Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint-Chapter 1249 - 168: Scripture Inheritance, Ascending the Immortal Stairway! (Part 2)

Chapter 1249: Chapter 168: Scripture Inheritance, Ascending the Immortal Stairway! (Part 2)

He then immediately closed his eyes again.

In the next moment.

The woman’s voice echoed once more.

The surrounding void trembled, creating ripples.

Golden lotus flowers bloomed in the void, and celestial music reverberated across the heavens.

Bang—

Jiang Ning felt a roar in his mind, the words falling into his ears transformed into an incomprehensible, inaudible echo.

However, he saw ripples forming in the endless void.

In his eyes, the world was no longer as it initially seemed but like a tightly woven net, like continuously moving ripples.

The scriptures surged into his mind.

He instantly entered a mystical state, gaining clarity, yet seemingly understanding and not understanding.

Meanwhile.

Bai Li, who had just closed her eyes again, suddenly opened them and looked at Jiang Ning with astonishment.

She saw the void around Jiang Ning undulating, with golden flowers spontaneously generated from the void and then falling.

A vague and ethereal sound emanated from around Jiang Ning, like the sound of immortals, reaching her ears.

These various phenomena immediately invigorated her heart and spirit.

"Tao Flower... Immortal sound in the ear..."

"He actually has such a chance!!"

Bai Li marveled in her heart.

She knew a lot about Shangyang Immortal Sect.

In Ancient Times, it was an incredibly terrifying force.

Looking at the tenfold world, it was among the top five.

Within Shangyang Immortal Sect, there was no shortage of supreme beings who had gathered multiple Dao Fruits, and even sect founders standing at the pinnacle of the Dao.

And at this moment, Jiang Ning appeared to be seeing a past moment in time, witnessing a supreme being who had gathered Dao Fruits imparting teachings.

As the thought flashed through her mind, a hint of envy appeared in Bai Li’s eyes.

Having entered Shangyang Inner Scenery multiple times, she had only seen two past moments, hearing the teachings of immortals twice.

But ordinary immortals were utterly incapable of comparing to supreme beings who gathered Dao Fruits.

The two are not on the same level at all.

Glancing at Jiang Ning twice, she withdrew her gaze.

She only had one opportunity a month to come here, so she couldn’t waste much time.

...

Two hours later.

Jiang Ning opened his eyes again.

He saw an empty platform ahead.

What had just happened seemed like a dream, surreal.

But having experienced it once before, he understood it was the magic of this place.

In the next moment.

He opened the panel, scanned it with his gaze.

Instantly, a look of surprise appeared.

The panel did not display any skill or technique already activated or waiting to be activated.

After repeatedly scrutinizing it, he closed the panel and withdrew his gaze.

Then closed his eyes slightly, the feeling of enlightenment still lingering in his brain.

"Strange!" he murmured, his eyes unfocused as he gazed at the void ahead, looking thoughtful.

After pondering for a moment, he shook his head, then stood up.

Although the teachings he just heard did not turn into "skills" or "techniques" to remain on his panel.

But after listening to the teachings, his understanding of space suddenly became much clearer, elevated greatly.

"Perhaps it’s because the mysterious woman’s teachings just now don’t relate to skills or techniques!" he mused, recalling the mysterious woman in the ink-white robe.

From Shen Yueru’s mouth last time, he learned that what he saw was a scene once appeared here.

Those supreme beings’ teachings were engraved in this world.

Under certain fortuitous circumstances, the scene from back then could reappear, enabling one to see those supreme beings’ teachings again.

Then, he noticed.

Bai Li still sat cross-legged on the mat, eyes slightly closed, seemingly meditative like an old sage, completely motionless.

After glancing slightly, he withdrew his gaze and stood up slowly.

He recalled from last time when Shen Yueru took him on a tour and introduced Shangyang Inner Scenery.

She once said most of the structures here had become mere decorations, no longer having the effects they once did, but there were still several usable places.

These included the Yang Pool and Preaching Platform.

Apart from these two, there was another usable place, but at that time, due to divine soul intertwining, time was delayed, and in the end, Shen Yueru couldn’t take him there.

"I wonder where the remaining place is located!"

