Ancient Ancestral Gods

3"That's true. Although we've already ascertained that he is not a person of the Heavenly Dao Academy, we can't do anything to him in front of so many people. Otherwise, our Temple's reputation would be tarnished!" The handsome man continued.    

    

Before they had even entered, Xiao Fan's identity had already been investigated. Xiao Fan was not a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Academy at all, but the Xiao Fan who had been rather famous and had gotten into a fierce fight with the Winged Green Serpent Clan.    

    

The person they wanted to deal with was not a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Academy, so it was extremely advantageous to them.    

    

Even if they knew Xiao Fan's true identity, they couldn't make a move in front of so many people.    

    

After all, there were still a large number of people around. If they were to make a move, it would definitely cause a commotion and attract the attention of outsiders.    

    

At that time, outsiders would think that their Temple's reputation and prestige would be tarnished.    

    

Zhao Shu, go and take a look at the people from our Sacred Hall first, to see if any of the disciples have arrived. Lin Yue turned to look at the handsome man and said.    

    

"Senior Sister, we've already counted them. Other than Li Mu, who entered earlier, everyone else is already here." Zhao Shu thought for a while and said: "Senior Sister, if Li Mu didn't come, would he have been killed by Xiao Fan? After all, some brothers have long since planned to kill him in secret?"    

    

Everyone from their Temple had already arrived. The only person who hadn't arrived was Li Mu, who was among the first to enter.    

    

These people were all brought in by Lin Yue after receiving orders, the first few that came in truly did not know of the orders given to them by the clan elders.    

    

Even without the orders from the elders, there were still many disciples who secretly plotted to kill Xiao Fan.    

    

Now that everyone was present, Li Mu happened to be the only one missing.    

    

It was very possible that Li Mu had wanted to kill Xiao Fan and was instead killed by him.    

    

Otherwise, since Li Mu had already been here for almost a month, how could he still be here?    

    

The only reliable explanation was that Li Mu was dead, and there was a possibility that the culprit was Xiao Fan.    

    

"Has he not come? I have already made it clear to the other seniors and juniors that they are not to touch Xiao Fan without my order. Otherwise, if they fail to defeat him, he will kill them and alert them. " Lin Yue coldly said. "As for whether or not Li Mu was killed by Xiao Fan, it's hard to say. But what is certain is that he will definitely die in Road to Immortality in Refinement!"    

    

Regardless if Li Mu was dead or not, it didn't matter whether Xiao Fan was the one who killed Li Mu. Even if Xiao Fan didn't kill Li Mu, they still had to kill Xiao Fan.    

    

Xiao Fan's strength was hard to guess, especially when they knew that the one facing Winged Green Serpent Clan was him, so they had to be even more careful and not be reckless.    

    

Otherwise, if they were unable to kill Xiao Fan, they would instead be killed by him. This would cause Xiao Fan to be on guard against the Sacred Hall, which would make it even harder for them to make a move.    

    

"Senior sister, I think we are not worried about whether our fellow apprentices will act rashly, we should be more worried about the Winged Green Serpent Clan. It is said that their vice clan leader will also come in." Zhao Shu said straightforwardly.    

    

The outside world had already heard rumors that the Winged Green Serpent Clan's Vice Patriarch Yan Xing would enter the Road to Immortality in Refinement, and there were only two reasons why she would enter the Road to Immortality in Refinement.    

    

The first was to take the opportunity to kill Xiao Fan who had offended the Winged Green Serpent Clan in order to restore his dignity and position.    

    

Another rumor was that Yan Xing's vitality had already started to crumble and his lifespan was not long. Yan Xing was going to enter Road to Immortality in Refinement to fight for his life to become an immortal, otherwise, his cultivation would disappear like smoke in thin air.    

    

He should definitely pay attention to them, don't worry about the others, just wait and see if that old man, the Winged Green Serpent Clan's deputy chief, will take action in front of us. If he can stop us, do your best to stop him, but don't let him get in front of us, otherwise we won't be able to complete the orders given by the elders. Lin Yue said with a serious expression.    

    

The order the elder gave him was not only to kill Xiao Fan, but also to snatch the staff from Xiao Fan's body.    

    

If it was the severe punishment for killing Xiao Fan right in front of them, they would very likely go for broke and not complete the elder's order.    

    

"I'll instruct the brothers to be more careful." After Zhao Shu finished speaking, he turned around and left.    

    

On the other side, Xiao Fan was looking in Lin Yue's direction.    

    

Xiao Fan had a nagging feeling that Lin Yue's group was staring at him the entire time. Maybe it was just like Li Mu's performance, where many of the disciples in the Sacred Hall wanted to kill him.    

    

Or perhaps Lin Yue's group had other thoughts. Although she didn't know what Lin Yue's goal was, she still felt uncomfortable being noticed by a group of people from the Sacred Hall.    

