Challenging the Immortal Spirit Tower

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+ third to fifth years students

The Immortal Spirit Tower is one of the restricted areas of the university where wisps of divine intents from each of the Heavenly Court’s mighty figure ancestors reside in, and students can release their divine intents into the tower to wage battle with these ancestral mighty figures. Normally, only fifth-year students have a chance to enter the Immortal Spirit Tower prior to their graduations, but third and fourth-year students who have reached Spirit Nurturing Final Stage or beyond can also be granted entry.

## Rewards

There are a total of ninety-nine levels in the Immortal Spirit Tower, and scaling each level will earn you a certain amount of spirit stones and pills.

You will be enlisted into the university’s Hall of Fame if you successfully reach the eightieth level.

If you can obtain the approval of the mighty figures on the eightieth level or above, there is a chance you will be able to receive their signature technique from back when they were still alive as an inheritance.

## Immortal Spirit Tower

The sun rose over a certain restricted area in The United University of Cultivation.

The clouds and mist there were like shackles that hung in the sky, sealing the area in a radius of fifteen kilometers.

Within that sealed space, there was a massive azure immortal tower.

The immortal tower had a total of ninety-nine levels, of which the bottom level was the most cavernous with a radius of one and a half kilometers and was able to house over ten thousand students with ease. Each subsequent ascending level grew smaller and smaller in surface area, with the highest level being only five hundred meters in radius.

There were already around ten thousand students gathered around the tower, all of whom were fifth-year students who were about to graduate.

Within the tower, all your cultivation bases will be restricted to one percent of your current cultivation base. On top of that, you won’t be able to use weapons, talismans, pills, or any other external items. You can only fight the ancestral mighty figures through your own strength.

### **First level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

The ground within the tower was paved by white jade stone, and the area was extremely cavernous. There were four huge cauldrons with flames burning within that was positioned in each corner.

#### **Result**

* Of those who entered the tower, only seven thousand students managed to move to the next level. However, before proceeding they had to watch a frustrating and tedious battle between a student specializing in defense and his opponent of divine intent.

### **Twenty-first level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

From that level, divine-intent warriors, each and every one of them had their own domains, indicating that opponents this time are Half-Step Soul Formation Stage divine-intent warriors.

#### **Result**

* All the battles concluded at around the thirty-minute mark. There was no way around it. All the divine-intent warriors were at the Half-Step Soul Formation Stage, so the battles were extremely intense. Even if some students did want to stall, the energy within their body simply wasn’t going to last

### **Seventieth level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

On this floor, everyone was a divine-intent warriors from the Return to Void Stage.

There were only eight people left standing on the seventieth level of the Immortal Spirit Tower.

Liu Qianhuan, Liu Yuan, Tang Ximen, Zuo Qiubing, An Lin, Xu Xiaolan, Xuanyuan Cheng, and Su Qianyun.

#### **Result**

* At this level everyone passed, only Liu Yuan was defeated.
* In the midst of his battle An Lin was unable to control his strength properly and killed his opponent of divine intent and in the aftermath he also accidentally killed Tang Ximen's opponent, causing him to advance to the next level.

**Note**: This was the floor where Tang Ximen stopped the last time he entered the tower.

### **Seventy-first level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

On the previous level, the aura exuded by the divine-intent warriors hinted that they had just progressed to the Return to Void Stage. However, the aura of these warriors clearly indicated that their cultivation bases had been stabilized.

#### **Result**

* Everyone has progressed to the next level.
* But once there was an accident with Tang Ximen, however this time it was not An Lin, but Xu Xiaolan who was unable to control his strength and killed his opponent and accidentally Tang Ximen's opponent.

### **Seventy-second level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

Seven divine-intent warriors materialized in mid-air before charging toward everyone with vast auras exuding from their bodies.

Intense battles instantly erupted!

#### **Result**

* After feeling Tang Ximen's determination, everyone turned away from him to avoid further accidents, and then... Tang Ximen was defeated.

### **Eightieth level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

This level was a major obstacle in the Immortal Spirit Tower.

Success would earn you fame and all sorts of rewards.

Failure would result in a disappointing exit. However, you would still earn pills and spirit stones as a reward.

The divine-intent warriors of the eightieth level are roughly at the pinnacle of the Return to Void Intermediate Stage, and not only are they able to use all sorts of high-rank spell techniques, but they would also be able to exhibit the power of their Dao.

