Time flew by — —
In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.
Boom ~ ~
At the 995th step, Ye Chen's body was bent over as he lay on the stone steps, gasping for breath. Waves of turbulent energy surged from the stone steps into his body, as if trying to push him out.
Ye Chen's five fingers gripped the stone steps tightly as he gritted his teeth, refusing to let go.
However, the pressure grew stronger and stronger, gradually surging like a violent storm as it slammed onto Ye Chen's chest. With a bang, his entire body was pushed out, heavily landing on the hard ground below like a stubborn rock that fell to the ground.
Ye Chen felt his teeth shatter as his entire body was in pain. He clenched his teeth as he looked at the first step of the stone mountain. There were only about a thousand steps. He clenched his fists as he slowly stood up, tottering on the verge of collapse.
Da!
Ye Chen took a step forward and challenged again. This time, his speed was much faster than before. Through the previous trial, his willpower had reached the mid-Seventh Order from the Seventh Order Sage.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh ~ ~
In the first 300 steps, Ye Chen moved as if he was flying, rushing up without any obstacles. After the 300th step, there seemed to be a checkpoint as his speed slowed down.
"Advance!"
"Advance!"
Ye Chen tightened his skin, gritted his teeth, and climbed up. Not long after, he reached the 995th step. Previously, he felt as if his entire body was about to collapse, reaching his limit. But now, he felt as if he still had some strength left. Hence, he took another step forward. Looking at the stone platform that was only five steps away from him, he bit his lips and climbed up.
“997！”
“998！”
“999！”
Ye Chen's body stopped. He felt as if the pressure on his body was about to collapse. The surging pressure piled up on his body. He gritted his teeth and suddenly let out a roar. He circulated all the strength in his body and charged toward the first stone platform.
Whoosh!
He rushed up in an instant.
After reaching the first stone platform, the pressure immediately relaxed. At the same time, everything on the stone platform fell into his eyes.
The stone platform was vast and boundless. Inside, there was a large cauldron and many arched buildings. At the stone steps leading to the second level of the stone platform, there was a crystal ball floating in mid-air, emitting a gentle light.
Ye Chen panted heavily as he walked towards the crystal ball. When he arrived before it, he could feel a faint pressure emanating from it. It was as though an ancient Emperor had descended from the heavens, looking down on all living things with disdain.
Ye Chen was a little shocked. Just this crystal ball alone was enough to make him, who had climbed thousands of stone steps, feel pressured. He wondered what kind of person had touched this crystal ball when it was alive.
Just as Ye Chen was pondering, the crystal ball seemed to sense a life form approaching. Suddenly, it shone brightly and an indifferent voice appeared in Ye Chen's mind. The voice was low and deep, as if it had experienced the vicissitudes of life, but it also carried a sense of arrogance and sharpness. It said in a low voice, "I never thought that after so many years, someone would come here and accept my legacy."
Ye Chen listened quietly.
"Junior, through the previous tests, you should know that this mountain is called Heavenly Path Mountain, and I am called Heavenly Path!
I don't know how many eras have passed since my fall. Are my former opponents still around?
Does anyone still remember my name? "
The voice carried infinite vicissitudes and a sense of loneliness. "On the first level of Heavenly Path Mountain, there is a secret manual that I created, called Heavenly Path Scripture. The Heavenly Path Scripture is divided into nine levels. When cultivated to the limit, you can surpass the peak and step into the legendary realm …"
"Junior!"
"You were able to pass through the tests and come here. Although your strength is unknown, your willpower is not bad. The first level of the Heavenly Path Scripture is yours!
In addition, my former opponents called the Heavenly Path Scripture 'Nine Levels of Heaven'. When cultivated to the ninth level, you can reach the peak and reach a legendary height! "
As the voice fell, a vast amount of information poured into Ye Chen's mind, filling up all his memories. It was profound and obscure, like an ancient scripture.
Ye Chen's entire being was in a hazy state.
"I wish you good luck. I hope you can reach the ninth level. There are some treasures that I once left behind. They might be useful to you."
The vicissitudes of the voice carried a hint of laughter, like a lonely emperor looking down on the world.
As the voice fell, the entire crystal ball exploded, turning into specks of crystal light and disappearing from the world.
Ye Chen did not stop, nor did he start cultivating immediately. He looked around and realized that there was nothing here, so he started walking towards the second level of the stone platform. When he stepped onto the first step, he felt an extremely strong pressure spreading throughout his body, making it difficult for him to take even a single step.
Ye Chen gritted his teeth and sat down cross-legged. He then began to organize the memories in his mind. Under such pressure, his body would gradually adapt, and it would be more helpful for him to improve.
At this point, Ye Chen basically did not want to waste any time.
"After cultivating the first level of the Heavenly Dao Scripture, the energy in one's body can be compressed by one fold. If one is a Demigod, they will be at the first layer of the Demigod Realm after compression. If one is at the Semi-Divinity Realm, they will be at the first layer of the Semi-Divinity Realm!"
"After cultivating the first level, one's battle prowess will increase by ten times!"
