But, the Core started spinning in mid-air.
With the spin, a strange suction was activated and it started attracting things from all directions. From Fang Ziji's inner upper pockets, two more Cores flew out.
It was same for Hu Mei Er and Long Jun.
The Monster Core that was hidden in Wu Tiao's ċhėst pocket also flew out.
These Cores were collected when the three sects killed the other eight Monster Beasts. They had obtained them with great difficulty and with the help of many people. They were not even able to look at them properly since their efforts were now being taken away.
The eight Monster Cores formed a strange pattern and were all spinning around the newest one, which belonged to the Turtle Monster Beast. With its revolution, a dark strength was pulled from the entire Heaven's Cave Inheritance. This pull caused everything to shake violently. Within all the chaos, a giant dark vortex appeared in the sky. It's sudden arrival made everyone present tremble with fear.
Nobody knew what was happening, except for the Old Demon, who was exploding in excitement. His cheery voice was heard in Yang Kai's mind, "The Grave of Beast Souls!"
"Young Master, you need to hurry away from this formation. It can affect you." The Old Demon warned.
Yang Kai did not heed the Old Demon, but instead looked at Su Yan who was still standing beside him and said, "Tell everyone move as far as they can away from the vortex.
Su Yan glanced at him, then turned around to order without hesitation, "Disciples of High Heaven Pavilion, withdraw to a five-kilometer distance from here!" Her words had a heavier weight. Everyone hurried to retire in the same direction as Yang Kai.
Fang Ziji looked at Yang Kai like he was measuring him, then said while laughing, "We will also move back!"
The disciples of the three sects ran with lightning speed and stopped at a distance of five kilometers.
They turned around to see that the nine Monster Beast cores were exuding a dazzling light. It looked like there was a mysterious relationship between all of them. With the continuous revolution of the Monster Cores, the vortex in the sky did not stop expanding.
A huge suction was still spreading from the vortex, such that the corpse of the Turtle Monster Beast had started floating in the air, the vortex rapidly pulling it. When the corpse flew into the vortex, it left behind no trace.
This caused everyone to be struck with fear.
Rejoicing, many people turned to look at Yang Kai, their faces filled with admiration.
A strong wind blew, flapping everyone's clothing violently. Many people were still frightened. A lot of the group who had entered for the inheritance were from the younger generations and did not have much experience. There were many people who hadn't even left their sects for a long period of time, so how could they see such a scene without flinching?
"Do we need to draw back more?" Su Yan came beside Yang Kai and queried.
Yang Kai looked at her then shook his head. Su Yan sighed with relief on Yang Kai's confirmation.
"There's something in the sky!" Suddenly, shocked voices were heard from everyone.
Yang Kai turned his gaze quickly to the sky alongside everyone else, only to find a golden light glittering from within the vortex. That golden light was dazzling, illuminating everything around it. It was like a hand that tore the sky open, showing the treasure hidden within.
Amongst the sea of people and widespread confusion, someone could be loudly heard yelling, "What is that?!"
Yang Kai narrowed his eyes and looked closer at the light in the sky.
At the top of where the light originated, he thought he saw the shadow of an angel standing at the corner of a house. From within, something was gradually descending.
A little more time passed, and Yang Kai discovered that it was not the corner of a house, but stairs; golden stairs that shimmered with the brightest hint of value.
These stairs were very long, with landings in between them. These stairs gradually came into everyone's view.
The descent of the golden stairs was sluggish. Along with it, the vortex also began to fluctuate.
After waiting for a few minutes, more steps appeared in the vortex, but after some time they were unable to discern the difference between them.
Yang Kai started to mull over it. Although the inheritance had revealed itself, they would need to start climbing to know how long it will take to get to the top. He stopped thinking about it after a while as there was a more pressing matter.
[Ding! Host has reached the destination]
[Does host wanted to sign-in]
'Yes'
[Reward: Increase in the height of the dragon transformation to 200 zhang]
[Reward has been stored for the host to redeem].
