"When you are ready, you may begin. Enter the Divine Soul Tower and engrave your divine soul. Remember, do not push yourselves too hard."
The quarter of an hour passed quickly. As everyone opened their eyes, Yue Mingchi spoke again, cautioning them.
Hearing this, everyone nodded again and then stood up. Spiritual light flashed on each of them, and they instantly shot into the entrance of the Divine Soul Tower.
"Let's go too." Seeing everyone depart, Li Xuan turned his head to look at Xi Chu Yun and said.
Xi Chu Yun nodded slightly, and a golden light flashed, and the two of them flew towards the entrance of the Divine Soul Tower.
*Buzz.*
With a humming sound, Li Xuan suddenly felt as if he had entered a distinctly different space.
"This is the first level? Such strong divine soul power!" Li Xuan exclaimed, looking at the character above his head, his eyes filled with shock.
On the first level, Li Xuan sensed a power that suppressed his divine soul. Although this power was not very strong, Li Xuan knew that a spiritual master with a weaker divine soul would likely find it difficult to last even a moment.
Not only that, but a faintly perceptible physical suppression was also pressing down on Li Xuan's body.
After a brief inspection, Li Xuan found no sign of other candidates around him. Clearly, although everyone had entered the Divine Soul Tower, they were in different spaces. This was all the work of the Divine Soul Tower itself. Li Xuan's understanding of the Xuan Sect's might deepened.
"The divine soul and body suppression on this first level is not too strong for me. I can continue upwards." As Li Xuan spoke, a threshold staircase appeared before his eyes.
Clearly, stepping onto this staircase would lead him to the second level.
"This is interesting." Li Xuan smiled knowingly at the appearing staircase and then stepped onto it without hesitation.
*Buzz.*
A humming sound echoed, and Li Xuan reappeared. Unlike before, Li Xuan's brow furrowed slightly as soon as he materialized.
Li Xuan's expression was grave, as if resisting something. He maintained his posture for a full minute before slowly exhaling.
"I didn't expect the suppression on the second level to be so powerful. I can only withstand it with the physical defense of the Divine Strength realm." Li Xuan muttered to himself, and after sensing the invisible pressure, he looked around again.
This time, Li Xuan noticed countless tokens floating around him. These tokens floated in the air like shooting stars, then quickly disappeared and reappeared elsewhere.
"These must be the Nether Tokens of the Xuan Sect's inner disciples. But judging by their appearance, it seems each token has a restriction on it." Li Xuan had also tried to sense a Nether Token, but his divine sense was repelled by a force. Fortunately, there was no harm.
What impressed Li Xuan the most was the constant soul-crushing power that he had to resist.
The divine soul was the key to the strength of one's divine sense. The stronger the divine soul, the stronger the divine sense. Currently, Li Xuan's own divine soul power felt the suppression from the depths of his soul.
However, after a brief moment of suppression, Li Xuan's divine soul resisted this power, and just like on the first level, it had no effect.
"It seems this second level also cannot stop me. If that's the case, bring on the third level." After using a bit of his divine soul power to resist the suppression of the second level of the Divine Soul Tower, Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction and said.
As soon as the words left his mouth, the same threshold staircase from the first level appeared before him again. Li Xuan saw it and stepped onto it once more.
Outside the Divine Soul Tower.
"Someone has already entered the third level this quickly. It seems that among the disciples being recruited this time, their divine souls are quite strong." Fu Yao Jin, having the strongest divine soul among the ten, was naturally the first to sense someone entering the third level.
He then glanced at Yue Mingchi, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"According to the past, most of the recruited disciples are under eighteen years old. Very few can enter the Divine Soul Tower to engrave their Nether Tokens and reach the third level. However, the age limit for the newly recruited disciples this time has been relaxed considerably. Moreover, many of these disciples have reached the advanced or peak stages of the Dao Fusion realm."
"Easily entering the third level doesn't prove anything. Let's wait and see. I'm also very curious about which level they will ultimately reach."
Yue Mingchi smiled faintly and then said with a calm expression.
