Chapter 67: Watching

Stepping onto the Dengxian Lu once more.

The thick fog rolled, and Zhang Xingyu appeared in a strange place again.

This was a straight, steep cliff.

Looking up, it was bottomless; looking down, it was a ten-thousand-foot abyss.

Zhang Xingyu took a deep breath and climbed up like a gecko.

A zhang after a zhang, a meter after a meter.

Climbing and climbing, he still hadn't reached the top of the cliff.

Climbing and climbing, his arms grew sore and numb, his waist and legs weak.

"I really want to stop and rest," he thought.

But he couldn't, and he didn't dare.

He was afraid that if he stopped, his spirit would slacken, and he would never have the courage to climb up again.

He couldn't stop; he could only keep climbing up.

Below Dengxian Feng, at the entrance to Dengxian Lu.

Someone asked, "Who will be the first to come down from the Dengxian Lu?"

"Who else could it be? Of course, it's that Waste Spiritual Root, Zhang Xingyu," someone nearby said.

"Exactly, exactly. A Waste Spiritual Root dares to climb the Dengxian Lu. I bet he won't even pass the first trial before he's rolled out." The speaker was First Senior Brother's fangirl, Liu Ruoxin.

This time, Bai Ping actually sided with Liu Ruoxin: "Everyone is right. That piece of trash will definitely be the first to roll out later. When that happens, I'll make him crawl between my legs."

Just as his words fell, someone suddenly rolled down the Dengxian Lu.

The person rolled to the entrance, twitching all over, unconscious.

"Zhang Xingyu, I'm going to make you crawl between my legs!" Bai Ping shouted and rushed over.

A moment later, he froze.

"Bai Ping, why are you stunned? Hurry up and wake him up. I've never seen anyone crawl between legs before!" Liu Ruoxin said loudly.

Just as her words fell, Bai Ping moved.

He bent down, picked up the person on the ground, and ran away at high speed.

"Bai Ping, what are you running for?" Liu Ruoxin asked, confused.

"Look, the person Bai Ping is carrying seems to be Long Xiaotian. Oh my, it really is Long Xiaotian!" a girl shouted loudly.

Below the cliff, on the precipice.

Zhang Xingyu was still gritting his teeth and persisting.

Climbing section after section, the soaring eagles were left behind him.

Climbing section after section, the clouds and mist above his head were stepped beneath his feet.

He didn't know how much time had passed; his stomach was empty, his mouth was dry, and it seemed he had used up his last ounce of strength.

But he still didn't dare to stop; he could only climb up.

He didn't know how much time had passed; his skin had turned dark, his hair had turned white, and his forehead was covered in wrinkles.

Above his head was a pitch-black starry sky, and beneath his feet was a blue planet.

But he still didn't dare to stop; he was afraid that if he stopped, he would fall.

Finally, he climbed to the top of the cliff and reached the end of the sky.

Ahead, there was another golden, glowing gate.

This time, he skillfully picked up the brush and wrote a few large characters on the gate.

"The Dao is above, I dare not stop for a moment."

Below Dengxian Feng, at the entrance to Dengxian Lu.

Everyone was waiting expectantly.

Vinegar-pot Liu Ruoxin said happily, "It's already been three days, and the other senior brothers have already left the Dengxian Lu. Now, only First Senior Brother is left on the Dengxian Lu. He really is the best; he will definitely reach the peak, he will definitely create a miracle."

As she spoke, she directed the female fans to shout in unison: "First Senior Brother, reach the peak! First Senior Brother, we love you. First Senior Brother, create a miracle! First Senior Brother, we love you..."

At the same time, in the girls' dormitory area, in an exquisite small courtyard.

Tang Yunxi leaned against the window, looking at the peak of Dengxian Feng that towered into the clouds, and muttered to herself.

"You once said that you would definitely come to climb Dengxian Feng, and you would definitely reach the peak. Now, Dengxian Feng is open, but where are you?"

At the same time, in the teachers' residential area, at the Vice Dean's home.

Long Gang was lecturing Long Xiaotian: "Look at you, all you do is eat, drink, and play all day; can't you cultivate properly? This time you went to climb Dengxian Feng, I was counting on you to win some face so I could ask the Dean to grant you the status of a genius student. But look at you, you were the first to come out of Dengxian Feng, losing all my old face."

At the same time, in the academy administration building, in the Dean's office.

The Proctor said to Xu Yun Lao Dao, "Dean, there is only one person left on the Dengxian Lu now. This Fang Shiwen is worthy of being our academy's elite; he is worth the great effort we put into cultivating him."

