C17 I'll Climb to the Top
As a matter of fact, after Xu Xian was able to take out the miraculous pill and easily pass through the 8000 level of Gravity Stone Step, the few of them had a feeling that something was wrong.
The gravity of the 8000 level Gravity Stone Step was 30 times higher than the outside world. It was almost impossible for a normal person to reach this step. Furthermore, this young man didn't seem to be tired at all. Furthermore, Liu Tiandong had already checked his Strength Pill from his cousin's hands.
It was indeed a medicine from the mortal world, but the method of refining it was a genuine alchemy technique. Even Liu Tiandong could not compare to the ratio of the medicinal ingredients.
This was definitely not something an ordinary young man could possess. They even suspected that it was someone sent by the Black Soul Hall or the Hundred Insects Forest.
The Five Spirit Sect wasn't the only cultivation sect in this area. In fact, the Five Spirit Sect was just a latecomer, and there were three sects with similar strength as the Five Spirit Sect.
The Black Soul Hall, the Hundred Insects Forest, and the Golden Mountain Sect had established their sects in the Iron Ridge Mountain Range a long time ago. In terms of inheritance, these three sects were stronger than the Five Spirit Sect.
Originally, these three major powers were divided into three factions. However, with the interference of the Five Spirit Sect, the Black Soul Hall and Hundred Insects Forest were gradually connected. The Golden Mountain Sect and the Five Spirit Sect were getting closer and closer to each other.
It had slowly become a confrontation between the two sides. Although there were no major conflicts on the surface, private conflicts were happening every day.
Both sides had used all kinds of means. It was common for spies to be arranged. A young man with extraordinary strength who could easily walk through the 8000 stone steps, who also carried a pill that could only be concocted by a true cultivation sect.
If this kid didn't have a background and background, even ghosts wouldn't believe it!
Therefore, they immediately uploaded it to the Consulate Elder. Qing Rushui forcefully suppressed the anger in her heart. At this time, the jade slip on Tianting's waist lit up. He injected the spiritual force into it, and the contents inside made his expression instantly become strange.
"What did the elders say? If this kid is really a spy sent by the Black Soul Hall or the Hundred Insects Forest, then it will be interesting!" Liu Tiandong said with a cold smile.
Tianting did not pay attention to Liu Tiandong. Instead, he looked at Ning Ling, who had been expressionless all this time, and said slowly, "The elder said that we don't need to interfere with this person, as long as he doesn't go too far. He just needed to follow the normal procedure and send a voice transmission. It's Elder Jian from the Sword Peak! "
This shocked everyone. The Five Spirit Sect was formed by five Spirit Peak, but because of the different cultivation techniques and specialties, the Sword Peak was undoubtedly the strongest amongst them.
Especially Elder Jian, whose name shook the entire Iron Ridge Mountain Range, he had the ability to fight even the Sect Chief. Furthermore, Elder Jian's character was similar to the disciples of the Sword Peak. He was usually elusive and secretive. Not to mention these people, even the disciples of the Sword Peak rarely saw this elder.
But now, because of a kid who was participating in the trial, he had specially sent a voice transmission to them. How could they not be shocked? Ning Ling, who had always been calm and collected, also raised her long and slender eyebrows. Her eyes swept across Xu Xian's body.
"I wonder what kind of dog shit luck this guy has gotten, to be able to make Elder Jian pay so much attention to him. But the Cherry Peak will not forgive him for this! " Qing Rushui also said angrily. This matter was still recorded in her small notebook in her heart.
At the same time, there were only a few people left on the 8000 th floor and above. Lee Ao ate the second Strength Pill, and the youth with the folding fan also ate the first one. The last one was also the only female in the crowd, Yun Qingmiao. She struggled in her heart. Finally, she ate the Strength Pill.
The medicinal effect of the Strength Pill was indeed magical. Along with the flow of heat, Yun Qingmiao continued to walk towards the top of the mountain.
This last 1000 steps took a full two hours. At the last few steps, these few people were sweating like raindrops and their faces were pale. They had long lost their strength and relied on one breath to hold on until now.
One of the youths was not dressed extravagantly and looked ordinary. He came from an ordinary family. He didn't have the money to buy Xu Xian's Strength Pill, so he gritted his teeth. His eyes were red, and his legs were like iron. He no longer had the strength to lift them up.
He raised his head and looked at the peak of the dozen or so levels. His heart was filled with unwillingness. He did not have a solid family, nor did he have extraordinary talent. Without the appreciation of a master, he was just an ordinary person. It was not easy to do this.
However, he still could not move. The final dozen steps were like a Heavenly Abyss, unable to be surpassed! His fingernails stabbed deeply into the flesh of his palm, carrying this feeling of pain that stimulated him to take another step.
As the step landed, this youth's body went limp, finally fainting. At this time, a tall and straight figure instantly appeared behind this youth. It was precisely Tianting.
