Chapter 76 (1/2)

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Chapter 76

The Bossy Huang Nishang

In a flash, Li Chengfeng started to move in Zhan Qisheng's direction. Zhan Qisheng, who had also spotted Chengfeng at the same time, smirked and leapt towards the ball of fighting humans at the foot of the steps. He then sprinted up the steps and turned around with another grin, climbing up step by step.

Chengfeng wanted to run after him to have the last word but gave up. This was the first test, and the objective was simple- this was a test of physical strength and willpower.

A cultivator cannot succeed without a good physical body.

Although the internal True Yuan was the main focus of cultivation, it was still stored within a flesh body. Even the best pills would have to be made in the best cauldrons. If one's body was not maintained in good health, then cultivation could fail and the risk of going insane would increase by thousandfold.

Willpower was even more important. Cultivation was an extremely long process. Without iron determination, one would not last.

Chengfeng waited calmly, closing his eyes to rest. He waited until he was the last one to go on the steps.

Sun Boyi smirked. “Even the dumbest bird knows to fly first. Aren't you afraid of not qualifying if you're the last?”

He smiled. “The winner isn't the rabbit but the tortoise! Heaven's Stairs tests one's physical and mental strength. Managing one's strength and rhythm over a long stretch is the most important!”

As he spoke, he climbed up the steps at a moderate pace. Sun Boyi squinted at Li Chengfeng at the end, thinking, 'Not only did he guess the test objectives correctly, he also had a good strategy! Walking last means he can avoid being harmed by other candidates, as long as he maintains this for a while, when he catches up to the rest, most of the people in front will be too exhausted to hara.s.s him! Impressive indeed!”

Li Chengfeng climbed each step with almost identical pacing and breathwork. This reminded him of how his mother used to train him when he was younger.

When he had climbed for approximately fifteen minutes, he realised there were people starting to sit on the steps to rest. The first person was the fat man who previously cried.

This plump rich son had lived a life of luxury, thinking he could become a successful cultivator just because he had the golden invitation. He had not expected to partic.i.p.ate in such horrible tests!

He sat on the edge, staring at Li Chengfeng pitifully and extended a hand. “Brother, help pull me up. As long as you help me reach the top, I will reward you!”

Chengfeng took one look at him and then walked past as if he had not heard the fat man at all. The fat man erupted in a string of curses, “I curse you and your ancestors! I hope you fall off the stairs, I hope you smash your brains! I hope you die!”

The curses did not last long. Chengfeng did not think much of them either. Along the way, he occasionally encountered people resting on the steps. When they saw him going up at a moderate pace, anyone who saw through his quiet calmness at this consistent rhythm knew that they had met a strong opponent!

Glares came in his direction. When Chengfeng pa.s.sed them, an arm suddenly shot out to grab his heel.

As if he had eyes on his heels, he side-stepped the arm and took his next step as usual.

Chengfeng quietly kept count as he climbed. When he had taken his two-thousandth step, he had already shaken off about seven to eight hundred people. Most of the people who had fought to go up before him were all left behind.

When they saw him climb so calmly, some cursed, some reached out to grab him, some rearranged their pacing thoughtfully while others sat on the ground hopelessly, panting like a dying dog. There were many girls who sat on the edge of the steps, sobbing, “Mom, Dad, I have disappointed you! I can't even pa.s.s the first test!”

Li Chengfeng sighed after taking a look at them but continued walking.

At the five-thousandth step, his face had slowly turned red while his body heated up. Sweat sprouted from his forehead. There was still forest on both sides of the steps but they were shorter shrubs now.

As he climbed up, he met fewer people. Chengfeng only saw one person after every hour of walking. It seemed increasingly difficult to shake these people off either. He had to spend another hour to shake anyone who tailed him. They gradually disappeared into the mist behind him as they fell behind.