Everyone's gaze was focused on the third black stone tablet, on the name that was still stubbornly left on the stone tablet.
Chu Mu!
The fourteenth floor began to flicker. Everyone's breathing became rapid unknowingly. Some of them even subconsciously clenched their fists. They were extremely nervous, as if they were the one challenging the pagoda.
There were two possibilities for the flashes of light that represented the number of floors. One was that he had successfully broken the formation and entered the next floor of the tower. The other was that he had failed to break the formation and was about to be sent out of the Formless Covering Sky Tower. So, which one was Chu Mu?
Everyone was looking forward to it.
Some of them were looking forward to Chu Mu reaching the fifteenth floor. That would be a new record for the past few years. It was equivalent to giving hope and strength to those who wanted to enter the Phaseless Palace. On the other hand, some of them hoped that Chu Mu would fail. Among them were the Giant Elephant Family and some others who were jealous.
Although the fourteenth floor and the fifteenth floor were only one level apart, the significance was completely different. It was far greater than the thirteenth floor and the fourteenth floor.
After all, the thirteenth and fourteenth floor belonged to the elite disciples of the Phaseless Palace. The fifteenth floor surpassed the elite disciples and reached the level of a true disciple.
Once Chu Mu reached the fifteenth floor and became a true disciple of the Phaseless Palace, the Giant Elephant Family wouldn't be able to touch him unless they risked the wrath of the Phaseless Palace.
On the other hand, Zhou Cheng and Li Shuqiu both had solemn expressions. As Legacy Disciples of the Phaseless Palace, they deeply knew how difficult it was to become a Legacy Disciple.
In the blink of an eye, the flickering of the floors ended. Chu Mu didn't leave the Phaseless Sky Pagoda.
"The fifteenth floor!"
"He actually reached the fifteenth floor."
"Damn it! He actually reached the fifteenth floor!"
All sorts of voices rang out.
A smile flashed across Xue Yinling's face. She was stunned.
The figure appeared on the fifteenth floor of the Phaseless Sky Pagoda.
The array on the fifteenth floor was much more complicated than the fourteenth floor. The improvement was much more profound than the improvement between the fourteenth and thirteenth floor.
In fact, there was an obvious difference between the eighth floor and the ninth floor. There was another obvious difference between the eleventh floor and the twelfth floor and the fourteenth floor to the fifteenth floor.
Chu Mu began to study the fifteenth level's array formation and began to crack it.
The difficulty of deciphering the spell had clearly increased. The sand in the hourglass continued to fall as Chu Mu focused on deciphering the spell.
"It's cracked." Looking up, there wasn't much sand left in the hourglass. There wasn't enough time for Chu Mu to perfect the formation.
Chu Mu could only give up on perfecting the array formation. However, he used the remaining time to think and deepen his understanding of array formations, gradually increasing his attainments in array formations.
A drop of water becomes a river, and hundreds of rivers flow into the sea. Often, little drops make a mickle.
When the time was almost up, Chu Mu began to break the Array Formation. In just a few breaths of time, the Array Formation of the fifteenth level was broken by Chu Mu. His figure instantly disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was already on the sixteenth level.
"Sixteen levels!"
"He made it to the sixteenth floor."
Li Shuqiu's face was solemn. This was the level where she had failed. Zhou Cheng's face was also solemn. He had spent a lot of energy to break through this level.
Every level had a different meaning.
The faces of several experts of the Giant Elephant Family were as black as the bottom of a pot. They were so gloomy that water was about to drip out.
One figure after another silently appeared outside the Phaseless Sky Shrouding Tower. Their gazes all landed on the name on the third black stone tablet.
"Chu Mu, who is this person?"
"He's not a disciple of the Divine Palace, but he can break through to the sixteenth floor. His attainments in array formations must be extraordinary."
"He's wanted by the Giant Elephant Family."
"Wanted by the Giant Elephant Family? Hmph, they dare to arrest someone that our Divine Palace has taken a fancy to."
"Let's make it clear first. This Chu Mu, our Tianxiang Palace wants him."
"Do you think we'll take him just because you say so? Our Tianxiang Palace wants him."
"Don't fight. Our Tianxiang Palace wants him."
"No, absolutely not. Last time, Ning Ziyan, who broke through to the fifteenth floor, was taken away by your Tianxiang Palace. This Chu Mu, our Tianxiang Palace can't have any ideas."
These people were the higher ups of the Phaseless Divine Palace's various palaces. When they received the news, they all hurried over to the Phaseless Covering Sky Tower to personally witness the discovery of Chu Mu. Not only did he reach the fifteenth floor, he even reached the sixteenth floor. All of them were pleasantly surprised and wanted to receive him into their respective palaces.
This was a very simple logic. Outstanding disciples, who would want more? Because the more outstanding disciples there were, the higher the overall potential and strength. In the future, they could also obtain more resources to further develop and recruit more outstanding disciples, forming a virtuous cycle.
Being able to break through to the fifteenth floor of the Phaseless Sky Pagoda meant that one had the ability or potential of a True Disciple and was worth nurturing. Breaking through to the sixteenth floor meant that one was considered outstanding among the True Disciples. And breaking through to the seventeenth floor meant that one was considered the top among the True Disciples.
