Ning Cheng took in a deep breath. He could not stay inside forever.
Although he had not comprehended the Laws of Space, Ning Cheng had understood and touched upon the surface of the Laws of Time. Moreover, he had also realised the embryonic form of his Dao using the Returning to One and came to an understanding that everything shared the same origins. Winds and clouds could condense into thunderstorms, icebergs could transform into a sea of flames. Although this distance felt like ten steps, he could not use the Laws of Space to cross through this distance. However, who could stop him from using his understandings about the surface of the Laws of Time?
Ning Cheng was a man who would act immediately after coming to a conclusion. Just when he thought of the Laws of Time, he immediately cast his Sunset’s Twilight Spirit Technique.
The moment Ning Cheng used the Sunset’s Twilight Spirit Technique, everything around him seemed to have come to a stop, as if everything had turned into sculptures. At this moment, only one person had complete dominance within this space, and that was Ning Cheng.
Ning Cheng lifted his feet and took a step forward, and his Dusk Spirit Technique disappeared. At the same time, the flow of time once again resumed. Ning Cheng looked at the 81st floor’s entrance, which was now right in front of him. He felt that he could push it open and felt extremely calm within his heart.
Previously, no matter what method he tried, Ning Cheng could not move forward. However, after he cast the Sunset’s Twilight, he only took one-step and reached the entrance to the 81st floor.
This was a law that existed between heaven and earth; moreover, he only understood the surface of the Laws of Time. In the future, he could use it as a base to create a grand spirit technique to move across the world; however, for that to happen, he had to take complete control of this worldly law.
Ning Cheng, who was not in a hurry to push open the entrance to the 81st floor, stood there and found that his Spiritual Consciousness could now sweep through the entire Culmination Public Square unhindered and undetected. At this time, he saw countless more people standing in the Culmination Public Square than when he had entered, the crowd had grown so large that it almost covered the entirety of the public square.
Culmination Public Square, as one of the top ten public squares within Eternal Heaven Starry Sky City, naturally occupied a vast area. Yet such a huge area looked almost full to the brim with people. From this, one could only imagine how many people had come here at this time.
Ning Cheng, on seeing this, felt secretly frightened within his heart. However, he was also fortunate that the tower had not sent him out. Looking at the crowd outside, he, of course, knew that many among them would have taken a keen interest in him.
Perhaps he was the first person to push open the entrance to the 81st floor of the Celestial Scryer Tower. Feeling that, Ning Cheng stood rooted in his place for a long time. Only after calming his mind did he push open the entrance to the 81st floor.
In front of Ning Cheng then appeared the real 81st floor. However, it only contained a ladder. This ladder extended from under his feet and all the way to the exit on the ground floor, which was covered by the mist surrounding the Celestial Scryer Tower.
The entrance to the 81st floor was a staircase leading to the ground floor;
on realising this, Ning Cheng, who stood on top of the ladder, felt slightly surprised and exasperated. Looks like apart from him no one knew that the so-called 81st floor was nothing but a ladder, a ladder that led to the bottom.
Because of the large crowd on the public square, some cultivators had already reached the periphery of the mist. Through his Spiritual Consciousness, Ning Cheng could also tell that some people could enter the perimeter of the ladder as long as they took a few steps forward. He felt sure that if he could manage to escape through this way, he could then slowly melt into the crowd of cultivators standing on the public square without anyone realising. At this moment, everyone had their attention focusses on the Celestial Scryer Tower’s ranking display; as such, who would willingly care about an extra person showing up in the crowd?
Ning Cheng’s Spiritual Consciousness continued to sweep out undetected and soon found the person he was looking for. The female cultivator who looked like Shi Qionghua also stood on the public square amidst the crowd, talking to a female cultivator beside her. Ning Cheng, who had initially planned to go out with his current appearance, immediately removed his mask and quickly rushed down from the 81st floor.
