There is a way to reach the sky, and the setting sun will rise towards the ninth heaven.
Even if there is a strong wind blowing from the ground, I will ride it for thousands of miles.
Jiuchong Mountains, at the foot of Qingyun Ridge.
A faint colorful glow flashed on the Spirit Testing Stele, with the green light being the brightest, and the others being almost the same.
"The five spiritual roots are dominated by wood, the root value is wood five, and the other four are on the low side."
Next to the spirit-testing tablet, Hong Tao, the middle-aged manager of the Tianyan Sect with a dignified face, held the last wooden tablet and glanced at the girl in front of him with a frown.
Her face was dirty and she was as thin as a stick. Her sparse yellow hair was wet and stuck to her forehead. Her hands were covered in blood, her knees were torn, and she only had one straw sandal left on her feet.
Unlike others who were sent by their families, she climbed up the mountain by herself. Although she was in a miserable state, her black eyes were as bright as stars. She stared at the wooden sign in Hong Tao's hand that could determine her future fate.
"How many more are there behind?"
"Brother, this is the last one. There are exactly 365 people today."
Hearing this, Hong Tao threw the wooden sign in front of the girl. The girl hurriedly grabbed the sign with both hands, but he did not let go.
"There are quite a few people with five spiritual roots in this batch, but your spiritual root value is the worst. Even if you get in, you can only be a menial disciple. You may not be able to build a foundation in your entire life. Do you understand?"
The six-year-old Jiang Yuebai had never even seen an immortal before, so how could he understand what it meant to have poor aptitude, be a menial disciple, and be unable to build a foundation.
She only knew that once she entered the immortal gate, she would no longer have to suffer from hunger and cold, and she would be able to fly to the sky, and that bad woman with the red flower would never be caught and taken back to the brothel again.
She nodded hurriedly, pulling the wooden sign with both hands as if she was pulling at a life-saving straw.
As soon as Hong Tao let go, Jiang Yuebai fell to the ground, and the group of children nearby immediately burst into laughter.
Jiang Yuebai didn't feel embarrassed. He grinned, his eyes like crescent moons, and looked particularly smart.
"Go stand over there."
Jiang Yuebai got up and stood next to the children. Seeing that the handsome, fair-skinned boy next to her was taller than her, she straightened her back and stood on tiptoe, like a lively young seedling.
The boy glared at her, then stood up straight, secretly competing with her.
The breeze blows gently, the bamboo leaves rustle, and the fairy mist is thick on the steps leading to the immortal world, like a dream.
Hong Tao led a dozen white-robed disciples to stand in front of the steps to immortality, glancing at the young faces that were bathed in the sunset glow and full of vitality.
"Spiritual roots are the key to becoming an immortal, but whether or not you can embark on the path to becoming an immortal is determined by your character and perseverance, especially perseverance. This is the path to becoming an immortal, and it is also the path to test your conscience."
"Before sunset, you must climb ninety-nine steps to enter the inner gate, sixty-six steps to the outer gate, and the rest are menial tasks."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Yuebai found that all the children became nervous. She looked innocently at the stairs covered by clouds and mist. It was winding like a dragon, wandering through the bamboo forest with no end in sight.
"It's just climbing stairs. It's not that difficult."
The boy next to him rolled his eyes, "Idiot!"
Jiang Yuebai frowned, and stood on tiptoe a little higher. Instantly, he was half a head taller than the boy, and pouted with pride.
The boy gritted his teeth and continued to stand on tiptoe to compete secretly.
"The steps to immortality are open, you all..."
"Wait a minute!"
A beam of light landed in front of the crowd. It was the second time Jiang Yuebai saw someone flying with a sword, and he looked over with eyes wide open with curiosity.
He was an old man with white hair and an immortal look, holding a little girl with a proud face in his hand.
After seeing the girl's appearance clearly, Jiang Yuebai's face turned pale and he stepped back.
Lin Suiwan, the second young lady of the Lin family in Yong'an City, had her sold and ended up in a brothel.
As soon as the old man appeared, Hong Tao and other Tianyan Sect disciples immediately bowed and said, "Elder Lin."
Lin Xiangtian nodded and pulled Lin Suiwan to his side.
"I'm really sorry that I'm late. This is a descendant of my Lin family. It's been three generations since we've had a young person with three spiritual roots. I hope Steward Hong can add her name to the sect's list of candidates."
Hong Tao frowned, "Elder Lin, we have collected 365 people today. The number was set by the Grand Elder and cannot be increased."
Lin Xiangtian said nonchalantly, "Then reduce one first. The Supreme Elder decided the number of people to be accepted, not the specific person. Why not exchange three spiritual roots for the one with the worst aptitude of four or five spiritual roots? Are you going to leave the good ones behind and pick up the bad ones?"
Lin Xiangtian glanced at the children, and everyone's scalp tightened. Jiang Yuebai hurriedly covered his token.
Hong Tao frowned and looked straight ahead, but his fellow apprentice behind him raised his finger and pointed at Jiang Yuebai.
"That child has five spiritual roots."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hong Tao turned around and glared at him, but it was too late.
They were all just the lowest-level Qi training disciples. Even if Lin Xiangtian was not considered a powerful figure in the entire sect, he was still a Golden Core True Person. They could not afford to offend him, and many people wanted to please him.
Lin Xiangtian flicked his sleeves, and Jiang Yuebai was swept up by a gust of wind and fell heavily in front of several people. The token fell right at Lin Suiwan's feet.
Jiang Yuebai didn't care about the pain, she rushed over with her hands and feet to hold down the token, but unexpectedly, a foot wearing deerskin boots stepped on her hand tightly.
