103: Chapter 103 The Heavenly Pavilion Opens Again!

Everyone was stunned and looked at each other.

Only Yin Luoxia was lost in thought—she had previously bet on Li Hanyi to take first place at the gambling house, and fifty million taels of silver were still riding on that wager.

Having received Su Rui's promise, Yin Luoxia's figure flashed and she vanished without a trace.

She performed the "Ascending Immortal Steps of Unrestrained Will," her speed reaching the absolute limit.

Before long, a banknote for five hundred thousand taels of silver was placed before Su Rui.

Looking at the expectation in Yin Luoxia's eyes,

Su Rui lightly tapped his finger, hitting her right between the eyebrows.

"Jade Entwining Formula!"

It was a Cultivation Technique specifically designed for women, obtained from a check-in the day before yesterday; it also included a set of mnemonics for controlling ribbon-type Magical Artifacts, perfectly suited for the "snow rainbow silk" in Yin Luoxia's hands.

"This Cultivation Technique is profound; there is no need to rush for success."

Su Rui gave a gentle reminder.

In this world, the path of cultivation was not smooth, and true Immortal scriptures might not necessarily be compatible with this Realm.

"Yes."

Yin Luoxia felt the mysterious nature of the technique, and her heart trembled.

When Su Rui first bestowed the "snow rainbow silk" upon her, she already felt it was extraordinary, and now her suspicions were confirmed.

However, she also felt a faint worry, fearing that one day, this mentor of hers would leave.

Just as her mood was sinking, Sikong Qianluo's voice rang out abruptly, breaking her contemplation.

"Teacher, I'm going to challenge the Ascending Heaven Pavilion today. Do you want to come along?"

Sikong Qianluo shouted excitedly.

"I'm going too?"

Su Rui raised an eyebrow slightly, his voice tinged with doubt.

The girls coughed lightly, with half-smiles on their faces.

If the teacher went, who could possibly stop him?

"I just wanted you to watch."

Sikong Qianluo also felt that what she just said was a bit inappropriate.

"Wait, didn't you promise your father you would guard the pavilion?"

Su Rui suddenly remembered she had mentioned this before.

"Challenge first, then guard! I also want to bring Senior Sister along. I'll take the fourteenth floor, and Senior Sister will take the fifteenth, and we'll block everyone below!"

A hint of craftiness flashed in her eyes; clearly, for her, the fun of this challenge far outweighed the difficulty.

"Then let's go take a look."

Su Rui shook his head slightly and scanned the room. Seeing no objections, he led the girls toward the Ascending Heaven Pavilion.

The Grand Competition had just ended, and the Ascending Heaven Pavilion was opening once again.

There were quite a few challengers this time.

The arrival of Su Rui and his group naturally drew a lot of attention.

Especially the young girls who had just entered the Jianghu; seeing him appear with a group of exceptionally beautiful women, their eyes were full of stars.

Although they were quite good-looking and had their own charms,

compared to Li Hanyi, Wang Yuyan, and the others, they were ultimately a bit inferior.

As for their figures, Mu Liangyue could crush almost everyone, except... herself.

Not far away, on the top floor of a pavilion.

The windows were wide open, and sunlight streamed in.

A woman leaned against a soft couch, her gaze drawn by Su Rui's appearance.

"Just as the rumors say, he is like an Immortal descended to earth!"

Zhu Yuyan's eyes sparkled, and her heart skipped a beat.

Su Rui paid no mind to the surrounding stares. Led by the Snow Moon City Disciples, he went straight to a building next to the Ascending Heaven Pavilion.

"Greetings, Pavilion Master!"

"Greetings, Mr. Su!"

Many people had already gathered inside the building, coming from various Sects and factions.

Their purpose for this trip was naturally to seek out the Geniuses who had emerged during the Grand Competition.

