Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

"Go hard!"

Zhang Yan gently patted Wu Shaoxie on the shoulder and spoke to him.

"you!"

Wu Shaoxie's eyes widened, and his breathing became rapid. He really didn't want to give up first place.

But looking at the increasingly brisk steps of the other side, and the eagle getting further and further away.

Wu Shaoxie sighed helplessly.

This guy.

It's really scary.

I really don't know why I've never heard of this level of strength before.

I really don't know what kind of power nurtured this reclusive genius.

"Ugh."

Watching Zhang Yan's departing figure, Wu Shaoxie sighed, then stopped trying to be brave and instead sat on the steps to slowly recover his magical power.

Although we can't compete for first place anymore.

However, he also needs to maintain second place.

He is not injured yet.

You can continue to conquer these gatekeepers.

Yes, a strategy guide.

Because this Ascension Staircase has been open for many years, the gatekeepers have basically figured out the patterns and how to deal with them, and everyone has formed a unique system.

Some people even begin to study specifically once they reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

I won't learn anything else.

Learn how to pass the levels.

How can I take another step on the path to immortality?

This can be described as exam-oriented education within the cultivation world.

But there is no way.

Even knowing that this kind of practice is unhealthy, there's nothing anyone can do about it.

Because only during the Foundation Establishment stage did I reach the 25th level of the Ascension Path.

Only by forming the Golden Core can one continue on the path of cultivation.

Otherwise, this would be a dead end.

There is no future in it.

Therefore, even for the sake of their own future, everyone must keep pushing forward on this path.

Roll it up like crazy.

Therefore, in this respect, Zhang Yan can be said to have fewer advantages than cultivators in the Central Plains.

The difficulty has increased by at least 50%.

Even so, under various unfavorable conditions.

Zhang Yan is still able to rank first on the combat power list.

That alone is enough to demonstrate his strength.

No.

This goes beyond just being described as formidable.

To put it simply, it's a bit outrageous.

That's still way off!

Fortunately, Wu Shaoxie and the others did not know Zhang Yan's specific situation, otherwise, he might have become depressed.

And at the same time.

Beyond the secret realm of the Ascension Path.

Many of those watching the top five fell silent at that moment.

What's going on with this Zhang Yan?
Why is this so outrageous?
The intensity it displayed was just too high!
"Have you found out anything about Zhang Yan's background?"

The elder of the Heavenly Dao Sect stroked his beard and asked his disciples.

"Reporting to the Elder..."

We found nothing. It's as if the other party appeared out of nowhere. We only managed to gather some information within a market town, but that information was incomplete; it only showed what happened after they entered the market town. Before they entered, we found nothing at all.

Upon hearing the elder's question, the disciple immediately replied.

"Can't find anything?" Upon hearing the disciple's information, the Heavenly Dao Sect elder merely nodded slightly without delving deeper: "Is it possible that the other party just appeared out of nowhere?"

"You mean, he's not from the Central Plains?" the disciple answered instinctively.

"Hmm, the cultivation techniques and magical abilities he possesses are clearly not from the Central Plains. Furthermore, given that we cannot trace his origins, he is very likely someone who came to the Central Plains from outside."

However, that doesn't matter. What I didn't expect was that someone from outside would actually take first place in our Central Plains. The elder of the Heavenly Dao Sect sighed. He already thought highly of Zhang Yan.

But to his surprise, even so, Zhang Yan still gave him a shock.

That's right.

It wasn't a surprise, it was a shock.

It's really scary.

Since the other party is an outsider, they certainly haven't received any training specifically for the Ascension Path.

Even though the opponent might be completely clueless about the Ascension Path, they still managed to take first place.

If you prepare carefully.

He couldn't even imagine how strong the other party would be.

the most important is.

His cultivation level is only at the late stage of Foundation Establishment!
The rest, whether it's Wu Shaoxie, Yan Ruyu, or Lin Zheng, are all cultivators at the half-step Golden Core stage.

Moreover, each of them had undergone specialized training for the Ascension Path.

There are even specially designed magical artifacts.

Even so, they were still utterly defeated by Zhang Yan.

"A prodigy, an absolute prodigy!" an elder of the Heavenly Dao Sect exclaimed. "Moreover, I just saw him use several different divine abilities, which means that he has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage in magic and possesses quite a few divine abilities, making his potential even greater."

"Um?

