The higher you go, the stronger the pressure of the Heavenly Staircase becomes, but the faster you can cultivate, and the colder the spiritual energy there is.
Ruan Xiyan wanted to see where her limits were and how many steps she could climb.
Moreover, each 10,000 ice points can only be used for one hour of cultivation, which is too short. Naturally, the longer you cultivate at that point, the more worthwhile it is!
With limited time, Ruan Xiyan defied the overwhelming pressure and quickly stepped onto the next level.
The disciples, who were cultivating on the steps, felt a figure flash past them in a flash.
When they looked up, the figure was already several steps away from them.
They all turned to look in surprise, wanting to see who it was that could run on the steps to heaven.
The towering steps were filled with oppressive power, making it extremely painful for them to even breathe. Furthermore, chilling spiritual energy kept penetrating their bodies, causing them to suffer both internally and externally.
However, it is precisely because of this that one can temper one's character, strengthen one's physique, and improve one's strength more quickly.
"That's Ruan Xiyan!" someone recognized Ruan Xiyan and said.
"Is this the Ruan Xiyan who amazed everyone present during yesterday's inner sect assessment and became the talk of the town?"
"Yes, it's her."
"Isn't she a newcomer to the inner sect? This should be her first time at the Heavenly Staircase."
"Are you sure this is her first time here?! If it were her first time, how could she be this fast? Can't she feel the pressure around her?!"
Those who come to cultivate on the Heavenly Steps for the first time find it difficult to endure the sudden overwhelming pressure and need time to adapt.
Only by gradually adapting to the surrounding pressure can one ascend to higher levels and increase speed.
Even after they adapted, they were still not as fast as the little girl who rushed up.
Tenth floor, twentieth floor, thirtieth floor, fortieth floor, fiftieth floor...
Ruan Xiyan continued walking upwards, her pace undiminished.
"Is she still not stopping? Where is she going to rush to?!"
"I remember the first time I stepped onto these towering stairs, I couldn't go on after reaching the twentieth floor."
"It was already very difficult for me to get to the tenth floor. Later, I gradually adapted and slowly improved."
"Is this girl even human?! She charged so fiercely on her first time!"
"She is capable of creating so many unexpected things, how can she be judged by ordinary standards?"
Under the astonished and horrified gazes of the crowd, Ruan Xiyan finally stopped on the fifty-eighth floor.
As the saying goes, the higher you climb, the colder it gets; there were almost no disciples cultivating on the surrounding steps.
Ruan Xiyan sat cross-legged on the ground and entered a meditative state.
Upon reaching this point, she could already feel the pervasive pressure emanating from all around her.
The overwhelming pressure posed a constant threat, as if trying to knock her off the towering steps.
Going any further would not only be of no benefit to her cultivation, but would also be a losing proposition.
The chill contained in the spiritual energy here is already extremely strong, enough for her to cultivate for a while.
Once she gradually adapted to the oppressive atmosphere, she continued to climb higher.
Her goal was the top of the Heavenly Staircase; she wanted to see what lay above the clouds.
Ruan Xiyan calmed herself down and mobilized her power to absorb the surrounding cold spiritual energy.
The surrounding chilling spiritual energy surged wildly into Ruan Xiyan's body, even forming a vortex of power around her.
The commotion quickly attracted the attention of the disciples and the elder in charge.
"This person is courting death, daring to absorb the chilling spiritual energy so recklessly."
"Such a terrifying chill entering the body could easily lead to becoming a useless person with no spiritual power, or even losing one's life."
The disciples who had just arrived at the Heavenly Steps looked up and began to discuss among themselves, wondering who was courting death.
When they cultivate here, they try their best to control the absorption of cold spiritual energy into their bodies, so as not to have too much cold energy in their bodies that they cannot refine.
The elder guard suddenly stood up. "You reckless little brat!"
He was about to go up and bring the person down.
But he was stopped by a man with an extraordinary demeanor. If he hadn't been wearing a disciple's robe, he would have thought he was an elder from the inner sect.
The guard elder looked at Jun Yu, who was blocking his way, and said, "What are you doing? Get out of the way, I still need to save people."
"Didn't you come with that girl? If it had been any later, she would have been killed. Aren't you worried?"
Jun Yu said, "This amount of power is nothing to Ayan. I believe that since Ayan dared to absorb it, she must be capable of handling it."
"So it's best if the elder doesn't go up and disturb us. Don't worry, if anything happens, I'll take responsibility and won't blame you."
"Nonsense! Absolutely nonsense! What are you going to do to take responsibility?" The guard elder was furious and pushed Jun Yu aside, about to walk forward.
But his feet suddenly froze in place, unable to take another step forward. His body seemed to be bound by a force, unable to move.
He turned to look at Jun Yu, "What did you do?"
"To avoid disturbing Ayan, Elder, please stand here for a while." Jun Yu said with a gentle smile.
The elder guard, unable to stop him, angrily said, "You'll regret this!"
"I have guarded this Heavenly Staircase for many years and have never seen anyone dare to absorb the chilling spiritual energy into their body like this. You will kill her!"
Jun Yu smiled faintly and remained silent.
If others can't do it, it's because they're incompetent.
But his Ayan can definitely do it.
Seeing that Jun Yu was unmoved by either soft or hard tactics, the elder stood there sighing, and could only look helplessly in the direction of the Heavenly Staircase.
The time it takes for an incense stick to burn quickly passed, but the vortex of spiritual energy did not disappear and continued to flow into Ruan Xiyan's body.
Ruan Xiyan was unaware of what was happening outside; she was completely absorbed in absorbing spiritual energy.
The chilling spiritual energy here is even purer and more concentrated.
Because of the Frostfall Sword, both her physical strength and mental power were naturally imbued with an extremely strong chill.
This place is an ideal place for her to cultivate herself.
With a "crack," the bottleneck in Ruan Xiyan's body was broken, and her strength was raised to the fifth level of the Creation Realm.
"She! She! She's broken through!" the elder guard exclaimed in shock.
He wasn't mistaken; the light emanating from the Heavenly Staircase was that of a breakthrough in strength.
So much time has passed; logically speaking, her body should have been burst apart by the chilling spiritual energy long ago.
But now she is not only unharmed, she has even made a breakthrough.
Despite having guarded the steps to heaven for many years, he had never seen anything so strange.
Jun Yu's lips curled into a smile; he knew A Yan could do it.
His Ayan always manages to surprise and delight people.
After breaking through, Ruan Xiyan continued to absorb spiritual energy to stabilize her power.
The chill in the spiritual energy was frightening to others, but for her, it was a good thing to enhance her strength.
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