As the Universe Turns - Chapter 155

Chapter 155 Ascending Tower

At this moment, the wind outside Celestial Pogoda was as cold as frost, as if it was going to freeze everyone’s uneasy thoughts. This cold aura enveloped the surroundings. It was too terrifying, and everyone was slowly retreating.

Ling Luan and the others were also stunned on the spot, but what they felt now was not that chill, but that in Liao Wuchen’s eyes, they could not see the slightest bit of fear towards Feng Gufei.

The white-clothed man who had called Xiao Chen earlier was also stunned. He had thought that Feng Gufei would be present at this moment, and with so many people, there would always be a trace of fear in this Liao Wuchen. However, he did not expect that the other party’s eyes would still be so cold. The cold was suffocating, causing him to tremble and feel uneasy.

Feng Gu took two steps forward and slowly reached out his hand to block the white-clothed man. He looked at Xiao Chen and smiled faintly, “It’s fine.”

The atmosphere eased slightly. Everyone nearby heaved a sigh of relief. Xiao Chen turned around and didn’t look at anyone else. He went straight to the hall on the first floor of Celestial Pogoda.

Feng Gufei’s gaze was fixed on the back of his departing figure. The smile on his face slowly disappeared, and his gaze gradually became a little cold, with an invisible trace of cold killing intent.

The first floor of the Heavenly Pagoda was the main hall. It was very spacious and could accommodate all the disciples of Celestial Pogoda. The second floor was the beginning of cultivation.

Disciples only needed to climb this tower and enter every month to cultivate. This was very beneficial to their personal cultivation. This was also one of the reasons why so many people were competing to enter Celestial Pogoda.

Xiao Chen arrived at the first floor of the hall. In the blink of an eye, Ling Luan followed him and pulled his sleeve to the side. He whispered, “Liao Wuchen, come over here and let them ascend the tower first …”

Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Ling Luan saw that there was some doubt on his face. She loosened his sleeve and gestured for silence. Only then did she whisper, “Let the’old men ‘get there first. Our new arrival at the last tower seems to be disadvantageous, but in fact, it is advantageous. Because in this way, they won’t be able to squeeze us down …”

Celestial Pogoda’s rule was that the 27th floor of the lowest herringbone realm could accommodate a hundred people, and the 2nd floor could accommodate only one person when they reached the 27th floor of the Earth Word realm. If they were to be squeezed down, they would have to wait until the next year to climb up.

Because of this, the competition in Celestial Pogoda had always been intense, and there were always conflicts in private. However, these were all ways to temper disciples. Unless things went out of control, the elders would not interfere.

After understanding the rules, Xiao Chen didn’t say anything else. He went to the cultivation room in the middle of the hall and waited for the old disciples to ascend the tower first.

The competition to ascend the tower was naturally intense. The two elders in charge of the Heaven’s End guarded the teleportation portal. First, they came to send the disciples into the tower. Second, they wanted to prevent people from directly clashing in the hall.

By noon, it was as everyone had expected. This time, the person who reached the peak of the Earth Word Realm, that is, the fifty-fourth floor, was undoubtedly Feng Gufei. The next floor was the Heavenly Word Realm. The reason why he did not continue to challenge the Heavenly Word Realm was because he probably knew that his cultivation was not enough, and the second reason was that Celestial Pogoda had rules.

Unless they were new disciples, once they reached the peak of the Earth Word Realm or the Herringbone Realm, they would have to stabilize at the peak for a year and continue to challenge them in the next year.

However, there were exceptions for rookies. As long as the rookies were strong enough, they could challenge them all the way up without restraint, even if they directly ascended to the Heavenly Word Realm. The purpose of doing so was to prevent the Vast Ocean Pearl from burying their talents.

At this moment, Feng Gufei walked out of the teleportation array and looked at his name on the Heavenly Extreme Rankings not far away. There was an invisible burning heat in his eyes. He only needed to wait for another year before he could ascend to the Heavenly Word Realm …

He didn’t know what would happen in the legendary Heavenly Word Realm. As far as he knew, no one had ascended to the peak of the Heavenly Word Realm in thousands of years, including the Four Great Elders.

“Senior Brother Feng, congratulations!”

“In the coming year, Senior Brother Feng will definitely ascend to the Heavenly Word Realm …”

Seeing Feng Gufei come out of the teleportation array, many people came up to congratulate him. Feng Gufei nodded slightly and cupped his hands to the two elders beside the array. He did not stay any longer and went outside Celestial Pogoda.

A person at the peak like him naturally couldn’t stay and watch the Heavenly Extreme Rankings like everyone else, because he was confident that no one would be able to squeeze him down.

Not long after Feng Gufei left, another person came out from the teleportation array. That person was dressed in red, but his eyes were as cold as ice. Even the surrounding old disciples were frightened by the cold aura that filled her body at this moment.

That person was none other than Qin E of the Heavenly Tide Sword Sect. Her name stopped at the 36th floor of the Heavenly Polarity Rankings.

The 36th floor belonged to the peak of the 4th realm, but at the same time, it was only at the beginning of the Earthly Word Realm. At this moment, the surrounding people felt a little surprised. With the strength of this Heavenly Pride of the Tianlan Sword Sect, she should be able to reach the 40th floor. But why did the challenge fail just now?

From the Heavenly Polarity Rankings, it wasn’t hard to tell that Qin E’s name had reached the 37th floor. Later on, when she challenged the 38th floor, she failed. Because failing to challenge the Earth Word Realm would cause her to retreat one level, so she returned to the 36th floor.

