Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

The higher you go on the stone steps, the greater the pressure becomes.

But for those who have already climbed over six hundred stone steps and are not far from final victory, no matter the cost, they must successfully reach the top!
Otherwise, wouldn't all the suffering they endured during those trials have been for nothing?

Therefore, everyone put in their best effort, wanting to pass the test of the Ascension Array.

But just when they thought there were no more challenges ahead, they suddenly found that their surroundings had changed.

They found themselves in a room that resembled a school for ordinary people, and they seemed to have become students, with an open book in front of them.

At the same time, they also learned about the challenges this hurdle would present.

That is to understand the contents of the two pages of the open book in front of them!

Just like the previous tests of the Dao heart, as long as there is no complete lack of understanding or a huge deviation, even a very shallow and superficial understanding can be passed.

However, their low scores affected their status after they were admitted.

Every child sees the same thing, which is also the very first sentence of the Tongtianjiao's basic cultivation method, "The Illustrated Explanation of the 108 Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends of Shangqing":

"The Dao arises from nothingness, concealing all spirits unfathomable; its spirit condenses in emptiness, its wondrous transformations boundless and limitless; though obscure and mysterious, it possesses essence, serene and radiant; the Great Mystery is boundless, attaining emptiness and maintaining stillness—is this not what is called the Great Cavern?"

Illiterate? No problem, because the divine sense will transmit the message to their minds, making it etched in their memories.

Of course, this Taoist scripture is not something that children can understand very deeply, even for cultivators who have already achieved the Golden Core stage.

Therefore, 99% of children only have a little bit of superficial understanding and opinion.

Only a handful of children have a slightly more advanced understanding, but occasionally one or two children with exceptional comprehension will emerge.

Li Chenyang belongs to the last category.

Although Li Zhirui thought his understanding was so rudimentary that it was unworthy of consideration, it could still be considered quite outstanding even among Golden Core disciples.

"what?"

At the same time, he discovered another child with outstanding comprehension, who was in no way inferior to Li Chenyang.

You must know that Li Chenyang is the reincarnation of a Golden Immortal, so this child must truly be a gift from his own extraordinary talent!

In the blink of an eye, Li Zhirui had discovered the man's identity.

"Zhang Que, a beggar, possesses three spiritual roots and is suspected of having a Dao body?"

Looking at this person's previous test results, every single one was excellent, no worse than Li Chenyang, and in some aspects, even better than him!

If nothing unexpected happens, he will break through the formation and reach the summit even faster.

This piqued Li Zhirui's interest in the child named Zhang Que.

If Li Chenyang is outstanding in many ways because he is the reincarnation of a golden immortal, then what about this child who was born a beggar?
Is it due to innate talent, or a different background, or perhaps a previous opportunity to enhance one's abilities?
If he is also the reincarnation of some powerful being, then the situation becomes more complicated.

After all, there have been many similar lessons in history. A powerful figure from one faction was reincarnated and joined another faction, but ultimately did not stay. Instead, after mastering his skills and awakening his memories of his past life, he betrayed the faction he was reincarnated into.

As for cause and effect? ​​As long as they are destroyed, cause and effect will naturally cease to exist!

Therefore, when faced with the reincarnation of a powerful being, even if the incarnation is exceptionally talented and has a strong personality, most powerful forces still hold a repulsive attitude.

"I hope it's not like I think," Li Zhirui murmured.

Otherwise, he would definitely have nipped this threat in the bud and eliminated it beforehand!
While he was pondering, a child had already walked out of the Ascension Formation and successfully reached the top, and it was a very rare girl!

The second child to pass through the formation was only one step behind her, so a clear look of regret appeared on his face.

These two people were neither Zhang Que nor Li Chenyang, whom he had previously been paying attention to.

"So many geniuses have emerged this time that the mountain gates have been opened wide!?" After reading the information about the two children, a look of surprise flashed in Li Zhirui's eyes.

The first girl to reach the summit was named Yun Ruoxue. She was not an ordinary person from within the Tongtian Sect, but had traveled thousands of miles from Yunzhou. She was born into a small family of Nascent Soul cultivators.

