The ancient pagoda is an extremely important thing in the Dao - Yi School Palace. It has thirty - three floors, and each floor contains different laws.
For countless years, very few people have been able to stand on the top of the tower.
Reaching the top means having talents, fortune, Dao - heart, comprehension, etc. that are all peerless in the world.
Such a person hasn't appeared in the Dao - Yi School Palace for over ten thousand years.
It should be known that anyone who can become a disciple of the school palace is already an extremely outstanding prodigy in the world.
Barring any accidents, Zhao Yichuan should be the next dean. When he was young, he couldn't reach the top of the tower either, only reaching the thirtieth floor at most.
"The pain is gradually lessening," Chen Qingyuan, who had been swallowed by the river, adapted to this law, and his spiritual power was greatly enhanced.
Half an hour later, Chen Qingyuan emerged from the water and could finally see the path ahead.
"Since she could become the first in the assessment, she probably won't have an accident here," Chen Qingyuan glanced around but didn't see Song Ningyan. He guessed that she was probably still suffering underwater.
Chen Qingyuan looked forward. For the time being, he couldn't see the end of the river, only feeling the endless pressure of the laws coming towards him.
This space suppressed Chen Qingyuan's cultivation. If he wanted to go deeper, he had to use his spiritual power to resist this pressure. All other means were ineffective.
Splash -
Chen Qingyuan started swimming, slowly.
With every bit of distance his body moved, Chen Qingyuan could clearly feel that the pressure of the laws became stronger. Every once in a while, Chen Qingyuan had to stop to rest.
After a while, Song Ningyan emerged from the water, opened her red lips, and gasped for breath. Her hair was wet, and only her head was above the water. Her expression looked somewhat anxious and nervous.
Staying in the dark river, Song Ningyan's soul almost suffocated. Fortunately, she quickly found a way and managed to break through the water surface with all her strength, and the pressure suddenly decreased.
"This guy is ahead of me," Song Ningyan saw Chen Qingyuan a hundred meters ahead. A sense of pressure from the opponent arose in her heart. With a solemn look, she immediately adjusted her condition and prepared to move forward.
Song Ningyan was proud. In her family, she refused to admit defeat, suppressing many of her peers so much that they didn't dare to look up. She came to the Dao - Yi School Palace and passed the assessment with the first - place score.
She knew that Zhao Yichuan was known for his strictness, and there were even cases where disciples died accidentally due to high - intensity cultivation methods. Even so, she still chose to become Zhao Yichuan's apprentice.
According to reliable information from the Song family, Zhao Yichuan was likely to be the next dean. If Song Ningyan could truly gain Zhao Yichuan's approval, when Zhao Yichuan became the dean in the future, it would surely be of great help to her.
All she did had only one purpose.
Prove herself!
Since ancient times, the Song family had been dominated by men, and women were mostly used for marriage alliances. Song Ningyan didn't want to be a sacrifice among families. There was only one way for her.
Defeat her peers in the family and change the old - fashioned ideas of the family elders.
However, this path was not easy.
"I won't lose to anyone," Song Ningyan gritted her teeth and persisted, moving forward.
Only by becoming the head of the Song family could she be qualified to decide her own fate. Therefore, despite the opposition of some elders, she resolutely came to the Dao - Yi School Palace, aiming to become stronger in the shortest time possible.
When she became powerful, she wouldn't be bullied by others.
"It's a strange feeling. It doesn't seem as uncomfortable as before," Chen Qingyuan had his back to Song Ningyan, keeping a distance from her.
After swimming for a while, Chen Qingyuan found that the laws here had a familiar feel. After thinking about it, he suddenly realized that it was similar to his experience in the Abyss.
Back then, Chen Qingyuan had stayed in the Abyss for hundreds of years, suffering a great deal. Of course, although those days were very painful, Chen Qingyuan had gained a lot.
The training by the girl in red made Chen Qingyuan understand what purgatory on earth was.
Compared with the Abyss, the pressure of the laws on the first floor of the ancient pagoda seemed less daunting.
"Surprisingly, it's a bit comfortable," as time passed, Chen Qingyuan felt a tingling sensation all over his body, as if a weak electric current was flowing through him.
At first, Chen Qingyuan really felt uncomfortable, as if countless huge mountains were pressing on his heart.
By now, that pressure could no longer stop Chen Qingyuan's progress.
"How could this be?" Behind him, Song Ningyan watched as Chen Qingyuan moved forward much faster, and the distance between them grew larger. She was dumbfounded.
In the next scene, Song Ningyan would be even more shocked and even start to doubt herself.
Chen Qingyuan recalled a past experience, and his spiritual power increased greatly. Then, Chen Qingyuan felt his body become very light and slowly rose above the water.
The next moment, Chen Qingyuan's entire body was floating, and his feet stepped on the black river surface.
Witnessing this scene with her own eyes, Song Ningyan's body trembled slightly, then she stopped in place, forgetting to move forward. Her eyes were full of disbelief, and her expression was extremely rich.
After a long time, Chen Qingyuan's figure gradually disappeared into the black fog. Song Ningyan then came to her senses, suddenly awakening, and murmured in amazement, "Is Chen Qingyuan's spiritual power so strong?"
As expected of a disciple specially recruited by the Dao - Yi School Palace, he was indeed different.
Soon, Song Ningyan stopped her random thoughts and gritted her teeth to move forward.
After more than ten days, Song Ningyan passed through the river covered with thick black fog and finally saw a huge stone platform.
The circular stone platform had a diameter of about five hundred meters and had stairs around it.
Song Ningyan's mental state was quite poor, and she seemed to see a person sitting on the stone platform. The figure was blurry and not very clear.
With her unyielding will, she dragged her extremely tired body, climbed from the water onto the cold stairs, then slowly got up and walked up the stairs step by step.
Standing on the stone platform, Song Ningyan finally saw the figure clearly.
It turned out that Chen Qingyuan was making tea and leaning against a large stone, looking relaxed.
"Finally here. Would you like a cup of tea?" Chen Qingyuan turned to look at the mentally exhausted Song Ningyan and smiled slightly. "The first cup of tea is on me."
Song Ningyan wanted to speak, but when she opened her mouth, she couldn't utter a word. With a "plop", she fell weakly to the ground.
"How pathetic," Chen Qingyuan muttered softly and continued to enjoy his tea.
It took Chen Qingyuan three days to reach the stone platform. The restrictions on his body were removed, and his cultivation was restored.
According to Chen Qingyuan's speculation, Zhao Yichuan would probably only appear when Song Ningyan reached the stone platform.
Therefore, during the ten days Chen Qingyuan waited, he spent the first few days stabilizing his spiritual energy, and the later days making tea, drinking, and tasting the immortal fruits and delicacies he carried.
Outside the ancient pagoda, Zhao Yichuan had already learned the specific situation inside the pagoda and then flashed inside.
Buzz -
The void above the stone platform became distorted, and Zhao Yichuan appeared.