The skeleton murmured, somewhat bewildered.
Even though his strength is now less than one-tenth of what it used to be, he is still not someone that an ordinary person can deal with.
Ye Xuan's talent is very strong; he seems to possess the legendary Chaos Sacred Body.
Given Ye Xuan's current cultivation level, he shouldn't pose any threat to him, right?
The skeleton quickly fell into deep thought.
Ye Xuan didn't care about all that. After breaking through to the Supreme Extreme Realm of the Saint Realm, he no longer hesitated and continued to climb upwards.
The sixty-first step.
The seventy-fifth step.
The 89th step.
In three months, Ye Xuan reached the eighty-ninth step.
During this period, he did not encounter even a single Lightning Tribulation.
The cultivators below could no longer clearly see Ye Xuan.
Because Ye Xuan had already penetrated to the top of the Heaven-Ascending Steps, and had already reached a place where they could no longer see him.
Except for a handful of people still keeping an eye on the place, all the members of the three major forces had retreated.
It was as if Ye Xuan had been forgotten; no one else came over.
Another three months passed, and Ye Xuan finally reached the final step.
When he reached the last step, he couldn't help but freeze in shock.
Before him lay a paradise on earth.
There are flowers, grass, trees, and a wooden house.
In addition, the Immortal Spiritual Qi here is extremely dense, to an alarming degree.
The pressure, however, is gone; I can't feel it at all.
"Where is this place? Could it be that people still live here?"
Looking at the beautiful scenery before him, Ye Xuan felt no joy, but rather a chill run down his spine.
Are people still living here?
How is that possible?
If that's the case, wouldn't that be terrifying?
It's like an ordinary person seeing a ghost in broad daylight—it's absolutely terrifying.
Is anyone there? Is anyone home?
Ye Xuan's forehead was covered in cold sweat as he asked cautiously.
At the same time, he unleashed his Absolute Domain, opening all 108 spiritual meridians in his body, causing his Spiritual Qi to surge, ready to escape or strike at any moment.
"Since you're here, come in."
Ye Xuan asked casually, just in case someone still lived there.
But to his utter surprise, there were actually people living there.
A melodious voice, as beautiful as heavenly music, rang out, and even with Ye Xuan's composure and cultivation, he couldn't help but be slightly dazed.
There really are people here?
Ye Xuan was greatly alarmed. He used his Absolute Domain to probe all directions and directly penetrated into the wooden house.
However, nothing was seen.
This made Ye Xuan even more horrified.
He didn't speak, but stared intently at the wooden house.
At the same time, inside the wooden house, the skeleton suddenly transformed, instantly becoming the appearance of a woman.
The woman looked to be in her early twenties and appeared very innocent and pure.
She first gave a cold glance outside, then revealed an innocent smile and walked out gracefully.
However, Ye Xuan's spiritual sense and domain did not see the withered bones, nor did they see the withered bones transform into this woman.
The woman quickly stepped out, blinking her kind and innocent eyes as she looked at Ye Xuan: "Big brother, who are you? Are you from outside? How did you get here?"
Kind, innocent, and naive, she is easy to get along with.
Ye Xuan looked at the woman and felt extremely awkward.
Nothing more.
This woman's persona doesn't quite match what she said before.
Just now she said that since we were here, we should come in, but now she's behaving so innocently, it seems abnormal.
Furthermore, could such a kind and pure woman really say something like, "Since you're here, come in"?
Ye Xuan's mind worked quickly. He looked at the woman and said rapidly:
"Are you the only one here? I only want to enter the Heavenly Domain through the Heaven-Ascending Steps, I didn't mean to disturb you. If you know how to get to the Heavenly Domain from here, just tell me."
Ye Xuan appeared very polite.
Regardless of whether this woman has any problems or who she is, he doesn't intend to provoke her.
My goal is to enter the Heavenly Domain, not to waste time arguing here.
The woman said, "I am indeed the only person here. Many years ago, my father went out and never came back."
When she spoke again, her eyes were somewhat dim.
But he quickly recovered. "As for going to the Heavenly Domain, what is the Heavenly Domain? Can we go to the Heavenly Domain from here? I don't know either."
"Your father?" Ye Xuan was shocked.
Does this woman have a father who lives here?
Who exactly are these people?
Furthermore, this place is inaccessible to the Heavenly Domain. This woman doesn't even know what the Heavenly Domain is; is it real or fake?
Ye Xuan felt a chill run down his spine.
Just then, the woman waved her hand and took out a table, a chair, a teapot, and a teacup from her spatial ring.
She reached out her slender hand, picked up the teapot herself, and poured a cup.
In an instant, the aroma of tea filled the air.
Ye Xuan only had to smell it to feel his cultivation level skyrocketing.
The woman looked at Ye Xuan: "Young master, please have a cup of tea first."