'Cold Goddess’ Unstoppable March

After Xu Tianran completed his preparations, his clone Ji Yunxi activated Heavenly Concealment, vanishing from sight before merging into the earth using Primordial Voidshroud Earthflow: Divine Abyss Escape. With a single step, she unleashed Starpiercer Voidshift: Eternal Astral Transcendence, instantly traversing an astonishing distance of 300 billion kilometers, arriving just outside the Myriad Dao Ascension Tower's detection range.

The tower stood like a dream made real — ethereal, ancient, and exuding a mystical allure that seemed to pull at one's very soul. Its surface was covered in countless Dao runes, their profound meanings rippling through the air, while faint Dao rhymes echoed softly, as if whispering the secrets of the cosmos. Though a large crowd had gathered near the tower, they all remained carefully beyond its 10-kilometer detection range.

Ji Yunxi, without hesitation, took a graceful step forward, entering that range. As soon as she stood within the boundary, she softly uttered a single word: "Enter."

In the blink of an eye, the scenery shifted, and she found herself standing in a vast, empty chamber, sealed off from the outside world.

As soon as Ji Yunxi stepped into the chamber, a soft glow appeared before her, and a graceful, translucent figure descended from the air. It was the artificial spirit known as Yuna, the overseer of the Myriad Dao Ascension Tower.

Yuna's ethereal eyes flickered with ancient runes as she scanned Ji Yunxi's cultivation base. After a brief pause, Yuna's calm voice echoed within the room:

"Cultivation: 8th Earth Immortal Realm detected. Please enter your name."

Without hesitation, Ji Yunxi gently raised her hand, her qi flowing elegantly through her fingertips as she wrote her name directly into the air. The glowing characters shimmered before dissolving into light.

At that very moment, outside the tower, the ancient rock stele—which displayed the Earth Immortal Realm Rank List—flickered briefly. A new name appeared at the very bottom of the ranking:

Ji Yunxi — 8th Earth Immortal Realm

A few cultivators in the crowd glanced toward the stele upon sensing the update, but most quickly lost interest. After all, it was not uncommon for new names to appear—entering the tower was a regular occurrence, especially for cultivators of this level.

Within the Myriad Dao Ascension Tower, there existed 100 floors, each one a world of its own.

Every floor was infused with a unique elemental or chaotic environment—firestorms that devoured the heavens, glaciers colder than eternal death, raging oceans where abyssal tides roared, winds sharper than divine blades, skies torn apart by endless thunder, and metallic wastelands where the earth itself pulsed with killing intent.

Each floor was home to bloodthirsty demons, beings dragged directly from the Abyss Realm and forcibly sealed within alternate dimensional prisons inside the tower. These demons weren't mere constructs or illusions—they were fully alive, their strength undiminished, and their mastery over the laws of their environment absolute.

On the 1st floor, a single demon would appear, matching the invader's cultivation realm.

By the 10th floor, ten demons would attack together, their teamwork sharpened by endless slaughter.

The deeper one ventured, the greater the horrors lurking ahead.

But alongside the danger came irresistible rewards. For each floor cleared, the tower would grant Law Origin Points, a precious currency that could be exchanged for Law Origin Stones—condensed fragments of universal laws themselves.

Yet for Xu Tianran, this was far more than just an opportunity—it was a match made in heaven for him.

"Hehehe… one stone, two mangoes!" Xu Tianran's wicked grin stretched wide in his mind. Thanks to his Devouring System Function, Ji Yunxi—his flawless clone—could collect Law Origin Stones directly. But every time she slaughtered a demon, Xu Tianran himself would simultaneously harvest Devouring Points, directly feeding his own evolution.

"Killing and farming at the same time—this is peak efficiency!"

Within this tower, if a challenger neared death, they would be instantly transported back to the empty room they first entered. Their injuries would be healed in the blink of an eye, before they were expelled from the tower entirely. After such a forced exit, they would be barred from challenging the tower again for a full month.

In the meantime, Ji Yunxi had already stepped into the first floor of the Myriad Dao Ascension Tower. The moment Ji Yunxi entered the first floor, she was greeted by a scene of volcanic hell—fire and molten lava burning fiercely across the land. Standing before her was a towering fire demon, its cultivation firmly at the 8th Earth Immortal Realm. Yet before the demon could even take a step, its body was already pierced through by countless strands of Chaos Sword Qi, dying instantly without a chance to react.

There was no time limit for each floor, allowing challengers to rest or continue at their own pace. Ji Yunxi, however, wasted no time. Without pause, she stepped onto the second floor, only to be met with the same hellish landscape—this time with two fire demons. The massacre unfolded again, swift and merciless.

