Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

”That makes sense. Maybe the clearance time for each floor differs.”

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While everyone was discussing, Lin Chen also noticed that those people wearing black robes like him weren’t joining in. Instead, they were quietly waiting for the result.

Half a two-hour, a full two-hour...

Just as Lv Zejia had been in the pagoda for close to two two-hours, a pillar of light descended onto the circular altar. Everyone’s eyes instantly locked onto the figure revealed when the light pillar faded.

At this moment, Lv Zejia looked about the same as Zuo Chuan last time, both looking quite battered.

But the next moment, a ranking list dropped down from the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda.

[Lv Zejia: Cleared ten floors of the pagoda]

[Zuo Chuan: Cleared six floors of the pagoda]

Lv Zejia’s name was displayed above Zuo Chuan’s. This scene made all the Innate Powerhouses present involuntarily cry out in shock.

An Lv Zejia of the Innate Second Realm actually did better in the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda than Zuo Chuan?

”Brother Lv, please wait!”

Just as Lv Zejia’s figure appeared, a black-robed man suddenly spoke: ”Brother Lv, could you tell us what it’s like inside the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda?”

Last time, Zuo Chuan left straight after the challenge. As for the specific situation inside the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda, the outside world knew nothing. This time, however, Lv Zejia’s result was better than Zuo Chuan’s, so presumably his mood wouldn’t be so bad that he’d leave immediately.

Lv Zejia’s gaze swept over the crowd in the plaza, focusing especially on those Martial Artists like Lin Chen who were wearing black robes. In Lv Zejia’s mind, only those who were likewise ranked first on Martial Arts Mountain were worthy of his attention; those who hadn’t concealed their identities were merely people whose Realm had reached the Innate Second Realm, nothing more.

”For the first thirty floors inside the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda, there aren’t very high requirements on the challenger’s strength. The pagoda will adjust the difficulty of the first thirty floors based on the strength of whoever enters. As for what it’s like beyond the thirtieth floor, I don’t know.”

Hearing Lv Zejia’s explanation, many people showed looks of sudden realization. If that’s the case, then it all makes sense.

At the same time, quite a few black-robed people subtly shifted their bodies after hearing Lv Zejia’s words, obviously tempted.

On Martial Arts Mountain, a new ”number one” emerges in less than a year on average. Many of those firsts, even now, are only at the Innate Second Realm or Third Realm. Because of Zuo Chuan’s pagoda result, they hadn’t dared to enter the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda.

But now, Lv Zejia’s words gave them hope again.

The first thirty floors of the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda don’t depend on strength, so they too have a chance to get good results.

Of course, the premise is that no one challenges them during the attempt.

”Brother Lv, once you get onto the Heaven-Reaching List, is there any reward?”

Someone asked the most critical question. According to the Royal Family’s announcement, the Heaven-Reaching List only records the top hundred, but right now there were only two people on it, so as long as you made the list you were within the top hundred.

”There is!”

Lv Zejia didn’t evade the question. Even though he knew that once he spoke, more people would start entering the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda, this was something that couldn’t be hidden, and with his temperament he disdained keeping things secret.

The Heaven-Reaching Pagoda isn’t something you can only challenge once. As long as you feel your strength is sufficient, you can keep entering to challenge it again. This was something he learned after going in.

”As for the exact reward, you’ll find out after you enter the pagoda. I can only say that the reward differs from person to person, but it’s absolutely the most suitable for each individual.”

After speaking, Lv Zejia cupped his fists, and his figure vanished from the circular altar, leaving Martial Arts Mountain directly.

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After Lv Zejia left, the crowd gradually dispersed. When Lin Chen saw Yin Yue’s figure disappear from the plaza, he also exited Martial Arts Mountain.

Inside the courtyard room.

Lin Chen and Yin Yue returned almost at the same time. The two exchanged a glance, and Yin Yue spoke first: ”The Heaven-Reaching Pagoda is very likely something evolved from the Divine Seal. The reward isn’t decided by the Royal Family, but bestowed automatically by the Divine Seal.”

”Divine Seal?”

”Though the energy of the Royal Family’s Divine Seal is continually dissipating, as long as it hasn’t completely faded, it remains the most miraculous and invincible existence in the entire Flame Dynasty. It’s the condensation of the dynasty’s entire national fortune.”

Yin Yue’s expression was serious: ”Fortune is an extremely profound thing—seeking auspiciousness, avoiding calamity, destiny walking by your side. It can even grant opportunities based on the user’s situation. You absolutely must enter this Heaven-Reaching Pagoda. The higher you rank, the greater the help to your Martial Arts Cultivation path.”

”Mm.”

Lin Chen nodded. Right now he was at the Innate Third Realm, but relying on the strength of his Divine Soul, even against someone of the Innate Fourth Realm he wouldn’t be without the power to fight. He wasn’t afraid of anyone challenging him while he was clearing the pagoda.