I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 258: Fire Envoy, Climbing the Ladder

"Hee hee~"

The purple-clothed woman who descended from the sky stepped on Xie Yuan's back, crushing the entire cliff with her feet, and laughed.

Then she suddenly raised her foot, looked down, and frowned.

The cliff below was broken, but there was no human figure in the ruins.

The touch of bare feet just now seemed to be just hard, without touching the flesh and blood body.

Xie Yuan's figure suddenly appeared next to Xie Lingyun and Wang Qishi, holding the Double Stars Surrounding the Moon in his hand, and coughed twice.

He raised his head and looked solemnly at the veiled woman standing tall on the ruins of the cliff, looking at the familiar figure.

The woman had her hair tied up in a high bun and a purple veil covering her face, so her face couldn't be seen clearly.

She had an extremely slim figure, and the hem of her shirt seemed to have been torn off, leaving it uneven, a bit messy and wild, and revealing a smooth, white and tender waist that was slender enough to be held in one hand, making it even more eye-catching.

Her long legs were exposed under her loose skirt and pants, which were torn open at the hem, revealing her slender calves, ankles tied with red ropes, and delicate jade feet. Her toes were lightly touching the ground and swaying.

This woman looked radiant, with a flexible figure, full of temptation and agility. Her hands were wrapped in thick strips of cloth, which made her look inexplicably fierce.

Looks so familiar...

Xie Yuan's expression was stern. This was exactly the evil woman he had met in the underground palace of Longdeng Temple.

Xie Lingyun and Wang Qishi were screaming in surprise and looking anxious, but then they saw Xie Yuan somehow dodge the fatal blow that fell from the sky and appeared beside them. They couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you OK?"

Xie Lingyun asked in a low voice.

Xie Yuan shook his head and stared at it intently, not daring to move away at all.

With this woman's speed, if I were even slightly careless, the fist would be in my face the next moment.

Wang Qishi looked at Xie Yuan, then at the woman on the cliff, his expression somewhat solemn:

"So strong! They must be enemies from Erchong Mountain. Why are they here?"

The purple-clothed woman looked down at the three people below, especially at Xie Yuan, and spoke in a strange tone:
"You actually managed to dodge my attack?"

She smiled, without waiting for Xie Yuan's answer, as if she was just talking to herself, or she didn't care whether Xie Yuan answered or not, and continued indifferently:

"It doesn't matter, let's try this again!"

She dodged and suddenly appeared in front of Xie Yuan and the other two, like three shadows, each delivering a powerful and majestic punch like a mountain!
Xie Yuan's pupils shrank, and the sword in his hand suddenly raised up. In the process of raising it, it stretched and widened as if melting, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a giant axe, slashing down in front of him!

Xie Lingyun and Wang Qishi faced the woman in front of them with serious expressions, and stabbed with their swords with all their strength, but after the swords came out, they found that they were just phantoms.

The three shadows suddenly merged into one and gathered in front of Xie Yuan. Their fists became three times more powerful and smashed towards the glowing giant axe in Xie Yuan's hand without any retreat!
boom!
A strong wind blew through the forest, and the nearby trees were instantly blown off, dust flew everywhere, and the whole place was in a mess.

The two women next to him were blown back by the energy, and Xie Yuan in the middle was even sent flying backwards.

But he was still flying backwards. He put away his axe, then, holding the two women, one in each hand, he instantly disappeared into the shadows.

The purple-clothed woman swayed and couldn't help but take a step back.

Then she raised her fist and looked at the shocking scar on it. The cloth wrapped around her fist had exploded, and bright red blood kept dripping out. Her eyes were a little uncertain.

"interesting."

She whispered to herself, her blood flowing and sealing it.

Then she looked up, and found chaos in the forest. There seemed to be several shadows running around. However, this familiar scene made her know at a glance that they were not the real ones.

"It turned out to be that guy? Ha, ha, it was easy to get it."

The woman in purple was stunned for a moment, then the corners of her mouth curled up slightly and revealed a smile.

She walked into the dense forest carelessly, and then suddenly threw a punch.

The powerful fist blew to the side, raising layers of earth waves and throwing broken wood and rocks into the air.

Seeing no movement, she was not discouraged and continued walking casually. Then she suddenly punched left and right, making a mess of the woods.

