Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

”Kid, congratulations on defeating your opponent.”

At that moment, the black-robed man’s figure suddenly appeared. He spoke indifferently, ”Next, you will receive the highest reward for this trial.”

”Oh?”

Hearing the black-robed man’s words, Li Yun temporarily suppressed the unease in his heart.

He was also quite looking forward to the ultimate reward offered by the Six Paths Pagoda.

The rewards from the previous five floors had already been quite good, so he believed this final reward would not disappoint him either.

”However, before awarding the reward, there is one more thing to take care of.”

The black-robed man said indifferently.

With a wave of his hand, over a hundred scenes appeared before Li Yun, clearly showing other cultivators attempting the pagoda.

He waved his hand again, and immediately, more than a hundred beams of black light fell upon those scenes.

Instantly, cultivators lost their vitality one by one and collapsed to the ground.

In less than a single breath, more than a hundred cultivators had all perished. Among them were naturally the Ochre-Robed Holy Envoy, the Emerald-Robed Holy Envoy, and the Amber-Robed Holy Envoy.

This scene made Li Yun feel somewhat rueful, and he could not help shaking his head.

Among so many cultivators, although there were evil fiends like Yan Wuhen, there were also innocent individuals. Unfortunately, failing the Six Paths Pagoda’s trial meant total annihilation.

The path of martial arts was just that cruel. Often, unforeseen disasters could strike at any moment, completely beyond one’s control.

To avoid such things, one could only continuously improve their own strength and reach a sufficiently high level to truly master their own destiny.

”Alright. The trivial matters are handled. Next, it is time for you to choose your reward.”

The black-robed man’s gaze returned to Li Yun.

With a wave of his hand, nine fist-sized spheres of light appeared at the same time, each radiating brilliant light.

Outwardly, these nine light spheres looked identical, with no discernible difference. Even their auras were exactly the same, as if they were fundamentally the same thing.

”These nine light spheres represent nine different rewards.”

The black-robed man spoke. ”Although all nine rewards are quite generous for you, there are still distinctions between higher and lower grades. Whether you obtain the best reward depends on your luck.”

”Next, you have three breaths of time to consider which light sphere to choose. If you have not made a choice after three breaths, I will randomly select one for you.”

”This one.”

The moment the black-robed man finished speaking, Li Yun casually pointed at the middle light sphere.

”Are you certain?”

Hearing Li Yun speak without the slightest hesitation, the black-robed man raised an eyebrow and said, ”Are you sure you do not need to reconsider?”

”No need.”

Li Yun shook his head.

Since these nine light spheres had no distinguishing features and what reward he obtained was purely a matter of luck, there was no point in agonizing over it.

Choosing one at random was fine.

If he obtained something good, that was his luck. If his choice was not great, that could only be blamed on bad luck. There was nothing to regret.

”Good.”

The black-robed man was clearly very satisfied with Li Yun’s decisive attitude. His expression finally lost its coldness, and for the first time, a faint smile appeared on his face. However, that smile quickly vanished again.

He pointed a finger, and the other eight light spheres simultaneously dissipated.

Then, the light faded from the central sphere, revealing the appearance of a fruit.

The fruit was transparent like a gemstone, sparkling and shining. It was as beautiful and brilliant as glazed glass, appearing incredibly enticing. Just looking at it made one’s appetite stir, causing an irresistible urge to swallow it whole.

”Divine Firmament Fruit!”

Seeing this glazed gemstone-like fruit, a brilliant light instantly shot from Li Yun’s eyes.

He was overjoyed.

It was actually the Divine Firmament Fruit.

The Divine Firmament Fruit possessed effects that approached the divine, just as its name suggested. Especially for cultivators who possessed soul abilities, it was an incomparably precious treasure.

This kind of fruit could only be consumed once in a lifetime. Its effect was to elevate the grade of the soul.

”Kid, it seems your luck is truly good.”

Seeing the Divine Firmament Fruit, the black-robed man was also somewhat taken aback. Then, he said, ”Among the nine rewards, this Divine Firmament Fruit ranks second. Being able to obtain it shows that besides talent and strength, you also do not lack luck. And luck is an important factor in becoming a powerful expert.”

His expression then turned solemn. ”However, I must warn you. This fruit also contains a secret art, so you must cultivate that secret art with it.”

”Heh.”

In response, Li Yun merely gave a faint smile.

He grabbed the Divine Firmament Fruit and swallowed it in one gulp without hesitation.

Sweet juice dissolved in his mouth. The flesh of the Divine Firmament Fruit was exquisitely delicious and could be called one of the most delicious things in the world. Every cell in Li Yun’s body seemed to leap and cheer uncontrollably, and even his soul felt joyous.

This feeling was truly indescribable.

It was too wonderful.

Crack!

Suddenly, a fissure abruptly appeared deep within Li Yun’s soul.

The fissure was initially extremely fine and faint, but it rapidly spread, as if intending to split Li Yun’s soul into two.

But seeing this scene, Li Yun felt no fear or unease whatsoever. On the contrary, he became ecstatic.

Soul Splitting Secret Art.

This was the secret art within the fruit.

According to the secret art, it could allow one to divide the soul into two parts, causing one’s efficiency to double. It was like writing with both hands at the same time, but on a completely different scale.

Whoosh!

But just at that moment, the clump of blood within Li Yun’s soul suddenly trembled.

Then, the blood mass rapidly dissolved, erupting into a burst of bloody light that surged into the depths of Li Yun’s soul.

And, as if by unfortunate coincidence, that beam of bloody light flew directly toward the fissure in Li Yun’s soul.

In the next moment, it surged right into it.

”What the hell? Is that the Blood Nightmare Curse? Damn it!”

At this moment, Li Yun’s expression turned extremely ugly.

He had not expected that even after killing Yan Wuhen, the curse had still activated and latched onto him.

Moreover, it had arrived at the crucial moment when his soul was mutating.

One had to know that the soul was the most important part of a cultivator. If the physical body was damaged, there was still the possibility of healing it or even reshaping it. But once the soul was destroyed, that was true soul dispersal, leading to complete demise.