"The climb begins." That thunderous voice rang out again.

As soon as the voice fell, Xiao and the nearly 1,000 boys and girls around him all ran towards the stone staircase that could not be seen at a glance.

At first, the stone staircase was very easy to walk, and these young boys and girls rushed up dozens of steps in one go, but after passing a hundred steps, they began to struggle, and their speed suddenly slowed down. By the time they reached the thousandth level, there were even more people who could not take another step up.

At this time, Xiao He was alone at the foot of the mountain, and he watched these nearly a thousand young boys and girls trying to climb the stone ladder with no end in sight, this spectacular scene made him open his mouth wide and stunned on the spot.

Suddenly, a voice came: "That boy, why don't you climb the stairs yet?" ”

The sound was like a few muffled thunders exploding in Xiao He's ears, which made Xiao He's ears buzz, and then he realized that he was saying this to himself.

Xiao He couldn't care so much, whether it was a dream or a crossing, or climbing the stone ladder in front of him.

Xiao He joined the ladder army, and saw that he was walking like a fly, quickly climbing the first hundred steps, and then continued to advance.

By the time he reached the fifth hundredth level, Xiao He was already sweating through his clothes and panting like an ox. He found that there were many people resting here, but there were also people who were making their way to the five hundred and one level, but that foot just couldn't get out.

Xiao He was very surprised, and after resting for a while, he moved forward again, and stepped up to the five hundred and one level in just one step, which made Xiao and Mo Ming wonderful, and they didn't understand what was going on with those who couldn't take a step just now.

When he looked back, he saw that the men were looking at him with envy or jealousy.

Xiao He ignored these people and moved on.

Along the way, he saw many people trying to go up, but they were all trapped in place, and finally understood that on this so-called "ladder to the sky", every time they reached a certain level, there would be an invisible force that stopped some people and could not go further.

Xiao He was surprised that he was not stopped, but obviously this was a good thing, so he didn't care about anything, just climbed the ladder vigorously, rested when he was tired, and continued to climb when he had the strength.

Xiao He didn't know how long he had climbed, but he remembered that he had rested hundreds of times, and finally saw the last dozens of stone stairs.

At this time, there were only more than 30 people left around him, and every step he took, maybe one person would be stopped, and in the end, there were only nine people who successfully reached the top. Including Xiao He, there are seven men and two women.

When the stone stairs were finally finished, the nine of them were so tired that they lay on the ground like dead dogs, but they all had uncontrollable excited smiles on their faces.

Three old men with wide robes and big sleeves floated in, two of them with silver beards and silver hair, and the other with black hair and short beards, and listened to the black-haired old man say, "Congratulations on your successful ascent to the top and becoming my official disciple of Qi Tiange. ”

As soon as this man opened his mouth, it was like thunder, and the sound was the one who scolded Xiao and the man at the beginning.

"Ah, it's Chunyuan's seniors here, hurry up." It was obvious that some of the nine people knew this old man, and after exclaiming, he quickly stood up and saluted the black-haired old man, "Meet the Chunyuan senior." ”

Xiao He and a few others also quickly stood up, and the man saluted the black-haired old man.

The black-haired old man waved his hand and said, "No courtesy, old man Chunyuan Daoist, a few of you will go to the main hall with me, and the pavilion master and all the hall masters are waiting to see you." As he spoke, he said to the two silver-haired old men: "I will leave the matter here to the two junior brothers, and everything will be done according to the rules." ”

"Yes." The two silver-haired old men complied.

Xiao He was curious, but he didn't expect that this black-haired Chunyuan Daoist was actually the senior brother of the two silver-haired old men, and he really couldn't see it.

With a flick of the sleeves of Chunyuan Daoren's robe, a huge white cloud appeared in front of several people, and said, "Go up." So saying, he walked up first.

The other eight people also climbed to the clouds, and Xiao He saw that they were standing well, so he followed.

