Chapter 71

Although it was just a step, Fang Ling felt as if a thousand pounds of pressure had been added to his body.

A thousand pounds of pressure is not much for a cultivator.

But this marked the beginning.

The beginning of the end of his natural advantages.

Fang Ling instinctively looked back, and saw that the eight people, including the twin sisters of the Zhu family, were still moving forward with ease and naturalness.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Fang Ling continued to move forward.

One step, another step, and yet another step...

After another hundred steps, Fang Ling's pace slowed down, and sweat began to spread wildly on his forehead.

After walking a hundred steps, the pressure from the void pressing down on him became increasingly heavy. When he stepped onto the resting step, his entire leg felt as if it were filled with lead.

Ten thousand pounds of pressure!

The force pressing down on him was absolutely ten thousand pounds!

Even with his strong internal energy, it was not easy for Fang Ling to resist this ten-thousand-pound pressure with just his physical body.

The twin sisters of the Zhu family, who had been walking behind him, now lightly passed by his side. Their eyes, clear as autumn water, flashed across his face, revealing surprise and a hint of joy.

When they asked Fang Ling to go first on the Heavenly Staircase, it was a gesture, a sign of submission to Fang Ling.

But in their hearts, they were not without a bit of jealousy towards Fang Ling.

Now, Fang Ling showed signs of struggling after only three hundred steps on the Heavenly Staircase. How could this not make them happy?

This indicated that Fang Ling was far inferior to them in terms of natural advantages.

They still felt no pressure at all, and compared to Fang Ling, they were truly the pride of heaven.

The fear they had for Fang Ling due to the Life and Death Path had now completely dissipated.

Fang Ling did not notice the smiles of the two women. He continuously circulated the spiritual energy within his body, determined to move forward.

Forward!

I must pass this Heavenly Staircase!

"Ha ha ha..."

A light and frivolous laugh suddenly sounded in Fang Ling's ear. Accompanied by this laugh, the only man from the Zhu family who had passed the Life and Death Path walked past Fang Ling. He did not speak, but this laugh represented everything.

This laugh represented mockery, disdain, and even a bit of schadenfreude...

Fang Ling did not have the heart to pay attention to this laugh. His only goal was to move forward.

One step, one step forward!

After another twenty steps, the pressure from the void had increased to fifteen thousand pounds. Fang Ling felt as if his skin and flesh were about to tear apart.

Looking up, the steps seemed to stretch endlessly.

And ahead of him, there were already five people.

The twin sisters of the Zhu family, who were walking at the front, had already climbed two-thirds of the steps, but their long hair still flowed freely, and they continued to move forward with ease.

Clearly, their Ice Water Dao Body was still playing a crucial role.

"Thud"

A drop of blood splattered from Fang Ling's forehead, and a one-inch-long cut appeared on his forehead.

"Brother Fang, the Heavenly Staircase cannot be forced. There is still more than half the distance to go, and it gets harder the further you go. Brother Fang, you should not force it!" Cheng Lin's forehead was already dotted with a small sweat bead, but from his steps, it was clear that he was not finding it too difficult.

Fang Ling knew that Cheng Lin was well-intentioned and smiled, waving at Cheng Lin without speaking.

It was not that Fang Ling did not want to speak, but the force pushing down from the steps made it difficult for him to speak.

He admitted that Cheng Lin had a point, but he was not willing to give up until the last moment. He could not lose this opportunity; he did not want to live a life where cultivators could take his life or property at will. He wanted to see Huashuying at the Zhenhuan Palace...

So he had to climb this staircase!

Another forty steps, and these forty steps took Fang Ling more than an hour to complete. By now, there were already dozens of fine blood marks on his arms.

"Brother Fang, some things are just fate. Even if we are ordinary people, or even the lofty Golden Core Realms, we cannot defy fate. Why do you insist so much?" Zhu Qingying stopped beside Fang Ling, speaking softly.

Compared to Fang Ling, Zhu Qingying looked very relaxed, and there was not even a trace of sweat on her forehead.

Although her Jade Spirit Body did not help her much in cultivation, it made it easy for her to pass the Heavenly Staircase.

"Look, the two sisters' Ice Water Dao Body does not encounter any obstacles on this staircase. What is extremely difficult for others is not a problem for them at all."

As she spoke, Zhu Qingying pointed upward with her jade hand.

Fang Ling looked up and saw that the twin sisters of the Zhu family were already at the top of the Heavenly Staircase. Although their steps were a bit slower than before, they were not as difficult as his.

"Man cannot defy heaven!" Zhu Qingying sighed and continued, "When it's time to retreat, you should retreat."