The thought flashed through Jiang Ning’s mind.

He then looked at Bai Li again.

He knew Bai Li could certainly resolve the confusion in his heart.

But Bai Li is Bai Li, and not Shen Yueru.

If it were Shen Yueru, he would approach to seek advice.

Having interacted once before, their relationship became much closer, Shen Yueru gave him a feeling of greater intimacy.

For those close, naturally, he didn’t need to be so formal.

But Bai Li is different.

Although Bai Li referred to himself as senior brother and viewed him as junior brother.

But for the two, this is the first meeting.

Moreover, Bai Li is a demon, he is human.

The two are of different species.

All sorts of distracting thoughts flashed through his mind, Jiang Ning quietly exited the Preaching Platform.

Then he headed towards the scenery he hadn’t explored before.

Marching onward. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The surrounding scenery transformed.

One moment, the surrounding buildings were radiant and magnificent.

In the next moment, they turned into ruins, utterly collapsed, with cracks everywhere.

"Inner World, also a spiritual realm!" Jiang Ning murmured to himself.

Suddenly.

He abruptly stopped in his tracks.

In front of him, a Heavenly Ladder rose from the ground, climbing upward ceaselessly, straight into the clouds.

"Heaven Ascending—Ladder"

Staring at the stone tablet before the staircase, he slowly read out the three words on it.

His eyes flashed with surprise.

He suddenly recalled the gift Bai Li had just given him, the Gold Qi.

According to Bai Li, the origin of Gold Qi is from within the Heavenly Ladder.

"Could this be the place Senior Sister Shen didn’t get the chance to bring me to last time?"

Looking at the towering ladder, soaring straight into the sky, its height unknown, thoughts flickered in his mind.

Though there was no evidence, he strongly felt that this was probably where Shen Yueru hadn’t managed to take him last time.

In the next moment.

He arrived in front of the Heavenly Ladder.

Looking up, he saw stairs made of white jade reaching into the clouds.

As the number of steps increased.

At the hundredth step, the stairs were completely shrouded in mist.

No longer able to see the steps above.

"As Senior Brother Bai Li said, the Gold Qi is gained from here."

"Indicating that this should be the special location Shangyang Immortal Sect used to test True Disciples back then."

"Alongside the test, there are rewards!"

Understanding this in his heart, he lifted his leg to step onto the first step.

Bang!

Suddenly.

An immense pressure fell upon him swiftly.

He instantly felt his body sink as if being forcibly pressed down several centimeters.

"It’s indeed correct!"

Noticing the changes in his body, instead of being surprised, he showed a look of expected realization.

Then, he adapted to the pressure, his body swayed slightly, and he lifted his leg to step onto the second step.

Bang!

As soon as he stepped onto the second step, another surge of intense pressure descended on him.

Causing his body to halt abruptly.

With the dissipation of this pressure, he quickly adapted to the subsequent oppression.

"The first wave of pressure is the strongest, after which it’s manageable!"

He swayed his body as if shedding nonexistent burdens from himself.

Then he lifted his leg to step onto the third step.

Bang!

Yet another surge of even stronger pressure descended, shaking him entirely.

After adapting.

He continued climbing.

As he ascended, the pressure descended on him grew more intense.

The powerful mental oppression surged toward him like crashing waves.

With each step he climbed, Jiang Ning paused, stabilized himself, digested the strongest pressure, and then continued his ascent.

At some point.

Bai Li, in a white robe, appeared at the bottom of the Heavenly Ladder.

Her fox tail disappeared, making her look like an ordinary girl.

Except for a small face and seductive eyes, she was no different.

"He indeed came here!" Bai Li murmured as she watched Jiang Ning on the fifty-third step.

In the next moment.

She also stepped onto the Heavenly Ladder.

Step by step, she fell on the stairs, her body unwavering, stable as a rock.

It seemed the waves of pressure did not exist for her.

Moments later.

Jiang Ning noticed the commotion behind him.

Turning his head.

He saw Bai Li standing ten or so steps below him.

Her snow-white attire contrasted with her silver hair cascading like silk.

Her seemingly calm face, accentuated by alluring eyes, appeared captivating, with eyes filled with affectionate feelings.