At this moment, the people in the secret realm were scattered throughout the various parts of the realm, including not only the area with the golden pass, but also the other two areas.
As Zhenru gazed at the white jade pagoda shrouded in ethereal mist, she wondered if it was only visible in their region or if it could be seen in other regions as well.
In fact, since entering the ancient secret realm, Zhenru has lost track of how much time has passed and has no idea how the three areas came to exist, so it's normal to have such thoughts.
However, it is clear that the cultivators of the Sun Realm, confined to a small corner, still lack sufficient understanding of the vast world of cultivation.
As the white jade pagoda slowly landed, the shimmering celestial light surrounding it suddenly shone brightly, instantly enveloping the entire secret realm.
The cultivators who were unconsciously rushing towards the White Jade Pagoda in the secret realm disappeared from their original spot in the next instant—all of them were taken into the pagoda by the flashing and shrinking light of the Ascension Pagoda.
The Ascension Tower has nine floors. It doesn't look small on its own, and it can even be described as spacious. But if you put several hundred people inside, even if it's divided into nine floors, it would probably be quite lively.
However, when the cultivators entered the Ascension Tower, they were surprised to find that the tower was empty and they were all alone.
Zhenru was slightly surprised, but then felt it was only natural, though she was still somewhat disappointed.
She thought that once she entered the Ascension Tower, she would be able to meet her friends from other areas.
To everyone's surprise, not only were there no other people in other areas, but even acquaintances from the same area were nowhere to be found.
However, given the current situation, Zhenru wouldn't waste time thinking about it further, but instead focused her attention on the Ascension Tower.
The White Jade Ascension Tower has nine levels; reaching the top is considered ascension to immortality.
This is what Qin Yue told Zhenru.
Entering the Ascension Tower naturally means climbing it, but the ultimate meaning is not that climbing to the top of the nine-story tower will instantly make you an immortal.
Rather, it is the cultivators who successfully climb to the top of the tower who can successfully undergo a transformation and obtain an immortal body.
When Zhenru heard this, she was actually somewhat disappointed.
This was indeed an incredible opportunity for other cultivators, perhaps even the greatest opportunity of their lives, but for Zhenru, it felt somewhat useless.
Because she had already forged immortal bones, even the power she used was already immortal power.
The only remaining evidence that she was a cultivator from the lower realm was her flesh and blood meridians.
Others' journey to the Tower of Immortality is from bone to skin, while Zhenru only uses skin, flesh, and meridians. In comparison, his own gains seem meager.
That's what they say, but we're already here.
As Zhenru looked around the tower, he felt that all around him was a vast expanse of white, not spiritual energy but a rich aura of immortality.
As she circulated the immortal energy within her body, the exhilarating feeling of absorbing immortal energy made Zhenru sigh involuntarily.
This must be the first floor of the Ascension Tower. However, apart from the white mist, there was no staircase leading upstairs, nor any possible challenges or trials.
Surely you can't make me absorb all this magical energy before I'm allowed to go upstairs, right?
As Zhenru thought to himself, the speed at which his body absorbed immortal energy increased spontaneously.
If that's the case, then for Zhenru, it's not a test or obstacle at all, but a blessed land for cultivation.
Well, if you look at it that way, her gains might not be as great as other cultivators, but she obviously didn't suffer as much as they did.
It is true that one's own conjectures are inaccurate, but one's conjectures about others are completely correct.
While Zhenru was easily and comfortably absorbing the immortal energy, the other cultivators who entered the Ascension Tower were experiencing excruciating pain, akin to hell on earth.
If she could absorb immortal energy, there would be many other opportunities that would allow her to gradually transform her physical body and undergo a qualitative change.
From the essence of the Golden Crow to the power of the Crimson Moon, her journey since entering the Dao has been a path unlike that of ordinary cultivators.
Most other cultivators follow the traditional path of cultivation, which is based on the sect or family traditions and is a steady and conventional one.
It avoids many wrong paths and suffering, but of course, a very small number of people will miss out on difficult but great opportunities.
One suffers hardship beforehand, and the other suffers hardship at a calculated stage. Most of the time, there is no difference in quality or outcome. As long as the hardship and tribulation are successfully overcome, both are good results.
Cultivators who have never been exposed to immortal energy are immediately enveloped by the "bullying the weak and fearing the strong" immortal energy as soon as they enter the Ascension Tower. The energy actively penetrates their bodies, making it virtually infiltrative.
However, in a short while, the cultivators in their respective spaces let out the same screams.
Some people are still enduring this pain, while others have already given up and are taking out defensive magic treasures bestowed by their elders to block out some of the immortal energy, waiting to gradually adapt before increasing the intensity.
Yes, no matter how painful or unbearable it was, no one thought of giving up.
And no one would be willing to give up.
Amidst this scene of both pain and inspiration, the art style of Zhenru's space appears exceptionally lighthearted.
At this moment, the primordial energy of the first level of the Ascension Tower had been largely absorbed by Zhenru. She was strolling leisurely on the open ground, admiring the mysterious and profound paintings on the tower walls.
As the last wisp of immortal energy, filled with resentment, was completely absorbed by Zhenru, a spiral staircase appeared out of thin air at the end of this floor.
If you don’t know if there’s a time limit for this level, you don’t dare to linger when you see the stairs appear, so you step up the stairs immediately.
The stairs weren't real stairs. As soon as Zhenru stepped onto them, the stairs disappeared, and Zhenru found herself on the ground of the second floor of the Ascension Tower.
All that could be seen was still an empty, white expanse.
Is it absorbing immortal energy again?
Are the levels really that boring?
Surely nine floors can't all be filled with celestial energy, right?
Even if I can't figure it out, I still plan to follow my intuition.
It didn't take long for Zhenru to figure it out.
The ethereal aura on the second floor is different from that on the first floor.
The immortal energy in the first layer is somewhat different from that in Zhenru's body, but the difference is not significant.
The difference between the immortal energy in the second layer and that in the first layer is enormous, and it is almost completely different from the immortal energy within Zhenru's body.
Zhenru's casual attitude turned into caution and seriousness, and her meditation posture became more proper and upright than before, revealing the severity of her current internal condition.
Zhenru's meridians and acupoints were operating at an extremely high speed at this moment, accepting the influx of immortal energy that he could not stop, while using all his strength to transform the immortal energy into immortal power and store it in his dantian.
However, Zhenru's meridians and acupoints are limited, and there will always be times when she cannot move immortal energy. Her dantian is also limited and cannot store immortal power indefinitely.
The speed at which immortal energy flowed in accelerated, and Zhenru could no longer absorb and transform it. Her dantian could no longer store it, so she could only circulate and absorb it while constantly using hand seals to consume it.
What a waste! It would be great if we could open up the space.
It was truly a pity, but the space remained completely still—I knew it was there, but I couldn't use it to make contact.
Thus, although the second layer of immortal energy changed somewhat, Zhenru successfully passed through it by consuming and absorbing it simultaneously, stretching her meridians to the point of slight pain.
Seeing the stairs reappear, Zhenru mentally prepared herself before stepping onto the stairs leading to the third floor.
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