Li Aozi was quite satisfied with his gains from this trip. It took him less than 40 minutes, almost 35 minutes. Given his current level, this was sure to break the world record in his previous life.
For players, using shortcuts in speedruns meant losing a lot of game experience and missing important plots, but Li Aozi had experienced enough of the complex and monotonous loop tasks in his past life; he didn't want to waste time.
He had lots of seemingly useless but highly valuable items; as soon as he reached the narrative-level civilization territory, he could turn trash into treasure instantly, significantly boosting his wealth and guaranteeing his status.
Without fame and fortune, nothing could be resolved.
To someone like Li Aozi, who had spent a dozen versions navigating the Starry Abyss, he was very familiar with the Layer Abyss.