The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor
Chapter 348 - 347: Shocking the Immortal King Hall

Chapter 348: Chapter 347: Shocking the Immortal King Hall

He actually reached the thirtieth step.

The most terrifying part was that they didn’t even see a hint of fatigue on Ye Xuan.

It seemed to him the easiest thing in the world...

If it were anywhere else, they would even suspect him of cheating.

But this was the Heavenly Ladder of the Immortal King Hall, where cheating was impossible.

Ye Xuan had indeed crossed the thirtieth step and was continuing to move forward!

What a terrifying feat.

"Thirty steps, my heavens..."

Zhu Jiangtao was so shocked that he was numb, staring fixedly at the slightly thin figure, feeling as if this youth in black robes could carry the whole world on his shoulders!

It was too scary!

"Mr. Ye, you couldn’t possibly be about to surpass the fortieth step!"

Zhu Jiangtao recalled a legend.

It was said that surpassing the fortieth step of this stone staircase would allow one to directly become a Saint Heir of the Immortal King Hall!

If it had been before, Zhu Jiangtao wouldn’t have even dared to think about it.

However, now Zhu Jiangtao felt there was a great hope!

Ye Xuan had his hands in his pockets with a calm gaze, walking leisurely, as if strolling in a courtyard, ascending the stairs step by step as if he were merely going up a tower.

"My goodness, he’s still going..." Inside the Immortal King Hall, all the formal disciples were shocked to the extreme.

Even the eighteen True Disciples had appeared, focusing intently on the Void Mirror, their expressions complex.

Becoming True Disciples, the effort they put in was unknown to outsiders.

And now, an unknown young genius had directly crossed the thirtieth step, which put him on par with them.

They weren’t so petty as to begrudge Ye Xuan or become envious or anything like that.

With their character, they wouldn’t harbor such emotions.

Only...

They couldn’t help feeling a bit uncomfortable.

But seeing someone become a new True Disciple, they were quite relieved.

After all, the Immortal King Hall had been without fresh blood for far too long.

It was usually too silent, filled with the air of death.

"I wonder if this master could become a Saint Heir..."

A True Disciple muttered to himself.

The Saint Heir, that was the goal they had always been working towards.

But they all knew very well that some things couldn’t be obtained through effort alone.

Like the time they stepped onto the Heavenly Ladder, it took a lot of effort to cross the twentieth step, or the thirtieth step, to become formal disciples, True Disciples.

After entering the Immortal King Hall, they kept cultivating to make themselves stronger.

With each increase in strength, they would test their progress at the Heavenly Ladder.

But the more they tested, the more daunting the Heavenly Ladder seemed.

The power of the Heavenly Ladder was like the Ancient Dragon pressing down heaven and earth, unbearable for most.

Many times, they found themselves stuck in place.

Even their strongest second senior brother could only step onto the thirty-fifth step.

You should know, when that second senior brother joined the Immortal King Hall, he could already step onto the thirty-third step.

After becoming the number one True Disciple, he only advanced two more steps.

But he could never surpass that point.

Just this fact alone was enough to drive one to despair.

And that’s why they understood that attempting to reach the fortieth step through mere effort was harder than reaching the heavens.

Only by surpassing the fortieth step could one become a Saint Heir.

This was universally acknowledged.

And now, Ye Xuan was heading towards the fortieth step.

If Ye Xuan truly crossed the fortieth step,

then all the disciples within the Immortal King Hall would have to respectfully call him Eldest Senior Brother.

Even figures at the level of protectors would have to address him as Saint Heir.

It could be said that Ye Xuan’s next steps would determine their future attitude towards him...

However, Ye Xuan didn’t care about any of this as he continued to walk casually towards the fortieth step.

"Eh..."

"That kid crossed the thirtieth step?!"

Those old immortals who had been paying attention at the beginning suddenly glanced over and discovered that Ye Xuan had already surpassed the thirtieth step, and they were all staggered.

"What’s going on? How did he reach the thirtieth step in the blink of an eye? What kind of extraordinary being is this guy?"

Many of the immortals took a sharp intake of breath.

Crossing the thirtieth step, such talent, let alone in the Southern Domain, would be considered a terrifying genius even throughout the entire East Desolate!

"Could this kid actually be aiming for the fortieth step?!"

Watching Ye Xuan as he continued to advance, they couldn’t help but gasp.

