Climbing the seventieth step.

Shen Han quickly realized what the test involved here.

In short, it boiled down to two words.

Perseverance.

Between the void realms on the seventieth step, nearly a hundred stone monuments rose from the ground.

No need to fight phantoms, just read all the information on the stone monuments.

Testing perseverance wasn't difficult for Shen Han.

When he first crossed into this world, he spent a whole year deeply studying the Mountain and River Body Refining Skill.

Settling down to study and comprehend, Shen Han didn't find it too difficult.

Moreover, having mastered the Void Spirit Realm, his focused study would yield twice the result with half the effort.

Conversely, for Su Jinyu, going beyond the seventieth step was the greatest test.

Regarding Sword Dao talent, Su Jinyu considered herself even stronger than Shen Ye.

Among her peers, her sword feared no sword cultivator.

Except for a few seniors on Xiaoyao Peak, no one could spar with her anymore.

But no one is perfect, and despite her excellent Sword Dao talent, Su Jinyu still had some shortcomings.

The greatest of which was a lack of perseverance.

Those Sword Dao techniques she learned to mastery generally took no more than three days.

But when it came to deeply studying cultivation technique manuals, Su Jinyu would instinctively retreat.

She found it hard to focus on studying the same thing, and if she encountered setbacks midway, she was prone to thoughts of giving up.

As her teacher, Shi Yuezhu tried many times to have her change this bad habit, but it was challenging.

Attending the Thousand-Autumn Grand Gathering was partly to enhance her perseverance.

The Martial Path is full of difficulties, and having talent and resources alone without perseverance makes it hard to go far.

In the void realm, Su Jinyu finally finished the last page and exhaled deeply.

Moments later, her consciousness drifted away from it.

The seventy-third step.

Su Jinyu had only traversed three layers on the seventieth step.

Yet to her, it felt more arduous than passing through sixty layers.

Just like earlier, when she read a hundred books in that realm...

When she opened the first page, she was almost in despair.

Standing on the seventy-third step, Su Jinyu already had thoughts of giving up, unable to muster the resolve to take another step.

She was already the leading person, giving up wouldn't be too disgraceful.

With this in mind, Su Jinyu glanced slightly back.

Among all the participants on the Thousand-Autumn steps, including herself, only four had reached the seventieth step.

Yet that glance back caused her pupils to contract suddenly.

Not far behind her was Shen Han...

For an instant, Su Jinyu even questioned if she was hallucinating.

She gently rubbed her eyes, but nothing changed.

The Shen Han she never considered had truly reached the seventieth step.

Wasn't he only at the Peak of Grade Eight...

How could it be...

Was she still trapped in the void realm?

No matter how much Su Jinyu didn't want to believe it, Shen Han had indeed reached the seventieth step.

While Su Jinyu was stunned, Shen Han had already returned from that void realm.

When their gazes crossed for a split second, Su Jinyu felt an involuntary shiver.

But without much hesitation, Shen Han took another step upwards.

Unlike Su Jinyu, who would ponder for a long time after each step, hesitating to go forward.

Originally wanting to give up, seeing Shen Han not far behind, Su Jinyu ultimately decided to step up once more.

Around the Thousand-Autumn Grand Gathering, the crowd started chatting.

Especially some people who recalled the engagement between Shen Han and Su Jinyu.

Speculation and imagination spread like wildfire among the crowd.

Stories of seeking improvement for love, advancing for love...

The talentless young man spent half an hour just on the first layer of the Grand Gathering.

But because he admired the gifted girl, he persevered, ultimately competing with his own brother...

Admittedly, these slightly dramatic stories attracted many people.

Some idle spectators began fabricating various stories.

Their narratives, though implausible, almost rang true.

The perseverance test posed little challenge for Shen Han.

Both took steps upwards, awakening at almost the same time.

But while Shen Han proceeded immediately, Su Jinyu hesitated for a long time.

Thinking of countless rows of books made her extremely restless.

When she awoke from the seventy-fourth step, Shen Han was already on her right.

Glancing sideways at Su Jinyu, Shen Han continued upwards again.

That look cut into her heart like a knife.

The perseverance test, she failed.

Standing numbly, Su Jinyu found it hard to believe it was real.

Wasn't it said that Shen Han never practiced the Martial Path?

He advanced to Ninth Grade only because her elder sister helped, he was accidentally promoted...

Feeling complex, disappointed, remorseful, irritated...

All sorts of negative emotions flooded Su Jinyu's mind.

Thinking back before the Grand Gathering started, she even tried to persuade Shen Han to withdraw, disdainfully insulting him.

Just thinking about it made Su Jinyu want to crawl into a hole.

At this moment, all eyes were on Shen Han.

The boy, underestimated by everyone, continued ascending.

The perseverance test held no fear for Shen Han.

Under the scrutiny, he reached the eightieth step of the Thousand-Autumn steps.

The entire Heyang City seemed much quieter, as if everyone focused on Shen Han.

At the eightieth step, his consciousness slipped into the void realm.

Shen Han understood that every ten steps brought a new test.

Beyond this eightieth step, what kind of test would it be?

While pondering, he heard someone call his name from afar.

He cautiously followed the voice forward.

A small room appeared before him, looking a bit old yet warmly welcoming.

The person calling his name wore a gentle smile as she looked at him.

"I made a small dish, would you help taste if it's salty enough..."

Although Shen Han knew it was a void realm, he couldn't move his legs.

"Can you rest for a while..."

He pulled out a chair and sat down directly.

His gaze stayed on the woman, as she looked so much like Shi Yuezhu...

Reaching the eightieth step, Shen Han finally slowed his upward pace.

Those familiar with Stepping into the Thousand Autumns started discussing again.

"The eightieth step of the Thousand-Autumn steps tests the Love Trial; since ancient times, heroes find it hard to resist beauty, especially for a young boy."

"Who do you think would be Shen Han's irresistible beauty?"

"Who else could it be besides Su Jinyu?"

The crowd broke into knowing smiles, discussing merrily.

Yun'an City, Shen Mansion hall.

When word of Shen Han reaching the eightieth step returned, Madam Shen could no longer sit still.

She hurriedly stood up to search for the Sound Transmission Magical Artifact.

Shen Han on the fiftieth step could be sacrificed.

But would the Shen Family still be willing to sacrifice Shen Han on the eightieth step?

Madam Shen was incredibly flustered, stumbling, almost falling if not for Cai Xue's support.

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