"Senior brother, are you trying to steal her away? I support you! Senior Sister Wei is both beautiful and powerful. It would be great if she could join our Xuanwu Sect!" Cui Yating interjected with a smile.
"You little rascal, you're getting bolder and bolder," Cui Kaichao scolded lightly, but a smile played on his lips, and his eyes flickered with uncertainty. He certainly had his own ideas.
He saw that the stone statue monster had actually given Wei Wenru a cultivation manual...
After watching Cui Kaichao and his group being teleported away, Wei Wenru finally took out her cultivation manual to study it. There was no way she could learn it now, and it wasn't the right time.
She closed her eyes to rest and reflect, and after a long time, Song Yan finally emerged, covered in injuries.
"Wenru, I've had another epiphany!" He happily went up and shook Wenru's hand, smiling as if he wanted to claim credit.
The two continued to wait, until Yue Xi, who was second to last, came out, but Nian Wanzhou still hadn't. The group became somewhat worried, wondering if she had encountered something inside.
Inside the space, Nian Wanzhou was still excitedly beating up the Devouring Beast, completely absorbed in the beating.
"Come here!"
She waved her fists at the air, venting her excitement. She was so happy to have another chance to beat the Fel Devourer to a pulp!
A large group of Devouring Beasts fell in front of her; apart from a few large ones that were still standing, the rest were all taken down by her.
With a "bang," she slammed the Devouring Beast against the wall again, then ignored it and continued searching for its whereabouts.
Then she was ejected...
Nian Wanzhou stood in front of Wei Wenru with a bewildered look on her face, her raised hand still in her hand.
"Junior Sister Nian is out!"
"Wanwan, why have you been here for so long?"
"Are you alright, Wanwan?"
A group of people surrounded her, looking her over carefully, worried that she might be hurt. Fortunately, apart from her claws being a little red, she was fine.
"I was inside beating up the Fel Devouring Beast, having a great time, when I was suddenly ejected." Nian Wanzhou flung away Le Xi's checking hands and hugged Wei Wenru affectionately, "Senior Sister~"
"It's alright, sweetie, let's go, let's keep going." Wei Wenru picked up Nian Wanzhou and strode away, as if something was chasing her. "Others have entered the Demon Tower, we need to quicken our pace and shake them off."
Lexi stretched out her arms to protect them as they hugged, but suddenly her hands started itching to hug them herself.
"Second Junior Brother, it's time to put your hand down," Song Yan teased with a smile.
"Yeah, Senior Brother Yue, don't stretch your hand out so far, Junior Sister Nian has already gone far away~" Xi Yin and the others chimed in, urging Yue Xi to quickly pull his hand back.
Le Xi's face flushed, and he awkwardly withdrew his hand, but his eyes couldn't leave the backs of the two people for a moment. He was so envious of them. How could they be so natural?
He had no idea what he was doing; was he jealous of his senior sister, or...?
impossible!
That bastard junior sister isn't worth his time.
Lexi shook her head and resolutely followed.
Seeing him like this, Song Yan shook his head and sighed. It seemed that this guy would have to wait a long time to finally understand.
The fifth to seventh floors are filled with all sorts of magical treasures, cultivation techniques, weapons, and so on. Any one of these items would be irresistible to any cultivator.
And it will be an existence that will shock the entire continent.
Not everyone can reach this level. It involves layers of selection and various tests. Not only do you need strong abilities, but you also need enough luck and talent. Otherwise, you won't even be able to successfully climb one of the most basic stairs.
Therefore, Xiyin and Xingzhu were already struggling to climb to the sixth floor, and Lexi was not much better off.
The three of them were stuck at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, neither advancing nor retreating.
It's like being stuck on this staircase, unable to go up but unwilling to give up and go down.
Just like the bottleneck period in cultivation, you can't go up and you don't want to come down. If you break through this bottleneck, then the road will be smooth and cultivation will be extremely easy!
However, if one gets stuck, one may never be able to break through again, and will remain at the same cultivation level until the end of one's life.
Many powerful figures have also been unable to break through a certain bottleneck for this reason, which has led to them going mad or perishing.
Following Wei Wenru's advice, Le Xi and the other two stopped to rest and adjust their condition before continuing their journey.
At this point, they had already been in the Nine-Story Demon Tower for four days, and had spent a day on the stairs of the fifth floor.
Wei Wenru was far ahead of the others, leading Song Yan, who was familiar with the pressure, step by step up the stairs.
Nian Wanzhou cheered them on from below, encouraging them.
"Go, Pigsy!" he shouted, jumping around energetically.
"Wanwan, you're not a dragon, right? You're a monkey, a monkey that jumps around!" Lexi's lips twitched as she watched Wanwan jump around. With such a lively personality, no wonder her master always liked to tease him.
Nian Wanzhou was taken aback by what he heard, then turned around and saw Le Xi laughing heartily beside him, "So what if he's a monkey? I can come and go easily, hehe, why can't Second Senior Brother? Is it because you don't want to?"
(A monkey's life is also a life, ma lou, in Cantonese, means monkey.)
Lexi: He'll be furious sooner or later...
Just as the two were still fooling around in the back, a man with peach blossom eyes and a bright and clear appearance appeared and walked upstairs with a blank expression. If you could ignore his clenched fists, you would definitely think he was very powerful and handsome.
The man who was originally behind Le Xi suddenly stepped in front of them, still some distance from Wen Ru.
"Who is this? He's quite good-looking," Nian Wanzhou asked softly.
Upon hearing the last sentence, Le Xi couldn't help but glare at her, almost covering her eyes to prevent her from seeing. "Where is he handsome? He looks like a seductive peach blossom spirit. That's Cui Kaichao, the eldest disciple of the Xuanwu Sect Master. I didn't expect him to find this place too."
Cui Kaichao subtly sized up Nian Wanzhou. This person... looked very relaxed, but he didn't recognize him.
As soon as he left the space of the monster horde, he rested for a while and then immediately started climbing the stairs. He wanted to catch up with Wei Wenru.
Nian Wanzhou came and went freely, climbing up to Wei Wenru's side and watching Cui Kaichao warily.
She suspected that this man had feelings for her senior sister!
That sly look in his eyes made Nian Wanzhou's blood boil; she wanted nothing more than to rush up and kick him away! She stood behind Wei Wenru, blocking his view, her fierce little eyes making her look like someone not to be trifled with.
Cui Kaichao also glanced at Nian Wanzhou, but said nothing.
Actually, what I was thinking was: No way, how did she get up there? It's a lie, right? He was exhausted, and this kid did it so easily. It's so unfair!
Wei Wenru didn't notice Cui Kaichao's gaze.
With excitement, she lifted her leg and landed. The moment the boat arrived, she suddenly felt full of energy and immediately seized the opportunity to go up.
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