"Kuh kuh … Um, beastie!" Zhu Yao's hands were a little sore from touching it, as she asked seriously. "We're going up the mountain, do you know the way?" Earlier, after being pulled by Profiteer, they had already lost their direction.
"I know, meow ~" The Winged Windbeast turned around and stood in front of her, pushing Profiteer away with its butt. It then slowly knelt down and signaled for her to sit on its back. "Beastie will bring you there, meow ~"
"Thank you." Looking at the sky, it was indeed too late to walk up now. Zhu Yao climbed onto its back. Just as she was about to pull Profiteer up.
However, the Winged Windbeast kicked him away with its claw, and growled threateningly at him.
Zhu Yao had no choice but to do some mental work for this beastie. Only then did the Winged Windbeast reluctantly flap its wings, using its claw to grab Profiteer and fly towards the mountain peak.
Probably because they came too late, when they reached the mountain peak, there were only the two of them. Fortunately, the teleportation formation was not closed yet.
Zhu Yao waved goodbye to the Winged Windbeast, before walking into the teleportation formation with Profiteer. They were teleported to the main hall's floating mountain.
The Winged Windbeast sadly stood where it was. It raised its head to look at the floating mountain above its head, and began to ponder. As a trial beast, mn, it seemed to be occasionally absent, which was understandable.
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Zhu Yao was immediately teleported onto a platform. Everyone who succeeded in clearing the trial was gathered here, no matter if they were wandering practitioners or mortal children. With a single glance, there were actually more than a hundred people. It seemed like Ness Cesary Sect's recruitment range was rather wide!
When they arrived, the disciples who were supposed to receive them had coincidentally arrived as well. As expected, they were still the two Foundation disciples at the foot of the mountain earlier.
However, compared to Leng Mo from before, they were much more passionate now.
"Congratulations, everyone. From today onwards, you are disciples of our Ness Cesary Sect. As long as you pass through the Righteous Heart Door in front, you will be considered to have officially entered our sect. " He exchanged glances with the disciple next to him. With a wave of his hand, hundreds of white jade tablets flew towards everyone. "These are Barrier Breaking Stones. There are a few elementary mental arts inside. When you enter the final trial, the Righteous Heart Door, you will enter an illusion. The illusion is born from your heart, and you cannot control it. If you can see through it, you will gain enlightenment. You can allow this mental art to increase your cultivation, but if you do not have the ability, you cannot force it. This Barrier Breaking Stone can create illusions. "
Everyone held the jade token tightly in their hands. Perhaps the rogue cultivators had all heard about the Righteous Heart Gate, and their faces were filled with excitement. On the other hand, the child who had never cultivated before had a blank look on his face.
"Junior Brothers and Sisters, let's enter the last stage!" The man made a hand seal, and the dense fog behind him began to disperse. A simple and unadorned arched stone door appeared in front of them. Everyone walked towards the stone door, and everything around them suddenly became somewhat blurry.
Zhu Yao raised her head, wanting to see the few words on the arched door clearly, however, no matter how hard she tried, she could not see them clearly.
Just as he was about to ask the profiteer next to him, he heard a thud and fell straight down.
"Profiteer!" She was shocked, and an even stranger scene appeared. The crowd that had been crowded just a moment ago suddenly fell to the ground like a bowling ball that had been pushed over. Finally, she was the only one left. What was going on?!
Zhu Yao hurriedly checked the profiteer's pulse, only to realize that there was nothing wrong with him. He was just … asleep?
Could it be the effect of this door?
She seriously looked at the door in front of her, only to see the dense fog that had just risen begin to disperse. A gigantic figure faintly appeared behind the door, and it became clearer, clearer, and finally …
"Meow ~ ~"
"Beastie!" Wasn't that the Winged Windbeast earlier? When did it follow them?
"What's going on?" A slightly furious voice sounded from behind the door. "Why is the Winged Windbeast guarding the mountain here?"
"Sect Master, this … This disciple doesn't know either."
"Nonsense! Hurry and bring it down. "
Suddenly, five pillars of light appeared around the Winged Windbeast's body, trapping it tightly. The Winged Windbeast began to struggle violently.
Its furious roar resounded through the clouds. "Roar roar … Beastie, don't go … Beastie wants to be pacified … Roar …"
Unfortunately, it wasn't of much use.
The range of the pillar of light grew smaller and smaller. In the end, it turned into a ray of white light and flew into a person's spiritual beast pouch.
Only then did Zhu Yao clearly see that there was a row of people seated behind the door. Looking at their auras, they should be the higher-ups of Ness Cesary Sect. Qu Qu was seated right there, and he was currently looking at her with a shocked expression.
"Eh? There's actually someone who gave up so quickly, and came out from the illusion." The middle-aged man sitting at the very center frowned, and sighed. "Haah, the young … old these days!" He sized Zhu Yao up for a moment, and changed his words at the last moment.
Zhu Yao: "…"
"Forget it!" He waved his hand and said. "Since she's already here, she can be considered as a disciple of our sect. Stand at the side!"
Qu Qu blinked at her, stood up and said. "Senior-martial brother Sect Master, I wish to take her in …"
"Nonsense!" That man turned to glare at him, and said with an exasperated look. "As a Mountain Lord, how can you take in such an … old person as your disciple?"
"I don't care. In any case, I want to take her in." Qu Qu began to act shamelessly.