"After cultivating to the third or sixth level of the Heavenly Dao Scripture, one will be able to jump levels to fight, becoming an invincible existence in the same realm!"
When Ye Chen saw the benefits of the Heavenly Dao Scripture, he couldn't help but feel a rush of excitement. After cultivating the first level, one's battle prowess would increase by ten times. After cultivating the second level, one's battle prowess would increase by a hundred times!
This secret manual was simply too terrifying!
Ye Chen sighed in his heart. What kind of shocking genius was this to be able to create such a terrifying secret manual? This person called himself the Heavenly Dao. This name was truly arrogant.
Heavenly Dao, enforcing justice on behalf of the heavens!
Truly arrogant!
When Ye Chen thought of the vicissitudes of life's words, he felt a surge of heat in his heart.
He carefully read through the cultivation method. The first level of the Heavenly Dao Scripture was more complicated. The main point of the outline was to compress energy!
It wasn't an ordinary compression, but a special method to compress the energy, allowing the energy to increase in strength.
Generally speaking …
The limit of a demigod was one hundred thousand points of demigod force. However, after cultivating, one could compress one hundred thousand points of demigod force into ten thousand points of demigod force. That was equivalent to opening up ninety thousand points of demigod force, which was equivalent to one million points of demigod force!
The most terrifying part was that there were nine levels!
After cultivating to the ninth level, one's battle prowess would increase by one billion times!
Ye Chen's heart trembled for a moment before he started cultivating. A few hours later, he felt that he had adapted to the pressure on the first level and climbed up to the second level. He felt that he could barely endure the pressure.
However, Ye Chen did not stop there. He forcibly climbed up to the third level and sat down cross-legged to cultivate the Heavenly Dao Scripture.
Time passed quickly …
One month, two months, three months …
Five months later, Ye Chen was already sitting cross-legged on the 997th level of the Heavenly Dao Scripture. During this period of time, under the mysterious pressure, his willpower had increased by leaps and bounds. From mid-Seventh Order Sage to peak Seventh Order Sage!
"Compress!"
"Compress!"
Ye Chen tempered and compressed the demigod force in his body. Following the Heavenly Dao Scripture's path, he cultivated time after time. In these five months, he had compressed the one hundred thousand points of demigod force into ten thousand points of demigod force. On top of that, he had crushed fifty to sixty thousand demigod force stones in the runic flying ship and refined them into seventy thousand points of demigod force!
Although it was only seventy thousand points, one point of demigod force was comparable to ten points of demigod force!
"Too magical!"
Ye Chen couldn't help but exclaim inwardly. This secret manual was too magical. Ordinary compression secret manuals could only compress two points of demigod force into one point, or five points of demigod force into one point.
However, the first level of this secret manual could compress ten points into one point.
Moreover, this secret manual could be stacked. For example, when using the Meteor Intent, it could increase one's strength by one fold, or the Nine Halls Secret Manual, it could increase one's strength by thirty times!
Just the first level of the Heavenly Dao Scripture could increase one's battle power by three hundred times!
Ye Chen looked at the three stone steps in front of him. Gritting his teeth, he mustered all his strength and charged towards the three stone steps. After so many days of tempering, his physique had increased from eight hundred thousand points to eight hundred and twenty thousand points!
This was mainly due to the pressure from his willpower. However, his body was still suppressed, causing it to transform automatically.
Whoosh!
Ye Chen shot towards the second stone step like an arrow. The pressure on his body suddenly disappeared, and he couldn't help gasping for breath. He slumped to the ground, unable to move. He didn't even have the strength to blink.
After resting for a while, Huang Xiaolong forced himself to stand up, gritting his teeth, and walked towards the crystal ball on the second stone step. As he approached, he saw the crystal ball emitting a clear blue light, as if it was a small blue sun.
"Junior, for you to be able to make it here, I am really gratified."
The ancient voice was gentle, like a mellow teacher. "I hope you can inherit my legacy and become my Heavenly Dao's successor. For you to be able to reach this step shows that you have good potential. On the eastern stone step, there is a Heavenly Dao Gate. There are some treasures I left for you."
"They should be of some help to you."
"You are now my direct disciple. When you reach the third step, you will be able to see my afterimage. That will be considered a true disciple of mine!"
"In the past, the first three stages of my Heavenly Dao Scripture were exchanged by others. They were exchanged and left in the outside world. As for the last six stages of the Heavenly Dao Scripture, only I know about them. If you learn them one day, before you become strong enough, remember not to reveal them in front of others."
"Otherwise, some of my enemies in the past will come looking for you."
"Although I don't know how many years have passed, those old bastards should have reincarnated many times and are still in the human world. Once people see your secret manual, they will know that you have inherited my legacy!"
"However, you don't have to hide too much. When you learn the sixth stage of the Heavenly Dao Scripture and reach the God level, there won't be many people in this world who can stop you."
"I am the Heavenly Dao, but the whole world is my enemy. When you get the seventh stage of the Heavenly Dao Scripture, there are some things I want to tell you."
The ancient voice was a little lonely, a little old, and a little proud and cold, like a king who reigned supreme over the world.
(To be continued.)
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