Jiang Li could feel that every time he stepped on a step, a warm current would flow up from the soles of his feet.

After the warm current entered his body, it circulated and finally disappeared without a trace between Jiang Li's eyebrows.

He was a little wary at first, but after waiting for a while, he didn't find anything unusual. The status that popped up on the panel dispelled his doubts.

[The Emperor's Qi and blood enter the body, and the Emperor's blood refines the orifice (Shen Ting) and acts on the body. 】

[Royal Blood Refining Acupoint (Shen Ting): The blood of the emperor strengthens the Shen Ting acupoint, lasting for 30 seconds] (-+)

Jiang Li stretched out his hand and pressed on his Shenting acupoint. He felt it again. A warm current inside was slowly rotating, strengthening and opening up his acupoint, but this warm current itself was also rapidly being consumed and shrinking.

This energy and blood of the Human Emperor should have been integrated into the Zhaixing Tower when King Zhou died.

After tens of thousands of years, only a tiny bit of this blood energy remains. Although one can feel that its high quality is extremely high, the speed of strengthening the acupoints is not fast because the quantity is too small, and it can only last for thirty seconds.

If Jiang Li ignored him, his energy and blood would dissipate after thirty seconds, and he might not even be able to feel how much he had been strengthened.

However, as a human, Jiang Li did not want the energy and blood of the Human Emperor to dissipate, so he called out the status bar and changed the newly appeared status on it to an infinite duration.

Jiang Li walked up the stairs again, and another warm current rushed into his body. This time, after the warm current made a circle, it sank into the "Yangbaiqiao" next to him and disappeared.

【The Emperor's Qi and blood enter the body, and the Emperor's blood refines the orifices (Yang Bai) and acts on the body. 】

[Royal Blood Refining Acupoint (Yang Bai): The blood of the emperor strengthens the Shenting acupoint, lasting for 30 seconds] (-+)

As expected, each step has a stream of energy and blood. Jiang Li looked at the steps that seemed to be so high that the top was invisible. He was afraid that he would make a lot of money this time.

Refining the acupoints and opening the meridians was a way of physical training that had been abandoned by the modern world of immortal cultivation because it was too difficult and too dangerous. Unexpectedly, on the steps of the Zhaixing Tower, he would be able to enter a state of automatic refining of the acupoints, and what he used was the Qi and blood of the Human Emperor, which sounded very advanced.

These one or two acupoints may only have a modest effect on the acupoints of a cultivator, but as far as we know, the number of acupoints possessed by human cultivators is as many as one thousand and eighty-five.

If he could use the Human Emperor's Qi and blood to refine his acupoints until they were all opened, then perhaps he, Jiang, could also gain some of the power of the Human Emperor!

This Zhaixing Tower is really a great place. Apart from being a test, it is more like a gift and a training.

Jiang Li kept walking up the wooden steps, shedding blood and modifying the status bar, until he reached the thousandth step.

A golden ear of rice appeared in front of him.

【Name: Golden Rice Ear】

【Type:Seed】

[Grade: Earth Grade Middle Grade]

[Note: The sun grows one season, and the plant grows one bushel. Eating it strengthens the body.]

A mid-level earth-level spiritual plant? ?

After Jiang Li used the identification technique to scan it, he was confused.

This thing is actually a mid-grade earth-level spiritual plant, with a value of zero. Its individual value is lower than that of elixirs and magic weapons.

This was the second time Jiang Li had seen a spiritual plant worth the earth rank. The last time he had seen one was when he got the Dao Yun Fruit.

I didn't expect that I would find it for free after walking up a thousand steps on this Star-Picking Platform. This happiness really came so suddenly.

As the day grows for one season, the plant grows a bushel of grass, and eating it strengthens the body.

It seems that this should be the spiritual plant used by the human race to maintain people's livelihood in the past, but it is also an earth-level magic weapon after all. Jiang Li believes that it will not be simple no matter what.

He put it properly into the coffin and continued to look up at the stairs.

If we keep going, will something better appear?

The 1001st wooden step in front of him began to show differences.

There is a jar on each step above. Judging from the size, it should be easy to squeeze one person in.

After Jiang Li sprinkled his blood there, two lines of red words appeared on the steps in front of him.

"We hold our weapons and swear an oath of blood to protect our king. The courage of the human race is to advance and never retreat."

It seems that this Star-Picking Tower is composed of one thousand steps each.

