Yuanshi Tianzun's purpose in doing this was simple: he could not possibly wait for Master Tongtian's tens of thousands of disciples to come up one by one.
If that were truly the case, they would probably be waiting until the end of time.
Before the Three Sects Dao Debate Assembly even began, Fuxi might have already been born who knew how many years ago.
Having received Yuanshi Tianzun's order, the Twelve Golden Immortals naturally did not dare delay. They immediately stepped forward to salute him, then headed for the Heavenly Ladder.
The Twelve Golden Immortals were no ordinary figures. After all, their title was not bestowed for nothing.
Of course, the Twelve Golden Immortals did not refer to Golden Immortals, but to the twelve Great Luo Golden Immortals during the Investiture of the Gods calamity.
Although their cultivation was currently still at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, attaining the Great Luo Dao was only a matter of time.
Thus, the Twelve Golden Immortals easily climbed directly to the sixty-fourth step.
After that, their climbing speed began to slow, but in the end, every one of them reached the seventy-second step.
The seventy-second step meant that the Twelve Golden Immortals would at least be able to reach the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm in the future. Yuanshi Tianzun could not help but smile.
At the same time, he silently cheered for his disciples, hoping they could climb a few more steps.
Unfortunately, heaven did not grant his wish. In the end, Huang Long Zhenren, Daoxing Tianzun, and the others all chose to give up, because they could no longer even lift their feet.
In the end, only Guang Chengzi, Chi Jingzi, Taiyi Zhenren, Cihang Zhenren, and Yu Ding Zhenren remained on the Heavenly Ladder.
They exerted every ounce