Perfect World: Devil Slayer

Chapter 21: Both the Soul and the Body Are Elevated
Boom, boom...

It was difficult for Ling Feng to walk slowly. Each step was quite heavy. Every time he moved, a bloody footprint would appear on the jade steps, which was quite tragic.

From the 320th step to the 330th step, Ling Feng used all his strength to climb these ten steps and broke the limits of his physical body once again.

When he gathered all his strength and took another crucial step, reaching the 331st step, the pressure on his body suddenly disappeared and he felt relaxed.

"Buzz!"

At this time, there was still rain with a glow of the sunset falling, dripping on Ling Feng's body. His body, which had been cracked and bleeding due to the tremendous pressure he had been under, healed miraculously at this moment, and all the fatigue in his body was swept away.

"Can we pass this test as long as we can break the limit?" Ling Feng guessed vaguely.

Ling Feng, who had recovered, continued to climb and walked towards the remaining steps.

"Hoohoo!"

Suddenly, a gust of wind appeared from the top of the stairs and blew towards Ling Feng. Although the wind was strong, it was nothing to him. It could not blow his body at all, so he did not care much.

However, the next moment Ling Feng realized how powerful this wind was. Although it could not move his physical body, it moved his soul, making him feel as if his soul was about to leave his body.

"What a strange wind. It doesn't hurt the body, but it can hurt the soul!" Ling Feng was shocked. His whole body was flowing with precious light, and the divine light was shining brightly, stabilizing his soul to resist the wind.

Then he continued to move forward. The further he went, the stronger the strange wind became. Not only did his soul feel like it was being blown away from his shell, but it also felt like it was being blown away.

The spirit is subjected to tremendous torture, as if being cut into pieces, the pain is unbearable, and if one is not careful, the soul will be disintegrated.

"Dangdang..."

There was a sound of bells ringing, and Ling Feng decomposed his mental power, transforming it into tangible sacred objects such as bells, tripods, and towers to suppress himself. These were heavy weapons and the most sturdy, just enough to withstand the strong wind and accept the tempering of his soul.

"Hey!"

When he walked up the 440 steps, the strong wind died down, but before he could relax, the raging fire came back.

It appeared from the void. The fire it brought was different from ordinary fire. It carried a yin aura and was black in color. It was also ineffective against the physical body, but would burn the human spirit.

"Hiss, the soul seems to be ignited, this Yin Fire is quite terrifying!"

Ling Feng's skin began to turn red and his whole body was trembling. This was the feeling of the soul being transmitted to the body, not the body being burned red. Moreover, even divine power could not resist this kind of Yin Fire, so he could only endure it.

The black flames attached to his soul and burned like a maggot attached to the bone. Once it took over, it could not be driven away. The flames burned through his entire soul, causing him to suffer the pain of the flames every moment, destroying his will.

Fortunately, with his strong will, Ling Feng once again passed the 550th step and reached the 551st step, but this time a new disaster struck.

It felt like being in an icy hell. The air was so freezing and biting that even the soul was covered with a layer of ice. It made people shiver and nothing could resist it.

This also acts on the soul, and is far more than ordinary cold air. It can freeze the soul of a person, and the spiritual consciousness cannot be detected and will also be frozen.

Once the soul is frozen, the physical body is like one that has lost the soul. It can no longer be controlled, and it cannot sense the outside world. Even in the end, one does not know how one died. It is extremely terrifying. Perhaps millions of years later, the physical body will be like the people in the underworld, giving birth to the soul again.

"I can't fall down here again. Stay awake. Everyone's revenge has not been avenged yet!" Ling Feng muttered to himself, trying hard to keep himself from falling asleep.

Even though there was a thick layer of ice on his soul, and even the control of his body became slow, with some parts even unable to feel the touch, his weak consciousness stubbornly controlled his body to move forward.

"Whoo~"

Ling Feng passed the 660th step with great difficulty and exhaled a breath. His soul was exhausted and severely injured, and he felt torn apart. The soul was different from the body. Once injured, it was difficult to heal. It required a lot of natural materials and treasures. In severe cases, the cultivation level could not be improved.

Fortunately, the same thing happened again as before. A ray of light descended, restoring his injured soul and taking him one step further.

"One of these two tribulations tests the physical body, and the other tests the soul. The benefits after passing them are quite great!" Ling Feng sighed. His physical body and soul have all been greatly improved, and his strength has increased tremendously, but it is also quite dangerous. If he can't survive it, he will die.

The physical body is the boat, and the primordial spirit is the sail. These two levels test not only the tempering of the physical body and the primordial spirit, but also the close connection between the primordial spirit and the physical body.

It is impossible for the soul and the body to accomplish this alone. The body needs the soul to control it, and the soul cannot do without the support of the body. Once it leaves the body, it will be destroyed immediately like a rootless duckweed.

"I don't know what kind of disaster will happen next!"

Ling Feng walked towards the last 330 steps.

"boom!"

The sound of banging against the wall was heard, and Ling Feng was unable to climb to the next step. There was an invisible wall in front of him blocking his steps.

"Am I going to be trapped and die here?"

Unable to retreat, unable to advance, no matter how hard you try, you can't break through.

At this moment, a Taoist aura suddenly emerged from the jade steps, with thousands of rays of light and extraordinary magic. Ling Feng felt an ancient Taoist principle.

"Could this be the enlightenment left by the ancient sages?" Ling Feng asked in surprise, and then he carefully comprehended the Tao in it and found that there were no magical powers or spells in it, only the most primitive Tao.

"Do I need to comprehend these principles before I can pass?"

So, he began to try to calm down, feel the essence of the Tao, and verify what he had learned.

One day passed...

"It's time, even though I've only just begun to understand the basics!"

Ling Feng used the Dao essence he had learned to punch the upper barrier.

"Crack!"

A shattering sound was heard, and then he took a step onto the next step and successfully crossed the barrier, but when he wanted to enter the next step, he was blocked again. The same situation happened, and the Taoist aura reappeared, shining with dazzling golden light.

"It is true. Only by understanding each step can we move on to the next step!"

In response to this, Ling Feng once again began to sit cross-legged on the steps to gain enlightenment. The principles contained in these steps were left by predecessors, and they use the simplest method to guide people into enlightenment and inspire deep thinking.

In a few days...

Ling Feng once again broke through layer after layer of barriers and advanced to the next jade step, but at this time he was thinking and did not immediately gain enlightenment.

"With so many steps, even if I comprehend one principle every day, it would probably take me a year to complete them all. And even if I comprehend all of them in the end, I would only be superficial in each one and would not be able to master them all!"

There are so many great ways on these steps, including the Yin-Yang Dao, the Five Elements Dao, the Thunder Dao, and so on. Some steps have more than one great way of enlightenment. It is impossible for one person to learn so many ways. Instead, in the end, he will be proficient in nothing and become a jack of all trades.

(End of this chapter)