A ladder stretched between heaven and earth, built entirely from bones. Blood-red symbols appeared across it, connecting to form chains. There were nine chains in all. Five lay flat across the corpses, while the other four—two on each side—floated in the air.
The nine chains emitted streaks of blood-red light, which shot into the sky and gathered into a phantom passageway. It seemed like a divine bridge, racing toward the Eight Trigrams passageway and joining with the entire Heavenly Gate to form the Tongtian Divine Bridge, which plunged into the gate.
Rumble!
Blood-red light shot into the sky. The construction of the divine bridge was terrifying, generating immense power that formed a massive current of air and swept toward the summit of Mount Tai. The loose stones and trees atop the mountain were tossed about.
Old Ancestor Xuanbing looked at the completed ladder and laughed heartily. He strode forward, but the immense pressure blew him back. The others immediately turned to look, especially the isolated rogue cultivators, who grew flustered. They had waited so long for the Heavenly Gate to open, only to find they couldn't climb the ladder.
Old Ancestor Xuanbing snorted coldly. Spiritual power surged through his body, but he could only raise his strength to the Golden Immortal level and couldn't take a step forward. He roared, "Why aren't you coming over? Do you want to watch your old ancestor make a fool of himself?"
The demons and monsters under Mystic Ice Daoist immediately rushed behind him and channeled all their spiritual power into Old Ancestor Xuanbing.
Old Ancestor Xuanbing drew all that power to himself and abruptly struck at the immense pressure. The force of heaven and earth transformed in midair into a giant dragon. It lashed its tail, turning into a huge mountain that crashed