C1642 Stair Concealment(part I)

"This time, I definitely can't lose, and I won't lose. I'll definitely climb the mountain peak and inherit the legacy of my ancestor!"

Gritting his teeth, Tai Ah shot a glance at the stone steps shrouded in clouds and mist. Then, suddenly, he exerted his strength under his feet and rushed towards the mountaintop! He knew that this was the most important chance he had in his life. It was also the only chance he would get to regain his pride! If he lost this time too, from now on, the sword of pride that belonged to him would be broken!

For the sake of his pride, this time, he had to give it his all. He had to seize the sword arts legacy at the peak of the mountain!

Even though the pressure from the sword intent was as great as a mountain or an ocean, with every step it took, it seemed to want to break a person's spine. But with every step he took, his face became more ferocious, his facial features almost twisted, as if he had to exhaust all the strength in his body with each fall of his foot.

But even so, Tai'e still had no reaction. His body was like a sharp sword that pierced through the heavens as it flew upwards without stopping.

It had to be said that the three sword cultivators in the Sword Pavilion, regardless of their reason, were constantly looking at the Spirit Sword Mountain's peak as they trekked. However, their bones were indeed like long swords, possessing the arrogance of swords.

Compared to their difficulty and patience, the bird that had just obtained a flying sword could only wield a crooked flying sword. It had no idea how much of a transformation it would undergo in its life, making it seem much more relaxed.

Even though she had just entered the Spirit Sword Mountain and realized that Lin Bai had disappeared, she was still shocked and a little afraid. However, because of Le Tian's temperament, she quickly returned to her normal state. Although the Green Stone Mountain Road was shrouded in fog, it was not gloomy and terrifying. Furthermore, because of the faint milky white glow within the clouds, it seemed more like a paradise.

In this sort of environment, the fear in the little girl's heart was quickly replaced by curiosity as she skipped up the mountain. Furthermore, as the stone steps rose higher and the pressure grew stronger, the little girl became more competitive. She gritted her teeth and started climbing up the mountain. However, as she climbed, the little girl didn't forget to look around and look at the beautiful scenery of the mountain.

Unlike Kun Wu, Long Cai, and Tai Ah, who were urgent, and Wei Que, Lin Bai looked more like he was taking a stroll. Sometimes, he would climb a few stone steps, and other times, he would stop and look around. His appearance was extremely casual.

If it was someone who didn't know about this, they would think that he wasn't enduring the pressure from the stone steps, but was walking in his backyard.

"According to my guess, the 579 stone steps should contain the number of men, but when I was at the fifth, seventh, and ninth steps earlier, there weren't any extraordinary changes. It doesn't seem to be much of a difference, could it be that I was mistaken …"

After slowly walking up the fifty-four stone steps, Lin Bai's brow slightly furrowed as he looked behind him and slowly stepped down towards the fifty-fifth stone step. However, just as his feet touched the fifty-fifth stone step, his expression suddenly froze, and even his body began to tremble violently.

"Five is five, five is two, five is the beginning of the sun, but the pressure on these stone steps is stronger than the pressure on the 54th step. Moreover, it doesn't seem to be increasing at all, so there doesn't seem to be anything strange about it …" After a brief moment of astonishment, Lin Bai's expression quickly returned to normal. He only turned his head to glance back at the stone steps, and without further ado, he slowly stepped onto the 55th step.

This was because before he had set foot on the stone steps, he could feel that the pressure from the stone steps was much stronger than the pressure on the 54th step. However, when he truly stood on the stone steps, he discovered that there was not even a trace of pressure on the steps.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Bai slowly raised his foot and took another step forward. However, as soon as he did so, he immediately felt a tyrannical pressure charge at him, so much that he almost fell to the ground! However, as long as he retracted his foot, the pressure would disappear. It was as if it had never appeared before. It was truly extremely strange.

It was as if this place had lost all contact with the entire Spirit Sword Mountain and had become an independent existence.

"There's definitely something fishy about the 55th step!" Thinking about the number of Yang steps and the strange situation that occurred on the 55th step, Lin Bai couldn't help but stop and slowly feel the changes in his surroundings.

But no matter how Lin Bai felt, he could not feel anything strange. Although there was no pressure, his spiritual will was still devoured by the clouds. He could still feel the biting sword intent hidden deep within them.

After pondering for a long time, Lin Bai was still unable to figure out what was fishy about it. However, he knew that there was definitely something strange about these stone steps. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so different from the many stone steps from before.

