With great perseverance, Zhang Aotian reached the 99th step.

"Congratulations on reaching the 99th step. You'll be rewarded with a spiritual energy infusion!"

Zhang Aotian's body began to absorb the spiritual energy that was rewarded.

At the same time, Lin Hao also received the reward.

"Ding! Disciple Zhang Aotian has received the spiritual energy infusion rewarded by the Nine-Nine Heavenly Ladder. The opportunity has been synchronized!"

"Ding! Your technique [Supreme Sword Technique] senses sufficient spiritual energy and begins to upgrade!"

In Lin Hao's body, the [Nine Dragons Purgatory], which originally had the upper hand, had most of its spiritual energy snatched away by the [Supreme Sword Technique] due to its sudden rise.

Although the [Nine Dragons Purgatory] and other skills were unwilling, they could only watch as the [Supreme Sword Technique] snatched away the spiritual energy.

"Ding! Your skills [Nine Dragon Purgatory], [Breath Condensation Technique], and others have felt insulted and are beginning to research ways to upgrade them!"

As a huge amount of spiritual energy poured into [Supreme Sword Technique], it officially began its own upgrade journey.

…

"[Supreme Sword Technique] has been successfully upgraded! Its training speed has increased by 200%!"

"【Supreme Sword Technique】has begun to provide feedback on its upgrade!"

After the [Supreme Sword Technique] was successfully upgraded, streams of refined spiritual energy gushed out from it. These spiritual energies passed through Lin Hao's meridians and finally gathered in Lin Hao's dantian.

These spiritual energies are several times more refined than the spiritual energies from the outside world, and are more suitable for cultivators to break through the realm.

"boom!"

A muffled sound came from Lin Hao's body, and his dantian, which was filled with spiritual energy, began to expand rapidly.

After absorbing abundant spiritual energy from the secret realm of the Nine-Nine Ladder to Heaven, Lin Hao's cultivation reached the third level of Qi training!

However, Lin Hao's speed of absorbing spiritual energy has not slowed down at all.

The upgraded [Supreme Sword Technique] has become even more powerful.

Li Wushuang couldn't help but gasp when he saw this scene.

With such a terrifying cultivation speed, this person must be an emperor-level powerhouse!

Fortunately, I didn't resist just now, otherwise my soul would have disappeared from this world.

…

After the breakthrough, Lin Hao sensed his body. His meridians were no weaker than those of a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi training, and his physical strength had reached the level of a strong man in the Earthly Profound Realm.

"boom!"

A punch was thrown, accompanied by a whistling sound, and the ground in front of him collapsed directly.

Looking at such destructive power, a look of joy appeared on Lin Hao's face. The god-level martial arts was really powerful!

However, as the price of increasing strength, the spiritual energy of the Nine-Nine Ladder to Heaven secret realm has also decreased a lot.

"Ding! Due to the scarcity of spiritual energy, the automatic cultivation speed of skills such as [Nine Dragon Purgatory] and [Supreme Sword Technique] has begun to slow down!"

Lin Hao listened to the system's prompts but didn't care at all.

Being strong is the most important thing! As for spiritual energy, if it's gone, you can just get it again!

On the other hand, after Zhang Aotian received the spiritual energy, his cultivation level was raised to the eighth level of body forging.

He began to charge towards the last step.

However, this last step is not so easy to pass! But once you break through this step, you will definitely reach the King level!

Thinking about the warmth that the sect leader brought him, the encouragement that Old Soul brought him, and the shame that Murong Jing brought him when she broke off the engagement.

Zhang Aotian clenched his fists and climbed step by step to the end of the stairs.

The enormous pressure made him breathless, but he did not give up.

Move towards the finish line little by little.

His consciousness began to blur, and his hands became bloody and mangled.

Finally, one of his hands reached the finish line.

Then the head, arms, and the whole body.

He passed the ladder to heaven!

"Congratulations on passing the Nine-Nine Ladder to Heaven! You have obtained the great opportunity of obtaining the lower-grade earth-level technique [Star Art]"

???

At the last moment before Zhang Aotian fell asleep, he began to complain in his heart.

That's it? Passing the final test only gives me a low-grade local-level technique? This test is too deceptive!

"Ding! Disciple Zhang Aotian has obtained the last opportunity on the Nine-Nine Ladder to Heaven, the lower-grade earth-level technique [Star Art]. The opportunity has been synchronized!"

Star Tactics

Grade: Lower grade

Features: Can absorb the power of stars and transform it into spiritual energy!

"The Supreme Sword Technique has acquired the characteristics of the Star Technique by learning the Star Technique!"

"【Star Art】has dissipated!"

This [Supreme Sword Technique] can actually learn martial arts techniques!

Lin Hao made up his mind secretly.

I will have to find more techniques for practicing [Supreme Sword Technique] in the future!

Through the core of the secret realm, Lin Hao was teleported directly in front of Zhang Aotian.

Looking at Zhang Aotian who was unconscious on the ground, Lin Hao took out a level 2 healing pill and fed it to him.

After the second-level pill entered his stomach, the medicinal power began to radiate, and the wounds on Zhang Aotian's body were slowly healed.

After a while, Zhang Aotian finally came to his senses.

The first time Zhang Aotian saw Lin Hao, he took a deep breath, holding back the tears that were about to flow, and spoke to Lin Hao with a proud look on his face.

"Master! I have passed the Nine-Nine Ladders to Heaven!"

“Good job!”

…

Li Wushuang, who was standing aside, looked at Zhang Aotian with shining eyes.

Anyone who can pass the ninety-nine steps of the ladder to heaven is at least a king-level person, and such a person is more than qualified to be his disciple!

I must get Zhang Aotian!

But he couldn't show it in front of Lin Hao.

After encouraging Zhang Aotian, Lin Hao turned his attention to Li Wushuang.

His eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Now the secret realm has been occupied by their Lingjian Sect. If this king-level remnant soul is kept, there might be some trouble. So it is better to get rid of him directly.

Li Wushuang was originally thinking about how to coax Lin Hao into teaching Zhang Aotian, but he suddenly shuddered, as if something terrible was going to happen to him.

He hurriedly looked at Lin Hao and found that Lin Hao was looking at him with murderous intent.

Li Wushuang hurriedly expressed his opinion to Lin Hao.

"Master! I am willing to sign a [Life and Death Contract] with you and will never betray the sect!"

After saying that, a piece of gold paper flew in front of Lin Hao.

Li Wushuang's Life and Death Contract

Effect: After signing, you can control Li Wushuang's life and death.

Lin Hao said in his heart.

Li Wushuang is still very sensible!

Then, Lin Hao signed the contract.

"Ding! The life and death contract takes effect!"

"Ding! The Life and Death Contract sensed the Sect Master's signature and triggered the Heavenly Dao's supervision!"

Just after the two completed the contract, the sky in the secret realm suddenly changed, and a huge face formed in the air.

"I am the Way of Heaven. The contract you all signed today is under my supervision! If you dare to violate it, I will use the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder to kill you!"

Li Wushuang was so frightened by the divine power of Heaven that he trembled with fear, and the soul old man in Zhang Aotian's ring was even more frightened.

A contract actually led to the supervision of the Heavenly Dao. What kind of sect is the Lingjian Sect?

Lin Hao ignored them.

Now their Lingjian Sect lacks spirit stones and spiritual energy. Without these, his strength cannot be improved.

"We have to find a way to earn some spirit stones!"

Lin Hao pondered for a while, but had no good solution.

Forget it! Let’s first introduce the spiritual energy in the secret realm into the Spirit Sword Sect!