Just after climbing a few stairs, Su Nianli and Qin Zijin's faces turned pale. Cheng Ling saw it from the side and knew that the two of them could no longer hold on.
His sword force immediately stretched out without reservation, almost forming a wall of air. This wall of energy protected both Su Nianli and Qin Zijin, but the terrifying pressure was completely on him.
Cheng Ling's face suddenly turned pale. The moment the pressure came over, he hit several shocking stabs in succession, forming a cutting surface and stopping the pressure for a moment.
Su Nianli seized the opportunity and also launched a spiritual attack. With the combined efforts of the two of them, they felt that the pressure on their faces was reduced, and the three of them rushed upwards. After rushing through more than ten steps, the pressure returned again.
This time, Cheng Ling and Qin Zijin attacked at the same time. In this way, they advanced more than ten steps. In the third round, Qin Zijin and Su Nianli launched spiritual attacks, but without the help of Cheng Ling, the combined force generated by the two women was obviously much inferior. After only climbing seven steps, the pressure was overwhelming.
Even so, it gave Cheng Ling a chance to breathe, and the subsequent shock stab basically restored its original power. The three of them took turns in turn and kept climbing. After an hour, they finally reached the ninety-first floor.
As soon as they went up, the three of them sat down cross-legged to adjust without hesitation. It was too difficult. Without Cheng Ling, the two women would never have been able to reach the ninety-first floor. But it's okay now. With this first experience, the road ahead will be much easier.
After repairing for a while, the three of them set off again, to the ninety-second floor, the ninety-third floor...all the way to the ninety-eighth floor.
"Sure enough, it's you. It's really beyond my expectation. You came up so quickly...!" A cold voice came from above, with a somewhat emotional tone.
Cheng Ling looked up and saw that it was Zhao Jiuyou. He was also worried in his heart. This kid was really unstoppable. He managed to reach the ninety-eighth floor all by himself.
But soon, Zhao Jiuyou's expression changed because he saw Qin Zijin and Su Nianli also reached the ninety-eighth floor. Looking at the two women, they were dripping with sweat, almost soaked to the skin, and their legs seemed to be dangling.
He suddenly woke up and said in shock: "You still have the energy to bring them up together?"
Cheng Ling sat down cross-legged and said calmly: "This is not my fault, but the concerted efforts of everyone to reach this height together."
He is not afraid of Zhao Jiuyou's attack now. With a glance of his consciousness, he knows that the other party is in a similar situation to him. His physical strength and mental strength are also consumed too much. Once he makes a move, he will have two women to help him, making this kid unable to finish his meal. Walk along.
Qin Zijin and Su Nianli felt very happy when they heard what Cheng Ling said, but their eyes turned cold when they looked at Zhao Jiuyou. If they hadn't just passed the steps and consumed too much, they would have learned a lesson before morning.
So what if it ranks second on the Mountains and Rivers list? Although the two women have different personalities, they both have arrogant tempers. Except for Cheng Ling who can dominate them, no one takes them seriously.
As soon as Zhao Jiuyou spoke, he knew something was wrong. It was now three against one, and they were not fuel-efficient lamps. He shut his mouth knowingly and tried his best to restore his own consumption.
The four of them just meditated and recovered in the hall. No one spoke and no one entered the room.
Time passed slowly. An hour later, Zhao Jiuyou stood up first. He glanced at Cheng Ling coldly and said, "Our grudges will be settled after the Mountain and River Void Realm is over. I will take the first step."
After saying that, he walked directly up the steps.
Cheng Ling sat on the ground and watched, and saw that Zhao Jiuyou was walking up the steps very quickly and with steady steps. There was a slight pause every ten steps, and then he continued to move forward after a while. Apparently he had also found the trick to climbing the steps.
It took a long time... before his figure disappeared from sight.
Qin Zijing was the first to say: "Cheng Ling, what grudges do you have with him?"
Cheng Ling smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's just that we met in Jiuyou Immortal Mansion back then, and I robbed him of some treasures, so we formed a feud."
"Nine Nether Immortal Mansion?" Su Nianli's heart moved, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I think his situation is very strange. It seems that someone has taken away his body, or the person who has taken away his body is the Holy Emperor of the Nine Nethers himself."
Cheng Ling was startled and asked, "How did you know?"
"It's very simple. I once heard my master say that the Jiuyou Saint Emperor's name back then was Zhao Jiuyou. Besides, aren't you surprised that with his own ability, he went straight to the 98th floor? Even we have to Just work together.”
When Cheng Ling recalled everything in Jiuyou Immortal Mansion, he did feel a little strange. This guy also knew too much about the environment of the Immortal Mansion. But he didn't care, so it didn't matter if he took the body, he wasn't suppressed by himself.
He then said: "Have you all repaired it?"
The two women agreed at the same time.
"Then let's go and go directly to the ninety-ninth floor!"
The two women were refreshed and walked up the steps in the original formation again.
The pressure on the ninety-ninth floor was almost twice as strong as that on the ninety-eighth floor. The two women only went up a few steps before they felt dizzy. The sea of consciousness was overwhelmed by the huge pressure, and they could not even launch spiritual attacks. .
Cheng Ling had no choice but to move forward while using the Shock Sting continuously. After using it for a long time, I have become more and more proficient in the technique of Shock Sting, which consumes less mental energy but is more powerful.
