Carrying our swords on our backs and charging straight to the six-thousandth level, which had seemed not all that far away, was by no means simple. Once we reached Sword Mountain and charged past the four-thousandth level, everyone except me—Gu Fei, Yun Wei, and the others—had already begun to struggle. This showed that the Ninth Heaven was merely the threshold here. If we truly wanted to reach the six-thousandth level, we would probably have to keep making use of the three-thousandth-level grotto.
I had previously exchanged a few words with the Grand Elder of the three-thousandth level, and she knew that I had eyes and hands reaching everywhere, so she did not conceal the secrets of the six-thousandth level from me.
"Yun Mu, reaching the six-thousandth level requires the True Profound Realm as a threshold. You might be able to climb a little farther, but it probably won't be so easy for everyone else. Besides sufficient cultivation, carrying a sword forward also requires tremendous control over treasures. Once you reach the four- or five-thousandth level, the demands on your control will grow higher and higher. So why not continue preparing for battle here?" the female Grand Elder said with a smile.
"You said before that the higher we went, the greater our chances of receiving favor would be. I just climbed nearly five thousand levels, and I didn't see a single person." I smiled bitterly.
"After what happened before, everyone was still rather interested at first. But now, most of the disciples have retreated, so this proposal to carry swords forward has truly become a thankless task. The people above probably need to revise the rules, so you might as well do something else for now." The female Grand Elder was being quite kind as well.
"Thank you for your