He grabbed the young man and swept his gaze across Xu Xian, who was leisurely walking and yawning from time to time. This made him speechless. All of them were so tired that they were about to die, but now you're here for a walk!
The 9998th step was only ten steps away from the final peak. Lee Yi and the others who were standing at the top were standing with their hands behind their backs.
When Yun Qingmiao was still at the 20th step, she was finally unable to hold on and was taken away by Qing Rushui.
"This year there are actually five people who can reach the final step. Very good!" Lee Yi praised.
Out of the ten thousand people, only four were left. This stage was not soul-stirring, nor did it have any strange twists and turns. It was even bland and tasteless, but this was the norm for cultivation.
Solitude, boredom, constantly squeezing out the limits of one's body. In the last one thousand levels, almost no one had the strength to speak. They did not explode in silence, but were eliminated in silence.
These five people were Wang Yuan, Lee Ao, Zhang Weitian, a young man dressed in coarse clothes, and... Xu Xian, who seemed to be completely fine.
Except for Xu Xian, the other four people had exhausted their strength, and their bodies were aching all over. They couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground a few times, but they gritted their teeth and held on. Their clothes were torn, and there was a hole in their palms.
Lee Ao was already half-dead from the 8000 th level, but he still managed to hold on until now. He felt that every time he reached his limit, a strange energy would surge out of his body. It allowed him to hold on time and time again.
Lee Ao didn't think too much about it. He attributed all of this energy to Xu Xian's Strength Pill.
Wang Yuan's eyes were bloodshot. Up until now, he had not eaten a single Strength Pill. He had come here completely by relying on his own willpower. Blood flowed out from his lips as he bit down. At this moment, on the top of the stone steps, there was a girl with a white thin sword in her arms. Her clothes were fluttering in the wind, and her face was cold. She was looking at them with an expressionless face.
Wang Yuan also looked up at her. He clenched his fist and walked forward with difficulty.
Zhang Weitian took out the second Strength Pill, and swallowed it in one gulp. At this time, his body had already reached the limit. The Strength Pill was like a bonfire in the winter, and it gave him the last bit of energy.
The young man in coarse clothes also had a pale face. The scene from half a month ago reverberated in his mind, causing his dark eyes to burst out with endless fury.
"I cannot be eliminated! My revenge... has yet to be avenged!" The coarse cloth youth forcefully bit his lips, causing blood to flow out. It was precisely this pain that allowed him to climb up step by step.
9,998 steps!
The few of them all stopped here. The gravity of the final step increased by quite a bit. In an instant, they felt as if they were carrying a huge mountain. Their legs trembled like nails that were stuck in the stone steps, and it was difficult to lift them up again!
They had reached this step, to the final step! At this time, their minds had already forgotten that they were participating in the trial, forgetting their goal of coming, even forgetting themselves, forgetting everything.
In their eyes, there was only this final step. They no longer thought about the meaning of this step. At this moment, they only had one pure thought! I want to cross this final stone step! I want to cross my own limits!
This... Seeing this, even Li Lee Yi and the others couldn't help but be moved. They had all come from this stage, and among them, only Lee Yi had successfully crossed 9,999 steps of Gravity Stone Step.
This wasn't because Lee Yi's will was heaven defying. In fact, this 9,999 Gravity Stone Step was not something a mortal could pass.
To be more accurate, this was originally a 10,000-layered Gravity Stone Step! The last layer had been moved away by the sect. These 9,999 Gravity Stone Step were not even complete yet.
Don't look at how it was just missing the last layer. This had practically extracted 80% of the Gravity Stone Step's power!
However, even this 20% pressure was not something that a mortal could step into. The reason Lee Yi was able to pass was because he had a special physique as well! It was a type of innate divine strength. The potential and endurance of the body far exceeded that of a mortal.
For hundreds of years, other than Lee Yi and the eldest senior brother of Sword Peak, there was no third person who could pass the first stage of the trial!
Moreover, there were at least five hundred people who had reached the 9,998 steps. However, the final step had not been taken by anyone for a very long time.
These four people also felt the same. They were unwilling and hopeless...
"I can't lose!" The coarse cloth youth fiercely bit the tip of his tongue. His hair was disheveled, and his mouth was filled with blood. If he wanted revenge, he had to join an immortal's sect. The only way was to learn magic. Only by becoming an immortal would he be able to take revenge on those people!
But his legs were like molten iron, unable to move at all! Not only him, Wang Yuan, Lee Ao, and Zhang Weitian were the same.
They all had their own dreams and aspirations. When they reached the final step, no one would choose to give up!
However, this last step was like a mountain that couldn't be crossed. It suppressed the bitterness and despair in their hearts.
At this moment, Lee Ao suddenly felt his butt being kicked. His body, which was originally nailed to the ground, staggered and he threw himself to the 9,999 steps!
"Where is he standing in his military posture? He's dawdling. "