Chapter401:UnveilingtheHeavenlyStairs!

"TheHeavenlyStairs!"

SuYigazeduponthetoweringHeavenlyStairs,whichroseuplikeamountainthathaditspeakshavedoff,surroundedonallsidesbyneatbluestonesteps.

Inthemidstofthisdensecrowd,SuYicouldn’thelpfeelingaboilingsensationinhisheart.

Afterall,SuYiwasayoungperson,andthisgrandeventalsomovedSuYi’sthoughts.

Atthismoment,SuYialsowantedtoknowhowfarhecouldgoontheHeavenlyStairs!

"OntheHeavenlyStairs,thereareatotalofsevenlevels.Thefirstlevelhassevenhundredsteps,thesecondlevelhassixhundredsteps,andthethirdlevelhasfivehundredsteps.WhenitreachestheSeventhLevel,thereareonlyonehundredsteps.Butthehigheritgoes,thegreaterthepressurewillbe.Itnotonlyteststalentbutalsotestsfightingpower.Itwillbeacomprehensivetest.Ifyoucansteponthefourthlevel,youwillbeconsideredpassingandthereisagreathopeofbecominganinnerdisciple."

XuJiahuiknewthatthiswasSuYi’sfirsttimehereontheHeavenlyStairs,andtoldhimeverything.Atthismoment,hereyeswerealsofullofnervousness.

Theouterdisciplesamongthemmustsetfootonthefourthlevel,whichrepresentshavingthetalentofaCommanderGrade,inordertohaveachancetobecomeinnerdisciples.

"Comprehensivetesting!"

SuYi’seyesmoved.WhenhewasinManCity,WangQuandeoftheScaredMountaintestedhimforhavingfourattributes,whichmadehimeligibleasaservant.

However,theHeavenlyStairswasacomprehensivetest,whichincludedbattlepower,whetherhecouldsteponitornot,oriftheHeavenlyStairswereliketheYuanTestingStoneanddeterminedhimtobeaservant.

AlthoughSuYididn’tcarehowhistalentwouldberecognizedwhenhereachedtheHeavenlyStairs.

Throughoutthejourney,SuYiwaswellawareofhisqualificationsasaservant,buthewasalsosomewhateagertofindout.

"Itishim,SuYi,theouterdiscipleoftheThirty-SixthSwordPeak!"

"IshetheonewhodefeatedJianShiyi?ThenwhyishehereattheHeavenlyStairs?"

"Itseemsthatheisindeedanouterdisciple,otherwisehewouldn’tneedtocomefortheHeavenlyStairstest."

(TranslatedbyGravityTales棣冩Д)

Soon,SuYiwasrecognized.

OnthedayinfrontoftheDivineSwordCliff,thereweremanydiscipleswhowitnessedSuYidefeatingJianShiyiwiththeirowneyes.

"Swish,swish..."

GazesshottowardsSuYi,curiousinscrutiny.

ThoseouterdiscipleswhohadneverwitnessedSuYidefeatingJianShiyi,lookedathimwithastonishmentanddoubt.

IsittruethatthisseeminglyinsignificantyouthpossessesthestrengthtodefeatJianShiyi,whoranks15thintheSwordTower?

ManynearbydiscipleslookedonatSuYiandZhangQing,theirexpressionswell-meaning,somenoddingandsmiling.

"Comeoverhere,thisspotisgood!"

AdisciplespokeandhelpedmoveZhangQing,XuJiahui,andotherstoanewspot.

Atthismoment,amongthedensecrowd,itwasreallydifficulttofindagoodspottostand.

"Thankyou."

ZhangQingsmiledsubtlyandwasneverbeforetreatedsocourteouslybyanyone.

Ofcourse,ZhangQingwasfullyawarethatallofthiswasprobablyduetoSuYi.

TheywereonlybaskinginSuYi’sglory,otherwise,noonewouldhavetreatedthedisciplesoftheThirty-SixthSwordPeakwithsuchcourtesy.

Itseemedthatthetimehadnotyetcome,asdiscipleswerestillrushinginfromalldirections,andthecacophonyofvoicesaroundconvergedintoadeafeningdinthatechoedtothesky.

BelowtheHeavenlyStairs,thereareseveralstewardsfromtheDivineSwordSchoolandolderdisciplesmaintainingorder,waitingfortheopeningoftheHeavenlyStairs.

InthedistanceoftheHeavenlyStairs,thereisapeakshroudedincloudsandmist.

Atthismoment,ontopofthismountain,therearetwofigureswhoseintangiblebreathsseemtofreezethesurroundingvoidentirely.

