Under the Sword Gate Mountain!

The crowd was surging, gathering elite disciples from various sects.

In addition to the top 50 powerhouses on the previous Qianlong List who were exempted from the assessment, they all had to accept the tests set by the Sword Sect, and naturally they also included the disciples of the Sword Sect.

"It's finally time for this moment!"

"This year's Hidden Dragon Festival can be described as a gathering of heroes, strong like clouds, attracting the forces of various domain sects, the competition is particularly fierce, and the gold content of the Hidden Dragon List is obviously much heavier. ”

"Yes, no matter what the victory or defeat is, as long as I am lucky enough to participate in this Hidden Dragon Festival, I am already content. ”

"I've been waiting for more than half an hour, why hasn't there been any movement on the Sword Sect's side? I don't know what test will be set for us, it's really anxious. ”

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Everyone was talking about it, all of them were emotional and excited, this is also the hidden dragon event with the largest number of participants in history, and the gold content of the hidden dragon list is very high.

"Sister Tianqi, do you think that kid Lin Chen will hide among us?" Dugu Xue opened her head and looked around, searching for suspicious figures, but she never found anything.

"If he had the intention to hide his identity, he would naturally not be exposed so easily, and he didn't have to be too forceful, and he would naturally meet again if he was fated. Sima Tianqi was indifferent, but sighed secretly: "Lin Chen, do you really want to be here?"

"Xingchen! You promised me, you will definitely not miss the Hidden Dragon Festival! No matter how strong you become, I must justifiably recapture the Holy Pearl!" Mingyue from the Taoist Sect said with a firm face, since the ancient tomb was parted, Mingyue worked hard, and finally succeeded in crossing the Ning Dan and became a real Jindan Realm powerhouse.

Meantime!

Yun Yue was also secretly searching for Lin Chen's traces, and said secretly: "Lin Chen, this guy has always been cunning, he has deceived everyone at the refining event, and he must be hiding among us now with some unknown identity!"

is also the inheritor of the Immortal Tomb, Yunyue is better than Sima Tianqi in terms of both background and talent, so his cultivation is better than that of the third turn Jindan realm.

Dugu Chong and Su Meng are also looking around.

"Brother Chong, did you say that Brother Chen would appear?" Su Meng couldn't help asking.

"If Brother Chen is still alive, he will definitely not be exposed easily. I believe that brother, when the grand meeting begins, you will definitely be able to find Brother Chen!" Dugu Chong said with an oath.

"I hope so. Su Meng nodded slightly, but there was little hope.

Although Lin Chen is very famous, his dazzling genius always falls very quickly and is forgotten by the world quickly. As long as it is not deliberately mentioned, it will naturally not be talked about.

Therefore, Lin Chen also behaved very relaxedly, and sighed secretly: "In this genius world, the fallen dead are destined to be forgotten, presumably few people will think of the 'name of Lin Chen' again, right?"

Long!

The clouds surged, a sword rainbow, piercing the clouds, suddenly flashed into the air, a fairy wind bone, old and strong, white-haired old man volleyed into the air, not angry and self-threatening, and the power was compelling.

Elder Sword Bone!

Everyone was in awe, but he was a well-known Dragon Realm sword cultivator.

Don't look at the old age of the sword bone, but he has cultivated a vajra battle bone, which is comparable to a divine sword.

"Old man Jian Gu, welcome to everyone! The old man is very pleased to see that we have many geniuses on the right path. Jian Gu groaned: "Since the participants of this Hidden Dragon Festival have broken a new high in history, in order to improve the quality of the Hidden Dragon Festival, you will be assessed three times, and the real elite disciples will be screened out for this purpose!

After a pause, the sword bone said again: "Behind the old man, is the Sky Ladder built by my Sword Sect ancestors after a lot of hardships! Directly to the headquarters of my Sword Sect, there are a total of 99,999 stone steps! The first criterion for our sect to recruit disciples is to pass the test of the Cloud Sky Ladder! The difference is that for the participants of the Hidden Dragon Festival, the difficulty will increase accordingly. ”

"I've heard of the power of the Sky Ladder for a long time!"

"Yes, in the past, there were many disciples who participated in the assessment of the outer sect of the Sword Sect, and they died of exhaustion in the Sky Ladder. ”

"The ladder is difficult, it is difficult to go to the sky, it is actually prepared for the assessment of the Hidden Dragon Festival, and the difficulty will naturally be greatly improved. ”

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Everyone whispered, all of them were full of momentum and fighting spirit, and they were not frightened by the Sky Ladder.

Then!

Jian Gu said again: "Now, there is a special formation in the Sky Ladder, which will completely limit your cultivation, and at the same time will exert corresponding negative pressure on you! The higher the ladder, the heavier the negative pressure! There is no list distinction in the assessment, the higher the cultivation, the greater the limit, as long as you can climb to the top of the Sky Ladder, you can clear the level!"

"The content of the assessment is absolutely fair, and the old man will supervise the whole process, I hope you don't have any crooked thoughts!

"If there is no objection, you can climb the ladder, the assessment time is two hours, good luck to everyone!"

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After the sword bone solemnly explained, all the warriors couldn't wait, and they rushed up to the sky ladder in groups.

This ladder is quite long, divided into three stages, namely the mountain climbing road, the cloud climbing road and the climbing heaven road, each major stage has 33,333 stone steps, and the negative pressure will be aggravated every time you walk through a large stage.