From time to time, monsters would flee from their hiding places in panic. However, the monsters with amazing perception did not even dare to look at the purple figure in the forest, and fled in all directions, the farther away from the woman the better.

Xie Yuan used the Sky Hidden Technique to conceal himself, Xie Lingyun, and Wang Qishi. Listening to the noise approaching from behind, his brows slightly frowned.

"This person randomly sends out punches, and this direction is almost being plowed by her."

It has to be said that this is a way to break the Tianyin Technique, but how can an ordinary warrior have such strength, with the blood and internal energy in the body almost endless?

Wang Qishi felt the secret feeling around her with some surprise. What kind of secret technique was this? It actually blocked the perception of such a powerful warrior in the third transformation realm, making her hit everywhere like a headless fly.

But this is not a solution. The woman's strength is such that she can track quickly while punching continuously.

Wang Qishi looked at Xie Yuan beside him and whispered:

"Master Yao, she's chasing very fast, maybe we should change direction."

Xie Yuan glanced at her and nodded silently.

In fact, if it was just him, his mastery of the Heavenly Hidden Art would be enough to completely avoid this evil woman; but with two people with him, the disturbance of Qi and the change of environment made it hard to say whether he could avoid her detection.

He just rescued the two people without thinking too much... but he couldn't just leave them there and watch them die without helping them. Xie Yuan couldn't do such a thing.

Unless these two girls were the kind of rich and powerful ladies he imagined, or he was really powerless;

Otherwise, Xie Yuan will help if he can.

But if we turn now, the woman will approach even faster... We can't wait, we have to do it now.

Xie Yuan immediately turned around and went to the side of the road.

But he was careful and quietly set up a layer of sky illusion behind him, then took the two of them and quickly left from this direction, slightly to the side.

The purple-clothed woman approached quickly, and as she moved her fist, she suddenly discovered something was wrong here, and her eyes lit up:
“I finally found it!”

She flashed and rushed directly to a big tree, and suddenly swung out with her delicate fist -

With a loud bang, the tree that several people could hug together broke down, and a big hole was blasted out on the ground behind it!
But the purple-robed woman frowned and snorted:
"Illusion? How come this guy's illusion is better than any other in the sect..."

She was a little confused. In today's martial arts, there were very few secret techniques like this one, only a few of them, and the inheritance of the Kitchen God was naturally extremely advanced.

She had studied advanced illusion techniques and was extremely confident in her own abilities, so she thought that no one should be able to surpass her in illusion techniques.

However, her illusion skills were thwarted twice by this guy.

But she didn't hesitate, her brows relaxed, and she sneered:
"It's both an illusion and a trace. Haha, since you set it up here, then——"

The purple-clothed woman dodged and suddenly chased in the opposite direction, with a sneer on her face:

"Wait, let you run, I will catch up soon..."

Xie Yuan listened calmly to the noise behind him gradually fading away in the opposite direction. He breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this game could be concealed for the time being.

Wang Qishi stood by with a look of admiration:
"Master Yao is a master of martial arts and wisdom. Qi Shi admires him."

Xie Lingyun originally thought so in his heart. Whether in terms of strength, resourcefulness or calm mentality, he was the best choice and could always find the right solution.

As she walked through this, she began to look at this guy whom she had looked down upon in the past with new eyes.

But she couldn't say it as innocently and straightforwardly as Wang Qishi did. She just glanced at Wang Qishi and snorted:

"You are the best at flattering the elders and trying to please them."

Wang Qishi blinked and said with a puzzled look:
"Why does Sister Xie say that? Master Yao is not an elder."

"So you're admitting that you like to suck up to your elders?"

Xie Lingyun glanced at her.

Wang Qishi opened her mouth, looking somewhat confused, with a hint of grievance on her pretty face, and remained silent.

I think she is a good sister.

Xie Yuan commented silently.

He has delicate features, is elegant and refined, gentle and polite, and has good cultivation.

And she also calls me Master Yao.

This is completely different from Xie Lingyun who started fighting as soon as she arrived.

Even if the sky falls, she is still a good sister.

Xie Yuan was watching the two of them and had already noticed that Xie Lingyun seemed to have some opinions about Wang Qishi, but he didn't know about the entanglements between these young ladies from wealthy families.

