Deep in the Burning Valley.

A stone staircase appeared in front of Mu Qing and the others.

Mu Qing's eyes were a little shocked. In his field of vision, this stone staircase had no support, floating quietly in the air, extending diagonally toward the sky with no end in sight. It was like a staircase to the sky, exuding an uneasy feeling. The vast breath of speech.

He turned his head and looked to his side. The expression on Murong Jing's face was much more exciting. His eyes were radiant, and he couldn't help but ask, "What did you see?"

Murong Jing replied: "Can't you see a stairway to the sky surrounded by countless strange fires?"

Mu Qing was thoughtful, then heard Zhu Hongyan say: "We should have arrived at the core area of ​​Fengu. This stone staircase also has a name, it's called the Stairs of the Nine Heavens."

"The level of the Nine Heavens... Is this related to the Nine Heavens Lihuo Formation that seals the Lord Lingguang?" Mu Qing asked.

Zhu Hongyan said: "The Nine Heavens Stairs are essentially a passage. Once you climb the Nine Heavens Stairs, you enter the Nine Heavens Lihuo Formation."

"There are ninety-nine levels in the Nine Heavens. If the path you practice is not in line with it, the pressure you will receive will increase exponentially with each additional level, and you will soon be unable to move forward. But if the path is consistent with it, you will be able to relax."

Mu Qing suddenly realized that this should be the final test of the Three Mountains Trial, and asked: "Who has reached the ninety-ninth level?"

Zhu Hongyan looked sideways and said: "Do you think that all witches have reached the ninety-ninth level? These nine heavenly steps are also used to select witches. Those who reach the sixty-sixth level are qualified to become witches, and those who reach the ninetyth level Anyone who is qualified to become a Zhu Zong, the last person who was closest to the ninety-ninth level was my aunt, and she climbed all the way to the ninety-fourth level."

"And even Old Zhu Zong has only reached level ninety-seven."

Murong Jing asked: "Didn't she try again later?"

Zhu Hongyan said: "The Nine Heavens Stage is very strange. Everyone only has one chance."

Mu Qing thought of Zhu Yushan's patient arrangements for so many years, and wondered: "If you don't want to be Zhu Zong, can't you stop before level ninety?"

Zhu Hongyan shook his head helplessly, looked at the Nine Heavens Stairs in front of him with inquiry, and said: "I also asked my aunt the same question, but she just told me that she would know when I climb up one day."

After Zhu Hongyan finished speaking, he took the lead and walked up the stone steps.

Seeing this, Mu Qing held Murong Jing's hand and followed Zhu Hongyan.

"Huh?"

When Mu Qing stepped onto the first stone step, a scorching breath ignored his defenses and penetrated into his body. After quickly traveling around his meridians, it merged with the true energy.

When he raised his head again, all the stone steps in front of him disappeared, leaving only streaks of brilliant fire marks in the sky and earth, changing in countless ways.

Almost at the same time, an unspeakable feeling of chaos arose in his heart, and he didn't know that the breath of chaos in his body had grown by one point.

"With this method, it's no wonder that he was able to suppress Ling Guang for so many years."

Hearing Meng Zhang's voice, Mu Qing suddenly woke up and the stone steps in front of him returned to their original state. He was slightly startled and said, "This shouldn't be normal, right?"

"Of course not." Meng Zhang said: "It was the breath of chaos in your body that directly aroused Taichu True Yun. Now at least one thing can be confirmed. This Nine Heavens Lihuo Formation was arranged by the Red Emperor himself, not the Zhu family. The handwriting of our ancestors.”

The Nirvana Formation that Zhu Yushan has set up outside for so many years may not be able to break the seal. "

Mu Qing was a little worried when he heard this.

At this time, Zhu Hongyan had already climbed up more than a dozen stone steps in one go. Mu Qing felt the concerned look from Murong Jing on the side and told him what he had just discovered and asked Zhu Hongyan about his experience. Unexpectedly, Zhu Hongyan looked confused and found nothing.

Mu Qing also felt strange. After thinking about it, he let go of Murong Jing's hand.

The next moment, Murong Jing's eyes changed. She ignored Mu Qing's presence and climbed up the steps. The aura on her body also began to change and became more solid.

Meng Zhang said: "This is a natural state of enlightenment. When to end enlightenment and when to stop."

Mu Qing was a little surprised, Meng Zhang

His words also answered his previous doubts, so he followed Murong Jing silently.

"Why can't I enter the state of enlightenment?"

"Their understanding is getting better step by step. Until the understanding is deep enough, it is possible for quantitative changes to lead to qualitative changes, and a trace of the true meaning of the beginning can be condensed. But you are contrary to them. As soon as you stepped on the first stone step, you were grabbed The true meaning of Taichu in a formation."

Mu Qing was stunned for a moment, until Meng Zhang pointed it out, he realized that the breath of chaos had changed, and there was an extra hot breath. He wanted to continue exploring, but suddenly felt stagnant.

"...I didn't comprehend it, but I condensed the true meaning of Taichu first?"

"Ha." Meng Zhang rarely laughed out loud, "You didn't rely on the true meaning of Taichu condensed by perception, but you relied on the dominance of the breath of chaos to forcibly seize it from the formation. This is also the state of enlightenment that you cannot enter now. The reason is that the Nine Heavens Step under your feet refuses to interact with you."

Mu Qing was quite emotional, and at the same time he also had a clear understanding. Not only were the strange fires able to devour each other, but the power between heaven and earth seemed to have always followed a similar simple principle, with the big eating the small and the strong swallowing the weak.

