397: Three thousand steps, everyone displays their magical powers!

Sword Zhengqing's mind roared incessantly; at this moment, his desire for the Physical Body Becoming Holy Method hidden within the first assessment trial had reached its Peak!

Two thousand five!

At this point, the giant sword's phantom was far from its initial speed, indicating that even Sword Zhengqing was encountering immense obstruction!

Two thousand six!

Two thousand seven!

The speed of the giant sword's phantom had almost reached a crawl; the pressure on the two thousand seven hundredth step was ridiculously immense!

If people could see Sword Zhengqing's face, hidden within the giant sword's phantom at this moment, they would see his eyes completely bloodshot, veins bulging on his forehead, clearly exerting his utmost effort.

Two thousand eight!

Two thousand nine!

After some more time, Sword Zhengqing finally stepped onto the two thousand ninth step, but at this moment, he was exhausted, and even the giant sword's phantom was on the verge of collapse.

However, seeing the three thousandth level reward within reach, an intense feeling of unwillingness filled his mind!

"Damn it, I refuse to believe I can't reach the three thousandth level today! Even if it means getting injured, I will charge up!"

"Sword Soul! Out!"

As his words fell, from within the giant sword's phantom, seven colored Sword Souls—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple—suddenly shot out. The moment they appeared, they transformed directly into seven-colored swords, merging into the giant sword's phantom.

Instantly, the Aura of the giant sword's phantom, formed by Sword Zhengqing, surged, and it thrust forward a step!

Three thousandth level!!!

Finally, on the three thousandth step, Jian Changqing's figure reappeared.

His face was very pale, a faint trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and his breathing was extremely rapid; he was clearly injured!

But his eyes shone with astonishing brightness!

Three-tenths of the Physical Body Becoming Holy Method! He had obtained it!

He did not hide this news; after all, with the passage of time, everyone would know. Why not take this Opportunity to gain some goodwill for the Chiyun Sword Sect?

"Everyone! I am the Third Elder of the Chiyun Sword Sect, tasked by the Sword Master to lead our Chiyun Sword Sect members into this Legacy site to acquire resources."

"Just now, I crossed the three thousand steps and discovered an astonishing secret. Everyone, listen carefully!"

"The Holy Light Body Forging Staircase of this trial's Legacy holds profound mysteries! It is an unparalleled Opportunity for us Cultivators!"

"For every hundred steps ascended, a pure energy flows into the body, helping Cultivators repair damage and temper their muscles and bones! It helps Cultivators climb even further! But the most important thing is not this!"

"Every five hundred steps, it contains one-twentieth of the unparalleled insight into the Physical Body Becoming Holy Method!!"

"According to this old man's estimation, this Method is at least a Dao Grade top-grade Method, and perhaps even... a Half-Immortal Method!"

After saying this, without much hesitation, Jian Changqing directly sat cross-legged on the three thousandth step, beginning to heal and comprehend the Method. After breaking through the three thousandth step, many profound healing Auras appeared within his body.

He still wanted to continue climbing, so the most important thing now was to quickly heal his injured body and comprehend the Physical Body Becoming Holy Method!

But upon hearing his words, everyone below had gone completely mad!

"Wh...what?! Half-Immortal Method?! Th...this is impossible?! The Cultivation Technique and martial arts that suppress the Five Great Powers of our Thousand Stars State seem to be only Dao Grade top-grade, right?"

"This Saint Lord actually possesses such an astonishing Cultivation Technique. Perhaps the Saint Lord's strength far surpasses that of the Five Great Powers' Legacies."

"Stop talking nonsense, charge! With a Half-Immortal Cultivation Technique, I must obtain it!!!"

"Even one-twentieth is fine!!"

Hundreds of thousands of Cultivators rushed onto the steps, shouts and screams echoing endlessly.

Cultivators who had been despairing due to the immense pressure and even prepared to give up and retreat, instantly had bloodshot eyes! Greed and madness completely overwhelmed fear! What danger, what pressure, in the face of the Half-Immortal Cultivation Technique's temptation, they were utterly insignificant!

"Ah—! Get up there!" A Cultivator who had been tottering earlier roared, unleashing twelve-tenths of his potential, forcefully charging upwards!

"For the Method! I'll risk it all!" Countless Cultivators, as if injected with stimulants, climbed upwards recklessly!

However, the greater the temptation, the higher the risk!

Puff! Puff!

Several Cultivators who forcefully accelerated with unstable Foundations had their protective spiritual Qi instantly burst, their bodies exploding like squeezed balloons, turning into a bloody mist! They didn't even have time to scream!

They all yearned to reach the hundredth step and obtain the healing Aura, but unfortunately, their Cultivation Foundation was too weak to withstand even the hundredth step's pressure.

"Ugh ah!" More people suffered broken bones and spouted blood under the heavy pressure, rolling down from above like broken sacks, their fates unknown!

The steps instantly became an even more tragic Asura field! Blood mist permeated the air, wails filled the surroundings, but the upward surging tide grew even more ferocious!

No one noticed that the blood of the exploding Cultivators dripped onto the steps, then slowly seeped into them, leaving no trace.

"Hehehe, that's right, hurry up and die a few more. I can already feel a trace of pure blood Qi flowing into my body!"

The Demonic Thought, who was secretly observing all the Cultivators, muttered to himself, casting a wary glance in Lu Hao's direction.

"Damn it, if it weren't for a master suddenly appearing, I would definitely have recovered better. Ahhh, heavens, why do you treat me like this!!!"

This was Demonic Thought's internal monologue.

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The other Cultivators, whose Cultivation was comparable to Sword Zhengqing's, also began their assault!

Qing Lanshan transformed into a moonlit glow, ascending the steps with a gentle yet incredibly firm posture, quickly reaching the thousandth step. Feeling the Physical Body Becoming Holy Method within her body, a smile also appeared on her cold face.

Alluring and captivating.

Liu Mingyuan of Wen Yuan Temple tossed his Zen staff, and his entire being instantly landed on the staff, rushing towards the steps.

Zhang Xinghe's eyes were indifferent. He slowly placed the jade flute in his hand behind his back, and with a light tap of his toes, his plain-robed figure flew out like a swift swallow.

And the Sect Masters of the Five Longevity Veins also displayed their unique Divine Abilities to rush onto the steps, with the Celestial Pivot Vein Master being the most peculiar!

He chanted incantations, and his figure instantly split into three. The three figures astonishingly began ascending simultaneously, and that would have been all.

During the ascent, the three figures continuously merged and separated, but with each Fusion, the Celestial Pivot Vein Master's speed would surge beyond its original basis!

Facing the pressure on the steps, each Clone after Fusion seemed to take away a portion of the pressure, allowing the main body's speed to increase by another fraction!