He just shook his head, somewhat puzzled:

"How did this woman appear from the sky?"

The two women looked at each other and shook their heads.

Xie Lingyun frowned and said:

"When we saw her from behind, she had already fallen from the sky and was pressing towards you. I don't know what happened."

"Falling from the sky..."

Xie Yuan's heart moved and he looked up.

However, the forest was too dense, blocking out the sun. Even at noon it was dark in the forest and he could not see anything.

So Xie Yuan took a step, jumped up on the spot, tapped the branches with his left foot and stepped with his right foot, and reached the top of the tree in a few steps.

Wang Qishi praised:
"Mr. Yao has great martial arts skills."

Xie Lingyun sneered:

"Qiufeng Tower's unique skill, Shadowless Step, kills people invisibly and escapes without leaving a trace. I don't know how many innocent souls have been killed by this step. It is naturally very handsome."

Wang Qishi stopped talking immediately.

"You guys... come up and take a look."

At this moment, Xie Yuan's suppressed voice of surprise came from above.

The two women looked at each other, then both jumped up from the spot with graceful movements and reached the top of the tree.

They looked up at the sky, opened their little mouths and whispered:

"W-what is this?"

The three of them looked up, with shock in their eyes.

On the Wan Yao Mountain, many stone stairs inexplicably appeared in the air, spanning the entire sky, floating in the air, rising upward layer by layer, like a ladder paved by immortals.

This floating stone staircase meanders all the way, with countless steps, extending all the way to the sky, and finally reaching the top of the floating mountain shrouded in clouds and mist!

This is a ladder leading to the Heavenly Immortal Sect, and it is the road to the ancient sect that the eight great families have never found!

They were shocked for a moment, lowered their eyes slightly, and noticed that the lower edge of the stone stairs fell all the way to the depths of the Second Mountain, and seemed to have crossed the boundary of the Second Mountain, above the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain.

Xie Yuan understood, and then said in a deep voice:

"That evil cult witch fell from the stone stairs. Look! There are people up there."

The two women looked intently and saw several figures in the air moving quickly and fighting with each other on the stone stairs.

"It's my elder brother!"

Wang Qishi shouted softly and recognized that one of the figures was Wang Qiwen.

"Also, there is Cui Lei from the Cui family."

Xie Lingyun whispered.

This Cui Lei is the leader of the Cui family's people who came in this time. He is also the genius of the Cui family's younger generation who is closest to a master. He ranks fourth on the Hidden Dragon List, his reputation is known throughout the world, and his strength is very impressive.

Cui Lei and Wang Qiwen were working together to face the two people on the stairs above, who, judging from their clothes, appeared to be members of the Qian family.

But it is obvious that these two people are not real members of the Qian family. They seem to have profound skills, various methods, and surprisingly high strength. They are clearly masters of the Demon Cult.

The four of them fought against each other. Although Wang Qiwen and Cui Lei had extraordinary skills, the two opponents could actually fight against them!
Although they were at a disadvantage, they occupied the upper level of the void stone stairs and had the advantage of terrain, and they were able to fight back and forth with Wang and Cui!

"So strong."

Wang Qishi murmured, frowning slightly.

Wang Qiwen and Cui Lei are already the most outstanding young men of the two great families, both ranked in the top ten of the Hidden Dragon List;

However, the Demon Cult just randomly sent out two unknown believers. Can they fight with the two of them?
At the bottom of the two stone steps where they were fighting fiercely, there were still many young scion of aristocratic families hesitating to move forward. They were all geniuses of their respective families and had always been influential and famous in the outside world. However, they could not get involved in the fierce battle above for the time being!
Even with this geographical advantage, the strength of those two men is still quite impressive.

The strength of the world's largest sect is truly astonishing.

However, Wang Qiwen and Cui Lei were obviously not in vain, even on the stone stairs dangling in mid-air, they were still suppressing the two believers by attacking from above.

Many times the two of them tried to jump onto the stone stairs, but were desperately blocked by the two believers, because they knew that without the advantage of terrain, they would not be able to hold out for long.

Wang Qiwen saw that he didn't know how long it would take if this continued, so he shouted with a gleam in his eyes:

"Brother Cui, give me a hand!"

