Chapter 38 The last 4 steps
Chapter 38 The Last Four Steps (Seeking Follow-up Reading)
Perhaps the man surnamed Zhao knew that he was no match for Xiaoyue, so he didn't dare to talk back after being whipped by Xiaoyue, and finally took all the blame on himself.
Tian Lin didn't care about Zhao Si's curse. He went back to the house, changed his clothes, took his sword and went directly to the kitchen.
Tian Lin believed that Han Li's friendship with Er Niang was closer than his own, so he did not mention the matter of "flying birds" and waited for Han Li to talk to Er Niang at lunch.
As usual, he ordered "Ruyi Fan Flower" and "Snow Honey Vegetable", packed his food box and went to Wendao Mountain.
As we approached the foot of Wendao Mountain, the bells on the mountain began to ring.
Tian Lin was standing at the foot of the mountain, looking out at the pavilion on the mountain, and could only vaguely see the figure of the bell ringer.
There are rumors in the Yaoyue Sect that Patriarch Yaoyue died a long time ago, and the person who rings the bell on Mount Yaodao may not be Patriarch Yaoyue.
But no matter whether the person who rang the bell was the living Yaoyue Patriarch, or the corpse of Yaoyue Patriarch, or another person of unknown origin -
In short, the entire Wendao Mountain looks very strange.
This fairy ladder, which no one has climbed to the top of for many years, is it blocking people from going up the mountain, or blocking people from the mountain from coming down?
Tian Lin felt that not being able to reach the summit might not be a bad thing.
When the bell stopped ringing, Tian Lin finally reached the halfway point of the mountain. To his surprise, he did not see the woman in green clothes in front of the mountain gate this time.
Tian Lin didn't think much about it, but went straight to the 82nd floor with the food box.
This time he prepared a lot more dishes than yesterday, so he didn't even prepare a bowl of rice.
I ate, drank, closed my eyes and meditated like this, and before I knew it, it was completely dark.
Footsteps were heard from below, and Tian Lin saw the old man in green robe who had appeared yesterday.
The old man in green robe walked up step by step with crutches, and stopped when he reached the 82nd floor.
He looked at Tian Lin with a smile and said, "Young man, how long have you been a Huahualang?"
Before Tian Lin could say anything, he heard the fat woman's voice from last night, "Old Gou, he's Han Li's man. If you have any evil intentions, be careful that Han Li will come after you."
The green-robed old man snorted disdainfully and said, "Am I afraid of Han Li? If he wants to find me, just come over anytime. I'll be waiting for him at Yaofeng!"
Having said that, the old man in green robe still let Tian Lin go and walked up with his crutches.
The fat woman in an apron smiled at Tian Lin, and Tian Lin bowed to her to express his gratitude.
After the fat woman went up, Tian Lin thought about it and decided to sit on the 82nd floor to continue meditating.
He seemed to have his eyes closed, but he was actually always alert.
I don't know how long it took, but footsteps were heard again from below.
Han Li and Bai Ye actually went up the mountain at the same time. After crossing the stone steps where Tian Lin was, they walked up to the 95th floor step by step.
Only after Han Li appeared did Tian Lin start to take action.
He tried to step onto the 83rd floor. The four people on the 95th floor were attracted by his action and all looked towards Tian Lin on the 83rd floor.
Tian Lin's body swayed slightly on the 83rd floor, but he stood firm soon.
"Is this guy really a first-rate martial artist?"
Bai Ye couldn't help but look at Han Li next to him, while Han Li had a blank expression on his face, but he was actually quite shocked inside.
"He is probably less than fifteen years old today, right?" The fat woman did not hide her admiration for Tian Lin: "Have you ever seen a fifteen-year-old master? I have never seen one."
"There are also fifteen-year-old Grandmasters, but they are all members of the royal family. I have had the honor of meeting two of them before, and I didn't expect to see one in our Yaoyue Sect as well."
Old man Gou was talking while looking at Tian Lin. He seemed to be more interested in and appreciative of Tian Lin.
Only Tian Lin on the 83rd floor did not speak. He continued to move upwards step by step.
And every step he took seemed extremely difficult.
Finally, Tian Lin stopped on the 90th floor.
There was a "pop" sound, and a cut appeared on his shoulder for no apparent reason.
Just as Han Li's face changed slightly, Tian Lin also opened his eyes.
His face turned slightly pale, and he said to the four people above: "It seems that my cultivation has stopped here."
Han Li relaxed and laughed, "Don't worry, I think it won't take long for you to reach the ninety-fifth floor. Or maybe, among us, you have a great chance of reaching the first platform."
As soon as Han Li said this, the old man Gou's face changed, but soon turned into a smile and said: "It is true that heroes emerge from youth. Our Yaoyue Sect is about to have an outer disciple who has been successfully promoted from a menial disciple."
"Yes, it's been so many years! The last five steps have stumped countless martial arts masters."
Han Li turned around and said to Tian Lin, "You know, just on these last five steps, countless masters died, so that no one had the courage to take a step forward."
Influenced by his tone, Tian Lin also looked towards the five stone steps in front of the four people.
It turns out that the four people in front of them couldn't go any further not just because they were not strong enough.
It is also because they are timid and afraid that if they take that step, they will die without a burial place.
They thought, wait a little longer, and take that step when they are more confident.
"Okay, everyone. It's getting late today. Tian Lin and I will take our leave first."
Han Li bowed to the three of them, then went downstairs and led Tian Lin down the stone steps.
As they went down, Tian Lin seemed to be much more relaxed than before.
In the end, he was able to keep up with Han Li's pace and reached the mountain gate at an extremely fast speed.
"I think that old man Gou seems to be unfriendly to me. I don't know if I have offended him in some way."
When Tian Lin arrived at the mountain gate, he suddenly spoke. Han Li thought for a moment and said:
"This old man has been waiting on the ninety-fifth floor for more than ten years and has sat there for more than four thousand nights, but he still doesn't dare to go up the ninety-sixth step - he wants to find a scapegoat to throw up there to see what the killer move of the ninety-sixth step is."
Tian Lin was incredulous when he heard this: "When he spoke to me, I was only on the 82nd floor. How long would he have to wait for me to reach the 95th floor?"
"He is willing to wait no matter how long it takes. He has already waited for more than four thousand nights. Is he afraid of waiting a few hundred more days?"
Han Li curled his lips in disdain and said, "The rat is timid, do you believe that even if you 'help' him explore the way, he still wouldn't dare to take that step?
He had been timid in his quest for immortality for a long time, and actually wanted to retreat from the immortal ladder a long time ago; but looking at the immortal road in front of him, he was unwilling to give up, unwilling to give up the difficulty of the ninety-five steps ahead. I guess when he figured it out, he would be able to make further progress in his cultivation and have the opportunity to step onto the platform. If he never figured it out, he would probably become a pile of dry bones on the ninety-fifth floor in the future. "
After he finished speaking, Han Li suddenly drew his sword, looked at Tian Lin and said, "Didn't you ask me to help you practice martial arts? Now that you have reached the Grandmaster level, draw your sword towards me!"
(End of this chapter)