Chapter 46

The towering mountain peaks might be real, and the fresh, moist air might also be real.

But none of it could be touched.

Lin Mo tried for a long time; he couldn't reach the stream, and he couldn't climb the mountains behind him. Only the winding mountain path in front of him could continue forward.

Understood, it's just a linear path to clear the level.

It's quite thoughtful, afraid we'll get lost...

Lin Mo's mouth twitched, and he walked straight ahead along the mountain path.

The mountain scenery was infinite, like a fairyland on earth.

It's just a pity that it could only be viewed from afar and not played with.

Lin Mo walked along the seemingly pre-set mountain road as if he were sightseeing.

Even this road wasn't bumpy or particularly difficult to walk on.

After less than half an hour of walking, he arrived at the entrance of a cave.

Yu Zhenzhen of evil wind blew out from the cave, making one shudder, accompanied by low roars like those of a beast, instantly maxing out the terrifying atmosphere.

Time to fight monsters, right?

The atmosphere was so strong that one couldn't help but want to complain a bit.

Before coming, he had fantasized that the so-called Immortal Examination Mystical Realm would be some ancient ruins or immortal relics, a treasure land containing countless opportunities and encounters.

Now it seemed very disillusioning; it wasn't even as good as a 3A masterpiece from Qinzhou!

Lin Mo twitched his mouth.

But talk is talk, and jokes are jokes; don't joke with your life.

After complaining in his heart, he calmed his mind, quickly adjusted his state, and approached the cave entrance.

Just as he walked in, a fishy wind hit his face, blowing him so hard he almost yue-ed again.

He looked inside and saw a fierce-looking leopard wandering at the entrance of the cave, its whole body "carved" with complex patterns, its fur standing on end, and with every breath, it emitted a thick, bloody stench.

Lin Mo swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his gaze fixed on the leopard's sharp claws and fangs, as well as the tail-whip that could whip someone to death if swung.

Obviously, this wasn't an ordinary leopard, but a "big brother" with tattoos.

Question: "How to pretend to be very experienced when dealing with a monster for the first time?"

Lin Mo thought about it and didn't plan to jump out and fight the opponent head-on.

Even though his "Kui Star Stance" had already reached the Peak Realm, and his physique and reaction had been greatly improved, he was unwilling to take this risk.

To be safe, let's start with a Heavenly Thunder Incantation to test the new spell.

He pinched the Yin pattern with his thumb, while clenching his fist to hide his fingernails, and whispered the incantation:

"Heavenly thunder rumbles, earthly thunder dims. Six Jia and Six Ding, hear my command. Do not linger, welcome auspiciousness and descend blessings, forever suppress the Dragon God..."

"Go!"

A blue light faintly emerged from Lin Mo's hand, and then with a flick of his finger, the blue thunder, like a startled dragon, slashed fiercely toward the fierce leopard with the flowery arms.

"Crack!"

With a clap of thunder, the fierce leopard was hit without warning, its fur instantly bursting open, revealing flesh and blood like charred coal.

It swayed a few times, let out a low whimper, and then couldn't control its body, falling directly to the ground.

In the end, it closed its eyes without even finding where the enemy was, and died with hatred.

【Ding! Successfully killed 1 Rank 1 Patterned Steel-Toothed Leopard*1, your Immortal Examination score has increased!】

As the system prompt entered his ears, the monster's corpse also turned into a stream of spiritual energy and dissipated into the air.

Seems it's quite weak?

He secretly thought in his heart.

The damage of the "Heavenly Thunder Incantation" was even higher than he had expected.

As expected of a Mid-Rank spell at the Peak Realm!

A look of satisfaction appeared on Lin Mo's face.

That's right, in the end, Lin Mo chose to mainly upgrade this Mid-Rank attack spell.

Except for the merit points used to upgrade his Qi Refinement cultivation by over ten thousand, the remaining merit points were basically invested in the "Heavenly Thunder Incantation."