The first thousand steps can be stepped on by any human being who bleeds a little.

The road ahead will seem to require more tests.

What does it mean to advance without retreat? As long as he takes a step, he will have no way back? So the next test is courage? Jiang Li looked back at the ground below, and a golden portal appeared at some point.

That golden light was exactly the same as the one that had teleported Jiang Li here. It seemed that as long as he returned the same way and touched that golden light, he could leave here.

The two lines of blood words in front of him were telling him that if he didn't have enough courage, he should just go back.

But Jiang Li had not yet collected all the Human Emperor Refining Acupoints, and the golden rice ears had also aroused his strong interest. Under such circumstances, how could he give up easily? He took a step forward. He now wanted to see what kind of reward would be waiting for him on the next thousand steps.

After he stepped onto the 1001st step in front of him, the jar on the step exploded immediately, and a tattered ghost soldier appeared in front of Jiang Li, holding a spear and stabbing at Jiang Li.

The space on the stairs was narrow and there was nowhere to hide, so he instinctively wanted to step back.

At this time, a series of collapse sounds came from behind.

Out of the corner of his eye he noticed that all the stairs he had just walked on had collapsed, leaving him with no way to retreat.

Jiang Li steadied his steps and stopped retreating.

Clang! At this time, the sharp spear head had already pierced his chest, and a huge force poured in along the spear head, almost pushing him backwards.

Fortunately, Jiang Li was already very strong. After obtaining the blood and qi of the thousand Human Emperors, his strength almost doubled in just a short period of time.

With the effect of the invincible body, he was able to catch the opponent's spear tip with just his chest.

The strength of this ghost soldier is not weak. This time, it definitely exceeds the level of a Jindan cultivator.

Jiang Li was about to fight back, but after the spear was stabbed, the ghost soldier immediately dissipated, and the spear in his hand turned into a handful of flying ash.

Well, this was something from so many years ago after all, and it is a very rare thing to be able to preserve such a blow.

You can't expect it to be able to fight Jiang Li for three hundred rounds.

But his punch landed in the air, and he still felt a little unhappy. He was attacked for nothing, but he didn't even have anyone to fight back, which made him feel inexplicably frustrated.

After the first time, Jiang Li became on guard.

When you step onto the stairs again, the altar on the stairs will be prepared.

After stepping onto the stairs again, this time a ghost soldier holding a sword jumped out.

Jiang Li was prepared and reacted immediately, punching him.

The fragile ghost body had no resistance and was smashed into a big hole by Jiang Li.

But the opponent's sword also hit Jiang Li's body without deviation, and then it exhausted the last bit of energy and dissipated.

Jiang Li didn't care much at first, as an attack of this magnitude could not cause any damage to him.

But gradually, Jiang Li also discovered something was wrong.

Why were these ghost soldiers able to hit him every time? No matter whether he dodged or blocked, the ghost soldiers' weapons always landed on him.

Once or twice is a coincidence. Three or four times is an accident.

But if it happens ten times or a hundred times, there must be a reason.

He soon discovered that the problem lay in the bravery of these ghost soldiers.

They swung their weapons, and unlike the casual cultivators and enemies Jiang Li usually encountered, they always thought about how to hit the enemy instead of protecting themselves.

Even if he was going to die in the next second, the weapon in his hand had to fall on Jiang Li. It seemed that the sentence just now described these former human soldiers.

The courage of the human race is to advance and never retreat.

One hundred, two hundred, three hundred. Jiang Li also began to understand some of the ghost soldiers' tactics.

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As the saying goes, the bravest wins when two meet in a narrow road. Jiang Li is not afraid of getting hurt, and his injuries recover quickly. This brave fighting method of exchanging injuries for injuries and lives for lives is quite suitable for him.

Gradually, the strength of these ghost soldiers became stronger and stronger, and Jiang Li started to suffer injuries starting from the 1,700th step.

After that, the injuries became more and more serious, and it took a long time to recover each time before he could continue to move forward.

He took a deep breath and stepped onto the two thousand steps. A Yuchang sword instantly pierced his chest, then slashed diagonally upwards from his shoulder, splitting half of his body in half.

Fortunately, these ghost soldiers will disappear after one attack, otherwise Jiang would be in trouble.

Lying on the ground, a full metal armor appeared beside him, and the blood flowing from Jiang Li's body flowed onto the armor.

The metal plates of the armor immediately moved like a sci-fi mecha and were actively put on Jiang Li's body.

