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As the light faded, Ling Mo Xie opened his eyes and looked towards the Main Gate, which had been opened just a small crack. The glow of the Daoist Order Decree had dimmed significantly as it flew back towards Ling Mo Xie.
Ling Mo Xie reached out to catch the Daoist Order Decree and glanced at the Main Gate, which was only slightly ajar. Given the grand display, he had expected it to open fully, but it turned out to be just a narrow opening barely wide enough for a person to pass through.
However, Ling Mo Xie recalled how effortlessly the Daoist Order Decree had guided him along their journey, and now, opening this small gap in the Main Gate seemed to have consumed all its energy. This was enough to indicate the significance and power of the Main Gate.
Although he had no idea what lay hidden in the mist beyond the Main Gate, Ling Mo Xie tightened his grip on the Daoist Order Decree and walked toward the opening without hesitation.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that the gap was not small for a human; it could accommodate five or six people walking side by side. In the outside world, this would be considered a large door, but compared to the massive gate itself, it appeared merely as a tiny crack.
As he approached the Main Gate, Ling Mo Xie could see more clearly what adorned it. The gate was not smooth and flat; instead, it was covered with intricate designs that were remarkably lifelike.
Despite its enormous size, the individual patterns were not large—each was only about the size of a human palm. There were humans dressed in various garments celebrating with drinks, Spirit Beast Monsters roaring towards the sky, and powerful beings battling and hunting Demon Beasts depicted in scenes.
Almost every aspect of life could be found on this Main Gate, captivating Ling Mo Xie so much that he lost track of time.
As he continued to observe, he felt increasingly strange; he recognized several of the Spirit Beast Monsters depicted. Could it be that these sculptures were not mere figments of imagination but representations of real Spirit Beast Monsters and actual events involving these people?
Ling Mo Xie pondered this mystery as he unconsciously began to ascend higher to get a better view of the sculptures above.
After flying for quite some time, Ling Mo Xie squinted at a pattern before him—wasn't that the image of Chen Yan?
Surprised, Ling Mo Xie gazed at the seemingly endless pattern before him. As he looked from bottom to top, he began to discern a pattern: the Spirit Beast Monsters depicted lower down were more ordinary and weaker in strength, with smaller images. From those at the very bottom, which were palm-sized, to Chen Yan's image before him that stretched endlessly upward.
However, since Ling Mo Xie already knew Chen Yan's identity, seeing this image only surprised him momentarily. More than that, he felt puzzled about what this Main Gate truly was. How could it know about all things in the world and their respective strengths? Moreover, if what was depicted above was indeed true...
Ling Mo Xie felt a sudden respect for this place, and he stopped thinking too deeply about it. Such things were not something he could understand in a moment. The most important thing for him now was to enter the Main Gate.
With this thought, Ling Mo Xie did not fly upward or sideways to look at the design of the Main Gate. He simply flew through the gap.
As he had seen from the outside, within the gap was a hazy white mist, a blank expanse that rendered his spiritual sense ineffective. In this white mist, even a Cultivator felt almost like an ordinary person, nearly blind.
“Ding! The Heavenly Dao Trial is about to begin. Please prepare... 5... 4... 3...” Just as Ling Mo Xie was puzzled, a prompt from the System sounded.
Only then did Ling Mo Xie remember that he had the System with him. Since this Heavenly Sound Secret Realm had become a Copy, it would definitely be different from what others encountered; he could only rely on the System.
However, the System said this was a Trial? Wasn’t it a Copy before?
There was no more time for Ling Mo Xie to ponder. With a crisp ding sound, the System announced that the Trial had begun.
As soon as the System's voice fell, Ling Mo Xie saw the surrounding white mist begin to boil and churn as if it were boiling water. He was momentarily unsure of what to do, while the Daoist Order Decree, since the sound of the System had echoed, lay quietly in his palm like an ordinary token, no longer moving.
“Roar!” A massive roar came from all directions. Only then did Ling Mo Xie see that the rolling of the white mist had stopped. Countless giant tigers made of flames charged toward him from all sides. Even from afar, he could feel the intense heat emanating from them.
This was different from the flames that Hong Chi usually played with; he could sense an underlying malice within them, bringing a heavy sense of threat.
No, Ling Mo Xie shook his head. After all, flames were just inanimate objects. How could he feel malice from them? What was going on?
