Chapter 187: Meeting Watching Lan Xue Again

Most of the people who came to worship the mountain gate this time were children without cultivation.

The number of cultivators who brought their own skills to apprentice was less than 20% of the total number.

Most of these cultivators were around twenty years old, their realms were mainly early-stage Qi Refinement, and a considerable number of them did not practice the introductory cultivation method of the Profound Heaven Sect.

There were very few cultivators like Xia Daoming, who was in his early thirties, had a cultivation of the sixth layer of Qi Refinement, was only one step away from entering the late stage of Qi Refinement, and was also practicing the introductory cultivation method of the Profound Heaven Sect.

The wind rose, and the vine bridge swayed high in the sky.

Soon, a large number of children began to cry loudly, not daring to move forward.

At this time, vine strips would grow on the green vines, entangling and rolling up the children who were frightened and crying and dared not move forward, sending them back to the ground.

Watching Lan Xue's lapel was embroidered with two branches and leaves of fine bamboo.

When the vine bridges where the children were all disappeared into the deep mountains, there was less than one in ten of the cultivators climbing the vine bridges left.

And the threshold of thirty-five years old was better for him. Otherwise, if it were changed to thirty years old, it would be another troublesome matter for him at thirty-one, and he could only enter the inner sect after Foundation Establishment.

Those vine bridges were formed by the vine strips sent out by the old vines.

This is like someone holding a knife to one's neck; even if one knows the other party doesn't dare to kill, one still inevitably feels afraid in one's heart.

Then, these hundred people were divided according to their realms.

And for cultivators like the big brother who bring their own skills to apprentice, the sect's regulations will be stricter. Generally, they are only given two chances: one is to cultivate to the Qi Refinement perfection realm before the age of thirty-five, and the other is to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The outer sect of the Profound Heaven Sect has multiple halls under its jurisdiction. Each hall has a Hall Master and Hall Elders. Below the Hall Elders are Leading Disciples, and below the Leading Disciples are Li Li Zhishi Disciples.

But a thirty-one-year-old Martial Grandmaster definitely still has some weight, especially in the situation where he has cultivated the Qi Refinement path to the sixth layer of Qi Refinement, and his martial arts can still reach the Grandmaster realm. As long as Mo Zhanglao has a brain, she won't look down on his cultivation talent.

Xia Daoming moved forward with the crowd, not fast or slow, passed through clusters of clouds and mist, and finally arrived at the Profound Heaven Xianshan.

"Thank you, big brother, but it is estimated that there is no chance. Entering the inner sect not only requires becoming a seventh-layer Qi Refinement cultivator before the age of twenty, but also requires outstanding strength through assessment to enter the inner sect.

Before the age of thirty-five, if one cannot cultivate to the Qi Refinement perfection realm, then there is only the path of becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator. But outer sect disciples need to exchange a large amount of merit points to receive Foundation Establishment cultivation methods, and they have to find a way for the Foundation Establishment Pill themselves; the sect does not solve it.

From time to time, people fell and were rolled up by vine strips and sent back to the ground.

This assessment is a grand event for the Profound Heaven Sect to open its mountain gate to recruit disciples every five years, and there are many people to assess, so many outer sect Hall Elders were drawn to serve as assessors.

"Big Xu Shixiong!" Watching Lan Xue waved to Xia Daoming to say hello.

"Let's test the age first!" Mo Yongzhi nodded slightly.

Watching Lan Xue looked as if she had more worries on her mind.

As a result, some cultivators, because of panic in their hearts, could not control their true Qi and magic power well, and because the wind was huge and the swaying was severe, one panicked and lost their footing, was rolled up by the wind, and fell off the vine bridge.

In the square, there were several old vines planted that could only be hugged by dozens of people.

Noon.

He originally thought that he was twenty-nine, the oldest among the five, and even if he was confident that his strength could suppress the other four, the possibility of being brushed off was still very high.

And a few years ago, his skin was dark and rough, and he looked quite old.

"Hmph, Watching Lan Xue, you should know the sect rules, right? As for recruiting outer sect disciples, how can you..." Mo Ru Jun didn't wait for Watching Lan Xue to finish speaking, and interrupted with an arrogant expression.

"On the surface, there is no special limitation, but in general, the older the age, the less hope there is of being recorded. After thirty-five years old, it is estimated that the Elder won't even give a chance for assessment.

The end of the vine bridge was in a wide square in front of a magnificent building in the center of the city.

