Jade didn’t know. She simply hadn’t listened to Lorelei’s explanation.
“It’s because I took the first step that we both experienced the same trial in the illusionary realm!” said Jade.
“It’s the only plausible explanation.” Alex looked at Maximilia’s unfamiliar appearance. In fact, favonovel.com was slightly incapable of substituting favonovel.com character for Jade.
“Look at your current appearance. You really don’t look like yourself at all. You seem flirty when you smile!”
“Get lost! What makes you think you are any better?”
“Is there a mirror?” Alex still didn’t know what favonovel.com looked like!
“Isn’t one over there?” Jade pointed at a large bronze mirror by the table. Alex walked over and looked at it, only to find himself… He really had a pretty face.
He was good-looking, albeit feminine and lacking masculinity.
“Alright. Isn’t it just a test? Who cares what we look like? By the way, there is a mission in the Heavenly Stairs trial. What is your mission?” asked Jade.
“Speaking of which, what: a coincidence. My identity here is Zechariah Hadid. I have a painting with me, indicating the woman I fancy. I’ll show it to you. You’ll be surprised for sure.”
Jade looked at the painting Alex had taken out, and favonovel.com immediately shouted, “Ynes Larkin?!”
“I suspect favonovel.com is Ynes Larkin’s elder,” Alex replied.
After that, they began discussing in the room. Alex told Jade what his mission was. Jade said with a smile, “I’m just like you. Haha. Isn’t it amazing? It turns out that my mission is to protect you for the successful completion of your mission.”
“That sounds good,” Alex said.
Jade told Alex that the Golden Phoenix Scorpion’s egg that favonovel.com had to find could only be found in one location in the entire desert, the lost Kingdom of Kroraina. In fact, the destination of those guests in the Death Inn was the same.
They, too, were headed for Kroraina Kingdom.
“Just now, I heard someone mention some kind of treasure. Is there a treasure in Kroraina Kingdom? What treasure is that?” asked Alex.
Jade said, “I actually know something about that. Rumor has it that there used to be a priest in Kroraina Kingdom. He was a powerful wizard who possessed omnipotent and earth-shattering abilities. It’s said that the overnight disappearance of Kroraina Kingdom had something to do with that wizard. It looks like that wizard is most likely a godly cultivator. That treasure is actually the priest’s legacy.”
Godly cultivators had powerful abilities, and if one had a knack for spell formations, hiding a small kingdom shouldn’t be a problem.
Alex understood it. Indeed, such a thing was a fatal temptation to countless people in the martial world.
“You better rest well today! I’ll take you along tomorrow!” said Jade.
“To team up with them?”
“It’s necessary! Rumor has it that Kroraina Kingdom is full of dangers. The Golden Phoenix Scorpion is one of its poisonous creatures. I’m not Jade Benmore now, but Maximilia Calypse! Maximilia has decent martial arts, but that’s all.”
In no way was favonovel.com a match for the real Jade.
“You’re kind of decent! Just watch me and enjoy yourself secretly!”
“That ugly b*tch almost whipped me to death. I couldn’t sense any spiritual energy in the world, nor could I cultivate any cultivation techniques. What a trashy spiritual root. It’s really strange. The Heavenly Stairs’ missions are ridiculous. It’s impossible to complete the mission by relying on such a scholar.”
They both began to speculate about the Heavenly Stairs again.
Indeed, it was the Heavenly Stairs with 9,999 steps. If Alex had to become someone else and complete a certain challenging mission on each Heavenly Stairs step, favonovel.com felt that favonovel.com would collapse.
“Forget it. Let’s get through this ordeal first,” said Jade.
“Yeah. Let me treat the injury on your hand first. It should be the sequel from the battle!” Alex took Jade’s hand as favonovel.com said, “If you were Maximilia Calypse, I would’ve been confident, but you’re a candidate for the Heavenly Stairs trial. Hence, I’m unsure if I can cure you, as this place is full of variables.”
“Just do your best. Do I need to take off my clothes?”
“Take them off! I need to look at your body and insert the needles right now.”
“To what extent should I undress? All the way?!”