Mu Qing originally thought that such a quiet climb would last for a long time, but unexpectedly when he stepped on the thirty-three stone steps, he encountered a new situation - someone had climbed the steps before them, and there was someone who had climbed the steps before them. Not only one person, but three figures appeared in front of Zhu Hongyan.

The person walking at the front was Zhu Xingqiu, followed by two children of the Zhu family.

If these three people are still in the state of enlightenment, no one will interfere with the other, but Zhu Xiangyang has stopped and is staring unsteadily at Zhu Hongyan who is climbing up the stairs step by step.

When Zhu Hongyan walked up the same stone steps, Zhu Xiangyang's eyes changed, and he suddenly took action and slapped Zhu Hongyan on the chest with his palm.

"Bang——"

The sound of limbs colliding sounded on the stone steps. Zhu Xiangyang flew out and looked at Mu Qing in shock.

He noticed that Mu Qing was at least ten stone steps behind. How could someone jump over it in an instant and still wake up immediately?

It would be even more incredible if Mu Qing woke up long ago, because once he leaves the state of enlightenment, it is basically impossible to advance to one more level.

But it was impossible for him to know the reason now, because he had already left the range of the Nine Heavens. Under the pressure of the formation, he fell straight to the ground, and finally made a big hole.

All of this happened within a short period of time, and calm was quickly restored on the Nine Heavens Steps.

Zhu Xiangqing woke up when she climbed the fifty-seventh stone step.

He was very surprised when he saw Mu Qing following the two girls Murong Jing.

Not everyone can walk to the core area of ​​Burning Valley and climb all the way to this point. Forget about Murong Jing and the two girls. If a person who has never practiced fire-attribute skills can reach this point, it can only be said that his talent was wasted in the previous years.

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When Mu Qing, who had a calm expression on his face, still showed no intention of stopping after passing the fifty-seven stone steps, Zhu Xiangqing lost his composure. He and his brother had such an opportunity only because they met Zhu Xingqiu by chance and begged him to go all the way. This Mu Qing from here is following a woman but climbing higher than him, so why?

On the Nine Heavens Steps, Mu Qing felt the growing hostility behind him and wanted to laugh. He even paused for an extra moment beside Zhu Xiangqing, but the other party did not seize the opportunity. Now he wanted to take action but could not keep up. .

At this time, Zhu Xingqiu was the only outsider left on the Nine Heavens.

Level ninety-three.

Zhu Xingqiu broke away from the state of enlightenment. He immediately raised his head and counted the remaining stone steps in front of him. Seeing that there were only six steps left, he finally raised his eyebrows and quickly sat down cross-legged to stabilize his understanding.

"Are the accumulated insights enough to condense the true meaning?"

"I'm afraid it's not enough."

Zhu Xingqiu suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Mu Qing beside him, his pupils narrowed.

When Mu Qing approached, he didn't even notice!

Zhu Xingqiu stood up quickly and noticed Zhu Hongyan and Murong Jing below. A strange color flashed in his eyes and he remained silent for the time being.

Mu Qing did not speak, waiting for blessings

Hong Yan and Murong Jing walked past the stone steps and continued to walk up, then asked with a smile: "Has anyone made it this far in the previous Three Mountains Trial?"

Zhu Xingqiu's eyes were a little disappointed, and he shook his head and said, "Never. In the last trial, even if I could see the Nine Heavens Stone Steps, I would be ranked first."

Mu Qing suddenly said: "Did Zhu Xiangyang follow you to get here?"

Zhu Xingqiu nodded, and when he saw that Mu Qing looked wrong, his eyes flashed: "Did something happen?"

Mu Qing looked up at the two women who took a step forward for a long time and said, "We encountered two accidents while walking here, one in a canyon and one on the Nine Heavens Stairs."

Zhu Xingqiu frowned, "What did Zhu Xiangyang do?"

Mu Qing looked at Zhu Xingqiu's face and said, "This person made a sneak attack on Hongyan, but he failed."

Zhu Xingqiu's heart suddenly surged, but his face was a little annoyed: "Brother Mu is staring at me like this, does he think I arranged this underhanded trick?"

Mu Qing shook his head and said, "No, you probably can't."

Zhu Xingqiu's expression softened slightly, but he heard Mu Qing continue to say: "The trial is about to end, will you attack the old Zhu Zong later?"

"!"

Zhu Xingqiu's heart slowed down, but his face showed full anger and said, "So this is how you see me."

Mu Qing was calm and said: "There are some things that we know very well. Zhu Tianhu's death is related to you. I took the initiative to expose it, but I just feel that some things have not happened yet and can be undone."

Zhu Xingqiu said expressionlessly: "I don't understand what you are talking about."

Mu Qing said: "I can feel that you really like Zhu Hongyan. If you are willing to tell me the specific plan of the great elder, I can praise you more in front of her."

Zhu Xingqiu's face twitched several times, and he simply shut his mouth and didn't say another word to Mu Qing.

"Oh, what a pity."

Mu Qing patted Zhu Xingqiu's shoulder and continued walking forward.

He could feel Zhu Xingqiu's emotional changes, and the other party should definitely know something.

At this time, Zhu Hongyan had stopped on the ninety-seventh stone step, while Murong Jing stopped on the ninety-eighth stone step.

Mu Qing walked up step by step under Zhu Xingqiu's shocked eyes.