Chapter 381: My Name is Di Qi

Li Ruoyu frowned slightly.

Although the Inheritance of Zhuo Peak has been lost, it is still the Inheritance of Zhuo Peak.

Yet now, the Tai Xuan Sect Master allows outsiders to come and try their luck; this is like selling one's grandfather's land without feeling a pang of heartache.

Perhaps in the eyes of the Tai Xuan Sect Master, this is merely letting these people go through the motions; they certainly won't gain anything, otherwise, the Zhuo Peak Inheritance would have been obtained by someone in the past five hundred years.

One must know that for the past five hundred years, it hasn't just been Zhuo Peak disciples, but disciples from all other peaks who have come to try their luck.

But this approach of his still made Li Ruoyu feel somewhat uncomfortable.

It was just that, thinking of how the Inheritance has been lost for five hundred years, and that only he remains at Zhuo Peak—oh, and there is also a newly arrived disciple who also came for the Zhuo Peak Inheritance.

Rather than letting this Inheritance be lost, it is better to leave it for those destined to find it.

Thinking of this, Li Ruoyu had the words on the tip of his tongue, but finally sighed and said, "If you want to try, then try. However, I have two conditions."

"Senior, please speak!"

Ji Haoyue stepped onto the first jade step; the green ancient jade's brilliance flickered and rippled outward. He was very relaxed, continued to walk, and soon reached the fifth step.

As for being a Registered Disciple, one is free to come and go, and there is no need to betray the sect.

A Registered Disciple is very free, typically having the name but not the reality, free to come and go.

This is a Dharma Treasure for testing aptitude; being able to step onto the seventh step makes one a peerless genius.

Ji Haoyue gave a light shout, stood with his hands behind his back, and strode toward the Nine-Step Heavenly Ladder.

……

This group of youths are all Heavenly Pride of the Eastern Wasteland; although he has no desire to compete, he will not let outsiders benefit for nothing.

Having walked to this point, Ji Haoyue's expression grew solemn, but his pace remained steady.

Becoming a Registered Disciple, at the very least, makes one a person of Zhuo Peak.

This is the Nine-Step Heavenly Ladder of Zhuo Peak.

With their aptitude, there is certainly no problem for them to climb to the seventh step of the Nine-Step Heavenly Ladder; this is just a procedure to become a Registered Disciple of Zhuo Peak.

"I'll go!"

He is indeed the number one poser of the Shrouding Heavens, wanting to show off at every moment, Yin Qi secretly slandered.

At the peak of Zhuo Peak, the ground was covered in rubble, without a single intact building.

In the middle was an open space, where there were steps paved with Nine-Step Jade Stone; although the years had passed and time had flown, the jade was still crystalline, not damaged, and looked very soft.

The Nine-Step Heavenly Ladder is built from nine types of ancient jade, each with a different color.

There was no brilliant Divine Light, only specks of crystalline luster.

"Good!"

Ji Haoyue and the others naturally had no objections.

Li Ruoyu said, "At the mountain top is the Nine-Step Heavenly Ladder for testing aptitude. You need to climb to the seventh step and enter my Zhuo Peak as Registered Disciples, then I will allow you to practice at Zhuo Peak. As for whether you can eventually obtain the Inheritance, that depends on your own destiny."

Ji Haoyue and the others were overjoyed and asked questions one after another.

When he stepped onto the eighth step, his face was already flushed red, his body slightly hunched, as if he were carrying a great mountain on his back.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and took the ninth step.

Boom!

Suddenly, there were bursts of celestial music, five-colored brilliance soared into the sky, seven-colored Divine Light emerged, and visions appeared one after another.

After a long while, Ji Haoyue jumped down from the jade steps and bowed to Li Ruoyu, "Senior, I have not failed the mission."

Li Ruoyu just nodded.

Although he sat withered at Zhuo Peak, he was not deaf to the affairs of the outside world.

He knew of Ji Haoyue, this Eastern Wasteland Divine Body, so it was no surprise that he stepped onto the ninth step of the Heavenly Ladder.

Next, Yao Xi, Jiang Yifei, Zixia Fairy, Ji Ziyue, and others all walked through the Nine-Step Heavenly Ladder one after another, and all of them climbed to the seventh step, passing the test.

But only three people were able to climb to the ninth step: Ji Haoyue, Ji Ziyue, and Zixia Fairy. They all possess special constitutions, which are the Eastern Wasteland Divine Body, the Origin Spirit Body, and the Innate Dao Fetus, respectively.

