The Great Wild God - Chapter 73

Chapter 73 Thousands Are Inferior to One
Even though the newly promoted disciples who broke into the fifth floor were all elites and elites, starting from the fifth floor, every single bluestone staircase was a long and arduous process.

Every step he took consumed a tremendous amount of Qi and blood. He even stopped every three to five steps, rested for a long time, and took medicine to recover his Qi and blood.

Chen Xun no longer looked at the difficulty of Gu Jianfeng and Qianlan continuing to ascend. He sat cross-legged and closed his eyes, visualizing the Nine Nether Barbarian Soul, carefully experiencing the aura leaked from the mountain and the formless pressure that would be ten thousand jin …

Su Tang said that the Dragon Binding Mountain was the center of Azure Water City. The Su Clan had been operating for a thousand years, and the profound secrets within it naturally could not be peeped at. It was extremely beneficial for them to carefully comprehend it, whether it was to temper their muscles, bones, skin, and flesh to a new peak, or to further cultivate the Dragon Binding Technique.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Xun heard an unbelievable exclamation from the left and right, and then he withdrew his thoughts and suddenly opened his eyes.

At this moment, there were more than ten newly promoted disciples sitting cross-legged with Qing Xuan. Looking up, Gu Jianfeng and the seven of them stopped in the middle of the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase. They did not have the strength to continue climbing.

Only Qianlan and the other five did not stop.

It was just that Qianlan was a little far behind and had just reached the middle of the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase. However, she was still struggling to hold on and did not give up.

The other five newly promoted disciples on the fifth floor of the Heavenly Staircase all had strange faces. They were all newly promoted disciples recommended by other mansions.

The armor on their bodies glowed brightly. Chen Xun knew that they had relied on the Profound Talisman Armor or other magical artifacts they wore to withstand the double pressure released by the mountain. Therefore, it wasn’t strange for them to walk 70 to 80 steps out of the Heavenly Staircase than Qianlan.

Even so, every time they took a step forward, it would be extremely difficult, as if they were using all of their strength to suck milk. However, it gave off the feeling that their bones would be crushed to pieces at any moment.

Chen Xun was secretly shocked. These seven people’s cultivation levels were all above the eighth level of Marrow Cleansing, and they were using all their strength to destroy the magical artifacts they carried with them. They were actually walking so hard!

Chen Xun knew that after entering the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase, every time he crossed it, the trials he would endure would greatly increase, but he did not expect that it would be so great!

Looking at him before, he really underestimated the Dragon Binding Mountain’s Central Array.

Back then, Chen Xun had extorted seven talismans and three Nine Yuan Orifice Nurturing Pills from the Gui Xi Tribe, and Chen Xun had asked all the tribes to choose one.

Gu Jianfeng chose a Vajra Profound Armor. Zuoqiu represented the left thorn branch and chose a Nine Yuan Orifice Nourishing Pill for Qianlan.

Zuo Qianlan did not have any profound talisman magic tools to help her resist the pressure, but the clear light emitted from her body was already dazzling to the extreme, forming an invisible light barrier around her body, like a bright moon rising from the mountainside …

Seeing that the shock in the eyes of the people around him hadn’t dissipated, Chen Xun thought to himself, Could it be that Qianlan had just broken through the shackles of the sixth level of the Shaman realm just a moment ago?

Chen Xun could see with the naked eye that the space around the edge of the spiritual light that protected Qianlan was slightly distorted. It was actually the Soul Sea that Qianlan and the living being possessed. The Spirit Channeling Sword Heart had already been destroyed to the extreme, blocking the enormous pressure released by the mountain for her.

Qianlan, who was standing in the protective spiritual light, had beads of sweat oozing from her beautiful face that were bright red. It was all blood, but looking at her eyes, she breathed a sigh of relief. It should be the last moment, when she had just passed the most difficult trial.

Seeing that Qianlan had broken through at a crucial moment, Chen Xun was also greatly gratified. He silently estimated that the protective ability of the Qianlan Spirit Connecting Sword Heart at this moment was more than ten times stronger than before!

In other words, a breakthrough in cultivation would not have resulted in such a dramatic increase in strength, but Qianlan’s situation was different.

Ordinary witches and barbarians who had broken through to the peak of the sixth level of the True Yang Realm had limited physical strength and the increase in strength of their bodies. The biggest difference was that after advancing to the seventh level, their divine souls had all sorts of miraculous uses for breeding their spiritual sense.