Coming down from the ladder, Ning Cheng then reached the bottom of the Celestial Scryer Tower in a short time and blended into the crowd near to the fog. Just as Ning Cheng speculated, no one knew that Ning Cheng had already descended and had even entered the public square.
……
“That’s not right, that Jiangzhou’s Wanderer seems to have stopped at the 80th floor.”
“What’s so strange about that? He stayed on the previous floor for eight or nine days. Not much time has passed anyway, maybe in just a little while he’ll reach the 81st floor.”
“I’m afraid not, you see, the time stamp behind his name has already disappeared.”
“Oh, that’s really the case…… Ah, he entered the 81st floor, he really entered the 81st floor…..” The cultivator had only spoken a few words when he immediately screamed.
However, at this time, no one cared about this cultivator’s screams. At the people collectively stared at the Celestial Scryer Tower’s ranking screen. Behind the name of Jiangzhou’s Wanderer, the words ‘81st floor’ had suddenly appeared.
“That’s right, he really reached the 81st floor; however, it does not show any time stamp behind it……”
After Ning Cheng entered the 81st floor, the entire public square erupted with heated discussions. No matter the background, everyone felt amazed that someone had finally set foot on the highest level within the Celestial Scryer Tower. This was a landmark moment for Grand Culmination Starry Skies, and nothing felt more sensational.
Even the Heavenly Emperor of Grand Culmination Starry Skies had not reached the 81st floor of the Celestial Scryer Tower.
“But why does he not have a time stamp behind his name? By all accounts, as long as he did not come out and stayed inside the Celestial Scryer Tower, the time stamp would continue to run, right? Wait, he didn’t die, did he?”
“Since he managed to reach the 81st floor, how could he die?”
Countless people cheered for such a performance, while many others felt surprised. Jiangzhou’s Wanderer had the words ‘81st floor’ behind his name, but lacked any time stamp. Rather, even his previous time stamp had disappeared.
“His name went up a bit.”
With an exclamation, all the people noticed that the name of the first ranked Jiangzhou’s Wanderer had grown further apart from the second-ranked name, Spiritual Heaven’s Xiao Yu. At the same time, the name of Jiangzhou’s Wanderer changed from pale gold to purple gold. Even the font had grown several times more massive.
Looking from afar, the words ‘Jiangzhou’s Wanderer’ looked incomparably dazzling.
Ning Cheng stood among the crowd and felt a similar shock within this heart. Because he stood at the entrance to the 81st floor, his Spiritual Consciousness could sweep through the entire public square, which had allowed him to understand the situation outside a bit.
When he pushed open the 81st floor’s entrance and walked down the ladder, his name still appeared on the ranking screen at the 1st place but with words ‘80th floor’ behind it. However, when he finally came down from the ladder and out of the mist before blending into the crowd on the public square, those words behind his name changed to ‘81st floor’. Not only had that changed, but even the timestamp behind his name also disappeared.
That implied that only after opening the entrance to the 81st floor of the Celestial Scryer Tower and coming out of the Celestial Scryer Tower would the tower consider that he had set foot on the 81st floor.
If that really was the case, t
hen except for him, probably no one among the crowd knew that the person they were looking for on the 81st floor stood right amidst them. Ning Cheng also realised that he probably was the only one who knew that it was just one complete process to climb from the first floor to the 81st floor and then coming back down.
A complete process?
Ning Cheng once again looked at the crowd around him and suddenly felt a kind of enlightenment within his heart.
In fact, many of the people standing here also most likely felt a similar sensation when they went through the tower. However, some people cherished it while some complained about it. Moreover, what they admired more was that this position was something that he had created personally through his own hard work and not because of his wealth or his background; rather, it was through a systematic process, as he toiled from the first floor to the 81st floor.
However, Ning Cheng quickly put aside these distractions and rushed to the place he saw Shi Qionghua standing.
