Above a vast expanse where spiritual energy was exceptionally dense lay a plain.
Ahead on the plain stood a stone spiritual tower.
It pierced the heavens and reached the earth.
Lush green grass carpeted the surroundings, beneath a high, distant sky. Yet beyond this region, it was as though there were fault lines—nothing but darkness and the distant starry sky.
But when Yang Huai carefully extended his senses toward certain floating fragments deep within that darkness, the patches of greenery and even the ancient buildings upon them, he could vaguely make out a different sort of scene.
Yang Huai was secretly astonished, but his gaze soon returned to the Void Spirit Realm Tower at the center.
To challenge the All-Spirits Ranking, he had to enter the tower.
At that moment, a streak of light descended vertically before the Void Spirit Realm Tower, instantly transforming into a beautiful female cultivator with snowy-white hair. She glanced at Yang Huai and said coolly,
"I am Youguang, Immortal Maiden of the Spirit Realm. Do you, junior, know the rules for venturing through the Void Spirit Realm Tower?"
At her words, Yang Huai raised a hand, and a Spirit Realm token appeared in it.
"Immortal Maiden, please open the Void All-Spirits Tower and guide this junior!"
"Good that you know. Go on, then!"
She casually took the token. With a lift of her hand, the stone doors of the enormous tower behind her opened. In a formulaic voice, she said,
"The Void Spirit Realm Tower has its own Spirit Realm rules. You need not fear death, but you have only one chance. If you die at the hands of a guardian within a stage, it counts as failure!"
"After successfully clearing each stage, you may suspend your challenge and exchange tokens for resources within the