Ling Qingyue's words rang out, each one striking the ground like a stone.
The wind atop the mountain abruptly stilled. Even the World Spiritual Energy drifting around them seemed to pause.
She fixed her gaze on Li Yun, certainty in her eyes, along with a trace of urgency. After hearing all this, he would surely choose to work with her.
She had already planned how the Fairy Sect and Crouching Dragon Mountain would divide their tasks once they joined forces, and how they would strike straight at the forbidden ground to destroy the transmission gate while Imperial Court Mountain kept its gates closed and bided its time.
Li Yun showed no alarm. Instead, a glimmer of curiosity rose in his eyes. Rather than answer her proposal, he looked straight at Ling Qingyue and tested her with a question.
"Thank you for telling me all this, Cult Leader Ling."
"But I've never heard of the Hengwu Domain you mentioned. Where is it?"
"Or... is the Hengwu Domain connected to the Martial Dao Ladder known to us Martial Artists?"
Ling Qingyue paused, surprised that this was his first question. But there seemed little reason to hide the answer. Telling him might earn more of his trust.
"You guessed right. The Hengwu Domain lies beyond the hundredth step of the Martial Dao Ladder."
"Under normal circumstances, only those who reach the Martial Saint realm can pass through the Heavenly Gate beyond the Martial Dao Ladder and enter the Hengwu Domain."
"The Hengwu Domain is a far larger, more advanced world. Through countless Martial Dao Ladders, it connects to many worlds like Purple Moon Continent."
Surprise flickered across Li Yun's face.
At last, it made sense.
Blue Star and Purple Moon Continent were different worlds, yet they had the same Martial Dao Ladder because