He stepped on the ground, jumped up, and flew to the next step of the stone stairs.

He had no support in mid-air, and as long as the two believers worked together, he would have to retreat unless he wanted to die.

But at this moment, Cui Lei swung his sword in perfect coordination, and a dazzling purple lightning suddenly burst out, illuminating half of the sky!
The extremely powerful sword energy instantly penetrated the distance between the two steps and enveloped both believers!
The two believers were startled and had to take a defensive stance.

With two ding-ding sounds, the long swords in their hands trembled continuously, making their palms numb and they couldn't help but feel shocked in their hearts.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wang Qiwen finally stepped onto the upper step of the stone stairs, and swung his sword towards the two believers.

The demon cultists waved their swords wildly and slashed down fiercely, trying to drive Wang Qiwen down; however, Wang Qiwen stood at the same height as them, fighting one against two, without fear, and continuously resolved the two people's fierce attacks. After several rounds of defense, Cui Lei jumped up and stood shoulder to shoulder with him.

Standing on the same level, Wang Qiwen and Cui Lei's strength advantage was fully demonstrated, forcing the two demon cultists to retreat step by step, and they were about to reach the edge of the stone platform.

If they don't surrender, the two demon cultists will probably be killed by the sword.

At this moment, the two looked at each other, nodded at the same time, suddenly stepped back, and jumped directly off the stone platform!
Cui Wang and the other two rushed forward, their eyes fixed, and they continuously released their sword energy;

However, although the two demon cultists were in mid-air, they kept waving their weapons and blocked all the incoming sword energy. Then they accelerated their fall and with a bang, they smashed into the ground, creating a huge cloud of dust.

It seemed that under the pressure of such sword energy, the two men were unable to land safely and suffered some injuries.

However, whether it was Cui Lei, Wang Qiwen, or everyone else, their eyes were somewhat solemn.

These two evil cultists were unknown and were not even the leaders of this operation, yet they made the two most powerful geniuses work so hard.

One religion, two sects, four schools, and eight families... Everyone has a more intuitive understanding of the strength of the world's largest religion.

But then, the children of the noble families on the floating stone stairs all looked up with flickering eyes.

The road leading to the Floating Mountain was opened for the first time in many years.

The eight great families have controlled the ruins of Ten Thousand Demons Mountain for so long, but have never found a way to go up. As a result, they have to rely on the Demon Cult to help them open this ladder.

But it was opened after all, and the three people from the Demon Cult were driven away.

Cui Lei's eyes lit up:

"Brother Wang, what do you mean? How can we not explore the ancient immortal sect?"

"Of course I want to see it, but..."

Wang Qiwen looked down with some concern:
"I wonder where those evil cultists are now? There are still many of our people in Yichongshan, and Qishi is also there."

He frowned slightly and wanted to go down.

When Cui Lei heard him say this, he raised his eyebrows and became a little hesitant.

However, the ancient fairyland road that has not been opened for many years is just ahead. Such relics often mean great opportunities that are hard to come by in a lifetime, and may even be the road to becoming a grandmaster!
Go up earlier and get the opportunity earlier, otherwise you may have to compete with others...

He hesitated for a moment, and before he could make up his mind, the stone platform under his feet suddenly began to tremble, and then fell down violently!

Wang Qiwen and Cui Lei were both surprised and made their choices instantly:

Wang Qiwen jumped down one step, and Cui Lei jumped up.

However, after Cui Lei jumped up, the stone steps on the upper step seemed to be unable to withstand the force and suddenly fell down at a high speed.

Cui Lei was caught off guard. He was too late to jump down the stone stairs next to him. He watched helplessly as he followed the stairs to the ground.

With a loud bang, the trees on the ground broke, the scene was in a mess, and smoke and dust rose several feet high.

Although this blow would not kill a master like Cui Lei, if he did not have any special skills to make his body lighter, he would definitely get injured and be knocked unconscious if he only relied on his lightness skills and physical strength.

Wang Qiwen and the others on the stone stairs frowned at the stone stairs two steps higher. After they were vacated, they slowly climbed up and returned to their original positions.

However, their previous position was stabilized.

If I remember correctly, the purple-dressed woman was driven out from here...

Can't go up without her?
Others came up at this time and jumped up unwillingly, but they fell down as soon as they jumped up, and had to retreat helplessly.