Cheng Ling cleared the way, and the pressure on the two women was greatly reduced. Occasionally, they were able to help Cheng Ling perform several spiritual attacks, and the speed of their upward climb gradually stabilized. In the minds of the three of them, all kinds of insights about heaven came one after another, which were somewhat overwhelming, and their souls were completely immersed in them.
After about two hours of touching, the three of them felt their bodies light up at the same time, and the overlapping pressures disappeared.
"Has this reached the top floor?" Qin Zijing suddenly woke up.
Su Nianli was equally shocked as he looked at the three giant characters ninety-nine floating in the void on the tower level. Like Qin Zijin, he thought it was a dream.
Historically, in the King's Tower, few people could even go up to the 80th floor, but now they have all reached the 99th floor, which is the top floor. They are standing at a new starting point in the King's Tower, and this achievement will most likely never be broken again.
Although they only climbed a few more floors of the King's Tower, the sum total of their enlightenments during their lifetime of cultivation was not as profound as the insights gained by these few steps.
"I understand." Su Nianli murmured.
Qin Zijing didn't answer, but she also understood.
The real feeling of becoming a king in the King's Tower is not in the room, but on the stairs. The most rewarding insight is not the rooms in each hall, but the golden stairs that ascend on each floor.
Qin Zijin and Su Nianli both came from famous families, so of course they knew what they could feel in the room in the King's Tower. Because of this, they knew what they felt. Not to mention staying in the room of the King's Tower for three days, even if they stayed for three years, they might not be able to feel it.
This is not intuition, but a conclusion drawn from the golden steps of the King's Tower.
If you don't reach the 99th floor of the King's Tower, you will never be able to achieve the highest achievement. Both of them felt grateful to Cheng Ling at the same time. It was he who took them from the 89th floor to the 99th floor and fulfilled their understanding of the way of heaven.
Cheng Ling stood on the ninety-ninth floor and did not move, even though he had climbed from the first floor to the top. But he didn't have the same insights as Su Nianli and Qin Zijin. If he had to say his insights, it would be to enrich the way of heaven and bring his soul realm to a new level.
Cheng Ling didn't move, and neither did Su Nianli and Qin Zijin.
After a moment, Cheng Ling suddenly looked back at the two of them and asked, "Have you learned much from this King's Tower?"
Qin Zijin and Su Nianli nodded almost at the same time. Qin Zijin said: "A lot. Not only have my attributes and artistic conception been greatly improved, but I have also integrated my own cultivation. At the same time, I have a deeper understanding of the way of heaven in the Immortal King stage."
"This kind of understanding is simply not something that others can tell you or even teach you. I can't even explain it. Enlightenment is just enlightenment. If you don't understand it, you won't understand it no matter how you explain it."
Su Nianli didn't say anything, but nodded in agreement with Qin Zijin.
Seeing that Cheng Ling was silent, Qin Zijin suddenly asked, "Cheng Ling, your harvest should be greater than ours, right?"
Even Su Nianli looked at Cheng Ling expectantly. Cheng Ling pondered for a moment before saying, "Except for some insights into the ways of heaven, I don't have any cultivation or insights into the Immortal King stage."
"How is this possible?" Qin Zijin and Su Nianli said almost at the same time. Cheng Ling brought them up to the ninety-ninth floor. Without Cheng Ling, they might not even be able to reach the ninetieth floor. Go up.
Now that they have gained a lot, their cultivation and combat power have been greatly improved, and they have also gained a certain understanding of the realm of the Immortal King Stage. How could Cheng Ling not have gained anything?
Cheng Ling was silent for a long time, and then said in a deep voice: "Qin Zijin, Su Nianli, although we are now in the virtual world of mountains and rivers and have never met each other in the real world, we have shared weal and woe along the way. What I said here today, I hope you don’t spread the word.”
"Cheng Ling, don't worry. I, Su Nianli, have identified my friends and will never double-deal with them. I have met many monks, but you are the only one who can admire me, Su Nianli. Apart from others, I I won't take it seriously at all." Su Nianli said without hesitation.
Qin Zijin also said, "Cheng Ling, although I have a cold and arrogant temperament, I am not a ungrateful person. I will never reveal any of your secrets. If I violate this oath, I will be killed by Lei Jie."
Cheng Ling nodded, thought for a moment and then asked: "You all have strong backgrounds. You must be the direct disciples of a certain Immortal Emperor, right? Don't worry, if it's inconvenient, you don't need to explain. I just have a question, the Holy Emperor and Is there a huge difference between Immortal Emperors?"
Su Nianli explained: "The Holy Emperor and the Immortal Emperor are not only different in terms of titles, but also in terms of strength. Only in the ancient times, the Holy Emperor would exist. After that, great changes occurred in the immortal world, and a large number of monastic inheritances were lost. The next great power can only reach the realm of the Immortal Emperor at most."
"Is there a big difference in strength between the two?"
Qin Zijing added: "This is difficult to describe. The fairy world is no longer the original fairy world. Without the existence of the Holy Emperor, how can the gap between the two be clearly seen?"
Cheng Ling sighed and said, "Sure enough, starting from the ninetieth floor, I had a feeling that the rules of the fairy world might no longer be complete."
"From the ancient times to the present, we have gone through many wars, and each war has depleted the vitality of the immortal world. Therefore, no matter how hard we practice, no matter how incredible our qualifications are, we still cannot reach the realm of the Holy Emperor."