"Immortal Gate, this is the real immortal sect! Compared with the Profound Heaven Xianshan, the Ten Thousand Snail Xianshan is simply a small witch compared to a big witch." Xia Daoming's soul was greatly shocked, and it took a long time for him to take his gaze back from the distance and look toward a huge basin not far below the vine bridge.

This assessment will be handled by Mo Junru.

As a result, they never expected that there would be someone older than themselves, and for a moment, their hearts felt much more settled.

Xia Daoming glanced sideways, and a trace of indifferent smile appeared on the corner of his mouth at the young man in white.

Li Li Zhishi Disciples are partly served by inner sect late-stage Qi Refinement disciples, and partly by outer sect ninth-layer Qi Refinement disciples.

"Don't talk about the inner sect; at your age, it's difficult to be recorded into the outer sect," a man approaching thirty also said with a trace of gloating.

There are many spiritual birds and flying horses flying and circling over the mountains.

The vine bridges carrying the children shrank and went away. Looking from a distance, only a touch of green light remained, disappearing into the clouds and deep mountains.

At one end of the gate, there was a large desk, behind which sat two women, and behind them stood two outer sect disciples on the left and right.

Speaking later, Watching Lan Xue's face was full of smiles again, but Xia Daoming could see that there was a trace of dimness hidden deep in her eyes.

These were all told to Xia Daoming by Watching Lan Xue along the way.

However, the other four didn't think so.

"The Profound Heaven Sect is one of the three major cultivation sects in the Great Liang Kingdom; the requirements for entering the inner sect are naturally high. However, entering the inner sect is not just a one-time opportunity, and the conditions are different in different situations.

"By the way, Lan Mei, where are your Xu Shixiong Bai and Xu Shixiong Sister Du?" Xia Daoming changed the subject and asked.

However, Mo Zhanglao is over a hundred years old and has experienced a lot, so her thoughts will not be that simple.

Watching Lan Xue saw Xia Daoming greeting her, stared at him for a long time, then her delicate body trembled slightly, and she said with a look of surprise: "You, you are Xia Daoming, Big Xu Shixiong Xia!"

"Big Xu Shixiong Xia? You know him?" Mo Yongzhi glanced at Watching Lan Xue sideways.

The old vines were surrounded by green light, and each one had a Foundation Establishment cultivator sitting cross-legged underneath, casting spells on the old vines.

The sun rose slowly, and soon the time reached the beginning of the afternoon.

But on this basis, cultivating martial arts to the Grandmaster realm is not mediocre.

"Reporting to the Elder, Xu Shixiong Sister, the people have been brought," Watching Lan Xue stepped forward and bowed to Mo Yongzhi and Mo Junru.

The old vines retracted their branches, and Xia Daoming and his party flew down to the square.

Xia Daoming was unmoved, moving forward steadily like a leisurely stroll.

I am twenty this year, even if I become a late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator in the last two months, my strength definitely cannot pass the assessment.

After the initial wind blowing and bridge swaying, the vine bridge carrying the children began to become "calm," and the children were walking, and the vine bridge was automatically shrinking, speeding up their arrival at the other shore.

For example, I joined the Profound Heaven Sect when I was young, so there is one chance to enter the inner sect before the age of twenty. If I haven't entered the inner sect after the age of twenty, if I can cultivate to the Qi Refinement perfection realm before the age of thirty-five, I can also enter the inner sect by passing the assessment.

A martial arts Grandmaster might not count for much, and might not add much to the score.

After all, starting to enlighten and walk the path of Qi Refinement at his age, and cultivating to the sixth layer of Qi Refinement in a short period of time, is somewhat monstrous and abnormal.

Xia Daoming wanted to confess to her and let her not worry, but at this time they had already arrived at the side hall, and the words that came to his mouth had to be taken back.

But the vine bridge carrying cultivators who bring their own skills to apprentice is different.

In the outside world, some small sects can be Elders at the Qi Refinement perfection realm.

"But Big Xu Shixiong is dual-cultivating Dao and Martial Arts, and is also a martial arts Grandmaster, which can add some assessment points. I will plead with Mo Zhanglao later and try my best to strive for it," Watching Lan Xue said, her face no longer having the excitement from the beginning, and she looked like she had something on her mind.

"Yes, Xu Shixiong Ye!" Watching Lan Xue finally recovered, first bowed to that Xu Shixiong Ye, then winked mischievously at Xia Daoming, and then said to everyone: "Follow me to see Mo Zhanglao!"

