When North Dipper Star Speed in the Star River overhead moved above the top of the jade pillar, Xu Taiping hesitated no longer. He suddenly leaped up and said:
"Everyone, now!"
As he spoke, Xu Taiping had already leaped onto a groove in the jade pillar.
This groove had been worn away by the Power of Thunder over countless years.
Similar grooves actually covered the jade pillar, but anyone who had not walked upon it several times, as Xu Taiping had, would have found them difficult to spot.
Besides providing a foothold, these grooves also allowed cultivators standing on them to evade the Chi Dragon Skeleton's senses.
As long as they did not misstep and tread on empty air, they would not awaken the Chi Dragon Skeleton.
"Boom...!"
Almost the instant Xu Taiping's foot landed in the groove, an invisible stream of stellar power descended from overhead and struck him.
Then, with the soles of his feet pressed against the jade pillar's surface, he stood upon the enormous pillar as though standing on level ground.
This was precisely his second aid in reaching the pillar's summit.
When North Dipper Star Speed was above the top of the jade pillar, its Star Soul Power would envelop the cultivators walking upon it.
Not only could it help conceal their auras, it could also increase their walking speed.
"Tap! Tap-tap! Tap-tap!"
By then, Qu Chao Ci and the other two had followed Xu Taiping's footsteps onto the Ziwei Jade Pillar.
They were just like Xu Taiping.
With Star Soul Power aiding them, the three now walked upon the Ziwei Jade Pillar as though on level ground.
They all seemed to be walking along an enormous single-plank bridge.
Although they had just seen this scene within the Divine Soul Mark, witnessing it happen before