Xiao Zining already had some expectations for the next road in his mind.

Sure enough, this time, when he stepped onto the stairs, there was no obstacle, and when he was about to reach the second and third stairs.

Xiao Zining increased his vigilance. If his guess was correct, there was also a puppet on the second floor, and that puppet would start attacking him the moment he stepped onto the platform.

As for Xiao Zining, he needs to kill it just like he did on the previous platform before he can enter the next step.

Otherwise, Xiao Zining also met a puppet on the second platform. This puppet was a little stronger than the previous puppet.

He was still no match for Xiao Zining and was easily eliminated by him.

The dead puppet's body also turned into a wisp of black smoke and penetrated into Xiao Zining's palm.

After this first experience, Xiao Zining immediately gave up resistance, crossed his legs on the ground, closed his eyes tightly and endured the pain caused by the wisp of black smoke.

I don't know how much time has passed, but Xiao Zining seems to feel like he has died and come back to life again.

After two experiences, Xiao Zining has determined that the wisp of black smoke is helping him temper his body!

After confirming his thoughts, Xiao Zining suddenly became more motivated.

"The Poison King Saint will never deceive me."

After saying that, he stood up and stepped onto the stairs leading to the third platform.

Just like this, the cycle started again and again, when Xiao Zining passed the fifth platform.

"boom--"

A huge vortex created by spiritual power circulates in a small space.

"Breakthrough."

Xiao Zining took a deep breath and suppressed the restless spiritual power in his body. He stayed at the peak of the seventh level for a while. It would take some time before he could break through to the eighth level.

Unexpectedly, after the Black Smoke tempered its body five times, it actually broke through. This shows how extraordinary the Black Smoke is.

"What exactly is this black smoke? Perhaps, the answer lies at the top!"

But Xiao Zining knows that the road up there is not easy to walk!

He passed five platforms, and the puppets on each platform were stronger than the previous one. Now he had no burden to deal with them, but they became stronger as he went up.

There are still ten stairs, can he pass smoothly?

Xiao Zining looked up at the top, his eyes trembling, and then stepped onto the stairs of the sixth platform without hesitation.

——

In the upper realm, Ning Zhiguo, Dongling Continent.

Under the pillar of light, eight old men were suspended in various directions of the pillar of light. Their hands formed the same mark on their chests, and a steady stream of holy power flowed out of their bodies.

Falling into the sky-reaching pillar of light, ripples were created. Behind them, there was a group of people standing. They were.

The Yan family and the Murong family, the Qu family and the Li family, the merchants and the Tuoyue Sect, as well as the late Arrivals from Tianzhu Valley and Ning Zhiguo.

This time, five of the people who participated in opening the passage were brought by Murong Qing, and the other three were from the Li family, Tuoyue Sect, and Ning Zhiguo.

Of course, it was naturally the people brought by Murong Qing who got the opportunity to enter the passage first. After all, without the people brought by Murong Qing, it would be difficult for the strength of several other forces to open a channel that would allow the soul to enter in a short period of time.

A second-level warrior enters it.

Murong Qing rubbed his chin, and after looking at it for a quarter of an hour, he turned and left.

Before leaving, he asked Yan Zhengxi.

"Take people to guard this place. When there are signs of opening, send someone to notify me, and don't let other unrelated people get close."

His eyes were sharp, "If you don't do this well, you know the consequences."

His tone was extremely rude, but Yan Zhengxi did not dare to have any objections and could only keep nodding and bowing and saying yes.

People from several other factions have left one after another. This process is long and it is impossible for them to stay here.

In the end, only the Yan family, Qu family, merchants, and people from Tianzhu Valley were left guarding that place.

Yan Zhengxi looked at the pillar of light reaching the sky, his eyes narrowed slightly on that majestic face, and his thoughts wandered to nowhere.

——

Xiao Zining stepped onto the ninth platform.

Suddenly, the familiar darkness came over.

Xiao Zining's eyes flickered, and standing in front of him was an eighth-level peak puppet.

He is now at the early stage of the eighth level. After several previous body tempering and trainings, his realm has become much more solid.

He found that the farther back they went, the more powerful the puppets became, and the black smoke they transformed after death brought more and more energy.

Accompanying it is pain.

After experiencing it so many times, Xiao Zining has become a little numb, at least not as painful as the first time.
Chapter completed!