"It shouldn't be the senior who established the Spirit Sword Sect and understood the difficulty of the future generations, so he purposely created this place for people to rest, right?" After pondering for a long time, Lin Bai could not help but slowly shake his head as he mocked himself.

However, he knew that this idea of his wouldn't be able to stand up in front of the truth. Whether it was Ling Yun or Tai Ah, he could already tell what was the most important thing for a sword cultivator. If this Spirit Sword Mountain truly wanted to train their juniors, then there would definitely be no place for them to rest.

But if that wasn't the case, then how would he explain the bizarre situation on the 55th step? Feeling the peaceful and somewhat strange atmosphere surrounding the stone steps, Lin Bai's eyebrows furrowed even more. He was increasingly unable to understand the reason behind this.

In reality, it wasn't just Lin Bai. Tai'e, Long Cai, Kun Wu, and Wei Que had also encountered this strange phenomenon. They had also been surprised by it before and wanted to find out the reason behind it. However, after they thought for a while, they decided not to pursue the matter any further. Instead, they continued to climb up the mountain after a short rest. Due to the lack of time, every minute you delay, you might reach the top later than others!

It was precisely because of this mentality that the Spirit Sword Sect had existed in the Sword Pavilion for so many years, but no one had ever placed their attention on this mere flight of stone steps. This was because to those crazy people who were pursuing the path of the sword, this small variable was just a side issue.

Under these circumstances, they didn't have any time to investigate further. But Lin Bai was different. Although this Spirit Sword Mountain was mystical, it was after all only the holy land for sword cultivators like Kunwu and Taia. Furthermore, although the inheritance of the Great Way of the Sword in the Spirit Sword Mountain was tempting enough, but for Lin Bai, who was a grandmaster, it was not too meaningful.

Although that little girl, Wei Que, was like Lin Bai and wasn't curious about the matters of the Spirit Sword Sect, she had no idea what was easy about it and how could she know the ways of Yang. To her, the mountain scenery was always better than the scenery at the foot of the mountain. This was also one of the reasons why she was the tour guide. In this sort of situation, she would not put her mind at ease here.

It was because of this consideration that Lin Bai was able to leisurely stay here, analyze the reason, and reveal the entire story.

But no matter how hard Lin Bai tried to figure it out or think it through, he couldn't find any possible reason that could explain the strange situation happening on the stone steps. But even so, Lin Bai was still unwilling to give up. He stood on the spot, pondering over what he had to do.

"Five is the beginning of the sun, the beginning of the sun, and the beginning of life. These stone steps have reached a delicate balance under the pressure of the two and are unaffected by either …" Lin Bai was mumbling in his heart as he described the situation his body was in at this moment. As he read this sentence, a flash of inspiration passed through his mind and he faintly felt that he seemed to have grasped something.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes and took a deep breath. Then, he slowly raised his foot and took a step forward.

It was the same feeling as before. When Lin Bai's foot stepped on it, he instantly felt a terrifying pressure emitting from the 56th step. It was like a sharp unsheathed sword that was about to slay him.

It was as if the sword aura had just left its sheath and was emitting a bloodthirsty thought. Although this kind of sword intent was not extremely strong, that kind of desire was not something that the sword intent could achieve after launching an attack.

But at this very moment, Lin Bai did not even have the slightest thought of fighting against that sword intent pressure. Just as the sword intent was about to touch his body, without any hesitation, he swiftly retracted his foot and returned to its original position, which was also the fifty-fifth step of the stone steps. The moment he drew back his foot, that incomparably tyrannical sword pressure immediately dissipated, turning into nothingness.

"What a miraculous feeling …" After a long period of silence, he suddenly calmed down and spread out his Spiritual Sense. However, this time around, it was not to investigate the secrets of the Spirit Sword Mountain, but to surround his body with his Spiritual Sense and carefully sense the Qi around his body.

It was quiet and peaceful. The entire Spirit Sword Mountain was like a desolate, dead mountain, with no signs of life at all.

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is! I understand! I finally understand! Compared to the pressure he had encountered earlier, this pressure was simply too little. After walking on so many stone steps, this pressure was almost negligible! Here, the stone steps are the true beginning! "

After a long period of silence, Lin Bai's body trembled as a look of ecstasy suddenly appeared on his face. He cried out in surprise, his words filled with unconcealable joy. He felt that he had already grasped the secrets of this Spirit Sword Mountain. He understood the reason why the number of stone steps on the 55th step and the number of steps on the 579 was used as the reason for the total number of stone steps.