The stone stele lay buried deep within the ruins of the collapsed mountain, with only a small portion exposed.
Fan Zhui raised a hand and pulled the stele out. It stood nearly ten feet tall. Brushing away the dust revealed an ink-black surface engraved with dense Dragon Palace Secret Text.
Su Yi and Xi Ning stepped forward and examined it.
"This is indeed the Dragon Ascension Platform, one of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace's foremost Trial Lands. The secret text carved upon this stele records some hidden matters concerning the Dragon Ascension Platform."
After a long while, Su Yi said, "According to the stele, the Dragon Ascension Platform is divided into eight tiers of stone steps, representing the eightfold cultivation barriers the Dragon Clan's Immortal Kings regarded as cages of the Great Dao. Each tier bears the power of the Great Dao Source unique to the Dragon Clan."
"Passing through all eight tiers is like a trapped dragon ascending to heaven. One may then reach the Dragon Ascension Platform and receive the source power of the Great Dao Dragon Vein to temper one's body and Great Dao."
"Only Mystic Realm Immortal Kings among the Dragon Clan's descendants are qualified to enter the Dragon Ascension Platform for trials. Those outside the Dragon Clan who enter are highly likely to meet disaster and die."
Hearing this, Xi Ning subconsciously looked up at Su Yi. "It seems this opportunity has nothing to do with you, Fellow Daoist."
Su Yi laughed. "Don't you think such a trial is all the more interesting?"
Xi Ning could not help but freeze, a faint stirring rising in her heart.
Some truths revealed themselves in the smallest details.
Some people carried an imposing spirit in every gesture and movement.
Su Yi's seemingly casual words gave Xi Ning a