Qingya Academy.
On a mountain path paved with bluestone, Meng Xin Guan said apologetically, "Fellow cultivator Su, the important figures of our academy are currently entertaining guests from Songlu Academy and cannot get away. I hope you will be understanding."
Su Yi nodded. "I came only to make a trip through the Qingya Twelve Floors. We can head there directly."
Meng Xin Guan was startled. "You have traveled a long way, Fellow Daoist. Would you like to rest first?"
Su Yi shook his head. "There is no need."
Meng Xin Guan thought for a moment, then smiled. "Very well. Then I will accompany you on this trip."
He took the lead, explaining the rules for challenging the Qingya Twelve Floors to Su Yi along the way.
"Simply put, the first three floors test the strength of one's cultivation, physical body, and soul."
"The fourth through sixth floors respectively test one's comprehension of the Great Dao, attainments in the Great Dao, and the Great Dao Deduction Art. All are related to one's own Great Dao power."
"The seventh through ninth floors test one's temperament, perseverance, and courage."
"The tenth through twelfth floors test combat strength! They are also the three most difficult trials. Throughout the long years since Qingya Academy was founded, only sixty-three experts have truly cleared all twelve floors."
At this point, Meng Xin Guan sighed. "Although I rank second on the Cosmic Realm Immortal Roll and have challenged the Qingya Twelve Floors many times in succession, I could at most stop before the ninth floor."
Su Yi said, "Earlier, I heard that from the end of the Era of Immortal Fall until now, not a single person has cleared the Qingya Twelve Floors. Is that true?"
Meng Xin Guan nodded. "It is indeed true. A few years ago,