allonlinenovel Chapter 561 The Steady Upgrade Speed, The Trial of Tianshan
Chapter 561 The Steady Upgrade Speed, The Trial of Tianshan
Chapter 561 The Steady Upgrade Speed, The Trial of Tianshan
The main peak of the Tianshan Mountains is majestic and magnificent, piercing the clouds and reaching tens of thousands of meters in height.
From the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, it is a long and arduous journey.
When the professionals crossed the foot of the mountain and entered the mountainside, about 100 meters in, the wind began to rage.
It was as if a powerful magician was constantly casting wind spells, with howling winds and swirling snowflakes.
Those who are slightly weaker may be blown about by the wind and even face life-threatening danger.
Traveling here, visibility is severely obscured by the wind and snow, with extremely low visibility. Under normal circumstances, few people would be willing to venture into this dangerous place.
Those who dare to take on the challenge and venture deeper into the mountainside are elite professionals who have been tested at the foot of the mountain.
Jiang Chen walked with extraordinary ease through the snowstorm; more accurately, he seemed to be flying.
Behind him, a pair of undead wings crackling with electricity gently flapped, carrying him low through the wind and snow.
The snow on the ground was deep enough to reach above the knees, and walking through it required a great deal of physical exertion.
With the help of the Wings of the Dead, Jiang Chen not only saved effort but also moved extremely fast.
Amidst the wind and snow, the faint sounds of conversations from other professionals could be heard; they trudged onward, exchanging excited chatter.
"I'm so glad I passed the test before level 60, otherwise I wouldn't even have the chance to enter the mid-section of the mountain dungeon."
"You were just lucky. Even if you get into the mid-level dungeon, you might not be able to pass the test."
"That's hard to say. Even if I can't do it now, I refuse to believe I can't get past it once I reach level 70 and complete my third job advancement."
"That would take forever. Even if you level up one level a year, it would still take ten years to go from level 60 to level 70."
"Promoted one level per year? Don't dream about it. At our pace, it'll be good if we can get promoted one level in two or three years."
Along the way, Jiang Chen heard many similar conversations.
Starting from level 60, the leveling speed of professionals drops significantly again.
For most professionals, being promoted to the next level within a year is already extremely difficult.
Many people are able to quickly reach level 25 within a year of changing jobs.
Then, spend another two years working hard to climb to level 35. At this stage, diligence and perseverance are more important than ability.
Some people are not afraid of hardship and forge ahead, leveling up much faster than ordinary people, reaching level 35 in about a year.
However, the leveling speed will slow down relatively from level 35 to level 40.
The experience requirements are higher, suitable dungeons for leveling up are becoming scarcer, and more time needs to be invested in skill training.
However, once you complete the second job advancement at level 40, you'll have more powerful skills and more suitable dungeons, and your leveling speed will actually increase again.
Generally speaking, it only takes a professional a year to successfully reach level 45.
However, as the level increases, the difficulty of leveling up also gradually increases.
It typically takes about two years to accumulate enough experience to go from level 45 to level 50.
Once you reach level 50, the leveling speed slows down dramatically; it's already quite difficult to level up once every six months to a year.
For most ordinary professionals, it takes five to seven years to go from starting out to reaching level 50.
Professionals from large families, with their abundant resources and tireless efforts, can often shorten this time to about three years.
However, once you break through level 50, the leveling speed slows down again, and leveling up once a year becomes almost the norm.
Therefore, professionals who can reach level 60 are usually middle-aged people who are 35 or even 40 years old.
After all, not all professionals can devote all their time and energy to leveling up.
They also need to deal with other matters in their lives.
Once you reach level 60, the leveling speed becomes even more daunting; it's considered normal to level up once every two years.
Therefore, most of the top-tier level 70 third-job professionals that Jiang Chen had seen were elderly people in their 50s or close to 60s.
It is often difficult to tell the age of professionals from their appearance, because as they advance in rank, their bodies undergo changes that make them appear younger.
Only those scions of powerful families who are single-mindedly devoted to cultivation and have the support of vast resources have the possibility of reaching level 70 and completing the third transformation in their thirties.
These professionals have lofty goals; they hope to go further on their professional path and even become legendary god-level powerhouses.
Listening to the conversation among these professionals, Jiang Chen couldn't help but smile slightly.
In less than two years, he has reached level 60, accomplishing a feat that many people take more than a decade to achieve.
His older sister, Jiang Ruo, was even more astonishing; her current level was probably unimaginably high. "I wonder where my sister is now," Jiang Chen thought to himself.
"Why is Senior Fan Huang in such a hurry to get my sister to cultivate? It even feels like he's forcing her to grow too fast." He was puzzled.
Although Jiang Ruo's cultivation speed was astonishingly fast, Jiang Chen felt it was a bit too rushed.
Fan Huang's urgency seemed to foreshadow something important about to happen.
This feeling made Jiang Chen somewhat uneasy, but he couldn't figure out why.
At this moment, the wind and snow suddenly became even more intense, and it seemed as if an invisible force was pressing down on everyone in the air, causing Jiang Chen's body to involuntarily sink a little.
