Having opened all her senses, the mountain was still a mountain, but between the mountains, a high tower now reached into the clouds.

Only then did Bai Jiaojiao realize that what had seemed like backtracking left and right was actually a serpentine path forward, leading directly to this tower.

It’s either a blessing or a disaster that cannot be avoided.

Since they could no longer escape, they might as well face it bravely.

Bai Jiaojiao grabbed Green Snake’s hand, resolved, "The path ahead, we sisters must walk together, and let’s not talk about who goes first anymore."

"Sister..."

Green Snake had already realized what Bai Jiaojiao had done. It was precisely because she knew that she was anxious.

But anxiety was useless now as Bai Jiaojiao must have already seen it.

Green Snake also released her self-imposed seal. The sisters looked at the high tower that appeared before them with solemn expressions. They exchanged glances and took big steps forward.

If they could not hide, their only option was to move forward.

What Lin Yun saw was the scene of the sisters entering the high tower.

If she had a choice, Bai Jiaojiao would not have entered.

Previously, to seize the Dragon Ball, a sister died, which was Bai Jiaojiao’s deepest regret. It was after that incident she realized that all the opportunities meant nothing without the most important thing, and no amount of chances could bring it back.

However, since they couldn’t escape, all they could do was face it.

But before entering the tower, Bai Jiaojiao wrote some words on the ground. She didn’t actually know if Lin Yun would come to Mount Heavenly Dragon looking for her, but just in case he did, leaving a message was like harboring a lingering thought.

In Bai Jiaojiao’s understanding, once they entered this tower, they might never leave.

She entered with the resolution that she might die, but upon approaching the front of the high tower, Bai Jiaojiao felt a certain affinity.

The three characters written on the plaque of the tower, which were previously unfamiliar to her, suddenly became clear.

"Sky-Piercing Tower... Could this tower truly pierce the sky?"

Bai Jiaojiao was skeptical that this tower, just like its name suggested, truly led to the heavenly realms.

They had no idea what dangers lay ahead on the path before them, but since they were here, they decided to go inside!

The grand doors of the tower slowly opened, and Bai Jiaojiao, holding Green Snake’s hand, walked in.

A blinding light made it impossible for Bai Jiaojiao to see anything; she could only grasp Green Snake’s hand tightly to ensure they were still together.

After the extreme brightness came the ultimate darkness, Bai Jiaojiao lost her sight. In the darkness, she only cared about holding Green Snake in her arms while concentrating her power to form a cocoon of shattered ice, enveloping both her and Green Snake inside like a chrysalis.

A moment later, through the transparent ice, Bai Jiaojiao’s world became colorful again.

The entire world was purple; everything around her was purple, and she and Green Snake were standing on a piece of black land.

This black land was very strange; Bai Jiaojiao felt solid ground beneath her feet, yet the land not only stretched infinitely forward but also spread endlessly upward.

This black land, like a vast tree, also branched out into numerous limbs. The most eerie part, however, was the scene before Bai Jiaojiao’s eyes.

It seemed like she was looking at a painting, which was both flat and three-dimensional. While it clearly felt discordant, she couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was off.

This contradictory sensation inevitably led to irritation.

Outside the black soil, all colors were purple. Those purples, dazzling and beautiful, were also filled with an aura of danger.

"Sister..."

Green Snake and Bai Jiaojiao felt almost the same, overwhelmed with the urge to tear everything apart, but reason told her that in such a place, one must not act rashly.

"Don’t be afraid."

In front of Lin Yun, Bai Jiaojiao seemed like a salted fish without the will to strive, but this was just a façade; in truth, she was the most reliable one.

At this very moment, although she was also irritable, she tried her best to suppress the restlessness in her heart, calming Green Snake while starting to analyze their current situation with a cool head.

This place was too eerie, including the black soil they were stepping on.

Was this a path stretching forward, or one extending upwards?

Bai Jiaojiao chose to take a step forward.

Don’t ask where the path leads, the path is underfoot.

She stepped out, and nothing happened.

The area with the black soil was temporarily safe.

Beyond the black, towards the purple, Bai Jiaojiao dared not touch.

In such a place, all unknown things could bring death to them. For now, the black soil was presumed safe, so they would only walk on the black areas, not touching the purple ones—maintaining their inner calm, they might turn ill luck into good.

Bai Jiaojiao shared her conjectures with Green Snake, and the two sisters clung to each other’s bodies, crawling in the area where the black soil lay.

Since they didn’t know what the path beneath their feet was like, they could only move forward by continually groping.

Following a path ahead, they finally saw something out of the ordinary.

If the black areas were like the branches of a great tree, then the purple areas were like lush leaves, almost completely covering the tree.

And now, they saw something resembling fruit.

They were bubble-like objects, suspended in the purple world, these bubbles varying in color, and for Bai Jiaojiao, it was the first time since arriving in this cursed place that she saw colors other than black and purple.

There was white and blue, red and yellow, even multicolored—Bai Jiaojiao could not find the words to describe the romantic sight before her eyes.

Dragons are fond of shining things, women of beautiful things; hence, female dragons adore things that are both pretty and luminous.

If it weren’t for Bai Jiaojiao’s constant vigilance, she would have already been intoxicated by this dreamlike scene at this moment.

The most enchanting is often the most dangerous, Bai Jiaojiao did not know what these things were, and quickly pulled Green Snake back half a step with her. Despite her steadiness to such a degree, when the storm hit, she was defenseless.

Among the countless bubbles, suddenly one burst open. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

The bursting of a single bubble, in this strange world, set off a heaven-shaking tumult, that dangerous-feeling purple had been quite still, but after the bubble burst, a purple storm was whipped up.

The purple wind rolled towards Bai Jiaojiao and Green Snake, Bai Jiaojiao dodged desperately several times, relying solely on her agility to evade without casting any spells under such perilous conditions, which was quite a feat.

But no matter how slippery she was, when the purple tidal wave swept over, drowning all the black soil areas, Bai Jiaojiao finally had nowhere to hide.

"What a pity, I won’t be able to wait for his return."

Bai Jiaojiao thought of the promise Lin Yun made when he left, never imagining that it would be a farewell forever.

The purple tidal wave finally rolled over Bai Jiaojiao and Green Snake, like a huge wave, sweeping them away.

And just when Bai Jiaojiao nearly lost her ability to resist, a giant bubble just happened to appear in the direction they were swept away...