Gu Li stopped when he reached about three-quarters of the way and sat cross-legged to meditate.0

Tang San passed him and continued upward.0

At this position, the pressure intensified, and the sharpness of the sword intent invisibly struck at one’s sea of consciousness. Tang San estimated that anyone with a bloodline and spiritual power below the ninth order couldn't continue to climb.0

Although his own cultivation hadn't reached the ninth order, the combination of his multiple powerful bloodline powers and peak ninth-order spiritual power made it trivial for him. Thus, leaving his companions behind, Tang San quickened his pace.0

He had a faint feeling that ascending the stairs was also a journey of discovering his own cultivation path. The best results would come when facing the aura of a Demon Emperor's palace that suited his own bloodline...0