In the end, the Heavenly Thunder Incantation consumed over 7,000 merit points and was upgraded to the Ultimate Peak Realm.

He had already tested it in the school gymnasium before, and the damage was quite explosive.

The ordinary Rank 1 puppet in the gymnasium had more than half of its body blown to pieces, which even made the duty teacher at the time think that a circuit had exploded somewhere.

Now applied to a monster, the effect was still very top-tier.

However, the disadvantage was also very obvious, which was that it consumed too much true qi.

At Qi Refinement Level 7, he possessed 3,000 points of true qi, but one "Heavenly Thunder Incantation" consumed 200 points.

In other words, with full true qi, he could only cast 15 Heavenly Thunder Incantations.

Even with self-recovering true qi, he could only cast 20-plus Heavenly Thunder Incantations in a full day.

Still have to play it safe...

Lin Mo calculated in his heart, hoping that the number of monsters wouldn't be too high.

"Roar!!!"

Just at this moment, another beast roar came from afar, and then one monster after another rushed out from the cave.

The next second, he stood frozen in place.

Inside the cave entrance, dozens of Patterned Steel-Toothed Leopards were wandering on the cliffs of the cave.

With fishy winds and continuous hissing, Lin Mo instantly felt his scalp go numb and his hair stand on end.

Fortunately, he didn't rush in like a reckless brute.

Otherwise, even if he didn't die, he would have had to tear up the teleportation talisman and give up the immortal exam.

But the problem is...

How to fight so many monsters?

Lin Mo, stuck outside the cave entrance, thought carefully. Just as he saw these monsters rushing about but not stepping out of the cave entrance by even half a step, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him.

Could it be that they can't come out?

Just as this guess arose in his heart, he didn't hesitate and immediately began to pinch hand seals.

"Heavenly thunder rumbles, earthly thunder dims... Go!"

A heavenly thunder rushed out again. With such high proficiency, there was almost no possibility for the monster to dodge it.

"Crack!"

Sure enough, after a clap of thunder, another Patterned Steel-Toothed Leopard was hit.

"Woo~!"

It whimpered and fell to the ground.

But this time, it didn't act like the previous "predecessor," but clearly saw the "old six" in front of the cave entrance.

Not only it, but according to the field of vision, several Patterned Steel-Toothed Leopards around should have seen it too.

But it was as if there was a blurred barrier between them and Lin Mo, and they had no reaction at all to Lin Mo at the cave entrance.

【Ding! Successfully killed 1 Rank 1 Patterned Steel-Toothed Leopard*1, your Immortal Examination score has increased!】

As the system prompt sounded again, Lin Mo's eyes lit up slightly.

Very good, it can be exploited!

On the top of Great Ming Mountain, in the viewing pavilion.

Old Li looked at the immortal examinees disappearing one by one on the Ascension Platform, and asked curiously:

"Two Immortals, how long does this Immortal Examination Mystical Realm usually last? And when will the examinees be able to come out?"

Meng Xianzhang explained:

"The duration of the Immortal Examination Mystical Realm varies every year, from half a day to eight or nine days. As for when the examinees can come out..."

Speaking of this, he looked at Old Li with a meaningful expression and didn't continue.

Just when Old Li was confused, a golden light flashed on the Ascension Platform, and several immortal examinees reappeared in everyone's field of vision.

They saw their robes were messy, their expressions were full of lingering fear, and there was gold powder remaining between their fingers, obviously having torn up the teleportation talisman to leave the Immortal Examination Mystical Realm.

Old Li was stunned. So fast? Were there even two minutes?

He only heard Meng Xianzhang continue:

"If your strength is insufficient but you insist on participating in the immortal test, this is the outcome. If you persist without stopping, I'm afraid there will be concerns for your life."

Old Li's heart tightened, and he hurriedly looked into the Mirror Flower Water Moon, his eyes constantly searching among the immortal examinees who had been teleported back.

Where is that kid Lin Mo? He wouldn't have already died, would he!?