Floor after floor, the carnage repeated until she reached the tenth floor, where ten fire demons stood in formation. Yet none of them ever understood what killed them—all they saw was a flash of chaotic sword light before death claimed them.

Meanwhile, outside the Myriad Dao Ascension Tower, the rock stele that displayed the ranking of Earth Immortal Realm cultivators began to flicker. Ji Yunxi's name jumped from the very bottom to the 5776th rank in an instant.

The tower had no time limit, but its rankings were calculated based on the speed at which challengers cleared each floor. This sudden leap drew everyone's attention. Although fluctuations in the ranking were normal, such speed was unprecedented—especially for someone entering the tower for the very first time.

Without any rest, Ji Yunxi stepped into the 11th floor. What awaited her this time was a realm of ice and frost, a complete contrast to the fiery hell before.

The demons here were white and blue, resembling massive gorillas formed from ice and snow. But what stood out most was their sheer number—100 demons, all at the 8th Earth Immortal Realm.

Ji Yunxi didn't care about the numbers. She simply flipped her hand, unleashing Ten Calamity Starfall. In the next moment, the entire floor within a 100-kilometer radius caved in, the ice was completely shaved away, and not a single demon remained.

The same pattern continued, all the way up to the 20th floor, where 1,000 demons awaited her. Without hesitation, Ji Yunxi flipped her hand once more—this time, 250 clones identical to her formed in an instant. Together, they unleashed One Hundred Calamity Starfall, and the entire ice realm was reduced to a massive dented lake without water, nothing but cold emptiness left behind.

Smooth and effective

Meanwhile, outside the tower, the stone stele and Xu Tianran's devouring points within the system interface were both flickering wildly, as if they were on the verge of exploding.

From the 21st floor onward, the number of demons decreased to 10, but each one was at the peak of the Earth Immortal Realm. When Ji Yunxi stepped onto the 21st floor, the scene shifted into a realm of raging thunder. The moment she arrived, the Thunder Demons attacked instantly, their speed unmatched—but her 250 clones stepped in alongside her. Their swords filled the sky, raining down like endless bullets. In an instant, all 10 demons were skewered full of holes.

The same slaughter continued up to the 30th floor, where 100 peak Earth Immortal Realm demons awaited. Then the 40th floor, where 1,000 peak Earth Immortal Realm demons stood ready. None survived. Every one of them was annihilated by the consecutive barrage from Ji Yunxi's clone army, moving in perfect formation as if they were a single entity. The speed at which she cleared the floors was unprecedented.

Upon entering the 41st floor, the demons finally evolved—this time, a royal bloodline Chaos Hellfire Demon awaited her, its cultivation stepping into the 1st level of the Golden Immortal Realm. The demon unleashed fireballs and spat blazing flames, but Ji Yunxi and her 250 clones showed no fear. Attacks rained down from every direction, leaving the demon no time to breathe.

Royal bloodline or low bloodline—it made no difference. In front of Ji Yunxi's clone army, all were reduced to ash and silence.

Outside the tower, the crowd was left speechless as the ranking stele flickered violently—Ji Yunxi's rank surged to 50th.

Meanwhile, back in Star Sword Sect, Xu Tianran was crying tears of joy, overwhelmed with happiness.

She stopped her farming spree at 41st floor, knowing that if she continued at this pace, it would draw unwanted attention. Reaching 50th place in rank was acceptable, but if she broke into the top 10, it would be far too conspicuous.

With a snap of her fingers, like a cold goddess descending upon the mortal realm, all her clones transformed into Calamity Starfall, each one perfectly condensed without wasting a single resource, all directly stored into her system space.

Without delay, she contacted the Tower's artificial spirit, Yuna, requesting to enter the empty room to purchase Origin Law Stones. The environment around her shifted instantly, transporting her into the empty room.

There, she purchased Five Element Origin Law Stones, Thunder Origin Law Stones, and the Supreme Dao Origin Stones of Time, Space, Reincarnation, and Karma. She then transferred everything into her system space, which was linked directly to Xu Tianran, allowing him to obtain them instantly.

With her task complete, Ji Yunxi ordered Yuna to exit the tower, and she was immediately surrounded by a curious crowd. Her cold and aloof demeanor drew countless stares, her presence like an untouchable ice lotus.

Before anyone could approach her, she silently vanished underground, taking a single step in the opposite direction of her sect to avoid even the slightest suspicion. In an instant, she transported 500 billion kilometers away.

However, the moment she reappeared, a Primordial Immortal locked his divine sense onto her. Yet before he could act, Ji Yunxi's entire body dissolved into spiritual energy, merging directly into heaven and earth.

The Primordial Immortal was left stunned—he had never witnessed such a movement technique before. Even with his cultivation, he couldn't lock onto her again.