This is the first test for outsiders in the Tianshan Mountains. If they can't even withstand this pressure, then they are not qualified to continue deeper into the mountains. The soft groans of others echoed in his ears; clearly, they too felt the sudden pressure.
Some people said, "This is a test of the Tianshan Mountains. Only those who can withstand this pressure are qualified to continue."
"It is said that this kind of pressure exists in order to filter out the weak who rely on others to pass the initial dungeon."
“That’s right, those cheaters have no place here.”
This pressure is not unfounded; it is directed at everyone who enters the Tianshan Mountains.
Those who are truly lacking in strength and only barely pass the initial stage of the dungeon with the help of others will inevitably reveal their true colors under this pressure.
Jiang Chen smiled slightly, knowing that the truth was far more complex than that.
He had thoroughly studied information about the Tianshan Mountains in the royal treasury and knew the true source of this oppressive aura. The entire Tianshan Mountains were actually a massive natural formation, possessing astonishing pressure.
Once the altitude exceeds 1,000 meters, this oppressive aura will begin to appear and will intensify with increasing altitude.
The middle section of the Tianshan Divine Palace instance is located on the mountainside, at an altitude of over 5,000 meters, where the oppressive atmosphere is terrifying.
Any weak person who relies on others to pass the test will have nowhere to hide under such pressure.
Those who lack the strength will likely fall into a coma, let alone continue forward.
Jiang Chen could clearly feel the pressure formed by the natural formation acting directly on his soul.
Because of his exceptionally powerful soul, this pressure felt like a gentle breeze to him.
But for others, the situation is completely different.
In the wind and snow, he heard more and more heavy breathing. Many people were finding it increasingly difficult to walk, their pace gradually slowing down. In the end, some, unable to withstand the pressure, had to give up and stop.
One of them was the professional who barely managed to clear the first-level dungeon at level 60.
He only reached an altitude of two thousand meters before he could go no further.
Such situations are not uncommon; passing the initial stage of the dungeon does not guarantee a smooth journey to the mountainside.
The existence of this natural formation serves as a secondary screening for those who enter.
Only truly capable professionals can continue to move forward and challenge even higher peaks.
Once you reach the dungeon entrance, there will be a third selection process: forming a team.
The difficulty of the mid-level dungeons far exceeds that of the beginner dungeons, and usually requires a full team of 24 people to have a chance of conquering them.
Individual players without a fixed team will find it difficult to find suitable teammates.
Even if you find a team, you'll likely fail without good teamwork and tactics.
Therefore, teams that are able to conquer the middle section of the Tianshan Divine Palace are usually fixed teams that have been trained and are organized and disciplined over a long period of time.
It requires not only strong individual skills from each team member, but also excellent equipment and seamless teamwork.
Although Jiang Chen had never personally entered the middle-level dungeon, he already had some understanding of its difficulty.
Unlike the easy clearing of the initial dungeons, the intermediate dungeons are full of challenges and tests.
However, challenges and risks are often accompanied by huge rewards. Mid-level dungeons offer extremely high experience points, making them an excellent place for professionals looking to level up quickly.
Even more enticing is the possibility of obtaining top-tier Platinum-level equipment from dungeons. Given the rarity of Mythic-level equipment and the extreme scarcity of near-Mythic-level equipment, Platinum-level equipment is undoubtedly the ultimate dream for most professions.
Several major guilds within the empire have dispatched teams to be stationed here year-round, repeatedly running dungeons to acquire more resources and equipment.
They weren't as extravagant as Jiang Chen, who could freely use cooling talismans.
For guilds, even intermediate-level cooldown charms are extremely valuable resources, and they must use them sparingly, waiting for the dungeon's cooldown time to end naturally.
The cooldown time for the Tianshan Divine Palace dungeon is 24 hours, and it can only be run once a day. But this is enough for the guild, as the 24 hours are just enough time for them to rest and discuss tactics.
After all, each dungeon run takes about ten hours, and the battles are intense and arduous. They can't run dungeons continuously like Jiang Chen.
As they increased in altitude, the oppressive force emanating from their very souls grew stronger, and more and more people fell behind. But to their delight, the wind and snow gradually subsided.
Especially after reaching an altitude of over 4000 meters, the wind and snow almost completely stopped, and visibility became much better.
Jiang Chen paused here, admiring the magnificent snow scene. The continuous mountain ranges were covered in white snow, dressed in silver, with snow dancing like silver snakes, a magnificent and enchanting sight.
He couldn't help but exclaim in admiration: "Compared to those unknown abysses, the scenery of my human world is truly breathtaking."
However, his exclamation of praise drew a sneer from a professional in his thirties standing nearby. This mage was dressed in exquisite robes, which fluttered in the wind.
His cuffs were embroidered with a distinctive symbol, clearly indicating he was a member of a guild. Jiang Chen didn't care which guild it was; it certainly wasn't the Blue Leaf or Dynasty guilds he was familiar with.
The mage looked at Jiang Chen with a hint of mockery in his eyes: "You talk as if you've actually been to the Abyss." Jiang Chen glanced at him indifferently, ignoring his provocation. He never bothered with such boring people.