Chapter 971: Chapter 585: Terror
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire place was sowhat startled. None of them had expected that Liu Hun, having just narrowly succeeded in a challenge, would now want to challenge the Yun Family’s Stairway to Heaven.
This Stairway to Heaven in the entire Yun Family is almost regarded as a terrifying existence. Normally, almost no one would plan to go up it, yet Liu Hun actively requested to do so.
For a mont, everyone speculated that Liu Hun certainly didn’t know what the Stairway to Heaven actually ant. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to challenge this thing.
Unfortunately, Liu Hun had previously heard so information about the Stairway to Heaven from Yun Bo’s mouth.
The so-called Stairway to Heaven is just a ladder leading to the mountaintop, but it is very steep with no handrails on either side. Any carelessness will lead to falling into a thousand feet abyss and shattering into pieces.
With each step on the Stairway to Heaven, the body’s power is suppressed a few degrees. Later on, the body even seems to weigh a thousand pounds. At that ti, for soone with no internal strength, going up indeed becos extrely difficult.
So in the Yun Family, under normal circumstances, the Stairway to Heaven is used mainly by family juniors for cultivation, and the steps taken usually do not exceed fifty. Therefore, Liu Hun saying now that he wants to challenge the Stairway to Heaven appears unbelievable and overconfident to the crowd.
“Have you thought it through?” Yun Ba squinted slightly, seeming to carry a bit of chill.
Today Liu Hun already challenged one of the Yun Family’s family rules, and succeeded. Although only the Yun Family knows about this, a family is too big and full of gossip; Yun Ba is aware of this truth.
Moreover, in no ti, this incident will spread throughout Bai City, and the one embarrassed would be their Yun Family.
If it was only that, it would be better, but Liu Hun is not satisfied; he still wants to challenge the Yun Family’s family rules, sothing no one but Liu Hun had done over the hundreds of years.
He, however, cannot refuse this matter, for otherwise, the old guy Yun Zhong on the side would not agree.
Over the years, Yun Ba is also very clear in his heart that his younger brother has always been dissatisfied with him. If he sees him embarrassed at this mont, Yun Zhong definitely won’t let it go.
“Liu Hun…” Even Yun Zhong couldn’t help but furrow his brows when he heard Liu Hun say he wanted to challenge the Yun Family’s second family rule.
Although he doesn’t like his older brother, he doesn’t want Liu Hun to die here because of this matter. Liu Hun being alive could still annoy Yun Ba; if he were to die on the Stairway to Heaven, then there would be no value.
“I know what I’m doing. This ti, when Yun Bo and I ca back, we planned to ask for your help, but now it seems perhaps only by employing this thod can we get your Yun Family’s agreent.” Liu Hun did not hide anything, directly stating the purpose of his return.
Faced with Liu Hun’s frankness, a hint of surprise flashed across Yun Zhong’s eyes. Even if Liu Hun hadn’t said anything today, he could guess, and relying on his relationship with Yun Bo, he could easily help Liu Hun afterward. After all, he didn’t see this matter as very significant.
“Liu Hun, what do you want our Yun Family to help you with?” Yun Zhong hesitated for a mont, then solemnly asked Liu Hun. “I want your Yun Family to deploy ten Innate Eighth Layer experts to leave Bai City with to Huaihai Province for at least three years.” Liu Hun replied without hesitation.
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue was in uproar; nobody anticipated that the help Liu Hun spoke of would be this.
Ten Innate Eighth Layer experts, even for the Yun Family, is no small number, and the most crucial aspect is the duration—three years. It ans that during the next three years, these ten experts must follow Liu Hun’s arrangents and instructions.
“This is simply nonsense. If it’s just a small favor, perhaps I might agree with you!” Yun Zhong also couldn’t help but angrily scold Liu Hun at this mont.
He hopes Liu Hun would recognize difficulty and retreat since this request is too ridiculous.
“Once you successfully challenge the Yun Family’s family rule, the Yun Family must agree to one request of mine; this is your Yun Family’s rule.” Liu Hun ignored Yun Zhong but instead turned his gaze towards Yun Ba not far away.
From the mont Liu Hun began to speak until now, Yun Ba hadn’t said a word, only appeared sowhat icy.
“If you successfully ascend the Stairway, I will agree to you!” Observing Liu Hun’s resolute gaze, Yun Ba’s eyes also revealed a hint of disdain.
In his view, Liu Hun wanting to successfully ascend the Stairway is simply an impossible feat.
“At the top of the Stairway is a fruit tree known as the Golden Fruit. If you have the life to ascend, pick one Golden Fruit.” Yun Ba finished speaking, turned around, and left without looking back.
