70: Chapter 70 Entering the Secret Realm, Looting the Corpse of a Ninth-Rank Supreme Once Again

When mist is mentioned, many people subconsciously think of a thick fog that blankets the area and obscures one's vision.

But the mist in this Secret Realm was invisible to the naked eye of an ordinary person; even Li Yuan could not see it.

The reason Li Yuan discovered a layer of mist in the Secret Realm was because it was drilling into his body.

If the mist were harmful to the body, it would be a poisonous fog.

Soon, many Disciples who had entered the Secret Realm for the first time were forced to leave, feeling dizzy.

These people simply could not withstand the intrusion of the mist.

Once the mist entered the body, it was harmful rather than beneficial.

Only about forty percent of the new Disciples seemed to be able to gain anything from this place.

In less than fifteen minutes, some stayed happily while others left in disappointment.

Before coming, although they were mentally prepared and knew most people would struggle to adapt, failing to do so still left them feeling a bit dejected.

Li Yuan didn't know if his original Physique could have adapted, but now, he possessed the Lotus Physique.

Even if the mist here was harmful to him, it was powerless against the Lotus Physique.

The Disciples who could remain in the Secret Realm quickly calmed their minds and began to temper themselves using various Cultivation Techniques.

Li Yuan naturally had no intention of meditating; based on what he had learned from chatting with others previously, he began walking deeper into the realm.

The remains of the enshrined sage were located deep within the Secret Realm.

Li Yuan continued walking inward.

After walking a bit deeper, Li Yuan spotted an elderly man dressed in simple clothes.

The old man held a broom and appeared to be a sweeper within the Secret Realm.

"Ten more steps inward, and you will enter another world within the Secret Realm."

"You youngsters should just stay honestly on the outskirts."

"Even if you can adapt to this place, the depths of the Secret Realm are not somewhere you should go."

The old man warned Li Yuan while sweeping the floor.

Li Yuan looked behind him; the others seemingly had no intention of heading into the depths.

For Li Yuan, the purpose of participating in this Secret Realm trial was to pay respects to the remains of that sage in the depths.

Even if it was dangerous inside, he had to make this trip.

Li Yuan cupped his hands politely to the old man and, without saying much, continued toward the depths.

Seeing how stubborn Li Yuan was, the old man gave a soft snort and shook his head.

He continued further into the depths.

The old man hadn't lied; the deeper he went, the more obvious the intrusion of the surrounding mist into his body became.

However, Li Yuan had already obtained the Lotus Physique; relying on his own Physique, he could purify those things that were harmful to him.

The power of the Lotus Physique was formidable; not only was this external intrusion useless,

But even if he ingested poisonous substances, the Lotus Physique could still purify them.

Of course, as the saying goes, talking about toxicity without considering the dosage is just being a hooligan.

Even with the Lotus Physique, consuming a massive dose of poison would surely exceed its threshold of endurance.

However, such a situation was unlikely to happen.

To be forced to swallow such a large dose would take quite some time.

The deeper he walked, the more the mist intruded.

After fifteen minutes, Li Yuan finally reached the place where the remains of the Senior sage were enshrined.

Taking three sticks of incense from the side, Li Yuan paid his respects reverently.

This was the third Ninth-Grade Supreme whose corpse he would loot since coming to Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy.

This trip to the academy really wasn't a mistake.

Without further hesitation, Li Yuan activated the Corpse Looting Technique.

[Corpse Looting Technique (Level 5): Picked up Ji Feng's Martial Arts Experience, 130 years of Martial Internal Energy, "Bloody Finger", "Bow-Breaking Strike".]

This Senior Ji Feng had focused on finger techniques during his lifetime.

He was a top-tier powerhouse who had stepped into the Ninth Grade purely through hand-based Martial Skills.

From his martial experience, Li Yuan saw that this Senior Ji Feng was actually a disabled man.

His legs had been crippled by someone during his childhood.

For his entire life, he had sat upon a wooden cart.

With such a disadvantage, it was almost impossible for him to achieve any results in Qinggong Evasion Techniques.

Ji Feng abandoned his weakness and instead threw himself wholeheartedly into practicing hand-based Martial Skills.

Ultimately, he practiced his finger and archery techniques to the point of perfection.

His sharp arrows could kill from ten miles away, earning him the title of the Blood Archer.

After claiming these gains, Li Yuan sat down on the spot.

Since he was participating in the Secret Realm trial anyway, and since he had extra time, he would study Senior Ji Feng's experience further here.

In truth, Senior Ji Feng's martial strength had a very obvious shortcoming.

If he were attacked at close range by another Ninth-Grade Supreme, he would immediately be at a disadvantage.

He could only resist with finger techniques, which usually made it difficult to emerge victorious.

Ji Feng's advantage lay in mid-range; with his bow and arrow, he could pierce a willow leaf from a hundred paces, something even fellow Ninth-Grade Supremes were very wary of.

During his life, Ji Feng had a Ninth-Grade friend.

The two often traveled together, going in and out as a pair.

With the assistance of this Ninth-Grade friend, he was able to fully utilize his true abilities.

After glancing at the martial experience, Li Yuan continued to settle his mind, closely examining the two sets of techniques: "Bloody Finger" and "Bow-Breaking Strike".

The "Bloody Finger" set wasn't exceptionally outstanding; it was mostly used to fend off close-range sneak attacks from enemies.

Weapon-based techniques usually emphasized a stable lower body.

Since one needed to draw power from the ground—something Ji Feng couldn't do—he could only settle for the next best thing and choose this finger technique.

Comparatively speaking, "Bow-Breaking Strike" was quite ingenious.

This archery technique was truly worth spending effort to practice well.

Over an hour passed while Li Yuan was still meditatively cultivating in the depths of the Secret Realm.

But suddenly, the entire Secret Realm began to vibrate and shake!

Not far from Li Yuan, a stone door actually opened on what was originally a stone wall.

From the outside, the stone wall originally showed no sign of a crack, yet who knew it hid an entrance.

At the same time, the old man who had just warned Li Yuan came running over in a panic.

He looked at the opened stone door and then shifted his gaze to Li Yuan.

His face was filled with surprise, but within that surprise, there was also a great deal of joy.

"You've been here the whole time, haven't you?"

"Is there a problem, Senior?" Li Yuan was puzzled, wondering if he had caused some trouble.

The old man didn't answer; the excitement on his face only grew more intense.

As they spoke, several Instructors had also arrived at the scene.

They looked at Li Yuan, then at the stone door that had opened not far behind him.

They also asked the same question, asking if Li Yuan had been cultivating in the depths of this Secret Realm the whole time.

Upon receiving Li Yuan's affirmative answer, the surprise on the Instructors' faces remained.

However, their faces did not share the same joy as the old man's.

After a moment of hesitation, they told Li Yuan to follow them out of the Secret Realm first.

His main business was finished, so Li Yuan didn't plan to stay in the Secret Realm any longer either.

He followed them all the way out.

Outside the Secret Realm, the others had long since come out.

The vibration just now had given everyone a fright.

Even the Disciples who were able to Cultivate inside were startled and instinctively ran out.

Standing outside the Secret Realm, the Instructors continued to press Li Yuan, asking about his various sensations inside.

After confirming that Li Yuan could stay steadily in the depths of the Secret Realm for quite a while, they glanced at each other and nodded.

"It seems you truly possess the New Wood Physique..."