Intelligence That Made One's Scalp Crawl

Granny Sha chuckled. "Interesting little boy. You sure have a silver tongue—no wonder you've bewitched two young ladies into following you so devotedly."

"Thank you for the praise, Senior." Yue Yang courteously bowed, flattering her.

"Sand Valley—given your strength, crossing it would be no problem at all. But the two young ladies would be in some trouble." Granny Sha furrowed her brows slightly. "You must understand that the first three valleys are merely trials, with hardly any real difficulty. The true tests lie in the stages beyond. The first three stages are ordered—in other words, no matter how they change, they remain within the control of one's own body. But the later stages are not like that. They are entirely unordered. No matter how powerful a person may be, if they violate certain laws, death is inevitable. Take the fourth stage, Desire Valley, for instance. It is a stage that tests the desires within one's heart. If you cannot keep hold of yourself, you will fall within it forever and become part of it; or your soul will be obliterated, vanishing forever. There, you must conform to the laws of that stage in order to pass. Unless one possesses the will of a Supreme, I would not advise these two young ladies to train alongside you in the fourth stage, much less in the even more difficult stages beyond."

"Thank you deeply, Senior. Your guidance is a blessing to juniors like us." Princess Cici hurriedly expressed her thanks with a formal salute.

"Could you tell us more about the stages ahead? Even if we are not qualified to challenge them for now, we would still like to understand more, so that one day, when we do attempt them, we can prepare in advance." Snow Flawless also humbly asked for instruction.