Yun Ba might have departed, but the remaining Yun Family mbers in the field didn’t leave. In their hearts, many admired Liu Hun’s boldness, yet their gazes towards him were full of pity.
After all, as Yun Family mbers, they naturally understood the terror of the Stairway to Heaven.
“Young master, you don’t have to do this…” Yun Bo raised his head at this mont and bitterly smiled at Liu Hun.
“Since I’ve co, it’s not in vain, right?” Liu Hun smiled, signaling Yun Bo not to worry.
But in his heart, Liu Hun felt no confidence regarding the Stairway to Heaven.
“If I fail, I fear…” Yun Bo opened his mouth but ultimately did not say anything further; he believed Liu Hun understood the consequences.
Although Liu Hun did not need to take the risk, even if he quietly left Huaihai Province afterward and went to the City of Death, as long as nobody knows, then everything in Huaihai Province would remain largely unaffected.
Yet the death in the previous life made Liu Hun more cautious, as the saying goes, ‘caution drives the ship for ten thousand years’; if his later journey to the City of Death doesn’t go smoothly, even returning to Huaihai Province would still confront Liu Dehai and Qiang Shao—without experts by his side then, his situation would beco troubleso.
Precisely because of this, Liu Hun decided to take a gamble; if successful, then three years later, he’d have improved his odds with ten Innate Eighth Layer experts by his side—a trade worth Liu Hun’s risk.
“Although I don’t know what you aim to accomplish, if you succeed, I’ll send you two more experts as a favor for the Second Uncle,” Yun Zhong ca to Liu Hun with a sigh, sowhat regretfully saying.
But within his heart, he also didn’t believe Liu Hun could succeed.
Later, Yun Zhong personally led Liu Hun to the front of the Stairway. The so-called Stairway was located on another mountain peak, looking at the towering mountain peak in front, rugged terrain, surrounded by smooth, bare rock walls.
Except for the narrow steps, nothing else was visible. Under such dangerous terrain, successfully climbing becos a genuine challenge for Liu Hun.
“Yun Bo, I’ll count on you to handle things here for now,” Liu Hun said, looking at the towering mountain peak before him, taking a deep breath, then nodded at Yun Bo before gradually approaching the Stairway.
As Liu Hun placed his first foot onto the Stairway, his entire body suddenly paused, his complexion involuntarily changing.
At that mont, he gradually understood why the Yun Family considered this Stairway as a family rule.
Right now, with one foot just stepping onto the first step of the Stairway, his leg felt like it was filled with lead, extrely heavy.
Why this mountain peak is so peculiar, Liu Hun didn’t know, but he only knew that this peak before him must be conquered.
After slightly adapting, Liu Hun then took the second step, then the third step, the fourth step…
anwhile, others remained at the mountain’s base, gazing at Liu Hun step by step as he headed toward the Stairway.
Usually, in the entire Yun Family, even the most capable amongst the young generation can only take slightly over thirty steps; second-generation disciples because of their slightly stronger prowess, hence physically as such.
Therefore, they can take forty-sothing steps, but that’s already their limit because here the internal power becos nonexistent, as if the strength in their Dantian is completely blocked.
All aiming to climb the top of the Stairway, aside from possessing a robust body, even more examines their firmness of mind.
But in this world, humans always have a limit; how many people can continually surpass their body’s limits?
“The thirtieth step!” At that mont, Xiao Wu at the mountain’s base observed Liu Hun struggling to take a step before showing a few startled expressions.
For hundreds of years within their Yun Family, the most powerful heir only reached thirty-seven steps, and now, the strongest amongst their generation only reached thirty-one steps. However, Liu Hun at this mont already took thirty steps, aning Liu Hun only needs two more steps to break the record of their young generation.
“Thirty-nine…” Ten minutes later, observing Liu Hun taking another step, everyone’s face beca sowhat numb.
Just now Liu Hun broke their record, already sufficient to astound them, yet Liu Hun didn’t stop; rather, he continued moving forward—instantly breaking their Yun Family’s finest record amongst the younger generation for hundreds of years.
If he continues like this, Liu Hun might break the second-generation disciple’s record.
Regarding the astonishnt of those at the mountain’s base, Liu Hun at this mont didn’t know, and he didn’t realize that these forty steps had already shocked everyone.
The whole Stairway to Heaven has a total of 108 steps, sothing Yun Bo had inford him earlier.
Therefore, at this mont, he felt no bit of arrogance, gazing at the soaring steps before him, Liu Hun couldn’t help but let out a deep breath.
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