"Big Brother Han, you don't have to worry about me. I don't have any grudges with these people. I'm just an insignificant character. Even if they catch up to me, they won't do anything to me. You should go quickly," Lu Yuqing said.
Han Li frowned and suddenly walked over to Lu Yuqing's side. He wrapped his arm around her slender waist and picked her up.
Lu Yuqing was stunned. Before she could react, she was picked up.
As Han Li carried Lu Yuqing, the gravity that was originally on her body was transferred to him.
However, he could naturally withstand this bit of gravity. He tapped his feet on the ground and quickly climbed up the stairs.
"Big Brother Han …" Lu Yuqing opened her mouth and murmured.
"Since I promised to take you with me, as long as it's within my power, I will protect you," Han Li said as he looked ahead.
Lu Yuqing looked at Han Li's calm face. A strange light flashed in her eyes, and she lowered her head.
The Icy Flame Ancestor and Xiong Shan noticed Han Li's situation and were surprised.
"Fellow Leng Yan, your helper is quite a sentimental person. He actually dares to bring along a burden on the Silver Sky Stairs. I admire him." Xiong Shan's eyes flashed with a trace of mockery as he spoke.
The Icy Flame Ancestor frowned. The gravity on the silver stairs was extremely powerful. Even with his physical strength and many years of preparation, he didn't dare to be careless.
For Han Li to carry someone like this and stack them on top of each other, it wasn't as simple as just doubling the difficulty.
The Icy Flame Ancestor was speechless. He looked at Han Li with a colder expression.
Han Li slowly circulated his physical strength. His speed became faster and faster. In the blink of an eye, his speed had doubled. He was almost the same as the pockmarked old man. The distance between the two of them stopped shrinking.
The pockmarked old man's face darkened when he saw this.
The expressions of the Icy Flame Ancestor and Xiong Shan also changed.
What they didn't expect was that Han Li's climbing speed didn't decrease even though he was carrying another person. Instead, he was even slightly faster than them and was slowly catching up.
Surprise flashed in the eyes of the two. They took a deep breath, and the starlight and golden radiance on their bodies grew brighter. They immediately increased their speed.
Time passed bit by bit. In the blink of an eye, more than an hour had passed.
They were already halfway up the silver staircase.
Cold Flame Ancestor and Xiong Shan were still walking at the very front, but Han Li had almost caught up to them. He was only twenty steps away.
The pockmarked old man followed closely behind Han Li, about a hundred steps away.
As for the other members of the Crying Ghost Sect, they were left far behind at this moment. Their figures turned into small black dots and could not be seen clearly.
At this point, the gravity on the silver staircase had reached a terrifying level.
The few of them could no longer climb the mountain at the same speed as before and slowed down one after another.
The Cold Flame Ancestor's entire body was wrapped in bright starlight, as if he was wearing a layer of bright gauze. He looked mysterious and powerful.
At this moment, he was walking at the very front. Step by step, he advanced at a relatively constant speed.
At this moment, Xiong Shan's body was emitting a dazzling golden light. His skin had also turned golden, and there were patterns on it. He looked like a golden statue, emitting an incomparably powerful physical aura.
He was slightly behind the Cold Flame Ancestor by a few steps, but he was still advancing steadily.
When the Cold Flame Ancestor saw Xiong Shan's current appearance, he was a little surprised. This was a rather powerful body-tempering secret technique.
The last time the two of them came to the Cold Moon Palace and climbed this staircase, Xiong Shan did not know this body-tempering magic art. He must have specially practiced it over the years.
But this was not a big deal. He had also made a lot of preparations over the years.
The Cold Flame Ancestor looked behind him.
At this moment, a layer of starlight was also emitting from Han Li's body. He carried Lu Yuqing and kept advancing. He did not seem to be struggling at all. He steadily followed behind the two of them, not falling behind at all. He seemed to be at ease.
At this moment, Lu Yuqing's eyes were tightly closed. She was motionless, as if she had fallen asleep.
This scene shocked the Cold Flame Ancestor.
The strength of Han Li's physical body had far exceeded his imagination.
Below, Han Li seemed to sense the Cold Flame Ancestor's gaze. He raised his head and looked over. Their gazes collided.
The Cold Flame Ancestor's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He forced a smile at Han Li and hurriedly turned his head.
Han Li's expression was indifferent. He shifted his gaze away from the Cold Flame Ancestor and looked at the top of the silver staircase.
According to his estimation, this silver staircase had about ten thousand steps. At this moment, there were about three thousand steps to the top.
He had only used a small part of his physical strength. If the remaining steps had the same degree of amplification as the previous ones, he should be able to pass through.
Han Li looked behind him.
The pockmarked old man followed closely behind. His body flickered with black light, but he did not fall behind.
Han Li's eyes flashed. The pockmarked old man's physical strength was ordinary. He had no advantage climbing this staircase. But he was still a Golden Immortal. If they continued to climb at this speed, the pockmarked old man might not be able to catch up to them, but he would most likely be able to follow them to the end.
