C-Rank Martial Arts and Shadow Street

The Coarse Cloth Bundle contained only one book. Li Wei picked it up and immediately wore a look of delight.

"C-Rank martial art: [Cloud-Piercing Palm], a family-transmitted palm technique of the Iron Palm Sect. It combines hardness and softness, possesses immense power, and has an attack value of 100. It is divided into 4 stages; each stage cultivated adds +2 strength and +3 agility. Initial cultivation requires 10 internal energy points. Can be exchanged for 7500 points!"

This was undoubtedly the greatest harvest of Li Wei's mission. Almost without hesitation, Li Wei chose to cultivate it, but the result left him utterly disheartened.

"Internal energy value does not meet the requirements to cultivate this secret manual..."

Only after Li Wei checked his own internal energy value did he become completely disappointed. The internal energy column displayed on the Yellow Paper showed his attribute was actually 0. In other words, to cultivate the Cloud-Piercing Palm, he first had to get this internal energy value to 10.

It was like a starving man having a table of delicacies laid out before him, yet being unable to enjoy them. Helpless, he had to put the manual away for now.

Only then did Li Wei have the opportunity to examine this secret chamber.

It was a square space of about 30 square meters with no furnishings. The surrounding walls were made of stacked stone and were smooth. A torch hung on each of the four corners of the chamber, and the eerie flames made the place look quite gloomy and terrifying.

The most chilling thing was the oversized mirror hanging on the wall directly opposite him. Under the dim firelight, his reflection in the mirror appeared exceptionally strange.

But Li Wei could be certain that he was the only person here.

Walking to the surrounding walls, Li Wei reached out and touched them. They were ice-cold and incredibly thick; there were no hidden doors. The floor was the same. This was a true secret chamber.

Except for that mirror, which seemed somewhat out of place.

Upon closer inspection, Li Wei was surprised to discover that it was no mirror surface at all, but a large mass of something like **. It just looked like a mirror.

He carefully reached out a hand to probe it. There was no resistance, and his fingers passed directly through the substance, which felt like a pool of standing water. Only where it touched his fingers did ripples spread out. At this moment, Li Wei suddenly had a bold hypothesis.

He did not linger but plunged his whole body into the mirror surface. Once he was completely submerged, the ripples on the surface slowly returned to their usual calm.

It was like walking through a door; the next moment, Li Wei appeared on a street.

Looking at the bustling crowd around him, Li Wei truly felt as if he were in another world, but he quickly noticed that something was wrong.

The streets here were antique, with no vehicles, only a dense crowd. Every person exuded a faint aura of danger, which seemed very strange. They did not seem to find his sudden appearance here odd at all.

Looking up at the sky, Li Wei was stunned.

The sky here was gray, and dark, heavy clouds seemed to hang right over his head, making one feel incredibly oppressed. Not only that, but the entire street was also shrouded in mist, and things were indistinguishable beyond a dozen meters.

At a loss, Li Wei saw a shop not far away and hurried over.

This was a bar, clearly different from those in reality. It looked more like the medieval taverns seen in movies, with wooden tables and chairs, metal utensils, and very few glass items. The place, which was less than 100 square meters, was packed with at least 20 people.

Li Wei's entry immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The gazes directed at him held suspicion, curiosity, and speculation, but mostly hidden hostility. Li Wei had never felt that being watched by others could be such an uncomfortable experience.

However, the gazes on him soon dissipated, and the people in the bar began to continue their previous conversations. A few loners drank their sorrows away.

Li Wei swallowed hard and found an empty seat to sit down.

"Hi, little brother, what can I get you?" A man who was less than 1.5 meters tall but definitely weighed over 200 pounds walked over.

Li Wei only glanced at the man and knew that there wasn't an ounce of fat on him; it was all solid muscle, as could be seen from his arms exposed to the air.

"Uh... I'll have a beer!" Li Wei's nervousness drew a hearty laugh from the other man.

"Haha, looks like another newcomer who has come to 'Shadow Street' for the first time. Not bad. Being able to survive the 'initial trial' and reach this place means you are someone chosen by 'it'. I'll treat you to this beer!"

Only after Li Wei gulped down a large mouthful of cold beer did he return to normal.

What kind of place was this?

Li Wei really wanted to find someone to ask, but he wasn't that rash. He knew that this place was filled with strangeness. After he left the Sword Immortal World, he had gone straight to that secret chamber, and the only mirror he could pass through had brought him to such a place.

What exactly was going on? Where did these people come from?

Could it be that they were like him?

Suddenly, Li Wei's eyes lit up. That's right! Assuming these people were all like him, forcibly brought into this place, then everything could be explained. These people must have entered this world before him.

In that case, the number the Yellow Paper gave him was easy to understand. The so-called 1987 should mean he was the 1987th person to enter this world.

As for the 'Shadow Street' mentioned by the burly boss, that should be the name of this place.

After finishing his beer, Li Wei did not linger in the tavern. In this bar, apart from the boss who looked unusually burly, everyone else gave him a feeling of some hostility. It was better to leave quickly.

Back on the street, Li Wei began to carefully examine the place. This was essentially a small town, and the street running through it was called Shadow Street. The entire road was paved with countless river stones of various sizes, which felt very comfortable under his feet. The surroundings of Shadow Street were all wooden houses, and Li Wei did not rashly break into them again.

It wasn't until he reached a square-like area that Li Wei stopped.

There were many more people here than elsewhere. The small square was filled with various street stalls, like a market. Li Wei saw a stall close to him and walked over.

"Hello, is there anything you need? My items are the most complete in all of Shadow Street. Don't miss out!" A thin young man beside the stall saw Li Wei and hurried over to greet him.

Nodding at him, Li Wei looked down at the items.

"My friend, is this your first time on Shadow Street?" The stall owner, who had been staring at Li Wei for a long time, suddenly said.

Li Wei frowned, his heart immediately alert. Seeing Li Wei's reaction, the man quickly waved his hands and said, "Don't misunderstand, I have no malice. It's just that since you're a newcomer, you must not be familiar with this place, and you must have many questions, right?"

Li Wei's guard against this young man did not diminish, but he still nodded.

"That's right. Don't worry, I was the same when I first came here. You'll get used to it after a while. By the way, this is information summarized by the seniors who came to 'Shadow Street' earliest. I believe you will definitely need it!"

In the young stall owner's hand was a Green Skin Book, only a dozen pages thick.

"Want to know how you actually came to this world? This book has everything you want to know. Only 50 points. How about that? A great deal, right?"

50 points were nothing to Li Wei at the moment. He now had 4800 points. Although he knew this young man must have taken advantage of him, Li Wei was more eager to know what was in that Green Skin Book.

The transaction was extremely simple. Under the guidance of the young stall owner, Li Wei wrote the other party's number, 1215, and the number of points to be transferred on the Yellow Paper.

A flash of light appeared on the Yellow Paper, and the original 4800 points became 4750! Of course, Li Wei didn't let the young stall owner see this; he still had that much vigilance.

Taking the Green Skin Book, Li Wei walked to a less crowded place and began to flip through it.