Global Games: Reporting the Great Ascension Stage at the Start

Taiping Sect is different from other sects.

Other sects often prefer to build their headquarters deep in the mountains, especially near spiritual veins.

Taiping Sect, however, did the opposite, establishing its headquarters in major towns and cities, making it arguably the most approachable and down-to-earth sect.

Taiping Gate of Tanxian County is located in the north of Tanxian County.

There's an unwritten rule in the game: there must be a market town next to a sect.

The entire city of Tanxian could almost be considered part of the market town of Taipingmen.

As for the spiritual veins in various parts of the world, it's not that the Taiping Sect doesn't compete for them; it's just that they only occupy the resources and collect the spiritual energy, never building their sect or mountain gate on the spiritual vein strongholds.

After weaving through the streets and alleys, Shen Hua arrived at the gate of Taiping Gate without any trouble.

The gate of Taiping Gate is incredibly grand.

Unlike the narrow gate of Qingzhu Mountain, which is only a dozen steps wide, the gate of Taiping Gate spans a hundred meters and is twenty or thirty meters high. Standing there, it is like a colossal giant, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

To be honest, with this scale and range, if it were on Earth, it could fit a destroyer!

Even though the mountain gate was so wide, it was still surrounded by a huge crowd of players.

Shen Hua glanced at it from the side, and it was as if Xiahou Dun was looking at Louis XVI – he couldn't see the end of him.

Most of the players present had mixed spiritual roots or true spiritual roots. With such aptitude, they were simply not up to the Taiping Sect's entry standards.

But everyone clung to a sliver of hope and refused to leave, hoping that Taipingmen would lower its standards and accept people regardless of their background.

The players refused to disperse, and the sects couldn't forcibly drive them away; they could only try to keep the crowds separate so as not to affect the normal recruitment process.

Shen Hua looked up and gazed ahead.

Five Taiping Sect cultivators dressed in yellow robes stood below the mountain gate.

The mountain gate was enormous, yet only five people were on duty.

Beside the five people was a black, strange stone the size of a water vat—the [Spirit Testing Stone], which was specifically used to test the quality of a player's spiritual root.

"I'll say it one last time!"

The leading yellow-robed monk, with a serious expression, shouted:

"Only those with Heavenly Spiritual Root aptitude are permitted to enter. The rest of you, please leave! Lingering here will only waste your cultivation opportunities!"

No sooner had the words been spoken than players rushed forward, crying and pleading.

"Please, immortal, have mercy and accept me!"

"Please, Immortal, accept me! My name is Niu Ma (牛马), and I am willing to serve you as my ox or horse!"

Of course, some players also took the opportunity to do some silly things:

"Please accept me! I'd be willing to marry the sect leader's granddaughter if you would accept me!"

"Take me in! Take me in! I have a top-tier food-eating spirit root, and I can eat an incredible amount!"

Hearing this nonsense, the leading yellow-robed cultivator was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, wanting to kill all these people with a single sword stroke.

The other four yellow-robed cultivators were also speechless. What kind of monsters were these extraterrestrial visitors? Why were their brain circuits so strange?

Shen Hua watched the commotion for a while, and was about to go forward to register and enter.

Just then, a familiar voice came from the side.

"Noodle Eating Challenge! Everyone come and try! Eat the whole bowl of noodles and you'll be rewarded with ten low-grade spirit stones! If you fail the challenge, you only need to pay a one-spirit-stone registration fee. Don't miss out!"

Shen Hua was slightly taken aback: "Huh? Isn't that the sound of [localized necrosis]? Is this kid up to his old tricks again?"

Following the sound, I saw that it was indeed him who was coming from.

[Local necrosis] Wearing a yellow shirt, he has clearly joined the Taipingmen.

He was holding a wooden tray with four large wooden bowls on it, each covered with a wooden board so that it was impossible to see what was inside.

As soon as the shouts were uttered, a large group of players instantly surrounded them.

Everyone stared at the wooden bowl with shining eyes, eager to try it out.

The chances of entering Taiping Gate are slim, but this "noodle-eating challenge" is a real perk. If you win, you can get ten low-grade spirit stones for free. Who wouldn't be tempted?

The competitive eaters in the crowd showed disdain.

This large wooden bowl looks quite big, but the contents inside weigh at most two or three pounds, which is more than enough for their appetite of five or six pounds!

