After separating from Murong Zhan, Zhao Letian steered his Spiritual Weapon Flying Sword, turning into a streak of sword light, to search for the black trading stele.
Following this battle, the number of Jade Tokens that he possessed had reached over one hundred and twenty. Among these, more than thirty had yet to be used. Furthermore, he had some Spiritual Artifacts on him that could serve as Jade Tokens. All in all, he now had more than fifty usable Jade Tokens—enough to exchange for a Xuan-level Martial Technique.
However, he was no longer in need of Xuan-level Martial Techniques.
From Ao Tian and the other two, Zhao Letian had obtained a Xuan-level beginner arrow technique, a Xuan-level beginner sword technique, and a Xuan-level beginner Body Technique. Although he couldn't use the sword technique, both the arrow technique and the Body Technique were useful to him, so he didn't need to exchange for others.
In addition, while being chased by Ao Tian, he had also picked up a Jade Scroll that contained an Early Stage Xuan-level Sword Skill.
"The Sun-shooting Arrow, the Meteor Step, and the Wind Thunder Sword—with these three Xuan-level Martial Techniques, that will be enough."
Atop the Flying Sword, Zhao Letian stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his white robe fluttering in the breeze as he surveyed the land beneath him and thought to himself.
He was very satisfied with these three Martial Techniques, particularly with the Sun-shooting Arrow and the Wind Thunder Sword because these two techniques each had fire attribute and wind-thunder attribute respectively. Luckily for him, he had already mastered the Thunder Power and fire attribute, so cultivating these two techniques would yield twice the results in half the time, allowing him to unleash extraordinary power.
Before long, Zhao Letian spotted a black trading stele in a dense forest between mountains and immediately landed.
"Foundation Building Pill, a First-grade Sixth-stage Elixir, fifty Jade Tokens for one bottle? This is it."
Zhao Letian looked at the items listed on the black stele and didn't exchange for any Spiritual Artifact techniques but instead chose a bottle of elixirs to improve his cultivation.
The concentration of Primordial Energy in this Gray Wolf Secret Realm was more than ten times that of the outside world, which meant that cultivating here for one month was equivalent to cultivating for a year outside. It was a rare opportunity to be here, and not cultivating diligently would be letting himself down.
As for the remaining Jade Tokens, Zhao Letian exchanged them for several Healing Pills and some Primordial Stones.
Here, one Jade Token could be exchanged for ten Mid-Grade Essence Stones, a very worthwhile deal. Exchanging for some Primordial Stones could be used for cultivation, accelerating his cultivation speed.
After exchanging his items, Zhao Letian immediately found a secluded spot, took a few Healing Pills, and started meditating to heal his wounds.
In the previous battle, he had been injured. Although the wounds were not too severe, they still needed to be treated quickly. Only by maintaining his best condition at all times could he survive better in this Slaughter Illusion Realm.
Moreover, it was already sunset, and blood-red evening clouds surged across the horizon. After a day of fighting and chasing, Zhao Letian was physically and mentally exhausted and very tired, in need of a good rest.
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The nobles and members of the Royal Family watching from the square in the outside world hadn't left. They were always monitoring the situation inside the Slaughter Illusion Realm.
The next morning, as daylight once again shone over the vast and boundless Slaughter Illusion Realm.
In the dense forest, Zhao Letian, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes, his clear pupils shining with a bright light.
After a night of meditation, not only had the wounds inside his body healed, but his cultivation had also improved slightly.
Cultivating here for one night was equivalent to several days of cultivation outside. His True Cultivation was close to reaching a complete state in the True Martial Fourth Realm, but due to the special power restrictions of the Slaughter Illusion Realm, he could only exhibit the strength of the True Martial First Realm.
Furthermore, he had memorized the cultivation methods of the Sun-shooting Arrow, the Meteor Step, and the Wind Thunder Sword without missing a single word. Next, all he needed was to cultivate diligently.
"Tenth place? It seems that they have been busy all night, I should step it up too."
Zhao Letian looked at the changes in the rankings on the Jade Token, his eyes sharpening.
It was clear that he was only ranked tenth now, with Wanyan Zheng, Murong Zhan, Xiao, and Yu Wenhui all ahead of him.
Especially Yu Wenhui, who had already amassed more than three hundred Jade Tokens, significantly leading everyone else, followed by Xiao with his two hundred plus Jade Tokens.
As for the total number of people left in the Slaughter Illusion Realm, there were only over six thousand remain.
Just as Zhao Letian was preparing to collect Jade Tokens, a sudden gust of wind howled in the nearby woods, and at the same time, a thick green fog that seemed to permeate the entire Secret Realm rolled in, engulfing the sky and blotting out the sun.
"Run fast! It's poison fog."
"Ah! I'm not willing to die..."
Followed by wretched screams that rose and fell through the dense forest all around.
When Zhao Letian heard these voices, he was shocked and startled.
Judging by the voices, these people did not seem far from him. He had not expected so many to be lurking around him—if he had known, he probably couldn't have cultivated in peace last night.
Of course, all of this was no longer important. The most pressing matter at hand was the approaching green fog.
"Poison fog? How can there be such a wide expanse of poison fog? Could it be that the Royal Family and Holy Spirit Academy made this test on purpose? No matter what, getting out of here is the priority. Let's move."
Zhao Letian watched the rapidly approaching green poison fog, thoughts whirling in his mind, then decisively took out his flying sword, soared into the air, and transformed into a flash of light, dashing towards the distance.
This green poison fog was not only menacingly overbearing, making escape seemingly impossible, but it also moved at great speed. Even a Martial Artist wielding a Spiritual Artifact would find it difficult to get away, as many fell victim to it in just the blink of an eye.
Zhao Letian did not know how toxic the fog was, so he dared not be careless and only sought to stay far away from it.
"Swish! Swish! Swish!..."
As Zhao Letian flew on his sword, figures were also frantically sprinting through the woods below, all running away from the direction of the poison fog.
Suddenly, a streak of sword light shot from the woods, aiming for Zhao Letian in the air.
"Hmph, courting death."
Zhao Letian snorted coldly, effortlessly parrying the incoming sword light with a single stroke of his sword, then quickly dived down towards the person who had attacked him in the woods.
In the next instant, the flash of sword light was followed by blood splattering; the Martial Artist who had attacked Zhao Letian was instantly beheaded, collapsing into a pool of blood.
"All of you, hand over your Jade Tokens, or die."
Zhao Letian didn't even glance at the person, waved his hand to take the deceased's belongings, and with an icy look turned towards the other escaping Martial Artists.
"Everyone, keep running, don't mind him. That poison fog is coming, and if he dares to act now, he won't escape either."
One of them shouted loudly, disregarding Zhao Letian's warning and continued to flee.