The constitutions of Ji Haoyue and Zixia Fairy were already famous, so everyone was not surprised.

It was Ji Ziyue who was surprisingly also of a special constitution.

It was just that no one knew exactly what kind of special constitution it was; the Ji Family really hides things deep.

Among those present, Hua Yunfei and others muttered secretly.

Li Ruoyu said, "Since you have all passed the assessment, from now on you are Registered Disciples of my Zhuo Peak. You are free to come and go, and I will not restrict you."

"Wait!"

Li Xiaoman suddenly said, "Senior, this little brother is also a disciple who wants to join Zhuo Peak, right? Since that is the case, why not let him walk the Nine-Step Heavenly Ladder as well to test his aptitude, so you can have a bottom line."

Swish! Swish!

Everyone looked at Yin Qi one after another.

Yin Qi frowned secretly; is this Li Xiaoman sick? He hadn't even settled old scores with her, and now she is looking for trouble with him again.

He only wanted to obtain the Jie Character Secret Inheritance at Zhuo Peak and did not want to attract attention.

Hua Yunfei smiled slightly, "That's right, Junior Uncle Li. Knowing this Junior Brother's aptitude, you can also teach according to his talent. If his aptitude is good, he can also inherit the Zhuo Peak orthodoxy. By the way, I still don't know how to address this Junior Brother?"

Yin Qi had no choice but to bow and say, "Di Qi has met Senior Brother Hua."

"Di Qi."

The expressions of Hua Yunfei and the others were unreadable.

To think there is someone with the surname 'Di'; could this person have some great background?

The world is too vast, and there is no telling how many surnames there are.

This was the first time they had heard of someone with the surname Di.

Ji Ziyue rolled her bright eyes and giggled, "The surname Di, how domineering; little brother, are you from the Royal Family?"

Yin Qi said indifferently, "You could say that."

Li Ruoyu spoke at this time, "Di Qi, you are the only Outer Disciple of my Zhuo Peak; you should also go and test yourself. In the future, this Zhuo Peak will still have to be passed on to you."

Zhuo Peak had long since declined, and now that he finally had a disciple, he naturally pinned high hopes on him.

Since Li Ruoyu had spoken, Yin Qi could not well refuse, so he had no choice but to walk to the Nine-Step Heavenly Ladder and lift his foot to step onto it; he had originally intended to just put on a show and come down once he reached the Fourth Tier.

However, he discovered that there seemed to be a force binding him, compelling him to keep moving forward.

Of course, with his current cultivation, he could naturally forcibly break free from this binding force, but wouldn't that expose his cultivation?

Helpless, Yin Qi could only bite the bullet and walk upward.

Fifth Tier, Sixth Tier, Seventh Tier; he heard bursts of exclamations from behind him.

This was the Seventh Tier, after all.

One must know that among the dozen or so people including Ji Haoyue, not a single one could ascend to the Eighth Order, because that corresponded to a King Body.

This also meant that Yin Qi was qualified to become a Holy Son of the Sacred Land.

The Seventh Tier belonged to the peak of mortal aptitude.

"Bang!"

As the eighth step landed, Yin Qi ascended to the Eighth Order, and instantly the purple jade ladder bloomed with brilliant purple Divine Light.

It was like a Saint traveling, with purple mist coming from the east.

Ji Ziyue whispered in surprise, "I really didn't expect this little fellow to be able to walk to the Eighth Order; he definitely possesses a King Body. To dare to have the surname Di, he truly has a great background."

Special physiques are generally inherited through bloodlines, so as long as one possesses a special physique, there must have been a great figure among one's ancestors.

Possessing a King Body makes cultivating to become a Saint no difficult task.

A strange light flashed in Yao Xi's beautiful eyes, and it was unknown what she was plotting in her heart.

Li Xiaoman, Zixia Fairy, and the others were all lost in thought.

Even Li Ruoyu saw a hidden glint of light flash through his murky eyes.

They all looked at Yin Qi with unreadable expressions.

It was already a King Body; one step further would be a Divine Body, which could be counted on one's fingers even when looking across the entire Eastern Wasteland.

Yin Qi's expression was grave, as if he were carrying a Taigu God Mountain on his back.

Although slow, he still took the ninth step.

Bang!

The ninth step landed.