"Yes, speaking of which, he also helped me..." Watching Lan Xue said hurriedly.

Of course, he was also quite concerned about the whereabouts of those two.

"By the way, how old is Big Xu Shixiong this year?" Watching Lan Xue saw that Xia Daoming seemed quite confident and couldn't help but ask curiously.

As a result, the team was divided, and Xia Daoming stole the limelight. Looking at him and Watching Lan Xue, one sister and one big brother, they had long been jealous, and now they finally found an opportunity to ridicule and laugh at Xia Daoming.

After all, years had passed, and she was a disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect. For her, he was just a mortal, and it was good enough that she could vaguely remember that there was such a person. She didn't expect that she could call out his name, and continue to call him big brother, which was truly rare and precious.

"Yan Xingmei is twenty-seven, Qiu Cong is twenty-three, Bai Yifeng is twenty-nine, Gui Hongli is twenty-six, Xia Daoming is thirty-one? Thirty-one!" Mo Junru read out the names and ages of everyone one by one. When reporting Xia Daoming's age, her brows were already wrinkled, showing disdain, and she even repeated it with emphasis.

"Thirty-one," Xia Daoming replied honestly.

Time passed slowly.

Years ago, Watching Lan Xue was at the fourth layer of Qi Refinement, and now she is at the sixth layer of Qi Refinement.

"They entered the inner sect," Watching Lan Xue's originally excited mood clearly dropped upon hearing this.

Of course, they all knew in their hearts that the Profound Heaven Sect would not see death and not save.

To the west of the basin, over the barrier of peaks, is Changqing City at the foot of the mountain.

The young man in white, who was twenty-three, had cultivated to the sixth layer of Qi Refinement and was handsome and elegant. Moreover, he came from a Foundation Establishment family and could be considered to have some background, so he felt quite good about himself.

Especially since reaching Grandmaster perfection the day before yesterday, his skin had suddenly become white and tender, and he looked younger, and he also had a touch of refined and scholarly temperament.

"Don't talk about the inner sect; at your age, it's difficult to be recorded into the outer sect."

But knowing is one thing, and being afraid is another.

As a result, they never expected that the requirements to become an inner sect disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect were so high, requiring cultivation to the Qi Refinement perfection realm before the age of thirty-five.

A city was built in the middle of the basin.

The one who brought Xia Daoming's team was a blue-clothed girl with an apple face, who was exactly Watching Lan Xue, the sister Xia Daoming had shamelessly recognized outside Li Cheng.

But the vine bridges climbed by the cultivators were climbed higher and higher, and the wind blew more and more fiercely.

A young man in white, who looked quite handsome and had an elegant temperament, didn't wait for Watching Lan Xue to reply, and already said with a trace of gloating.

Looking at it, there were hundreds of thousands of acres of spirit fields, and when the wind rose, it was like a vast ocean, with green waves rippling.

Xia Daoming stood on the right according to his words, with about a hundred people.

The wind was greater, the vine bridge swayed violently in the air, and the vine bridge would not automatically shrink, requiring the people on the bridge to walk to the end entirely by their own foot strength.

"Everyone, keep your spiritual platform tight, restrain your true Qi, and do not operate magic power to resist interference, otherwise the Age Wheel Mirror cannot measure your age," Mo Yongzhi ordered.

However, the young man in clothes embroidered with three branches and leaves of fine bamboo was a bit unhappy with Watching Lan Xue's fuss, his brows wrinkled slightly: "Watching Lan Xue, hurry up and bring people in, Mo Zhanglao is still waiting!"

For him, as long as there was a chance after the age of twenty, it was fine.

Surrounded by mountains, forming a basin.

Years later, this girl, still the same, her thinking is naive and simple!

"It's really spectacular!" Xia Daoming opened his eyes again.

"Are the requirements for entering the inner sect so high? Then I have already passed the age of twenty, so don't I have a chance to enter the inner sect?" Xia Daoming was shocked upon hearing this and frowned.

"That's good!" Xia Daoming let out a long sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Now the vine bridge spans high in the sky, and the wind force is huge. Once they can't stabilize, they are blown down, which is basically falling to death from high altitude.

The children who worshipped the mountain gate together in the morning were not in this square, clearly continuing to accept tests elsewhere.

