When Duan Lingtian came to the Hidden Fog Sect, he already had a great reputation.
In the Hidden Fog Sect's inner sect, apart from those who were particularly ill-informed or in seclusion, everyone knew of him.
In addition, in the last three months, Qi Yu, one of the Hidden Fog Sect's top ten inner sect disciples, had challenged Duan Lingtian time and time again. This caused them to involuntarily pay more attention to Duan Lingtian. They were even looking forward to the battle between Duan Lingtian and Qi Yu.
Of course, most people favored Qi Yu.
Although it was said that Duan Lingtian had comprehended the fusion of three profundities of the Space Law, Qi Yu had also comprehended the fusion of three profundities of the Wind Law. Moreover, Qi Yu was a higher deity while Duan Lingtian was only an intermediate deity.
They had comprehended similar profundities of the Laws, even if they had comprehended one of the Four Supreme Laws. For Duan Lingtian to jump a cultivation level and defeat Qi Yu was tantamount to a fantasy.
Today, Duan Lingtian appeared at the Celestial Stairway competition. First, he appeared to be familiar with Tang Wuyan, further attracting attention. Then, he entered the Celestial Stairway and participated in the Celestial Stairway competition. This immediately attracted the attention of the vast majority of inner sect disciples outside the Celestial Stairway.
When Duan Lingtian ascended to the eighth step, the group of people outside the Celestial Stairway were shocked. They never imagined that Duan Lingtian would be able to ascend to the eighth step.
If Duan Lingtian had a higher deity cultivation, they wouldn't be surprised if he ascended to the eighth step.
But the problem was that Duan Lingtian wasn't a higher deity but an intermediate deity.
An intermediate deity ascending to the eighth step? How was this possible?
It was precisely because of this that when Qi Yu came out and saw Duan Lingtian ascend to the eighth step, he was also shocked.
"This Duan Lingtian can last for a moment on the eighth step. That's already pretty good … He stayed on the seventh step for so long. It must have been very difficult for him to ascend."
This was what Qi Yu thought when he saw Duan Lingtian ascend to the eighth step.
However, what happened next left him dumbfounded.
After Duan Ling Tian ascended to the eighth level of the Heavenly Stairway, it did not take long before he ascended to the ninth level of the Heavenly Stairway!
One had to know that unless one defeated or killed an inner sect disciple who was imprisoned on the eighth level of the Celestial Stairway, or if the other party admitted defeat, it was impossible to ascend to the ninth level of the Celestial Stairway.
The eighth step of the Celestial Stairway was more difficult than the seventh step.
"Duan Lingtian actually reached the ninth level of the Stairway to Heaven … Oh my god! He has passed the eighth level of the Celestial Stairway! "
Many people cried out in alarm.
Even Tang Wuyan's pretty face was filled with astonishment. "He … he passed the eighth floor?"
Although Tang Wuyan had never climbed to the eighth level of the stairway, she had climbed to the seventh level. She knew what kind of existence the seventh level of the stairway was. At the very least, she was no match for the inner sect disciples imprisoned there.
Otherwise, she would have reached the eighth level of the Celestial Stairway like Qi Yu.
And now, not only had Duan Lingtian reached the eighth level, but he had also reached the ninth level!
This also meant that he had successfully passed the eighth level.
"Could it be that the gatekeeper of the eighth level went easy on him?"
An inner sect disciple couldn't help but guess. "After all, Duan Lingtian stayed on the seventh level for such a long time. It's obvious that he barely passed the seventh level … Under such circumstances, it's almost impossible for him to pass the eighth level!"
"The gatekeeper of the eighth level went easy on him? That's impossible, right? It has to be known that those gatekeepers are inner sect disciples of our Hidden Fog Sect who committed a grave mistake and were locked up. Once they succeed, they can reduce the number of years they can be imprisoned. To them, this is a good thing. In this situation, how could they possibly go easy on us? "
"That being said, in the history of our Hidden Fog Sect, there have been cases of people going easy on him … There are all kinds of reasons. More often than not, it's because the gatekeeper gave up on himself and knew the challenger. "
…
As the saying went, three people became a tiger. As some inner sect disciples took the lead to voice their doubts, more and more people began to think that Duan Lingtian could pass the eighth level because the gatekeeper had gone easy on him.
"Humph! So what if he obtained first place in this Celestial Stairway struggle? No one will believe him! "
Qi Yu sneered.
"Senior-apprentice Brother Qi Yu."
Although Tang Wuyan also felt that the possibility of the gatekeeper of the eighth level going easy on Duan Lingtian was very high, she didn't know why but when she heard Qi Yu's words, she still didn't like it. "Are you sure? Can't he pass the eighth level with his own strength? "
"Junior-apprentice Sister Wuyan."
Qi Yu said with a smile, "A person who wasted so much time on the seventh level … Do you think that after he ascends to the eighth level, he will be able to pass so easily with his own strength?"
Hearing this, Tang Wuyan frowned. "Maybe he started cultivating on the seventh floor and only went to the eighth floor after he became a higher deity?"
"Breakthrough? How can there be such a coincidence! "
Qi Yu was stunned for a moment and then shook his head. He felt that this possibility was very low.
Of course, he couldn't help but be wary.
