Chapter 179: Peak Opening Examination, the Dan Sect Arrives

All that could be seen was the Qingyun Seven Peaks bursting forth with dazzling light.

Afterward, the seven peak masters descended from the mountaintops, each followed by one or two elders from their own peak.

Within the Qingyun Sect, beneath the eight great floating peaks lay a vast expanse.

Here, the Weapon Forging Hall elders had already set up the Imperial Step Formation, with numerous platforms standing tall, spiritual qi pervasive, Dao patterns intertwining, everything as if dreaming back to the last time the Qingyun Sect opened its mountains.

At this moment, the inner-sect and outer-sect elders had already arranged for disciples from their respective sects who wished to enter the Immortal Peak to come forward in an orderly fashion.

Moments later, tens of thousands of inner and outer sect disciples had already gathered here.

They all daydreamed about the eight great Immortal Peaks, ordinarily only able to fantasize about entering there to cultivate.

If they could seize the opportunity today and pass the examination, they would be able to enter the Immortal Peak to cultivate.

"That must be the Immortal Peak's peak master seniors and elders, what a powerful aura."

"Isn't that nonsense? The Immortal Peak's peak master, looking across the entire Huangwu, is a colossal existence."

"I don't know if I'll be able to pass the examination and enter the Immortal Peak this time; never mind, why think so much! If I don't pass this time, I'll just continue frantic cultivation and wait for the next peak opening."

Since the elders had not yet announced the start of the examination, the disciples began chatting among themselves.

"Sister, which Immortal Peak do you plan to enter?"

"Let me tell you, I plan to enter the Sword Peak to cultivate; my Ancient Sword Saint Body has already reached minor accomplishment after this period of cultivation."

"I feel the Sword Peak is most suitable for me; it would be great if I could become a disciple under the peak master."

Before the crowd of disciples, Gujian Fan, dressed in inner-sect attire, quietly asked his sister beside him.

Upon hearing this, Guling Long beside her blinked her eyes and said, "Qingluan Peak, perhaps; I most admire the Peak Master Ming Yue, and if I could enter Qingluan Peak I would have the chance to take Senior Ming Yue as my teacher."

After so many days of cultivation in the Spacetime Tower, her Seven Apertures Linglong Heart was also mostly under control, and her cultivation had increased greatly compared to before.

During this time, the sister and brother felt as if they were dreaming; the sect's development and their own progress were simply too fast.

The last time they returned to the Southern Region and went back to their family, the clansmen were all stunned.

"Yaoyao, which Immortal Peak do you plan to enter?" Guling Long turned her head again and asked Su Yaoyao beside her.

"Ah, I don't know either; Linglong, you're going to Qingluan Peak, so I'll go to Qingluan Peak as well."

"I don't know when the main peak, Qingyun Peak, will open; this time it actually didn't open," Su Yaoyao muttered softly after replying.

Guling Long happened to hear her words, "Qingyun Peak? That's the peak where the Sect Master resides."

"This elder announces that the opening of the Qingyun Immortal Peak is now officially underway."

Just as the disciples were still discussing, the voice of the Immortal Peak elder came from ahead, and the noisy scene instantly fell silent.

"The Immortal Peak's recruitment conditions: first stage, the Nine Tripods Test of Talent."

"Those with heavenly pride who hear five chime resonances may enter the Immortal Peak."

The elder's resounding voice spread throughout the venue.

Many disciples, upon hearing this, all showed a dejected expression.

They were disciples who joined when the Qingyun Sect first opened its mountains, having already passed the Nine Tripods test, knowing their talent was insufficient.

Five chime resonances! That is the bearing of heavenly pride!

One more resonance would be the bearing of monstrous talent.

Strength can be caught up later, but talent becomes a limiting problem for them.

However, most disciples did not feel this deeply.

