Chu Mo didn't speak these thoughts out loud because there were too many people and too much chatter around, and he still had Fan Yang, who had been plotting against him all along. So Chu Mo simply smiled and said, "The indigenous cultivators on the heavenly road rarely come into fierce conflict with the cultivators from the Heavenly Realm because it does no good for anyone. Of course, we still need to be cautious. In short, just be careful."

The following days passed peacefully. Yiyi and Chu Qing gradually lowered their guard, wondering if maybe they had been overthinking, perhaps the middle-aged man really hadn't taken the matter to heart.

One day, another city appeared up ahead, but this city was not suspended in the air, it was built on the ground. It was very old but not large. There were far fewer cultivators from the Heavenly Realm here than in Hanging City.

After entering the city, they quickly caught wind of some news.

Liu Feng, the young master of Lingdan Hall, successfully seized a great opportunity that was his own, reached the end of his heavenly road, and broke through directly from the peak of true immortal to the peak of the fourth layer of the Emperor Realm. It was said that he was just a bit short of breaking through to the fifth layer of the Emperor Realm. Although it was a bit regrettable, compared to the young masters of the last tens of thousands of years, Liu Feng was not lacking.

Young master Long Henmo, after experiencing the greatest humiliation of his life in Hanging City, also successfully found his opportunity and reached the end of his heavenly road, advancing into the Emperor Realm, a level somewhat frightening—Emperor Five!

This news really stunned a lot of people and left many speechless.

If it hadn't been for meeting Chu Mo, Long Qiushui's promotion wouldn't have been surprising—the formidable Heavenly Genius of the Heavenly Realm. Earning fortune on the heavenly road and advancing to the Emperor Five was a surprise but not unexpected.

However, after meeting Chu Mo and facing successive setbacks, Long Qiushui managed to soar to Emperor Five in one go, and this couldn't help but impress people.

Chu Qing laughed and said, "Long Qiushui... oh, Long Henmo has finally learned to find courage after feeling shame."

"Probably stimulated by Chu Mo," Yiyi also laughed, not taking it too seriously.

Even with advancement to the Emperor Five Realm, someone like Long Qiushui might not have the courage to easily challenge Chu Mo again unless Chu Mo emerged from the heavenly road still at the true immortal level. Then perhaps Long Qiushui would seek out Chu Mo to avenge past humiliations and change his name back.

Otherwise, the shadows of the defeats suffered at Chu Mo's hands were not so easily dispelled.

Huang Wushuang, who had been quiet for a long time, also broke through!

She leaped from the peak of the true immortal level straight to the Emperor Six, which was indeed an excellent achievement among the young masters of the last tens of thousands of years, quite a success.

Kong Hongyi also broke through, reaching the Emperor Four Realm. If it weren't for the major setback he encountered with Chu Mo earlier, perhaps he could have risen even higher. With this accomplishment, he was quite something. At the very least, in the last twenty thousand years, Kong Hongyi was considered excellent.

And the followers of these young masters also broke through one after another.

Tong Ying, whom Chu Mo knew, had broken through directly to the Emperor Three Realm. Zhang Shuangshuang, who had been out of contact before, also resurfaced with news that she ascended to the Emperor One Realm. Fang Hongyan advanced to the Emperor Two Realm.

Others, it was heard, almost all broke through to the Emperor Realm. Although their levels weren't particularly high, they officially joined the ranks of the young elite.

Overall, the young masters and Heavenly Geniuses of this generation had almost all gained what they wanted on this journey of the heavenly road.

But there had also been unfortunate casualties; it was said that a follower of Lu Hongxue failed to survive the Emperor Tribulation. Although his life was saved by borrowing Lu Hongxue's supreme treasure, his future became bleak and uncertain.

Failing to break through to the Emperor Realm while on the heavenly road and then returning to the Heavenly Realm made it even harder!

While it may seem like many cultivators on the heavenly road had advanced to the Emperor Realm, considering the whole territory and population of the Heavenly Realm, the ratio was actually very low. Having one in a hundred million advancing to the Emperor Realm was already an incredible feat.

After a brief rest in this city, Chu Mo and the others continued forward. The cultivators from the Heavenly Realm were becoming scarce ahead. It was difficult to even spot one after many days.

Time flowed like water, and three months had passed since Chu Mo and his group entered the heavenly road. The number of people around them had dwindled.

Most of the cultivators from the Chu Family and the Shui Family had already stopped their journeys, each searching for their own opportunities. Some succeeded, while others failed. Fortunately, with the help of Yiyi and Chu Qing, no one perished. For those who failed, this was already the best possible outcome. They too left the heavenly road.

By the third half-month, they no longer knew how far they had traveled on this heavenly road. Anyway, they had already passed seven or eight Ancient Cities and heard quite a few stories about cultivators from the Heavenly Realm.

Lu Hongxue made a breakthrough to the sixth level of the Emperor Realm, ending her journey on the heavenly road and returning to the Heavenly Realm.

Xuan'er and the Sister Xuanxuan stepped into the fifth level of the Emperor Realm and both left.

Qi Bo advanced to the fifth level of the Emperor Realm. Another young lord, Mao Hanhai, also reached the fifth level of the Emperor Realm.

There were also a few young lords who perished accidentally during their tribulations. Once again, conspiracy theories emerged. Some said they were killed by the natives of the heavenly road, others claimed they were betrayed by their own followers.

Almost every time the heavenly road opened, incidents like these would occur. Although everyone felt a bit of sorrow upon hearing this news, they didn't react too much and simply continued on their way.

Moving forward.

In the fourth month, the followers around Yiyi and Chu Qing also began to undergo their tribulations.

The deeper they went, the more dangerous it became. But indeed, the more opportunities there were. The essence energy of Heaven and Earth here was several times thicker than at the beginning of the heavenly road! Taking the tribulation here brought immense benefits.

But the dangers were numerous. In these days, Chu Mo and his group had already engaged in seven or eight fierce battles with the native beings of the heavenly road.

Almost everyone had taken action and sustained injuries. In the most dangerous battle, Hu Lie almost met his end. If Chu Mo hadn't reacted quickly, throwing the Chaos Cauldron over to block an attack for Hu Lie, he might have perished.

In the end, they managed to injure the being at the fourth level of the Emperor Realm, then it escaped.

Chu Mo felt a bit regretful, thinking that the meat of that creature probably tasted quite good, which left everyone speechless.

The weakest of the followers around Yiyi and Chu Qing had ascended to the second level of the Emperor Realm, and the best among them, Yiyi's follower Cao Cairong, directly broke through to the fourth level of the Emperor Realm!

After successfully transcending her tribulation, Cao Cairong... the newly ascended young empress, burst into tears as she hugged Yiyi.

As followers left one by one, the number of people in Chu Mo's group kept decreasing, but this still didn't stop their steps forward.

In the fourth and a half month, with the departure of the last follower around Chu Qing who succeeded in transcending the tribulation and entering the third level of the Emperor Realm, only Fan Yang was left as the only person who had not gone through the tribulation among the followers of Chu Qing and Yiyi.

Besides them, the group was now down to just Chu Qing, Yiyi, Hu Lie, and Yue Qingcheng.

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