45: Chopping with knives, chiseling with axes, tempering with water and fire, removing bones and cutting flesh. Do you really think he can walk through eight hundred steps?
In the blink of an eye, nearly two years have passed since Song Chai Xin left Xuanqing Lake.

Two years,
He emerged from Xuanqing Lake as a humble half-demon, and finally walked to the steps leading to heaven, step by step.

The ancient road leading to the Dazhaowu Temple was very close to him and had been opened.

The holy land of military strategists, 'Miao of Martial Arts'.

This deity is located in the Great Zhao Divine Capital, one of the three great treasured places. Even if one is the leader of a prefecture, he is not qualified to enter and pay homage.

However, the most precious treasure of Dazhao, the 'Mountain and River List', can entrust a person's physical body to it, and manifest it in the 'Shenjing Martial Temple' thousands of miles away in the form of divine thoughts.

Such efficacy is truly incredible, far surpassing the authentic treasures and having already reached the level of 'Tao Soldiers' or even higher realms, which is definitely beyond Song Chai Xin's current comprehension.

However, none of this has anything to do with him.

The most important thing now is to embark on the ancient road of guidance, take advantage of the opportunities therein, cultivate the 'Nine Apertures', achieve a 'Vajra Body', and step into the great innateness!
The leader of all dynasties in Wutong Mansion,
Some people can open three orifices and walk through four hundred steps;

Some people can open their six orifices, and are only one step away from crossing the eight hundred long steps and worshipping the Martial Temple;
But in this remote prefecture in the northwest of Aquarius State.
But no one has ever achieved the feat of paying homage to the Martial Temple and leaving their names in front of the 'Guan Sheng Monument' at the entrance of the Temple!
if it is possible,

He's going to do that, first!
Following the young man in black, holding the scroll of the top scorer's hometown, he climbed the stairs step by step.

The entire Wutong Mansion,
The Demon Hunting Division, the Xie Family, and the Fuzun Mansion.
All parties, as well as every pair of eyes in the streets, were focused on that man's back.

Look at him.
Step by step,
Climb up the stairs!

In Fuzun's mansion, Bai Qiuyi followed Jiang Yi.

The two looked at Song Chaixin, who was walking briskly on the Jieying Ancient Road, as if he was climbing on the clouds and taking ten steps at a time.

Even though there is a vast expanse of darkness,

I also saw that figure on the Jieying Ancient Road, taking advantage of this great opportunity, as if "swallowing".
Every time you step over a step, a huge suction force will be spontaneously generated!
Then he practiced the skills, gathered all the spiritual essence, and began to absorb energy, swallowing it into the 'nine orifices' around his body!
At the same time, his cultivation began to skyrocket!
then,

Bai Qiuyi suddenly said:

"I know you really want to be like him and get such an opportunity so that you can return to Shenjing and inherit the 'title' that belongs to your family."

"But this time you are not as skilled as others. Even if there is no Song Chaixin, there will be Xu Zuorong. This position is destined not to belong to you."

Jiang Yi was silent.

"You don't have to belittle yourself and think that the gap between you will only get bigger from now on. What I want to tell you is that in this world, it is never the case that one person is destined to be the leader just because he or she is ahead."

"Isn't this the mentality you had when you came to this remote Wutong Prefecture from Shenjing?" Bai Qiuyi smiled as he looked at the young man behind him who had lost some of his arrogance.

"The result is obvious. You are not first. If you really count, you can't even take second place."

Jiang Yi lowered his head, feeling a little ashamed.

But Bai Qiuyi changed the subject, raised his head, and pointed at Song Chaixin from a distance:
"Besides, do you really think Song Chaixin can knock on the door of the 'Martial Temple'?"

"I'm telling you, that step is too difficult!"

"Not everyone can endure it."

"I said I would give you the greatest opportunity you could have in your life."

"I'm using my life's cultivation as a bet, and I'm making a 'bet' with your promise. In exchange, you'll have the opportunity to advance to the 'fourth step' that I may not even be able to see in the future. You won't suffer any loss."

"The fourth step, let alone inheriting the title of nobility, even being a marquis or a general, or being a high-ranking official in a certain area, is more than enough!"

"When the time comes, why would I become someone else's son-in-law and become a laughing stock in the capital just because of a mere succession to a title of nobility?"

The words of this prefectural master were full of temptation, which made Jiang Yi unable to resist:
"teacher"

"What exactly is this opportunity comparable to the Martial Temple that you mentioned a year ago?"

