"Together?"

Li Xinran looked at Ren Ke.

Ren Ke nodded, "Let's go up together. With our natal weapons protecting us, we should be able to go further than ordinary people. But don't push yourselves too hard. If you can't take it, come down the mountain."

The crowd immediately agreed.

They just wanted an opportunity, not to die.

Zhao Heng's injuries were not serious, but after he triggered the sword light, someone forcibly broke through the mountain and was seriously injured and unconscious. He has been sent to the hospital and is still in critical condition.

Nine classmates who have traveled back in time.

Xu Mingyuan didn't come, and Lin Yu was still recovering from his injuries. Apart from Ren Ke, everyone else reported their cultivation level as being at the Dao Palace Realm.

In addition, there's Zheng Yue.

Ten cultivators.

Chen Lin was not surprised that three members of the law enforcement team were also selected to go up the mountain.

This is already considered the default rule.

"Be careful, everyone."

Ren Ke said something, summoned the Yao Guang Arrow, and stepped onto the mountain path.

At this moment, the surrounding crowd had been persuaded to leave by the law enforcement bureau, and apart from the bureau's security team, there were no outsiders.

Seeing this, the others also summoned their own weapons and followed.

Zheng Yue carried Guanghan Tingxue at the back, with Chen Lin in front of her.

The group went up the mountain together, which immediately triggered a reaction from the mysterious entity at the summit of Mount Taihua.

Chen Lin did not use the power of the Heavenly Ranking of Life and Death, but relied solely on his own perception.

Countless invisible sword energies poured down from the top of Mount Taihua.

These sword energies gradually weakened until they dissipated at the bottom of the mountain.

Therefore, as they embarked on the mountain path, the baptism of sword energy they suffered became increasingly intense with each step they took.

After moving forward five meters, Chen Lin felt pressure on his skin and began to feel pain.

The law enforcement officers also wore expressions of pain.

They are still persevering, moving forward step by step.

Two other students were in the same situation. Without using the abilities of their natal weapons to defend themselves, they also sensed the intensity of the sword energy attack they were receiving.

Chen Lin frowned.

"No, the strength of this sword energy isn't just determined by its location."

He slowly reached out and touched the subtle sword energy with his fingers.

Although his natal weapon is not a sword, Chen Lin has practiced two sword techniques and believes that he is not weak in swordsmanship.

So even at the same distance, he only felt pain starting on his skin, while most people couldn't even control their facial expressions because of the pain.

"That's impressive; they can actually distinguish between swordsmanship talents."

Muttering to himself, Chen Lin continued forward.

Behind him, Zheng Yue followed closely without stopping, clearly possessing considerable talent in swordsmanship.

"The sword energy falling from the top of Mount Taihua will cause different levels of damage depending on your swordsmanship talent. If you can't withstand it, don't force it. It's not that you lack talent, it's just that you are weak in swordsmanship."

Ren Ke's voice came from above.

She clearly noticed the problem as well.

Two seconds after she finished speaking, two law enforcement officers chose to step back.

They were in the middle of the group, only seven or eight meters uphill, but their clothes had already been torn.

Time passed second by second. Apart from a few sword cultivators, all the other cultivators used their natal weapons to resist, including Ren Ke.

Chen Lin originally wanted to tough it out, but it did hurt a bit. After only ten meters, his clothes had already been torn.

Clearly, his swordsmanship talent was not recognized by the people at the summit.

He simply used the Life and Death Ranking to protect himself and continued to advance at a slow pace.

At that moment, a sword light appeared on the peak, spanning hundreds of meters, and struck the law enforcement officer.

The other party was almost covered in blood, but was still gritting his teeth and persevering.

His willpower undoubtedly far surpasses Zhao Heng's; even after being injured all over, he was still able to reach this point, barely making it to twenty meters.

He covered the same distance as Zhao Heng had gone up the mountain before, but suffered even more severe injuries.

He appeared to fly backwards, but landed lightly at the foot of the mountain.

Like Zhao Heng, he also had an opportunity.

Chen Lin turned around and glanced at Zheng Yue.

She also used the guqin to protect herself as she moved forward with the group.

After a few steps, the remaining people had walked twenty meters, but failed to trigger any unusual phenomena.

Ren Ke stopped, and the others took a few steps forward to join her.

"This sword energy can detect sword talent. They are ordinary people who can persist for twenty meters, which is why the being at the peak bestowed a legacy upon them. But we borrowed a weapon."

Ren Ke looked at everyone.

At this moment, only two people did not use their natal weapons for protection.

Li Xiaohui and Yang Linghui.

Li Xiaohui's natal weapon is a Daoist artifact that is entirely silver.

A cyan longsword floated beside Yang Linghui.

The remaining two swordsmen were Zhao Minghui and Qu Feng, both of whom looked somewhat dejected.

As fellow sword cultivators, they now need to rely on their natal weapons to continue their journey.

"How are you feeling?" Li Xinran asked, looking at the two of them.

Li Xiaohui reached out and touched the invisible sword energy around her, saying, "There is a sword pressure on my body, but it's not enough to hurt me."

Yang Linghui nodded and said, "I'm about the same."

Ren Ke glanced at Zheng Yue and Chen Lin behind him and said, "Let's keep going."

The Radiant Arrow beside her emitted a faint blue light, enveloping her, causing her robes to flutter, making her look like a fairy.

Several boys were involuntarily drawn to the scene, but they dared not look for long.

If you keep staring at it, it will definitely be noticed.

The group continued on, climbing another twenty-five meters.

Two students looked pained.

"We need to get down the mountain."

One person looked at the flag above his head.

His practice was an unorthodox path, specifically the art of formations.

Although the array flag was strong defensively, the pressure from the mountain was even stronger, leaving him with no choice but to end this opportunity challenge.

Otherwise, if forcing your way up the mountain results in damage to your personal weapon, that would be a huge loss.

The other person's weapon was a sword, and his hand was trembling as he held it.

"I did my best. I don't practice swordsmanship. This was just an attempt to see how far I could go."

The two descended the mountain, while the others exchanged glances and continued on their way.

Chen Lin looked up, but still couldn't see the summit clearly.

Mount Taihua is the most precipitous peak in the Great Xia Dynasty, with a height of over 1,700 meters from its foot to its highest point.

But after the spiritual energy was restored, not only did the size of the blue planet expand, but these mountains and rivers also grew wildly.

Mount Taihua could potentially rise another thousand meters.

After walking less than 100 meters, most of the people who were going up the mountain had already been turned back.

Selecting disciples in this way is far too strict.

The only special physical conditions that Chen Lin could think of were the Taixu Sword Body and the Kongming Sword Heart, which could reach the peak.

If we consider the standard that only those with special physical abilities can reach the summit, then this ancient power on Mount Taihua is no weaker than ordinary holy sites and major religions.

"I have to leave too."

Li Xinran spoke helplessly. Although the Azure Umbrella above her head was a top-tier Dao Palace artifact, primarily for defense, it was too much of a strain to continue climbing the mountain.

By this time they had climbed eighty meters up the mountain.

Li Xiaohui has already used that silver spirit sword to protect herself.

Only Yang Linghui managed to withstand the attack with his bare body.

But he was not in good condition; his clothes were torn to shreds.

"Are you still going to persist?" Ren Ke asked, turning around.

Yang Linghui remained silent for a few seconds before replying, "Since this is a swordsmanship test, using one's natal spirit sword will probably be even less acceptable."

"That makes sense." Ren Ke nodded and turned to continue climbing the mountain.

The other three sword cultivators lowered their heads upon hearing this.

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