Ding Ling understood Taishi Ci and knew what kind of person he was.

He naturally felt at ease with them.

Zhang Hex and Taishi Ci were like old friends meeting far from home, and naturally, they were overjoyed.

The two of them chatted for a while.

Ding Ling listened from the side and came to know that in the past half month, the number of mighty generals from the Three Kingdoms ascending the Celestial Ladder had been increasing.

Not only the Three Kingdoms.

Other nations, such as the Xianbei, also had mighty generals traversing major lands, stepping onto the Celestial Ladder, never to return.

Those aspiring to the Martial Dao.

All would step onto the Celestial Ladder.

Taishi Ci and Zhang Hex were naturally such people, who, having settled their families without any worries, embarked on this Celestial Ladder of martial cultivation.

...

Qu Feiyan was also listening from the side.

Her eyes were slightly red, and amidst the gratitude and emotion for Ding Ling’s arrangements, she also made up her mind:

"Since Zhang Hex and the others can ascend to the Upper Realm, there’s no reason I can’t! I must work hard to cultivate. In the future, I will follow Brother Ding’s footsteps!"

Consort Yhu, watching and listening from the side, was astounded.

She truly did not expect Ding Ling to be a Prince, let alone a First-Rank Prince with absolute power.

No wonder Ding Ling always exuded an aura of nobility and dominance.

Consort Yhu was suddenly enlightened.

Huang Zhonggong and others sighed endlessly: What an honor it was to travel the world with a First-Rank Prince! Even in the afterlife, one could brag to the ancestors!

Ren Yingying had mixed feelings.

With Ding Ling’s noble status, her pride as the Saintess of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect instantly felt worthless!

It seemed all she could offer was beauty, intelligence, and some martial arts skills. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

But Ding Ling overpowered her in martial arts.

In terms of intellect and beauty, Qu Feiyan was also growing rapidly, showing signs of surpassing her.

Ren Yingying felt anxious but couldn’t find a way to deepen her relationship with Ding Ling, feeling increasingly melancholic.

She had her heart set on Ding Ling.

Even if Ding Ling might shatter the void and leave at any moment, she wanted to experience the higher peaks of the martial path with him.

She wished for her life to be exciting.

The stories of Ding Ling’s journey were more legendary than any of the novels she had read.

She thought about the stories Qu Feiyan and Zhang Hex had told about Ding Ling recently.

In a moment, she became lost in thought.

...

...

That day.

It was finally the appointed time with Bai Wushuang.

Ding Ling walked out of Reflection Cliff and headed straight for Huashan Peak.

His speed was swift.

The special Vigorous Qi induced by merging Breathing Technique, Flying Swallow Technique, Cloud-Piercing Step, Five Animals Qigong, and Ten Thousand Miles Solo, made his Lightweight Body Technique as fast as wind and lightning.

Ding Ling’s robes fluttered as he advanced, and in just moments, he reached the summit of Luoyan Peak.

He stood atop a giant stone, gazing in all directions.

Misty clouds hovered, and white cranes fluttered gracefully within them. Cascading waterfalls appeared to fall from the mountains, magnificent and akin to an Immortal Realm.

"The scenery is truly superb."

"No wonder the ancients loved to duel atop Huashan Peak."

Ding Ling felt at ease, standing with his hands behind his back, waiting for Bai Wushuang.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Several figures ascended swiftly from the mountain’s base.

The newcomers were Qu Feiyan, Consort Yhu, Zhang Hex, and others.

They stood all around.

Ren Woxing, Xiaang Wentian, Yue Buqun, Ning Zhongze, and others also came.

This battle would determine the World’s Number One.

Moreover, it was a pivotal battle for the future direction of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect that no one wanted to miss.

Among these high-level figures.

There were many whom Ding Ling did not know.

But seeing their towering, robust, and formidable figures, Ding Ling knew that these people must have practiced the Breathing Technique of the Ascender!

He didn’t bother asking if any of these people were subordinates of Li Shimin.

Asking would yield no answers.

Ding Ling just waited silently.

He waited for no more than half an hour.

"Hahaha..."

A long laugh suddenly came from afar.

At first, it was several hundred meters away.

But soon after,

the laughter seemed to be right next to them.

Such was the speed of the caller.

Ding Ling turned around sharply.

Sure enough.

On one side of Luoyan Peak, a figure with a mix of domineering and elegant demeanor soared upwards like a wild goose, rising more than ten meters, before landing gently like a feather on a treetop.

It was none other than Bai Wushuang, whom Ding Ling had awaited for so long.

"Bai Wushuang!"

Ding Ling called out.

"Ding Ling, long time no see."

Bai Wushuang’s voice was stirring, and as commanding as ever, adorned in her familiar bright red robe, exuding a spirit that valued strength over gender:

"I’ve long heard that you have been waiting for me at Huashan’s Reflection Cliff, eager for our battle. Haha, I feel honored to have Hero Ding await me like this."

"It was a promise."

Ding Ling replied solemnly:

"A promise with Bai Wushuang is one I wouldn’t miss."

"Indeed, smart choice," Bai Wushuang remarked, her face veiled in gauze, her impressive brows and almond eyes visible, highlighting her unparalleled beauty that outshone other women:

"That’s why I traveled a thousand miles to meet you. Are you ready?"

Bai Wushuang remained unchanged—frank and decisive as always:

"I won’t hold back like before when I make my move this time."

"You did spare me before, indeed," Ding Ling acknowledged.

"Ha..."

Bai Wushuang laughed heartily:

"Your inner strength was pitifully meager back then. If I had used my full strength, how many of my moves could you have endured? I just wanted to see the potential of a Void Shatterer.

I did not expect your potential would far exceed my expectations.

Within just six months, you’ve progressed enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with me. I must express my admiration."

Upon hearing this, Ding Ling was about to speak.

When suddenly Ren Woxing couldn’t hold back and shouted aloud:

"You are not Dongfang Bubai, who are you?!"

"Who I am is none of your business."

Bai Wushuang glanced at Ren Woxing and sneered coldly:

"If you dare disrespect me again, I’ll kill you!"

She maintained a good attitude only toward Ding Ling’s group.

As for Ren Woxing and his companions, she completely ignored them.

At the moment Ren Woxing spoke, she cornered him immediately.

In front of everyone, Ren Woxing felt deeply embarrassed, and in his shame and anger, couldn’t help but spring towards Bai Wushuang:

"I’d like to see how skilled you are. Let me test your strength first!"

"Courting death!"

Bai Wushuang effortlessly closed the distance as fast as lightning, traversing over a hundred meters in an instant, extending her palm to collide with Ren Woxing’s strike.

A miserable cry echoed.

Bai Wushuang was knocked back thirty meters, twisting mid-air before lightly landing on a treetop.

On the other hand, Ren Woxing was sent flying over a hundred meters by her single slap, spewing a blood mist from his mouth, barely catching himself before falling off the cliff.