# Chapter 1017: Xuanyuan Ascends the Heavenly Stairway
"You only have half a day. At noon, the Heavenly Stairway will close. If you do not enter the stairway, you will not be able to ascend to the Heavenly Terrace!" The ascetic monk spoke with a faint smile, seeing that the crowd still seemed hesitant and uncertain. The number of people was too terrifying; if time were not restricted, no one knew how long they would have to wait.
"Only half a day!" The crowd's expressions hardened. Many people stepped forward, leaping onto the Heavenly Stairway, stabilizing their bodies, circulating their true essence, and moving against the current.
The Heavenly Stairway, exuding wisps of ethereal immortal qi, was like a flowing river of people moving upstream, continuously spreading upward. Seen from afar, it truly formed a spectacular scene—vast and magnificent.
"When do you plan to go up?" Qiu Yuexin asked Lin Feng.
Looking at the magnificent scene, Lin Feng shook his head and said, "It doesn't end until noon. We have plenty of time; there's no need to rush."
"En." Qiu Yuexin said no more. The number of people ascending the Heavenly Stairway grew larger and larger. The surging scene made those watching from afar feel a sense of suffocation. It was too vast—a million people climbing the stairway. Before long, the crowd realized that the entire hundred and eight thousand zhang Heavenly Stairway was covered with people.
"If this Heavenly Stairway weren't a hundred and eight thousand zhang long, it would be hard to accommodate so many people," many remarked with light laughter, feeling a sense of awe. Only this magnificent stairway could hold such a vast crowd, presenting this grand spectacle of the age.
The morning sunlight poured down, shining upon the Heavenly Stairway. The wisps of immortal qi seemed to grow denser, and even faint golden light swirled around heaven and earth, dazzling and brilliant.
"Even just often watching this scene from afar can broaden one's mind, embrace all things in heaven and earth, and elevate one's state of mind," many people sighed. Yet at this moment, some had already braved the immense heavenly force to reach the final eighty-one layers of the stairway—the Nine Heavens.
"Someone has gone up and stepped onto the First Heaven!" At this moment, the crowd's eyes focused, and they began to watch seriously. The first figure to reach the foot of the Nine Heavens lifted one foot and stepped onto the First Heaven.
His body paused slightly for a moment, making the crowd's hearts tighten. He had stopped, with only one foot having stepped up.
Finally, the person's second foot also stepped out, and with a sudden stomp, he landed on the First Heaven.
"Weng!" A streak of light flashed, and then the crowd's gaze instantly froze in place. The person's body was directly thrown off the First Heaven, turning into a streak of light that flew far into the distance.
"So terrifying?" The crowd's expressions stiffened. They saw the person's body blasted to a distant place, stopping only at the very back of the crowd. After stopping, he immediately stabilized his posture, then sat cross-legged and actually began to cultivate.
"En?" Lin Feng and Qiu Yuexin exchanged a glance. How could this be? That day, when Qiu Yuexin was thrown off the First Heaven, although her qi and blood had churned, it wasn't to this extent. She hadn't been thrown so far, and now this person had even stopped to cultivate.
"It seems the rebound force has become even more domineering. This is to deprive others of a second chance to step onto the Nine Heavens. Everyone only has one chance; otherwise, with so many people repeatedly trying, it would be chaotic," Qiu Yuexin voiced her thoughts. Lin Feng nodded in agreement. Who wouldn't want to compete for the chance to become a disciple of the Martial Emperor? Even if they failed, they would probably want to try again. If that were the case, the Nine Heavens would never be at peace, forever occupied by the same people.
It wasn't just Qiu Yuexin and Lin Feng who thought this. Seeing that person's experience, everyone else also guessed the same. The Nine Heavens would not give people chance after chance.
"That person was the first to reach the foot of the Nine Heavens and stepped onto it. He must have adapted to the terrifying pressure of the Heavenly Stairway beforehand, and his cultivation was formidable with terrifying speed. Yet he still only took one step before being thrown off," many people felt a sense of tension, a suffocating pressure. He hadn't even steadied his first step before being thrown off, showing how terrifying the force was. The crowd was no longer as confident as before.
After that, people continued to step onto the Nine Heavens one after another. However, among a dozen people, all of them were rebounded from the nine steps of the First Heaven, making the crowd feel a suffocating urgency. It was too terrifying—all of them were rebounded from the First Heaven. And only on the last step of the First Heaven was there a red key. Not one of the dozen people had been able to obtain it and step onto the Heavenly Terrace.
