Chapter 565: Lightning Stairway 1

[I want to start with the Lightning stairway, and finish with the fire stairway.] Shen Xu said and Zhen Yuan raised an eyebrow.

[Why?] He asked.

[Lightning will be great for opening up the pores and invigorating the body, while fire is most effective at burning impurities.] The double said and Zhen Yuan nodded.

[Your line of thought is not wrong.] He said.

Having decided, the crossed the distance and soon arrived at the bottom of the Lightning stairway.

[Do you remember the Lightning refining technique?] Zhen Yuan asked and Shen Xu rolled his eyes.

[I use it every time I cross a tribulation. How could I forget it?] He asked and Zhen Yuan couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed.

[I forgot.] He said and continued.

[Don’t forget to release Xiaolei.] He reminded and Shen Xu nodded.

Xiaolei was a Lightning element fire.

Considering this, Shen Xu planned to let it absorb the Lightning and fire elements in the respective stairways

As for Xiaomu and Xiaoshui, he would also release them when the time came.

"Are you ready?" Zhen Yuan asked, and Shen Xu nodded.

Soon after, the two stepped on the first step, and simultaneously, bolts of Lightning fell from the sky.

The Lightning bolts were silver-purple but lacked the intensity and intent of tribulation lightning.

However, they were piercing and even with their level fourteen body cultivation, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan still felt a sting.

’Not bad.’ The double thought and sat cross-legged.

A breath later, hot lightning qi invaded his body, searing his flesh and meridians but Shen Xu didn’t react.

Instead, he focused on running the lightning refining technique and used the Lightning to temper his body.

Unfortunately, the lightning on the first step was too mild and Shen Xu soon opened his eyes.

"How?" Zhen Yuan asked.

"Mild." The double answered and Zhen Yuan nodded.

"I think so too but It’s not a waste to climb step by step " He said.

After that, the two climbed to the second step and Shen Xu secretly released Xiaolei.

[Xiaolei will wait for us at the top.] He transmitted, and Zhen Yuan nodded.

When that was done, both sealed their senses, swallowed a tablespoon of moon essence liquid, and continued climbing.

The first few steps were easy, and even the other cultivators didn’t struggle.

However, after climbing to the tenth step, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan began to notice that some of the other cultivators couldn’t bear the lightning.

"Second sister." A scream suddenly broke the silence.

Hearing it, many cultivators, including Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan turned to see a female cultivator who was desperately rolling on the step.

"The Lightning is burning her. Roll her down the stairs." Someone reminded and the female cultivator who had just screamed immediately reacted.

A moment later, he pushed his second sister down the stairs and hurriedly followed.

When they reached the bottom of the stairs, he fed his second sister a rejuvenation pill and an ice pill.

Soon after, the second sister stopped burning but her injuries couldn’t be healed with just one healing pill.

"Another one who overestimated their ability to absorb the Lightning." Someone said and shook his head.

Similar scenes happened every now and then.

However, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan kept to themselves, and continued climbing.

Five years passed in the blink of an eye.

During that time, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan climbed from the first to the nine hundredth and ninety-ninth step.

For them, this feat was not difficult because of their high body cultivation.

However, their speed did not affect the benefits, and both felt that their skin and muscles were a little tighter.

On this day, the two opened their eyes and exchanged a glance.

"We are about to see the first monument." Shen Xu said and a trace of expectation flashed in his eyes.

However, he knew that each monument was not only a blessing, but also a demarcation between major levels.

After crossing the monument, the quality and intensity of the lightning that they would face, would be atleast ten times that of the previous stairs.

"Xiaoxu, did you notice that we refined ten spoonfuls of moon essence liquid in just five years?" Zhen Yuan asked and Shen Xu excitedly nodded.

"I noticed." He said and quickly continued.

"We previously refined a spoonful in seventeen years, but this time, we refined ten in five years. The change is not small." He said.

"My body is becoming purer and purer. I estimate that the moon essence liquid will begin cleaning my qi in a few more years." Zhen Yuan said and the double nodded.

"I feel the same." He said and turned to Zhen Yuan with a solemn face.

"Ayuan, the one thousandth step will have more intense lightning and after engraving our names, there will be a phenomenon on the stairway." He said and Zhen Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"What kind of phenomenon?" He asked.

"The stairway will shake, and there will be a streak of golden lightning across sky." The double said and Zhen Yuan nodded.

"I understand." He said, but wasn’t worried.

After all, they would be the only ones on the thousand step so they didn’t need to worry about being attacked.

"Are you ready?" Shen Xu asked and Zhen Yuan nodded.

A moment later, both stepped on the thousandth step and the sky opened!

The two were used to tribulations but the ferocity of the lightning on the thousandth step still surprised them.

"Damned it." Shen Xu Cursed and hurriedly Cursed.

At the same time, he ran the Lightning refining technique to safely absorb the falling lightning bolts.

However, his speed was worse than the Lightning bolts and before long, his skin tore apart and even his meridians began to char.

Nine days passed in this way and just when the two felt that they couldn’t hold on any longer, the lightning turned into a drizzle and the stairway began to shake.

Simultaneously, a brown ten-metre monument rose from the ground, and two golden lightning bolts streaked across the sky, illuminating the entire stairway.