtight cage that trapped the ferocious beast inside.
The ferocious beast did not give up and surrender. Instead, it continued to accumulate its power, eventually unleashing a terrifying force that tried to tear the cage apart.
squeak-
The vines, unable to bear the weight, made a sound as if they were about to break.
Li Zhirui never expected its power to be so terrifying; it almost tore the Chaos Star Vine apart!
Seeing the cracks widening, he decisively changed his approach. The Star Vine began to contract actively, attempting to embed itself into the beast's body and inflict massive damage.
However, the final result was not as good as he had expected. Although it caused some damage, it only slightly weakened the beast's strength.
Instead, the ferocious beast seized the opportunity, its massive body transforming into a streak of black light as it hurtled straight at Li Zhirui.
Faced with this destructive attack, he showed no sign of panic or unease. With a thought, his natal magic weapon was instantly activated, and a beam of spiritual light protected him, forming a solid defense.
However, he was still sent flying by the force, but fortunately he was not seriously injured.
Both sides have exhausted almost all their means in the battle, but their situations are almost identical, and there is still no sign of a clear winner.
Roar!
The ferocious beast roared again, its entire body transforming into a black shadow as it launched another attack. However, even its voice gave the impression of being all bark and no bite, let alone its offensive power.
It completely lacked the swiftness and unexpected sharpness it had before.
In contrast, Li Zhirui's internal magical power was immediately restored by consuming top-grade pills, making him appear much stronger.
Seeing this, the ferocious beast did not retreat immediately, but instead continued to attack.
But before they could get close, a loud bang was heard, and the massive body was smashed back by a giant tree falling from the sky.
Only under these circumstances did the ferocious beast begin to retreat.
However, it did not make a decision immediately. Instead, it tested the waters repeatedly and only after confirming that the other party's strength had indeed recovered considerably and was much stronger than its own did it choose to turn around and run away.
From this perspective, it's as if it has developed sentience.
But in reality, it has no intelligence and fights purely on instinct.
It can only be said that, regardless of whether they have intelligence or not, when it comes to life and death, all living beings can easily weigh the pros and cons!
"Cough cough..."
After a fierce battle, Li Zhirui achieved a hard-won victory, but he was not in good condition. Moreover, he had only repelled the ferocious beast but had not killed it.
"I didn't expect that I was still a bit too overconfident."
His face was as pale as paper, and he had very little magic power left in his body. He looked like he had just recovered from a serious illness, and his aura had become quite weak.
However, Li Zhirui did not feel much regret. The reason was simple: if it weren't for this practical test, how would he know his own strength?
Judging from the current situation, he already has the strength to fight against a veteran mid-stage Xuanxian, and even has the hope of defeating him, but he will also have to pay a price.
If the opponent is stronger, then he is no match for them, but he can still fight for a while and then escape.
"Let's find a calmer place first, recover our strength, and then take stock of what we've learned from this battle."
Li Zhirui muttered to himself, then dragged his somewhat heavy body and flew towards a certain direction in the void.
After a battle, never stay on the battlefield to recover or adjust your condition, because the shockwaves from the battle can easily attract nearby creatures.
Whether they're there to take advantage or to reap the benefits without lifting a finger, they definitely have ill intentions!
Just as he had expected, a chaotic beast appeared shortly after he left.
Unfortunately, by the time it arrived, Li Zhirui had already vanished. (End of Chapter)