The Limitless Sword Domain.
Li Moran sat quietly in a corner on the easternmost side, fine beads of sweat covering her temples.
Yet a faint smile played across her lips.
It was the smile of someone who had met her match and kept breaking through her own limits.
Inside the Illusion Realm.
She was locked in a sword fight with Genichiro Ashina in the moonlit Reed Field.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
The crisp ringing of clashing blades lingered unbroken in the evening breeze.
For cultivators at their current stage, Genichiro's strength was beyond question.
His attacks, speed, sword techniques, and personal understanding of the sword Dao far surpassed those of the cultivators whose abilities had all been reset to zero!
Even a genius like Li Moran was no exception.
She died again and again, then climbed back to her feet each time.
Everyone else had already progressed to the later story chapters. Only she challenged Genichiro over and over.
The fight against Genichiro was not a stage battle like the one against Yamauchi Shigenori.
It was a scripted defeat.
Once the battle ended, the story would forcibly advance, leaving no way to return and challenge him.
Thus, whenever she lost, Li Moran decisively quit, deleted her save, and started over.
As Li Moran continued to die, more and more cultivators gathered beside the display of her Illusion Realm.
"Why is True Disciple Li still stubbornly challenging Genichiro? Isn't that guy invincible?"
"No idea what he's thinking... wouldn't it be better to challenge him later, after raising his level and stats?"
"What a blockhead!"
"I'd like to see just how many times Genichiro has to kill him before he gives up!"
Naturally, Li Moran could not hear the cultivators whispering while she was inside the Illusion Realm.
Nor could she see