Chapter Ninety-Six: The Contest (1)
Time passed quickly, and early the next morning, the game went on as normal. The contestants of each sect entered in turn, and the first to enter was the first level - the ladder to the sky.
This level is a test of endurance, but the contestant must climb a ladder with 3,000 stone steps, and at the top of the ladder there is a bell, and the person who passes the test rings the bronze bell to win.
To Qin Hao's surprise, the contestants who entered did not have any special requirements except for the cultivation limited to the Jindan period. Originally, Qin Hao wanted to participate in this competition by himself, but what he didn't expect was that Squeak, Alan and Xiuxiu could also participate.
This time, the number of participants in the competition reached more than 500 people, which shows that there are not many Xiuzhen sects in the outside world. It's just that with the reduction of cultivation resources, it is difficult for the major sects to produce demonic disciples.
Previously, this ladder was owned by the Four Temples, and now it belongs to Yinglong City, and the city lord Tianyue knows that it is impossible for them to monopolize this ladder, so the ladder is open every once in a while, which can be regarded as an explanation to the major sects in the outside world.
At this time, Tianyue stood on the tower of the City Lord's Mansion, looking at these young people who came to participate in the competition, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed in his heart. He didn't know how long he had lived, and he didn't know how many times he had competed, but one thing was for sure, with the changes in the external environment, the spiritual power became thinner, and the elite disciples of various sects were not as good as the generation.
Originally, when the Four Temples were still there, the ladder at that time was called the real ladder, and the moment the bell was hoisted, the endless oppressive force would instantly envelop the entire ladder, which made the contestants bear tremendous pressure every time they went up.
A long time ago, not to mention a Jindan stage cultivator, even if he cultivated in the Yuan Infant stage, it would be difficult to climb to the top of the ladder. Only those with the highest qualifications will be able to reach the top.
With the changes of the times, the gravitational effect of the bell was repeatedly weakened, and finally it was limited to the Jindan period. In other words, as long as the spiritual cultivation reaches the heartbeat period, you can successfully reach the top.
As for cultivators who are in the fusion period, it is still difficult to reach the top, but it is not impossible.
If the cultivation is in the light period, you can use the spirit rune or elixir to assist, and there is still a chance to reach the top in the end. As for building the foundation, it is a little difficult to reach the top, but if there are difficulties, it does not mean that there is no chance. In order to make their disciples meet the standards, some sects will finally prepare suitable magic weapons for them.
This kind of ritual weapon can be clothes, or it can be a strange object, in short, there are all kinds of things, but the effect is the same.
Those who run in front are generally not strong, so they are more anxious. And those who have confidence in themselves are generally not so anxious, Qingyunmen Yun Ye and others obviously belong to the latter.
They slowly climbed the ladder, looking at the scenery along the way as if there was no pressure. Of course, they are not really without pressure, and the first 1,000 stone steps can be passed as soon as they step into the spiritual stage.
When everyone comes to the 1,000th level, the pressure doubles, and everyone seems to be carrying a 10,000-pound boulder, and the pressure increases a little bit at each level. So those who are just starting to build their foundations are starting to slow down.
The three daughters, Squeak, Alain, and Xiuxiu, have just entered the foundation building period, so their marching speed begins to slow down. Qin Hao's speed was naturally not affected, but in order to squeak the three girls, he had to slow down.
The Qingyun Sect disciple who came up later couldn't help but despise it when he saw that Qin Hao and the four of them were getting slower and slower.
"Hehe, isn't that the big boss the day before yesterday? Okay, huh? If it doesn't work, my brother will carry you up! ”
"Yes, our brothers are the most pitiful, don't be polite to our brothers!"
"Haha, stinky boy, are you still not a man? If it's not a man, hurry up and give us the three beauties! ”
Qin Hao originally wanted to teach Yun Ye a few people a lesson, but after thinking about it, he forgot it, and asked rhetorically: "I don't know who is the real wrongdoer, at the auction, someone spent hundreds of thousands of gold coins to buy the Imperial Wind Pill, if you can't pass the competition, be careful to go back and be beaten!" ”
Squeak echoed: "That's right, my brother Qin let you, otherwise how can you add an extra 200,000 gold coins to take away the Wind Pill!" ”
The squeaky words didn't hurt much, but the insults were too strong, so that Yun Ye and the others didn't know how to refute them. They had cheated Qin Hao for tens of thousands of gold coins before, but Qin Hao had cheated them for 200,000 gold coins, and the gap was not half a point.
"Stinky boy, you'll show me a walk! I hope you'd better quit, or we'll be sure to greet you in the secret realm! After saying the cruel words, Yun Ye left angrily.
At this time, there were no contestants from other sects behind Qin Hao and the four of them, so he looked at the squeaky three girls and said, "Can you still hold on?" ”
The third girl nodded, indicating that she could still hold on. Then the four of them moved on. When she was about to reach the 1,800th step, Xiuxiu began to be unable to stand it, she wanted to give up, but was dissuaded by Qin Hao: "Xiuxiu, you have to believe in your own strength, there is still one last journey and you will succeed." ”
Xiuxiu nodded, and then continued to insist. When he reached the 1,900th level, Xiuxiu's whole person collapsed. She kept waving her hand, signaling that she couldn't go up.
Qin Hao took out a top-grade spirit stone, then handed it to him, "Take it, I believe you will be able to do it!" ”
Xiuxiu didn't expect that Qin Hao still had the best spirit stone, and she was suddenly full of confidence. I saw that she was holding the best spirit stone while devouring it, and at the same time, the spiritual power that was originally consumed quickly recovered at this time.
