Chapter 521: Spring and Darkness
Tang Chengnian's eyes widened and he looked at his back wholeheartedly.
Seeing Tang Chengnian like this, Chen Wenyan also hurriedly stared at Fu Rongxia's back.
It's also strange to say, I don't know why, when Fu Rongxia first stepped on the stairs, he was quite vigorous, but the more he went up, the more difficult and slow his steps became, not at all like the actions of a normal person going up the stairs.
"Do you know what's going on?" Chen Wenyan hurriedly looked at Tang Chengnian, trying to dig out the answer from her.
Tang Chengnian smiled mysteriously: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed." β
Just don't say it.
Chen Wenyan held back his anger and turned his face away.
This rumored fierce woman is really fierce! At such a young age, she is so brutal, no wonder she will become such a terrible witch in the future! Chen Wenyan couldn't help but strengthen his opinion of Tang Chengnian.
Tang Chengnian didn't care what he thought of her, he just looked at Fu Rongxia's back more firmly.
Fu Rongxia looked like he was about to kneel.
If her guess was correct, I'm afraid there was no trap on this staircase, for the staircase itself was a test.
Being able to create a solitary environment in Cloud City, shield divine consciousness, and blur the five senses, the ruler of Cloud City, the means are not simple. She used to watch other things, and there were often such plots, a strange way of asking the heart, only the strong can persevere, and the test is perseverance, or fate. According to the ability of the ruler of Cloud City, it is not difficult to create such an environment and such a ladder.
Therefore, when the caretaker proposed this seemingly simple test, Tang Chengnian already had a vague similar idea. It wasn't until just now that she was firm in her thoughts. This ladder is really not light.
However, Fu Rongxia was able to obtain so many soul stones and enter the ranks of the top three. Naturally, he is not a weakling. He should be strong, but, perhaps because he was too impulsive, he didn't make corresponding preparations at the beginning, and he walked up the ladder abruptly, and naturally he couldn't stand it. It's like a monk. The way he reacts when he is suddenly attacked is, of course, very different from when someone informs him that he is about to be attacked.
Fu Rongxia quickly realized the strangeness of this staircase, although he did not understand the nature of this test, but his innate instinct for self-preservation. It still made him slow down and slowly adjust his mentality. If it weren't for his eagerness, in fact, with his true strength, he wouldn't have just taken a few steps and started showing fatigue.
Sure enough, when he adjusted, Fu Rongxia continued to walk up.
However, his attitude is still not easy. After carefully concentrating, he didn't even look back, and walked around the spiral staircase. Keep walking upwards. He gradually disappeared from the eyes of Tang Chengnian and Chen Wenyan.
In this tower, each floor is enclosed with materials like a normal tower. Although there is no dense fog, there is still one thing in common with the outside world, which is to shield the divine sense. Tang Chengnian is also good. Whether Chen Wenzhen or not, he can only look at it with his own flesh and eyes. Therefore, when Fu Rong went down to the second floor. It was as if he had disappeared.
It was impossible for her and Chen Wenzhen to see Fu Rongxia through the thick compartment.
If you want to know anything else, you can only rely on your own steps.
Tang Chengnian suddenly looked at Yunyan and asked, "Keeper, is there a time limit for this test?" β
"A month." The watchman said, "This tower is dangerous, you can stay here for a month if you wish." β
Tang Chengnian smiled, of course she wouldn't take the caretaker's words to heart. She came to this trial tower, how could she give up? Therefore, she directly ignored this mention and asked, "How many floors does this tower have?" β
The caretaker smiled as well, "My master has said that if anyone asks this question, he will ask me to answer him." β
"Is that from the Lords of Cloudsdale?" Tang Chengnian hurriedly asked, "What did he say?" β
The caretaker grinned and said, "If everything is told to you, is it still called a test?" β
Tang Chengnian was choked and couldn't say a word.
It turned out that the ruler of Cloud City had gone and left a trap in the world.
Chen Wenzhen smiled sullenly for a while and walked towards the stairs.
Tang Chengnian thought about it and didn't linger any longer, anyway, she didn't have any other doubts in her heart.
No matter how much the guards release the water, they will not allow her to escape the test, she has to leave left and right, so why delay? Therefore, Tang Chengnian strengthened his mind, followed Chen Wenyan's footsteps, and stepped on the ladder.
When she reached the first staircase, she felt as if she had arrived at a whole new world.
Spring is in full swing, beside her, gently blowing through the breeze gusts. It was as if she had come to a dream, which seemed to be an illusion, but it seemed to be real.
She could touch the flowers and smell the fragrance.
But this is a completely strange place.
The path of asking the heart, the step of asking the heart...... Is it a fantasy?