Once they left the special environment of this silver staircase, the pockmarked old man would definitely attack them immediately.
This person's aura was obscure, and his strength was unknown. Although Han Li was not afraid of him, he was still trouble.
Thoughts raced in his mind. The starlight on his body suddenly thickened, and his pace increased by fifty percent.
The Cold Flame Ancestor and Xiong Shan felt Han Li's speed increase again. They were both dumbfounded. But now was not the time for them to think too much. They could only continue climbing the stairs with all their might.
In a few breaths' time, Han Li caught up to them. He was about to catch up to them.
The Cold Flame Ancestor frowned. Although he and Han Li had agreed to work together, the Cold Nether Palace was right in front of them. He had painstakingly prepared for so many years just for this day. How could he let Han Li take the lead?
He let out a low shout and formed a seal with both hands. The starlight on the surface of his body shone brightly again. A layer of crystal membrane appeared on the surface of his body. It was the True Polarity Membrane.
The Cold Flame Ancestor's body grew bigger. His limbs also became thicker. He took large strides forward, and his speed increased once again.
Seeing this, Xiong Shan muttered an incantation.
A layer of golden light appeared on the surface of his body again. The color of his skin deepened, and a layer of metallic luster appeared. He had completely turned into a golden statue.
Not only that, but Xiong Shan's originally short body grew a lot taller. He had turned into a majestic golden man with long arms and legs.
The golden man advanced with large strides. His speed also increased significantly.
Han Li and the others increased their speed at the same time. They immediately left the pockmarked old man behind.
The pockmarked old man was startled. He was shocked and angry.
Although his cultivation was far higher than the three in front of him, his physical strength was only average. He had not made any preparations for this place. Maintaining this speed was almost the limit of his strength.
Seeing the three rapidly ascending, the pockmarked old man's eyes were filled with anxiety.
He waved his hand, and a white light appeared in his hand. It was a white talisman.
The talisman had the image of a giant god drawn on it. It was emitting a powerful wave of Yuan Qi.
The pockmarked old man slapped the white talisman on his body. The talisman flashed and disappeared into his body.
A ball of dazzling white spirit light suddenly burst out from his body and rippled.
The pockmarked old man's body shook. White spirit patterns appeared on the surface of his body. They quickly spread across his body. The aura of his physical body suddenly increased.
The old man took a deep breath and chased after the three with large strides.
"Giant Spirit Strength Talisman!"
Han Li raised his eyebrows. He recognized the white talisman. It was a powerful immortal grade talisman. It could strengthen one's physical strength.
However, he did not care. He did not stop. After all, the talisman was only an external force. It could not last for long.
In the blink of an eye, another meal's time had passed.
The few of them chased after each other. They had advanced quite a distance. At this moment, they were not far from the end of the stairs. It was about a thousand steps away.
Everyone's situation changed again.
Although the Cold Flame Ancestor and Xiong Shan increased their speed, Han Li still caught up. However, Han Li did not overtake the two of them.
At this moment, the three of them were advancing side by side, almost at the same time.
The pockmarked old man seemed to be in a bad situation. The white spirit patterns on his body flickered. It seemed like they could collapse at any time. A layer of sweat appeared on his face. His chest was heaving up and down.
He was originally only behind by a hundred steps. Now, he was two to three hundred steps behind.
The pockmarked old man's footsteps gradually slowed down. However, Han Li and the other two were walking at the same pace. They were climbing quickly. The distance between them was getting farther and farther.
The power of the talisman was not as strong as the powerful physical body that Han Li and the other two had cultivated.
The pockmarked old man looked at the three of them with a gloomy expression.
The three of them were getting farther and farther away. They were only two to three hundred steps away from the end. Moreover, they did not slow down at all. His face was slightly pale.
The pockmarked old man was struggling. He suddenly flipped his hand and took out a palm-sized black jade box. A warm aura emitted from the jade box. It was obvious that the jade box was made of an extremely precious material.
There were talismans pasted on the jade box. Each talisman was shining brightly. It was extraordinary. The talismans wrapped the jade box in layers. It looked very solemn.
The pockmarked old man opened his mouth and spat out a black light that enveloped the jade box.
The talismans flashed brightly. They flew out of the jade box. The light they emitted dissipated completely. It turned out that they were single-use talismans.
The pockmarked old man ignored the useless talismans. He carefully opened the jade box.
There was a pigeon egg-sized black elixir inside. It was emitting bursts of black light.
In the black light, one could vaguely see the phantom of a miniature demon beast.
This beast looked like a dragon. It had a horn on its head and a pair of wings on its back. It looked very handsome.
The black elixir emitted a powerful fluctuation of essence. It was also mixed with the power of law.
The pockmarked old man's eyes flashed with reluctance. He opened his mouth and sucked the black elixir into his mouth. He swallowed it.
Although Han Li and the other two were climbing the mountain quickly, the black elixir's aura was very strong. The three of them immediately noticed it. They turned their heads to look.
"This is … the Beast Embryo Profound Elixir!" Xiong Shan's pupils shrank.