Chapter 7

"Lin Xi, tie him up and bring him back!" Lady Lan Yang shouted in anger.

Zhou Ze glanced at Lin Xi, who was walking towards her. As she moved, her alluring figure was fully revealed, her devilish figure was slender and graceful, her slim waist and full hips connected by an exaggerated yet wonderful curve, making Zhou Ze feel a tingling sensation, and he couldn't help but praise, "Sister Lin Xi, you are truly beautiful!"

Many people were at a loss, thinking, "What are you doing, still thinking about flirting with a beauty at a time like this? No wonder you're a playboy."

"Are you not going to let us see how you reach the Xiantian realm?" Prince An He sneered, "Or are you going to be a coward and hide in the Demon Suppression Prince's mansion?"

"Waiting a bit is to give you some time to react, so you don't get scared and wet your pants!" Zhou Ze shrugged, his greedy gaze finally moving away from Lin Xi's stunning body.

Lin Xi was about to grab Zhou Ze and bring him back to the mansion. Just as her hand was about to touch Zhou Ze, her red, tender lips slightly parted, and she stood there, staring straight at Zhou Ze in a daze.

At this moment, both Lady Lan Yang and Prince An He instantly tensed up, their eyes burning as they focused on Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze stood there, his fingers gently tapping. Each tap was like a ripple on a lake, spreading out in waves. The elemental energy of heaven and earth gradually condensed and then calmly settled on Zhou Ze.

"How is this possible?" Prince An He stared blankly at the scene, which was beyond his comprehension. Zhou Ze had never practiced cultivation, and he was absolutely certain of this because he still couldn't sense any elemental energy of heaven and earth from Zhou Ze. How could an untrained person attract elemental energy?

Watching the elemental energy of heaven and earth gather around Zhou Ze, Prince An He shook his head vigorously, finally confirming that what he was seeing was real.

Zhou Ze's fingers tapped, creating ripples. The elemental energy of heaven and earth danced, like transparent tadpoles, extremely beautiful. Each time the elemental energy danced, it directly entered Zhou Ze's body.

Lady Lan Yang and the others were also stunned. This scene was beyond their expectations. The family guards looked at each other in surprise, "Is Second Young Master absorbing the elemental energy of heaven and earth?"

The elemental energy of heaven and earth grew more and more, enveloping Zhou Ze at the center. This elemental energy continuously flowed into Zhou Ze's body, gradually forming a layer of fluorescence around him.

Prince An He's eyes widened, unable to accept what he was seeing. How could someone who hadn't even reached the Qi Gathering realm attract elemental energy into their body, let alone withstand so much elemental energy?

Could he really achieve the Xiantian realm with just a thought? How did he do it?

Zhou Ze stood there, elemental energy of heaven and earth gathering from all directions, forming ripples that continuously entered his body. Zhou Ze's expression was calm. He indeed had no elemental energy of heaven and earth in his body. However, the three years of training on the Nine Abyss Cliff had already transformed him. If not for the incident on the Nine Abyss Cliff, he might have already reached the Xiantian realm.

Thinking about everything that happened on the Nine Abyss Cliff, Zhou Ze's blood boiled. He wondered how they were doing now.

If someone could see deep into Zhou Ze's eyes, they would see a brilliant world in his pupils, with dazzling light and ever-changing patterns. A beam of light passed through an incredibly strange rune, revealing a bizarre world.

Of course, if someone had been paying attention to Zhou Ze, they would have noticed that the scene in his eyes was identical to what he saw every time he stood in front of the black stone.

Zhou Ze had obtained the black stone by chance when he entered the Nine Abyss Cliff. The reason he survived in the Nine Abyss Cliff was largely due to it, as it could quickly help him recover whenever he was exhausted.

The black stone helped him hone his spirit, and the reason Zhou Ze was confident he could reach the Xiantian realm was that he had already been able to sense the elemental energy of heaven and earth. He had never taken a step into cultivation, but he wanted to wait, to use the black stone to further hone his mind. This was why he stared at the black stone every night.

If not for Prince An He's provocation, Zhou Ze would have waited a bit longer. Reaching the Xiantian realm was a certainty for him, but he wanted to do it flawlessly. However, at this moment... he couldn't wait any longer.

Zhou Ze's fingers tapped, and with each tap, the elemental energy of heaven and earth rolled and danced, gradually forming a layer of mist in front of Zhou Ze.

"One step, one ascension to the heavens!"

Someone who saw the layer of mist had their eyes widen in disbelief, staring at Zhou Ze. Even Lin Xi, with her delicate and beautiful hands, tightly clenched her fists, her stunning face showing a hint of disbelief.

