Chapter One: Heaven's First Floor

  Shen Shi was standing with Sun You, when suddenly a ruthless sentence cut in, also astonishing, turned his head to look, and then saw a chubby girl standing not far from the two of them, with fair skin and a beautiful face, at her age, with elegant eyebrows and eyes that sparkled with charm, among the girls Shen Shi had seen before, she was already an exceptionally outstanding beauty.

  This little beauty's figure was obviously a circle thicker than ordinary people, the whole person looked chubby, and instantly made her original face somewhat distorted. At this moment, she was holding a bag of zero-calorie dried fruit in her hand, occasionally putting one into her mouth, chewing non-stop, walking and lifting her feet on the deck, the sound seemed to be heavier than others, making a low-pitched "thud" sound.

  However, just a moment later, Shen Shi's gaze moved to the side of this fat girl, and he was taken aback. He saw that behind her, one step away, stood another girl, who was none other than Zhong Qingzhu, the same person who had almost killed him on the stone steps not long ago.

  Zhong Qing Zhu obviously also saw him, and a hint of embarrassment flashed across her eyes. She bit her lip with her teeth, her cheeks slightly flushed, and slowly lowered her head.

  Sun You stared at the fat girl for a moment, then his angry expression suddenly disappeared, and he looked up again with a smile, saying:

  "Long time no see, Fei Jiu!"

  "Slap!", a crisp sound, the chubby girl's mouthful of paper wrapper was pinched broken in an instant, and her originally clean face flushed with two red clouds, instantly furious, staring at Sun You with eyes wide open, as if gnashing her teeth in extreme anger, looking like she wanted to rush over and bite him twice.

  The enormous Bixia Rock is speeding across the blue sky, wherever it passes, the wind rolls and the clouds move, on the crystal clear surface of the sea, an invisible strong gust also opens up a rough and large ripple, stirring up waves several feet high, forming an incredibly magnificent picture on the surface of the sea.

  After flying for about half an hour, the young men on Bai Xian Rock gradually saw a towering mountain standing in the depths of the blue sea, with its peak piercing the clouds. From afar, they could see that the mountain was majestic and straight, reaching into the sky, with lush green trees and ancient woods on its body, auspicious clouds rising, immortal birds flying, and the clear and melodious bird calls coming from time to time from the mountains in the distance.

  And under this mountain range, all around, there are countless large and small islands surrounding it, like a group of stars surrounding the moon. In this thousand-mile distant vast ocean, a magical and mysterious fairyland was created, a blessed land of good fortune.

  The Xianyan Rock flew closer and closer, its speed slowing down gradually. However, Wang Heng, who was in control of it, didn't seem to have any intention of stopping immediately. Instead, he manipulated the massive object to get a bit closer to that tall mountain, also known as the Golden Rainbow Mountain.

  On the giant rock, his thick voice echoed at the same time, resonating in the ears of every curious and excited young man: "Everyone, this mountain in front of you is Jin Hong Mountain, where our sect's mountain gate is located. On sunny days, the summit has a magnificent golden rainbow, hence its name. It is the first-class cave heaven blessed land in Haizhou and even the southern part of Hongmeng, with the reputation of being the number one fairy mountain in the south."

  How many eyes are shining with eager light at this moment, gazing up at this majestic peak.

  The speed of the Baidun Rock slowed down gradually and finally came to a stop in mid-air. From here, due to its proximity to the Golden Rainbow Mountain, the originally huge Baidun Rock seemed like an insignificant small stone, suspended alone above the sea surface.

  "The path of immortality has always been difficult, you have a predestined connection with the immortal world, but whether or not you can finally enter the inner sanctum and truly embark on the path of cultivation depends on two things: opportunity and self-cultivation. From today onwards, you will be outer disciples of Ling Xiao Sect, go to Qing Yu Island at the foot of Jin Hong Mountain to cultivate, all rules and regulations will be informed later. If you don't reach the Condensed Origin Realm within a day, you won't be allowed to take a step out of Qing Yu Island. Do you all understand?"

  On the giant rock, all the young people were silent, and after the excitement, they also had some unease about the future. When Wang Heng said this, he didn't say anything more, waved his hands, and the Baisen Rock started again, but this time it flew away from the Golden Rainbow Mountain, towards a certain place on the outer periphery of the archipelago composed of thousands of islands surrounding the Golden Rainbow Mountain.

  In a flash, they whizzed past dozens of islands. In the haste, many young people didn't have time to take a closer look at anything, but occasionally someone with sharp eyes would catch glimpses of human figures flitting about on some of the islands, and there were also places with buildings like towers and pavilions, although more often than not, they seemed uninhabited.

  Soon, in front of Bai Xian Rock, a vast and flat expanse of water suddenly appeared. The sea level is gentle and not deep here, presenting a dazzling light blue color. In some places, you can even see the fine white sandy beach, which looks like a painting.

  In the middle of this vast sea, there are six islands of varying sizes, connected head to tail, which at a glance resemble a green fish swimming and playing in the water. The name "Green Fish Six Islands" must have originated from this as well.

  Upon seeing that place, the young men on Bai Xian Rock mostly knew that this Green Fish Island in front of them would be where they would cultivate in the next few years, and one by one, they curiously looked around without stopping.

  Under Wang Yun's control, the Flying Immortal Rock flew over the Azure Fish Six Islands and slowly turned a circle in mid-air, accompanied by a loud rumbling sound, before finally landing on the edge of the largest island among the six.

