293: Chapter 293 The Moonlit Token, Xuan Chen Ascends the Ladder

Su Xuanchen stroked his chin, his eyes sizing up the Ancient Heavenly Staircase crazily.

Move it away?

This thought swirled wildly in his mind.

This was an Immortal King Treasure, after all; if he could move it back to the Su Family, it would absolutely be a supreme foundation to suppress their Luck.

However, the Immortal-Demon Aurora in the depths of his eyes flickered a few times, and in the end, he smacked his lips with extreme regret.

"Forget it, a twisted melon isn't sweet."

Su Xuanchen shook his head.

He could clearly see that the aura of this Ancient Heavenly Staircase was already tightly bound to the defensive grand array of the entire Ancient Heavenly Court.

If he forcibly uprooted it, the entire Secret Realm of the Heavenly Palace would instantly detonate and destroy itself.

Moreover, the Ancient Empress Yun Lingxiao, who had set up the array, was a genuine Immortal King, and it seemed she wasn't dead yet.

To provoke a madwoman at the level of an Immortal King for the sake of a staircase—no matter how one calculated it, the trade wasn't worth it.

"Alright, stop looking."

Su Xuanchen turned around, looked at the crowd behind him, and said with a determined tone, "This Heavenly Ladder is the only place not covered by the slaughter light net, and it is also the only safe path to enter the Heavenly Palace. Prepare to ascend the ladder."

Hearing Su Xuanchen speak, Gu Hongchen and Ji Luanxi immediately composed themselves, preparing to face the test of this Immortal King Treasure.

Just as everyone was about to take a step.

"Husband, then this concubine will wait for you all above."

A cold, melodious voice rang out suddenly.

Chang Xiyue did not walk toward the bottom of the Heavenly Ladder; instead, she leaped forward with extreme grace.

Her fair hand flipped gently, and a jade-colored token, crystal clear and emitting an extremely ancient and vast aura, appeared in her palm.

Right in the center of the token, an ancient Dao script was engraved with extreme dominance— "Heaven"!

Hum!

As soon as the token appeared, it resonated intensely with the Ancient Heavenly Staircase in front.

A dazzling seven-colored divine light descended from the top of the Heavenly Ladder with a boom, directly enveloping Chang Xiyue's graceful figure.

Not even the slightest bit of pressure descended!

The light flashed.

Chang Xiyue's figure disappeared from the spot instantly.

In the next second, she had appeared abruptly in front of that magnificent and vast Heavenly Palace gate at the very top of the Heavenly Ladder!

She stood high above the clouds, a faint smile on her cold face, and waved gently at the crowd below.

"Wow!"

Ji Luanxi widened her watery eyes, pointed her little finger at Chang Xiyue at the top, and stomped her feet in anxiety.

"Sister Xiyue is cheating! We agreed to climb the stairs to test our talent! How did she just 'whoosh' and fly up there!"

Gu Hongchen was also stunned, completely unable to understand this operation.

Su Xuanchen, however, crossed his arms, looking at the "Heaven" token, a flash of realization in his deep eyes.

"What cheating, she's just taking the VIP lane."

A smile curled the corners of Su Xuanchen's mouth.

He had long guessed that Chang Xiyue's status in the Heavenly Court was definitely not low.

Being able to hold the highest-level "Heaven" token completely confirmed that she was the Heavenly Dao Child of the Ancient Heavenly Court back then!

Her status was second only to the Empress!

Returning to her own home, what test could she possibly need?

"Since Miss Xiyue has a token, we can only force our way through."

Gu Hongchen took a deep breath, her full chest heaving violently.

She put away the biluo emperor sword, her expression becoming extremely solemn.

"Old Ancestor Su, I will go first to test the depth of this Heavenly Ladder!"

As a True Immortal Realm Expert, Gu Hongchen naturally had her own pride.

She moved her lotus steps, arrived at the foot of the Heavenly Ladder, and without hesitation, lifted her right foot and stepped directly onto the first seven-colored glazed stair.

Boom!

The very instant her foot landed!

A terrifying pressure, as ancient as ten thousand Primordial Divine Mountains pressing down simultaneously, erupted from within the Heavenly Ladder without warning, pressing down on Gu Hongchen with extreme barbarity!

This pressure ignored cultivation Realms and struck directly at the Origin of the Physical Body and the Soul!

"Ugh!"

Gu Hongchen let out a muffled groan, a look of shock flashing across her beautiful face.

She only felt her shoulders sink suddenly, and the bones all over her body made extremely faint friction sounds.

"What tyrannical test pressure!"

Gu Hongchen was secretly shocked.

But after all, she was the core Immortal of the Gu Family, and her talent and foundation were extremely profound.

"Open for me!"

Gu Hongchen let out a soft cry, the True Immortal Law within her body surged, and she forcibly withstood this terrifying pressure.

Her figure stood tall, like an unsheathed peerless Immortal sword, and she lifted her feet, climbing upward with extreme decisiveness.

The second step!

The third step!

The fifth step!

The tenth step!

Gu Hongchen's pace was steady; she climbed more than a dozen steps in one breath, her posture still composed.

Her body was surrounded by extremely pure cyan Immortal light, displaying the formidable talent of the Gu Family Immortals to the fullest.

"Great Elder Gu's talent is indeed quite impressive."

Su Xuanchen watched from below and commented objectively.

Seeing Gu Hongchen walking so easily, Ji Luanxi's restless heart suddenly became active.

"It doesn't look that hard!"

