Chapter 493

After burying that group of people using the darkness, Li Yi took Sun Fei and walked into the passage leading to Tianzhong City.

This passage is very long, with constant forks in the road, but as long as you don't take a wrong turn and keep walking forward, you can walk out of this dark world and head outside.

Of course, the outside is now also shrouded in darkness, and evil creatures have invaded Earth. Furthermore, Tianzhong City outside is even more dangerous because there is no protection from the Holy Corpses there, and ordinary people have no way to survive; otherwise, the two evolvers, Ning Wu and Yu Chuan, would not have fled in the opposite direction and entered the dark world.

However, Li Yi does not intend to leave just yet; he needs to find the Golden Apple to dispel the curse on his body, while also waiting for the return of Xuan Yuezi.

"Sir, this passage is very strange; there are actually no monsters," Sun Fei said, looking around with a hint of surprise.

Li Yi was striding forward at this moment, and as he walked, he said, "This is natural, because the monsters have all run to the other end of the passage, so it is naturally safer here."

"The other end of the passage?" Sun Fei said. "Is that a secret realm?"

"No, that is also a city shrouded in darkness, and it is fraught with crises, with no one surviving, filled with death and evil," Li Yi said. "However, when you have the courage to break through that dark city, perhaps you can see new light."

"An unknown dark city?" Sun Fei listened, lost in thought.

That should be a place that no one has ever explored before.

"The first fork has arrived."

Li Yi suddenly stopped his footsteps; he halted at the first fork in the road and then looked toward the end of the path.

At the end of this fork is a room, the distance does not seem far, and the door of that room is open. Inside, there is a stone platform with a hammer placed on it. The hammer is entwined with lightning, extraordinary and miraculous; it is an incredible extraordinary weapon. If one could obtain it, then using it to deal with the monsters in the darkness would definitely be a piece of cake.

"A legendary-level weapon."

Sun Fei revealed a hint of excitement at this moment, but soon calmed down: "This kind of legendary-level weapon must be guarded by a very powerful monster. If one rashly enters that room, it is very likely one won't be able to come out."

"In such a small room, I don't see any traces of monsters," Li Yi asked calmly. "Is there anything special about it?"

"Sir, I mentioned before that I have also ventured into similar places. Although this room looks small, it is actually a secret realm. That door has magic; it will only present the most tempting things before your eyes. The real danger is invisible; only when you truly walk inside that door can you truly understand the danger and terror within."

Sun Fei said very seriously: "And that door will also close, leaving you trapped in the secret realm forever. In my previous team, several powerful adventurers entered the door and never came out again. Some say that one needs to defeat all the monsters in the secret realm and obtain the treasure for the door to open; others say the treasure is just bait, and that place is a trap set by an evil god, and those who enter will become food for the evil god."

"But I have also heard rumors of people successfully bringing treasures back from secret realms, but I have never met such a person. Those are legendary adventurers, circulating in the dark world like stories."

"So that's how it is." Li Yi nodded slightly. "You really know quite a lot."

"Sir, you are too kind. This is thanks to an elder who lived in the building where I grew up. When he was young, he was a powerful adventurer with rich adventure experience. He told us many stories about adventurers, which helped me a lot. Plus, I have traveled to quite a few places, so I understand a bit more," Sun Fei said.

"My goal is not it, but the Golden Apple. Let's keep moving forward." Li Yi did not want to take risks for a weapon.

He has a Daoist treasure in his hand; he is not lacking in weapons.

It is just that in this world, Daoist treasures cannot be used casually, otherwise, it will attract the scarlet fishhooks in the darkness, bringing huge trouble.

After walking forward for a while, they encountered another fork.

At the end of that fork was also a room. In the middle of the room floated a set of golden armor. That armor emitted a mysterious halo, revealing powerful magic, making adventurers fascinated by it.

Obviously, according to what Sun Fei said, this is also a legendary-level armor.

"Are weapons that glow legendary-level?" Li Yi suddenly asked: "I remember the silver armor on Zhang Kaiwen, who was killed by me earlier, also glowed, but its defensive power was very average; it was pierced by me with one punch."

"Sir, that is not the case. The silver armor on that person named Zhang Kaiwen was a relatively valuable mithril armor, a nemesis to evil things in the darkness, but its defense was not particularly strong, and it cannot be considered legendary-level equipment; at most, it is elite-level equipment," Sun Fei said.

