Chapter 3 Introductory Assessment
The next day. Tianmengmeng Mengliang Ling'er got up, got up and straightened her clothes, and combed her hair several times before she was satisfied, and looked around and found that many children had woken up, and were talking together, the sky gradually brightened, Chu Chu also got up, and after sorting out her clothes and hair, she walked to Ling'er and chatted with her.
Soon they heard someone shouting, "The immortals are coming!" and everyone stood up, and when they looked up, they saw two immortals in white in the air, flying towards them with swords on their feet. A man and a woman, after a while, they fell at the foot of the mountain, the male fairy on the right has a handsome face, the corners of his mouth are slightly raised, it is very warm, and the female fairy on the left has a willow leaf eyebrows and goose egg face, her skin is like snow, she is really a fairy. "I am the first disciple of the Yuanqing faction, I am tired of everyone coming, the enchantment has been opened, those who can climb the mountain before the sun goes down will pass the initial test, and when the time comes, they will be sent back to the foot of the mountain before they have climbed, and now you can enter the mountain" The male immortal spoke, and his voice was very good, like a clear spring. After listening to the words of the immortals, the children said goodbye to their relatives and entered the mountain one after another.
The scene you see when you enter the mountain is completely different from the outside. In front of the children was a towering ancient tree, with a ladder made of vines hanging from it, and a branch growing from the cliff next to it to hide into the clouds. Obviously, to go up the mountain, you have to climb the vine ladder and walk over the branch. Some of the children cried low in fright, and then a boy in a fourteen or fifteen-year-old green coat climbed up the rattan ladder, and a girl followed, both of them were very calm, and when they saw them climbing, the children also stepped forward to try. Chu Chu pulled Ling'er and said, "Ling'er, don't be afraid, I'll go up first, and you will follow behind me." As he spoke, he shook Ling'er's hand to reassure him, then let go and climbed up. Ling'er saw Chu Chu go up, gritted her teeth and climbed up.
The rattan ladder was wide enough for two people to pass together, and gradually Ling'er felt physically exhausted, her whole body was weak, and she was covered in sweat, as if she had just been picked up from the water. She didn't dare to look down, she had climbed very high, she was afraid that she would not have the courage to climb up after seeing it, and from time to time she would meet children who could not hold on, holding the rattan ladder with both hands and stopping there crying, this is simply a double torture of physical and psychological, if the emotions of people who are not strong are easily affected, imagine that if you are trapped in the air and can't go up and down, you will fall down accidentally, and there are a few people who can bear the feeling of hopelessness and powerlessness, not to mention these children.
"Ling'er, don't stop, it's almost there" Chu Chu's concerned voice came from above. Ling'er answered, blinked and sweat slid down her eyelids, raised her weak hand and continued to climb up. Chu Chu arrived at the top before Ling'er, and when he saw Ling'er climbing up, he pulled her up with the boy next to him, and Ling'er lay there panting after crawling up. At the top of the rattan ladder was a platform made of trees, and in front of the platform was the branches that grew along the steep cliff, two people thick, and the clouds were so thick that it was impossible to see the surrounding scene.
There are only a dozen people who climb the rattan ladder, most of them are boys, in addition to Ling'er and Chu Chu, there is also a girl on the platform, her eyebrows are thin and long, phoenix eyes and diamond lips, goose egg face, her body is beautiful, her head is habitually raised slightly, and she is very proud like a plum. She was standing next to a boy. The boy was dressed in green clothes, with deep eyes under his sword eyebrows, a straight nose, a slightly pursed mouth, a cold expression as if no one could enter his eyes, and his body stood straight. It turned out to be the two people who had just climbed the rattan ladder for the lead. The boy glanced at the girl and walked to the branch in front of her, followed by the girl. After a while, the figures of the two were overwhelmed by the clouds.
"Ling'er, let's go!" Chu Chu said, Ling'er nodded and followed. Walking up to the branches, there are clouds all around, and the visibility is very low, and although the branches are thick, they are high in the sky after all, so it is impossible to say that you are not afraid in this situation. The clouds are getting thicker and thicker, and the figure in front of Chu Chu can't be seen, Ling'er is very scared, her feet tremble, and she moves forward little by little, for fear that she will fall down accidentally. After walking like this for a while, the clouds began to thin out, and the scene in front of me gradually became clearer. Ling'er was amazed by the scene in front of her, it was really like entering a fairyland.
The clouds are swirling on the steep cliff in front, standing a huge stone tablet up to 100 meters high, the stele is vigorously engraved with three words, it should be the three words of the Yuanqing faction (the back proves that it is not the three words of the Qingyuan faction, Ling'er does not recognize the word, everyone bear with it, and after the entry, she is called to learn quickly!) Although Ling'er does not recognize the word, but still feels that this word is very courageous, there are two huge white jade-like stone pillars next to the stele, standing on both sides of the stone steps, extending the stone steps and going up the gate of the Yuanqing faction.
When Ling'er arrived at the edge of the cliff, there were already several people standing there, and when the sun went down, there were a total of eight people on the edge of the cliff. At this time, the two immortals I saw in the morning flew by with their swords on their feet, led by the first disciple. He stopped in front of the eight people and said, "The eight of you have passed the preliminary examination, and you will be the outer disciples of the Yuanqing Sect in the future." I am your senior brother Yan Jun, and this is your senior sister. Saying that, he smiled at the woman next to him, the woman pursed her lips and smiled, "I'm your senior sister Li Daiwan, let's take you to get the disciple's clothes and daily necessities first, you can follow." The eight men answered, and when they entered the gate, there was a wide open space paved with stones.
Listening to the senior sister, they said that the Yuanqing faction has eight peaks, namely Chuyang Peak, Jingling Peak, Ming Chongfeng, Qingxuan Peak, Baizhu Peak, and Lingfu Peak. Qianyun Peak, Danxia Peak. The place where they are is is the Chuyang Peak, and the outer disciples and stewards are all on this peak. Inner disciples, elders in the Jingling Peak, Zhangjiao, Supervision, Apologetics and their personal disciples are respectively in Mingchong, Qingxuan, Baizhu three peaks, Lingfu Peak has a large viewing platform, large-scale competitions are held here, and it is also the sect competition used to arrange the personnel of each sect. The sect's book collection secret weapons in Jiangyun Peak and Danxia Peak are used to grow spiritual herbs and elixirs and temper pills.
Ling'er and they are now registered disciples, and they will practice in Chuyang Peak in the future, and after half a year, there will be a big competition in the sect, and then they will choose disciples from among the registered disciples, and the unselected disciples will be divided into outer disciples and door servants according to their qualifications. After receiving the disciple service Ling'er, they were led to the residence by Senior Sister Daiwan, because the residence of the male and female disciples was separated, and the male disciples were taken by Senior Brother Yanjun.
Note: Ben Tang believes that the so-called root bone refers to the mind and talent, which is difficult to see for a while, so it is not like other Xianxia novels that the disciples are chosen by the elders and gods as soon as they get started, and this setting is also related to the direction of the later novels.