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Chu Zhengyu did not focus his thoughts on Lu Chen. After glancing briefly at him, he turned his attention to the beast horde before him.

These beasts made him feel something was amiss.

If there were any Magic Treasures or inheritances here, the beasts guarding should be incredibly strong, yet these beasts were mostly at the Immortal Monarch Realm.

They are somewhat too weak.

During his time exploring this Small World, he had even encountered hordes of Immortal King-level beasts, with thousands possessing the Immortal King Realm, and those beasts were stronger than the average Immortal, not something they could contend with at all.

Otherwise, he would not have been severely wounded.

Chu Zhengyu became immediately vigilant, scanning the entire valley.

The valley extended several hundred yards horizontally, and looking vertically, its end was unfathomable.

This valley might not be as straightforward as it appears.

Seeing this terrain, Chu Zhengyu suddenly had a conjecture.

This place is perfectly suited for a beast den; their Divine Sense cannot probe the entire valley, and with the valley's end unseen, the mountain sides might conceal numerous caves where beasts hide.

If that's the case, once those Immortal King-level beasts return, they will likely face a brutal battle.

Although he had a suspicion, Chu Zhengyu did not alert the Immortals present; his gaze fixed on a distant stone stele.

The stone stele stood upon a circular platform dozens of yards across, behind which was the beginning of the Heavenly Ladder anomaly.

Chu Zhengyu pondered how could one obtain inheritance, or perhaps find the treasure here.

Judging by the stone stele, there probably wasn't much treasure here, but there might be some sort of Immortal Law inheritance.

However, generally, inheritances of Immortal Law within Secret Realms and small worlds of Great Powers aren't easily obtained; most require passing a series of trials.

Chu Zhengyu wondered if perhaps slaying beasts was a form of trial?

Just as Chu Zhengyu contemplated how to activate the inheritance, suddenly, the sky resounded with peals of a bell.

The people hadn't even reacted when powerful auras appeared from afar, and an Immortal exclaimed in terror, "You… look back there, the road… the road is blocked!!!"

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly turned toward the valley entrance, finding it blocked by a group of Immortal King-level beasts.

Moreover, the beasts within the valley grew in number, and the emerging beasts were all of the Immortal King Realm.

Chu Zhengyu's face turned grim. Having dealt with these beasts many times in this Small World, he knew how troublesome they were.

It's bad enough that these beasts are stronger than them; the crucial point is that there are so many, and these beasts seem fearless, recklessly charging as soon as they see an intruder.

In earlier encounters, he was able to flee solely because the place was spacious enough; now, trapped in the valley, escaping seemed difficult.

At this moment, some attempted to fly away upon seeing the multitude of Immortal King Realm beasts, but several Immortals who flew into the air were suppressed by a mysterious force.

Finding flying impossible, their faces turned pale. A Space Path cultivating Immortal attempted using Space Power to leave, only to realize space was restricted, unable to traverse using Space Power.

Now they are completely trapped here.

"It's over, it's over..."

"Why are there so many Immortal King Realm beasts!!!"

"What do we do now? Unable to fly, unable to teleport away, am I to perish here?"

...

Suddenly, the mood plummeted to a nadir, the valley weighed down by stifling oppression.

Lu Chen felt no tension, being merely a clone; death meant nothing.

His gaze landed upon that distant stone stele, feeling a peculiar familiarity with its inscriptions.

At that moment, a voice emerged in Lu Chen's mind.

"Ascend the Heaven Ladder; survival!"

Upon hearing, Lu Chen realized it might be the trial for obtaining inheritance here, using endless beasts to force people to ascend the Heaven Ladder.

Thinking further, if simply to select inheritors for the ladder, there's no need to use beasts to intimidate, as entrants are all after inheritance and treasure; why use beasts to frighten?

Lu Chen wasted no time, immediately transmitting to Xiyue Immortal Venerable and his group, "Approach the altar and ascend the Heaven Ladder!"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's transmission, Xiyue Immortal Venerable and other Beast Alliance members hesitated, with Xiyue Immortal Venerable questioning Lu Chen doubtfully, "Ascend the Heaven Ladder?"

Lu Chen replied, "No time to explain now, will discuss later."

Without further query, Xiyue Immortal Venerable transmitted to the Beast Alliance, "Follow his instruction, head for the altar!"

Xiyue Immortal Venerable thought Lu Chen wasn't ordinary; perhaps he discovered something, listening might temporarily escape danger.

Consequently, Beast Alliance members covered each other, battling the beasts while swiftly approaching the altar where the stone stele stood.

Chu Zhengyu, attentively observing Lu Chen, quickly noticed Beast Alliance's actions.

Very soon, the Beast Alliance reached the altar, directly proceeding to the Heaven Ladder.

As soon as they ascended, a heavy pressure assaulted them, with their Divine Souls feeling intense pain like being annihilated.

However, after ascending the Heaven Ladder, the surrounding beasts ceased attacking them.

Seeing this scene, Xiyue Immortal Venerable and Beast Alliance finally understood why Lu Chen had them ascend the Heaven Ladder.

But...

They couldn't indefinitely wait on the Heaven Ladder, right?

If these beasts don't leave, wouldn't they all be trapped to death?

Lu Chen spoke to the Beast Alliance members, "Continue up the ladder to escape."

Xiyue Immortal Venerable, unable to resist curiosity, asked, "How do you know?"

Lu Chen answered, "A guess."

Xiyue Immortal Venerable chuckled, knowing he avoided explaining, feigning a guess.

Yet truth be told, only continuing upward seems viable; beasts in the valley multiply, and with the Small World suppressing Immortals' powers, impossible to kill all beasts.

Following, Beast Alliance began climbing the ladder.

Seeing Lu Chen's group unharmed by beasts, Chu Zhengyu quickly caught on, immediately transmitting to Nine Heavens Institute people, "We should ascend the Heaven Ladder too!"

Upon receiving Chu Zhengyu's transmission, Nine Heavens Institute swiftly approached the ladder.

Soon, Nine Heavens Institute stepped onto the first stair; upon ascending, those beasts stopped attacking.