Luoyang City.
A group of people are waiting for Chen Nian in the inn.
"It's been all night, where has Junior Brother Chen gone?"
"Yeah..."
"What happened last night?"
"I didn't see clearly, but it seemed that someone was chasing Junior Brother Chen, and then he ran away all the way."
At this time, a scarlet bird flew over.
"It's Junior Brother Chen's bird!"
"Look, there's a note tied to its foot!"
Several people hurriedly caught Xiao Zhu, unwrapped the note and took a look.
If it is inconvenient to enter the city, we are waiting for you at the post station three miles outside the city - Chen Nian.
"Junior Brother Chen said it is inconvenient for him to enter the city. What's going on... Is there any enemy of his in the city?"
"In that case, we will go find him."
When a group of people came to the city gate, they found a woman in a red dress standing on the pavilion. Although she was wearing a veil, her beauty could be seen from her eyebrows.
She was clasping her hands on her chest, her eyes cold, as if she was waiting for something.
Several senior brothers recognized him at a glance.
"That's the courtesan of the Snow Moon Pavilion, girl Ji Ya..."
"What is she doing here? Could it be that she was the one who chased Junior Brother Chen last night...?"
"But why did she go after Junior Brother Chen? Wasn't she quite happy that day and invited Junior Brother Chen to drink tea and listen to music?"
"Is it possible that Junior Brother Chen put her..."
"Impossible! Miss Ji Ya is not just a random person. She is one of the descendants of the Heavenly Maiden Sect."
"Tsk tsk, Junior Brother Chen is so handsome."
Yue Xiaomeng saw several senior fellow apprentices muttering in low voices, so he caught up and asked, "What are you secretly talking about?"
"Haha, we are praising Junior Brother Chen..."
"It's not a good idea at first sight. Don't you guys teach Chen Nian a bad lesson, you hear me!" Yue Xiaomeng snorted coldly.
"Yes, yes..."
Finally, the group finally met up with Chen Nian outside the city.
Next, the destination--Heavenly Profound Holy Land.
Heavenly Profound Holy Land.
Mu Qingxuan is back.
She stepped on the three-foot-high green edge and flew through the white clouds. Her graceful figure fascinated the large number of outer disciples below.
"Is that Senior Sister Mu Qingxuan? She's so beautiful!"
"She is indeed the number one beauty on Peerless Beauty Fairy Rankings. Just looking at her from a distance makes you feel relaxed and happy..."
"It would be great if I could see Senior Sister Mu every day."
"Let's dream, then we must first board Cloud Sky Ladder and become an inner disciple!"
The so-called Cloud Sky Ladder is a staircase extending all the way up, with a total of one hundred steps.
When you climb the stairs, you will be suppressed by strength.
It is very simple for an outer sect disciple to be promoted to an inner sect disciple. He only needs to climb the fifty steps.
The 50 to 100 floors further up are the places where the elders compete and the chosen ones compete.
"It is said that when senior brother Mu Yun came to climb Cloud Sky Ladder when he was eighteen years old, he climbed to the 80th floor in one go, directly breaking the disciple record!"
"Why else would he be the Son of God? Don't be too ambitious."
When Mu Qingxuan flew by Cloud Sky Ladder, he saw a familiar figure standing on the fiftieth floor, with one hand behind his back, white clothes beating the snow, and jade trees facing the wind.
Who is Mu Yun if not my brother?
"Brother."
Mu Qingxuan fell down. "What are you doing standing still here?"
"If he wants to enter Heavenly Profound Holy Land, he will definitely log in to Cloud Sky Ladder. When the time comes, my brother will stand here waiting for him, condescendingly saying, "You are here."
Mu Qingxuan glanced at his brother strangely. "Brother, are you sick..."
"Don't you think... such a scene is quite elegant?"
"Pretentious!"
Mu Qingxuan feels that since my brother came back from a trip, there seems to be something wrong with his brain.
"So you don't want to go out with me because you're just thinking about these silly things?"
"Appearing saints in front of others is a science. Master once said that there is no end to learning, so why talk about it boringly."
"Idiot... that friend of yours is so special, does it deserve you to think of a good posture and wait for him to come?"
"Yes, he is very special!"
"Then I will see who it is that makes my brother so worried."
Mu Qingxuan didn't talk nonsense to her brother here. She was anxious to go back to find her senior sister.
Bamboo pavilion in the mountains.
Jin Shu is watering the flowers and plants in the yard.
"Sister!"
A fairy shadow floated into the courtyard.
"You're back Qingxuan."
"Senior sister, I know you really want to know the news about senior brother Bo Yi, but you don't have the dignity to ask."
"I... No, don't talk nonsense!"
Mu Qingxuan smiled, "I passed on the words of senior sister, saying that you will get married in March. Senior brother... gave me something."
"What?"
Mu Qingxuan spread out his palms, and a white chess piece floated up.
