He formed a seal, borrowing the power of the array, and a circle of red energy appeared in front of him.

"Roar!"

"Hiss!"

The surroundings darkened, and a group of demon beasts charged forward, only to be stopped by the array power.

"Huh?"

Shen Wangzheng took out the Eight Trigrams Plate but sensed something was off. Suddenly, he realized the array had changed significantly—not in terms of alteration, but rather in the way its changing pace had slowed down considerably.

Previously, his ability to break the array could not keep up with its changes. He felt he couldn't muster much strength and was about to use the Eight Trigrams Plate to bolster his defense, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to hold.

Shen Wang frowned, staring at the array, his expression shifting.

"Something's not right. The Flowing Light Medicine Venerable's cave mansion shouldn't change so slowly. If that's the case, it could be easily broken with a clever approach. This array is fake!"

Shen Wang spoke in a deep voice, "Not just the array, everything here is fake, it's an illusion realm."

He was certain. Although the surrounding demons and scenery looked real, the way the array was changing revealed its flaw.

Thankfully, he had observed the array state beforehand. The illusion realm hadn't perfectly simulated everything, so he could easily see through it.

After he said this, his consciousness began to forcibly fluctuate, attempting to break free from the illusion realm.

Crack!

The world in front of him began to shatter, like a broken mirror splintering into pieces.

"You have passed the first illusion trial."

Characters appeared, and he fell back into darkness.

"Wow, amazing, just now I couldn't react at all."

Shen Wang clicked his tongue. This time he could clearly feel he had returned to the real world.

Because his sense with the Tai Chi Yin Yang Mirror was now very clear; he hadn't noticed this difference before.

Perhaps only in the illusion realm can some differences truly be manifested.

"You can continue or choose an item and leave."

A light in front of Shen Wang shifted, revealing a bottle of thousand-year-old ginseng.

"Continue."

Shen Wang said matter-of-factly, finding this Flowing Light Medicine Venerable quite interesting, as he had set up these kinds of tests.

"The second trial begins, please engage in breathing and cultivation."

After the text prompt appeared, Shen Wang noticed the surrounding space was filled with pure spiritual power. He was a bit speechless, was this considered a trial?

The surroundings were pitch black, the space limited, and with nothing else to do, Shen Wang had no choice but to follow the prompt and cultivate.

The pure spiritual energy was refined by him, transformed into mana without much change, so he continued on.

"Isn't this just testing my cultivation technique level? Or testing the foundation of my aptitude?"

Shen Wang mused, and as he continued cultivating, he found the concentration of spiritual power gradually decreasing.

He continued to operate the cultivation technique, hoping to complete the trial as quickly as possible.

As the spiritual energy concentration dropped, Shen Wang's refinement efficiency reduced drastically. He could only attract spiritual energy from a wider range, his body like a black hole, the attraction growing stronger.

After about half a day, light finally appeared.

"You have passed the second foundational trial."

The text confirmed Shen Wang's suspicions; indeed, his cultivation operation was used to assess his foundation.

Not knowing what the third trial would be.

Shen Wang pondered as new text appeared quickly, allowing him to choose to continue or leave. The prizes had changed, the herbs' age increased, and an additional variety was present, suggesting the elixir's value had risen too.

"The third trial begins. Without using magical treasures, please attack the stele with full force to gauge your strongest attack."

After Shen Wang chose to continue, the scene brightened, revealing a stele inscribed with "Flowing Light Cave Mansion."

"Testing attack power?"

Shen Wang stroked his chin, "Feels like it's looking for an heir. What's prompted this sudden requirement over the past ten thousand years?"

He shook his head, flicked his finger, launching a streak of sword qi that hit the stone pillar, producing a ding sound.

The stele lit up, displaying the words "Seventh Rank."

Shen Wang mustered more power, and the new evaluation showed "Sixth Rank."

"It's based on the realm, not just sheer power."

