After the elder finished speaking, he gave each person a small token.
“If you don’t want to stay in the tower any longer, you can crush the token and teleport out early,” the elder said. “This token also represents your respective identities. When you are in the tower with the token, people outside will know your location.”
He gave some more instructions before opening the door to the nine-story pagoda and letting the fifty people in.
These were the fifty most outstanding individuals among the thousands in the entire outer arena, and they stepped into the nine-story tower amidst the gaze of thousands.
Those watching them from outside the tower noticed that after the fifty people entered the tower, a dense cluster of small red dots appeared on the wall of the first floor. Each dot had a number written on it, which represented the person's ranking on the Prodigy Ranking.
The red dots vary in shade, with the first place being the deepest red. As the rankings decrease, the color gradually lightens, until the fiftieth place dot is only a very pale pink.
The moment these fifty chosen ones stepped into the tower, they immediately sensed the difference between the inside and the outside world.
Inside the tower, it seemed as if there was some powerful suction at the bottom, making people's bodies suddenly feel heavy, so heavy that every step was extremely difficult.
If you raise your arm even once, it feels as if you are wearing a heavy iron weight, making it difficult not only to walk but also to raise your hand.
Moreover, there was almost no spiritual energy in the entire space.
No, that's not right, there are still some.
All the spiritual energy seemed to be drawn in by this peculiar suction force, clinging tightly to the ground, leaving only one's feet submerged in the dense spiritual energy.
They must work hard to mobilize the spiritual energy within their bodies to maintain the normal flow of spiritual energy in their meridians; otherwise, this spiritual energy tends to sink to the bottom of their bodies.
Shi Xuan felt the same way, but her situation was much better than that of ordinary cultivators.
Having cultivated the Sacred Bone Technique, its body's resilience was significantly enhanced. Faced with this situation, Wanwu Sheng also sank to the bottom, following the direction of the spiritual energy.
The concentration of spiritual energy at the bottom was terrifyingly high; one would expect all things to thrive there. However, its operation was also limited by this terrifying gravitational force, and the spiritual energy flowing into Shi Xuan's body from beneath his feet was not as abundant as usual.
However, Shi Xuan had a distinct feeling that although the amount of spiritual energy entering his body had decreased, the spiritual energy that could enter his body had become more refined. It was as if imperfect spiritual power could not resist the suction from the ground and sank to the bottom. Every bit of spiritual energy that could be absorbed into his body had been filtered through multiple layers.
If it weren't for this special experience in the tower, Shi Xuan wouldn't have realized that spiritual energy could be filtered to such a pure state.
If all the spiritual energy in one's body is this pure, wouldn't the power it can unleash be even greater, and the advantage in battles against opponents of the same level would be even more obvious!
With this in mind, Shi Xuan did not rush upstairs like the others, but slowed down to slowly experience the new experience this floor brought her.
For those who normally enter the nine-story tower, the default rule is that the higher the floor, the better the rewards.
Therefore, for most people, this heavy step is just a test for them to climb to the next level. Only by striving to break free from this constraint can they reach the second level more quickly.
There are no stairs inside the nine-story tower. The entrance to the second floor is a light blue circular teleportation array. Once you reach the center of the teleportation array, you will be automatically teleported to the second floor.
But once you go upstairs, you can't come down again.
This is a one-way teleportation array.
Among the fifty people, most of the cultivators walked with heavy steps, clearly heading towards the teleportation array that emitted a faint blue light.
Only the best team of six fell behind.
Lu Wenxing and Chen Qi were moving towards the teleportation array with all their might, but they found that the others had not followed them halfway there.
The best team members have unconditional trust in their captain; if the captain doesn't charge forward, there must be a reason.
So, a quarter of an hour later, after everyone else had gone up to the second floor, only the best team of six remained on the first floor.
From the outside, a bunch of small circles have gone up to the second floor, while the darkest and lightest colored ones are still lingering on the first floor.
Upon closer inspection, all six circles were from the Qian Yuan Continent. To be precise, they were all from the best teams.
Of the six people, none of them went up to the second floor.
The team members and elders watching from outside the tower were extremely nervous, wishing they could go up there for them.
What's wrong? Why has everyone else gone up to the second floor, while their disciples are still stuck on the first floor?
If only those with strong abilities can quickly reach the second floor, then it's not like all of them are incapable, considering that the first and second place on the Prodigy Ranking are both theirs.
The audience was completely baffled.
Meanwhile, on the first floor of the nine-story pagoda, Shi Xuan was standing still with his eyes closed, carefully experiencing the spiritual energy entering his body, and figuring out how to filter all the spiritual energy in his body more quickly and effectively.
This pure spiritual energy opened up new avenues for her. Since spiritual energy could be refined in some way, could it mean that all the spiritual energy stored in the meridians and dantian could be processed?
Seeing Shi Xuan's reaction, the remaining five people assumed she must have made some new discovery.
They didn't urge her, but instead, each of them followed Shi Xuan's example, hoping to make some new discoveries through their own efforts.
Gradually, others also began to sense the difference.
After a long time, long enough that the onlookers outside saw the first group of people had already gone up to the third floor, Shi Xuan finally opened his eyes.
At that moment, her eyes shone with a lively light, bright and incredibly captivating.
"I've found a way!" Shi Xuan said excitedly to the other five people. "Try it. When the spiritual energy flows through the meridians, move it for three minutes and stop for two."
"What is the 'three days on, two days off' rule?" Lu Wenxing couldn't help but ask first.
Shi Xuan explained to him in detail: "Here, the spiritual energy is constantly sinking. Normally, we need to deliberately guide it to maintain the flow of spiritual energy in our meridians. If we don't guide it, the spiritual energy will sink, making it impossible for us to even complete a full cycle."
"At this point, we guide the spiritual energy to circulate for three breaths, then stop for two breaths to let the spiritual energy sink a bit. Then we circulate it again, and stop again... and repeat this process. When you re-guide the spiritual energy, be careful not to use too much force. The sinking spiritual energy will gradually fall behind the pace of the excellent part and will naturally be filtered out."
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