Indeed, Su Zimo was in the fourth echelon.
However, unlike the other cultivators in the fourth echelon, Su Zimo's aura was steady and his expression was normal, as though he was not under any pressure.
The reason why Su Zimo was relegated to the fourth echelon was because he would pause for a long time on the stone step with his eyes closed in deep thought every time he ascended a stone step. No one knew what he was thinking about.
After a while, Su Zimo would move and ascend to the next stone step.
"What is he doing?"
Lin Xuanji rubbed his chin in confusion.
He was not the only one – even the Genying Zhenjun above the clouds could not understand Su Zimo's actions.
Nobody knew that Su Zimo was comprehending more than anything else while resisting the pressure of the Myriad Phenomenon Peak!
The Myriad Phenomenon Peak had existed for countless years.
Throughout history, almost all the powerful Jin Dan phenomenons had left their traces and auras on it.
The phenomenons of the immortal, Buddhist and fiend sects were all included within!
Su Zimo was not heaven-defying or a monster incarnate to be able to comprehend the essence of those phenomenons.
However, by comprehending the traces and auras of the Jin Dan phenomenons, he could deepen his understanding of the immortal, Buddhist and fiend Daos!
Jin Dan phenomenons were the pinnacle of spirit arts.
They contained all the comprehensions of a cultivator from the Qi Condensation realm to the Jin Dan realm. Only by fusing them together and evolving them would a phenomenon be born!
Through comprehending the Jin Dan phenomenons, Su Zimo's Jin Dan became smoother as well. The three auras of the immortal, Buddhist and fiend Daos circled around the Jin Dan and shone brightly!
The Jin Dan spun slowly, fusing fire and water together with Yin and Yang. It turned perfected and pure, as though it had existed for eternity and was as old as Heaven and Earth, shining with the sun and moon!
That was the true Jin Dan.
That was the true perfected state!
That was an extremely precious and irreplaceable experience.
If Su Zimo wanted to establish his Dao, there was no way he would miss out on such an opportunity!
It was extremely difficult to establish one's Dao.
To this day, Su Zimo still had no clue.
Perhaps, he could only try his best to comprehend the profoundness of the immortal, Buddhist and fiend sects and experience the mysteries of the demonic Dao. Only then would he be able to find a Dharmic formulation suitable for mortals to cultivate!
Every time he ascended a step, the aura of a different Jin Dan phenomenon would surge toward him.
Su Zimo closed his eyes and sensed carefully.
Other cultivators climbed the Myriad Phenomenon Peak for nothing more than fame and fortune.
As for Su Zimo, standing on the Myriad Phenomenon Peak, he had already transcended the boundaries of fame and fortune.
In his eyes, there was only the common people!
In his chest, there was a vast universe!
In his heart, there was an even greater ambition!
Most of the cultivators in the fourth echelon could only give up when they saw that it was hopeless.
Only Su Zimo was silently moving forward.
In the third echelon, all the cultivators could no longer hold on and released their Jin Dan phenomenons!
As for the hundred odd people in the third echelon, the difference in strength was gradually revealed.
Ji Chengtian released the legacy phenomenon of Misty Peak and stopped at the 25th step. He was drenched in sweat and his stamina was exhausted – he was at his limits!
Some cultivators were at the 20th step while others were at the 26th and 27th steps …
Looking up, there were at least one or two people stopping at every step.
Thankfully, there was no one else on the stone step where Ji Chengtian was at. That way, there would be less fighting after the elimination round.
"Can you go up another step?"
Suddenly, a voice sounded in Ji Chengtian's ears.
Turning around, he saw Su Zimo leaping onto the 25th step and standing beside him.
"I can't take it anymore. I'm at my limits."
Ji Chengtian wiped away the sweat on his forehead and panted slightly before smiling. "Junior Brother Su, don't bother about me. Continue forward!"
"Yes,"
Su Zimo nodded.
Given Ji Chengtian's position, he should be ranked around the 100th place on the Phenomenon Ranking if nothing went wrong.
