Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 253: Fighting to the limit, ranking second
As time went by, more and more people reached the 7,000th level by various means, but not many were as decisive as Lin Qianfan and Chu Junhao. Everyone was hesitating whether to make a move this time.

In fact, those who can get here are already talented people, but if you don’t try once, you will probably never have another chance. The probability of becoming a registered disciple of Wuwei Hall is very low, and you will probably regret it for the rest of your life and fall into endless regret and repentance.

But if you try rashly and overestimate your own abilities, the probability of failure is also very high. Not only will you not be able to become a registered disciple of Wuwei Palace, you will even miss this opportunity. You will have to lie down for the rest of the month, wasting an opportunity that your family has bought with all their hard-earned money. It's so confusing!

This makes them very conflicted! But it is also part of the assessment!
"What are you afraid of? If you're so scared of such a small thing, how can you even dream of the Nascent Soul stage? Go home and raise pigs!"

A middle-aged cultivator from the Yaoyue Alliance in the Northwest Territory, who was also practicing body cultivation, half-transformed into an orc and climbed upwards while yelling nonsense. Although his posture was extremely ugly, like he was crawling, he managed to climb up and set a good example for others.

"That's right, if you can't even do this, how can you talk about traveling far?"

After regaining their resolve and determination for their goals, those who remained on the 7,000th step began to act one after another. Only a few chose to stay, and it was unclear whether they had given up or planned to wait a little longer.

However, the result of everyone's attack was not as expected. More than half of them were knocked down and thrown directly by the north wind to below the first level. All their previous efforts were wasted, and they were even injured.

Only less than half of them staggered onto the 7001st step, but they were barely able to hold on. The pressure they were under was too great, and it was unlikely that they would be able to continue climbing.

Looking back, it’s such a pity for those people who were knocked out just now. It was a matter of one thought to heaven and one thought to hell. They completely missed the opportunity.

However, this failure is not entirely a bad thing for them. It is just a test, not a real breakthrough to the Golden Core. If they rashly rush to a height that they cannot reach when striving to the Golden Core, they may even turn a successful Golden Core into a fake one.

Throughout history, there have been many people who thought they were extremely talented but unexpectedly failed to form the elixir and mistakenly entered the realm of false elixir, becoming depressed for the rest of their lives.

"Huh~ It's dangerous!"

Those who succeed may be happy or determined, while those who fail may regret or complain. Everyone’s mentality is different, and all of this is included in the assessment.

Chu Junhao then opened his eyes, and there was a hint of hatred in his eyes when he looked at Lin Qianfan. This was the hatred for Lin Qianfan who had repeatedly attacked his heart of Taoism. This hatred was no longer concealed, but was blatant.

"I wonder how long you can continue to be so rampant?"

Chu Junhao was actually very tired. Just because he was born into a Nascent Soul force didn't necessarily mean he had a perfect foundation. Being flawless wasn't something that could be achieved in the early stages, but it would become more and more difficult to maintain as time went on.

At this time, several people have successfully stood on the 7001st step, and there must be some who have not given up. This naturally made Chu Junhao sober up a lot, and he realized that it is not so easy to compete for the first place.

But he was very unwilling to accept this. He was unwilling to be left behind by Lin Qianfan, and he was unwilling to accept that in the eyes of others, Lin Qianfan was always suppressing him, so he quickly took another step and followed firmly.

Even if I don’t compete for first place, I must surpass Lin Qianfan!

Seeing this, the others also fell into hesitation and decision.
Wuwei Hall did not specify how many registered disciples it needed. Logically, Wuwei Hall would not accept too many, but now the number of people who successfully broke through the 7001st level is more than everyone expected, so this hurdle is no longer an absolute assessment standard, and further differentiation is needed.

How can you prove that you are better than others if you haven’t widened the gap?

"Fuck, how come masters are so worthless? Damn it!"

Some people who originally planned to stop here and practiced to the limit had to choose to continue climbing, because they had to leave some people behind to maintain their advantage in order to be outstanding enough.

There was no way around it. There were too many good opportunities during the Millennium Wave, which resulted in some of these scholars being truly outstanding. This wasn't apparent on a normal day, but it showed when they were under pressure.

The remaining few people also faced a difficult choice: should they follow or not?

If you follow him, you may get hurt, but if you don't follow him, you may almost lose the opportunity.

"Alas~ Where do all these perverts come from?"

Another half an hour later,
"Eight thousand!"

Lin Qianfan slowly but firmly stepped onto the 8,000th step.
At this point, even Lin Qianfan's profound Qi refining foundation could hardly hold on. His Qi and blood power was also severely consumed. It became increasingly pure under the tempering of Shuofeng, and was almost reaching its limit.