Because the vast majority of disciples are those who entered after the second mountain opening; although they have heard some senior brothers mention the existence of the Nine Tripods, they have never experienced it themselves, so they do not feel it deeply.

In response, those disciples who have passed the test only want to say to them, "You're still too young!"

"Five chime resonances allow direct entry into the Immortal Peak; of course, if the first stage examination is not passed, one can still proceed to the second stage."

"In the strength examination, the top one thousand contenders may enter the Immortal Peak to cultivate."

The elder slowly said, "These are the examination rules decided upon after discussion between the elders and peak masters of the Seven Immortal Peaks."

The Sect Master had ordered that the Immortal Peak pursue an elite path, thus recruiting disciples with talent of five resonations or above.

Because all Qingyun Sect disciples have already undergone the great examination at the peak opening, at this point we should emphasize the following.

Of course, talent determines a person's upper limit, perseverance determines the lower limit, and ultimately strength speaks, so we arranged the second stage examination.

After the elder announced the rules, many dejected disciples' eyes lit up; the second stage examination is about strength, so they still have a chance!

However, the opportunity is not great either, with only a thousand slots, while the sect here has tens of thousands of fellow brothers and sisters.

Furthermore, everyone cultivates immortal methods; to stand out among tens of thousands of heavenly pride is by no means easy.

At the front, seven seats were arranged.

The peak masters of the seven great Immortal Peaks sat in their seats, looking toward the multitude of disciples in the distance, while the elders stood behind them.

The seven peak masters are respectively: Qingjian Peak Master Lin Wuji, Qingluan Peak Master Ming Yue, Qingshen Peak Master Zhao Wushuang, Qingye Peak Master Ye Feng, Qingshan Peak Master Mo Chen, Qingtian Peak Master Tian Lan, and Qingxian Peak Master Qing Hua.

"At last the day has come for the Immortal Peak opening; at last my Sword Peak can finally have disciples."

"Peak Master Lin, you're relatively well off; Lin Bai's direct disciple often goes to your peak to ask about the sword way, right?"

"My Qingshan Peak is miserable; I haven't seen a single disciple all along."

"Haha, we're all about the same; today we can finally recruit disciples."

Lin Wuji laughed, then thought of something, and immediately turned to the elder behind him and said, "Elder Yang, later you take a look to see if there's any disciple you fancy; you can take them as your direct disciple."

"Yes, Peak Master."

Behind him, the sword-obsessed Yang Feng respectfully clasped his fists.

Indeed, after cultivating for so long, I still have no disciple; it's also time to take on a disciple.

Within the sect there are many sword-wielding heavenly pride; each has not-too-bad talent, great perseverance, and strong strength—such disciples are hard to find in the outside world.

Not long after.

The Immortal Peak examination officially began.

Yang Li, six bell chimes, passed.

Lin Yun, seven and a half bell chimes, passed.

Yun Mengluo, seven and a half bell chimes, passed.

Ji Ni Tai Mei, two and a half bell chimes, did not pass, went to the side to wait and participate in the second-round assessment.

Dong, dong, dong!

The divine sound of the Nine Cauldrons Great Dao bell constantly echoes through the Qingyun Sect.

Right from the start, successive tests were administered to dozens of disciples, with an extremely high pass rate.

Seven and a half bell chimes!

Surpassing peerless monsters, a one-in-a-billion talent!

These senior brothers' talents are terrifyingly strong!

Most of the disciples were shocked.

Well, these are basically famous heavenly prodigies on the inner sect rankings; having good talent is normal, but for us with slightly lesser talent, we rely on strength.

At the same time.

Outside Qingyun Immortal City, in the void above.

A massive airship approached, its hull emblazoned with the insignia of the Pill Sect and pill cultivators; virtually all cultivators from the Five Domains could recognize it at a glance.

After all, pills are indispensable in cultivation, so everyone has seen the insignia of pill cultivators.

Ahead is Qingyun Immortal City; we can't get any closer—hurry up and land.