Chapter 87 Ascending the Immortal Platform

Listening to the task in my head, I suppressed my grief and anger and looked at the immortal platform in front of me with a fearless attitude.

"...Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Liu Hong looked at me, and I forced a smile. "Nothing, I just suddenly thought of something happy."

he:?

His expression was as if I had some serious illness.

I looked at the Immortal Ranking. The last person on the list took three days and three hours, while the top three took less than one day.

The first place is Ling Ye, three hours.

The main focus is on being the first in a gap.

…

There were three days between the last and first place.

They are all geniuses, but some geniuses will leave other geniuses far behind.

So, what on earth did Ling Ye deduce that would make him accept us as his disciples so suddenly? The world consciousness must have given us a backdoor, right?!

"If you can reach the Dengxian Terrace within fifteen days, you will be admitted into the Chongguang Sect. Please rest for a while. Once this incense is lit, you may begin your ascent."

As the headmaster finished speaking, the incense stick in his hand grew several times larger, hovering within everyone's sight. Then he made a hand gesture, and a cluster of flames flew up. Soon, the incense stick was lit.

Ye Yingying beside him jumped up first, and the others followed suit.

Liu Hong and I looked at each other and followed closely.

I realized something was wrong after just a few steps.

This stone staircase is indeed not an ordinary stone staircase - the resistance of each step is adjusted according to each person's cultivation level, and it requires careful control of spiritual power to maintain a constant speed upwards.

But this is not a difficult task for me. I have mastered different forms of power, and allocating power is a piece of cake for me. My problem now is that my spiritual power storage is far less than Liu Hong's.

He rushed forward with great vigor. It was great to have so much spiritual power. I can only live frugally like this.

The first thousand steps are not a problem for any cultivator who dares to come to Chongguang Sect, but after passing the first thousand steps it seems like entering the next realm.

Every thousand stone steps is a watershed, and the higher you go, the more difficult it becomes.

Out of caution, many monks slowed down significantly.

I didn't dare to slow down at all. I had only walked one-tenth of the way in half an hour, and I estimated that there would be a major fault behind.

The team climbing Sendai was divided into two parts, so more people focused their attention on the first group.

"Yes, there are quite a few disciples with good qualifications this year." The great masters of the sect standing on the top of the Immortal Ascension Platform sighed as they watched the cultivators climbing up. "I wonder if any of our disciples will make the list this year."

"Master, you're joking. It looks like your little disciple will definitely be on the list."

"That child is still young, immature, and not diligent enough in her training. I'd like someone to temper her arrogance." The headmaster stroked his beard. "Besides, the Ye family's youngest daughter, aside from being defeated by her peers, refuses to submit to anyone."

"Okay, Senior Brother, you clearly love this little disciple immensely. How many of those darlings with a single gold spiritual root can possibly rival her?"

"Junior brother, please don't be so decisive."

The head of the sect secretly glanced at Ling Ye who was standing behind him without saying a word, and decided to shut up.

Other peak masters don’t know, but doesn’t he know?

This taciturn senior brother quietly accepted two disciples. I heard that they also had single spiritual roots, and no one knew where they found them.

Why couldn't he just go down the mountain for a walk and pick up two little geniuses?

…

"Brother, let's go and beat Ye Yingying, shall we?"

Liuhong asked me while climbing the stairs. He looked eager to try, as if he would run up immediately if I just said yes.

There is so much energy that you can never stop doing it all day long.

"You can go if you want."

As soon as I finished speaking, he sped up, and I followed him.

Now I have climbed three thousand steps and half an hour has passed.

I'm actually starting to feel a little tired.

——You have to know that this is the world of cultivation. I am a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator, and I haven’t felt “tired” for a long time.

But now it appears.

Just half an hour.

It turns out that climbing up the Immortal Terrace is not that easy.

I looked back and could no longer see many people.

There's a disconnect between us.

Now Liu Hong and I are still in the first echelon, which consists of about a few hundred people.

You have to know that at the beginning there were tens of thousands of people climbing the stairs at the same time.

Climbing the Immortal Terrace is so terrifying.

[…Host, you still seem to be in the mood for some memes, you must still have plenty of energy.]

[Please note that our Points Mall has energy recovery potions, and there is no purchase limit~]

...Tong, you know, you are now like a profiteer, like those small vendors in tourist attractions who accurately grasp the pain points of tourists.

The kind of person who, when tourists are tired and hungry, brings out a bowl of fragrant noodles, a glass of iced water, a freshly cut watermelon, and then says temptingly, "One portion is thirty, and the second portion is half price~"

And this points mall doesn’t even offer a second copy at half price!

[We clearly mark the price, and there is no discount authority~]

All excuses!

You don't even bother to negotiate a discount—

The system is silent.

But after joking around with it for a while, climbing the stairs felt smoother, and before we knew it, Liu Hong and I were almost catching up with Ye Yingying.

Realizing that we were catching up, she looked back at us, made a face, then turned around and sped up again. Liu Hong and I looked at each other, and both of us sped up a bit.

My strength was depleting at an accelerated rate, but Liu Hong looked like nothing had happened.

——Is this the consequence of having your attributes halved?

In this world, am I supposed to get a weak but inspiring script?!

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You really, I cried to death.

So if I didn’t tell you, you wouldn’t have thought of helping me, right?

Who are the workers anyway?!

You can't become the top seller if you do sales like this——

Then I opened the points mall while roaring in my head.