"Senior brother, I feel that this time, our senior master might thank you properly." At this moment, the body of the Heavenly Dao Sect elder suddenly spoke up: "Such a prodigy will definitely receive a generous reward, perhaps even..."

There's a very good chance he'll be noticed by a powerful figure from a top sect and taken as a disciple!

"He can definitely fall for her, but no matter what, he has to cultivate to the Golden Core stage before he can go, right?"
"Considering the time, we have enough. At the very least, we can leave a good impression on him," the elder of the Heavenly Dao Sect said with a smile.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

Just as Zhang Yan won first place, flying swords flew out from the arena.

These are all messages delivered by flying swords.

Their goal was quite simple.

That is, report it to the sect, and then let the sect come and snatch the person away.

They didn't care that Zhang Yan belonged to another sect or had any family.

For them, as long as Zhang Yan could join them, they would even be willing to provide some compensation to his original family and sect.

As for whether Zhang Yan will join or not.

They never thought about it.

They believed that Zhang Yan would definitely join one of the five major sects.

As for which sect to join, that depends on the attitude and sincerity of the five major sects.

After all, joining one of the five major sects means having hope for advancement...

Absolutely no one could refuse this invitation.

Anyone who cultivates immortality.

As long as the other person still desires to become an immortal.

Then I would absolutely not refuse.

"only……

"Isn't it a bit late for you to notify us now?" The elder of the Heavenly Dao Sect smiled contemptuously.

As expected, only he had the discerning eye. Before anyone else could react, he had already sent a message via flying sword. Judging by the time, his master should be on his way here by now.

By the time those people's flying swords delivered the message to the sect, the Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators who were at the Heavenly Dao Realm had already arrived.

While being the first to arrive doesn't guarantee success, it at least demonstrates an attitude.

This demonstrates the importance they place on Zhang Yan.

Perhaps, under the same conditions, Zhang Yan would have joined the Heavenly Dao Sect for this very reason?

……

"Elder, what kind of immortal bones do you think Zhang Yan can forge?" The junior brother of the Heavenly Dao Sect elder suddenly asked softly.

It's almost certain that Zhang Yan will advance to the 25th level and be able to enter the Immortal Transformation Pool.

There's nothing to argue about on this point.

What everyone is most looking forward to now is what kind of immortal bones Zhang Yan will be able to forge. Although entering the Immortal Transformation Pool allows one to forge immortal bones.

However, immortal bones are also divided into different grades.

There are different levels of social class.

From the lowest grade nine immortal bone to the strongest grade one immortal bone.

The effects are also different.

The stronger one's immortal bones, the stronger one will be when they achieve the Dharma Aspect Realm.

"I think it should be at least a fifth-grade immortal bone," the elder of the Heavenly Dao Sect pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Fifth-grade Immortal Bone??"

Upon hearing the words of the Heavenly Dao Sect elder, everyone looked at him in disbelief.

To know.

Although these immortal bones are divided into nine grades.

However, in reality, over the years, only one person in their Central Plains has forged a fourth-grade immortal bone, and those who have achieved a fifth-grade immortal bone are also few and far between.

And now he actually believes that Zhang Yan is at least a fifth-grade immortal bone.

Doesn't that mean that Zhang Yan might even be able to forge a fourth-grade immortal bone?
If that's really the case...

Zhang Yan's value is simply too great.

It was so big it was terrifying.

“No, it’s not safe enough for just my master to come. How about we call all the senior uncles over?” An elder of the Heavenly Dao Sect suddenly thought of something and said.

"what?

"Why call everyone over?" The junior brother of the Heavenly Dao Sect elder was momentarily bewildered.

I don't know what he was doing.

"Are you stupid!"

So many sects just sent out flying sword messages, they must have brought out their own Dharma Aspect Realm experts as well. If a bunch of Dharma Aspect Realm experts surround Zhang Yan wanting to take him as a disciple, wouldn't that fail to demonstrate the sincerity of our Heavenly Dao Sect?

I'll summon all the Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators from our Heavenly Dao Sect and use them to block the Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators from the remaining four major sects. Then, out of the five major sects, only our sect will have a Dharma Aspect Realm cultivator. Wouldn't that be very prestigious?
This will also demonstrate our sincerity, greatly increasing our chances of success!

The elder of the Heavenly Dao Sect spoke with a thoughtful expression.

After hearing his words, everyone in the Heavenly Dao Sect fell silent.