Chapter 0581 – I Like Qionghua
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The most grandiose place within Eternal Heaven Starry Sky City naturally was the Levelled Heart Emperor Mountain. This was a fairyland within the city, with continuous pavilions shrouded in vibrant starry skies’ Essence Qi and surrounded by verdant green mountains.
Cranes and colourful clouds drifting around the mountains made people unable to believe that this place was actually inside a city. This fairyland was, however, the abode of the Grand Culmination Starry Skies’ Premier Emperor, Chuan Xinlou[1], and was the most famous of the many Celestial Emperor Mountains.
The grand starry skies contained many legends about Chuan Xinlou. People even speculated that Chuan Xinlou’s cultivation had surpassed even Eternal-level Starry Skies Emperors. However, as to what realm this fellow belonged to, no one had any idea about it. As long as any starry sky emperor came to Grand Culmination Starry Skies, came to Eternal Heaven Starry Sky City, they would never dare not to visit Chuan Xinlou.
At this moment, around a dozen people sat within a castle suspended in the air above the Levelled Heart Emperor Mountain. They were the Heavenly Emperors from the major starry skies[2] who had come to visit Chuan Xinlou, who was a proud person. However, despite being in a higher position and despite his pride, in the face of these starry skies’ Heavenly Emperors coming to visit, he also had to take the initiative to accompany them.
“Did that Wanderer not come out yet?” Chuan Xinlou smiled and asked a servant standing beside him.
Usually, when Celestial Emperors[3] came to visit, they would discuss the general situation of each starry sky under their jurisdiction before proceeding to exchange cultivation-related information. However, because of the dazzling performance of Wanderer at Culmination Public Square, Chuan Xinlou and these starry sky emperors found another new topic for discussion.
Because of this, Chuan Xinlou gave the order to bring Wanderer to him at Levelled Heart Emperor Mountain the moment he came out.
“Reporting to the Heavenly Emperor, there is no news of him yet, he should still be on the top floor of the Celestial Scryer Tower.” The servant quickly replied with a bow.
A black-faced man laughed before speaking, “This Wanderer can reach the 80th floor. It already shows that he has some remarkable talents. Looks like our Grand Culmination Starry Skies is about to obtain a true heaven-defying cultivator.”
Hearing the black-faced man, a pretty-looking Daoist Priestess sitting not far from him spoke up softly, “This person inside the Celestial Scryer Tower is indeed a talented genius, but he is definitely not heaven-defying. As long as one is familiar with the starry sky attributes and also have sufficiently strong strength, it would not be impossible to climb to the 80th floor.”
Chuan Xinlou showed a smile before speaking, “I agree with Brother Wu, this fellow is indeed a genius. However, I also agree with Junior Apprentice Sister Mihui’s words. In fact, there is no way to enter the Nine-by-Nine Celestial Scryer Tower’s 81st floor. Being able to climb to the 80th floor is already a testament to this fellow’s genius-level talents. However, because no one can enter the 81st floor, even if someone managed to climb to the 80th floor, they can only be considered as a genius at best, not heaven-defying.”
“Why is that?” Someone immediately asked.
Chuan Xinlou smile and spoke, “Let’s turn to Junior Apprentice Sister Mihui to answer your question.”
The delicate and pretty-looking Daoist Priestess spoke up calmly, “That’s because the 80th floor contains the most powerful barrier. It does not have attribute-related attacks or attacks that specifically target one’s Sea of Consciousness. It does not even involve an issue with common laws. However, from the 80th to the 81st floor, I heard that one would have to understand a type of Spacio-Temporal Law. Whether it is the Laws of Space or the Laws of Time, these are not something that a Celestial Scryer Cultivator can comprehend; even touching the surface would prove impossible for them.”
Having said that, the delicate and pretty-looking Daoist Priestess’s eyes swept around at the various starry sky emperors before continuing, “Not to mention a Celestial Scryer Cultivator, even among us, how many of us can claim to have superficial knowledge about the Laws of Time or Space? At least, I haven’t even touched them yet.”
