After hearing Lu Qing's words, everyone looked up at the ladder.
Just look at Bai Bufan and others above, their appearance has changed at this time.
His previous calm and relaxed look was almost completely gone.
Everyone stood on their hands and knees, their faces flushed, they were panting, and sweating profusely.
Obviously, we have almost reached our limit.
However, the stairs where the few people were standing finally had a gap.
Among them, Bai Bufan and Situ Jin stood together at the highest point.
The rest of the people fell behind them, but the difference was not too big, only three or four levels.
The last one to fall was Qin Yunting from Xuanxin Sect.
As Lin Zhirui said, he, who was known for his agile martial arts, suffered a disadvantage when climbing the ladder to heaven.
"Bai Bufan and Situ Jin are now at level 165!"
Wei Zian counted quickly and exclaimed softly.
"It seems that they have reached their limit. As expected, their potential is not as good as yours, Lord Zhirui."
Magu was a little surprised.
This method of measuring potential by climbing a ladder seems to be quite reliable.
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"Brother Bai, do you still have the strength to go up?"
On the ladder to heaven, Situ Jin, with beads of sweat on his face, said to Bai Bufan.
The muscles in his body were trembling, a sign that his Vajra Body Kung Fu was being pushed to its limit.
"That depends on whether you still have some energy left, Brother Situ."
Bai Bufan's expression was equally uneasy. His originally fair and white face was now completely red, and even his eyeballs were bloodshot.
Obviously, his ability to endure has reached its limit.
But despite this, facing Situ Jin's words, he still refused to show weakness.
"I do have a little bit of strength left. If I force myself to climb, I can climb one or two more steps."
Situ Jin's words made Bai Bufan's expression change slightly.
Because he had truly reached his limit and had no more energy to climb up.
But what Situ Jin said next surprised him greatly.
"What if we draw in this competition?"
"You're willing to tie?"
Bai Bufan was stunned and looked at Situ Jin in disbelief.
Over the years, Situ Jin has been competing with him and confronting him everywhere.
Now, in front of everyone, with a great chance to beat him right in front of him, how could he be willing to give it up?
“Yes, I can indeed use the Vajra Body Kung Fu to force myself to climb one or two steps.
But if that happens, I will definitely be backfired by the pressure of the Heavenly Ladder, causing damage to the foundation of my physical body, and the time for breaking through the Innate Realm will be delayed again.
We are already behind those two, and I don’t want the gap to widen further just because of a momentary dispute.”
Bai Bufan was silent.
He naturally knew who the two people Situ Jin was talking about were.
To be honest, among the top ten, he didn't think highly of those two.
After all, he was born in the Tianji Sect and was good at divination, so his own strength should be inferior to theirs.
The other one is even worse. He is just the heir of a declining small sect. The resources he can obtain are limited, and his cultivation speed is definitely not as fast as theirs.
Therefore, his attention has always been on Situ Jin and others who have similar backgrounds as him.
Who would have thought that after all their competition, the two most inconspicuous ones would be the first to break through.
Thinking of this, Bai Bufan suddenly felt bored.
"You're right. It's not worth sacrificing my future in martial arts for our little quarrel.
Our focus should be on breaking through to the Innate Realm as soon as possible, rather than these petty struggles now.
Brother Situ, you won this competition."
Bai Bufan said seriously.
Situ Jin was stunned just when Bai Bufan was about to announce his surrender.
Suddenly, a light laugh was heard from the sky.
"Are these the so-called Ten Greatest Men of Zhongzhou?
"Climbing the ladder to heaven can make me so weak. As expected, what Master said is right. The warriors in this outside world generally have weak foundations. They are all show and no substance. "
The sound was not loud, but it could be heard for miles, allowing everyone nearby to hear it clearly.
The sarcasm and ridicule in the speech immediately caused a commotion.
"Who is so arrogant?"
"How dare you mock the Ten Great Men of Zhongzhou in person? Who are you?"
"Is there something exciting to watch again?"
People looked in the direction where the sound came from.
Then the next moment, everyone's mouths widened.
Because they saw that there were seven or eight giant birds floating in the sky, with people standing on their backs.
When the giant bird spread its wings, they were more than ten meters long, and every time it flapped its wings, a loud wind sound could be heard.
Bai Bufan and the others were already furious at the sarcastic tone of the previous voice.
But when they saw this scene, they were also stunned and could no longer vent the anger in their hearts.
As for Lu Qing and others, there is no need to mention them.
