With the disappearance of the Heavenly Ladder, the remaining people looked at each other in bewilderment. They had waited three days for the enemy to find out the truth and be mentally prepared.
But Chu Di said something incomprehensible and left without giving them any useful information, leaving them to wait in vain for three days and three nights.
The moment they saw the celestial palace, they were convinced that they had to go inside and see it, so that their lives would not have been in vain. Therefore, they attached great importance to these three trials.
Zhao Feng smiled. Based on his understanding of Chu Di, he knew that Chu Di hadn't passed these three trials with such ease; he was just putting on a brave face.
However, he believed he was no less capable than Chu Di, and if Chu Di could overcome him, so could he. Without further hesitation, he stepped into the gate.
Three more days passed, and Zhao Feng returned to the platform, his clothes tattered and torn. The Heavenly Ladder reappeared.
"Fellow disciples, these three gates are tests given to us by the Palace Master. As Senior Brother Chu Di said, they are also our opportunity. There is great fortune within. You are all exceptionally talented, but the test within will is not about the depth of your cultivation. That's all I have to say. Now, each of you should rely on your own abilities."
After saying that, he stepped onto the Heavenly Ladder and disappeared.
Zhao Feng's words carried much more weight than Chu Di's. Although he didn't reveal the specifics, he had already pointed out the crux of the matter.
Without hesitation, Murong Hao and Qin Feifan stepped into the portal. The space inside the portal was immeasurable, and each person would be placed into an independent space upon entering, which could accommodate tens of thousands of people for training at the same time!
Lin Feng and Ouyang He exchanged a glance, not wanting to be left behind, and also stepped into the doorway.
Seeing that the younger generation was not inferior to others, he couldn't help but feel impressed. The young people had much more drive than he, an old man!
In order not to lose face, he also leaped in.
Those who remained knew that these three trials would be difficult, but the matter was of great importance, and they still wanted to see how many of those who went in would eventually succeed.
As time passed, Qin Feifan, who was the first to emerge, was dressed in tattered clothes, but his aura was naturally powerful and much more imposing than it had been three days ago!
He clasped his hands in a fist salute to the crowd and stepped onto the heavenly ladder.
Next, Murong Hao, Lin Feng, Ouyang He, and Ya Du all came out, and four heavenly ladders appeared on the platform.
Lin Feng clasped his hands in a fist salute to the crowd and said, "Fellow senior brothers, what's inside cannot be said. Just focus your energy, grit your teeth, and persevere!"
After speaking a few words to his senior sister Zhou Mengzhu, he stepped onto the heavenly ladder and went up.
The remaining people were all outstanding individuals who understood Lin Feng's words. Regardless of whether these three trials were dangerous or not, they were bound to be painful; otherwise, they wouldn't have been made to grit their teeth and persevere.
Having made up their minds, the rest of the people went inside, leaving only Mu Ying behind.
"Those ahead of me are all outstanding individuals, so it's no surprise that they passed the test. When Ya Du came out, he looked somewhat dejected and appeared to be in more pain than the others. Clearly, these three tests cannot be passed simply by having strong cultivation. I want to see how many of them can pass this time!"
Before a day had even passed, some people were teleported out, but they all fainted and their bodies were still trembling instinctively, clearly having been eliminated.
Another day passed, and several more people were teleported out. Like the previous ones, they had also fainted, but their bodies were convulsing even more violently!
On the last day, many more people were teleported out. They were not only unconscious, but also had contorted faces and slight bulges at their temples, clearly indicating that they had overworked their brains!
Seeing this, Mu Ying's heart sank slightly. In his mind, these people were all the chosen ones, yet none of them had passed the test. Clearly, the difficulty of these three tests was exceptionally high.
Before long, three days had passed, and only two people had passed the test: one was a young man in blue robes, and the other was Zhou Mengzhu, Lin Feng's senior sister.
At this moment, Zhou Mengzhu had obviously changed her clothes, and her delicate body was trembling slightly, clearly trying her best to restrain herself!
The young man in blue had an ordinary appearance, but his face was full of determination. From the surface, these three trials were obviously not difficult for him.
Mu Ying remembered that the boy's name was Zhang Yiming, and his master was Dugu Qiubai. He had rarely appeared in the martial arts world in recent years, and Mu Ying only learned of his identity when Chu Di was talking to Dugu Qiubai.
Zhang Yiming carried a heavy sword on his back, which, judging by its weight, must have weighed several hundred kilograms!
After he came out, he didn't even look around. His cold face was expressionless, and his body was steady as a mountain. He turned around and walked step by step towards the Heavenly Ladder. Each step seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. His calm aura made Mu Ying take three steps back.
Under the tutelage of Dugu Qiubai, Zhang Yiming already had a very solid foundation. After undergoing the sublimation of the three stages of essence, energy, and spirit, his entire aura changed. Now, because he had just emerged from seclusion, he couldn't control his aura for a moment, causing it to leak out. That's why Mu Ying saw only the tip of his iceberg!
As Zhang Yiming disappeared from the Heavenly Ladder, Zhou Mengzhu stepped onto it, clearly also intimidated by his aura.
Mu Ying was secretly shocked, but his gaze also became firm. A person who had lived for two thousand years was actually intimidated by a junior and took three steps back. He couldn't help but feel a sense of humiliation.
The initial cautious look gradually disappeared, replaced by unwavering conviction.
He slipped through the doorway and became more at ease.
Zhang Yiming stepped onto the Heavenly Ladder, and the surrounding scenery flashed, revealing that he had appeared in a mountainous area.
The surrounding area was shrouded in mist. Upon closer inspection, he was suddenly startled to discover that the mist was actually filled with celestial energy.
He felt dizzy after taking a breath, so he quickly held his breath and switched to internal breathing. Only then did he realize that people who cannot pass the three tests cannot understand the key to the transformation of essence, energy and spirit, and cannot form a large circulation in their bodies. Therefore, even if they switch to internal breathing, they cannot operate for a long time, and they cannot even survive in the Immortal Palace!
Looking around, Chu Di, Zhao Feng, Ya Du, Lin Feng, Ouyang He, Qin Feifan, Murong Hao, and Zhou Mengzhu were all there. Zhou Mengzhu had just arrived and was equally shocked as she looked around.
Zhang Yiming looked up and saw a huge plaque standing in the air, with the three characters "Yunxiao Palace" appearing in the void.
The three words were surrounded by three thousand laws, and just one glance at them brought an immense pressure down on him. He quickly closed his eyes and meditated to calm his mind.
He would occasionally open his eyes to look at where Qin Feifan was, a fleeting look of gratitude crossing his face.
In fact, Zhang Yiming and Qin Feifan had known each other for a long time. He was originally the number one genius young swordsman of the Longgan Dynasty. He was orphaned and had no one to rely on since childhood. He also had to figure out his cultivation on his own and devoted his life to the way of the sword.
During the turmoil of the Longgan Dynasty, he protected the local area from harm. When Qin Feifan launched his counterattack, he recruited soldiers all over the Longgan Dynasty, including the area he was protecting. Local officials used this as an excuse to levy exorbitant taxes and make a fortune off the national crisis, and he killed them with a single sword stroke.
Qin Feifan learned of this and knew it wasn't Zhang Yiming's fault, but Zhang Yiming had indeed violated the law. Therefore, Qin Feifan repeatedly sent people from the imperial court to arrest him, but Zhang Yiming killed them one by one. In the end, Qin Feifan personally intervened and captured him after hundreds of moves.
Zhang Yiming originally thought he was doomed to die, but Qin Feifan spared his life and announced to the public that he had been executed, while he went into hiding and fled to another place.
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