Above the sky of the Eastern Regions, the Northern Realm Lingtian, which was hidden in space like a crystal ball, was completely exposed to the sun, and a huge pillar of light projected out of the clouds, falling on the Northern Realm Lingtian, and shining into the Tower of Rules.

The eighth floor of the Tower of Rules is extremely bright, and the mysterious runes engraved on the ground are like being plated with gold leaf, shining brightly.

This rune that danced like gold couldn't attract the attention of the four people in the eighth-story tower.

He stood calmly, his eyes like a torch, looking at the staircase that was only half a zhang wide and less than two zhang high leading to the ninth floor, without making a sound, and the soles of his feet were firmly nailed to the floor as if they had been nailed.

Fan Wuxian exuded a slight frown of his brows, and the fluctuations emitted by this staircase, which was less than two feet high, were stronger than the fluctuations in any other place in the tower.

He clearly knew that although the distance of this staircase was very short, it was undoubtedly the most difficult to climb, and throughout the Eastern Regions for so many years, all the cultivators who had entered the Northern Realm Lingtian had all fallen on this inconspicuous, less than ten steps away.

Que Shaoxiao, who had always had a bright but gloomy smile on his face, inadvertently his face became extremely stern and faintly solemn, and he didn't dare to take the lead in stepping out and walking towards this ordinary-looking staircase.

Among the four people who ascended to the eighth floor, the most indifferent and ruthless was the silver-haired and white-robed Huang Yan, who stared at the stairs on the ninth floor without black and white eyes, but what was revealed in the depths of his eyes was cautious.

For so long, whether he was in the Heavenly Dao Academy or in the Eastern Realm, he had maintained a cold, arrogant, and arrogant demeanor at all times.

That's because he has that qualification.

And the prudence revealed at this time only proves that this short staircase is as difficult to climb as it is to ascend to the sky.

Time passed slowly, and the pillar of light shining into the eighth floor of the Tower of Rules moved slowly, becoming more and more oblique, and at the same time dimmed, the luster on the ground had long since faded, and only four extremely long figures were refracted on the walls of the tower.

The sun has set.

The four figures on the eighth floor of the Tower of Rules stood quietly for about two hours, and finally there was some movement.

Guo Chen's face was calm, in these two hours, although he felt that there were extremely terrifying fluctuations on the ninth floor of the staircase, but he couldn't catch a trace of the mystery, and the mind he exuded, like a mud cow entering the sea, was swallowed up in an instant.

He knew that unless he risked his life, he would continue to be tempted like this, and there would be no result.

Fan Wuxian also sensed this possibility, gathered all the thoughts that emanated out, moved his gaze, glanced at Guo Chen, and then looked at Que Shaoxiao, Desolate.

Que Shaoxiao didn't say anything, his face re-hung that gentle and gloomy smile, and said, "It seems that it will be useless to observe it like this." ”

"I wonder which of you is full of confidence and will take the lead in taking this step and breaking this deadlock?"

He took the lead in looking at Guo Chen, and then looked at Fan Wuxian and Desolate.

Huang Yan tilted his gaze, looked at Que Shao and smiled: "Seeing you smiling so happily, I know that you have some certainty." ”

He was extremely clever in his words, and there was a sense of sarcasm and excitement behind his words.

Guo Chen's face was calm, and his dark eyes glanced at Que Shaoxiao, and he could clearly understand the meaning of Yan's words.

However, Que Shaoxiao did not refute in the slightest, but smiled at Huang Yan: "Although your pupils are a little weird, I have to admire that you still have a little insight this time, which is all shown to you." ”

He looked at the situation, Fan Wuxian, and laughed softly: "Since you are all waiting and seeing, then I will take the first step." ”

After speaking, he ignored the situation, what they thought, Fan Wuxian and their thoughts, his footsteps had already gone out, and his position itself was only a few steps away from the ninth staircase, and it was even closer at the moment.

Although his words were relaxed, judging from the fluctuations of his momentum like a river and a sea, it showed that he was not at peace in his heart.

Da, another step out, Que Shaoxiao was closer to the ninth staircase, within reach, he took a deep breath, trying to calm his agitated mind, and then gritted his teeth suddenly, and stepped on the ninth staircase.

The sound of the slightly concussive soles of the feet falling on the wooden board sounded, and Que Shao's smiling face was uncertain, however, the ninth staircase, which was full of terrifying momentum, was magically not the slightest change at this time.

