Chapter 1: The Seven-Colored Dragon Boat, Azure Pearl...

  "So many people?"

  In the early morning of Shu Mountain, just after the sky had brightened up, Luo Bei and Cai Li, Lin Hang and seven other Ge Lidi disciples were brought to a large square by Dan Ling Sheng.

  The ground of this square is surprisingly a whole piece of mountain rock, in cyan color, smooth as jade, it seems to be cut off by someone with one sword, cutting the entire mountain head into such a smooth square.

  In the center of the square stands a milky white stone monument, several times taller than two people.

  This square is on the top of Tian Cui Peak, Tian Cui Peak is within the jurisdiction of Jing Shen Group, and it is farthest from Tian Yu Peak where Ge Lidi's disciples live. By the time Luo Bei and others arrived, all the disciples of Jing Shen and Tian Zhu had already arrived.

  At a glance, there were fifteen Xuan Yi disciples wearing black robes, while the thirty-six Tian Zhuo disciples in red robes, whom Luo Bei had never seen before, seemed to be in abundance. In comparison, the number of Ge Li disciples appeared sparse.

  "Could it be that I was one of the few who passed the test of leaving my disciples?"

  As soon as they saw so many disciples of Jing Shen and Tian Zhu, Luo Bei and the others, who were all Gou Li's disciples, suddenly had this thought in their minds.

  They didn't know that the most powerful flying sword technique in Shu Mountain was actually mastered by Ge Li, who was the main practitioner of the flying sword technique among the three peaks. It's not an exaggeration to say that Ge Li's disciples were the backbone of Shu Mountain. That's why only Ge Li's disciples went through that life-and-death test and received the Yu Cong Dan. As for those who disguised themselves as remnants of Bei Yin Gate, they were all high-ranking masters from the Jing Shen sect, which specialized in talismanic techniques and alchemy. The last ingredient of the Yu Cong Dan was extremely rare, and even new disciples of the Jing Shen sect had no chance to use it. Wen Ning Hou and others provoked a fight for this reason, fueled by jealousy. As for Tian Zhu's disciples, their numbers far exceeded those of Ge Li and Jing Shen. This was because Tian Zhu mainly practiced equipment refinement, casting flying swords, which required coordination with the five elements technique. To refine a single flying sword, it might take the combined effort of ten people: some controlled fire, others used suitable yuanqi to temper, and others merged other precious metals and inscribed arrays. Therefore, Tian Zhu's disciples were the least visible in Shu Mountain, both inside and outside, and they went out for training the least. However, their actual numbers added up to more than the total number of Jing Shen and Ge Li's disciples. The great way is like heaven, with different paths leading to the same destination. Although Tian Zhu mainly practiced equipment techniques, there were also people with extremely high cultivation levels and stunning talents.

  "Look, right there!"

  "Which one?"

  "You fool, isn't Guo's only female disciple Chai He, the one on the left side of the first peak, Luo Bei?"

  “……。”

  On the square now, apart from San Mai's disciples, there were also four or five senior masters present for each of the three veins. On Ge Li's side, there was Dan Ling Sheng, Ming Hao, Duan Tian Jue and two other Ge Li senior masters that Luo Bei had never seen before. As soon as Luo Bei and his group arrived, the bustling square became somewhat subdued. Some of the Tian Xu disciples and San Mai disciples were secretly pointing at Luo Bei and Cai Shu.

  It's clear that Luobei and Cai Si's reputation has already spread among the three peak disciples.

  If it were three months ago, such fame and attention might have made Luo Bei unconsciously proud, but now, what would this bring to Luo Bei?

  The warmth and coldness of human relationships, Luo Bei suddenly thought of these four words and Lin Hang. He unconsciously bit his lip, and a hint of bitterness rose in his mouth.

  "The most anticipated disciple is waiting here, let's start with the most anticipated disciple."

  He swept his gaze over all of his disciples before the black-robed Duan Tianya spoke coldly.

  Originally among the many masters, Duan Tianjiao was always cold-faced and seemed to never have a smile, being unapproachable. He would be the one hosting this test of the new disciples' skills.

  "Good!" A man standing in front of a group of surprised disciples, wearing a dark long shirt, with a slightly pale face, nodded and turned around, saying to the surprised disciples, "When I call your name later, you can just go up and punch the wordless stele with all your might."

  The man in the dark shirt was Mingyuan, who stood on the top of a cypress tree at Tiandu Peak when Cao Zhen and Zhong Yuan fought that day, and was intercepted by Duan Tianya.

  When they heard this sentence, all the disciples in the field did not have any surprised expressions, because before coming, almost all new apprentices had already inquired from some senior brothers that this three-month inspection of cultivation was so simple.

  That wordless stone monument is a naturally formed jade-like quartz from Mount Shu, a heaven-made treasure. As long as one punches the wordless stone monument, it will naturally emit colorful lights representing one's cultivation.

  Zong Zhen

  "The disciple is here!"

  A nimble figure quickly emerged from the crowd, and among the shocked disciples, the first one to be called out was Zong Zhen, who had suffered a great loss at the hands of Luo Bei and Cai Shu.

