Yellow Rank? Black Rank!
"Lin Yu, congratulations on reaching the summit and securing your qualification as an inner disciple ahead of time!"
Just then, the voice of the elder overseeing the trial rang out.
Although the Yellow Rank Sacred Stairway carried the lowest weight in the scoring,
anyone who passed the eightieth step could still earn a very high overall score!
Moreover, reaching the summit of the Yellow Rank Sacred Stairway during the sect admission assembly was unheard of, utterly unprecedented!
Generally, only the sect masters throughout the generations had possessed the strength to reach the summit of the Yellow Rank Sacred Stairway!
But why did Lin Yu seem to have no intention of coming down?
The trial elder looked at the figure on the sacred stairway in puzzlement.
"Young friend Lin Yu?"
"The trial has concluded successfully. You can come down now."
The trial elder tentatively transmitted his voice.
In his view, Lin Yu stood at the summit, on the 108th step, and the pressure he endured had to be immense!
He had already held on for so long. If anything went wrong, the elder could not bear the responsibility.
This was one of the most outstanding disciples in the Qianyuan Sect's history!
The other was Xiaobai, who had just reached the sixty-fifth step of the Heaven Rank Sacred Stairway!
Which of the two was stronger?
The trial elder could not help wondering.
But the immediate priority was to hurry and tell Lin Yu he could come down.
Otherwise, if the pressure crushed Lin Yu's body, he would become the guilty party!
Yet Lin Yu's next words stunned the trial elder.
"The time doesn't seem to be up yet."
"The trial rules never said each person could only choose one."
Lin Yu chuckled softly at the trial elder.
He was very satisfied with the view from atop this sacred stairway.
In the Great Yan Empire Eastern Region, perhaps only the pinnacle of the imperial palace could compare with such scenery.
Even the Sun Radiance Palace's Sun Radiance Peak fell somewhat short by comparison.
"Well, the rules certainly never said you could only choose one..."
The trial elder's voice trembled with shock.
Of course the rules had no such provision.
Under normal circumstances, whichever sacred stairway someone chose would leave them utterly exhausted!
In all these years, no one had ever proposed challenging another sacred stairway afterward!
Climbing more than fifty steps on a single sacred stairway was already a decent result!
They never said he could only choose one?
Could he actually intend to climb another sacred stairway?
Was he even human?
The trial elder's mouth hung slightly open as he stared blankly at Lin Yu.
Had Lin Yu said this before reaching the summit, the trial elder would certainly have thought him insane!
But Lin Yu had just accomplished something everyone had believed he could not do!
Who could say he truly could not do this?
At least now, the trial elder himself no longer dared say so.
What on earth was going on?! The trial elder felt he was about to go mad today.
He had been the closest witness to this entire series of outrageous events!
First came an Earth Grade talent, then a Heaven Rank talent, then a Spirit Stone shattering, followed by yet another Heaven Rank talent.
Now someone had reached a sacred stairway's summit!
And after reaching the summit, he wanted to climb the next one?
The trial elder had begun to wonder whether he was dreaming.
Meanwhile,
Lin Yu had already taken a light step forward, once again employing his profound movement technique as his figure moved swiftly.
His destination was none other than the Mystic Rank Sacred Stairway!
"Look, Junior Brother Lin Yu finally seems to be coming down!"
A disciple of the sect shouted excitedly. They were already prepared to give Lin Yu a warm welcome into the Qianyuan Sect!
"Huh, something doesn't seem quite right..."
One disciple suddenly spoke in puzzlement.
He had discovered, to his astonishment, that after descending from the Yellow Rank Sacred Stairway, Lin Yu was actually heading toward another sacred stairway!
"That direction... doesn't seem to lead back to the trial platform?"
By now, the other disciples had noticed something amiss as well.
Everyone exchanged bewildered looks!
The fact that Lin Yu still had enough strength to descend on his own after reaching the summit of the Yellow Rank Sacred Stairway had already shocked them beyond measure.
But why wasn't he coming back?
Surely he couldn't be planning to climb another sacred stairway!
Not unless his brain had broken!
"Could Junior Brother Lin Yu be going over there to watch?"
Someone ventured a guess. Directly below the Mystic Rank Sacred Stairway was indeed a good place to watch.
"Doesn't Junior Brother Lin Yu need to rest? Back then, when I came down from the fifty-second step of the Yellow Rank Sacred Stairway, I was so dog-tired I lay in bed for days!"
"Tch, you think everyone's as weak as you? Back then, I reached the twenty-seventh step of the Mystic Rank Sacred Stairway and only rested for two days!"
"You're all weak as hell. Back then, I only lay in bed for a day and a half..."
"..."
As they bickered, everyone continued guessing at Lin Yu's intentions.
Not a single person guessed correctly, though.
Meanwhile.
"Father, why are you stopping me?"
Yun Nianshan looked at her father, Yun Tianci, her face full of displeasure.
If Yun Tianci had not stopped her just now, she would already have been unable to resist stepping into the field!
Reaching the summit? That was utterly ridiculous!
Her father must have used some means to temporarily remove the pressure on that sacred stairway!
As long as she went onto the sacred stairway herself, she could expose their trick!
Yun Nianshan's heart brimmed with indignation.
How would disciples who cultivated diligently feel about Lin Yu cheating like this?!
"Nianshan, could you listen to me just this once?"
Yun Tianci looked utterly helpless, a wry smile slipping onto his face.
He truly did not know how to explain it to Yun Nianshan.
He could only use his strength to restrain Yun Nianshan for the time being.
Sigh. I'll decide what to do after the trial ends.
Yun Tianci sighed, speaking helplessly to himself in his heart.
"Sect Master, look, that boy... seems to be continuing on to climb the Mystic Rank Sacred Stairway!"
Just then, the profoundly shocked voices of several Peak Masters reached Yun Tianci's ears.
They, too, had been deeply puzzled as to why Lin Yu was heading toward the Mystic Rank Sacred Stairway.
Now, to their utter astonishment, they discovered that Lin Yu had actually stepped straight onto the Mystic Rank Sacred Stairway!
Moreover, Lin Yu seemed to be advancing considerably faster than before!
The Peak Masters' pupils all contracted, and the shock on their faces was impossible to conceal!
As far as they remembered, no disciple of the Qianyuan Sect had ever challenged two sacred stairways in a single day!
And Lin Yu had just reached the summit of the Yellow Rank Sacred Stairway!
Just what was this young man's background?
Towering waves surged through the hearts of the Peak Masters.
Even Yun Tianci, who knew the inside story, was startled.
Could he be planning to...
A thought arose in Yun Tianci's mind that even he himself found utterly insane...
Meanwhile.
The disciples watching below had all been left completely dumbfounded!
They had been ready to watch the next trial participant!
Then, once all the trials were over, they would head straight back and throw a celebration banquet for Lin Yu and Xiaobai!
A perfect plan. Simply delightful!
Who could have known that Lin Yu would step straight onto the Mystic Rank Sacred Stairway?!
What happened to going over to watch?
No, wait, that seemed to have been their own guess.
But this was still far too outrageous!
How could anyone climb two sacred stairways in one day?
Even an iron man couldn't do that!
"Look, how many steps has Junior Brother Lin Yu climbed?"
Someone could not help murmuring, his voice trembling slightly.
"It... it looks like ninety!"
"Holy shit..."