Chapter 1: Siblings

  The majestic Yuning Temple still has a wisp of smoke, with a million rays of light, everywhere revealing the mysterious and serene atmosphere of an immortal realm.

  Inside the grand hall, the ravens and sparrows made no sound. Over a hundred formally registered disciples stood in perfect alignment, each one holding their head high and chest out, with eyes gleaming with fervent enthusiasm.

  One year of dedicated cultivation, for the sake of achieving immortality and enlightenment, no one did not put in 120 times the effort, and today is the day to test them.

  It's either the cat or the tiger, and today will reveal which one it is.

  At this point, it must be mentioned that although the assessment of Qianyu Gate is strict, there are also loopholes to exploit. Just like this entrance exam, although it is said that one must reach the third layer of Qi cultivation, it's not necessarily so. That's just a threshold, and if someone really hasn't reached the third layer of Qi cultivation, they can still pass by defeating those who have reached the third layer but are not up to par in terms of martial arts skills.

  It's just that, although there are hundreds of people outside the grand hall, only fifty disciples will be accepted in the end. The rest who fail, unless they are favored by the gatekeepers and elders inside, will not be allowed to enter and will be sent down the mountain. So today is a time for everyone to show off their skills.

  Qingyun Zhenren sat upright in the main hall, with two old men beside him. Like Qingyun Zhenren, they wore long robes and were among the four great masters under the gate master. Their names were also of the same generation as Qingyun, one was Qingming and the other was Qingchuan.

  Qianyu Men's master is a junior of the Yu character generation, and under him are these three old men and the master of Zuo Qinghe. The master of Zuo Qinghe is the only female disciple, but with a different number in the same generation, which is also the Lan character generation.

  Four people jointly hold the four main peaks of Qingyu, with the power to kill and live, and although they don't need to be present every time for the selection, in order to continue their own legacy, they will appear in Yuning Temple each time to choose their preferred candidates.

  For example, Wang He was previously snatched back and forth by three people, and finally was snatched away by Qingyun.

  Three elderly men were the highest authorities within the sect, with one person below them and ten thousand people above. Below them were the leaders of various halls such as Dan, Fu, Fa, Xin, Li, Jiao, etc., who were in charge of internal affairs. Further down were some core disciples with relatively high innate talents, mostly above the seventh layer of Qi cultivation, totaling over a dozen people.

  At this time, everyone was sizing up the hundreds of named disciples standing in the hall, scanning their auras with their eyes while secretly circulating their true yuan to examine the breath of some disciples who caught their eye, first getting a sense of the situation in their minds so that when it came time to choose, they would have a good direction.

  Qingyun closed his eyes, appearing relaxed, but in his heart he was turning over and over: "Wang He has been out on trial for a whole month and still hasn't returned. It seems that this time he won't be able to bring glory to himself." Qingyun knew the purpose of Lan Yu, Zuo Qinghua, and Wang He's trials, but he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. After all, in the past year, he had put a lot of thought into cultivating Wang He. And at this time, it was precisely when disciples should bring honor to their masters.

  He let out a small sigh, Qingyun opened his eyes and looked around, secretly pleased in his heart: "Well, that little rascal didn't come, did he know he wasn't good enough and left early? That hundred taels of silver from Wang He really worked."

  Although reluctant to ask, they still had to go through the motions. Qingyun pretended to be displeased and asked aloud, "Has anyone seen Lu Chen?"

  Over a hundred famous disciples looked at each other in dismay, not knowing what to say. They thought: "Why ask this? That madman is fundamentally impossible to reach the entry requirements, isn't this a waste of time?"

  Although people think so, no one dares to express it.

  Chen Hu was good at flattering, and naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity slip away. Upon hearing this, he hurried forward and said: "Reporting to the elder, Lu Chen hadn't returned to his dormitory for five days prior, it's likely that he had foreseen this and left the mountain ahead of time."

  "Has there been no news for five days?" Qingyun was secretly delighted and thought to herself, "With this little scoundrel gone, the Jade Serenity Palace will be much more peaceful."

