The cultivators of various forces each had their own thoughts about this. Even Han Ziyu of Tianshen Academy could not crack the statues.
From the looks of it, it would also be difficult for most of them to do so as well. After all, many people had already tried, and none had succeeded.
Hence, the idea proposed by Jian Qingzhu of Tianshen Academy was reasonable. The denizens of each Realm would choose their strongest cultivator as a representative. The nine chosen ones would then crack the nine statues at the same time. The Ancient Road would then be opened; they could then access the sky stairwell and reach the Heavenly Palace.
However, there was an issue that still remained: what would happen to the rest of them after they had successfully chosen the nine representatives?