"What's the point of fighting now? Wait until this Chu Mu comes out, then we'll ask him for his opinion. At that time, we'll compete fairly." An elder from the Tianxiang Palace said. His voice was calm, but there was a unique sharpness to it.
"That's right. Wait until he comes out. Right now, I'm curious if he can break through to the seventeenth floor." An elder from the Tianxiang Palace said with a smile.
"Let's wait and see."
The elders of the various palaces fell silent, waiting for the result.
On the sixteenth floor, Chu Mu studied the array to break the array. The array on the sixteenth floor was much more profound than the fifteenth floor, but Chu Mu still managed to break it within the stipulated time.
"Done." Clapping his hands, the array was broken. Chu Mu's figure disappeared again, entering the seventeenth floor.
On the third black stone tablet, the number of floors after Chu Mu's name changed from the sixteenth floor to the seventeenth floor.
"He … he actually broke through to the seventeenth floor …" Zhou Cheng's mouth was agape. He was extremely shocked, and his face turned ugly.
One had to know that he had entered the Divine Phaseless Palace to cultivate for many years, and only after painstakingly working hard did he have today's results. Yet, a fellow who came from an unknown place had actually made it to the seventeenth level. This made him feel extremely displeased, and even his impression of this person became bad.
The faces of the few experts from the Giant Elephant Family weren't just simply black. Instead, it was as if large amounts of ink had congealed on their faces. The surroundings were gloomy, causing everyone to unconsciously retreat.
"The seventeenth floor."
"It's really shocking."
The elders from the various palaces of the Tianxiang Palace laughed in surprise.
"Over twenty years ago, Ning Ziyan only broke through to the fifteenth floor. Now, he has already become a core disciple. This Chu Mu actually broke through to the seventeenth floor. His potential is even more shocking."
"I remember that in the last forty-nine years, other than the disciples of the Tianxiang Palace, no one else broke through to the fifteenth floor. The highest record was the fourteenth floor. And in the forty-nine years before that, there was someone who broke through to the twentieth floor." An elder from the Tianxiang Palace said.
"This time, there are still three years left until the forty-nine years. Before Chu Mu, there was Ning Ziyan who broke through to the fifteenth floor. Now, Chu Mu has broken through to the seventeenth floor. It's even better than the previous forty-nine years."
"I wonder if he can break through to the eighteenth floor?" An elder from the Tianxiang Palace suddenly said.
"The eighteenth floor?" The elders looked at each other.
The eighteenth floor belonged to the core disciples of the Tianxiang Palace. It was extremely difficult to surpass a true disciple. In the last forty-nine years, there were very few people who were not disciples of the Tianxiang Palace who could break through to the eighteenth floor. There were only three. One broke through to the eighteenth floor, the other broke through to the nineteenth floor, and the third broke through to the twentieth floor.
The three of them had made great achievements in array dao.
On the seventeenth floor of the Tianxiang Pagoda, Chu Mu was still studying the array. The difficulty of this array was even higher. He began to feel strained as he studied it. However, he wasn't stuck. Bit by bit, Chu Mu cracked it.
Finally, the moment the last grain of sand in the hourglass fell, before the sand had even reached the bottom, Chu Mu completed the final step and the formation was successfully broken.
When the last grain of sand fell, Chu Mu's figure was locked by a force and disappeared.
Outside the Tianxiang Pagoda, on the third black stone tablet, the number of floors after Chu Mu's name flashed again. Everyone's eyes were focused. They were much more nervous than before.
This was a crucial moment. It was also a historical moment. In the last forty-nine years, someone had already broken through to the fifteenth floor. The fifteenth floor and the seventeenth floor belonged to the true disciples. There was a difference, but it wasn't a difference of leaps and bounds. The eighteenth floor belonged to the core disciples. The difference between the core disciples and the true disciples was very obvious. The significance was completely different.
If Chu Mu could break through to the eighteenth floor, he would become the first person to do so in the last forty-nine years. His name would also be recorded on the second stone tablet until someone surpassed him.
The Elders from the various halls of the Phaseless Palace held their breaths as they stared at the third black stone tablet with widened eyes.
As the number of floors flashed, a word on the seventeenth floor changed.
"The eighteenth floor!"
"He broke through to the eighteenth floor."
"Too powerful. Where did this person come from?"
Everyone exclaimed. Their jealousy from before had turned into admiration. This person had already surpassed them by a lot. They didn't have the qualifications to be jealous. Only admiration was left.
On the contrary, the experts of the Giant Elephant Family had a mournful expression.
Once a core disciple entered the Phaseless Divine Palace, they would become a proper core disciple. Every core disciple would receive the Phaseless Divine Palace's attention, nurturing, and protection. Unless the Giant Elephant Family was courting death, they wouldn't provoke them.
In other words, it was very likely that the dozens of Great Emperors and the Sovereign Realm expert of the Giant Elephant Family had died in vain.
"No, immediately send the news back to the family." The leading Sovereign Realm expert quickly said.
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