C64 Half-step Difference
Chen Wuxuan was one step ahead of Lin Yue, walking with great difficulty.
"If you use your right foot forcefully again, I'm afraid you will be crippled." Lin Yue looked at the pale bones of his foot and reminded.
"Just take care of yourself!" Chen Wuxuan was a proud person to the bone. He did not need others to remind him, nor did he need other people's sympathy!
However, he did not tell Lin Yue that the gravity of the stairs he was on had increased exponentially, which caused the bones of his feet to completely shatter.
Lin Yue was very careful when he took a step. Chen Wuxuan was injured again, which meant that there must be something unusual about the stairs.
Sure enough, when he lifted his foot and stepped forward, the gravity doubled. It was as if there was a huge mountain tied to his foot as he pulled downwards. If he directly smashed down, his outcome wouldn't be much better than Chen Wuxuan's.
Lin Yue gritted his teeth and slowly put his foot down. He let out a long sigh of relief.
Thunder rumbled in the sky above Sky-ascending Tower. Numerous Thunder Dragon wrapped around the two of them and roared, wanting to drown them.
Chen Wuxuan was protected by the black robe, so he didn't care about the Thunder Dragon at all. Looking at the platform in front of him, he was somewhat excited.
He was now on the eighth step of the 88th step, and there was only one step left until the 89th step. As long as he stepped on it, he would be able to reach the same height as Yu Chenjian in the past!
It was just a small step, but now, it was as difficult as ascending the heavens. The Sky-ascending Tower was indeed worthy of its name.
The most outstanding genius of Heavenly Tao Sect in the past thousand years, Yu Chenjian, stopped at the 89th step when he climbed the pagoda, and set a record for the past thousand years.
Chen Wuxuan kept adjusting his condition. Suddenly, he frowned. Under the bombardment of the Thunder Dragon, a crack actually appeared on the treasured weapon, the black robe!
The black robe was already somewhat damaged, and it couldn't be dragged on any longer.
Chen Wuxuan's left foot finally slowly lifted up and slowly fell down!
Kacha!
His left foot stepped heavily on the stone steps. Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and his leg bones shattered.
At the same time, a huge Thunder Dragon once again smashed onto Chen Wuxuan's body.
Bang!
The huge impact was far stronger than gravity, sending Chen Wuxuan, who was caught off guard, flying.
Fortunately, he was saved by one of the elders in midair with a wave of his hand.
One step, just one step!
Chen Wuxuan had a bad feeling when he landed, but he didn't expect that the Thunder Dragon would attack and be sent flying.
Because his right foot was still on the eighth step of the 88th step, it was a pity that he did not step onto the 89th step.
Chen Wuxuan stood beside an elder, and his heart was filled with unwillingness.
He hated Lin Yue even more. It was him who stole the limelight that belonged to him, it was him who stole the glory that belonged to him!
In the entire Sky-ascending Tower, only Lin Yue was left alone.
He had accepted Chen Wuxuan's challenge, and was going to use all of his strength to defeat him.
He took out a long sword and wanted to use it as a support. However, when the long sword landed on the steps made of profound stone, the scabbard shattered under the terrifying gravity. Cracks also appeared on the blade of the sword, and then it shattered!
Chen Wuxuan looked at him coldly. He was secretly delighted. Lin Yue might stop here. He was even half a step away from himself. At least he had one foot on the ninth step.
"I don't think that white-haired man can continue. After all, he is only at the seventh level of the Pulse Opening. Even with the Spiritual Fire protecting him from the lightning strikes, the gravity is more than 200 times stronger. It's too difficult to overcome!" Someone said from below the tower.
"That's right. But even so, it's enough to make him feel proud. The eighth step of the 88th floor. This was a height that no one at the peak of the ninth level of the Pulse Opening had ever reached before!"
"But in this way, he still lost to Chen Wuxuan. I wonder who the elders will take as their disciple?"
Everyone was discussing amongst themselves. Most of them thought that Lin Yue could no longer continue.
Lin Yue frowned and threw away the sword. A blue flame appeared in his eyes.
When he lifted his right foot, a fire pillar as thick as an arm appeared under his feet. It supported his right foot and slowly rose and fell!
"There is still half a step left." Lin Yue thought to himself.
His left foot was now on the eighth step of the 88th step, and his right foot was on the ninth step, which was also the platform of the 99th step. It was also where Chen Wuxuan had stopped.
Lin Yue slowly raised his left foot to resist the enormous gravity.
Suddenly, the gravity doubled again. Lin Yue forcefully stopped his left foot in midair. The bones of his foot broke, and cold sweat instantly drenched his entire body.
If he allowed his left foot to step on it, his entire left leg would probably be shattered.
"Ah!" Lin Yue roared. His eyes turned cold. He used the ice power to freeze his injured foot, and the flames on the outside to support it. He gritted his teeth and slowly stepped down.
Pah!
His left foot finally touched the ground. There were several big cracks on his left leg bone. The intense pain almost made Lin Yue faint.
The surroundings were silent, especially the people below the tower. All of them stared with their eyes wide open, their mouths wide open.
The 89th floor!
This was the second person who had stepped onto this floor in the past thousand years besides Yu Chenjian!
After three breaths of silence, everyone was like a pot that had exploded. They cheered, voiced their doubts, praised, and praised endlessly!
"He... he actually managed to reach the 89th level!" The onlookers were shocked.
"This isn't real. I must be dreaming. Hurry up and give me a few slaps. How can a Seventh Level Pulse Opening possibly step into the 89th floor?!"