Not only does she possess a mutated Heavenly Ice Spiritual Root, but she also has the Nine Nether Cold Body. She has performed exceptionally well in all the previous trials, even surpassing Li Chenyang in skill!

The children who were slightly slower than her had parents who were ordinary people, and were rare individuals with dual spiritual roots consisting of Yang spiritual root and fire spiritual root, and also possessed a triple Yang Dao body.

Whether it's qualifications or previous tests, they performed exceptionally well!
The brilliance these two exuded at this moment even surpassed that of Li Chenyang and Zhang Que.

If Li Zhirui hadn't been focused on Li Chenyang earlier, his attention would have been drawn to them long ago.

"Is it because of the advancement of the Dao Spirit Realm?" He quickly made that connection.

The Dao Spirit Realm has successfully advanced, and its upper limit and origin have been greatly improved. Judging from the age of these children, they were born shortly after the world's advancement.

Of course, not all new-generation beings receive such good treatment; those like them are relatively rare.

However, the Tongtian Sect opened its gates wide this time, gathering a large number of children, and those who performed well were directly highlighted, like an awl piercing a bag.

Before long, Li Chenyang and Zhang Que successfully passed through the formation, and based on their performance, they became inner disciples, just like the children who came out before them.

This is the highest status a newly initiated disciple can attain.

As mentioned before, there is no master-disciple relationship within the Tongtian Sect, so there are no direct disciples of any celestial immortal or earth immortal.

As for direct disciples, they are only qualified to participate in the test after they have joined the sect.

Therefore, being able to directly become an inner disciple already surpasses the vast majority of disciples.

It should be noted that many children, after entering the sect, are only outer disciples, or even the lowest-ranking menial disciples.

However, compared with other sects, the treatment of the menial disciples of the Tongtian Sect can be said to be the best.

Because their monthly salary and treatment are the same as those of the outer disciples, the only difference is that they need to take on more trivial and miscellaneous tasks, so they don't have as much time to cultivate.

However, the Tongtian Sect's annual small competition, its ten-year medium competition, and its hundred-year grand competition all had winners who came from humble backgrounds as servant disciples.

Therefore, even if one becomes a menial disciple, there is still a chance to change one's fate within the Tongtian Sect!
……

On another note!

When the number of people who had reached the 'summit' reached fifty, the disciple in charge of guiding them spoke:
"Congratulations on successfully passing the Ascension Array. There is one last test to go. If you pass it, you will be able to join the Tongtian Sect and become its disciples!" His tone was full of pride and self-satisfaction, as if becoming a disciple of the Tongtian Sect was an extremely important thing.

However, the children didn't think anything was wrong, because in their minds, the Tongtian Sect was the most powerful force in the world!
"The final test is simple: it's to find out if you're spies sent by other forces!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the fifty people entered another large formation.

In a daze, it felt as if they had returned to their mother's womb, where warm liquid enveloped them, and they drifted off to sleep without realizing it.

Without any resistance, a special power seeped into their bodies through their skin, thoroughly probing every corner, inside and out, including their souls and flesh.

At the same time, a bubble appeared above their bodies, playing out their experiences from birth to this very moment, like a carousel.

The former checks whether they are bound by any restrictions or contracts, while the latter checks whether they have been in contact with suspicious individuals.

The function of this great formation goes far beyond this; it can also leave a dormant seed within their bodies. Once they have any behavior or thought of betraying the sect, the seed will sprout!
The formation will react immediately, and its location can also be locked through the seed.

Of course, not everyone can receive such treatment.

After all, planting a monitoring seed consumes a considerable amount of resources.

Meanwhile, Li Zhirui, who had been observing from the shadows, used the Sect Master's Seal to control the formation and plant a seed inside Zhang Que's body.

The disciples who were controlling the formation were completely unaware of anything unusual.

“These fifty people are fine. Report the records to the sect leader!” The leading disciple shut down the formation and said to his fellow disciples.

