Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses

Chapter 704 -696: Heavenly Might!

Heavenly Ascension Stairs!

Li Ya looked up, searching for the Heavenly Ascension Stairs that Huang Feng Immortal Monarch mentioned, but no matter which direction he looked, he couldn’t find them.

The cloth-clad youth was also searching for the Heavenly Ascension Stairs.

The Celestial Vault was boundless, the universe magnificent, its end unseen, and the sea of clouds beneath their feet equally vast, making them feel as insignificant as dust.

After looking around, Li Ya couldn’t help but ask, “Where are the Heavenly Ascension Stairs? You can’t have brought me here just to look at the sky, right?”

Huang Feng Immortal Monarch smiled and said, “Usually, you can’t glimpse the Immortal Signs of the Celestial Court, but today I will make an exception. You are about to witness something even a Celestial God cannot comprehend.”

These words made Li Ya and the cloth-clad youth even more expectant.

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Huang Feng Immortal Monarch stepped forward, then lifted his robe, kneeling with one knee and raised both arms, chanting magic spells that Li Ya and his apprentice could not understand.

Li Ya and the cloth-clad youth became even more anxious, looking up at the Celestial Vault, waiting for the Heavenly Ascension Stairs to appear.

The sea of clouds ceased its surging, the Celestial Vault and the starry cosmos remained silent yet oppressive.

As time passed, Li Ya and the cloth-clad youth gradually felt an overwhelming pressure, reminiscent of the Celestial Tribulation experienced during Crossing the Tribulation.

Li Ya felt it most acutely, as none of the pressures he had faced during any Celestial Tribulation ever compared to the current Heavenly Pressure.

Suddenly, a burst of golden light descended, illuminating Li Ya and the others, eyes wide open, mouths slightly agape.

A streak of golden light quickly descended from the depths of the universe, rapidly enlarging, seemingly set to occupy the entire cosmos.

Before Li Ya and the youth could ponder further, the golden light had already descended, turning into an incomparably majestic golden mountain, stretching countless miles long, its height unfathomable.

The cloth-clad youth gazed upwards, pupils full of golden light.

Even Li Ya was shocked, looking up in awe and spontaneously guessing how high this golden mountain might be.

It seemed a million zhang high!

Placed in the Celestial Spirit Great World, it would probably be visible even from Outer Heaven.

Yet he had never seen such an enormous mountain, making him forget his worries for a moment, staring blankly at the golden mountain ahead.

The golden mountain shone brightly, devoid of any vegetation, appearing like a heavenly wall across their path, and once it fell, its imposing aura grew, showing no end in sight on either side.

Huang Feng Immortal Monarch slowly stood up, looking at the million-zhang-high golden mountain before him, eyes full of reverence.

“How could the Heavenly Ascension Stairs…”

Li Ya took a deep breath, looked towards Huang Feng Immortal Monarch, opening his mouth to ask, yet before he could finish, another vast Heavenly Pressure descended, startling him to look up again.

What he saw next was a scene he would never forget.

One after another, golden mountains a million zhang high fell from the top of the universe, stacking upon each other, shaking the heavens.

Boom! Boom! Boom…

The entire world seemed to tremor, the sea of clouds roiling like molten waves, the cloth-clad youth gazed in shock at the Celestial Vault, body trembling incessantly, and Li Ya, though slightly better, was not much different.

Golden mountains layered upon one another, rising continuously, forming a golden celestial staircase leading into the depths of the universe, each step a million zhang high, exuding an insurmountable oppression, sacred and solemn.

After a while, the disturbances in this world finally subsided.

Huang Feng Immortal Monarch waved his sleeves, taking Li Ya and the cloth-clad youth to the distance, looking at the Heavenly Ascension Stairs from millions of miles away.

Even from such a distance, the Heavenly Ascension Stairs still overwhelmed the eyes of Li Ya and his apprentice.

From this vantage point, the Heavenly Ascension Stairs seemed to have already broken out of the boundaries of this world, leading deep into the universe, unseen at the end, and Li Ya and the youth felt that just walking along these stairs would take them to the peak of the Great Dao.

The feeling was wondrous, yet the two inexplicably nurtured such a thought.

“The Heavenly Ascension Stairs are not just tall; each step harbors immense Heavenly Pressure. To set foot on the first step, one must first reach the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit Realm, a realm far beyond your current reach. Only those in the Immortal Class have the opportunity to attain it.”

Huang Feng Immortal Monarch remarked with a tone of reflection.

Although this was not his first sight of the Heavenly Ascension Stairs, he could not help but marvel every time he saw them.

The existence of the Heavenly Ascension Stairs symbolized the insurmountable gap between the mortal and the immortal!

Even someone like Huang Feng Immortal Monarch felt a sense of awe toward the Heavenly Dao.

Li Ya did not respond, still caught in the throes of shock.

He could feel that every step of the Heavenly Ascension Stairs encompassed the strongest True Meaning of the Great Dao, so much so that he felt an impulse to kneel and worship.

The trembling cloth-clad youth couldn’t withstand the Heavenly Pressure and knelt in the sea of clouds, eyes vacant.

Huang Feng Immortal Monarch turned, looking at Li Ya, and with a smile, asked, “Now how will you choose? Will you still seek him out? Even if I can’t form a friendship between you and him, becoming an Immortal God is your greatest opportunity. Only by becoming an Immortal God can you truly achieve immortality. I cannot harm you, for the Celestial Rules exist.”

Upon hearing this, Li Ya instinctively wanted to agree, yet as he spoke, he forcibly suppressed the urge within.

After seeing the Heavenly Ascension Stairs, he believed in the existence of the Celestial Court, influenced by the Heavenly Dao on his soul, making him unable to doubt it.

Yet when it came to Gu An, he had to tread carefully.

Huang Feng Immortal Monarch’s words only made him feel that the Immortal Monarch was fearful of his contact with Gu An.

Was it truly to form an alliance through him?

Li Ya took a deep breath and said, “I still wish to find him first. I will strive to convey your sincerity.”

He feared that Huang Feng Immortal Monarch would turn hostile, so he left room in his words.

Huang Feng Immortal Monarch heard this, still maintaining a smile, yet his smile grew more and more eerie.

Li Ya realized something was amiss, immediately grabbing the cloth-clad youth, distancing them from Huang Feng Immortal Monarch.

The next second, Li Ya’s expression changed drastically, discovering his mana had solidified, looking at Huang Feng Immortal Monarch in terror.

The cloth-clad youth also awoke from his shock, glancing at Huang Feng Immortal Monarch, frightened by the Monarch’s sinister smile.

Huang Feng Immortal Monarch stared intently at Li Ya, sighing, “Mortal, I have treated you with such sincerity, yet why do you still mistrust me?”

Though fear gripped Li Ya’s heart, his words remained unyielding; he directly questioned, “What do you intend to do with Gu An? If you are truly an Immortal God, why resort to such tricks?”

Huang Feng Immortal Monarch laughed coldly, “I did not deceive you; I do wish to win him over, to make him an Immortal God. But if he refuses, then the Celestial Court can only eliminate him. No one can refuse the Celestial Court’s invitation. If you do not understand, you must understand today!”

Boom!

His aura erupted suddenly, his clothes burnt away by flames, flesh as if turning to ashes and scattering, his form heightened, quickly revealing his true form.

Golden-red light ribbons surrounded him, his appearance still aged, yet more solemn than before, two Divine Beast phantoms rising behind his head, intertwining.

The yellow robe fluttered, celestial aura exuded, the revealed form of Huang Feng Immortal Monarch emanated an unparalleled aura of dominance.