"Ayan, I need to leave for a while. Before I go, I'd like to see you one last time."
"Leave? Where are you going?" Ruan Xiyan frowned.
"I need to take care of some things, I'll be back soon."
Ruan Xiyan's eyes darkened. Jun Yu's words about leaving to take care of some business meant that he must be leaving the mortal continent and returning to a higher-level continent.
"Will there be any danger?" Ruan Xiyan asked.
Junyu's expression brightened. "Ayan, you're worried about me."
"Who's worried about you? It's just that we're friends, so please don't die out there," Ruan Xiyan said stubbornly.
Jun Yu was overjoyed to receive Ruan Xiyan's care.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Ayan is still here. I'll definitely get back as soon as possible," Jun Yu said softly.
He received an urgent message from the demons; something had happened to them, and he had to go back to resolve it.
The Demon Clan is Ah Yan's life's work, and he will definitely protect them for her, waiting for the day Ah Yan returns.
Looking at Ruan Xiyan in front of him, Jun Yu could no longer hold back and pulled her into his arms, his movements restrained and careful. "Ayan, wait for me to come back."
Before Ruan Xiyan could react, Jun Yu had already released her and disappeared from sight.
Looking at the bright moonlight outside, Ruan Xiyan murmured, "You must come back safely."
The next day, Ruan Xiyan pushed open the door and walked out of the courtyard, but did not see that familiar figure.
She paused for a moment, a sense of loss inexplicably welling up inside her.
Habit is a terrible thing; without realizing it, she had already gotten used to him being by her side.
This is not a good sign.
Ruan Xiyan shook her head, trying to clear the jumbled thoughts from her mind.
She walked towards the steps leading to the top of the mountain behind her.
As soon as Ruan Xiyan arrived, she attracted the attention of many disciples.
It has already spread throughout the inner sect recently.
With the emergence of the prodigy Ruan Xiyan from the inner sect, they were not afraid of the chill on the Tongtian Staircase at all.
He cultivated on the Heavenly Staircase almost every day, cultivating as if he were risking his life.
Ignoring the stares of the crowd, Ruan Xiyan went to the elder to exchange for enough time.
Then he rushed up the steps to heaven.
In the blink of an eye, Ruan Xiyan had already reached the fifty-eighth step of her cultivation routine.
This time, Ruan Xiyan did not stop, but continued to climb upwards.
"Hey! It's only been a short time, and she's already adapted to the surrounding pressure? Is she planning to keep charging forward?!" The disciples below exclaimed in surprise.
"Isn't this obvious?"
"She's so fast, even faster than when she first rushed up the Heavenly Staircase."
"Could it be that the oppressive aura emanating from the Heavenly Staircase really has no effect on her?"
"It's impossible for it not to work. If it didn't work, she would have reached the top long ago. It's just that she's too strong and can withstand those pressures."
"How many steps do you think she'll be able to climb this time?"
"I'd guess sixty. The pressure on each level of these Heavenly Stairs increases exponentially, and the higher you go, the more terrifying the pressure becomes."
“Ruan Xiyan cannot be regarded as an ordinary person. I guess she may be able to reach the sixty-fifth floor.”
"I have a feeling she might actually reach the seventieth floor," a disciple whispered.
He looked at the resolute figure climbing the steps to heaven, "We've reached the sixty-fifth floor now."
Everyone looked up and saw that Ruan Xiyan had already reached the sixty-fifth floor and was heading towards the sixty-sixth floor.
She looked relaxed and natural, as if she had not reached her limit.
"Sixty-seven, sixty-eight, sixty-nine, seventy!"
"It's broken 70!!!"
"She didn't stop; she's going to keep going."
Ruan Xiyan resolutely walked upwards, each step accompanied by immense pressure.
Her eyes were fixed on the next step, which was right in front of her.
"Seventy-three already! I remember the Palace Master's highest level was seventy-four. Is she going to break the Palace Master's record?!"
Under the incredulous gazes of the crowd, Ruan Xiyan stepped onto the seventy-fourth step.
She continued climbing the seventy-five steps.
The crowd below held their breath instantly, even more nervous than Ruan Xiyan.
Witnessing a historic moment, it remains to be seen whether Ruan Xiyan can break the Palace Master's record.
A tremendous pressure swept over her, and Ruan Xiyan took a deep breath to steady herself.
Both feet were on the seventy-fifth floor at the same time.
"She made it up to the seventy-fifth floor! She broke the Palace Master's record!"
"Wow! How old is she? Her talent is so monstrous."
"Seventy-six floors!"
The elder guard couldn't help but stand up and stare at Ruan Xiyan on the steps to heaven.
Ruan Xiyan had no idea how much turmoil she had caused below.
At this moment, she walked forward step by step.
The oppressive aura surrounding her was like a knife, slowly tearing at her flesh and blood again and again, as if her bones were being shattered and reassembled time and time again.
A bead of cold sweat slid down Ruan Xiyan's forehead, but before it could touch the ground, it was completely wiped away by the oppressive aura emanating from all directions.
She gritted her teeth and persevered, dragging her heavy steps up to the eightieth step.
Her legs went weak, and she almost knelt on the ground.
She sat cross-legged on the eighty steps, having reached her physical limit.
Now, with every breath I take, it feels like a knife is scraping inside my body.
Let's stop here for now and cultivate for a while before making any further decisions.
"Where is she? I can't see her anymore." The disciples below looked up and around, but Ruan Xiyan was nowhere to be seen.
The elder guard stroked his beard and said slowly, "It seems this young girl has entered the eightieth level."
"The eightieth floor and above of the Heavenly Stairs are shrouded in white mist, making it impossible to see what's inside or what lies on the last twenty floors of the Heavenly Stairs."
"Since you can't see them anymore, everyone can disperse and go about your business. Those who need to cultivate should cultivate." The elder in charge waved his hand to the many disciples gathered below.
The disciples present clicked their tongues in amazement, and as they left, they kept looking back at the Heavenly Staircase, even though they could no longer see anything there.
Ruan Xiyan, looking fresh and lovely, climbed up the eighty steps.
All of this happened so suddenly that it left everyone in disbelief.
Even the Palace Master couldn't reach the eightieth floor, but a young girl who had only been an inner disciple for a few days managed to climb it.
The staircase to heaven is divided at the eightieth step; below that, the steps are clearly visible.
Above the eighty steps, however, white mist swirls, obscuring the secrets of the area. Only those within it can truly understand its mysteries and clearly see the steps ahead.
As soon as Ruan Xiyan sat down to cultivate, she entered a wonderful state.
Before her eyes, the lights were bizarre and constantly changing, and Ruan Xiyan's consciousness seemed to have been taken to a strange space.
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