Watching Zhao Tianquan leave with three people, Bai Juding felt somewhat helpless.

"Xiao Tong, actually, you could consider joining the Sword Sect. This sect is among the top-ranked in all sects." Bai Juding said to Bai Xiaotong.

"Father, there's no need to say more. From now on, I will draw clear boundaries with those three." Bai Xiaotong felt disdain for Bai Jinseng, Bai Ge, and Bai Lengqing.

She used to quite like Bai Lengqing, but it turned out he was a disgraceful piece of trash too.

Bai Juding didn't speak, it was a personal choice after all, not necessarily a mistake.

Golden Saint was merely riding on Tang Rao's coattails.

Perhaps they will also accomplish something in the Sword Sect in the future.

...

Inside the Heavenly Ladder, Ba Wang was nearly going mad; he was already at the twenty-third layer and still hadn't seen Tang Rao.

It must be known that he had been pushing upward with all his strength.

Yes, despite exerting all his efforts, he still couldn't catch up to Tang Rao.

This kid, too bizarre.

Above the twentieth layer, each layer was exceedingly dangerous, as nearly all were guarded by cultivators at the peak of Foundation Establishment.

Even for Ba Wang, he had to be extremely cautious, taking each step strategically.

"Forget it, let's rest for a night." Ba Wang had no strength left to continue upward, having already fought four peak Foundation Establishment cultivators consecutively.

Similarly, on the twenty-second layer, Wang Changsheng also chose to rest.

Charging wildly through more than twenty layers on the first day was a truly insane act.

"I wonder which layer that young fellow Tang Rao has reached now." Wang Changsheng shook his head; he had thought Tang Rao would stop at the twentieth layer, but clearly, he was mistaken.

Tang Rao's strength was unfathomable; he managed to fight so many matches, his strength must be no less than his and Ba Wang's.

"Simply insane!" Even the usually composed Wang Changsheng couldn't help but curse with a laugh.

He had lived fifty to sixty years and had never seen such a ferocious young man before.

On the twenty-fifth layer, Tang Rao was still invigorated.

Jokingly, his reserve of Spiritual Energy was comparable to that of the phase of revealing light, plus every ten layers, he could obtain a spirit bone to enhance his Spiritual Energy.

So... continue fighting!

Although every layer had Foundation Establishment peak cultivators and was extremely arduous, it was still a form of progress and tempering for Tang Rao.

Twenty-sixth layer... Twenty-seventh layer, all the way to the thirtieth layer.

"Damn... really strong." Sitting on the thirtieth layer, Tang Rao gasped heavily.

He had a huge gash across his chest, so deep that one could even see the ribcage inside.

Lying in front of Tang Rao was a middle-aged man, now dead.

He was the one who had inflicted the wound on Tang Rao.

This guy's strength wasn't particularly strong, probably similar to that of Fang Rujing.

But he was treacherous and ruthless towards himself, striking only to drag him down even at the cost of his own death.

If it weren't for the liquid refined from the Dragon Blood Tree, it might not be a matter of a day or two for Tang Rao to recover.

"Forget it, let's rest for now." Tang Rao helplessly shook his head, using the power of the liquid from the Dragon Blood Tree branches to recover while grasping and devouring the Spiritual Energy from the spirit bone.

On the thirtieth layer, there was still a Bone Pool, and the spirit bone in his hand came from that pool.

Contained within it was even more massive Spiritual Energy, a magnitude of millions.

Halfway through devouring it, Tang Rao's foundation began to feel a sense of expanding pain, clearly indicating a breakthrough was imminent.

"It's like timely help in the snow." Tang Rao couldn't help but sigh; currently at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, although he could overturn some peak Foundation Establishment cultivators with various methods, there were still too many variables.

But advancing to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment would be different.

...

The night quietly passed, and the next day's sun rose from the horizon, illuminating the entire Wanqing Mountain.

In front of the Heavenly Ladder, crowds began to gather, and the noise started to swell.