Really.

Suddenly everyone understood.

Why is he the one in charge when they are both at the Nascent Soul stage?

Oh shit.

What a dirty heart!

These politicians are all corrupt. No wonder this guy was able to get into the sect's management; he's really too dirty.

Although I'm just complaining.

But there's one thing you have to admit: his method is really effective!
This would definitely give the Heavenly Dao Sect a huge advantage in this regard.

……

Zhang Yan was unaware of the Heavenly Dao Sect's 'conspiracy' against him.

Because he has now passed the twenty-fourth floor.

We arrived at the twenty-fifth floor.

Upon entering the 25th floor, Zhang Yan immediately felt the pressure.

The guardian of the twenty-fifth floor was a young Taoist priest. He looked ordinary, but he carried a precious sword on his back.

“People from the Heavenly Dao Sect.” They noticed the sword behind the Taoist.

Zhang Yan immediately recognized the other party's identity.

In the Middle Kingdom.

People from the Heavenly Dao Sect and the Little Thunderclap Temple are the easiest to recognize.

Putting aside the bald head of the Little Thunder Temple, the people of the Heavenly Dao Sect always like to carry a precious sword on their backs.

And he never leaves it behind.

He would only use his sword to kill someone when facing an enemy.

It's somewhat similar to the path of sword cultivators in legends.

Moreover, not only that, many of the spells and supernatural abilities of their Heavenly Dao Sect are used to enhance flying swords.

It can be said that a large part of their strength lies in this one flying sword.

The young man Zhang Yan was facing was very young.

As he moved, the sword behind him was drawn and thrust towards Zhang Yan.

He clearly only had one sword.

However, while flying in the air, it inexplicably turned into dozens of flying swords.

It’s hard to tell what’s true and what’s false.

"Ok?"

Seeing this, Zhang Yan immediately laughed: "Goodness, if you're talking about quantity, I'm not sleepy anymore."

If it were someone else, they might be overwhelmed by these dozens of flying swords.

But for Zhang Yan...

But it's not a big deal at all.

It's just a few dozen flying swords, isn't it?
"Come on, let's see who has more flying swords!"

As Zhang Yan spoke, he released all of his flying swords.

With 360 flying swords, facing these few dozen flying swords, it can only be said that three against one would still have room to spare.

The young man opposite him was stunned when he saw Zhang Yan's actions. He obviously did not expect that Zhang Yan would have so many flying swords.

"Kill them!" Zhang Yan shouted in a low voice.

All the flying swords immediately began to shred the flying swords they were facing.

Then they coalesced into a giant flying sword, which slashed towards the young man.

The enormous flying sword blotted out the sky, leaving the young man with nowhere to escape. He didn't even have time to put up a fight before Zhang Yan slashed him down.

“You are very strong, but you are still a little inferior to me.” Zhang Yan’s face was also a little pale.

I cleared so many levels in one go.

His magical power was also running low.

So he didn't continue trying to pass the level.

Instead, he sat cross-legged on the ground and took out pills one by one.

Then quickly restore spiritual energy.

As a qualified cultivator, Zhang Yan has a good habit.

That means never letting your magical power run out.

Otherwise, if they really encounter any danger, they won't even have a chance to fight back.

Fortunately.

He has a sufficient reserve of medicinal pills.

His magical power was restored in no time.

Then continue through the levels.

He passed the twenty-fifth level.

Zhang Yan finally breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Passing the twenty-fifth level means he is qualified to enter the Immortal Transformation Pool.

Then you can forge immortal bones.

"I didn't expect these twenty-five levels to be so difficult," Zhang Yan sighed.

He originally thought it wouldn't be too difficult.

But only after experiencing it firsthand can one know how terrifying it is.

The most terrible thing is.

The difficulty of this thing increases with each iteration.

Because if a newcomer defeats the gatekeeper, they will take over the gatekeeping duties.

Therefore, the difficulty increases with each edition.

"I estimate that at most ten people will be able to pass the twenty-fifth level this year," Zhang Yan muttered to himself, calculating the difficulty.

"I really don't know why there are such rules. Won't this block the path to advancement in the Central Plains?"
It feels like it was done on purpose.

Zhang Yan thought to himself silently.

However, this is ultimately a secret, and it's estimated that such a thing is not something a Foundation Establishment cultivator like him could find out.

"Well then, let me see what the twenty-sixth level is." (End of Chapter)