"Up." The Pure Yuan Daoist pinched a magic trick, and made a sound in his mouth, and Bai Yun flew into the air without wind when he landed.

Xiao He almost didn't scream, but finally held back and let Bai Yun carry him to the clouds in the distance.

The speed of the white clouds was extremely fast, and after a while, Xiao He saw nine mountain peaks floating in the air, and the peaks all emitted a shining divine light, which was very dazzling.

The Pure Yuan Daoist manipulated the white clouds to fall onto one of the largest peaks, put away the clouds, and led Xiao and a few others towards the huge hall.

This hall is made of white jade, emitting a soft treasure light, Xiao He's eyes are round, and he can't help but guess whether these jades are real or fake.

Walking into the main hall, Xiao He found that the layout of the hall was simple and magnificent, with a white-haired old man with extraordinary demeanor sitting at the top, and eight imposing men and women sitting on both sides of the bottom.

Some of these eight people look old, some look like they are in the prime of life, some are as delicate as flowers, and some have become old women. But they all have one thing in common, that is, everyone is amazingly imposing, and at first glance they are big shots who have been in the top positions for a long time.

"Meet the pavilion master and all the hall masters, and nine disciples will bring it." The Chunyuan Daoist respectfully saluted the nine people and reported in a loud voice.

"Good work." The white-haired old man at the top spoke, his voice was pure and gentle, as if an ancient sage was preaching, "No more, no less, just nine people, it is not the will of heaven." Okay, in the order you just said, you can choose people. ”

"Yes." The eight big men stood up, and their eyes began to look at Xiao and the nine people, and some people shot two fine lights directly from their eyes and fell on Xiao and the nine people, and suddenly, Xiao He felt that he had no secrets, and he was seen clearly.

"Okay, the qualification nine pins, it's you." A strong man laughed and chose a young man next to Xiao He, who was the first to recognize the Pure Yuan Daoist.

"This is not bad, although the qualifications are eight grades, but a good water spirit root is suitable for practicing my 'weak water three thousand'" A female hall master also picked up a girl with good qualifications.

Soon, Xiao He and the nine people were picked out of eight people, and only Xiao He and one person were left unpicked, which made Xiao He suffer a big blow, and he was like them, he successfully walked the ladder to the sky, why didn't anyone choose himself?

"Hey, strange, how can this son of the six-grade qualification, how can he walk up the ladder to the sky?" An old hall master with a white beard looked at Xiao He and said suspiciously.

"Exactly, it stands to reason that those who can walk through the ladder to the sky must at least have qualifications above the seventh grade."

"The six-grade qualification can only be regarded as a medium qualification, how can you successfully walk through the ladder to the sky?"

"Pavilion Master, do you think there is a problem with the ladder?" Someone asked.

The old pavilion master waved his hand and said, "The ladder to heaven has existed for tens of thousands of years, and there has never been anything wrong, how can it be." Besides, even if something happens, how will the other eight people walk through? That's it, since you've all chosen your disciples, it's up to you to ...... the rest."

"Slow!" Before the old pavilion master finished speaking, a voice suddenly interrupted him, and with this voice, a figure suddenly appeared in the hall.

Yes, without any warning, just suddenly, no one saw how he was here.

After seeing the person who came, everyone in the hall, including the old pavilion master, showed a respectful look and hurriedly saluted: "Meet the ancestor." ”

The old pavilion master asked suspiciously, "Ancestor, why did you get out of the customs?" ”

Xiao He looked at the person who came, and saw that he was no more than thirty years old, and these people actually called him Ancestor, and he was secretly strange in his heart.

The person who came didn't pay attention to the old pavilion master's question, but looked at Xiao He, and after looking at it carefully, his body suddenly shook and muttered: "I don't know whether it's true or false in my dream, and I don't know if it's true when I look back, there really is this person, there really is this person!" ”

The person who came muttered something that made Xiao He confused, and then asked Xiao He with a pleasant face: "Child, would you like to worship me as a teacher?" ”