I Have Countless Past-life Identities-Chapter 47 - 45: Sword Cutting and Axe Chiseling, Tempered by Water and Fire, Bone Carving and Flesh Rending... Do You Really Think He Can Traverse 800 Dao Steps?
In the blink of an eye, nearly two years have passed since Song Chai Xin left Xuanqing Lake.
In these two years,
from the humble body of a Half-Demon, he left Xuanqing Lake, leaving footprints step by step, and has finally come to this Heaven-Ascending Dao Ladder.
The Ancient Path of Reception to the Great Zhao Martial Temple is right in front of him, already open.
’Martial Temple’, the Military Sacred Land.
The main body is located in the Great Zhao Divine Capital, one of the three great treasures, where even a Prefecture Leader isn’t qualified to enter and worship.
Yet, the Great Zhao treasure ’Mountain and River List’ can anchor a person’s physical body within it, manifesting as Divine Thought thousands of miles away in the ’Divine Capital Martial Temple’.
Such an effect is described as defying the heavens, far surpassing the True Sword, already touching upon ’Daoist Soldiers’, even... higher realms beyond Song Chai Xin’s comprehension.
However, these have nothing to do with him.
What matters now is... stepping onto the Ancient Path of Reception, using the opportunities within to cultivate the ’Nine Apertures’, achieving a ’Vajra Impermeable Body’, and advancing to Great Innate!
The leaders of Wutong Prefecture through the ages,
some could open three apertures, traversing four hundred steps;
others could open six apertures, being just one step away from crossing the Eight Hundred Dao Ladder to worship the Martial Temple;
but in this remote land of Baoping State’s northwest...
No one has ever achieved the feat of leaving a name before the ’Saint Observation Stele’ at the Martial Temple entrance!
If possible,
he wants to be the first!
...
With that Profound Robe youth, holding the scroll of the recorded origin of the leaders, step by step, ascending the ladder.
All of Wutong Prefecture,
the Demon Hunting Department, Xie Family, Mansion of the Mansion Venerable...
Various forces, and the people in the streets, countless eyes almost all focus on the back of that one figure.
Watching him... 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
step by step,
ascend the ladder!
In the Mansion of the Mansion Venerable, Bai Qiuyi is accompanied by Jiang Yi.
The two of them look at Song Chai Xin, soaring swiftly up the Ancient Path, as if ascending clouds, leaping ten steps at a time.
Even across the vast cyan sky,
they see that figure on the Ancient Path, using this overwhelming opportunity, advancing as if ’devouring’,
every time crossing a ladder step, generating immense suction spontaneously!
Then operating the cultivation technique, gathering the Spiritual Essence of A Mansion, beginning to collect Qi, constantly swallowing into the ’Nine Apertures’ all over the body!
And simultaneously, cultivation begins to skyrocket!
Thus,
Bai Qiuyi suddenly speaks:
"I know you desperately want to be like him, to win such an opportunity, thus return to the Divine Capital, inheriting the ’noble title’ of your own family."
"But this time, your skill falls short, even if it wasn’t Song Chai Xin, there would be Xu Zuorong, this position is destined not to belong to you."
Jiang Yi remains silent.
"You need not belittle yourself, thinking henceforth the gap between you will only widen, what I want to tell you is, in this world’s circumstances, a person walking ahead isn’t destined to forever lead in elegance."
"You came from the Divine Capital to this distant Wutong Prefecture, didn’t you carry this mindset?" Bai Qiuyi looks at the young man behind him who’s lost a bit of arrogance, and smiles.
"The result is evident, you are not first, not even second if truly counted."
Jiang Yi lowers his head, somewhat ashamed.
But Bai Qiuyi changes the subject, instead raising his head, pointing remotely at Song Chai Xin:
"Moreover, do you really think Song Chai Xin can knock on the Martial Temple’s door?"
"I tell you, that step, is incredibly difficult!"
"It’s not something everyone can withstand..."
"I said I’d give you the greatest opportunity you could possess this life."
"With my lifetime cultivation as a wager, setting a ’bet’ with your promise, exchanging you a future where you might step into a ’Fourth Step’ I may not even see, you won’t lose out."
"Fourth Step, heh... not to mention inheriting a title, even being ennobled, commanding a region as a Governor, will be more than sufficient!"
"By then, why bother with inheriting a title, becoming someone’s son-in-law, turning into a laughingstock of the Divine Capital?"
The words of this Mansion Venerable contain endless temptation, making Jiang Yi somewhat unable to resist:
"Teacher..."