On the back of the chess piece, the character "" is engraved.
"Senior brother said that this is a chess piece carved by himself. If I give it to you, senior sister, just treat it as... just..."
"What for?"
"Congratulations to senior sister on your happy marriage."
Jin Shu's complexion suddenly changed, and he suddenly slapped the chess piece away with a palm.
The chess piece rolled down into the soil of the flower bed.
"What else does he know besides playing chess and gambling? He also wished me a happy wedding. Well, I shouldn't like such a chess nerd!" Jin Shu's voice almost broke.
"Sister..."
Mu Qingxuan sighed, "Senior brother also said that his talent is too poor and he is not doing his job properly, so he is not worthy of you, senior sister."
"Not worthy? I don't even care, does he care about this?!"
"There is always arrogance in a man's heart. I just saw my brother making a fool of himself on the Heavenly Stairway just to greet his friend from a high position..."
"That's it!"
Jin Shu was furious. "His chess skills are not even as good as mine. He is just a stupid idiot. From now on, I will never ask him anything again!"
Calamity World.
Demon God Tower,
The tenth seat, Mo Bu.
This skinny old man stood in front of the Demon Artifact "Heavenly Star Compass" used for deduction, and was deducing what would be the outcome of the Demon God Core he sent.
"What..."
The result of Heavenly Star Compass's deduction made his cloudy pupils shrink suddenly.
Demon God Core, Annihilation?
Moreover, almost instantly Annihilation, if according to this result, it was Destruction by an extremely powerful force.
It's so strong that it can kill Origin Demon God instantly. It's impossible. Is there such a strong person in that world?
So, he continued to use Heavenly Star Compass to deduce, hoping to find the powerful person based on the results.
If such a strong person becomes an enemy, he will be a formidable enemy!
With his eyes slightly closed, his gray fingers fiddled with the compass, and stardust Flowing Light passed through the gaps between his fingers...
Suddenly, a force Countershock came back from the compass.
Knock him out completely!
"How... possible..."
Mo Bu struggled to get up from the ground.
Another person who cannot be deduced.
Just like last time, it seemed to be protected by the power of some rules and impossible to pry into.
At this time, a black current containing terrifying power suddenly poured in from outside the door.
Even Mo Bu, ranked tenth, could not help but tremble after sensing this power.
I saw the black current gathering on the Demon God throne and turning into a human figure.
He was a young and handsome man, but there was a trace of evil on his face. Just looking at those blood-red pupils made Mo Bu shudder.
The man stretched out his hand slightly, his fingers slightly bent.
Instantly!
A black ghost claw emerged from the ground and lifted Mo Bu up in the air. The huge ghost claw almost crushed all his bones...
"S-Sir..."
Mo Bu's hoarse voice was trembling.
The man on the throne in front of me is not Origin Demon God, nor Origin Heavenly Cascade, but "Origin Calamity" who is still above that.
"Calamity" is one of the three great commanders, a being so powerful that it is daunting.
Jing Long.
"I heard that you... sent a magic core to the upper world without authorization?" the man asked slowly.
"Yes... Sir!" Mo Bu replied in a trembling voice, "I thought I could create chaos from above to break the situation."
"Who gave you permission to act without permission?"
Jing Long's tone suddenly increased, and the ghost claw crushed dozens of Mo Bu's bones, causing him to spray a mouthful of black blood on the ground.
"The realm where the magic core goes is World Tree Fourth Tier, the fourth child's territory."
"This subordinate... doesn't understand what you mean!"
"Lao Si is a chess player. He uses heaven and earth as his chessboard and all living beings as his chess pieces."
"He... is a chess player."
"Do you know what chess players hate the most?"
"A chess player hates it when others touch his chess pieces on the chessboard."
"If the fourth child wakes up because of your unauthorized actions, it will be a big trouble."
"I, I know my mistake..."
"Get out!"
A few more days passed.
Chen Nian and his party traveled a long distance and finally arrived at the boundary where Heavenly Profound Holy Land belongs.
"This is Heavenly Profound Holy Land's territory? Profound Qi is so full! The speed of practicing here will definitely be much faster than where we are."
"Nonsense, otherwise how can it be called a holy place? There are countless people in the world who want to enter."
The master stepped forward, raised his hands to the gatekeeper and said, "I am from the Azure Profound Sect and would like to visit Heavenly Profound Holy Land."
"You are a guest, please come in!"
So, a group of people entered the gate of the Holy Land.
The disciples were quite curious. "Wait a minute, did we get in so easily? No conditions are required."
"It's a beautiful idea, we just entered through the Heavenly Profound Holy Land outer door!"
"The inner sect is higher up. Only after entering the inner sect can one be considered a true core disciple of Heavenly Profound Holy Land. The Profound Qi above will even be filled several times."
"So... we can only stay at the outer door..."