Looking up, a thousand new steps appeared in my field of vision. They were so far away that they seemed out of reach.

"I've been walking for so long, and there are still a thousand steps. It seems that the difficulty of the ninth level of the Golden Core is much greater than I imagined."

This stairway to heaven is actually simulating the formation of the golden elixir, but the difficulty is weakened a little and the interference factors are reduced a little. If you can't reach the 9,000th step with this difficulty, how can you talk about the nine transformations of the golden elixir in the future?
"Huh~ Keep your mind right, I still have a long way to go!"

Lin Qianfan looked back again and saw that he had maintained a considerable advantage and had clearly widened the gap. So far, only a dozen people had reached the 7001st step, and those chasing him were still far behind.

But it cannot be ruled out that some of them can still reach the 8001st level, especially Lin Qianfan noticed that one of them was a low-key person who never showed off. He was always moving at a constant speed without any interference, and his aura was strong and steady, posing a great threat to him.

After all, people like Chu Junhao who like to show off are still a minority. Most people still prefer to keep a low profile, especially in this place where there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers, where any inconspicuous person may have the ability.

"Go for it! Show us your ultimate strength, and you'll earn more investment!"

Lin Qianfan has not yet summoned his spiritual power to resist, mainly because he has never heard of the Great Sun Visualization Method in the Storm Ocean. This is probably a technique that has not been included in the Storm Ocean. Once used, it may be noticed by others.

But Lin Qianfan learned from various sources and Xiao Xinglan's confirmation that the Storm Ocean Immortal Realm was separated from the Great Qin Dynasty by many fifth-level immortal realms. The two sides had almost no connection and only knew each other's names.

Then this spiritual practice from the land of the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty is almost impossible to be recognized by others, and the risk is not great.

Besides, nothing in the world is completely smooth sailing.

If you want to get something, you always have to take risks. The worst case scenario is that if you can't win, you will have to give it up.

In fact, Lin Qianfan only knew the first nine levels of this technique, and did not have the Nascent Soul stage. Even if he handed it over, the loss would be acceptable.

"breath~breath~"

After taking several deep breaths, Lin Qianfan mobilized the three skills of essence, energy and spirit with all his strength, outputting them to the limit, entering his current strongest state, and his aura was infinitely close to the ninth level of foundation building.

Then take this step resolutely!
"Ahhh~"

An unprecedented huge pressure surged in, constantly squeezing out the remaining strength in Lin Qianfan's body.

The wind from the north was so fierce that it bit into the bones, sweeping away every inch of Lin Qianfan's flesh and blood, every bit of his spiritual power, and even penetrating his soul.

Lin Qianfan couldn't help but tremble instinctively, and the foot he raised could not be put down. "Get out of my way~"

Lin Qianfan roared loudly, his body baring its fangs and claws, and he suddenly leaned forward like an angry monster.

Bang~
Right foot lands!

But his left foot was still in the same place. Obviously, this did not count as a real step. Without any pause, he retracted his left foot and forced his way up.

The north wind seemed to have eyes, as if it was determined to go against Lin Qianfan, and would not let him retract his raised left foot.

"Don't stop me!"

Lin Qianfan fought with his maximum output. First his spiritual power was exhausted, then his blood and energy were depleted, and then only the power of his soul was left, which was madly poured out. However, the consumed power finally helped him successfully stand on the 8001st level.

boom!
Finally, both his left and right feet were completely on the ground. Although his whole body was shaking uncontrollably, he was not blown away by the north wind.

"Huh~Huh~Huh~ How can this little difficulty defeat me?"

Without time to look back, nor the heart to mock, Lin Qianfan immediately sat down cross-legged and began to practice, no longer caring about the consequences.

There are many benefits to practicing here. At this time, the body is like a big sieve. Any bit of strength that is recovered will be tempered and then immediately lost.

Under absolute pressure, the newly condensed spiritual power, qi and blood, and soul power all become extremely pure. This process has an extraordinary consolidation effect.

It can even further widen the meridians and increase the total amount on the original basis. This is the opportunity that Wuwei Palace mentioned.

The commotion Lin Qianfan made just now was quite large, attracting the attention of many people in the back. Except for those who were deeply focused, everyone was looking at him.

"How is this possible? A mere fourth level of foundation building... a mere three spiritual roots... a mere unknown little force..."

Many people could not accept this result, because to some extent they had the same opinion as Chu Junhao, thinking that Lin Qianfan was actually very ordinary and should not be able to achieve this even at the fourth level of foundation building.

Especially those who had low cultivation, gave up early/were eliminated, the excuses they made for themselves about their cultivation were ruthlessly shattered by Lin Qianfan. They could no longer argue and could not face this result.

