Chapter six hundred and seventy-two thousand stone steps
Leng Yi did not show much overreaction to Xia Haoran's ability to break this formation. Because the unattractive young man in front of him had already brought him too many surprises. Therefore, when he heard that the other party
After saying that, he felt that he was no longer surprised.
After resting for a moment, Xia Haoran continued to walk forward. But this time, Xia Haoran did not encounter the previous obstacles and wires. Obviously, the mystery of the formation in front of him had been explored invisibly by him.
Broken and resolved.
After walking forward for about five or six hundred meters, Xia Haoran finally passed through the formation barrier and arrived at the foot of the mountain.
“Damn! What a beautiful place!”
Even for a very nervous man like Xia Haoran, after seeing the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but praise it.
That’s right!
If compared with the murky and dirty environment of the apocalyptic world outside, this place seems to be a paradise, surrounded by fairy spirit, with clear mountain streams, lush grasslands, green trees on the mountains, flowers blooming everywhere, and even the air is full of flowers.
It is filled with the faint fragrance of wild flowers.
"There are so many wonders in this world!" Xia Haoran rubbed his chin while shaking his head and looking at everything around him.
But soon, his expression changed drastically, and he even cursed loudly: "What the hell! Why can't you use your spiritual consciousness?"
You must know that for a cultivator, spiritual consciousness is undoubtedly equivalent to their third eye. Moreover, these eyes can also observe and explore everything around them in a 360-degree angle without blind spots.
Now, after suddenly losing his divine consciousness, a super cheating artifact, Xia Haoran couldn't help but be cautious. At the same time, he secretly used all his true energy to be wary of any abnormalities that might appear around him at any time.
However, Xia Haoran's caution seemed to be unnecessary. He stood quietly for a moment and did not find any dangerous factors. Everything here seemed so indifferent and peaceful.
Sensing Xia Haoran's nervous expression, Leng Yi's red electronic eyes flashed sharply for a while. Then he turned his head and said to Xia Haoran: "Young Master, there is no danger found here."
"Oh?" Xia Haoran was stunned when he heard this, and said quickly: "Leng Yi, does your 'energy wave' still work here?"
"Okay!" Leng Yi scratched his head awkwardly and said nonchalantly: "My 'energy wave' can be used outside, but it can still be used inside."
"Well……"
This time it was Xia Haoran's turn to be frustrated.
He touched his nose and said with a wry smile: "My consciousness is completely suppressed here, and I can't even release it within a one-meter radius. Tell me, what did you see?"
"Yes, young master!" Leng Yi pondered for a moment, and then said cheerfully: "On the top of the mountain, there is a majestic palace. However, I did not find any trace of you humans. But on this mountain, there are
There are many rare and rare animals, as well as rare medicinal materials and exotic fruits."
"Palace? Are you sure there is a palace on the top of the mountain?" Xia Haoran suddenly raised his voice, stared at Leng Yi, and asked word by word.
"Sure!" Leng Yi nodded affirmatively and responded in a deep voice.
"Sent!"
Xia Haoran looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, and said excitedly: "No matter what is in that palace, just the treasures and strange beasts in this mountain make our trip worthwhile!"
There are countless antique bridges on the streams at the foot of the mountain, and each bridge has a different style and shape. Some are arched, some are straight, some are winding, and some are crescent-shaped...
"Up the mountain!"
Xia Haoran waved to Leng Yi next to him and said: "Go up first and see what secrets there are in the palace. As for the rest, we will talk about it later." While speaking, Xia Haoran took steps towards the opposite side.
go.
After crossing the small bridge, Xia Haoran couldn't help but be startled. Because dozens of meters away in front of him were the climbing stairs. The white stone steps reflected layers of halo, and the straight steps were like a jade-white ribbon.
Mountain top.
At this scene before him, even Xia Haoran couldn't help but secretly curse in his heart.
Weird!
You know, in real life, it is usually difficult to see any mountaineering road that is as straight up and down as before, without any detours and windings. What's more, with the height and inclination of the mountain in front of us,
Is it possible to walk on stairs that go straight up and down without handrails?
Anyway, Xia Haoran's heart was pounding.
Regardless of the intentions of the person who built such a staircase, even if a strong young man came over, he might not dare to give it a try.
As Xia Haoran approached, he faintly felt a majestic and solemn atmosphere in the air around him. It seemed that some special energy was disturbing him, and he felt a heavy feeling in his heart.
"Huh? This is..."