  This small island is the largest in size among the six islands, and it is located at the "abdomen" of the "green fish". The island is lush and verdant, with a small mountain range. Near the sea surface, tall and straight trees grow, with thick trunks that stretch up high before branching out into leaves and some fruit that I had never seen before hanging from the treetops. However, there are no flowers or anything like that to be seen.

  The sea breeze blew gently over the beach in front of them, with white and gray seagulls soaring at the edge of a distant island. On the flat open space in front of the beach, many people were already standing, all wearing the same attire, similar to the Ling Xiao Sect disciples on the giant rock, but with subtle differences upon closer inspection.

  Those Ling Xiao Sect disciples who went to Bai Xian Rock to pick up the young men, obviously all of them were carrying Taoist robes, and their clothes were mostly in cyan color. The people on this island who came to welcome them had lighter colors on their clothes, mainly white and gray.

  The boulder came to a complete stop on the sandy beach with a loud rumble, and then under the guidance of Ling Xiao Zong's disciples, many young men walked down the stone steps they had just climbed.

  In fact, the steepness of the stone steps is such that if one has no skill or experience, walking down from top to bottom can be even more difficult than climbing up. However, this time at Qingyu Liudao, the Lingxiao Sect disciples who were leading the way did not just stand by and watch, but instead stepped onto the stone steps themselves, lending a hand to support the young man as he descended in some of the steeper and more treacherous places.

  With their help, the speed of more than four hundred young people going down was much faster than when they went up. At the same time, there were no more accidents like Shen Shi's. After about half a time, everyone safely descended from the giant stone and arrived on Qingyu Island.

  Stand on the flat open space, four hundred people look at it, black and dense, not a few. However, compared to this island, it seems to be insignificant. Behind this open space, there are several spacious passageways extending in different directions into the depths of the island. Far away, many buildings and halls can be seen, and people's shadows can be seen moving around, looking very lively.

  As the crowd came down to this place, Wang Heng and Gan Wenqing, Kang Chen and others finally walked down. However, when they approached, many Ling Xuan Zong disciples automatically gave way to them, apparently these few people had a different status within the sect.

  Wang Heng took a step forward, his eyes scanning the young men before him. After a moment, he spoke in a loud voice: "Now you ten will be divided into teams and shortly each team will have an older brother to explain the various rules of our sect as well as all the matters on Qing Yu Liu Island. The cloud tokens in your hands, remember to keep them safe, for they contain the divine power bestowed by our predecessors. Once you begin cultivating and have some spiritual energy, they will also have a special use. At the same time, the cloud tokens are also an important proof of identity when you are on Qing Yu Liu Island, including later if you ascend to Jin Hong Mountain."

  He paused for a moment, then continued: "The sect's rules are strict. New disciples have a five-year probationary period, during which they are overseen by a designated person. My name is Wang Heng, and I have been entrusted by the Sect Leader and the elders to oversee all matters on Qingyu Island for these five years. If there are no major events, I usually stay in Xuanri Hall for quiet meditation. If you have any questions or doubts, you can ask your senior brothers in the sect, or come find me. Did everyone hear that clearly?"

  His voice was so loud and clear that everyone could hear it clearly, and for a moment all the young people responded. Wang Hou didn't say much more, turned around and said two sentences to Gan Wenqing and Kang Zhen beside him, then Gan Wenqing summoned Gan Ze from the crowd, carefully instructed him a few times, and then turned back to wave at Wang Hou before leaving on his sword.

  At the same time, those who came to greet on this island also walked out one after another. They didn't carefully distinguish their identities or anything, basically as long as they were standing nearby, they casually circled ten people and formed a team. The person in charge of dividing them up became the leader of this small team.

  Shen Shi came down and stood in the crowd, Sun You seemed to have a good rapport with him, so he also stood together chatting, at this moment it was not unexpected that they were transformed into a team, but what made them somewhat surprised and delighted was...

  There was always a faintly prickling sensation on his back, like a thorn, which made Shen Shi feel very helpless.

  He turned his head to look at Sun You, who was standing beside him with an innocent expression. Shen Shi sighed and said, "Big brother, can't you just resolve this matter already? Being looked at like this all the time is really unbearable."

  Sun You rolled his eyes, looking gloomy, and took a step back without turning around. He stood side by side with someone else, then looked at the plump girl beside him, who was full of anger and staring at him fiercely, and said: "Zhong Qinglu, why are you always glaring at us?"

  The plump girl with a name that sounds elegant and gentle, but is actually quite different from her actual image, gritted her teeth and stared at Sun You. Judging by the situation, if they weren't currently on the Qingyu Island of Ling Xiao Sect, she would have already pounced on him and started fighting. Gnashing her teeth in anger, she said: "You... you actually dare to say... say..."

  "What did I say?"

  Zhong Qinglu gritted her teeth, but remained silent. Sun You sighed and said, "You were the one who scolded me first." After a pause, he continued with a hint of helplessness,

  "Look, I don't know why Ling Xiao Sect is dividing people into teams this year. It seems that you two will also be in the same team as me. We'll have countless opportunities to meet each other in the future. Why don't we just get along? Otherwise, we'll just be quarreling all day and won't be able to calm down and cultivate."

  (A friend pointed out that in the previous chapters, there were several instances where "Gan Wenqing" was mistakenly written as "Gu Lingyun", which was an error during the revision of the first draft. It has now been corrected in the background, apologies.)