"This...this is impossible! What right does he have? I refuse to accept it!"

Chu Junhao, who finally couldn't go on at the 7,700th step, couldn't believe his eyes and couldn't accept the result at all.

He might be able to accept losing to the carefully cultivated Jindan seeds of other old and large Jindan forces, after all, he was not the number one in the Chu family, but losing to Lin Qianfan was too hurtful, because it was said that Lin Qianfan was not the number one in the Lin family, which was a loss of face for the Chu family.

Chu Junhao wanted to stand up and continue sprinting, but his legs felt as if they were filled with lead and he could not move them. He even had a premonition that he would fall if he forced himself to do so.

puff~
The external pressure hurt his body, and he was in inner torment and sadness. Chu Junhao, who was in a state of internal and external anxiety, spat out a mouthful of blood and his face suddenly turned darker.

Lin Qianfan advanced to the next round, which meant that the gap between the two sides was quite large. This gap did not refer to distance, but to potential. It also meant that his previous words and deeds were very wrong.

It’s not that proud people are unable to recognize their mistakes, it’s just that they are unwilling to admit them and turn back.

"This child must not be kept!"

After a brief moment of shock, there was a sudden regret, regret for provoking such a potential enemy, but the regret was also short-lived, and after the regret was firm hatred.

"Hehe~ The fourth level of foundation building is just the fourth level of foundation building..."

He would never allow anyone who had an enemy against him to get ahead of him, and he began to plan a revenge plan in his mind, thinking about how to avoid the rule that fellow disciples of Wuwei Palace should not kill each other.

"We are the ones who have overlooked the heroes of the world because we are sitting in a well and looking down on them!"

Most of those who had not been optimistic about Lin Qianfan before, and even looked down on people with three spiritual roots, had changed their minds at this moment, because the performance gap between the two sides in this ascension stage was too big, which made them realize their own shortcomings and Lin Qianfan's strengths.

People are like this. When they are slightly surpassed by others, they will feel jealous and want to overtake. But when the gap is too big, many emotions will change, and they will instead be convinced or even admire the other person.

"Interesting! Not only are the three paths of essence, energy and spirit advancing simultaneously, all of which have deep foundations, but even these three exercises are not simple!"

The master stroked the jade slip in his hand, which recorded the situations of more than a dozen people who performed outstandingly this time.

Among them, Lin Qianfan's main skills are all written out. The Qi-refining skills he mainly practices come from the Cardinal Pavilion of Thousand Star City. It is a semi-public top-level skill, but the body-refining and spirit-refining skills are both incomplete. Judging from the current performance, they are not inferior to the Taibai Xuanjin Jue at all.

However, the issue of martial arts that Lin Qianfan was most worried about before had not been investigated in depth. The Thousand Star City was too large, and the various inheritances were complicated. There were no less than a hundred high-quality spiritual skills in a single Nascent Soul force. It was not that others' were necessarily better, and they had to be copied. Instead, the best one was the one that suited you, otherwise it would be a burden.

"I've found two treasures!"

The master was in a good mood. This group of people were participating in the Shuofeng trial for the first time. They had no experience to refer to, so it was normal for them to perform poorly.

He originally thought that it would be good enough if there were ten people who could reach level 7001 or above, and picking one of them would be considered qualified.

But I didn't expect that two people could reach the 8001st level. This level was completely a pleasant surprise. With a little guidance, it was not difficult to condense the seventh-level golden elixir. If it was paired with top-level elixir-forming spiritual objects, it might even be possible to condense the eighth-level golden elixir.

As for the Nine-Turn Golden Pill, he didn't dare to think about it. The Nine-Turn Golden Pill was too rare. Among the one or two thousand Golden Pill cultivators in the entire Thousand Star City, there were no more than two palms of people who had achieved the Nine-Turn Golden Pill.

Even among the dozen or so Nascent Soul cultivators now, most of them are not at the Nine-Turn Golden Core stage, but are at the Seventh and Eighth Stage.

Nine is the extreme number, and to a certain extent it will be envied by heaven. Not only will it be extremely difficult, but the thunder tribulation will also be extremely exaggerated and difficult to survive.

As for the two people he mentioned, in addition to Lin Qianfan, there was another one who had reached the peak of the ninth level of foundation building and had also successfully climbed up.

This person is not a direct disciple of Wuwei Palace but a wandering scholar.

Those who came to Wuwei Palace to participate in the trial were all young disciples in the early stage of foundation building who had no experience in participating in the Shuofeng stage before. They were just supporting roles, and the real protagonists were the wandering scholars.

(End of this chapter)