“Esteemed guest of Wen Dao Sect, you may now ascend the mountain!”
The Luo Family servant once again approached Jiang Yun, speaking with a forced smile, but his body remained still.
Evidently, he wasn't even going to let Jiang Yun use a teleportation array to cross this cliff; instead, he wanted Jiang Yun to climb it himself.
“Luo Family, what excellent hospitality!”
Jiang Yun didn't get angry, he just smiled faintly and stepped directly towards the top of the cliff.
Behind him, the Luo Family servant, with a sinister smile, said in a strange tone, “This Reverse Demon Bridge has existed for three thousand years, but throughout history, only two people have been able to cross it. If you can’t make it, you’ll fall into a bottomless abyss. Be careful!”
Although the cliff was steep, it was no problem for Jiang Yun. Moreover, since he had now regained his status as a Wen Dao Sect Disciple, he naturally didn't need to hide his cultivation as he did at Duoyao Pavilion.
However, Jiang Yun didn't deliberately show off his strength; instead, he walked step by step, unhurriedly, towards the top of the cliff.
While Jiang Yun was climbing the cliff, more and more people had already surged out of the Luo Family Castle, and in the end, even the watchtowers were packed with people.
Roughly looking, there were at least tens of thousands of people!
Among these people, there were both Cultivators who came to celebrate the birthday and members of the Luo Family, and most of them were just there to watch the show.
As for those who believed Jiang Yun could successfully cross this Reverse Demon Bridge with all Restrictions activated, there wasn't a single one.
At the same time, within the left eye of the statue standing deep within the Luo Family Castle, a purple-robed middle-aged man, sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes, raised his hand, and a glowing stone appeared in his palm.
The purple-robed man gently crushed the stone, and an ancient voice suddenly echoed from within: “Brother Luo, if I am not mistaken, the person who killed my grandson will surely come to your Luo Family to celebrate your birthday. I am currently attempting to break through to the Dao Spirit Realm and cannot come in person, so I wish to ask for your help, Brother Luo. No matter what, please help me find this person. I will repay you generously!”
“This person's identity is unknown, but like Feng Wuji of the Reincarnation Sect, he has opened the tenth Meridian and is a Tongmai Tenth Level Cultivator, having condensed a Flesh Dao Body!”
If Jiang Yun could hear this voice, he would definitely be able to distinguish that it was the voice of Du Xinwu, the Grand Elder of Hundred Herbs Valley!
Although nearly three months had passed, Du Xinwu was still searching for Jiang Yun, but he had no clues at all, so he could only ask for help on the day of the Luo Family Old Ancestor's birthday.
And this purple-robed man was the protagonist of this birthday celebration, the Luo Family Old Ancestor—Luoling!
After listening to Du Xinwu's words, Luoling frowned slightly and said, “This Du Xinwu is truly useless! He can't even protect his own grandson. However, since he has come to me for help, it wouldn't be good for me to refuse his Face, and it's somewhat interesting that the person who killed Du Guirong actually opened the tenth Meridian with the power of his Physical Body!”
After thinking for a moment, Luoling spoke indifferently, “Baichuan, before my birthday, arrange a competition for Tongmai Realm Cultivators. All Tongmai Realm Cultivators must participate. Let Lingxiao bring the Golden Gang Demon Ape to participate as well, to see if we can find a Cultivator with a Flesh Dao Body.”
As Luoling's voice fell, within the Luo Family Castle, a white-haired old man hurriedly bowed and said, “Baichuan obeys the Old Ancestor's command!”
Luo Baichuan, the current Family Head of the Luo Family, shook his head upon hearing Luoling's voice transmission and said, “Du Xinwu truly hasn't given up; he even went to the Old Ancestor for help. But what's the use? The person who killed Du Guirong must have already left Nanxing City long ago. How could he possibly have the guts to attend the Old Ancestor's birthday? After all, everyone knows that Hundred Herbs Valley and our Luo Family are on good terms!”
Although he said so, Luo Baichuan did not dare to neglect Luoling's instructions and immediately sent orders to begin arranging the competition.
At this moment, Jiang Yun was almost at the top of the cliff, estimating the distance to be only about ten steps.
However, just then, although Jiang Yun's walking speed did not change, with every step he took, the Spiritual Qi within his body accelerated its circulation by a fraction.
After completing the short distance of ten steps, Jiang Yun was already standing at the head of the Reverse Demon Bridge. The speed of Spiritual Qi circulation within his body had reached its Peak, thus putting him in a Peak state as well.
When he was at the bottom of the cliff, he couldn't see the Reverse Demon Bridge very clearly, but now, at such a close distance, Jiang Yun finally felt a strong shock.
This Reverse Demon Bridge was entirely black, its surface as smooth as a mirror, a thousand zhang long, but only about a zhang wide. Perhaps this width doesn't sound narrow, but this was ten thousand zhang high in the sky.
One misstep would lead to eternal damnation.
Even without the Restrictions activated, a timid person would probably walk with trembling steps and great difficulty if they wanted to cross this bridge.
While Jiang Yun was observing the Reverse Demon Bridge, the crowd gathered within the Luo Family Castle was also scrutinizing him.
However, the Face Jiang Yun had adopted at this moment looked utterly unremarkable. The only thing that puzzled the crowd was their inability to discern Jiang Yun's cultivation.
Suddenly, a loud laugh came from the crowd: “Disciple of Wen Dao Sect, what are you dawdling for? If you don't dare to step onto this Reverse Demon Bridge, turn back now while you still can. Don't worry, tomorrow is our Luo Family Old Ancestor's birthday, and we won't kill you!”
The speaker was none other than Luo Lingxiao!
As the Young Lord, he naturally knew the grudges between his Family and the Wen Dao Sect, so he wouldn't show any good Face to Jiang Yun, who came from the Wen Dao Sect. At this moment, he was even more sarcastic.
Hearing Luo Lingxiao's voice, Jiang Yun completely ignored it and instead asked Baize, “Have you figured out what's strange about this Reverse Demon Bridge?”
Baize remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking, “I still can't tell, but I can confirm that there is terrifying Demonic Qi on this bridge, as well as Demon Refining power suppressing the Demonic Qi!”
One must know that Baize was a Heavenly Demon, the most powerful Demon within a realm. Even he found it terrifying, so the strength of this Demonic Qi was at least beyond Jiang Yun's imagination.
Not to mention, there was also Demon Refining power suppressing the Demonic Qi.
Since Baize couldn't explain it either, Jiang Yun stopped asking. Under everyone's gaze, he finally lifted his foot and stepped onto this black Reverse Demon Bridge!
“Boom!”
At the same time, a violent roar echoed in Jiang Yun's ears. Visibly, countless black runes, like tadpoles, suddenly surged up on the Reverse Demon Bridge, densely packed, endless, covering the entire thousand-zhang bridge.
Clearly, all the Restrictions on this bridge had been activated!
And just then, Baize's voice, filled with deep shock and fear, came from Jiang Yun's mind: “This is not a Hearing Dao Demon, but a Dao Demon, the bone of a Dao Demon! Kid, retreat quickly! This Reverse Demon Bridge is not a bridge at all, but the bone of a Dao Demon!”