Chapter 113 Climbing the ladder
It is said that high places are cold. These tall peaks have not yet accumulated snow all year round since they are hundreds of feet below the mountain. However, at the top of the peak above the clouds, they have become rich and lush.
And above the clouds, the wind is light and the clouds are light. Cultivators in the Qi and Vein stage can also fly over the clouds with flying boat talismans, and go back and forth between the mountains.
The monks were intoxicated by the beautiful scenery of the surrounding fairyland, and the white jade boat had already stopped on one of the mountains.
A long-standing tall hall was built at the top of the peak, and the white jade boat landed in front of one of the halls.
Li Muran took a deep breath and suddenly felt a cool feeling flowing all over his body, and he was indescribable to enjoy it.
"What a essence of heaven and earth!" The monks exclaimed and discussed.
Even if there is no other benefit, just the rich and essence of heaven and earth energy here is enough to increase the speed of cultivators' cultivation by 20% or 30%. Therefore, it is reasonable for everyone to try every means to join the Tianshan Sect.
Two disciples of Tianshan Sect walked into the hall to report. After a while, they walked out, and there was an unfathomable middle-aged man behind them.
This middle-aged man dressed as a scholar, with a black beard about a foot long and his eyebrows were dazzling.
"Uncle Situ, these are the last batch of disciples who completed the Valley of Opportunity mission this time, a total of 45 people. This is the list and the treasures they handed over by them. Please count them!" A disciple of Tianshan Sect gave a gift to the middle-aged man, and then presented a storage bag and a jade plaque.
Uncle Situ took the jade token and storage bag. After a moment, he nodded with a smile and said, "Well, the things are good, and the forty-five treasures are indeed on the list of opportunities."
Seeing this, Li Muran felt aroused in his heart: "It turns out that it exists during the Divine Travel Period. You can use your divine thoughts to explore the treasures. You can check the information without opening the storage bag and jade tablet!"
The middle-aged man stroked his long beard, glanced at the monks, and said, "Congratulations, you can join the Tianshan Sect today and become a disciple of the Qi and Meridian Stage of this Sect."
"The Lord of this hall, Situ Xin, is in charge of the Interior Affairs Hall, and all the chores on the disciples of Qi and Meridian stage in the hall will be handled by this hall. If you have any confusion in the future, you can come to Yangxian Hall to consult with the Lord of this hall."
"Yes, see Uncle Situ!" Li Muran and others immediately paid respect for worship.
Situ Xin nodded: "Well, the master of this hall will personally lead you to the ladder to test your qualifications. You can show your performance!"
"Assessment?" A disciple was stunned when he heard this: "Aren't we already joining the Tianshan Sect? What else should we do?"
Situ Xin smiled faintly and said, "You have indeed joined the Tianshan Sect, but whether you can directly enter the inner sect to practice directly, you still have to work as a choreographer in the outer sect for a few years, which requires a test. Both the Tianshan Sect disciples are divided into inner sect disciples and outer sect disciples!"
"Ah, it's like this!" The disciples immediately discussed it. Many people heard it for the first time, but there were also a few disciples who seemed to have known about it before, and there was no surprise at this time.
"Uncle Situ, how dare you ask what the assessment method is?" Li Muran asked.
"You will know later." Situ Xin said: "This assessment is very simple and there will be no danger. The purpose of the assessment is to see how qualifications and cultivation potential you are waiting for. The better the qualifications, the naturally you will be valued by the sect. If you have average qualifications, you need to practice in the outer sect for a period of time. Of course, if you perform well in the outer sect, you will also have many opportunities to enter the inner sect and become an inner sect disciple."
"Okay, let's go with the master of this hall!" Situ Xin gave an order and took the lead in sacrificing a broad and long sword, and flew on the sword.
The disciples hurriedly sacrificed their respective flying boat talismans and followed closely behind.
Situ Xin brought a group of monks to a lonely small peak.
Although this mountain is also above the clouds, it is not huge. The mountain peak is slender and looks like a green jade pillar that penetrates the clouds from a distance.
After getting closer, Li Muran saw a straight upward hanging staircase at the top of the mountain. At the end of the staircase was a closed door. The stair doors were all shining with inspiration, but they all stood in the air and had no support at all.
Situ Xin brought his disciples to the stairs and said, "This is the ladder. The door on the ladder is the famous 'Tianshan Immortal Gate'!"
At first glance, these steps are paved with some kind of white jade, about a meter wide, each level is about one foot high, and is set on the top of the mountain, and it continues to reach the mysterious "Tianshan Immortal Gate".
"Tianshan Immortal Gate?" Li Muran was stunned when he heard this. The jade gate at the end of the stairs was only about 10 meters wide and narrow, and more than 10 meters high looked very simple. It was obviously a thing of the past, but it was actually called the Immortal Gate, which must have a great origin.
