The winter wind is like a knife, using the earth as a board to blow all living beings.

The wind has not stopped, the snow has not settled, ten long columns are waiting at the foot of Tianxuan Mountain, today is the day when the Tianxuan Sect once a year opens its doors to accept disciples, and more than four hundred disciples are conducting qualification audits under the supervision of two outer sect elders.

"Medium qualification, go to the left, next."

"Inferior qualifications, go to the left, next."

The team was moving forward slowly, among them were the children of wealthy merchants, village Tianwa, and outstanding disciples of the Xiuzhen family, although they came from all over the world, they all had one common feature, that is, they were wrapped in thick cotton clothes and leather jackets.

Although they had already made sufficient preparations before coming to the Heavenly Xuan Sect, they were still so small in the face of this harsh nature, shivering from the cold weather, and they kept pacing in the snow with their bodies bent, complaining about the gloomy ghost weather.

However, there are always exceptions, and at the end of the line there is a young man standing alone in the corner, with no one to talk to him or to be by his side. He was wearing only a thin autumn coat, but his back was straighter than anyone else's, as if he were a big tree rooted in the snow, and the biting cold wind whipped on his body and could not make him move half a minute.

Looking closely, he has a childish face, with thick eyebrows, bright eyes, and a high nose bridge that makes his thin cheeks look more resolute. He was wearing a thin autumn coat, and his clothes had been washed and faded a little, and it was obvious that he hadn't changed into a new coat for a long time, or that he couldn't afford a decent new one.

Although the boy's cheeks were red from the cold, he stood motionless in the snow, his eyes calm, and only when the team was moving forward did he take a slightly stiff step to follow.

His appearance is easily conjured with two words, "poor" and "stubborn".

While the people around him were secretly looking at him, they were keeping the necessary distance from him, either for the sake of identity, or for the fragility hidden under the gorgeous costumes.

For the strange gazes cast around, Youlan Mu did not have any expression, and looked indifferently ahead, only the majestic snow-capped mountain in the distance.

There is a huge stone tablet at the foot of the snow-capped mountain, which is carved with the big red character "Tianxuan", even if Youlan Mu is hundreds of meters away from the stone tablet, he can still see those two words, he is not far away from the mountains and rivers in order to worship the Tianxuan Sect.

"Li Mu" When the outer disciple in charge of the specific review read out the last name, Youlan Mu, who was dressed in a single robe, walked over with stiff steps, and the moment the rough cloth shoes were lifted from the snow, a neat inhalation sound sounded all around.

Everyone turned their heads and pointed at Youlan Mu's dress.

"Is this man invincible to iron, and isn't he afraid of the cold?"

"Even the Iron Man is not so hardy!"

Youlan Mu turned a deaf ear to the noisy discussions around him, he stepped forward with an indifferent expression, stretched out his somewhat stiff right hand, and pressed his hand to a crystal ball like everyone else. Li Mu is a pseudonym given to himself by Youlan Mu, and in order to survive, the descendants of the Youlan tribe have to remain incognito.

At the moment when Youlan Mu put his hand on the surface of the crystal ball, a candle flame appeared in the center of the crystal ball, and the candle flame fluttered left and right, very faint, and seemed to be extinguished with just a light breath.

Youlan Mu's heart sank, and the candle flame was too small.

Just like verifying Youlan Mu's idea, the outer disciple in charge of the test looked at the candle flame the size of a bean, and said loudly, "Inferior qualifications, go to the left." ”

Although he had been mentally prepared, when he heard that his qualifications were inferior, Youlan Mu was still a little disappointed in his heart, just like his grandfather said, the meridians in his body were weak and he was not suitable for cultivation.

As one of the four "baites" that covered the Holy Son, Youlan Mu, who was still in his infancy, completed the task perfectly, and randomly teleported from the Middle Earth Continent to the Eastern Wilderness Continent. Since then, Youlan Mu and his grandfather have been living in seclusion in the mountains, until his grandfather died of illness a few months ago, Youlan Mu left the mountains and forests and came to Tianxuan Sect, one of the seven major cultivation sects of Yan Kingdom.

The outer disciple dressed in white got up and reported to the two outer sect elders behind him, "There are a total of four hundred and thirty-two disciples participating in the assessment, and all the tests have been completed, please ask the elders to give instructions." ”

I saw that the ten columns of teams were divided into two groups after passing the talent test, the five people standing on the right were all high-class qualifications, and the more than four hundred people standing on the left were middle-class and low-class qualifications.

The person standing on the left seemed to know his fate, and seemed a little depressed, only Youlan Mu was expressionless from beginning to end, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or worried, but his small hands quietly clenched.

The two outer sect elders glanced at each other, and one of the red-clothed elders stepped forward and said loudly, "Disciples with superior qualifications are out of the ranks." ”

As soon as the elder's voice fell, the five people on the right stepped forward with joy on their faces.