Xu Yun Lao Dao nodded: "Indeed, this child Fang Shiwen possesses a Heaven Spiritual Root; he is a rare material for cultivation. If he can pass through the Dengxian Lu and temper his Dao heart, it is not impossible for him to reach the peak of the Cultivation Realm in the future."

"I hope so." The Proctor nodded, a look of hope appearing in his eyes.

On Dengxian Feng, Zhang Xingyu was sent into a dense forest.

He had just taken a few steps forward when nine fork roads appeared in front of him.

Choosing the middle path, Zhang Xingyu stepped inside.

Immediately, he was stunned.

On the branches, in the grass, there were venomous snakes flicking their tongues everywhere.

Drawing his Dharma blade, he carved out a bloody path.

Besides this, what else could he do?

He was not an immortal; he couldn't conjure medicinal powder to drive away snakes and insects.

After passing the snake den, there were nine more fork roads ahead.

Zhang Xingyu didn't dare to linger and chose the middle path again to walk in.

Ahead was a swamp filled with fog and dangerous mud.

Zhang Xingyu cut down a few branches, using them to probe the path while carefully moving forward.

Leeches burrowed into his skin, and water snakes swam by his side.

Zhang Xingyu picked the leeches off his legs while carefully avoiding the water snakes.

Probing three times with every step, he finally walked out of the crisis-ridden swamp.

At the end of the swamp, there were nine identical fork roads again.

The fourth day.

Below Dengxian Feng, at the entrance to Dengxian Lu.

A group of students were still waiting at the entrance.

"It's been four days, First Senior Brother should have reached the peak by now!" one of First Senior Brother's female fans said.

"He should have climbed it. Perhaps at this moment, he is admiring the statue of Nanhua Daxian!" Vinegar-pot Liu Ruoxin said.

Just as her words fell, a white figure walked out from the thick fog.

"It's First Senior Brother," everyone shouted.

"First Senior Brother!" The women cheered and surrounded Fang Shiwen in the center.

"First Senior Brother, was the road hard?"

"First Senior Brother, did you reach the peak?"

"First Senior Brother, is the statue of Nanhua Daxian made of pure gold?"

Fang Shiwen smiled indifferently, cupped his hands at the women, and lifted his legs to walk out.

"First Senior Brother must have gone up." The women cheered and followed behind him.

After First Senior Brother left, the waiting students also left one after another, and the entrance to Dengxian Lu became quiet.

However, three people still hadn't left.

"Brother Xingyu, why hasn't he come down yet?" Zhu Dafu frowned.

"Xingyu might have encountered some trouble." Hu Siping's face was full of worry.

"Zhang Xingyu, he didn't die, did he?" Beside the two, Bai Xiaosheng said, holding a small notebook.

"Pfft, you're talking nonsense." Zhu Dafu raised his fist at him.

"Pfft, pfft, good things don't come true, bad things do. No, bad things don't come true, good things do," Hu Siping said hurriedly.

On the fifth day, the three continued to wait.

On the sixth day, only Zhu Dafu and Hu Siping remained.

Ten days passed, and Zhu Dafu and Hu Siping were still waiting.

Location: Academy cafeteria.

"Have you heard? There are two fools waiting at the entrance of Dengxian Lu every day?" a thin, weak student said to others, pretending to be mysterious.

"What are they waiting for?" another chubby student asked.

"I heard they're waiting for that Waste Spiritual Root, Zhang Xingyu," the thin student replied.

"Oh right, that Waste Spiritual Root also went on the Dengxian Lu. However, since he hasn't come down, he probably died on the road," the chubby student said.

Location: Long Xiaotian's small courtyard.

Bai Ping: "Boss, I heard that Waste Spiritual Root still hasn't come out. He probably died on Dengxian Feng."

Long Xiaotian: "Dying is just right. Otherwise, this young master would have lost."

Location: Dean's office.

"Dean, I heard that Waste Spiritual Root, Zhang Xingyu, is still on Dengxian Feng. We had forgotten all about him before," Proctor Liu Cheng said to Xu Yun Lao Dao.

"Oh, he hasn't come down yet?" Xu Yun Lao Dao asked in surprise.

"He hasn't. I heard his two good friends are waiting at the foot of Dengxian Feng every day," Proctor Liu Cheng said.

"Waiting is just a waste of time. As a Waste Spiritual Root, he must have died on the Dengxian Lu long ago," Vice Dean Long Gang said with schadenfreude. ===== CHAPTER 68 =====