  As he walked out, his eyes swept across Luo Bei and Cai Bao, and Zong Zhen's eyes also flashed with a hint of resentment, apparently having some lingering grievances.

  After several months of not seeing him, Zong Zhen now looks even more robust and powerful, giving off a strong and agile impression.

  Standing between the wordless stone monuments, Zong Zhen concentrated his mind, took a deep breath, and with his toes grasping the ground, he suddenly burst out with a punch towards the monument. With a "boom", a purple glow rippled out from the wordless stone monument.

  "Zi Xuan Qi Jue, Second Layer."

  He glanced at the purple glow emanating from the wordless stone monument and coldly spat out this sentence.

  Wang Lei

  "The disciple is here!"

  Another astonishing disciple stepped forward and, just like Zong Zhen, punched the wordless stone tablet with great force.

  On the wordless stone monument, another wave of purple light emerged, only this time the purple light was much darker than before.

  "Zi Xuan Qi Jue, First Layer."

  Suddenly, she coldly spat out such a sentence.

  …..。

  "Next is Tian Zhu Feng's disciple."

  "Chen Xuandong."

  "The disciple is here!"

  "The Heaven and Earth Five Elements Orthodox Qigong, First Level."

  As the disciples of Jing Shen and Tian Zhu Peak took turns to come on stage, Luo Bei knew that the disciples of Jing Shen Peak were currently practicing the ordinary foundation-building technique, Zi Xuan Qi Technique, while those from Tian Zhu Peak were practicing the Heaven and Earth Five Elements Righteousness Qi Technique. When the disciples of Jing Shen Peak struck the wordless stone stele, they emitted purple light, whereas when the disciples of Tian Zhu Peak struck it, they emitted white light.

  Duan Tianya and others judged the disciple's cultivation based on the color and brightness of the light emitted.

  In just a few moments, all of the disciples of Tianzhu Peak had been checked.

  "I don't know how their cultivation has progressed." Among all the disciples who had come on stage, only four disciples, including Zong Zhen, had reached the second level. The other four disciples who had also reached the second level were slightly inferior to Zong Zhen in terms of the color and brightness of the light emitted when they struck the Wordless Stone Stele. It was clear that although they had all reached the second level, Zong Zhen's progress was still the fastest. However, Zong Zhen's gaze kept gathering on the group of Ge Li disciples.

  He was referring to Luo Bei and Cai Shu.

  "Mysterious and Unusual"

  "The disciple is here!"

  Finally, it was the turn of the remaining Golems. The first one to be called out by name, Xuan Wuqi, quickly stood out from the crowd.

  "The Great Way directly points to the mysterious and subtle ultimate truth, the first level."

  "I thought the disciples of Ge Li were all extraordinary talents, but it turns out that they have truly achieved equality in their cultivation. Their progress is nothing special after all." As soon as Xuan Wu Qi punched the Wordless Stone Stele with force, a faint blue light flashed on its surface, and many disciples of Shen Zhen and Tian Zhu had this thought in mind. Although the three techniques pointed directly to the Great Way, with the Cui Xu technique being the most profound and mysterious, the initial cultivation speed of these three techniques was roughly the same.

  "Lotus root"

  As Dan Ling's cold cry echoed, Cai Shu walked in front of the wordless stone monument with a clear and beautiful face, without any pause, and punched the wordless stone monument.

  "The Great Way Directly Points to the Mystery of the Azure Void, Third Layer."

  "What?!"

  Everyone only felt a burst of light in front of their eyes, the cyan glow on the wordless stone monument was at least twice as bright as the purple glow emitted when Zong Zhen punched it!

  Duan Wuya's words made all his disciples, including several seniors present, involuntarily feel a chill run down their spines.

  In just three short months, he will have reached the third level of the Qingxu Jue, although the inner alchemy methods of Shushan are simple to break through at first, but as they progress, they become increasingly difficult. However, with such a short period of time, he has already reached the third level, and in the past hundred years of Shushan, only a handful of people have achieved this kind of progress.

  "Unexpectedly, this female disciple turned out to be a rare talent that I have hardly seen in a hundred years on Mount Shu!" The several seniors present couldn't help but think this way.

  "Each of these breakthroughs is several times more difficult than the last, her cultivation progress is actually twice as fast as mine!" Zong Zhen's face also turned pale in an instant. Such progress means that he may not have a chance to redeem himself in the future.

  Luobei

  In an instant, the entire square fell silent again. Because next, Dan Ling Sheng called out Luo Bei's name.

  "It's my turn."

  "Lotus was still stuck in the second heavy realm a few days ago, I didn't expect that today it has already broken through to the third heavy realm, but I haven't even broken through the first one."

  Everyone stared at Luo Bei as he slowly walked to the stone monument. As one of the best new disciples in Shu Mountain, Luo Bei had a dazzling aura from the moment he joined. The fact that Luo Bei and Cai Shao made the Shocking God Disciples suffer consecutive defeats had already been secretly spread around. Now, everyone was shocked to see that Cai Shao had reached the third realm of the Emerald Void Technique. They couldn't help but think that Luo Bei might have also broken through to the third realm. However, what they didn't expect was that as Luo Bei approached the stone monument, his expression became increasingly bitter.