Chapter 54: Want to Eat Meat?

Ye Wenxin did not glance around, her focus concentrated on the path ahead.

With just over a hundred levels, Gu Xiangsi was already feeling the strain. Ye Wenxin followed slowly behind, pretending to be struggling.

One step, two steps, growing more tired with each stride, more and more people were collapsing behind them.

Yet, many still managed to get up and continue forward.

Although it was spoken of as a test of aptitude, in the end, it was simply a test of strength.

“Big Sis, I… I can’t go on.” Climbing over two hundred levels, Gu Xiangsi was starting to struggle. Gasping for breath, her voice left much to the imagination.

A maiden’s scent invaded the nostrils, those eyes pleading. If they were not standing on this Heavenly Stairs, Ye Wenxin would have thought Gu Xiangsi had stolen and ate her Spring Return Pill.

“Eat this and keep climbing,” Ye Wenxin cursed “Little demon” under her breath, then retrieved a second-grade Recovery Pill from her bag of holding.

Due to the complex refining process, she only had over a hundred of them, but relying on this would be enough to get her several hundred steps up.

“Big Sis, I can’t take it.” Gu Xiangsi refused decisively as soon as she saw Ye Wenxin’s action. She called Ye Wenxin ‘Big Sis’ not because she wanted to benefit from Ye Wenxin, but because she felt that Ye Wenxin gave her a sense of security, and thus could not help but want to be close.

But if materialism was mixed into this innocent love, then her feelings towards Ye Wenxin would sour.

Gu Xiangsi disliked such complicated social interactions, and would rather refuse.

“Just look at your brother, he’s climbed over four hundred levels. The few of us should stick together too,” Ye Wenxin pointed to Gu Aotian, who had climbed to the first place in the distance. In her few days of absence, he had undergone a remarkable transformation.

Taking into account the beautiful mute’s disappearance these past few days, the two had probably met in some place unbeknownst to Ye Wenxin, which gave Gu Aotian an opportunity that he had not seized before.

This thought left Ye Wenxin feeling a little uneasy.

No matter how hard she, Ye Wenxin, tried, no matter how talented she was, she could not surpass something called the protagonist’s halo. But since it was fate, Ye Wenxin accepted it, and only hoped to change her outcome.

She did not want to become one of the male protagonist’s harem members, nor did she want to die. She just wanted to live out the rest of her life in peace.

“I understand, Big Sis. Consider these pills borrowed from you,” Gu Xiangsi’s gaze became resolute as she unhesitatingly took the bottle of medicine and swallowed two pills in one go.

Before Ye Wenxin could even tell her that these were second-grade pills, Gu Xiangsi had already grabbed her hand. Ye Wenxin was even more puzzled, but she saw the timidity in Gu Xiangsi’s eyes disappear, replaced by a determined look.

“Big Sis, we will definitely make it to the top.” With that, she really pulled Ye Wenxin along to stride forward on the Heavenly Stairs. Ye Wenxin was dumbfounded, always feeling that Gu Xiangsi was pushing herself too hard.

Clearly, she was not capable anymore, yet she insisted on dragging Ye Wenxin along.

“Is she crazy? She can’t even manage herself, yet she’s dragging others along. Doesn’t she know the pressure will double?”

“Hahaha, I think this sisterly bond is quite touching. The elder sister is willing to sacrifice everything to enter the Azure Wings Sect together with her younger sister.”

Due to their height difference, Ye Wenxin was once again mistaken for Gu Xiangsi’s younger sister. But Ye Wenxin did not dwell on this issue of seniority. She was more concerned about Gu Xiangsi’s physical condition. If these onlookers spoke true, then Gu Xiangsi was now enduring twice the damage.

“Xiangsi, let me pull you for a while.” Ye Wenxin really could not bear it. She actually did not intend to show off here, but Gu Xiangsi’s actions were too moving,

In her two lifetimes, she had encountered too many deceit and trickery, but she never once thought she would meet so many good people after running away. The kind of good that made Ye Wenxin want to do something in return.

“I…I can still…” Gu Xiangsi stubbornly shook her head, gritted her teeth, and continued to move forward.

Hot and sweaty, although Gu Xiangsi was a lovely beauty, now she looked very embarrassed because of these Heavenly Stairs. Ye Wenxin could not stand it any longer and injected Qi into Gu Xiangsi’s body, successfully broke through to third-stage Qi Refining, then took Gu Xiangsi’s hand and resumed going forward up the Heavenly Stairs.

As those people had said, double the pressure fell on Ye Wenxin. Even though the people behind her also had to bear a certain amount of pressure, the resistance was much smaller.

When others saw this, they seemed to have new ideas for climbing the Heavenly Stairs, and began to form teams to try and climb together.

“Big Sis, I can do it. Let me lead.” Now that they had climbed up over three hundred levels, Gu Xiangsi had regained some energy and looked worriedly at Ye Wenxin who was leading in front.

Despite having known each other for only several days, Ye Wenxin’s position in Gu Xiangsi’s heart had already surpassed that of her brother, Gu Aotian.