"Why is it you?"
"Wanwan recognizes her?" Lin Xiangtian asked.
Lin Suiwan looked arrogant and said, "She used to be my maid. Because she stole my jewelry, I asked my nanny to sell her to a trafficker."
Jiang Yuebai raised his head stubbornly, "I didn't!"
No one listened to her. Lin Xiangtian said to Hong Tao, "Manager Hong, look, this kid not only has poor aptitude, but also has problems with his character. How can he be accepted into our Tianyan Sect? It's better for him to get down the mountain as soon as possible."
Hong Tao remained silent, just looking at Jiang Yuebai's feet which were worn out from climbing the Jiuchong Mountain.
At this moment, Jiang Yuebai became furious and bit Lin Suiwan's ankle. While she was screaming in pain and retracting her foot, he grabbed the token and held it in his arms.
"This is my token. I have spiritual roots and I can practice!"
She curled up into a ball on the ground, trying her best to stay tense, protecting the token and her head and face. Her movements were so skillful that it seemed as if she had practiced them thousands of times.
"Why did you steal my token when you were late? I didn't steal your things, I didn't!!"
Everyone looked at Jiang Yuebai with sympathy, but that was all they felt.
Lin Xiangtian smiled contemptuously, raised his hand and flicked it lightly, and Jiang Yuebai flew out and hit the rocks next to him hard.
A sharp pain came, blood spurted out, and the token fell to the ground.
Lin Xiangtian hooked his fingers slightly, and the token flew into his hand. Seeing the bloodstains on it, Lin Xiangtian showed a bit of disgust. He used the Purification Technique to sweep it away, and it was as good as new.
Jiang Yuebai got up, tears welling up in her eyes, as well as deep grievance and fear.
She could protect the steamed buns from mortals, but she couldn't protect the token from immortals.
"Elder Lin, you are just a child who is ignorant of worldly affairs. Don't miss the opportunity to ascend to heaven and ask your conscience."
Hong Tao couldn't help but say something, and Lin Xiangtian then restrained his momentum.
"The Immortal Stairs are open. Take the tokens and climb up quickly!"
At Hong Tao's command, all the children held on to their tokens, stepped onto the stairs one after another and disappeared.
Lin Xiangtian handed the token to Lin Suiwan and rubbed her head lovingly, "Go, the ancestor is waiting for you in Tianyan Sect."
Lin Suiwan nodded obediently, shook his head proudly when passing by Jiang Yuebai, and stepped onto the steps to immortality while swinging the token.
Lin Xiangtian flew away on his sword. Hong Tao sighed and walked to Jiang Yuebai.
"In the world of cultivation, aptitude and cultivation determine everything. You have only seen a small part of the cruelty today. With your aptitude, it is better for you to spend a few decades in the human world instead of entering the Tianyan Sect and bathing in blood to seek immortality. I have seen that it has not been easy for you along the way. Keep this little gold and silver and go back to find a way to make a living."
Jiang Yuebai looked at the small yellow croaker thrown in front of her. She had never known that there were immortals in the world. She dreamed of having so much gold and silver so that she could eat all the delicious food in Yong'an City.
But now she suddenly realized that even if she had the little yellow croaker, she couldn't protect it, just like she couldn't protect her own token.
Someone more powerful than her could make her lose everything, even her life, with just a wave of her hand.
She doesn't understand too many things, she only has the instinct to survive and the stubbornness of a child who will do anything to get what she wants.
"I don't want the little yellow croaker, I just want my token!"
Jiang Yuebai threw the small yellow croaker away fiercely, got up and rushed towards the stairs to immortality.
Hong Tao and others did not try to stop her. Without the token, she would be bounced away directly, allowing her to hit it hard once, and she would give up completely.
At this moment, something strange happened.
Jiang Yuebai, who should have been flung away, had a barely detectable golden light flashing between his brows. He actually rushed up to the immortal steps and disappeared in front of everyone.
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[First published on Qidian.com, it is a traditional cultivation method, but there is a panel that quantifies the cultivation data. There is no task reward and no points are added. It only shows the proficiency of the skills. It involves the main storyline, which is completely abandoned from the beginning to the middle, and the appearance rate gradually decreases.]
[No CP, the heroine is not attracted to anyone, has normal male friends, more normal female friends than male friends, no lesbian relationship, two men have a one-sided relationship with the heroine (there is foreshadowing)]
[Micro-group portrait, if you want to see a lone wolf protagonist, but don’t want to see a supporting role that is on par with the heroine, enter with caution]
[The childhood stage is a period of accumulation, which is a bit hard. In Chapter 56, he grows up, shines after the sect competition, and has always been the first among his peers.]
[Regarding female competition, my understanding of female competition is that two women frame each other and compete for a man. Normal competition for survival resources, face and strength does not count.
In my books, there have never been disputes between women over fighting over men, never!
If you think that any fight between women is just female competition, please abandon the article. There are only men and women in the world. I can't let women only fight with men. Women should unconditionally help other women regardless of whether they are good or bad. It's also impossible that all women in the book are good and all men are bad.
If you think I am licking the male chauvinism and misogynistic just because there are bad women and good men in the front, and you beat me to death without looking at the good women and bad men later, I can't do anything about it, and I even have to wish you happiness every day.
[There are imperfect characters, and several supporting characters have complex personalities, which are not absolutely black and white. If you can't accept complex personalities, please don't get into it, and just give up quietly.]
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Also, my pen name is Qingfu (second tone), not a croaking frog!
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