Frankly, the Extinction-Tier Training Match was more dangerous.
But Xu Yuan found an inconspicuous office building and stayed inside to meditate and regulate his breathing.
Whenever he sensed something wrong outside, he withdrew from the Competition.
Then he found another place.
He repeated this dozens of times.
In the end, he really did find somewhere relatively unaffected.
It was an Abandoned Old Bungalow.
It was deeply eerie.
Even when Xu Yuan entered as a Ghost, a chill ran through him.
In short, it was scary enough to frighten a ghost to death.
This place was good.
It was secluded, and even ghosts stayed away.
He could remain there until the city was destroyed, then leave.
With shelter settled, food was next.
The city had plenty of supermarkets, stocked with more than enough food and drink.
When he grew tired of it, he went to the Bar to find Qianqian and have her mix him a Coffee drink or something.
He stayed like that for nearly a month.
Every day, he practiced his swordsmanship diligently.
And cultivated hard.
This was cultivation in the truest sense; he never cut corners.
The more he practiced, the deeper his understanding of the sword grew.
His cultivation in the Qi Refining Realm also reached the peak of the Fifth Qi Refining Layer.
That was with the Final Enlightenment Ring speeding up his cultivation.
It was already remarkably fast!
Border City was destroyed once again.
Xu Yuan withdrew and was about to enter again when faint glowing text appeared:
"Please note."
"Within the Extinction-Tier Training Match, an unknown aura of Mystic Arts and Curses permeates the entire city. You have stayed too long and are now entangled in the illusory shadows of various Curses."
"Please leave and wait for these shadows to dissipate."
"Otherwise, they will