CHAPTER 1394: CHAPTER 1394: THE THREE GREAT TRIAL GROUNDS

"Junior Brother Xu Nian, this is the main site of our Shendang Mountain."

Lin Hengxin pointed at the gigantic city floating ahead and said.

"Is this the main site of Shendang Mountain? Are all those Immortal Emperor powerhouses here?" Xu Nian asked curiously.

Having seen many grand constructions, Xu Nian was still stunned by the sight of Shendang Mountain’s main site.

In front of him was an incredibly majestic gigantic city floating in the air, with an area as large as ten billion square kilometers.

Such a terrifying area is at least dozens of times that of other cities.

"That’s not the case. Although the gigantic city of Shendang Mountain is vast, many powerful entities do not choose to establish their abodes here. Instead, they opt for a place rich in Immortal Essence within the Immortal Domain of Shendang Mountain to establish their abodes. Even those in the Immortal Sovereign Realm are rare here, so not many powerhouses reside in this floating city," Lin Hengxin explained with a smile.

Xu Nian nodded.

Upon reaching the Immortal Sovereign or Immortal Emperor realm, how could they be bothered with sect affairs?

Their main focus is on cultivation.

They only occasionally take time to guide the disciples.

Therefore, although the floating city is vast in area, it does not necessarily have strong occupants.

"Come, I’ll take you to register at the Disciple Hall," Lin Hengxin said.

With that, she led Xu Nian towards the gigantic floating city.

The floating city did not have any defensive formation set up.

Yet even so, no one dared to cause trouble here.

After all, with the strength of an Immortal Emperor Level powerhouse, their words could manifest laws, and killing someone from thousands of miles away was as easy as turning one’s hand.

Within the floating city, strong individuals constantly flew here and there.

Each and every one of them appeared hurried and none paid heed to Xu Nian’s arrival.

At most, a few glanced at him out of curiosity before losing interest and moving on.

This made Xu Nian heave a sigh of relief.

He didn’t wish to interact much with others either.

"Junior brother, people of our Shendang Mountain are mostly busy with cultivation or off executing missions, so few concern themselves with others’ actions," Lin Hengxin said with a smile.

"Mm!"

Xu Nian nodded.

He also sensed it earlier.

The aura emanating from these disciples was generally strong.

Mostly at the Golden Immortal Level, there were a few in the Luoxian Realm but very few in number.

Even those in the Luoxian Realm had strong auras.

"Huh, what’s that?"

Xu Nian was suddenly attracted by a massive stone tower in the distance.

This stone tower occupied the center of the floating city, towering over ten thousand meters high.

Its enormity was terrifying.

Most importantly, Xu Nian could distinctly feel the Heavenly Dao Pressure contained within the tower.

"This is the Supreme Tower, one of the holy lands for cultivation trials in our Shendang Mountain. The entire Supreme Tower has twelve levels; advancing each level requires an exceedingly strong insight into the Heaven and Earth Laws. Once you become a disciple of Shendang Mountain, you can give it a try," Lin Hengxin introduced.

"Is it very hard to pass through this tower?" Xu Nian asked with some curiosity.

"Hard is an understatement; it’s terrifyingly difficult. Do you know what level our strongest Immortal Emperor in Shendang Mountain has reached?" Lin Hengxin said with exaggerated expression.

Xu Nian shook his head.

"The ninth level, and our Taichu Immortal Emperor only managed to reach the eighth level. It’s rumored that in the history of Shendang Mountain, only one peerless genius reached the tenth level. As for the eleventh and twelfth levels, no one has ever reached them," Lin Hengxin said, her gaze at the Supreme Tower becoming extremely reverent.

"Is it that difficult?" Xu Nian, hearing this, was immediately intrigued.

He didn’t expect that no one in the entire Immortal Realm could reach the eleventh level.

"So, Sister, what level have you reached?" Xu Nian asked curiously.

"I couldn’t even get past the first level," Lin Hengxin said somewhat helplessly.

The first level?

Xu Nian was amazed.

Although Lin Hengxin’s insight into laws hadn’t reached the Middle Stage, she was at least in the early to mid-stages.

Yet even so, she couldn’t get past the first level.

This shows just how exceedingly difficult the Supreme Tower is.

"Sister, you mentioned that the Supreme Tower is one of the trial grounds, what other trial grounds are there?" Xu Nian asked curiously.

"Your curiosity really knows no bounds. In that case, I’ll introduce them to you in advance. Besides the Supreme Tower, there are two other trial treasures in Shendang Mountain. The first is the dueling arena, where you can choose to challenge others or accept others’ challenges. However, let me remind you, at the dueling arena, the fights are regardless of life or death, so unless you’re absolutely confident, don’t accept others’ challenges," Lin Hengxin advised.

"Dueling arena?" Xu Nian noted it in his heart.

Such life-and-death duels are very common in many forces.

After all, practical combat is the best way to enhance strength, especially at the brink of life and death, easily triggering one’s potential.

"And what’s the other one?" Xu Nian asked out of curiosity.

"The last one is the most special one, the Emperor Platform. There, you can challenge any disciple from Shendang Mountain or Immortal Emperor, though not the true disciples or Immortal Emperors themselves, but rather avatars transformed from a strand of their Immortal Consciousness. The cultivation level of the avatars can be adjusted according to the challenger’s cultivation level," Lin Hengxin explained.

"Challenging Immortal Sovereigns and Immortal Emperors?" Xu Nian was astounded.

Shendang Mountain actually had such a trial ground.

To combat an Immortal Sovereign or Emperor Level powerhouse, do you realize what that means?

It means gaining invaluable combat experience from an Immortal Emperor.

Such experience can be said to be priceless.

"Of course, these challenges are not without costs. Anyone who wishes to challenge must complete an Earth-level or Heavenly Level task," Lin Hengxin stated.

"Are these Earth-level and Heavenly Level tasks very difficult?" Xu Nian asked, surprised.

"Very difficult," Lin Hengxin said, "Earth-level tasks usually face early or middle-stage Immortal King Level powerhouses, whereas Heavenly Level approximates late Immortal King Level or Peak Level."

Xu Nian frowned upon hearing this.

So, completing these tasks is really quite challenging.

"Come on, I know you’re eager to improve your strength, but take your time to explore all these after entering Shendang Mountain," Lin Hengxin said with a smile.

Then she escorted Xu Nian to a gigantic palace.

This palace was the Disciple Hall.

"Yo, Junior Sister Hengxin, what brings you to the Disciple Hall? Could it be you were thinking of me?" A young man saw Lin Hengxin and joked with a smile.

"Stop flattering yourself, Xue Bing. Let me introduce you, this is our direct junior brother. He’s the champion of the Immortal Order Competition in the Mortal World and was taken in as a disciple by Master personally," Lin Hengxin introduced to the young man.

"Oh? A direct junior brother?" The young man curiously sized up Xu Nian.

"His name is Xue Bing, also a disciple of our Master. Like us, he is a registered disciple, but he is quite strong, ranking among the upper-middle echelons of registered disciples," Lin Hengxin explained to Xu Nian.

"Upper-middle?" Xu Nian examined the young man.

He noticed the young man was powerful, with cultivation already at the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm.

As for insight cultivation, though he couldn’t discern the exact level, it was certainly stronger than that of Tang Fei.

Such strength, yet only ranked in the upper-middle among registered disciples?

The power of the Immortal Realm forces is truly terrifying!