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Bai Tang could hardly imagine that a graceful young man like Youming Gongzi would enjoy playing with snakes and scorpions, poisonous creatures. His idol wouldn't be Ouyang Ke, would it? After completing the registration, Bai Tang took her leave with Youming Gongzi and the others, spending twenty taels of silver to hire a carriage to take her to Chang'an City, and then another ten taels to ride to the town of Zhangbo at the foot of Kunlun Mountain. There were many players in Zhangbo Town, all there to join Kunlun. In the town square, a reed shed had been set up for the registration of disciples by the Kunlun Sect.
Bai Tang followed the other players heading to pay their respects and soon arrived at the edge of the square. A long line had already formed in the square, winding around in several circles. Fortunately, Kunlun was quick in accepting disciples, and before long, Bai Tang saw the person responsible for receiving them. The one speaking to the players was a middle-aged Daoist with three long black mustaches, standing behind him were ten young NPC disciples. All of them wore blue robes with white shirts, very similar to those made by Qionghua. Bai Tang heard the NPC disciples call the middle-aged Daoist "Master Zhong," recalling that Chichengzi had a junior disciple with the surname Zhong, known as Mr. Zhong.
A player stepped forward to Mr. Zhong, who looked at him deeply and said lightly, "Your aptitude is average; you may enter our Kunlun Outer Sect."
Another player approached, and Mr. Zhong still spoke in a nonchalant manner, "Your aptitude is above average; you may enter Kunlun Outer Sect."
A third player was dissatisfied: "Why is it that I have better aptitude than the previous person yet can only enter the Outer Sect?"
Mr. Zhong replied coldly, "All outsiders can only enter the Outer Sect. If you wish to enter the Inner Sect, you must either have a chance or achieve a contribution level of over one thousand."
"So it's not just Kunlun; other sects also only allow entry into the Outer Sect?" The player asked stubbornly.
"Correct!" Mr. Zhong affirmed.
The player calmed down and obediently stood beside those who had already been accepted into Kunlun. Once they gathered a hundred people, an NPC disciple used a cloud boat to take them to Kunlun's residence.
After a moment, it was finally Bai Tang's turn.
Mr. Zhong looked at her and said, "Your aptitude is above average; you may enter Kunlun Outer Sect."
Bai Tang presented her jade token, and Mr. Zhong glanced at it. His expression changed dramatically: "This is Senior Brother Chi's identity jade token."
Bai Tang nodded: "Yes. Senior Chichengzi regretted leaving Kunlun and set a wish for whoever obtains this jade token to join Kunlun."
A look of nostalgia and sadness flashed in Mr. Zhong's eyes: "Although Senior Brother Chi left Kunlun, his heart remains with us. I recall when we practiced martial arts and spells together; who would have thought that after he left the mountain, we would be separated by life and death!"
Bai Tang silently stood before Mr. Zhong, waiting for him to finish his reminiscence.
After a while, Mr. Zhong returned from his memories. Facing Bai Tang, he was now all smiles: "Senior Brother Chi indeed has good judgment; I see your bones are extraordinary and your aptitude exceptional; you are a rare talent for cultivation and should enter our Kunlun Inner Sect."
"Xuyan. You take Candy Store to meet the Sect Leader at the inner gate." Mr. Zhong waved to a young disciple.
Xuyan responded affirmatively and politely invited Bai Tang to leave with her. At that moment, the players who had previously expressed discontent protested again.
"Why can she enter the inner gate?"
"Fate!" Mr. Zhong coldly replied to the players, "She obtained Brother Chi's jade token, which is her opportunity to enter the inner gate. If you're envious, you can also seek your own opportunity, but I fear you won't find it!"
The player fell silent, but their gaze towards Bai Tang was filled with jealousy.
Xuyan waved her fingers. The sword behind her unsheathed and transformed into a Giant Sword, one foot wide and two meters long. Xuyan stood on the sword and said to Bai Tang.
"Junior Sister. Come up!"
Although Bai Tang did not know Lightness Skill, she was agile and jumped high. Under the envious and jealous gazes of all the players, she lightly leaped onto Xuyan's back.
"Stand steady!" Xuyan reminded her, directing the sword to soar into the sky.
This was not Bai Tang's first time flying on a sword, so she did not react like other players who were startled and panicked. Her calm demeanor made Xuyan regard her with even more respect.
