An altitude of fifteen thousand meters.
Yu Jing and Bi Dongshan each leaned on a climbing staff made from a branch of the World Tree. They now had to cross the suspension bridge to reach the other side, then continue ascending the Peak along the easier mountain path.
"Too fast! The three people who reached Tongshan after us are climbing at an astonishing speed. I'm afraid it isn't because they're physically powerful, but because they have a way to resist the invasion of the 'lime.'"
In any case, Yu Jing had exhausted every method at his disposal and still couldn't resist the invasion of this lime.
However, Yu Jing had various ways to replenish his condition, so he didn't care about this minor expenditure of stamina. Bi Dongshan's expenditure was simply too great, though, so Yu Jing had to slow down and wait for the divine physician.
Unlike the others, who all wanted to be the first to "ascend the Peak," Yu Jing had no intention of reaching the Peak first. Instead, he wanted to do everything possible to ascend alongside Bi Dongshan. Even if they ended up last, it didn't matter.
Just as the two reached the other side of the suspension bridge.
Yu Jing instinctively turned around and used his enhanced long-distance vision to look toward the opposite end of the bridge—the route they had originally been taking.
The cliff face was too difficult to climb. Considering Bi Dongshan's poor physical condition, they had chosen to cross the suspension bridge and slowly climb the mountain from the other direction via the stone steps.
Within Yu Jing's field of vision, he noticed a strange creature rapidly crawling upward along the steep cliff face.
"Is that... Ning Yanzhi?"
All four limbs were covered in primordial Chaos Tentacles, and suckers had