“You call me Big Sis, so naturally I have to do something as a Big Sister should.” Ye Wenxin smiled in response. In truth, she was walking quite effortlessly, but in order not to expose her true strength, she had to pretend to be very tired, forcing herself to sweat profusely, making herself appear as pathetic as necessary.

“Big Sis…” Gu Xiangsi was even more touched. She had such a petite back, but to Gu Xiangsi, it was the most reliable back in the world.

That person was standing in front of her, trying hard to change her destiny.

Looking at the situation ahead of them, he was clearly her brother, yet Gu Aotian had completely forgotten about the people around him. He was just trying hard climbing to the peak, and forgot the loneliness of being alone at the top.

“We’ve already ascended over four hundred levels now. If we work harder, we can reach the line of inner disciples.” Ye Wenxin also saw Gu Aotian standing on over six hundred levels. His speed became slower, but he was remained steadfastly climbing upwards.

If nothing unexpected happened, Gu Aotian would become the third person to reach the 999th level, favored by a certain school master or elder, and then become a true disciple.

Following the dog-blooded plot, Ye Wenxin even thought that Gu Aotian would become Fairy Fengya’s true disciple.

Ye Wenxin gritted her teeth with hatred when she thought of the words “Fairy Fengya”. She had worked hard for more than half a year, but she had yet to even see what Fairy Fengya looked like.

And if Gu Aotian became Fairy Fengya’s true disciple, then Ye Wenxin would have the chance to extract information about Fairy Fengya from Gu Aotian, which was also a kind of comfort.

Obviously this was the best solution at hand, but Ye Wenxin still felt very unhappy.

She clearly worked so hard, but why was she never favored by fate?

“Big Sis, Big Sis…” Gu Xiangsi’s voice behind her was trembling, seeming to not understand where Ye Wenxin gained the strength to bring her up more than five hundred levels in one breath.

Even with Ye Wenxin’s support, she currently did not even have the strength to stand up.

“Sorry, Xiangsi, are you alright?” Ye Wenxin recovered from her anger and pretended to eat a few more second-grade Recovery Pills, making it seem like she was almost at her limit.

“Big Sis, the pressure here is too strong, I don’t think I can take it anymore.” Gu Xiangsi’s expression was painful, unable to move at all, apparently reaching her limit.

Ye Wenxin wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked back. Apart from a few individuals with exceptional aptitude, everyone else had stopped. Ye Wenxin, pulling Gu Xiangsi along, had already met the requirements to enter the inner sect. Even if they did not continue forward, they could still become inner disciples.

As for Fatty and the others, they probably did not have a chance to enter the inner sect in this lifetime.

She looked around for a while but did not see Su Mei. When she looked up, she saw Su Mei struggling to climb upwards. She had also reached over six hundred levels and was striving to catch up with Gu Aotian.

Both of them carried deep grievances, and what kept them going was not just talent, but also conviction.

“Big Sis, you should keep climbing,” Gu Xiangsi looked at Ye Wenxin, thinking that she was still pursuing her limits, and encouraged her to continue forward.

“I think I’ll pass. I don’t have much desire for power.” Ye Wenxin shook her head. If she wanted to, she could climb to the 999th level without a problem.

It was because she not only had the strength but also the ability, competing with the younger generation in front of her would make Ye Wenxin feel embarrassed.

“Then, Big Sis, what do you want?” Gu Xiangsi took out a handkerchief and helped Ye Wenxin wipe the sweat from her forehead, her beautiful eyes filled with curiosity.

This question stumped Ye Wenxin. Pursuits in life, such as power, authority, and wealth, were all within easy reach for Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng. However, for Ye Wenxin, her only goal at the moment was to kill Fairy Fengya.

She had not yet considered what she would do after that.

“I haven’t decided yet, but right now I have only one goal.”

“Can you tell me what it is?”

“I’ll tell only you. I want to kill Fairy Fengya,” Ye Wenxin smiled devilishly. She thought Gu Xiangsi would show surprise or fear upon hearing this, but Gu Xiangsi did not react at all.

“Big Sis, your goal is really awesome. I’ll definitely try my best to help you!” Not only that, she was even willing to become Ye Wenxin’s accomplice.

Ye Wenxin was instead taken aback. She realized she had truly found a good little sister, one who could potentially help her in the future.

“Alright,” Ye Wenxin agreed, and the two hooked their pinkies together, deepening their bond a little more.

A gentle breeze blew as the competition above continued fiercely. Ye Wenxin took out some meat she had prepared earlier from her bag of holding and sat on the steps with Gu Xiangsi, enjoying the food while watching the scene.

“Are you two not planning to continue climbing?” Seeing their relaxed demeanor, a senior brother who appeared to be a record keeper flew over to inquire.

“No, we’re conserving our energy,” Ye Wenxin immediately replied. If their names were recorded, someone might force them off the Heavenly Stairs. Since the stairs were so high, once they descended, they would not be able to observe the scenery above. Therefore, Ye Wenxin intended to stay a little longer.

“Senior brother, would you like some meat?” Seeing the senior brother’s displeased expression, Ye Wenxin added.

The senior brother’s expression became even more unpleasant upon hearing Ye Wenxin’s offer, but he did not say anything further. Instead, he went to check the rankings of other climbing candidates.