"Well, before that, give me the Thousand - Machine Umbrella first. I'll help you upgrade it," Bai Susu said.
"Okay!" Hu Ke'er replied and then handed the Thousand - Machine Umbrella in her hand to Bai Susu.
"Then, Junior Sister Ke'er, you practice hard. I'll go and upgrade the Thousand - Machine Umbrella for you first," Bai Susu said softly.
"By the way, take the Body - Tempering Pill before you start your training."
"Okay~" Hearing Bai Susu's words, Hu Ke'er nodded. Then Bai Susu tapped her toes gently and darted into the distance.
"Alas~" Hu Ke'er watched Bai Susu disappearing in the distance. Then she looked at the waterfall in front of her again and sighed dejectedly.
"This is too exaggerated. Can I really climb such a waterfall?" Hu Ke'er had never thought that she would experience so many tough physical challenges. The most strenuous physical activity she had ever done might have been the military training during her school days before she crossed over.
"Forget it. I'll contact Senior Sister Liu'er first and ask for some Body - Tempering Pills." Hu Ke'er took out the sound - transmitting talisman and contacted Yuan Liu'er. After explaining the situation clearly to Yuan Liu'er, she waited patiently on the spot. Not long after, Yuan Liu'er landed in front of Hu Ke'er on her flying sword.
"Junior Sister Ke'er, I've brought the Body - Tempering Pills you asked for." As she said this, Yuan Liu'er handed a storage bag to Hu Ke'er.
"There are some Body - Tempering Pills I refined before, about a hundred or so. I'll give them all to you!"
"So many?" Hu Ke'er exclaimed in surprise when she heard Yuan Liu'er's words.
"Senior Sister Liu'er, I probably won't need so many!" Hu Ke'er remembered that her body could hardly bear it after taking just one Body - Tempering Pill before. She definitely couldn't finish a hundred of them. If she did, she might be killed by the medicinal effect.
"It's okay. These Body - Tempering Pills are refined by me. They have a good effect. You've already taken one before, so your body can bear it. It's okay to take more. Anyway, I'm free now. I'll just stay here and watch you. I'll protect you if there's any situation," Yuan Liu'er said softly as if she had seen through Hu Ke'er's mind.
"Okay. Thank you, Senior Sister Liu'er." Hu Ke'er said gratefully when she heard Yuan Liu'er's words.
"It's okay. I'll just practice here for a while, too." As she said this, Yuan Liu'er slowly sat down cross - legged.
"Okay. Then I'll go and try to climb the waterfall." After saying that, Hu Ke'er took a deep breath, then jumped into the lake with a splash and swam quickly to the bottom of the waterfall.
"Boom—" Hu Ke'er only heard the rushing sound of the water and felt a little frightened.
"I can't back down now that I've come this far. I have to give it a try." Thinking this way, Hu Ke'er took out a Body - Tempering Pill and swallowed it.
"Um, Senior Sister Yuan Liu'er's pills are really more powerful. They even taste a bit sweet." After taking the Body - Tempering Pill, Hu Ke'er felt her body start to heat up slightly.
"Okay, let's start!" Hu Ke'er gritted her teeth slightly and then rushed into the rushing water of the waterfall.
"It's so heavy!" When Hu Ke'er rushed into the water, she felt as if she had a thousand - jin burden on her back.
"I'm sure I can do it." As she said this, Hu Ke'er reached out her hand to grab the protruding rocks on the waterfall.
"So slippery!" When Hu Ke'er reached out to grab the first rock, her hand slipped.
"Sure enough, this isn't that easy!" Although the heat from the Body - Tempering Pill Hu Ke'er took offset the body temperature taken away by the water flow, it was still very difficult to climb such a high waterfall with such an impact force. After all, Hu Ke'er had never had any rock - climbing training before. But at this time, Hu Ke'er had no other choice but to climb up with all her might. Thinking this way, Ke'er gritted her teeth and climbed upwards.
"Whew~" After a while, Hu Ke'er had climbed up a dozen meters against the water flow. However, when she looked up, she could only see the endless water pouring down.
"This is too high. I don't know when I'll be able to reach the top." As she said this, Hu Ke'er looked down again.
"Gulp." She swallowed nervously, and her legs started to feel weak.
"This is really high—" Hu Ke'er was now in a difficult situation. Then she reached out her hand to grab the next rock.
"Ouch!" Due to lack of concentration, Hu Ke'er's hand slipped slightly, and she fell down. Then a white light flashed by and caught her, and she landed safely.
"Whew~ Fortunately, Senior Sister Bai Susu set up the sword formation before. Otherwise, I would have been seriously injured if I fell like this!" Hu Ke'er let out a sigh of relief.
"Junior Sister Ke'er, are you okay?" Yuan Liu'er noticed Hu Ke'er's situation and flew over. She said worriedly.
"I'm okay. Senior Sister Bai Susu has already taken protective measures before." Hu Ke'er replied softly.
"Um, that's good." Yuan Liu'er also let out a sigh of relief.
"Okay. Then I'll continue." Hu Ke'er regained her spirit, took another Body - Tempering Pill, and continued to climb.
...
Just like this, Hu Ke'er was able to climb higher and higher in continuous attempts. After three whole days, she finally managed to reach the halfway point of the waterfall.
"Ouch!" Hu Ke'er's hand slipped again, and she fell down.
"Little Junior Sister!" When she fell this time, Hu Ke'er heard a familiar voice ringing in her ear. Before the white flying sword came to catch her, someone had already grabbed her.
"Senior Brother Chen?" Hu Ke'er was puzzled when she saw the familiar cyan sword light.
"Are you out of seclusion?"
"Yeah." Chen Tianyi nodded with a smile and pulled Hu Ke'er onto the flying sword.
"Little Junior Sister, are you okay?"
"I'm okay. And I've made great progress after these days of training!" A slight smile appeared on Hu Ke'er's lips.
"Um, Junior Sister Ke'er, stop your training here!"
"Eh, why?" Hu Ke'er was puzzled when she heard Chen Tianyi's words.
"I haven't reached the top yet!"
"There's no time. The inner - sect test will start the day after tomorrow," Chen Tianyi replied softly.
"Little Junior Sister, you should just rest well these two days."
"I see." Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er nodded obediently.
"By the way, Senior Brother Chen, did you break through during this seclusion?"
"Yeah!" Chen Tianyi said with a smile.
"I've advanced to the God - Transformation stage!"
"Really? That's great!" Hu Ke'er exclaimed excitedly when she heard Chen Tianyi's words.
"It seems that you've also made great progress these two days. I can already feel the spiritual energy in your body," Chen Tianyi said, looking at Hu Ke'er.
"According to the density of this spiritual energy, you should have exceeded the general late stage of body - refining! Even some junior brothers and sisters in the Qi - Refining stage may not have as powerful spiritual energy as you!"