Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

"Boy, do not get too happy too soon."

Seeing the fervent light in Li Yun’s eyes, the old man suddenly snorted coldly and said, "This ancient battlefield is not so easy to traverse."

"Here, after some powerful individuals fell, their wills did not completely dissipate. Instead, those remaining wills transformed into specters. Although their strength is less than one percent of what they possessed while alive, they still pose a great threat to little fellows like you who have not yet surpassed the Mortal Core Realm. Do not end up losing your life to a specter before gaining any opportunity."

"Alright. I have said what needed to be said. From this point onward, whether you live or die will depend on your own fortune."

As soon as his voice fell, the old man’s phantom vanished.

Li Yun was not surprised by this.

If his guess was correct, the old man was not a true living being, but the cave spirit of this immortal cave. Its purpose was likely to inform every cultivator who entered about the rules and dangers within the immortal cave.

After shaking his head, Li Yun began to explore the battlefield.

This battlefield was indeed vast and boundless. No matter where he looked, he could not see the end of it. Skeletons and broken weapons were piled everywhere, making it impossible to imagine what kind of enormous battle had once erupted here to leave behind such a desolate ancient battlefield.

Crack!

Li Yun’s foot landed on the ground and stepped onto an ancient bronze shield.

The shield let out a crisp sound before shattering directly beneath his foot.

This ancient bronze shield should once have been a formidable spiritual artifact, at least high-grade Earth Rank or above. Unfortunately, even such an artifact had failed to withstand the erosion of time. Now, with only a light touch, it disintegrated into dust.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Suddenly, near the shattered ancient bronze shield, a skeleton seemed to sense someone’s arrival and began to tremble slightly. A cluster of sinister ghost flames emerged from its hollow eye sockets.

Clatter!

Immediately afterward, the skeleton actually stood up.

It released a sinister and eerie cackle before suddenly pouncing toward Li Yun.

Whoosh!

Li Yun’s expression remained calm.

He swung his sword and directly cut the skeleton into two pieces. Then, his sharp Sword Qi swept forward and extinguished the pair of ghost flames burning within its eye sockets.

This skeleton had been controlled by a specter, but the specter’s rank was extremely low. Li Yun could deal with it using nothing more than a casual swing of his sword.

In the following days, Li Yun continued exploring the battlefield.

Although there were many corpses and weapons scattered across this ancient battlefield, very few useful things remained. This battlefield had existed for far too long. The weapons that had once been precious had now turned into scrap metal, and even the few that remained intact had almost no power left.

After exploring the battlefield for a full half-month, Li Yun gained almost nothing. Instead, he encountered several terrifying specters and almost fell into danger more than once.

"Eh?"

On this day, Li Yun suddenly discovered a jade slip beside a very inconspicuous corpse.

Three characters were clearly written on the jade slip.

"Pupil Sword Technique."

Li Yun’s heart stirred.

He picked up the jade slip and briefly sensed its contents. A moment later, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on his face.

This Pupil Sword Technique was actually a top-grade Earth Rank sword art.

Moreover, the cultivation method of this martial skill was extremely peculiar. It required the cultivator to nurture a wisp of Sword Qi within the pupils, using their own Sword Intent to continuously nourish it. The longer it was nourished, the more terrifying the power it could unleash.

If nurtured for a long enough time, the power of this martial skill could even rival a low-grade Heaven Rank sword art.

"To contain Sword Qi within the pupils. There is actually such a martial skill in this world?"

Even Li Yun could not help marveling at the ingenuity behind this technique.

"This martial skill is quite good. It is worth cultivating."

As soon as this thought crossed Li Yun’s mind, he did not waste any time and immediately began cultivating it. In only a few hours, he had comprehended the entirety of the sword art, though his mastery had only reached the completion stage.

"Completion stage in just a few hours. I will take it."

Li Yun grinned.

Blue lightning flashed around him as he activated Lightning Wings and flew ahead.

At this speed, Li Yun arrived at the central battlefield in only three hours.

There, he saw three pills floating in the center of the battlefield. They were entirely emerald green, like jadeite, and emitted a dazzling luster. A rich medicinal fragrance drifted from them and spread for several miles.

These were clearly the Life Creation Pills.

However, around the three Life Creation Pills, there was a layer of restrictions. With one glance, Li Yun could tell that these restrictions could not be broken by ordinary Mortal Core Realm cultivators.

Although the restrictions had not yet opened, many cultivators had already gathered around the Life Creation Pills. When they saw Li Yun’s figure, strange expressions immediately appeared on many of their faces.

"Huh? Is that not Li Yun? He is actually still alive?"

"With the Starheaven Kill Order issued against him, it is already quite impressive that Li Yun has survived until now. But as far as I know, Crown Prince Xing Tian is currently searching for Li Yun within this battlefield, intending to cut him into ten thousand pieces. At a time like this, he actually dares to show up. He is truly bold."

"The Life Creation Pills are about to emerge. I estimate Crown Prince Xing Tian will arrive soon. It looks like we are about to see a good show."

"Speak of the devil. Crown Prince Xing Tian has arrived with his men."

"What?"

A startled cry immediately drew everyone’s gaze toward a certain direction.

In that direction, Crown Prince Xing Tian appeared before the crowd. His hands were clasped behind his back, his expression was icy cold, and dozens of cultivators followed behind him.

"Li Yun, you refused the path to heaven and chose the gate to the underworld instead."

Crown Prince Xing Tian stood with his hands clasped behind his back and said coldly, "This prince was still searching for your traces. I never expected you to deliver yourself to my doorstep. Excellent. Today will be the day you, Li Yun, meet your end."

Boom!

The moment Crown Prince Xing Tian finished speaking, a surging killing intent erupted from his body.

It was not only him. The people behind him also erupted with astonishing killing intent at the same time. Countless strands of killing intent intertwined and surged into the sky like an abyssal purgatory, ruthlessly pressing down toward Li Yun.

However, under the pressure of that killing intent, Li Yun’s body did not move even an inch.

His expression turned cold, and a chilly light flashed in his eyes as he said indifferently, "Crown Prince Xing Tian, many people have said they would kill me in the past, but in the end, all of them were slain by me instead. It seems that today, one more person will be added to that list."