Yaoyu Continent.

A circle of golden light overflowed from the center of the sky, spreading outward layer by layer like water ripples, gradually expanding in scope until the entire sky was covered by the golden light.

An overwhelming pressure arose out of nowhere, lingering in everyone's heart, making people tremble with fear, but also unable to control the urge to prostrate themselves in worship.

Then, the ladder to heaven appeared suddenly and naturally!

"Climb the ladder to heaven!"

“It appeared, it finally appeared!”

"As long as I go up, I can achieve immortality. This opportunity has finally come!"

"After thousands of years of cultivation, I can finally ascend to become an immortal!"

In the excitement, someone burst into tears.

Every thousand years, the ladder to heaven appears once, and anyone who has reached the tenth level of the Chaos Realm can go there.

This time, a total of seven people are qualified to ascend to the sky, which is the largest number in history.

Among the seven people, five are old, one is middle-aged, and the remaining one is a very young and beautiful female cultivator.

Ning Zhishui was dressed in pure green, with hair like a waterfall. He held his life-saving magic weapon, the Solitary Moon Sword, in his hand. He looked up at the ascension ladder, with a deep joy in his eyes.

Then she flew up and landed lightly on the first step.

You can only climb the ladder step by step. There is a barrier above the ladder that will isolate all spiritual power.

The other powerful men were so excited that they were stunned. Only after seeing Ning Zhishui's actions did they realize what was going on and follow suit.

Ning Zhishui had just stood up and felt something was wrong before he had even climbed a few steps.

Because there was a sharp pain all over the body!

how so……

Ning Zhishui's face showed pain, and he was somewhat shocked to see that his skin was bleeding, and the blood had stained his clothes.

The deep pain in her bones continued to erode her, causing Ning Zhishui's body to arch and tremble slightly.

She used the sword in her hand as a crutch, leaning on it and trying to stay standing.

Ning Zhishui gritted his teeth and looked at the other six people with horror and confusion.

Why are they okay?

Old man Chen laughed heartily and walked quickly past Ning Zhishui. When he reached her, he kicked her as if he was just kicking a roadblock. At the same time, a light green veil rose from his body.

"Fellow Daoist Ning, you may not know this, but climbing the Heavenly Ladder is actually the last test before ascension, but it seems you can't pass it."

Another old man, Zhang, also stepped over Ning Zhishui and gave him a kick. "Of course, it's because Fellow Daoist Ning doesn't have a family to back him up."

"Oh, Fellow Daoist Ning's family members died a long time ago, and it is said that they were all full of evil, and their deaths did not deserve a pity!"

"This is probably karma. She deserves to not make it through this ladder to heaven."

"That's right. The secret of this final step is only known to us, the great families with generations of inheritance. Even if Fellow Daoist Ning, at such a young age, could stand shoulder to shoulder with us on his own, what's the point? It would still be a waste of effort!"

"Haha, the golden yarn that my children spent so much effort to refine for me is really useful. Even when I walk up the ladder to heaven, I am not harmed by the immortal energy at all."

"My Jade Spirit magical weapon wasn't easy to create either. My family's descendants spent hundreds of years refining it in the Four Sacred Ponds!"

"My Silence Bell is not bad either, but it took my descendants several years of practice to refine it."

They left Ning Zhishui with all sorts of treasures, smiling. Each of them either gave him a kick or a shove, as if they were treating him like an ant that couldn't resist. They were so proud of themselves.

Ning Zhishui had advanced to the Chaos Realm at such a young age, putting her on par with these old folks from aristocratic families and prestigious status. There were countless people on the continent praising her and looking down on her. It seemed as if she was the only genius, and those who relied on their ancestors' influence were useless.

That’s good, I finally got some relief!

No matter whether you are a genius or not, you will still be ruined here!

Ning Zhishui felt severe pain all over his body. He was already hunched over and struggling to stand, and now he was kicked and pushed by everyone, causing him to fall to the ground.

If she hadn't used her remaining strength to hold on to the ground, she would have even rolled down!

She suddenly raised her head, hatred and shock bursting out of her eyes.

Fairy energy, these things that hurt me were actually fairy energy!

I see!

The ladder connects to the upper realm, and a little fairy energy will overflow when ascending, but there is a barrier on the ladder, so it will not flow to the lower realm.

Immortal energy is a treasure coveted by all cultivators, but unexpectedly, before one truly becomes an immortal, it becomes as poisonous as a deadly poison!

These powerful families have inherited this secret long ago and know it, and can prepare treasures in advance to protect themselves.

However, a casual cultivator like Ning Zhishui could not hear any news at all.

This last checkpoint of the Heavenly Dao is so cruel that even the slightest touch can take a person's life.

At this point, even if you get off the ladder, you can't escape.

Ning Zhishui's heart sank little by little, his body became dilapidated, and his eyes began to blur.

What I heard was their triumphant yet mocking laughter——

"Tsk tsk, Fellow Daoist Ning, why are you sitting on the ground without moving? Come and climb this ascension ladder with us."

"Haha, she's probably not moving because she's not very active by nature."

"I think so too. The scenery up here is so beautiful that Fellow Daoist Ning is reluctant to leave."

"Why still call me fellow Taoist? From now on, she is no longer—Hey, who is this person!"

"This! How come there's an eighth person ascending?"

What eighth person?

Ning Zhishui forced himself to open his eyes, but only saw a tall, azure figure flash by. The figure actually passed by the audience and stood on the steps at an extremely fast speed!

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