Chapter Eighteen: Wooden Puppet

  Perhaps it was Fang Tian Nan's encouragement that made Wu You feel a little warmth, and also had some relief for her current state. Wu You's eyes couldn't help but linger on Fang Tian Nan for a moment.

  To be honest, for a outer sect disciple like Fang Tian Nan to have persisted until now without being eliminated is somewhat beyond Wu You's expectations.

  Before that, Wu You had already seen that among the fifteen people who originally entered the Transmission Heaven and Earth, the vast majority of outer sect disciples had disappeared on the stairs. Even among the inner sect disciples of the three major sects who entered the Human Yuan realm, there were a few people who could not withstand it and were ultimately eliminated by the extreme cold and heat changes of the last twenty steps.

  At this time, Fang Tian Nan was actually able to reach the 90th step with his martial artist strength, and the talent and perseverance he showed were enough to make Wu You Dong look at him in a new light.

  However, Wu You, who had been paying attention to Lie Tianfeng all along, didn't feel anything at first. But after seeing Fang Tiannan, she suddenly discovered that Fang Tiannan's clothes were almost completely soaked. This was inevitable, as Fang Tiannan's strength among everyone was not high, and was even the lowest. To resist the energy impact transmitted from the stairs, it would undoubtedly require more physical strength and energy to consume.

  It's both chilly and scorching hot, sweat has already soaked through clothes.

  This made Wu You quickly notice her appearance. Although not as bad as Fang Tian Nan, who was completely drenched, under his gaze, Wu You felt a sense of danger, as if she was being peeped at. Subconsciously, Wu You glanced at Fang Tian Nan again.

  A faint flush of shame and helplessness flashed across her face. At the same time, the energies of ice and fire within her body intertwined, producing a shockwave that threatened to destroy all the meridians in her body. If this energy were to go out of control, Wu You's forward momentum would likely come to an end.

  But just as Wu You was gritting her teeth and persisting, she suddenly seemed to think of something, and her eyes lit up.

  It was as if when looking at Fang Tian Nan, Wu You faintly caught a glimpse of a light blue color. That was the dan medicine bottle that Fang Tian Nan had been holding in his bosom, which came from the room earlier.

  For a moment, Wu You's face suddenly became excited.

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  The elder who inherited the Dongtian, why was he in that room, rewarding each person who entered the inheritance site with a bottle of Dan medicine? Wu You didn't know. However, Wu You herself had some understanding of Dan medicine and was very clear that when she first got the medicine bottle, she carefully opened the stopper while entering the underground passage and carefully identified it.

  Although it can't be seen what specific effect the elixir has, it can still be roughly determined that it is used to restore the true yuan in the dantian of the cultivator.

  At this time, Wu You was almost exhausted of his true yuan in the process of climbing the hundred steps of white jade. It was just when the old force was consumed and the new force had not been generated yet, if he took a pill from the bottle...

  As soon as she thought of it, Wu You quickly took out the Dan medicine bottle she had obtained, poured out a pill, and swallowed it in one gulp. Instantly, a flame attribute energy that perfectly matched her own attributes burst forth from her chest and abdomen, spreading to every part of her body in a very gentle manner, nourishing her blood and meridians.

  As the elixir's effects were fully absorbed and erupted, Wu You relatively easily stepped onto the peak of the Hundred Stairs.

  For a moment, Fang Tian Nan behind Wu You looked at his actions, and was shocked in his heart.

  It's not that the people who were eliminated earlier were too stupid and didn't think of taking elixirs. Firstly, everyone was focused on getting through this test, so other thoughts naturally faded away. If it were in a different scenario, such as during battle, perhaps someone would have started taking elixirs already? Secondly, among the people present, regarding the accidentally obtained elixirs, their specific grade and effects are not very clear, and rashly taking them could lead to severe consequences.

  I'm afraid it's probably only someone like Wu You, who originally had some understanding of Dan medicine, who would dare to make such an attempt.

  It was strange for Fang Tian Nan that Wu You only thought of taking the elixir at this moment. If he had taken it earlier, he would have caught up with Lü Tian Feng long ago. It's not necessary to mention how much Wu You hated Lü Tian Feng.