ThesetwoindividualsaretheleaderoftheDivineSwordSchoolsect,SituLiuyun,andtheRightDharmaProtector.

"ItseemsthatmanyeldersarenotpayingattentiontotheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords,butrathertotheHeavenlyStairs."RightDharmaProtector’sgazesweptfromafar,withafaintsmileonhisface.

"ThedirectdiscipleshavenotyetenteredtheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords.Whilesomeoftheinnerdisciplesmayhaveoutstandingperformances,itisnotenoughfortheelderstopayattentionto.However,intoday’sHeavenlyStairs,thereareprobablymanypeoplewhowanttoknowhowfarSuYicanstep."

SituLiuyunsaidsoftly,lookingattheHeavenlyStairsfaraway,hiseyesalsofilledwithanticipation.

"SuYihassuchastoundingpoweratsuchayoungage,trulyremarkable.Itoowouldliketoknowwhatkindofheightshewillbeabletoachieve!"RightDharmaProtectorexclaimed.

GivenSuYi’sperformanceattheDivineSwordSchool,itwasindeedtooastonishing,somuchsothatitcaughttheattentionofalltheelders.

...

Astimeslowlypassed,thesoundofdiscussionsgrewlouderandfinallyconvergedintoaclamorthatrosetotheheavensinfrontoftheHeavenlyStairs.

"Itisalmosttime,alldisciplesmustremainquiet!"

Suddenly,avoicewasheard,comingfrominfrontoftheHeavenlyStairs,whereanoldmanspoke.Thoughnotloud,hisvoicewasclearenoughtobeheardbyeveryone.

Theoldmanwassurroundedbyseveraldisciplesinarmor,theireyessharpaslightning,disciplinedandaccomplishedinmaintainingorderinfrontoftheHeavenlyStairs.

Theclamorinthesurroundingsimmediatelyceasedandeveryonebecamepoised.

ThegazesimmediatelyturnedtowardstheHeavenlyStairs,andtheatmosphereintheroombecameincrediblytenseandsilent.

"OntheHeavenlyStairs,youmustexertyourfulleffort.Thisisatestforyourfive-yeartime.ThosewhoreachthefourthlevelwillhaveaspatialportaldirectlytotheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords."

Theoldmanscannedhissurroundings,hiseyeshalf-closedandfilledwithsharpbrilliance.

"Boom!"

Astheoldman’svoicefell,thevoidsuddenlyquivered,andtheHeavenlyStairsinfrontofthemshook.Thenabrightlightfilledthesurroundingarea,andthewholeplacewaspermeatedwithancientrunes,asifithadcometolife.

"Clatterclatter..."

Inaninstant,theHeavenlyStairsshimmeredwithahaloofdivinelight,asifencircledbyaradiantsun,vyingforbrilliancewiththemorningsun.

Agrandioseauraimmediatelysweptacrosstheancientandboundlessearth.

"TheHeavenlyStairshaveopened!"

Manydisciplesclenchedtheirfistssecretly,withtheirbloodboilinginside.

ThisisthetrialtheyhaveundergoneduringtheirfiveyearsinDivineSwordSchool.Iftheycanstepontothefourthfloor,theywillbeabletoentertheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords,whichmadethemfeelincrediblyexcited.

OncetheyentertheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords,theywillhavethechancetofightsidebysidewithinnerdisciplesandevendirectdisciples.

Eveniftheyloseabattleagainstinnerdisciplesanddirectdisciples,itwillstillbeanunimaginablegloryintheirfuture.

LiuYunchuanandYunLingfeng,amongothermonstrousbeings,willentertheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords.Eveniftheyweredefeatedonthebattlefield,itwouldstillbeconsideredanhonorableandprestigiousaccomplishment.

Decadeslater,whenLiuYunchuan,YunLingfeng,andotherdiscipleshavebecomelegendarytoppowerhouses,theywillproudlytellothersthattheywereoncepeerswithLiuYunchuanintheBattlefieldofTenThousandSwords.Itwouldbeagloriousachievementtohavefoughtalongsidethemwhentheywereyoung!

"Ifyouarestrongenough,youwillhavetheopportunitytobecomeaninnerdisciple,orevenadirectdisciple.Fiveyearsago,youfellshort,buttoday,onyourreturn,youhavethechancetorisetothetop.Yourperformancetodaywilldeterminewhetheryoucansucceedornot!"

Theoldmancontinuedtospeak,hisbodyemittingasubtleandfluctuatingaura,hisvoicethunderous.