Countdown: 84:00:00.
Sherpa built bridges and paved the way along the way, arriving at Camp One (C1) at 5900 meters above sea level by noon, when the sun was shining brightly.
Nima carried Qing Chen's large mountaineering bag and curiously asked, "Little Boss, what's in your bag? Why is it so much heavier than everyone else's?"
Qing Chen said with a smile, "Daily necessities."
At this time, the Sherpa leader had already explained that Nima didn't need to build bridges and pave the way with everyone, nor did he need to carry oxygen tanks; he only needed to serve this young Little Boss well.
After all, when the Little Boss is happy, the tip is 100 grams of Gold bar.
The leader, Mingma, already understood that they had encountered a truly "indifferent to money" big spender.
Mingma glanced at the sky: "Camp One (C1) is currently unsafe. We've finally waited for the window period. Let's continue our journey and go straight to C2 at 6400 meters, where we'll set up a kitchen tent and make a fire to cook. Come on, carry the Little Boss up the mountain."
Qing Chen couldn't help but laugh and cry.
According to the rhythm of mountaineers, everyone sets off on the first day and arrives at Camp One (C1) at 5900 meters at noon. By this time, everyone's physical strength has been almost exhausted.Therefore, everyone will rest here for one night and then head to Camp Two (C2) at 6400 meters above sea level the next day.
It's more open and safer there, and there's a Sherpa kitchen tent, where all mountaineers can stay for a day or two and have some hot food.
However, Sherpa are not as delicate as mountaineers. They earn money by risking their lives, so they plan to cross the C1 and C2 distances within one day.
The only thing that worries Mingma a little is whether Qing Chen, this gold-master big spender, can keep up with his physical strength.
But it doesn't matter; they have plenty of Sherpa strength. It's just like carrying seven or eight more oxygen tanks.
Qing Chen smiled and refused, "Don't carry me. Just keep moving forward. I'll tell you if I can't hold on."
On the way to Camp Two (C2), Nima kept worrying about Qing Chen's body, looking at this gold-master from time to time. He didn't even dare to chat with Qing Chen, fearing that Qing Chen would faint from breathlessness.
However, Nima suddenly discovered that this Little Boss, even at an altitude of over 6000 meters, was smiling and enjoying the scenery.
It should be known that even Sherpa, at this altitude, have to slow down gradually.
Along the way, there are two near-vertical ice walls that require the use of aluminum ladders to climb up, which is also the most dangerous place.
But Nima found that this Little Boss climbed up without any problems and didn't even take a deep breath.
At this time, Nima was already a little surprised.
"Little Boss, have you really never climbed a mountain above 8000 meters?" Nima asked.
Qing Chen smiled and shook his head, "No."
The Sherpa didn't know that this might be the end point for many mountaineers, and also their Sherpa's end point.
But for Qing Chen, this is just the starting point.
He only focused on enjoying the scenery and, in the process of enjoying it, tried to use the Breathing Technique to adjust his state to its best.
Qing Chen had prepared for this Trials of Life and Death for so long, killed so many people, and spent almost 90% of his time eliminating dangers. Now, only 10% of the journey remains.
However, even Qing Chen didn't know that the transparent dragonfly above his head had been following his footsteps to Mount Everest.
Countdown: 78:00:00.
In the evening, everyone arrived at Camp Two (C2) and had a short rest for the night.
At night, Qing Chen disappeared for a short hour. When Nima discovered it, he was almost scared out of his wits. However, just as they were about to go out to look for this Little Boss, the Little Boss came back with a smile.
Countdown: 32:00:00.
The Sherpa arrived at Camp Three (C3) at an altitude of 7300 meters.
Once here, it is the last stop to sprint to the 8848-meter peak.
If it were ordinary mountaineers, they would return to the foot of the mountain after arriving at Camp Three (C3), such as Nanchi Market or Kathmandu.
The low altitude there allows your physical strength to gradually recover. As long as it doesn't exceed a week, it's perfectly acceptable.
Until one day, the guides confirm that Mount Everest has ushered in a clear "window period," then everyone returns to Mount Everest Base Camp, summarizes the problems encountered during the first climb, and then launches the final sprint.
Everyone is waiting not for their own bodies, but for the weather.
In this place, you will understand the smallness of human beings and begin to learn to respect the world.
