But soon, Li Zhirui faced the retaliation from those four individuals.

Because now was not the time to consider these past events, he needed to seize the opportunity to capture as many treasures from the ruins as possible before a large number of cultivators arrived, making his trip worthwhile.

Thus, Li Zhirui promptly put these cultivators out of his mind and began to fully unleash his power, aiming to breach the ruins more quickly.

Yet, things developed completely beyond his expectations!

Because after dealing with those puppets and truly stepping into the interior of the ruins, he found that it wasn’t a simple ruin; it was divided into multiple spatial layers, with the lineup guarding the ruins ranging from weak to strong.

This meant that the formation and puppets Li Zhirui just dealt with corresponded only to the initial test of the Earth Immortal level.

After passing the first test, he obtained three treasures, all of which were mid-grade Earth Immortal Spiritual Objects: one was a Bright Moon Pearl capable of absorbing Taiyin Moonlight for cultivation and Alchemy, also serving as a decent defensive treasure.

The other two Spiritual Objects were an Earth Magnetic Pole Extreme Stone and a Cold Mysterious Fire Fruit, both rather precious treasures.

"This is troublesome!"

Upon realizing something amiss, Li Zhirui intended to immediately turn around and leave, even disregarding the three treasures.

Unfortunately, a high-grade Great Array thwarted his thoughts of exiting.

He tentatively attacked a bit, discovering that even if he unleashed all his power, it would take considerable time to potentially break the formation and escape.

The reason Li Zhirui wanted to leave rather than continue was that he realized the ruins weren’t simple and involved many complex forces behind it.

It wasn’t a trap, because were it a trap, with his strength, he wouldn’t be too worried about his safety, nor would he be this troubled; but this was a selection.

A selection related to legacy...

The forces behind arranging such a grand, complex ruin must be incredibly powerful.

One must know, the trial of the first stage is Earth Immortal Realm, without Earth Immortal Cultivation, one isn’t even qualified to enter.

And the formation truly enveloping the entire ruins makes even Li Zhirui, a Mystic Immortal, feel challenged.

Such a force, at its weakest, possesses Mystic Immortal Cultivators, and could very likely possess Golden Immortal Cultivators.

Yet with such formidable strength, they’ve perished, leaving only the ruins to preserve the spark of legacy; it’s unclear how much trouble and karma are entangled behind this.

For an Outer Realm Creature like him, naturally, he wouldn’t want to get involved.

But due to the appearance of those cultivators, he didn’t observe carefully and hastily wanted to obtain Spiritual Objects from the ruins, ultimately trapping himself within.

Helplessly, Li Zhirui had no choice but to accept those Spiritual Objects and prepare to advance.

Since he couldn’t withdraw, he decided to explore and find out what was going on with these ruins.

His intention wasn’t to receive this legacy, for accepting the legacy would also mean accepting the karma, and he naturally didn’t want to be involved with them.

The problem now is that breaking through the formation to leave the ruins is difficult, so he can only adjust his mentality and move toward the second layer of ruins, hoping to find another way to exit.

Upon Li Zhirui entering the next layer of ruins, a surge of power suddenly appeared in the first layer, like an invisible giant hand, restoring all arrangements to their original state.

Shortly after his departure, another wave of Human Immortal Cultivators arrived here, discovering the few cultivators who had arrived earlier than them.

They tried various means to attack, but could only cause slight ripples on the Defensive Array; at such a pace, who knows how long it would take to break the array.

"Ladies and gentlemen."

Among the cultivators who arrived later, someone couldn’t help but mockingly remarked, "If you can’t even break the defensive array, I advise you to head back. This ruin is destined to be beyond your reach."

"Humph!"

"How much stronger are you compared to us? If we can’t break it, can you?"

Fortunately, everyone remained rational, knowing that their time was limited and soon, a large number of cultivators would arrive.

So they merely exchanged a few cold jibes without resorting to a direct confrontation.

Instead, they cooperated tacitly, jointly attacking the formation, all thinking about removing the obstacle first before contending for treasures within the ruins.

The idea was good, but sadly, their strength was still too weak, making it impossible to break the formation in a short time.

Eventually, they gave up, reluctant to continue exhausting their mana, planning to recuperate so that once inside the ruins, they’d have enough strength to compete for Spiritual Objects.

By then, the most intense and dangerous moment would begin!

As time passed, more and more cultivators gathered here.

When more than a hundred Human Immortals simultaneously took action, they finally managed to jointly break the Defensive Array.

They then saw three precious mid-grade Earth Immortal Spiritual Objects floating before them.

If Li Zhirui were there, he’d realize how the situation differed from his own encounter; this group of cultivators, for some reason, faced no puppets blocking their way!

But the current situation was entirely different from what they imagined; they thought breaking the formation would allow them to freely explore, seeking treasures within the ruins.

The result was only three Spiritual Objects and a portal emitting faint Spirit Light, with all other places nothing but walls of dirt and stone visible at a glance, utterly unreachable for exploration and treasure hunting.