Although they hadn't taken the top spot in the Grand Competition,

they were unwilling to easily miss out on these promising newcomers,

as this was an important channel for them to replenish their ranks with new blood.

After taking his seat, Su Rui saw a young man walking out of the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, looking dejected and stumbling in his steps.

"The people in the Ascending Heaven Pavilion now are all elites from various Schools; they're quite strong, making it much harder to challenge than usual!"

Sikong Qianluo added from the side.

Su Rui nodded and was about to speak when his expression suddenly froze, and he turned his gaze toward a certain spot.

How sharp his eyes were;

with just one glance, he locked onto that prying gaze,

which was coming straight from a pavilion window.

An incomparably beautiful woman sat leaning back. Noticing Su Rui's gaze, she raised her wine cup from afar in a gesture.

She was dressed in light gauze, her figure graceful and her curves exquisitely defined.

Her eyes were full of charm, and the pink liquid in her cup swayed gently with her movements.

Su Rui didn't recognize who she was, but he didn't pay much attention either.

Seeing another young man retreat in defeat from the third floor, and with no one currently entering the pavilion,

he spoke softly.

"Go!"

With just that one word, Sikong Qianluo picked up her spear and leaped down.

She passed through the crowd and charged straight into the Ascending Heaven Pavilion.

As soon as that iconic spear appeared, many people immediately recognized her identity.

Expectations suddenly rose.

Zhu Yuyan noticed that Su Rui only gave her a fleeting glance before withdrawing his gaze, and her brow furrowed slightly without her realizing it.

She looked down at her still-graceful figure.

Was she really no longer attractive?

She was the acknowledged peerless beauty of the Demon Sect back in the day.

Not only was her talent exceptional, having cultivated the Heavenly Demon Arts to the seventeenth Realm at a young age,

but she also possessed a face that could topple cities, her stunning beauty once causing countless men to fall for her.

After so many years, her charm had not diminished but had instead gained a mature allure.

She always believed her attractiveness was as strong as ever.

So why was this young man indifferent to her?

Could it be because of those young girls by his side?

While Zhu Yuyan was lost in thought,

Sikong Qianluo was already advancing through the Ascending Heaven Pavilion with unstoppable force.

Upon learning that his daughter was challenging the pavilion, Sikong Changfeng was momentarily at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

With her current strength, why was she still challenging the Ascending Heaven Pavilion?

Hadn't they agreed she would guard the fourteenth floor?

No wonder she was nowhere to be found this morning; so this was her plan.

Sikong Changfeng felt helpless.

Nowadays, his words weren't as effective as a single sentence from her Master.

"Why don't you go guard the sixteenth floor?" Baili Dongjun couldn't help but tease upon seeing this.

"Fine, it's a good chance to see Qianluo's current strength."

Surprisingly, Sikong Changfeng nodded seriously.

He took out his pair of long and short spears.

"Are you really going to fight?"

Baili Dongjun was quite surprised to see him actually take out his spears.

"Of course I am."

Leaving those words behind, Sikong Changfeng leaped directly up to the sixteenth floor,

and asked the Zizai Realm Elder who was originally guarding the floor to step out.

The Elder walked out of the Ascending Heaven Pavilion with a look of confusion and bowed to Baili Dongjun.

"Deputy City Lord, what... is going on?"

"It's nothing, just a father giving his daughter a lesson."

Baili Dongjun's lips curled up as he answered casually.

"Wait outside for a bit; I reckon your position won't be needed for much longer.

I see Li Hanyi is also looking a bit eager to try."

Before his voice could fade, Baili Dongjun's figure moved, leaping to the very top of the Ascending Heaven Pavilion.

After Sikong Qianluo entered the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, she left everyone in awe.

She moved as if through an uninhabited land, breaking through levels one after another.

Every time she passed a floor, the ranking list outside would flip once.

Before long, she had already reached the fifteenth floor.

Looking at the empty floor, she couldn't help but feel a bit confused.

Why is no one guarding this?

