Chapter 80 (1/2)
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Chapter 80
Lingyun Bridge : The Horrifying Second Test
The silent confrontation between the two of them persisted for some time. Yet, the longer Li Chengfeng and Zhan Qisheng glared at each other, the bigger their scruple and wariness towards each other became!
The logic was very simple. What was scarier than an opponent that was much stronger than oneself? It's to be much calmer and more patient than your opponent!
Nothing came from the confrontation. As the third person reached the floating island, Li Chengfeng and Zhan Qisheng simultaneously took a breath of relief as they took one last glare at each other.
'Such an enemy must be eradicated as soon as possible!' Chengfeng and Qisheng thought to themselves in unison.
The third to reach was a man with a body of average build. He too did not expect to find two others reaching before him, his troubled expression was filled with regret as he thought to himself, 'Maybe if I had slept less or persevered a bit more, I could've been number one!'
Although Sun Boyi never indicated any particular benefits for their rankings, these hot-blooded young men could not help but want to fight to be number one! Why should they settle for any less?
Only the first, second and third place wanted to decide who was the winner among them, but the fourth and fifth person to complete the challenge were much calmer. Since they couldn't even get third place, there's no point for them to get upset over it.
Some reached the meadow and sat down immediately, their faces looked like death itself. Some were even worse, collapsing onto the soft earth of the lush meadow immediately upon reaching while they panted heavily like dogs.
After around 15 hours, more and more people have started to arrive. Chengfeng counted them one by one and realised almost a hundred people had completed the climb! The numbers continued to increase with time, Huang Nishang was among them as well.
Chengfeng noticed something peculiar while he was observing, he noticed that while there was light s.h.i.+ning through from the sea of clouds, no sun could be seen in the middle sky. The intensity of the light rays that shone through the clouds also had not changed since he arrived.
Just as he felt puzzled from his observation, a small patterned array suddenly flashed onto an empty s.p.a.ce in the meadow. Sun Boyi suddenly appeared from thin air, his feet standing on top of the same small array. The pattern of the array looked as if it was burning, emitting a faint glow before it quickly dissipated.
Sun Boyi observed the scene as he smiled, “Wow! I had not expected that there would be so many people here! Not bad! Not bad!”
Upon hearing and seeing Sun Boyi, the challengers on the meadow immediately scrambled up to their feet. Some of them started to sway after standing and proceeded to fall face-first back onto the ground.
Sun Boyi grinned once more. He pinched the tips of his fingers and burnt a fulu seal he had held with his hand. When the fulu seal had burnt completely, the pattern of the seal continued to emit a glow as it remained floating in mid-air. In a blink of an eye, the floating pattern burst into tiny ember fragments, scattered around its surroundings and immediately ignited circles and circles of the patterned flame in the areas it had landed. One by one, countless of small arrays had formed, flying those who had failed the challenge up onto the island. Suddenly, the once vast and lush meadow was filled with people. Some of them were lying down, others were sitting and some of them were more indecent as they laid face-first on the gra.s.s. The once quiet meadow was now filled with echoes of wailing from those who had failed.
Sun Boyi observed the crowd once more, “During the first challenge, some had pa.s.sed while others had not. Those who have pa.s.sed, don't be so giddy so soon. Those who have failed, please, do not give up.” He encouraged them.
“Those who have cultivated in my generation did not care whether they came first or last. No matter the time, we listened before we achieved, we achieved before we became aware. These are normal processes that one would go through. Bi Gengsheng from the Profound Life Clan solidified his foundation of cultivation at the age 17, by the age of 27 he had already achieved the immortal golden body state of the seventh heavenly stage. However, from that point onwards, he could not improve any further!”
“Ouyang Qiu from the Phoenix Hibiscus Court completed her foundation training for cultivation at the age of 43, only by the age of 66 where she fully mastered all her skills. When she reached her dying age of 163, she had not even completed her cultivation to achieve the golden body. Yet when she was on her deathbed, she suddenly had an epiphany. Not only was she resurrected from the dead, but she had also rejuvenated her body back to her younger years. Ever since then, she continued to journey the path of cultivation.”
The challengers who stood by the meadow listened to these stories of legendary cultivators told by Boyi in awe.
Those who had not done well during the first challenge were suddenly filled with motivation. One by one, their confidence had been restored!
That's right! The path of cultivation is slow and long. We can't give up now!
“The first challenge was to test your physical strength, mental strength and… your decision-making skills.” Said Sun Boyi as he gazed into the sea of clouds. “As for what we will test you on in the second challenge, well… it won't hurt to tell you all right now. This second challenge is called the Lingyun Bridge! When you step into this sea of clouds, there will be some places that you can step onto, whereas some places look like they could be stepped on, but once you do, you'll fall from a great height! While some other places would be fine when you first step on it but it does not mean it will be for long.”
Upon hearing such an announcement, many within the crowd started to feel anxious. One young man asked in a tremble, “W-what would happen if we fall?”
Sun Boyi boomed with laughter. “Well, ask yourself how high have you climbed from the bottom of the mountain, once you fall from the sea of clouds, that's how high you'll drop! HA! HA! HA!”