Hammer in her left hand, sword in her right, the eldest sister is connected to both worlds.

Long Siyin slashed Lin Xunfan with a single sword strike in the Wan Gong Fang secret realm, effectively humiliating this human prodigy from the upper realm.

Lin Xunfan rose from the ground, sword in hand, his eyes blazing with barely suppressed rage.

But no one in front of him paid any attention to him.

He was looked down upon by the people of the upper realm, but among the people of the lower realm, only Xue Lan gave him a glance.

Xue Lan's round, almond-shaped eyes held a smile, making her appear very friendly. However, it sent a chill down his spine.

The aged voice echoed once more from the heavens: "The trial is over, the Ten Thousand Ladders rise..."

As the aged voice faded, the sound of chains moving echoed in the sky, and a transparent celestial ladder slowly emerged, gradually turning the color of dark iron. It led directly to a suspended mountain on the horizon.

The mountain was hollowed out, and even from a thousand meters away, one could still sense the boundless fire emanating from within.

Xue Lan's expression changed; she was all too familiar with this temper.

"That's a weapon-refining room, right?" Xue Tong asked. She had been by Xue Lan's side for three years, spending most of that time with Xue Lan in the weapon-refining room, and had gotten used to it.

"Not only that!" Xue Lan looked at Zhu Lingzhi on the demon race's side, and the girl's brows furrowed slightly.

Zhu Lingzhi is the Vermilion Bird, so he must have noticed that the firepower was not right.

Xue Lan had previously absorbed the Golden Crow Essence, which allowed him to use a portion of the Golden Crow Yang Fire contained within it to refine artifacts. However, the origin of this substance was unknown, so Xue Lan could only use it secretly.

At this moment, the spirit of the Wan Gong Workshop began to speak again.

"Climb the Ten Thousand Ladders to the main forging ground. Seek an opportunity to refine the strange fire."

Xue Lan thought that the spirit of the Wan Gong Fang was truly honest, offering a strange fire that no cultivator could refuse.

It seems the masters at Wan Gong Fang are really impatient.

I can't wait to take her as my apprentice!

In fact, in that main training ground...

"That's it, hurry up and lure that little girl up. I'll kill her!" a memorial tablet shouted, jumping up and down.

Xue Lan had been lost in thought for a while and realized that she had been assimilated by Xue Tong.

He shouldn't have let her stay in his mind's eye for so long; now he's starting to feel unwell.

Xue Lan turned to look at Long Siyin, who was standing to the side: "Siyin, I want to try my luck with that strange fire."

It was used to cover up his Golden Crow Yang Fire.

No weapon refiner can resist the allure of strange fire. Long Siyin nodded: "Be careful."

Xue Lan nodded slightly to indicate that she understood, then turned and walked towards the Wan Gong Ladder.

"Junior sister, I want to give it a try too!" Lin Su, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up. Wu Yijun nodded in agreement.

The girl looked at Lin Su's severed arm: "I hope you can find the legendary Heavenly Forging Technique."

Lin Su raised his hand in greeting, then turned and followed Xue Lan.

One after another, the trial participants stepped onto the Ten Thousand Crafts Ladder, and in the end, only Long Siyin and Wu Yijun remained in place.

"Aren't you going up to take a look?" Long Siyin asked, looking at the girl in the red dress beside her. Wu Yijun was really young, the youngest among them, only fourteen years old this year.

The girl shook her head slightly: "I'm not suited for weapon crafting."

She looked at Xue Lan on the Wan Gong Ladder, her eyes sparkling: "There are countless opportunities in the world, but it's always the right person to seize them."

The Du Ying Sword floated behind Long Siyin: "Have you been brainwashed by her?"

"Who knows?" Wu Yijun smiled, his smile as radiant as a blooming flower.

Xue Lan stepped onto the Ten Thousand Crafts Ladder. The first half was very easy for him, and with the help of the Void Stepping Technique, it was as if he were walking on flat ground.

They're praising you downstairs!

"Really? I knew I was likable."

You have a misunderstanding about what it means to be likable.

"So what? You think you should just say you like someone?" Xue Lan slowly walked upstairs, constantly being overtaken by people behind her, and finally ended up at the very back.

What else? Some say that silently protecting someone is also a form of love, while others say that pulling someone along for a lifetime is also a form of love.

Xue Tong's speech suddenly slowed down.