Coming from a remote place, they had never seen such a scene before.
His eyes suddenly widened in surprise.
“It’s them!”
Lin Zhirui's face also changed drastically and he exclaimed in surprise.
"Sir Zhirui, do you know them?" Lu Qing asked curiously.
"I don't know them, but I know where they came from."
Lin Zhirui stared at the sky and spoke slowly.
“They are wearing robes with cloud and water patterns and can fly on divine birds. They are from the Cloud and Water Secret Realm, one of the four great secret places!”
"Four secret places?"
Lu Qing's heart moved, he remembered that when he fought with Yan Canghai's direct disciple, the other party once thought that he was a disciple who came out from the secret place to gain experience.
Later he also paid attention to information in this regard.
The result is that the four secret places are four very mysterious places, and no one knows where they are.
However, every time a successor from the secret place appears in the world and travels around the world, it is bound to cause countless waves.
It is said that even the establishment of the Holy Mountain was only recognized by all major sects in the world with the tacit support of the four major secret places.
After all, these are four very mysterious and powerful forces.
I didn't expect that I would suddenly appear here.
Out of curiosity, Lu Qing immediately activated his special ability and looked up at the sky.
"With such a big scene and costumes, are they from Yunshui Secret Realm?!"
High up in the holy city, those powerful figures were shocked when they saw the scene in the sky.
"There's no doubt about it. That cloud and water pattern is the symbol of the Cloud and Water Secret Realm."
"With the changes in the world and the revival of spiritual energy, have even the four great secret realms finally been unable to contain themselves?"
"The people from the Yunshui Secret Realm have arrived. The people from the other three secret realms must be not far away."
"What do you mean, should we go up and greet them?"
"Don't worry, let's see what happens first. Besides, even if we want to welcome them, it's not our turn yet."
…
Just as these powerful figures were discussing, a young man in brocade clothes rode on the back of a flying bird.
Suddenly he said to Bai Bufan and the others on the ladder: "Why, from the looks of you, it seems that you are still not convinced by my previous evaluation?"
Everyone could hear that it was this voice that had made the sarcastic remarks earlier.
"You are joking, my Lord. We have no intention of disobeying you."
Although Bai Bufan and others failed to recognize the person's identity.
But the one who can tame so many magical birds must be some extraordinary force.
Combined with some of the things they had heard the elders of the sect talk about before, they could probably guess it.
These people are probably the people from the legendary secret place.
How dare I get angry?
"Really? But I saw your eyes just now, you are not convinced." The young man in brocade clothes laughed, "Well, if I don't let you see it, you still don't know what it means that there are always people better than you."
After saying this, the young man in brocade clothes pulled the reins in his hand, and the huge bird under his feet suddenly let out a long cry, flapped its wings, raised a gust of wind, and swooped down the mountain.
Its ferocious momentum frightened the warriors gathered at the foot of the mountain, and they screamed and retreated to both sides.
I was afraid that I would be fanned by the giant bird's wings and my bones would be broken.
Fortunately, the young man in brocade clothes had no intention of hurting anyone. When the bird approached the ground, he jumped and landed on the ladder.
The huge bird suddenly flapped its wings, stirring up the air currents, and its body rose suddenly, returning to the sky again.
As for the young man, he did not stop at all when he fell onto the ladder.
As soon as he stepped forward, his body rose into the air and rushed upwards like an arrow.
When he landed on the white jade stairs again, the crowd below couldn't help but exclaim.
With this leap, he actually crossed more than twenty steps in one go, a height of about 20 to 30 feet.
Compared to Bai Bufan’s initial leap, it was almost twice as high!
Not only that, after the young man in brocade clothes landed on the white jade stairs, he didn't even pause for a moment. He lightly tapped his feet and jumped up again.
It was as if the pressure on the ladder did not exist at all for him.
The second time the young man in brocade clothes jumped out, although the height he rose was not as high as the first time, it was still about sixty or seventy feet high.
Then when his body fell on the white jade stairs again, he stepped on the ground and his body rose suddenly again.
Just like that, the young man in brocade clothes was like an agile monkey on the cliff, continuously and quickly jumping and climbing up the ladder.
Soon, they arrived at the location where Bai Bufan and others were.
The young man in brocade clothes didn't stop at all. He just gave a contemptuous smile, passed by them and continued to leap upwards.
But Bai Bufan and the others had no time to get angry. They just looked at the young man in brocade clothes in surprise as he easily walked past them and went up.