This is already a life-forbidden zone.
On Camp Three (C3), the cold wind is howling, causing all the tents to make a loud noise. The temperature has dropped to minus 36 degrees Celsius at night. If you spend the night outside, there is a high probability that your body will suffer from hypothermia and die.
Qing Chen sat cross-legged in his tent, breathing.
Mingma and Nima suddenly crawled into the tent together and said solemnly, "Little Boss, tomorrow morning we will sprint to Hillary Step together and complete the final laying work. However, the weather has changed. You can't go any further. Even for us, we can't be sure if we can come back alive."
Nima also echoed, "Little Boss, if you want to see how we work, you've already seen it on the road before. Tomorrow, you can rest in the camp. After we come back, we will take you back down the mountain, and then wait for the new window period to take you to the summit again. Don't worry, the money you gave before is enough."
Qing Chen suddenly asked, "I'm curious about one thing. Tomorrow, the weather has already deteriorated, and black storms may arrive at Mount Everest at any time. At that time, you will also be in danger of life. Why do you still continue to pave the road? Can't you wait any longer? This stubbornness is tantamount to going against your own life."
Mingma thought for a while and replied, "This is our sacred mountain, and it is also our road. If we encounter danger during our climb, it will be a punishment from the gods, and it is also the price of our greed. Our road is here, and the necessary hardships are just tests for us to reach our destination. You city people won't understand."
Qing Chen pondered for a moment, "I understand. You also have faith. Go ahead, I'll wait for your return here."
Too many people show off their photos and certificates after reaching the summit of Mount Everest to the world, but those are just passers-by. Only the Sherpa belong here.
Countdown: 18:00:00.
At 6 am, dozens of Sherpa buried oxygen tanks at an altitude of 7300 meters in Camp Three (C3). This is for the mountaineers to use later.
They knelt in the black blizzard, facing Mount Everest and kneeling down, begging their gods for forgiveness and protection.
After getting up, they faced the blizzard and began to move to higher places.
Along the way, all the Sherpa were silent. They knew very well where this was. This was a road they had walked countless times over the past ten years.
I don't know how long they walked. Mingma looked at the endless dark sky in the distance, and his mood gradually fell to the bottom, because he knew from his rich experience that this black storm might last more than ten hours.
If they didn't complete the construction of Hillary Step within 12 hours, then half of the 81 Sherpa might stay on this sacred mountain forever.
Mingma struggled to stay at the forefront, hammering down stakes and securing the safety rope.
However, at this moment, a gust of wind blew, and Mingma, at the forefront of the team, couldn't control his body and was blown down on the snow slope.
This snow slope is 60 degrees inclined. An ordinary Off-road Vehicle might not be able to get up this slope.
Mingma's rolling figure knocked over two more tribesmen, and the three of them rolled down the mountain together.
The weight of the three people was too great. The previously hammered stakes couldn't bear it, and the safety rope snapped one stake after another, causing more and more Sherpa to roll down.
Nima, who was in the middle of the team, pulled out the short knife from his waist. He knew what he should do at this moment.
Cut the safety rope, abandon the 12 people in front, and save the more than sixty companions behind!
Nima's face was full of ice. He couldn't bear to do it, but Mingma's roar came from the wind, "Cut it!"
Just as Nima was about to cut, they suddenly heard the sound of nailed shoes stepping on the ground behind them. The person who rushed over knocked the knife out of Nima's hand.
Nima was stunned. He turned his head and saw that the Little Boss had appeared here at some point. The opponent forcefully stepped his feet into the snow, deeply digging holes deeper than the stakes.
In an instant, Qing Chen held the out-of-control safety rope tightly in both hands and roared with all his might.
It could be seen that the safety rope that was pulling the Sherpa down was abruptly stopped at this moment. The young man seemed like a god descending to earth, with tremendous power in his hands, saving the situation!
In the raging wind and snow, the young man was even more frantic. The wind continued to rage.
The flame patterns on the young man's face were like the only light source in this black storm, as if there was really magma flowing and erupting under his skin, releasing the most primitive power of the human body.
The rope kept rubbing against his palms, and the fall continued.
In a roar, the young man suddenly clenched his hands, increasing the friction between his palms and the rope to the maximum!
The terrifying safety rope stopped abruptly at that moment!