Tang Chengnian couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
However, when she took the first step, she suddenly felt the sky and the earth change color, and the pressure of the sky fell on her shoulders. Her feet seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and she couldn't even lift them.
No, it's not that she can't lift it at all, it's just that it's too painful, and with every step she takes, she gives birth to a pain of stepping on the tip of the knife with her bare feet.
"Stop."
"Stop."
"Stop."
The boring voice, muttering the same sentence, is annoying! It's like a, no, a swarm of flies, buzzing over and over again!
Tang Chengnian didn't roar or get angry, but lowered his head and looked at his feet.
She felt real pain, however, she didn't see blood.
She took a step, and the pain grew more intense, but she was still able to move her body freely.
The injury was an illusion, and the pain was an illusion, all of which were just illusions that hindered her.
Tang Chengnian figured it out.
So, she didn't care about any pain, any so-called injuries, and she continued to walk, feeling the pain in her legs, as if they were broken. But, no, she still walked to the other side unharmed. ββIs there another side here? Not in front of you. The other side is in her heart, and the exit of the illusion is the other side of her heart.
When Tang Chengnian walked to the twenty-ninth step, he stepped into a darkness.
Maybe someone will be scared, but Tang Chengnian is no longer surprised.
It's an illusion, it's an illusion, as long as you understand this, this illusion can't defeat her.
She took one more step forward, and she walked out of the spring and out of the darkness.
It's a similar environment to the first layer, but the Cloud Eye isn't here.
She looked back and was sure that this was the second floor of the tower.
Behind her, there is a staircase.
There was Fu Rongxia who was resting for a while, and Chen Wenyan, who was one step more than her, all of them were in the second layer.
"Don't you continue?" Tang Chengnian deliberately asked in a provocative tone.
Fu Rongxia looked at her, probably tired, still panting, and there was no way to scold her or despise her.
Chen Wenzhen was right: "Of course you have to keep moving forward, but you don't need to adjust it again?" β
However, Chun did not cause any harm to Tang Chengnian.
She smiled without saying a word, no longer answered, and went straight past Chen Wenyan and stepped into the stairs leading to the third floor.
Chen Wenyan's face suddenly fell, and he became very ugly.
However, he also understood that although the Cloud Eye downstairs, that is, the caretaker, was downstairs, as a subordinate of the ruler of Cloud City, it could monitor the entire Cloud City, so how could it not monitor the entire tower? Battles are not allowed in the tower, and walking on the stairs is only based on one's own heart and ability. He can't make a move.
"Hmph."
But he must not let Tang Chengnian refute his face.
Chen Wenyan had a dark face, and also followed behind Tang Chengnian and stepped on the stairs. It's about the same as the first time I went up the stairs, but this time, the order has dropped one by one. Perhaps it can be reluctantly said that this has nothing to do with courage and faith, but after Chen Wenyan and Fu Rongxia both chose to temporarily recuperate, Tang Chengnian chose the path of moving forward bravely.
That's because the illusion really didn't cause any loss to her.
Chen Wenyan, who was barely in good spirits, looked very ugly.
"You're going crazy with her, too?"
Fu Rongxia, who was resting in the corner of the second floor, couldn't help it and roared behind Chen Wenyan.
Chen Wenyan didn't answer his words at all, he didn't even look back, and stepped directly on the stairs.
"Neuropathy...... Lunatic...... Don't you need a break? β
Fu Rong had broken thoughts.
He sat in the corner for a long time, but after all, he still felt unwilling, so he could only reluctantly get up from the ground.
"I'll fight with you! I don't believe I'm inferior to you! β
After speaking, Fu Rongxia also rushed up the stairs.
Of course, although at the beginning, he rushed forward, but after a while, because he had mastered enough experience, Fu Rongxia's footsteps became very slow, not in slow motion, just for safety.
Just after Tang Chengnian, Chen Wenyan and Fu Rongxia all stepped on the stairs, a faint cloud shadow quietly appeared on the second layer.
The caretaker dared to come up precisely because it was certain that none of the three would be able to turn back.
Unless it intervenes to save it, each of these three will have to go all the way forward.
This is the Tower, the test left by the ruler of Cloudsdale. As the final and most important level, the test is very simple, just walk up the ladder, but it is extremely complicated. Because, there are no shortcuts. The master of the caretaker did not leave any opportunistic means for future generations.
Want to get a legacy? It's easy, take the stairs of the tower!
The Trial Tower is the final level.
If you can get past it, you can have a legacy, but if you can't get through, you will have to sink into a dream - of course, the caretaker is not affected by illusions, it can freely kill into the illusion and rescue people. However, once the caretaker makes a move, then this person will also be doomed to be eliminated, and there will be no possibility of turning over. (To be continued)
ps: First update. R861