On the towering Heaven Seeking Board, there was only one name on the first row. As for the name behind it, it was actually blank. Behind the blank name, there was a step number. However, that step number made everyone in the Heaven Seeking Palace suck in a breath of cold air, because the number was 108 steps.
Cultivators from other places might not know the difficulty of the Heaven Seeking Staircase, or they might not know what 108 steps meant, but the people of the Heaven Seeking Palace knew very well what this 108 steps meant.
"What happened?" Feng Zhenqiu asked coldly.
The deacon of the Heaven Seeking Palace Hall of Affairs, who had been standing by the side, hurried over and bowed, "Dean Feng, this situation happened half a month ago. I wanted to report it to the dean alone, but I only got the chance now. "
He was not speaking blindly. Once such a situation happened, he was anxious to report it to the higher ups of the Heaven Seeking Palace. Because of the alien war, the few deans, elders and summit lords were not in the Heaven Seeking Palace. When he had the chance to report to the dean, he could not even see the dean, and only received an order to cover the Heaven Seeking Board with a red cloth.
Only now did he have the chance to speak to the second dean.
"I already know about this matter, you can leave first." Bei Suting's voice came from the side.
"Yes." The deacon hurried to bow and leave. His back was already drenched in cold sweat. He did not know why such a situation happened, but if someone told him that someone had climbed to the 108th step of the Heaven Seeking Staircase, he would definitely not believe it. He had climbed the Heaven Seeking Staircase before, and that level of difficulty was not something that could be achieved with willpower alone.
"Senior apprentice sister Suting, what's going on?" Even though Bei Suting was much younger than Feng Zhenqiu, Feng Zhenqiu still addressed her as senior apprentice sister, as a form of respect towards the Heaven Seeking Palace's dean.
At this moment, Feng Zhenqiu's heart was filled with fear. The Heaven Seeking Staircase was the symbol of the Heaven Seeking Palace. If there was a problem with the Heaven Seeking Staircase, would the Heaven Seeking Palace still be the Heaven Seeking Palace?
Bei Suting muttered to herself, "I only found out about this not too long ago, and I had a simple discussion with a few elders and summit lords. It is very likely that when we were participating in the alien war, a Heaven Seeking Palace disciple ascended the Heaven Seeking Staircase, and even reached the top. This disciple might not be willing to reveal his name, so he did not carve his name on the Heaven Seeking Staircase. "
"My Heaven Seeking Palace has such a genius disciple?" Feng Zhenqiu was so excited that he started trembling. He quickly realised that what Bei Suting said could very well be true. This was because only disciples like him, who were unwilling to become famous, would climb the Heaven Seeking Staircase when no one else was around. After reaching the top, he did not leave his name behind.
"I've already sent people to investigate which disciples didn't leave the Heaven Seeking Palace during the alien war. I believe there will be results soon." Bei Suting said. Deep in her heart, she also hoped that the Heaven Seeking Palace could produce a genius disciple that could reach the top of the Heaven Seeking Staircase.
Feng Zhenqiu nodded, and continued, "There's one more thing. There are rumours that Rogue Cultivator 2705 was taken away by Zhen Mo Continent's expert Ceng Houyi. It's said that Ceng Houyi coveted his treasures."
Bei Suting sighed, "Even if this is true, my Heaven Seeking Palace is helpless. Since that rogue cultivator had chosen the path of a rogue cultivator, it was his fate that something like this had happened. Sigh, I wonder when our Lost Continent will have a supreme expert that will allow us to speak for ourselves. "
Towards the end, Bei Suting's face was filled with desolation. Whether it was the invasion of the alien cultivators that almost annihilated the Lost Continent cultivators, or the strength of the Zhen Mo Continent invaders, it all made her feel a deep sense of helplessness. Even she, the leader of the Lost Continent, was powerless. One could only imagine what the rest of the people could do.
"Dean Feng, what's going on?" Xia Mu's face was slightly ugly. He had originally intended to reach the top of the Heaven Seeking Staircase, but he did not expect that someone would beat him to it.
