Lu Ping did not say anything else. He was not interested in chatting to begin with. Zi Mu felt depressed for a while. He wanted to speak again, but he could not find any words to say. From the loud and boastful discussions of the rookies in front of him, he could hear the contents of prestigious academies, rare bloodlines, super divine weapons, rare abilities, and so on. What about him? What could he talk about with Lu Ping? About the changes in his perception after breaking through from the fifth to the sixth Firmament of the soul of sound?
This topic, if placed in Tianwu Academy, would be quite high class. But here, it was better to forget about it!
He would just quietly walk through this process and not think about having anything to do with this world that did not belong to him! Zi Mu sighed and did not say anything in the end.
As he thought of this, Zi Mu glanced at Lu Ping beside him — — the person who shared the same fate as him. Then, he saw that Lu Ping's expression was extremely solemn. His brows were slightly furrowed. It seemed like he could feel the difference in strength between them from the contents of their conversation.
Zi Mu squeezed out a smile. Just as he was about to say something to comfort both of them, Lu Ping suddenly asked him: "Are you tired?"
"Tired?" Zi Mu was startled. He subconsciously replied: "I'm alright."
"Good luck." Lu Ping said.
This guy, he doesn't want to give up so easily? Seeing Lu Ping's attitude, Zi Mu felt his fighting spirit ignite. Since he was already here, why should he be so pessimistic and dejected! Who knows, he might even be able to pass the newcomer training?
Thinking of this, Zi Mu nodded his head and replied to Lu Ping: "I won't give up so easily."
"En." Lu Ping nodded his head as well.
When the rookies walking in front heard the two last-place rookies cheering each other on, they turned their heads over with a chuckle. Thanks to these two fellows, they felt a sense of superiority that they had not felt since arriving at the Big Dipper Mountain.
Are you tired?
"Hahaha." Many people laughed. They only climbed the mountain once and they were already tired. How useless!
Wei Ling had been following beside Feng Liuyun the entire time, continuously finding topics to chat with Feng Liuyun. Seeing that Feng Liuyun had also turned around to look at the two of them, he immediately maintained the same pace and turned around to look as well. Feng Liuyun smiled and shook his head as if he was speechless. However, he did not notice the look in Feng Liuyun's eyes when he turned around.
The team continued to move forward. Zi Mu did not speak to Lu Ping again. With a resolute expression, he strode forward. However, fatigue crept up on him unknowingly. Zi Mu gradually felt his legs getting heavier and heavier. His breathing became more and more coarse. He did not know how many times he had wiped the sweat off his forehead. Both his sleeves were already soaked.
He looked up. He and Lu Ping had been left behind by the team by a long distance, and the winding mountain road only extended upwards, with no end in sight.
The fighting spirit that had ignited in Zi Mu's heart crumbled little by little.
If he couldn't even walk down this mountain path, how could he even talk about passing the trial? As expected, everything was just a fantasy, an extravagant hope. He shouldn't have any expectations!
He once again looked at Lu Ping beside him, but saw that Lu Ping was still walking forward, step by step. He did not have any intention of retreating.
Was he still persevering?
Zi Mu felt a little ashamed. Thinking of how the two of them cheered each other on, thinking of how those fellows laughed disapprovingly, he gritted his teeth, waved his sleeves to wipe the sweat off his face, and continued walking.
One step, two steps … As Zi Mu walked, he counted in his heart. He wanted to see how many more steps he could take.
"Catch up to them!" He clenched his fists. He said to Lu Ping.
"Alright." Lu Ping nodded.
However, the team was already very far away from them, and was no longer the same as when they were walking in front of them.
Wei Ling, who had been following beside Feng Liuyun and chatting with him whenever he had the chance, couldn't be bothered to chat anymore. He felt that Feng Liuyun was walking faster and faster, and it was getting harder and harder for him to keep up with Feng Liuyun.
He turned around and looked. The others were also very tired. The team was in a mess, and it was getting longer and longer. Previously, when Lu Ping and Zi Mu were getting further and further away from the team, they had laughed heartily. However, looking at it now, if they continued to walk like this, sooner or later, someone would follow in their footsteps.
"Master Liuyun." Wei Ling, who hadn't spoken for a long time, went up to him again. He squeezed out a smile. "Don't walk too fast!" He boldly made a request to Feng Liuyun, taking the opportunity to test if they had developed any feelings for each other.
"I'm not going too fast!" Feng Liuyun said. "I've always been like this."
Wei Ling was stunned. He looked at everyone, then at Feng Liuyun's feet. He suddenly realized that Feng Liuyun was indeed not going too fast, but they were tired and slow.
So Wei Ling smiled and said, "Everyone is tired. How much longer will it take to reach?"
"Where?" Feng Liuyun asked.
"The training ground!"
"The training ground." Feng Liuyun smiled. "It's already going on!"
The test was already going on?
Everyone was listening to the conversation here. When they heard this, they were all taken aback. However, they immediately realized something. This seemingly endless mountain road was actually a trial for them!
At the thought of this, everyone's expression changed. The exhausted team actually became a little more spirited. Knowing that it was a test, everyone's attitude naturally changed. All the sweat, all the hard work, it was all worth it. They would no longer complain in their hearts about how boring this endless mountain road was. At this moment, they even had the thought of competing to be the first.
"Senior Liuyun, can we walk faster than you?" someone asked.
"Of course," Feng Liuyun replied.
"Then I'll go first?" This person was originally at the front of the team. After saying this, with a swoosh, his figure shot out from the team. In the blink of an eye, he was already several meters ahead of Feng Liuyun, and his speed instantly increased.
"I'll wait for you at the finish line." That person smiled and turned back.
"It's hard to say who will arrive first, right?" In the end, a figure flew over his head. After saying this, he was already several steps behind him. His speed was actually slightly faster than him.
"Hehe." Another person laughed lightly, but didn't say anything. His figure also shot out, using his actions to prove it.
In the blink of an eye, there were already seven or eight people in the team who had run to the front, advancing very quickly on the mountain road.
The remaining people might be able to run even faster. However, seeing that Feng Liuyun was still walking unhurriedly, they immediately continued to obediently follow behind him, not trying to show off. But they didn't know that regardless of whether they were showing off or obediently following behind Feng Liuyun, all of their actions were being silently watched.
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