I See the Aura of the Great Emperor in All My Disciples

Chapter 1556: Chapter 1556 Ascension Platform Steps (1/5) Chapter 1556: Chapter 1556 Ascension Platform Steps (1/5) (The previous chapter had errors; in the Cangxuan List, the ninth person is Ding Xuan, not Jiang Guoqing, and Jiang Yousheng did not die. It has been corrected.)

The top ten of the Cangxuan List represents a qualitative change.

At the same time, each of the top ten individuals is the pinnacle representative of the younger generation from various top factions, at least publicly.

Ding Xuan was no exception.

He was a personal disciple of Cangxuan Academy and was also recognized as the most talented in the academy, even Jiang Yousheng could not compare.

“How come I’ve never seen this person before?” Fang Qiong asked, puzzled.

In their journeys, they had essentially met with the top figures of various academies, except for Ding Xuan, who was acclaimed as the number one of Cangxuan Academy but had never shown himself.

Qi Wu shook his head and said, “I don’t know, but don’t bother guessing. I’ve seen Ding Xuan a few times in several secret realms, and we’ve even crossed hands.”

“What were the results?” Blackie asked.

“In the early days, I won more than I lost, but in the past few decades, I’ve no longer been his match,” Qi Wu frowned. “It’s only in these few decades that Ding Xuan has risen to prominence, becoming not only the top figure of the younger generation of Cangxuan Academy but also reaching the ninth position in the Cangxuan List.”

“I wonder what exactly happened to him before his rise… It’s as if he became a different person altogether after gaining fame.”

Ye Qiubai wondered, “Could it be that he was possessed?”

Qi Wu shook his head. “That’s not possible, the dean of Cangxuan Academy personally verified it.”

“Either way, thinking about it now is useless,” Ye Qiubai lifted his eyes toward the Ascension Platform hovering in mid-air, “We should figure out a way to get up there first; we are already quite behind.”

As they spoke.

Ding Xuan, currently in first place, ascended another floor, reaching the forty-eighth layer.

Everyone nodded.

Simultaneously, they stepped onto the first stair.

However, when they stepped onto the first level, they were slightly stunned.

This staircase was different from usual, there was no suppressive power or coercion to limit their climb.

On the contrary, there was no coercion at all.

Strangely enough, just stepping onto this level of stairs, the surrounding spiritual energy and immortal aura were completely absent, replaced only by faint traces of Divine Energy!

Even though there was no coercion to restrain them, trying to continue to the second floor turned out to be impossible as something like silken threads of Divine Energy entwined around their ankles, making it impossible to step onto the second layer.

What was the reason?

As they wondered.

Hao Tian, who had already reached the eighth stair, suddenly made his move, stepping effortlessly onto the ninth level without any Divine Energy restraining him.

He then turned back to look at Ye Qiubai and the others and said, “Master, if you want to continue upward, you must refine the Divine Energy on this level and replace the immortal aura in your body with it.”

Upon hearing this, everyone understood.

It meant that there was no threat here, only an opportunity.

It was meant for them to exchange their energy.

“No wonder this place is called the Ascension Platform, it turns out it’s all about swapping energies,” Little Stone sneered.

“But if that’s the rule, then wouldn’t the people from the Immortal Realm naturally have an advantage?” Mu Fusheng frowned. “They don’t need to exchange energies, as they already have Divine Energy in their bodies; if they come here, can they just directly ascend the Ascension Platform?”

Qi Wu spread his hands and said, “It seems so, we can only be glad that there’s no one from Divine Trace Academy here, otherwise the first place in Divine Trace Academy would be guaranteed.”

“There should still be other students from Divine Trace Academy, let’s hurry.”

Saying this, the group sat down cross-legged on the ground and began absorbing the Divine Energy to slowly replace the immortal aura.

For Ye Qiubai and the others, this was all too familiar; after all, they had experienced an energy exchange before, and for them, it was like a well-traveled road.

Of course, Fang Qiong, who was an individual from the Immortal Realm, had not experienced this, lacking in this particular experience.

Excluding Fang Qiong, Jiu Bailu, Gu Sheng, and the others.

Ye Qiubai and the others quickly transformed the Divine Energy on the first layer and moved up to the second layer.

Of course, Blackie just stood still below, as he was purely a body refiner and did not need to cycle energy, Qi Wu was the same.

Their speed was significantly faster compared to others.

Of course, with each layer ascended, the richness of the Divine Energy increased, and the transformation time also increased.

After spending three full days,

Ye Qiubai took the lead and even surpassed Ding Xuan, reaching the eighty-first layer.

This was also due to Ye Qiubai’s Dao foundation being more stable than anyone else’s.

Therefore, under such circumstances, it was more advantageous for Ye Qiubai.

Shi Sheng and Little Stone were not slow either, reaching the seventy-second layer.

Fang Qiong and Jiu Bailu were one behind the other.

Gu Sheng was behind the two of them.

As for Mu Fusheng, he seemed rather ordinary, falling behind Ding Xuan by two steps.

But those who knew Mu Fusheng understood that the kid was just playing dumb.

“You brothers are truly freaks…” Below, Qi Wu, standing next to Blackie, couldn’t help but remark, “Falling behind by so much, yet you’ve caught up. If nothing unexpected happens, your Azure Heaven Academy could take the lead in this Six Realms Academy exchange.”

“This time is more significant than previous ones, it seems your Mortal Realm is truly rising.”

Blackie, however, remained expressionless, as this scenario was completely expected for him.

In other words, it would be strange if they couldn’t take first place.

Above on the Ascension Platform steps,

Ding Xuan seemed to have stopped, his surroundings no longer enveloped by Divine Energy, as he had already finished transforming the energy of this layer.

Below, Mu Fusheng slightly frowned when he saw this, and when he reached the step where Ding Xuan was, he asked, “Waiting for someone?”

Ding Xuan nodded.

“Not continuing upward, aren’t you afraid of losing your position?”

Ding Xuan looked at Mu Fusheng calmly and said, “Even if I continue to climb at full strength, I no longer have a chance to take first place.”

“So what are you trying to say?” Mu Fusheng frowned.

Ding Xuan looked at him and said lightly, “You are from Azure Heaven Academy, right? It seems Azure Heaven Academy has had some fortuitous encounters?”

Mu Fusheng didn’t answer but continued upward.

His brows, however, furrowed even more.

Years of cautious intuition told him that these words, although they sounded like mere greetings,

gave Mu Fusheng a sense of crisis.

It felt similar to the questions asked by those from Cangxuan Academy.

But why… Why would people from Cangxuan Academy ask such questions? Just out of curiosity?

Considering what Qi Wu had said before, Ding Xuan seemed to have changed over the decades.

Mu Fusheng marked this person as a dangerous individual.

A while, lasting the time to burn an incense stick, passed like this.

Then, two figures suddenly appeared below the Ascension Platform steps.

Qi Wu’s brows tightened as he said solemnly, “This is bad, it’s people from Cangxuan Academy.”

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PS: Five chapters today.