The Strange Staircase
"What's wrong with you? Why do you look so excited?"
A soft snort sounded and woke up the excited Qin Shaofeng. It was Zhao Yuner, who saw Qin Shaofeng's excited face, frowned and said with some dissatisfaction.
Uh …
Qin Shaofeng came back to his senses and was too embarrassed to say anything. He just raised his head and looked around.
After passing through the light film of the cave, Qin Shaofeng and the others entered a square.
The square was very big and did not look like a cave at all. Qin Shaofeng was not surprised because this was the alchemist's mansion.
Obviously, the alchemist's mansion was similar to the spirit garden in the Lianyang Academy. It was a special place. The layer of light film was equivalent to a transportation array.
After passing through the light film, one would be transported to this place by the transportation array.
Qin Shaofeng already knew this in advance from the people who had entered the alchemist's mansion in the past.
Qin Shaofeng knew that this square was only the first stage of the alchemist's mansion. Only by passing the first stage could one be considered to have truly entered the alchemist's mansion.
In the past, the opening of the alchemist's mansion was like this. However, after passing the first stage, the second stage was different.
In any case, according to the records of the alchemist's mansion from the three great academies for more than a thousand years, only the first stage was the same. The subsequent stages were completely different.
The first stage was quite easy to pass, but the specific conditions were not clear to the three great academies and the various powers present.
They only knew that the first stage did not have any cultivation requirements. Houtian warriors and Xiantian masters could all pass.
In addition, if one was over twenty years old, they would not be able to pass and would be transported out of the alchemist's mansion.
As for what other conditions there were, they did not know.
Thinking back to the information of the alchemist's mansion in the academy, Qin Shaofeng's eyes flashed with a trace of light.
"Hey, I don't believe that I will be eliminated in the first stage!"
Chuckling in his heart, Qin Shaofeng began to focus his attention on the crowd in the square.
Seeing that Qin Shaofeng did not answer, Zhao Yuner felt bored for a while. She simply shut her mouth and waited quietly. She thought of another thing.
Sigh! Really, why do I have to do such a troublesome thing?
Zhao Yuner sighed in her heart. She couldn't help but lower her head and look at the jade bracelet on her right hand. She secretly muttered: "I heard mother say that the Meng Family has been investigating this alchemist's mansion for thousands of years. I don't know what they are investigating. Also, what is this jade bracelet? If it was bright, would they be able to find what the Meng Clan was looking for? What kind of logic is this? "
Zhao Yuner didn't understand. Unfortunately, because Meng Xin 'er's cultivation had surpassed the Xiantian Martial Master, she couldn't enter at all. In the end, she asked her for help.
From another point of view, although Zhao Yuner's surname was Zhao, half of her blood belonged to the Meng Family.
Moreover, this was her mother's request. How could she not do it?
However, Zhao Yuner also had some thoughts in her heart.
Humph, the Meng Family has been investigating for thousands of years. I don't know how many times this jade bracelet has been brought into the alchemist's mansion, but it hasn't lit up even once. I don't need to care about it. In any case, it won't get in the way of anything.
Zhao Yuner really didn't care about this matter. In her opinion, the Meng Family had been looking for something for so long. So, she absolutely wouldn't come across it.
…
A lot of people!
Looking at the increasing number of people in the square, Qin Shaofeng sighed in his heart.
When he saw the dense crowd outside, Qin Shaofeng knew that the number of people entering the alchemist's mansion was not small.
But now, there were more than ten thousand people in the square. Moreover, the situation seemed to be far more than that.
The alchemist's mansion hadn't appeared for more than two hundred years. This time, more than ninety percent of the young Houtian warriors and Xiantian masters of the three countries had gathered here.
As Qin Shaofeng had guessed, all the forces of the three countries attached great importance to the alchemist's mansion. So, the number of people was naturally very large.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the number of people in the square had exceeded thirty thousand.
When the number of people exceeded fifty thousand, the center of the square slightly shook. Then, a dazzling golden light burst out. Then, a huge illusory figure appeared in the square.
This figure was an old man with white hair and a ruddy complexion. He was wearing a white robe. He had the appearance of an otherworldly expert.
Qin Shaofeng knew that this illusory old man's figure was the legendary alchemist.
He didn't know what kind of powerhouse the alchemist was. But, this illusory figure had been able to persist for thousands of years. This was enough to show how terrifying his strength was.
Although the people present already knew that the old alchemist's figure would appear, they were still excited after seeing it with their own eyes.
This was a mysterious powerhouse from a thousand years ago!
Even people like Great Emperor Lian Yang, as well as many experts in the past thousand years of the three great nations, had become legends because of this old man in front of him.
Who wouldn't be excited in the face of such a figure?
Even the proud and arrogant Zhao Yun 'er's eyes flashed with excitement as she looked at the huge illusory old man in the air.
At this moment, the old alchemist's illusory figure spoke.
"People call me the old alchemist. I have some achievements in the path of alchemy. Today, I set up a mansion to give the younger generation some good fortune. Those who are fated can stay."
