Ever since Li Rui entered the Demon Wind Temple, he had been calculating in his mind how to break the predicament.
According to his habit of over ten years, he should first eliminate the danger. For instance, if the goal is to survive the threats in the temple, then the temple should be demolished first.
However, this was his first dungeon, and he hadn't had time to develop, so he didn't have that ability yet. As a result, he had to rely on his high initial attributes to forcefully fight his way to the third stage.
But at this time, Chongxuzi appeared.
In Li Rui's eyes, this was a godsend cheat, how could a mere level 1-5 dungeon possibly compare to a world NPC of dozens of levels?
After clarifying his thoughts, he lifted Chongxuzi and charged toward the area with the most monsters.
This dungeon wants my life, so I'll first take out everything that can threaten me!
Faced with Chongxuzi's doubts, Li Rui responded: "Daoist, your words are wrong. The more demons there are, the more dangerous it is, but the more dangerous places are often safer, and the safer places have fewer demons. So, the more demons there are, the fewer there actually are."
The old daoist was old, so he couldn't wrap his head around it.
In just these few words, Li Rui had already carried the old daoist in front of a three-zhang-high Activated Evil Qi Golden Statue. It formed a Buddhist seal with its hands, and its eyes shot out purple lightning, heading straight for the two of them.
Li Rui didn't hesitate at all; he turned his body and lifted the old daoist to meet the attack.
Chongxuzi was also a kind person, although he was immensely skilled, he didn't get angry being held like this. Seeing the attack fall, he waved his duster, a golden light flashed, colliding with the purple lightning shot by the Evil Qi Golden Statue.
Boom——
Then, with an empty-handed wave, he sent out two talismans, one red and one yellow, straight at the golden statue's midsection. The yellow talisman turned into an invisible rope, trapping the statue, while the red talisman unleashed a torrent of lightning, completely shattering the twisted statue ensnared by the Evil Qi.
Meanwhile.
Li Rui, carrying the old daoist, received a string of notifications.
[Triggered random event, Activated Evil Qi Golden Statue.]
[Event goal: Survive under the statue's attacks for five minutes.]
[Reward: Experience +350, free attribute points +2, equipment of random quality.]
[Golden statue disintegrated, no longer poses a threat, random event completed.]
[Experience +350.]
[You have new attribute points.]
[You have new equipment.]
Li Rui was overjoyed as he found a path to fortune.
His unlucky trait was different from others—random events that are random for others are inevitable for him.
In a normal game, such probability-based trigger events often have difficulties higher than normal pass-through processes. They are very dangerous, but if completed, you receive rich rewards.
That is to say, if you trigger these events 100%, it is indeed bad luck, but if you can pass them 100%, it seems to be a blessing in disguise.
While it's hard to say what will happen in the future, right now, with Li Rui carrying an almost invincible world NPC here, it's like a max-level pro arriving in a novice village.
"Daoist! We are really amazing!"
Li Rui encouraged with a sentence before carrying the old man to rush toward the next group of monsters.
The oddly shaped duo crashed through archways one after another, crossing piles of rubble, darting rapidly amidst various supernatural creatures.
With Li Rui's remarkable perception, he astonishingly forged a path through the temple teeming with Yin Sha, bearing a body better than his level, boasting impressive speed, jumping power, and stamina.
It must be said, the old daoist Chongxuzi had no airs at all. After the initial shock, he quickly adapted to the environment, allowing the young man to carry him running through the temple, constantly casting talismans that repelled the surrounding wicked creatures.
Quickly, almost all the Yin Sha demons summoned were attracted, along with the Secret Realm prompts. Due to occurring too fast, the prompts crowded together.
[Triggered random events: Eighteen Demon Monk Formation] [Survival goal: survive in the formation for three minutes] [Trigger random event: Pilgrim's Vengeful Spirit] [Trigger random event: Great Black Buddha Mother] [Trigger random event: Complete random event] [Trigger random event: Trigger random event] [Trigger side mission: Trigger random event...]
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In the room of the support team at Guotong Mansion, several action team leaders gathered around.
"It should have been an hour already inside."
After experiencing the three Black Stars earlier, Wang Ba instead calmed down and blamed himself for being too unsettled.
After becoming a Secret Realm agent, he had seen many colleagues sacrifice, some died fighting illegal organizations, and some were trapped in the Secret Realm. He shouldn't be so uneasy because of a newcomer.
He silently reflected, thinking perhaps it was because the entire organization was understaffed recently, leading to pressure to expand manpower from above, or maybe the student's experience made him feel sympathetic. He didn't want this unfortunate kid to have problems under his watch.
But now, his emotions finally stabilized.
You never know what might happen, and worrying outside the Secret Realm was pointless. Now, he could only choose to trust.
Wang Ba clenched his fist, becoming more resolute, just like during every life-and-death moment.
At this moment, Wen Yan suddenly let out a soft gasp: "It's changing again."
Wang Ba said solemnly: "Stay calm, we are all veterans."
As he spoke, he glanced at the back of Li Rui's hand, then his vision went dark, barely avoiding collapsing beside him.
In just an instant, ten Black Stars appeared almost simultaneously!
Zhao Wuji shook his head: "He must have triggered a perilous situation and was caught off-guard, activating all the monsters like rolling snowballs, cough, cough, there's no need to continue observing."
Hu Dali sighed: "What a pity; I was quite fond of that kid."
Wen Yan and Liu Shanshan stood together, looking worried.
At this moment, only Wusun, the lowest-ranking among them, said defiantly: "What if he can hold on! The Secret Realm engrave hasn't disappeared, which means he hasn't failed yet."
Once it's determined which dungeon to go to in the Secret Realm, the engrave will show the name and the number of white stars.
After that, whether you pass or fail, once the main storyline ends, the dungeon name disappears.
Wang Ba patted his shoulder, a bit awkwardly since Brother Ba was short, while Wusun was 1.8 meters tall.
"Let it go, Xiaowu. You know in your heart what ten Black Stars mean to a level 1 newcomer."
Amidst everyone's regretful sighs, a woman in business attire walked in.
"Secretary Chen?"
It was Wu Mengying's secretary, holding a brocade box, handing it personally to Wang Ba.
"Leader Wang, this is the president's personal collection, the Spirit Embrace Branch. Have the support team make it into Embrace Spirit Potion. If Li Rui shows signs of soul dissipation, inject it immediately; it will increase his chance of retaining consciousness."
"This."
Wang Ba stared in surprise at the silver branch in the box.
It's said that there are rankings even among legendary materials. This type, which can be brought out of a dungeon and possesses soul-guarding ability, is extremely rare. Even for Wu Mengying, she probably only has this one piece.
He didn't expect the president to value this newcomer so highly, wondering what the reason was.
You can't blame him for not thinking of it; the reason is actually a woman's intuition, illogical.
Even more unexpected is that within the Secret Realm, top mount Li Rui was carrying Chongxuzi, running wild in the Demon Wind Temple, sometimes in a zigzag, sometimes in a human shape, creating an utterly absurd scene.