In fact, the cost of sending an undercover agent into the Tongtian Cult is extremely high!
Because the Tongtian Sect has very high entry requirements, ordinary children are not even qualified, let alone join the Tongtian Sect, not to mention the many tests that come with it.

Therefore, to this day, not many forces would specifically send undercover agents to infiltrate the Tongtian Sect.

Even so, the Tongtian Sect never neglects its disciple recruitment process whenever it opens its gates to the public.

After a while, Yun Ruoxue, Li Chenyang, and the others slowly woke up, unable to remember what they had just experienced.

"You can go and rest now. After all the children have taken the test, someone will take you to the Ancestral Master's Shrine to formally become disciples. Only then will you be considered true members of the Tongtian Sect!"

After speaking, the disciples closed their eyes again to rest and recuperate.

After all, each time they preside over a grand formation, it takes a lot of energy to expend on their spiritual senses, so they need to take the time to rest. Anyway, there will be someone to explain everything to them later.

……

Time flows like water, relentlessly moving forward.

One day later, this grand opening of the mountain gates finally came to a close!

During these dozen or so hours, a total of 56,327 people participated in the test, but among so many people, only more than 4,000 passed the numerous tests and successfully joined the Tongtian Sect.

Even if some people pass the final test and become disciples of the Tongtian Sect, the number of them is negligible.

There were very few people, but this was the largest number of people there during the recent grand opening of the mountain gates.

Moreover, among the more than four thousand disciples who entered the academy this time, there are many with excellent aptitude.

If other forces are in the same boat, then once a group of disciples have grown up, the Dao Spirit Realm will see a flourishing scene.

But if nothing unexpected happens, a major war with far-reaching consequences will break out!

However, these things will happen much later, and by then, Li Zhirui won't even know if he will still be in the Dao Spirit Realm.

Therefore, he didn't care much about it. In any case, the remaining karma between him and the Tongtian Sect was all focused on Li Chenyang, the reincarnation of the Golden Immortal who founded the sect.

"All children who have passed the test, come with me!"

Several deacons led the children to the ancestral temple.

Because of the large number of people, they were not arranged to go in and pay their respects one by one. Instead, they were allowed to bring out the portraits of the patriarchs and pay their respects outside. This was considered the completion of the procedure.

During this process, Li Chenyang saw the portrait on the far left. The appearance of the patriarch in the painting seemed very familiar to him, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

But upon realizing his identity, he instantly came to his senses. This founder of the Tongtian Sect was a powerful Golden Immortal who had already passed away countless years ago. How could he possibly have met him?

"One bow!"

"Second bow!"

"Three bows!"

Everyone followed their actions, respectfully bowing to the portraits.

"The ceremony is complete—"

"Congratulations on becoming disciples of the Tongtian Sect. Remember to respect your teachers, unite with your fellow disciples, and care for your juniors..."

"May you be proud of the Tongtian Sect today, and may the Tongtian Sect be proud of you in the future!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud boom was heard, and suddenly specks of spiritual light descended from the sky, landing precisely in everyone's sea of ​​consciousness.

"Don't panic, and don't resist. Remember the information inside, because it concerns your future path of cultivation!"

Anyone with a spiritual root can cultivate the "108 Diagrams of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends of Shangqing", but depending on their spiritual root, aptitude, and other factors, they should choose the main cultivation direction that suits them best.

The contents of the spiritual light are their spiritual root attributes; if they have a Dao body, there will be a specific explanation.

However, no recommendations are made regarding their future cultivation path.

This requires them to rely on themselves to gradually determine their future path of practice through consulting teachers or researching materials in the library during the following year of basic study.

Of course, you can ask your teachers for help at that time, but then the evaluation will not be very high.

This so-called evaluation is related to whether they will be qualified to conduct tests for true disciples in the future!

After they memorized the information in the spiritual light, the deacons began distributing jade slips and introducing them to the group, saying, "The jade slips contain your accommodations for the foreseeable future, a partial map of Mount Dengxian, and the sect's rules!"

"Besides the jade slip, there is another rule: any location not shown on the jade slip's map is extremely dangerous for you right now. Do not approach it under any circumstances!" (End of Chapter)