jdhmnovel Chapter 399 Ladder to Heaven
Chapter 399 Ladder to Heaven
On the majestic mountain, a ladder paved with white jade spans the sky and the earth.
If it were ten thousand years ago, someone would have known that this was the famous Ladder to Heaven in the Star Palace, the mountain-guarding treasure brought down by the Star Palace Master from the Fairyland, and the cornerstone of the Star Palace disciples' extraordinary talents and astonishing cultivation.
The Ladder to Heaven has 50,000 steps, corresponding to the five realms of “gold”, “wood”, “water”, “fire” and “earth”.
Each realm contains endless laws of heaven and earth and elemental power.
In the "Golden Realm", the winds are as fierce as knives. Being in it is like being hit by metal or stone. At the least, your skin and flesh will be torn, and at the worst, your tendons and bones will be broken.
The "Wood Realm" is full of vitality. A huge amount of spiritual energy fills the body, and the meridians expand and the pain is excruciating.
In the "water realm", the rain is gentle but sharp like a needle, striking directly at the soul.
In the "realm of fire", there is a raging fire burning. Being in it is like boiling oil in a raging fire, and the pain is unspeakable.
The "realm of earth" is solid and heavy underneath, and climbers feel like they are covered in mountains, with gravity pressing down on them.
There are five major areas that rotate randomly, and each stage is a test or even torture.
But if someone could successfully climb ten thousand steps, that would be a great opportunity!
The Ladder to Heaven strengthens the body, reshapes the tendons and bones, expands the meridians, refines the spiritual roots, and purifies the soul, allowing ordinary people with average qualifications to reach heaven in one step!
Bai Yaoyao and the other two who were trying to climb up the "Gold Field" naturally didn't know about this. They just felt that the way up the mountain was too difficult...
"No... I can't do it anymore! Stop! Rest for a while before going on!"
Murong Liuguang, who had the lowest cultivation and the worst aptitude, was the first to give up.
"What kind of a lousy place is this! Why is the mountain wind so strong? It feels like being tortured by a knife! It hurts like a knife cutting my flesh!"
Bai Yaoyao had been climbing up while holding her breath. When she saw Murong Liuguang stopped, she could no longer hold on and sat down on the steps.
Along the way, she had to circulate her spiritual power throughout her body at all times. She was a sacred wood spirit body, with pure wood-attributed spiritual energy in her body that could nourish her flesh and blood that seemed to have been cut.
But... it hurts!
Just as Murong Liuguang said, this is simply Ling Chi!
For Bai Yaoyao, the only difference was that she could recover after being tortured to death, and then continue to be tortured to death...
The most relaxed person among the three was Chen Yingjie, who helped the two men block most of the strong wind.
The Golden Gang Body Technique he practiced focused on strengthening the physical body. Now he was in the late Jindan stage and only one step away from the Yuanying stage. This little gust of wind was like a tickle to him.
Chen Yingjie raised his head and looked upward. The end of the spiral stairs was hidden in the clouds, seemingly endless.
He turned sideways, trying to block as much wind as possible for the two people who were slumped on the ground. Seeing Murong Liuguang and Bai Yaoyao with their skin torn and blood dripping all over their bodies, he couldn't help but frowned.
"Yaoyao, are you sure this is the only way up the mountain?"
Bai Yaoyao has asked this question in her mind countless times, but the answer she got was always the same.
[If you don't want to save the companion called Lingmao, you don't have to climb this mountain. You can take other roads directly to the inner hall.]
[But the spirit cat is trapped in the barrier on the top of the mountain. There is a spirit beast outside staring at her covetously. If you want to save her, you have to go up the mountain.]
Bai Yaoyao shook her head helplessly. After a short rest, she felt the pain in her body eased a little, so she stood up with difficulty, supporting herself on the stone steps with her hands.
"Let's go! We don't know how long the spirit cat's barrier can last, so let's hurry up and go up the mountain!"
The three of them continued to move forward. Thanks to Chen Yingjie, he managed to pull Bai Yaoyao and Murong Liuguang up.
When they finally stepped onto the 10,000th stone step, the strong wind suddenly disappeared, and Bai Yaoyao and Murong Liuguang, who were already covered in blood, trembled all over, and the wounds on their bodies disappeared in an instant.
The two were stunned at first, and then filled with ecstasy.
Murong Liuguang pinched his biceps in disbelief.
"This! My body..."
Bai Yaoyao sighed repeatedly as she felt the endless energy in her body and the explosive power hidden beneath her skin.
“I didn’t expect that this stone staircase would have such an effect!”
Chen Yingjie gained the least benefit because his body had already been tempered by the Vajra Body Technique and was already invulnerable to swords and guns.
However, I am naturally happy for Bai Yaoyao and Chen Yingjie who have benefited from it.
Because they were worried about the civet cat's situation, the three did not stop but chose to continue moving forward.
However, just as the three of them stepped onto the new stage, their faces suddenly changed.
At that moment, a force as heavy as a mountain came over the three of them. They were caught off guard and their legs softened involuntarily. They knelt on the stone steps with a plop...
……
Mountain top cabin.
The civet cat wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand, and her eyes, as hard as ice, stared at the mountain cat outside the cabin's barrier that was glaring at her.
The mountain cat seemed to understand human nature. When it saw the civet cat looking at it unkindly, a hint of teasing flashed in its glass-like eyes. It raised its paw and licked the fur on it gracefully.
The civet cat looked at the mountain cat that was blocked outside the barrier. It saw its whiskers twitching and a human-like mockery on its face, as if it was saying:
"Little human, if you can't beat me, then hide away! Come out and fight me again if you have the guts!"
The civet cat ignored the mountain cat's provocation. She sat cross-legged on the ground, taking the time to circulate the spiritual power in her body to heal her wounds.
The civet cat was wearing a black dress, which had long been torn into rags by the mountain cat's sharp claws. It became like a broom, with blood and flesh flying around the wounds, and bright red blood dripping down the clothes to the ground.
About half a cup of tea later, the civet cat, which had used its spiritual power to seal all its wounds, stood up, swaying unsteadily due to excessive blood loss.
She turned her head and looked at the corner of the room, where there was a small magic circle. The barrier protecting the room was created from there.
Thanks to the barrier that blocked the mountain cat from entering, the civet cat had a moment to catch its breath, but...
A trace of worry flashed across the civet cat's cold face. At this moment, the spirit stones embedded in the four corners of the magic circle had become dim and it was obvious that they could not hold on for much longer.
Once the barrier disappears, if she still can't kill the mountain cat, she will probably die here!
Thinking of this, the civet cat narrowed its narrow eyes slightly, "At this moment, we can only take a risky move!"
The civet cat stood quietly by the door, calming its breath and adjusting its condition to the best. At the same time, it kept observing the movements of the mountain cat, trying to find the best time to attack.
The mountain cat saw the person in the room standing there like a stone. A hint of impatience flashed in its blue glass-like eyes. It swept its tail behind it and changed its posture.