Since he knew that it would take some time for the stairs to completely descend, he simply looked for a secluded corner, and then sat cross-legged in that spot.
Su Yan looked at him in slight surprise, thought about it, then she also left the crowd and found herself a place to sit down not too far away from Yang Kai.
He sensed some movement open to see Di Yishuang and Hu Mei Er coming over.
The two smiled pleasantly. It was like the blooming of two very beautiful flowers bringing color and joy to the world.
Hu Mei Er laughed in a playful manner then gave him a coquettish look, "Do you want me to give you a kiss so that others can envy you?"
Yang Kai peeked at her again, leaned then extended his face near her, "I wish for it with all my heart."
Hu Mei Er blushed immediately then exclaims angrily, "You want a beauty to kiss you?"
"Mmm… where is the beauty?
Hu Mei Er blushed and punch hard.
He catches the punch and pulls her closer landing the kiss on her rosy lips. Not caring about the others. They separated and they can feel numerous killing intent on them. Especially Yang kai as he sensed Su Yan some real killing from her.
"You bastard!" Hu Mei Er stomped her feet, then covered her face with both hands and ran away.
"Run slowly or you might slip!" Yang Kai shouted.
"Brother Yang, will… will you not pursue her?" Du Yishuang said while staring Hu Mei Er's back.
"You don't need to worry, she is just throwing a noisy tantrum. She will come back when she has settled down." Yang Kai said without a care.
And accurately, after only a few moments, Hu Mei Er walked back, her face still blushing. Her head was lowered and her hands kept twisting the hem of her clothes. She had a delicate, embarrassed look.
"Hey." Yang Kai gives Du Yishuang a wink with a self-satisfied look.
Du Yishuang blushed.
After waiting for a whole day, the thing hidden in the sky was finally exposed and showed a complete picture of what was behind it. All the people that were waiting stood up and looked at the thing five kilometers away.
Cultivators who were standing below watched a huge palatial construction emerge from the sea of clouds down directly in front of everyone. In front of it was a huge number of steps, which were so numerous that everyone thought that they would not be able to climb them.
Finally, under the attentive gaze of countless of people, the flight of stairs made contact with the ground. A loud pounding could be heard as the ground trembled. The clouds and objects in the sky then vanished into obscurity.
The pounding and trembling continued for quite some time before settling down.
Yang Kai started to walk to its side. He was not as anxious as the rest because he knew who is going to obtain it already.
In front of him was a pure white figure. When he carefully looked at it, he noticed that it was Su Yan. The sleeves of her clothes were fluttering about as she moved. She was neither running like the rest nor taking a stroll like Yang Kai. Instead, she was traveling at a walking pace, emitting a noble aura.
When she turned her head back to look at Yang Kai realizing that his vision was locked onto her, her long eyelashes slightly vibrated as she opened her mouth to speak. However, no words came out.
In the next moment, their vision was blocked out by the running crowd of disciples. Yang Kai regained his composure when he could no longer see Su Yan.
"Let's go." Yang Kai turned around and smiled at the two, showing the way forward.
Yang Kai looked up into the sea of clouds and entered without scruple.
Du Yishuang was irritated by Yang Kai and whispered "Why is he being so smug?"
Hu Mei Er bitterly smiled back, "He isn't…"
At that point in time, past the three-thousandth step stood a figure clad in pure white. She was taking her time climbing each step. Even at that level, she continued to climb almost effortlessly. From the start, her demeanor remained calm as she scaled the stairs, similar to taking a leisurely stroll.
Even as the sleeves of her clothes fluttered about, she remained indifferent. Occasionally, she would use her hand to gracefully comb the hairs on her face back behind her ears.
The energy from the ground invaded the soles of her feet, but before it could even hurt her, the energies seemed to vanish.
Her entire face was flawless still, with skin as delicate as a baby's. Obviously, this was Su Yan.
