Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

After traveling for two more days, the horse could no longer move.

This horse is just an ordinary horse, not comparable to a spirited steed.

After it slowed down, it stopped completely and wouldn't budge no matter how much it was whipped.

Shi Shangxu jumped off the carriage and used his spiritual power to lead the horse forward a dozen steps.

Unfortunately, his spiritual energy was consumed very quickly, and his face turned pale in no time.

Lu Feishuang's expression was not good: "Damn it, flying is prohibited here, so we can't use our flying vehicles, and we don't have any spirit mounts. The two of us can still manage to walk over, but what about them?"

In fact, Lu Feishuang's idea was that the two of them should leave first, and the other three should wait here.

But Shi Shangxu didn't speak, clearly unwilling.

Yu Luoning saw this scene from inside the car, and she lifted the curtain and jumped out.

While in a carriage, the negative effects are reduced by half, but as soon as a person lands, the gravity effect doubles.

As soon as she landed, Yu Luoning felt pressure on her body, as if a large stone was pressing on her chest. Not only was it difficult to breathe, but her internal organs even felt like they were being pulled out.

Her first reaction was actually sagging.

Even the lightest thing has weight.

She quickly turned around, took out a bronze mirror from her storage bag, and carefully examined her face.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I seem to look a few years older?

Increased gravity causes skin to sag!

What kind of bastard came up with this kind of test?

She had originally planned to get down and help push the cart, but now she didn't care about the cart at all. She turned around and hurriedly climbed onto the cart.

The feeling of gravity only gradually dissipated after we got back into the carriage.

Outside the car, Lu Feishuang was too lazy to take any more detours.

He said directly, "Young Master Shi, please wake up. We are the ones being tested. If we don't pass, how can they enter the mountain gate together?"

"If the five of us stay here, the result will be total annihilation. We might as well leave first, and come back to pick them up after we get our identities."

Upon hearing this, Shi Shangxu looked up at him, his stubbornness in his eyes frightening even to Lu Feishuang.

He said, "How long does it take to enter the sect and obtain an identity? An hour or several days? You've seen it yourself; not only is there gravity here, but there are also menacing robbers. If the two of us leave, how will those three protect themselves with their cultivation levels?"

Lu Feishuang was speechless. She lashed the horse's rump with her whip and yelled, "You beast, get out of here!"

Shi Shangxu coldly replied, "Enough!"

Inside the carriage, the three of them heard most of what was happening outside.

Yu Luoning lifted the curtain and sighed, "Cousin, this time I have to side with Miss Lu too. There's nothing you can do by staying here. You might as well go with Miss Lu first, and then come back to support us after you get your spots. The three of us may only be Qi Refining cultivators, but we're not so bad that we're completely incapable of protecting ourselves."

Shi Shangxu turned to look at her, his voice hoarse, "We don't know how long the test will take. What if we need to go into seclusion and lock ourselves in? What if we go in and can't come out?"

He pointed to several menacing eyes lurking in the shadows. "How many times have we encountered these menacing eyes along the way? If even our only Foundation Establishment cultivator leaves, they will definitely make a move. In short, I'm not at ease."

Lu Feishuang coldly replied, "Fine, Young Master Shi. You are frank and noble. I cannot continue to waste my spiritual energy here."

After saying that, she turned to look at Lu Mingyu in the car and Mo Fei, who looked completely distracted.

"Young Master Mo, Brother, remember this: I am the eldest daughter of the Lu family, and your only chance of winning. My presence here with you is of no use. I must leave first and strive for a qualification to enter the sect."

Before she could finish speaking, Mo Fei chuckled and rubbed his shoulders, which ached from the weight of the weight. "Alright, alright, hurry up and go. Don't make abandoning your teammates sound like a noble self-sacrifice; it's giving me a toothache. This isn't your fault. If you're really capable, hurry up and grab a spot; we're counting on you to get into the sect."

Lu Mingyu looked at his elder sister, "Big sister, you should go first. Your choice is right; staying won't help you. We'll take care of ourselves."

Lu Feishuang lowered her eyes, nodded, and rushed into the gravity field alone.

She affixed a lightness talisman, activated her spiritual power, and her figure quickly disappeared into the depths of the mountain path, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

The scene suddenly became quiet.

Shi Shangxu took a deep breath, walked to the front of the carriage, made hand seals, and channeled spiritual energy into his entire body, preparing to forcibly pull the carriage.

The two wheels were already deeply embedded in the ground. As everyone knows, the smaller the area, the greater the pressure. Dragging like this is a struggle against friction and gravity.

"Cousin, wait a minute."

Shi Shangxu turned around.

Yu Luoning said, "The rule here is that when both feet are on the ground, the gravity is doubled, but when sitting in a carriage or on a horse, it's only increased by 50%. So, what do you think would happen if you stood on a wooden plank?"

Shi Shangxu was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up when he realized what was happening.

He raised his hand, and with a flash of cold light, a sturdy wooden plank was removed from the side of the carriage and laid flat on the ground.

The three of them stepped onto it. Shi Shangxu was in front, and he made a simple handle with a rope to drag the plank forward. This time it was much easier.

However, with three burdens dragging him along, he can't go fast.

Yu Luoning squatted on the wooden board, supporting her knees and resting her chin on her hand, staring blankly at Shi Shangxu's back.

"Idiot!" she muttered.

Mo Fei glanced at him from the side, said nothing, but his lips twitched slightly.

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from behind.

A magnificent carriage with a jeweled canopy slowly caught up from behind and stopped beside them.