Chapter 569: Instructor Ye Takes Action!

At that moment, Qin Feixue and Hong Wu hurried over.

Qin Feixue arrived and immediately heard Qin Zixie's words, and she instantly knit her brows.

She had already told him several times to behave and not to provoke Instructor Ye.

Unexpectedly, he didn't take the words to heart at all.

Originally they thought that after Instructor Ye revealed her Pill Emperor status, Qin Zixie would restrain himself a bit, but he did not.

"Qin Zixie, are you idle?"

Qin Feixue snapped irritably.

Qin Zixie was startled, looked at Qin Feixue who had walked out of the valley, and gave a nonchalant smile, "Sister, I'm consulting Instructor Ye about a question, why would I be idle?"

Consulting a question?

I see you're clearly looking for trouble!

Before Qin Feixue could say anything, Qin Zixie added, "After all, Instructor Ye is our Academy's Special Grade Instructor and a Pill Emperor; consulting her will surely be immensely beneficial, right?"

"You get down here!" Qin Feixue clenched her teeth, as if she could slap him on the head.

"Instructor Ye, may we begin?" Qin Zixie ignored Qin Feixue and turned his gaze back to Ye Qingran.

"As an Academy Instructor, I naturally have this duty," Ye Qingran said, neither humble nor arrogant, spine straight as a pine, exuding unparalleled elegance.

Qin Zixie felt a slight jolt in his heart; for a brief moment, he actually felt as if he had gotten himself into a game...

No, that's absolutely impossible!

Although Ye Qingran is a Pill Emperor, her willpower is certainly not stronger than his!

It must be like that!

Qin Zixie cheered himself on in his heart.

At this moment, under countless gazes, Ye Qingran walked toward the valley's entrance.

She lifted her chin slightly, looking at Qin Zixie standing on the thirteenth level of the Stone Steps.

"You've reached the thirteenth Stone Step, yet the time you took for the subsequent steps is unreasonably long."

Ye Qingran said nothing.

When those words were spoken, countless mouths opened, their jaws nearly dropping to the ground in shock.

Ye Qingran not only refrained from praising Qin Zixie, but also complained that he took too long.

Seriously?

Qin Zixie's complexion darkened abruptly.

Ye Qingran, daring to pick at his sore spot?

On what grounds?

Before he could retort, Ye Qingran's reproachful tone continued, "Also, do you know you almost fell from the thirteenth Stone Step just now?"

Qin Zixie's expression turned very unpleasant.

He admitted that when he stepped from the twelfth to the thirteenth Stone Step, he was a bit unstable, but that was because the pressure of the thirteenth level was immense; a normal person would react that way.

Ye Qingran's remark was like picking bones out of an egg, wasn't it?

"Then could Instructor Ye demonstrate for me?" Qin Zixie's words squeezed out of his teeth.

He actually wanted to see how fast and steady Ye Qingran could be!

"No problem," Ye Qingran replied cheerfully.

Such an attitude left Qin Zixie feeling uncertain.

"Instructor Ye must go personally to Bed Sculpture Valley!"

"Can she reach the thirteenth Stone Step?"

"Probably very doubtful. You should know the thirteenth Stone Step is hard to ascend, testing one's willpower to the extreme; although Instructor Ye is a Pill Emperor, that doesn't mean her willpower is strong."

The many disciples debated eagerly, full of anticipation for Ye Qingran's venture into the Sculpture Valley.

Ye Qingran stepped forward into the valley, each step birthing a lotus.

Everyone watched that silhouette, their eyes gradually filled with awe.

Some people could live off their looks, yet their strength is also incredibly formidable.

Ye Qingran is exactly that kind of person.

She is undeniably beautiful, but many times people overlook her looks because of her talent.

At this moment, as everyone gazed at that graceful figure, they suddenly realized that beyond her Pill Emperor status, her very visage alone in Beimingzhou is unrivaled!

Even a single back view is unparalleled; the sun, moon, mountains and rivers cannot take away even a strand of her splendor.

First step.

Ye Qingran stepped up smoothly.

Very relaxed, very composed.

The Stone Steps are made of Green Stone. The first level is very wide, spanning several zhang, requiring many steps to reach the edge of the next level.

Second level, third level...

Ye Qingran's pace was very even, but compared to the speed of Qin Zixie's earlier steps, it was clearly a bit slower.

"Tch, I thought she was faster..." Qin Zixie sneered, his tone full of contempt.

In the crowd, Hong Wu's gaze never left Ye Qingran.

"Sister Feixue, do you think Instructor Ye can reach the thirteenth Stone Step?"

Qin Feixue glared at her, "You already have the answer to that question in your heart, don't you?"

Hong Wu was startled.

Indeed, she seemed never to have doubted that Instructor Ye could certainly reach the highest Stone Step.

But she was still somewhat nervous, which is why she asked just now.

Qin Feixue was no longer as angry as before.

As his older sister, she knew her younger brother Qin Zixie's temper very well.

His lofty, arrogant spirit needed someone to blunt her sharpness.

Instructor Ye was that person.

Ye Qingran's pace was not fast, but it was steady—steady enough that even upon reaching the eighth level, it remained the same as the previous levels.

Everyone was startled, surprise flashing in their eyes.

It should be noted that the pressure of the eighth level is twice that of the seventh, yet Ye Qingran showed no discomfort?

Qin Zixie's disdain faded considerably; he slightly pursed his lips, and the arrogance on his face disappeared.

Instead, a faint ominous premonition began to rise in his heart...

Ninth level, tenth level...

Ye Qingran smoothly advanced to the eleventh level!

This is a qualitative transformation.

However, the disciples were not that excited, because Ye Qingran becoming a Special Grade Instructor at the Academy already demonstrated her excellence.

Twelfth level!

When Ye Qingran successfully stepped onto the twelfth Stone Steps, many let out a sigh of relief.

This achievement reflected their expectations of her.

However, what no one expected was that Ye Qingran's speed in reaching the twelfth Stone Steps was almost identical to before.

This detail could not be ignored.

Because it meant that the pressure on the later Stone Steps had not affected her much!

Then, does it also imply that she can ascend the final thirteenth Stone Steps?

Qin Zixie's heartbeat was like a drum at this moment.

He had never been this nervous at any moment before.

Ye Qingran, somehow so effortlessly reached the twelfth Stone Steps?

Then, the thirteenth Stone Steps...

Qin Zixie clenched his hand into a fist, his whole body taut.

When Ye Qingran reached the edge of the thirteenth Stone Steps, she halted, turned her head toward Qin Zixie.

"I spent less time ahead than you, right?"

Qin Zixie's face flushed, "We'll discuss it after you reach the thirteenth Stone Steps!"

Ye Qingran smiled lightly, unconcerned.