"Also, what price do I have to pay for this opportunity? Why have you never told me this for a whole year, even though I have inherited the 'authentic' swordsmanship?"

Bai Qiuyi turned around, his eyes deep:

"Come on, come on."

"You don't have to rush."

"Just Jiang Yi, you have to remember."

“What you take, you must give.” “Life is like chess, make your moves without regrets.”

"A year ago, I gave you the opportunity to choose, but when you accepted my authentic sword, you planted the seeds of the cause, so."

Bai Qiuyi paused, but Jiang Yi understood. He took a deep breath and said solemnly:
"Disciple knows."

"As long as you can help me gain a firm foothold in the capital, and no longer suffer humiliation from the inner circle, only as a son-in-law can I gain resources for cultivation and inherit the title."

"I will shoulder all the consequences!"

The words fall.

The man who ascended to the sky.
In a flash, he had already climbed over four hundred steps!

then,

Gradually, it spread throughout the entire Wutong Prefecture.
It caused a lot of noise.

"Four hundred steps, four hundred steps!"

"Wutong Prefecture produces a champion every four years, and once every five years, a vision of 'leading the ancient road, the champion ascends the stairs' appears in the sky above the prefectural government. In a few decades, about twelve young warriors have set foot on the road."

"But among these twelve, only half can cross the four hundred steps."

"This leader of the Xie Mansion is no ordinary person. He has passed the halfway mark of the Dao level, yet he is still able to handle things with ease and composure. Could it be..."

"Can he really do all of them?"

"In the past few decades, among the twelve, six have been city defenders, three have been military commanders, one has been a demon hunter, one has been a prefecture master, and there is even one person, the one who is only one step away from worshipping the Martial Temple."

"He is also highly regarded by the contemporary Aquarius state's governor and governor!"

"It's like this before I even entered the Martial Temple,"

"If you step in,"

"Isn't there a hope that we can soar into the sky and enter the Divine Capital?"

In the streets and alleys, people stopped to look at the sky, and almost all of them were discussing this matter.

Not far from the Wutong Demon Hunting Division,
A girl in a white dress with an outstanding figure stood under the eaves, listening to the discussion while placing her palms across her brows and looking up at the sky with a look of great interest and pride.

Suddenly, the people around him were quite helpless:
"There are eight hundred steps in the Martial Temple. The first four hundred steps can be climbed by anyone who has mastered the skills of gathering Qi through the Heavenly Qi, concentrating the inner scene of the Dantian, and practicing the Great Innate."

"But the real test has just begun."

"Where does the huge amount of spiritual energy in Dazhao's ancient path come from that can help people open the 'number of orifices'? For no reason, it gathers resources that can save several years, or even more than ten years of cultivation?"

"It was because of the use of the 'stealing the sky and replacing the day' method that the huge spiritual energy within the 'Wutong Prefecture City' was forcibly intercepted for a moment, filling it, and infusing and baptizing that person!"

"The amount of energy that can be used to recuperate tens of millions of people is huge, even if it is only provided to one person in one night. However, ordinary methods, unless they go astray, will definitely not be able to withstand such an impact."

"Only Dazhao, or a major force at the Daotong level, has the courage and the ability to back it up."

“But the 800 steps of the Ancient Path to Heaven can reduce the pressure to even one thousandth.”

"But the further you go, the more Qi you will absorb. At this time, your pressure will naturally increase day by day, and the Qi will generate the image, which will manifest into four tests."

"And these tests are completely different from ordinary weapons and weather conditions. They are all condensed by 'qi', which is ten times stronger than that of ordinary people."

"Five hundred steps, you need to go through 'slashing with a knife and chiseling with an axe'!"

"The sixth level requires the 'Water and Fire Body Tempering'!"

"Seven hundred steps, like 'cutting bones and cutting meat'!"

"At the 800th step, before the entrance to the Martial Temple, you will see a 'Heavenly Thunderbolt'. If you are not careful, you will be seriously injured and fall!"

"For those noble generals who were born in Shenjing and have honed their bodies to be as strong as diamond, it is very easy for them to endure this. But how can those who were born in Wutong Mansion endure this kind of 'heart-wrenching pain'?"

"You put a lot of effort into entering the Great Innate Realm and got Yunluan to recognize you as your master. Then you told me excitedly that you wanted to go down the mountain to gain experience."

"Just to see him step onto the 'Stairs to the Blue Cloud'?"

(End of this chapter)