"Go!" Hao Ren answered her decisively.
He was just shocked by Su Han's breakthrough to peak Qian-level, and his movements were a bit slow. However, it wasn't because of hesitation.
Seeing that Su Han had already jumped more than five meters high with just a light tap on the ground, Hao Ren's vigorous strength burst forth as well, and he leaped toward Su Han.
Su Han grabbed Hao Ren's collar like an eagle catching a little chick. She took a few steps and easily jumped onto the outer wall of the Origin Dragon Grand Palace.
Hao Ren thought that Su Han was going to open the stone gate of the Origin Dragon Grand Palace and go inside, but she climbed up along the outer wall.
He steadied himself on the edge of the heavy black rocks, and he secretly exerted his strength to keep up with Su Han's speed.
The two of them were like squirrels that were good at climbing, and they climbed up the outer wall of the grand and majestic Origin Dragon Grand Palace.
Especially Su Han. Her white boots and white windbreaker fluttered in the wind, and she looked extremely agile in the dark of the Origin Dragon Grand Palace.
Hao Ren gathered his nature essence and ran beside Su Han, trying his best to keep up with her speed.
However, he didn't understand how Su Han could reach peak Qian-level from top-tier Qian-level in just one night even though she had recovered her nature essence.
Could it be …
Hao Ren looked at Su Han's cold face as he thought about the opportunity to increase his realm.
Su Han's thin lips were tightly closed. She only needed to tap on the ground lightly, and she would jump five to six meters. She knew that Hao Ren must be guessing the reason for her increase in realm, but she didn't want to explain.
If Hao Ren thought that she was that kind of person, then there was no need to explain.
She didn't expect that Hao Ren's Vital Yang Physique would help her break through, and she suddenly realized that Hao Ren's physique might not be as weak as she thought.
However, Su Han still felt a bit unhappy when she saw Hao Ren's vague gaze.
Breaking through from top-tier Qian-level to peak Qian-level should be the most joyous moment for a cultivator, but Su Han wasn't happy at all.
The obsidian stone used to build the Origin Dragon Grand Palace was a very special material. It could isolate nature essence from the outside world, but it was also the best conductor for the nature essence inside the palace.
Therefore, this material was often used in alchemy rooms or closed-type formations.
Due to the special nature of this material, the hundun energy in the Nine Dragon Palace was repelled 100 meters away from the palace, which allowed Su Han to use her metal-elemental and water-elemental nature essence. However, she couldn't fly on a sword near the Origin Dragon Grand Palace.
In other words, the Origin Dragon Palace's obsidian would quickly scatter the Spiritual Energy in his body if he wanted to use it.
Hao Ren chased after Su Han while gasping for air. He had barely reached mid-tier Xun-level, and his nature essence was far less than Su Han's. It would be difficult for him to catch up to her speed.
Besides, Su Han seemed to be in a bad mood as she ran faster and faster.
After two hours of chasing, all he could see was Su Han's back.
There were only two thoughts in Hao Ren's mind. First, it was tiring to chase after girls! Second, this Origin Dragon Palace is really tall!
With his running speed, he would cover at least fifty to sixty kilometers in an hour!
He looked up and saw that Su Han's figure had already disappeared into the white mist. Hao Ren clenched his teeth and injected the five-elemental nature essence into his legs as he sprinted forward.
"Why are you sulking now? You didn't get angry when you needed to!"
Hao Ren's legs were about to break from running. Although he was a five-elemental cultivator and had more nature essence than cultivators of the same realm, he couldn't compare to Su Han who was at peak Qian-level!
After running for a long distance, Su Han saw that Hao Ren was still chasing after her. She finally slowed down and let Hao Ren catch up to her.
"How much farther?" Hao Ren asked.
The high sky was filled with white mist, and it was damp and cold. If he stopped for even a second, his body would be soaked by the condensation of dew.
"The Origin Dragon Palace has another name, the Heaven-Reaching Tower," Su Han answered.
"Heaven-Reaching Tower, Heaven-Reaching Tower … How long would it take to reach the sky …" Hao Ren thought.
Right now, the Origin Dragon Palace was no longer a huge palace that was hundreds of meters wide. Instead, it was a long pillar that one couldn't see the top and the bottom.
Looking up, one could only see the white mist. Looking down, one could see the same white mist.
Hao Ren couldn't tell the height at all; he only knew that he was hanging high in the sky.
"If you can't take it, it's not too late to go back now," Su Han looked at Hao Ren and said.
Hao Ren glanced at her. Then, he used all his strength to overtake Su Han and dashed up.
Su Han looked at Hao Ren's steady body, and she suddenly smiled. She lightly tapped the ground with the tip of her foot and jumped up.
According to the vague records in the Dragon God Shrine, there was an ancient saint artifact at the top of the Heaven-Reaching Tower. However, the records didn't record how tall the Heaven-Reaching Tower that extended from the top of the Origin Dragon Palace was.
Su Han went through all the trouble to get to the Nine Dragon Palace because she wanted to find that saint artifact at the top of the Heaven-Reaching Tower. However, she could easily alert Qiu Niu who was in the Nine Dragon Palace. Right now, she could only hope that Qiu Niu was still in seclusion cultivation and wouldn't care about them.
