As the light faded, Shen Yunhao opened his eyes again and found himself facing a long, seemingly endless stone staircase, as if it had stretched out from ancient times.
The stone steps are several meters wide, with clouds and mist swirling on both sides. Within the clouds and mist, faint spiritual light flickers, adding a touch of fantasy to this mysterious atmosphere.
Each step is engraved with intricate runes, shimmering with a faint golden light and exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.
As Shen Yunhao stood at the beginning of the stone steps, he could feel an invisible pressure surging towards him like a tide.
"What...is this? The Endless Heavenly Stairs? Never mind! I don't know how long Zi'er can hold out, let's try it first!"
Shen Yunhao took a deep breath and tentatively took a step forward. Just as his toes touched the first stone step, a golden barrier suddenly appeared, violently bouncing him back. He staggered back a few steps, feeling his whole body go numb from the shock!
"What the hell?"
Shen Yunhao looked up and saw a dragon-shaped phantom appear on the golden barrier, constantly wandering around.
"Only dragons can go up?"
After a long pause, Shen Yunhao suddenly burst out cursing: "What kind of bullshit is this? Who did I come here for? You'd rather be corrupted by blood energy than let me go up, right? Bullshit will!"
Normally, Shen Yunhao wouldn't be this angry.
But now Mo Yan's fate is unknown outside, and every minute he wastes here increases the danger to Mo Yan...
After cursing for a while, Shen Yunhao clenched his fists, forcing himself to calm down and quickly think of a solution.
"By the way... since the White Dragon Lantern can open the entrance to the secret realm, then..."
Thinking of this, Shen Yunhao quickly took out the White Dragon Lamp from his bosom, but this time, the White Dragon Lamp did not react.
Without hesitation, Shen Yunhao lit the white dragon lantern!
Seeing the rising white mist, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
As long as we can still get in touch, there is hope...
"Li'er... Li'er, can you hear me?" Before the image could fully solidify, Shen Yunhao's urgent voice had already reached him.
The woman's image gradually formed. "Yun Hao? Where...are you?"
Shen Yunhao calmed himself down and said in a deep voice, "Li'er, listen to me. I'm currently... in the Ancestral Dragon Secret Realm! People from the Blood Sect have infiltrated here and are corrupting the Ancestral Dragon's will. You are now... eh?"
Before the words were even finished, the secret realm space suddenly twisted violently.
The dragon lantern in Shen Yunhao's hand burst forth with dazzling white light, and a spatial rift tore open in front of him.
"Oh!"
A white figure rolled out of the crack and crashed into Shen Yunhao's arms.
Shen Yunhao caught it instinctively, looked down, and was immediately stunned: "Li...Li'er?"
Little White Dragon rubbed his bruised forehead, his big, watery eyes filled with confusion: "Huh? Yun Hao? I was just with Uncle Hong, how come suddenly... where am I..."
She looked around, and when she saw the endless celestial steps, her purple eyes suddenly narrowed: "The Ancestral Dragon Celestial Steps? Is this really the Ancestral Dragon's Land?"
Shen Yunhao was even more shocked than her: "You... how did you get here? I... I was just about to remind you that this place has been invaded by the Blood Sect, and you need to notify the Dragon Clan's higher-ups immediately..."
"Blood Sect?"
Zhu Li's expression turned unusually serious: "There are actually people from the Blood Sect here... no wonder..."
After thinking for a while, Zhuli said again, "Just when you contacted me with the White Dragon Lantern, I heard a very, very old voice calling me... Before I could react, I was pulled here and had no idea what was going on."
An ancient voice? Could it be the will of the Ancestral Dragon?
If a mere will can send Zhu Li directly here, then why not notify Zhu Xuan?
"Li'er, can you climb these heavenly steps? We must get up there as soon as possible and find out what happened!"
The little white dragon nodded, stepped forward, and raised his hand to touch the golden barrier.
As expected, the barrier that had sent Shen Yunhao flying showed no reaction whatsoever when it faced Zhu Li.
"But... Yun Hao, what about you? You're not a dragon, you'll be blocked by the barrier."
"I'll give you the Heart of the Vast Ocean! You go up first... If you encounter any blood-red mist, use the Heart of the Vast Ocean to dispel it!"
However, just as Shen Yunhao handed the Han Hai Xin to Zhu Li, he suddenly shuddered and collapsed to the ground, his face turning deathly pale!
"Yun Hao!"
Zhu Li's expression changed drastically, and she immediately put Han Haixin back...
Shen Yunhao then showed some improvement, but his expression became complicated.
"As expected... the injuries were still too severe..."
"Yun Hao..."
Zhu Li looked distressed and knelt down next to Shen Yunhao, raising her hand to transfer spiritual energy to him.
But Shen Yunhao grabbed the girl's arm. "No! Zi'er is still outside, her life hanging in the balance. We can't waste time here!"
Zhu Li was stunned for a moment, then instantly realized that the Zi'er that Shen Yunhao mentioned was Mo Yan.
"But you're badly injured right now... How about I go up alone?"
"No! Without the Heart of the Vast Ocean, you'll be assimilated by the evil soul's blood energy even if you go up there..."
After a moment of silence with his head down, Shen Yunhao gritted his teeth, "Li'er... change back!"
"Change...back?"
"Yes! Transform back into dragon form! Take me up there!"
"But……"
Zhu Li originally wanted to say something, but seeing Shen Yunhao's state, she finally transformed into a small white dragon about ten feet long.
"Yun Hao... even so, I still can't get rid of you... eh!?"
Shen Yunhao stepped forward quickly: "Li'er! Bear with it!"
After saying that, he gently lifted the dragon's mouth and, to the little white dragon's astonishment, crawled inside.
“Yun…uh…Yun Hao…uh…”
The little white dragon swayed its body, somewhat panicked, but dared not exert any force, for fear of hurting Shen Yunhao.
"Yun Hao...you..."
"Using your dragon body as cover might just work!"
Shen Yunhao's soft voice came from inside the little white dragon's belly, "Hurry up, I'm afraid Zi'er can't wait any longer!"
The white dragon scales on the little white dragon's neck suddenly turned pink. Although by nature... she wasn't particularly averse to swallowing Chen Yunhao whole, but...
Shen Yunhao so domineeringly "crawled in," which made her feel somewhat...shy and embarrassed.
Fortunately, she understood the urgency of the situation, let out a long cry, and soared into the air, rushing towards the Heavenly Steps.
This time, the barrier did not obstruct the white dragon, which landed smoothly on the first step. The moment its claws touched the ancient stone steps, the entire staircase lit up slightly.
"It's a success!"
Shen Yunhao sensed the fluctuations of the barrier inside the dragon's belly and was overjoyed. "Li'er, hurry up!"
"oh……"
The little white dragon nodded in response and spread its body to fly upwards.
The clouds and mist rushed past, and the stone steps beneath their feet formed a golden light. However, after flying for about a quarter of an hour, the white dragon's speed gradually slowed down.
"Strange... why does it feel like... these Heavenly Ranks are endless?"
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