When the spiritual power devouring reached the limit, her spiritual power cultivation suddenly broke through the bottleneck, and then stepped into the enlightenment period.
With the breakthrough of cultivation, she is no longer afraid of the oppression of this realm. Squeak and Alan watched Xiuxiu break through, and they said that they didn't envy it was fake. It's just that they all know that they are not at the limit yet, and even if they hold the best spirit stones, it is difficult to break through immediately.
After a while, Qin Hao and the four of them crossed the two thousand steps, and then people kept falling behind. These people who have fallen behind are powerless even if they have the heart at this time, and after two thousand levels, the pressure has increased tenfold sharply, even Squeak and Alan can't stand it.
Qin Hao saw that the second daughter was really not good, so he took out two top-grade spirit stones and let the second daughter break through on the spot. Sure enough, there is pressure to have motivation, and as the pressure increases, Squeak and Alan quickly break through the original realm and reach the enlightenment period.
Those who fell behind saw Squeak and Alain break through temporarily, and they all cast envious glances. They also wanted to, but the sect was too weak, and there were no rare things like the best spirit stones to help them break through.
As for treasures such as the Barrier Breaking Pill, don't expect extravagantly, you know, now that the pill is in short supply, there are too few opportunities to get the Barrier Breaking Pill. Even if there is, it will be their turn, and the news that the other sects have obtained the pill will definitely fight for it with all their might.
Just when these stragglers were lamenting, they suddenly heard the bell ringing.
Dangdangdang.......
With each bell ringing, it means that one contestant wins. After a while, nearly two hundred contestants rang the bronze bell, and when Qin Hao and the four of them heard the bell, they couldn't help but speed up their pace.
It's just that when the four of them were about to reach the end, the pressure suddenly increased again, and Xiuxiu felt hopeless again, so she planned to quit. Qin Hao took out six top-grade spirit stones, and then handed them to Xiuxiu and the three of them: "Come on, I'll wait for you above!" ”
After saying that Qin Hao climbed to the top of the ladder with a brisk step, Yun Ye and the others thought that they would steadily trample Qin Hao and the four of them under their feet, but they didn't expect to be taken by Qin Hao first, they said that it was fake if they were not angry.
"Bastard, don't think you'll win by ringing the bell in front of us, to tell you the truth, it's impossible!" After speaking, Yun Ye began to ring the bronze bell.
Regarding Qingyunmen's provocation, Qin Hao didn't bother to pay attention to them. He shouted at the squeaky three girls, "Come on! Don't give up! ”
In the face of Qin Hao's cheering, Xiuxiu couldn't help but speed up the devouring of the spirit stone, and then she began to break through, and her spiritual cultivation reached the fusion stage. As her cultivation improved, she rushed to the top with a healthy walk.
Next it was Squeak's turn and Alain's turn, their strength surpassed Xiuxiu's, and it was more difficult to break through. The two girls insisted on not using the spirit stone until the end, and when their spiritual power was exhausted, they knew that it was time to use the spirit stone.
As a large amount of spiritual power entered the body, their meridians expanded rapidly, and then their cultivation broke through, and their spiritual power cultivation reached the fusion stage in an instant.
The two girls had an indescribable sense of pleasure at this time, they looked at each other, and then began to compete.
They used the spiritual power in their bodies, and then relieved the pressure on their bodies, and then the whole person seemed to have wind under their feet, and then turned into two white shadows and disappeared in place, and when they reappeared, they had reached the top of the ladder.
This scene was seen by Tianyue on the city tower, and he turned around and asked, "Which sect and sect are the two white-clothed women on the top of the mountain?" ”
The golden-armored man beside him shook his head and said, "I can't tell what sect or sect it is, but it looks like a loose cultivator." ”
Tianyue said thoughtfully: "These two girls are very good, send someone to investigate, if it is a loose cultivation, they will be brought over, maybe it will be of great help to us in the future." ”
When the man in golden armor heard him say this, he was stunned, Tianyue He had ever commented on a person like this, he didn't expect him to be so optimistic about Squeak and Alain. If they knew that they were favored by the city lord of Yinglong City, would they be so excited that they couldn't sleep?
Dangdang!
As the three girls of Xiuxiu rang the bronze bell, it marked that they had successfully passed the first level.
When the time came, almost a hundred people were blocked at the first level, which made those who did not rush through the level couldn't help but cry bitterly. You know, Kunlun Wonderland only opens once every ten years, and if they miss this time, they have to wait ten years. Life is just a few autumns, how many decades can wait?
Even if they are cultivators, not always they can participate. Some sects only give their disciples a chance, and if they miss the opportunity, they may not be able to enter the Kunlun Immortal Realm in their lives.
Then the second round of the competition begins, this level is called Breaking the Demon Cave, only to see a huge iron fence opened, and the contestants are considered successful through the Demon Cave. There are all kinds of magical beasts in the passage, so those who are weak or injured and cannot pass the test need to crush the teleportation talisman in their hands, and they will naturally be teleported out at that time.
In previous competitions, some people resisted, and finally ended up with a dead body. For this situation, Ying Longcheng would not pay attention to it, even if the elders of the sect who had an accident came to theorize, it was useless.
After all, Ying Longcheng had already told the disciples who came to participate in the competition, but if you feel that you are in danger, don't be strong, it is better to smash the teleportation talisman and escape than to die in the mouth of a demonic beast.
Fortunately, the second level does not limit teamwork, otherwise the accident rate will be greatly increased.
Yun Ye of Qingyun Gate walked towards Qin Hao and reminded "kindly": "Boy, you'd better not die inside, otherwise the three of us will be sad!" ”
With that, he strode into the cave and disappeared.