94: Chapter 94 You say my path to immortality is over? I'll break through right here and now to prove you wrong!

Jiang Feng's words, "Nine rings," made all the Qingyun Sect Disciples above the clouds feel a burning sensation on their faces.

Especially Elder Liu, a Golden Core True Lord, whose old face instantly flushed red.

"Overestimating your own abilities!" He squeezed these four words through his teeth and snorted coldly, flicking his sleeves.

As a Golden Core True Lord, being openly despised by an old man at Qi Refining Stage 6 made him almost explode with rage.

However, the Ascending Heavenly Ladder had ancient Sect restrictions that prevented outside interference, so he could only watch helplessly, his fury having nowhere to vent.

Jiang Feng did not look at anyone else again.

He blocked out all sounds and gazes from the outside world.

He simply walked upward.

One step, then another.

The higher he went, the more terrifying the invisible pressure became.

Yet, this pressure was peculiar.

It kept Jiang Feng pressed at a critical limit.

As long as the obsession in his heart to save his wife and child did not dissipate, he could endure it.

But once he felt even a hint of timidity or a trace of retreat, the pressure would instantly skyrocket and crush him completely.

This test was not just about the Physical Body and cultivation; it was about the Dao Heart!

Jiang Feng's footsteps became increasingly heavy, his body swaying, on the verge of being crushed.

Yet his spine remained straight.

Two thousand five hundred steps!

Three thousand steps!

Dong!!!!

The fourth bell ring exploded without warning!

It was more powerful than any of the previous ones, the sound waves causing the sea of clouds to surge!

"Four rings! There really is a fourth ring!"

"He's crazy! This old man is absolutely a madman!"

Above the clouds, more and more Qingyun Sect Disciples drawn by the bell rings had gathered, and even a few Elders with equally profound auras had appeared.

They looked at the lonely and stubborn figure on the Ascending Heavenly Ladder, their expressions extremely complex.

The mockery and disdain had long vanished, leaving only unbelievable shock.

Three thousand five hundred steps!

Four thousand steps!

Dong——!!!!!!

The fifth bell ring!

This time, even the Grand Elders in seclusion within the main hall of Cloud Peak slightly opened their eyes.

Four thousand five hundred steps!

Five thousand steps!

Dong——!!!

The sixth bell ring! The sound traveled for a thousand miles!

The entire Thirteen Peaks of Qingyun fell into dead silence.

Everyone was too shocked to speak, staring blankly at the white-haired figure who had already reached the height of five thousand steps.

Six bell rings!

In the history of the Qingyun Sect, this meant it could alarm the Sect Master and qualified one to be taken as a direct Disciple!

Yet this qualification appeared on a sixty-year-old man, a Cultivator at Qi Refining Stage 6.

"What a pity, truly a pity..." An Inner Sect Elder said with a face full of regret, "If he were forty years younger, no, even twenty years younger, our Qingyun Sect would spare no cost to recruit him! With such a firm Dao Heart, a Golden Core future could be expected!"

Another Elder also shook his head.

Everyone understood that a Cultivator's potential was long exhausted by the age of sixty, their life force beginning to decay, and their path to immortality basically severed.

Just amidst these countless gazes of pity, sympathy, and shock, Jiang Feng saw a familiar figure.

Above the clouds, a woman dressed in moon-white palace attire was floating quietly there.

True Monarch Qingyue.

Lin Yueyao's Revered Master!

Back then, it was this woman who had confidently taken Yue Yao away from Jiangyuan City, saying she would have the Sect provide an explanation.

Now, there was no explanation to be seen, yet his woman was nailed in the dungeon, and the child in her womb was about to be lost!

Jiang Feng's gaze met hers from afar.

In that gaze, there was not the slightest awe for a Golden Core True Lord, no anger, only indifference.

True Monarch Qingyue felt a tremor in her heart, actually feeling somewhat afraid to meet his gaze.

She knew Jiang Feng had come for Lin Yueyao this time, and she had not expected that this old man, who had been completely unremarkable in her eyes, could trigger six bell rings!

She was moved by it, shocked by it.

But that was all...

Jiang Feng stopped at the five thousand and first step.

It was not that he did not want to walk, but his legs were pinned down by a force, unable to lift even a fraction.

Had he reached his limit?

"Go back."

True Monarch Qingyue's voice was cold, spreading across the entire Ascending Heavenly Ladder.

"You triggered six bell rings; your disposition, willpower, and Dao Heart are one in ten thousand. But Sect rules are Sect rules. My Qingyun Sect does not accept those whose path to immortality is broken."

Her voice carried a hint of complexity.

"You cannot enter the Inner Sect."

This was a verdict.

A verdict more despairing than Elder Liu's scolding earlier.

However, after hearing this, Jiang Feng laughed, his laughter hoarse.

"Whether I can enter or not, it's not up to you!"

He suddenly looked up, his eyes blood-red, revealing a determination that could burn down the eight wastelands!

Under everyone's horrified gaze, Jiang Feng took out a jade bottle from his bosom and poured out five Medicinal Pills brimming with spiritual energy!

top-grade spirit gathering pills!

He stuffed them all into his mouth at once!

"What is he doing!"

"Five top-grade spirit gathering pills! A Qi Refining Stage 6, does he want to detonate his Dantian?!"

"He's courting death!"

Above the clouds, exclamations rose one after another.

Violent Qi instantly exploded inside Jiang Feng's body, irresistibly scouring his Meridians.

Intense pain!

Every inch of his Meridians was being forcibly torn and widened, and his bones emitted sounds of being unable to bear the burden!

But Jiang Feng gritted his teeth tightly.

He had his own calculations.

With the blessing of the System, his life force had not decayed but was growing stronger day by day!

Now, under the supreme pressure of this Ascending Heavenly Ladder, it was the best time for him to break through to Qi Refining Stage 7!

"Since you all conclude that my path to immortality is hopeless..."

"Then I will let you see with your own eyes, my path to immortality, my Dao!"

Boom!!!

A violent wave of Qi suddenly exploded with Jiang Feng as the center!

His seemingly decayed Physical Body erupted with astonishing suction at this moment, crazily devouring the massive spiritual power released by the five spirit gathering pills!

The Meridians in his body were widened amidst the intense pain, and his bones became tougher through the process of shattering and reforming!

"Hum——"

With a clear, resonant hum, a certain shackle within Jiang Feng's body was shattered!

A wave of Qi far exceeding that of Qi Refining Stage 6 erupted from his body, soaring into the sky!

Qi Refining Late Stage!

Qi Refining Stage 7!

He, in front of the entire Qingyun Sect, while everyone had concluded that his path to immortality was broken, had broken through on the spot!

The whole world suddenly went quiet at this moment.

In the clouds, everyone was dumbfounded, looking at the white-haired figure on the Ascending Heavenly Ladder.

Several Outer Sect Foundation Establishment Elders who were originally sighing now had rapid breathing, and some even publicly shouted:

"Fellow Daoist! This old man is willing to take you as a Named Disciple and let you enjoy the treatment of an Inner Sect Disciple!"

"Me! I can too!"

However, the Inner Sect Elder seats remained silent.

A sixty-year-old at Qi Refining Stage 7 was still... not enough.

Jiang Feng felt the surging new power within his body, his throat turned sweet, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

He looked up again, gazing at the endless stairs.

"Then let's continue!"