Li Yi said: "Then what about the Undying Sword King's blood-colored armor? It is a legendary monster; its weapons and armor should be legendary-level, right?"

"Not necessarily. The Undying Sword King's golden heart is the legendary-level treasure. The weapons and armor on its body, if judged by my standards, should also belong to the elite level; it's just that the Undying Sword King's blood-colored armor has stronger and better defense, and that requires a specialized appraiser to judge," Sun Fei thought for a moment and said.

"What about the Death Soul Scythe?" Li Yi asked again.

"That is a superior-level weapon," Sun Fei said immediately.

Li Yi said: "It sounds just like playing a game; you actually even graded various weapons."

"This was formed to better deal with monsters," Sun Fei said: "If one cannot accurately judge the level of the weapon in a monster's hand, then it is easy for an adventurer to suffer a huge loss when fighting a monster, because a powerful weapon can easily destroy your armor, putting you in huge danger."

"That makes sense. But where does an adventurer's strength come from? The magic books in the shop?" Li Yi asked as he walked, wanting to better understand the composition of this world. "The magic books in the shop are the foundation; more comes from the monsters hunted outside. They have a very small probability of carrying things that can make people stronger, such as magic potions, inheritance crystals, golden hearts..." Sun Fei said: "But most adventurers rely on tempering."

"By confronting and fighting monsters time and time again, the body will unconsciously become stronger. Some elders say this is the body's potential being stimulated."

Li Yi nodded; he had a rough understanding of the cultivation in this world.

It seems that the power system of this world is already fragmented and cannot form a complete system.

"By the way, there is another way to obtain power, and that is to receive the blessing of the Holy Corpses." Suddenly, Sun Fei added: "Some people, if they are lucky, will receive some guidance and teaching in their dreams; these can allow them to master methods to become stronger."

"Those tall corpses are very mysterious, and their strength during their lifetime was terrifying; even I am no match for them, but I don't know why they fell. The blessings you receive should be some information fragments," Li Yi pondered.

And while they were talking, they had already passed one fork after another.

The treasures in those rooms were also very tempting.

But Li Yi did not stop his footsteps, because he is not an adventurer of this world, and he didn't have much feeling for these treasures; instead, Sun Fei often couldn't move his feet after seeing them.

"Found it, it's here."

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Li Yi found the Golden Apple he had met once before.

On that jade-like tree hung apples emitting a faint golden light; even here, one could smell an alluring, strange fragrance.

"It really is the legendary Golden Apple." Sun Fei also became excited.

This is the first time in his life he has seen such a legendary treasure.

Although he had heard others say before that Golden Apples existed in this world, no one had ever seen them, and no one had ever found them. He didn't expect this thing to be hidden in the passage of such an inconspicuous building, and he didn't even encounter any danger along the way.

If such news were to spread, one wonders how many adventurers would swarm here.

"That Liu Ming said that golden rat skin can avoid danger and allow one to sneak into a room to take a treasure. I don't know if it's useful. You wait for me here; I will try to pick the Golden Apple." Li Yi took out a piece of golden rat skin from his Five Elements Bracelet and draped it over his body; his whole person seemed to turn into a huge humanoid rat.

The aura of his whole body was completely concealed.

Li Yi strode toward the room at the fork in the road just like that.

"Sir, be careful," Sun Fei reminded.

Li Yi did not speak; he approached the door of that room slowly and steadily.

There was no danger on the way, but when he walked inside, he discovered that the tree in the middle of the room bearing the golden apples was rapidly moving away from him. No, that's not right; it wasn't the golden apple tree moving away from him, but the original setting of this room was like this. It could display some precious treasures before your eyes, making them seem within your reach.

But when you truly walk inside, you discover that the things that seemed within reach are actually so far away from you.

As the scenery before his eyes blurred.

Li Yi then saw that he was currently at the foot of a barren mountain, the ground paved with gravel, nearby were rolling valleys, and on the distant mountaintop, the fruit tree bearing golden apples was standing there.

He looked back; the door behind him was still there.

But when he walked a few steps forward, the door behind him gradually became blurry, as if it were about to disappear.

Li Yi was silent for a moment.

If he continued to walk forward, he would definitely not be able to find the door back.

At that time, it is very likely he would be trapped in this so-called secret realm.

Just as Sun Fei said, the Golden Apple might be a trap, bait placed here by an evil god to lure people inside to their deaths.

(End of chapter)