The corner of Sect Master Qu Jiang's lips twitched. He wished that he could open up this junior-martial brother's brain and see if water had entered it. "Junior-martial brother, it's fine for you to fool around in the past, but taking in a disciple is a huge matter. Putting aside the fact that this person doesn't have much lifespan left, just from the moment he entered the Trueheart Door, he triggered the Barrier Breaking Stone … "Halfway through his words, he paused again. With a shocked expression, he stared at the perfectly intact Barrier Breaking Stone in Zhu Yao's hands, and suddenly stood up." You, you … You didn't use the Barrier Breaking Stone? "
Zhu Yao lowered her head and looked at the stone in her hands. "You mean this?" How do I use it?
With a flip of Qu Jiang's palm, the Barrier Breaking Stone flew into his hands. He flipped it around and inspected it carefully, and the more he looked, the more astonished he became. This was impossible. There had never been anyone who passed through the illusion so quickly. How long had it been? Not even three breaths had passed, right!?
"You … How did you pass through the illusion?"
"Illusion?" Zhu Yao was startled for a moment. What was that? Was there such a setting?
"This seat is asking you, how did you enter?"
"I walked in, of course!"
"…" Qu Jiang was speechless. Could it be that he had made a mistake? This person must have an extraordinary aptitude, and was able to pass through the Trueheart Door so quickly without any distracting thoughts? Unfortunately, his cultivation was a little late.
Too old!
"Senior-martial brother …" Qu Qu hurriedly came out again.
"Nevermind." The Sect Master felt that he had found a reasonable explanation, and was no longer as opposed to it as before. There might be a miracle, right? "If you want to take her in, then take her in. However, you're not allowed to become a personal succeeding disciple."
"Thank you, senior-martial brother. You're really a good person." Qu Qu gave his senior-martial brother a good person card, and excitedly waved his hands at Zhu Yao. He gave her a 'you know what I mean' look with his eyes: Sister-in-law, hurry and come over here.
The corner of Zhu Yao's lips twitched. If she were to reject him, she wouldn't be beaten to death, right?
"Wait." The righteous big senior-martial brother added. "Since she's the first person to pass through the illusion of the Trueheart Door, she naturally has the privilege of solving the riddle. You … "He was stuck.
"I'm Zhu Yao."
"Mn, Zhu Yao … On the right side of the Trueheart Door, there's a riddle. You can try solving it. "He casually said." It's fine even if you can't solve it. "
Zhu Yao nodded. That should be the riddle that the profiteer was talking about, right? She really wasn't good at guessing puzzles, so she would just have to deal with it.
She turned to look at the door, and saw that there were really words written on the door frame.
The first line wrote: Cheng Qingdiao
The second line wrote: Crouching Dragon's Pool, filled with gold;
The third line wrote: What you seek bitterly, is hollow;
The fourth line wrote: Jade Clear's Side, Chi Yishang.
The fifth line wrote: If you continue to delay, you will not meet.
The final line wrote: Author: Daoist Wang Shang, stay!
Ah, so it was classical Chinese. As a science student who had yet to learn Chinese well, she hated classical Chinese the most, you know? She was already used to various mathematical formulas, and was used to thinking logically. This sort of literary stuff was really …
Eh, wait a minute! If she were to talk about logic … Why did the first word before every line of punctuation look so familiar? If they were to be connected …
She could not help but read it out.
"Cheng Qingdiao, the hell, you bitch, goodbye!"
The hell, wasn't she scolding him?
The moment her voice fell, the entire stone door suddenly emitted out a dazzling white light. In an instant, it lit up the already dusky sky. And the words on the door frame gradually faded. Only the first and fourth lines were left. In the end, all of them disappeared!
"The riddle has been solved …" The Sect Master and his little companions were dumbfounded. They stood up in unison, and looked at Zhu Yao in disbelief.
"Uh … This was an accident!" Please forgive a math dog's OCD.
"Sect Master, hurry and look at the lake at the front mountain …" Someone shouted out.
Everyone turned their heads to look at the large lake beside Ness Cesary Sect. As though the lake water was boiling, it began to surge wildly. Immediately after, the earth shook, and even the entire sect began to shake.
Zhu Yao grabbed onto the pillar at the side to prevent herself from falling.
However, the lake water began to boil even more violently, and it began to split into two. Something seemed to be rising from the center of the lake. Before she could see its shape, she could see a dazzling golden light, and the light was growing brighter.
"It's Skybond Peak!" Someone excitedly said. "The ascended ancestor's Skybond Peak has appeared!"
Zhu Yao rubbed her eyes with great difficulty, and only then did she see a golden palace rising from the lake water. In the beginning, it was merely a corner, but as it rose higher and higher, she could clearly see that it was actually a gigantic floating mountain. The size of this place was almost as big as the main mountain she was at. And on top of the floating mountain, a palace that occupied the entire mountain peak, and it would be a little underwhelming to describe it with the word "jewellery", appeared before everyone's eyes.
The owner of this mountain must be very rich.
Zhu Yao silently thought.
That mountain rose higher and higher, and had even surpassed the tallest main mountain. It was thousands of meters taller, and only then did it stop in the air. The entire palace was like a lighthouse, wildly increasing its presence in the dusky night sky.
The only thing lacking was a few large words written on it: This daddy here is rich, come and snatch me.
The expressions of everyone present were all the same.
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