Chapter 40 Walking the Road to Hell Alone
Xie Youran snorted coldly, feeling that Ye Zhao had brought shame upon the Sword-Asking Sect. He said expressionlessly, "If you really want to leave, I won't stop you. But disciples from outside Qingyue Peak are not allowed to accompany you."
Ye Zhao calmly looked at the Seventh Ladder in the black fog and said slowly, "Everyone says that it is the Yellow Springs Road, but is it really so? Who has ever seen it with their own eyes? Perhaps, that is the true road to heaven."
She had had this idea in her previous life, but because it was just an intuition and she couldn't be sure, she gave up the idea after Pei Yan and others tried their best to dissuade her.
It was not until much later that she realized she had missed a great opportunity.
So this time, even if no one is willing to follow her, she will walk the road to the underworld alone!
These words caused an uproar among the crowd. Xie Youran's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it. He flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly, "If you want to die, go by yourself!"
Ye Zhao turned and looked at her disciples.
She scanned every young face and said, "The Yellow Spring Steps might really be as terrifying as the rumors say. If you're willing to follow me, I'll protect you. But if anyone is afraid, they can withdraw on their own. I won't blame you."
After a moment of silence.
Su Luoxue was the first to speak. He knelt on one knee and said, "Disciple is willing to follow Master. Even if it means a real road to the underworld, I will have no regrets!"
Next came a handsome young disciple, "As disciples of Qingyue Peak, we should follow our Master!"
"I am willing to follow Master!"
"I'm willing!"
The voices were all in unison.
The other sect disciples were stunned.
They originally wanted to make fun of Qingyue Feng, but they didn't expect that he would be so cohesive.
Seeing this, Ye Wange deliberately showed a hint of worry on her face. She moved lightly to Ye Zhao's side and advised softly:
"Senior Sister, do you really want to take that last ladder? I know you're known for your courage, but that path... is truly dangerous. I hope you'll think twice."
There was a hint of worry in her eyes, but she also hid a secret joy that was difficult for others to detect.
As long as Ye Zhao took the Yellow Springs Ladder, he was doomed to never return.
Ye Zhao suddenly sneered.
"Ye Wange, if I really died in there, you would probably be happier than anyone else."
Ye Wange's face froze, and she smiled awkwardly: "Senior Sister, you're joking. How could I..."
"Stop acting." Ye Zhao interrupted her, "The hypocritical compassion in your eyes is really disgusting."
"...I, I'm worried that you'll die in there!" Ye Wange was furious.
"My Master will not die!"
Su Luoxue's expression was stern, and her words revealed her unconditional trust in Ye Zhao.
A slightly sharp sneer suddenly interrupted.
"I won't die? How do you know I won't die? Who in this world can escape fate?"
Pei Yan stood with his arms folded, his eyes tinged with sarcasm. "The Seventh Ladder has been here for hundreds of years, and no one has ever returned. And you're still pretending to follow her to her death without hesitation? I admire your courage."
He looked at Ye Zhao's back with a strange look in his eyes.
In the previous life, the scene of the secret realm opening was almost exactly the same as today.
In front of everyone, Ye Zhao proposed to take the seventh ladder, and the reason was no different from now.
But he then was not who he is today.
He remembered that he was the first to stand up and object.
The other brothers also agreed, the reason was nothing more than that the road was too dangerous.
After such persuasion, Ye Zhao finally fell silent.
She didn't go in, but just stood in front of the ladder in silence for a long time, with an unwilling look on her face.
"You're still as stubborn as ever." He sneered softly.
But now, he won't persuade anymore.
He just wanted to watch her go in, and preferably, never come out again.
If Ye Zhao really died on the seventh ladder, then it was all her own fault. She expelled them from the sect, and she reaped the consequences of her fate.
That would be the retribution she deserved.
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Ye Zhao had just taken a step forward to lead the disciples of Qingyue Peak to the seventh ladder when Lin Qingxuan suddenly said, "I'll go with you!"
This sentence caused an uproar in the audience.
The disciples could hardly believe what they heard. The deputy leader of Tianxuan Sect, the youngest Yuanying realm master in Zhongyuan Domain, was actually going to go with Ye Zhao?
"Master, no!"
A Tianxuan Sect inner sect disciple hurried forward to dissuade them, his face pale: "That ladder is a one-way trip. It's okay if you're not afraid of death, but we are terrifying..."
"Shut up!" Lin Qingxuan's tone suddenly became sharp, and a glance made the disciple kneel on the ground and spit out blood.
She turned and looked at Ye Zhao, "That road is dangerous, I can't let you go alone."
"Besides, one of us is at the Golden Core Realm, and the other is at the Nascent Soul Realm. If we work together, we'll be able to kill monsters below the fifth level. As for sixth-level monsters... there shouldn't be any."
Lin Qingxuan said this with some uncertainty. Even Yu Canglan, who was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, died in there, let alone them?
There was also a commotion among the disciples of Tianxuan Sect.
"Why should we go in and die together?"
"Yes, no one has ever returned alive from that ladder..."
"Ye Zhao is crazy, and the Sect Master is also crazy..."
Although the voices were very low, Lin Qingxuan had excellent hearing. The true energy in his body suddenly exploded, and a pressure surged like a tide towards the disciples who were whispering to each other.
"If I hear you complain again, I'll kill you on the spot!"
These words fell heavily, instantly suppressing all objections.
Although the disciples were filled with fear and anxiety, facing Lin Qingxuan's pressure, no one dared to refute.
Ye Zhao's gaze lingered briefly on Lin Qingxuan's face.
It's not that she didn't expect Lin Qingxuan to stand up, but she didn't expect the other party to be so straightforward and ignore the opposition from her own disciples.
But speaking of the people from Tianxuan Sect...
Ye Zhao recalled carefully, thinking of the great catastrophe in the cultivation world in his previous life. The disciples of Tianxuan Sect were the rare ones who did not flee with the other cultivators, but chose to stay and fight the demons.
Although they are a little eager for quick success and instant benefits, they are more reliable than those ungrateful people.
"Are you sure you want to come with me?"
Lin Qingxuan nodded: "Let's go."
Ye Zhao said nothing more, "Let's go."
In front of the seventh ladder.
Ye Zhao was the first to step onto the ladder, Lin Qingxuan walked beside her, and her disciples followed closely behind.
The ladder to heaven is dark and seems to lead to the depths of chaos.
The moment he took a step forward, the sound of the wind in his ears stopped, and the noise of the people behind him seemed to be isolated in another world.
As the two figures disappeared into the light curtain, the remaining entrances of the seven ladders were successively occupied by other sects and forces.
Tianshui Sect, Xuanyue Sect, Hangu Sect... the leaders or great elders of each sect led their teams and devoted themselves to the path of their own choice, with great momentum and bursts of spiritual light.
Only the seventh ladder was dead and lifeless.
Soon after Ye Zhao and Lin Qingxuan led the way in, the disciples behind Tianxuan Sect began to become restless and dissatisfied.
"Has the Sect Master gone mad from practicing? He actually took us up the seventh ladder? Isn't this courting death?"
"Come on, come on, stop talking. The Sect Master will get angry again soon. Just consider it as being buried with them... One is in the Nascent Soul Realm and the other is in the Golden Core Realm. It's not a loss..."
Low murmurs rose one after another, but before they could finish their complaints, a strong feeling of dizziness suddenly came over them.
It was as if the whole world was tilting!
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