"From today onwards, you are the outer disciples of my Tianxuan Sect, follow me." The elder rolled up the five of them with a wave of his sleeves, soared into the air in the envious eyes of everyone, and disappeared into the distance.

The disciples of Tianxuan Mountain are divided into four categories, namely core disciples, inner disciples, outer disciples, and a registered disciple who is not taken seriously. The exercises that each type of disciple can practice and the cultivation resources that can be obtained are different, among which the core disciples are the most favorable.

After the five people left, the remaining more than 400 people looked at the other outer sect elder together, expecting the other party to say, "From today onwards, you are the registered disciples of my Tianxuan Sect", as long as you can become a registered disciple, it can be regarded as half a foot into the gate of the Tianxuan Sect, but to everyone's disappointment, the elder did not say so.

"Although cultivating immortals is the first priority, sometimes perseverance is more important, the so-called people will win the sky, whether you can become a registered disciple of my Tianxuan Sect depends on your own creation. The second test of perseverance, as long as you can climb the snow-capped mountain before sunset and reach the foot of the mountain, you are a registered disciple of my Tianxuan Sect. Elder Li said loudly

Everyone followed Elder Li's fingers, and a majestic snow-capped mountain came into view, with pine forests standing all over the snow-capped peaks, and the slopes close to thirty-five degrees were prohibitive. In the distance, a large dark cloud also floated over the top of the mountain, as if it was about to crush the snowy peak.

A gust of wind blew, and a vast white snow immediately blew down on the mountainside, and everyone looked cold.

"Oh my God, that snow-capped mountain is a thousand zhang to say the least, can this be climbed?"

"What if an avalanche happens halfway up?"

"It's going to snow soon, can you still climb this?"

Everyone turned their heads to each other, and the noise rang out, obviously the majestic snow-capped mountain in front of them brought them a lot of pressure.

Elder Li also ignored everyone's complaints, flipped his right hand, conjured a bucket of jade slips, and said loudly, "If you encounter danger or want to give up halfway, as long as you crush the jade slip, you will be teleported back here, and someone will naturally send you home at that time." ”

A white-clothed disciple stepped forward to take the jade slips, distributed them to everyone one by one, and carefully told everyone not to lose them, as long as they encountered danger, they could return here safely by crushing the jade slips.

Youlan Mu, who was standing in the crowd, also got a jade slip, and he carefully observed the things in his hand, and it turned out that the jade slip in the elder's mouth was a small rectangular jade. The whole body of the jade slip is crystal clear, the beginning is delicate and smooth, and there is a delicate pattern painted on it, thinking that this is the magic circle that is instantly activated when the jade slip is crushed.

"Perseverance test, start now!" Elder Li shouted loudly, turned into a streamer and flew over the "Tianxuan" stone monument, and bypassed the snowy peak mountainside, it seemed that he was going to the other side of the mountain to wait for the arrival of someone who was destined to arrive.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and they have put away the life-saving jade slips, this is a matter of life, no one dares to be careless, and then they began to climb this majestic snow-capped mountain one after another.

Watching the people beside him leave one by one, Youlan Mu did not leave immediately, but slowly uncovered his collar and hooked a red rope from the collar, and at one end of the rope was tied a crude iron knife.

At the moment when he saw the little iron knife, Youlan Mu's indifferent eyes finally melted a little, like reminiscence, like sadness, he held the knife tightly with both hands and prayed silently, as if that was the whole of his life, the source of his strength, and the sustenance of his spirit.

"Grandpa, you didn't let me cultivate, but I still came. Rather than live a life of hiding in Tibet, I would rather fight hard and fight against the sky. Ask this sky, what mistake did the Youlan clan make, and they want to kill them all. If you have a spirit in heaven, bless me with a safe journey. Youlan Mu recited silently in the bottom of her heart.

Youlan Mu took a deep breath of cold air, gently retracted the knife into his collar, and put it close to his body, as if only the cold feeling from the knife could make him feel at ease. Then he looked at the majestic snow-capped mountain with a determined expression, slowly let go of his little hand, threw the life-saving jade slip in place, and walked forward without looking back.

A white-clothed disciple standing not far away saw Youlan Mu's actions, his eyes suddenly froze, this kind of behavior means nothing more than two meanings, either he has full confidence in himself, or he has the idea of dying.

After everyone set off, ten outer disciples dressed in white clothes also followed quietly in secret, preventing some of them from having accidents during the test, and the noisy Tianxuan Mountain Gate gradually returned to its former tranquility.

After a long time, the long-departed Elder Li reappeared at the foot of the mountain, he slowly walked to the place where Youlan Mu had stood, leaned over to pick up the shiny jade slip in the snow, and couldn't help but sigh lightly as he looked at the figure in the distance.

"Heaven is ruthless, I would be worried about an irrelevant person, could it be that I am really old......" Elder Li sighed again and shook his head silently.

A curtain of snow blew, and Elder Li disappeared again, as if he had never appeared.