Chapter 666 Tiantai Mountain Which Is a Hundred and Eighty Thousand Feet Tall (2/2)

After quite some time had passed, she caught up with Shen Lian. The both of them were divided by a mere three stairs, and Shen Lian needed only one more step to reach the end.

As of now, every step she took was harder than the last. The pressure bore down on both her body and her Primordial Spirit. Even the mere formation of a thought seemed to be too much for her.

Shen Lian felt a similar challenge but he did not have any reaction to it and merely walked up the stairs with a sluggish pace. The real difficulty was walking up that last stair of Bi You Palace.

The stairs had their limit and human strength was no different.

Shen Lian had reached his limit.

However, he did not cower by even a half step because such great supernatural power was definitely not something which Lady Mother of the Chariot could deploy. Rather, it was a prohibitive technique passed down by Tongtian Order Master.

Tongtian Order Master was an arrogant man. Deep down, Shen Lian also had an arrogance that he never once expressed.

Just because I learned your techniques, it does not mean that I will never surpass you.

Shen Lian was not quietly angry with Lady Mother of the Chariot. All he wanted was to challenge that Shangqing Daoist. Under this horrifying pressure, Shen Lian was able to clearly and distinctly experience the sudden weakening of his celestial body that was cultivated from the Yellow River of nine provinces Formation. As a result of the pressure, each minute structure began to tear apart, verging on the edge of collapse. This caused Shen Lian to be unable to absorb the strength from the air in order to restore his mana.

The speed at which his power of the Primordial Spirit was consumed could be seen by the naked eye and replenishment could not be obtained.

The cultivation experience could not simply be replenished by anyone of superior heart and soul. This prohibitive technique of Tongtian Order Master was truly teaching Shen Lian a lesson on what ultimate strength was.

Shen Lian heard the loud explosion of his celestial body and then heard his mana boil over. It was hard to bear. The boiling produced a sound akin to the roaring of the Yangtze and Yellow River. If he took a step back, he would be greatly relieved of this kind of pressure.

Regardless, he did not give up. As with all the other steps, he unhesitatingly proceeded to the last stair. Immediately, a pressure double that of the previous started to mount. Each structure of his celestial body collapsed. It was as if a pile of fine powder was used to build a statue of him that very moment.

Just like the fire of a light that was directly blown upon by the wind, the red cinnabar in the space between his eyes would go out at any time.

However, the moonlight-like brightness of that point still persisted on emitting its own light, protecting Shen Lian's consciousness.

A tall deity appeared in front of Shen Lian. The deity clasped his hands behind his back and looked at Shen Lian without saying a word.

This was the first time Shen Lian saw such a deity outside of his mind-sea, a deity of respect which he visualized countless times in the past.

The expression in the deity's eyes was exactly as Shen Lian visualized – empty and lonesome.

Soon after, the deity lifted his hands, where he held a Jade Ruyi and beat down on his chest. The Jade Ruyi appeared to be able to destroy everything. If Shen Lian did not retreat, a complete vanishing of his body and spirit would await him.

At that point, the red cinnabar shed itself off from the space between Shen Lian's eyes and transformed into a small Golden Dipper, which proceeded to greet the Ruyi. The Jade Ruyi was very indestructible, so much so that cracks appeared in the small Golden Dipper right after it was struck by the Jade Ruyi.

The deity showed no emotion and continuously struck the Golden Dipper three times. The golden dipper broke, transforming into the Four Elements – earth, fire, wind, and water. Havoc was wrecked on the surrounding.

For Shen Lian, the Golden Dipper signified many things, so much so that it was the fundamentals of his future pursuit of Dao, owing to the fact that it was a world that he created with his own hands. In addition, it was in a condition of growth and maturity. No one could know what heights the world would reach in the en, and whether or not it would turn into a separate, greater world.

As of now, all of Shen Lian's longing and vision for the future could be declared to have come to an end. Originally it was to be a new world but under the pounding of the Jade Ruyi, it had no other choice but to return to being the Four Elements.

For the first time, Shen Lian felt somewhat dismayed and indecisive as he thought about whether the disparity was really so great. The Four Elements that were wreaking havoc floated on the stairs. All of the empty space appeared to incline towards a state of formless mass. Shen Lian's consciousness was like a fish that suffered the pounding of strong currents in a small river. Destruction of it was a possibility that may happen at any time.