#### **Result**

* At that level, An Lin, Xu Xiaolan and Liu Qianhuan managed to defeat their opponents with a little effort, however Su Qianyun and Xuanyuan Cheng had a little more work, but in the end they also managed to beat their opponents.
* In his battle Xuanyuan Cheng was forced to use his domain, however he avoided using it, as his domain was very volatile and uncontrollable. And as predicted, his domain went out of control, blowing up his opponent and accidentally hitting Su Qianyun and Liu Qianhuan.

### **Eighty-one level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

Su Qianyun decided to continue at the same pace and played extremely safe when choosing level eighty-one.

#### **Result**

* Su Qianyun received the inheritance of the White Water Steps technique, and upon seeing Bai Zhong, she chose level eighty-three with elation on her face.

### **Eighty-two level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

Xuanyuan Cheng, even as Su Qianyun, also planned to test the waters and chose level eighty-two.

#### **Xuanyuan Cheng Vs. Shu Yu**

However he wasn’t engaged in a battle. Instead, he was chatting…

A beautiful female Celestial Immortal holding a crimson whip stared speechlessly at the man before her.

Rather than battling with her, he was committed to convincing her to allow him to free her from her sad situation (which she herself did not know) of simply being a thread of divine intention without the possibility of entering the cycle of reincarnation by remaining stuck in the tower.

Xuanyuan Cheng's goal was not to impose her concept of happiness on she, but to help her find her own happiness.

#### **Result**

* Shu Yu was touched by the words of Xuanyuan Cheng and that he really wanted her to be happy and to be able to be reborn, so she decided to trust him and asked him to help her make a have a fresh start.

### **Eighty-three level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

Su Qianyun's second choice after successfully passing eighty-one level.

#### **Result**

* Su Qianyun defeated her opponent on the eighty-third level and obtained the inheritance of the Immortal Flame Lotus.
* This inheritance was a complete mismatch with her style of battle, but she still accepted it without any hint of pickiness.

### **Eighty-four level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

Su Qianyun's third choice after successfully passing the eighty-three level, maintaining his strategy of following at his own pace.

#### **Result**

* She had defeated her opponent a long time ago, however she was forgotten by Bai Zhong who was concentrating on watching the battle of An Lin and Xing Tian and forgot her duties.

### **Eighty-six level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

After seeing his friends' choice and after a brief pause, Xu Xiaolan chose level eighty-six.

#### **Xu Xiaolan Vs. Ling Hujun**

On the eighty-sixth level, a pure white sword projection slashed through the air before slicing a man who had his whole body enshrouded in black mist in half. Boundless holy flames of a vermilion bird latched onto his body and reduced him to ashes.

#### **Result**

* After being defeated Ling Hujun was very pleased and wanted to give Xu Xioalan his Heavenly Poison heritage, however she refused, as his bloodline is imbued with the power of fire and lightning, both of which are nemeses to all poisons, so there is no way the two powers could fuse together.
* As Ling Hujun could not blame Xu Xiaolan, as she did not know that his inheritance was inappropriate for her, he then directed all his criticism towards Bai Zhong, as he did not offer information to the participants about what kind of judgment there will be, what kind of inheritance can be obtained, which is clearly common sense so as not to waste anyone's time.

### **Eighty-seven level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

Liu Qianhuan wanted to pick herself up from where she had fallen last time, and so, she chose level eighty-seven.

#### **Result**

* She defeated her opponent on the eighty-seventh level and received the Star-Crushing Palm from the Celestial Immortal as an inheritance.

### **Ninety-one level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

After overcoming his previous mark on the tower, Liu Qianhuan chose to proceed to level ninety-one.

#### **Liu Qianhuan Vs. Kong Mohan**

A Celestial Immortal wielded a green longsword as sword projections rippled through the air like green water, leaving a series of dazzling trajectories in their wake. The sword projections were imbued with the Dao of unyielding persistence, which was exemplified by the analogy of dripping water penetrating through a stone. Each of his mystical sword projection tore gashes into the realm of extreme frost en route to Liu Qianhuan.

Liu Qianhuan was completely on the back foot as she defended herself frantically against the countless sword projections with her frosty longsword, but she was unable to stage any counterattacks.

