Confessing to someone who thinks I'm a fat otaku, and then crying when monsters descend?

Luoyang City.

A group of people were waiting for Chen Nian at the inn.

"It's been all night, where did Junior Brother Chen go?"

"yes....."

"What exactly happened last night?"

"I didn't see clearly, but it seemed like someone was chasing Junior Brother Chen, and then he ran away."

Just then, a scarlet bird flew over.

"It's Junior Brother Chen's bird!"

"Look, there's a note tied to its leg!"

The group quickly caught Xiao Zhu and unwrapped the note to take a look.

Unable to enter the city, we will wait for you at the post station three miles outside the city – Chen Nian.

"Junior Brother Chen said it's inconvenient for him to enter the city, what's going on...? Could he have enemies in the city?"

"In that case, let's go find him."

When the group arrived at the city gate, they found a woman in a red dress standing on the pavilion. Although she was wearing a veil, her beautiful features revealed her extraordinary beauty.

She stood with her arms crossed over her chest, her gaze cold, as if waiting for something.

Several senior students recognized him at a glance.

"That's Ji Ya, the most beautiful courtesan of Snow Moon Pavilion..."

"What is she doing here? Could it be that she was the one who chased after Junior Brother Chen last night...?"

"But why did she chase after Junior Brother Chen? Wasn't she quite delighted to invite him for tea and music that day?"

"Is it possible that Junior Brother Chen...?"

"That's impossible! Miss Ji Ya is no ordinary person; she is, after all, one of the successors of the Heavenly Maiden Sect."

"Tsk tsk, Junior Brother Chen is quite the ladies' man."

Yue Xiaomeng saw her senior brothers whispering to each other, so she caught up with them and asked, "What are you all secretly talking about?"

"Haha, we were just praising Junior Brother Chen..."

"You guys are obviously up to no good. Don't you dare corrupt Chen Nian, you hear me!" Yue Xiaomeng sneered.

"Yes, yes..."

Finally, the group met up with Chen Nian outside the city.

Next, our destination—the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land.

.......

Tianxuan Sacred Land.

Mu Qingxuan is back.

She stepped on a three-foot-long green sword, soaring through the white clouds, her ethereal figure captivating the many outer disciples below.

"Is that Senior Sister Mu Qingxuan? She's so beautiful!"

"No wonder she's ranked number one on the list of most beautiful fairies; just looking at her from afar is breathtaking..."

"I wish I could see Senior Sister Mu every day."

"Keep dreaming! First, you'll have to climb the Cloud Ladder and become an inner disciple!"

The so-called Cloud Ladder is a staircase that extends upwards, with a total of one hundred steps.

Climbing the stairs will result in being suppressed by force.

It's very simple for an outer disciple to be promoted to an inner disciple; all they need to do is climb fifty steps.

The 50th to 100th floors above are the battlegrounds where elders compete for the title of "chosen ones."

"It is said that when Senior Brother Mu Yun was eighteen years old, he came to the Ascending Cloud Ladder and climbed eighty floors in one go, breaking the disciple record!"

"Then why is he considered a divine being? We shouldn't be too ambitious."

As Mu Qingxuan flew over the Sky Ladder, she saw a familiar figure standing on the fiftieth floor, one hand behind his back, dressed in white, elegant and handsome.

Who else could it be but Mu Yun, the older brother?

"elder brother."

Mu Qingxuan landed: "What are you doing standing here without moving?"

"He will surely ascend the Heavenly Ladder to enter the Heavenly Profound Holy Land. At that time, I will stand here and wait for him, looking down at him, and say indifferently, 'You have come.'"

Mu Qingxuan gave her brother a strange look: "Brother, are you sick in the head...?"

"Don't you think...this scene is quite elegant?"

"affectation!"

Mu Qingxuan felt that her brother seemed to have some mental problems since he returned from his trip.

"So you don't want to go out with me because you're thinking about these pointless things?"

"Performing miracles in front of others is an art. As my master once said, there is no end to learning, so how can it be considered boring?"

"Fool... Is your friend so special that you'd go to all the trouble of planning what to do for him?"

"Yes, he's special!"

"I will see then who this person is that makes my brother so concerned."

Mu Qingxuan didn't waste any more words with her brother; she was in a hurry to go back and find her senior sister.

Bamboo pavilion in the mountains.

Jinshu is watering the flowers and plants in the yard.

"Senior Sister!"

A celestial figure gracefully descended into the courtyard.

"You're back, Qingxuan."

"Senior sister, I know you really want to know about Senior Brother Boyi, but you're too proud to ask."

"I...I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

Mu Qingxuan smiled and said, "I relayed my senior sister's message that you will get married in the third month of spring. My senior brother... gave me something."

"What?"

Mu Qingxuan opened her palm, and a white chess piece floated up.