Especially the fat guy who claimed to have "top-grade rice spirit root" squeezed through the crowd with all his might.

But soon, a furious roar rang out beside [Local Necrosis]: "Dude! What?! That's dried chili powder?!"

[Localized necrosis] Calmly retorted: "This is Sichuan peppercorns, not chili peppers. Besides, isn't this flour?"

When everyone looked closer, they found that there were no noodles in the bowl at all, but it was full of finely ground Sichuan peppercorn powder, truly a Sichuan peppercorn noodle dish.

Seeing this, Shen Hua shook his head helplessly.

The players in this game don't yet have a clear understanding of the unpredictable nature of [Local Necrosis], so they've been tricked, haven't they?

……

However, he didn't intend to watch any further.

With a thought, Shen Hua's natal magic weapon, [Entropy Increase], quietly appeared beneath his feet.

Without the slightest hesitation, he directly mounted his flying sword, soaring over the crowd and landing steadily in front of several yellow-robed cultivators.

His commotion was quite significant, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

Even the crowd that had been watching the "localized necrosis" incident mostly turned to look in this direction.

After landing, Shen Hua raised his hand and withdrew, [Entropy Increase] transformed into a stream of light and entered his body directly.

The yellow-robed cultivators didn't pay much attention at first. It was just flying on a sword, what was so special about that?

Seeing that he could directly store the flying sword into his body, the group's pupils shrank instantly, and their expressions changed drastically.

Good heavens, it's my natal magic weapon!

"Dear fellow disciples, I would be grateful if you could assess my qualifications to join the Taiping Sect."

As Shen Hua spoke, he took out the "Chen Yiju Certificate" and respectfully handed it over with both hands.

The yellow-robed monk at the head of the group took the petition and glanced at it briefly.

Before he could even read the words, he chuckled and said, "Of course, of course! Young brother, please come in. You'll be our disciple in the future."

"Thank you, Senior Uncle!" Shen Hua said, clasping his hands in thanks.

The other party was clearly at the Foundation Establishment stage, so Shen Hua addressed him as "Senior Uncle".

Everyone around Shen Hua was stunned to see how easily he passed the test.

Immediately, someone shouted, "Wait a minute, he hasn't even used the spirit-testing stone to test his spiritual root yet!"

"What did he hand in? And that's it?"

The yellow-robed monk completely ignored them.

"May I ask your name, young brother?" The yellow-robed cultivator looked at Shen Hua, his tone ingratiating, even as if he were afraid Shen Hua would run away.

This scene left the players completely dumbfounded.

No?

This Foundation Establishment stage senior didn't even give a second glance to those with Heavenly Spiritual Roots, because there were just too many of them; the Taiping Sect had recruited two or three thousand people in total.

But what about this kid?

It’s tricky!

"My name is Xia Ye," Shen Hua said with a smile and a fist salute.

"Summer Night? What a lovely name." The yellow-robed monk smiled warmly.

But just then, he suddenly realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere around him.

Just moments ago, the area in front of the mountain gate was noisy and bustling with people, but at this moment, all the people from beyond the heavens suddenly fell silent, as if they had been collectively silenced by a [silencing spell].

The yellow-robed cultivator glanced at the crowd inexplicably, then, without giving it much thought, turned to lead Shen Hua inside: "Young brother, follow me into the mountain..."

Before he could finish speaking, the deathly silent crowd suddenly erupted!

A deafening roar erupted from all around, and the players surged towards the mountain gate like an out-of-control tidal wave.

"Wow! It's Brother Xia Ye!"

"Seriously!"

"We've spotted a living person!"

"Brother Xia Ye, you're actually from Xuzhou too? You really make the people of Xuzhou proud!"

"Brother Xia Ye, could we possibly take a look at that top-grade golden magic weapon?!"

The crowd surged toward the mountain gate like a madman.

The yellow-robed monks were startled by this situation. Why had these people suddenly gone mad?

They dared not hesitate.

One of them quickly put away the [Spirit Testing Stone], while the others surrounded Shen Hua. The group quickly entered the mountain gate and activated the restrictions on the gate to forcefully block the tide of players.

Not far away, [Local Necrosis] also looked in astonishment in the direction Shen Hua had gone, clicking his tongue in amazement: "Is that 'Star of Humanity' Xia Ye? Tsk tsk, our Taiping Sect is going to be in for a stir!"