Alchemy Master

Chapter 1012, Phoenix Clan

Translator: Silavin

“Heaven Stairway!”

Gazing at these golden steps, the thousands of outstanding individuals on the golden platform below who had qualified to participate in Heaven Stairway wore expressions of extreme excitement, unable to restrain themselves, eager to try.

“This pressure here…” Qin Yichen’s brows furrowed, for he discovered that under this pressure, even when he activated the God Slaying Seal, he surprisingly could not isolate it. He could not even weaken the pressure!

This caused Qin Yichen’s expression to grow somewhat grave. He knew that when he had merely cultivated the God Slaying Seal, he could isolate the fake Saint Prestige of Ling Tuyai. Yet here, this Spiritual Energy barrier seemed completely ineffective.

[Truly worthy of being the Heaven Stairway…] Qin Yichen sighed inwardly. It seemed that he could only rely on his own strength to ascend the Heaven Stairway!

“They say these Heaven Stairway steps were jointly forged by several of the most powerful experts among our Human Race Ancestors. The pressure here differs from ordinary Saint Prestige. It directly strikes one’s Soul and body. To ascend the Heaven Stairway, one must rely on their own aptitude. Other methods are useless.”

“The one hundred and eight steps before us are called Heaven Stairway because ascending them is harder than ascending to Heaven.”

Mu Yanfeng’s expression was also unusually solemn as he reminded Qin Yichen from beside him.

Qin Yichen nodded. The pressure here was indeed extremely peculiar. He felt that once he stepped upon it, that terrifying pressure would surely surge forth. Under that fearsome pressure, even breathing would likely prove difficult. Moreover, these steps became increasingly terrifying the further one progressed. Successfully passing through Heaven Stairway to reach Saints Heavenly Manor was nearly impossible.

“Don’t worry. We do not need to ascend all one hundred and eight Heaven Stairway steps to be selected by Saints Heavenly Manor.” Seeing Qin Yichen’s grave expression, Mu Yanfeng smiled. “Throughout history, no one has ever passed through all one hundred and eight steps. Generally speaking, ascending about half, around fifty or so, is enough to gain Saints Heavenly Manor’s favour.”

“Half… around fifty steps…” Qin Yichen’s eyes narrowed slightly as he looked toward the centre of Heaven Stairway. There, the golden light was especially concentrated. Even viewing it with the naked eye felt somewhat unbearable.

Actually, what Mu Yanfeng said was all true. Each time Heaven Stairway opened, tens of thousands of outstanding talents would come to participate, with the vast majority being Sacred Master Candidates from various Sacred Lands.

However, at each Heaven Stairway gathering, fewer than ten could be selected by Saints Heavenly Manor. Sometimes only a handful were chosen in a single session.

This demonstrated that Heaven Stairway was not so easily ascended.

“Saints Heavenly Manor…” Qin Yichen took a deep breath, grasping Feng Qianxue’s small hand, his eyes filled with resolute determination.

“Older Brother Yichen…” Being held by Qin Yichen’s hand, Feng Qianxue’s expression seemed somewhat abnormal. Her delicate brows knitted tightly, as if she worried about something.

“Don’t worry. You’ll definitely be selected by Saints Heavenly Manor. Wait for me. I’ll enter as well!” Qin Yichen smiled indulgently at Feng Qianxue and spoke.

…

Above Saints Heavenly City, Saints Heavenly Manor floated in mid-air like a Holy Land beyond the Mortal Realm.

Within a great hall wreathed in Immortal Qi and bathed in ten thousand beams of radiance, three figures stood before the hall’s entrance. Their gazes seemed to penetrate the clouds and mist, surveying the nearly ten thousand outstanding individuals below preparing to ascend Heaven Stairway.

Of these three figures, one was unmistakably the beautiful woman who had taken Lu Linghan and her Mother away. The other two appeared to be in their fifties or sixties. They both possessed bearing of Immortals and extraordinary temperaments, showing no trace of decline despite how truly old they were.

“The candidates this time seem to be quite good.”

The three gazed toward the crowd on the golden platform below, their eyes all directed toward the same location, faces showing traces of gratification.

The Phoenix Martial Soul.

Throughout Human Race history, it had appeared only a few times!

That was a Divine Grade Martial Soul!

With this Martial Soul alone, Feng Qianxue was worthy of Saints Heavenly Manor’s favour!

It could be said that Feng Qianxue’s entry into Saints Heavenly Manor was already a certainty!

Moreover, among the thousands of candidates below, there were quite a few with rare Physiques. This Heaven Stairway session would undoubtedly see many emerge prominently, shouldering great responsibilities for the Human Race!

“Great Seniors, the auspicious time has arrived. May we begin?”

A Saint in mid-air looked toward Saints Heavenly Manor’s location with reverence and requested permission.

In the great hall of Saints Heavenly Manor, the three exchanged glances, then prepared to nod in assent. But at that moment, their expressions suddenly changed as their gazes shot toward the distant horizon.

For unknown reasons, in the distant sky, red clouds suddenly surged forth, like towering flames ascending to Heaven. Even the sky itself seemed ignited.

Crimson flames swept across the horizon. Wherever vision reached, space itself exhibited wave after wave of distortion. A scorching temperature spread through space, enveloping the entire Saints Heavenly City.

As this searing temperature dispersed, it seemed intent on igniting the Yuan Energy within the Human Race experts’ bodies.

On the ground, countless Human Race experts stared dumbfounded at the sea of fire sweeping toward them like a prairie blaze, hearts filled with shock.

This was the sacred ground of the Human Race, the location of Saints Heavenly Manor. Why would such a phenomenon appear? Could it be an invasion by a Foreign Race?!

“This flame… why have they come?”

Within a certain dark space in Saints Heavenly Manor, an Elder with completely white hair and beard slowly opened his eyes at this moment. As his eyes opened, ripples spread throughout the entire space.

These spatial ripples poured forth from Saints Heavenly Manor, enveloping the entire Saints Heavenly City.

Momentarily, the previously oppressive heat was finally blocked.

“What was that?”

“What’s happening?”

“Is it an invasion? But there has been no word from the front lines?”

After that alarming heat was blocked, countless experts looked at each other in bewilderment, eyes filled with shock and confusion.

In the sky, an old ancient expert materialized. This figure appeared somewhat gaunt. From him was seemingly not a trace of Yuan Energy fluctuation. Yet standing suspended in mid-air, he seemed to have merged completely with Heaven and Earth itself.

“Grand Elder!”

Seeing this figure, the two Saints whose expressions had changed somewhat secretly breathed sighs of relief. Even the three existences within Saints Heavenly Manor’s great hall slightly lowered their heads in salute.

“I wonder which member of the Phoenix Clan descends upon our Human Race. What brings you here?”

The somewhat gaunt Elder nodded, then cupped his hands toward the direction of the sky-filling sea of fire and spoke in a clear voice.

Hearing the words ‘Phoenix Clan’, everyone’s expressions changed drastically once more.

[The Phoenix Clan!?]

Even among the Myriad Races across the continent, they belonged to the absolute pinnacle of Forces!

Supposedly, the Human Race’s acquisition of these lands had some subtle relationship with the Phoenix Clan of the Nine Heavens Flaming Sea.