This is a matter that Daniel is quite concerned with.
If the Emerald Isles possess divine artifacts…
He would need to consider whether to go himself or send students from the academy to handle it.
If the strength required is not too high, then he would just assign the task to someone else.
After all, the Emerald Isles… are quite far away.
“Divine artifact? I don’t know what you’re referring to. Is it a magical item, or a rare treasure?”
Looking at the young man in front of him, Daniel could already tell.
There are no remnants of gods and demons in the Emerald Isles.
Because this young man truly has no concept of it at all.
He isn’t lying, it’s just that he’s never heard of such a thing or has no impression of it.
“Alright, you can leave now. This is not a place where people from the Emerald Isles can be so presumptuous, do you understand?”
“Yes! Senior!”
After saying that, the young man quickly took his uncle and hurriedly left the scene.
After this incident, all eyes were now on Daniel.
After all, these two weren’t just ordinary people!
The elder, Bode, was known as the number one in the Emerald Isles, and his strength was formidable.
When he released his aura earlier, many people were momentarily suppressed and unable to move.
But unexpectedly, it was the slap from this young man’s elder that dispelled it.
This was something no one had expected.
So, with such a person arriving here, it’s impossible they are here to climb the Celestial Ladder, right?
Because beings of this level would almost certainly not join the Element Temple.
Then, what are they here for?
Everyone began to wonder.
Daniel had already reached the entrance of the Celestial Ladder.
Behind him, the grand steward spoke up to remind him:
“Lord Daniel, this Celestial Ladder is a treasure of the Element Temple. Every layer’s magic array is not something ordinary. Each layer is more difficult than the previous one, and the entire Celestial Ladder needs to remain in harmony as a whole…”
After reminding Daniel of the Celestial Ladder’s importance to the Element Temple, the grand steward continued:
“Even I, when I first came here, had to exert a lot of effort to reach the top.”
As the grand steward spoke, he noticed the admiring looks of the surrounding cultivators and couldn’t help but smile slightly.
“I understand.”
Daniel nodded, then stepped onto the first step of the Celestial Ladder.
This was where several magic arrays combined, giving the Celestial Ladder its unique and cohesive design.
The moment Daniel stepped forward, he immediately felt the pressure.
It was somewhat similar to the magic array used for talent testing at Karea Academy.
However, that array was used for testing and exploration.
The Celestial Ladder, on the other hand, was designed to give pressure, pushing people to break through their limits and reveal their innate talents.
The moment Daniel placed his foot down, he could clearly sense the magic arrays embedded in the Celestial Ladder.
He had already begun analyzing their functions.
To the crowd behind him, it seemed that after Daniel stepped onto the first step, he stopped there and did not move any further.
What was going on?
Why wasn’t this powerful figure advancing?
Had he been suppressed by the Celestial Ladder’s magic array?
Everyone had assumed that the Celestial Ladder would adjust the difficulty based on the individual’s strength, but there had never been a case where someone of such a high rank had climbed it before.
Could it be that the Celestial Ladder would become incredibly difficult for someone of Daniel’s caliber?
The crowd was puzzled, staring at Daniel, who hadn’t taken another step.
Seeing this, the grand steward did not seem worried at all. In fact, he looked as though he was expecting something.
His thoughts wandered back to the magic array incident at Karea Academy.
Suddenly, a sharp cracking sound rang in everyone’s ears.
It sounded as though something was breaking.
At this moment, what could possibly be cracking?
People began to look around.
It was then that someone with keen eyes noticed something strange.
There was a crack appearing under Daniel’s feet.
“Look! Right under that big shot’s feet!”
The person exclaimed loudly.
As soon as he called out, more and more people began to notice it as well.
“How is this possible!”
“This is the Celestial Ladder!”
“How strong is this big shot? The Celestial Ladder of the Element Temple has existed for so long, and no one has ever heard of it cracking!”
“That’s right! This has never happened in the history of the Element Temple!”
“Could it be that the Celestial Ladder has not been maintained for a long time and that’s why it’s cracking?”
“…”
At this point, everyone was in a state of confusion, speculating about what was happening, but no one had the answer.
They had never seen anything like this before.
Thus, they continued to stare at the crack beneath Daniel’s feet, feeling that something major was about to happen.
“Crack!”
The sound grew louder, and the crack grew larger.
Soon, a loud boom echoed throughout the area.
Even the onlookers were startled by the noise.
Then, they saw a crack extending from Daniel’s feet, traveling all the way up the Celestial Ladder.
“What…?”
At this moment, even the grand steward seemed to lose his words.
What kind of incredible power was this?
As soon as the crack appeared, the immense pressure that had been pressing down on Daniel vanished.
It was clear that Daniel was not someone who could be suppressed by such a magic array.
But the Celestial Ladder had been designed to exert pressure.
Thus, naturally, the Celestial Ladder began to crack.
After the crack appeared, the light, almost weightless force that had surrounded Daniel dissipated.
He turned back to look at the stunned grand steward and said,
“Let’s go.”
“Yes!”
The grand steward replied, quickly following Daniel.
He never expected such a result.
Originally, the grand steward had thought that the Celestial Ladder’s magic array would simply lose its effectiveness in some areas, like what had happened at Karea Academy.
That array had failed, and they said it could be repaired afterward.
But this time, the result far exceeded the grand steward’s expectations.
Because this time…
The entire Celestial Ladder had cracked!
It now looked like it was on the verge of collapsing.
If anyone else were to climb the Celestial Ladder in the future, they would have to be extra careful.
The grand steward quietly cursed in his heart.
Fortunately, he had good foresight and had already informed the high-level officials about Daniel’s actions, sparing Daniel from any conflict with Dragonscale Bank.
This had allowed everything to be resolved peacefully.
Otherwise, situations like this one and Karea Academy…
Would have been disastrous.
Karea Academy, well, that was just a temporary issue.
But the Celestial Ladder of the Element Temple…
That would be a story told for generations.
…
Soon, the two of them arrived at the top of the Celestial Ladder.
By this time, due to the earlier disturbance, the area at the top was already quite crowded.
Feeling the familiar auras of those around him, the grand steward noticed that there were quite a few familiar faces.
“Dragonscale Bank, grand steward… What exactly is your business bringing this person to our Element Temple?”
An old man frowned and asked.
“I advise you to show some respect. This is Lord Daniel, the master of Crossbridge Sanctuary. He is also the ruler of Karea Academy and Dragonscale Bank,”
The grand steward replied.
Upon hearing this, the people from Element Temple stared at Daniel in surprise.