Ji Luanxi patted her small chest with extreme confidence and walked to the Heavenly Ladder with long strides.

"This Young Miss is coming too!"

She imitated Gu Hongchen's movements, lifted her little foot, and stepped onto the first step very casually.

Bang!

"Ouch!"

As soon as Ji Luanxi stood up, that terrifying pressure descended instantly.

She felt as if a great mountain had smashed down on her back, her legs suddenly went soft, and she almost knelt directly on the stairs.

"So heavy! This broken staircase is bullying people!"

Ji Luanxi pouted, looking back at Su Xuanchen for help, feeling aggrieved.

Just then, Chang Xiyue at the top of the Heavenly Ladder channeled her spiritual power, and her cold voice came down clearly from the clouds.

"Sister Lianxi, do not be careless! This Heavenly Ladder trial is extremely important!"

Chang Xiyue explained loudly: "The Heavenly Ladder will condense an identity token of the corresponding Rank for you at the finish line based on the number of steps you climb!"

"This token is directly related to your authority after entering the Secret Realm of the Heavenly Palace!"

"The higher the number of steps, the higher the token Rank! The more treasure vaults you can open, and the more abundant the top-grade Immortal Artifacts and Nine-Turn Immortal Pills you can obtain!"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was as if a nuclear bomb had detonated in Ji Luanxi's mind!

"Treasure vault authority?! Top-grade Immortal Artifacts?! Nine-Turn Immortal Pills?!"

Ji Luanxi's watery big eyes instantly shone like two little suns, the grievance in them swept away, replaced by an extremely fanatical fire of a money-grubber.

"No one is allowed to snatch this Young Miss's treasures!"

Ji Luanxi was like someone who had been injected with chicken blood, and she stood up straight abruptly.

She bit her silver teeth tightly, the spiritual power of her Peak Supreme Realm surged crazily, her little face turned red, and she began to climb upward with extreme seriousness and desperate effort, resisting the terrifying pressure!

Watching that money-grubbing, food-protecting appearance, Su Xuanchen shook his head and smiled bitterly from below.

"Great Immortal, then... then are we going up too?"

The Ice Spirit Snow Ape King watched as Gu Hongchen and Ji Luanxi had already begun to climb, and asked Su Xuanchen for instructions very respectfully.

"Go ahead, don't dawdle."

Su Xuanchen waved his hand.

The Snow Ape King took the other two Emperor Realm Snow Apes and walked to the Heavenly Ladder with extreme caution, stepping their massive bodies onto the first step.

Hum!

An unexpected scene occurred!

As soon as these three extreme cold overlords stepped onto the Heavenly Ladder, they did not feel any pressure descend at all.

On the contrary, a layer of extremely thick and vast blood light instantly emerged on their snow-white, massive bodies!

Under the reflection of this blood light, an extremely ancient golden spirit seal appeared clearly in the center of the three Snow Apes' foreheads!

"This is..."

The Snow Ape King was confused itself and touched its forehead with a huge claw.

Before they could react.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three seven-colored spiritual lights shot out from inside the Heavenly Ladder, directly wrapping around the massive bodies of the three Snow Apes.

With a flash of light, they were actually teleported directly to the very top of the Heavenly Ladder, just like Chang Xiyue before!

"The big blockheads are cheating too!"

Ji Luanxi, who was still struggling to climb below, stomped her feet in anger when she saw this.

At the top of the Heavenly Ladder, Chang Xiyue looked at the bewildered Snow Ape King and explained softly: "You need not panic."

"Your Ice Spirit Snow Ape clan were originally the guardians of the South Heaven Gate of the Ancient Heavenly Court for generations."

"Within your Bloodline, the exclusive spirit seal of the Heavenly Court has long been branded."

"To the Heavenly Ladder, you are guardians returning home, so naturally, you do not need to undergo the trial."

Hearing this explanation, the Snow Ape King suddenly realized.

It turned its head, and its scarlet giant pupils looked extremely urgently toward the lonely floating island in the sea of clouds in the distance.

There, was the child it had waited for tens of thousands of years.

"Go ahead."

Chang Xiyue nodded understandingly, "I will convey this to my husband for you."

"Many thanks, Miss Xiyue! Many thanks, Great Immortal!"

The Snow Ape King was moved to tears.

It kowtowed three times respectfully toward Su Xuanchen's direction below, and then without any hesitation, took its two subordinates and rushed toward the floating island like a gust of wind, unable to wait any longer.

On the vast white jade square, only Su Xuanchen remained at this moment.

On the towering seven-colored Ancient Heavenly Staircase, Gu Hongchen and Ji Luanxi were climbing hard against the pressure.

At the top of the Heavenly Ladder, Chang Xiyue was quietly watching below.

Su Xuanchen was dressed in white, spotless, with his hands behind his back very casually.

He raised his head slightly, looking at this Immortal King Treasure that radiated endless majesty and had tested countless Ancient Prodigies.

No tension, no awe.

A smile, extremely arrogant and full of absolute confidence, slowly curled up on Su Xuanchen's handsome face.

"Testing talent and Physique, is it?"

Su Xuanchen twisted his neck lazily.

The Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Primordial Demon Body and the Chaos Immortal Bone within him, which had broken the taboos of the Great Dao, emitted an extremely low roar, like a Primordial Fierce Beast awakening.

"Today, I will personally experience just how much capability this Immortal King Treasure actually has."

Su Xuanchen's eyes were extremely deep, like two burning Immortal-Demon suns.

"Let's see what kind of incredible status this body of mine can reach within this Ancient Heavenly Court!"