The ancient capital of the Ganlu Dynasty, below the Sun's Stairway.
Only by approaching it and looking up could one feel how shocking the Sun's Stairway was.
The Sun's Stairway was cylindrical, like a pillar rising between heaven and earth. Inside its hollow structure was an ascending spiral staircase that wound upward in circles, as if it led straight to the sky.
The outer wall of the Sun's Stairway was not made solely of stone. Embedded within the rock was a kind of withered vine. Its main stem was as thick as a thumb, while its branches seemed to embrace the entire Sun's Stairway.
From the outside, the Sun's Stairway was about a hundred meters in diameter. An arched doorway was located somewhat below the middle.
Baja, who had gone ahead to scout, returned. Not long after, Xiusiro also arrived.
"Too slow."
Su Xiao glanced at the time. Baja and Xiusiro were nearly two minutes later than scheduled.
"Went to fertilize the 'leeks.' Got held up a little."
Baja wore a wicked grin but did not directly say that they had encountered the God Emperor Adventurer Team.
Su Xiao looked puzzled but did not pursue the matter. After climbing more than a dozen steps, he entered the arched doorway. Since it was still morning, sunlight reflected through the doorway into the Sun's Stairway, so it was not dark inside.
The entire interior of the Sun's Stairway was cylindrical. The upward-spiraling stone staircase was fixed to the surrounding walls. Because there were no railings beside the stairs, the center of the Sun's Stairway extended all the way upward.
Looking up, after the line of sight passed a hundred meters, all he could see was darkness.
They proceeded upward along the spiral staircase at the edge. With no railings, it was an