765: 88th floor

"It's impossible. One can only exit the Immortal Spirit Pagoda from the first floor, and we haven't encountered him along the way. That leaves only one possibility: he's still climbing up."

A glint of light flashed in Ji Tiantian's beautiful eyes. She thought very highly of Yang Lingchen's talent.

"I'm almost at my limit. Once I catch that brat, I'm definitely going to beat him to death," Qiao Yanxi said huffily.

"When you meet him again, you might not necessarily be able to beat him!" Ji Tiantian said with a smile.

"Sister Tiantian, how come you don't look tired at all?" Qiao Yanxi asked curiously.

"Who said I'm not tired? I'm just not showing it." Ji Tiantian smiled faintly... Outside the Immortal Spirit Pagoda, Murong Xiaoxiao was waiting.

Murong Xiaoxiao's idea was simple: to capture Yang Lingchen and give him a good ravaging.

At the same time, waiting outside the Immortal Spirit Pagoda were the siblings Zhang Wuhen and Zhang Wuxin.

At this moment, Zhang Wuhen had only one thought, and that was to cripple Yang Lingchen's five limbs to vent his anger first, because during this period, he had been screwed over too miserably by Yang Lingchen.

As for killing Yang Lingchen, Zhang Wuhen didn't dare. After all, this was Tianxin Academy, and he didn't want to affect his future for the sake of revenge.

Of course, Zhang Wuhen had also thought about climbing the Immortal Spirit Pagoda to improve his cultivation level, but after being ravaged by Murong Xiaoxiao for a day, he had only one goal in mind: to settle scores with Yang Lingchen. Before this wish was fulfilled, he was in no mood to Cultivate at all.

"Sister, I must cripple that brat's four limbs and make it so he can never touch a woman again in his life." Zhang Wuhen's eyes were filled with infinite malice.

"Don't worry! With me guarding here, it's impossible for him to escape." Zhang Wuxin's tone was bone-chillingly cold, her eyes reflecting a sense of frost.

"Look, someone has reached the eightieth floor!"

At this moment, a burst of exclamations erupted outside the Immortal Spirit Pagoda, and everyone turned their gaze toward the two flickering lights on the eightieth floor... "Lingchen, I'm almost at my limit. At most, I can only go up a few more floors, so I want to rest here for a while. Why don't you climb first? We'll go out together when you come down," Ouyang Yunmeng said softly.

"That works, Mengyao. You Cultivate here for a while first. Once you've recovered, you can slowly climb up. I'll head up a few more floors first and come back down to find you when it's time to leave." Yang Lingchen gave Ouyang Yunmeng a gentle kiss on the forehead.

After spending time together during this period, the relationship between the two had been completely solidified.

"Good luck! Don't worry about me." Ouyang Yunmeng gave a sweet smile.

"Mm!" Yang Lingchen nodded and then continued toward the eighty-first floor.

Since he had come to the Immortal Spirit Pagoda, he naturally had to do his best to climb as high as possible.

After all, this was a rare opportunity. Everyone who entered the Immortal Spirit Pagoda could only comprehend the power of the Laws and obtain the greatest increase in cultivation level during their first visit. If they returned later, the effects would be greatly diminished.

As Yang Lingchen continued his climb, he soon reached the eighty-seventh floor. By this time, his cultivation level had already reached the Peak of the first level of the Earth Immortal Realm, only a step away from the second level of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Meanwhile, after Yang Lingchen ascended to the eighty-seventh floor, the news completely shocked the entire Tianxin Academy. Many of the academy's higher-ups arrived outside the Immortal Spirit Pagoda at that moment.

Everyone wanted to witness the arrival of a miracle and see which Genius had actually managed to step onto the eighty-seventh floor of the Immortal Spirit Pagoda.

At this time, Ouyang Yunmeng had also reached the eighty-fourth floor, but her speed had clearly slowed down. It was estimated that her final limit would likely be between the eighty-sixth and eighty-eighth floors.

"Look, that guy is still climbing. He's only a step away from the eighty-eighth floor!"

An Inner Sect Disciple cried out in surprise, drawing everyone's attention back to the eighty-seventh floor.

"There are too many geniuses this time! One on the eighty-seventh floor, one on the eighty-fourth, and two who have already reached the eightieth floor. Isn't this too exaggerated?"

"Yeah! Especially the guy at the very top; he's probably about to break Chu Yuechan's record."

For a moment, there was a flurry of heated discussion outside the Immortal Spirit Pagoda. Even Chu Yuechan, who rarely made public appearances, had appeared outside the pagoda.

"Could it be you?"

Chu Yuechan thought to herself. Her intuition told her that the person about to break her record was very likely Yang Lingchen.

"Junior Sister Chu, what brings you to the Immortal Spirit Pagoda?" At this moment, a handsome young man with an extraordinary aura walked over.

This person was none other than the number one True Disciple of Tianxin Academy, Qiu Shanghan.

"I heard someone is going to break my record, so I came to take a look," Chu Yuechan said calmly.

"Junior Sister Chu needn't take it to heart. It's just a record. What does breaking it even represent?" Qiu Shanghan remarked.

"Senior Brother Qiu, what if he breaks your eighty-ninth-floor record?" Chu Yuechan chuckled.

"Setting aside whether he can break my record, even if he does, so what? At most, it only means his talent is decent; it doesn't mean he'll be able to grow in the future." A sharp light flickered in Qiu Shanghan's eyes.

"Senior Brother Qiu has a point."

After Chu Yuechan finished speaking, she said no more and quietly stared at the eighty-seventh floor... At this time, Yang Lingchen had reached the critical moment for a Breakthrough.

He operated the Undying Golden Body Art, driving all the Immortal Essence Power in his body to frantically charge toward the second level of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Simultaneously, Yang Lingchen's legs were slowly moving toward the eighty-eighth floor, as he wanted to use the power of the Laws on the eighty-eighth floor to help him break through to the second level of the Earth Immortal Realm.

As he stepped onto the last stair, a look of pain appeared on Yang Lingchen's face. His originally handsome features were now contorted, but he continued to struggle and persevere.

He was now only one final step away from the eighty-eighth floor. He had to take this step; once he entered the eighty-eighth floor, his cultivation level would naturally break through to the second level of the Earth Immortal Realm.

If he couldn't make this step, Yang Lingchen's opportunity for a Breakthrough would likely be interrupted, and he would stop at the eighty-seventh floor, never able to ascend to the eighty-eighth.

"Fuck, I must step onto this eighty-eighth floor!"

Yang Lingchen gathered all his strength into his legs and then stomped one foot heavily onto the eighty-eighth floor.

At this point, one foot was already up; he was only one final step away from the eighty-eighth floor.