Wrap him tightly from head to toe.

As Jiang Li's mind moved, these metal pieces automatically gathered together and all gathered on his right hand, turning into an arm ring.

The name of this set of armor is quite ordinary, called Wu Lin. Its current grade can reach the Earth grade, and it can protect Jiang Li like a turtle shell. The first condition for the brave's fighting method is to build a set of armor that is thick enough.

But apart from the most basic function of protecting the body, just like the Dragon Prison Chain, this magic weapon has also lost most of its power under the erosion of time.

It is precisely because its preservation measures are more complete that this set of black scales has been able to retain its earth-level rank after tens of thousands of years.

I just wonder what it was like in ancient times? Jiang Li laughed out loud before the wound on his chest healed. It is indeed the remains of the Emperor of Man. Here he got another earth-level magic weapon.

In this way, he, a foundation-building cultivator, could possess two earth-level magic weapons at the same time. If outsiders knew about this, they would be driven crazy with jealousy.

After resting for a while, Jiang Li stood up again. The heavy mountain embroidered robe on his body was damaged, so he tore it off and weaved a new one with the roots of the Jiuyou wood before continuing to look up.

There must be something better waiting for him up there.

Just as he expected, the steps above changed again.

The first 1,000 steps should be for the people of the human race. As long as you have human blood flowing in your veins, persist, and make sacrifices, you can step up step by step.

The second thousand steps are for human soldiers. They need courage, an indomitable spirit, and an indestructible body to climb them.

What will he have to face on the third 1,000 steps?

"Holding the talisman and commanding the people, he leads the people and carries the burden."

On the 2001st step, after blood dripped, these two sentences emerged.

Obviously, the third 1,000 steps test the commander's ability to lead the land and the people. It tests the burden of the people's livelihood.

But what are the specific manifestations of this weight?

Jiang Li did not hesitate much, and after his body recovered to its best condition, he once again set foot on the first level of bidding.

Then the next moment, pressure coming from nowhere instantly enveloped his entire body.

It was as if someone had moved a mountain and pressed it down on him. His bones creaked and his muscles, which were tougher than steel, were stretched to the limit.

The sudden heavy pressure almost made Jiang Li kneel down on the steps.

The difference between the tests that ordinary people and small soldiers have to endure and those of the princes is really a bit exaggerated.

Even though he had already absorbed the blood of the Human Emperor from the previous two thousand steps, the one thousand and eighty-five known acupoints, plus the blessings of the nine hundred and fifteen unknown acupoints.

I also feel tremendous pressure at this moment.

Even as he was trying his best, his physical strength was rapidly draining away.

Even if Jiang Li had multiple states of support, he could only basically maintain a balance between income and expenditure at this time.

If the pressure continues to increase...

He took a deep breath, adjusted himself, and then raised his feet to continue moving upwards.

With every step he took upward, the pressure on him increased.

I felt like every inch of my skin, every inch of my muscles, and even my internal blood, were drooping down.

It seemed that if there was only one cut on his head, all the flesh and blood in his body would separate from his bones and fall to the ground, turning into a pool of mud.

There were only a hundred steps, but Jiang Li, a physical practitioner, already felt deeply exhausted.

For Jiang Li, this feeling of tiredness was already so long ago.

If any other Jindan cultivator were here, he would probably be crushed before he could even walk ten steps.

Jiang Lizhe needed to burst out his spiritual energy every time to put his foot on the next step and continue to move forward slowly and with difficulty.

After walking up five hundred steps, Jiang Li's legs seemed to be welded firmly to the ground. No matter how hard he tried, he could not lift his feet off the steps at all.

Is this the limit? Jiang Li felt a little depressed as he looked at the stairs he had only walked halfway up. But the omnipresent fatigue and pressure were torturing his body, and his whole body was telling him to lie down.

His eyeballs seemed to have changed shape under the pressure.

At this moment, a force that he himself was previously unable to perceive suddenly emerged from his body.

The spiritual energy in the environment spontaneously gathered towards him. For some reason, Jiang Li suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

The energy gathered at Jiang Li's feet, loosening his heavy legs. He slowly lifted his right foot and placed it on the next step.

Where did this energy come from? After thinking for a long time, Jiang Li looked at the status on his panel. This seemed to be the power of merit and blessing? The power of merit usually has no specific manifestations, but it can affect every aspect of him.

It seems that people with good character will have good luck wherever they go.

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