However, this situation needs to be changed; we can't go on like this.

When everyone heard Wu Song's suggestion, they thought for a moment and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Alright, let's do it this way next. No internal competition; let's save the sprint for when we reach the summit."

"I think that's a good idea. As for first place, I'm not really interested. I'm just worried about being left too far behind by you all."

At this point, everyone nodded in agreement, thinking this suggestion was a good one.

The others had no objections either.

Seeing this, everyone reached a consensus.

With the consensus, everyone sat down, opened their backpacks, took out food, and began to replenish their energy.

Zhou Yingting also opened his backpack, seemingly taking food out of it, but in reality, he used a trick to conjure some food under the cover of the backpack.

Perhaps everyone was too tired and wanted to rest early, or maybe they were too hungry, so they ate quickly and then lay down casually to rest.

But in the end, someone spoke up.

"Hey, I sleep quite heavily. Could you please wake me up when you all get up tomorrow, so I'm not left alone when you leave?"

The person speaking was the one who had been trailing at the back.

He was worried that when he woke up tomorrow, he would find everyone else gone, leaving him alone.

If that happened, it would be really bad.

So he said something in the hope that they would wake him.

Hearing this, everyone laughed a little, "Don't worry, we'll wake you up tomorrow."

Anyway, with so many people walking together tomorrow, leaving one behind wouldn't really give anyone much of an advantage.

So they decided to take him along.

Hearing this, the person speaking was relieved. After thanking them, he lay down to sleep peacefully.

"I'm going to rest first; today was exhausting."

Zhou Yingting said to Song Qingyun nearby and then lay down to rest.

Song Qingyun nodded and also lay down to start resting.

...

Next day.

Zhou Yingting was still asleep, vaguely hearing some movements around him, and subconsciously opened his eyes.

As Zhou Yingting opened his eyes, he saw that several people around him had already started moving, seemingly ready to set off.

Zhou Yingting opened his eyes, took out some bottled water to freshen up, and called to wake Song Qingyun next to him.

Song Qingyun was not a heavy sleeper and immediately opened his eyes when he heard Zhou Yingting's voice, then got up quickly.

But when he got up, his face fell.

"This isn't right, I rested for the whole night, why do I still feel so fatigued?"

Song Qingyun lifted his arm, yet he felt his body was extremely heavy.

This feeling made his expression quite unpleasant.

If this continues, today will probably be even harder than yesterday.

Hearing this, Zhou Yingting couldn't help but start massaging his own arms and legs.

Soon, Zhou Yingting's face changed slightly.

"Same here, it's like my body hasn't recovered at all. If this continues, the road ahead will be difficult."

They had been climbing upwards all this time, with no real path for them to walk on.

The road was already tough, with fatigue and restrictions on the mountain making it even more challenging.

When the others heard the conversation between Zhou Yingting and Song Qingyun, their expressions also changed slightly.

They immediately checked on their own physical conditions.

They hadn't noticed it just after waking up, but hearing the reminder from the others, they realized something was off.

It was as if all their strength had been drained; they had no energy left.

Even though they had slept and their spirits were somewhat better, the physical fatigue hadn't diminished.

"I also feel the physical fatigue hasn't diminished, feeling quite tired."

"Actually, it's extremely tiring. Sleeping hasn't restored any energy; what should we do?"

At this moment, they couldn't help but look up and saw the peak above.

Yesterday, they felt the remaining distance wasn't difficult and could be easily traversed.

But today, feeling the heaviness in their bodies, their hearts sank.

This stage seems more difficult than expected.

"Looks like resting here and climbing the peak with our stamina won't work."

"They want to prevent us from using this strategy; this stage might still be testing our endurance."

Lin Xiao's face was serious.

His body was already at its limit yesterday, so continuing to climb today with such fatigue felt overwhelming.

"Oh no, if this goes on, it will be tough to climb up."

Hearing this, the others also looked grim.

They hadn't expected the overnight rest to have no effect at all.

If this is the case, the situation could turn quite dire.

"Yesterday we were thinking not to compete too hard, but now it seems we were overthinking. If anyone wants to compete and has the determination, now's the time."

Seeing this, Wu Song couldn't help but chuckle bitterly.

They worried so much yesterday, only to find today that they were overthinking.

Looking at the current situation, even wanting to compete requires the strength to do so.

If there was the strength, nobody would mind someone wanting to compete.

At this point, it's all about one's ability.

There's no such thing as competing too hard.

Hearing this, the others exchanged glances and wore bitter expressions.

Plans really can't keep up with changes.

They originally thought they would go all out on the last day.

But seeing the current situation, they realized they might not even make it to that day.

"Well, there's nothing we can do but keep moving forward; we can't just give up here, right?"

Seeing this, a few of them shrugged helplessly and prepared to continue climbing.

It's normal for the Cultivation Dungeon to be a bit challenging, and failing it means no more access to it in the future.

So, no matter what, they won't give up.

The others also nodded and gritted their teeth as they climbed forward.

There was no road up; they had to grab onto plants and climb little by little.

Fortunately, while their physical power was suppressed, their physical toughness remained.

While grabbing these plants with both hands, they didn't have to worry about cutting their palms on rocks.

If not for their physical toughness, climbing up now would be impossible.

Especially when facing cliffs and such, the situation worsened.

Some rocks jutted out like a ceiling, blocking their path.

Changing direction meant taking a longer route, and continuing upwards meant taking risks to get over it.

In these situations, they suggested collaborating, moving over bit by bit, and having the climbers pull up others with vines.

Though exhausting, they were slowly making progress upwards.

The mountain was large, and they hadn't found a proper path while climbing up.

Finding the path would have made things easier.

Unfortunately, they never found a path, so they had to continue stubbornly upwards.

With stops along the way, after three days they finally saw the mountain peak in the clouds.

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