Why didn’t it fall when the demon cultist was here just now?

Most likely they hold the real key here.

Everyone was thinking this, feeling heavy in their hearts.

Wang Qiwen did not delay any longer and was about to go downstairs to look for his sister when he suddenly heard a cry from behind:
“Here it comes… ah!”

He looked down and found that the woman in purple and her two subordinates were climbing up from the bottom.

The young men from noble families who fell behind on the stone stairs wanted to stop her, but they were barely able to match the purple-clothed woman. The few brave men who tried to catch up were knocked away one by one by the purple-clothed woman's angry punches, and were thrown far away from the stone stairs.

Everyone was awed. King Cui and his men had fought with her before and had teamed up to drive her off the stone stairs, but she climbed up again with her subordinates in the blink of an eye!
And somehow, the murderous aura around her was particularly strong, much stronger than just now, making people feel that she was taking her anger out on the people on the stone stairs.

Now Wang Qiwen was at the top and had no time to return for help, while none of the young men from the noble families below were a match for the purple-clothed woman and her two subordinates. They were like garbage being swept off the platform, and were blown away from the left and right of the stone platform as the purple-clothed woman climbed up.

Wang Qiwen finally got to the front, passed the crowd, and fought with the purple-clothed woman;

However, without Cui Lei's help, he was actually at a disadvantage in a one-on-one fight!
The noble children nearby were all horrified. Even Wang Qiwen was no match for this purple-clothed woman? They wanted to help, but two demon cultists stepped forward and joined forces to fight the enemy, making it impossible for the noble children nearby to do anything.

Wang Qiwen danced with his sword on the stone platform, creating a sky full of sword shadows, but he could not get within three feet of the purple-clothed woman. Her fists were like divine weapons, and she threw punch after punch, knocking Wang Qiwen's sword away. While slowly forcing him back, she even had enough strength to punch to the side, making the other children of the noble families who were enemies of her subordinates at a loss, and two of them were knocked down by the sneak attack in the blink of an eye.

After a back and forth battle, the three members of the Demon Cult on the stone platform completely gained the upper hand. Wang Qiwen gritted his teeth and tried to stop the woman in purple from moving forward, but he had no way at all.

Finally, all the children of the noble families were knocked off the stone platform, and only four people were left on it.

Wang Qiwen was outnumbered by three opponents and had no choice but to jump down.

The purple-clothed woman sneered and led her subordinates to quickly climb up the completely unobstructed ladder. The stone steps she walked on were all solid and would not fall.

Xie Yuan and the other two looked up from an inconspicuous place and watched the battle for the Heavenly Ladder Road in silence for a moment.

"This demon cult witch is really too powerful. Perhaps she is only a thin line away from becoming a grandmaster."

Xie Yuan sighed.

Even masters like Wang Qiwen and Cui Lei can’t beat her, so who else here can stop her?
Wang Qishi nodded silently:
"The secret of the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain is also in her hands. I have never heard of a ladder to heaven here. Everyone thought there was no way..."

"The Demon Cult originated from ancient times and has a long tradition. It is not surprising that it knows many secrets."

Xie Lingyun whispered:

"I guess this demon girl should be one of the four envoys of the Demon Cult."

Wang Qishi suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly:

"It's possible! Sister Xie is really quick-witted."

Xie Yuan was confused:
"What are the Four Envoys?"

“Among the members of the Demon Cult, there is a level called the Four Envoys, namely the Fire Ignition Envoy, the Fire Raising Envoy, the Fire Carrying Envoy, and the Fire Transmission Envoy.

"This position is very special and is usually a fictitious position. However, if it is chosen, the four envoys will be complete and all of them will be women. Furthermore, they are extremely powerful, extremely special, and extremely talented women with great potential."

Xie Lingyun explained.

Xie Yuan was thoughtful when he heard this:
"Women? These four messengers are here for..."

Xie Lingyun nodded:

“The four envoys of the Demon Cult are actually selecting a new Saint.

"The four emissaries competed, and in the end one person was chosen to become the new Saint of the Demon Cult. It seems that they are ready to make a move and start selecting a new Saint. When the Saint is born, the Demon Cult will probably start to appear in the world again and cause chaos in the world."