"If you want to go to the inner door, you must go to Cloud Sky Ladder!"
"What is Cloud Sky Ladder?"
"It's the towering bluestone staircase, with a hundred levels in total, and each level is a big ridge."
The master stroked his beard and said, "When I was young, I also had great ambitions to climb Heavenly Stairway, but unexpectedly I couldn't climb up after reaching the 30th floor. Alas."
"Ah, Master, you can only go up to the thirtieth floor?"
"Yes, if you want to visit the inner gate, you have to go to the fiftieth floor at least Heavenly Stairway!"
Yue Xiaomeng said in surprise, "Wow, so many people are climbing Heavenly Stairway, it's really spectacular!"
Under the clouds and mist of the green mountains, at a glance, densely packed figures were struggling to climb up Cloud Sky Ladder.
"It's just one step on the stairs, why does it feel like it's life-threatening for them to take a step forward?"
"Because the higher you go, the more powerful the power will be to suppress you. As long as the outer disciples reach the 50th floor Heavenly Stairway, they can become inner disciples."
"Back then, the Son of God Mu Yun first ascended Heavenly Stairway at the age of eighteen, and went straight to the eightieth floor."
"Let's go and try the power of this Cloud Sky Ladder!"
Several disciples were eager to try and rolled up their sleeves to show off their strength.
"Master, if we reach the fiftieth floor, we will have to join Heavenly Profound Holy Land. Don't blame us for betraying the master!"
"Haha, just you? Dreaming!"
Below Heavenly Stairway, there are two disciples in white, a man and a woman, guarding the place.
Chen Nian is walking quickly.
"Mu Yun and I are friends, and I came here to see him. Could you please let him know?"
"Hahaha! Are you friends with Divine Son Mu?"
"There are too many people from all over the world looking for Divine Son Mu. If you want to see the Son of God, you can go up to the fiftieth floor of Heavenly Stairway!"
Chen Nian said with a smile, "I heard that Mu Yun reached the 80th floor back then. If I surpass him, will I be the new son of God?"
The two of them were stunned at first.
Immediately, they all stopped tensing up.
"Turns out he's a fool."
"Hey, I have such idiots who don't know their own abilities come to Heavenly Stairway every day. I'm tired."
Chen Nian cupped his fists. "Thank you both."
That's right, he came here specifically to ask for a few words of ridicule.
This is the flavor of the fantasy world!
Unless he was ridiculed and suppressed, he would find it pointless to show off.
Mu Yun Senior, doesn't he want to imitate others and show his holiness in front of others?
Now, teaching begins.
Chen Nian said to the master and Yue Xiaomeng who stayed below, "Master, senior sister, I am also going to board Heavenly Stairway."
"Come on Chen Nian!"
"Heavenly Stairway is difficult to move forward, so don't force yourself."
"Understood."
Chen Nian put his hands behind his back and stepped onto the first step of the stairs gracefully and calmly.
Sure enough, as soon as I stepped onto the stairs, there was pressure on my face.
It seems that his body has become several times heavier.
This is only the first section.
It is conceivable that this so-called Heavenly Stairway will block countless people at the door of Grand Profound Holy Land.
Chen Nian just paused for a moment, then continued walking up, unhurriedly, as if strolling in his own backyard.
"Is he still pretending?"
"Guess how many floors he can reach Heavenly Stairway?"
"Twenty floors at most. I'm looking forward to seeing how embarrassed he will be later."
The two guard disciples laughed and talked.
On Heavenly Stairway, there are all kinds of sentient beings.
Someone was lying on the ground, moving his body with difficulty, as if every inch of movement was painful.
Some people simply sit on the steps to rest and sleep, waiting for their energy to recover.
There were also people who couldn't see their own strength clearly and forced their way onto Heavenly Stairway. They were crushed until they vomited blood and were seriously injured, but were finally rescued.
On the seventeenth step of Heavenly Stairway, Chen Nian met several senior brothers who had left earlier.
"Chen Nian, you are here too!"
"I can't do it anymore. I really can't do it anymore. These seventeen sessions are already my limit!"
"Hey, it seems there is no hope of becoming a disciple of Grand Profound Holy Land."
"Chen Nian, how are you feeling? Are you stressed?"
Chen Nian said with a smile, "It's okay."
"Don't worry about us, just go up on your own. You are the one who is looking for Mu Yun anyway. We are just here to see the world."
"Come on, rush to the 50th floor!"
Chen Nian clasped his fists and smiled, "Those senior brothers have a good rest, I'm leaving first."
After that, continue walking up.
He passed one person after another, taking one step after another.
Heavenly Stairway level 20 is a key node.
At least dozens of people stayed here.
Because the difficulty will rise suddenly on the 20th Tier One, many people will be unable to take another step forward.
In everyone's shocked eyes.
Chen Nian took a step forward.
ps: Yesterday I was told about hydrology, so there should be no water today!