Feng Zhenqiu hurried over and said, "Special Envoy Xia, my Heaven Seeking Palace isn't too sure why the Heaven Seeking Staircase had such a change. If not for the fact that no one can reach the top of the Heaven Seeking Staircase, I would have suspected that someone had secretly climbed the Heaven Seeking Staircase. I believe that as long as someone climbs to the top of the Heaven Seeking Staircase and carves his name, the first place will definitely change hands. "
Xia Mu knew that Feng Zhenqiu was trying to beat around the bush, and there was even a hint of sarcasm in his words. Since no one could reach the top, the first place did not matter to Xia Mu.
However, he did not have any objections to Feng Zhenqiu's words. As long as he could reach the top of the Heaven Seeking Staircase and carve his name, the nameless first place would naturally fall to second place. Rather than wasting his breath on this Feng fella, he might as well do it himself for all the cultivators of the Lost Continent to see.
"To all the heroes who are about to head to the Zhen Mo Continent, even though you have all distinguished yourselves amongst the many competitors, please let me see your potential. Now, I will bring everyone to climb the Heaven Seeking Staircase, and I hope to see everyone's names on the Heaven Seeking Board once again. "Xia Mu stood in front of the first step of the Heaven Seeking Staircase and said in a clear voice.
Everyone was rubbing their palms together. Many of them had long admired the Heaven Seeking Staircase, but because they were not in the Heaven Seeking Palace, they did not have the chance to climb it. Now that there was such a good opportunity, who would be willing to miss it? Even more people wanted to leave their names at the top of the Heaven Seeking Board. This way, the special envoy would definitely look at them in a different light.
Xia Mu was very satisfied with the crowd's reaction, and he waved his hand and said, "Now, everyone, follow me to conquer the Heaven Seeking Staircase."
The word 'conquer' made the people of the Heaven Seeking Palace very unhappy, but most of the cultivators here were filled with joy. Conquering the Heaven Seeking Palace's Heaven Seeking Staircase was naturally everyone's dream.
Xia Mu was the first to step on the Heaven Seeking Staircase, and when he easily stepped from the first step to the second step, his heart sank.
Indeed, this kind of pushing force was almost nothing to him. However, the second step's pushing force was actually close to double the first step's. With such a terrifying pushing force, how terrifying would it be once it was expanded to the 108th step?
He quickly calmed himself down. He was not very old here, and was even younger than some of the Transcending Mortality Stage cultivators. However, he was at Nihility God Stage Level 4, and had hopes of stepping into the Extreme Earth Stage. (Correction: Xia Mu was only at Yuan Dan and True Lake Stage Level 10, and had hopes of stepping into the Extreme Earth Stage. He was not already in the Extreme Earth Stage.) He believed that no one in the Lost Continent could surpass him.
However, when he thought of that nameless first place, he felt a wave of irritation in his heart. Originally, even if he could not reach the top of the Heaven Seeking Staircase, it would not be a problem for him to take the first place. However, the first place was actually at the 108th step.
Xia Mu lifted his head to look at the Heaven Seeking Staircase, and he took in a deep breath. If he went all out, he might be able to reach the 108th step.
Xia Mu was the first to step onto the Heaven Seeking Staircase, and the 100 selected Lost Continent cultivators all began to climb the Heaven Seeking Staircase. Even Gou Zihan, Feng Luojian and co. who had already climbed the Heaven Seeking Staircase once again.
The plaza in front of the Heaven Seeking Staircase quietened down. Countless cultivators came to spectate, and they all watched as these talented experts climbed the Heaven Seeking Staircase.
Feng Zhenqiu looked at Bei Suting, and sighed in his heart. If Bei Suting also climbed the Heaven Seeking Staircase, she might be able to reach the 100th step.
At this moment, Xia Mu had already reached the 40th step, and at this point, he felt that it was a little strenuous. For the first time, Xia Mu felt that no matter how talented he was, the chances of reaching the top of the Heaven Seeking Staircase were extremely slim.
Another four hours passed, and when Xia Mu reached the 70th step, his speed became slower and slower. Moreover, this was the first time someone had surpassed him, the Zhen Mo Continent's special envoy.
