The Unlucky Jiuying Clan

Qin Feng thought he'd hidden himself well as he eavesdropped on the trio's entire plan.

But among those at the same level, who could match Lu Yang when it came to using spiritual sense?

After entering the first layer, Meng Jingzhou used the map to calculate the distance from the entrance to the entrance of the heavenly staircase. Even at top speed, it would take a full day.

The first layer was a circular space. Since the rules stated they had to kill demonic beasts to obtain their essence, everyone's first instinct would be to spread out from the entrance and explore the layer, searching for and killing beasts. No one would think to check the heavenly staircase first for information.

Once they'd figured out the rules of the first layer, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had both thought of setting up a box at the staircase entrance to collect essence.

The only uncertain part of the plan was how strong the demonic beasts were. If Nascent Soul Realm beasts could display Spirit Transformation Realm strength, then the demon prodigies wouldn't even be able to obtain ten essences, let alone be tricked at the staircase entrance. It would be faster for the three of them to team up and kill beasts for essence.

So Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou immediately took Jiang Shishi to kill a beast and assess its strength.

Once they'd confirmed that it truly only had Nascent Soul Realm strength, Meng Jingzhou set off for the staircase entrance, leaving Lu Yang and Jiang Shishi behind.

To keep up appearances, Lu Yang used the Tree-Planting Art and the Form-Emulating Fist to transform his clone into Meng Jingzhou's likeness.

Then Lu Yang sensed Qin Feng hiding nearby. He played along, pretending they planned to block the entrance, while secretly