65: Chapter 65 The Heavenly Ladder of the Secret Realm

Over the next three days, Jiang Ling rested in his villa, stabilizing his Black Tortoise Breathing Technique.

Three days later, Jiang Ling arrived in front of the Administration Building to assemble, preparing to head to the Creation Secret Realm.

When Lu Shengnan and the others saw Jiang Ling arrive, they all showed complex expressions.

Originally, they were all considered geniuses who had shocked their respective regions. They were very conceited, believing that after coming to Magic Capital University, they would stand out as the sole peak, surpassing all others.

But after meeting Jiang Ling, they were beaten so badly that not a single patch of skin remained intact.

They had always thought they were already prodigies, but it turned out Jiang Ling was even more of a Prodigy!

"Alright, everyone is here. We depart now for the Creation Secret Realm!"

The leading teacher was an old man who looked very kind.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, the old man led the group toward the Creation Secret Realm with a smile.

The entrance to the Creation Secret Realm was located within Magic Capital University itself. The old man led them to the university's Back Garden.

At the entrance here, there was a 'No Entry' sign, and over a dozen Martial Artist guards whose strength appeared to be at least Level 40.

Under normal circumstances, no one was allowed inside without permission.

Upon entering the garden, everyone felt its uniqueness. It seemed like another world entirely; the Spiritual Qi was dense, and with every breath, they felt refreshed, and their Qi and blood improved significantly.

There were many strange flowers and plants in the garden that Jiang Ling and the others had never seen before.

Someone curiously reached out to touch one, but was immediately stopped by the old man.

"If you don't want to lose your hand, you'd better not touch those things!"

"The more beautiful a flower looks, the higher the danger!"

Hearing this, the students immediately took a few steps back, distancing themselves from the plants.

Before long, they arrived in front of a rockery in the garden.

The old man reached out and pulled a stone on the rockery, and a massive cave entrance was immediately revealed.

The old man entered first.

"Follow me closely; it's very easy to get lost in here!"

"Once you wander into a forbidden area, even I won't be able to save you."

The old man cautioned the group again.

Everyone's heart tightened. They hadn't expected such a dangerous place to exist within Magic Capital University.

Everyone entered in turn, following the old man through a winding path, turning past many forks and entering one cave entrance after another.

Jiang Ling and the others didn't dare to be the slightest bit negligent. If they took a wrong turn into a cave, they might never get out.

This place was truly too eerie.

After walking for over half an hour, they finally arrived in a massive cavern. In the center of the cavern was a huge vortex, which was the teleportation portal to the Secret Realm's entrance.

"I assume you all already understand what kind of place the Creation Secret Realm is!"

"While this is a place of great Opportunity, you must also act according to your abilities!"

"In the past, many students were arrogant, thinking they could endure for longer or reach higher steps, only to be crushed and explode, leaving no remains!"

"Don't be too greedy; just choose what suits you best!"

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"Yes!"

Everyone responded in unison.

Thus, the group began to enter the Creation Secret Realm one by one.

As the first-place winner of the freshman competition, Jiang Ling was the first to enter.

Stepping into the entrance of the Secret Realm felt similar to the M18 Secret Realm Jiang Ling had visited before. After a flash of white light, he appeared inside the Secret Realm.

However, this Secret Realm was completely different from the M18 Secret Realm.

Upon entering this Secret Realm, Jiang Ling's first sensation was comfort.

Every pore seemed to open up, greedily absorbing the incredibly dense Spiritual Qi within this Secret Realm.

His body felt as if it were bathing in a spiritual spring in a fairyland, exceptionally pleasant.

"Truly a blessed land!"

Jiang Ling couldn't help but marvel.

If he could live here indefinitely, his Cultivation speed would surely be extremely fast.

Jiang Ling looked up ahead and discovered a hazy set of stairs amidst a dense mist.

The stairs seemed endless, yet he could vaguely sense that there was a great Opportunity at the end.

"Was this also left behind from the Ancient Era?"

"What kind of era was the Ancient Era, exactly?"

"And why was it destroyed?"

"Leaving behind only these ruins?"

...

The others had also entered by this time. Standing near Jiang Ling and looking at the stairs that extended boundlessly, they were all deeply shocked.

"Let's go!"

Chu He took the first step forward. "Let's see how many steps we can cross!"

The others followed from behind.

Coming to the bottom of the stairs, everyone discovered that they were crafted from an unknown material, looking like solid blocks of white jade.

The white jade glowed with flowing light, with hidden runes flashing across it from time to time!

Even before stepping onto it, everyone could already feel that these stairs contained a profound power.

It inspired a sense of awe!

Chu He, with his fearless personality, was the first to step up.

"Let me see just how difficult these stairs are... to walk!"

He started speaking with great ambition, but the moment his first step landed, his expression immediately changed, and even speaking became difficult.

Clearly, the stairs were exerting immense pressure on him.

Seeing Chu He like this, everyone instantly became serious.

Chu He's Supernatural Ability was the Titan Giant Ape, making him a strength-type Martial Artist. If he found the pressure of these stairs so difficult, it would likely be even harder for them.

"What is the record for this Heavenly Ladder?"

Lin Haochen asked at this moment.

"Forty-nine steps!"

Lu Shengnan said, "Legend has it that this Heavenly Ladder has a total of ninety-nine steps. If one crosses them all, there will be a great creation!"

"But over all these years, the highest anyone has reached on this Heavenly Ladder is only the forty-ninth step!"

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"Then we must at least reach forty steps, otherwise, it would be too embarrassing!"

Lin Haochen's eyes held a hint of determination.

"It's better to act according to one's abilities!"

Lu Shengnan shook her head. "The Principal said just now that if you force yourself to endure, you might be crushed to death!"

"Principal? You're saying that old man just now was the Principal?"

Everyone was startled.

"Correct!"

Lu Shengnan nodded and said, "The one just now was the Principal of our Magic Capital University, a Ninth-rank Martial Saint, Dongfang Yu!"

*Hiss!*

Everyone gasped in unison.

"Alright, let's head up too. Chu He has already stepped onto the second step!"

Jiang Ling walked forward, his eyes shining as he looked toward the end of the Heavenly Ladder. A sense of yearning rose in his heart to walk all the way to the end and see what exactly was there.

Taking a stride, Jiang Ling lightly stepped onto the first step of the Heavenly Ladder.

*Boom!*

The moment he stepped on, Jiang Ling immediately felt a powerful pressure coming from all directions, as if several massive mountains were squeezing in on him, threatening to crush and explode him.

"Whew!"

"It really is impressive!"

Jiang Ling exhaled softly, quietly feeling the immense pressure brought by the Heavenly Ladder.

After a moment, once he felt he had roughly adapted to the pressure, he began to step toward the second step.

*Boom!*

The pressure doubled!

Jiang Ling felt his internal organs being squeezed and forged, and his bones and bone marrow were undergoing changes.

Taking a breath of the Spiritual Qi here, his body immediately began to recover.