Chapter 67: Treading the Heavenly Ladder

  The next morning, all those who had passed the first test, including Xiao Fan, gathered in the square, waiting to head to San Jue Men.

  When the appointed time arrived, suddenly everyone felt that the sky around them had darkened, and when they looked up, they were shocked.

  A ship emitting golden light was slowly flying in the sky and stopped above everyone's heads.

  "This is the Sky Vessel, a legendary treasure that transports troops, not only can it fly, but it's also an all-in-one defensive and offensive treasure. Generally speaking, only some top-notch sects would own one, I didn't expect the Three Extremes Sect to have a Sky Vessel as well." Someone recognized that flying ship.

  Xiao Fan was also shocked, he rarely saw cultivators using magic treasures, and almost forgot that cultivators could still control magic treasures; now seeing this huge heavenly warship, Xiao Fan was shocked and at the same time, a strong curiosity arose.

  "Everyone come on up." Luo Chang said calmly with his hands clasped behind his back as he stood at the bow of the Skyship.

  "Yes."

  Hundreds of people below had been eager for a long time and jumped up from the lower part as soon as they heard Lao Luo's words.

  "Go." Xiao Fan and the other three also jumped up one after another, arriving on the Sky Ship.

  "The time has come, follow me to the Three Extremes Gate for the second assessment." After waiting for everyone to jump on board, Luo Lao waved his hand and the Sky Ship flew towards the Three Extremes Gate.

  "It's no wonder it's a legendary treasure, it can actually fly so fast."

  "The airship is flying across the sky, what a domineering presence."

  The crowd on the skyship was in an uproar, their faces filled with shock as they watched the skyship shuttle back and forth through the clouds.

  Although cultivators can fly by controlling the air when they reach the Condensed Spirit Realm, it is not easy to fly to such a high place, let alone the speed of flight.

  The Tianjian flew at an extremely fast speed and arrived at the Sanjue Gate in less than a stick of incense.

  The Sanzhu Gate occupies a vast area of land with a width of thousands of miles, and the mountains are covered in thick fog, making it impossible to see anything inside.

  "So this is the Three Extremes Gate."

  "How can San Jue Men be here? There are only rows of mountains here, and I haven't seen a single person."

  "Are these things we see just illusions?"

  The people standing on the sky ship looked at the endless mountains in front of them, puzzled and unsure. Some guessed that this couldn't be the location of the San Jue Men sect, while others speculated that the San Jue Men was hidden right here.

  "This place can be said to be both the Three Extremes Gate and not. Wait until you enter the Three Extremes Gate, then you will understand." Elder Luo chuckled.

  As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that his hands were pinching the seal, and one by one, the mysterious symbols flew out of his hands and merged into the thick fog in front of the mountain range. What was strange to everyone was that after the thick fog dispersed, what they saw was still only a piece of mountain peaks.

  At this time, the sky ship continued to fly and stopped under a mountain peak. Later, everyone got off the sky ship and saw Lao Luo waving his hand. The sky ship actually gradually became smaller and flew back into Lao Luo's hands.

  "What a wonderful treasure, it can actually change size, this is truly a priceless treasure."

  Xiao Fan and others looked at each other in surprise.

  "Heavenly Road, open!" At this time, Luo Chang's hands formed a seal, and everyone felt a sudden change in front of their eyes. The surrounding objects were distorted and unstable, as if the void had twisted. Not long after, the strange phenomenon dissipated, and in front of them appeared a ladder made of white jade.

  The white jade ladder extends all the way up to the mountain top, and one can't see its end at a glance.

  "The second pass is to tread the heavenly ladder, and the heavenly ladder has a total of 999 levels. Each level of the heavenly ladder has a different pressure, and those who can step on the 200th level of the heavenly ladder in the Mortal Realm can pass the test, while those who can step on the 500th level of the heavenly ladder in the Condensed Spirit Realm can also pass the test." Elder Luo said.

  "No conflicts are allowed on the Heavenly Ladder Road, no use of any magical artifacts is permitted. The time limit is before sunset, you can begin now."

  As Luo Chang's voice fell, hundreds of people rushed forward towards the White Jade Staircase.

  When they stepped on the first heavy ladder, they only felt a strong sense of oppression, as if carrying a high mountain, making every step difficult.

  The pressure of the first level of the Heavenly Ladder is the smallest, and everyone can bear it, continuing to rush forward.

  As the crowd continued to climb up, their speed became slower and more people stopped to rest. By the time they reached the 100th Heaven Ladder, less than 200 people were still climbing upwards.

  Xiao Fan, Xiao Pangzi, green-clothed girl Zhang Chuchu and black-clothed Qin Jian followed behind the crowd, walking at a steady pace.