"What you mentioned a year ago, comparable to the Martial Temple’s opportunity, what exactly is it?"
"And, what is the cost of obtaining such an opportunity? Why, even though I have inherited the ’True’ swordsmanship, you have not revealed it to me for a whole year?"
Bai Qiuyi turned his head, his eyes deep:
"Soon, soon."
"You need not rush."
"But Jiang Yi, you must remember."
"Whenever there is an acquisition, there must be a consequence."
"Life is like a game of chess, once the move is made, there is no regret."
"A year ago, I gave you the chance to choose, but when you accepted my True Sword, you planted the ’cause’, so..."
Bai Qiuyi paused, but Jiang Yi understood, took a deep breath, and his expression turned solemn:
"Disciple understands."
"As long as it can help me establish a foothold in the Divine Capital, no longer suffer humiliation, only being a son-in-law to exchange for resources, cultivation, and inheritance of a title..."
"Every cause and effect, I will shoulder it!"
As the words fell.
The person ascending to the firmament...
In an instant, had already crossed four hundred steps!
And then,
gradually causing a commotion within the entire Wutong Prefecture...
...
"Four hundred steps, four hundred steps!"
"Wutong Prefecture produces a leader once every four years, but a phenomenon of ’Ancient Path of Reception, Leader Ascending Steps’ only appears once every five years over the Prefecture Government Office, and within decades, about twelve young Martial Artists have stepped onto the path."
"Among these twelve, only half can cross four hundred steps."
"The leader from Xie Mansion is not simple, crossing halfway on Dao Ladder, yet still moving confidently, could it be..."
"Can he really cross them all?"
"In the past decades, there were six town guardians, three commanders of imperial guard, one demon hunter, one Prefecture Venerable, and even one who was just one step away from worshipping the Martial Temple..."
"Moreover, he was valued by the contemporary Governor of Baoping State ’Opening Prefecture Establishing Tooth’!"
"Without entering the Martial Temple, yet such,"
"If he enters,"
"Wouldn’t it be possible... to soar into the Divine Capital?"
On the streets and alleys, people paused to watch the sky, almost all were discussing this matter.
And not far from the ’Wutong Demon Hunting Department’,
a strikingly graceful, exquisitely formed girl in a white dress stood under the eaves, listening to the discussions while she placed her hand across her brows, slightly raising her head to gaze at the sky, with an enthusiastic expression of honor,
which instantly brought helplessness to those beside her:
"The Martial Temple’s Eight Hundred Dao Ladder, the first four hundred steps, those who have cultivated Circulation Qi Collection, consolidated Inner Scene of Elixir Field, practiced ’Great Innate’, can all pass."
"But the real test has just begun."
"The Great Zhao’s Ancient Path of Reception, where does the immense Spiritual Qi come from, aiding one to clear ’several apertures’, inexplicably gathering resources that can save years, even decades of cultivation?"
"It is precisely because of utilizing the method of ’Borrowing Heaven Exchange Earth’, forcibly intercepting for a moment, all the immense Spiritual Qi within the ’Wutong Prefecture City’ is infused, baptizing that one person!"
"The Qi that can sustain thousands for years supplied to one overnight, even just one person, is abundant, but ordinary methods, if not taking a deviant path, absolutely cannot bear such impact."
"Only the Great Zhao, or Dao Lineage level forces have such courage and ability to cover the cost."
"But the Ancient Path of Reception Eight Hundred Heaven-Ascending Dao Ladder, even if its pressure is reduced to a thousandth."
"The further you walk, the more Qi you need to absorb, at this moment... naturally, your pressure will increase daily, causing ’Qi’ to generate ’Phenomenon’, manifesting four tests."
"And these tests are completely different from ordinary swordsmen and phenomena, all condensed by ’Qi’, surpassing ordinary people tenfold."
"Five hundred steps, you need to undergo ’Sword Cutting and Axe Chiseling’!"
"Six hundred steps, you must endure ’Water and Fire Tempering’!"
"Seven hundred steps, akin to ’Bone Riving and Flesh Cutting’!"
"Eight hundred steps, before the Martial Temple threshold, you must face ’Thunder Strikes the Top’, a slight mistake, and you will fall badly injured!"
"Those born in Divine Capital, whose bodies are polished as hard as Vajra, easily withstand these, but those from Wutong Prefecture, how can they endure such ’heart-drilling pain’?"
"You put forth great effort, entered Great Innate, gained Yunluan’s recognition as master, then enthusiastically informed me of your intent to go down the mountain to train..."
"Just to witness him ascend this ’Cyan Cloud Ladder’?"
