Ban Ci climbed step by step, moving very slowly. Often, after stepping onto one stair, she would wait a long while before making her next move. Wherever she passed, the hazy mist vanished completely.
Lu Ye became increasingly certain that the mist was the source that helped cultivators temper their Spiritual Power.
He raised his head and looked toward the uppermost steps, at that strange Stone Cauldron.
The mist was the source that helped cultivators temper their Spiritual Power, and the Stone Cauldron was the source of the mist. In other words, the Stone Cauldron was the true treasure.
If he could take the Stone Cauldron out, wouldn't he be able to temper Spiritual Power anytime and anywhere? If any friends or family around him wanted to advance to the Moon Jade Realm in the future, they would no longer need to painstakingly purchase those precious Spiritual Pills and wondrous medicines.
But Lu Ye merely entertained the thought. Ban Ci had known about this place for a long time, yet the Stone Cauldron remained here. That alone explained everything.
This Stone Cauldron... was probably not so easy to take.
A day later, Ban Ci had reached the halfway point. At this pace, she should reach the end in another two or three days. By then, once her Spiritual Power underwent its transformation, she would meet the conditions to advance to the Moon Jade Realm and could do so at any time.
This trip had consumed quite a bit of time, but overall, it had merely been a bit of running around, and the reward was a Phoenix Sky Blue Crystal. It was not bad.
Another day later, Ban Ci had reached the eightieth-odd step, roughly matching Lu Ye's estimate.
But by this point, the pressure Ban Ci bore had clearly