Chapter 1282: Chapter 1279: I’ll Give Them Another Fifteen Minutes! (4th Update)

Xing Yushu originally wanted to recount his grandfather’s affairs, but he didn’t expect Ci Yun to be completely uninterested and waved his hand with impatience.

“Alright, then go ahead!”

“But…” Xing Yushu was taken aback and wanted to continue speaking.

Unexpectedly, Ci Yun glared and snorted coldly: “But what? You’re the only one left now. If you don’t want to participate in the assessment, just drop out now to save everyone’s time!”

Xing Yushu’s face turned pale, and a hint of anger appeared in his eyes.

Because previously, Ci Yun did not exhibit such an attitude towards the descendants of powerful families.

As a young man who had not experienced much, how could he endure such humiliation?

Just then, Xue An spoke indifferently from behind: “Since that’s the case, you go on the celestial ladder first!”

Upon hearing this, Xing Yushu secretly gritted his teeth and gave Ci Yun a cold glance before finally lowering his head and walking towards the celestial ladder.

However, his attitude only made Ci Yun feel even more displeased.

Being naturally petty, he couldn’t help but sneer inwardly: with that attitude, do you really think you can pass the assessment?

The entire crowd’s gaze focused on Xing Yushu, with some whispering to each other, occasionally pointing at Xue An and Xing Yushu, and then bursting into bursts of harsh laughter.

“Are these two guys somewhat foolish?”

“No kidding, they even dare to confront Elder Ci Yun, they really are courting death!”

“Tsk tsk, with such lack of vision, they dream of passing the assessment, it’s sheer folly!”

These murmuring voices entered Xing Yushu’s ears, making the young man’s heart grow even colder.

Didn’t his grandfather say that once he got here, he would find opportunities?

But why is everything so different from what he said?

Xing Yushu thought silently to himself and then looked up at the celestial ladder extending into the clouds.

No matter what, let’s try it first!

Saying that, he took a deep breath and stepped onto the celestial ladder.

The initially stable celestial ladder suddenly began to tremble, a situation that had never occurred before.

Xing Yushu’s heart tensed, but at that moment, Xue An simply said: “Don’t be afraid, keep going!”

Hearing Xue An’s words, Xing Yushu gritted his teeth, cast aside all hesitations, his eyes showing a fierce determination, and then continued to climb upwards.

Ci Yun, seeing this, sneered to himself and then glanced at Xue An standing in the distance.

Is this the guy who offended the Sheng Family? He looks quite good, but unfortunately, he is oblivious to the predicament.

Meanwhile, Xing Yushu had quickly climbed halfway up, and the process was as smooth as if he were walking on flat ground; even the celestial ladder started to emit a faint glow.

This indicated that Xing Yushu’s talent in the Dao arts was remarkably outstanding.

However, Ci Yun could not even be bothered to take a second look.

For him, presiding over this grand initiation ceremony was a hard-earned opportunity, perfect for profiteering.

If he did not want Xing Yushu to pass, no matter how high Xing Yushu’s talent, it would be impossible for him to succeed!

Moreover, with the Sheng Family and Lu Family involved, of course, he had to cater to their interests.

Therefore, when he saw Xing Yushu was about to climb into the clouds, the hand concealed in his sleeve formed a hand seal, then he silently muttered in his mind.

Disperse!

Crack, a crisp sound rang out, only to see the celestial ladder formed from Dao magic trembling violently, then starting to disperse.

Xing Yushu felt a sudden instability under his feet and his palms began to weaken, his heart filled with shock.

But seeing that the clouds were just in sight, he gritted his teeth, exhausted all his cultivation level, and aimed to rush past.

However, on the celestial ladder, his entire cultivation level had been sealed, making him no different from a mundane mortal.

Therefore, this short distance suddenly became so far away.

And his body began to fall downwards.

At this, many people still with a conscience couldn’t help but cry out in alarm.

While Ci Yun and others showed a hint of smug smiles.

Especially Sheng Manyu, who glanced at Xue An with a sneering face, laughed coldly in her heart.

Didn’t you brag about how all of us are mere ants?

Now I really want to see what you’re going to do!

But her smugness only lasted for a few seconds before it was interrupted.

At this moment, Xue An looked up at the collapsing stairway to heaven, his eyes cold as iron, and said lightly, “The inherited magic has been so spoiled by you? Solidify!”

At his command.

The previously barely visible stairway suddenly shone with a brilliantly intense light, and then became as solid as a fortress.

Xing Yushu took this opportunity to climb up and ascended into the clouds.

The moment he entered the clouds, his figure appeared on the ground.

And then the stairway shattered with a loud crash.

The crowd was stunned.

Nobody expected such a reversal of the situation.

Those who thought Xing Yushu could never pass the assessment were all dumbfounded now.

Once someone crosses the stairway, they would be considered having entered the doors of the Golden Cauldron Pavilion!

Ci Yun’s mouth slightly opened, his expression was as if he had swallowed a fly.

At this moment, Xing Yushu shouted excitedly, “Elder, I passed, my grandfather can rest assured now!”

By the end, his voice was somewhat choked up.

But just then, Elder Ci Yun suddenly shook his head and sternly shouted, “Hold on! Who said you passed?”

Xing Yushu was stunned and turned to look at Ci Yun, “What do you mean?”

“What do I mean?” Ci Yun’s face showed a fierce expression as he pointed at Xue An and said coldly, “Boy, what kind of demon magic did you just use? You actually solidified the stairway that was about to disperse. You are clearly helping this boy cheat!”

Hearing this, Su Junneng and the others started to make a ruckus.

“That’s right, it’s cheating!”

“This guy must be using some black magic! Maybe he is even a member of some evil sect!”

Nasty speculations were rampant everywhere.

Xing Yushu’s face turned pale and he stared blankly at the “furious” crowd, completely at a loss for words.

Xue An laughed at this moment, then gently patted his shoulder.

“Do you find it disgusting?”

After hesitating for a moment, Xing Yushu nodded his head.

Xue An sighed softly, “I do too! Well, let’s give them another chance!”

As he spoke, a brilliant glow appeared in Xue An’s eyes as he said coldly, “Yushu, light the two Soul-Cleaving Lamps left by your grandfather! I’ll…give them another quarter hour!”

Xing Yushu nodded blankly, not understanding why Xue An wanted to do this, but now having a near-blind obedience towards him, and thus took out the two Soul-Cleaving Lamps from his backpack and lit them.

The candlelight flickered unpredictably through the white lanterns, causing Ci Yun and others to be slightly taken aback, and then they looked at each other and burst into laughter together.

“Bringing out these little lanterns? Isn’t this a joke!”

“Who says it’s not! Another quarter hour? Who does he think he is?”

In the midst of these mocking voices, Xue An stood proudly, his face cold as ice.

Unexpectedly, Ci Yun felt a sudden tightness in his heart.

And those who had just been laughing could not help but restrain their laughter.

Time passed breath by breath.

Soon, a quarter hour was about to pass.

Everything seemed normal.

The crowd started to get restless again and Sheng Manyu could hardly restrain herself, ready to speak sarcastically.

But at that moment, the ground trembled slightly, and then a female voice full of surprise came from behind the Golden Cauldron Pavilion.

“Yu He, is that you?”