"Really, one step, one ascension to the heavens!" Prince An He's eyes were wide open. In front of Zhou Ze, the elemental energy of heaven and earth intertwined, forming a dense layer of mist, like a layer of heaven.

To many, reaching the Xiantian realm was like ascending to the heavens. Once you reached the Xiantian realm, it was as if you had changed your fate. "One step, one ascension to the heavens" not only symbolized the change in a cultivator's status but also represented the strength of those who reached the Xiantian realm.

Those with exceptional talent and strength could absorb extremely dense elemental energy of heaven and earth when they reached the Xiantian realm. The denser the elemental energy, the easier it was to form a layer of mist, which would swirl and envelop like a layer of heaven.

The more talented and powerful one was, the more layers of mist they could form, creating more layers of heaven. It was said that some powerful cultivators could form nine layers of mist when they reached the Xiantian realm, and with each step, they would absorb a layer of elemental energy, known as "one step, one ascension to the heavens."

At this moment, Zhou Ze was also experiencing this. Although it was only one layer, it was enough to shock everyone. Most people who reached the Xiantian realm would not show such a phenomenon.

What a joke? A person who hadn't even reached the Qi Gathering realm could not only reach the Xiantian realm but also show the phenomenon of "one step, one ascension to the heavens."

However, their shock had not yet ended. Their eyes widened again as another layer of mist formed in front of Zhou Ze.

The second layer of mist overlapped the first, swirling and rolling like a layer of heaven on top of another.

"How is this possible?"

The more layers of mist a person could form when reaching the Xiantian realm, the purer and denser the elemental energy of heaven and earth they absorbed. This was a fatal attraction for cultivators. Many people found it difficult to form even one layer of mist, but now Zhou Ze had formed a second layer.

Their shock had not yet subsided. In front of Zhou Ze, a third layer of mist formed, and then, in the blink of an eye, a fourth and fifth layer appeared.

Both Lady Lan Yang and Lin Xi felt their hearts racing, staring in a daze at the five layers of mist. The five layers of mist stacked on top of each other, like a ladder to the heavens, connecting layers of heaven.

The phenomenon of five layers of heaven was unimaginable for many. How many people in the empire had such a phenomenon? Almost countable on one hand! It was said that the Demon Suppression Prince had only shown a six-layer phenomenon when he reached the Xiantian realm.

In the ancient times of the Xiantian era, people were born with the Xiantian realm, and the elemental energy of heaven and earth would naturally flow into their bodies. However, the flow was also divided into levels. The elemental energy of heaven and earth was graded, and those in the first layer would only receive one flow, those in the second layer would receive two, and so on, up to the ninth layer.

After the Xiantian era, people were no longer born with the natural flow of elemental energy but had to cultivate and absorb it themselves. Each layer of mist was considered equivalent to a layer of heaven by the strongest cultivators, meaning that if someone could form nine layers of mist, they would be on par with those in the ninth layer of heaven during the Xiantian era.

Thinking about this ancient record, everyone felt their mouths dry as they looked at Zhou Ze.

"What a joke? He can form five layers of heaven? The Demon Suppression Prince and Emperor Chu only showed six layers when they reached the Xiantian realm?"

Just as everyone was in a daze, another layer of mist formed on top of the elemental energy of heaven and earth around Zhou Ze.

"Six layers, how is this possible?" Many people exclaimed, but their screams quickly stopped.

Above the sixth layer, another layer formed, and then another.

Eight layers of mist, like a ladder to the heavens, swirled and condensed around Zhou Ze, enveloping him in a divine aura.

"He has two more layers than the Demon Suppression Prince and Emperor Chu when they reached the Xiantian realm, meaning his elemental energy of heaven and earth is purer and denser than theirs?" Many people's eyes widened, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Lin Xi's beautiful eyes were fixed on Zhou Ze, her cheeks flushed, her tender, fair skin like a rosy glow, beautiful enough to make one's heart race. She stood there, her legs straight and long, her delicate hands tightly clenched, and no one knew what she was thinking.

With eight layers of mist formed, Zhou Ze took a step forward, his body passing through the first layer of mist, which flowed into his body like a stream, disappearing completely. He continued forward, passing through the second layer of mist, which also entered his body. Step by step, layer by layer, the mist entered Zhou Ze's body.

Everyone watched this scene in a daze, their minds shaken. They couldn't help but think of a shocking phrase: "One thought to the Xiantian realm, one step, one ascension to the heavens!"

"One thought to the Xiantian realm, one step, one ascension to the heavens."

They had heard this powerful phrase many times in legends, but they never imagined it would happen so realistically in front of them.

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