Shen Yuan Ring

After dealing with An Ran, Ji Daoyi felt a powerful surge of energy welling up inside him, instantly filling his body with vitality. He closed his eyes, feeling this power flowing through his body, like a rushing river breaking through all obstacles.

As the power surged, Ji Daoyi found that his Ren meridian was gradually becoming unobstructed, and the previously blocked parts were being cleared one by one. He could clearly feel the energy in his meridians becoming smoother, as comfortable as a spring breeze.

This feeling intoxicated him, making him forget all his previous troubles and fatigue.

At this moment, he was full of confidence for the challenges ahead and believed that he would be able to break through to the Perfect Body Refinement Realm before leaving the Inheritance Secret Realm.

Returning to the steps of the Ascension Platform, he looked down and discovered that Ji Xiaohu had actually passed through the forty-second level of space.

"Little Tiger, well done! I didn't expect you to be not only the first to step forward, but also the first to break the illusion."

Ji Daoyi smiled with satisfaction. With the first person breaking the illusion, there would be a second. He believed that his other companions would do the same as Ji Xiaohu!

"My friends, I'm waiting for you up there!!"

Ji Dao turned around, and then, with a burst of strength, he took a step forward and climbed directly onto the forty-ninth step.

Then he felt the void spinning, and this time he appeared directly in the center of the arena, where someone had been waiting for a long time.

Standing opposite me was a middle-aged man with gray hair, delicate features, and a vigorous spirit.

His snow-white hair was neatly combed back, with a few silver strands fluttering gently in the breeze, adding to his otherworldly air. A beautifully crafted sword hung at his waist, its hilt inlaid with jewels, and its scabbard carved with intricate and ornate patterns, resembling a precious work of art.

Looking at his figure, he stood straight and tall, like a pine tree standing proudly on a mountaintop. His broad shoulders, solid chest, and long, powerful legs all demonstrated his strong physique and extraordinary presence.

At this moment, he stood firmly in the center of the arena, like an unshakeable mountain, exuding an awe-inspiring pressure.

Ji Daoyi's sudden appearance caused the middle-aged man to slowly open his eyes. The oppressive aura emanating from him intensified as his eyes opened, pressing down on Ji Daoyi like a mountain, almost suffocating him.

(Could this person be the legendary Qi Wei from hundreds of years ago? He's guarding this pass; even if I cultivated here for ten years, I wouldn't be his match.)

Ji Daoyi felt the middle-aged man's pressure to make him submit. Faced with an oppressive force that was not on the same level, Ji Daoyi gritted his teeth and resisted with all his might. Even though his bones were creaking, he did not yield to the coercion.

After three minutes,

The middle-aged man withdrew his imposing aura, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Not bad, Qi Wei did not disappoint me. Although his talent is mediocre, he still did his best to find a suitable successor for me. It was worth it for me to take him as my disciple."

Upon hearing this, Ji Daoyi exclaimed in shock, "Senior isn't Senior Qi Wei?"

The middle-aged man said unhappily, "What? Didn't that little fellow Qi Wei tell you the purpose of these Ascending Platforms?"

"Well, we all came to participate in the Ascension Platform test for the sake of inheriting the legacy of Senior Qi Wei. The Ascension Platform is also the first challenge."

"Damn it! He sent that Qi Wei to see me and actually used my Ascension Platform to choose his successor. He has no respect for me, his master!" The middle-aged man was furious upon hearing this. The aura emanating from him caused Ji Daoyi to almost hug the ground, and his internal organs were injured by the middle-aged man's aura.

(This... what kind of powerful expert is this? Just the aura he exudes is enough to seriously injure me.)

After the middle-aged man finished his rage, he noticed that Ji Daoyi had been seriously injured by the aura he emitted. He quickly waved his sleeve, and a power flowed into Ji Daoyi's body. The serious injury he had just suffered was instantly restored, and his physique was also transformed by this power.

The middle-aged man looked at Ji Daoyi and said, "I was too excited just now and accidentally hurt you. Consider that force as a small compensation from me."

Ji Daoyi had no complaints whatsoever. The middle-aged man's mere aura had severely injured him. If he had displeased him, he would have been facing his ancestors on the spot. Moreover, such a powerful figure had not only healed him but also bestowed upon him a great fortune.

"Senior, you're too kind. I accidentally fell to the ground. I must thank you for saving me."

Upon hearing Ji Daoyi's words, the middle-aged man thought to himself, "This little fellow is quite good; he's very much to my liking. Moreover, at such a young age, he has successfully overcome one difficult and dangerous test after another to finally arrive here! Even in the Sword Sect, he is a first-rate genius, let alone in such a remote and impoverished southwestern region."

The middle-aged man was originally the chief disciple of the Sword Sect. His name was Li Yifeng. He reached the perfection of the Dao Realm at the young age of a thousand. He also spent hundreds of years comprehending hundreds of Great Dao Laws and integrating them into his swordsmanship.

He is also one of the candidates for the next generation of Sword Sect Master, and the most promising one. Even the second-ranked disciple is overwhelmed by his influence.

Unfortunately, when he was in seclusion breaking through to the Master Realm, he was betrayed by his most trusted brother, causing him to be backlashed by the Great Dao of the Sword during the breakthrough and almost perish on the spot.

Finally, relying on his immense power, he temporarily suppressed his Dao injury, broke through the enemy's blockade, and escaped the Sword Sect by tearing through the void. Due to the urgency of the situation and interference from external forces, he eventually fell to the outskirts of the Monster Forest in the southwest region.

Having just escaped the encirclement, and before he could even heal his wounds, the backlash from his swordsmanship worsened, bringing him to the end of his life. In his final moments, Li Yifeng opened up this secret realm, leaving behind the Ascension Platform as a test for his inheritance.

Hundreds of years ago, Qi Wei, a rogue cultivator, also entered this secret realm by accident. At that time, he was just a minor cultivator in the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.

It just so happened that Li Yifeng, who had not yet passed away, discovered it. He initially wanted to kill Qi Wei, but then he thought that after Qi Wei passed away, no one would know about the existence of this secret realm.

Therefore, in order to allow more geniuses to undergo his test, he took Qi Wei as a disciple under his name and gave him everything that was unrelated to the Sword Sect, hoping that Qi Wei would do his best to find a suitable successor for him.

Then Li Yifeng forgot that human nature is greedy. After Qi Wei received those benefits from him, he knew that what Li Yifeng left to the successor was definitely more valuable than what he had received. So how could he possibly hand over Li Yifeng's legacy to someone else?