Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 95 First Encounter with Changfeng
The moment the mountain gate's protective formation was activated, more than three hundred young men aged fourteen or fifteen rushed towards the mountain path behind the gate.

It seems that whoever climbs the mountain first will be accepted into the sect.

A few young men also stopped to ponder, thinking about the purpose of the trial.

There were also a few who walked in slowly and calmly.

Li Ji'an's spiritual awareness was fully open, and he focused on observing those particularly calm young men.

The moment the sect steward left, he suddenly realized that body training existed in this world, and that one could start training at the age of thirteen.

If this level of the sect's trial is to test one's willpower, then wouldn't the young man who has practiced physical training have a great advantage?

After this obvious purpose of the trial was ruled out, Li Ji'an became somewhat puzzled by the style of this sect.

Fortunately, he did not understand the sect, but he understood human nature.

No matter how strict the system is, there will always be loopholes.

In this kind of competition mechanism where fate depends on a single door, someone will definitely find a loophole.

He just needs to find this kind of people, and maybe he will gain some enlightenment.

Among the people of more than three hundred years, there are only three people who are truly calm: two young men in gorgeous clothes and a well-mannered girl, who are independent of each other.

Li Ji'an remained calm and followed from a distance.

Sure enough, after walking along the path seen at the mountain gate for dozens of feet and turning a small hill, the original mountain road split into two forks.

Most of the young people who made the initial sprint hesitated here.

Someone was sweating profusely at the fork in the road, obviously suffering from decision-making difficulty.

Several young men who had also trained their bodies rushed forward without slowing down, thinking that if this road was blocked, they could just go back and try again.

The three people who were locked by Li Ji'an's spiritual consciousness, one after another, seemed to be casually choosing the fork in the road on the right, which looked no different.

After walking a few more miles, two forks in the road appeared in front of us.

At this time, there were less than two hundred people walking on this road.

The three of them walked along the left road without stopping.

After walking a few more miles, there are two more forks in the road...

After going back and forth like this and passing five forks in the road, there were only eighteen people left traveling with the three men, including Li Ji'an.

"Ding!" As the group of eighteen people saw the palace not far away, a bell rang.

By this time, it was already dark.

"The first trial is over, A-level, eighteen..."

"Wait, wait, I'm coming!" Just as the sect's deacon was about to make an announcement, a young man with a delicate appearance but surging blood rushed over at high speed.

Li Ji'an remembered that he was the first among all the young men who took part in the trial to rush into the mountain gate.

He looked a little smaller than him, but his energy was as vigorous as his.

Because of this, Li Ji'an paid more attention to him.

Among the more than 300 people who came to participate in the trial this time, there were less than 50 people who truly practiced body cultivation, and there was only this one person who could reach the same level of body cultivation as him.

"Hmph, you're lucky... The first round of the trial is over. Nineteen people are in Grade A, sixty-seven in Grade B. The rest will leave the mountain immediately." The deacon glanced at the handsome young man and announced with his magical power.

The sound spread throughout the place.

The next moment, the forest that everyone had just walked through suddenly began to ripple. In a blink of an eye, the small paths disappeared, and the forks in the road also disappeared. There was only a wide road leading directly to the mountain gate.

The other young men also showed up at this moment.

"Illusion?" Li Ji'an raised his eyebrows slightly. He really didn't feel anything just now.

More than 300 people participated in the trial, and nearly 80% were eliminated in the first round.

Then the eighty-six people who passed the trial were brought into a hall in front.

"It's late today. Let's rest here for one night and proceed to the second level tomorrow." After the deacon finished speaking, he turned and left.

Only after they were sure that it had gone away did the eighty-six people in the hall begin to discuss with each other.

"What exactly is this first level testing? Why does it feel like it's not difficult at all?" "Yeah, my dad said it was definitely a test of my resolve, and told me to grit my teeth and make it to the end, but it felt pretty easy to me all the way through."

"It's only a few dozen miles of mountain road in total, and apart from that guy... it doesn't seem like anyone else is overly tired."

……

"So, brother, what exactly did you do in the trial?" The handsome young man was sunny and cheerful, and he quickly became friends with the people around him, including Li Ji'an.

Li Ji'an smiled and shook his head: "The great masters of the sect have their own divine will, which is beyond the comprehension of a mere mortal like me."

"Brother, are you also practicing physical training? Have you broken through to the initial stage yet?"

"Oh, by the way, my name is Xiao Changfeng, and I like making friends."

Xiao Changfeng has a rather eccentric personality.

Li Ji'an smiled back. He hadn't yet broken through the initial stage of his physical training, and his Qi and blood couldn't be fully controlled. It was normal for him to be able to sense the Qi and blood in his flesh and blood at close range.

"My name is Li Fan, nice to meet you." Li Ji'an responded politely.

Generally, people with a lively personality don’t have too many bad intentions because they can’t hide them.

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, brother, your mother is so beautiful, no wonder you are so handsome too."

Li Ji'an's eyelids twitched, but he still smiled and replied, "Thank you."

"Then we will be friends from now on. If we can both enter the sect, we must unite as one."

"Let's talk after the trial." Li Ji'an regretted talking to him.

When communicating with someone who is too outgoing, it is easy to lose track of their pace.

"Speaking of which, your mother is already a Foundation Establishment master, so why did she send you to the sect for trials? Could it be that you are... an illegitimate child?"

“…” Li Ji’an touched his nose and sighed secretly.

However, it is no wonder that Xiao Changfeng asked this question.

The sects and families here belong to two different ecosystems.

The family is about the continuation of bloodline, so it has strong cohesion but less inclusiveness.

The sect is a master-disciple inheritance system, which is very inclusive but has less cohesion.

Therefore, in order to maintain cohesion, the sect requires that once you join the sect, you must break off all ties with your previous clan members and be loyal to the sect from then on.

The sect will also give some compensation to his family.

Therefore, if a family has a younger generation with better talents, they will usually not be sent to the sect, unless the small family cannot afford to support him, or he is a concubine's son who is not valued in the family or an illegitimate child who cannot be seen in public.

Ignoring Xiao Changfeng, Li Ji'an reviewed the first level of the trial today while dozing off.

Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration.

Recalling the scene when I first entered this world and met Chen Zhaohu.

"Could this be the test of luck?"

After a careful analysis, Li Ji'an was basically certain.

It is reasonable that the spiritual world values good fortune and luck.

However, he still hasn't figured out how to define luck and probability.

Therefore, it is impossible to give an answer to the pros and cons of Biyun Sect's trial method.

"The first level tests our luck, what will the second level be? Our character or our understanding?"

The next morning, when the first cockcrowed, Li Ji'an was the first to step out of the crowd and walk out of the hall.

His soul is powerful and he had condensed his spiritual consciousness early on, so even if he didn't sleep for several days, nothing would happen.

Moreover, even before the cock crowed, he keenly sensed that the sect deacon from yesterday had arrived outside the hall.

"Today's test should be about character. Determination? Perseverance?"

(End of this chapter)