Shen Wang thought, pretending to dilute his mana and attack with true essence, but no rank appeared. Instead, there was a prompt: "Please use your true strength, otherwise it is invalid."

He realized that the testing array knew about his hidden cultivation, though unclear if it was due to his real strength being used to kill the Demon King outside or if it could see through him completely.

Shen Wang showed a serious expression, wanting to know what level his attack power could reach.

A colorful radiance emerged on him as Shen Wang formally harnessed multi-attribute magical power.

Under normal circumstances, he would hide his cultivation and use a single attribute power, but using multi-attributes signified he was going all-out.

The fusion of fire and wood attribute magical power greatly enhanced his explosive force, placing Shen Wang before the stele, and he struck with his palm.

Bam!

The stele emitted a muffled sound, the glow becoming brighter.

Fifth Rank.

Next, infusing earth attribute magical power, and the evaluation became Fourth Rank after the strike.

Infusing gold attribute magical power granted an increase surpassing one rank, jumping directly to Third Rank, the glow much brighter, feeling that a bit more would reach Second Rank.

Colorful glimmers danced in Shen Wang's eyes, fully utilizing Five Elements magical power. After attacking, the stele promptly displayed "First Rank."

"Just pure magical power reaching First Rank is pretty good."

Shen Wang observed the stele radiating boundless brilliance and gathered the Dragon-Suppressing Force and sword intent for a punch.

Boom!

A loud explosion, the stele emanated colorful splendor and then the words "Super" appeared.

Shen Wang smirked; reaching super level this easily indicated his foundation was truly formidable.

"You've reached Super Level, passing the third foundational trial."

With the prompt, Shen Wang smiled.

He had yet to unleash all of his foundation, and it ended already?

The next moment, the light shifted, revealing three items: a ginseng seemingly about to transform into humanoid form, at least over five thousand years old, a dense spiritual power emitting elixir, and a magical treasure.

These three items were all excellent. Shen Wang was tempted, yet chose to continue.

"The trials seem strength-based, carrying on with adequate strength ensures a lucrative outcome."

Shen Wang thought as the stele vanished, the light changed, and before him appeared a series of arrays.

"The fourth trial begins, without external aid, please break the array as much as possible. Your evaluation will be based on your array-breaking performance."

The prompt made Shen Wang chuckle aloud, "What can those demons do, most of them will likely be stopped here."

Human Race Cultivators more or less study arrays, usually gaining some rewards here, but Demon Race would find it challenging.

Shen Wang proceeded without hesitation, gathering runes to begin array-breaking.

He pointed to a spot on the array, and with a hum, the array disintegrated. Shen Wang leisurely strolled across.

The initial low-level arrays were child's play for Shen Wang, who broke through one with a mere breath. Following arrays became progressively challenging, gradually slowing his speed.

Ordinary Treasure Tier arrays escalated to Magic Tier arrays, advancing further until top-grade arrays appeared, taking Shen Wang half a day to break.

When a Spirit Array emerged, sweat began to form on his forehead.

"What's going on, having me break a Spirit Array?"

After some observation, he found this Spirit Array lacked the complexity of outside ones, suggesting one tier difference or imperfections.

Nonetheless, it was beyond Shen Wang's level. He buried himself in study for a day, then took a deep breath before swiftly forming seals.

A great number of runes condensed and flew toward the Spirit Array, emitting ripples. The Spirit Array actively countered his breaking attempts, autonomously repairing the array.

Shen Wang marveled at how it was ever called a Spirit Array, as it felt alive, self-repairing and adapting, rendering his breaking runes ineffective.

Gritting his teeth, Shen Wang matched its changes, engaging in this contest with the array. He broke a portion, and it repaired a portion, momentarily creating a stalemate.

This situation particularly drained his energy, Shen Wang's mind intensely focused and operating at high speeds. He had to swiftly devise countermeasures against the array's variations, igniting Shen Wang's competitive spirit, and he unconsciously immersed himself in the task.

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