Situ Xin continued: "The stairs are 9981 levels in total. Cultivators with different qualifications can reach different heights. Generally speaking, the better the qualifications and the higher the cultivation level, the higher the level you can reach."
"The disciples recruited by this sect have a variety of origins. The ways of consecrating each disciple are very different, so even if we, a cultivator in the Shenyou period, take action and judge the qualifications and consecration quality of each disciple based on the technique of looking at the air and observing the form, there will inevitably be many mistakes and errors."
"The main consideration of this ladder is the divine light qualifications of each cultivator. Such beings as the chosen light of heaven, it is said that they can directly walk to the end of the eighty-first-level ladder, enter the immortal gate, and obtain the inheritance left by the ancestors of this sect."
"And other cultivators with innate light can often reach the seventy level above the seventy level! The master of this hall once witnessed that a young girl, who was only ten years old, went directly to the seventy-first level because of her innate extreme cold light, caused a sensation in the sect. When her cultivation level is higher, the impurities in her body gradually decrease and her talent is further enhanced, and she may be able to increase by two or three levels."
"For the ladder to climb the sky, the impact of cultivation is relatively small. The key is the cultivation qualification. The stronger the divine light of the ancestral orifice, or the special spirit body, the higher the ladder you can climb, and you will never be able to make fraud!"
When the disciples heard this, they couldn't help but stare at the ladder extending into the air in front of them.
"How many levels can Uncle Situ reach?" a disciple asked curiously.
Situ Xin stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "The qualifications of this hall master are average. He can only reach the thirty-seventh level when he is in the Qi and Meridian stage. Now he may be able to reach the forty level."
"Thirty-seventh floor?" The disciples were stunned, thinking that this number was not big. A little girl could climb to the seventy-first floor. This important figure as the leader of the church was actually only thirty-seventh floor!
Situ Xin smiled and said, "Don't feel strange if you wait, just try it yourself."
Speaking of this, he coughed lightly and said solemnly: "According to the rules set by some elders of this sect, among the Qi and Mechanism disciples recruited from the outside, those who can climb the thirty-three levels of the ladder can directly enter the inner sect and become disciples of the inner sect. Those above the thirty-three levels and below the thirty-three levels can also make an exception to enter the inner sect. If they cannot step on the thirty-four levels, they will be temporarily incorporated into outer sect disciples."
"Thirty-third level? It doesn't sound very difficult! Fellow Daoist Li, what do you think?" Bai Ling smiled sweetly.
Li Muran shook his head and said, "This ladder must have mystery. The thirty-third floor is difficult or easy, and it is still difficult to say now!"
Situ Xin said again: "For fairness, everyone has two chances, only the highest one."
"Okay, this hall has finished all the main words. You can start climbing the ladder now! However, the ladder is not very wide. To avoid rushing to each other and falling down the ladder, at most two people can climb at the same time at a time."
Situ Xin took out the jade plaque and recited: "Bai Ling, Zhang Ruogu, you two start first!"
Bai Ling was the first among these people to hand over the opportunity list treasure, so he ranked first on the list.
"Yes, uncle!" Bai Ling and a young man walked out of the group of disciples, bowed to Situ Xin, and then stepped onto the ladder of heaven.
The young man was very cautious and specially blessed a body protection light shield.
Seeing this, Situ Xin shook his head slightly, smiling without saying a word.
The moment the young man stepped on the first step of the ladder, his magic light shield disappeared like a bubble. The young man's face changed drastically, and he was so scared that he was about to turn around and leave.
"Let's wait!" Situ Xin shouted: "It is normal for the mana to be unable to be mobilized on the ladder. Everyone has only two chances, so don't lose the opportunity because of their cowardice!"
"So that's it!" The young man breathed a sigh of relief, his face turned slightly red, and he said embarrassedly: "Thank you for your advice, uncle."
While the young man was hesitating, Bai Ling beside him had already climbed the seven or eight ladders in one breath, step by step, and seemed very relaxed.
"This ladder is not very difficult!" Bai Ling murmured in a low voice: "Will you climb the thirty-third floor in a short time?"
Seeing that Bai Ling was already ahead, the young man immediately strode to catch up and chased after Bai Ling in a while.
Both of them climbed the fifteen or sixteen steps in one go, and did not show too much difficulty.
But when they reached the twenty-foot floor, both of them found that it was not difficult to stand on the ladder, but to lift their feet, it took a lot of effort, as if an invisible suction force trapped their feet, making them unable to climb up.
Every time they climbed one more floor, the invisible power became stronger and stronger. After climbing up several steps, both of them were already blushing and sweating profusely.
"It's not bad, it's already twenty-seven or eighth!" Situ Xin smiled slightly.
Only then did Bai Ling realize how difficult it was for Uncle Situ to reach the 37th floor!
At this time, the young man around Bai Ling had surpassed Bai Ling step by step and climbed to the thirty levels.
Chapter completed!