Can the Ladder to Heaven really reach the heavens?

Yu Zhao's immediate withdrawal left Senior Brother Li completely bewildered. Most importantly, he had already reported the names of Yu Zhao, Liu Mei, and Shen Yunshu.

This entrance exam is just a formality. These three women are the most promising talents among this batch of disciples, and the elders are eagerly waiting to accept them as disciples.

If Yu Zhao were to withdraw, Senior Brother Li had no doubt that the elders would beat him half to death.

But how can we stop them? Their Falling Moon Sect is a righteous sect, and there is no reason for them to force people to participate in the entrance examination.

Senior Brother Li was extremely frustrated at this moment. He had really shot himself in the foot. If he had known that Junior Sister Yu was so timid, why did he scare her?

Serves you right for being so foul-mouthed!

Senior Brother Li wanted to slap himself; this sudden situation almost made him lose his senior brotherly dignity.

Just as Senior Brother Li was pondering a solution with a rich expression, Yu Zhao's heart was also unsettled, because she heard a voice, a voice that seemed to resonate within her own heart.

Why quit?

When the voice rang out, Yu Zhaozhen was startled. She glanced around without making a sound and found that no one was speaking to her. She immediately realized that it was a high-ranking member of the Luoyue Sect transmitting his voice using a secret method.

This also confirmed one thing for her: she had already been noticed by the higher-ups of the Falling Moon Sect.

I wonder which elder this high-ranking person is, or perhaps it is Luo Yue Zhenren himself... If that's the case, then that would be really terrible.

Being noticed by a malevolent Golden Core cultivator is not good news.

Thoughts swirled in his mind, but Yu Zhao's face remained calm. He clasped his hands in a respectful bow towards the steps and replied:

"Reporting to Senior, this disciple is afraid of death. Upon hearing from Senior Brother Li that there is an assessment that is dangerous, I wish to withdraw."

Seeing Yu Zhao speaking towards the Heavenly Ladder, Senior Brother Li knew that an elder had sent a telepathic message. As long as the elder had intervened, he wouldn't have to worry about it.

So Senior Brother Li continued to organize the new disciples to climb the ladder.

Meanwhile, as Yu Zhao finished speaking, a figure appeared in front of her—a woman.

She looked to be only in her early twenties, wearing a short black straight-hemmed top and a matching black skirt with cloud patterns outlined in gold thread at the hem.

Beneath the straight hem was a light pink lining, and her beautiful hair was styled into a spiral-shaped bun. This woman was so beautiful that Yu Zhao felt it was unreal.

She was momentarily stunned. It wasn't that she was lustful, but rather that the woman's attire gave her a very strange feeling. Her clothes, hairstyle, and the fan-shaped floral decoration on her forehead... this woman looked more like a noblewoman than a nun.

His demeanor didn't resemble that of a monk.

Seeing Yu Zhao's stunned expression, the woman smiled slightly and said gently, "You are the only person in all these years who has stared at me so brazenly. Little girl, you are not as timid as you say."

"Please forgive me, senior! This disciple is a man of the mountains and has never seen a celestial being like you before. I was momentarily flustered."

As she spoke, Yu Zhao bowed deeply, her heart filled with panic. She had been momentarily lost in thought, which was truly inexcusable.

Yu Zhao, how could you make such a basic mistake? Is it acceptable to stare at such a powerful being with impunity?

It's alright.

As it turns out, no woman dislikes being praised. Yu Zhao's words made the woman very happy, so she didn't mind Yu Zhao's impolite behavior.

Of course, most importantly, Yu Zhao is also a woman, and a very beautiful one at that. Being stared at by another beautiful woman is something to be happy about in itself.

This shows that her beauty has reached the point where she is attractive to both men and women.

The female cultivator was naturally delighted. She reached out and helped Yu Zhao up, saying, "Let's go climb the Heavenly Ladder. There's no danger to your lives on it. Your Senior Brother Li was just scaring you."

After she finished speaking, the female cultivator seemed to have thought of something and added another sentence:

"My surname is Li, and my given name is Jiyue, also known as the Fallen Moon Immortal. Young lady, would you be willing to become my disciple?"

"You are too kind to ask for my permission, but I still have one more question: Is it necessary to climb the Heavenly Ladder to become your disciple?"

Yu Zhao acted as if he was still terrified of the Heavenly Ladder, as if he were genuinely frightened by Senior Brother Li's words.

This girlish appearance made Luo Yue Zhenren smile. Under Yu Zhao's expectant gaze, she parted her red lips slightly.

"Of course not... You have to take the Heavenly Ladder."

As she spoke, she grabbed Yu Zhao and threw him directly onto the Heavenly Ladder.

Hearing the little girl's sweet cries in the air, she found it very amusing and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

It's like seeing a kitten on the street and wanting to bully it. Seeing the kitten baring its teeth and claws makes you feel amused, so you want to bully it even more.

Little did they know, this was Yu Zhao deliberately creating a persona, portraying herself as a timid, cowardly, and cunning young girl.

This kind of persona is the most harmless, yet it can subconsciously evoke others' pity.

This True Immortal Luoyue certainly wouldn't be thinking of killing her in such a short time. After all, she's an interesting little thing, so why not keep her around to bully her a bit more?

When Yu Zhao learned that a powerful figure had come to her door, she began to act. She was familiar with creating a persona, having created countless personas back in Qingfeng Temple.

Yu Zhao's experiences at Qingfeng Temple over the past year have honed her acting skills to perfection, and she is confident that there will be no flaws in her performance.

Of course, most importantly, powerful beings like True Person Luoyue are inherently arrogant. They wouldn't think they couldn't see through a mere Qi Refining Realm cultivator, much less that this Qi Refining Realm cultivator would dare to play tricks on them.

Besides, there's no need for that. Little did Luo Yue Zhenren know that Yu Zhao already knew her trump card.

She never dreamed that her disguise as the righteous sect Luoyue Sect would be exposed to Yu Zhao from the very beginning.

This is what it means to have someone intentionally plot against someone unintentionally.

However, Yu Zhao knew very well that this was just a small trick. To survive under the witch's nose, he needed to devise another plan.

She already had some plans in mind. To put it bluntly, this witch was cultivating a body that could be possessed in the future. Naturally, the stronger the body, the better. Yu Zhao suspected that the witch was using the method of possession because her own body was not talented enough.

He wanted to change his physical body and start cultivating again, so as to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Knowing the other party's purpose makes it easier to devise a targeted plan. First, you need to make the witch see Yu Zhao's value and feel that Yu Zhao is worth cultivating. This way, at least before reaching the Golden Core stage, you will be safe.

If you put yourself in someone else's shoes, if you possessed such a strange cultivation technique as the "Her Transformation of Myriad Freedoms" mother technique, you wouldn't bother trying to possess a body that had cultivated a child technique. You could directly possess a body that had reached the Golden Core stage or even the Nascent Soul stage in one step. Why bother trying to possess a body that had reached the Foundation Establishment stage?

Therefore, Yu Zhao felt that as long as he could give the other party hope, he could at least survive until he reached the Golden Core stage. As for what to do after reaching the Golden Core stage?

What a joke! If she reaches the Golden Core stage, then it's hard to say who will emerge victorious.

Having sorted out her thoughts, Yu Zhao was full of fighting spirit and began to climb the steps, wanting to see what this ladder to heaven was all about.