Even though he knew that this illusory figure and voice were left behind by the old alchemist from a thousand years ago, when he heard these words and saw the illusory figure's expression, Qin Shaofeng felt as if the old alchemist was really speaking to him.
This kind of method was far beyond the ability of a Legendary powerhouse.
The old alchemist's realm was probably a thousand times higher than that of a Legendary powerhouse.
Just as Qin Shaofeng was feeling shocked, the old alchemist's illusory figure waved his hand lightly.
Then, the square suddenly shone brightly, and a faint medicinal fragrance wafted out.
After the light disappeared, the crowd of more than fifty thousand people was instantly reduced by four-fifths, leaving only about ten thousand people.
Qin Shaofeng didn't realize that he had been teleported out of the Alchemist's mansion. He knew that he had passed the first test of the alchemist's mansion.
At this moment, he and the others could be considered to have entered the alchemist's mansion.
As for the forty thousand people who had disappeared, they obviously didn't meet the requirements.
Qin Shaofeng was curious about this because there were many people around him who were around his age. Among those people, there were Houtian Realm warriors and Xiantian Martial Masters.
But now, they had disappeared. They had been teleported out.
Qin Shaofeng didn't know what the real requirements were for entering the alchemist's mansion, other than the age and cultivation level requirements.
However, those who had been teleported out didn't receive any benefits. At the very least, the medicinal fragrance that had appeared was enough to raise a Houtian Realm warrior's realm by one or two levels. Even a Xiantian Realm warrior's realm would most likely increase by a little.
In fact, it was precisely because of this that some Xiantian Martial Masters who were over twenty years old also followed in. They wanted to borrow the medicinal fragrance to raise their realm a little.
Soon, Qin Shaofeng didn't have time to care about these things.
After the forty thousand people had been teleported out, the old alchemist's illusory figure directly disappeared.
Following the disappearance of the old alchemist's illusory figure, a staircase suddenly appeared in the square.
The staircase went from low to high and directly merged with the ceiling above the square. The place where the staircase met was emitting a white light. Obviously, it was the existence of another teleportation array.
At this time, many people had already started to move. They all began to run towards the staircase.
Obviously, many people had already understood that the second test of the alchemist's mansion this time was probably this staircase.
This time, Qin Shaofeng reacted in time. He didn't wait for the girl to carry him again and strode towards the staircase.
In fact, Zhao Yuner really wanted to carry Qin Shaofeng and run wildly again. Unfortunately, Qin Shaofeng didn't give her the chance.
He turned around and stretched out his hand. Zhao Yuner didn't manage to grab him. When she saw that Qin Shaofeng had already walked in front of her, she pouted and a trace of unhappiness appeared on her face. However, she still hurriedly followed.
"Hey, Qin Shaofeng, stop right there. With your cultivation level, without my protection, you still have the nerve to walk in front of me?"
As soon as she caught up with Qin Shaofeng, Zhao Yuner expressed her dissatisfaction.
Qin Shaofeng's face stiffened and he smiled bitterly in his heart. However, he still stopped and let Zhao Yuner walk in front of him. He obediently followed the other party.
The staircase that suddenly appeared was very large. It was more than a thousand meters long and was enough for thousands of people to climb at the same time.
Qin Shaofeng and Zhao Yuner's speed was very fast. In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the bottom of the staircase.
After stepping on the staircase, Qin Shaofeng's face changed slightly. He felt an inexplicable pressure attack him.
This is mental strength?
Feeling the inexplicable pressure, Qin Shaofeng was slightly shocked.
It wasn't a pressure of physical strength, but of mental strength.
This staircase was really strange!
This was the first time that Qin Shaofeng had experienced such a situation. Not to mention him, perhaps among the people present, it was absolutely the first time that they had experienced such a thing.
Qin Shaofeng had never heard of any situation where there would be pressure from one's mental strength.
But the staircase in front of him was like this!
This pressure was not big, at least for Qin Shaofeng.
According to Qin Shaofeng's estimation, this pressure was at most equivalent to the primary level of alchemy master.
It should be known that Qin Shaofeng's current mental strength was far beyond that of an ordinary senior alchemist. Even the difference between his mental strength and that of an alchemy master was not much.
The mental strength level pressure of a primary level alchemist could be said to be completely negligible for him.
But what made Qin Shaofeng surprised was that there were already a lot of people who had climbed this staircase. In fact, there were also some Houtian warriors, even the first or second stage of Houtian realm warriors.
The first or second stage of Houtian realm warriors, unless they were primary level alchemists, would not be able to withstand such a pressure!
Qin Shaofeng's eyes flashed with a trace of suspicion. His heart slightly moved, and he asked Zhao Yuner: "Sister Zhao, how do you feel?"
"How do I feel?"
Qin Shaofeng suddenly asked. Zhao Yuner was slightly startled, then frowned and said with a relaxed smile: "It's nothing, this staircase is a bit strange. It actually has a mental strength test, but, it's just a mental strength test for a primary level alchemist. For me, it's not a problem at all!"
Primary level alchemist?
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