The path was similar to that of Mount Tai, layer by layer, all paved with stones. The difference was, after climbing just dozens of steps, we entered the outer hall!
Upon entering the outer hall, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but gasp for cool air and, touching the walls, his eyes nearly popped out of his sockets, "Oh my god, is this gold? Damn it, they actually plated the bricks with gold! This is... this is just too damn extravagant!"
Extravagant to a wickedly extreme degree!
Oh shoot! Cloud Palace is so huge, and the walls inside are all gold-plated! And it’s all pure gold!
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"Evildoer, let’s rescue Yuan Bao and then just stay in this Cloud Palace, not leaving at all. Just the gold powder scratching off the walls alone would be enough for us to live in gold and silver for the rest of our lives!" While touching the walls and climbing the steps, Gu Changsheng sighed in amazement.
Zhou Mu heard this and couldn’t help but grin.
"God in heaven! If Bashu is considered poor and harsh, then aren’t the Central Plains even poorer? They must be dripping with wealth! It’s so luxurious, so extravagant!" Yuan Bao insisted, touching the walls without withdrawing his hand at all!
Among the four of them, only Zhou Mu and Little Monk Bu Jie seemed to have better prospects, while Gu Changsheng and Yuan Bao were hopelessly stuck in gold!
"I’ve decided, later I must ask the Bashu Witch Master if she needs a gatekeeper!" Gu Changsheng spoke resolutely.
Oh my god, when they had entered, there wasn’t even a gatekeeper in sight!
It would be so good for her to guard this place, very convenient for skimming a little for herself!
Emperor Wu of Han was a man of grand strategy, having built a golden nest to keep his consort was already a big gesture, but this Bashu Witch Master made an even bigger move. She directly built a golden palace!
And it’s the kind that soars into the clouds!
This is simply not treating gold like gold at all!
Without stepping outside, enjoying a palace of gold, the extravagance is simply breathtaking!
In her life, Gu Changsheng was seeing the world with such awestruck eyes for the first time!
It was truly an eye-opening experience!
"The residents of Jinchuan City, every morning they face the direction of Cloud Palace and bow in deep reverence. This Cloud Palace doesn’t even need someone to watch the gate!" Zhou Mu looked adoringly at the young woman next to him, pulling her back, "The Royal Mansion’s treasury is also like mountains of gold and silver, but how come you never found it as mesmerizing as this?"
"It’s different! External wealth always smells sweeter than family wealth!" Gu Changsheng quickly replied.
Hearing this, Zhou Mu helplessly shook his head and smiled, this woman... really don’t know what to say about her!
Nine hundred ninety-nine steps, Gu Changsheng only wanted to curse as she climbed!
Darn it! The feeling was indeed like climbing Mount Tai!
"Do you think, the Bashu Witch Master lives at the summit of Heaven Rank, damn, does she get her daily essentials carried up by porters? This is absolutely torturous!" She was getting a bit leg-weary from the climb!
"Pfft!" Yuan Bao burst out laughing upon hearing this!
Don’t even say, her ladyship does have a point! Maybe they really do need porters!
"I can’t take it anymore! I’m not scared now! This is simply more tiring than going to war!" Gu Changsheng was the first to raise her hand and surrender.
Damn, it feels like being a frog boiled in warm water! This is truly torturous agony!
Grabbing Little Monk Bu Jie who was following behind her, Gu Changsheng gathered her inner strength and leaped towards the steps!
Damn it, climbing steps is too tiring. Not using inner strength when you have it is simply a waste!
Seeing this, Zhou Mu also pulled Yuan Bao to follow suit!
The moment the four of them used their inner strength, the fluctuations immediately attracted many people!
In the shadows, Gu Changsheng felt numerous pairs of eyes staring at them!
But, in order to avoid climbing steps, Gu Changsheng didn’t care about anything else!
These people hidden in the shadows must be the guards of Cloud Palace, each one hidden so tightly, she actually couldn’t sense their positions!
Maybe it’s because of the spiraling structure of Cloud Palace’s steps!
Using inner strength to climb these Heaven Rank steps truly saves time and effort, speeding up their pace by who knows how many times!
At the top of Heaven Rank, there was a circular great hall! Directly facing the steps was a Phoenix Chair placed upon a nine-tiered pedestal, and looking up, one could actually see the sky!
This... this enormous roof was actually transparent!
Gu Changsheng was truly defeated by the ancients’ ingenuity! This was a roof made of thinly ground crystals, pieced together!
The crystal transparency, refracting sunlight, made the entire great hall dazzlingly beautiful, solemn, and unfathomably mysterious!
The four of them looked at each other, facing the empty grand hall and not knowing what to do for a moment.
Damn, it’s a lie, wasn’t it said that at the summit of Heaven Rank, you’d meet the Bashu Witch Master? Where is she?
"Is anyone there?" Gu Changsheng, being a person with little patience, immediately shouted.
The sound echoed in the grand hall, resonating clearly!
At the fall of Gu Changsheng’s voice, two Golden Threaded Gates on either side of the hall suddenly slid open!
Yikes! Gu Changsheng startled by the noise, took a step back, falling into Zhou Mu’s arms.
But in a moment, two rows of beautiful women in white robes walked out from the side doors, all with solemn faces, each holding strangely shaped staffs!
There were fish bones, eagle bones... and even human skulls!
Looking further up, although their faces were undoubtedly those of people from the Central Plains, each of their left nostrils was pierced with a ring!
This... this grandeur!
Gu Changsheng was taken aback, Yuan Bao was even more tongue-tied, only Zhou Mu and Little Monk Bu Jie were barely able to remain calm!
"My... my lady... are these the attendants of the Bashu Witch Master? So majestic!" Yuan Bao nervously tugged at Gu Changsheng’s sleeve, whispering hesitantly.
Indeed majestic! And all of them were Great Witches!
Gu Changsheng opened her mouth to speak, but suddenly there was a noise from the Phoenix Chair above the nine tiers...