On the back of the chess piece is engraved the character "槿".

"My senior brother said these are chess pieces he carved himself, and he's giving them to you, senior sister, as a gift... as a token of appreciation..."

"When what?"

Congratulations on your marriage, senior sister!

Jinshu's expression changed drastically, and she suddenly slapped the chess piece away.

The chess piece rolled into the soil of the flower bed.

"What does he know besides chess and gambling? He even wished me a happy marriage. Fine, fine, I shouldn't have liked such a chess fanatic!" Jinshu's voice was almost broken.

"Senior sister..."

Mu Qingxuan sighed: "Senior brother also said that he is too untalented and doesn't do his job properly, so he is not good enough for you, senior sister."

"Not good enough? I didn't even care, why does he care about that?!"

"Men always have pride in their hearts. I just saw my brother act foolishly on the ladder to heaven, just to look down on his friend..."

"That's enough!"

Jinshu was furious: "His chess skills are even worse than mine. He's just a stupid idiot. From now on, I won't concern myself with anything he does!"

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A world of calamities.

Tower of Demons

The tenth seat, the last divination.

The old man, who was so thin he was practically skin and bones, stood in front of the "Celestial Star Compass," a magical artifact used for divination, and was trying to predict the outcome of the demonic core he had sent.

"What...."

The results of the celestial compass's calculations caused his cloudy pupils to suddenly contract.

The Demon God's Core, destroyed?

Moreover, it perished almost instantly, which means it was destroyed by an extremely powerful force.

So powerful that he could instantly kill the original demon god? Impossible. What world has such a powerful person?

So he continued to use the celestial compass to deduce the results, hoping to find that powerful person by working backwards.

Such a powerful person would be a formidable foe if he were to become an enemy!

Eyes slightly closed, greyish fingers manipulated the compass, stardust and streaks of light flowing through the gaps between them...

Suddenly, a force rebounded from the compass.

It sent him flying!

"How...is this possible...."

Mobu struggled to get up from the ground.

Another person whose fate cannot be predicted.

Just like last time, it seems to be protected by some kind of rule, making it impossible to see through.

At that moment, a black current containing terrifying power suddenly surged in from outside the door.

Even Mo Bu, who was ranked tenth, couldn't help but tremble after sensing this power.

The black currents converged on the Demon God's throne, transforming into a human figure.

He was a young and handsome man, but his face carried a hint of evil. Just one glance into those blood-red pupils sent chills down Mo Bu's spine.

The man slightly extended his hand, his five fingers slightly curled.

In an instant!

A black, ghostly claw emerged from the ground, lifting Mob into the air. The enormous claw nearly crushed every bone in his body...

"S-Sir..."

Mobu's hoarse voice was trembling.

The man on the throne before them was neither the Primal Demon God nor the Primal Heavenly Dragon, but rather "Primal Calamity," who was even higher up.

One of the three rulers of "Calamity," a being so powerful that it inspires awe and fear.

Startling Waterfall.

"I heard that you... sent a magic core to the upper world without authorization?" the man asked slowly.

"Yes... my lord!" Mob replied in a trembling voice, "I thought we could create chaos from above to break the deadlock."

"Who gave you permission to act without authorization?"

Jinglong's tone suddenly rose, and the ghostly claw crushed dozens of Mobu's bones, causing him to spit out a mouthful of black blood on the ground.

"The place that the magic core is heading to is the fourth level of the World Tree, the territory of the fourth brother."

"Your subordinate...does not understand what you mean, sir!"

"The fourth brother is a chess player; he uses the world as his chessboard and all living beings as his pieces."

"He... is a chess player."

"Do you know what chess players hate most?"

"What chess players hate most is when others touch their pieces on the board."

"If you wake up the fourth brother because of your unauthorized actions, it will be a big problem."

"I...I know I was wrong..."

"roll!"

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Several more days passed.

After a long journey, Chen Nian and his group finally arrived at the territory belonging to the Tianxuan Holy Land.

"This is the territory of the Heavenly Profound Holy Land? The profound energy is so abundant! Cultivating here will definitely be much faster than back home."

"Nonsense, otherwise why would it be called a holy land? Countless people all over the world want to go in."

The master stepped forward, cupped his hands to the gatekeeper, and said, "We come from the Qingxuan Sect and wish to pay a visit to the Tianxuan Holy Land."

"Guests are welcome, please come in!"

So the group entered the gates of the holy site.

The disciples were quite curious: "Wait, did we get in so easily? Weren't there any conditions?"

"Dream on! We've only entered the outer gate of the Heavenly Profound Holy Land!"

"The inner sect is even higher. Only those who enter the inner sect are considered true core disciples of the Heavenly Profound Holy Land, where the profound energy is several times more abundant."

"So...we can only stay at the outer gate..."