"If he really crosses the fortieth step, the position of the Saint Heir in my Immortal King Hall, vacant for thirty thousand years, will once again be filled!"

One by one, the Elders of the Immortal King Hall were alerted and began to emerge from seclusion.

It could be said that after Ye Xuan set foot on the thirtieth step, the majority of the Immortal King Hall started to take notice!

After all, the addition of a new True Disciple was a very significant event.

Especially for the sparsely populated Immortal King Hall.

Moreover, this "True Disciple" was still challenging for the position of Saint Heir!

In the entirety of the Immortal King Hall, not a sound could be heard; all eyes were fixed on Ye Xuan.

With every step that Ye Xuan took, he tugged at their hearts.

When Ye Xuan passed the thirty-third step, some had already started holding their breath in concentration.

When he passed the thirty-fifth step, the look in everyone’s eyes completely changed.

This, was already on par with the second senior brother.

At the thirty-seventh step, the Sovereign of the Sect of Immortal King Hall, who had been in seclusion, had already opened his eyes to gaze across the space.

When climbing to the thirty-ninth step, everyone felt their heart stuck in their throat.

"Forty!"

When Ye Xuan crossed the fortieth step, everyone felt as if a weight had lifted from their hearts, yet they found it unbelievable.

"The position of the Saint Heir in our Immortal King Hall, vacant for thirty thousand years, finally has someone!"

It was not until someone said this that people started to come to terms with the reality.

The Saint Heir...

Had truly been born!

My heavens!

The position of the Saint Heir, vacant for thirty thousand years!

And it was born before their very eyes!

The position of the Saint Heir in the Immortal King Hall meant the next Sovereign of the Sect!

In time, they will govern the whole Immortal King Hall!

"Is it over..."

The first among the True Disciples, the second senior brother, looking at the black-robed youth in the Void Mirror, suddenly felt a lightness overcome him and a smile spread across his face.

As if a great burden had been lifted.

Many in the Immortal King Hall turned towards this second senior brother, surprised by his reaction, which they found very odd.

After all, he was the likeliest candidate for the Saint Heir position.

Now that Ye Xuan had crossed the fortieth step, it meant that the Saint Heir position was being taken from him—shouldn’t he feel angry?

But the second senior brother was smiling so freely, as if he had been relieved of a burden.

No one knew.

Only the second senior brother himself knew.

He could never have taken the position of the Saint Heir, but everyone placed that hope on him.

Over time, the second senior brother had already felt the immense pressure.

That’s why he had developed a mental block in his cultivation, often showing signs of falling into madness.

This made the second senior brother very fearful, yet he didn’t know to whom he could confide this burden that weighed heavily on his heart.

He was aware of the negative impact this feeling could have.

But he couldn’t speak of it...

Now, however, all burdens were gone, and his mental block had been lifted.

He could even feel his own bottleneck starting to loosen.

It wouldn’t be long before he could make a breakthrough!

"I really should thank that eldest senior brother..."

The second senior brother, looking at the black-robed youth in the Void Mirror, cracked a slight smile.

But the next moment, the smile on the second senior brother’s face froze.

"This..."

"What’s going on?!"

"Fifty steps?!"

It wasn’t just the second senior brother; the entire Immortal King Hall erupted into commotion.

"This guy, he actually crossed the fiftieth step!"

"Fifty steps, good Lord, hasn’t that been unheard of for hundreds of thousands of years?"

"Nonsense, it’s not just hundreds of thousands of years; it has been over a million years. The last time was by our Immortal King Hall’s ancient ancestor Tian Heng!"

"My heavens, what kind of freak is this guy, and why is he still going?!"

At that instant, everyone in the Immortal King Hall was dumbstruck.

Because Ye Xuan had passed the fiftieth step and was still continuing upwards.

Snap!

Zhu Jiangtao gave himself a hard slap on the face, hitting so hard, yet as if he didn’t feel the pain at all, his eyes were glued to the figure of Ye Xuan, his entire body trembling.

"Fifty steps..."

"Fifty steps!"

"Mr. Ye passed fifty steps!"

Excitement, disbelief, anxiety, terror!

All kinds of emotions surged.

Zhu Jiangtao even felt as if he were about to collapse to the ground.

Who in the world was this Mr. Ye?!

Fifty steps...

That hadn’t happened for over a million years!

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