Su Shi'er was no exception. Though compared to others of the same realm, he had far more lifespan remaining.
Yet he still could not guarantee that he would find a way to break through before his lifespan ran out and successfully step into the next major realm.
Even if he luckily entered the Tribulation Crossing stage, the difficulty of cultivation he would face then was bound to rise with the tide.
Cultivators defied the heavens. With every step forward, the road only grew harder and harder.
"Senior, the passage to our Zhurong Clan's forbidden ground has opened. Time waits for no one; we must hurry in.
If we delay, I fear other beings outside may notice."
His gaze settling on the flaming passage formed by the spinning earthfire, Xuan Jiang spoke quickly.
As he spoke, he hurried onto the winding floating bridge and raced ahead.
In the brief instant he spoke, the distant flaming passage had already begun to show signs of shrinking.
"What a Zhurong Clan. No wonder it once produced Tribulation Crossing stage and Great Ascension Flying stage experts. Their methods... truly are extraordinary!"
Su Shi'er murmured in admiration. Under his control, the Nascent Soul puppet was no slower either.
Whether the Nascent Soul puppet could enter the forbidden ground was not the key. What had to enter was the Nine Heavens Exquisite Pagoda it carried with it.
Su Shi'er's true body remained within the Small World. To travel in and out of the Cultivation World, the Nine Heavens Exquisite Pagoda was equivalent to an anchor.
Wherever the pagoda was, he could appear there.
With Xuan Jiang, a cultivator from the Zhurong Clan, leading the way, no mishaps occurred, whether in opening the entrance to the forbidden ground or finding a way inside.
In the instant before the