"To join the inner sect, you must ascend the Heavenly Ladder!"

What is the Cloud Ladder?

"That is the towering bluestone staircase, with a total of a hundred levels, each level being a large hurdle."

The master stroked his beard and said, "When I was young, I also had lofty ambitions to climb the Heavenly Ladder, but I didn't expect that I could only climb up to the thirtieth floor and then I couldn't climb any further. Alas."

"Ah, Master, you can only go up to the thirtieth floor?"

"Indeed, to visit the inner sect, one must climb at least fifty levels of the Heavenly Ladder!"

Yue Xiaomeng exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, so many people are climbing the Heavenly Ladder! It's spectacular!"

Beneath the green mountains and misty clouds, one could see countless figures struggling to climb the ladder to heaven.

"Why do they treat taking even a single step on such a short staircase as if it were a matter of life and death?"

"Because the higher you go, the stronger the power that will suppress you. Outer disciples can become inner disciples once they reach the fiftieth floor of the Heavenly Ladder."

"Back then, when the divine child Mu Yun was eighteen years old, he climbed the Heavenly Ladder for the first time and went straight to the eightieth floor."

"Let's go test the power of this Cloud Ladder!"

Several disciples were eager to try, and rolled up their sleeves, ready to show off their skills.

"Master, if we reach the fiftieth floor, we'll have to become disciples of the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land. Please don't blame us for betraying our sect!"

"Haha, you guys? Dream on!"

Below the Heavenly Ladder, there are two disciples in white robes, a man and a woman, who are on guard.

Chen Nian walked over quickly.

"I'm friends with Mu Yun, and I've come to see him. Could you please let me know?"

"Hahaha! You're friends with Mu Shenzi?"

"Too many people have been looking for Mu Shenzi all day. If you want to see Shenzi, you can climb the fiftyth floor of the Heavenly Ladder!"

Chen Nian smiled and said, "I heard that Mu Yun reached the eightieth floor back then. If I surpass him, will I become the new Divine Child?"

The two were taken aback at first.

They immediately lost their composure.

"Turns out he's an idiot."

"Sigh, every day there are these overconfident fools trying to climb the ladder to heaven. It's exhausting."

Chen Nian clasped his hands in thanks: "Thank you both."

That's right, he came here specifically to get a few sarcastic remarks.

This is the true essence of a fantasy world!

He feels that showing off is meaningless unless he is ridiculed and suppressed.

Wasn't Senior Mu Yun trying to show off in front of others?

Now, the lesson begins.

Chen Nian said to his master and Yue Xiaomeng who were still below, "Master, Senior Sister, I'm going to climb the Heavenly Ladder too."

"Keep it up, Chen Nian!"

"Every step on the ladder to heaven is difficult; don't push yourself."

"clear."

With his hands behind his back, Chen Nian stepped onto the first step with a graceful and composed air.

Sure enough, as soon as I stepped onto the stairs, I was overwhelmed by the pressure.

It felt like my body had become several times heavier.

This is only the first section.

It is easy to imagine that this so-called Heavenly Ladder will block countless people from entering the Tai Xuan Holy Land.

Chen Nian paused only slightly before continuing uphill, unhurriedly, as if strolling leisurely in his own backyard.

"He's still pretending?"

"Guess how many levels of the ladder he can climb?"

"At most twenty floors. I'm looking forward to seeing his embarrassed look later."

The two guards chatted with a smile.

On the ladder to heaven, one can witness all walks of life.

Some people were lying on the ground, moving their bodies with difficulty, as if every inch of movement was torture.

Some people simply sat on the steps to rest, sleep, and wait for their energy to recover.

Some people, unable to see their own strength, forcibly climbed the Heavenly Ladder, only to be crushed and severely injured, coughing up blood, before being rescued.

On the seventeenth step of the Heavenly Ladder, Chen Nian ran into several senior brothers who had gone ahead of him.

"Chen Nian, you're here too!"

"I can't take it anymore, I really can't! Seventeen sections is my limit!"

"Sigh, it seems there's no hope of becoming a disciple of the Tai Xuan Holy Land."

"Chen Nian, how are you feeling? Are you under pressure?"

Chen Nian smiled and said, "It's alright."

"Don't worry about us, just go ahead. You're the one looking for Mu Yun anyway, we're just here to broaden our horizons."

"Keep going, make it to the 50th floor!"

Chen Nian clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, "Those senior brothers, please rest well. I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, he continued walking uphill.

He passed by one person after another, taking one step after another.

The twentieth step of the Heavenly Ladder is a crucial juncture.

At least several dozen people were staying here.

Because the difficulty of the twenty-first level increases dramatically, many people are unable to advance any further.

To everyone's utter astonishment.

Chen Nian took a step forward.

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P.S.: You said I was posting fluff yesterday, so I guess I won't be posting fluff today!