After saying this, Zhu Qingying did not speak again. She took a light step forward, floating like a fairy ascending to the clouds.

Is this all fate?

Fang Ling gritted his teeth and took another step up.

"Thud"

Another spurt of blood burst from Fang Ling's leg. The cut was not large, but the blood flowed quickly.

Another ten steps, and with each step, Fang Ling frantically circulated the spiritual energy within his body to push through.

There was still half the staircase left, and there was no one behind him. The twin sisters of the Zhu family, who were walking at the front, had already disappeared from sight.

Cheng Lin had already reached the last three hundred steps, and Zhu Qingying was now at the last two hundred steps.

"I won't go any further, I won't go any further!"

A young man ran down the steps like a madman, his voice filled with madness.

When Fang Ling saw this young man earlier, he was lingering at the three-hundredth step.

Fang Ling looked at the man's疯狂的神色，除了感触，更多了一丝坚韧。

他再次将腿迈向了下一个台阶。

这一步迈出，方 Ling felt as if his entire body was pierced by steel needles.

The pain reached his bone marrow.

Fang Ling frantically circulated the Pei Yuan Gong, trying to reduce the pressure.

At this moment, the pressure felt like steel needles, piercing Fang Ling's body with intense pain.

Retreating would mean no more pain.

But Fang Ling was unwilling to retreat, did not want to retreat, and could not retreat!

He had to climb this staircase, become a disciple of one of the five major sects, cultivate to success, see Huashuying, and take control of his own destiny...

The sensation of steel needles piercing his bone marrow made Fang Ling extremely uncomfortable. But he gritted his teeth and lifted his other leg.

As soon as he steadied himself on the step, Fang Ling felt a dizzy spell.

Was he about to give in on this final step?

Fang Ling was not willing to give up. He bit his lip hard, trying to stay conscious, and the Pei Yuan Gong in his body circulated rapidly.

One cycle, two cycles, three cycles...

"Boom"

A surge of heat suddenly burst from Fang Ling's body, circulating rapidly with the Pei Yuan Gong's spiritual energy.

One cycle of circulation slowly brought Fang Ling back to his senses. He saw that the tiny cracks on his body had completely disappeared.

This surge of heat was likely the effect of the Jade Tiger blood plasma within his body. Although he had absorbed a lot of Jade Tiger blood plasma according to the Blood Slaughter Technique, the effects had not fully spread.

More of the effects were stored within his body.

The pressure from the Heavenly Staircase had forced out the hidden effects of the Jade Tiger blood plasma.

This discovery made Fang Ling extremely happy.

Seeing a faint black stain on his hand, Fang Ling gritted his teeth and continued to step forward.

The pressure was immense, even more painful than before. Fang Ling continuously circulated the Pei Yuan Gong, spreading the faint power of the Jade Tiger blood plasma throughout his body.

One step, another step, and yet another step.

With each step, Fang Ling had to repair his body, and with each step, he had to endure the pain of being pierced by ten thousand needles.

In this pain, Fang Ling's flesh experienced repeated tearing and healing. By the time he had taken a hundred steps, a faint luster had appeared on his skin.

Fang Ling did not know that, although he had not practiced any body-strengthening techniques, ordinary blades and swords would now have no effect on him.

"Ha ha ha, I made it, I really made it!" Cheng Lin stood at the top of the Heavenly Staircase, laughing to the sky.

He seemed mad, but no one laughed at him. After all, the Heavenly Staircase was extremely difficult, and reaching the top was an exciting achievement for anyone.

And reaching the top meant that he had qualified as a core disciple of a cultivation sect.

A core disciple!

On the platform, there were now three people, two women and one man.

The two women were naturally the twin sisters of the Zhu family, with their innate Ice Water Dao Body, they looked elegant and showed no signs of injury.

The other man was now sitting in meditation, with a continuous flow of red light appearing on his face.

Climbing the Heavenly Staircase was a bit difficult for this man, but the fact that he could reach the top without injury indicated that his natural advantages were stronger than Cheng Lin's.

Cheng Lin took a deep breath and was about to sit down to cultivate.

But at that moment, he heard the soft-voiced woman say, "Sister, do you think Qingying can make it?"

"Qingying should be fine, but the main concern is Fourth Brother, he won't make it!" The cold-voiced woman pointed to a man who had reached the last hundred steps, speaking indifferently.

The man was struggling, sometimes not even standing steady on a step before being pushed back down.

Not making it, Cheng Lin felt a bit of joy in his heart.

"Sister, look, he's still climbing!" The seemingly soft-voiced woman said with a hint of surprise.

A trace of surprise flashed in the cold-voiced woman's eyes, but she quickly said, "He's just courting death!"

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