Chapter Seventeen: The Summit of the Hundred Stairs

  Fang Tian Nan's face was filled with joy.

  Since he was able to absorb the energy from the Light Source Stone, the benefits it brought to Fang Tian Nan were numerous. Firstly, it changed his innate talent for cultivation, making the Qi in his body exhibit Yang attributes. Although the change in his innate talent seemed like a minor detail, for a cultivator on the path of cultivation, their innate talent determined their speed of progress. In simpler terms, it affected their comprehension of martial techniques and their rate of energy absorption, among other things.

  People with high innate talent will naturally have a great advantage in their cultivation.

  However, due to the scarcity of light source stones, Fang Tian Nan has been worried all along. Once the energy of the fifteen light source stones is absorbed, how will his subsequent cultivation proceed?

  This time, he was able to enter the inheritance cave sky, which is also a credit to his innate yang attribute. In addition, in this trial level composed of white jade steps, the yang attribute energy in his dantian first formed yang liquid under the stimulation of yin cold energy attributes, and then these yang liquids could even assimilate fire attribute energy, thereby producing new yang liquid, which is the greatest gain for Fang Tian Nan since he entered the inheritance cave sky.

  In comparison, the three bottles of elixir obtained earlier were somewhat inferior.

  However, Fang Tiannan also knew that absorbing fire attribute energy and transforming it into yang attribute energy for his own use would come at a tremendous cost.

  According to Fang Tian Nan's inference, the energy produced by a single drop of Yang liquid can only be compared to the fire attribute energy brought by one step up. Otherwise, the four drops of Yang liquid in his body would not have been able to climb only four steps. And the fire attribute energy absorbed by these four steps can ultimately only form one new drop of Yang liquid.

  It can be imagined that if it is a normal cultivation, absorbing the same amount of fire attribute energy can only compare to one quarter of the yang attribute energy. Of course, the benefits are also predictable. That is, items with yang attribute energy are extremely rare, while fire attribute belongs to ordinary five-element attributes, and items with fire attribute energy are undoubtedly many more.

  As long as Fang Tian Nan works harder and pays a bit more, he can still maintain his normal cultivation progress without worrying that once he can't find new light source stones, his cultivation will stagnate.

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  Every four steps forward, a drop of yang liquid would be produced in Fang Tian Nan's dantian.

  Although he wasn't advancing very quickly in terms of speed, Fang Tian Nan's progress was still quite evident. From initially needing to rest after every four or five steps to later being able to walk up six or seven flights continuously.

  When Fang Tian Nan crossed over twenty steps, and arrived at the sixty-first step, his body had already condensed five new drops of Yang Liquid. The entire Dantian was surrounded by nine drops of Yang Liquid, slowly rotating around the metal plate. And around these Yang Liquids, there were also numerous strands of Qi, initially presenting a misty state.

  It can be said that these twenty flights of stairs have been climbed up, whether it is Fang Tian Nan's body or his actual strength cultivation, both have been tempered very well.

  As Fang Tiannan had guessed, the fire attribute energy entering his body from the soles of his feet suddenly increased a lot when he stood on the 61st step. With his previous experience, Fang Tiannan was no longer in a hurry. Even if he was anxious, it would be useless. There wasn't a single cultivator who could surpass Fang Tiannan. At most, they were eliminated due to being unable to withstand the test.

  Fang Tian Nan, whether he rushed or lagged behind in speed, was always the last among all the adventurers.

  Waiting for the new round of fire attribute energy that has invaded his body to stabilize, Fang Tian Nan carefully examined it and found that he needed about one and a half drops of Yang liquid to fuse.

  This allowed Fang Tian Nan to quickly deduce that after walking down the next twenty steps, his body would add seven and a half drops of Yang Liquid, unless something unexpected happened.

  For a moment, Fang Tiannan's body was no longer tired, his waist was no longer sore, his legs were no longer tired, and even the sound of his breathing weakened. Fang Tiannan looked forward with an inexplicable feeling, as if he was sighing in admiration, thinking that if this white jade step could go further, it would be a wonderful thing.

  Here is the translation:

  By absorbing fire attribute energy here, it can be merged into a yang liquid that can be used by oneself, almost without consuming any resources from Fang Tian Nan. Moreover, just walking up these forty steps can accumulate more than ten drops of yang liquid, which is much faster than simply absorbing the energy of the light source stone.

  Is there a more suitable place in this world for Fang Tian Nan to cultivate than these stairs?

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  Standing on the 80th step, Fang Tian Nan could almost see the end of this white jade staircase. Counting, there should be a total of one hundred steps. And on these last twenty steps, at this moment, there were still three people, who were struggling to climb up. The rest of the people either had been eliminated or had already entered the next level.