Although it didn't seem like a high ranking, this was already the best result for Ji Chengtian, or rather, for Misty Peak's legacy phenomenon, Ethereal Sword!
There were only 108 people on the Phenomenon Ranking.
Every single cultivator who could leave their names on it was a true paragon of the current era!
At that moment, Di Yin was already at the 99th step!
He had stopped here a hundred years ago.
Now that he had returned, his aura was majestic and he did not stop at the 99th step. Soaring through the void, he arrived at the 100th step before descending!
Di Yin had left everyone far behind!
The eight people in the first echelon continued walking side by side and none of them released their Jin Dan phenomenons.
However, as they ascended, there were gradually differences between the eight of them.
For example, Overlord Palace and Diamond Monastery were super sects that were famous for body tempering.
Pang Yue and Monk Jue Chen's bloodlines surged and their auras were long. Although they did not release their Jin Dan phenomenons, they looked more relaxed.
However, there was a clear difference in their stamina between Shura Sect's Ren Tu, Hollow Monastery's Monk Jian Kong and Zephyr Thunder Palace's Xu Cheng and the others.
Some of them were breathing more hurriedly.
Some of them were sweating profusely.
What was even more shocking was that Ming Zhen's stamina did not seem to be weaker than Pang Yue and Monk Jue Chen!
Ming Zhen's face was smooth as jade without any sweat and his breathing was steady – it was clear that he had yet to reach his body's limits!
"What's the background of that little monk? What cultivation technique does he cultivate?"
Monk Wei Fu frowned slightly.
"He must have had some fortuitous encounters and obtained some opportunities,"
Perfected Lord Beidou said in a deep voice, "It's still too early to make a conclusion. The final rankings of the few of them will depend on how much power they can release with their Jin Dan phenomenons!"
Even though that was the case, Genying Zhenjun knew that no matter how weak Ming Zhen's Jin Dan phenomenon was, he would be ranked in the top 20 of the Phenomenon Ranking at the very least!
That was already rather frightening.
Even legacy disciples of super sects might not be able to get into the top 20!
For example, the legacy disciple of Clear Heart Nunnery and Shangguan Yu of Cloud Rain Sect had already fallen to the third tier.
Some cultivators in the second tier could not hold on any longer and released their Jin Dan phenomenons as well.
Little Fatty was still persevering.
If not for the fact that his body was cleansed by a wisp of Acheron's mist in the Astral Dragon Sputum Lair, he would not have lasted till now and would have been left far behind!
"Rise!"
Soaring Feather Sect's paragon hollered softly.
Behind him, the sound of crashing waves could be heard. The water current was rapid and gushed towards the east, creating waves after waves.
Above this long river, a blood-red sun was gradually setting!
The setting sun dyed half the skies red in an incomparably tragic manner. Even the surface of the river was dyed red, as though it had transformed into a river of blood with a nauseating stench!
"Look, it's Soaring Feather Sect's legacy phenomenon!"
"Ancient phenomenon, Long River Sunset!"
A series of exclamations sounded from the crowd.
With the support of Jin Dan's phenomenon, the paragon of Soaring Feather Sect was invigorated and felt much more relaxed. His speed increased as he sprinted towards the peak of the mountain!
"Galaxy Vortex!"
Heavenly Dipper Sect's paragon could not hold on either and released Jin Dan's phenomenon instantly.
Night descended instantly.
The firmaments above his head were filled with stars that shone with a bedazzling light.
All of a sudden!
It was as though they were being pulled by something.
The stars in the skies began to spin continuously and gradually formed a gigantic vortex. When the stars collided, sparks flew everywhere and a shuddering energy fluctuation burst forth!
The center of the vortex could almost destroy everything!
Heavenly Dipper Sect's paragon roared and his speed increased!
The other paragons of the second tier released Jin Dan phenomenons one after another as well.
Instantly, many ancient phenomenons shone through the voids and shocked everyone!
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