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On the stone stairs, Cang Yun sensed something as he lifted his head. When his eyes met with Zhou Hua's gaze and saw the latter's smile, which indicated that victory was within his grasp, Cang Yun merely smiled calmly. Isn't it a little too early for this fellow to be happy?

Under Zhou Hua's gaze, the color of his face slightly changed, and with a few leaps, he reached the 20th step. When his body came to a stop, a brilliant smile appeared on his face, and he once again raised his head, waving his arm towards Zhou Hua as if greeting him.

Zhou Hua's expression instantly darkened. He stared at the brilliant smile on the young man's face, as though he was laughing at him, causing him to feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Humph, arrogant brat, this stone staircase is getting harder and harder to climb compared to the first level. With your cultivation of the Mysterious Treasure Trove, I want to see how long you can stay alive!" Zhou Hua coldly snorted and coldly glanced at Cang Yun before withdrawing his gaze.

Cang Yun once again withdrew his mind when he saw this. His speed also increased a little after this small interlude had passed. After his observation, he discovered that this strange stone stairs did not merely test one's strength.

Because he could clearly feel that the circulation of his Origin Energy was sluggish when facing the pressure of the stone stairs, the few disciples of the Zhou Family who were at the second layer of the Secret Storage Realm could not feel anything in this situation. Therefore, he guessed that the higher the quality of his Origin Energy, the easier it would be to resist the pressure from the stone stairs.

After thinking through all of this, Cang Yun's confidence in this stage greatly increased. Although his cultivation was a little weaker, the quality of the Origin Energy in his body was quite outstanding. Compared to it, it offset the weakness of his cultivation.

Weng! *

Around half an hour later, on the last flight of stairs on the thirty-third level of the first stage, a distorted buzzing sound suddenly appeared.

Everyone looked up. It turned out that Zhou Jun and Zhou An had already completed the first stage of the trial. A dense mass of light appeared in front of them. Clearly, the reward for completing the trial was within this light.

"There is a reward once a stage is completed. This means that the rock stairs have been divided into three trials. Each time around, it should correspond to the first level of this ancient tower." Seeing Zhou Jun and Zhou Li take the trial reward, Cang Yun pondered for a moment before muttering to himself.

If these ninety-nine stone stairs were only a single trial, then the difficulty would be a little too great. After all, there were nine trials within the nine ancient towers.

After clarifying the rules, in the next moment, everyone's mood instantly rose. With the results from before as a comparison, everyone was extremely envious of the exam rewards. They all mustered their strength and started to rush forward.

On the 25th level, Cang Yun's eyes were also flashing with excitement. He was similarly looking forward to the trial reward.

Swish swish!

In an instant, countless of figures flew towards the direction of the first stage, the fastest was naturally Zhou Xian'er, whose talent and strength were naturally outstanding, with a few leaps, she easily reached the stage, and right after her, was Zhou Hua, who had also reached the third stage of the Secret Treasure, his talent and strength was slightly weaker, so he was also a step late in reaching the stage.

After the two of them happily kept the trial rewards, they turned around and their gazes landed on Cang Yun, who was flying over from a short distance away.

On the other hand, Zhou Hua's face was somewhat gloomy, but he was not surprised by this. Long ago when Cang Yun had broken through, he had witnessed the power of the latter's Origin Energy, so it was within his expectations to be able to complete this first stage.

Clatter!

A moment later, under the gazes of the two, Cang Yun stepped onto the stone platform as well. Sensing that the pressure around him had disappeared, his expression relaxed, and he smiled and nodded to Zhou Xian'er.

In the next moment, the trial's reward appeared in front of him. He extended his hand and grabbed the ball of light. When the glow faded and he saw the original green-colored pill, a satisfied smile instantly appeared on Cang Yun's face.

"Pei-Yuan Dan!" After muttering to himself, Cang Yun could not help but sigh in his heart, "Whatever's missing comes. This luck is really not good."

As the name suggested, Pei-Yuan Dan was a pill that could strengthen the foundation for one's cultivation. Although its efficacy could not be directly used to increase one's strength, it could quickly stabilize one's cultivation. It was especially effective for those who had just broken through, and could greatly shorten the time one needed to train in that realm.

Moreover, from the rich medicinal fragrance emitted by the green colored pellet, one could tell that the medicinal strength of this pellet was quite extraordinary. He estimated that this pellet would be able to completely stabilize the cultivation that Cang Yun had just broken through, and in that case, it would mean that he would be able to breakthrough to the second stage of the Secret Treasure Trove faster.

"Big brother Cang Yun's luck is really good, these rewards seem to have been customized for you." A fragrant wind blew past, and Zhou Xian'er came to Cang Yun's side, smiling as she spoke. It was obvious that she was aware of this fact.

Hearing this, Cang Yun laughed and said, "The purpose of this clan's trial is to help raise one's cultivation level, so these rewards are not surprising. It's just that my cultivation level is a bit lower, so I can use them directly."

First, he needed three Wall Breaking Pills to help him break through his cultivation level, and after that, he would be able to use them. Unlike Zhou Xian'er and the others, because of their power, three of them were not enough to help him break through, so he was temporarily unable to use them.

Zhou Xian`er nodded her head, her beautiful eyes stared at Cang Yun as she said: "Then brother Cang Yun, take this Pei-Yuan Dan now, I'll protect you."

"That's my plan." Cang Yun smiled and nodded. This stone platform was the only place without pressure, and it was the most suitable for cultivation.

In the next moment, Cang Yun sat cross-legged on the stone platform. He closed his eyes and waited for his breath to calm down before he placed the Pei-Yuan Dan in his mouth.

Weng! *

The moment the pill entered his mouth, it instantly dissolved. A rich medicinal fragrance wafted out from his mouth. Soon after, a gentle and pure medicinal strength slowly entered his dantian like a stream of water.

This Essence Nurturing Pill required one to be able to stabilize one's cultivation and hence, the medicinal effect was extremely gentle. A comfortable feeling rose in the air wherever one looked, as if a spring breeze caressed their faces.

However, Cang Yun was not completely immersed in it. As the medicinal power spread to his Dantian, his hands did not hesitate to form the cultivation seal. He activated his own Origin Energy to help refine the pure medicinal power.

Gradually, the dark black Origin Energy in his body became increasingly thick and profound under the nourishment of the medicinal strength. A feeling of strength even stronger than before also surfaced from within it.