Chapter 9 Perseverance

  The young man glanced at the wooden sign and nodded, placing his hand on the child's head. After a moment, he said calmly: "False Spiritual Root, go stand on the right side!"

  The second child in line walked up with a timid expression on his face.

  "False spiritual root, stand firm on the right side!"

  "False spiritual root, stand firm on the right side!"

  "False spiritual root, stand firm on the right side!"

  ......

  Until only Yang Chen was left, all 30 children in the field were pseudo-spirit roots, which can be seen that people with genuine spirit roots are rare.

  Yang Chen took a deep breath and walked over, taking out the wooden plaque from his bosom and respectfully handed it to the young man.

  The young man stared at Yang Chen's wooden sign for a moment, looked at Yang Chen with some meaning in his eyes, and said softly: "You actually used the forbidden spell on this wooden sign twice."

  Yang Chen's face turned red, and he nodded slightly with some embarrassment.

  Young man smiled and said, "No problem, anyway this wooden sign is given to you, it's yours! As long as you become disciples of the Tian Dao Gate, this wooden sign will not be taken back, just consider it a gift for joining our sect. However, I must remind you that although there is a small seal inside the wooden sign that can protect you, it can only be used three times, after which it will be damaged!"

  Many children nodded after hearing the young man's words. As for this wooden sign having such a function, everyone had known it long ago, but everyone regarded this wooden sign as a treasure and no one would use it easily.

  The young man took a look at everyone and used the same method to detect Yang Chen again.

  Yang Chen also stood together with the fake Linggen and the crowd without a doubt.

  "You are all pseudo spiritual roots, with poor qualifications!" The young man's face was expressionless, and he paused for a moment before continuing: "However, although qualifications are important, willpower is also indispensable. The test below is precisely about willpower. Children who reach the required level of willpower will also become my Tian Dao Gate's registered disciples!"

  "Climb up along this cliff, my brother and I will follow you all the way! Set off now! If you can't bear it halfway, just shout for help loudly!" The young man pointed to a steep cliff beside him and said to the many children: "If you don't shout for help, we won't save you, but just watch you fall from above and die here. So I'm saying it again, if anyone can't hold on, just shout for help loudly!"

  Many children listened to the young man's words, nodded, and immediately looked towards the slope, revealing a eager-to-try expression.

  The cliff, although somewhat steep, still has a large slope with countless footholds. After all, the children in front of us are at most 13 years old and as young as 10 years old. If it's too difficult a cliff, they probably can't even get started.

  Then at the young man's command, many children walked directly towards the cliff and started climbing.

  After Yang Chen climbed for half a day, he felt that his legs were as heavy as lead, and every step was extremely laborious. Sweat had penetrated through his clothes, but a gentle breeze brought a refreshing coolness that filled his entire body, keeping him awake.

  Yang Chen looked up and saw that in front of him were three children who were also panting and persisting.

  "I give up! I can't take it anymore!"

  At this time, a terrified scream came from behind Yang Chen, and everyone stopped in their tracks, looking back to see an orange light flashing, directly wrapping the child who had shouted, and then sending it straight to the ground.

  Time passed minute by minute, and a whole day had already passed. In the meantime, 13 children had given up, leaving 18 people, including Yang Chen, who were not too far apart at this time. After all, everyone's physical strength was almost exhausted at this time.

  Suddenly, Yang Chen felt his feet slip out from under him, and his heart was shocked. Before he could even react, he slid straight down.

  Two young Taoist priests flying with swords looked at Yang Chen slipping down, their eyebrows were slightly frowned, but neither of them reached out to rescue him.

  After all, the rule of the test is that no matter what you look like, as long as you don't shout out the word "give up", they won't come to your rescue!

  "Ah!" A mournful cry escaped from Yang Chen's mouth.

  A huge boulder caught Yang Chen as he fell, saving his life. However, the force of Yang Chen's fall was so great that although his life was not in danger, he suffered severe injuries. His right leg and left arm were both broken, especially his right leg, which had been severed at the middle, exposing white bone.

  "Your legs and hands are all broken, you can't continue to participate in the assessment, give up!" The young Taoist fell from above and landed in front of Yang Chen, examined his injuries, and said expressionlessly.

  Yang Chen's face, which was already pale and colorless, turned even paler in an instant.

  "No, I can still hold on! I can still hold on!" Yang Chen used all his strength to support himself with his right hand and then grabbed a protruding rock beside him, struggling to get up.

  At the same time, Yang Chen's heart became even more precious to that painting. If the painting was with him at this moment, he wondered if it could cure his injuries.

  Yang Chen clenched his teeth and persisted, the piercing pain in his left arm and right leg, but his parents' eyes filled with expectation always lingered in his heart, reminding him that he absolutely could not fail, no matter what happened, even if it cost him his life.

  Perhaps this is the power of will, Yang Chen relied on his own hands and feet, and actually climbed up.

  The young man looked at Yang Chen, who had climbed up again, his face slightly moved. After all, a 13-year-old child, who had suffered such a serious injury, could still persevere. This determination was enough to make him admire. He asked himself, if he were Yang Chen, he would not be able to hold on.

  Yang Chen relied on his current state, relying on his strong willpower, and actually persisted in climbing for a whole night without resting at all. However, even so, he only climbed more than 100 meters of distance and opened up a large gap with the crowd.

  But this is already enough to make many people admire him, after all, Yang Chen is now relying on one hand and one leg to climb!

  At this time, Yang Chen looked extremely disheveled, his whole body covered in blood from rubbing against the stone wall, his knees and fingertips were also mangled and bloody.

  But even so, Yang Chen still maintained his clarity, he knew that once he fainted, he might not wake up again.

  The sky gradually brightened up, and the sun's rays shone on Yang Chen's body...