The hearts of the few people were heavy, they had not forgotten the consequences of the previous Saint. As people from aristocratic families, they had the most profound experience.

Xie Yuan nodded silently:

"No wonder this witch is so strong. The last time I met her, I had no choice but to run for my life."

No wonder a mere envoy could force Qiufeng Tower to give in... Now I remember that there seemed to be a title called Fire Envoy in Yao Tianchuan's memory.

"Have you ever met her?"

Both women were a little surprised.

Xie Yuan nodded:

"If I remember correctly, this should be the Firemaker."

Xie Lingyun suddenly became serious and said quickly:

"The Fire Envoy is the best of the four Envoys. Although she may not be the strongest, the selection starts with the Fire Envoy... No wonder she is so powerful. You... did you run into her? How did you run into her? And you managed to escape?"

Xie Yuan shook his head:
"I killed one of her subordinates, accidentally destroyed her arrangement, and was almost arrested by her on the spot."

The two women were stunned when they heard this, and looked Xie Yuan up and down with strange expressions.

It sounds like... this isn't the first time this guy has provoked the Fire Master?

But he was only at the second level of transformation. How could he escape from the Fire Master who had reached the third level of transformation? It was unbelievable...

However, they soon remembered that he had just brought two people and somehow tricked the Fire Master away with some arrangement, and they felt strange.

Maybe this burning fire makes the brain not very smart?
Or is Yao Tianchuan really that powerful?

Xie Yuan ignored the strange looks from the two young ladies and looked at Xie Lingyun, saying:
"I can't believe you know so much."

"That's true, but that's also what my father told me... Wait, what do you mean you can't see it?"

It was the first time that Xie Lingyun received his praise, and she felt a little surprised for a moment, but she was only half proud before she realized something was wrong.

Xie Yuan nodded silently, it’s good to have a good father.

This eldest lady's biological father is Xie Yi, the younger brother of Xie Xuan, the current and former head of the Xie family and grandmaster.

And Xie Yi has another title, which may be more widely known——

Number one under the Grand Master.

After Xie Xuan died in battle, Xie Yi, who had originally wanted to be a young master, was ordered to support the family. In a short period of time, his own strength improved by leaps and bounds. He entered the Flying Dragon List and took on the responsibility of the huge Xie family.

He has been the number one on the Flying Dragon Ranking for many years, and it is said that he has already touched the threshold, just waiting for the opportunity. Therefore, even if the Xie family has lost the grandmaster, no one dares to look down on him.

Xie Yuan looked towards the ladder. The Fire Envoy and his two subordinates had already reached a very high place. They were almost halfway up the ladder and were very close to the immortal trace in the sky.

At the lower half of the ladder, Wang Qiwen and Cui Lei reunited, organized their men, and prepared to climb up.

Xie Yuan said slowly:
"No wonder even her subordinates are so powerful. Those who follow her now are probably her original shareholders... Her future core subordinates are obviously not just ordinary followers. Well, it's better to think this way, otherwise the Kitchen God Cult will really be invincible."

At the same time, he was still thinking about the fact that the Zao Cult had started selecting saints again, and that Situ Qin's mother...

He shook his head, and then heard the two women agreeing with him, and then Xie Lingyun said:

"They've caught up again, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to catch up before they reach the Floating Mountain."

Wang Qishi was a little serious:
"This demon woman is so powerful. If she gets the treasure of the ancient immortal sect, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop her even if we all attack together. She has sealed off this place. If she really becomes that powerful, we will all be in danger."

"She must be stopped."

Xie Lingyun took over.

Apparently, the people from the eight great families thought the same, and they all followed the ladder up to chase after him. After the three people from the Burning Fire had stepped on the ladder, it seemed stable for a moment, able to support people.

After the two women finished speaking, they looked at Xie Yuan with burning eyes at the same time.

"Master Yao, what should we do?"

Even in such a pressing situation, Wang Qishi remained gentle and polite, and asked softly.

Xie Lingyun was much more direct:

"Should we just chase them? Or do you want to wait here for them to come up with the result?"

Xie Yuan pondered for a while, then nodded in the anxious gazes of the two women and said:
"I'll go up and have a look."

It was not his style to leave his fate to others. Although his cultivation was far inferior to that of anyone on the Heavenly Ladder, with the help of the Great Golden River Skill and other means, it was not a problem for him to maneuver around.

