Ch-22: Spirit Stairs(2)

Bai Chenyu arrived at the base of the Spirit Staircase made of glass, gazing at the surroundings. His arrival caught the attention of other disciples trying to climb the stairs.

"How on heavens did an Outer Court Disciple really manage to get here, and he doesn't seem to be more than 11 years old?" said a female, her mouth hanging open in disbelief. She pinched herself to check if she was daydreaming or not.

"Eh, Senior, he's not an ordinary disciple. Perhaps you were too occupied to notice the commotion earlier. He is the personal disciple of the Sect Master, like Princess Feng Bing Huang, Bai Chenyu," explained another female who was nearby.

"Really? Why didn't you say so before?" said the female, blushing and glaring at the other disciple.

"Look, that's Bai Chenyu, who has Heavenly Qi. I wonder how far he can climb," said an Elder with curious eyes. Not just him, but many elders and disciples were eyeing him curiously, while some had contempt in their eyes.

"Hmm, maybe the 21st stair, who knows," shrugged a disciple.

"I think you are overestimating him. I don't think he will climb above the 11th stair," said another disciple.

Bai Chenyu naturally ignored the ramblings and looked at the first stair in front of him.

"Here I go." Bai Chenyu stepped on the first stair and suddenly felt something wash over him. He felt outside noises and interference disappear and frowned in confusion.

[Welcome, as this is your first time attempting to climb, all outside noises will be blocked so that you can focus on climbing the stairs.]

"Oh," Bai Chenyu saw the message appear in front and concluded it was some kind of array. He relaxed.

"Shouldn't I feel some kind of spiritual pressure?" Bai Chenyu frowned as he looked at the disciples on the first stair who were sweating, kneeling, and gasping for breath, but he did not feel anything at all.

"Still nothing. I should at least feel something, as it mentioned that the spiritual pressure doubles with each stair," Bai Chenyu murmured as he took another two steps and reached the 3rd stair, but still did not feel anything at all.

Bai Chenyu continued climbing the stairs very easily, as if he were taking a stroll in the park, leaving the disciples astounded.

8th Stair... 15th Stair... 19th Stair... 22nd Stair... 25th Stair.

Bai Chenyu paused when he reached the 25th stair.

"Looks like my Celestial Qi is indeed blocking all the pressure," Bai Chenyu pondered silently as he paused temporarily, while the disciples who saw this breathed a sigh of relief.

"H-He reached the 25th stair within just a few seconds," said a disciple nervously.

"Gulp, yeah, I never saw someone climbing the stairs this fast," said another disciple as he swallowed nervously.

"But it's still worthy of admiration," said an older disciple, admiring Bai Chenyu's potential, which left him impressed.

"Yeah, but it looks like he has tired himself out as he stopped at the 25th floor. I wonder what technique he will get," said another disciple in relief, but there was a tinge of envy as he was still stuck on the 9th floor.

"Huff, I am glad he stopped at the 25th floor, or I think my mentality would collapse," said a disciple with relief.

"Damn, watch your mouth, look," cursed another disciple beside him.

Bai Chenyu had resumed climbing the stairs again.

29th Stair... 33rd Stair... 39th Stair... 44th Stair... 50th Stair.

This time, the impact was even greater, and the disciples who were focused on climbing stared at Bai Chenyu's figure in disbelief.

"Damn, is Heavenly Qi this formidable? Why was I not born with such talent?" cried a disciple in disbelief.

"Heavens, how old is he, 11? He is such a monster at such a young age. I dare not imagine what will happen when he grows up," said another disciple while stuttering.

"Damn, not many Core Disciples have reached beyond the 50th floor; most of them are leaders of the sect," said a disciple.

"HEAVENS!" exclaimed a disciple loudly when he saw Bai Chenyu resuming to climb the stairs. His loud exclamation disrupted the disciples who were sitting cross-legged on the stairs, comprehending the technique, and glared at him angrily. But before they could utter a word, they saw his gaze and followed it, their eyes almost popping out from their sockets when they saw Bai Chneyu climbing beyond the 50th Stair 

52nd Stair... 58th Stair... 65th Stair... 71st Stair.

"Heavens, he surpassed Fairy Mei's record," said a disciple while stuttering.

"Yeah, I remember she had to struggle a lot to reach the 70th floor, and Disciple Bai Chenyu did not even break a sweat. He surpassed the number one beauty of our sect," said a female disciple while trembling.

When Elder Ping saw that, he spurted out the spirit tea he was drinking.

Elder Huang's Place.

Currently, Elder Huang was watching Bai Chenyu's performance with bloodshot eyes, and his body was trembling in excitement.

"Damn, if I knew Disciple Bai Chenyu was so talented, I would have fought with the sect master to make him my disciple." Elder Huang watched with wide eyes how easily Bai Chenyu was climbing the stairs and now reached the 80th Stair.

"Sect Master, Elder Lei, Elder Zhu, quickly come to my residence at the technique hall, something big has happened" Elder Huang brought out a communication token, left a message, and resumed watching Bai Chenyu's performance. With each passing second, his breathing roughened as he observed Bai Chenyu's progress.

"Heavens, he reached the 97th Stair, the same as the Sect Master. He surpassed all the elders. How is this possible? What kind of potential is this?" cried out Elder Huang.

Gudong

Elder Huang swallowed a mouthful of saliva when he saw Bai Chenyu stepping onto the 98th stair.

"He stepped onto a higher stair than the Sect Master," said Elder Huang with an excited voice.

"Elder Huang, what happened that you have awakened me from my nap?" Elder Lei said with irritation as she stretched her arms, while Mo Xiao and Elder Zhu's lips twitched.

"Elder Huang," Mo Xiao called him again as they got no reply. Elder Huang turned towards them with bloodshot eyes.

"Hu, Elder Huang, what happened? Why are your eyes bloodshot?" Mo Xiao asked, but Elder Huang pointed towards the orb, and they looked at it. The expression changed when they saw the scene.

"Hey, am I dreaming or did I see right?" Elder Lei asked as she pinched herself.

"Gulp, you are not dreaming. Disciple Chenyu indeed reached the 99th Stair," said Elder Zhu in a trembling voice, and the surroundings fell silent.