#### **Result**

* Kong Mohan was shocked that even though Liu Qianhuan possessed the Ancient Sword Dao Physique and also an improved domain, she had not made a breakthrough for the Soul Formation Stage. And he asked her what kind of obsession makes her falter in the final step towards advancement, and if she can't get rid of her obsession, why not use her sword to cut everything off? After hearing this, Liu Qianhuan saw all her confusion dissipate to show the right way and decided to make an innovation for her visual pleasure.
* At that moment, she discarded all her emotions and reached a state of complete emotionlessness to start her innovation, however after recovering her reason she realized that she had chosen the worst possible place to make a breakthrough, because the lightning tribulation was being hindered by the roof of the Immortal Spiritual Tower, which was making the tribulation even more ferocious and destructive. In the end, in her moment of despair, An Lin appeared to help her make her breakthrough, guiding through the Lightning Manipulation Technique the lightning tribulation for her without hindrance.
* Once again there was a turnaround in Liu Qianhuan's tribulation lightning when his Ancient Sword Dao Physique awoke, transforming the tribulation lightning into a sword tribulation lighting, at that moment Liu Qianhuan realized that she was not prepared to take this step, as she was unable to sever her ties with the love of her mother, An Lin and all of her friends, finally at the moment when she was about to be obliterated by final tribulation lightning, An Lin once again saved her and helped her successfully finish her advancement to Soul Formation Stage.

### **Ninety-two level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

#### **An Lin Vs. Fang Yi**

A wisp of sunlight shone in through the enchantment barrier from outside the tower. The sky outside was blue and picturesque, but An Lin found himself situated in a realm of extreme frost within the tower.

An Lin turned to look at the man in a grey robe standing fifty meters away. His skin was very pale, and a cold projection of the moon surfaced behind him, within which was imbued a hint of subdued killing intent.

An Lin could feel that this man’s aura had reached Return to Void Final Stage. It was quite clear that this man was a top-tier Celestial Immortal who had observed the true intent of the divine Dao.

#### **Result**

* An Lin used the inhuman characteristics of his war god body to defend himself against Fang Yi's powerful attack and used the Crimson God Arrow that combined all four Divine Flames to defeat Fang Yi in the blink of an eye.
* However after defeating him, Fang Yi told An Lin that he would not give him his inheritance, as he said before that he would only give the inheritance if An Lin defeated him and satisfied him in the process, but An Lin defeated him very quickly, so he give him nothing.

### **Ninety-five level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

After successfully passing the challenge at level eighty-six, Xu Xioalan chose to challenge level ninety-five.

Xu Xiaolan was having a difficult battle on the ninety-fifth level.

In the end, the enraged cry of the vermilion bird erupted as white Holy Vermilion Flames engulfed the entirety of the ninety-fifth level. The fearsome heat and destructive power imbued within the flames made the air within the level shimmer and warp.

Her opponent was a man whose entire body was enveloped by a defensive spell technique, which manifested itself into the projection of an indestructible golden dragon’s head.

Lightning pythons appeared under Xu Xiaolan’s feet as she flew through the flames as if she were a sharp sword.

She spread her white wings as she leaped into the air like a goddess soaring through the air.

#### **Result**

* Xu Xiaolan used the combination the bloodlines of the Vermilion Bird and the True Dragon to unleash his most powerful attack and win the victory over his opponent thus conquering his heritage, a dragon symbol.

### **Ninety-six level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

In your third choice, Xu Xiaolan intended to advance to the ninety-seven level, however she was informed by Bai Zhong that Liu Qianhuan had already chosen before her, so she gave a slight smile and chose the ninety-six level.

#### **Result**

* She had already defeated the Dark River Enlightened Immortal on the ninety-sixth level, but she had sustained severe injuries during the battle and was on the brink of fainting. As for why she didn’t faint, this was only because she was forcing herself to hold on in order to spectate An Lin’s battle.
* However just like Su Qianyun she was also forgotten by Bai Zhong who was busy telling Su Qianyun about the battle between An Lin and Xing Tian.

### **Ninety-seven level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

After successfully passing ninety-one level after her advance, Liu Qianhuan chose to advance to ninety-seven level, because An Lin was at ninety-eight level and she did not want to be left behind by him.

#### **Result**

* Within the ninety-seventh level, frost and ice covered the entire ground. A series of sharp icy stalactites hung in the air while exuding a frosty aura, which threatened to congeal the space within the level. A man clad in a suit of red armor with his face obscured under a red helm thrust his flaming spear forward before puncturing Liu Qianhuan’s chest.

### **Ninety-eight level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

When An Lin left the ninety-eight level to help Liu Qianhuan his opponent of divine intent was still in the process of taking shape, however when he returned it still hadn't fully taken shape, but the aura he unleashed was of a powerful figure in pinnacle of the Return to Void Final Stage.

After his opponent completely took shape, he introduced himself as Xing Tian, the most powerful War God of the Ancient Heavenly Court!

#### **Result**

* In your first exchange, the legendary War God, Xing Tian, was knocked flying by a single punch from An Lin.

