Hearing Xu Taiping say that he wanted to challenge the Heaven Rank Eight Pillars, Blade Ghost nodded beside him and said:
"Since you're already here, you might as well give it a try and see where the ultimate limits of your current movement and reflexes lie."
Xu Taiping asked Blade Ghost with some curiosity:
"Senior, if I can bring out the ultimate limits of my movement and reflexes, how will that benefit my future cultivation of the Martial Dao?"
Blade Ghost replied:
"The most immediate benefit is naturally that your strikes will be faster, and your reactions sharper when facing an enemy."
"But in truth, very few cultivators know that after pushing this body's reflexes and agility to the ultimate realm, the greatest benefit is actually having intuition and judgment beyond those of ordinary people when faced with a choice between life and death."
Xu Taiping nodded, then turned his gaze toward the high platform and the eight stone pillars, his eyes piercing as he said:
"The trials on every floor of this Martial Champion Tower really do hold deeper meaning, and they all seem connected to the Heaven-Demon Battlefield."
Just as he was thinking this, Beiguo Xiao finally spoke after a moment's deliberation:
"Elder Zhou, I'll try my hand at the Profound Rank Four Pillars difficulty first, then."
Elder Zhou laughed heartily at this:
"It seems you already have the whole bamboo painted in your mind, Young Master Beiguo-you're quite confident about clearing this stage!"
Beiguo Xiao waved a hand and said with a faint smile:
"Not at all, not at all. I merely have a little insight into this stage."
Though Beiguo Xiao's cultivation was lacking, his manner and tone of speech made him sound every bit the lofty expert.
Quite a few Profound Elixir Palace disciples nearby