At this moment, Qin E walked out step by step. The cold air on her body was like a sharp edge with a thorn. Anyone who accidentally touched it would be stabbed. Therefore, no one dared to provoke Miss Qian Jin at this time. They even retreated to another place to avoid colliding with her.

Qin E walked out and glanced at her name on the Heavenly Polarity Rankings. Her face became even colder. She flicked her sleeve and walked out. She did not want to look any further.

Originally, she had come to Celestial Pogoda two years ago. Three years ago, she had obtained a Heavenly Extreme Token with her own strength. Later, she had prepared for a full year before arriving in Celestial Pogoda. When she arrived, she was astonishing and directly ascended to the Earth Word Realm.

But who would have thought that this time, she was full of confidence in ascending the tower, but she had made a serious mistake when challenging the 38th floor. Although she stayed at the peak of the 4th realm, which was enough to make people envious, it was far from meeting her own expectations for this year, let alone catching up to Feng Gufei.

By the time twilight fell, the twenty-odd rookies had already completed their challenge. Ling Luan jumped out of the teleportation array. Although she was unable to ascend to the Earth Word Realm, her name remained at the twenty-seventh floor, which was also the peak of the Herringbone Realm.

“Hmph.”

Looking at the names on the Heavenly Polarity Rankings, Ling Luan’s lips curled up and he snorted lightly. However, he continued to look up, but he did not see Liao Wuchen’s name. At this moment, two young girls walked over with a spring breeze on their faces. “Congratulations, Junior Sister Ling Luan.”

“Eh?” Ling Luan rubbed his head and asked them, “Have you seen Liao Wuchen?”

“Liao Wuchen” The two girls looked around and shook their heads. “I haven’t seen him all afternoon.”

“He … Aiya! Damn it!”

Ling Luan seemed to have remembered something. He ignored the strange expressions of the two girls behind him and ran towards the cultivation room. When he arrived at the cultivation room, he saw Liao Wuchen sitting there alone. His eyes were closed and Genuine energy flowed around him. It was obvious that he had entered the meditation realm.

“Liao Wuchen! Why are you still sitting here like a fool? There’s still half an hour left! Go to the tower! Hey! Liao Wuchen, can you hear me?”

After shouting for a long time, Ling Luan did not react. She quickly ran over and condensed a strand of dark green True Qi with her two fingers. She nodded between his eyebrows.

Xiao Chen immediately woke up from a dream. He opened his eyes and looked at her. He frowned, “What are you doing?”

“You idiot! Why are you asking me? There’s less than half an hour left. You should hurry up and ascend the tower! If you miss today, you’ll have to wait for next year!”

Ling Luan clenched her hands into small fists and stamped her feet as she spoke, as if she was even more anxious than the icy cold man in front of her.

“Deng Ta …”

Xiao Chen’s expression changed slightly. He instantly unleashed the Ling Xian Steps and flew out like a gale. Ling Luan couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment. What a fast speed …

Xiao Chen didn’t wait for the two elders to speak before rushing inside. There was still half an hour left. If he wanted to reach the 36th floor in half an hour, it would be almost as difficult as ascending to the sky. No one had ever been able to reach the peak of the 4th realm in half an hour.

The people outside only saw a figure flash by, wondering who had just entered the teleportation array. Not long after, someone in the distance cried out in alarm, “Look!”

On the Heavenly Polarity Rankings, the word “Liao Wuchen” appeared on the second floor, followed by the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth floors …

“He …”

The crowd was stunned. It turned out that the figure who rushed into the teleportation array was him. However, the speed at which he ascended the tower … was simply too terrifying.

“The ninth floor … the ninth floor!”

“Tenth floor!”

“Eleventh floor!”

“Twelve floors!”

Everyone in the crowd cried out in alarm. At this moment, everyone stared at the Heavenly Polarity Rankings without moving, afraid of missing a single glance.

In just a short incense stick of time, the word “Liao Wuchen” had actually reached the twenty-seventh floor from the second floor! This was nearly an hour faster than Feng Gu’s speed back then!

“This is too unbelievable …”

At this moment, even the two elders beside the teleportation array were shocked. Could this person be a monster? Just how deep was his cultivation …

The elder on the left looked at a pillar of sandalwood beside him. There was only one incense stick left. Could this person be able to create a miracle?

In the distance, all the rookies were staring blankly at the changes in the rankings on the Heavenly Polarity Rankings. Ling Luan also looked up and stamped her feet anxiously, “Hurry up! Hurry up! You idiot! If I don’t wake you up, you’ll probably sleep until dawn tomorrow morning!”

“Twenty-eighth floor! He has reached the Earth Word Realm!”

The crowd let out another cry of surprise. The three words “Liao Wuchen” had already risen to the Earthly Word Realm Rankings.

Time slowly passed. Everyone focused their attention and watched as the word “Liao Wuchen” continued to rise. Finally, the incense stick next to the teleportation array was about to burn out, and Xiao Chen’s name was still on the 35th floor.

At this moment, in the illusion of the thirty-fifth floor of the Extreme Heaven Pagoda, Xiao Chen’s face was covered in sweat. A strand of black gas suddenly appeared between his eyebrows, and a few strands of faintly discernible death energy wrapped around his body.

That’s right, he used the cultivation method from the Heavenly Book. If he didn’t circulate the Heavenly Book, he wouldn’t be able to reach the 35th layer in such a short time. However, once he used the cultivation method from the Heavenly Book, he was immediately devoured by the death energy.

He didn’t know how much longer he could last, but he had to reach the 36th floor before the backlash completely arrived and the end of the incense stick. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to see Senior Lonely Lamp.