The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 697 - 495 Golden Apple (Alliance Leader Addition: We Are Fated)

Chapter 697: Chapter 495 Golden Apple (Alliance Leader Addition: We Are Fated)

After burying that group of people in the darkness, Li Yi led Sun Fei into the passage leading to Tianzhong City.

This passage is very long, with constant branching paths, but as long as you avoid the branches and keep moving forward, you can exit this Dark World and reach the outside.

Of course, the outside is also shrouded in darkness now, and evil creatures have invaded Earth. Moreover, the outside Tianzhong City is more dangerous because there is no protection from the holy corpses there. Ordinary people can’t survive there, or else Ning Wu and Yu Chuan, both evolvers, wouldn’t have fled inside, entering the Dark World instead.

However, Li Yi doesn’t plan to leave now. He needs to find the Golden Apple to lift the curse on him and wait for the return of Xuan Yuezi.

"Sir, this passage is quite special; there aren’t any monsters here," Sun Fei said, looking around with a hint of surprise.

Li Yi walked forward briskly and said, "That’s natural because the monsters have run to the other end of the passage. Hence, this place is relatively safe."

"The other end of the passage?" Sun Fei asked, "Is it a secret realm?"

"No, that’s also a city covered in darkness, full of dangers, where no one survives, replete with death and evil," Li Yi replied. "However, if you have the courage to break through that dark city, you might be able to find new light."

"An unknown dark city?" Sun Fei listened thoughtfully.

That must be a place no one has explored before.

"The first branch is here."

Li Yi suddenly stopped his stride. He halted at the first fork and looked towards the end of the path.

At the end of the fork is a room, seemingly not far away, and the door of that room is open. Inside, there is a stone platform with an iron hammer surrounded by lightning; it is extraordinary, an incredible transcendent weapon. If one can obtain it, dealing with monsters in the darkness would be effortless.

"A legendary weapon."

Sun Fei showed some excitement but quickly calmed down, "A weapon of legend must be guarded by very powerful monsters. If you rashly enter that room, you might not be able to come back."

"Such a small room without traces of monsters," Li Yi asked calmly, "Are there any special uniqueness about it?"

"Sir, as I said before, I have ventured into similar places. This room may look small, but it’s actually a secret realm. That door has magic; it only presents the most tempting artifact in front of you, and the real danger is invisible. Only when you actually step through that door will you truly understand the danger and horror inside."

Sun Fei said seriously, "And also, the door will close, trapping you forever inside the secret realm. In my previous team, several strong adventurers went inside and never came out. Some say you need to defeat all the monsters in the secret realm to open the door and retrieve the treasure, while others say the treasure is just a lure set by the Evil God, and those who enter become food for it."

"Yet, I’ve heard rumors of people successfully bringing back treasures from the secret realm, though I’ve never met such people. Those are legendary adventurers, circulating like tales in the Dark World."

"I see." Li Yi nodded slightly, "You know quite a lot."

"Sir, you’re too kind. It’s thanks to a senior in the building where I grew up who was a powerful adventurer in his youth. With rich experience in adventures, he narrated many adventurer stories to us, which greatly benefited me. Plus, I’ve traveled to many places, so I know a bit more." Sun Fei said.

"My goal isn’t it; it’s the Golden Apple. Let’s keep moving forward." Li Yi doesn’t want to risk it for a weapon.

He has a Dao Artifact in hand, lacking no weapons.

Just in this world, he can’t casually use the Dao Artifact, or it will attract the scarlet hooks in the darkness, bringing immense trouble.

After walking for a while, he encountered another fork.

At the end of that fork is a room too, with a set of golden armor floating in the center, emitting a mysterious glow. It exudes powerful magic, enticing adventurers.

Obviously, as Sun Fei mentioned earlier, this is also a legendary armor.

"Do glowing weapons always mean they’re legendary?" Li Yi suddenly asked, "I remember the silver armor on Kevin, whom I killed earlier, glowed too, but its defense was mediocre, pierced by my punch."

"Sir, that’s not the case. The silver armor on Kevin is relatively precious mithril armor, dreaded by the evil object in the darkness, but its defense isn’t particularly strong and can’t be called legendary equipment, at best elite-grade equipment." Sun Fei replied.

