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

Sikong Jian never imagined that one day he would walk side by side with Lin Chu.

But given the current situation, if I disagree, it would seem petty of me.

After a few moments of silence, he slowly nodded.

Lin Chu smiled.

"Then let's go."

Ye Chen found it amusing to watch from the side.

He had previously thought the two were mortal enemies.

After all that fuss, it turned out to be just a one-sided attack by Sikongjian.

Lin Chu had no idea who he was.

The more I think about it, the more interesting it becomes.

Thinking this, Ye Chen's gaze involuntarily drifted to the back of Lin Chu.

The four sword attendants each possessed an ethereal and otherworldly air.

Ao Tianxin wore a black dress, her black hair was like satin, and she was as cold as frost.

Ye Chen clicked his tongue, his words tinged with undisguised sourness.

"Brother Lin, you are so lucky."

"These gentlemen must be the rising star, Miss Ao, and the four sword immortals, right?"

Lin Chu simply nodded slightly, showing no intention of continuing the conversation.

"Let's go."

Ao Tianxin remained expressionless, as if she hadn't heard.

The four women each looked down at their noses and their hearts.

Considering the presence of outsiders, Lin Chu had no intention of bringing out the Phoenix Carriage.

He didn't want these two people to get into his car either.

Several streaks of light swept across the shattered wasteland, speeding towards the depths of the thirtieth floor.

Ye Chenfei stood next to Lin Chu without any sense of awkwardness.

"Brother Lin, don't you have a phoenix carriage?"

"I heard it was pulled by a phoenix."

"Why don't you show it off to your brothers?"

Lin Chu's eye twitched.

How can this person be so familiar with you on the first meeting?

Moreover, the tone of voice, with its complete lack of boundaries, always gave him a very subtle sense of familiarity.

shook his head.

"This is not a suitable place."

"The imperial carriage is too ostentatious."

"Yes, yes."

Ye Chen chuckled and stopped insisting.

Sikong Jian remained silent.

His gaze remained fixed on Lin Chu from beginning to end.

She's like a celestial being.

He remembered clearly that Lin Chu had just broken through to the Earth Immortal realm not long before entering the Emperor's Path.

How long has it been?

Compared to the outside world, the Emperor's Path indeed improves cultivation levels extremely quickly.

But even at its fastest, it's not that exaggerated.

What concerned him even more was that Lin Chu possessed at least two complete sword dao laws.

I myself only comprehended the rudimentary form of the second law three months ago.

How exactly did this person train?

He slowly withdrew his gaze, the sense of urgency in his heart growing even stronger.

My only advantage now is my cultivation level.

However, the higher one goes on the Emperor's Path, the denser the spiritual energy becomes, and the faster one's cultivation level increases.

Once they reach higher levels, even this advantage will likely be worn down.

I don't have anything else that I can be proud of.

Lin Chefei kept a close eye on Sikong Jian until the very end.

The more he looked, the more his brows furrowed.

The Lin family and the Taixu Dao Sect did not have deep-seated grudges, but they were not entirely unfounded either.

This holy son is very famous, and Lin Che had naturally heard of him long ago.

Why does this Holy Son of the Void always seem to like looking at his own third brother?

Lin Che muttered to himself.

Maybe he's up to something bad.

He subtly moved closer to Lin Chu, blocking half of Sikong Jian's view.

……

at the same time.

The thirty-first floor.

A beam of sword light fell from the sky.

Where the sword light passed, space was torn open with cracks.

Jian Li sheathed her sword.

The tortoise-shaped monster in front of them, as large as a mountain, had split open along its midline.

Before the dark green blood could even gush out, it was evaporated by the sword energy.

She stood there, her brows slightly furrowed.

She had never seen anything like this before when she went up.

She has already slain more than a dozen of these monsters along the way.

The further down you go, the stranger it gets.

But she didn't want to get involved.

We avoided things as much as possible along the way.

All she wants now is to find a teacher as soon as possible.

In the distance, the teleportation array for the thirtieth floor came into view.

A bright smile bloomed on Jian Li's cold face.

teacher.

You'll see it soon.

