25 Glorious Celestial Stairway! Passion! (2/2)
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The preparation was basically finished as the only thing missing was the trial ground itself. Jian Chen looked at Tian Long and curiously asked. ”Master, how are you going to give them a test exactly?”
Lin Hui Yin, Lin Zhou, and the others perked their ears as well since they were also wondering how he was going to do this.
Tian Long chuckled lightly. ”Well, it is time to show you all I guess. Could you all please move back far away and clear some space?!” he hollered
Everyone in the area looked at each other and started backing away as they wondered what this fellow was up to. Eventually, an immensely wide space was cleared.
A few seconds later, Tian Long nodded and raised his hand. ”Alright, that's enough. Watch this!”
He then waved his sleeve as a colossal stairway suddenly appeared out of nowhere into the massive open space.
*BOOM*
A majestic and immortal-like scene descended upon the eyes of everyone present.
Both the participants and spectators immediately halted their complaints and turned quiet.
Everyone was shocked speechless as their jaws dropped upon witnessing the appearance of the stairway.
The stairway looked as if it was from the kingdom of heavens itself as it towered up in the sky and bore an exalted and majestic aura which almost made everyone present kneel with reverence.
The strong cultivators barely resisted with red faces while the weaker ones were already about to kneel as they had ashen faces.
Compared to the gigantic stairway in front of them, they were like a speck of dust as they looked at it with awe and dread.
It couldn't be helped since this kind of thing is outside their scope of comprehension.
'Heh, even those old monsters from the Transcendent Divine Continent won't be able to identify the grade of this stairway since the number of Divine Grade treasures of this world could be counted in two or three hands. Only Peak True Gods and above could identify this stairway and even if they did, they wouldn't be able to do anything since its bound on me.' laughed Tian Long in his thoughts.
Suddenly, Tian Long appeared at the front of the first step and loudly said. ”The {Glorious Celestial Stairway}, an ancient relic of immemorial times, will be the trial ground of the examinees.”
As everyone was still under an immense shock and awe, they couldn't respond to Tian Long's words.
He simply smiled and continued on. ”The stairway has a total of a hundred thousand steps, and the one's climbing shall experience a terrifying pressure which shall vary depending on their cultivation level.”
After a while, they then recovered and started to listen.
”The Celestial Stairway will test one's martial heart and will which is of utter importance while talent and potential are secondary! I do not care if you are a one-in-a-thousand or even a hundred thousand genius, the Eternal Glory Sect shall only accept those with an unwavering martial heart and perseverance!” He said with an overbearing and majestic air.
Those with lower and inferior backgrounds clenched their fists while their blood boiled with excitement when they heard those words.
What an amazing sect! Unlike a normal sect which focuses heavily on disciples with amazing talent and background while treating those inferior ones as trash, this Eternal Glory Sect emphasizes the martial heart instead.
Even those with higher ranked cultivation were filled with blazing passion when they heard Tian Long's speech. It was as if they were back in time as a hot-blooded youth, filled with rashness, pride, and competitiveness.
Even those that knew Tian Long was surprised and were filled with admiration as they looked at him. Jian Chen and Lin Hui Yin had sparks in their eyes as they heard those powerful words.
70% of the strong cultivators of the world had started with an ordinary or inferior background and talent, yet they had stepped on the bones of those so-called geniuses as they rose from the masses and became an elite expert of their own.
Tian Long's speech reminded them of that wonderful feeling as his words restored their fighting spirit and boldness unto the path of martial arts and cultivation.
After saying those words, Tian Long then returned to his indifferent expression. ”One will be sent out of the stairway if he or she can't hold on anymore. Out of all of you that are participating, only the last four standing shall be picked as disciples of the Eternal Glory Sect.”
The participants had a solemn and serious expression as they looked at each other with competitive eyes.
Tian Long liked that competitive spirit as he chuckled. ”Oh and one last thing, as thanks to everyone that are participating today. Climbing the Celestial Stairway will slightly increase one's physique and talent, take this as a gift from me.”
WHAT?!!
Such things were possible? Thought everyone.