In that moment of hesitation and confusion, those Flame Tigers had already rushed in front of Ling Mo Xie. As their claws were about to trample down on him, he finally snapped back to reality from the immense threat before him. He hurriedly activated his defensive skills and also used Fleeting Light to enhance his speed, dodging out of the way of the dense pack of Flame Tigers.
"Next!" Ling Mo Xie, while dodging, swiftly executed a skill to slash at one of the Flame Tigers. The Flame Tiger was not as formidable as he had imagined; it crumbled easily under his attack, almost like paper.
Ling Mo Xie paused for a moment, filled with confusion. What on earth was going on?
As the Flame Tiger dissipated, a red light, resembling a thin thread, surged towards Ling Mo Xie's forehead at lightning speed.
"Damn it!" Ling Mo Xie cursed. The forehead was a crucial part of the body. He thought this was an attack from the Flame Tiger. Even if it wasn't particularly strong, being hit there could lead to serious injury or even death!
Thus, Ling Mo Xie hurriedly tried to evade with all his speed, but the Red Light was simply too fast. He couldn't dodge in time and found it closing in on his forehead.
However, to his astonishment, the Red Light seemed to cause him no harm at all. It merged into his forehead as if it had no physical form, bringing him no discomfort. Instead... his experience bar increased by one-fifth?
He was already surprised by how much experience he needed to level up. These Flame Tigers had no level; Ling Mo Xie initially thought they wouldn't grant any experience at all. He never expected them to provide even more experience than killing Spirit Beasts during the Tribulation Period!
What exactly was this so-called Heavenly Dao Trial? What was the situation with these Flame Tigers?
Ling Mo Xie was perplexed, but his gaze towards the Flame Tigers changed completely. Just a moment ago, he thought they posed a significant threat to him; now he realized they were weak and insignificant. Yet their Experience Points were so high! His perspective shifted from viewing them as formidable foes to seeing them as prey.
With eager eyes, Ling Mo Xie watched the approaching Flame Tigers. With a flick of his mind, he unleashed skill after skill, effortlessly scattering one Flame Tiger after another while streams of Red Light entered his forehead.
His Experience Points soared rapidly, making Ling Mo Xie beam with joy as he continued to slay.
In just a short while, Ling Mo Xie had defeated numerous Flame Tigers. He cast another skill, causing yet another Flame Tiger to vanish into thin air. Before long, as the Red Light merged into his forehead, the System chimed with an upgrade notification: "Ding! Congratulations! You have leveled up!"
Ling Mo Xie looked at his Level, which had already reached one hundred and forty, equivalent to the early stage of Combination in the Cultivation World. Killing the Flame Tiger was indeed worthwhile. For a normal Cultivator to advance from their current cultivation level to the early stage of Combination, it would likely take several decades. Even for himself, continuously killing monsters to level up would still require a few months.
Moreover, this was not a Game; monsters did not respawn, so where could he find so many monsters to kill?
Ling Mo Xie did not think too much about it. In an instant, he harvested another Flame Tiger's life, and a Red Light surged toward his forehead.
Ling Mo Xie was already accustomed to this scene and did not dodge, allowing the Red Light to merge into his forehead.
However, just as the Red Light integrated into Ling Mo Xie's forehead and his experience bar increased significantly, his body suddenly erupted in flames. In almost an instant, he became a person on fire!
Ling Mo Xie was stunned and then regretted, "Damn it, I should have known there wouldn't be such an easy benefit. It seems I was too naive, blinded by the immediate gains."
Just as Ling Mo Xie was lamenting, a sharp pain began to throb in his head, leaving him no room for regret.
The pain seemed to penetrate into his Soul, tormenting him to the point where he wished he could die immediately.
Accompanying that pain, Ling Mo Xie felt numerous emotions clashing in his mind, making it impossible for him to find peace.
"What is happening?" Ling Mo Xie wondered. Meanwhile, the flames were scorching his body almost to the point of being cooked, even emitting the aroma of roasted meat. The remaining Flame Tigers gathered around him, continuously biting at Ling Mo Xie. In no time at all, he was covered in wounds, and his Health Points were steadily decreasing. Fortunately, it wasn't dropping as quickly as he had feared.
However, at that moment, Ling Mo Xie had no thoughts to spare for his Health Points or the injuries on his body; instead, those inexplicable emotions in his mind seemed to emanate from the flames themselves, disturbing his thoughts and capturing all of his attention.
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