A flash of spiritual light later, Luo Hong found himself standing atop an unfamiliar platform.
Looking down, he saw that the entire platform had been built from enormous slabs of bluestone. Its surface bore somewhat rugged patterns, yet exuded an ancient air.
When he looked ahead, Luo Hong immediately spotted an exceedingly steep spirit mountain.
The only path on the ground leading to the summit was a ten-thousand-step stone staircase connected to the bluestone platform.
Sweeping his gaze around, Luo Hong quickly discovered Liu Shuier and Shi Kun. He could not help but secretly think:
Looks like I arrived at just the right time.
With that, he stepped onto the staircase.
Liu Shuier and Shi Kun, who had been on edge moments earlier, immediately breathed sighs of relief once they saw who had arrived.
Though Luo Hong's uninvited arrival still displeased them, it was better than having some unfamiliar alien cultivator show up.
"Fairy Liu, Shi recalls that this man seems to be Fellow Daoist Han's clanmate. He appears to have gained quite a reputation around Clear Water City!"
Shi Kun clearly knew very little about Luo Hong. At present, he only knew that such a person existed.
"Brother Shi is not mistaken, but this man's fame is not limited to Clear Water City. I heard that the Thunder Calamity Breaking Armor that caused such an uproar in Cloud City was personally refined by him.
"Moreover, he possesses a powerful spirit treasure ranked within the top thousand of the Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking. His strength must not be underestimated!"
Thinking of the spirit treasure in Luo Hong's possession, Liu Shuier suddenly found it far less difficult to accept that the Jindu Spirit-Restraining Formation had been so easily broken.
"Hmph! So what if his spirit treasure is powerful? Could it shatter