After passing through the corridor, there is a small path.
Not far from the path, there are dozens of green dragons that have finally regained their energy and are playing lazily.
The appearance of the Holy Elder and Gu Xuan did not attract their attention.
Because everything on the path and them are already in different levels of space.
Elder Sheng took Gu Xuan on the path.
The winding path leads to a secluded place, and after walking through the long path, what appears in front of Gu Xuan is - a longer road!
To be precise, this is the real ladder.
Because every step is suspended in the void.
The steps are very long, all the way to the sky, seeming to lead to the end of the sky.
"This is the real ladder to heaven. Whether you want to go to the second heaven of the Holy Realm, or you want to get the fragments of the Dao Heart of Heaven, you need to go up it."
The holy elder pointed to the end of the ladder and said calmly.
The corners of Gu Xuan's mouth trembled.
The so-called ladder to heaven that I dared to use before was all in vain, right?
Elder Sheng seemed to have seen through Gu Xuan's thoughts.
“The so-called climbing the ladder to heaven before was not in vain.
When the real competition comes, how many people will come from each island?
We can't all send them here.
So, that was considered a tryout.
Only those who get in the top ten are qualified to walk on this real ladder!
At the end of the ladder, there are three doors.
Inside the first door are the fragments of the Dao Heart of Heavenly Dao.
Inside the second door is the teleportation array leading to the second heaven of the Holy Domain.
You can go up now."
Gu Xuan nodded and remembered the words of the holy elder.
"Then what's inside the third door?"
A smile appeared on the corner of the holy elder's mouth.
"Inside the third door is the inheritance of heaven!
If you are interested, you can try to accept the inheritance.
Regardless of success or failure, there will be no damage.
However, if you fail, you will be deprived of the fragments of the Dao Heart of Heaven and the qualification to enter the second heaven of the Holy Realm."
Gu Xuan was thoughtful.
"I understand. Either you don't touch the third door, or you have to bear the risk of failure."
The holy elder solemnly said:
"That's right. There's one more thing you should pay attention to.
A few months later, it will be the time for the real competition, and at that time, the mortal rankings will come on their own initiative.
If you want to take the ladder now, I can only temporarily summon the mortal ladder.
Moreover, you are the only one taking the ladder, so your opponent will not be other warriors, but the phantom warriors who are ranked second to tenth most powerful in history.
Their strength may not be weaker than mine.
After all, I will hold the position of Holy Elder for no more than ten thousand years.
And your opponents will most likely appear as phantoms of warriors from ten thousand years ago. I can't predict how strong they will be.
So, be careful."
Gu Xuan smiled slightly.
"Don't worry, you should know my strength very well.
In this holy realm, I am confident that I am invincible."
Elder Sheng wanted to make a mockery of Gu Xuan, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his mind.
"Actually, you can wait until a few months later for the real competition.
At that time, your enemy will be very weak.
You can easily get the first place and accept the test of heaven?"
Gu Xuan was stunned.
"The test of heaven? So for the first place, defeating the enemy is not enough?"
The holy elder shook his head.
"No, you must accept the test of heaven.
In the general list, only the top 20 are selected for ranking.
The top twenty warriors who can reach the top of the Holy Island will fight to determine the rankings from eleven to twenty.
The remaining ten people go to this real ladder to determine the top ten rankings.
However, every time the ten people walked up, they could not decide the first place on the mortal list.
Because being number one on the mortal list needs to pass the test of Heavenly Dao and be recognized by Heavenly Dao.
If you don't get it, you will be kicked off the list directly.
Therefore, whoever ranks first on the list will always be eliminated.
If you are eliminated, there will be no first place, and the position will be vacant.
This is also the reason why you only have nine opponents.
Otherwise, the fragments of the Dao Heart of Heaven would have been taken away long ago."
The corner of Gu Xuan's mouth twitched, and he stared directly at the Holy Elder.
"In other words, your promise that I will help you deal with Jiao Mei and you will give me the pieces of the Dao Heart of Heaven's Dao was false from the beginning, right?"
Elder Sheng nodded seriously.
"You can think so. You killed so many people on my Holy Island, and I don't blame you. I'm already very magnanimous.
You still directly want to get the fragments of the Taoist Heart of Heaven. Isn’t that a dream?
In fact, you can tell by just using your brain. If I could take that thing out directly, I would have understood it myself.
Can that dragon charm still become my mortal enemy?"
Gu Xuan's whole body was in bad shape.
Routines, everything is a routine!
I never expected that the dignified leader of the first level of the Holy Domain, the dignified Holy Elder, would actually play tricks on me?
The corners of Elder Sheng's lips evoked a smile as if a conspiracy had succeeded, as if seeing Gu Xuan defeated made her very happy.
Gu Xuan's whole person became even worse.
"Fan Bang, please help me summon him!
I don’t want to stay in this damn place for a moment anymore!”
Gu Xuan said angrily.
The holy elder smiled brightly.
"As you wish!"
She formed magic seals with her hands, and a golden dragon flew out from between her eyebrows.
The golden dragon opened its mouth and spit out a stream of golden light.
In the golden light, a thin golden list hangs next to the ladder.
At the top of the list, dragons and phoenixes are written with two big characters: Mortal List!
These two words seem to possess magical powers and are so mysterious that just by looking at them, people will sink into them and be unable to look away.
Gu Xuan looked at the holy elder and walked up the ladder to heaven without looking back.
The moment Gu Xuan walked up the ladder to heaven, a line of small words appeared on the mortal list.
The small print reads: Ranking to be determined—Gu Xuan.
From the moment he stepped onto the ladder to heaven, Gu Xuan suddenly felt that the whole world seemed to have stopped.
There was obviously wind blowing here and clouds floating in the sky, but he just felt as if time had stood still at this moment.
This feeling is very subtle and strange.
Behind him, the voice of the Holy Elder came.
"Remember, Gu Xuan, the shortcut to the third heaven of the holy realm is in the Tongtian Valley of the second heaven of the holy realm.
Also, don’t go looking for Longmen, let alone provoke the holy elders from the second heaven.”
Gu Xuan turned a deaf ear and continued walking forward.
After walking a few steps, he finally turned around and looked at the Holy Elder.
"Dongfang Xue, thank you very much."
The holy elder snorted coldly.
"Why are you thanking me? Don't forget, I lied to you. Also, call me Elder Saint!"
Gu Xuan looked at Dongfang Xue and smiled slightly.
"I thank you because you gave your essence and blood to the green dragon.
The drop of essence and blood you gave to the green dragon was not from the dragon at all.
How could the dragon's essence and blood allow the green dragon to evolve into a true dragon?
Unless, that is your essence and blood."
After saying that, Gu Xuan turned around, faced the wind, and continued walking up.
Soon, his figure disappeared into the clouds and disappeared from Dongfang Xue's sight.
Dongfang Xue stood there and didn't speak for a long time.
The wind howled, blowing her hair.
I don't know how long she stood there before Dongfang Xue smoothed her long hair from her forehead and raised a smile on her lips.
A trace of determination flashed in her eyes.
"The third level of the Holy Realm? It seems that it's time for me to go out for a walk.
I have had enough of this position of Holy Elder..."
On the ladder to heaven, Gu Xuan walked for a full hour.