"Thank you!"

Chen Xuan held her hand, and instantly the pressure enveloping his whole body decreased significantly.

"Not bad!"

"Hmm?"

Shi Lin slightly frowned, looking at him with some confusion.

"What's wrong?" Chen Xuan asked.

"The pressure on you isn't as heavy as I imagined." Holding his hand was supposed to transfer some of his pressure onto herself, but she felt the pressure was quite small.

Even smaller than hers.

He is of a lower surname, this is very unusual!

"I don't know!"

Chen Xuan shook his head, also showing a look of confusion.

But he probably knew the reason in his heart.

It's because of hidden talent, the purity of the simulated crystal stone in his body was too high, and it should be simulating the Royal Family's, even fooled the Holy Mountain. This explains why the pressure on him is less than Shi Lin's.

Although Shi Lin still held some doubt, after looking up, she dismissed the thought of asking further.

"Let's go!"

As her words fell, the crystal stone on her chest gleamed brighter, pulling Chen Xuan along as they continued upward.

Three hours later!

Zhang Qiu also arrived at this position. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

But his face was pale, his whole demeanor seemed much older, and half of his hair had turned white.

"Brother Qiu, you can't go on like this, using the Blood Burning Stone again could kill you!"

The woman spoke anxiously, tears tinging her voice.

She felt that more than half of Zhang Qiu's blood was gone, any further, he wouldn't be able to withstand it!

"Forty thousand meters!"

Zhang Qiu spoke weakly; even those of the Royal Family might not reach this far, right?

Just this was enough for him to be proud, but... it's still not enough!

"Continue!"

Zhang Qiu gritted his teeth, feeling he hadn't reached his limit yet!

"What?"

The woman exclaimed, tears rolled down uncontrollably, "Brother Qiu, that's enough! You've already surpassed those of the Royal Family, don't push it further!"

Speaking, she held his arm tightly, not wanting him to force himself!

"Are you going?"

Zhang Qiu shouted angrily, despite his weakness, his eyes were unshakably determined.

He seemed like an enraged demon beast.

The woman's fear released her grip immediately, "Yes, yes, Brother Qiu, I'll go with you!"

"Even if I lose this chance, I'm willing!"

The woman understood his resolution, she stopped trying to prevent him, the only thing she could do now is to accompany him in this madness.

"Thanks!"

Zhang Qiu's tone softened, looking at her with gentleness.

She accompanied Zhang Qiu, it was the only thing she could do, while Zhang Qiu bore the weight of three great surnames as he moved forward!

A day later.

Chen Xuan and Shi Lin reached the fifty thousand meters height of the Holy Mountain.

In a day's time they only climbed ten thousand meters, showing that even Shi Lin wasn't optimistic about the current pressure.

At this moment Shi Lin appeared tired, and the pressure on her had increased several times, especially since carrying half of Chen Xuan's pressure.

But her eyes stayed firmly on the peak of the Holy Mountain, that was the destination she aimed for.

As for Chen Xuan, a sense of admiration rose in his heart.

From the little conversation earlier between the two, he learned that this position was ranked among the top twenty in the Stone Race throughout history.

As a woman, she bore such great pressure, even taking half of his burden, and walked here stubbornly.

More importantly, she was not satisfied.

"Are you okay?"

"Even if not, I have to be!"

Facing Chen Xuan's question, Shi Lin responded with unusual determination.

Here... she wasn't content!

So she wouldn't stop!

However... "Let's rest a bit, I need to recover some stamina!"

"Alright!"

Shi Lin took out several pieces of yellow stones and pressed them to her chest, and in an instant, the yellow stones merged into her crystal stone.

Her previously pale face quickly turned rosy.

"In this regard, humans really can't compare to the Stone Race!"

Seeing this scene, Chen Xuan felt somewhat envious.

A few stones were sufficient for complete recovery, almost instantaneously, whereas humans, even if consuming elixirs, require slow refining, incomparable to the Stone Race.

"Here you go!"

After recovering, Shi Lin didn't forget him and tossed him a piece of yellow stone, "This is our tribe's top Celestial Spirit Stone, naturally compatible with our tribe's crystal stone, able to instantly replenish the crystal stone's consumption!"

Looking at the Celestial Spirit Stone in his hand, Chen Xuan felt a faint warmth, and surprisingly, a faint fragrance.

"Use it quickly!"

Seeing him staring at the Celestial Spirit Stone, Shi Lin urged him.

"Use?"

"Use what!"

Chen Xuan was speechless. He only simulated the crystal stone; he couldn't truly absorb it.

"I won't use it for now."

He carefully tucked the Celestial Spirit Stone into his chest, "I'll just save such a top-notch stone for later, besides, you're bearing most of the pressure, I can still endure."

Upon hearing this, Shi Lin slightly raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything more.

Just reckoned he was reluctant, then continued pulling Chen Xuan toward the top of the Holy Mountain.

Moreover, compared to before, her speed was much faster now.

"Hmm?"

Chen Xuan was puzzled; he hadn't noticed at first, but Shi Lin seemed to have grown stronger now!

No!

It's the crystal stone becoming purer, able to withstand greater pressure, thus the increased speed.

"This Celestial Spirit Stone might not just be about recovery!"

A strand of Spiritual Power slowly penetrated into the Celestial Spirit Stone in his chest while Shi Lin, eyes fixed on the peak of the Holy Mountain, remained completely unaware.

Of course, with Chen Xuan's skill, unless watched every moment, Shi Lin couldn't notice.

"This is..."

Within the Celestial Spirit Stone, Chen Xuan felt an energy identical to that of the previous white elixir.

So that's it!