Translator: Fate Proofreader: Silavin With a tall body, Chu Wunian wore a golden armor and a bright smile on his face, giving himself an upright look to others. When he arrived on the mountain peak, his eyes immediately attached themselves onto Gu Xianer. A hint of amazement quickly flashed across his eyes, but his good upbringing and calculative mind prevented him from revealing any strange emotions. He had seen many beauties before, but even he was still stunned for a moment. “Greetings, Grand Elder.” He turned around and greeted the Grand Elder. Even in terms of the entire Skyward Schloss, only a few people knew that Chu Wunian was actually the son of the Grand Elder’s disciple. His father, the Emperor of the Great Chu Celestial Dynasty was once the Grand Elder’s disciple, but due to his royal identity, he was unable to be inducted officially as his disciple. Therefore, only a few people knew about this. “Wunian, I’m glad that you are here.” The Grand Elder nodded slightly as he was quite satisfied with his attitude. To the many elders in Skyward Schloss, Chu Wunian’s attitude, cultivation and talent were all excellent, making it difficult for anyone to find any flaws, but most importantly, he didn’t have any ulterior motives unlike Gu Changge. Among the current Direct Disciples in the Skyward Schloss, he was the only one who could go head-to-head with Gu Changge, so many elders had high hopes for him as they felt that he could bear the heavy responsibility, unlike Gu Changge who had other motives. At the moment, Gu Xianer was looking at him thoroughly. After all, he was a young prodigy who was a match against Gu Changge, so she couldn’t help but feel a little curious. With a body born out of royalty, every majestic step of his exuded his calming presence and unfathomable cultivation that she found hard to comprehend. “I guess that you are the disciple that has been making rounds lately, right? At first sight, I knew that the rumors were true. You do have an outstanding celestial posture.” Chu Wunian cupped his hands with a smile on his face. “Greetings, Senior Wunian.” She nodded her head while remaining calm on the outside, but she couldn’t figure out why he was showing goodwill toward her. [I just got here, and the Grand Elder hasn’t even accepted me as his disciple. My place in Skyward Schloss is even lower than an ordinary disciple, so why is he showing kindness to me? Is it because of Gu Changge? An enemy of my enemy is my friend.] Then, the Grand Elder asked lightly, “I was wondering who can bring Xianer to Skyward Path, but since you are here, Wunian, why don’t you bring her there with you?” “The Skyward Path. Looks like she is quite ambitious, but the path is really dangerous. If you resist it too much, it may cause unimaginable damage to your body and even your Daoist Heart, which will stop you from breaking through to other realms. Xianer, have you thought this through?” Chu Wunian was slightly stunned. In fact, the reason he came here was because of her. He had already heard news about her before. It wasn’t wrong to say that she held evidence that would bring disgrace to the Immortal Gu Family, and once the evidence was known to the public, the Immortal Gu Family would definitely become a laughing stock in the Beyond. The Great Chu Celestial Dynasty had an old emperor who was seriously injured by the Immortal Gu family, which led Chu Wunian to hold animosity toward them, so naturally, he couldn’t wait for his wish to turn into reality. However, in front of the Grand Elder, he needed to pretend that he was doing his best for Gu Xianer. With a quick glance at him, the Grand Elder shook his head inside his heart without saying a word. Meanwhile, Gu Xianer remained composed and said, “I’m confident that I can do this, so you don’t need to worry about me, Senior Wunian.” Listening to her, Chu Wunian expressed a bright and carefree look on his face, but inside his heart, he was scoffing at her. [I’m curious to see how far this ‘nirvana supreme being’ can go. I can’t believe she is so confident in herself.] “Okay. I’m looking forward to it.” With that, he transformed into a rainbow and led her all the way to the Skyward Path while she followed from behind. Somehow, she felt that he had ulterior motives, and her instincts had never been wrong over the years. “Master!” Soon, his followers appeared in front of him, and they were amazed to see Gu Xianer. “To the Skyward Path.” Chu Wunian ordered them. At the same time, he didn’t forget to turn around and breathed a sigh at Gu Xianer before speaking in a pity and somewhat shameless tone. “Xianer, I actually understand your situation very well. Gu Changge is such a cruel person. What he has done is simply horrifying, and it isn’t something a brother should do at all. He is no different from any beast…” Listening to his words behind him, she couldn’t help but furrow her brows and remained silent. Even though she knew that he was scolding Gu Changge, for some reason, she felt a little uncomfortable. Gu Changge had indeed hurt her a lot, but he was still better than the despicable man in front of her who liked to talk behind other people’s backs. Although Gu Changge was cruel, he didn’t shy away from his actions, unlike Chu Wunian. Also, this was between her and Gu Changge, so she didn’t want anyone else to interfere. “Senior Wunian, I think you should just lead the way. I didn’t expect a Direct Disciple like you to say such words behind people’s backs…” she uttered with a calm look. In other words, she was daring him to say those words in front of Gu Changge himself instead of her. At this point, she finally saw through the real Chu Wunian. [He only wants to join his camp against Gu Changge.] The moment her words came out, the expression on Chu Wunian’s face changed a little. It finally began to turn gloomy, but he quickly composed himself. After all, he wanted to keep his emotions indistinguishable, but… Gu Xianer’s words really filled his heart with rage. [Is she