#796 - Chapter 796 Climbing the Ladder of Time - Qi Refining Level 3000, Accepting The Empress As A Disciple At The Beginning

Ye Ling noticed Xuan's gaze and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's with that look?"

Knowing he had gone a bit overboard, Xuan quickly chuckled and said, "Lord Ling, I'm just too excited to have a new friend."

"Alright. Go back and work hard. I'll be back when I'm done here."

Ye Ling patted Xuan on the shoulder, urging him to take Meng back before continuing her arduous journey through the tunnel leading to the River of Time.

The further she went into the tunnel, the narrower the path became, and the more difficult it was to traverse.

Gradually, she transitioned from walking on flat ground to encountering steep slopes that required climbing.

The slopes were extremely steep, almost vertical in the air, and no spiritual energy could be used, forcing her to rely solely on her own strength to climb.

As a result, with each slope Ye Ling climbed, she felt as if her feet were filled with lead, and her body uncontrollably slumped downwards.

Every step upward was incredibly difficult, requiring Ye Ling to use all her strength to ascend even a little.

But despite the hardship, Ye Ling never stopped.

Because she knew that if she stopped on this path, countless illusions would soon appear and drag her into an endless abyss.

Even as the Spirit of All Things, she couldn't avoid the fate of falling into the abyss and having her soul destroyed.

It could be said that on this Ladder of Time, everyone was equal.

There was no distinction between strong and weak, young and old, male and female, or noble and lowly; there was only perseverance towards one's dreams and adherence to one's original intentions.

Those who persevered would succeed and be remembered for eternity.

Those who couldn't persevere would be swallowed by the River of Time, and in no time at all, no one in the mortal realm would remember you.

The pain of her body tormented her, the downward pull on her feet dragged her down, and the howling wind threatened to sweep her into the abyss.

Ye Ling's graceful figure wound its way forward on the Ladder of Time, which seemed to stand between the entire universe, like a tiny ant, so insignificant, like a speck of dust.

Ye Ling climbed with great difficulty, and it wasn't as if she hadn't considered giving up.

But whenever she thought of giving up, the image of Ye Kong sitting quietly by the Bitter Sea, fishing, would appear before her, his white robes fluttering, as beautiful as the most beautiful star in the world.

She couldn't give up; she still owed Ye Kong a promise, and she still had many things to accomplish.

Thinking of this, Ye Ling felt a surge of power within her, urging her to keep climbing higher and higher.

Ye Ling didn't remember how long she climbed this short Ladder of Time.

She only remembered that she climbed for a very long time, so long that she was about to forget her own existence, so long that she felt her ego disappear, and she was just a cloud or a crescent moon in the vast universe.

And it was precisely when she had such a thought that her feet, which had been almost suspended in the air, suddenly stepped onto a solid cloud layer instead of a soft cloud ladder.

I've arrived!

Ye Ling had never wanted to cry and laugh so much, not even when she found her favorite food.

I've arrived!

Ye Ling was so excited that she almost rolled around on the spot.

She took off the shoes made of intertwined vines from her feet, sat down on the cloud layer, and looked at the clouds rolling in the sky and the stars twinkling in the vast sea of stars, a feeling of pride arose spontaneously.

At first, Ye Kong wouldn't let her improve, but later, after Ye Kong allowed her to improve her strength, her strength never moved again.

After sitting in place for a while, Ye Ling finally sobered up.

She was about to reach the River of Time, and this was definitely not a good place to break through.

In fact, once she entered, she would never be able to get out.

Thinking of this, Ye Ling couldn't sit still any longer. She stood up and began searching for the last path leading to the River of Time.

She had secretly read some of Hong's classics, which stated that:

The River of Time would not appear easily; only those with true virtue and extraordinary strength to a certain level could find the entrance to the River of Time.

Even for these two types of people, they could only rely on luck after ascending the Ladder of Time.

If they were lucky, they could find the entrance to the River of Time; if they were unlucky, not only would they not find the entrance to the River of Time, but they would also be trapped at the top of the Ladder of Time forever as the ladder keeper.

This was why Ye Ling hadn't seen anyone on the Ladder of Time, but she could always feel the temptation on the Ladder of Time.

Moreover, once someone entered the River of Time, no matter who it was, they would be counterattacked by the River of Time to a certain extent.

Even if they went back, they wouldn't be the same as before.

Ye Ling thought about it. The above methods were all rather mysterious, and if she continued searching like this, she didn't know when she could find the River of Time, let alone enter it.

Therefore, Ye Ling used the stupidest and most foolish method: which was to find a way to lure out the Time Spirit Dragon.

The Time Spirit Dragon was the guardian of the River of Time, and the place where the Time Spirit Dragon appeared was where the River of Time was located.

Ye Ling was overjoyed when she thought of this, and she immediately put it into action.

Now, what was related to the River of Time and that she could see was the Ladder of Time.

Ye Ling decided to start with the Ladder of Time to lure out the Time Spirit Dragon.

Ye Ling thought about it and bombarded the Ladder of Time with the power of nature while dripping a drop of her fingertip blood.

The power of nature plus the fingertip blood of the Spirit of All Things, these two were enough to destroy the original balance of power infused into the Ladder of Time, causing the Ladder of Time to lean more towards the strong.

Breaking the balance of the Ladder of Time would make it impossible to maintain the rules of the River of Time.

For the entire River of Time, this was definitely a top priority.

She, Ye Ling, didn't believe that she couldn't lure out a Time Spirit Dragon with such heavy bait.

Sure enough, as the Ladder of Time tilted severely, a strong white light suddenly burst out from the depths of the sea of clouds.

The white light was very weak at first, then the light shone brightly, illuminating the entire sea of clouds for a while.

The beam of light flew extremely fast, tens of thousands of miles in the blink of an eye.

Ye Ling knew that the white light was the legendary Time Spirit Dragon. She hardened her heart and directly lay down on the crumbling Ladder of Time.

Later, when the Time Spirit Dragon arrived, it would first restore the Ladder of Time, and then have time to deal with her.

She would use this time difference to confront the Time Spirit Dragon and take the opportunity to drill into the appearing River of Time.

Closer, and closer.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the Time Spirit Dragon appeared in Ye Ling's sight.

However, the Time Spirit Dragon was generally in a hidden state in the outside world, so Ye Ling could only see the beam of light it emitted and could not see its true face.

But even so, it shocked Ye Ling greatly.