Li Yi said, "What about the Undying Sword King’s blood-red armor? It’s a legendary monster; its weapon and armor should be legendary, right."

"Not even, the Undying Sword King’s golden heart is the legendary treasure. Its weapon and armor, if appraised with my knowledge, should also be elite grade, just that the blood-red armor of the Undying Sword King has stronger and superior defense, requiring an appraiser for precise evaluation." Sun Fei thought for a while and answered.

"What about the Scythe of Death Souls?" Li Yi asked again.

"That’s a fine-grade weapon." Sun Fei immediately replied.

Li Yi said, "Sounds like playing a game; you even ranked the weapons."

"This was formed to better deal with monsters," Sun Fei said. "If you can’t accurately judge the level of the weapon in the monster’s hand, adventurers can easily suffer a great loss when fighting the monster, because powerful weapons can easily destroy your armor and put you in great danger."

"Makes sense, but where do adventurers get their strength from? Is it from the magic books in the store?" Li Yi asked while walking, wanting to better understand the composition of this world.

"The magic books in the store are the basics, but more comes from hunting monsters outside. They have a very small chance of carrying something that can make a person stronger, like magic potions, inheritance crystals, golden hearts..." Sun Fei said. "But most adventurers rely on training."

"Repeated confrontations and battles with monsters will unconsciously make the body stronger. Some elders say it’s the potential of the body being unleashed."

Li Yi nodded, having gained a general understanding of the cultivation in this world.

It seems the power system of this world is already fragmented and unable to form a complete system.

"Oh, there’s another way to gain power, and that’s by receiving the blessing of holy corpses." Suddenly, Sun Fei added, "Some people, if they’re lucky, might receive some guidance and teachings in their dreams. These can teach them ways to become stronger."

"Those tall corpses are very mysterious, and their abilities in life were terrifying. Even I am not a match, but for some unknown reason, they fell. The blessing you receive should be fragments of information." Li Yi pondered.

While speaking, they passed one fork in the road after another.

The treasures in those rooms were very tempting.

However, Li Yi didn’t stop because he wasn’t an adventurer from this world, and he didn’t have a strong feeling for these treasures, whereas Sun Fei often couldn’t stop himself after seeing them.

"Found it, this is the place."

Soon.

Li Yi found the golden apple that he had once seen.

On the tree, as if made of emerald, hung apples emitting a faint golden glow, and even here, one could smell a tempting and strange fragrance.

"This is truly the legendary golden apple," Sun Fei said excitedly.

It was the first time in his life he’d seen such a legendary treasure.

Although he’d heard from others that golden apples existed in this world, no one had ever seen them or found them, and he didn’t expect them to be hidden in such an inconspicuous building passage, and they hadn’t encountered any danger along the way.

If such news got out, one couldn’t imagine how many adventurers would flood here.

"Liu Ming said that the golden mouse skin can avoid danger, slip into a room, and take a treasure. I don’t know if it’s useful. You wait here. I’ll try to pick the golden apple." Li Yi took out a golden mouse skin from the Five Elements Bracelet. He draped it over himself, and he seemed to turn into a giant humanoid mouse.

His entire aura was concealed.

Li Yi strode toward the room at the fork in the road.

"Sir, be careful," Sun Fei reminded.

Li Yi said nothing. He approached the door unhurriedly.

There was no danger on the way, but when he entered, he found that the tree bearing the golden apples in the middle of the room was quickly moving away from him. No, that’s not right; the golden apple tree wasn’t moving away. The room was originally set up like this, to display precious treasures in front of you, making them seem within easy reach.

But when you actually enter, you discover that the things that seem easy to reach are so far away.

With a blink of an eye.

Li Yi realized he was now at the foot of a barren mountain, the ground paved with rubble, surrounded by endless valleys, and atop the distant mountain stood the tree with the golden apples.

He glanced back; the door was still there.

But after walking a few steps forward, the door behind him gradually blurred, seemingly about to disappear.

Li Yi was silent for a moment.

If he continued forward, he would certainly lose the way back.

He might end up trapped in this so-called secret realm.

Just like Sun Fei said, the golden apple might be a trap, a lure placed here by the Evil God to entice people into entering and meeting their doom.