Cosmic Trading System

This level wasn't too bad. The strength of an ordinary Half Step Super Warrior would be considered extremely formidable, to say nothing of the appearance of over a dozen at once. It's estimated that the average powerful Half Step Super Warrior wouldn't be able to withstand them, only those top-notch Half Step Super Warriors would be able to cope.

However, Lin Yun was no ordinary Half Step Super Warrior, nor was he a regular top-notch Half Step Super Warrior. With the Bloodthirsty Sword in hand, Lin Yun's strength could almost be compared to the third level Super Warriors in the Super Realm; this power far surpassed many monstrously talented Half Step Super Warriors.

He could still slay many Cloud Mist People and Cloud Mist Beasts with a single sword strike.

"Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!"

As such, Lin Yun strode forward, and every now and then, a powerful gust of wind would blow, and Cloud Mist People and Cloud Mist Beasts fell to his sword.

"Bang～ Bang～ Bang～"

The sound of Cloud Mist People and Cloud Mist Beasts bursting into clouds of mist sounded continuously.

Before long, the space opened up before Lin Yun's eyes once again, signaling the end of the third level of the Heavenly Principle Tower; the space for the fourth level was revealed.

This level of space was no longer a sea of clouds but resembled a forest, except that the trees were unimaginably tall and seemingly endless at a glance.

"What is this level testing? Could it be that in this forest there are also entities made of people or beasts or something…" Lin Yun muttered.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Lin Yun hurried forward, all the while remaining alert to his surroundings.

Behind the third level, he had encountered Cloud Mist People and Cloud Mist Beasts that were among the stronger beings in the Half Step Super Realm. Based on the previous pattern of increasing strength,

if this level featured some kind of wooden people or beasts, he presumed their strength would at least be at this level.

If more than a dozen of them appeared all at once, he couldn't ignore them. Moreover, there might be some existence similar to the Sea of Clouds' fierce winds here in the forest, and if so, he would have to treat them with caution as well.

After all, this was only the fourth level of the Heavenly Principle Tower; there were still more than a hundred levels to go.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

With this turn, Lin Yun spent about an hour or two.

"What's going on? Why haven't I encountered any danger after such a long time?" Lin Yun wondered silently to himself.

"That's not right... This place…" Quickly, Lin Yun stopped dead in his tracks, staring intently at a spot ahead of him.

That location ahead was one he had visited before, yet he had been continuously moving forwards, in one direction…

He had felt something was off earlier, so he deliberately left a mark.

Now, wasn't that very mark sitting right there?

"A maze! Could the test of the fourth level space be a maze?"

Lin Yun said, at a loss for words.

When it came to strength, he wasn't afraid of many dangers, but a maze... He really didn't know how to break through it... Although he had learned some formations knowledge through the Cosmic Trading System, that knowledge was quite insubstantial compared to the level of power he possessed now...

Another hour passed, and Lin Yun circled twice more. At this moment, he confirmed that he had not gone around twice earlier but rather three or four times; he'd actually gotten lost here.

Without the mark he left, he wouldn't have known how many rounds he went through.

"This won't do. How should I break the formation?" Lin Yun paused, frowning.

"It seems I can only use that foolish method…" In the end, Lin Yun shook his head and sighed softly.

Having circled several times without discovering how to break the formation, it seemed that his formation knowledge truly was insufficient for the current challenge.

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"Boom! Boom!"

Thinking this, Lin Yun stretched out his hand, and the Bloodthirsty Sword once again appeared in his grasp. With a swing of his arm, a long trail of blood streaked across the forest in front of him, and immediately, a swath of tall trees were chopped down and sent flying.

"Let's go!"

Lin Yun said in a low voice, charging forward quickly, using the Bloodthirsty Sword to rapidly cut down the tall trees he passed.

The corner of his eye could see, the trees he had just cut down were quickly regenerating.

This made him tense up even more and hasten the pace of his tree cutting.

Fortunately, Lin Yun was strong enough. If it had been even a rather powerful Half Step Super Warrior in his place, their speed at cutting trees might not have been able to keep up with the regeneration.

"Impossible, impossible that the fourth floor of the Heavenly Principle Tower would be this difficult. Although Senior Mo didn't tell me the specifics of how others fared in the tower, he roughly mentioned that with enough time, ordinary cultivators could easily pass a few floors, and those with high innate talent could even make it through twenty or thirty, or forty or fifty floors.

If their challenge was as difficult as mine, not to mention those below the Half Step Super Realm, they'd find it tough to clear even three floors..." Lin Yun shook his head.

"The Heavenly Principle Tower must have estimated my strength to present such a high level of difficulty!" Lin Yun took a deep breath. This Heavenly Principle Tower really tailored the trials to the individual, which meant that reaching much higher levels with strength alone might not be possible.

"Buzz—"

Finally, a trembling sound in the space was heard, and a new spatial entrance appeared before him.

"Have I also passed the fourth floor of the Heavenly Principle Tower?" A glint shone in Lin Yun's eyes.

This clumsy method had actually worked. He had been worried it wouldn't.

"However, I wonder how my performance on this level was? It took so long, and I used such a clumsy method to clear this space. I'm afraid my score won't be very good..." Lin Yun said with self-mockery.

But, this was no longer his concern.

That was up to the Heavenly Principle Tower to decide.

Thinking this, Lin Yun was also quite curious. It was said that everyone's experience in the Heavenly Principle Tower was different, and the criteria for judging their performance also varied. He wondered how this revered tower operated?

"Inside this revered Heavenly Principle Tower, there must be an extremely powerful spirit entity, but it's unclear just what level of wisdom this spirit has attained..." Lin Yun muttered to himself.

He knew that some artifacts had very high spirituality, while others had spirituality but not much wisdom...

He had some inkling about these matters.

Actually, many powerful beings were conflicted about the spirituality of artifacts. They desired artifacts with high intelligence to assist them at critical moments, yet they did not want them to be too intelligent, as they might easily break free from their masters and become independent entities.

In this universe, there were many beings who were themselves artifacts. It is not surprising to consider, as mountains, stones, grass, and trees can all become spirits and attain great power—so why not some artifacts with mighty spirituality?

For instance, not long ago, Lin Yun had faced the Eastern Emperor, who in life was human, but after death, he refined the powerful artifact Eastern Emperor Lock as his primary artifact, becoming the spirit within it. Now an independent entity, he was a renowned warrior in the universe.

The more powerful the artifact, the less their masters were willing to grant them high wisdom.

Therefore, some powerful beings devised a method to remove the wisdom of an artifact's spirit while preserving its spirituality.

It sounds complicated, but it's quite simple to understand—it meant retaining an artifact's innate obedience and potency so that without distracting thoughts, the spirit of the artifact becomes even more adept to use and increases in power.

As a result, this method became very popular.

Artifacts consisted of Innate Artifacts and Acquired Artifacts. Innate Artifacts often came into being with their own spirituality, while Acquired Artifacts usually had spirituality infused into them by their creators, just like Little White and Little Blue entering the Bloodthirsty Sword.

Little White and Little Blue had extremely high intelligence. If they followed the same route as those others, their intelligence would be ground away.

It was unclear, however, what the level of spirituality was like within this revered Heavenly Principle Tower?

Lin Yun was very curious.

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