The protective Spiritual Light generated by the Thousand Orchid Spirit Channeling Sword Heart probably required a large amount of Spiritual Sense to maintain it.

Chen Xun turned around and looked down the mountain. Seeing Zuoqiu, Zong Ya, and the others standing in the crowd, his expression was extremely excited.

Although they assumed that the Gui Xi Tribe did not dare to openly break the rules set by the Su Clan and attack them in Azure Water City, the Gui Xi Tribe, which had several Reincarnation Realm experts and more than a thousand elite brute martial artists, was a constant threat in their hearts.

To get rid of this threat, they could not rely on the protection of the Su Clan. Only by increasing their own strength and having their own Heavenly Barbarians in the Northern Mountain could they intimidate the Gui Xi Tribe.

The Left Thorn Tribe had sacrificed so many disciples to ensure that Qianlan could enter the Azure Water College. Today, seeing Qianlan standing on the Heavenly Staircase, she shone brightly. How could Zuoqiu and the others not be excited?

When Qianlan was at the critical moment, she borrowed the Nine Elements Orifice Nourishing Pill’s medicinal power to break through the shackles of the sixth level of the Magus Barbarian Realm. Her next steps were obviously much easier, and she quickly drew closer to the five people in front of her.

Seeing Qianlan’s strength and potential, Qing Xuan was also secretly shocked. What made her even more shocked was Chen Xun’s calm expression.

Chen Xun spent most of the day meditating cross-legged. He closed his eyes and observed his heart. He definitely didn’t care about what was happening outside. If Qianlan hadn’t just broken through to the sixth level of the Magus Barbarian Realm and caused a fanatical uproar, Chen Xun wouldn’t even have opened his eyes to see them ascend the Heavenly Staircase.

Could it be that he didn’t care if any of the newly promoted disciples could directly pass the fifth trial and enter the inner court to cultivate?

Qing Xuan restrained her thoughts and looked up at the mountain.

Qianlan picked up the stairs and quickly caught up to the five people in front of her. She was less than ten steps away from crossing the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase.

However, the closer Qianlan got to the fifth staircase, the harder it became to walk. Her entire body was covered in sweat, and the protective spiritual light from her Spirit Channeling Sword Heart was like a candle in the wind. It was indeterminate, indicating that she was close to her limit and could be destroyed at any moment.

Qianlan was still clenching her teeth and insisting.

At this time, everyone understood that the five of them seemed to be one step closer to the peak of the five-storey Heavenly Staircase than Qianlan, but their potential had already been exhausted, so it was really difficult for them to take another step up.

Whether or not a newly promoted disciple would be able to directly break through the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase and become a Purple-clothed disciple this time, they all hoped that this weak-shouldered, slightly oversized little girl would be able to do so.

Qianlan drew the attention of the hundreds of thousands of onlookers. Every time she took a step up, a burst of cheers erupted from below the mountain.

Whether it was a newly promoted disciple in green or a disciple in black who had rushed over early in the morning to watch the fun, their eyes were burning as they stared at Qianlan’s weak figure.

Those purple-clothed disciples who were wholeheartedly cultivating and rarely seen in Azure Water City, at this time, over a dozen people ran over and stood on the platform of the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase. They seemed to be calmly staring at the little girl who was only a foot away from them, but there was a complicated expression of anticipation and envy in their eyes.

To the purple-clothed disciples, what could be good about the induction ceremony for newly promoted disciples?

What they were more concerned about was whether there were one or two new disciples with outstanding aptitudes who could break through the five stairs in one go and directly enter the Academy to cultivate.

Not only did the newly promoted disciples have a 99% chance of breaking through the physical barrier and advancing to the Reincarnation Realm, they even had a great chance of advancing to the Heaven Origin Realm and becoming peerless experts that could dominate Cloud Continent.

Thinking about it, the seedlings that might enter the Heaven Origin Realm in the future would shine right in front of them. Who could really suppress the emotions in their hearts and not get excited?

At this time, there were less than a hundred Purple-clothed disciples in the Academy. However, there were even fewer than ten who had passed the five-level Heavenly Staircase Test before the age of 16. Whether they had the Ancient Desolate Bloodline or not, all of them were directly snatched away by the clan elders and sent to their sect to cultivate.

