Chapter 148
As Xu Ming stepped onto the Heavenly Staircase, everyone’s hearts tensed up.
Their emotions were complicated—an entanglement of contradictory desires.
They didn’t want Xu Ming to ascend the staircase and claim the treasure, yet they also feared that if he failed, they would be trapped here forever.
This dual longing and dread filled them with inner conflict.
The best outcome, in their eyes, was for Xu Ming to meet some kind of accident while still obtaining the Baiwa Scroll. Then, due to some twist of fate, the scroll would fall into their own hands, granting them dominion over this realm.
Of course, they knew such a scenario was nothing but wishful thinking.
Step by step, Xu Ming ascended.
With every step he took, Xu Ming felt his body growing heavier.
At first, it was as if a massive boulder, weighing thousands of pounds, pressed upon him.