The sword seller, dressed in red, deserves applause for the prankster.

Not long after Chi Miao returned to his room, Jin Shengfei dragged him to the square where the second round of assessments would be held.

Jin Shengfei then explained it to her:

"The second round of assessment is the Heavenly Ladder, which tests the strength of one's soul. The stronger one's soul power, the more steps one can take. The highest record for the Qi Refining stage was set by the Holy Son of Nine Swords Mountain. That Holy Son was born with a sword soul, which is extremely powerful. He managed to climb two hundred steps! That's a number of steps that can only be reached by the Foundation Establishment stage! I'll try to reach two hundred steps tomorrow!"

This kind of thing was obviously outside Chi Miao's comprehension; it wasn't written in the book.

However, she did know about this Holy Son of Nine Swords Mountain.

If we were to rank the contemporary prodigies into a tier, Jin Shengfei, due to the long delays he had previously made, would barely qualify as being in the second tier.

The first tier consists of the holy sons and daughters of the various sects, with this Holy Son of Nine Swords Mountain being at the very top of the first tier.

The Heavenly Sword Soul, with a mutated ice spirit root, reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage at the age of seventeen last year and once killed a half-step Golden Core stage expert.

In addition to his extraordinary strength, his appearance has earned him a place on the list of the Hundred Handsome Men in the cultivation world.

Ranked ninth, it is described as having the elegance of a plum blossom in winter and the aloofness of snow.

However, what Chi Miao was more curious about was:

"Why not climb 300 floors and surpass him to become number one? This is a great opportunity to build reputation."

Reputation is a good thing. Once you have reputation, even your farts will be treated as gospel truths, and people will savor them.

Jin Shengfei: "It's not that easy. If you're only looking at the realm, I can manage, but this tests your soul power. If you want to walk, go walk it yourself. I can't."

Soul power is the most difficult to cultivate; otherwise, professions like weapon refiners and alchemists wouldn't be so rare.

Climbing the Heavenly Ladder is like being stabbed in the soul with each additional level; the pain intensifies as you ascend, eventually reaching the point of being a form of soul-hanging.

But Chi Miao is not afraid.

Although she was unsure of her soul power level, she had a gut feeling that it was not low.

Not to mention that she has lived two lives, she felt nothing at all when her soul was probed yesterday.

When her soul was probed, she could feel that her soul power was extremely strong, and ordinary people could not attack her soul at all.

Chi Miao: "If you say that, I'm really going to walk 300 floors tomorrow!"

Jin Shengfei: "Are you serious?"

Chi Miao: "Otherwise what?"

"Pfft, hahaha!" Jin Shengfei suddenly slapped Chi Miao and burst into laughter, "Oh my god, little sister Chi Miao, you're so funny! So young and naive... so young and naive!"

"You'll see when you climb the Heavenly Ladder later. It has three hundred floors! If you can really reach three hundred floors, I'll give you a high-grade spirit stone! If you exceed three hundred floors, I'll give you another high-grade spirit stone for each floor you climb!"

"Don't let me have spirit stones to give away but nowhere to give them away."

Chi Miao was stunned.

Was she mocked by Jin Shengfei?

Jin Shengfei, you're paying her to mock her?!

That's great! She's the poorest one!

Chi Miao suddenly curled up the corners of her mouth.

"Jin Shengfei, you are truly my good fortune, my wonderful savior!"

Jin Shengfei, who resembled a golden retriever, suddenly had a bright idea: "You really think I'm a god? What kind of person am I?"

Chi Miao: "He's like a miserly child."

Jin Shengfei: "..."

I'm @#$%&**!

A large crowd quickly gathered in the square, and disciples from Nine Swords Mountain also appeared.

"Today's second round of testing involves climbing the Heavenly Ladder!"

"The content is very simple. You just need to climb the ladder to heaven step by step. Once you reach the fiftieth floor, you can pass this round of testing and enter the final round."

You can get through the 50th floor?

"This is easy! How hard can it be to climb stairs!"

"You're just young and arrogant! That ladder to heaven isn't something ordinary people can climb; every step is an ordeal for the soul. Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!"

"But where is the Heavenly Ladder? Where is the Heavenly Ladder!"

Just as everyone was wondering, suddenly a hundred birds appeared in the sky to send them off, and a beam of auspicious golden light tore through the clouds and slowly sprinkled down into the world.

Where the golden light shone, the transparent, radiant staircase was formed.

Magnificent, reaching straight into the clouds.

It was vast and boundless.

Hundreds of birds gazed upon it, leaving people speechless with astonishment.

"That's amazing..."

Then, with the sound of a bell, several more immortal figures appeared in the clouds above.

"Second round of testing: Ascend the Heavenly Ladder!"

"Start the test!"

After the words were spoken, people came to their senses and began to walk towards the Heavenly Ladder.

Chi Miao and Jin Shengfei looked up at the sky.

"These guys are here to add some style again."

The people in the sky: "..."

You two talk too much! Hurry up and climb the ladder!

Suddenly, the two felt someone kick them in the buttocks from behind. After staggering for a while, they stepped onto the first step of the Heavenly Ladder.

The moment Chi Miao stepped on it, she felt the difference.

This……

This!

This feels kind of good!

It's like swallowing a bowl of shaved ice in the sweltering summer heat, or taking a bath with drinking water in the desert.

She felt as if all the blockages in her body had been cleared, and even her mental strength had risen to a whole new level!

She looked around again.

The others all looked distressed, as if they were oppressed, and some even made monkey-like cries of pain.

Is it because I'm only at the first level?

What happens if you go up a few more steps?

Chi Miao was eager to try, and jumped right up to the fourth step!

"Wow, that feels so good!"

So good, even better!

Is this paradise?!

None of them said climbing the ladder to heaven was that awesome!

Gou Shi System: "Take it easy, you idiot!"

Is it really okay for you to look like you're enjoying everyone's suffering? You'll be seen as crazy!

Everyone else was indeed dumbfounded.

Jin Shengfei: "Chi Miao, what... what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"

Chi Miao said, "I don't know either. It just felt like someone was giving me a massage. All the fatigue disappeared, and even my skin felt relaxed. It felt amazing!"

Jin Shengfei: "???"

Everyone: "Huh?"

Cool?

No, did they climb a fake ladder to heaven?

They're not even at the tenth level yet, and they already feel their souls being oppressed and their whole bodies aching!

Could it be that... Chi Miao is actually a niche enthusiast?

Please don't play the ladder in a niche way!

Even the people in the sky were dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

Cool?

How is that possible?

They've all climbed the Heavenly Ladder before, and they know all too well what it feels like.

There are only four words to describe it: unbearable pain.

They'd rather be whipped than climb the ladder to heaven!

Is the Sky Ladder malfunctioning again?

Elder Yan's eyes darted around, and he secretly went down and stepped on it.

hurts a little.

Silently, he pulled his big toes back in and returned to the sky.

"What... what exactly is going on?"

Seeing that Chi Miao had slowly climbed to the 30th or 40th floor, given that Chi Miao was at the early stage of Qi Refining, even if her soul power was stronger than that of an ordinary person, she should be sweating profusely from the pain.

But she seemed to be thoroughly enjoying herself.

Could it really be some kind of special hobby?

This is absolutely insane!

Aren't you afraid that while you're playing a niche game on the ladder, he's just pretending to play, but he might actually slap you to death in the next second?

At that moment, He Wanban suddenly thought of a possibility.

"Could it be...?"