Eastern Divine Continent, the Heavenly Ladder has already been opened.

At the foot of Kunlun Mountain, a new town has emerged, with countless Taoists gathering here, registering and waiting to ascend the Heavenly Ladder.

Sun Wukong also arrived in this town, and since he had no money, he could only sleep in a cattle shed.

On his way here, he encountered many dangers, not only penniless but also covered in scars, starkly different from the others.

After sleeping in the cattle shed for a few days, someone came to notify Sun Wukong that he was to climb the Heavenly Ladder today.

"Kid, you have no qualifications, just don't go."

Early in the morning, a passing Taoist told him, "Be careful not to wet your pants."

Sun Wukong did not respond, but simply bid farewell to the cow in the shed.

After all, he is also a Heavenly Venerate, though a bit weak, but his intuition is astonishing, always managing to turn danger into safety; what's there to fear about the Heavenly Ladder.

To approach the Heavenly Ladder, one must first pass through a Dragon Gate, similar to the Demon Mirror, any devils or other transformed beings who have committed evil deeds would be exposed by the Dragon Gate.

In front of the Dragon Gate, there are also a hundred Heavenly Soldiers guarding it.

"Next."

The Heavenly Soldiers shouted.

It was Sun Wukong's turn; he stepped forward.

The gatekeeping Heavenly Soldiers checked him with a spell, then nodded: "Pass."

Sun Wukong stepped into the Dragon Gate.

He passed through without any obstacles.

Naturally, the body of Sun Wukong is a true human body, flesh and blood, indistinguishable from ordinary people.

His creation, Zhuangzi's Butterfly Dream, cannot be recognized by anyone.

Passing through the Dragon Gate, the Heavenly Ladder lies ahead and Sun Wukong steps onto it without hesitation.

In that instant, the heaven and earth shifted, and the scene before his eyes completely changed.

Ahead, there was no longer stairs and mountains, only a battlefield covered in corpses and countless wriggling worms feasting on the bodies.

"This difficulty is really high."

Sun Wukong thought, and then was immediately engulfed by the swarm of flying bugs.

"Here comes another unlucky soul!"

In the heavens, the Immortals watching the scene all sighed in astonishment.

The trials of the Heavenly Ladder can reshape the Spirit Root.

However, the innate talent of the trial taker is actually very important, the poorer the innate talent, the more painful the trial process, undergoing a rebirth.

For ordinary people of Sun Wukong's talent, so far none have passed the trials of the Heavenly Ladder, because the process is just too terrifying.

The Immortals looked at the person struggling among the swarm, their gaze somewhat sympathetic.

But quickly, their sympathetic gaze turned to surprise, then to shock, and finally to disbelief.

They saw Sun Wukong rise from the swarm, with a body nearly skeletal, crawling through that segment of the trial.

Although he lacks talent, his will is firm, beyond imagination.

Afterward, he safely passed the second and third trials, one after the next.

The Immortals couldn't help but be amazed; those who pass the trials are all people of strong will, but to be so tremendously resolute is still rare.

"This guy is a genius!"

All the Immortals' gazes were drawn to Sun Wukong.

With such willpower, once he gains the Spirit Root, he will surely stand out from the rest.

But a few days later, the Immortals' attention was captured by another person.

They discovered an even more extraordinary individual.

That was a youth; he walked along without encountering any trials.

Seeing everyone on the Heavenly Ladder stopping in their tracks, showing expressions of horror, he found it rather strange.

"Why are they struggling so hard?"

The youth muttered.

The Immortals above were dumbfounded.

"Who is this guy? Why is the Heavenly Ladder ineffective against him?"

It's more than just ineffective. As the youth walked on the Heavenly Ladder, only abundant flowers and radiance lay before him, as if welcoming him.

"He's not going to walk straight through, is he?"

The Immortals asked each other.

"Impossible."

Some Immortals didn't believe it and after watching for half an hour, they became excited: "Look, he's entered a trial!"

"What kind of trial is that?"

All the other Immortals grew curious.

The youth finally saw a different scene.

There was a grassland, where a young boy was sitting in front, playing chess with an illusion.

The youth walked over to observe and was quickly absorbed by the chess game on the board, even forgetting to continue forward.

After watching for a while, he couldn't help but speak out loud: "You made the wrong move."

Sun Wukong turned his head to glance at him: "Don't disturb."

He continued playing chess.

But in the end, he still lost.

"Why did it have to be Go."

Sun Wukong sighed, Emperor Donghua had said that the Heavenly Ladder was the best way to reach the Scripture Pavilion.

The Scripture Pavilion was a place that cherished wisdom; to go there, one must fully demonstrate their wisdom on the Heavenly Ladder, so Sun Wukong, whenever he encountered a situation that could be resolved with wisdom, would definitely resolve it seriously.

But Go was a tough challenge.

"Move aside, let me do this!"

The youth pushed Sun Wukong: "I can beat him."

Sun Wukong was reluctant to yield: "Wait a bit longer, wait until I comprehend the Divine Move and defeat him, then I will give the spot to you."

"Divine Move?"

The youth became surprised: "What is that?"

"A chess player, in the process of playing chess, gains an understanding akin to divine skill, and at a critical moment, makes a move that influences the entire game, that is the Divine Move."

Sun Wukong replied: "All chess players aim to comprehend such a skill, continuously pursuing higher levels of chess skill, and if one can comprehend the Divine Move, perhaps they could ascend to Immortal Dao through chess and become a Chess Immortal!"

"Chess Immortal?"

The youth's eyes lit up instantly: "To ascend to Immortal Dao through chess, there really is such a method of becoming an Immortal."

This was exactly to his taste.

"You should step aside first, watch how I defeat him!"

The youth kicked Sun Wukong away, sat down and said: "Watch me perform the Divine Move."

Sun Wukong looked at him helplessly; this guy was as fanatic as the Jade Emperor.

Meanwhile, at the Palace of the Polestar, Gold Star Taibai was playing chess with 'Jade Emperor'.

"Your Majesty is really among these people?"

Gold Star Taibai asked.

"Indeed."

The Shangqing, transformed into the Jade Emperor, nodded: "I have already commanded the boy to protect him."

He was eager to see the situation, but in his current appearance as the Jade Emperor, it was not appropriate to leave.

"So, Your Majesty will be returning soon?"

Gold Star Taibai was very happy.

"Not yet."

Shangqing shook his head: "We need to cultivate him for some time first, let him descend to the mortal world again for training, then he will naturally understand."

"It's that troublesome?"

Gold Star Taibai seemed to understand yet not: "Then what Immortal Dao must His Majesty learn?"

"Naturally, it's my Supreme Dao."

Shangqing answered: "Only by cultivating the Supreme Dao in a mortal form, can His Majesty's Immortal Body be repaired."

Only The Three Pure Ones were qualified to impart the Jade Emperor with spells.

Gold Star Taibai nodded repeatedly, feeling that Shangqing's arrangements were very thorough.

The two continued playing chess while waiting for results.

"Report!"

The boy suddenly ran in from outside.

Shangqing immediately smiled: "There must be good news."

"Master."

The boy knelt on the ground and said: "The person you asked me to protect, was taken away by other Immortals."

"What Immortal!"

Shangqing was startled.

"Chess Immortal."

The boy answered.

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