Chapter Fourteen: Illusory Realm

  Luoyu and the others climbed for a while, but gradually felt exhausted. They looked up to see that the peak was still hidden behind the clouds, which was really depressing!

  At this time, two-thirds of the people are left. Gradually, some people sat down to rest, but it was difficult to stand up again. The difficulty of climbing mountains will eliminate another part of the people.

  Suddenly a strong wind blew on the mountain, with occasional snowflakes drifting by, and the snowflakes gradually got bigger and bigger, occasionally accompanied by hailstones.

  Is this going to be a change in weather?! Everyone is even more worried.

  Those who know the details will understand that this is the effect of the Tian Ti Bao Qi, but in fact, every test process presents different difficulties to test people's will. Only those with a firm will can go far on this path, if you can't bear this suffering, it's better to give up early and enjoy the worldly glory for the rest of your life.

  At first, the Huang family was still able to gather together, but as the wind and snow grew stronger, everyone slowly dispersed. Luo Yu also wanted her brother Zi Ye to go ahead, thinking that arriving at the summit early would leave a good impression on their sect's seniors, which would be beneficial for their future development. However, Zi Ye refused, tightly grasping Luo Yu and continuing to climb upwards without stopping.

  After walking for a long time, Luo Yu gradually became exhausted to the extreme, but numbly followed her brother forward. Before she knew it, the wind and snow had stopped, and a thick fog slowly rose in front of her, so dense that only two steps could be seen ahead.

  Luoyu shook her hand and found that she had unknowingly let go of her brother's hand, which made it even harder to see him.

  It was probably when I used both hands and feet to climb the mountain. Luo Yu didn't think much about it, but continued to climb up with all her heart.

  After a long time, Luo Yu felt that the distance she had climbed should have exceeded 5,000 meters, but still did not see the top of the mountain. She gradually forgot why she was climbing the mountain, and there was only a voice in her heart telling her that she must climb.

  In a daze, a white figure floated before Luo Yu.

  That person's eyebrows were like a phoenix, her eyes were clear and cold, she opened her mouth lightly: "Follow me, I will take you straight to the clouds, ascend to the spiritual realm, and attain eternal life!"

  Luoyu was stunned: This person looks so familiar! Who is she? Why does everyone follow her?

  Luoyu Meng shook his head, suddenly remembering that this person was the female lead Luoxue, this was the adult version of Luoxue, only he didn't know when she had grown up, could it be that several years had passed?

  Even if she is the female lead, she cannot be allowed to follow willingly.

  "Thank you for the mistress's appreciation, but I cannot follow you. If I were to seek your protection and eventually become an immortal, this is not what I want either. What I want is to control my own destiny, not to follow behind someone as a servant."

  "If possible, I would like to be friends with the female lead when the time comes. I don't ask for a deep friendship, just someone to share the journey with. If I unfortunately fall first on the road, could you please send my ashes back to my family? Of course, you are destined to become an immortal, no need for me to do the same thing. In that case, it's all about me taking advantage of you."

  Luoyu's soul was not born in this cultivation world after all, and she had a deep fear of the desolate wilderness, which is why she would say such things.

  Luoxue didn't respond, just nodded slightly and turned around to float away to the left.

  "Luoyu, if you want to be friends with this cheap person, then you are my enemy! Luoyu, take your life!"

  All she saw was a woman in pink clothes holding a sword and stabbing her. It turned out to be the adult female partner, Huang Luo Yi.

  Luo Yu barely had time to dodge to the side and avoid the fatal blow, but a long sword pierced her right front chest, and a stream of bright red blood spurted out.

  Luoyu's suffocation was almost choking her, but the pain also made her dizzy brain change, and she seemed to have forgotten something.

  She raised her head to look at the newcomer, a 28-year-old beauty with a distorted expression on her face; she then lowered her head again to look at her own small hands, which were those of a young child.

  No, she remembers being only 5 years younger than Fifth Sister, so why does the difference seem so big now?

  Oh, she remembered. She was on the Heavenly Ascension Ladder of the Tianxuan Sect, and Huang Luo Yi was also climbing the mountain. It's impossible for her to come and kill me, and this age gap is clearly not right. Thinking so, she felt that the wound suddenly didn't hurt anymore.

