Chapter 1845

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　　Ye Wushuang gazed at the towering stone pillar and said, “Everyone, restrain your spiritual energy—don”t use even a trace of it. Rely solely on your physical strength to climb up！”
　　No　spiritual　energy？
　　Climb up？
　　Like an ordinary person climbing a tree？
　　This…
　　One careless move, and you could fall straight off the pillar！
　　Ye Wushuang added, “Once you fall, don’t attempt to climb again—you’ll die！”
　　Hearing this, many wore expressions of confusion once more.
　　”Let’s go！”
　　Without further explanation, Ye Wushuang shook off his hesitation, stepped forward, and began climbing the nearest stone pillar without another word.
　　Witnessing this, Xuan Tiansheng, Lin Yunhan, and the others also started attempting to climb the stone pillars one by one.
　　The stone pillars were already quite thick, and their surfaces were carved with dragon-shaped bodies, making them uneven, so climbing them wasn’t particularly difficult.
　　Soon, the group clung to the stone pillars like ants crawling one after another on a towering support, densely packed.
　　Before long, martial artists scattered throughout the ancient city also noticed the strange behavior of the Sacred Heaven Sect, Profound Heaven Mansion, and the Lin Family.
　　At the location of the Spirit Sword Pavilion’s group.
　　”Climb up？”
　　Seeing this, Clan Leader Yun Changbai raised an eyebrow.
　　What kind of tactic is this now？
　　Yun Changzhong, however, sneered, “How long would it take to climb up like that？ Why not just fly up directly！”
　　At the speed Ye Wushuang’s group was climbing, it would take ages to reach the top.
　　”If he’s doing it this way, there must be a reason for it！”
　　Xu Mingxiu then ordered, “Pass down the command—have everyone climb up using this method.”
　　”Huh？”
　　Yun Changzhong muttered, “That kid might just be afraid of death, making people climb up like this.”
　　”He’s afraid of death—aren’t you？”
　　Xu Mingxiu said coldly, “If you don”t want to climb, then try flying up and see what happens.”
　　Xu Mingxiu really couldn’t understand how this Yun Changzhong, with his brain, managed to reach the Great Perfection of the Star-Plucking Realm！
　　Earlier, when Qing Shiyu appeared and flew straight upward, Ye Wushuang tried to pull her back, but even Xuan Tiansheng and the other three couldn’t withstand the impact.
　　Now, acting recklessly, if one isn’t careful, they might die without even knowing how！
　　Thus, martial artists from all sides began imitating each other, climbing the nearby stone pillars…
　　Time passed bit by bit.
　　Many had already climbed several hundred zhang high, but upon reaching a thousand zhang, the pressure suddenly increased.
　　At first, everyone was simply climbing, never expecting a sudden surge of pressure. As a result, many couldn’t react in time and were repelled by the pressure, falling straight from the pillars toward the ground.
　　Soon, numerous figures descended from the sky, landing safely on the ground one after another.
　　”There’s actually another twist！”
　　Someone complained aloud： “What kind of place is up there？ If it’s not a blessed land but a deadly one, wouldn’t climbing up there with all that effort be suicide？”
　　”Enough, stop complaining. Let’s climb again！”
　　That person said： “You guys can climb if you want. What’s wrong with me flying straight up？”
　　As he spoke, the figure soared into the air, skimming along the stone pillar as he sped upward.
　　He flew up dozens of zhang without encountering any danger.
　　Many others who saw this scene also began to give it a try.
　　They ascended a full hundred zhang in height without any changes occurring.
　　Many martial artists climbing the stone pillars were dumbfounded.
　　Flying up clearly posed no issues, so why bother climbing？
　　Thus, figures no longer climbed step by step but instead soared straight up along the stone walls.
　　As more and more people began to take flight, at the location where the Sacred Heaven Sect members were gathered.
　　Xuantian Sheng said in surprise, “It seems there’s no danger in flying up？”
　　Linyun Han, however, replied, “Following Young Master Ye’s advice is definitely the right choice！”
　　Huang Yu also found it strange—those people were all climbing up earlier, yet now it seemed there really was no problem.
　　Even Zhou Yuan, a Sage, was dutifully climbing at this moment. Watching as two to three hundred people on the surrounding stone pillars began flying upward, he chuckled and said, “They”re going to die so horribly！”
　　”Huh？”
　　Huang Yu asked curiously, “Elder Zhou, what do you mean by that？”
　　Zhou Yuan continued climbing as he explained, “The red-bricked celestial curtain we see is likely a layer of law-based restrictions, imbued with formidable sealing power.”
　　”And the ten stone pillars are the correct pathways leading into the seal, and only these ten stone pillars can withstand the power of the seal. In other words, clinging to the pillars while climbing will exert some pressure, but it allows us to evade the crushing force of the seal, ensuring we reach the top safely！”
　　Zhou Yuan looked up and marveled, “Such sealing power… I’ve never seen anything like it. Could it really be…”
　　”Really　be　what？”
　　Huang Yu asked curiously.
　　”Climb up and you’ll find out！”
　　Hearing this, Huang Yu clung to the pillar, scratched his head, and looked puzzled.
　　One Ye Wushuang, one Zhou Yuan—both seemed so mysteriously cryptic.
　　But summing it up, Ye Wushuang was even more unfathomable！
　　Actually, it wasn’t that Huang Yu thought Zhou Yuan was incompetent. It’s just that throughout this journey, whenever something strange happened, Ye Wushuang was always the first to notice, while Zhou Yuan often seemed a step behind.
　　For a revered senior like a Sage to be slower on the uptake than a Star Picker—well, it didn’t leave the best impression.
　　But for Huang Yu, the greatest reward of venturing into the Burial Saint Cave in the Tianyuan Continent wasn’t his improved cultivation or the treasures he’d obtained—it was meeting Ye Wushuang！
　　Forming a bond with Ye Wushuang alone was worth more than an entire army.
　　As the two conversed…
　　”Ah…”
　　A scream rang out.
　　The Star-Shattering Realm expert who had flown the highest was suddenly, without any warning, sliced into dozens of pieces, turning into minced meat that scattered across the sky.
　　”What happened？”
　　”No idea！”
　　”Is there some kind of restriction up there？”
　　Martial artists from various factions paled in horror one after another.
　　Those who had been soaring upward hurriedly stopped, afraid of being caught by the eerie force above.
　　But it was already too late.
　　Bang　bang　bang…
　　As the body of the highest-flying person exploded, the others were also sliced apart one by one, turning into chunks of flesh and blood that rained down.
　　One agonized scream after another rang out incessantly.
　　Everyone　was　dumbfounded.
　　What in the world was going on？
　　In just a few breaths, the two or three hundred people who hadn’t climbed the stone pillars but had chosen to fly upward had all exploded into minced meat, meeting a gruesome end.
　　The other martial artists who had landed at the base of the stone pillars now wore expressions of sheer terror.
　　”Let’s go！ Just climb up safely and steadily！”
　　One person said with lingering fear, “Thank goodness we didn’t fly up, or else… we wouldn’t even know how we died！”
　　”Yeah！”
　　Many nodded in agreement.
　　And so, the other group that had landed earlier began climbing the stone pillars once again.
　　Although lagging behind, at least it’s not life-threatening！
　　But…
　　As this group of fallen warriors who failed to ascend began climbing again, the eerie changes soon reappeared.