The three cultivators, two men and one woman, all wore gentle smiles on their faces.
The one who spoke first was a young man.
The young man's cultivation level wasn't high, around the Seventh-Level Half-Emperor. As for the other two, one Eighth-Level Half-Emperor, and the other at the Ninth-Level Half-Emperor.
And that person at the Ninth-Level Half-Emperor was actually the only woman.
Ye Xuan felt a little uneasy when he saw the three of them greeting him, but he remained outwardly calm and clasped his hands in greeting:
"Greetings, fellow Daoists. I've heard there's something interesting to see over there, so I'm planning to go check it out. Are you three doing the same?"
Upon hearing this, the young man who had spoken smiled even more broadly and nodded.
"That's right, exactly. In that case, why don't we go together? My name is Zhang Xuan, this is my senior brother Zhao Li, and this is my senior sister Wu Rong."
The young man named Zhang Xuan then introduced his two companions.
Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan's face lit up with delight. "That would be wonderful, of course. To be honest, my cultivation level is low, and I'm afraid I might be in danger going alone."
"If there are three of you traveling together, that would be ideal; you can help each other out."
While saying this aloud, Ye Xuan was inwardly sneering.
What are these three guys up to?
Could it be that they saw I was alone and wanted to rob me?
That's most likely the case.
However, Ye Xuan was not afraid at all.
He was confident he could kill three Late-Stage Half-Emperor.
Of course, Ye Xuan had his own reasons for deciding to go with the three of them.
If he were alone, the probability of him being exposed would be quite high, and even if he wasn't exposed, he might still be suspected by the three major powers.
There was no way around it; the power of the three major forces was simply too immense.
How long has it been? And they've already uncovered everything about his entry into Starry Sky City?
He didn't even need to ask; the three major powers already knew that he had entered the city alone.
This makes solo travelers somewhat conspicuous.
"You're too kind, sir. May I ask your name?"
" Xuan Ye."
And so, the group talked as they quickly headed towards the Heaven-Ascending Steps.
After most of the day had passed, the group finally approached the Heaven-Ascending Steps.
From a great distance, Ye Xuan could see an incredibly huge staircase.
The steps weren't golden, nor did they reflect any glow; they were simply stone steps.
However, the stone steps were filled with an ancient and weathered atmosphere, rising straight up into the clouds, as if one were truly ascending to heaven.
On some of the stone steps near the bottom, one could vaguely see some cultivators.
"That's the Heaven-Ascending Steps Heaven-Ascending Steps. Legend has it that it's a top-tier magic treasure left behind by a powerful being. But whether that's true or not, we don't know."
"Over the countless years, some have tried to reach the summit, and others have tried to take this Heaven-Ascending Steps, but without exception, they have all failed."
Looking at the towering staircase that seemed to reach into the clouds, Zhang Xuan sighed and said something.
Ye Xuan immediately asked, "Brother Zhang, since no one has ever reached the top of this Heaven-Ascending Steps, who spread the rumor that this place leads to the Heavenly Domain?"
"After all, if no one has ever reached the summit, how could they know that this place leads to the Heavenly Domain? Are they all just rumors?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuan shook his head. "I'm not too sure about that. But I imagine someone must have reached the summit before."
Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan did not ask any further questions.
The four continued forward and soon approached the Heaven-Ascending Steps.
Standing at the foot of the Heaven-Ascending Steps, simply looking at it with the naked eye, the Heaven-Ascending Steps is incredibly vast.
You can't see the top at all.
No, even with spiritual sense, you can't see the top at all.
Each step can accommodate at least several hundred people.
At this moment, many cultivators are walking up the Heaven-Ascending Steps, while many more are watching the spectacle from below.
As Ye Xuan was looking at the Heaven-Ascending Steps, a powerful spiritual sense suddenly swept over him.
Ye Xuan sensed the spiritual consciousness and felt a slight chill in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm, as if he had not noticed anything at all.
Middle Emperor Realm! He's actually a Middle Emperor Realm!
I wonder which faction this person belongs to.
Just as he was thinking this, several more spiritual senses swept over him, but Ye Xuan still pretended not to sense anything.
In fact, it's normal for him not to feel it; it would be abnormal if he could.
Even Zhang Xuan and the others were completely unaware.
Ye Xuan glanced around casually and immediately spotted several familiar faces.
Xue Chen, Wu Qiu, Devil Moon.