This caused Xia Mu to be incomparably shocked. Even though the Heaven Seeking Staircase increased the pressure the higher one's cultivation level was, he did not believe that anyone in the Lost Continent could surpass him. This was because the higher one's cultivation level was, the stronger one's resistance would be. Moreover, he wasn't that old. Didn't the Heaven Seeking Staircase reduce the pressure the younger one was?
Before Xia Mu could regain his senses, another person surpassed him.
Xia Mu's face turned slightly ugly. Fortunately, he did not say that he would definitely become number one before he stepped onto the Heaven Seeking Staircase.
Activating his elemental energy, Xia Mu also increased his speed.
80th step …
90th step …
Many people could not hold on any longer, and fell down. Xia Mu did not rush to number one, and was still in third place. He recognised the first and second place. One was called Lei Hongji, and Defender Xu had specially called out his name. He was a cultivator with lightning spiritual roots who had just entered the Yuan Dan Stage.
The second was called Xi Yixuan, and he was a genius disciple of the Great Evolution Sect, at Yuan Dan Stage Level 9. On the Hundred Sect Alliance's Contribution Points Board, he was second only to Three Cultivators 2705.
Jiang Xiushan was extremely excited; his Great Evolution Sect had suppressed the Heaven Seeking Palace on the Contribution Points Board. Now that he was on the Heaven Seeking Palace's Heaven Seeking Staircase, he was also suppressing the Heaven Seeking Palace's genius, Gou Zihan.
Other than that nameless and possibly fake number one, Gou Zihan was the number two on the Heaven Seeking Staircase. Moreover, Gou Zihan had ascended to the 92nd step, while his Great Evolution Sect's Xi Yixuan had already stepped onto the 94th step. And his Great Evolution Sect's other genius, Lei Hongji, had already stepped onto the 98th step.
Xia Mu swallowed the mouthful of blood that had reached his throat, and secretly placed a pill into his mouth. Then, he stepped up another two steps, reaching the 94th step. At the 95th step, Xi Yixuan finally stopped climbing. He struggled to write his name on a clean white stone tablet, and was sent down the Heaven Seeking Staircase.
Xia Mu looked at the 95th step; it seemed like it was right in front of him, but to him, it was unreachable.
He sighed; he knew that he could only reach the 94th step. If it was any other time, he would not even be willing to leave his name. But now, with so many people staring at him, if he did not leave his name, people would think that he was a narrow-minded person. After hesitating for a while, Xia Mu still wrote the words' Star King Mountain's Xia Mu 'on the stone tablet.
Just as he finished writing these words, Xia Mu was sent down the Heaven Seeking Staircase.
"Not bad, not bad. This time, the Zhen Mo Continent has selected some genius disciples." Xia Mu was disappointed, but he still praised with a face full of smiles.
But at this moment, no one mocked him. To be able to step onto the 94th step of the Heaven Seeking Staircase, he was already a genius amongst geniuses. Even the people from the Heaven Seeking Palace thought that Xia Mu was a genius. This was because the Heaven Seeking Palace's strongest, Gou Zihan, was sent down the 92nd step on his second attempt. The Heaven Seeking Palace's number one genius, Pill Pagoda's Yan 'Er, was sent down the 90th step because her cultivation was not even in the Yuan Dan Stage.
"Junior apprentice sister Yan 'Er, don't be disappointed. As long as you advance into the Yuan Dan Stage, you will definitely be able to reach the 100th step of the Heaven Seeking Staircase. Ascending Mortality Stage is the most disadvantageous for climbing the Heaven Seeking Staircase. "Seeing the desolate Yan 'Er, who was sent down the Heaven Seeking Staircase, Shi Jinwen hurried to console her. Her master, Granny Linglong, had been missing for a long time. To her, Yan 'Er was the future of the Pill Pagoda.
No one cared that the Heaven Seeking Palace's number one genius was sent down. Everyone's attention was on Lei Hongji, who was still on the 99th step of the Heaven Seeking Staircase. They all wanted to know if this supreme grade lightning spiritual roots genius could climb to the 100th step, or to climb to the 108th step and conquer the Heaven Seeking Staircase.
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