Fu Yao Jin nodded. As Yue Mingchi had said, if one couldn't withstand the suppression of the Divine Soul Tower even with the strength of the Dao Fusion realm, then such a disciple was not worth having. Fu Yao Jin thought this and closed his eyes again, an invisible fluctuation of spiritual energy spreading out.
Time passed gradually, and half an hour had elapsed in the blink of an eye.
During this half an hour, quite a few candidates had engraved their Nether Tokens and exited the Divine Soul Tower. The levels of these candidates were mostly the third and fourth levels. After all, not all spiritual masters would spend their time cultivating their divine souls.
Meanwhile, Li Xuan, who was already on the fifth level, had waves of sword energy surging around him. The omnipresent suppressing force now fell upon Li Xuan's Sword Domain, as if trying to crush him.
Furthermore, Li Xuan had already activated the physical strength of the Thousand Mountain Realm. The suppression on just the fifth level had put him in such a state, indicating the immense power of the Divine Soul Tower's suppression.
Li Xuan glanced around. While there were a fair number of Nether Tokens on the fifth level, they were significantly fewer compared to the third and fourth levels.
"Sixth level, come on." Although the suppression on the fifth level had forced Li Xuan to use the physical strength of the Thousand Mountain Realm for defense, Li Xuan was clearly unwilling to stop at the fifth level.
Moreover, Li Xuan knew that the higher the level, the greater the nourishment to the divine soul. As he had not yet used his full strength, he was naturally unwilling to stop.
*Buzz.*
As Li Xuan finished speaking, the threshold staircase reappeared before him. Seeing the staircase, Li Xuan's expression remained unchanged, and he directly stepped onto it.
"So quickly, someone has entered the sixth level!"
As Li Xuan disappeared from the fifth level of the Divine Soul Tower, Fu Yao Jin opened his eyes again and said, a clear hint of surprise in his gaze.
"This person is good. Although he is only at the mid-stage of the Dao Origin realm, with time, he will definitely reach the peak of the Dao Fusion realm and become a Holy Son of the Xuan Sect like us. If I remember correctly, this person seems to have chosen Langya Peak."
Yue Mingchi also opened his eyes at this moment and nodded slightly, saying.
"Heh heh, I didn't expect this person's divine soul to be so strong. My Langya Peak has struck gold this time. But let's be clear, third senior sister, this junior disciple has already chosen my Langya Peak, so you can't snatch him."
Xie Yu Shan chuckled upon hearing this and then looked at Fu Yao Jin with a guarded expression. He seemed somewhat intimidated by Fu Yao Jin.
Fu Yao Jin smiled and then looked at Xie Yu Shan, saying, "Being able to enter the sixth level of the Divine Soul Tower means his divine soul is naturally good. However, there are already no less than a hundred junior brothers and sisters who have entered the sixth level, so don't worry, tenth junior brother."
"That's good, that's very good. Otherwise, Master will scold me again." Xie Yu Shan breathed a sigh of relief and then patted his chest.
Yue Mingchi, Fu Yao Jin, and several other Holy Sons all burst into laughter.
After another half an hour passed, nearly ninety percent of the candidates who had entered the Divine Soul Tower had gradually emerged. Li Xuan and Xi Chu Yun, however, were still inside.
*Buzz.*
At this moment, a humming sound suddenly emanated from the Divine Soul Tower, and golden light flashed from the entire structure.
"Over fifty people have entered the seventh level. This batch of new disciples has produced quite a few outstanding individuals. Once these fellows are trained and cultivate under Master, their future will be limitless!" Fu Yao Jin said excitedly as he watched the golden light illuminate.
Yue Mingchi smiled faintly and continued to gaze at the Divine Soul Tower.
In an instant, a look of shock appeared in Yue Mingchi's eyes. The fact that Yue Mingchi, the foremost of the Ten Great Holy Sons, could show such shock naturally drew the attention of Fu Yao Jin and the others. They all sensed it and then simultaneously opened their eyes.
"Someone has entered the eighth level!"