More than ten seconds passed, and Mingma, pale with fright, was hanging on the snow slope, his expression dazed and not knowing what had happened or how he had stopped the fall.
The next moment, he felt someone quickly pulling the safety rope, actually pulling them back up the mountain!
Mingma didn't see the process, so he wasn't that shocked.
Nima and others were shocked to see the Little Boss pulling up the safety rope with 12 people hanging on it with his bare hands.
People often talk about the strength of nine oxen and two tigers, but even nine oxen and two tigers wouldn't have such strength on a snowy mountain, would they?
Is this still the Little Boss they were worried would die on the snowy mountain? Nima only felt that he was probably not here to climb a mountain, but to move a mountain.
After pulling the fallen people back, Qing Chen shouted, "I'll lead the way, everyone follow behind me, be careful, don't fall behind."
The wind noise was too loud, only Mingma and Nima, who were nearby, could hear this sentence.
The two Sherpa looked at each other. On Mount Everest, when did it become the turn of others to save the Sherpa?
But before they could react, Qing Chen had already picked up the safety rope and continued to walk forward.
Walking steadier than them! As if walking on flat ground!
It should be known that Qing Chen was still carrying that huge mountaineering bag!
The Sherpa arrived at Hillary Step in a daze, and then watched the Little Boss, without any protective measures, climb up lightly with a heavy mountaineering bag on his back.
Hillary Step is too famous. This is the nightmare of every mountaineer, and even Sherpa sometimes shy away from it.
Its near-vertical angle requires climbing three aluminum ladders and two ropes to reach the top.
Mingma exclaimed at the bottom of Hillary Step, "Be careful!"
Before his voice could be swallowed by the wind, the Little Boss had already successfully reached the top and threw down the safety rope.
The Sherpa silently watched this scene. If it were them, it would probably take more than an hour just to climb this Hillary Step.
And this Little Boss only took five minutes.
They recalled the rock climbing figure just now and felt that the other party had taken a textbook-level route and made textbook-level rock climbing moves.
But they knew that they couldn't use these routes and movements because they had to consider oxygen consumption and whether their physical strength could support them in finishing this road.
Mingma said, "Don't be stunned. Since someone is helping, hurry up and evacuate after finishing the equipment. No matter what his identity is, he is the benefactor of the Sherpa now."
The Sherpa got busy, and somehow, everyone felt more at ease, feeling that they didn't have to be afraid of any danger next.
They hammered the wall nails and set up the aluminum ladders in the strong wind. Mingma and Nima followed this road to Hillary Step.
Mingma shouted, "Little Boss, get ready to retreat. Our work is done!"
Qing Chen smiled and refused, "You go back!"
Mingma and Nima were stunned, "Little Boss, you want to go to the summit? Going to the summit now is like going to die!"
Qing Chen smiled and shook his head again. His road was more than just reaching the summit.
Mingma was puzzled, "Little Boss, where are you going?"
"You've finished your road, I still have mine, and mine is just beginning."
Qing Chen placed his left and right palms on Mingma and Nima's heads and infused a small amount of Knight's Qi.
At an altitude of 8600 meters, Mingma and Nima shed two lines of turbid tears. They felt that their bodies, which had just been soaked by the wind and snow, were quickly warming up.
Qing Chen smiled, "I admire the spirit of you Sherpa. I'm giving you an increase in lifespan of 21 years. I wish you good luck."
Having said that, he turned and walked towards the highest point.
Nima recalled the wooden Buddhist beads on Qing Chen's wrist and exclaimed, "Rinpoche! It's Rinpoche!"
Living Buddha! It's the Living Buddha!
Nima and Mingma didn't know about Beyond the Three Realms or Great Power Heavenly Dragon. They only recognized the most simple truth: this Living Buddha could really give blessings, and he really saved all of them.
Only a Living Buddha can give blessings, but the blessings of the Living Buddhas around them did not have such miraculous effects!
In Nima's eyes, this was a Living Buddha who came to save their Sherpa people!
This is a real Living Buddha!
The two of them knelt down deeply on the snow. When they slowly got up again, they saw Qing Chen's figure gradually disappearing into the black storm.
There is only one hour's journey left from Hillary Step to the summit. Qing Chen walked alone on this unmanned road to the sky.
