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Chapter 264: Increasing Difficulty
Chapter 264: Increasing Difficulty
Grandmaster Taiwu's brows were also tightly furrowed at this moment. If Su Chen could reach the seventh level of the Cloud Ascension Platform, no one would dare to take the half-eaten Heavenly Blossom Fruit from him.
Reaching the seventh level meant that among the Eagleeye Sect's directly transmitted disciples, Su Chen would be considered an exceptionally outstanding talent.
Before the age of forty, there wouldn't be much suspense in his promotion to the Fifth Rank.
With such talent and potential, it was only natural for Su Chen to possess the Heavenly Blossom Fruit.
Upon hearing these words, Grandmaster Taiwu merely frowned and did not respond.
In Grandmaster Taiwu's understanding, "Chen Su" was a very cautious disciple.
When encountering danger, he knew when to advance and when to retreat.
The overwhelming aura of the seventh level, combined with the mental attacks within his mind's eye, had increased in intensity by more than half.
Grandmaster Taiwu guessed that Su Chen had only wanted to experience it briefly.
After confirming the difficulty of the seventh level, he knew to retreat.
In comparison, Sun Xuerong was feeling even more nervous at this moment.
She always felt a sense of unease in her heart today.
For a disciple of the Eagleeye Sect to reach the seventh level seemed highly unlikely.
But Sun Xuerong always felt her heart swaying, unable to settle down.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Su Chen had already stepped towards the seventh level.
The overwhelming aura on his shoulders grew heavier, already beginning to affect his actions.
After hesitating for a moment, he activated the 'Indestructible' Heavenly Mandate.
In fact, during such training, unless it was a critical moment, Su Chen would generally not activate the Heavenly Mandate.
He relied on his own abilities to endure this trial.
But the Cloud Ascension Platform wasn't safe, and this was the Yunyang Sect, not Tiangang City.
He had to take responsibility for his own safety.
Upon stepping onto the seventh level, the six serpent demons within his mind's eye began to undergo a metamorphosis.
A layer of skin on his body started to crack, and then another serpent demon emerged from within.
The originally golden-ranked serpent demon now possessed the strength of an earth demon.
Of course, these six earth demons weren't at the pinnacle of strength, not quite reaching the level of heavenly demons.
But they were still Sixth Stage, not inferior to Su Chen's strength.
The key was that the six earth demons seemed to be gradually developing a tacit understanding in their coordination...
After stepping onto the seventh level, Su Chen had already clearly felt the danger within.
He needed to withstand the overwhelming aura physically, and within his mind's eye, he had to remain vigilant against the attacks of the six earth demons at all times.
Whether it was being crushed by the overwhelming aura or heavily injured by the demons within his mind's eye, the backlash he would suffer wouldn't be light.
No wonder before stepping onto the Cloud Ascension Platform, the elders of the Yunyang Sect were all worried that everyone might faint.
Encountering such backlash, fainting was indeed unavoidable.
At this moment, the crowd watching from the outskirts had their eyes on Su Chen.
Su Chen had already reached the seventh level.
The next thing to see was whether Su Chen could stabilize himself and remain standing on the seventh level.
Time slipped away with each breath.
The three Supreme Elders, who were originally full of confidence, couldn't help but stand up after half an hour.
Unconsciously, they moved closer, going up to take a look.
They thought that Su Chen's limit would be at most the sixth level.
Reaching the seventh level and showing his face should immediately prompt him to retreat.
But Su Chen directly sat cross-legged on the seventh level.
He had even endured for half an hour.
Half an hour passed, and the three Supreme Elders, who were originally confident, now had uneasy expressions.
Sun Xuerong's expression was even more complicated.
Before the start of the Cloud Ascension Platform, Clear Cloud Elder, as the representative of the Supreme Elders, had spoken a lot in front of everyone.
He had said things like wasting heavenly treasures and that the Heavenly Blossom Fruit wouldn't be used for twenty or thirty years.
Su Chen had clearly stated that he didn't want to take out the Heavenly Blossom Fruit and even demanded to use the Cloud Ascension Platform to test his talent.