The surrounding starry sky emperors immediately sucked in a mouthful of cold air, the Laws of Space were still acceptable although stretching, but the tower also demanded comprehension of Laws of Time? This was just too heaven-defying. One needed to have at least a superficial understanding of both the Laws of Time and Space to clear the Celestial Scryer Tower. No wonder Chuan Xinlou said that it would be impossible for someone to enter the 81st floor; it truly was not just casual talk.
Chuan Xinlou once again showed a smile before speaking, “Everyone, you shouldn’t ponder over it too much. Since that Wanderer can enter the 80th floor, it already proves that this fellow is the Premier Genius of our Grand Culmination Starry Skies. After he is sent out, someone will bring him here. No matter which starry sky he belongs to, I will……”
Chuan Xinlou had not finished his words when the servant standing beside him suddenly looked at a communications pearl in her hand before stepping forward. She then gave a bow before speaking with a trembling voice, “Lord Heavenly Emperor, Wanderer has entered the 81st floor, and the time stamp behind his name has also disappeared…….”
“What?” Chuan Xinlou suddenly stood up. At the same time, his face also changed dramatically.
Even that Daoist Priestess, called Mihui, also stood up in shock. Only those people privy to the secrets of the Celestial Scryer Tower knew how heaven-defying it was for someone to climb to the 81st floor.
“Senior Apprentice Brother Levelled Heart, I want to go to Culmination Public Square to see it personally.” Mihui no longer cared if her statement felt impolite. A cultivator managing to climb to the 81st level of the Celestial Scryer Tower definitely was worth her visit in person.
Chuan Xinlou also did not care about Mihui’s rudeness and immediately spoke up, “Since everyone wants to go see, I will also come over to have a look.”
Even if one had heaven-defying qualifications, for a Celestial Scryer Cultivator who could climb to the 81st floor of the Nine-by-Nine Celestial Scryer Tower, it definitely meant that this fellow had an unparalleled secret. Whether to take this heaven-defying fellow as his disciple or for other reasons, he could not continue to stay here and wait.
……
“How come it’s you again?” When Ning Cheng walked up to the two female cultivators, and before he could speak, the female cultivator next to next to Shi Qionghua’s look-alike frowned and spoke up.
Ning Cheng quickly apologised to this female cultivator and turned toward the young girl who looked like Shi Qionghua and a
sked, “You look like a family member of mine, her name is Shi Qionghua, can I ask your name?”
When the young girl heard Ning Cheng’s words, she immediately showed surprised look; however, she did not have the time to speak when the female cultivator next to her stepped up in front of him and sneered, “It sure is a good way. I think you should already know where we come from?”
Ning Cheng nodded and spoke, “Yes, I heard that you come from Nine Jewels Starry Skies’ Everlasting Sacred Shrine.”
“Since you know about it, then don’t you know that I am Jing Yiyi?” The female cultivator spoke with disdain.
“Senior Apprentice Sister Yiyi……” The young girl quickly spoke from the side, “But I don’t know what my last name is?”
The female cultivator, named Jing Yiyi, looked at the young girl with no words, “Junior Apprentice Sister Qiong, he is just looking for excuses. When we met him the last time, didn’t you see how he acted.”
After that, she then turned to Ning Cheng and spoke, “I don’t know which starry sky you come from, but it looks like you don’t even pay any attention to your cultivation. You can already see that someone had just now entered the 81st floor of the Celestial Scryer Tower, making many people envious and even determined to try to catch up to that Wanderer. Yet, here you are, trying only to know the name of a female cultivator all this time. Do you really have no shame?”
Ning Cheng knew that this Jing Yiyi had misunderstood him. However, just when he tried to explain, he heard that this young girl truly had the name ‘Qionghua’. At this moment, he no longer felt the need for providing Jing Yiyi with any explanation and took a step forward in excitement as he spoke with a tremble, “Qionghua, it really is you….”
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