This Ascending to Divinity Stairs is considered one of the most famous structures in Eternal Ancient City.
The golden ladder, whether day or night, emits a gentle golden glow.
The entire ladder has nine levels.
Although it only has nine levels, when looking from the bottom up, it seems almost endless.
There are often people climbing the ladder, whether locals or visitors, with queues winding around the square for several loops.
There’s also a crowd of onlookers around, with hawkers energetically peddling their wares.
Xu Zimei glanced over and couldn’t see clearly the interior of the Ascending to Divinity Stairs; it was sealed by dark golden walls.
A faint divine charm emanated from above.
The Ascending to Divinity Stairs were built on a very vast square, with fountains and blooming flowers all around.
Statues of the forebears of Eternal Ancient City stood proudly around it.
"How about we give it a try?" Jiuyou said, clenching his fists and rubbing his hands together, eager to attempt it.
"You also want to see the Divine Soul of the Eternal Ancient Divine King?" Xu Zimei asked, smiling.
"Not really, I just want to see what’s so magical about these stairs," Jiuyou replied.
"I’ve already inquired about it yesterday. These stairs are absolutely fair.
It sets the same level of difficulty according to the strength of the challenger’s cultivation, and it’s not easier the higher your cultivation is."
The order at the Ascending to Divinity Stairs is managed by the disciples of the Eternal Ancient Divine Sect.
There were queue numbers on the side. After Jiuyou got his number, he joined the long queue, while Xu Zimei wasn’t in a hurry to challenge and watched from the side.
Usually, people near the challenge of the Ascending to Divinity Stairs only whispered among themselves, but when the queue reached a young man, many people’s attention was drawn over.
"It’s Yue Lun, he’s challenging it again."
"I wonder which level he can reach this time. The guy is not simple, having lived in our Eternal Ancient City for three years.
I personally saw him climb from the third level all the way to the sixth level."
"It’s uncertain if he can challenge the seventh level. You know, the highest record for the Ascending to Divinity Stairs these years is also the seventh level.
It was set by the Talented Disciples of our Eternal Ancient Divine Sect."
Amidst the discussions of the crowd, Xu Zimei turned his head and saw a young man in a black shirt standing at the entrance of the stairs.
He stood tall and straight like a long spear, his eyes were sharp, and on the inner side of his arms, he had a short knife in each.
His clothes were specially tailored with cuffs at the arms, precisely accommodating the short knives, unforeseeable.
At this moment, standing at the bottom of the stairs, his whole being was integrated, emanating an extraordinary aura.
As people watched Yue Lun entering the Ascending to Divinity Stairs, the dark golden walls of the first level soon radiated a bright light.
"One-shot, he passed it so quickly," someone exclaimed.
"It took me more than ten minutes to get past last time."
"For them, the first few rounds are not difficult at all, it’s what comes later that counts."
The crowd was abuzz with discussions, and in just a short while, the second, third, and fourth levels all lit up in succession.
The fifth level did take some time, but when it came to the sixth level, everyone held their breath, watching with anticipation.
This was because in previous attempts, Yue Lun had always stopped at the sixth level and had not been able to advance further.
Finally, after what seemed like the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the dark golden walls of the sixth level began to emit a golden light.
"He made it, he’s passed the sixth level," someone shouted from below.
No sooner had that person’s voice faded than Yue Lun’s figure was transferred to the bottom of the Ascending to Divinity Stairs.
Unlike before, his face was now ashen, and there were faint traces of blood at the corners of his mouth.
"Why did he come out?" asked someone nearby, puzzled, "He clearly already passed the sixth level."
"This situation should be that he went to the seventh level and was instantly killed. That’s why the Ascending to Divinity Stairs immediately expelled him," someone explained beside.
Watching Yue Lun pass through the Ascending to Divinity Stairs, and sitting cross-legged on the side to recuperate.
Suddenly someone shouted, "Look, everyone, the rankings on the God Ranking have changed."
Xu Zimei followed the crowd’s gaze and then noticed it beside the square.
A dark golden banner was hanging in mid-air, and on this banner were several names shining even more brilliantly in gold.
Looking up, one could clearly see it written.
"Gong Feiyang, ranked first, highest level reached: seven.
Liu Xuanliang, ranked second, highest level reached: seven.
Yue Lun’s original ranking was at the fifth place, but instantly rose to the third, now placed above the two.
The rankings above were calculated based not only on the levels reached but also on the duration one could hold out in them.
Everyone looked at the figure in black robes recovering from injury, their eyes filled with a hint of awe.
Yue Lun, being a Loose Cultivator with no powerful backing, had come a long way, which was no easy feat.
Xu Zimei found it interesting, and the squad soon came before Jiuyou.
As a remnant of the Divine Race, Xu Zimei quite favored the other among their peers.
The bloodline of the Divine Race indeed gave her many advantages.
When Jiuyou went up, at first, it didn’t attract much attention.
However, when the fifth level of the Ascending to Divinity Stairs lit up, and Jiuyou entered the sixth level, the surrounding discussions became animated.
"Who is this woman? I haven’t noticed her before."
"She’s a new face, probably an outsider."
Seeing this scene, even Yue Lun, who was sitting below, opened his eyes and couldn’t help but take a few more looks.
"Could it be that today we will see two Talented Disciples reaching the seventh level?"
Some speculated, but just as they finished speaking, Jiuyou’s figure was teleported down.
Although it was a bit regrettable that she hadn’t made it to the seventh level, given the time she held out on the sixth, it seemed very likely she would succeed next time.
Jiuyou didn’t care about the gazes and discussions of others; she went straight to Xu Zimei’s side.
"It’s kind of tough," she took a deep breath and said.
"What’s it like inside?" Xu Zimei asked with a smile.
"From the first to the sixth layer, there will be virtual opponents to fight against you. As the layers go up, not only do these virtual characters become much stronger,
but their numbers also gradually increase," Jiuyou thought for a moment, then said.
"Let me try," Xu Zimei said with a smile.
He received the token, and after waiting not long, he entered the interior of the Ascending to Divinity Stairs.
The first layer was an empty hall.
It was desolate all around, the space around churned with whirlpools, and a figure appeared before him.
This was a faceless man dressed in a blue robe, his face featureless.
Xu Zimei kept his realm controlled at the Melting Heaven Realm level, which even the Ascending to Divinity Stairs couldn’t detect.
Xu Zimei could feel that the realm of this faceless man was almost a small level higher than his own.
He couldn’t be bothered to waste time and directly slapped the opponent out of existence.
Immediately after, a suction force came, and his figure had already appeared on the second layer.
The second layer had two faceless men, their realms two small levels higher than his own.