Cultivation Mission

Exited the treasure vault. Selected background management.

Life. Study. Training. Three options.

Clicked training, training missions.

The screen displayed five levels to choose from.

Safe level. (Mortality rate 0)

Ordinary level. (Mortality rate 10%)

Difficult level. (Mortality rate 20%)

Dangerous level. (Mortality rate 50%)

Desperate level. (Mortality rate 90%)

Li Dui was a bit curious. Just how safe were safe-level missions? No one had ever died.

He clicked in and looked for a while, then understood. This really couldn't kill you. Safe-level missions were mostly things like garrison duty, patrols, and the like. There were also missions to dangerous areas, but the highest threat level in those zones was barely around the Domain Lord stage.

The core Universe-level members of the four major secret realms—who couldn't handle an ordinary Domain Lord? Besides, couldn't you afford the 20-point D9-grade mechanical battle suit in the vault? What about the 8-point D8-grade?

With a D8-grade mechanical battle suit, even a Star-level wearer couldn't be breached by a Domain Lord of the fifth or sixth stage.

The trouble with safe-level missions was their duration. None were shorter than fifty years.

The most interesting safe-level mission was applying to go to a high-level secret realm and serve as a guard for a Highness there. This application even had an option: "Willing to provide bed service?" If you checked "Yes," regardless of whether that Highness ultimately requested it, your mission points would increase. If no request was made, a 30% bonus. If requested, it doubled directly.

Interesting. This might also be a form of mental tempering.

Ordinary level, 10% mortality rate. Li Dui read through quite a few mission descriptions. Basically, it meant there was a certain dangerous spot in the mission area. If you ran into it, you might die. If you didn't, it was about the same as safe level.

Difficult level—finally had some sense of danger. There were many unsafe factors. And to complete the mission, you had to enter non-safe zones.

Safe level and ordinary level, Li Dui would definitely rule out. They took too much time, gave pitiful points, and had no danger. They couldn't achieve the effect of tempering himself.

Difficult level? Li Dui pondered as he flipped through the data on difficult missions.

Of the five difficulty levels, the first two were excluded. As for the highest, desperate level, members of the Battle Axe Secret Realm weren't qualified to accept those.

Only difficult level and dangerous level were available.

"With my strength, I'm among the top in all generations of core Universe-level members. Just the Giant Axe Third Blade alone lets me pass the tenth floor of the Heavenly Bridge." Li Dui felt that going for difficult level would be bullying.

The 20% mortality rate of difficult level—who were the ones dying? Most were likely from the Battle Axe Secret Realm and the War Axe Secret Realm. The normal Universe-level members of these two secret realms were generally at the fifth and fourth floors of the Heavenly Bridge. Those stronger had already advanced to the Mad Axe Secret Realm.

Even if he counted them at the sixth floor. How much difference was there between the sixth and tenth floors?

And I, what do I need? Li Dui thought.

First, I need a place away from the sight of the clan's strong. While continuing to improve, I can slowly familiarize myself with and master the power I already have.

My true strength—whether under the gaze of human powerhouses or in the Virtual Universe—I can't actually use it. I have to find other places to train.

Then, what do I need?

"Right!" Li Dui's eyes lit up. Xueluo Crystals! I need Xueluo Crystals.

He had no clones. Everything depended on his own body. So his own gene multiplier was especially important.

The Xueluo Crystal was the only treasure he knew of that he might obtain at this stage and that could increase his gene multiplier.

Furthermore, collecting a large number of Xueluo Crystals to use as his own point reserve—that was something he had thought about before.

He quickly searched for the Xueluo World and clicked on the mission description.

"BEEP~~"

A long warning tone accompanied huge red letters on the screen.

"Your Highness Li Dui. The Xueluo World is a dangerous-level training world. You have not yet completed any training mission of any level. For a core member of my Giant Axe Martial Arena to accept a 'dangerous level' mission as their first training mission, the mortality rate is as high as 78.6%. It is recommended that you first complete a lower-difficulty mission."

He dismissed the warning. Li Dui carefully read the detailed introduction of the Xueluo World.

The Xueluo World, located in the Primordial Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Company, was an extremely ancient continent nurtured by the secret realm. Its diameter was close to one light-year. Countless powerful humans and savage beasts lived on it, with strong experts as numerous as clouds.

They worshipped strength to an extreme. The entire continent was divided into many different levels of regions, each ruled by its own powerful leader.

The Xueluo World had indigenous undying gods. However, because the continent was within the secret realm, vast amounts of dust and various obstructions prevented the undying gods from accelerating to light speed on the continent and thus traveling through the universe. Any indigenous person who dared to break through the continent's cloud layer and rush into the space of the Primordial Secret Realm would be killed by the strong experts stationed there by the Virtual Universe Company.

The data specifically noted that the indigenous people of the Xueluo World were extremely hostile to outsiders. Therefore, to enter the Xueluo World for training missions, no technological items could be used. Thought-force weapons, original force weapons, and auxiliary lifeforms could only be those that originally existed in the Xueluo World.

If it was absolutely necessary to use the above items in a critical moment, one had to immediately break through the cloud layer and flee the Xueluo World after use.

Before entering, one had to learn the indigenous language. Those whose appearance differed too greatly from the various indigenous races of the Xueluo World needed to modify their facial features and body shape.

Li Dui smiled slightly. None of these were problems for him. He directly clicked to prepare to accept the mission.

Xueluo World training mission.

Mission 1: Obtain 1 Xueluo Crystal. Success rewards 10,000 points.

Mission 2: Obtain the title of Blood Warrior. Obtain the Xueluo Medal. Success rewards 100,000 points. (Note: This mission is extremely difficult; do not force it. 99.5% of those who complete the Xueluo World training mission only complete Mission 1.)

Confirm acceptance of mission?

Li Dui clicked "Yes."

"Accepted."

"Please set your departure time. The Giant Axe Martial Arena will arrange a spaceship to take you to the Xueluo World."

He set the time for two months later. No rush—leave some time to prepare slowly.

Once again, he searched the treasury. Li Dui needed two sets of equipment usable in the Xueluo World: weapons, armor, combat boots, and so on.

One set was ordinary, matching the strength of a Universe-level fighter in the Xueluo World, meant to conceal his identity.

The other was a true set of fifth-tier force equipment, to be brought out when he had no choice but to fight to the death, ensuring peak performance.

After a round of buying, another 72 contribution points were gone.

Beyond that, Li Dui also selected some daily supplies. This trip to the Xueluo World—he likely wouldn't be back anytime soon. Better to prepare more; it couldn't hurt.

These items were provided directly for free.

In the days that followed, Li Dui studied the language of the Xueluo World while receiving various goods.

The spaceship arrived—shouldn't he take it out for a spin to test it?

Xi's juvenile form was delivered; he had to draw blood to bind it and communicate soothingly to build rapport.

The weapons and equipment arrived—shouldn't he thoroughly familiarize himself with using them?

The Xueluo World was vast, with so many races and their traits, the characteristics of wild beasts, and countless customs and habits—shouldn't he learn about them?

Especially the general distribution of Immortal-level beings. Such an important matter—he had to memorize it carefully.

There was plenty to do.

Before he knew it, two months had passed.

A massive spindle-shaped spaceship shuttled through the cosmos, carrying Li Dui toward the distant Primordial Secret Realm.