But they are teenagers. At such a young age, they always keep their feelings hidden, making others guess everything. Don't they find that exhausting?

"Is this why you kept having me spy on them from behind?" Xue Lan's eyes lit up.

Xue Tong didn't answer her question directly, but instead awkwardly steered the conversation away: "Everyone behind you has overtaken you, and you still have the mind to talk to me?"

Xue Lan thought to herself that this little girl was really unreasonable. She was the one who spoke first, but now she was blaming her.

The girl slowly opened her mouth: "That's how my friends are; not one of them has grown a mouth in years."

"But it's okay, I'm smart, I understand!"

Xue Tong thought that someone would eventually come and cure her boastful habit.

"I started forging weapons when I was nine years old. For the first two years, I spent every day in the weapon-forging cave hammering iron blocks. I found it boring to hammer all sorts of oddly shaped ores into perfectly square shapes!"

[Is this why you're so obsessed with collecting bizarre materials? Don't be so childish at two thousand years old!]

Xue Lan continued walking slowly upwards, unhurriedly. She gradually passed several people.

Among them were rogue cultivators from the lower realms, as well as disciples of sects and demons.

The imposing presence of the Ten Thousand Craftsman Ladder gradually became apparent, and people in front of it kept stopping.

In contrast, Xue Lan, though slow, made steady progress and even appeared somewhat relaxed.

"What I mean is, when all divine weapons are forged, the water tempering is only a fleeting moment. True refinement comes from countless hammer blows!"

The girl spoke softly: "You see, I'm slow now, but I might be the first one to arrive at the main training ground."

Xue Lan suddenly increased her speed, quickly moving up the Wan Gong Ladder, and soon overtook Lin Su and caught up with Lin Xunfan ahead of him.

Xue Lan had a bit of a masochistic streak. As she passed Lin Xunfan, the girl smiled and said, "It seems that the Wan Gong Fang inheritance is not very suitable for Young Master Lin!"

After saying this, he walked away gracefully and went to stand beside Wu Jin.

Compared to Lin Xunfan, who looked exhausted, Wu Jin appeared more relaxed, his expression as usual. Upon seeing Xue Lan, he spoke up: "I thought Fellow Daoist Xue wouldn't be able to make it up!"

Xue Lan smiled and said to him, "I naturally tried my best, but unfortunately my talent is lacking. As for Fellow Daoist Wu, it seems that he has no interest in this Wan Gong Workshop at all."

Wu Jin naturally didn't believe Xue Lan's words. The young man's eyes crinkled with laughter: "I can't go up either."

Xue Lan's expression immediately turned cold, and she went upstairs without saying a word.

Wu Jin was left standing there, bewildered.

Why are you walking so fast?

"This person is dishonest and insincere; I will not be his friend."

Xue Tong was speechless: [You talk as if you're so sincere.]

After surpassing Wu Jin, Xue Lan sensed that the pressure on the Myriad Crafts Ladder had increased by more than one level. Even with her Void Step technique activated, she couldn't move quickly. So she simply stopped activating her technique and slowly ascended at a normal pace.

Xue Lan took a few steps forward, and was about to overtake Chu Yutian in front of her...

No, we should call him Lei Chuxi now.

Just as Xue Lan was about to overtake Lei Chuxi, a bolt of black lightning struck her feet.

Xue Lan took a few steps back and looked at the boy in front of her.

[Yo yo yo, here comes the first unrefined person on this staircase!]

Xue Lan said, "As expected!"

This has come to the final stage. Everyone's cultivation level is either at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm or at the great perfection of the Golden Core realm. With similar levels of comprehension, a fight is inevitable.

Xue Lan was the only person from the lower realm among the top few, so it was only natural that she was the first to be targeted.

A scroll flew out from the girl's sleeve, and the Chonglou Illusionary Treasure Map slowly unfolded, transforming into a golden light that enveloped Xue Lan.

Lei Chuxi noticed some cloud patterns appearing on the hem of the girl's black robe, and her dark almond-shaped eyes turned into a dazzling molten gold.

"Will she be alright?" Wu Yijun asked Long Siyin beside him from the round platform below.

Long Siyin was trying to appease the angry Du Yingjian when she heard this and glanced at him, saying, "She's a weapon cultivator!"

Wu Yijun was somewhat puzzled, so Long Siyin added:

"A weapon cultivator who values ​​his life quite a bit!"