Hu Li and Youquan Pangban knew the benefits of listening to the Dao, so without giving their disciples any instructions, they appeared at the Heavenly Ladder first, stepped onto the ladder, and disappeared from the spot.
Seeing this, the elders quickly gave a few instructions and then stepped onto the heavenly ladder and disappeared.
After all the elders had left, Jiang Mu looked at Li Qing, the fourth ancestor of the Ji Yuan Empire, who was standing at the edge of the platform, and waved to him.
Li Qing understood and quickly flew forward, bowing deeply and saying, "Ji Yuan Li Qing greets Grandmaster Jiang, wishing Senior Jiang a long and healthy life!"
Since arriving, Li Qing has been a nobody. Only the two of them were invited. Jiang Mu was invited by Meng Fan, while Li Qing was just an extra. Over the past ten years, he has done a lot of business with Chu Di and the Zhao family of the Fire Maple Dynasty, and they have close ties.
He was a sensible person, and he donated all the money he earned from his business to Yunxiao Palace. The donation was handed over by Chu Di, and the amount was quite large, which is how he obtained a spot.
After hearing that Chu Di had helped him with this matter, Li Qing was even more generous with his gifts, one of which was the raw material for the golden phoenix hairpin.
Li Qing has become much more shrewd over the years. He followed Chu Di all over the country and got to know many elders of Yunxiao Palace. He knew the power of Yunxiao Palace from just a glimpse of it, so he was always humble and obsequious wherever he went, which made him more tactful in his dealings with others!
"Your cultivation has not improved much over the years, and has even regressed. What have you been doing? Why are you so lazy in your cultivation?"
Li Qing was too embarrassed to say that. Over the years, he had been haggling with other merchants over a few thousand taels of silver. How could he have had time to cultivate?
"Replying to Senior Jiang, I have been busy traveling all these years and have not been able to settle down to cultivate. I am truly ashamed!"
"Oh? You were also among those invited?"
"I was just lucky, just lucky."
Jiang Mu knew how difficult it was to get Meng Fan's invitation. Even though he had contributed a large amount of cash and was familiar with Meng Fan, he still managed to get the invitation.
Li Qing probably hadn't even met Meng Fan before receiving the invitation; the methods he used were truly impressive!
"You're quite good, a real talent. Since you've been invited, listen to the teachings carefully; they're more useful than a thousand years of cultivation. Let's go!"
"Please go first, senior."
As they spoke, the two stepped onto the heavenly ladder and disappeared.
After they disappeared, the Heavenly Ladder suddenly shone brightly, turning into countless points of light that vanished into the air.
At the very center of the platform, three portals appeared in sequence, with the characters for "essence," "vitality," and "spirit" written on them respectively, and Cao Zhengchun's voice came from there.
"The three generations of disciples enter the portal of essence, energy and spirit in turn. After staying in each space for a full day, they can switch to another portal. After staying in the third portal for a full day, the Heavenly Ladder will appear, and they will be allowed to enter the Cloud Palace."
As soon as he finished speaking, the disciples were eager to try. They didn't know what was so magical about it, but they were confident that they could get through it. After all, they were all outstanding individuals with mature and resolute minds.
But it was impossible for them not to be uneasy, since they didn't know anything about the immortals' methods, and they all looked at Chu Di.
Chu Di smiled helplessly and said, "Why are you looking at me? Isn't this Senior Brother Youya and Senior Brother Mu Ying?"
As everyone's gaze turned to him, Mu Ying spoke first: "Fellow disciples, I joined the sect the latest. My master always taught me to follow the rules, especially in the sect. I am just your junior brother. If any of you call me senior brother again, I will cut off my own arm."
As he spoke, he suddenly swung his left hand at his arm, spitting out a mouthful of blood. It was actually broken!
Chu Di couldn't help but admire this demonic cultivator. Although spitting blood and breaking bones were commonplace for demonic cultivators, the cultivator's meaning was clear: don't try to treat me like a fool.
Seeing that Mu Ying was so ruthless, everyone stopped pressuring him and turned their attention to Ya Du.
"Why are you looking at me? I'm not the eldest brother. What Senior Brother Chu said earlier was right. I, a member of the demon race, am not capable of leading this big family. I am not up to the task."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Chu Di.
Chu Di chuckled and said, "Now that I've become the senior brother, of course I won't back down. Let me go and find out what's going on first. Junior brothers, please wait here!"
After saying that, he flashed into the portal of essence.
As soon as Chu Di entered the gate, he found himself in a vast space. Looking around, he saw that it was pitch black and his divine sense could not reach the barrier of this space. It was boundless.
As Chu Di pondered to himself, suddenly, specks of ghostly fire appeared all around him. These ghostly fires had the potential to spread like wildfire, and soon they became so large that they blotted out the sky and completely occupied the space, rushing towards him!
"They came so quickly, we weren't prepared at all."
Chu Di had no time to think. His magical power surged to protect his entire body, and all his treasures were activated. His body shimmered with light as he prepared to face the flames!
Contrary to his expectations, the flames passed right through his magic power the moment they touched him, as did his protective treasures. They offered no resistance to the flames and were about to touch his body.
Chu Di remained calm. He knew Meng Fan's methods were boundless, and he could do anything that defied common sense with ease. This flame was completely unaffected by the protective shield made of magic power and was immune to all defensive measures. It was possible that he could even come into direct contact with this flame.
"The gateway to essence, which refers to tangible and subtle substances, is the driving force behind life activities within one's own body!"
Chu Di recalled Meng Fan's teachings and his eyes flashed with a sharp light as he understood the purpose of this gate.
"Hahaha, I understand! Let the flames rage even more fiercely!"
As if he had heard his words, the flames suddenly surged and engulfed Chu Di!
"Holy crap! That really hurts!"
The flames, of unknown origin, scorched his internal organs, burning him from the inside out, like thousands of ants crawling inside him, causing him unbearable itching.
Several hours passed, and Chu Di was soaked in sweat. The unbearable itching was driving him crazy!
At this moment, Chu Di's hair was disheveled, his eyes were red and swollen, and his vital energy was being continuously refined. If it weren't for his amazing willpower, he probably wouldn't have been able to endure it for even a quarter of an hour and would have fainted from this torture long ago!
He also understood that if he really fainted, he would probably be immediately teleported out and deemed unqualified.
Chu Di also knew that this test was to make people feel the changes in their own bodies while they were conscious, to understand the way of the evolution of essence and energy, and to make them understand that there are infinite mysteries in the human body, which would be of great benefit to their future cultivation.
Moreover, these flames transform the human body in minute ways, revealing the unseen and making the unseen visible, which is incredibly amazing!
This principle of change is presented clearly and obviously. Even if you don't understand its mysteries, just memorizing it will play a very important role in your future cultivation!
These enemies of Chu have all realized that the changes are happening from the inside out. As long as they can get through them, their minimum achievement will be the Shattered Realm, and there will be no bottlenecks in between!
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