Yes, he does have a cheat, but it is not a System or some heavenly treasure— it is his physique: his Blood Power keep increasing without him cultivating—heck, it even slightly faster than when he seriously cultivate.

Unlike those physiques in the web novels from his previous life—where they receive informations about their physique when it activated, he did not receive any information about is physique, so he pretty much clueless about the ability of his physique.

Can his physique even breakthrough bottleneck?

No idea.

“If I can't, than so be it.” Of cause, it would be great if he could—it would save him a lot of time. and his chances of passing all Secret Realm tests would increase to 90%.

Don't ask what it is.

While thinking, Alex movement didn't slow down. He pick up the Learning Orb, and walk out of the room.

Outside the room is a magnificent rocky hall, the size of a basketball court. its walls adorned with glowing mosses and luminous plants of all colors—blue, purple, red, and even golden hues that evoke a sense of mystery in anyone who gazes deeply at them.

The five meter tall doorway at the other end of the hall is the only doorway in the hall, aside from the one he walk out of. But, if you look closely, you discovered that this room also lack exit—making people wonder how to enter or exit this place.

At the center of the hall stood an eye-catching platform with glowing edges. Floating above it is a basketball-size black sphere; the black sphere is covered with scale-like pattern.

It is a device for measuring Blood Power.

Alex headed straight to the Blood Power measuring device. He place his right hand on it, and channel his Blood Power into it.

When his Blood Power came in contact with the Blood Power measuring device, the original black scale patterns turned bright red one by one. It only stop when 28 out of the 50 scale turned bright red.

“28 point... not bad, my Blood Power increased again. in just a few days i went from beginner rank 2 to peak rank 2 blood knight. This cheat of mine is really awesome; hopefully it can breakthrough bottleneck.“ Alex nodded, he was very satisfied with the result of his Blood Power test.

The measurements of a rank 1 to rank 4 Blood Knight is very straightforward: a rank 1 Blood Knight Blood Power is 10 to 19 point, 20 to 29 for rank 2 and so on; but from rank 4, is no longer just about Blood Power.

He withdrew his hand from the measuring device, left the hall and walked into the passage at the end of hall.

Like the other room (the test room), this room is also almost empty. The only thing in the room is a shelf with a few books on it.

It is the place he spent most of his time in. Because he can passively cultivate, he spent his time reading the books master... Oops, Thousand Hands left, to understand more about this world and the cultivation system.

As the cover of all the books are plain, Alex picks up a book randomly and starts reading.

***

At night.

At the entrance of an unknown cave in the middle of nowhere, three figures wrapped in black coats were sitting cross-legged. They sat there, completely motionless; their whole body was covered in darkness, making it difficult to discern if they were humans or statues.

Few meters away from them, a leopard was watching them greedily. It stealthily close the distance between it and its prey before pouncing on the one in the middle.

The plan was perfect, but reality has other ideas. Just as it was in the air, an eerie black shadow rushed out of its prey body, pouncing on it with an even faster speed, engulfing it in the air without even letting it fall to the ground.

Three or so seconds later, the black shadow returned to the man's body, leaving a pile of bones falling to the ground. From the beginning to the end the area around the three men remained silent, as if a mute button was pressed. But the terrifying thing is that if you look closely around the three figures, you will see bones of different kind; adding more eerie vibes to the already eerie environment.

After an unknown amount of time, morning came and the three figures finally moved. The one on the left got up and frowned.

”It's been seven days since the scapegoat was thrown into the Secret Realm, how is he still alive?“ Said the figure as he stared at the entrance of the cave with a confused expression.

Hearing this, the other two also got up from their sitting position, staring at the cave entrance before shifting their suspicious geze to the first man.

“Second Brother, are you sure he is not a cultivator? How can a normal person survive a Secrets Realm for seven days?” the middle one asked suspiciously. The last one remain silent, but you could tall from his gaze that he wanted to ask the same question.

“How is that possible? I checked carefully. and beside, when my ghost wrapped around him, he didn't wake up or even flinch. No matter how low his cultivation his, he should have woke up when a ghost wrapped around him like that.” the man called 'Second Brother' explained.

Silence returned to the forest for some few seconds before the second one asked again “what if he is a high-rank cultivator and choose to hide his cultivation?”

“thirdy,are you stupid? Which high cultivator would be so bored to play prank on us. Immediately he sees the Secret Realm he will definitely Silence us, not to mention the fact that we kidnapped him with ill-intention.“ Second Brother mocked.

Third Brother ”_”.

Third Brother was speechless. 'When First Brother asked, you gently explain but when I asked, you started attacking me. Hmph, I know you are still jealous because of what happened last week.'

“According to my research, this Secret Realm from thousands of years ago. You know, thousands of years ago, those who left behind Secret Realms are rank 6 and above, so is impossible for an ordinary person to survive their test.“ First Brother explained with a serious expression.

“What if the big shot (owner of the Secret Realm) left his soul behind to possess the inheritor? I heard ancient big shot are obsessed with immortality or second life.“ Second Brother suggested after mulling over his brother explanation.

“No!” said First Brother.

“not many people can preserve their soul for such a long time, and nobody would want to possess an ordinary person that has long passed the age of cultivation.“ He pause. “But on a second thought, what if he/she is at the end of the rope, and just want to possess anybody. “ First Brother said, is expression turned grave.

The forest fell into a strange silence.