  She slowly pulled out the long sword from her chest and looked at the stunned 'Huang Luo Yi' opposite her, even her expression was simulated so realistically.

  "You're not Huang Luoyi! Even if it's her true self, I'm not afraid. Your two-person struggle has nothing to do with me, I just want to walk my own cultivation path. If you really provoke me, I won't show mercy either, and we'll see who's one move ahead then!"

  Luo Yu flipped his hand and shot the long sword towards 'Huang Luo Yi', but before it even reached that person, he saw the sword and that person dissipate like light.

  Luoyu plopped down on the steps, panting heavily. This exertion had consumed what little physical strength she had left, and she thought to rest for a while before continuing her ascent up the mountain.

  Suddenly, a dizziness came over her, and when Luo Yu cleared up, she found herself already standing at the top of the mountain. It seemed that the previous illusion was made for the heart demon, as long as one passed the test, the heavenly ladder would transport people to the square at the summit.

  There were already seven or eight hundred people on the square, and now there were only two hours left before sunset. It seemed that she had spent a considerable amount of time in her fantasy world. She looked up and searched around, seeing that the crowd on top was divided into three groups. The Huang family had six people lined up, including her brother Huang Zixu, cousin Huang Ziqiang, and Red Shirt Girl Huang Luoyue, but strangely, she did not see the female lead Huang Luoyi. She remembered that in the book, Huang Luoyi was one of the first few to reach the top, which was really strange!

  Luo Yu didn't have time to think much, when she saw the person from Tianxuan Sect in the center of the square beckoning her over. Luo Yu hastily handed over the jade token, Wang Zhenren nodded at her and said: "Five Spiritual Roots with lower innate quality, temporarily go to the miscellaneous duty queue, if you reach Qi Refining Stage 5 before the age of 15, you can be promoted to an outer sect disciple."

  Everyone's performance on the Heavenly Ladder can be seen by the Golden Elixir True Person at the peak. Wang Zhenren saw that Luo Yu, being so young, was able to persist until the top, which is quite difficult, so he was willing to offer a few words of guidance.

  Luo Yu hastily expressed his gratitude and followed the leading Qi-refining disciple to the miscellaneous chores disciples' lineup on the left side, where there were more than 5,000 people. In the middle was the outer gate disciples' lineup, with several hundred people, and Zi Yun was indeed among them; on the right side was the inner gate disciples' lineup, which had the fewest number of people, only twenty or thirty.

  Luoyu and Zixi stood in their respective teams, separated by the crowd, using eye contact and body language to communicate silently. Luoyu blinked occasionally, making gestures, recounting her experiences after Zixi left.

  At this time when Luo Yu was having a great time playing with the silent drama, she didn't think that Huang Luo Yi was struggling painfully in the fantasy realm.

  Huang Luo Yi found herself being hunted down by the female lead, Luo Xue, to the point of having nowhere to hide, but she eventually seized an opportunity to kill Luo Xue with her own life in exchange. She was also severely injured and left with only a thread of life. Looking at Luo Xue's corpse, she burst into loud laughter, proclaiming to the heavens: "I've even killed someone with heavenly fate! Who can still destroy me? If humans want to kill me, I'll kill them! If heaven wants to kill me, I'll defy it!"

  In an instant, Huang Luo Yi was transported to the square, but she saw that her hair was disheveled and her pink shirt had many tears, but fortunately it could still cover her body. She hadn't reacted yet, looking around in a daze.

  Wang Zhenren furrowed his brow and looked at Huang Luo Yi before finally saying: "Huang Luo Yi, top-grade dual spirit root, inner sect."

  Actually, regarding Huang Luo Yi, Shui Yue Feng's master had mentioned it before, saying that he was preparing to accept him as a personal disciple, because Huang Luo Yi is the younger generation of Shui Yue Feng's family, and it's rare for two people to have the same spiritual roots, making it suitable for passing on his legacy.

  Although he didn't understand why Huang Luo Yi was trapped in the illusion for so long (he could only see the pictures displayed on the ladder to heaven, but couldn't hear any sound), it was almost sunset now. But thinking that she wasn't his disciple after all, he still allowed her to enter the inner door disciples' ranks.