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Chu Zhengyu didn't pay attention to Lu Chen. He only glanced at Lu Chen before turning his attention to the group of ferocious beasts in front of him.

These ferocious beasts made him feel uneasy.

If there are any magical treasures or inheritances here, then the ferocious beasts guarding this place must be extremely powerful, but these beasts are basically only at the Immortal Lord level.

Some are too weak.

During his time exploring this small world, he even encountered a group of ferocious beasts at the Immortal King level. Thousands of these beasts were all at the Immortal King level, and their strength was far greater than that of ordinary immortals, making them impossible for them to deal with.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been seriously injured.

Chu Zhengyu immediately became alert and looked up to scan the entire valley.

The valley is hundreds of feet wide horizontally, and when you look at it vertically, you can hardly see the end.

This valley is likely not as simple as it seems.

Upon seeing this terrain, Chu Zhengyu suddenly had a guess in his mind.

This kind of place is most suitable as a den of ferocious beasts. Their divine sense cannot explore the entire valley, and the entire valley has no end in sight. There are probably many caves on the mountains on both sides of the valley, and the ferocious beasts hide in these caves.

If that's the case, then when those ferocious beasts at the Celestial King level return, they will likely face a fierce battle.

Although he already had a guess in his mind, Chu Zhengyu did not remind the immortals present. His gaze was fixed on the stone tablet in the distance.

The stone tablet is located on a circular platform several tens of feet high, and behind the stone tablet is the beginning of the strange phenomenon of the Heavenly Ladder.

Chu Zhengyu pondered how he could obtain the inheritance or find the treasures here.

Judging from that stone tablet, there shouldn't be any treasures here, but there is some kind of immortal technique inheritance.

However, the immortal techniques inherited in secret realms and the small worlds of powerful beings are not so easy to obtain; most immortal techniques require a series of trials.

Chu Zhengyu wondered to himself, could killing the ferocious beast be a test?

Just as Chu Zhengyu was pondering how to activate the inheritance, suddenly, the sound of bells rang out again in the sky.

Before people could react, powerful auras appeared in the distance. At that moment, an immortal exclaimed in terror, "You...you all need to look behind you! The road...the road is blocked!!!"

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly turned to look at the entrance of the valley, only to find that it was blocked by a group of ferocious beasts at the level of Immortal Kings.

Not only that, the number of ferocious beasts in the valley is also increasing, and the ferocious beasts that appear later are all at the Immortal King level.

Chu Zhengyu's face immediately darkened. He had dealt with these ferocious beasts many times in this small world and knew how troublesome they were.

These ferocious beasts were not only stronger than them, but also more numerous. Moreover, these beasts seemed to have no fear of death; as soon as they saw an invading enemy, they would charge forward without hesitation.

He was able to escape the previous times only because the places they were in were spacious enough. Now that they are trapped in the valley, it will probably be difficult for them to escape.

At this moment, some people saw so many ferocious beasts at the Immortal King level and wanted to fly away from this place. However, several immortals were pressed down by a mysterious force as soon as they flew into the air.

Seeing that they could not fly, everyone's faces turned even paler. At this moment, an immortal who cultivated the Great Dao of Space tried to use spatial power to leave this place, only to find that space also had restrictions, and he could not use spatial power to travel through space.

Now they are completely trapped here.

"It's over, it's over..."

"How can there be so many ferocious beasts at the Immortal King level?!"

"What should we do now? We can't fly, and we can't teleport away. Am I going to die here?"...

In an instant, people's hearts sank to the bottom, and the atmosphere in the entire valley was extremely dull and oppressive.

Lu Chen wasn't nervous at this moment, after all, he was just an avatar, so his death was no big deal.

His gaze fell on the stone tablet in the distance. For some reason, he felt that the runes on the stone tablet were familiar.

At that moment, a voice suddenly appeared in Lu Chen's mind.

"Climb the Heavenly Ladder, and you may live!"

Upon hearing this sound, Lu Chen instantly realized that it must be the test of this inheritance site, forcing people to climb the Heavenly Ladder with endless ferocious beasts.

However, if the purpose is simply to select those who will inherit the Heavenly Ladder, there is no need to use ferocious beasts to coerce people. After all, those who come here are after the inheritance and treasures, so why use ferocious beasts to scare them?

Lu Chen didn't think too much about it. He immediately sent a telepathic message to Immortal Venerable Xiyue and the others, "Immediately approach the altar and ascend the Heavenly Ladder!"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's telepathic message, Immortal Venerable Xiyue and the other members of the Beast Alliance were taken aback. Immortal Venerable Xiyue looked at Lu Chen with a puzzled expression and asked telepathically, "Ascend the Heavenly Ladder?"

Lu Chen said, "There's no time to explain now, we'll talk about it later."

Immortal Venerable Xiyue didn't ask any more questions and directly transmitted her voice to the Beast Alliance members, "Do as he says, get closer to the altar!"

Xi Yue Immortal Venerable thought to herself that Lu Chen was no ordinary person. Perhaps he had discovered something, and listening to him might allow them to temporarily escape danger.

The members of the Beast Alliance then covered each other, fighting the ferocious beasts while rapidly approaching the altar where the stone tablet was located.

Chu Zhengyu had been keeping an eye on Lu Chen, so the Beast Alliance's actions immediately caught his attention.

Before long, the members of the Beast Alliance arrived at the altar and headed directly toward the Heavenly Ladder.

As soon as they stepped onto the heavenly ladder, an immense pressure descended upon them, and they felt excruciating pain in their very souls, as if their souls were about to be scattered.

However, after they climbed the heavenly ladder, the ferocious beasts around them stopped attacking them.

Seeing this, Immortal Venerable Xiyue and the members of the Beast Alliance finally understood why Lu Chen had asked them to ascend the Heavenly Ladder.

but……

They can't possibly wait on the ladder forever, can they?
If these ferocious beasts don't leave, won't they all be trapped and die here?
Lu Chen then said to the Beast Alliance members, "If we continue upwards along the Heavenly Ladder, we should be able to escape."

At this moment, Immortal Venerable Xiyue finally couldn't contain her curiosity and asked, "How did you know?"

Lu Chen replied, "I guessed."

Immortal Venerable Xiyue chuckled, indicating that she simply did not wish to speak, and there was no need to speculate.

However, it seems that there is only one path left to choose now: to continue upwards. The number of ferocious beasts in the valley is increasing, and in addition, this small world suppresses the power of immortals, so it is impossible for people to kill all the ferocious beasts.

The members of the Beast Alliance then began to ascend the Heavenly Ladder.

Seeing that Lu Chen and the others hadn't been attacked by the ferocious beasts, Chu Zhengyu instantly realized what was happening and immediately sent a telepathic message to the people of the Nine Heavens Academy, "Let's ascend the Heavenly Ladder too!"

Upon hearing Chu Zhengyu's telepathic message, the people from the Nine Heavens Academy quickly approached the Heavenly Ladder.

Soon, the people from the Nine Heavens Academy also ascended the first step of the Heavenly Ladder. Sure enough, as soon as they reached the top, the ferocious beasts immediately ceased their attacks on them. (End of Chapter)