At this moment, a figure reached not far below the Nine Heavens. With every step he took, he was as steady as a mountain, as if an overwhelming force was being unleashed. The people around him quickly made way. In an instant, the area around this person was empty, with only him alone, one step per stairway, until he reached the foot of the Nine Heavens.
"Xuanyuan Potian!" Everyone stopped in their tracks, their gazes fixed on Xuanyuan Potian. So far, not a single person had obtained a key. Now that Xuanyuan Potian was making his move, they would see how far he could go on the Nine Heavens.
"I hope Xuanyuan Potian can step onto the Nine Heavens," the crowd thought to themselves. At this moment, they all hoped Xuanyuan Potian would go further. Only then would they have a chance. If even Xuanyuan Potian could only step onto the Second Heaven, then they would be utterly hopeless.
"That person is Xuanyuan Potian, a descendant of the imperial clan with royal blood flowing in his veins. His combat power is terrifying. It's said his goal is to become the top disciple of the Heavenly Martial Realm this time," Qiu Yuexin said to Lin Feng.
"I know." Lin Feng smiled faintly. How could he not recognize Xuanyuan Potian?
"Let's see how many heavens he can ascend," Qiu Yuexin said, her gaze fixed on Xuanyuan Potian. At this moment, Xuanyuan Potian's body moved. He suddenly stepped forward—one step per stairway, ten steps for ten stairways. Without pausing for a moment, his body directly stood on the Second Heaven.
"Impressive!" The crowd's eyes tightened, and they exclaimed in admiration, feeling a surge of hot blood rolling within them. Xuanyuan Potian was truly formidable. Others couldn't even cross the nine steps of the First Heaven, yet he took one step per stairway and directly ascended to the Second Heaven.
At this moment, Xuanyuan Potian's long hair wildly danced, and his long robe was continuously billowed by the terrifying force. His body paused on the Second Heaven.
"Even Xuanyuan Potian is wary of the Second Heaven?" The crowd's eyes stiffened in shock. If even Xuanyuan Potian was wary of the Second Heaven, then for them... it was too difficult. Just obtaining a qualification was this hard.
This vast, endless crowd—just this round alone would probably eliminate countless people.
Finally, the crowd saw Xuanyuan Potian move again. When he didn't move, it was fine; when he moved, it was earth-shattering. A terrifying force was unleashed. Although the crowd couldn't feel it directly, they could infer it from the streams of gale force flowing around his body. Just like before, one step per stairway—Xuanyuan Potian directly ascended to the Third Heaven.
The crowd clenched their fists. At this moment, no one else was ascending the Nine Heavens; all eyes were fixed on Xuanyuan Potian's movements.
"He's moving!" The crowd's expressions stiffened as they saw Xuanyuan Potian move again. Rolling true essence power roared, wrapping around his body. Another ten steps, but these ten steps were far heavier than before. When he stepped onto the Fourth Heaven, his body even shook violently. A terrifying bloodline power erupted, as if a fierce blood aura enveloped his body. Finally, he ascended to the Fourth Heaven.
"Roar..." A terrifying howl burst from Xuanyuan Potian's mouth. The power of his bloodline surged into the clouds. His steps once again moved forward—ten steps, another ten steps—ascending to the Fifth Heaven.
"Terrifying! This bloodline power is too terrifying!" The crowd's hearts trembled. Truly worthy of being the power of an imperial bloodline, it covered his body with a layer of supreme radiance, as if he could do anything.
"Boom, boom, boom!" Those looking up at Xuanyuan Potian from the foot of the Nine Heavens seemed to feel the heart-stirring intensity. Every step Xuanyuan Potian took made their hearts tremble. Finally, Xuanyuan Potian reached the last step of the Fifth Heaven. The cyan key was within reach. But would he continue to ascend to the Sixth Heaven?
Xuanyuan Potian's foot lifted again, making the crowd's hearts tightly follow his movement.
His body leaped up, and one foot of Xuanyuan Potian stepped into the Sixth Heaven. However, before that foot could land, he withdrew it. His body landed, and Xuanyuan Potian turned back to look at the crowd.
"This will be your final destination. No one will be able to ascend to the Sixth Heaven!" With a domineering and confident voice, Xuanyuan Potian took the cyan key. Then, with a flash of light, his body vanished.
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