    

Looking to the east side of the cliff for a while, Xiao Fan then shifted his attention back to the Heaven Stairway.    

    

The most important thing this time was to climb the Sky Stairway, as long as he could enter a higher level space, he would be able to improve even more.    

    

To him, this world of the first Heaven Stairway was not the place he was chasing after.    

    

The higher he went up the Sky Stairway, the bigger the limit would be for a short period of time. He needed to increase his strength as soon as possible.    

    

The magma lake below the Heaven Stairway was boiling and roaring, the surrounding area was like a huge oven that could burn anything it got close to it.    

    

A few days had passed, and the ruckus in the magma lake had become even more fierce. The magma that could melt everything had risen several zhang into the air, and the heat wave became even fiercer.    

    

In this situation, the surrounding people all quickly retreated, otherwise, they would be roasted to death before they could even start climbing the Sky Stairway.    

    

The peak period lasted for several days, then it gradually weakened, returning to normal.    

    

After a few days, the lava lake gradually calmed down and the heat wave gradually disappeared.    

    

The heat wave was disappearing, which meant that the time to climb the Sky Stairway was coming.    

    

For many people who had already made their preparations, this moment was something they had been waiting for for for far too long. All of them were extremely excited as they paid close attention to the movements of the magma lake, preparing to rush up the Sky Stairway as soon as possible.    

    

"The heat wave in the lake has almost disappeared, and the lava underneath is very calm. It's about time."    

    

The people guarding the front lines saw that the heat wave in the magma lake had been reduced to its smallest form, causing no harm to them. It was time to climb the Sky Stairway.    

    

"I can climb the Sky Stairway now. A genius like me, now that I finally have the chance, my future will definitely be bright!"    

    

Some people immediately rushed towards the Heaven Stairway, igniting everyone's excitement. Loud sounds that could topple mountains and overturn the seas rang out, and groups after groups of people rushed into the lava lake, rushing towards the Heaven Stairway.    

    

"It's time, we should also go up the Heaven Stairway, but we have to separate temporarily, see you upstairs." Seeing the wave after wave of people rushing forward, Taoist Tian Wu spoke to Xiao Fan calmly.    

    

Daoist Tianji had found him a few days ago and told him to stay away from Xiao Fan. After all, other than the Winged Green Serpent Clan, there were also people from the Sacred Hall who wanted to harm Xiao Fan.    

    

Xiao Fan was a hot potato. As a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Academy, for the sake of the Heavenly Dao Academy, he could only listen to Daoist Tianji.    

    

"Then let's meet upstairs, you better not die on the first Heaven Stairway." Xiao Fan said with a smile.    

    

"You, your little brother, will not die. As your big brother, how could I die on the first Heaven Stairway? Even if you die, I will not die." Taoist Tian Wu said with an arrogant look.    

    

"Get out of my way, you coward!" Xiao Fan kicked Taoist Tian Wu's butt, and scolded him with a smile.    

    

"Aiya! You bastard, you actually dared to kick my butt. Just you wait, after I climb the Heaven Stairway, I will beat you to death. " Taoist Tian Wu gave Xiao Fan a fierce glare and went to find Daoist Tianji and his other fellow disciples.    

    

Looking at the wave after wave of people rushing to the Heaven Stairway, Xiao Fan waited a long time before starting to move.    

    

There were simply too many people entering the Road to Immortality in Refinement, and with just a glance, it was really as crowded as an ant.    

    

Although there were many people who confidently rushed towards the Heaven Stairway in order to successfully climb it, there were still many people who stayed where they were and did not move.    

    

Some people felt that their strength was not enough and that it was not the time for them to climb the Sky Stairway.    

    

Some of them had the same thoughts as Xiao Fan, observing the environment and looking for the right time to strike.    

    

Xiao Fan strode into the skies above the magma lake. It was indeed as the rumors said, the heat waves of this magma lake had an intermittent period.    

    

As long as there was no heat wave above the lake, the terrifying heat wave and fire poison would cause harm to everyone.    

    

Even though there was nothing above, Xiao Fan could still feel that the magma below him was still terrifying. He had also experienced how terrifying the magma was, as it could melt everything.    

    

There were simply too many people ahead of them. All of them rushed to climb the Sky Stairway first, and then made a move on the people around them.    

    

Some of them weren't strong enough and were knocked into the magma lake. Those that fell were only able to struggle a bit within the lake before never coming back.    

    

Even though some people were able to leave the lake in time, their bodies had already been invaded by the fire poison. The moment they left the lake, their entire bodies were set ablaze in midair, turning into ashes.    

    

RUU?!    

    

"AHH!"    

    

At this time, the person who was at the very front of the Heaven Stairway had already ascended to the top of the Heaven Stairway. At this time, the person who was at the very front had already ascended to the top of the Heaven Stairway.    

    

In a short moment, miserable and desperate sounds resounded from both the lake and the Heaven Stairway.    

