"Who dares to cause trouble at the gates of Fuyou Sacred Land?!"

The voice boomed like thunder.

Two figures descended like celestial beings, each exuding a terrifying aura, their power reaching the ninth level of the Spirit Sea!

They looked to be only in their twenties, which left the gathered prodigies in awe.

Even the gatekeeping disciples had such terrifying talent and cultivation.

Truly worthy of being one of the five dominions of the Northern Profound Realm, Fuyou Sacred Land!

"Two envoys, it's this guy!!"

"This guy is a traitor wanted by the Xiao family of Liuyun City. Not only did he defile his cousin to frame his brother, but he also dared to maliciously attack people at the gates of Fuyou Sacred Land."

"The two people lying over there were prodigies who came to Fuyou Sacred Land for assessment with sacred tokens, and he crippled them with a single punch!!"

Seeing the two guard disciples, the man who had just been kneeling before Xiao Ming hurriedly slid over to them, his expression extremely excited as if these two were his saviors, almost hugging them.

This left the surrounding crowd stunned and made Xiao Ming's eyes darken.

Unexpectedly.

This traitor dared to shout.

"You dare to injure those with tokens who came for the assessment at Fuyou Sacred Land?!"

"Such audacity!"

Under the instigation of the traitor, the two guard disciples looked at Xiao Ming, their expressions gradually turning dangerous.

They could ignore the Xiao family's warrant.

But injuring those who came for assessment at the gates was a blatant slap to the face of Fuyou Sacred Land.

If they didn't capture him, the higher-ups of the Sacred Land would be furious.

As the thought settled.

The two guard disciples stepped forward, their ninth-level Spirit Sea cultivation fully unleashed.

A terrifying aura crashed towards Xiao Ming like a tidal wave.

The pressure...

Far stronger than the black-clad man encountered half a day ago.

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"Wait!"

"We're also here for the assessment!"

Just as the two guard disciples were about to act, Feng Xianhuang frowned slightly and tossed out a token.

"This is... an elder's token?"

Seeing the token floating in the air, the two disciples' eyes narrowed, but the next moment they spoke coldly.

"This is the assessment token given by an elder of Fuyou Sacred Land, but it cannot protect the other participant you brought..."

"Is this enough?"

Before the two guard disciples finished speaking, Xiao Ming casually tossed out a jade pendant, and a terrifying pressure suddenly erupted.

"Hiss... Qingxuan Snow Pattern Jade?!!"

"This is the Peak Master's token!!"

Seeing the jade pendant engraved with the character 'Ling', the two guard disciples gasped, looking at Xiao Ming with shock and disbelief.

This man was favored by a Peak Master of Fuyou Sacred Land?!

Judging by the 'Ling' character on the jade, it was most likely the Peak Master of Jade Maiden Peak!

"Since the young master is favored by the Peak Master of Jade Maiden Peak, it's only right to punish a few traitors."

After a moment of shock.

The two guard disciples immediately cupped their hands.

Though they didn't understand why the Peak Master of Jade Maiden Peak would give a token to a man, it was clear this man was not someone they could offend!

"Father!!"

"I was rebellious just now, but I didn't mean it, I was just joking!!"

The traitor who had crawled to the guards turned pale upon hearing their conversation, immediately turning around and crawling towards Xiao Ming, crying out.

"Scram!!"

But before he could hug Xiao Ming's leg to beg for mercy, he was kicked ten meters away, spitting a mouthful of blood.

This scene terrified the surrounding prodigies.

"Young Master Xiao, I was blind just now, I'll cripple my own arm to apologize to Young Master Xiao!!"

Seeing Xiao Ming's cold gaze sweep over, the other instigators, faces changing drastically, crippled their own arms.

"Scram."

Xiao Ming couldn't be bothered with such trash.

Hearing this, the crowd felt as if pardoned, hurriedly retreating a hundred meters away.

However, they didn't leave, instead hiding in the forest to watch secretly.

They wanted to see how far this outcast wanted by the Xiao family could go in the Fuyou Sacred Land assessment.

"Then please open the entrance trial for us..."

Ignoring the little mice around, Xiao Ming spoke to the two guard disciples.

This entrance assessment.

He would surely make a name for himself in the Northern Profound Realm, and with these people as witnesses.

He could let Xiao Tiance and his wife know that their abandoned eldest son was in no way inferior to their younger son.

"Then please lend us your tokens!"

The two guard disciples replied politely, and Xiao Ming and Feng Xianhuang handed over their tokens without further ado.

"Heaven and Earth, rise with Fuyou!"

"Disciple Li Tianque..."

"Disciple Xu Bufan..."

"As guardians of the sacred gate, we request the Sacred Master to open the Fuyou Heavenly Ladder, to welcome extraordinary talents to our Sacred Land!"

As the two tokens floated before them, the guard disciples solemnly unleashed their cultivation and formed seals.

A finger pointed at the tokens.

Immediately.

The tokens emitted a light, merging into the mountain gate.

The sacred gate trembled, a terrifying sacred might swept across the land, and the void within the gate twisted and shattered.

An endless staircase, shrouded in mist, appeared before Xiao Ming and the others.

This was the Fuyou Heavenly Ladder!

A sacred artifact left by the ancestor of Fuyou Sacred Land, usually hidden in the void behind the mountain gate.

Only when the gate disciples activated the Fuyou gate, connecting with the Sacred Master's consciousness, would the Fuyou Heavenly Ladder appear.

Of course.

Every time the Fuyou Heavenly Ladder appeared, the experts of the Sacred Land could sense it.

"The Fuyou Heavenly Ladder has been activated?!"

"Hiss, besides the triennial entrance assessment, only those with spiritual bodies, favored by elders or higher, can obtain tokens to activate the Fuyou Heavenly Ladder!"

"I wonder who this time, is the lucky one with such privilege, and how far they can climb?"

"......"

Seeing the commotion above the mountain gate, many disciples rushed to the gate plaza.

They wanted to see who had the honor of having the Sacred Land activate the Fuyou Heavenly Ladder.

"Someone activated the Fuyou Heavenly Ladder?"

"Who could it be?"

In a palace atop Jade Maiden Peak, a stunning figure opened her eyes, looking curiously towards the mountain gate.

If Xiao Ming were here, he would be shocked.

Because this person.

Looked remarkably similar to Ling Ruoxuan, whom he had slept with, except for a tear mole at the corner of her left eye, and a gentler demeanor than Ling Ruoxuan.

If not looked at closely, one might think they were the same person.

Indeed.

This was Ling Ruoxuan's sister, Ling Ruoye, the Grand Elder of Jade Maiden Peak, with a cultivation of the third level of the Saint Realm!

She was another Saint Realm expert of Jade Maiden Peak, besides Ling Ruoxuan.

Of course.

She had another identity.

She was the master of Su Qingyue and Yun Ling!

"Unexpectedly, besides me, another elder has found a promising spiritual body."

"I might as well go and observe..."

Recalling the sensation caused half a year ago when she accepted Su Qingyue, Ling Ruoye was curious this time.

The prodigy chosen by this unknown elder, could they be as outstanding as her disciple?

Half a year ago.

After Su Qingyue activated the Fuyou Heavenly Ladder, she ascended to the 836th step, astonishing many high-ranking members of Fuyou Sacred Land.

If this time, the person activating the Fuyou Heavenly Ladder could break that record, it would add another candidate with the potential to achieve sainthood.