Hao Ren and Su Han climbed up side by side. The higher they climbed, the thinner and smoother the pillars of the Heaven-Reaching Tower became.
After climbing for a few more hours, the Heaven-Reaching Tower was only as thick as a person's arm. Layers upon layers of mist surrounded the originally smooth black stones. Even stepping on them would cause one to be slippery.
If they fell from here and couldn't fly on swords, they would have no chance of survival.
Not only was it a test of stamina, but it was also a test of courage. They had to climb tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of steps. If they made one mistake and couldn't hold on to the stone pillar, they would be doomed.
The sky gradually brightened.
Hao Ren and Su Han had been running on the stone pillars for an entire night!
However, they still couldn't see the end of the tall Heaven-Reaching Tower!
Su Han paused for a moment and took out two elixir pills from her storage ring. She swallowed one and tossed the other to Hao Ren.
Her hair was drenched by the water vapor in the mist, and her cheeks, which were covered by the mist, were also rosy. She looked very charming.
"We might have to run for a few days and nights. Be prepared," Su Han said.
"A few days and nights …" Hao Ren's heart skipped a beat.
Before Hao Ren could respond, Su Han lightly stepped on the thin black tower and continued to move upward.
Hao Ren swallowed the elixir pill and hurried to catch up. There was no way back now! Even if he was sold by Su Han, he had to admit defeat!
The sky turned from white to black, then from black to white, and then from white to black again. However, the stone tower was endless, and so was the mist.
Hao Ren felt like he was going crazy. He wondered if he was in a looping dream, or if the stone tower was a kind of array formation with no end!
A layer of Su Han's boots had been worn off, and her windbreaker was covered in dew.
If they couldn't finish climbing in half a month, it wouldn't be easy for them to go back!
This thought appeared in Hao Ren's mind. Looking at Su Han's determined expression, he gritted his teeth and continued climbing.
The seemingly endless climb lasted for another day and night. Hao Ren wondered if the Nine Dragon Palace was so tall.
Suddenly, the black tower stone turned into white tower stone!
The white fog turned into black fog again!
Su Han, who was half a body length ahead of Hao Ren, suddenly felt that she couldn't circulate her nature essence smoothly. Her arms couldn't hold on to the thin tower, and she fell sideways.
Hao Ren felt like something was wrong, and his heart almost fell out of his mouth when he saw Su Han suddenly fall.
"Su Han!"
Hao Ren reached out his right hand and grabbed onto her white windbreaker.
Su Han's face turned pale in fear, and she immediately grabbed onto Hao Ren's wrist.
"Come up!" Hao Ren used his strength and threw Su Han up half a meter before pulling her into his arms.
Su Han was lucky to be saved, and she was touched when she saw Hao Ren's nervous expression.
The ancient records of the Dragon God Shrine didn't mention that the obsidian would be replaced with other materials on the top of the Heaven-Reaching Tower.
Without the repulsion of the obsidian, the hundun energy in the Nine Dragon Palace surrounded Su Han, and her nature essence was blocked. She almost fell.
Not only was Su Han's nature essence blocked, but Hao Ren also felt that his meridians were blocked.
He tried to mobilize the fusion elemental energy in his body, but he realized that the fusion elemental energy had little effect in this thick fog!
Su Han gritted her teeth and looked up at the white stone tower that went deep into the clouds. She was unwilling to give up.
The designer of the Heaven-Reaching Tower had put in so much effort to prevent any cultivators from reaching the top of the Heaven-Reaching Tower!
Hao Ren also looked up at the white stone tower that was hidden in the black mist. Suddenly, he slightly turned Su Han, who was in his arms.
Su Han felt that she was moving, and she immediately grabbed onto Hao Ren. However, she found that Hao Ren had thrown her onto his back.
Hao Ren didn't say anything. He grabbed onto the thin white tower with all his strength and started to climb up like a monkey!
Su Han lay on his back and wrapped her arms around his neck. She looked down at the immeasurable white mist, and her heart palpitated!
If anything happened to Hao Ren, she and Hao Ren would die together! She didn't expect that she would still have to rely on Hao Ren when she just got stronger!
Feeling Hao Ren's muscles tense up as he climbed up the white stone tower bit by bit, Su Han held onto Hao Ren tightly, and her heart was filled with emotions.
Silence was better than words. They didn't communicate verbally, but they trusted each other!
Hao Ren saved all the energy that he used for talking because he wanted to use his pure physical strength to get through this endless height where he couldn't use nature essence!
Pa, pa, pa, pa … Hao Ren's every step left a clear handprint on the damp white stone tower.
He didn't stop at all, and he had been climbing for more than two hours! His arms and legs felt like they were going to break!
To lighten his load, Su Han threw away her boots and windbreaker. She clung onto his back with a thin sweater and stepped on his thighs with her bare feet.
If Hao Ren had used up all his strength at the middle of the tower, the result would have been obvious!
"I dragged Hao Ren here, and I was the one who dragged him here …"
While Su Han was feeling guilty, she suddenly saw a round platform that was as big as a small city appear on the top of the white tower! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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