The distant mountains gradually faded away, and the world was vast. Only he was left in the world.
Qing Chen slowly but firmly braved the storm, step by step to the top of Mount Everest. He sat on the top of the world and silently looked at the lonely world.
In an instant, he only felt that he was very close to the ethereal will of the world, as if his destiny was destined for him to touch this sky.
Ten minutes later, Qing Chen slowly stood up again. He took out his snowboard, snow boots, goggles, and helmet from his mountaineering bag.
He took off all the burdens on his body and put on a new complete set of equipment.
"Breathe."
The flame patterns on Qing Chen's face went out, and ice-blue patterns like glacier fissures began to spread rapidly.
He waited silently for tens of seconds, then faced the north slope and leaped down. The Trials of Life and Death challenge began!
It was at this moment that the crystal dragonfly on his head saw this scene. The moment Qing Chen landed on the snow slope with his snowboard, someone pounced out.
It was Arthur who had returned. From the beginning, he hadn't left but had teleported to a secret camp below the mountain. After making all the preparations, he arrived at the summit as quickly as possible by helicopter.
The flight altitude limit of ordinary helicopters is 5900 meters above sea level, because of the thin air, ordinary helicopters will lose power at high altitudes.
However, someone used a special AS350B3 helicopter to land at the top of Mount Everest in 2005.
Most private aircraft of civil aviation companies maintain an altitude of over 10,000 meters.
This time, the Royal Organization had already mobilized special helicopters to wait at the foot of the mountain. Kg's plan was to kill Qing Chen at this moment, or to cut off Qing Chen's Cultivation path, so that he could no longer grow.
The Kingdom, Future, and Koshima organizations all withdrew.
But the battle between J is far from over.
Joker came to the south slope of Mount Everest in Nepal, making everyone think he was going to challenge Trials of Life and Death, setting up many suspicious formations, and ultimately destroying the headquarters of the Kingdom and Future. He even wanted to use Key Gate to achieve once-and-for-all results, eliminating all overseas forces.
On Kg's side, they made a surprise attack when everyone thought they had already retreated.
He didn't wait at the summit but chose to attack only after confirming that Qing Chen had really started Trials of Life and Death and activated Reverse Breathing Technique!
All tactics are against human nature. Only by doing things that the enemy cannot think of can you really take them by surprise.
The two Js were just looking for this "surprise".
On the snow slope, Arthur was holding a long sword and slashing towards Qing Chen. As soon as he raised his hand, Qing Chen recognized that it was an Ittō-ryū move.
Unexpectedly, Shendai had already given his Cultivation heritage to someone else in order to lure the wolf into the house.
The snow on Mount Everest was all stirred up. Qing Chen no longer avoided the other party's eyes, but looked straight into the other party's eyes. He kicked his feet and broke free from the snowboard, and went to meet him!
In a contest of momentum, if you don't advance, you retreat.
At this time, Arthur was surprised to find that Qing Chen's speed was not much slower than his own, and that the ice-blue pattern was fake!
Not only this time, but every time Qing Chen showed Reverse Breathing Technique after arriving at Mount Everest Base Camp was fake.
This leap on Mount Everest was also fake!
Everything is fake, only waiting for things to be true!
The seemingly locked buckles on the snowboard were actually damaged from the beginning. They could be easily broken free with a little force!
Qing Chen counterattacked the enemy from a high position, his body like a tiger, his momentum like a dragon.
The wind and snow on Mount Everest moved with him, as if there was really a white dragon behind him.
The two met on the steep north slope, one swinging a knife upward, the other pouncing downward.
In this wind and snow, a loud clang echoed through the heavens, Qing Chen infused his Knight's Qi into his fingers and used his index finger to hit the blade heavily.
Last time, he used this flick to easily shatter the long swords of two Ittō-ryū members on the streets of Osaka.
However, this time, Qing Chen was injured. The long sword shook and trembled, almost flying out of Arthur's hand, but it did not break.
Arthur's heart was filled with surprise. He clearly felt that Qing Chen was injured, but the other party was still so fierce when he was seriously injured!
Is this Joker's true strength?!
Arthur roared, "What are you waiting for?!"
The voice floated in the wind. On the left side of Qing Chen's snowfield, another person emerged. Li Yunze divided into five in mid-air.
Desperate situation, killing game!