Su Yan cultivated Ice Heart Secret Arts. she had a superior advantage within this test. She could easily climb without much effort.
Of course, out of the three sects, Su Yan was not the only ones that cultivated Yin and Yang-based cultivation techniques. There were approximately 700-800 disciples who cultivated Yin and Yang, but even when they realized the advantages they had in this test, they simply could not hope to compare with Su Yan. The cultivation techniques that each person held had different ranks. Naturally, Su Yan no doubt had the highest ranks of cultivation techniques.
Yang Kai and the girls were five thousand steps in now, but with progress also came immense difficulty. It was like climbing and crossing countless mountains and rivers. Yang Kai, however, showed no symptoms of struggle or pain, his face just as bright as when they first started climbing. This was not the case for the girls, who were both drenched in sweat.
As they got more exhausted, their appearances became arguably more attractive.
The more steps they took, the more heated they became, making their whole bodies fragrant, their complexions flushed, their coquettish looks turning limpid, just like two thoroughly ripe honey peaches. If one were to take a bite, the fragrance and juices would be an explosion of flavour.
"It's quite warm!" Hu Mei Er continued stepping up while raising her shirt collar with one hand and fanning the wind with the other. Her voluptuous and shapely ċhėst could be partially seen by Yang Kai stimulating him.
She had never been this sweaty before. Her clothes pasted directly against her damp skin, outlining her perfect, graceful curves.
This also applied to Du Yishuang Sweat was continuously flowing. Her typically ruby lips turned dry from exhaustion, which prompted her to lick them with her tongue, moistening them.
As he now stood on a higher step, he happened to see Hu Jiao Er's Ċhėst. It was like two mountains with a straight, flawless valley with sweat in between, causing his blood to stir with excitement.
Yang Kai became somewhat out of sorts.
Du Yishuang realized her own misdemeanor and instantly hurried to pull up her collar. She covered her Ċhėst with her hand as anger welled up in her eyes and she exclaimed, "What are you looking at?!"
Yang Kai's smile only stretched wider as he did not look away. Her realization only made his gaze linger unscrupulously on the girls' graceful bodies for longer.
Getting stared at like that was intensely uncomfortable for the girls.
They were standing behind him because their entire bodies were soaking wet, with every enticing crevice exposed. How could they be comfortable walking side by side with him?
They didn't expect him to be such a shamelessly bold person.
"What's wrong?" yang kai asked.
"We think it'll be better if we stop following you."
"You're certain?" Yang Kai asked.
"Yes."
Standing up slowly, Yang Kai decided, "Since you have made your mind, I won't try to change it."
"I will reach the peak and look at what's up there!" Yang Kai turned around as he proceeded onwards, this time much faster than before.
"Don't forget to tell us all about it!" Hu Mei Er shouted with a typical smile.
"Alright!"
Yang Kai turned into a black stream of light as he continued to run.
There was a majestic mist that covered the peak. Looking at it felt like looking at a fairyland. Yang Kai had slowly crept into the fog, as seen by some covering the way he came from. The scene felt like the sweetest dream.
Where he was, there were only ten steps remaining… the last ten to finally end his arduous climbing journey.
He slowly walked up the steps, one at a time.
Nine, eight, seven.
Six, five, four.
Three, two.
Yang Kai lifted his foot towards the last step.
His foot landed.
An otherworldly buzz-like cry rang out, and an invisible pressure suddenly descended on Yang Kai. It was a pressure that only an overlord could possess.
Yang Kai could see the Palace nearby.
Unfortunately, there was still a layer of stairs between them.
On Standing in front of the ninety-ninth step once again, Yang Kai gently pushed the fireball in his hands towards the Yin Qi barrier. The Yin Qi barrier broke like a fragile mirror. With the sounds of crashing and banging, the Yin Qi barrier dispersed, revealing the magnificent Palace which presented itself right in front of Yang Kai.