  Fang Tiannan was unaware that Wu You only thought of taking the elixir after seeing the bottle in Fang Tiannan's arms.

  It seemed that Wu You saw Fang Tian Nan's slightly moved expression, and standing on the hundred-step stairs, he didn't immediately continue to rush forward. Instead, he reminded Fang Tian Nan: "This elixir is used to increase the true yuan in the body. If you're not at the Yuan Boundary stage, don't take it no matter what..."

  Fang Tian Nan nodded his head in gratitude at once.

  Although Fang Tiannan may not necessarily take the elixir, Wu You's reminder is still necessary. At least Fang Tiannan now knows that even the worst of the three bottles of elixirs he has stored in his bosom is of a grade used by True Immortals at the Yuanyuan boundary.

  It seems that the elderly who left behind the legacy were also looking forward to it, expecting that the cultivators who entered the legacy site would have at least a Human Yuan boundary level of strength. However, this has instead ignited Fang Tian Nan's fighting spirit. As a martial artist in the Dark Energy Realm, he was able to reach the 90th step, so why couldn't he take the remaining ten steps?

  At this moment, Fang Tian Nan and others gradually stabilized their various breaths from within their bodies, and firmly took a step forward.

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  The last ten steps of the hundred-step staircase did not bring much difficulty to Fang Tiannan. When Fang Tiannan stood at the top of the hundred-step staircase, the yang liquid in his dantian had already turned into twenty-two drops. Among the last twenty steps, only ten steps transmitted fire attribute energy, and the intensity was stronger than any previous step.

  So, even if it's just ten levels, it's enough to condense five and a half drops of yang liquid.

  The cold energy transmitted from the other ten steps made Fang Tiannan's growth in strength more adaptable during this period. Especially in his dantian, Fang Tiannan's control and use of yang liquid became even more proficient.

  After feeling the powerful energy of Yang Liquid, Fang Tian Nan now has complete confidence that he can fight against any warrior in the Jie Dan stage without falling behind.

  Standing at the end of the stairs, looking back down at the foot of the mountain, was a vast expanse of misty fog. In that faintly visible mist, it seemed as though there still lingered a few strands of the breath that had evaporated from the sweat that Fang Tian Nan had wiped away while climbing the stairs. Before Fang Tian Nan, lay a wide and prosperous road.

  Wu You, at this time, naturally couldn't be seen.

  After proceeding a short distance, Fang Tian Nan arrived at a fork in the road. There were fifteen branches that wound their way up towards the mountain peak. Among them, seven small paths had an entrance with a sign: Someone is on this road!

  Fang Tian Nan roughly understood that these paths with erected signs should be the roads chosen by those who had climbed to the top of the hundred-step platform one step ahead. And there was no rule to speak of in the paths chosen by these seven people. Some were in the middle, some were close to the edge. It seemed that the final result would have a convergent point after all.

  After careful consideration, Fang Tiannan really couldn't see anything, so he prepared to randomly select a small path to pass through. Just as Fang Tiannan approached the fork in the road, the two energies that had been quietly waiting inside his dantian's metal plate suddenly stirred up, seemingly wanting to break out in a certain direction.

  Fang Tian Nan slightly stunned, then immediately followed the direction indicated by these two energies and entered a small path.

  All the way, Fang Tian Nan saw were natural scenery in the mountains. The small road was winding and steep at some places, but for a martial artist like Fang Tian Nan, it wasn't very dangerous. Until suddenly, a clearing of over ten meters square appeared in front of him, and on the other end of the road stood a human-shaped wooden puppet. Fang Tian Nan immediately felt a sense of danger rushing towards him.

  When Fang Tiannan approached to a certain distance, and walked onto the empty ground, the wooden puppet seemed to have sensed the arrival of a stranger, waving its arms and making a series of "creaking" sounds, slowly walking towards Fang Tiannan.

  What made Fang Tian Nan even more surprised was that in the wooden puppet's hand, it actually held a green long sword, shining with a cold light that seemed to snatch people's souls!