Moreover, this girl in front of him was not even fourteen years old, and this was the first time she had been tested by the Heavenly Ladder Array.

Everyone found it hard to imagine what kind of sensation this girl would cause if she crossed the five stairs!

“Ah, I didn’t expect that I would actually be able to personally see someone with the Ancient Desolate Bloodline in this lifetime. She was actually just a girl who ran out of that corner of the northern mountain of Python Fang Ridge …”

“You only know that there is a day, people outside ah. With the Ancient Desolate Bloodline, Heaven and Earth would have different appearances when they were born. It was far beyond anyone’s imagination that their cultivation talent was excellent. Let alone breaking through to the seventh level of the True Yang Realm at a critical moment, she was three steps away from passing the fifth trial. Even if she didn’t make it past the fifth staircase, the Su Clan would still accept her directly into the inner court … ”

“Direct into the inner court? Hmph, you still don’t know the meaning of the Ancient Desolate Bloodline. Not to mention the inner court, even the Supreme Elder who hadn’t appeared in the Academy for decades would snatch her out and take her as a disciple. “You must know that with the Ancient Desolate Bloodline, not to mention Cang Lan, not even Shang Yuan, even the major sects of Cloud Continent would rush to collect it for cultivation as a treasure …”

The surrounding deacons, Xuan Yi, and Zi Yi disciples were all discussing. Chen Xun also saw the nine new disciples who had descended from the sky and were standing at the peak of the mountain looking at the new disciples ascending the Heavenly Staircase. At this moment, he couldn’t hold back any longer. They all leaned forward one after another, their eyes extremely burning as they stared at Qianlan.

Almost all of them had peak mid-Reincarnation Realm experts. Their status was extremely respected in Azure Water City, but at this time, they wished they could jump down from the peak of the mountain and help the trembling little girl up the last three steps.

Chen Xun had been following Su Tang for more than a month, so he had some insight.

Qianlan’s Soul Sea Alien Aspect was born with the ability of Sword Heart Spirit Channeling. At this moment, it was able to produce protective spiritual light. It was truly extraordinary.

The Left Thorn Tribe was able to preserve an Iron Trial Token, but Qianlan, with such a low cultivation base, was able to endure Lou Shiyi’s pursuit until Chen Xun took action to rescue her. The main reason was the ability and strange footwork created by her Soul Sea Alien Phase.

However, Qianlan’s Sword Heart Spirit Channeling was even inferior to Su Tang’s.

Chen Xun thought to himself that Qianlan, who possessed the Ancient Desolate Bloodline, was worthy of the Su Clan’s great investment in resources to cultivate. However, even if he succeeded in cultivating in the future, it would not threaten the Su Clan’s dominant position in Canglan. This was in fact just the right thing to do.

He can’t.

If Madam Su knew that there was a drop of Six-Armed Giant Demon Blood in his body, she knew that he might threaten Madam Su’s dominance over Cang Lan. She did not know what kind of evil thoughts would arise in the hearts of the respectful fellows on the mountain peak.

Although Su Tang did not directly confess, she had solemnly asked him to guard the secrets of the Ancient Desolate Bloodline and guard against evil cultivators who might rob others of their Ancient Desolate Bloodline. Perhaps Su Tang had heard of some of the Su Clan’s actions.

How could the Su Clan not have a bit of ruthlessness when they were able to stand tall in the Azure Water for a thousand years?

Chen Xun thought to himself, the Gui Xi Tribe didn’t hesitate to pay any price, and even put down the dignity of the tribe. They also wanted to protect Lou Yiyi’s life. Perhaps Lou Yiyi was also someone with the Ancient Desolate Bloodline, right?

But amongst the recommended disciples of the other palaces, Chen Xun did not see Lou Yiyi’s figure. He felt extremely strange in his heart. He had originally proposed three conditions, but they had left a flaw in the Gui Xi Tribe, right?

Previously, Chen Xun had been worried that these Su Clan Elder-level figures would be able to see through his background with their vicious gazes. However, seeing that the nine people on the mountain peak were all staring at Qianlan, and the other newly promoted disciples seemed to be non-existent in their eyes, he was relieved.

He thought to himself, Perhaps in the hearts of these nine people, even the thousand newly promoted disciples who ascended the Heaven Staircase today might not be as important as Qianlan alone.