That Duan Lingtian was only an intermediate god now. He could still suppress him, but when he broke through to the higher god realm in the future, he probably wouldn't be able to suppress him anymore.
…
Duan Lingtian didn't know what was happening outside.
Now, after meeting Xue Haishan on the eighth level of the Celestial Stairway, Duan Lingtian had successfully arrived at one of the small dimensions on the ninth level of the Celestial Stairway.
The small dimension had picturesque scenery with mountains and rivers.
A figure in a white robe stood on the peak of the mountain with his hands behind his back. He had an elegant temperament.
After Duan Lingtian appeared, his eyes fell on this person.
This was a middle-aged man dressed like a scholar. Although his face was ordinary, the invisible aura he exuded made it impossible for others to ignore him. Even in a crowd, he would definitely be the most conspicuous one.
"You're quite strong to be able to make it here with your cultivation level as a higher god."
When Duan Lingtian felt a Divine Consciousness enveloping him, he heard the middle-aged scholar's voice suddenly speak again. His voice was calm and incomparably confident.
Duan Lingtian could not help but be stunned. "A higher god?"
Through the middle-aged scholar's Divine Consciousness, Duan Lingtian immediately confirmed the other party's cultivation level. Just like him, they were both higher gods.
Recalling what Xue Haishan said on the eighth level of the Celestial Stairway, Duan Lingtian knew that he was lucky to have come to the small dimension where the inner sect disciples at the ninth level of the Celestial Stairway who were at the higher god realm were imprisoned.
At the same time, Duan Lingtian's heart skipped a beat. "That Xue Haishan said before … the inner sect disciples imprisoned on the ninth level of the Celestial Stairway are basically all God Kings. There are only a few higher gods, and those higher gods, without exception, have comprehended at least two types of fusion of the three profound meanings.
"It seems that the middle-aged man in front of me is that kind of person."
Duan Lingtian thought to himself.
"Are you surprised that I'm a higher god?"
The middle-aged scholar saw Duan Lingtian shudder, but the smile on his face was as calm as ever. "However, I'm different from the higher gods you've encountered before … Presumably, on the eighth level of the Celestial Stairway, you've also encountered a higher god who comprehended some kind of law or fusion of the three profound meanings, right?
"I can crush, defeat, or even kill a higher deity like that in a single exchange!"
The middle-aged scholar's tone was full of pride.
"I believe that."
Duan Lingtian nodded and said in all seriousness, "Since you can be one of the gatekeepers of the ninth level of the Celestial Stairway, it means that your strength is far stronger than the gatekeepers on the eighth level of the Celestial Stairway.
"However, I'm very curious …"
Duan Lingtian already faintly understood the middle-aged scholar's background, so he didn't doubt the middle-aged scholar's words. "The Hidden Fog Sect is actually willing to imprison someone like you here?"
"With a higher god cultivation, to comprehend any kind of law or to fuse two or more types of three profound meanings together, even if placed in the history of the Hidden Fog Sect, I'm afraid you are an extremely rare existence."
After Duan Lingtian finished speaking, he looked at the middle-aged scholar, waiting for the other party's response.
"It seems that a little fellow like you knows a lot."
The middle-aged scholar looked deeply at Duan Lingtian and said, "If it were an ordinary mistake, no matter how great it was, with my talent and perception, the Hidden Fog Sect wouldn't imprison me here."
"But do you know … what mistake I made?"
The middle-aged scholar asked in reply.
"What mistake?"
Duan Lingtian was startled.
"I … I killed my honorable master, the Hidden Fog Sect's Sect Master at the time."
The middle-aged scholar grinned, revealing two rows of snow-white teeth. But as his words entered Duan Lingtian's ears, Duan Lingtian's heart couldn't help but tremble.
He killed the Hidden Fog Sect's Sect Master?
Moreover, the Hidden Fog Sect's Sect Master was this person's honorable master?
Duan Ling Tian's gaze when he looked at the middle-aged scholar was filled with contempt.
"What? Are you looking down on me? "
The middle-aged scholar curled his lips, as if he could see through Duan Lingtian's thoughts. "Do you know why I killed him? Because he wanted me to stay in the Hidden Fog Sect and take over his position, he personally gave the order to exterminate my entire family!
"My entire family, over a thousand lives, all of them died because of a single order from him!"
As the middle-aged scholar spoke to this point, he was practically gnashing his teeth. And from his body, bursts of swift and fierce aura swept out in a timely manner. A frightening cyan astral wind revolved around his body as if it had transformed into a cyan wind dragon.
The wind howled. As for the middle-aged scholar's voice, it reverberated through this small world, deafening to the ears!
"Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"
Duan Lingtian frowned. He found it hard to imagine that the former Hidden Fog Sect Master would exterminate his entire family because of this.
Perhaps, there was a misunderstanding?
"I can't be wrong."
The middle-aged scholar said in a low voice. "At that time, when the person he sent reported to him, I just happened to hear it … I heard it with my own ears, so how could I be wrong?
"In the past, I told him that I had no intention of becoming the next Sect Master of the Hidden Fog Sect … I wanted to return to my family and lead them to become a God King level family clan, or even a God Emperor level family clan!
"He wasn't willing for me to leave the Hidden Fog Sect like this, so he wanted to kill my entire family!
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