  A hundred layers of heavenly stairs, for the four of them it was a light and easy task, if they hadn't been reluctant to rush forward too quickly, they would have already charged to the very front.

  At this time, Liu Ren, who was originally in the front, stopped and waited until Xiao Fan and his three companions passed by him. He looked at Xiao Fan with a cold expression, "I've got the first place in this round."

  "Suit yourself!" Xiao Fan chuckled and smiled, he never wanted to be first anyway.

  "Good-for-nothing." Liu Ren spat out two words.

  "Little kid, who do you think you are? We don't want to bother with you. You really think you're someone important." Xiao Fang could hold back, but Little Fatty was not happy, and he cursed Liu Ren loudly.

  After hearing Xiao Pangzi's words, Liu Ren's face turned extremely gloomy, staring coldly at Xiao Pangzi. If not for Luo Changlao's rule that no disputes were allowed on the road, he would have probably made his move already.

  "Let's make a bet." Liu Ren said with a cold smile in the end.

  "What are you betting on?" The little fatty glared at him, panting with rage.

  "Ten pieces of mid-grade spirit stones." Liu Ren.

  "Alright, I'll go with you." The little fatty couldn't stand being provoked and immediately agreed.

  "First take out your stake and have a look, otherwise someone will be making excuses for losing later." Liu Ren coldly smiled at Little Fatty.

  "This is ten pieces of mid-grade spirit stone, what about you?" The little fatty snorted and took out ten pieces of mid-grade spirit stone.

  "It's just ten pieces of mid-grade spirit stone." Liu Ren also took out ten pieces of mid-grade spirit stone.

  "Alright, since that's the case, if you get first place, I'll give you ten mid-grade spirit stones. If you can't get first place, then those ten mid-grade spirit stones are mine." said Little Fatty.

  "It's settled with just one word."

  Liu Ren finished speaking and directly made a fierce dash, rushing upwards as if he had endless energy, the pressure of the Heavenly Ladder unable to affect him.

  "Come on, let's hurry up, or we'll fall behind him. Just looking at that bastard's smug face makes me angry," said Little Fatty.

  "Alright, let's play along with him then." Xiao Fan chuckled.

  Next, the four of them accelerated their pace, continuously climbing upwards. Before long, they reached the 200th floor ladder. At this moment, there were only a few dozen people still climbing up.

  After reaching the two hundredth floor of the stairs, that oppressive aura had grown much stronger. Even Xiaopang and Zhang Chuchu, who were at the Condensed Divine Realm cultivation level, felt somewhat strained and began to slow down their pace.

  Qin Jian himself only had the cultivation of Tuo Fan's 9th rank, and reaching the 200th heavy staircase was already panting, but he gritted his teeth and persisted, continuing to climb up with Xiao Fan and others.

  "Qin Jian, are you okay? If not, then don't persist, after all, you've already cleared the level." Xiao Fan said to Qin Jian.

  "Don't worry, I'm fine." These few words represented Qin Jian's determination.

  Next, several people continued to climb up at the same speed, and every time they climbed a floor, the pressure they bore would become even stronger.

  When they reached the three hundred heavy stairs, Qin Jian's whole body was already soaked in sweat, representing the nine grades of ordinary nine products, the nine yuan force surrounded him, hard to support, every step he took required countless time, his whole body was trembling.

  "You all go up first, if I really can't hold on, I'll stop." Qin Jian gritted his teeth and said to Xiao Fan and the others.

  "Good."

  Xiao Fan and others looked at Liu Ren who had already rushed to the 500th floor, surpassing them by more than 200 floors, and they also felt a little anxious in their hearts.

  "Next, let's all go all out and rush upwards. Although the first place ranking is determined by the number of steps climbed, but since we're competing with that Liu Ren guy, our speed can't be slow either." Xiao Fan said.

  "That's right, today I must trample that guy underfoot." The little fatty said viciously.

  Although they had climbed over three hundred steps, Xiao Pangzi was still effortlessly breezing through it, whereas the green-clothed girl Zhang Chuchu's forehead had already begun to perspire.

  "Chu Chu, can you still hold on?" Xiao Fan asked Zhang Chu Chu, the green-clad girl.

  "No problem, at least it can pass." Zhang Chuchu replied.

  "Alright, let's go."

  Xiao Fan gave a loud order, and the three of them charged forward like fierce bulls, rushing straight up.

  The three of them moved extremely fast, as if that oppressive force didn't exist at all.

  "My god, I originally thought they were the slowest, but it turns out they just didn't show their true abilities."

  "How can they be so fast?"

  "What a fast speed!"

  The cultivators who were originally in front of Xiao Fan's trio felt the three of them rush up like a gust of wind, and they all stared with wide eyes, their faces filled with incredulity.