Chapter 186 - Inheritance Tests Part Two

After Ah Chun was finally somewhat used to the pressure pressing down on her, she finally was able to clear her mind. She looked at the stone tablet and the four words on it and closed her eyes. "What are the stars…?" Ah Chun kept repeating this over in her mind. She sat quietly on the platform in front of the stone tablet doing her best to try to comprehend the meaning behind the words. 

As time ticked by Ah Chun realized how hard this test really was. Just the first question alone was hard enough to try to comprehend. She really wanted to see what the other tests were like. Ah Chun shook her head, she could not believe she had just lost her concentration. Ah Chun slapped her cheeks and closed her eyes once more as she reentered a deep state of concentration. 

On the other staircase, Ning Shen was having a hard time dealing with the pressure.  He was two steps away from the first platform. But each step has been hard for him to adjust. It was the first time in his two lives he had ever undergone such tempering. But he had already understood that this kind of tampering was very good for his cultivation. So far he had already broken through two times and was now at stage three Qi Space. His cultivation was nowhere near as fast as Ah Chun's but he still had very high talent. But talent and all that meant nothing to Ning Shen. As long as he did not hold back his Chun'er he was fine. 

Time ticked on ten years passed by, then another twenty. Ah Chun had spent thirty years sitting in the same spot as she tried her best to comprehend the question before her. Although Ah Chun was now sixty four years of age, her body was still that of an eight year old. At this time Ah Chun finally felt like she reached upon some form of enlightenment. She had been using her Qi Universe cultivation base as a way of trying to find insights on the question at hand after observing for thirty years, she had finally felt like she came to an understanding.

"Stars keep all things warm as it nourishes life and allows it to bloom... Giving all things energy... Stars are also able to reap lives and make the lands barren and uninhabitable... Stars are a portion of the Yin and the Yang of space and the universe."

"Mmmm… Your insights are good. You may proceed to the next level." The archaic voice once again sounded out. 

Right as Ah Chun was about to get up, she felt a tremor in her dantian. She had actually broken through! She finally reached the second stage of Qi Universe! Not only that, but the space dao leaf on the lotus that floated in her dantian had become more defined! She had also reached the second level of the Dao of Space! These two breakthroughs really excited Ah Chun. But now she finally understood. What the words on the monolith meant. To cultivate the stars one must know the Dao of Space! 

After stabilizing her foundation and giving her body a stretch, Ah Chun felt like a new person. The only thing she wished she could do right now was to take a bath. Although as a cultivator she really did not need to. She still liked soaking in a nice hot bath. Letting out a long sigh because she knew this was not possible at this time. She adjusted her clothes and went to take a step down on to the next set of stairs. It was unfortunate that Ah Chun was so used to the pressure on the platform that she forgot that each step would be harder than the next. As soon as she placed her foot down Ah Chun almost tumbled down the stairs! It took her a second to catch herself before being forced to kneel down on one knee.

While Ah Chun was struggling with the new set of stairs Ning Shen was struggling with his first test. Unlike Ah Chun who had gotten enlightenment on the Dao of Space outside the test, he was starting from scratch. So this test was a lot harder for him than for Ah Chun. On top of having not gained enlightenment before the test, he was also a realm lower than Ah Chun and only had his Qi Space to work with. Although during this time he had broken through a few times bringing him to the sixth stage of Qi Space. He knew that once he hit the Dao Tree realm it would take a lot longer to reach the next cultivation realm, stage. More time passed and Ning Shen finally was able to pass the first test.

On Ah Chun's side, she was having a hard time making her way down the second set of stairs. What was taking her months at a time on the first set was now taking her years. Ah Chun already had a feeling that the pressure bearing down on her was greater than that of the Deity realm. She had a feeling this pressure was that of a mid-stage Demigod. This was pressure that almost reached the pinnacle of cultivation! She had already wasted another twenty years trying to adjust herself to the pressure. Luckily she was very close to the second platform now. 

But everything was not so bad, Ah Chun was able to reach the third stage of Qi Universe within that time. Though after her breakthrough Ah Chun couldn't help but frown. The difference between going from stage three to stage four Qi Universe was extremely large. Even though this was a huge burden Ah Chun was still happy that she had made a breakthrough.

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