The foot that Mr. Xie raised could not step onto the stairs. He stared at the previous step for a long time, and finally sighed, retracted his foot, looked at Feng Jiu, and said, "It seems that this is the only way I can go. Do what you can. I won't go up."
He paused, looked at Fengjiu, and said, "The road ahead is still long, be careful."
"Okay." Fengjiu responded, then turned around and continued walking forward.
The old man behind him watched him walk with ease, taking one step at a time without stopping, as if nothing could stop him. He watched him pass by those monks and his figure gradually disappear into the distance. He finally let out a sigh of relief and continued walking down.
Walking here, his state of mind seemed to have changed to a higher level, and the spiritual energy in his body was surging. It must be said that even if he did not climb up the ladder to immortality, this trip was still rewarding for him.
Fengjiu walked upwards. The higher she went, the less she could see the road ahead. She didn't know how many steps there were. Anyway, she hadn't reached the end yet, so she just kept walking upwards. For some reason, she couldn't see the people in front of her or behind her, nor could she hear any other sounds. It was as if she was the only one on this road.
She walked slowly, when suddenly a strong wind blew, making it impossible for her to open her eyes. Her body seemed to be blown down. She steadied her steps and paused for a moment, looking forward. There was only the whistling wind blowing everywhere.
Then, heavy rain came along with the strong wind. The heavy rain fell on the body with the force of the wind just like being hit by a stone. It was painful. The spiritual energy in the body seemed to be ineffective at this moment and could not block the attacks of the wind and rain.
She only knew that heavy rain was falling on her body, her black hair was wet and stuck to her cheeks, and her red robe was also wet and stuck to her body. Because her clothes were soaked, it was even more difficult for her to walk.
However, she did not stop, because she did not know when the stairs behind her began to disappear, as if she would fall down if she stopped. Therefore, even though she was not going up very fast, she still walked step by step.
I don't know how long it took, but the strong wind stopped, the heavy rain stopped, and what appeared instead was the scorching sun, as if the sun was shining brightly on her head. The scorching temperature dried all the moisture from her clothes and black hair, and the water vapor evaporated into the sky.
The clothes that were originally wet and stuck to her body had dried up, but sweat seeped out and dripped down drop by drop. The sweat on her back also soaked the clothes. She was extremely thirsty, and when she reached out to take out some water from the space to drink, she found that she could get nothing.
She was just stunned for a moment, then continued walking forward. On this road, it seemed as if there was no night. She seemed to have walked for a long time, but she could not see the end.
She was extremely exhausted and her pace gradually slowed down. At this time, the weather on the ladder changed again. The sun was shining brightly the moment before, so hot that she couldn't open her eyes. The next moment, she seemed to have fallen into a world of ice and snow, with snowflakes fluttering and the cold wind howling.
The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and it was freezing cold. Even the road under her feet was covered with a thick layer of snow. She was extremely thirsty and could not help but bend down and grab a handful of snow in her hand. However, before she could put the snow into her mouth, the snow disappeared in her hand.