Bai Wushang patted the gray stone pillar under his butt gently and said in a clear voice, “Begin.”

“Squeak! Squeak!”

A strange suction force came from below and firmly attached Bai Wushang’s body to the stone pillar.

Soon after, the Floating Stone Monster rose steadily into the air and flew up in this way.

It could understand and react to the most basic commands, such as “Call for help”, “Begin”, “Return”, “Accelerate”, and so on.

Looking down from high up in the air, the grayish-white ground was like an endless snowfield, which was simple, clean, and pure. It would make one’s mind calm.

The camp gradually turned into a black dot behind him, leaving only the whistling wind in his ears.

The grayish-white mountain was getting closer and closer. The majestic mountain, which resulted from nature’s uncanny workmanship, shocked Bai Wu Shang’s mind deeply.

After going around a rugged mountain wall, the Floating Rock Monster slowly descended and started to hover when it was one meter from the ground.

“Is this the mountain path assigned to me?”

At this moment, stone steps appeared right in front of Bai Wushang. Each step was about five meters wide and one meter tall. These cascading steps, suspended in the air, went up vertically. Set against the clouds and mist, it looked like a heavenly stone path with no end in sight.

Looking around, Bai Wushang saw similar stone paths every few dozen meters. Some were empty, some were misty, and he could see gray shadows floating above. It was likely that someone was climbing.

“Ah Zhou, Milky Way! Training has begun!”

Bai Wushang smiled and summoned the Demon Ape first.

Milky Way jumped out from his chest. It was used to sleeping during the day, and now it was a little sleepy.

It rubbed its cheeks with its two small paws and washed its face seriously. Finally, it became a little more energetic.

It opened its eyes wide and looked forward.

(ﾟ∀ﾟ)

“Wow, it’s so high…”

Its small head was full of amazement.

Immediately, it became excited.

Milky Way didn’t need Bai Wushang’s command. It jumped down and landed on the Demon Ape’s back.

“Chirrup, chirrup?” (What should I do?)

“Climb up and see where you can reach.”

Bai Wushang pointed at the mountain peak, then he reminded them, “Remember, you can only go up. Don’t go down. Also, don’t stay on any of the steps for more than 10 minutes. Otherwise, the “Force” will increase exponentially until it overwhelms you…”

“Chirrup!!”

Little Milky Way nodded its head vigorously. It was unknown if he understood Bai Wushang’s words. Then, it jumped on the first step.

Instantly, mist seeped out from the mountain wall, forming a hazy barrier in front of Bai Wushang.

Bai Wushang did not panic. This was the “Cloud Barrier”, which was similar to a kind of protection. It could stop everything in the outside world from affecting the inside, but it did not affect the Master.

In other words, this mountain path belonged solely to Bai Wushang at this moment. The outside world could not pry about, or use this path.

“… Milky Way, is there anything wrong? For example, does your body become heavier? Or, do you have difficulty in breathing?” Bai Wushang asked immediately.

“Chirrup!”

The Little Rabbit let out a happy cry. It did not look like there was something wrong with it. Then, it quickly jumped up to the fourth step.

“Is it because the step is too low and it can’t feel the Force?”

Bai Wushang was deep in thought. Then, he turned to Ah Zhou.

“Roar! Roar! Roar!”

Compared to the little rabbit who was muddle-headed and always wanted to play around, the Demon Ape was much more composed.

It was very clear that this was the precious training ground that its master had mentioned. It could increase its strength by training here.

Therefore, it seriously hammered its chest for a while and stretched its muscles. It raised its spirit to the maximum before taking its first step.

To Bai Wushang’s surprise, when the Demon Ape’s forearms landed on the first step, its body became slightly stiff as if it felt something strange when his body was hindered by something.

“What’s Wrong?”

“My body… has become a little heavier…”

Ah Zhou’s big eyes were filled with curiosity. It had already stood on the first step and started to wave its arms and legs repeatedly. Then, it realized that this feeling was not an illusion, but real.

