Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 579: Green Lotus Sect (Part 4)

Chapter 579: Green Lotus Sect (Part 4)

Kenny Lin continued upwards, and Amalia followed closely behind him.

As they crossed the extreme number of nine, an even heavier pressure instantly squeezed their bodies from all directions.

Their legs felt as heavy as if they were tied with hundreds of pounds of stones.

Without using spiritual energy to resist this pressure, it would be difficult to continue climbing.

They might not be able to hold out towards the end.

Those ahead of them had already begun channeling their spiritual energy to alleviate the pressure.

However, the Infinity Steps Ladder still showed no end in sight.

If they used their spiritual energy now, what would they do later?

Inside the Infinity Steps Ladder, there was no spiritual aura, making it impossible for the participants to meditate and recover.

They could only rely on their own absorption to replenish spiritual energy.

Amalia adjusted and started climbing.

After ascending several dozen steps, Kiran Xiao, who had been behind her, suddenly surpassed her.

Amalia glanced at him but said nothing, recognizing that everyone had their own climbing strategy.

Kiran Xiao’s burst of speed didn’t last long, and soon after, Amalia overtook him again.

Passing through dense white mist, the surroundings abruptly changed.

Towering skyscrapers emerged, and hovercrafts darted through the sky lanes.

To the left, a massive holographic screen played a video showing terrifying insectoid beasts chasing a group of humans running ahead.

The scene was familiar yet unfamiliar, it was something that she had not seen in a long time.

Amalia’s pupils contracted.

Was she back in the interstellar world of her previous life?

No, she vividly remembered she was participating in the Green Lotus’s recruitment just moments ago.

It wasn’t possible to suddenly return to the interstellar world.

Unless... this was some kind of test by the Green Lotus Sect.

Amalia carefully recalled the steps she had counted.

It seemed the scenery changed around the six hundred and ninety-ninth step.

It appeared they had entered another phase of the number nine’s extreme changes.

Could this transformation uncover the deepest desires in people’s minds?

Amalia turned her head and looked towards a familiar villa not far away.

It was something that she buried deep in her memories.

Several playful children were frolicking in the yard while laughing and the adults walked out through the main gate.

Unaware of what would happen next, they loaded up several hovercrafts, heading swiftly towards the planet’s port.

The scene abruptly shifted to the port.

Amalia watched as they boarded the spaceship docked at the port.

Even she wasn’t clear why she didn’t intervene to prevent it.

She knew that after the spaceship left the planet, it would explode, and everyone aboard would perish in the blast.

Understanding how to prevent it wouldn’t change the fact that the event was already set in motion.

Only after the spaceship disappeared from sight did Amalia withdraw her gaze.

Her expression was cold and stern, though inside, she had long been numb.

Over a decade had passed.

Just when she thought she was beginning to forget those faces and smiles, they appeared vividly in her mind once more.

Amalia’s emotions was fluctuated lightly for a moment, then quickly settled like a calm pond.

When she looked ahead again, the scenery had changed.

There were no spaceships, no hovercrafts, and no beautiful villa that carried memories of her childhood.

There was only a long staircase.

Ahead on the staircase stood about a dozen figures, all motionless.

Among them was Kenny Lin who is standing motionless as well and seemingly trapped in some kind of illusion.

Perhaps experiencing something similar to what she was going through.

Amalia glanced back, observing a water-like screen rippling as if with waves, with many people below the stairway.

It seemed distant.

She turned around and continued to climb up.

"Hmm?"

A soft murmur suddenly echoed above the emptiness.

The cultivator in the white robe didn’t control his volume, but those people below didn’t hear it.

"What’s wrong?"

Another young cultivator beside the cultivator in the white robe asked him after he heard his voice.

"Someone has managed to break through the illusion very quickly," the cultivator in the white robe informed his discovery.

The young cultivator, thinking this was within his expectations, laughed and said, "Really? That must be a promising candidate. I also noticed a few of them who broke through quickly."

The cultivator in the white robe shook his head, "When I say very quickly, I mean in less than twenty breaths."

Although he hadn’t counted specifically, a cultivator could easily judge such things without counting.

"Twenty breaths? Are you sure, uncle?"

The young cultivator is Renshu Chang and he widened his eyes in surprise.

The illusions on the ladder were not ordinary.

They drew out a person’s deepest desires, which essentially could becoming their inner demons.

Since ancient times, inner demons have been the hardest barriers to overcome.

Only those with extraordinarily firm mind and clear goals could break through them.

Although Renshu Chang’s tone sounds like he was questioning him, but he knew his uncle would not be mistaken.

"It’s her," the cultivator in the white robe pointed to the last figure on the illusionary steps, who had already begun to climb upward—Amalia.

"Her temperament is remarkable, but she doesn’t seem to be from any noble family of a small country," Renshu Chang said, as he had memorized the voice and appearance of each participant.

"Let’s keep watching. Her character is impressive, but her cultivation level is quite low," the cultivator in the white robe commented, showing no particular interest in her identity.

Indeed, her cultivation was a little bit low.

She seemed to be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old but she was only at the late stage of the Foundation Building.

Her talent seemed somewhat lacking.

Renshu Chang also turned his gaze away.

"Someone else has broken through the illusion," the cultivator in the white robe remarked, his gaze falling on Kenny Lin, though he made no further comment.

His situation was similar to Amalia’s.