Chapter 334: The Underdog: What Kind of Monster Is She? (2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Not bad,” she murmured. “The Immortal path mentioned by the people in the Immortal Residence can indeed increase the probability of Enlightenment.”

Although she did not break through her current cultivation level in one go, she was close.

Chen Qianxue looked around and found that Qin Jiao was not by her side.

She raised her head and saw a small figure high up in the sky.

That figure stood still in the same spot.

“She’s also having an Epiphany.” Chen Qianxue understood. She continued to walk up. When she passed by Qin Jiao, she did not wake Qin Jiao up. She did not want to do such an immoral thing.

As time passed, day after day passed.

Chen Qianxue had already arrived at the halfway point of the mountain.

Clouds and mist lingered here, and the spiritual energy was incomparably abundant. It had the air of a holy land of Immortals.

However, she did not have the mood to look at the scenery, because she felt a great sense of oppression.

The sense of oppression on the halfway point of the mountain was completely different from the sense of oppression at the foot of the mountain.

“I am clearly already in the Golden Core stage, but every step I take now is very difficult.”

Chen Qianxue felt like an ordinary mortal carrying hundreds of pounds of weight on her back.

Even stepping up a step was extremely difficult for her.

Sometimes, it would take several breaths of time for one foot to lift up with all its might.

When one foot landed on a step above.

She felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders and she heaved a sigh of relief.

It was hard to imagine that this staircase that led straight to the peak of the mountain could actually have such a deep impact on a Golden Core stage Immortal cultivator like her.

It was estimated that every brick on this staircase could be used to refine artifacts.

Moreover, she was very clear that the further she went, the more difficult it would be.

It was even very likely that she would stay on a single step for an entire day.

Chen Qianxue’s estimation was not wrong.

Not long after, she was exhausted.

She could only stay on a flight of stairs made of bluestone. She took out a pill from her storage bag and fed it to herself.

However, soon, she frowned again. “The efficacy of the pill has been greatly reduced. This flight of stairs, which is called the Road to Immortality, seems to have many strange formations. The person who built this flight of stairs is at least at the Soul Formation stage, or even above the Soul Formation stage?”

Chen Qianxue shook her head.

It was mainly the Soul Formation stage, or the realm above the Soul Formation stage. It was too far away from her.

Thinking so much now was useless.

What she needed to think about now was how to reach the peak of this mountain.

Time… It passed again.

[Age 175, one year has passed. Chen Qianxue and Qin Jiao are still walking on the path of Immortal Ascension. They comprehend it several times every month. This has allowed their cultivation to grow rapidly.]

[Qin Jiao has successfully stepped into the fifth level of the Golden Core stage. Even the old Granny is amazed by a fifth level Golden Core cultivator who is less than 200 years old.]

[Less than a month after Qin Jiao broke through, Chen Qianxue also broke through to the fifth level of the Golden Core stage. These two monsters have Immortal cultivation roots and cultivation talent that the old Granny can not describe with words. She had never seen such a genius in her life. It was enough to be described as monsters.]

[Age 176, the two of them were still struggling on the path of Immortal Ascension. At the most difficult moment, they even rested on a step for two to three days before they had the energy to go to the next higher step.]

[Age 178, Chen Qianxue was gradually approaching the peak of the towering mountain. She could already vaguely see the blurry scene on the peak with her naked eyes.]

[In the same year, she also saw a person who was also painstakingly climbing the Immortal Path!]

[The other party isn’t Qin Jiao!]

“Is this… one of the ten chosen?” Chen Qianxue raised her head and looked at the gradually becoming clear figure in front of her. The other party was only 20 to 30 steps away from her.

She could tell that it was a male cultivator, but because she could only see his back, she could not see what the other party looked like.

However, she could clearly sense the cultivation level of the other party.

“Second level of the Golden Core stage. Moreover, there is a faintly discernible aura on his body. It seems that he is slightly older than me. He may already be over 200 years old. He should be around 201 to 220 years old.”

Chen Qianxue was deep in thought. At such an age, with such a cultivation level, was he qualified to step onto this so-called path of Immortal Ascension?

At this moment, as if sensing movement behind him, the unfamiliar male Heaven’s Favorite in front suddenly turned his head around and stared at Chen Qianxue behind him.

Although the other party had concealed his thoughts very well, Chen Qianxue could still see that a trace of shock flashed across the other party’s face.

This male Heaven’s Favorite was indeed very shocked. He did not expect that a person would actually appear behind him.

He also did not expect that he actually could not see through the other party’s cultivation!

That meant that the woman behind him was even more powerful than him!

He immediately became vigilant and even took out his spirit tool. He looked like he was ready to face the enemy at any time.

It was not his fault for being so vigilant.

In the cultivation world, if one encountered such a situation and did not keep his vigilance up, then there was a high possibility that one would become a corpse.

“Who are you?” He instinctively asked this question, and then regretted it.

He felt that the question he asked was really too stupid.

The person who could appear on the path of Immortal Ascension was definitely someone like him!

She was a Heaven’s Favorite invited by the Immortal Residence!

Chen Qianxue did not care about his vigilant attitude. She calmly replied, “A passerby. If you don’t mind, you can ignore me. I won’t make a move against you, and there’s no need for that. If I had the intention to kill you, I wouldn’t have made a move and let you find out.”

“Moreover, that Senior from the Immortal Residence has been keeping an eye on the Immortal path. If there’s a conflict between the two of us, that Senior will definitely make a move. You don’t have to worry.”

The other party frowned. Chen Qianxue’s tone made him instinctively very unhappy.

Chen Qianxue’s tone clearly meant that — Don’t worry, I won’t bully you!

These words were said in front of a Proud Son of Heaven.

It was already enough for the other party to be patient without provoking his self-respect and anger.

The Heaven’s Favorite took a deep breath and said in a low voice, “Don’t disturb my enlightenment!”

Then, he forcefully suppressed the vigilance in his heart and turned his head back, as if he was continuing to comprehend something. However, he did not know whether it was because his heart was in a mess that he did not enter that state of Enlightenment.

However, before he could calm down, he suddenly turned his head back again with an incredulous expression.

It was as if he had seen an ordinary person with ghostly hair in broad daylight.

“She… had an Epiphany?!”

The Heaven’s Favorite expert stared blankly at Chen Qianxue, who was not far behind him. With her eyes slightly closed, as if she had entered a mysterious and special state. He stood rooted to the ground, dumbstruck!

A very young-looking Immortal cultivator, whose strength was much stronger than his, had entered an Epiphany in front of him!

This…

Was this really not a provocation? He was certain that this was not a silent statement with a hidden meaning. Fellow Daoist, what’s the matter with you?

“Hiss!” Taking a deep breath, the Heaven’s Favorite tried his best to move his gaze away.

However, when he moved his gaze halfway away… His eyes widened once more.

“What? She gained something from the sudden enlightenment so quickly?!” He could only watch helplessly as a large amount of pure spiritual energy continuously surged around Chen Qianxue’s body. This kind of spiritual energy fluctuation made his heart palpitate.

“Who is she?!” He thought that he was already a monster. He felt that no one in the world could match his talent in Immortal cultivation, which was why he was invited by the Immortal Residence.

However, this thought did not last for more than a few years before he was slapped in the face.

It made his face hurt!

At the same time, a thought arose in his mind: If I interrupt her Epiphany, she will suffer a severe backlash, right? Would she go mad?

His eyes narrowed.

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