803: The imperial steps reflect potential?

The Longevity Saintess pondered, "The higher one goes, the stronger the Dao Principles suppression on the Bronze Platforms. Starting from the ninth one, the Dao Principles suppression becomes incredibly terrifying."

"Without a cultivation at the Guixu Realm, it is simply difficult to step onto the ninth platform. Besides that, I haven't discovered any other killing intent for now."

From the current situation, she vaguely had some guesses; these platforms might correspond to a Cultivator's Realm.

The ninth platform seemed to correspond to the Guixu Realm!

"If it's just Dao Principles suppression, then it's worth a try. I'll go first!"

A light flashed in Heavenly Cauldron's eyes, and a pressure at the Guixu Peak erupted from his body. He stepped out, instantly rushing toward the first Bronze Platform.

Just as he stepped onto the platform, the power of Dao Principles assailed him, but it didn't have much impact on him, and he continued upward.

In a short moment, Heavenly Cauldron had already arrived at the ninth Bronze Platform.

To him, the suppression of the first eight platforms was not great.

When he reached the ninth Bronze Platform, Heavenly Cauldron's pace slowed down. He felt an unprecedented pressure, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

"I'll try."

Blade Traveling Heaven was not to be outdone and immediately rushed toward the Bronze Platforms.

His speed was also very fast, and it didn't take long for him to step onto the ninth platform.

That terrifying Dao Principles suppression suddenly struck, almost pressing him to his knees, and even breathing became extremely difficult.

"This suppression is so terrifying."

Blade Traveling Heaven's expression was extremely solemn. He did not continue upward but instead sat down cross-legged.

He felt that meditating here for a bit and comprehending the surrounding Dao Principles might lead to great gains.

As for that Enlightenment Divine Tea, he didn't even dare to think about it now. If the suppression of the ninth platform was already this terrifying, then how horrifying would the eighteenth platform be?

...

Heavenly Cauldron looked up; there was still a distance of over five hundred meters to the Bronze Platform above.

But those five hundred meters were like a natural chasm, difficult to cross. If he could step up and meditate on the platform above, the effect would surely be even better.

...

Xie Weilou and the others observed the situation of Heavenly Cauldron and Blade Traveling Heaven. It seemed that besides the Dao Principles suppression, there was indeed no other killing intent.

The Longevity Saintess said, "I have a guess. I feel these platforms correspond to cultivation Realms. The first eight platforms correspond to Xuanhuang to Cave Profound, and the ninth platform corresponds to Guixu. The higher one goes, the more terrifying the suppression becomes."

Fu Ruoxi frowned and said, "If that's the case, then since we are in the Guixu Realm, wouldn't it be difficult for us to reach the top?"

Among those present, in terms of pure cultivation Realm, the strongest was only at the Guixu Peak; there wasn't even a single person in the Kou Gong Realm.

If these Bronze Platforms corresponded to Realms, then they likely wouldn't be able to reach the last platform at all, and naturally, they would miss out on that Immemorial Enlightenment Divine Tea.

Lin Qinghuang said, "I once read an ancient scripture. According to its records, in the Middle Region, there is an Immemorial Forbidden Zone. Within the forbidden zone, there are the Imperial Dao Steps, nineteen steps that reflect the Great Emperor Realm. These steps do not only correspond to one's Realm, but also reflect the potential of the person climbing them."

"The Bronze Platforms before us are somewhat similar to the Imperial Dao Steps in the records; the effect should be the same..."

"Imperial Dao Steps? Reflecting the Great Emperor Realm? Reflecting potential?"

After hearing this, the Longevity Saintess couldn't help but be shocked.

If what Lin Qinghuang said was true, then wouldn't it be possible to test one's potential here? To test the height one could reach in the future?

Lin Qinghuang shook her head and said, "Nothing is absolute. If we were to judge the future solely based on the platform's test, that would be somewhat one-sided. However, these platforms are indeed not simple; the difficulty of reaching the top will not be small."

"Testing potential? Interesting! Then let's try it."

The figures of Imperial Abyss and Fu Ruoxi moved, instantly rushing toward the steps ahead.

...

The Longevity Saintess and Ye Chuzhi did not hesitate either, flying forward.

Since these platforms could test potential, they would test it; they also wanted to see what height they could reach.

"Let's go up and try too."

Xie Weilou smiled indifferently and immediately rushed forward.

The three women, Lin Qinghuang, Lu Mingya, and Yao Ling, quickly followed.

Soon, they stepped onto the first Bronze Platform. This platform had slight rule suppression, but for them, this rule suppression was practically non-existent and had little impact.

They continued upward.

Not long after.

The group arrived at the eighth step. Yao Ling and Lu Mingya did not stop and continued upward, arriving at the ninth platform in an instant.

Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang stood on the eighth step. Among those present, the two of them actually had the lowest cultivation, being only in the Cave Profound Realm.

"It seems there isn't much suppression."

Lin Qinghuang sensed it; the suppression here seemed very ordinary to them.

Xie Weilou smiled faintly and said, "Then let's continue upward."

The two of them moved and stepped onto the ninth step.

Boom!

Just as the two of them stepped onto the ninth step, Heavenly Cauldron had already taken the lead in stepping onto the tenth step.

As soon as he stepped onto the tenth step, Heavenly Cauldron was pressed down onto the ground. He struggled to sit on the platform and closed his eyes, intending to catch his breath here and have a good meditation.

In any case, there were still more than two months before the passage opened. As long as he continuously meditated and adapted to the Dao Principles suppression, there was still hope of continuing upward.

"This suppression is indeed strong, but it hasn't reached our limit yet."

Imperial Abyss and Fu Ruoxi looked at each other. They moved upward again, stepping onto the tenth Bronze Platform.

Lu Mingya, the Longevity Saintess, and Ye Chuzhi did not linger here either and continued upward.

Yao Ling was also covered in sweat at this moment. She sat down cross-legged and said to Xie Weilou, "I will meditate here for a bit. You guys continue upward."

For her, the ninth Bronze Platform might not be the limit, but at this moment, it was difficult for her to quickly step onto the tenth platform, and she needed to rest here for a while.

"Mhm!"

Xie Weilou nodded slightly. The suppression of the ninth platform was indeed very strong, but for him and Lin Qinghuang, this suppression didn't seem to be very large and was still within a bearable range.

The two of them did not stop and continued upward.

After Imperial Abyss, Fu Ruoxi, the Longevity Saintess, Lu Mingya, and Ye Chuzhi stepped onto the tenth platform, they took a deep breath, their auras completely erupting as they gritted their teeth and went upward.

Since potential could be tested, they should do it in one burst of energy, breaking their limits and forcing out their potential.

The eleventh platform.

The twelfth platform.

The thirteenth platform.

After stepping onto three platforms in a row, Ye Chuzhi could no longer hold on. A dense network of cracks appeared on her body, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.

She sat directly on the ground, gasping for air. She felt that this seemed to be her limit; if she continued upward, she feared she would be crushed into a bloody mist.

She was already at the Guixu Peak and possessed a special Physique, yet she still found it difficult to withstand the surrounding rule suppression. However, compared to Heavenly Cauldron, Blade Traveling Heaven, and Yao Ling, she was much stronger.

A trace of blood leaked from the corners of the mouths of the four women: Imperial Abyss, Fu Ruoxi, the Longevity Saintess, and Lu Mingya.

The suppression here was also incredibly immense for them, making them feel that even breathing was difficult.

But their situation was much better than Ye Chuzhi's, because they had all entered the Extreme Gui Xu Realm, with higher cultivation Realms and even more extraordinary Physiques...