mocking me for not daring to say those words in front of Gu Changge? How dare a little girl who just reached the Honored Nobility Realm say these words to me. It seems like the Grand Elder has given her some backing. If it weren’t for him, I would really like to show her what a Direct Disciple of Skyward Schloss is about.] However, he was also a little confused because based on his findings, there seemed to be strong enmity between Gu Xianer and Gu Changge, so he found it hard to imagine that she would speak up for him. … Soon after, the entire Skyward Schloss was stunned as they found out that the green young girl next to the Grand Elder was about to challenge herself on the Skyward Path and break Gu Changge’s record. Obviously, the news was spread out by Chu Wunian to cause a huge uproar, even causing the rest of the Direct Disciples to come out of seclusion in shock to have a look. The identity of the young girl dressed in green was mysterious, and she was rumored to be someone from the Immortal Gu Family. Now, she was also given high expectations by the Grand Elder as he planned to accept her as his disciple, so not only were the disciples excited to see her, even the other elders were curious to have a look. In Skyward Schloss, the Skyward Path contained an unspeakable significance as it provided a springboard for any ordinary person toward fame. After all, for a young prodigy, talent had a great role to play. The strengths of one’s talent would sometimes determine the future success of a person. At one time, the sky was filled with divine rainbows and colorful haze while artifacts began to intertwine. Many disciples were heading toward the area where the Skyward Path was located, and every peak was incomparably filled with lively human figures. Most of them also noticed the presence of elders and disciples among the crowds. “The record of the Skyward Path was maintained for nearly 100,000 years before it was broken by Gu Changge back then. So far, no one has been able to surpass him.” “After all, he is a True Celestial Being. Lately, I even heard that he has already broken through to the Honored King Realm.” “His cultivation speed is simply incredible. I have not heard of anyone around the same age as him breaking through to the Honored King Realm. Even Chu Wunian seems to be stuck in that realm.” “It’s not that easy to break Gu Changge’s record. I think that young girl is just dreaming…” The disciples began to discuss the matter all over the mountain peak. The Skyward Path was a white jade step surrounded by an immortal mist, giving it an incomparably mysterious atmosphere. Every step was interwoven with Daoist patterns as a Daoist aura lingered around the place. With every step up the path, one would experience different kinds of vision. It was a path that led to the sky, but no one knew how many steps there were. Every 100,000 years, the path would be revealed here and many young prodigies would try to conquer it by breaking the record every 100,000 years. Every 100,000 years contained a generation of young prodigies, so they naturally would want to leave a mark on the path to shock the world and make a name for themselves. However, during the past 100,000 years, among the disciples who joined Skyward Schloss, Gu Changge was the one who shined the brightest, suppressing all his other peers. After all, a True Celestial Being wasn’t someone who could be underestimated. At the moment, many disciples and cultivators gathered under the Skyward Path to see the fun. As for Gu Xianer, she remained composed in her green outfit that highlighted her slender body. “Xianer, you shouldn’t force yourself. The pressure on the Skyward Path is simply unimaginable…” Chu Wunian put on a good-natured face while persuading her. However she only gave her a glance with her emotionless face and remained silent. In such a short period of time, almost everyone in the Skyward Schloss knew about her challenge as it was obviously spread out by Chu Wunian so that he could see her embarrass herself. Of course, she knew about his true intentions. “It’s only been a couple of days, but I can see that you already have your followers. Do you need me to keep an eye on them?” Suddenly, a teasing chuckle was heard and it shattered the calmness on her face. She quickly turned around and looked toward the direction of the voice with her cold eyes. With a smile, Gu Changge slowly walked toward her in a snowy-white untainted outfit. Behind him were a group of his powerful followers that made the nearby disciples step back out of fear. After he was done with what he wanted to do, he left Skyward Ancient City and returned to the mountain gate where he was surprised to find out that Gu Xianer was about to challenge herself on the Skyward Path. Suddenly, he felt a little intrigued, so he came here. “Oh my, is she the little girl that the Grand Elder is about to accept as his disciple? What a rare beauty. One can only imagine how she will look in the future.” In the other direction, a light giggle was heard. A stunning woman in a white veil appeared with several fox’s tails behind her that were held in the arms of her attendants so as not to drag them on the ground. She was Yin Mei, a Direct Disciple of Skyward Schloss, but no one knew about her relationship with Gu Changge. After Gu Changge left Skyward Ancient City, she also went back to the mountain gate. She was in a particularly good mood since Gu Changge had given her a few more antidotes. Because she had prepared enough cultivation resources over the past 6 months, and because he seemed to be interested in her fox tails. “Oh my!” “I didn’t expect this matter to bring out Gu Changge and the always reclusive Yin Mei.” “Looks like there will be something good for us to watch.” On the peaks, everyone was shocked to see the scene in front of them as they didn’t expect so many Direct Disciples to show up all at once, and surprisingly, even Gu Changge, who usually wouldn’t show himself to anyone, was here.