The fat child was dazed by Su Zimo's words and stood rooted to the ground for a long time. Unable to make sense of it, he pointed at Su Zimo and stammered, "Y-Y-You … I-I-I'll report to the peak master as well!"
The fat child shook his head, as though trying to clear his head. Slapping his storage bag, he summoned his flying sword and darted towards the back of the mountain.
In the blink of an eye, the two children guarding the place had run away.
The fat Dao child was flustered and left in a hurry without leaving any instructions.
Little Fatty seemed to be very interested in Su Zimo as he scurried over with glowing eyes. Raising his head, he asked, "Bro, how did you do it? Can you teach me?"
Su Zimo's expression was unchanged as he shook his head. "That … shouldn't have anything to do with me."
Even though he said that, Su Zimo was grumbling in his heart.
There were only two reasons why the stone door had stopped him.
Firstly, it was because he did not have a spirit root to begin with.
Secondly, even though they both had heaven spirit roots, the fire spirit root that Die Yue planted in him was different from normal ones.
Su Zimo could not explain which reason it was.
After the spirit testing stage, there were only 80 people left out of the 500, with more than 20 of them being Qi Refinement Warriors.
According to the normal order, the remaining 80 people should have followed the path behind the stone door towards the peak of the mountain for the third stage, the Life and Death Stage.
However, the two children of Ethereal Sect had already run to the back of the mountain. Everyone stood where they were without a choice, not knowing if they should continue up the mountain or wait where they were.
Right then, the haughty man smiled and led the way up the mountain.
The moment he moved, the others were eager to give it a try as well.
The two Daoist children had said that the third stage was nothing more than following the mountain path and climbing to the peak. However, everyone had their own plans. If they could be the first to reach the peak, their chances of entering the sect would be much higher.
After the haughty man, the white-bloused woman moved as well.
Everyone looked at each other and followed closely behind him.
The mountain path was paved with bluestone. It was neither rugged nor bumpy. The scenery along the way was pleasant. Ancient trees stood tall with luxuriant foliage, and the chirping of birds was pleasant to the ear.
Looking at the surrounding scenery and traveling through the clouds, Xiao Chen felt like he was in an immortal realm. He felt relaxed and happy. It did not feel like a life-and-death situation at all.
Su Zimo was not in a hurry. He followed behind the crowd.
From Su Zimo's point of view, since the Ethereal Sect had set up this hurdle, it would definitely not be that whoever reached the peak first would have the advantage.
Firstly, it was too vulgar. Secondly, it was unfair to all the mortals present. Thirdly, if it was so simple, it wouldn't be called a trial of life and death.
Little Fatty was originally circling around the arrogant man and the white-robed woman. Ever since Su Zimo tested his Spirit Roots and caused the stone door to explode, Little Fatty had been following behind Su Zimo. Along the way, his little mouth had not stopped moving.
Worried that his background would be exposed, Su Zimo was a little distracted and would only reply occasionally.
"Bro, other people test their Spirit Roots and it's all normal. But your Spirit Root test is good. It's like a local god farting."
"Why do you say that?"
"It's extraordinary!"
"…"
"Bro, you have a dignified appearance and an extraordinary aura. Your background must not be simple, right?"
"I studied for a few years in the past."
"Aiya, bro, you're practically farting in your bed. You're both literate (smelling) and martial (covering)!"
"…"
Su Zimo finally understood Little Fatty's capabilities. He hurriedly took a few steps forward, wanting to squeeze into the crowd.
Right then, the crowd at the front suddenly stopped in their tracks.
Su Zimo raised his head and frowned.
The mountain path had come to an end. In front of everyone stood a steep cliff that pierced through the clouds. The top was shrouded in clouds and they could not see the end of it.
The true test was here!
Just Now, the flat mountain path was just a cushion.
The many mortals present looked at the mountain peak with grim expressions.
To them, the only way to reach the peak was to climb with their bare hands. However, the mountain peak was way too steep and there was almost no space to stand on.
On both sides of the mountain path was a bottomless abyss. If they lost their footing, they would definitely fall to their deaths!
Everyone could not help but recall what the two Dao children said previously. This stage was extremely dangerous. If they were not careful, they would fall into the bottomless abyss and die without a corpse. They had to be careful and not force it.
Many mortals revealed timid expressions as they began to think of retreating.
Some of them were indignant and discussed softly.
"This Ethereal Sect is too much. It's just joining a sect. There's no need for us to risk our lives."
"That's right. Our spirit roots are not bad either. If we really can't do it, we can just join other sects. It's better than falling to our deaths."
"I wonder how high this mountain peak is. What if we run out of stamina halfway?"
Unlike most mortals, the 20 odd Qi Refinement Warriors present looked relaxed.
To mortals, this mountain peak was unreachable. However, to them, it was nothing more than riding on their flying swords and rising into the air.
One of the Qi Refinement Warriors withdrew a flying sword from his storage bag and leaped up. Waving his robes, he looked suave as he chuckled. "I'll make a move first. I'll wait for everyone at the peak."
With that, he soared into the air and disappeared into the clouds in the blink of an eye.
The other Qi Refinement Warriors did not want to be left behind as they summoned their spirit weapons and flew towards the peak.
The strange thing was that the arrogant man did not move. Instead, he frowned slightly and looked into the depths of the clouds. No one knew what he was thinking about.
It was the same for the white-bloused woman as she stood on the spot, deep in thought.
A few mortals mustered their courage and began to climb towards the peak as well. Compared to the Qi Refinement Warriors, these mortals were much slower and every step was treacherous.
If they missed a step, they would fall into the bottomless abyss!
"Bro, aren't you moving?" Little Fatty looked at Su Zimo and asked.
Su Zimo was about to speak when he heard a tragic cry from the clouds.
"Ah!"
Everyone's hearts skipped a beat.
In the blink of an eye, a figure fell from the clouds above. It streaked across everyone's eyes and fell into the dark abyss beside them!
At the sight of that, everyone's expressions changed drastically. They felt chills down their spines and goosebumps all over their bodies.
The person who fell into the abyss was the Qi Refinement Warrior who had set off first!
The Qi Refinement Warrior was dead?
What had that person encountered above?
The clouds above were tumbling and changing unpredictably, emitting a chilling killing intent.
"Ah!"
There was another tragic cry.
A figure streaked across and disappeared into the abyss on both sides of the mountain path.
Gulp, gulp.
The sound of saliva being swallowed could be heard from the crowd.
Within this short period of time, two Qi Refinement Warriors had already died in the bottomless abyss!
The two Dao children were right. The third round was fair to everyone. Even Qi Refinement Warriors might not be able to reach the peak.
Some of the mortals who had just set off and did not climb too high were hanging on the mountain walls. At the sight of that, their faces turned pale and they were drenched in sweat.
Someone had already started to climb down the mountain walls.
What a joke. Even the Qi Refinement Warriors were dead. There was no need for them to take this risk.
Suddenly, the arrogant man smiled and muttered to himself, "Life and death round, life and death round. Life at the peak of the mountain and death at the foot of the mountain. It's either life or death. Interesting. There's a challenge!"
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