Above the sky, the five immortals made a seal with their hands. Everyone felt a flash of white light before their eyes and were teleported to an area full of wilderness. Everyone was cheering and exclaiming at the miraculous method at the moment.
"...."
In the corner of the crowd, several people looked at the person in front of them in a surprise.
The person held a shiny kitchen knife in each hand, a string of explosive talismans hung around his waist, two wind-chasing talismans were stuck on his thighs with his legs crossed as if he was ready to run at any time. It was as if time has frozen.
"Ahem..."
Zheng Tuo just coughed twice awkwardly, and returned to normal. Without looking at anyone, he disappeared quietly into the crowd. The sudden shift in environment made some of his preparations useless and exposed him for a brief moment.
"Your destination is the Sunset Mountain in the distance. All you have to do is reach the top of the Sunset Mountain alive."
In the void, the rumbling sound of Yun Yangzi came out, startling some people who were not prepared.
"Sunset Mountain should be the direction where the divine sun falls."
Someone whispered, revealing the mystery behind the words. Who was this random product analyzing what every little sentence meant? He would be an excellent English teacher.
"Such a simple test. The Luoxian Sect is nothing more than this, pretty simple."
The guy who was talking was muscular and looked like a tough guy. The classic character that lasts two chapters at most.
"Simple?"
Somebody else spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"Let's not talk about how far the target is, just look at where this is."
Hearing this, everyone looked around.
They were surrounded by a primeval forest. Ancient trees with trunks where more than ten people could hug together and can be seen everywhere, with wild grass that is one meter tall is all over the ground.
Mixed in the weeds were basin-sized footprints of unknown wild animals.
Everything showed that they were in danger.
"What are you afraid of? Since this is an examination, the immortal masters of Luoxian Sect will definitely protect us in secret. Even if there is danger, what can we do?"
Someone said this with great confidence.
"Naive, don't blame me for not warning you. There will be a death target in every assessment of the Luoxian Sect. It's not just one, not two, but countless deaths. In other words, even if everyone here dies in the assessment, there will be no one in the Luoxian Sect to go out of their way and rescue them."
"Impossible. Luoxian Sect is an immortal sect, not a demon clan. How could they let people die in an assessment?"
"Tsk! Believe it if you want."
The guy who was speaking seemed to know a lot about the Luoxian Sect's assessment. After he finished speaking, he took a few people away.
The rest were left looking at each other finally deciding on their respective teams and moving forward. There was safety in numbers and in the road ahead full of unknowns, it was better to have companions.
Soon, everyone set off the Sunset Mountain, one by one.
"That sounds dangerous."
Zheng Tuo licked his lips and felt that the road ahead was full of thorns. Due to his personality, Zheng Tuo was not a person who liked adventure. His plan was to join the Luoxian Sect and not leave until he became an immortal.
As for now, he was thinking what to do.
"Hey... big brother, I'm alone. Can I team up with you?"
The little girl only looked about ten years old. She was wearing a pink princess dress and had twin ponytails with her hands tangled together. She looked at Zheng Tuo with anticipation in her eyes, eager for the big brother in front of her to team up with her.
Zheng Tuo had a serious expression as his eyes looked at the little girl. The little girl couldn't help but tighten her collar, with a frightened expression in her eyes. Her arms and legs were thin with no sense of strength. She also speaks weakly.
The test talisman also showed that the other party had no spiritual energy and was not a cultivator. Judging from her innocent words, she was a naive person who has not experienced much of the world. This kind of burden is nothing but bringing trouble to yourself.
But... in this godforsaken place, this little girl won't survive for more than a minute. Even without attacks from wild beasts, she would probably starve to death. Well... there was no way. Who made Zheng Tuo a good person?
Zheng Tuo smiled at the little girl brightly like the sun. Similarly, the girl also showed a hopeful smile on her face.
"Look! Transformers!"
Zheng Tuo raised his hand and pointed at the sky. The girl instinctively turned around and found that there was nothing in the sky. When she looked back, the big brother right in front of her had disappeared...
The little girl:"...."
Behind an ancient tree not far from the little girl, Zheng Tuo took out the breath-concealing talisman and stuck it on his body. He held his breath and pricked his ears as if afraid of being discovered by the little girl.
What a joke.
He who has never been approached by a girl since he was a child.
And suddenly, out of nowhere, a girl came up to him. She was such a cute little girl on top of that. It was obviously a disaster rather than a blessing.
Fortunately, he ran fast, otherwise he would have been entangled. If you want to capture me as a soldier, you're dreaming. Zheng Tuo thought to himself as he was glad for his cleverness. Let him be more certain of his own path, and be low-key. Seeing the little girl find someone to form a team and leave, Zheng Tuo was not in a hurry to leave.
There is no time limit anyway, so it's always better to be cautious. As it was getting late, he found a hiding place to rest. Only when you are fully rested can you face any danger that may come afterwards.
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Luoxian Sect, above the Luoxian Hall
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The masters of the five peak were gathered here. Including the deputy sect leader Yun Yangzi, there were six people in total.
In the centre of the hall, there is a huge bronze mirror. The images of all this year's candidates were displayed on the ancient bronze mirror.
"There are some good talents this year...our Xianding peak will gladly accept them all."
The master of Xianding Peak, Yunding was in the early Golden Core Stage.
"Not bad... Li Jun, Chi Xiao, Shen Xian'er... they are all good seedlings... If trained well, our Qianren peak will have successors..."
The master of Qianren Peak, Yun Qianl too was in the early stage of Golden Core.
"The test hasn't even ended yet and you two are already snatching people away... That seems to be unfair..."
The master of Luoxian Peak, Lei Xing was in the middle stage of Golden Core cultivation.
Xianding Peak, Qianren Peak and Luoxian Peak were the most powerful among the five peaks. So the competition for enrolment every decade can be fierce.
On the contrary, the two peak masters of Wudao and Piaomiao did not say a word.
The leader of Piaomiao Peak, Hongniang only accept female disciples. In most cases, the other peak masters would not compete with her and let her have whoever she desires.
The Wudao Peak on the other hand, is the most special and mysterious among the five peak. It is said that the peak leader is extremely weird and temperamental. He has been in the sect of a hundred year, but only had a three disciples. Compared with other peaks where there are thousands of people, the difference is huge.
Even showing up today was just a formality. What came was not the real person but only a clone. The master of the clone was probably in seclusion, practicing and trying to reach a higher realm. Therefore, he was not regarded as a competitor.
It was a rare gathering of several peak masters. While observing the contestants, they also exchanged their cultivation experiences and chatted with each other.
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Back to the Assessment
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The next day, a watershed has already occurred in the assessment. A clear division had been made. the talented and intelligent ones are already far ahead of others while most of the remaining people encountered difficulties and suffered casualties already.
Of course, there is no real death. Before this, the colorful spiritual energy from Yun Yangzi, the deputy leader, that penetrated into their bodies was not just a gift, but a special means of positioning.
When a candidate encounters a danger and is made certain that they cannot continue the assessment, a member of the Luoxian Sect will initiate the teleportation and quietly transport them out of the assessment site.
The assessment was still in progress but no one seems to notice that there was still one person who had not even set out from the starting point of the assessment. Even the person in charge of monitoring seemed to have forgotten the existence of this person.
In a safe house, there were ten breath-concealing talisman stuck on Zheng Tuo's body. It completely concealed his aura from head to toe.
Two days have passed and Zheng Tuo felt that it was time and walked out of the safe house. He has stretched his muscles, went to the bathroom and already had breakfast.
After adjusting his energy and spirit to the best state, everything had been prepared he went ahead as it was time to go.