As he spoke, he looked at the others, wanting to see if anyone was willing to persist.

If these people were unwilling to persist, then he would find a way to complete the task by himself.

The others, listening to the middle-aged man's words, were already becoming intrigued.

Come to think of it, it really was true.

This Xianxia Dungeon is so important; it would be a shame to just give up like this.

In the future, they wouldn't have the opportunity to engage with such a dungeon again.

With these thoughts in mind, they gritted their teeth and said, "Let's do this together. Those extraordinary ones might finish the task faster than us, but if we finish later, it shouldn't matter too much."

"Yes, considering that not being able to enter the Xianxia Dungeon again later is a punishment, this dungeon should be very important, so let's persist."

With this in mind, everyone nodded in agreement.

After some dispute, they decided to give it a try.

The middle-aged man relaxed a little seeing this and immediately walked forward.

There are many crossroads here, so they will try each one, as otherwise, there isn't any better way.

......

On the other side, after Zhou Yingting and the others leaped onto the branches, they quickly ran towards the foot of the mountain.

After a moment's effort, everyone arrived at the foot of the mountain.

From this position, looking upward, they could see the peak towering into the clouds.

The peak towering into the clouds appeared majestic and grand, yet above it seemed extremely steep.

"From here, climbing to the peak shouldn't be too difficult..."

Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, they examined carefully, and someone said.

Earlier, it seemed a bit difficult because he thought there might be some maze-like formation in the forest below, hindering them from reaching the foot of the mountain.

But now it seems he was worrying too much.

The forest doesn't appear to have any formations, as they could all leap over the treetops to arrive here.

Judging by this, it's enough to prove there's no issue in the forest.

Since there's no issue in the forest, climbing the mountain should be the same.

Hearing this, the others were pleasantly surprised.

If that's the case, then this task shouldn't be difficult for them.

"Originally, I thought the difficulty of this Cultivation Dungeon would be huge, but now it seems the difficulty is fine, perhaps even a bit simple."

Song Qingyun raised his head at the moment, looked upward, and said.

Listening to these words, the others nodded, feeling it was quite right.

"Maybe this stage isn't the checkpoint; perhaps the real checkpoint is the essence of cultivation itself."

Hearing these words, suddenly someone beside them added.

He thought this Cultivation Dungeon wouldn't be so simple and there must be some difficulty that just hadn't been noticed yet.

If there's no difficulty here, then likely the true challenge lies in the cultivation method above.

Listening to these words, the others were slightly taken aback and then frowned.

Speaking like this makes a bit of sense.

Based on their experiences, dungeon tasks seemed never to be simple.

This dungeon task has two phases; if the first phase is easy, then the second phase must be difficult.

Otherwise, at the start, they wouldn't require it to be completed within ten years.

Thinking this, they looked up and said.

"No matter what, now we've already reached the foot of the mountain, so let's go up. Since it's still early, maybe with a full effort, we'll reach the top."

"Yes, let's go together!"

Feeling that it's early, they reckoned going directly should allow them to reach the peak before nightfall.

Thinking this, everyone immediately started to move.

Within several breaths, they had jumped to the nearby area and then climbed towards the mountain.

But this move made them feel a slight abnormal sensation.

Zhou Yingting's steps paused slightly at this moment, strangely raising his head, "Did you... feel anything?"

Zhou Yingting glanced at the people around, something peculiar in his eyes.

He sharply felt something seemed off as they stepped forward just now.

Zhou Yingting's words made the others pause briefly, but they continued moving forward.

"Feel what?"

The others were puzzled, walking while asking.

Upon hearing, Zhou Yingting frowned, thinking, "I don't know why, but after taking a step just now, I felt my body suddenly heavy, as if something was pressing on me."

"Really?"

Listening to Zhou Yingting, the others felt carefully, then shook their heads, "We didn't feel anything...."

"Didn't feel anything?"

Seeing they said this, Zhou Yingting looked at his body strangely, also looking around, but didn't find anything peculiar.

Perhaps he was overthinking.

Thinking this in his heart, Zhou Yingting no longer dwelled on it and continued upwards.

The group's speed was very fast, and without holding back, they quickly sprinted to halfway up the mountain.

At this point, their breaths had become somewhat rapid, and some even started panting.

When they lifted their legs, noticeable trembling in their legs could be seen.

Now everyone finally realized something was wrong.

"This isn't right; we've only reached halfway up the mountain. Given my physique and abilities, it's unlikely I'd feel tired after such a short distance...."

Someone in front said, panting heavily and breathing deeply.

Speaking, he turned to look at the others, seeing everyone panting heavily at this time, he immediately realized there must be something peculiar here.

Otherwise, they wouldn't all be like this.

It's unlikely everyone's strength could be identical.

"You mentioned earlier that you felt something strange, did you notice anything?"

Thinking this, he suddenly remembered what Zhou Yingting said earlier.

Seemed like at the start, Zhou Yingting asked if they felt anything.

Looks like Zhou Yingting seemed to have noticed something odd back then?

Thinking this, he glanced at Zhou Yingting with a bit of surprise.

At this moment, Zhou Yingting also felt a sense of fatigue, even felt as if a mountain was weighing on him.

Listening to this, Zhou Yingting raised his head and looked at the other person, then said, "I felt as though my body slightly heavy as we entered, but you all said nothing was wrong, so I thought it was just my illusion."

"Now it seems like it wasn't my illusion."

After saying this, Zhou Yingting raised his head with a peculiar look in his eyes, "If so, then the difficulty of our climb might be significant."

"Look, we've only reached halfway up, and everyone's already this tired; this first phase of the task is surprisingly difficult."

Speaking, Zhou Yingting couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Listening to this, the others also felt a sinking feeling. Initially, they thought the first phase was very simple.

So they didn't take it seriously; now it seems they underestimated it.

Indeed, there are no easy phases in this Cultivation Dungeon.

"Seems like the mountain entrance is peculiar, it set some sort of restriction on the climbing path, affecting us no matter how strong we are."

"Probably, this restriction defines itself based on everyone's strength."

If that's the case, we don't seem to have any advantages over those few newcomers."

Song Qingyun seemed to see clearly, already roughly guessing the reason.

Upon hearing, the others thought it over, and it seemed likely to be this way.

But having reached this point, they naturally couldn't stop here.

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