Five days passed quickly.
Though Li Xuan and Xuan Ye did not spar hundreds of times during these five days, Li Xuan went all out in dozens of their duels. What shocked Xuan Ye was that Li Xuan's combat power increased significantly with each encounter. In the final bout, Xuan Ye had to use nearly seventy percent of his strength.
Sensing Li Xuan's immense potential, Xuan Ye felt a sense of relief. The stronger Li Xuan performed, the greater his chances of survival in the God Burial Ground. Otherwise, if Li Xuan were to perish there, they would have to face the wrath of the powerful individuals behind him.
"Alright, time is short. Rest for a moment and then you should set off," Xuan Ye exhaled, looking at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan nodded slightly and then sat down cross-legged to meditate.
A quarter of an hour later, Li Xuan opened his eyes. Looking at Xuan Ye, Li Xuan felt a deep sense of gratitude. After five days of combat, Li Xuan could clearly feel the improvement in his combat awareness. Furthermore, Xuan Ye had not held back, pointing out Li Xuan's weaknesses and ways to improve more quickly and powerfully.
It could be said that Li Xuan's combat power had nearly doubled.
"This token, activate it with your spiritual energy, and you can enter the God Burial Ground. The location is a random teleport. Don't worry, almost everyone who enters the God Burial Ground for the first time will be in the outermost area. The duration inside is two years. After two years, you can choose to leave or stay."
"However, if you choose to stay, you will have to wait another hundred years before you can emerge."
As Xuan Ye finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a token floated towards Li Xuan. Li Xuan nodded and then summoned the token with his left hand, holding it.
"Brother Xuan Ye, I'm off," Li Xuan said, and with a thought, spiritual energy surged into the token.
Boom!
The next moment, the token lit up with a spiritual glow that enveloped Li Xuan, and he vanished.
As Li Xuan disappeared, four figures suddenly appeared beside Xuan Ye. These four were Hong Xingyi, Nan Haotian, and the other two.
"Sending him into the God Burial Ground like this, I feel a bit sorry for him," Nan Haotian said with a wry smile.
"I was wondering who to send for this purgatory trial, and he came looking for me. I had no choice but to choose him. We don't need to worry too much about this young fellow's strength. Even I, without using eighty percent of my power, would struggle against him," Xuan Ye said helplessly.
Luo Xing nodded in agreement, "Our Cangmang Continent has missed the purgatory trial for two consecutive times. If we fail to send a disciple this time, we will permanently lose this opportunity. Li Xuan's arrival might be destiny. Since he's already gone, worrying about it here is useless."
Zi Lai Wen smiled and nodded, "Indeed. With this young man's strength, he should be able to protect himself unless he encounters those old monsters who have been inside for hundreds of years. We worry here, but I think the prodigies from the other three worlds will have a headache. A Sword Dao Grandmaster with a clear sword heart, tsk, I really want to see what he'll be like inside."
Xuan Ye and the others all smiled. Though they couldn't see it, they imagined it would be extremely interesting.
Meanwhile, Li Xuan's figure flickered, and he appeared in a world filled with a crimson hue. Li Xuan frowned slightly at the scene before him. The air carried a faint scent of blood. The cracked and ravaged ground, with its numerous fissures, all testified to the desolation of this place.
However, a trace of fighting spirit soon appeared in Li Xuan's eyes, and he murmured, "This is indeed the trial I wanted. I hope it won't disappoint me."
Whoosh!
At that moment, Li Xuan felt a sudden sense of danger. The next instant, a figure burst through the air and swung an axe towards Li Xuan's head.
Li Xuan's mind stirred, and his "Jing Hun" sword appeared. He then slashed down with his sword, clashing instantly with the axe.
Only then did Li Xuan get a clear look at the attacker.
It had a human body and a human face. However, on its forehead, there was a bizarre, silver tentacle about twenty centimeters long.
Its exposed chest revealed its immense physical strength at a glance.
"You managed to block my axe, Xing Ba. Your life is spared," Xing Ba said, glancing at Li Xuan. He then retracted his axe and vanished with a swift movement.
Li Xuan did not pursue the departing Xing Ba. He pondered for a moment, sheathed "Jing Hun," and slowly walked in another direction. From their brief clash, Li Xuan clearly felt that Xing Ba's strength was no less than his own. To fight to the death in the perilous God Burial Ground would undoubtedly be a suicidal act.
At this point, Li Xuan finally understood Xuan Ye's words about the brutality of the God Burial Ground: it was either kill or be killed. If it were an ordinary person moments ago, they would likely have been killed by Xing Ba's axe.
"It seems I still need to be cautious," Li Xuan thought, and his spiritual sense expanded outwards in all directions. However, he soon frowned.
The area he was in was the Third Zone!
According to Xuan Ye's explanation of the five zones, most people entering for the first time were in the Fifth Zone. Yet, Li Xuan was in the Third Zone. Apart from the innermost core area, Li Xuan was already in a zone with a high degree of danger, the Second Zone.
What Li Xuan didn't know was that while most people entering the God Burial Ground for the first time were indeed likely to be in the Fifth Zone, Li Xuan had entered at the last moment, and alone. The prodigies from the other three worlds had entered about ten days prior. Therefore, by probability, Li Xuan had been teleported to the Third Zone.
"So be it. I'll face whatever comes. Only at the brink of death can one unleash their strongest potential. This is much more interesting," Li Xuan murmured, then with a thought, he thrust his sword into the void. The next moment, bright red blood flowed down "Jing Hun."
Puff!
With a thud, Li Xuan retracted "Jing Hun" and looked at the figure on the ground. Upon seeing it, Li Xuan felt a sense of relief. The figure was clearly human. After casually taking the spatial ring from the man's hand and examining its contents, Li Xuan's lips curved upwards.
One hundred and twenty thousand mid-grade spiritual stones. In addition, there were nearly three million low-grade spiritual stones, along with dozens of types of special ores and spirit herbs.
Li Xuan, quite satisfied, placed everything into his "Zhen Yu" storage. He then looked into the distance with a hint of eagerness in his eyes.
"It seems I'll have to go back to my old ways."