    

But even so, it couldn't extinguish the hope and passion in everyone's heart, so they still bravely rushed towards the Heaven Stairway.    

    

The Heaven Stairway was the only path they could take, there was no need to retreat.    

    

Moreover, as long as one had the strength, there was no need to be afraid. One only needed to charge forward bravely and they would succeed.    

    

"There are truly too many people. It's no wonder that most of the people that enter will never be able to return." Looking at the tragic situation, Xiao Fan muttered to himself.    

    

Furthermore, with so many people climbing up the Sky Stairway together with the same amount of time, the roads were crowded and the space was narrow. It would be very difficult to avoid the attacks of the Sky Stairs, so the death rate would naturally increase rapidly.    

    

"That's right. Most of the people who enter will die along the path of Immortality, and you are one of them!"    

    

Suddenly, a cold voice filled with killing intent and fury rang beside Xiao Fan's ears.    

    

Just then, a group of people surrounded Xiao Fan. Each one of them had a pleased sneer on their face as they surrounded Xiao Fan.    

    

"You all are from the Winged Green Serpent Clan, you want to kill me so quickly, don't you think it's a little early?" Xiao Fan looked at the group of people surrounding him, and said calmly.    

    

The people in front of him were all from Winged Green Serpent Clan, he never thought that they would surround and kill him so quickly.    

    

"Morning, you are a dead man. Even if you die early, you die late. Why do you have to be so hesitant!"    

    

"Today is the day you die. No one can save you."    

    

Everyone in the Winged Green Serpent Clan all laughed complacently and thought that Xiao Fan was definitely going to die today.    

    

Moreover, this was the world inside the Road to Immortality in Refinement. The cultivation environment was simply too good, and the longer they dragged things out, the longer Xiao Fan would grow. At that time, it would be even harder for them to kill Xiao Fan.    

    

In order to prevent such a situation from occurring, they would be able to kill Xiao Fan first in advance.    

    

Moreover, this was the best time for them to make a move. Their surroundings were densely packed with people and the space was narrow.    

    

The Winged Green Serpent Clan surrounded Xiao Fan, immediately attracting the attention of the surrounding people.    

    

When they found out that it was Xiao Fan and Winged Green Serpent Clan's group, the surrounding people all hid themselves in this small area, battling with each other.    

    

Although they knew that there was going to be a wonderful fight coming, but now was not the time to watch the show. They had to fight for a limited time to reach the Sky Stairway, otherwise, when the heat wave on the lake recovered, they would be in danger of death, and they wouldn't even have the chance to climb the Heaven Stairway.    

    

The surrounding people hastily dodged past them. Although they wanted to watch the show, they didn't have the time to wait.    

    

"Senior Sister, those people from the Winged Green Serpent Clan are already unable to hold back and surrounded Xiao Fan." Zhao Shu said to Lin Yue in the crowd not far away.    

    

"Don't worry, even though this group of people are strong, they might not be able to kill Xiao Fan. As long as that old fogey Yan Xing doesn't intervene, we'll just watch." Lin Yue instructed: "Let the weaker disciples go up the Heaven Stairway first, in case we miss the opportunity."    

    

Lin Yue and the rest approached Xiao Fan quietly, observing the surroundings carefully to see if Yan Xing would appear.    

    

As for the group of people from the Winged Green Serpent Clan, in Lin Yue's eyes, it was not very realistic to want to kill Xiao Fan.    

    

"If you want to kill me, I will kill you!"    

    

In Xiao Fan's eyes, the group of snakes in front of him were no match for him.    

    

Before he had entered the fifth stage of the Sendai, his situation was truly very dangerous when facing several tens of experts of the ninth stage of the Sendai.    

    

The situation had greatly changed. The group of people in front of him could not kill him.    

    

"Is that so? Are you that confident? Let me kill you! "    

    

Suddenly, a young man from Winged Green Serpent Clan appeared, full of confidence, a berserk energy exploded from her body as she attacked Xiao Fan.    

    

That person easily flashed in front of Xiao Fan, and with a disdainful smile on his face, he waved his fists. The black energy exploded as two fist prints turned into two Flood Dragons and smashed towards Xiao Fan's chest.    

    

Seeing his opponent's disdainful smile, Xiao Fan sneered in his heart.    

    

This person's energy seemed strong, his fists were powerful, but it was not a threat to him.    

    

He raised both his hands, and golden energy flashed. Two large buddhist palms were formed, and he threw them forward.    

    

However, just as he struck out with his Buddha Palm, the person in front of him suddenly exploded forth with an extremely terrifying aura, causing even him to feel terror in his heart.    

    

The power of that person's two punches were increased by more than ten times, instantly shattering his buddhist palm imprints.    

    

That person's hands were as fast as lightning as they landed on his chest.    

    

In that moment, Xiao Fan only felt all the bones in his body shattering, his entire being was in extreme pain, as if he had lost consciousness and was falling down quickly.