Mi Lan raised an eyebrow. "The real test?"
"You must know about the Immortal Ascending Ladder of the Ye Family. Climbing the mountain also brings immense pressure, akin to constantly battling a Heavenly Pulse Realm (Peak) at every moment. What's more, the powerful figures who died on the mountain path are affected by the Empress's laws, retaining their living intelligence to the absolute maximum degree. They are nothing like the brainless Resentful Spirits we see before us."
"Retaining their intelligence? Heh, isn't that just an alternative form of immortality?"
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