Chapter 112: Breakthrough Again, Severing the Heart Demon
"I don't know how Xu Yang's alchemy is going, there hasn't been any news at all," said Li Wang, with some worry.
In the realm of Xuan Shi, refining four kinds of spiritual elixirs is not worth it no matter what wonderful methods Xu Yang has. Li Wang had prepared three sets of medicinal materials in advance, but he didn't know if they were enough.
Half a time later, the courtyard door creaked open and Li Yuanxi slowly walked out.
"Sister?" Li Wang called out, "How is it? Was the elixir refinement successful?"
Li Yuanzi muttered to herself, "Monster, it's simply a monster..." She had received too many shocks today and had also observed Xu Yang's pill-refining techniques, gaining great inspiration.
Li Wang and Li Feng exchanged a glance, then quickly walked into Xu Yang's alchemy courtyard. Bu Yi followed closely behind, lowering her head.
Beside the three-foot-tall pale yellow "Huangwen Ding", Xu Yang sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, and there were still beads of sweat on his face, his complexion somewhat pale.
A surge of heavenly and earthly aura centered on Xu Yang, poured into his body with a turbulent momentum.
"Goodness, it seems like Xu Yang has broken through again," said Li Wang in a low voice. "He's absolutely a freak, remember when Hai Yun predicted that he was only at the initial stage of Xuan Shi, but during his exploration of the Secret Realm of the Wilderness, he had already reached the middle stage of Xuan Shi. Now, his cultivation is close to the late stage of Xuan Shi, and as long as he's willing, he'll definitely be able to break through successfully!"
Three people deliberately retreated to the corner of the yard so as not to disturb Xu Yang's breakthrough.
Li Feng said: "Xu Yang has gone through countless battles and tempering recently, even Ge's old ancestor, Ge Jianfu, didn't care about his identity and hit him with a finger and a palm! Under the great trend of Xuan Zong's character, if he doesn't collapse, then breaking through the boundary is almost a certainty."
In their conversation, they saw that the mysterious energy between heaven and earth had formed a huge whirlpool, and Xu Yang's sitting position was exactly at the center of the whirlpool.
Xu Yang's sword-like eyebrows suddenly furrowed, his face alternating between pale and red, changing unpredictably.
Li Feng exclaimed: "His breath is somewhat unstable."
Li Wang looked carefully and said, "Indeed, something is not quite right... He has just refined the fourth-grade spiritual elixir, consuming a large amount of mental strength. Now that he has encountered a breakthrough opportunity, I'm afraid his mental strength will be exhausted."
Two people were guessing beside him, but Xu Yang's mind had already reappeared in the Town of Mystery Tower.
The eyes are still a vast expanse, eighty-one giant pillars stand against the sky, the remains of eighty-one Xuan Huang-level figures, pierced by black gold chains, suppressing endless years.
Since arriving in this world, Xu Yang has never stopped exploring the Town of Xuan Tower. This is his greatest possibility from crossing over from a later generation, containing infinite mysteries.
But this time was different, it was the first time he had been absorbed by the Town of Xuan Tower.
Walking among the eighty-one giant pillars, Xu Yang once again felt his own insignificance, and he couldn't help but think:
"Even the mighty Xuan Huang, who once dominated the world, could not escape death and was reduced to dust. I have been striving so hard, trying to reach the pinnacle of a Xuan Master, but is it right or wrong?"
In imperceptible ways, Xu Yang's mental state had a slight crack, quietly expanding.
Unconsciously, Xu Yang had already walked to the 81st giant pillar, in front of which was a sky-piercing cliff that rose at a 90-degree angle. A winding stone path led to the top of the cliff, with dense steps that seemed endless.
"When I came before, I didn't notice this cliff stone step." Xu Yang was somewhat curious, he felt that the top of this cliff must be the second floor of Zhenxuan Tower!
Xu Yang stepped onto the stone steps.
A loud crash, the invisible pressure came from all sides, Xu Yang's straight waist suddenly arched, as if he had carried a thousand pounds of weight on his back.
"What's with the heavy pressure on this stone step?" Xǔ Yáng was astonished, his curiosity growing even stronger. He gritted his teeth and stepped up to the second level.
The pressure on the second step was even greater, about 10% higher than the first. But Xu Yang had already made mental preparations and did not appear as disheveled as he had on the first step, his waist and back straightening again.
Next is third grade, fourth grade...
Xu Yang walked up to the ninth step in one breath, only to feel dizzy and lightheaded, with his breathing as heavy as a cow's.
"I was just mentally absorbed into the Zhuanxu Tower, my physical body didn't come here. This feeling of physical exhaustion is due to my mental energy being greatly consumed." Xǔ Yáng had a hint of enlightenment on his forehead.
This stone staircase is like a difficult and arduous road to spiritual enlightenment, where every ten steps climbed seems to break through a boundary.
"Even if I climb to the top of the stone steps, what can I do? In the end, I will still be doomed to die and disappear, turning into a handful of yellow earth." The crack in Xu Yang's mental state earlier was affecting his decision once again.
Xu Yang turned back, ready to walk down the steps, but when he raised his eyes, he saw the remains of eighty-one emperors of the Upper Kingdom.
An idea he had never had before gripped his heart tightly:
Who is it that has imprisoned eighty-one Xuan Huangs in this place, letting them die of depression?
This must be an even more powerful figure, possibly the master of the Zhēn Xuán Tower, with the ability to penetrate heaven and earth, and unpredictable ghostly powers. Even the mysterious emperor appears as insignificant as an ant in his eyes.
The nine stone steps that had already been crossed underfoot, one by one, the faces of people killed by Xu Yang stood out. Some were ferocious, some showed pain, and others were covered in blood...
Xu Yang burst out laughing and turned around again, taking a step towards the tenth level of the stairs!
The meaning of life lies not only in the infinite scenery at the summit, but also in the countless moments of life and death in the struggle on the cliff.
Xu Yang had this epiphany, the cracks in his heart were mended, a demon was beheaded, and his state of mind became positive again, brave and advancing by leaps and bounds.
The pressure on the tenth step was a whole level higher than the first, Xu Yang gritted his teeth and moved his feet with difficulty.
11th grade... 14th grade... 20th grade... 27th grade...
His body shape, from the initial straightness to the later hunchback, and then to the later, Xu Yang crawled on the ground, using his hands and feet to climb upwards.
Having reached the thirty-sixth level of the stairs, Xu Yang's mental strength was completely exhausted, and he lay back on the stone steps.
With a loud rumble, his spirit returned to his physical body once again.
After practicing in the Zhuanxuantower, Xuyang's mental strength was once again full, and he felt refreshed, like a person who had just woken up in a forest on a clear morning, feeling invigorated.
Eight vortex propellers in the starry sea, under Xuyang's control, suddenly increased their rotational speed, sucking all the surrounding aura into his body.
The Eight Trigrams of the Mystic Wheel had become much more robust, and Xu Yang knew that he had broken through to the late stage of the Mystic Scholar realm.
"With the rotation of the Star Ocean Xuan Wheel, it seems to have become even more effortless? My heart's spiritual power has increased greatly, and compared to before, it's at least three times stronger!" Xu Yang was both shocked and delighted, he adjusted his breath, and sprang up to his feet.
"I see, this must be the grinding of the Zhuanxuantai cliff stone steps."
