Chu Mo's expectation and admiration for the big boss named Xie Tian was unimaginable.
But what was equally unimaginable was the Ancient Stairway Tower's freakishness.
So …
Chu Mo murmured to himself as he walked towards the Ancient Stairway Tower. If it was just a question …
But Chu Mo, who walked out of the Ancient Stairway Tower in a sorry state after an hour, had deepened the degree of this question.
Even though he had expected this, Xun Song's heart was still cold.
What does it have to do with me whether you pass or not?
The key is your attitude.
You've been hinting from all aspects that you're not interested in the Ancient Stairway Tower, and you've changed your mind in just a few months?
How can I believe you?
Do you really want to compete with me in the Ancient Stairway Tower in a few hundred years?
Are you so confident that you can easily disregard my cultivation, which is several small realms lower than mine?
…
Although he thought so …
But his face was not cold, nor was it a smile — even though he really wanted to smile.
Xun Song, with a face full of regret, greeted Chu Mo before he got close.
"Junior Brother, why is it like this …"
Chu Mo smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I overestimated myself."
"Sigh, take it slow. With junior brother's talent and hard work, it's only a matter of time before you pass the Ancient Stairway." Xun Song comforted him and smiled. "But junior brother's performance is much better than mine."
Chu Mo said bitterly, "If that's the case, then I really don't have the face to stay here."
"Haha, Xun Song didn't lie." Elder Mu also walked forward and said with a smile, "This old man still remembers that when Song 'er first entered the Ancient Sky Stairway Tower, he only stayed for a little more than 15 minutes and only passed half of the second test of talent … Martial Nephew has been in for an hour, I believe that you have passed the second test of talent?"
The Ancient Stairway Tower had countless tests.
Just the test of talent alone had 81 tests. It was a comprehensive test that would cause ordinary cultivators' expressions to change.
Even someone as strong as Xun Song was stuck at the second test of talent for the first time.
Chu Mo's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he immediately felt ashamed and said, "Junior Brother is ashamed. Because I wasted time in the first stage, I was eliminated just after entering the second stage. Sigh …"
Xun Song's eyes narrowed. He looked at the Ancient Heavenly Stairway and smiled. "Junior Brother, there's no need to be humble in front of me. In terms of talent, Junior Brother is at least in the top thirty in the sect …"
"If talent can decide everything …" Chu Mo sighed. "The existence of the Ancient Heavenly Stairway is meaningless."
After chatting for a while, the Hunyuan Immortal Sect's group left the Ancient Sky Stairway.
No one was surprised by this situation.
As far as they knew, there was no one who could clear the tower on their first try.
All they cared about was how long Chu Mo could stay in the Ancient Stairway Tower.
"One hour, how terrifying!"
"Before him, it seemed to be Tian Chang from the Daoist School of Three Purities? How long did he stay? "
"It seems like a quarter of an hour …"
"The gap …"
"However, it's still meaningless. After all, there's only a few hundred years until the Ancient Heavenly Stairway trial …"
"Oh, that's true …"
…
Hundreds of years is a hurdle.
This hurdle, on top of the other two hurdles, was even more disadvantageous for Chu Mo.
One was Chu Mo's cultivation base.
He was merely in the middle stage of the Dao Breaking stage. He was still five or six stages away from the lowest cultivation base required to clear the Ancient Heavenly Stairway — Half-step to Heaven's Equal.
Even if he was a genius, even if he had Hunyuan Immortal Sect's Elder Ba behind him, and the resources he needed for cultivation were endless, he might be able to quickly improve by five stages, but the sixth stage, Half-step to Heaven's Equal, could not be decided by resources alone.
Secondly, if Chu Mo used these hundreds of years to improve his cultivation base, he would have even less hope of passing the Ancient Heavenly Stairway Tower.
"Passing the Ancient Heavenly Stairway Tower requires many targeted techniques. To hone these techniques, you must enter the Ancient Heavenly Stairway Tower countless times to practice …"
After returning to the encampment, Elder Mu gave Chu Mo a meaningful instruction before leaving with his group of disciples.
Chu Mo, who was slowly mulling over these words, understood another layer of meaning.
"A few hundred years. Not only do I need to improve my cultivation base, but I also need to hone targeted techniques to clear the tower. Therefore, I definitely don't have enough time …"
As he muttered to himself, he was also watching Elder Mu and Xun Song's backs as they left.
"So, you clearly know that I don't have enough time, so why are you still trying to persuade me to give up …"
Openly teaching Chu Mo …
Secretly persuading him to give up …
These were the two layers of meaning in Elder Mu's words.
After thinking this through, Chu Mo smiled and returned to his cave abode.
He did not take this kind of obstruction from the same sect seriously, and at the same time, he did not take it to heart.
This was because he knew that the reason why Elder Mu did this was most likely because he was afraid that his actions would affect Xun Song's state of mind, and thus affect Xun Song's participation in the Ancient Heavenly Stairway Tower hundreds of years later.
However, he felt that as a master, Elder Mu's worries were unnecessary.
"Not enough time, that's my problem …"
"Continuing to pass the tower, that's also my problem …"
"What you should do is to let Senior Brother Xun Song accept it, and not reassure him."
After nagging, he suppressed the waves in his heart and gradually furrowed his brows. He began to think about his encounter in the Ancient Heavenly Stairway Tower in the past hour.
After the disciples left, only Elder Mu and Xun Song were left in the cave abode.
After another period of silence, Elder Mu said softly, "Looks like Chu Mo has no intention of giving up."
Xun Song smiled, "Master, don't worry, disciple doesn't care."
"Yes, how can he pass the Ancient Heavenly Stairway Tower in hundreds of years …" Elder Mu sighed, "So, you have to think about his intentions."
"Master, why are you looking at him?"
Elder Mu shook his head, "It's because I can't see it, that's why Master is puzzled."
Hearing this, the anger in Xun Song's heart faded a little.
After all, Chu Mo, who knew that he could not pass the Ancient Heavenly Stairway Tower in hundreds of years and make it to the latest Ancient Heavenly Stairway Tower trial, still purposely used the Ancient Heavenly Stairway Tower to mess up his state of mind. This was easily seen through by Elder Mu.
Seeing that Master denied this, Xun Song stood up and said, "Master, don't worry. No matter what, disciple will definitely succeed in this Ancient Heavenly Stairway Tower trial!"
Elder Mu smiled in relief and nodded. "I believe you. Go now. You don't have to go out to slay demons for the time being. Adjust your condition. If you have any hope of breaking through to Heaven's Equal, I will definitely help you with all my strength!"
"Thank you, Master."
After three days.
When he heard that Chu Mo had entered the Ancient Heavenly Stairway Tower, Xun Song only smiled.
But Elder Mu's brows were really furrowed.
He was very worried that Chu Mo's actions were hidden behind Elder Ba's intentions.
However, just as he was about to contact the sect about this, the news from Burial Tablet Cliff made him jump up in shock!
"How could it be, it's true?"
(End of this chapter)
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