  At this point, the elder Wang Ba of the Qingyun Sect's faction emerged with a surge of momentum, seizing the opportunity to scold the disciples: "Hmph, disregarding the sect's rules, even if someone has the potential for cultivation, it's hard for them to achieve greatness. You all must not learn from this kind of mediocre person, or you will be wasting the hopes placed in you by the sect. Do you understand?"

  "Disciples take note of the true teachings of the venerable elder."

  Over a hundred disciples bowed their heads and paid respects, their voices loud and clear, uniform and in unison. The three true men at the front nodded repeatedly, with satisfied expressions on their faces.

  Just then, a strong gust of wind suddenly blew outside the hall. The crowd of immortals had just realized it when they saw a figure swiftly flying in. This person was tall and majestic, with extraordinary talent, and although his face looked youthful, he did not lose the beauty of a handsome man.

  The newcomer is none other than Zuo Qing Hua.

  "Huh?" Qingyun's eyebrows furrowed as soon as she saw her, thinking: "Didn't she go out for a trial? Why has she come back?"

  Just then, two figures also flew in simultaneously, who were Lian Yu Zhenren and Wang He.

  It turned out that the three of them had gone out to test their skills, and they were trying to trick Zuo Qinghua into not appearing at this time. However, this little girl was very stubborn and had discovered a few days ago that Lian Yu and others did not intend to return. After some probing, she finally managed to get the truth out of Wang He's mouth. As a result, Xiao Zuo Qinghua was in a great hurry and repeatedly tried to sneak back to Qianyu Gate alone, but was unsuccessful due to Lian Yu's obstruction. In the end, Xiao Zuo Qinghua threatened to take her own life, and finally obtained Lian Yu's consent, rushing all the way back to Qianyu Gate.

  Entering the grand hall, all etiquette and propriety were thrown out of her mind. Her beautiful eyes darted about anxiously, but she couldn't find any sign of Lu Chen. Suddenly, her heart skipped a beat, and her eyes became moist: "Brother, have you left? Huan'er is going with you."

  Muttering to herself, Zuo Qinghe didn't care that the highest authority in the household was present and turned around to leave.

  Lan Yu's eyes saw it all and couldn't help but burst into anger: "How dare you, Gan Yu Men is not a place where you can come and go as you please, wait for me!"

  As they spoke, Lian Yu Zhenren's jade finger lightly waved, a strand of dark energy pierced through the body and directly locked onto Xiang Qingyun's acupoints, rendering her immobile.

  Wang He watched from the side, a hint of a smile spreading across his mouth.

  As for the three people of Qingyun, they shook their heads and sighed secretly, thinking: "It's really a pity, such an extraordinary talent who is out of this world, if not guided in time, it's likely to ruin that excellent foundation."

  Left Minister Hua was beside herself, her small face crying and sobbing: "Master, please spare Hua'er, Hua'er's life was saved by Brother, and for the past eight years, it was also Brother who raised Hua'er to adulthood. Hua'er cannot live without Brother! Master, Hua'er begs of you, don't make Hua'er cultivate or become an immortal, just let Hua'er be with Brother."

  Poor little beauty, a good seedling in everyone's eyes, cried into a tearful person at such a solemn occasion.

  Ling Yu's true intention was to scold Zuo Qing, but most of the words were actually heartbreaking. Walking slowly forward, Ling Yu said softly: "Kids, you're not meant to be together in the end, it's impossible for you to always be together, forget him."

  "Yes." At this time, Wang He knew it was his turn to perform: "Junior sister, Lu Chen brought you up the mountain, and didn't hope that you would give up like this, right?"

  "No, without Gege, Hu'er's life would be meaningless. Master, please, spare Hu'er." The little maid's personality was similar to Lu Chen's, once she made up her mind about something, it was hard to change.

  "You"

  Repeatedly taught but not changed, no matter how she was scolded, Han Yu's hands were shaking with anger.

  At this moment, an unseemly voice rose from outside the temple gate.

  "Huh? I'm not late, am I?"