At these words, the excitement in Luo Hong's and Xu San's eyes vanished at once.
But a moment later, Luo Hong's gaze sharpened again, and he said fiercely:
"The price is indeed steep, but if we can obtain the Thunder-Pattern Jujubes and the Chi Dragon inheritance, this little price is nothing!"
With that, Luo Hong put the Vermilion Pill straight into his mouth.
Supreme Venerable Xuanwei nodded at Luo Hong in appreciation, then turned his gaze to Xu San.
Xu San drew a deep breath, then nodded firmly as well.
"Junior Brother Luo, you're right! Compared to the Thunder-Pattern Jujubes and the Chi Dragon inheritance, this little price is nothing!"
With that, he too opened his mouth and swallowed the Vermilion Pill.
Seeing this, Supreme Venerable Xuanwei nodded in great satisfaction.
"This old man was right about you!"
As he spoke, a rumbling shook heaven and earth, and the Chi Dragon Skeleton suddenly descended from above, coiling around the enormous jade pillar.
For a moment, the previously bare Ziwei Jade Pillar suddenly seemed to have gained a winding staircase leading up to the Jade Summit.
Then Supreme Venerable Xuanwei's eyes sharpened.
"Come, ascend to the Jade Summit!"
At once, Supreme Venerable Xuanwei led Luo Hong and Xu San briskly toward the top of the Ziwei Jade Pillar.
It was not just the three from Three Corpses Cave.
The dozen or so cultivators still climbing the Ziwei Jade Pillar also began using the Chi Dragon Skeleton as a staircase, swiftly making their way toward the Jade Summit.
Clearly, the three from Three Corpses Cave were not the only ones who had refused to give up.
These cultivators had likewise not given up on what Xu Taiping and the others had obtained.
Xu Taiping and his companions.
They too had now