“Not only… the body… I… got a sense of suppression in my heart…”

Hearing Ah Zhou’s consecutive feedback, Bai Wushang, chin in hand, fell in puzzlement.

“This is strange, Ah Zhou felt the Force, why doesn’t Milky Way feel it?”

Looking Up, Bai Wushang was suddenly shocked and became speechless by what he saw.

The little rabbit had already reached the 30th level without making a sound!

Bai Wushang even noticed that it leaped over three steps easily.

It was as if it was playing!

“Unbelievable…”

Bai Wushang opened his mouth and was about to say something. But he said nothing at last.

On the other side, when the Demon Ape Ah Zhou saw the lively little rabbit, the fighting will was inspired in its heart.

“As the mighty Demon Ape, how can I be defeated by this little rabbit again and again?”

“I am also eager to excel, alright?!”

Immediately, it moved his muscular limbs and started to climb the stairs more rapidly. It tried to catch up with the little rabbit.

The Floating Rock Monster would automatically adjust its height according to the pet’s position without Bai Wushang’s instruction.

The Floating Rock Monster, which was outside the mist barrier, would maintain the same height as the Demon Ape and never be left behind.

“Chirrup! Chirrup!”

The Little Rabbit, which climbed almost eighty steps in one go, stopped.

It was not tired. Actually, it felt bored.

It looked up at the sky, but it still could not see the end of this stairway as if it could never reach the end.

So, it prepared to take a rest.

First, it moved to the edge of the stone steps and looked down.

Seeing the clouds and fog in the sky, it probably felt that it was too high. This height was a little bit scary.

It immediately raised a small paw to cover its eyes because it was unable to look down again.

“Roar!”

The Demon Ape moved up slowly but surely. It took this opportunity to reduce the distance.

Its steps were a little heavier than before, but this was nothing to it because it was far from its limit.

However, it could feel that the pressure from the outside was increasing bit by bit. It was as if something in its body was being tempered and burned. Its heart was beating vigorously, and its blood flow was accelerated. This feeling was quite mystical.

When Bai Wushang was experiencing the effects of the Sacred Mountain’s cultivation with the two Pet beasts, a new batch of students arrived from the teleportation array in the camp.

A young lady, dressed in luxurious clothes, walked past the chattering crowd alone. She ignored the guidance of Zhou Xue and the others completely. Then, she walked towards the Floating Rock Monster with vigorous strides.

Behind her, her long red hair hung down to her waist. Even the sun also envied this dazzling girl.

…

“Milky Way, haven’t you felt anything till now?”

“Chirrup…”

The little rabbit shook its head lightly with droopy ears.

Bai Wushang frowned. Then, he looked down and found it was already level 586, but the little rabbit had no feeling at all.

It hadn’t felt a thing, whether it was the feeling of oppression or the feeling of tempering the body.

A while ago, it had already stopped climbing on its own. Instead, it hitched a ride by holding the Demon Ape’s horn.

From time to time, it yawned and looked drowsy.

What about Ah Zhou? Its face turned red. Its blood was surging in its body as if it was climbing the mountain by carrying an invisible big rock breathlessly.

It had almost used up half of its strength. It was already a little tired, but it felt extremely comfortable because this feeling was more enjoyable than fighting.

“Eh?”

Out of the corner of his eyes, Bai Wushang suddenly noticed something strange.

A figure appeared in the third mountain path on the right which was originally empty out of nowhere. It was already at the same height as him at this moment.

“How could I see her again? !”

Bai Wushang was extremely shocked because he saw the silhouette of a curvaceous woman who was around 100 meters away from him.

He couldn’t recognize her by just looking at her figure. After all, there were a lot of beautiful women in the academy.

However, Bai Wushang was very familiar with the long red wavy hair on her back.

She was Zhu Qin, the Scarlet Flame Witch!