The Heavenly Ladder List would temporarily close at night and reopen at seven in the morning.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the Heavenly Ladder List.

Last night at dusk, Tang Rao was at the twenty-fifth layer; after one night, it was unknown whether he had risen or fallen.

"Bang!" The enormous Heavenly Ladder List suddenly lit up at the first sliver of sunlight.

Tang Rao! Tang Rao!

Everyone was searching for the name Tang Rao.

Not on the twenty-fifth floor, not on the twenty-sixth floor, and not on the twenty-seventh floor…

Nor on the twenty-fourth floor, twenty-third floor also not sighted.

Could he be dead? Or had he withdrawn?

"Holy shit, look, four… forty-three… forty-three!" Suddenly, someone screamed in panic.

Almost instantly, everyone's gaze swiftly moved upwards.

The forty-third floor, number 199, Tang Rao!!

The glittering 199, the glittering Tang Rao.

Countless people gasped in astonishment, forty-three! Forty-three!

The current highest floor was the forty-fifth, and Tang Rao actually conquered the forty-third spot, with only two people ahead of him.

Oh my god, who can tell me, what exactly happened tonight?

Could this madman have not rested at all, continually rushing upwards?

Doesn't he need to recuperate? Doesn't he get injured?

Of course, Tang Rao gets injured, but, with the Dragon Blood Tree sap at hand, as long as it's not a fatal injury, he's guaranteed to recover fully within ten minutes.

His longest rest was at the thirtieth floor.

He rested for about three hours, healing his injuries and breaking through to the mid Foundation Establishment stage.

Then, he continued his brutal journey.

"Dude, slap me."

"Slap!"

"Ouch, it's not a dream!"

"I want to go home, I want to go home to cultivate!"

"Mom, give birth to me again, but you must name me Tang Rao."

The scene was filled with wailing.

Forty-three, what does this mean? It means that Tang Rao is not just at the peak of Foundation Establishment, but also among the strongest in that stage.

Forty-fourth floor, the Sect Leader of the Unrivaled Saber Sect, Sword Madman Ji Yongye; Forty-fifth floor, the chief of Luo Sheng Hall's seven kings, Evil King Mi Fukan.

They are dominators of their realms, and Tang Rao was right below these two.

"To the forty-fourth floor." Tang Rao looked towards the nearby forty-fourth floor area on the Heavenly Ladder's forty-third level, taking a deep breath.

Above the fortieth floor, each level was exceedingly difficult.

Not only were the Guardians mighty, but breaking through the barriers between floors was no easy task.

Breaking through the barrier between the forty-third and forty-fourth floors took Tang Rao a whole hour and a half.

Five peak Foundation Establishment Puppets, it was dangerously perilous.

No wonder the Guardian of the forty-fifth floor didn't advance upwards; the higher it got, the more daunting it became.

After briefly recuperating, Tang Rao stepped up to the forty-fourth floor.

"Tsk, Elder Lin, you finally dared to come up?" As soon as Tang Rao entered, he heard a somewhat disdainful voice.

"Elder Lin? Are you talking about Lin Qixian?" Tang Rao asked indifferently, referring to the Guardian of the forty-third floor, who by now had been defeated.

In the center of the forty-fourth floor, the man sitting with closed eyes suddenly opened them, his eyes swirling with the essence of sabers.

Staring at Tang Rao, various expressions emerged: bizarre, shocked, appreciative…

"Unrivaled Saber Sect, Ji Yongye." The man slowly stood up, towering at 1.9 meters, with two black sabers crossed and bound on his back, exuding a fierce aura.

"Tang Rao." Since the other had introduced himself, Tang Rao couldn't be too discourteous, revealing his own name.

Tang Rao? I've never heard this name before.

Of course, that's not the point, the key is… how is this kid so young!

"You… are you even twenty years old?" Ji Yongye swallowed and asked.

"Hmm, my twentieth birthday is coming soon." Tang Rao nodded earnestly.

Ji Yongye: "…"

Honestly, he almost spurted blood.

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