The crowd at the foot of the mountain was also in silence at this time.
They all looked in shock at the young man in brocade clothes, who was climbing up at a speed that was much slower than the beginning, but still could be considered swift.
One hundred and seventy, one hundred and eighty, one hundred and ninety...
Even though he had surpassed Bai Bufan and the others, the young man in brocade clothes was still able to cross several steps with each step.
Everyone watched him approach the legendary location step by step.
Finally, when the young man in brocade clothes landed steadily on the 200th step, his body was still extremely stable and his face was calm.
The crowd below suddenly started to boil over.
"Two hundred levels. He actually reached the two hundredth level!"
"Isn't it rumored that a warrior in the acquired realm can only reach the 199th level at most? Above that is the realm of the innate realm. Could it be that this person is a strong warrior in the innate realm?"
"Impossible, I didn't sense the unique meaning of the Xiantian Realm from him."
"The record of a post-natal warrior climbing the ladder to heaven was set by 'Emperor Yu' more than a thousand years ago. I didn't expect it to be broken today!"
"What is the origin of this person? How could he be even more talented than the 'Emperor Yu' who lived thousands of years ago?"
…
Somewhere high in the holy city, those powerful figures were also shocked at this moment.
"He actually reached level 200. Is that young man still in the post-natal realm?"
"That's inevitable. Otherwise, if he were in the Xiantian realm, wouldn't he be bullying the weak and slapping himself in the face if he were so arrogant and mocking Bai Bufan and the others?"
“As expected of a descendant of a secret land, the pressure of the 200th level is something that even a person who has just broken through to the initial stage of innateness may not be able to withstand steadily, but this young man climbed up without changing his expression.
From the looks of him, it seems he can still go up a lot further.
Could it be possible that he could fight against the innate realm with his acquired realm body? "
"It's not surprising for an acquired body to fight against an innate body. People who came out of the four secret places have done it before."
"The inheritance of the secret land is indeed very different from ours, otherwise it would not have been able to secretly control this world for so long."
"In the past, even if there were people coming out to practice in the secret land, there would only be one or two people at most. This time, so many people came out of the Yunshui Secret Land, and they were so high-profile. It seems that the world is really going to change."
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"It's so easy to reach level 200."
On the other side, Lin Zhirui was also looking at the figure on the ladder in a daze.
As someone who has climbed the ladder to heaven more than once, he naturally knows how strong the pressure on the ladder is.
Especially after reaching level 150, the pressure was almost reaching the limit of a martial arts master.
Even he had a hard time at first, climbing up little by little, and finally reaching the 171st position.
He had never thought that among the acquired warriors, there would be someone who could climb the ladder so easily and reach the 200th level in one go.
Yes, even though they were so far away, Li Zhirui could not sense the breath of the young man in brocade clothes.
But he could be sure that the other party must be a post-natal warrior.
The practitioners in the Yunshui Secret Realm are notoriously arrogant.
They will never do anything to bully the weak.
But precisely because he knew this, Li Zhirui felt the shock even greater.
"Sir Zhirui, it seems that your information is wrong. There are still post-natal realm warriors who can reach the 200th level.
It is indeed a legendary secret place. Anyone who comes out of it is so powerful."
Lu Qing said with admiration on his face.
"My dear friend Lu Qing, why are you still so calm?"
Looking at the admiration on Lu Qing's face, Lin Zhirui suddenly asked.
"Huh?" Lu Qing looked over in confusion.
"Seeing such a huge gap, don't you feel a little desperate?" Lin Zhirui said.
"Such a huge gap, are you talking about this master from the Yunshui Secret Realm?"
Lu Qing saw the confusion on Lin Zhirui's face, suddenly understood what he meant, and smiled softly.
“Sir Zhirui, people’s talents and circumstances are different. Naturally, some are good and some are bad, some are fast and some are slow in their cultivation.
Having embarked on this path, we can’t just give up on practicing just because we are less qualified than others, right?
If this is the case, then why should we bother ourselves and always compare ourselves with others?
People like us who practice cultivation only need to compare ourselves with ourselves.
As long as we are stronger today than we were yesterday, it means that our practice has not been in vain.
With perseverance, even if we cannot catch up with those peerless geniuses for a while, I believe that one day in the future we will surely have our chance.
As the saying goes, Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman should constantly strive to improve himself. I wonder if Mr. Zhirui thinks this makes sense?"
After hearing what Lu Qing said, Lin Zhirui was shocked.
(End of this chapter)
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