During my first attempt at the first step, I thought my footprint was quite shallow. But the other Celestial Masters watching me, especially Rain Burn Celestial Master, said I would fail.
And I did fail.
On my second attempt, my footprint was even shallower, but Rain Burn Celestial Master still said I would fail.
And I failed again.
On my third attempt, I thought my footprint was very, very shallow. Rain Burn Celestial Master said I might succeed—might being the key word.
That time, I was lucky and succeeded by the skin of my teeth. With just a little less luck, I would have failed.
After becoming a Celestial Master of the Spirit Treasure Association, I asked Rain Burn Celestial Master how I could know for certain that I would succeed.
Rain Burn Celestial Master personally walked the first step to show me the enormous difference. Only then did I realize how deep my footprint had been during my first attempt, despite thinking it shallow. Compared to hers, it was unfathomably deep.
The first step of the Celestial Master Ladder easily distinguished whether a challenger could become a Celestial Master.
Everyone knew that the first step of the Celestial Master Ladder judged a challenger's ability by the depth of their footprint. But most people didn't know the standard.
Now, Celestial Master Ying Han knew.
Rain Burn Celestial Master knew it even better.
Lu Yin lifted his foot and stepped onto the second step.
At the same time, he revealed the mark beneath his foot on the first step.
There was none.
Everyone was stunned. Many rubbed their eyes instinctively. Hm? Still nothing? How could there be no footprint?
Celestial Master Ying Han rubbed his eyes hard. He must have been seeing things.
Lu Yin lifted his foot again and stepped