He had made all sorts of excuses, just wanting to take the Heavenly Blossom Fruit back.
But at this moment, Su Chen had already stabilized himself on the seventh level.
All the words Clear Cloud Elder had said earlier had turned into nonsense.
The disciples who had come out of the Cloud Ascension Platform earlier were looking back, and their gazes made the Supreme Elders feel even more uncomfortable.
Before saying those words with such conviction, but what was the reality?
The three Supreme Elders had not truly seen through Chen Su's potential.
When Grand Master Taiwu witnessed this scene, he was actually quite pleased.
Su Chen's performance had, in a way, saved the faces of the three Supreme Elders.
Using this opportunity, he could start to reorganize the Yunyang Sect and further consolidate his power as the Sect Leader.
But on the other hand, Grand Master Taiwu was also quite surprised.
He really hadn't expected that Chen Su would be able to reach the seventh level.
Reaching this step meant that he could be considered for Celestial Talent cultivation.
With his exceptional ability to deal with demons, a steady mind, and now adding an outstanding potential in martial arts, Grand Master Taiwu's recognition of Chen Su increased even more.
But what use was recognition?
After the three Supreme Elders' actions, Chen Su would undoubtedly have an even worse impression of the Yunyang Sect.
Thinking of this, Grand Master Taiwu glared at Sun Xuerong with anger.
And the three Supreme Elders seemed to also realize what they had done.
At this moment, they all chose to remain silent.
The Great Elder and the others were also surprised.
Since Grand Master Taiwu had summoned Su Chen, they, as Elders, had actually never had a clear understanding in their hearts.
It was only at this moment that they were truly surprised.
Grand Master Taiwu looked around and walked over to Zhao Li's side.
"Hall Master Zhao, what's your opinion of Chen Su?"
"Our judgment was wrong. Although we raised our expectations, we still underestimated him.
Doing this will only make Chen Su's impression of our Yunyang Sect worse.
He came from the Eagleeye Sect to help us solve the Earth Demon Plague.
Venturing into the wilderness to scout for demon traces, facing dangers, and now this unexpected trouble arises.
Others will not only judge our Yunyang Sect by what we say, but also by what we do."
Speaking of this, both Zhao Li and Grand Master Taiwu couldn't help but sigh.
Regarding Chen Su as a disciple of the Eagleeye Sect, they felt that the Yunyang Sect had a chance.
After all, the Yunyang Sect's advantages compared to the Eagleeye Sect were indeed not ordinary.
Even if they temporarily disagreed, more interaction would be beneficial.
Letting Chen Su see the good side of the Yunyang Sect would lead to a positive outcome.
But now, the Yunyang Sect's strengths hadn't been showcased much.
Instead, they had witnessed quite a few of the Yunyang Sect's poor behaviors.
At this moment, Su Chen was still patiently sitting in the seventh level.
Su Chen didn't know that being able to stay in the seventh level for a quarter of an hour was already considered as stabilizing one's position in this level.
In his mind's eye, the attacks from the six Earth Demons continued relentlessly.
Moreover, these Earth Demons would change their tactics, varying their moves based on Su Chen's responses.
It was extremely challenging to stabilize oneself in the seventh level.
Su Chen also felt that the training in the seventh level was not simple, but it wasn't impossible to endure.
Thinking of Hall Master Zhao Li's words about staying for a full hour, Su Chen patiently persevered.
Originally, Su Chen had wanted to go to the eighth level to take a look, but he felt it might be too flashy.
Furthermore, the seventh level was already this challenging.
The demons in the mind's eye on the eighth level would likely be no weaker than a Fifth Rank.
If he went up there, he might encounter some trouble.
Even if he could handle it, there would still be danger.
So, he decided to stay in the seventh level for a full hour and a half.
But in fact, Fu Jianyun could only stay in the ninth level for half a quarter of an hour before returning to the eighth level.
The eighth level could be endured for two quarters of an hour before retreating to the seventh level.
Even in the seventh level, one couldn't stay for more than half an hour.
The longer one stayed in the mind's eye, the more challenging it became to deal with the illusions...
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