Jing Chen stepped forward, grabbed the small Mountain of Dao Attainment with both hands, and began to exert force.
The group of cultivators fell silent once more.
This final hurdle should have been an extremely difficult one, but as Jing Chen stepped forward, a thought suddenly arose in the minds of all the cultivators.
What exactly makes this hurdle so difficult?
After all, once one's cultivation reaches a certain level, their strength is far beyond that of ordinary people. Not to mention things weighing a hundred or a thousand pounds, even things weighing tens of thousands of pounds are easy for a cultivator to lift. This hurdle doesn't seem to be difficult at all!
"Boom!"
After a loud bang, Jing Chen began to exert his strength.
However, the miniature mountain in front of the group of cultivators didn't even budge.
The cultivators were puzzled by this, thinking, "How could this be?"
However, Jing Chen's expression turned eager. "A trap? Not bad!"
After saying that, Jing Chen tried again with all his might, but the small mountain still didn't budge an inch.
"Fine! I refuse to believe that I can't lift such a small mountain!"
Having said that, Jing Chen rolled up his sleeves and said, "Release the power, fifty percent!"
"Boom!"
Another loud bang rang out. Jing Chen's strength was several times greater than before, but Xiao Shan only swayed slightly and showed no sign of lifting up.
"Okay! Sixty percent!"
"Boom!"
The hill only trembled slightly.
"Hmph, seventy percent!"
"Boom!"
This time, Xiaoshan trembled even more violently, but Jing Chen still showed no intention of helping him up.
"Hmph, this time, one hundred percent! Unleash your full power and get up for me!"
He grew impatient again, let out a loud shout, and released all his power. His thin arms displayed boundless strength, and another loud bang was heard.
This time, it wasn't just the small hill that was causing the commotion; even the starry sky surrounding the white jade steps trembled under Jing Chen's terrifying power.
The starry sky, spanning tens of thousands of miles, was shattered considerably by the aftershocks of Jing Chen's power.
Even though the cultivators present were separated by countless barriers, they could feel the void beneath their feet trembling incessantly.
Although they were far apart, all the cultivators could feel the terrifying power emanating from Jing Chen. This was no joke. Conservatively speaking, the power Jing Chen was unleashing at this moment was at least at the Peak of the Late Immortal Emperor Realm!
"Click... click..."
The small mountain peaks kept making cracking sounds, but they still showed no sign of being disturbed.
Even the surrounding cultivators couldn't help but feel a little anxious for Jing Chen.
After all, everyone knows how powerful Jing Chen is, so how did things turn out like this?
The Third Elder in the sky smiled slightly. Seeing that Jing Chen was doing useless work, he hesitated for a moment before speaking up to remind him.
"Don't let this unassuming little mountain fool you; in fact, only cultivators who have comprehended their own Great Dao can lift it!"
"Otherwise, even with immense power, it would be futile and unable to shake the entire structure."
Unexpectedly, after hearing what the Third Elder said, Jing Chen's body emitted a dazzling light.
In an instant, Jing Chen's eyes turned the color of Liuli, and countless ancient images flashed through them.
At this moment, Jing Chen could no longer hear what the Third Elder was saying; her entire being was focused on this contest against whom she had no rivals.
This time, her only opponent is herself!
"Boom!"
In an instant, Jing Chen's power increased more than tenfold. If he relied solely on his strength at this moment, Jing Chen would have at least reached the Immortal Thearch Realm, which was terrifying.
However, that wasn't the end of it. Behind Jing Chen, a figure, not much larger than a small mountain peak, flashed by. The shadow looked like an ant, but those familiar with it knew that it was no ordinary ant, but Mighty Ant Clan.
The Mighty Ant ant was covered in a beautiful, Liuli color, with countless laws of the Great Dao flowing around it. Music could be seen showing an ancient road winding out from the Mighty Ant's phantom.
"Boom!"
Another loud bang, and the Mighty Ant phantom behind him stepped forward and merged with Jing Chen. In a daze, the group of cultivators seemed to see a Mighty Ant supporting its twelve legs on a small mountain peak at the same time.
"Get up!"
The only words left were Jing Chen's four words, one after another. Then, to the astonishment of the cultivators, the small mountain was slowly lifted up.
First it was one inch, then two inches, and then three inches...
In the end, one meter, two meters!
Jing Chen literally lifted the entire small mountain up!
Above the sky, powerful auras emanated from the nine elders and the Twelve Divine Palaces, and from various hidden corners of the Three Thousand Immortal Worlds, probing auras also flowed out one after another.
"A cultivator has entered the Great Dao."
"The power of the Great Dao is of a physical type; this little girl has already entered the Great Dao!"
"Terrifying, truly terrifying! To possess such power at merely the Immortal Venerable Realm, how terrifying would it be upon reaching the Eternal Realm!"
"At that time, even the ten strongest experts of the Eternal Realm will likely be unable to deal with him."
She clearly didn't care about the discussions among the Jing Chen. After lifting the small mountain, Jing Chen found a place to put it down again.
Then she clapped her slender hands and said with a smile to the nine elders in the sky, "Hey, you lot, did you see that?! I just raised it up!"
"You'd better keep your word. Hurry up and set up a seat for me. And remember one thing: the seat needs to be a little higher than those two boys', a little more conspicuous!"
After saying that, Jing Chen put her hands on her hips, laughed loudly at the dumbfounded Feng Shenlang and Murong Liu beside her, and said, "Did you see that? Isn't this young lady amazing? Hahahaha..."
Feng Shenlang and Murong Liu: "..."
Jing Chen, do you realize what you just did?
Judging from his appearance, Jing Chen had no idea that he had just stepped onto the Great Dao.
Thinking of this, both Feng Shenlang and Murong Liu felt a mix of emotions. They were already a realm apart from Jing Chen, and now Jing Chen was further empowered by the Great Dao, making him truly monstrous.
In the end, they both fell behind.
The eight elders who had been arguing fiercely just moments before were now speechless. They hadn't considered that Jing Chen had no intention of becoming their disciples!