Xuanyi Immortal Academy hung high above, a stairway stretching to the heavens dangling straight down. This was the first trial for joining the Immortal Path Convention. Those who could not climb it would have no right to participate in this grand contest beneath heaven.
Naturally, some refused to believe it. Hoping to rely on their cultivation to force their way into Xuanyi Immortal Academy, they were struck by a bolt of lightning descending from the sky, instantly charred outside and tender within, their faces covered in black soot.
"Kid, stay close!"
Old Immortal Jiang Liu turned back to remind them. Tian Kui carried him on his back, and the two stepped onto the stairway to the heavens. Seeing this, Shen Yi hurriedly took Yuwen Yue's hand and followed behind Tian Kui.
Having witnessed the thunderous methods of Spirit Transformation cultivators, everyone's expressions changed. Whether willing or not, they could only obediently step onto the stairway to the heavens.
By the time Shen Yi and the others set off, many cultivators had already begun their ascent, not far ahead of them.
"This is not a test of speed. Keep your usual pace; there's no need to strain yourselves to the death." Old Immortal Jiang Liu was indeed a veteran Nascent Soul powerhouse. Although he currently possessed only Foundation Establishment cultivation, his insight and realm remained. Seeing many cultivators behind them desperately scrambling upward, he could not help warning Tian Kui, Shen Yi, and Yuwen Yue.
Tian Kui obeyed his every word. Having lived for several centuries himself, he naturally would not lose his footing because of the commotion behind them, and he continued at his own pace.
Shen Yi needed no further reminder. With his cultivation, climbing such a stairway to the heavens took no more than a breath. However, Yuwen