The moment Xia Haoran's feet just stepped on the first step, an invisible force quickly squeezed towards him. However, with his current strength and cultivation, this squeezing force was undoubtedly a drizzle.
Like a breeze blowing in your face.
With doubts, Xia Haoran continued to climb up.
When he climbed to the 20th step, Xia Haoran felt a little pressure. He paused his feet slightly and drew a nice curve at the corner of his mouth.
"Young Master!" Leng Yi, who had been following Xia Haoran, finally said: "There are a thousand and one steps in front of us, and the last step will reach the palace on the top of the mountain. So, I have an incomplete
speculation."
"Oh?" Xia Haoran smiled slightly and said, "What's your guess? Tell me and listen."
"From the creation and display of these steps, it is impossible to do it only when you are full and have nothing to do. What's more, usually steep, straight up and down steps like this are rare."
After a slight pause, Leng Yi continued: "Combined with the palace on the top of the mountain, I hope this is a place for testing and talent selection. Only climbers who have passed these more than a thousand steps will be qualified to enter the palace."
"It makes sense!" Xia Haoran smiled while stroking his hands, and said: "Your guess may be the best explanation at present. However, as long as we persist for a moment, the answer will naturally be solved when we climb to the top of the mountain."
In fact, since Xia Haoran stepped onto the first stone step, he had a vague answer in his heart.
As he was climbing up the stairs, Xia Haoran had already clearly sensed that the pressure would increase with each step he took; each step would feel a little more stressful than the previous step.
This special strange feeling, Xia Haoran believes, will not only be directed at him alone, but should be directed at all climbers who step onto this stone staircase. From this, it can be seen that this stone staircase with thousands of steps is very difficult to reach.
Obviously it is not for ordinary people to climb and play.
Then, the problem comes.
Arrange a huge psychedelic array to cover the eyes of the world; create thousands of stone steps, but add invisible aura wires to block it... Why is it so troublesome?
The only reasonable explanation now is what Leng Yi said.
However, Xia Haoran did not have time to worry about these issues. At this moment, he was completely attracted by the stone steps under his feet. Let’s not talk about the purpose of those people who created these stone steps in the first place. This selection mechanism alone, as well as these stone steps,
The Taoist charm contained in them is worthy of his study and reference.
Just like that, Xia Haoran closed his eyes slightly, but his footsteps continued to move forward...
This time, Xia Haoran stopped directly at the hundredth step.
He only relied on his body's strength to get here. Although he didn't appear to be sweating profusely or panting, when his steps stopped, Xia Haoran couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Along the way, Xia Haoran saw a lot of birds and animals, as well as a lot of rare medicinal materials.
"It's really a paradise!" Xia Haoran said with emotion.
He could feel that almost all the birds and animals here had intelligence, and some of them were quite intelligent. However, they had no ill intentions towards Xia Haoran's arrival, but when they saw Leng Yi behind Xia Haoran's butt, they
This group of birds and beasts can't help but take a few more glances.
After all, the figures of the mechanical tribe only exist in the depths of the starry sky and in the fantasy of contemporary life. So let alone the birds and beasts that have been 'imprisoned' for countless years, it was Xia Haoran who first saw them.
When Leng Yi and others arrived, they couldn't help being surprised for a long time.
Looking up at the straight "ribbon" above his head, Xia Haoran murmured to himself: "One hundred stone steps should be the limit for ordinary people, right?"
Xia Haoran knew very well that this stone staircase was undoubtedly equivalent to a holy place for cultivation for those cultivators who had just started and those who were at a lower level.
You must know that if they can practice under this kind of pressure for a long time, although their strength will not be directly improved in the short term, it will temper the body's resistance to a large extent, and the speed of practice will also be improved.
A substantial improvement.
But it is a pity that the thousand-story stone steps in front of him are not enough to force out Xia Haoran's full strength, and then stimulate and squeeze out his true limit.
It seems that he has to give up studying the mysteries of this place. After all, this is a different world. Xia Haoran does not have time or much energy to spend on this place. Thinking of this, he lifted the soles of his feet again and went all the way up!
This time, Xia Haoran actually climbed up twenty steps in a row before he stopped. At this time, his temples were already covered with large crystals. It was obvious that during the twenty steps just now, he stopped.
Within one step, he had exerted his pure physical strength to the limit, and his physical strength was seriously exhausted.
"Buzz..."
Xia Haoran's mind moved, and a weak ray of true energy quietly flowed through the eight extraordinary meridians in his body. At the same time, the pressure that originally came from all directions suddenly weakened at this moment, and his body suddenly felt relaxed!