(Third update)
Li Xiaoya's plan sounded good, but reality was not so simple. He had only climbed a few dozen zhang up the cliff when his body began to grow heavy. By the time he reached the halfway point, a hundred zhang up, he felt unbearably weighed down.
"Crash!!!" Li Xiaoya suddenly planted one foot hard against the cliff and braced his other foot against the opposite wall. Rocks tumbled down, and he came to a halt between the cliffs, a hundred zhang above the ground.
"Tsk! What a nuisance! There are restrictions here?" Li Xiaoya's heart gave a jolt. Looking at the nearly hundred zhang still above him, he hesitated, then muttered, "Forget it! I'll go through at this height!" His figure blurred and vanished into thin air. Soundlessly pushing off the cliffs on either side, he sped forward.
Although he had the strength to climb higher, the cliffs on either side might not withstand it. If he dislodged any rocks, even a fool would know someone was up there.
"!" After traveling several hundred zhang, Li Xiaoya suddenly found that his divine sense could reach no farther ahead. There must have been more restrictions inside. With that thought, he gradually slowed down and continued forward.
Through the gap between the cliffs, he finally caught a hazy glimpse of the valley beyond. Secretly delighted, Li Xiaoya knew he had found the right place. He was just about to speed up when a dark silhouette suddenly flashed across a distant treetop and vanished. "Hmm! Someone's there!" He quickly slowed down.
As he approached the end of the passage, Li Xiaoya suddenly spotted three cultivators standing guard, their attention fully focused. One was a Red-Faced Elder with an imposing presence. Although Li Xiaoya's divine sense could not discern his cultivation, judging