Most of them were only early-stage Qi Refinement cultivators. Although they could perform spells, stir up wind power, and take them to fly, they could only fly at low altitude, and with their strength, they could only control the wind power for a short time.

Many people lost their immortal fate just as the first level began.

The vine bridge hung in the sky. Looking down and looking forward, Xia Daoming's soul was greatly shocked.

Of course, his goal was to enter the inner sect, and the cultivation talent that should be revealed would definitely have to be revealed some when the time came.

"It's rare that you still remember me. I thought you had already forgotten me!" Xia Daoming felt a bit moved when Watching Lan Xue recognized him.

On the mountains, ancient trees reached the sky, branches and leaves were coiled, waterfalls flew down like jade dragons, patches of spirit rice and medicinal herbs swayed in the wind, and buildings were hidden in the ancient woods and located among the spirit fields.

As soon as Mo Yongzhi's voice fell, there was an extra mirror as tall as a person on the large desk.

After years, Xia Daoming's changes were somewhat large.

To the east of the basin, peaks were stacked, one mountain higher than another, and the buildings that looked like heavenly palaces were in the deep mountains to the east.

Thirty-one years old, cultivating the Qi Refinement path to the sixth layer of Qi Refinement, is already not simple for many loose cultivators. It's just that the Profound Heaven Sect's requirements are high, so it is considered a bit mediocre.

"They can enter the inner sect, and you definitely can too," Xia Daoming said.

Vine strips reached out in time, entangled and rolled up the people who fell, and slowly put them back to the ground.

Inside the city are courtyards and houses. The smallest courtyards and houses cover an area of one acre, most of them cover an area of several acres, and a few even cover an area of dozens or hundreds of acres.

"Didn't expect it, Big Xu Shixiong looks very young!" Xia Daoming saw Watching Lan Xue's reaction was so big and couldn't help touching his face, feeling quite proud.

To Foundation Establishment, there will inevitably be a toss, which will definitely delay time.

Everyone frowned.

"Big Xu Shixiong Xia? You know him?" Watching Lan Xue hurriedly said.

Of course, they all knew in their hearts that the Profound Heaven Sect would not see death and not save.

The basin's terrain is quite high. If it weren't for the barrier of peaks, one could look down on Changqing City from high above.

In the absence of figuring out the general situation of the Profound Heaven Sect, Xia Daoming believed that it was necessary to be appropriately low-key.

"Yes!" Xia Daoming and the five bowed slightly.

Looking at Watching Lan Xue's fuss, Xia Daoming's mind couldn't help but recall the scene when he first met her, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth unknowingly.

"Mo Zhanglao, Big Xu Shixiong Xia is also a martial arts Grandmaster. Please give him a chance to continue the assessment," Watching Lan Xue hurriedly stepped forward and requested in a low voice.

Among the spirit fields, one can see many people turning the soil, killing insects, and moving clouds to rain, a busy scene.

The woman sitting on the left had half-white hair, but her skin looked relatively smooth, well-maintained, and her specific age could not be seen.

And different cultivation levels have different wind forces and swaying degrees to bear.

Clearly, the Profound Heaven Sect is not testing the cultivation level of those who bring their own skills to apprentice, but their state of mind in the face of danger and their control over true Qi and magic power.

The cultivators who were with Xia Daoming, although they were all at the sixth layer of Qi Refinement, all showed awe and flattery when they saw Watching Lan Xue coming, only Xia Daoming showed a trace of surprise.

And more cultivators' faces began to turn pale.

Xia Daoming knew that the woman was named Mo Junru, a blood descendant of Mo Zhanglao, who was sent to join the Profound Heaven Sect since childhood and was taken care of by Mo Zhanglao in many ways, and was able to enter the inner sect at a young age.

However, Xia Daoming knew that the woman was Mo Yongzhi, whom Watching Lan Xue mentioned on the road just now, an Elder of the Spirit Field Hall of the outer sect of the Profound Heaven Sect.

After all, he offended the two of them years ago.

A gray light shot out from the mirror and swept across everyone one by one.

Leaving the square, under Watching Lan Xue's guidance, everyone entered the palace gate and passed through corridors and walkways.

As for martial arts, it is definitely necessary to cover up most of the strength.

This is his trump card. Xia Daoming would not actively reveal it unless it was a last resort.

"So in fact, like outer sect disciples, if they cannot cultivate to the Qi Refinement perfection realm before the age of thirty-five, wanting to become inner sect disciples is basically relying on luck," Watching Lan Xue explained.

