The members of the various races lingering on the stone steps studied Fang Yun closely and finally confirmed that it was real. Fang Yun showed no sign of fatigue and had not shed a single drop of sweat.
Resentment seemed to begin gathering on the White Jade Stone Steps.
Several Star Demon Barbarians wore bitter expressions. They had worried earlier that the Blood Demon Barbarians would hunt Fang Yun down, only to discover that those worries would have been better fed to the dogs. They had exhausted themselves climbing for so many hours, yet Fang Yun had finished the ascent in no time at all.
He was faster than many Emperor Realm beings!
Fang Yun stood where he was and pondered what had just happened, confirming that the White Jade Stone Steps tested a person's mental strength. In principle, their power should have penetrated his Literary Palace and acted directly upon the divine sense within. But his Literary Palace had been far stronger than anyone else's since he was a Licentiate, and it had only grown stronger as his literary rank rose. As a result, the power within the White Jade Stone Steps had not even penetrated its walls.
Fang Yun glanced into the distance. The sea was still empty, and those Demon Barbarians apparently had yet to realize that the man they were hunting had already reached Hanging Mountain.
With a faint smile, Fang Yun walked toward the Ancient God Pagoda at the summit.
From outside, Hanging Mountain did not look particularly tall, rising only a little over a thousand zhang. Once inside, however, one discovered that the entire mountain had suddenly expanded dozens of times over. It was an independent space.
Fang Yun climbed the stairs up the mountain and discovered that it imposed no trials whatsoever. It