The scenery around him raced backward. Ouyang felt as though he stood amid turbulent currents of space and time, everything before his eyes once again stretching endlessly into countless rays of light.
When he reappeared, Ouyang was back before the Sword-Climbing Platform.
Bai Feiyu and Chen Changsheng were staring fixedly at him, both wondering why Ouyang stood there without moving.
Ouyang had the illusion that years had passed, as though a very long time had gone by. He had spent fifty years of his lifespan accompanying Li Taibai, in fits and starts, through his entire life.
But in Chen Changsheng's and Bai Feiyu's eyes, Ouyang had stood there motionless all along.
As he looked at Bai Feiyu, dressed in white with a sword hanging at his waist, the young man seemed to merge with the Li Taibai in his memories.
Li Taibai's voice and features slowly overlapped with Bai Feiyu before him.
This really was wonderful!
Ouyang raised his leg and stepped onto the Sword-Climbing Platform. The next instant, he reached the top in a single stride!
He stood beside Bai Feiyu and Chen Changsheng.
"Holy shit!!!?"
Bai Feiyu and Chen Changsheng stared at Ouyang in utter bewilderment. From their perspective, Ouyang had taken just one step, yet arrived directly before them.
The ninety-nine steps of the Sword-Climbing Platform had already eliminated ninety percent of the Sword Cultivators.
Tens of thousands of Sword Cultivators had been eliminated through exhaustion. Now, only a few thousand stood at the top of the Sword-Climbing Platform.
Every one of these thousands was a genius who commanded widespread attention among Rogue Cultivators. Yet even geniuses had exhausted their True Essence after climbing the platform's ninety-nine steps, and they sat cross-legged to regulate their breathing.
After passing the Sword-Climbing Platform, everyone could use their True Essence