……

Meanwhile, on the first level of the Imperial Road, at the foot of the Heavenly Tree.

The number of people gathering in front of the imperial stele has been increasing in recent months.

"Lin Chu has already reached the thirtieth floor."

"He's only been at Dilu for a little over six months, right?"

"The two brothers have reunited; it looks like things are about to get even more interesting."

Someone noticed another spot.

"Sikong Jian is also on the thirtieth floor."

"The first floor we just went up to."

"This Holy Son of Taixu isn't just all talk; he's really pushing me hard."

"They were lagging behind before, but now they've really caught up."

"Otherwise, why would he be called the Holy Son? He's already up to the thirtieth floor and he's still fighting. It's really hard to say who will be stronger later on."

Suddenly, someone in the crowd sneered.

"What a load of rubbish!"

Lin Chu is only fourteen years old.

"You're comparing a true immortal to a fourteen-year-old celestial being?"

"Who's stronger or weaker? At Lin Chu's age, what's the difference between her and an infant in the spirit world?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the murmurs subsided considerably.

Many people only then realized what was happening.

Yes.

Fourteen years old.

Lin Chu's performance made everyone subconsciously overlook his age.

On the Imperial Stele, Lin Chu's name still gleamed with golden light.

The light reflected on everyone's faces was dazzlingly bright.

……

Thirtieth floor, day three.

Lin Chu and his group sat on a cliff thousands of feet high.

Everyone looked tired; the journey had been far more difficult than they had imagined.

First, the concentration of spiritual energy suddenly changed.

The pressure between heaven and earth has more than doubled compared to before. If Qi Jun were still here, he would probably have trouble even breathing.

Then came an endless stream of monsters.

The strength of these monsters is clearly not at this level.

Lin Che said that when he and his men first arrived at the thirtieth floor, there were still some demonic beasts, but definitely not as many as there are now.

To make matters worse, they ran into the men in black robes three times in succession.

Although each engagement was a close-quarters battle, the men in black robes did not linger in combat, and would withdraw completely after the first contact.

The more this happened, the heavier everyone's hearts became.

The other party is clearly testing the waters.

"It's been three days, and we're only halfway there."

Lin Che leaned against a rock, his long sword resting across his knees.

"If this keeps going, we'll be skinned alive by the time we get to the thirty-first floor."

Lin Chu sat on a protruding rock, gazing at the blurry, towering tree in the distance, her brows furrowed tightly.

Even the 30th floor is like this.

What lies above that?

What is Ji Ning going through right now?

He closed his eyes, suppressing his turbulent emotions.

Footsteps sounded behind me.

A soft, warm hand rested on Lin Chu's shoulder.

Ao Tianxin had somehow appeared behind him.

She didn't say anything, but gently applied pressure with her hands, her fingers slowly kneading along the curve of her shoulders and neck with just the right amount of force.

Lin Chu turned her head and forced a smile.

"I'm fine."

"Thinking about Ning'er again."

Lin Chu hummed in agreement.

Not far away, Ye Chen sat on a black rock, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth.

Seeing this, he clicked his tongue, his eyes filled with envy that almost melted into tears.

"Brother Lin, this single guy is really envious of you."

Lin Chu looked up when she heard this and saw that this guy was staring at her, his eyes saying, "Why can't I have such a good opportunity?"

His lips twitched.

This guy is getting weirder and weirder the more I look at him.

Over the past three days, Ye Chen's presence has become increasingly subtle to him.

Whether he speaks or acts, he can't help but think of the fantasy novels he used to read on Earth.

Many of the main characters seem to be like this.

Especially the way this person looked at others, the light in their eyes that seemed to say, "This opportunity should be mine," or "This woman should be mine," was all too familiar.

Just as I was about to pull my gaze back from my thoughts, I caught sight of another person out of the corner of my eye.

Sikong Jian was sitting a dozen steps away, his back ramrod straight.

For the past three days, he has hardly participated in the daily gossip among the group.

But every now and then, his gaze would fall on Lin Chu, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Lin Chu felt a little uneasy under their gaze.

What's wrong with this person?