There is a big red mark inside: Gratitude and Return.

Then there are two pages of products——

The cheapest ones are injury medicine and energy medicine, which cost 10,000 points per bottle.

The most expensive medicine is a drug called "Fusion Agent", which costs one million points.

...Then I bought three bottles of energy pills.

Looking at Liu Hong who was full of energy and not tired at all, I drank a bottle directly.

Very good, full of energy!

I can still climb a few thousand more steps.

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After passing the 5,000 steps, half of the people fell out of the first echelon.

After five thousand steps, an illusion will appear every time you step on a step.

The speed of the first echelon dropped sharply. This illusion is not a simple illusion. If it is not handled properly, it will become a mental demon.

People who practice Taoism are most afraid of inner demons. If the inner demons grow and cannot be broken, they will be trapped in this realm forever. Ha, a mere illusion is of no use to me.

I took out the "Super New Zero Glasses". Although they no longer have the invincible effect and have become ordinary glasses, in Villar's world, they have the ability to see some strange things.

...It can be considered a low-profile version of the "Eye of Truth".

The main reason is that it has no time limit, while the "Eye of Truth" can only be used for one hour a day, so I plan to save it for later.

Two hours have passed and we have only climbed halfway. The second half will be visibly more difficult.

So how did Ling Ye manage to complete the task in three hours?

"Brother, what are you wearing on your face?" Liu Hong was very curious when he saw me wearing glasses.

I:……

Oh yes, this is set in ancient times. Since these monks practice Taoism, they don’t have any problems with myopia or hyperopia, so naturally they don’t have glasses.

"It's an ID," I said. "Will it make me look less noticeable if I wear it?"

Liu Hong nodded.

"Yes, my true form has become it, so my presence has become weaker."

I pointed to the glasses on my face.

Liu Hong: ...

"So, your attitude of treating me like a fool since I was a child is really infuriating!"

No, I'm telling the truth.

And Liu Hong just looks like a fool, I really can't help it.

Then he stopped talking angrily, and moved a few steps to the side in a huff, putting two people's distance between him and me.

Xiaoyu dotes on her younger brother yet manages to piss him off to death. Who does she resemble?

[Who else could he be like? That Zhou So-and-so.]

Tong, why are you being so sarcastic again?

After putting on the glasses, those illusions really posed no threat to me.

I surpassed Ye Yingying.

Ye Yingying: "...Wait a minute!"

I turned to look at her.

"Liu Hong, how come you're so fast?! No, are you Liu Hong or his brother?"

...My family, after so many worlds, this is the first time someone has mistaken me for my twin brother!

Completed——

This is how twins should play!

"you guess?"

I smiled at her, then turned around and walked upstairs quickly.

Now, I am number one.

"Oh? Yingying has been surpassed."

For a moment, everyone's eyes were on the person who surpassed Ye Yingying.

"Half-step Nascent Soul, looks about the same age as Yingying... Eh? Another one."

"Why do these two boys look like... brothers?"

"Aren't these disciples here to rub Yingying's spirit against us—" The Sect Leader laughed, "They're actually twins, one with a single water-type spiritual root, the other with a single fire-type spiritual root. They're already in their teens and almost reaching the Nascent Soul stage. I wonder what family they come from."

"I don't know who these two kids will choose as their master, but I'm really tempted."

"I am your disciple."

A cold voice came from behind.

"Huh?"

"ah?"

"...Wait a minute, was it Senior Brother who was speaking just now?"

"...Did Master Uncle say that?"

A group of people turned to look at Ling Ye.

Ling Ye had a cold face and did not avoid their gazes. He repeated what he had just said.

"They are my new disciples."

The wind blew his white hair, making him look even colder.

…

Everyone: ...

No, can you please tell your fellow junior brothers, sisters, and nephews about this important matter in advance?

If it weren't for your face and cultivation level, Immortal Lord Ling Ye, with your emotional intelligence, you would be easily excluded!

…

Three hours later, Liu Hong was the only one by my side. Ye Yingying was far behind, about dozens of steps away from us. At this time, everyone started to take out all kinds of magic weapons and elixirs.

I had already drunk three bottles of energy pills, bought three more bottles, and gave one to Liu Hong.

The two of us have climbed eight thousand steps.

"Ah Hong, can you still hold on?"

He took the energy potion and began to pour it into his mouth, "Why is the medicine made by my mother so bitter? Wasn't it very sweet before——"

After drinking, he stuck out his tongue and said, "And why are they all placed with my brother?"

Me: “Because you will definitely not drink it because it doesn’t taste good.”

This is much better than any spiritual medicine in the world of cultivation. The perfect energy medicine produced by the system has no side effects. Except for the slightly unpalatable taste, it has no shortcomings and takes effect immediately.

In order to make the source of the energy medicine more legitimate, I lied and said that Liu Yuan gave it to me.

——Liu Hong had no doubts either.

But even if he had doubts, he had no place to verify them.

The point is, if the younger brother really doubts his older brother, I would be really angry.

When the main thing about brotherhood is mutual trust, I am no longer the person who knew nothing before. Now I am the ultimate master in studying brotherly relationships!

I originally thought I could easily win the first place and successfully enter the Immortal Ranking with the help of the energy potion and Liu Hong, but I didn't expect that just when I stepped onto the 9001st step, a strange phenomenon suddenly occurred -

I entered another space.

The illusion has been upgraded.

But it doesn’t matter, I’m going to cheat.

"Eye of Truth", activated!