I Don't Believe There Are Truly Endless Levels

After an entire day of trial and error, and countless failures, Zhong Yi was only one step away from clearing Survival Mode.

At that moment, he was on the final level of Difficult Rooftop, facing wave after wave of zombies with an utterly focused expression.

He took a deep breath and chose to pause.

Then he switched to the Forum section and continued his written "Live Streaming."

Progress report! I'm currently on the tenth level of Difficult Rooftop, at the final wave of zombies! I'm about to clear it!!

At this point, the Cultivation World still had no concept of "Live Streaming."

Yet the disciples were highly enthusiastic about this sort of thing.

Countless disciples left comments:

"As expected of a Genius Cultivator! Let me pay my respects!"

"Which peak are you a disciple of, fellow Daoist? Don't you need to cultivate? Why do I always see you sharing your experience?"

"Hurry up and share your experience! I'm currently stuck on the third pool level!"

"Keep it up, fellow Daoist! You are a role model for us all!"

Over the past two days, Zhong Yi had been completely immersed in Survival Mode.

On Difficult difficulty, Survival Mode became exceptionally hard after the fifth level.

One slight mistake and the Juggling Zombies and Ice Cart Zombies would ruin his formation, causing everything to fall apart.

As for cultivation...

What a joke. Did he need to cultivate?

He was an Elder's direct disciple.

His master, Chao Wendao, would not allow him to cultivate at all. Instead, he kept urging Zhong Yi to come up with strategies for him so he could brag to the other Elders.

He had heard that yesterday, Chao Wendao had even held a class at Lingxiao Plaza, teaching disciples how to arrange their troops and deploy their forces.

Even if he wanted to cultivate, he could not...

Over the past two days, Zhong Yi's tactics had continuously improved.

His understanding of the various plants had also undergone earth-shaking changes compared to when he had cleared Adventure Mode a few days ago.

For example, Chili Peppers and Cherry Bombs, which he normally hated to use, were practically divine weapons when facing hordes of zombies.

For example, the Star Fruit, which he had always considered useless, turned out to be unexpectedly useful after the pool level's water surface was fully planted.

And then there were the upgraded special plants, such as Gatling Peas and Corn Cannons—existences capable of devastating the world.

Although he had no idea what "Gatling" or "Cannon" meant, he could not help but feel that the "Jia" clan might be some ancient, great cultivation family...

"Fellow Daoists, yesterday, just as I was about to ascend, I encountered a calamity of Barbarian Zombies in droves and failed in bitter regret..."

"Fortunately, Corn Cannon Daoist came to my aid. Today, I shall surely overcome this tribulation!"

Before beginning the final battle, Zhong Yi started sharing his insights with the disciples.

Yesterday, he had suffered tremendously in the rooftop level.

He had originally thought that encountering Barbarian Zombies in Survival Mode was already the most difficult test.

He had never expected something even harder: groups of Barbarian Zombies attacking together.

The rooftop Survival Mode had precisely such a calamity.

He had tested many different solutions.

Even with an entire row of Gatling Peas and torches, such overwhelming firepower still came at a tremendous cost.

In the end, things changed after he bought a Corn Cannon from the shop.

A Corn Cannon formed from two Corn Throwers was practically a Barbarian Zombie killer!

One shot, and they were reduced to ashes.

Its only flaw was that reloading took too long.

Fortunately, Barbarian Zombies would not keep spawning forever.

In Zhong Yi's opinion, no matter how difficult it was, they could not possibly keep spawning Barbarian Zombies endlessly, right?

Would that even still count as a game?

He believed Lu Ze was not that deranged.

After hearing Zhong Yi's words, the disciples all expressed their curiosity.

"What? Barbarian Zombies can actually attack in groups?"

"With such difficulty, it truly deserves to be called the final level!"

"Corn Cannon? Why do the names of these spirit plants all have a 'plus' in them? Could there be some special meaning?"

"The cards in the shop are too expensive. I still haven't even unlocked all my card slots."

"Fellow Daoist Genius Cultivator is truly incredibly determined!"

"Ah, text alone is completely unsatisfying. It'd be great if there were pictures..."

"Pictures wouldn't be satisfying enough either. Being able to see a live feed would be even better."

"Fellow Daoists, I am about to undergo my tribulation. See you at the summit!"

After leaving that final message, Zhong Yi returned to Survival Mode and unpaused the game.

One, two, three...

A full five Barbarian Zombies charged at once!

Barbarian Zombies in all five lanes.

In his previous life, this was a lineup players could only encounter in Endless Mode, yet it had already been served up now.

This was not the first time Zhong Yi had seen such a formation.

He handled it with practiced ease, idly rolling a kernel of corn between his fingers.

The Corn Cannon required manual control from the player.

The method was the same as planting spirit plants: the player needed to use a sword to knock corn kernels onto designated locations.

Zhong Yi's technique was exceptionally skilled.

His sword swept precisely past the fruit, and with the flat of the blade, he lightly struck the three kernels in his hand, sending them into the three gaps between the five Barbarian Zombies.

Massive firepower crashed down, instantly reducing the Barbarian Zombies to ashes and resolving the crisis.

After that, Juggling Zombies, General Zombies, and Ice Cart Zombies came one after another...

Zhong Yi had accumulated an enormous advantage during the earlier stages.

He had more spiritual energy than he could use.

Countless Cherry Bombs and chili peppers rained down, and even the final zombie was blasted into nothingness.

As he watched the trophy symbolizing his successful clear fly into his hand, Zhong Yi returned to the Home Page in great excitement.

Just as he was about to share the good news with the fellow Daoists on the Forum, he suddenly noticed a small red exclamation mark on Survival Mode.

"What is this?"

Curious, Zhong Yi entered Survival Mode once more.

Below the five difficult Survival Mode stages he had already cleared, another five new stages had appeared.

They were called: Endless Mode.

"Endless Mode?"

Zhong Yi rubbed his hands together, barely able to contain his excitement.

He had just been lamenting that clearing the game would leave him without any challenge. The appearance of Endless Mode was undoubtedly a great reassurance.

"Could it really be endless?"

Zhong Yi muttered to himself in confusion.

But he quickly dismissed the idea.

It was like certain pills or Artifacts.

Names such as "Immortal Ascension" or "Demon Subduing" were merely gimmicks.

Could someone really become immortal just by taking a certain pill?

Some unlucky fools even failed to establish their foundations after taking a Foundation Establishment Pill!

Likewise, Zhong Yi did not believe there could truly be endless stages.

After all, Lu Ze's cultivation was right there. It was impossible for him to make something too far beyond his level.

Having just cleared the five difficult Survival Mode stages, Zhong Yi was brimming with confidence.

"Junior Brother Lu, just wait. I'll find the end right now!"