His eyes were suspicious, and the corners of his mouth quickly swelled with a smile, and he laughed: "Seeing that you are suspicious, am I fine?"

After speaking, he felt that the whole person was not affected in the slightest, and he couldn't help but relax, and his left foot was raised again and stepped onto the first wooden ladder.

Still fine.

Seeing this, Que Shaoxiao completely relaxed, and the suppressed breath in his heart had slowly eased out of his mouth, and then he no longer had any scruples, with a gentle and brisk smile on his face, he quickened his pace and walked towards the staircase on the ninth floor.

Da Da, the two-foot high staircase was about to be completed, however, at this moment, a strange scene appeared.

Que Shaoxiao deeply felt that his footsteps landed on the wooden ladder, and in less than a few steps, the ninth floor of the staircase was already close to his brow, however, no matter how fast his steps were, he was stunned that he had never approached the ninth floor of the staircase, and it was completely the dilemma of seeing the mountain not the mountain, and the water not the water.

Even more shocked than him was Guo Chen, his gaze fell on Que Shaoxiao's back, only to see that at this time, his position was no longer on the stairs of the ninth floor, but he walked towards the outside of the tower, walking on the airspace of Lingtian in the northern realm, and the farther and farther he went, even his back became extremely blurred.

Obviously, Que Shaoxiao didn't know his situation at this time, and he still felt that the ninth staircase was close at hand, but he didn't know the opposite.

Fan Wuxian was also stunned, and an extremely dignified color finally appeared in the depths of his eyes, no wonder no one has been able to set foot on the ninth layer of the Tower of Rules for so many years, is there really a way to crack such an ethereal wooden ladder that can be found without a trace?

The same is true of the barrens.

Guo Chen retracted his gaze, no longer looking at Que Shaoxiao's back that seemed a little funny and ridiculous, and his steps moved slightly, although he knew this, the pace of climbing the tower did not allow him to retreat.

In this case, it is nothing more than a person walking on the world, only by correctly and unshakably determining that the ninth staircase is his end, then it is possible to reach there, and only then can he get what he wants.

As soon as the thought fell, he stepped out without any hesitation, and in a blink of an eye, he came to the wooden ladder on the ninth floor, and like Que Shaoxiao's situation, he felt that the terrifying aura around him did not move, did not attack him, and did not oppress him.

However, he was not in a hurry to take the second step, he knew that there would be no mistake in this first step, and it was the first step to the ninth staircase.

The reason why he didn't dare to step out was that he clearly knew that the second, third, and fourth steps would have the situation of Que Shaoxiao walking out of the tower.

He stood quietly on the first wooden ladder, fortunately closed his eyes, and his mind sank into the ** of the Heavenly Dao Technique.

Among the four of them, he felt that Guo Chen was obviously an ordinary cultivator, but it made people feel as mysterious as seeing the bottomless Gu Tan.

If among the four of them, who had the best chance of reaching the top of the Tower of Rules, he would immediately think that it was this kid who didn't look amazing.

"Pretending to be a ghost!"

Huang Yan looked at Guo Chen with a look of disdain and extreme mockery.

When he closed his eyes and calmed down, he noticed that he was in an ethereal mist, and the qiē in front of him was full of drifting mist, and he could not see anything related to the ninth layer of the wooden ladder.

There is only endless mist.

"The ethereal ladder is like a dream. ”

Guo Chen looked at the sea of clouds in front of him and muttered, if he covered his eyes, he could still reach the top with his impression of the ninth layer of the wooden ladder, but if he blinded his heart, even if the ninth layer was imminent, it would be like a thousand miles.

After speaking, he was extremely firm, and stepped out of his steps without a trace of wavering.

With a slight sound of the soles of his feet falling to the ground, Guo Chen's footsteps seemed to have crossed time and space, shuttling through ancient times, and the sense of solidity from the soles of his feet instantly made him know that he had stepped on the second wooden ladder.

With the second step, the natural third step...

Step 5, Step 6...

Guo Chen's footsteps were like Thor's hammer falling on a wooden ladder, but they hit the heart of Fan Wuxian and Huang Yan hard, and their expressions became more and more exaggerated, until the end.

When they saw that Guo Chen's back was not the slightest bit wrong, not biased or oblique, the whole person walked from the wooden ladder to the ninth layer of the Tower of Rules, and the back disappeared from their sight.

They had just come to their senses, and with a look like a ghost, they lost their voices, "Did he really enter the ninth floor?"

"How is that possible?!"