* During the battle, all the spectators praised An Lin's thick skin that even though he stood firm on the back foot of the battle, he was not defeated, remaining undefeated thanks to his War God body.
* After fighting An Lin for a while and seeing how abnormal An Lin's constitution was and realizing that there was no way he could win a resistance battle against An Lin, Xing Tian decided to use his most powerful technique with the strongest penetrating power to end this battle quickly, however An Lin managed to endure this attack that contained all the remaining power of Xing Tian and carried out a counterattack at last winning the victory in the end.

### **Ninety-ninth level of the Immortal Spirit Tower**

After defeating Xing Tian, finally An Lin was going to challenge the Final Boss of the ninety-ninth level of the Immortal Spirit Tower, however his opponent was someone he would never expect to find there, the Emperor Ziwei of Heavenly Court, a True God.

But the worst was yet to come, the system feeling An Lin's fear of facing a figure as powerful as Emperor Ziwei, assigned him a mission: "Defeat the divine intent of Emperor Ziwei and grind its face into the ground."

However if An Lin fails the mission he would have to have all of the clothing will be a hundred percent see-through for an entire year.

#### **Result**

* As expected, early in the battle An Lin was being beaten by Emperor Ziwei with no chance of retaliating. Until he managed to launch a counterattack and injured Emperor Ziwei using the Super Saiyan Two Enhancement Technique ... don't wait ... using Origin Energy of the Netherworld. Seeing that An Lin managed to successfully wound him, Emperor Ziwei had decided to give An Lin the victory, but he was rejected by An Lin who could not accept another result besides him grinding Emperor Ziwei's face on the floor so as not to become one nudist for an entire year.
* After that, Emperor Ziwei was very pleased with An Lin's response and he decided to fight to his heart's content in that battle, followed by yet another series of physical abuse from Emperor Ziwei to An Lin. During the battle Emperor Ziwei used one of his finishing techniques called, Dao-Annihilation Spear which managed to break through the defenses of War God Body and injure An Lin, however Emperor Ziwei used one third of his total power in this technique, but failed to beat An Lin, which gave the latter enough confidence to grind Emperor Ziwei's face on the floor.
* After that An Lin started his counterattack, using a concealment attack to later use his real attack on Divine Plunder Technique, An Lin plundered all the techniques of Emperor Ziwei and used them one by one against him, thus avenging the beating that Emperor Ziwei gave you earlier and finally managing to fulfill the special mission that of the grinding Emperor Ziwei's face on the floor.

## Trivia

* The first eighty levels are all one-on-one battles as the mighty figures will split their divine intents into over ten thousand doppelgangers to battle each and every one of us, so it won’t help our cause even if we stand together.

* The first twenty levels are all projections of Spirit Nurturing Stage.
* Zuo Qiubing, unfortunately, fell at the seventy-seventh level, and he vowed to himself there and then that he was going to crack into the Hall of Fame before his graduation.
* Xuanyuan Cheng was eliminated after spending all his energy to be able to allow Shu Yu to be able to reach the afterlife and have the chance to reincarnate.
* After easily defeating the opponent at level ninety-two and the opponent refusing to give him any inheritance, An Lin felt disappointed and decided to move to the highest level available, level ninety-eight
* Su Qianyun decided to keep her rate of progression steady and after defeating her opponent at level eighty-one, she immediately chose to challenge level eighty-three, as all she wanted to do was to stay grounded and collect more inheritances. This was more important to her than challenging any of the higher levels.
* Liu Qianhuan ended up being defeated at the ninety-seven level of the Immortal Spirit Tower and was transported out of the Immortal Spirit Tower by Bai Zhong, along with Xu Xiaolan and Su Qianyun who were no longer able to fight, making An Lin the only challenger to stay at the Immortal Spirit Tower.
* An Lin once again made history by becoming the first person in history to conquer the entire Immortal Spirit Tower and defeat a Dao Integration Stage specialist while still on the Soul Formation Stage, however An Lin was not very happy about it, as he finally realized that the Emperor Ziwei disappeared just like that, leaving him with no inheritance, nor even any rewards for his efforts.
* In the end, legendary stories were created and remained forever in everyone's mind, such as: Xuanyuan Cheng, who had sent an ancestral mighty figure to the afterlife; Su Qianyun, who exemplified the slow and steady mentality; Xu Xiaolan, who proved to be the unexpected dark horse of this year’s trials; Liu Qianhuan, who had transcended a thrilling tribulation and even Tang Ximen, who got carried for two levels. All of these were fond memories for everyone to look back on even after many years. And certainly, there was the man who had pummeled a Dao Integration Stage True God and conquered the entire Immortal Spirit Tower.