The two Immortal Venerables died on the Immortal Path without causing any ripples, and even the onlookers didn't feel much pity.

These days.

They have seen too many cultivators die before the Immortal Path.

Some with high boundaries, like the Nine Heavens of the Quasi-Emperor, just half a step away from the Emperor Realm, yet ultimately lived only as shadows of a Great Emperor of a certain era, forced to become Dao Endowment and sleep till now.

Unfortunately, upon awakening to embark on the Immortal Path this time, they still failed to prove their eternal path, blood splattering on the White Jade Stairway.

As for the lower-boundary cultivators who died, there are countless, some elderly Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators couldn't even truly step onto the Immortal Path before exploding into nourishment.

So the death of Immortal Venerable cultivators is not really a significant matter, for at every moment, someone is dying.

Ruan Tang paused briefly, looking at the red-haired old man on the path she came from, now gone without a trace, she couldn't help but press her lips.

She tightened her grip on the Lantern of Suiya in her palm, continuing to step upwards.

Ruan Tang felt as if something inside her was slowly disappearing.

Not very apparent, yet somehow perceivable.

Ruan Tang knew it was her lifespan, if not for the protection of the Lantern of Suiya, the speed at which her lifespan was leaking would be hundreds or even thousands of times faster.

"Huang Zhongtian didn't lie to me."

Ruan Tang thought so and continued ascending the White Jade Stairway.

The eightieth step.

The ninetieth step.

The hundredth step.

It wasn't long before Ruan Tang had walked one-sixth of the way, with more than five hundred steps ahead, during which she surpassed seven cultivators.

All are at the peak of Immortal Venerable or in the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

Seeing a Venerable walk such a long distance, they were all dumbfounded.

Five of them harbored malicious intent.

They saw the black lantern Ruan Tang was carrying in her hand, suspecting it might be a treasure capable of resisting the passage of time, thus they tried to snatch it all at once.

Ruan Tang didn't move, nor did the lantern reveal its form, only emitting a cawing sound.

"Ah!"

The five cultivators simultaneously held their heads, with their Divine Sense gradually withering under that strange and ominous crowing.

Although there was also the suppressive effect of the Immortal Path, one couldn't underestimate the power of this Divine Sense attack, and then all five fell consecutively.

This scene.

Was not seen by too many cultivators.

Until Ruan Tang ascended a hundred more steps, all eyes began to gather on her, for she was one of the three cultivators who walked the farthest!

Though she arrived later, with the fracturing of three hundred steps of the White Jade Stairway, she was only seven short steps from entering the last four hundred steps of the Immortal Path, enough to be heart-stirring.

"Hiss, this one... which Holy Lands' Quasi-Emperor Ancestor is she from? To dare step into the last four hundred steps, only one person has entered there!"

"There are still seven steps."

"Indeed, don't underestimate these mere seven steps, the ancestor of Zen Sect once fought with Great Emperor Jiu Feng over the Emperor Realm Dao Fruit and barely stepped into the last four hundred steps."

"..."

The vicinity of the Immortal Path was buzzing with discussion.

Huang Zhongtian stood silently on the bamboo boat, watching Ruan Tang getting closer to the last four hundred steps of the Immortal Path.

After ten breaths.

Ruan Tang became the second cultivator to enter within the four hundred steps.

But it was not over yet. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Three hundred and ninety steps, three hundred and eighty steps, three hundred and seventy steps... until Ruan Tang stopped at the last three hundred and twentieth step of the Immortal Path.

All cultivators nearby the Immortal Path were in shock.

Many elders who were sitting cross-legged, meditating to adjust state for stepping onto the Immortal Path, opened their turbid eyes, staring hard at the white-dressed woman.

Know this.

Not counting the previously shattered steps, the ancestor of Zen Sect of the Nine Heavens Quasi-Emperor walked 239 steps, nearly a quarter of the Immortal Path.