The first weight, the mountaineering road, the negative pressure is reduced, only a hundred times the negative pressure, and it is not difficult for the martial artists who can reach the qualification for the Hidden Dragon Festival to walk the mountaineering road.

Now, one by one, full of vigor and fighting spirit, lined up in a long line, looking excited, energetic and climbing the ladder.

And the Jindan Realm martial artist, no matter what stage it is in, the negative pressure they are subjected to is several times stronger than that of the spirit martial artist. The more you get to the end, the more you test your physique and willpower.

Apparently!

All the Jindan Realm powerhouses, especially those Sword Sect disciples, were the first to bear the brunt of the Heavenly Ladder Road, ranking at the forefront. Although they were not affected by each other and behaved in great harmony, they invisibly launched fierce competition.

Competitiveness is a common problem for light warriors this year, although they can clear the customs as long as they reach the top, they still care very much about the ranking. One by one, they are full of strength and hard to climb.

The sword bones stood in the air, and a pair of sharp eyes glanced at the fast-moving dragon on the ladder, and smiled: "Yes, the young people nowadays are full of fighting spirit, just see how many people can reach the peak in the end?"

Now!

Lin Chen was tepid, climbing step by step with the flow of people. It's just a peripheral assessment, there is no such showmanship, as long as you clear the customs within the specified time, there is no need to care too much about the ranking.

But what surprised Lin Chen was that in the Heavenly Ladder Secret Array, Lin Chen couldn't hide his cultivation. With his cultivation in the four Jindan realms, he actually endured hundreds of times the negative pressure.

"The Sword Sect formation is indeed good, and it is impossible to steal chickens. Lin Chen couldn't help but sigh, with his physical combat strength, not to mention hundreds of times the negative pressure, even ten thousand times the negative pressure could easily deal with it.

Step by step, Lin Chen maintained his rhythm, his breath was steady, he didn't grab or fight, and climbed step by step.

With the ascent of the heavenly ladder, the negative pressure also continued to increase invisibly, and under the condition of cultivation restrictions, many martial artists at the level of the Spirit Martial Realm obviously showed a decline in physical strength, and they were slightly tired.

Enough!

After nearly half an hour of travel, hundreds of elite disciples had already taken the lead in crossing the first mountain climbing path. Don't stop, continue to challenge the second cloud climbing road.

It was the Jianghu martial arts contestant where Lin Chen was located, who basically crossed the mountaineering road, but Lin Chen was still climbing step by step unhurriedly.

Contrarily!

The martial artists who have not yet ascended the second cloud path are a little struggling.

"No, no, no, the negative pressure is getting stronger and stronger, and the physical exertion is too heavy!"

"I'm so tired, I can't hold on anymore!"

"It's just that the first mountaineering road is so difficult, thinking that there are the last two more terrible road to the clouds and the road to the sky, wouldn't it be fatal?"

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Some warriors who are weak-willed and in poor physical condition can only choose to give up. There are also some strong-willed warriors who still grit their teeth and endure it, constantly challenging themselves, breaking through the limits, and climbing step by step.

Lin Chen looked back and saw that many martial artists had given up the idea of climbing to the peak, and secretly shook his head: "The competition is indeed cruel, it's just the first mountain climbing path, and nearly a hundred martial artists have been eliminated." According to the current trend, the martial artist who can finally reach the top is afraid that it will be difficult for even a quarter!"

What made Lin Chen relieved was that Dugu Chong and Su Meng were still full of fighting spirit and had successfully crossed the mountaineering road.

In fact, the Sky Ladder is not terrible, I am afraid that there is no firm perseverance and willpower, which is the essence of the Sky Ladder assessment. The real strong people are those who stand out from all odds.

"What's going on with Star Rock? It's too slow, isn't it?"

"Maybe he's preserving his strength?"

"This Heavenly Ladder Secret Array is very powerful, the strength of the negative pressure depends on the level of cultivation, it is difficult to hide at all, could it be that Xingyan retains its strength?

"I'm getting more and more out of his bottom now. ”

......

As a big rival, Wind Shadow and the others have always been paying attention to Lin Chen. was surprised to find that Lin Chen was still walking on the stone steps unhurriedly.

Finally!

Stepping on the road to the clouds, you can clearly feel the clouds and mist lingering around you, looking down, but there is no bottom. And now it's only a third of the way, and the Sword Sect can be built on top of the towering majestic peak, which is indeed a miracle to be proud of.

Apparently!

When it came to the second cloud climbing road, the negative pressure had increased exponentially, and the process of the martial artists in front of the queue had also slowed down.

"Whew~~"

Lin Chen exhaled lightly, feeling the heavy negative pressure invisibly, and said secretly: "It's not easy to start all the way, and the elimination rate will become very cruel!"

Really!

The warriors who barely survived the first mountain climbing road did not have enough spare strength to attack the second mountain climbing road, and many martial artists only walked a few hundred stone steps before they were tired and lay on the stone steps.

Of course!

There are also some martial artists, when they complete the first test of the mountaineering road, they stimulate their potential and break through physically.

Therefore, the Sky Ladder is not only a test, but also a grind.

Some people give up on themselves, and some people grow up in grinding, and those who can reach the peak are definitely brave.