"Come up; this floor belongs to Yin Luoxia, but just like you, she's been nowhere to be found since early this morning."

Sikong Changfeng's voice suddenly came from upstairs.

Hearing this, Sikong Qianluo stuck out her tongue and tiptoed up the stairs to the sixteenth floor.

Seeing her father sitting there, she called out in a crisp voice:

"Dad!"

Sikong Changfeng, who originally had a serious expression, immediately softened at his daughter's call.

"Cough... what is it, calling for your father?"

"Are you here to guard the sixteenth floor, Dad?"

she asked curiously.

"Cough, if I don't guard it, are you going to fight your way all the way to the top? By the way, you didn't go too hard on your Senior Brothers downstairs, did you?"

"Don't worry, I know my limits!"

Sikong Qianluo immediately stood up straight and answered seriously.

"Good.

You're just prone to getting carried away."

Sikong Changfeng shook his head and laughed, then stood up, holding his long and short spears in his hands.

"Silver Moon, Dark Moon!"

Seeing her father take out these two spears—the Silver Moon long spear was the one he had once given to her, and the other, Dark Moon, was his short spear—Sikong Qianluo's expression immediately turned solemn.

She knew her father's spearmanship all too well.

Since she could remember, it was her father who had personally taught her how to use the spear.

"Come on, let me see just how far my precious daughter's spearmanship has progressed!" With his short spear resting on his left shoulder, Battle Intent began to rise in Sikong Changfeng's eyes.

His right hand tightly gripped the long spear, letting it hang slightly as the tip lightly touched the ground.

Sikong Qianluo gripped her phoenix blood spear with both hands and pointed it toward Sikong Changfeng from a distance.

Knowing her father's strength was unfathomable, she didn't dare to relax even a little.

The True Qi within her body suddenly erupted.

The violent energy instantly blew open the windows and doors of the sixteenth floor.

The coldness in the air clashed with the temperature inside the room, condensing into wisps of white mist.

It drifted slowly out of the open doors and windows, spreading out.

Seeing this, the crowd below immediately thought of the icy spear technique Sikong Qianluo had used twice during the Grand Competition.

Although Mu Liangyue and the others saw it too, they couldn't know the details inside the building, and their expressions were somewhat anxious.

"Don't worry, the sixteenth floor is guarded by Qianluo's father."

Su Rui chuckled; this contest between father and daughter was likely intended to see Sikong Qianluo's true growth.

It's just that the Ascending Heaven Pavilion might suffer some damage.

Thinking of this, Su Rui's expression suddenly changed.

"Hanyi!"

"Here, Teacher!"

Li Hanyi was looking at the white mist drifting from the sixteenth floor. Hearing the call, she turned to look at Su Rui with a confused expression.

"When you challenge the pavilion later, try your best not to damage the Ascending Heaven Pavilion.

I'm afraid your Master won't be able to afford the repairs."

Li Hanyi was stunned and slightly confused, but she soon seemed to understand something.

Could it be...

She nodded, her expression becoming serious.

"Don't worry, Teacher, I understand."

Su Rui nodded with satisfaction.

Yin Luoxia, standing aside, had a strange look on her face, feeling that the conversation between the teacher and Disciple didn't quite match up.

"By the way, Senior Sister Qianluo seemed to pass the fifteenth floor in an instant. I wonder who was guarding it?"

Wang Yuyan asked casually.

As soon as she spoke, Yin Luoxia was suddenly startled and slapped her forehead.

"I think it was me!"

Before her voice could fade, the snow rainbow silk flew out, carrying her straight toward the Ascending Heaven Pavilion!

"..."

What's going on?

Is Yin Luoxia this unreliable now too?

The few of them were momentarily stunned and looked at each other.

Su Rui shook his head slightly and lightly tapped the air in front of him.

Ripples appeared in the air, undulating like the surface of water, before condensing into a mirror-like image.