"I'm so tired. I'm so tired."
"I'm really tired. This Thousand Mountain Formation is too hard to walk."
"It's not easy to listen to a Sage's Daoist preaching."
In front of the Sage's palace, almost half of the five thousand people were lying on the ground, exhausted to the point of death.
Even sky-prides like Gu Changge and Ao Chang were panting slightly. It was obvious that they had used up a lot of energy and spiritual power.
"Lan Yu, are you alright?" Chu Kuangren looked at Lan Yu who was beside him. Her forehead was covered in a thin layer of sweat as well.
"I'm fine."
"Big brother, you're amazing."
At that moment, the little Daoist boy walked up to Chu Kuangren and said, "Your cultivation level is similar to theirs, but you're not tired at all."
He pointed at Ao Chang, Lin Batian, and the other sky-prides nearby.
The faces of these people darkened.
'This brat. Why does he have to say it out loud? '
"Maybe they're weak."
Chu Kuangren smiled. Although they were in the same cultivation realm, their foundations were too far apart. Ao Chang and the others could not compare to him at all.
Their faces turned even uglier when they heard him. They cursed in their hearts, 'You're the weak one, your whole family is weak!'
The crowd rested for a while before they looked at the majestic palace in front of them. Below the palace was a staircase that looked like it was made of white jade. The crowd gradually became excited.
"Is this the place where the Sage preaches?"
"The Sage will face it here. Let's hurry up and get a good spot."
"That's right. Let's go."
Some of the cultivators could not hold back their excitement and quickly stepped onto the staircase. However, after a few steps, they stopped where they were. Their faces were either filled with fear or ecstasy.
"What's wrong with them?"
Some of the cultivators who wanted to step onto the staircase immediately stopped and looked at the cultivators who seemed to be behaving strangely.
The little Daoist boy said, "If you want to listen to the Sage's Daoist preaching, you must not only pass the Thousand Mountain Formation, but also … the Mental Staircase!"
"There are seventy-two steps in the Mental Staircase. It can create all kinds of illusions to confuse you. If your Daoist core is not strong enough, you may fall into the illusion and be unable to extricate yourself."
"There are only two outcomes in this situation. The first is to be forcefully awakened by an external force. The second is to exhaust the spiritual power until the physical body dies."
The little Daoist boy said with a smile. However, everyone felt a chill in their hearts. Walking on the Mental Staircase was actually life-threatening?!
"The Sage won't just watch us die, right?" A cultivator swallowed his saliva and said.
"There, look over there." The little Daoist boy pointed to the side of the palace.
Everyone looked over and saw a pile of bones.
Everyone had their own guesses.
"Those are the people who couldn't pass the test of the Mental Staircase and eventually succumbed to the illusion and died," the little Daoist child said.
F * ck, I'm really going to die!
Everyone looked at the stairs and felt a little scared.
A Sage's lecture was indeed a good opportunity, but no matter how good an opportunity was, it would not be worth it if he lost his life.
For a moment, many people had already begun to give up.
Chu Kuangren shook his head and laughed. "The Mental Staircase, the Mental Staircase, the staircase that tests one's Daoist core. What a coincidence."
"Young Master, I'll give it a try."
Lan Yu said. Then, her figure flashed as she stepped onto the Mental Staircase.
She took thirty-six steps in a row and only slowed down on the forty-first step. The illusions were starting to affect her.
"This sister's Daoist core is so strong. Even an Honorable can't walk as fast as her," the little Daoist child said in surprise.
"Even a woman like her has such a strong Daoist core. I'm a man, but I'm so scared. How embarrassing!"
One of the cultivators gritted his teeth and rushed up the stairs.
"That's right. Cultivation has always been a matter of defying the heavens and changing one's fate. If we're always so overcautious, we might as well go home and farm."
"It's just a Mental Staircase. I don't believe I can't get on it."
"My Daoist core won't allow me to retreat!"
Some of the cultivators cheered themselves on before they stepped onto the Mental Staircase one by one to begin the test.
Ao Chang, Gu Changge, Lin Batian, and the others also went up.
Some of the Honorables seemed to be at ease. Perhaps their Daoist core was already extraordinary, or perhaps they had listened to the Sage's Daoist preaching and experienced the Mental Staircase before.
A large group of cultivators went through all kinds of illusions on the Mental Staircase. They all had different expressions on their faces. Some were terrified when they faced the things that they feared the most, while some were ecstatic when they fantasized about the glory of the world …
One could see all kinds of emotions in life on the Mental Staircase.
Chu Kuangren even saw a male cultivator pouting while hugging another male cultivator next to him and nibbling on him. The only thing missing was his clothes. It was obvious that he was mesmerized by some kind of illusion.
"Big brother, aren't you going to give it a try?"
The little Daoist child asked.
"I'll wait a little longer."
"Big brother, don't worry. I'll be here watching. If you can't get out of the illusion, I'll wake you up."
The little Daoist child was thinking of opening the back door for Chu Kuangren again.
"Heh, there's no need for that. I just want to wait for that sister to finish before I go up," Chu Kuangren said as he looked at Lan Yu's back.
He had to watch first to ensure that nothing bad would happen to Lan Yu.
"By the way, Seventh Forefather, a Sage's Daoist preaching is rare. Why don't you guys go in and listen?" Chu Kuangren said to the void.
He saw that many of the sky-prides' protectors had already made their moves.
The Seventh Forefather and the other two appeared. They looked at the palace and hesitated for a moment before they nodded. "Alright, let's go in and listen then."
The three of them were not afraid that something would happen to Chu Kuangren. After all, this was the Sage's Daoist Grounds. No one would dare to cause trouble here.
Half an hour had passed, and the Honorables had gradually passed the Mental Staircase. Only a few of them were still fighting against the illusion.
Among them, the sky-prides were the most eye-catching. After all, these people were the future of their orthodoxies. If they did not have a strong enough Daoist core, how could they become the pillars of their orthodoxies in the future?
"Phew … I've finally made it up." Lan Yu finished the last step and arrived at the entrance of the Sage's palace.
She turned to look at Chu Kuangren who was at the bottom of the Mental Staircase and nodded.
"Heh, now that she's done, it's my turn." Chu Kuangren smiled and walked up the Mental Staircase.
His action instantly attracted the attention of all the cultivators who had finished the Mental Staircase.
Everyone wanted to know what kind of Daoist core this peerless sky-pride with unparalleled talent and combat strength had.
When he stepped on the first step, Chu Kuangren only felt the scene in front of him change. A huge wave of scorching flames appeared and rushed towards him.
"That's it?"
Chu Kuangren shook his head and steadied his Daoist core. He lifted his foot and walked into the raging flames, completely unfazed by the burning pain.
Then, Chu Kuangren saw all kinds of illusions. There were tsunamis, storms, earthquakes, peerless beasts, and all kinds of emotions that were intertwined with each other.
It was only seventy-two steps, but it was as if he had experienced seventy-two seasons of life. He had seen delicacies, met beauties, been a high and mighty Emperor, and also been a lowly beggar …
However, no matter what kind of illusion it was, it could not make him pause for even a moment. His Daoist core was as firm as a rock, unshakable!
His footsteps were light as he passed the crowd on the Mental Staircase. It was as if he was walking on an ordinary flight of stairs, and he quickly arrived beside Lan Yu.
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