Not only had they lost faith in the Dao, more importantly, they had lost their direction forward. Without resolve, nothing can be accomplished; cultivators, above all, must never lose the direction within their hearts. Although the other young people had not suffered the same fate, they were deeply shaken.
Especially top existences like the Sacred Son in the front row and the Longevity Dao Child, they knew very well that climbing the mountain steps was not simply a physical activity. Countless rays of light merged into one, gathering from the horizon like a river of stars and scattering across the Heavenly Ladder. This strange phenomenon attracted all gazes, making people involuntarily stop in their tracks and look up at this sacred and unimaginable light.
Amidst this light, ancient chanting faintly drifted over, sounding like a call from the distant past, echoing in this silent space. Suddenly, a huge illusory figure appeared at the top of the Heavenly Ladder—shockingly, it was a gigantic Azure Dragon! Its scales were like forged metal, radiating a sacred brilliance; its eyes were piercing, exuding an unbeatable dominance; its long body coiled in the air, majestic as a Heavenly God.
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