In the cramped room, Cao Xinghua sat in front of the computer with listless eyes.
Recently, his life had been full of ups and downs …
He was originally a top student who graduated from An Hu University and joined a famous company. In just two years, he climbed to a high position with a car, a house, and a young and beautiful girlfriend. He was a winner in life, but now he had become like this …
He was framed in his career. Not only was he fired from the company, he could not hold his head high in the circle. He also had to pay a huge sum of money for breach of contract. The house and car that he bought with a mortgage were all mortgaged.
Even his girlfriend ran away with the rich second generation.
Oh, this was not considered recent. His girlfriend had cheated on him a long time ago. He just did not know.
Thinking of this, Cao Xinghua stared with his lifeless eyes. His fingers clicked on the mouse as he mechanically browsed through the job websites.
He did not read anything until …
A huge pop-up window that took up two-thirds of the screen appeared.
"Do you want to understand the meaning of life and truly … live?"
Dozens of bright words stimulated his nerves.
Cao Xinghua's listless eyes lit up. Inexplicably, he pressed the "Yes" button.
Immediately.
Whoosh ~
The computer screen rippled like water, revealing … an exquisitely designed website.
Gate of Immortality!
Cultivate your mind, pursue life, control your destiny …
Here, you can throw away the troubles of the world and pursue the pinnacle of life.
Background music reverberated in the background. Looking down from the sky, there were mountains surrounding them and flowing water. Just looking at the scene was enough to clear one's eyes and ears.
Due to the agreement with the Anxia officials, the website did not reveal the true power of the awakened. "Gate of Immortality" was just an unusual mortal sect.
Just like the sects in Anxia, it was just that there was no tourist attraction.
However, what the Anxia officials did not know was that although the video information on the website did not reveal any special power, the design of the entire website itself, including the background music, text, and pictures, was a manifestation of the special power.
Runes, illusion, music, and many other techniques were used. Even if the power could only be unleashed through the internet, it was enough to change some things.
Cao Xinghua, who was at the lowest point of his life, was gradually attracted.
It turned out to be a sect, a place for "cultivation".
Leaving the world and seeking inner peace … it just happened to attract Cao Xinghua.
He saw that the website said that the Gate of Immortality's disciple recruitment ceremony would be held in three days.
"Why don't we … take a look?"
The idea of hiding from the world sprouted in his mind.
The premise was that the Immortal Sect was as the website described.
Cao Xing Hua had never heard of the "Immortal Sect" before. He knew very little about the sects in the An Xia Country, but he saw a picture on the website. The content was two days ago in the national newspaper, and it was about the Immortal Sect.
He checked and found that it was true.
Even though it didn't take up much space, with the country's endorsement, this sect couldn't possibly be fake.
Cao Xinghua made up his mind.
…
Calm Summer Calendar, 1st of May, cloudy.
On this day.
The Gate of Immortality office in An Lake welcomed many unfamiliar faces.
Although it was called an office, it was actually a building that was more than ten stories high. Even though it was not in the city center, every inch of land was still expensive. However, the Immortal Sect rented the entire building, fully demonstrating what it meant to be rich and imposing.
A famous person once said:
"Whether an organization is strong or not isn't the most important thing. The most important thing is to have a cool enough name and a similarly cool facade."
Tang Yu also believed that anything that could be solved with money wasn't a problem.
As expected.
Many "seekers" who came from afar were also a little surprised.
The office in An Lake was not the place where the disciple recruitment ceremony was held. It was just a gathering place.
At this time.
Tang Yu and Shanggong Ling were staying on the highest floor of the building, in front of a huge floor-to-ceiling window, looking out.
"Is there any problem with the manpower?"
"Yes, the virtual puppets provided by the master are very useful, and he also hired a professional operation team. Even if the number of people is several times more, there won't be any problems."
Until the departure, the number of registered people was 532.
He was sure that many of these people had ulterior motives. And to be able to walk to the end and truly become a part of the Immortal Sect, talent, moral character, and loyalty were indispensable.
More than a dozen buses set off.
After driving for more than three hours, they finally stopped at a village closest to the Immortal Sect.
"The first trial of the Immortal Sect's disciple recruitment assessment is starting from here, walking through the forest for more than ten kilometers to reach the real location of the Immortal Sect."
A middle-aged man in sportswear shouted with a megaphone.
He was one of the people who assisted in the assessment and was the main person in charge.
But even though Xiang Jinghong's team had received countless orders, this was the first time they assisted in the sect assessment.
He knew the assessment process.
But.
Xiang Jinghong was very doubtful that after a few trials, would anyone really be able to walk to the end … or would they be willing to walk to the end?
As expected, when they heard that they had to walk through the forest for more than ten kilometers, many people's expressions changed, and some even cursed.
Xiang Jinghong waited for the cursing to stop before he said according to the requirements, "Those who are not willing can take the bus back to An Lake. But those who give up will forever lose the opportunity to join the Immortal Sect."
"Pfft! You're messing with us, right? Who wants to join your stupid Immortal Sect! "
A 1.89-meter-tall sturdy man cursed and looked at Xiang Jinghong's team with an unfriendly expression. However, when he saw that there were many security personnel wearing sunglasses, the sturdy man turned around and boarded the bus with an unhappy expression.
After a while, more than thirty people left.
This was the first stage, to get rid of those who did not have a strong will, or those who were just fooling around.
Cao Xinghua stood in the crowd, inconspicuous.
He was not disappointed. Instead, he was even more excited.
The office and the entrance examination all showed that the Immortal Sect was not ordinary. It was not a random sect … The only thing Cao Xinghua was worried about now was whether he could pass the assessment.
After filtering out more than thirty people, the remaining five hundred "Seekers" marched toward the forest in a formidable array.
Cao Xinghua was in the middle and back. He did not walk too fast and tried to conserve his energy — it was not easy to walk through the forest for more than ten kilometers. Moreover, this was only the first trial.
He saw that many trees in the forest had red ropes tied to them. He knew that this was a reference point. There were also road signs at intervals that said, "Eight to nine kilometers away from the Immortal Sect."
The lush forest was not hot, but they had to cross obstacles from time to time. Cao Xinghua started to pant after walking for only a few kilometers.
Xiang Jinghong was much more relaxed. He often ran long distances and climbed mountains, but he was still able to do it easily. He was holding a walkie-talkie and directing the entire team.
Most of their team followed the team into the mountain. The security personnel were in charge of guarding against possible attacks from beasts. The medical personnel were ready to treat at any time. There was also a cameraman carrying a video camera, recording every detail of the team entering the mountain.
They were very professional and worthy of their employment fees.
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