"Impossible... Impossible, how can he do that?!" Chen Wuxuan murmured.
Lin Yue had stepped onto the 89th floor, and he would be covered by the light of supreme glory. As for himself, he had been completely defeated.
From the moment he was born until now, he had always been the winner. He would never forgive his failure this time!
"Alright!"
At that moment, an old man with white eyebrows appeared in the air. "Since ancient times, there have been many cultivation geniuses like meteors, and there are very few who have achieved the great Dao. Most of them are because they lack patience and perseverance. Your disposition is firm, and I like it. "
" Yes... It's the Qingyue Zenith Heaven!" The people below rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
Elder Qing Yue rarely appeared, and some disciples that had been in the sect for more than ten years had never seen her before.
"Senior Martial Brother Qing Yue, why are you here? Are you trying to steal my disciple?" The Ninth Elder was surprised and nervous by the white-browed elder's appearance.
"Your disciple? Ninth Elder, when did you take him in?"
"Aiya, I'm the first one here, so he naturally has to take me in as his master. Besides, Senior Brother Qingyue, you don't take in disciples, right?" Old Nine said with a hip-hop.
"Accepting a disciple requires luck. Seeing him today is a type of fate. If he doesn't want to follow me, then it's fate that's destroyed. You can't force him." The white-browed elder said to Lin Yue, "Are you willing to take me as your master?"
Lin Yue looked at Qing Yue with a kind and amiable expression. He didn't feel any pressure at all.
"I'm willing." Lin Yue endured the pain in his legs and bowed, "Disciple Lin Yue greets Master."
"Alright! Three days later, go to Qing Yue Da Luo Feng and find me. This Pill will be my first meeting gift." A white Pill flew out from the white-browed elder's hand and floated in front of Lin Yue before disappearing.
Lin Yue swallowed the Pill, and a warm feeling spread throughout his body. The cracks on his feet healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Lin Yue felt that his Dantian was filled with spiritual energy, and his entire body was filled with energy.
He was 80% confident that he could break through the eighth spirit vein.
However, this was obviously not the place to break through.
"Sigh!" Ninth Elder let out a long sigh. He felt very regretful. When he saw Chen Wuxuan not far away, his eyes lit up again. "Kid, are you willing to take me as your master?"
Chen Wuxuan looked respectful on the surface, but his heart was filled with anger. You only came to find me because you couldn't get Lin Yue. This was a great humiliation!
He didn't answer the Ninth Elder immediately. In his heart, he naturally didn't want to take the Ninth Elder as his master, because he didn't want to become Lin Yue's substitute.
When he first started climbing the Sky-ascending Tower, he had imagined that he would amaze the world with a single feat and become a figure like Yu Chenjian.
In the future, he would definitely become a cultivation mighty figure that all living beings in the Heavenly Essence Continent looked up to.
However, he had never thought that Lin Yue's appearance would turn all of this into nothing.
If he were to acknowledge the Ninth Elder as his master again, he would feel even more aggrieved in his heart.
No matter what, he was only a step away from reaching the 89th floor. He was also a person with great potential for cultivation.
He was waiting and looking forward to it. He hoped that the other Elders would come over and compete with the Ninth Elder to accept him as their disciple so that he could have a choice in his heart. This way, he would feel more at ease.
However, reality was cruel. When the Ninth Elder said that he would accept Chen Wuxuan as his disciple, the other elders actually didn't come over to fight for him.
This made him extremely disappointed and angry!
He didn't know that there were very few elders fighting for disciples. After all, the elders had seen too many genius disciples, but there were too few who could truly step onto the path of cultivation.
Among these elders, some of them were young and even clumsy. However, after several hundred years of persistent cultivation, with an unimaginable perseverance, they finally achieved the cultivation path.
They did not care much about so-called geniuses, other than those with extraordinary talent. There would not be any competition for disciples.
Chen Wuxuan saw that Ninth Elder Dao was a little angry. He knew that if he didn't take him as his master, Ninth Elder Dao would probably get angry.
Offending a Void Breaking Stage elder wasn't a wise choice.
"Disciple Chen Wuxuan greets Master." Chen Wuxuan bowed respectfully.
"En, find me at Dao Nine Peak in three days." Dao Nine Elder flicked his sleeve and disappeared.
After each of the elders accepted their disciples, they left one after another.
Out of the forty people who came to participate in the Sky-ascending Tower's test, fifteen of them were accepted by the elders as their disciples.
"Those who are not chosen, are there any who are willing to become our sect's outer sect disciples?" Li Zhiqing asked.
As the number one sect in Daxuan Country, Heavenly Tao Sect had a lot of things to do, and it required a large number of outer disciples to do it.
Every year, they would specially recruit a group of outer sect disciples. Although the requirements weren't as strict as inner sect disciples, they would still select people with good martial talent.0
Every five years, they would recruit inner sect disciples. Those who didn't pass the test in the Sky-ascending Tower could basically stay as long as they were willing to become outer sect disciples.
Twelve of them were willing to stay, and the remaining thirteen chose to leave.
Those who left knew very well the difference between the treatment of outer circle disciples and inner circle disciples. It was like the chasm between heaven and earth. If one became an outer sect disciple of the Heavenly Tao Sect, it would be better to join a second-rate sect to cultivate. With their talent, they would definitely become the focal point of the sect.
Those who stayed behind had their own plans. After all, there was still the possibility of becoming an outer circle disciple and becoming an inner circle disciple. If they left, they would never have the chance to do so again!
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