[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-accidentally-reincarnated-in-cultivation-world":3,"chapter-accidentally-reincarnated-in-cultivation-world-accidentally-reincarnated-in-cultivation-world-chapter-41":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Accidentally Reincarnated in Cultivation World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},743007,982,"Chapter 41: Trials [3] - Soul","accidentally-reincarnated-in-cultivation-world-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>Tianling then clapped his hands again, a crisp, echoing sound reverberated across the empty space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The towering mountain, which had previously loomed high into the golden heavens, began to tremble and shrink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stone cracked and compressed, its enormous height folding in on itself like a collapsing tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within moments, the once sky-piercing mountain was reduced to a structure roughly the size of a monumental palace — still grand, but now scaled for mortals to approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From its base, 108 shimmering steps unfolded, each one glowing faintly with spiritual energy, like stars forming a path toward the heavens. At the summit, a flat golden platform awaited, swirling with divine mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianling hovered just above the newly formed staircase, hands behind his back and that ever-smug smile painted across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll be waiting at the top. Come quickly, you have only one hour,\" he said lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as abruptly as he had appeared, he vanished into thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the time limit, the disciples below erupted into motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several immediately bolted for the staircase, fear and ambition flashing in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xuan turned to his fellow Yu Clan disciples and raised his voice just enough to be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t rush. We don’t know if these steps are laced with illusions, spirit suppressions, or soul pressure. Stay alert.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Agreed,\" said Lin Fan, his expression serious. The transmigrated Gaialing, nodded in understanding. \"One mistake here could cost us more than just time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We wouldn’t want to faint halfway up the staircase,\" Yu Hao added, his solid frame already tensing for the climb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lin, the one with grandma in sword — stepped forward and asked, \"Shall we proceed, Young Master?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a handful of Yu Clan disciples remained after the previous trials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Survivors like Lin Fan, Mo Lin, Yu Xueqing, Yu Bo, Yu Hao, Yu Zhen, and of course, Ming Tianmei and his sister, had proven themselves in body and spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xuan could see it. These weren’t ordinary peers. These were disciples bearing fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was coincidence or not, they would carve their own legend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We move,\" he said. \"But not with haste. Let’s not walk into a trap we can’t see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together with Lingluo, Ming Tianmei, and the others, Yu Xuan stepped toward the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, it felt like walking through a cool mountain breeze. The first few steps offered no resistance — one step, two steps, three, all the way to the eighth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the others, pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like an invisible weight on the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Tianmei glanced down at her feet, feeling a difference — it was easier than the last time she’d attempted something similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t understand why. Perhaps something within her had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingluo, who had struggled during the body trial, felt her physique activate instinctively — as if trying to shield her soul from the incoming pressure. Still, her steps became heavier with each movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the ninth step, the atmosphere changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dense pressure blanketed the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with every ninth step thereafter — the 18th, 27th, and so on — the difficulty increased significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was exponential, not linear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they reached the 45th step, Yu Xuan noticed the others slowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go ahead,\" he said gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None argued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they didn’t say it aloud, they understood. If anyone deserved to test the peak, it was him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He climbed steadily, passing strangers along the way — most of them clearly not human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One figure had crimson skin and four arms, his eyes burning with divine light. Another had translucent wings and a form that seemed to flicker in and out of visibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xuan, unfazed, continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed a humanoid being with gill slits on his neck, fins on his arms, and fish-like eyes. The fishman turned and called out, his tone arrogant and suspiciously noble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You there! How are you walking so easily? Share your method with this young mas— You there, don’t ignore—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xuan waved casually and kept walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Young master tropes again,’ he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The irony, of course, was lost on him — he was technically a young master himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He caught up with Lingluo and Tianmei as they approached the 99th step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s where things shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure was immense — not on the body or the spirit, but on the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingluo managed to drag herself to the 107th step, knees shaking, but stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Tianmei, ever composed, forced herself up to the 108th... and collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xuan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strolled past the 108th step like he was ascending a hill on a sunny day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he crossed it, a golden medallion appeared in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[HEAVEN IMMORTAL SECT]was engraved in bold characters, glowing faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at it curiously, then turned to sit and wait. The clock was still ticking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the remaining Yu Clan disciples fought their way higher. Most reached beyond the 60th step — impressive in its own right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one else reached the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few non-human cultivators made it to the 108th step. But, no one crossed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Yu Xuan stood at the summit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exactly one hour, the golden light flared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianling reappeared, this time with applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good job,\" he said cheerfully, glancing at Yu Xuan and the medallion in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only one person qualified for the highest rank,\" he continued, with a mischievous glint in his eyes. \"Excellent work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of cultivators stared at Yu Xuan, their faces contorted in varying degrees of shock, admiration... and jealousy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianling burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha! Just kidding! You only had to cross the 54th stair to pass.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension broke like glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those on the lower steps erupted with relief. Some laughed, others cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the one poor soul standing exactly on the 54th step — who now wept uncontrollably, his chance having slipped through his fingers with one missed step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those below the cutoff vanished in shimmering light — returned to their original locations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest the successful few remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely a hundred out of tens of thousands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianling clapped once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now then—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spun mid-air and pointed dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome to the Mini Heaven Immortal Sect!\" he declared.\u003C\u002Fp>",1030,"2026-06-02T11:45:32.865Z",1,"novelbin.me","169a8418f68fe76a5aeaae294e91659f83ddf53aae29610d39265710b97f2e5f","accidentally-reincarnated-in-cultivation-world-chapter-42","accidentally-reincarnated-in-cultivation-world-chapter-40",406,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Faccidentally-reincarnated-in-cultivation-world-cover.jpg"]