After the spiritual energy was restored: Goddess girlfriends came knocking.

A large crowd had gathered around.

Groups of two or three cultivators sat cross-legged on the edge of the cliff.

Some were covered in injuries, while others gazed at the opposite bank, hesitant to step onto the lock.

"This new batch of people seems to be quite capable."

"The one leading the group is the third young master of the Lin family, no doubt about it, this lineup is too easy to recognize."

"They'll definitely make it. Let's see how they get there and maybe we can benefit from it."

"Stop dreaming. Why should anyone let you get a piece of their pie?"

"Let's see what happens."

Lin Chu ignored the surrounding chatter.

Along their journey, they attracted a large number of onlookers.

He has completely desensitized.

It's not that there aren't any ill-intentioned fools.

Yes, and more than one.

But let alone Ao Tianxin and the others, Guangyu Shengqijun took care of them.

After a few times, no one dared to mess with them anymore.

Lin Chu withdrew her gaze, preparing to choose an empty chain, when she suddenly paused.

He caught a glimpse of something not far to his right.

Cang Li.

The young master of the Longyuan Cang clan stood on the edge of the cliff, arms crossed, expressionless.

The changes are significant.

In the past, Cang Li always acted like a scion of a noble family.

Now he possesses a certain composure honed by the trials of the Imperial Road.

What truly caught Lin Chu's attention was the person beside Cang Li.

A little girl.

For some reason, when Lin Chu looked at her, she inexplicably felt as if she were facing Ji Ning.

This aura... is it from the Spirit Race?

The girl looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old. She was not tall, had a round face, and plain features.

She was wearing an old gray dress.

A red string with a bell on it was tied to her hair, which jingled when she shook it.

At this moment, she was chattering away around Cang Li, her mouth never stopping.

Why do you always ignore people? You're so boring.

"Let me tell you, these red birds are called 'Blazing Feathers,' and they love to eat the frost on the iron chains."

"That rock was moving by itself! I thought it was some kind of monster, but it turned out to be a big lizard. So ugly!"

"Hey, are you even listening to me?"

Cang Li's lips twitched.

"Can you stay still for three breaths?"

Why?

"For no reason."

The little girl blinked: "Then I'll be quiet for a moment."

Cang Li opened his mouth, but ultimately kept it closed, gazing at the opposite bank without uttering a word.

As if sensing something, he turned his head.

He met Lin Chu's gaze directly.

Four eyes meet.

Cang Li's expression changed slightly, becoming somewhat complicated.

In an instant, he composed himself and nodded to Lin Chu.

Lin Chu was taken aback, then nodded.

The little girl next to Cang Li also noticed Lin Chu.

"Is that Lin Chu? She's even prettier than the rumors say."

"Why do you talk so much?" Cang Li frowned and said in a low voice.

Beside Lin Chu, Ao Tianxin didn't glance at Cang Li once.

That person doesn't exist at all.

Lin Chu smiled slightly and looked away.

"Let's go."

The crowd followed him toward an empty chain.

The chain was only as thick as an arm, swaying slightly as it hung horizontally in the air.

Below the iron chains, the lava flows ceaselessly.

Red birds flew overhead from time to time, their wings emitting sharp cries.

Lin Chu pondered for a moment.

"The rainbow stands tall and imposing, turning the natural barrier into a flat plain."

The Holy Word spell reappears.

A colorful rainbow stretched forward along the chain.

The next second, the chains stopped shaking.

The chill hidden deep within the iron chains was also suppressed by an inexplicable Daoist rhythm.

Yu Sheng took a step forward.

"Young Master, I'll go first."

Lin Chu nodded.

"careful."

Without the slightest hesitation, Yu Sheng stepped onto the chains.

He took a dozen steps, his steps becoming more and more steady, and as he walked, he turned back and said, "Young Master, this place is as flat as walking on flat ground."

Lin Chu nodded.

He led everyone onto the chains and walked upwards.

The flaming feathers above seemed to sense something as well, circling a few times, but none of them dared to approach.

The surrounding cultivators were all amazed at the sight.

"What kind of tactic is this?"

"A single sentence, and the chains are in place?"

"A reputation is well-deserved; Lin Chu really has a lot of tricks up his sleeve."

"How about we follow them?"

Everyone was envious, but no one dared to be the first to act.

It wasn't until Lin Chu and the others had walked more than halfway along the chains that one of the cultivators mustered up the courage to follow.

After walking a dozen steps, I suddenly realized that the chains under my feet were still as stable as the ground.

There was no attack from the blazing feathers.

I was both surprised and delighted.

"It really doesn't wobble!"

"It's still quite cool."

"What? Such a good thing?"

"Hurry up, hurry up! It won't work if he gets too far away!"

The crowd on the shore, who had been hesitating, suddenly became restless.

One by one, they jumped onto the chain.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Chu and his group were followed by more than a hundred people.

"Keep your voices down! Don't disturb the person in front."

"Hey, not bad luck."

Lin Chu didn't pay any attention.

Meanwhile, Cang Li also stepped onto another chain. Looking at the bustling scene of people vying to follow Lin Chu from afar, he couldn't help but sigh.

People are more mad than people.

He withdrew his gaze and turned to look in surprise at the little girl he had rescued along the way.

At this moment, she was walking backwards on the chains with her hands behind her back, facing him as if walking on flat ground, and even winking at him with a smile.

The surrounding flaming feathers swirled and hummed, yet not a single one dared to approach her.

……

More than a month later.

The entrance to the 26th floor of the Imperial Road.

Behind them stretched a continuous expanse of green mountains, which were now slowly fading away, as if being drawn back into a painting by heaven and earth.

The higher you go, the more obvious the differences between each level become.

Lin Chu turned around and her gaze fell on Yu Sheng.

Yu Sheng was bent over, one knee touching the ground, his wings tucked behind his back, his face deathly pale.

The barrier to becoming a true immortal has finally been reached.

Just now, the bottleneck of the True Immortal realm within his body, which had been dormant for a long time, cracked open.

But what emanated from that crack was not the joy of a breakthrough.

It's the aura of a tribulation lightning.

The tribulation of lightning on the Emperor's Road.

He knew better than anyone that he wouldn't make it through.

"Young Master."

Yu Sheng straightened up, his voice a little hoarse.

Lin Chu's gaze remained calm.

"Has it reached its limit?"

"Yes."

Yu Sheng nodded, not trying to be brave.

"By the 24th floor, it was already quite a stretch."

He paused, a wry smile appearing on his face.

"If it weren't for the young master and everyone else, I wouldn't even have made it to the twenty-fifth floor."

Lin Chu looked at him but didn't say anything to comfort him.

He knew Yu Sheng's temperament.

This person has never been the type to stubbornly persist.

When you can fight, you will fight until your last breath.

But once you decide that you really can't get through it, then you really can't get through it.

"The road to imperial power is long; it's better for you to withdraw now."

Lin Chu patted him on the shoulder, "You've gained a lot this time, that's enough."

"Go."

"Do what needs to be done well."

Yu Sheng clasped his hands in a fist salute and bowed deeply.

"Your subordinate will certainly not fail in your mission."

Qi Jun leaned close to Yu Sheng and whispered, "Brother Yu, after you go down, please tell my father that I'm doing well up here."

Yu Sheng glanced at him and nodded.

"must."

Thanks.

Lin Chu nodded to him and led the group toward the portal.