  Among them were Wu You, a Qingyun Sect inner disciple who knew Fang Tian Nan's name, and Li Tianfeng, a Taihang Gang disciple who had murderous intentions in the previous room.

  It can be said that at this time, Wu You absolutely took Lei Tianfeng, who was walking in front of her, as a model, and constantly accelerated her climbing speed.

  However, after Fang Tian Nan's observation for a period of time, the distance between the two did not shorten with the passage of time, and remained at a gap of about five steps. Both sides were responding to the energy transmitted from the stairs with all their might, without any spare power to take action at this moment.

  It was just Wu You's gaze, even in the process of climbing, he would stare at Lie Tianfeng viciously.

  Of course, Fang Tian Nan also carefully noticed that as he stepped up to each step, whether it was Wu You or Li Tianfeng, or the remaining one person, their facial expressions would change rapidly, seeming to turn pale for a moment and then flush with red.

  This made Fang Tian Nan feel a bit strange, as if these people were undergoing different trials.

  After making thorough preparations, Fang Tian Nan also resolutely stepped onto the eighty-first step.

  Suddenly, the energy attribute that came from underfoot changed again from the scorching fire attribute to the original cold yin, and also increased in energy. Fortunately, at this time, the amount of yang liquid in Fang Tian's dantian was far more than before, so when dealing with these cold yin energies, there would not be any mistakes.

  Right after the eighty-second step, Fang Tian Nan suddenly felt a surge of scorching energy coming from beneath his feet.

  Thus, two completely different attribute energies alternately appear, and as one goes further up, the energy transmitted from the steps into the body becomes stronger. No wonder Fang Tian Nan saw that Wu You's face was like a magic trick, becoming more colorful.

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  Sometimes cold and sometimes hot, no matter who encounters it, will not feel comfortable. Fang Tian Nan is also the same.

  When facing the cold energy, Fang Tian Nan needs to let the yang liquid in his dantian emit yang attribute energy to neutralize it, and then when encountering fire attribute energy, he needs to shatter the yang liquid again, melting it into energy to merge.

  Rapid changes and the impact of different attribute energies surging through the meridians in the body undoubtedly bring a huge physical burden.

  Before he had climbed ten steps, Fang Tian Nan felt that his body seemed to be unable to withstand it.

  This is still the limit that his body's meridians can reach after absorbing the energy of the Light Source Stone and tempering through the previous eighty levels. If it were just an ordinary Qi Refining Realm martial artist standing on this level, they would not be able to last three to five seconds before fainting directly.

  Even those inner disciples who have entered the realm of true people will feel a bit unbearable, right?

  Subconsciously, Fang Tiannan stabilized his footsteps and turned to look at Wu You in front of him. At this time, Wu You was still two steps away from the top of the hundred-step stairs. As for Li Tianfeng, who was walking ahead of Wu You, he had already disappeared from view. The other cultivator had been eliminated outright.

  If there were no constraints on the energy transmitted from the previous step, Wu You would have definitely jumped up to the next step. However, at this moment, Wu You was covered in sweat, and his entire body seemed to be slightly dizzy, starting to tremble.

  Perhaps it was Fang Tian Nan's gaze that was somewhat reckless, Wu You seemed to have sensed the gaze behind her and couldn't help but turn around to take a look. Seeing that it was Fang Tian Nan, she squeezed out a relieved smile on her face. Fang Tian Nan's eyes didn't dodge either, instead they were filled with encouragement.

  No matter what, Wu You still left a good impression on Fang Tian Nan, and since the other party was an inner disciple of Qing Yun Sect, when they met, calling out "Shi Jie" (older martial sister) was unavoidable.

  It's worth noting that, apart from the ordinary disciples of the sect, whether they are inner or outer door disciples, everyone is respected based on their actual strength. Especially for the inner door disciples of the sect, there were originally not many people, and they were all quite familiar with each other. The age difference was no longer enough to distinguish their identities, but rather they would be ranked according to their individual strengths.

  There were also ten core disciples among the inner door disciples of Qingyun Sect.

  The ranking of the identities of these ten core disciples is fixed according to their strength. Even if they are also inner door disciples, when they see these ten core disciples, they need to address them as Shixiong or Shi Jie.

  As an outer sect disciple, Fang Tian Nan was not yet clear about Wu You's specific age, but calling out "Shi Jie" would absolutely be correct. Unless one day, Fang Tian Nan could also enter the inner sect and surpass Wu You in terms of strength.