"Okay...what do you mean you go up and take a look!"

Xie Lingyun was about to rush forward, but when she came to her senses, her eyebrows raised.

Xie Yuan walked up the mountain:

"I'm afraid your cultivation won't be of much use. Go and seek refuge on your own."

He spoke very directly, causing Wang Qishi to turn pale and Xie Lingyun to turn dark.

Xie Lingyun couldn't help but hum:

"How much better are you than me?"

Xie Yuan glanced at her.

"…Even if you are a little bit stronger than me, I am not completely useless!"

"So what role can you play against the Fire Envoy?"

Xie Yuan asked.

Xie Lingyun thought about it and her expression became even uglier.

She took a breath:
"I can be the bait!"

Xie Yuan raised his eyebrows and wanted to tease her, but seeing her determined expression, which seemed serious, he couldn't help but say:
"Why do I always feel that you don't cherish yourself at all, not like a daughter of an aristocratic family?"

"Why don't I care about my life? It's just that facing the current situation, sometimes it's difficult to make a choice."

Xie Lingyun said seriously:

"My Chenjun Xie family will never fall behind. I, Xie Lingyun, will not wait in agony and leave my fate to others."

Xie Yuan looked at her, his expression touched, and then he heard Wang Qishi say beside him:
"After Grandmaster Xie Xuan passed away, the Xie family did not fall behind ours, and my father often praised us."

Xie Yuan nodded:
"Okay, you go be the bait. Ms. Wang, you just..."

"Master Yao, I have always been interested in these ancient immortal sects. I have read many ancient books and know a little about what is going on there. From what you said just now, I guess I don't know much about them. Take me with you. It will be helpful to get to know the way."

Wang Qishi took over the words softly, her voice was gentle but her tone was firm.

Xie Lingyun also echoed:
"She has a profound knowledge of mathematics. Not only can she deceive people, but she can also identify ancient things."

Xie Yuan looked at the two women joining together and was silent for a moment.

Under the anxious gazes of the two women, Xie Yuan finally nodded:

"Okay, follow me and follow my instructions."

Xie Lingyun and Wang Qishi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other. Wang Qishi smiled slightly, while Xie Lingyun curled her lips.

Xie Yuan waved his hand, and the two women followed him closely, heading up the mountain.

Soon, the three of them crossed the boundary between the first and second mountains.

Wang Qishi said in a soft voice:

"From here on, there are more powerful third-transformation monsters, and there are also large monsters close to transformation."

She wanted to remind him, but Xie Yuan's pace did not slow down at all, and he walked with the wind, which made her hesitate.

While she was hesitating, Xie Lingyun quickly caught up and passed her:
"If you walk any slower, I'll leave you here alone."

Seeing that Xie Lingyun trusted Xie Yuan's secret method very much, Wang Qishi rolled his eyes and followed without saying anything more.

Xie Yuan indeed saw many powerful monsters along the way, but he ignored the three people who were hidden by the Sky Hidden Technique.

He thought secretly:
"The monsters at the third level of transformation are already extremely powerful. They are either bears or tigers. How could they gather together? Unless... there is something even more terrifying up there."

The Second Mountain is still only half the size of the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain. There must be transformed demons in the higher and deeper places.

Xie Yuan walked without stopping and soon arrived at the border of the second mountain. He saw a faint golden light marking the boundary. He thought that this must be the hunting ground marked by the original grand master.

Going further up, I’m afraid we won’t know what’s going on.

Xie Yuan and the two girls stood in front of the line and glanced at them:
"Are you ready?"

Both women nodded slightly nervously.

"Then - run!"

"what?"

Xie Yuan pushed the Heaven Hidden Technique to its maximum. The fully-developed Heaven Hidden Technique turned the area around him into an undetectable area, as if it did not belong to this world.

Both women felt something was different, and when they saw Xie Yuan running at full speed, they gritted their teeth and tried to catch up with him.

The night is long and dreams are many. Xie Yuan didn't want to run into any trouble here, so he simply drove at full speed and rushed all the way to the bottom of the ladder.

After half an incense stick of time, the three of them arrived at the foot of a stone peak smoothly and without any hindrance.

