At this moment, Li Changfeng noticed that Zhou Zhiruo seemed to want to enter the Human-Grade stone gate, and frowned, "Zhiruo! Are you also going inside to train?"
Zhou Zhiruo nodded upon hearing this, "Yes! I've decided to go inside and gain some experience!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng said worriedly, "This training at the Stone Gate is very dangerous. I think you... it's best not to take any risks. Just stay here and wait for me to come back, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo shook her head and said firmly, "I must go in! I want to become stronger too. I don't want to just be a pretty face. I want to... become your right-hand woman and be able to help you!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng's face softened, and he transmitted his voice, "Actually, you don't need to do this! Leave these things to me; you just need to stay by my side!"
Zhou Zhiruo looked unwilling upon hearing this, "My mind is made up! Don't try to persuade me!"
Li Changfeng smiled wryly upon hearing this, "Since you've made up your mind, I won't stop you. Be careful inside. I have something for you."
Li Changfeng then took out a hidden weapon shaped like a lotus flower and handed it to Zhou Zhiruo, saying, "This is the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles! It can be activated three times. Use it if you encounter any danger inside!"
Zhou Zhiruo took the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles, a sweet feeling welling up inside her. "These are the Tang Clan's top-tier hidden weapons! How did you get them?"
Li Changfeng chuckled upon hearing this, "I found it on Tang Yushi after I killed him!"
Zhou Zhiruo smiled slightly upon hearing this, "Then thank you! With it, I'm more confident I can pass the trial!"
Seeing Zuo Kangcheng and his two companions looked on with envy. "Brother Li! That's not fair of you. You really value women over friends. You didn't even give us a few hidden weapons to defend ourselves!"
Li Changfeng rolled his eyes upon hearing this, "Get lost! You bunch of brats, I don't believe you don't have any means of self-preservation!"
The three of them laughed and joked, "Hehe! There's no such thing as too little life-saving stuff, the more the merrier!"
Li Changfeng looked helpless upon hearing this, "Don't be so mean! I really am gone!"
"Haha! Look how anxious you are, we were just kidding!"
At this moment, Qinghua Yue smiled slightly and slowly walked into the Earth-Grade stone gate. She was the first person to enter directly. As soon as she stepped in, she disappeared into the gate with a whoosh.
Seeing this, Jingling Shitai gritted her teeth and followed them inside. Ding Mingxu, Zhong Leshan, and Yang Feng also gritted their teeth and entered. The four of them slowly disappeared through the doorway and entered the training room.
Seeing this, the remaining disciples hesitated. Most of them gritted their teeth and slowly walked into the Human-Grade stone gate, while the others either lacked confidence or were too timid and stayed behind to wait for their return.
Zhou Zhiruo, Zuo Kangcheng, Yue Hanhai, and Sun Hongwen slowly walked towards the Human-Grade stone gate. Seeing this, Li Changfeng said with a solemn expression, "Take care!"
"Take care of yourself!"
Li Changfeng sighed as he watched them go in, wondering if they could even get through. Zuo Bufan and Tie Rushan came over when they saw this.
"Take care, Brother Li! We're preparing to try our luck at the prefecture -Earth-Grade!"
Li Changfeng was slightly surprised to hear this. He hadn't expected the two of them to go to the Earth-Grade Stone Gate for training. Since they had made their decision, he didn't try to dissuade them. He cupped his hands and said, "Take care, both of you!"
The two nodded upon hearing this and went inside without saying a word. Li Changfeng smiled faintly and slowly walked into the Heavenly-level stone gate as well. The remaining disciples watched them slowly disappear into the gate with envy on their faces.
Heaven-Grade Trial Grounds.
In this desolate Mystic Realm, a dark gray full moon faintly appeared in the sky, emitting a faint light that illuminated the entire land.
The surrounding environment was dark and gloomy, with no sunlight. Even the trees looked like terrifying, grotesque demons, and the ground was covered in deep red soil that looked as if it had been soaked in blood for many years, making it extremely eerie.
At this moment, Li Changfeng slammed heavily to the ground with a thud. The long-distance teleportation made him dizzy. He gritted his teeth and endured the dizziness, cautiously observing his surroundings.
He found the environment here to be quite harsh, with a faint demonic aura permeating the entire space, making him feel extremely uncomfortable. Fortunately, he was able to directly convert this demonic aura into his own true energy, without any adverse effects.
Upon noticing this, Li Changfeng exclaimed with delight, "Truly worthy of the Muscle Change Sutra! It's incredibly powerful!"
After saying that, Li Changfeng walked aimlessly forward. Now he just wanted to find out what the situation was like here, and then figure out a way to get out of this terrifying place.
Suddenly, Li Changfeng vaguely noticed several dark figures not far away. They looked neither like wolves nor tigers, their bodies were pitch black, their limbs were quite long, their figures were extremely thin, and their sharp fangs emitted a chilling glint, making them look extremely sinister and strange.
Suddenly, the dark figures sniffed the air, as if they had spotted some delicious prey, their saliva dripping wildly. Their scarlet eyes were filled with greed as they stared at Li Changfeng. Without a word, they charged forward at lightning speed, instantly arriving at a short distance from Li Changfeng.
Upon seeing this, Li Changfeng's pupils contracted. "Such speed! It arrived so quickly from a distance of over ten miles away! What on earth is that thing?!"
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"...
Suddenly, five or six unknown black creatures leaped up and pounced on Li Changfeng's side. Their fangs, covered in green saliva, lunged at Li Changfeng with incredible speed, leaving long, dark shadows in the air, making them look extremely terrifying!
Li Changfeng was immediately hit by a foul stench, which made him frown. Li Changfeng then took out the Dark Iron Dragon-Tiger Staff, and streams of light red Draconic Elephant True Qi condensed within it. The iron staff suddenly churned in the air like a coiled dragon.
The six menacing black creatures were suddenly tangled together by Li Changfeng. With a casual swing, the immense force of 60,000 jin sent the six black creatures flying into the air, slamming them hard onto the ground. With a crack, the six black creatures were smashed into a pool of black flesh by this terrifying force.
The flesh of the six black creatures was stuck together and writhing wildly, looking extremely disgusting. Li Changfeng frowned upon seeing this, "What the hell is this! They're still not dead?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the writhing flesh suddenly burst open, splattering out streams of black, foul-smelling blood that fell to the ground and began to writhe wildly. Suddenly, with a snap, it transformed into twelve of these black creatures, their faces filled with a sinister look as they stared at Li Changfeng.
Upon seeing this, Li Changfeng was immediately shocked. "What... what's going on? Is it indestructible???"
"Woof! Woof! Woof!"
Suddenly, the twelve black creatures Earth Wrath, their eyes flashing with a crimson light. They looked at Li Changfeng with malicious intent and surrounded Li Changfeng step by step, seemingly giving Li Changfeng no way to escape.
Upon seeing this, Li Changfeng's face turned grave. "These twelve dark, murky things are actually dogs!"