For 100 million, I became a licker of the sickly female president

Picking up Li Mengyao, Lu Ye didn't expect that this would bring him an unexpected gain.

"Disgusting!" Li Mengyao snorted coldly, but her body did not reject Lu Ye. Instead, she moved forward to let Lu Ye hold her tighter.

This arrogant look is definitely Li Mengyao.

"Brother Ye, we have to hurry. The longer we stay in this deep forest, the more dangerous it will be." Zhang Ping said directly.

Lu Ye nodded. If the four major families surrounded this area, they would be in real danger.

Thinking of this, several people quickened their pace, wanting to leave here as soon as possible.

But sometimes, there are always things that don't go as planned.

After walking for a while, Lu Ye saw the stairs and the huge rock that was nearly a person's height again.

"We've come back?" Hua Lianyu asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Wu Hao frowned and said, "We probably haven't changed direction."

Lu Ye nodded and said, "I am very sure that I have been heading south all the time."

As he spoke, Lu Ye looked at the huge stone with an unknown text written on it, frowning deeply.

At this time, Zhang Pingzhi had already arrived next to the boulder and was examining it carefully.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a text from ancient times, popular only among practitioners."

Zhang Ping spoke straightly and read it out slowly.

"At the entrance to the secret realm of Shangxuan Sect, there are ninety-nine steps on the ladder. All disciples of the sect can climb it. If you successfully reach the top, you will receive a special reward."

After reading it, Zhang Pingzhi was shocked, "This is actually an ancient secret place? No wonder I came back here after walking for a while."

"Ancient secret realm?" Lu Ye and the others asked almost in unison. Obviously, they didn't know what the ancient secret realm was.

Zhang Pingzhi coughed lightly and said, "This is a secret that only a hidden family with a long enough inheritance knows. Since we accidentally stumbled in, I will tell you about it."

As he spoke, Zhang Ping looked straight at the stone gate of the ladder, then walked over, stepped on the first step of the ladder, and looked down at everyone.

"You should know that we call the mythological period, when Pangu created the world, the ancient period."

“And after Nuwa created humans, the first group of humans was called the ancient period.”

As he spoke, Zhang Pingzhi began to tell a story.

It is said that after Nuwa created humans, the first batch of humans were born in the innate realm, and at that time, spiritual power was abundant, so it was very easy for humans to break through the innate realm and leave here to pursue a wider sky.

Of course, there are also those who are unwilling to leave, so they establish their own forces here.

However, with the passage of time, most forces have been buried in the long river of history.

There are only a few hidden forces left.

The hidden forces that still exist today, including the Quan Wu Cult, the Zhuge Family, etc., all appeared later.

However, it is worth mentioning that cults appeared at the end of the ancient period.

At the end of the ancient times, people began to find that spiritual power was becoming increasingly thin and the Dharma Ending Age was approaching.

For this purpose, many forces put forward their own ideas. Some said relocation, some said gathering spirits, and so on.

The cult's idea is to keep only the elite humans, and the rest of the humans can be used as nutrients to nourish spiritual power.

Therefore, it was defined as a cult.

But now, it seems that the cult is just evil.

"So, your Zhang family is the hidden power that has existed from ancient times to the present?"

Lu Ye extracted the key words and asked.

Zhang Pingzhi nodded and said, "Brother Ye is really smart, but Brother Ye, do you know that the Jade Emperor's last name is Zhang?"

Lu Ye shook his head. He really didn’t know.

“Hehehe.” Zhang Ping showed a mysterious smile and said, “The gods in heaven are the first batch of humans created by Nuwa. Do you understand what I mean?”

Lu Ye nodded, but there were still many doubts in his eyes.

According to the witch god, the earth is protected.

According to Zhang Pingzhi, the Earth once had a glorious past, especially during the mythological period? It seems to be real.

So? Are the gods from the mythological period the ones who sealed and protected the earth? Or are they the gods from the ancient heaven?

There are too many doubts, and Lu Ye is currently unable to resolve them.

I originally thought that the earth was very ordinary, but now it seems that the earth is by no means an ordinary planet as Lu Ye thought.

"So, how can we leave?" Wu Hao asked with an impatient look on his face.

Zhang Ping glanced at the top of the ladder and said, "I'm afraid we won't know until we get to the top."

"Then hurry up." Wu Hao snorted coldly, dragging his wounded body towards the ladder.

In his opinion, isn't this ladder to heaven just ninety-nine steps? Even if he was seriously injured, as long as he was still alive, he could climb up.

However, when Wu Hao reached level 10, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"What's going on?" Lu Ye asked, frowning.

Zhang Pingzhi spread his hands and said, "I haven't finished talking yet, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Every step up this ladder will bring about strong pressure. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the influence of the formation from ancient times. If you are too impatient, you will be like him, unable to stand up due to the pressure."

Zhang Pingzhi pointed at Wu Hao who was lying on the steps and said.

"What about us?" Hua Lianyu glanced at Li Mengyao, then looked up at the ladder.

Wu Hao could only reach level 10, let alone the other two.

Lu Ye thought for a moment and said, "Find a place to hide. Since there is a formation here, the four major families should not be able to find this place so quickly. We will reach the top of the ladder."

Li Mengyao nodded and said, "This is the only way."

They have not practiced cultivation, so rather than becoming a burden, it is better to hide away.

Lu Ye looked at Zhang Pingzhi and asked, "Is there any other information about this ladder?"

Zhang Ping shook his head, "No, I just don't know if this ninety-nine-step ladder is prepared for the Xiantian realm or for the later realms."

Lu Ye said nothing, his eyes were determined, and he took a step forward.

On the first step, I just felt a little pressure, but I couldn’t feel it unless I felt it carefully.

The second step is heavier than the first, but it’s okay.

Lu Ye walked to the tenth step before he felt some pressure and his feet became heavier.

If the pressure is this kind, Wu Hao should be able to hold on.

But when Lu Ye stepped to the eleventh level, the pressure suddenly increased.

Now, Lu Ye finally understood why Wu Hao was pressed on the steps.

"found it!"

At this moment, several people from the four major families ran over from the bottom of the stairs.