Whereas this unknown female cultivator walked a total of 287 steps, surpassing the Zen Sect ancestor by several dozen steps!

"Alas."

Huang Zhongtian rubbed his hair vigorously, deep complexity within his eyes, after a long sigh, the bamboo boat vanished into the starry sky, leaving no trace.

...

...

The Immortal Path lies at the center of the Four Immortal Domains, where the Heavenly Court also resides.

Baize, who was distracted by the imperial war of the Eastern Immortal Domain's Red Sail Star System, suddenly felt uneasiness enveloping her heart.

She instinctively looked towards the nearby Immortal Path, where the White Jade Stairway ascended, with many cultivators dwelling in the surrounding starry sky.

There.

There was an aura unsettling Baize, she calculated with fingers, face suddenly becoming pale, spitting out a large mouthful of heart's Essence Blood.

The calculation failed!

Baize became increasingly uneasy and flew straight towards the Immortal Path, she heard the discussions around, couldn't help but look at the Immortal Path.

One glance caused Baize's pupils to keep shrinking, the woman who became the focus of discussion is Ruan Tang, the mistress of the Heavenly Court.

"Huang Zhongtian!"

Baize was filled with murderous intent.

In her mind, if it weren't for Huang Zhongtian's bewitchment, Ruan Tang absolutely couldn't step onto the Immortal Path, hence she could guess what Huang Zhongtian said that night—

The Immortal Fruit can resurrect Xu Lai!

Just with this point.

It's enough for Ruan Tang to disregard being manipulated, and regardless of life and death, resolutely step onto the Immortal Path.

"What is happening."

The Qingfeng Sword arrived, the artifact spirit's voice filled with bewilderment.

Having just gone to the Red Sail Star System to cut a thread of Tiangui Yuan Yin for Yiyi and Ping'an, and passing by the Heavenly Court, how did Ruan Tang walk to nearly halfway on the Immortal Path?

Baize didn't blame the Qingfeng Sword spirit, now wasn't the time for blame, but to think of how to salvage.

But after all consideration.

Baize couldn't think of any way, wearily said: "Let's return to the mountain."

...

The mountain.

Baize, Ruan Lan, Yu Guiwan, and Qingfeng Sword simultaneously looked at Xu Yiyi and Xu Pingan.

The two little ones didn't know exactly what happened, but vaguely knew it had to do with their mother, both hung their heads and remained silent.

"You all have quite the skill."

The voice of the Qingfeng Sword spirit trembled, unable to believe it was tricked by two little kids.

"Don't say anymore."

Ruan Lan hugged the two nephews, barely squeezing out a smile: "You all discuss it, my boundary is low and I can't help, I'll take the kids to see my brother-in-law."

Evidently.

Ruan Lan wanted to keep Yiyi and Ping'an from knowing the truth, otherwise the two little ones would absolutely feel guilty for a lifetime.

"Right, the lantern."

Yu Guiwan slapped her forehead, taking out two black Lanterns of Suiya from the Storage Space.

These were items her younger martial siblings cautioned her multiple times to keep an eye on when leaving, Baize's clone previously studied them, couldn't see anything peculiar.

"After picking the Immortal Fruit, perhaps it can be retrieved from the lanterns to resurrect The Supreme Emperor. Three Lanterns, in exchange for the No Righteous Sword and a strike from The Supreme Emperor after resurrection."

Baize closed her eyes, all the puzzles she couldn't piece together before were suddenly clear.

The Qingfeng Sword spirit transformed into human form, stood in the corner of the room, constantly silent, only a face full of remorse and regret.

After a while, she spoke: "I'll go bring Ruan Tang back."

"Then break on the Immortal Path, causing the Heavenly Court to lose an Emperor Artifact capable of contending with the Emperor Realm?"

Baize opened her eyes, already calm.

"It's my negligence, I can't let Ruan Tang die on the Immortal Path. I promised... I promised Xu Qingfeng I would protect their mother and two children."