There is a cave under the stone peak, and there seems to be a shadowy altar inside the cave. From the entrance of the cave, there is a stone staircase extending all the way upwards to the sky.

finally reached.

But the only problem was the giant ape next to the cave.

This aura... is undoubtedly a monster in the transformation stage.

The three of them noticed the violent figure. It was waiting next to the bottom step of the stone stairs, jumping around it continuously. There were also several torn figures nearby.

The two women held their breath, especially when they recognized that the mutilated bodies belonged to the children of powerful aristocratic families, and they dared not move rashly.

Xie Yuan frowned, observed for a while, took a breath, and walked forward.

"Wait! Are you crazy?"

Xie Lingyun greeted quietly:

"The monkey is guarding there. Can you get up there?"

“It shouldn’t be detectable.”

Xie Yuan said calmly.

Xie Lingyun paused, wondering where he got such great confidence in his secret method. Although he had indeed performed very powerfully along the way, how could he be sure of this master-level monster with such amazing spiritual perception?

"Even if it can't detect us from a distance, its hands will reach the steps. If we go up, won't we alarm it?"

Xie Lingyun frowned.

Xie Yuan took a look and said:
"Just jump onto the stone stairs from the other side."

"what?"

"It has been looking up. If it could go up, it would have gone up long ago."

Xie Yuan shook his head and said:
"This stone staircase is its forbidden area. We just need to jump up."

Wang Qishi also nodded:

"Mr. Yao is very observant, Qi Shi thinks it makes sense."

Xie Lingyun glared at her, and seeing that both of them agreed, she snorted:
"In that case, let's give it a try. What if you are wrong?"

"Don't we have bait?"

Xie Yuan glanced at her, causing Xie Lingyun's face to freeze.

"Let's go, I will protect you."

Xie Yuan said in a deep voice.

He didn't want to stop here. He had a vague feeling that the Burning Envoy was well prepared, and it would be difficult to stop her with just Wang Qiwen and Cui Lei.

If she really achieves her goal, the consequences will be unpredictable.

The three of them approached the giant ape slowly and cautiously. The closer they got, the more frightened they became.

This ape was much larger than all the beasts he had ever seen. Its long fangs were very impressive, and its hard body exuded violent power.

It squatted beside the lowest step of the stone stairs, looking up at the sky, its eyes rising and falling, full of longing.

Xie Yuan and the other two approached the other side of the monkey step by step. They looked at the monkey that was separated from them by a ladder. The monkey was still looking up at the sky, as if it didn't notice them at all.

At least at this distance, the Sky Hidden Technique is useful.

Xie Lingyun and Wang Qishi felt a little relieved and a little relieved.

Then Xie Lingyun glanced at her, sneered slightly, and looked at her with contempt. The meaning was very clear:

"Didn't you just say you believed in Master Yao?"

Wang Qishi lowered his eyes slightly, smoothed his hair with his hands, and ignored her gaze.

But the two of them immediately regained their composure.

This is the real test.

Xie Yuan looked back at the two women and nodded slightly.

Then he turned around and stepped onto the first step.

The stairs stood firmly in the ground, the giant ape stood firmly beside it with its head raised, nothing had changed.

The two women immediately breathed a sigh of relief and were even more surprised at Xie Yuan's secret technique.

He couldn't even sense the humanoid monster that was so close to him?

Doesn't that mean that he can even easily deceive the Grandmaster?

Simply unheard of.

Xie Lingyun and Wang Qishi both felt something in their hearts, and then they followed Xie Yuan to stand on the first step, sticking close to his back.

Looking at the giant ape that was so close and as big as a mountain, the two girls' heartbeats quickened, even though they were the pride of a powerful family, carefully trained, and had extraordinary strength and intelligence.

If they were exposed, the three of them would probably be torn to pieces in an instant.

Xie Yuan felt the heartbeat against his back, and the two women seemed to move closer to him involuntarily.

He waved his hand, signaling them to relax. His calm back made the two women feel a little relieved.

Then Xie Yuan looked up and jumped onto the second step first.

The stone staircase sank slightly, supporting him steadily.

However, it was this imperceptible movement.

The giant ape turned its head quickly, its scarlet eyes fixed on the second stone step.

Staring at Xie Yuan.

(End of this chapter)