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    "Three-Level Steps? Is it that difficult?" Tang San eximed in surprise.


    Gu Li gave a wry smile, "On the First Step, I didn''t feel anything unusual, but when I reached the Second Step, it felt like I had entered a bizarre world. Everything around me turned into a crystal world, sparkling clear and extraordinarily beautiful. But the moment I stepped onto the Third Step, I encountered, encountered a version of myself."


    A chill went through Tang San''s heart, "Encountered yourself?"


    Gu Li nodded, "Yes, whatever I could do, he could do as well. Then he attacked me. Sadly, because it was so sudden, I couldn''t defeat him. I was wiped out by it. When I came to, I had already been knocked down. The person collecting the fee said that I would have to pay again if I wanted to attempt it once more. It''s practically a huge trap!"


    Tang San''s eyebrows furrowed slightly. The Crystal Great Demon Emperor was known as all-powerful. This all-powerful Crystal Great Demon Emperor''s ability seemed to be copying, and it was a copy that improved on assimtion. Furthermore, this bloodline ability could not be passed down.


    The Third Step was, in effect, creating a copy of Gu Li. Does the subtext imply that if you can''t defeat yourself, then what qualifications do you have to climb my Crystal Sacred Mountain?


    It is likely so. How strange indeed!


    After arriving at the Ancestral Court, for the five members of the Shrek squad, it was truly eye-opening. Everything was so bizarre.


    Gu Li looked pitifully at Tang San, "Tang San, what do you think I should do?"


    Tang San looked at him and said, "Why can''t you defeat an opponent who has the same abilities as you? Have you thought about that?"


    Gu Li was stunned for a moment, then said, "He was very familiar with my abilities and seemed to use them even better than I did."


    Tang San smiled slightly, "There you go. The same abilities, but used even better than yours. Can''t you learn from that? Even if you can''t win, can''t youst longer? Isn''t such a battle intended to make you more familiar with your own abilities, to strengthen your application of them? Time is the ultimate mystery, and true mastery of time is something not even a First Level Bloodline canpare with. Senior Brother Gu Li, you have to keep it up! How about this, I''ll apany you to the Crystal Pce tomorrow to experience its mysteries."


    "Really? That would be great if you came with me!" Gu Li instantly became overjoyed. At some point, they had alle to rely on Tang San as their pir.


    "What about me?" Du Bai asked with a pitiful look towards Tang San.


    Tang San nced at him, "Brother Du Bai, of course you should continue. Remember, when you''re halfway up the steps, after you''ve passed the halfway point of the First Step, you''ll encounter a Misfortune Bacsh. If you continue to the step above, it will be reced by Luck. You should just cultivate on these two steps, as it will greatly aid your mastery of Luck. After that, you can''t go any higher. With your current cultivation base, you cannot withstand it."


    "Oh." Du Bai sounded somewhat disappointed. Without Tang San apanying him, he always felt a bit uneasy.


    Tang San then looked at Wu Bingji and said, "Big Brother, then you and the world should continue at the Sword Saint Pce tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, we can switch ces again."


    Wu Bingji sighed, "I really feel like there''s not enough time! If I had enough money and time, I would love to stay here indefinitely. Cultivating at the Ancestral Court is so much faster than in Jiali City. It''s like an entirely different world. Now I understand why you insisted on getting us noble titles to bring us here."


    Tang San smiled and replied, "That''s not my credit, it''s Elder Town''s guidance. I didn''t even know about the Ancestral Court''s many wonderful ces. Let''s work hard together. As for long-term cultivation here, it''s not impossible. But after sensing here for a while, we should go back to settle for some time, and then we cane again. As for the money, don''t worry, Big Brother, I have a way."


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    "Hmm, as long as we have money, things will be easy," Wu Bingji said with an immediate smile.


    Although he spent arge number of Elemental Coins each day to cultivate in the imperial pce, after two days, he genuinely felt it was absolutely worth it. This greatly benefited them in honing themselves for their future attempts to reach the God Rank.


    Compared with theziness of most Monster n and Spirit n nobles, diligence was definitely one of humanity''s virtues. They simply did not know what fatigue was.


    The carriage moved smoothly along the streets, and after briefly sharing their training experiences, everyone quickly began to close their eyes and rest. Climbing the mountain and cultivating for a day, enduring pressure, and gaining insights were all quite taxing for them. But there was no doubt thating to the Ancestral Court had essentially opened the gates of the world for them.


    Tang San held the Stone of Luck in his hand, silently feeling the strong Power of Luck it contained, his thoughts churning as he meditated and experienced. What he saw and heard in the Ancestral Court was especially important to him; everything he encountered there deeply moved him and guided his future.


    Back at the hotel, they had some food and then went back to their rooms to rest.


    In his room, Tang San''s mind was still filled with the fluctuations of luck he had experienced today; although he had not used his Spirit Rhinoceros Eye throughout the process, he keenly remembered the ever-changing nature of luck. Especially since arge amount of the Power of Luck was still stored within him.


    Now that he was back, there was no need to worry about being sensed by the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox, so he went directly to the training room and unlocked the seal on his Spirit Rhinoceros Eye.


    Instantly, the Spirit Rhinoceros Eye seemed to sense something, and the Power of Luck umted in his body suddenly began to surge violently.


    The Mark of the Spirit Rhinoceros Eye instantly brightened, turning into a white vortex in a split second, voraciously absorbing the tremendous Power of Luck into itself.


    Tang San was now at the Sixth Stage of the Heavenly Fox Transformation, with three tails just like Brother Du Bai. At this moment, under the Spirit Rhinoceros Eye''s absorption of luck, he clearly felt that his Mark became slightly fuller. His perception of luck also seemed to have subtly enhanced.


    Without a doubt, luck was one of the most difficult abilities to master, even for the Heavenly Fox n. But within the Ancestral Court, with the existence of such a Luck Sacred Mountain, it was naturally much easier for the Heavenly Fox n to cultivate and control luck.


    However, after today''s experience climbing the mountain, Tang San also realized that the deeper one cultivated the Power of Luck, the greater the risk of a Misfortune Bacsh one might have to endure. Thus, the higher one ascended, the more difficult it became for the Heavenly Fox n, and a slight misstep could lead to misfortune and the risk of downfall, after all, the Heavenly Fox n was theoretically not endowed with muchbat power.


    Misfortune is the flip side of luck. When significantly manipting luck, misfortune is also umting. If there isn''t enough venting, problems could potentially arise.


    At this thought, all of a sudden, Tang San''s pupils constricted dramatically. He had just realized something.


    The Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox, regardless of how many generations had passed, had almost gathered the entire luck of Fn in the Ancestral Court to form the Heavenly Fox Holy Mountain—meaning they had practically amassed the entire''s luck there, bringing good fortune to the Monster n and Spirit n as well as the entire Demon Monster Land. Then, while extracting the luck of the, where did all the misfortune, the flip side of that luck, that belonged to the go?


    Luck and misfortune would appear in someone who underwent the Heavenly Fox Transformation. When the fate of a was greatly influenced and luck was concentrated in one ce, where would misfortune reside? Would it be spread throughout the entire, or was it extracted and stored somewhere?


    Without a doubt, whoever obtained this luck would be the first to bear the brunt of the ensuing misfortune once it erupted.


    Thinking this far, even he couldn''t help but feel his heartbeat quicken. He seemed to have vaguely found a path, a path that could truly threaten the dominance of the Monster n and Spirit n.n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om