Around the city, there are terraced fields opened up along the mountain slopes of the basin, all of which are spirit fields and medicinal fields.

"What's the use of a martial arts Grandmaster? The Profound Heaven Sect opens its mountain gate once every five years with the purpose of recruiting seedlings with potential and hope for Foundation Establishment or even Golden Core. What it looks at is not strength?

If it only looked at strength, as long as the Profound Heaven Sect opened its mouth, would it worry about no powerful people coming to worship the mountain gate? I'm afraid Foundation Establishment cultivators would all flock to it, so what does a mere martial arts Grandmaster count for?" The young man in white said.

Xia Daoming did not correct Watching Lan Xue's statement.

"How can it be!" Watching Lan Xue smiled, then seemed to have suddenly remembered something, patted her forehead and said: "No, you are not a martial arts Grandmaster? Why come here? Ah, no, you are actually the same as me, both at the sixth layer of Qi Refinement!"

"Is there a limitation on age for recruiting disciples this time?" Xia Daoming ignored the two and asked Watching Lan Xue.

Once flying too high, the wind force above intensifies, and the heaven and earth spiritual energy is also unstable. They will lose control and fall to the ground. Breaking arms and legs is nothing, but falling from high altitude is what is feared, directly smashing into a pulp and losing their lives.

"Thirty-one years old?" Mo Yongzhi also frowned slightly, then waved her hand and said: "The age is a bit old, no need to..."

If one fails to cultivate to the Qi Refinement perfection realm before the age of thirty-five, if one gets an opportunity in the future and succeeds in Foundation Establishment, becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator, one can enter the inner sect without assessment.

"Those who have practiced the introductory cultivation method of our Profound Heaven Sect stand on the right, and those who have practiced other cultivation methods stand on the left," a young man wearing a green Daoist robe with three branches and leaves of fine bamboo embroidered on his lapel came out of the palace.

If one has the opportunity to join the Profound Heaven Sect, who doesn't want to enter the inner sect to cultivate more advanced spells and cultivation methods and enjoy more cultivation resources!

"What's the use of looking young? You are already thirty-one years old. Wanting to cultivate to the Qi Refinement perfection realm before the age of thirty-five and enter the inner sect is simply wishful thinking."

At this time, some old and young cultivators walked out of the palace and led the divided teams to the side halls.

Looking ahead, there are continuous and towering mountains, and peaks towering into the clouds, straight as arrows.

The remaining people continued to move forward.

Xia Daoming took a slight look and saw that there were originally more than two thousand people, but now there were less than two hundred left.

The basin's terrain is quite high. If it weren't for the barrier of peaks, one could look down on Changqing City from high above.

The side hall is spacious.

The woman sitting beside Mo Zhanglao, in a red dress, had a good figure and appearance, and was very young, estimated to be in her twenties, but her cultivation was much higher than Watching Lan Xue's, reaching the ninth layer of Qi Refinement.

Before this, even if you become a late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator or even the ninth layer of Qi Refinement before the age of twenty, you have no chance to enter the inner sect; you must be at the Qi Refinement perfection realm.

The Hall Masters and Hall Elders of the outer sect are generally served by inner sect Foundation Establishment disciples.

Watching Lan Xue is now a Li Li Zhishi Disciple of the Spirit Field Hall.

Mo Zhanglao saw Mo Ru Jun interrupt Watching Lan Xue before she finished speaking, her brows wrinkled slightly, but she didn't say anything, just looked at Xia Daoming thoughtfully.

In the end, there were only five people who were at the sixth layer of Qi Refinement like Xia Daoming.

"What? You are thirty-one years old?" Watching Lan Xue widened her eyes, looking surprised.

The cultivators who landed safely had no joy of surviving the disaster, only the regret and frustration of missing the opportunity.

Now she is a Leading Disciple of the Spirit Field Hall, holding quite a bit of power.

There are many cultivators flying in the clouds and mist in the mountains, performing spells from the air, and discussing with each other.

In the depths of the mountains, among the clouds and mist, one can even vaguely see a palace complex, like the legendary heavenly palace of the immortal world.

"Thirty-one years old, dual-cultivating Dao and Martial Arts, and also cultivating martial arts to the Grandmaster realm, quite interesting!" Mo Zhanglao thought in her heart, her gaze falling on Xia Daoming.

"Grandmaster!" Mo Zhanglao's expression changed slightly, and she couldn't help but exclaim.

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