The flying sword weaved through the clouds, with green mountains stretching beneath them. After about five minutes, a cluster of buildings came into view. The buildings were situated atop the mountains, ancient and majestic, truly worthy of being the number one sect in the celestial realm.
Xuyan stopped below the mountain gate, where there were nearly endless steps ahead.
"This staircase is called Ascension Stairs, consisting of a total of nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine steps. There are restrictions set on these steps; if activated, anyone on the stairs will fall into an illusion. Only by defeating the monsters within that illusion can one escape from it. This is a necessary trial for outer disciples to enter the inner gate. Although you have already been confirmed as an inner disciple, you must still ascend these Ascension Stairs. However, your strength is too low to face the monsters in the illusion, so I won't activate the restrictions," Xuyan explained.
"Thank you, Senior Brother!" Bai Tang expressed her gratitude to Xuyan.
"No need to thank me!" Xuyan nodded and led Bai Tang up the Ascension Stairs.
If it were in reality, not to mention nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine steps, even ninety ordinary people would be out of breath after coming down. However, in the game, only fatigue points are consumed, so there is no feeling of gasping for breath after running a thousand five. Bai Tang finally finished all the steps before her fatigue points hit zero.
The mountain gate of Kunlun is enormous, entirely built from white jade, and divided into three doors: left, middle, and right. The left and right doors are single doors, while the middle one is a double door. In front of the doors stand two guardian beast statues of Kunlun Mountain: the Kai Ming Beast and the White Tiger. The White Tiger is one of the four sacred beasts and also a divine beast under Xiwangmu, while Kunlun is Xiwangmu's territory. The Kai Ming Beast, also known as Lu Wu, has a tiger's body and a human face and is the guardian beast of Kunlun Mountain, protecting the gateway from the human world to the divine realm. It is said to be extremely powerful, so much so that even the leader of the Kunlun Sect, the strongest in the celestial realm, is no match for it.
Upon entering the mountain gate, what greeted her was a spacious martial arts training ground where many disciples were practicing swordplay. One side of the training ground serves as accommodation for disciples, while other system shops such as pharmacies, general stores, and eateries are also located here. Passing through the training ground, she saw a grand and magnificent building—the main hall of the Kunlun Sect, Yuxu Palace. Xu Yan stopped at the entrance and let Bai Tang enter by herself.
Bai Tang looked at him in confusion before stepping through the palace doors. Immediately, an immense pressure crashed down on her like a tidal wave. Bai Tang coughed up blood as her health points continuously dropped.
Damn, this intimidation tactic is too intense! What if she couldn't withstand the pressure and her health points hit zero? Would her experience points be deducted? After reincarnation, would Kunlun still recognize her foundation?
She quickly popped a health recovery pill into her mouth and pushed forward against the pressure. The pressure grew stronger; at first, it felt like a heavy stone pressing down on her but soon transformed into an enormous mountain. Bai Tang was nearly immobilized by it; taking a step felt more challenging than climbing a cliff. But would this make Bai Tang yield? Of course not! Not to mention that she knew this pressure was part of the Kunlun leader's test—if she could endure it, the system would surely reward her; even this humiliating experience of being oppressed by absolute strength felt interesting to Bai Tang. Ever since she got her cheat code, she hadn't experienced such overwhelming pressure; after all, being invincible can also be quite boring.
Just when she had five percent health left, that immense pressure suddenly vanished. Bai Tang felt an instant sense of relief as her health was fully restored, and the system chimed in.
"Ding! Player Candy Store has successfully passed the Kunlun leader's test and officially becomes an inner disciple of Kunlun. Reward: 100 faction reputation points, 50 faction contribution points, one set of purple-level faction attire, all attributes +1."
Bai Tang secretly rejoiced; indeed, the rewards were generous!
"Not bad! Junior Brother Chi has found us a good disciple!" The leader of Kunlun Sect, Daoist Zhong Wei said with satisfaction. "Candy Store, do you wish to take me as your master and become my disciple?"
Of course! Bai Tang nodded repeatedly and performed a bow to Daoist Zhong Wei.
Daoist Zhong Wei gifted Bai Tang an orange weapon that made her beam with joy. Her master was not only handsome but also generous; no wonder he was regarded as the number one person in the cultivation world! Comparing Mr. Zhong with Daoist Zhong Wei—strength determines appearance; Mr. Zhong had a typical middle-aged man's image while Daoist Zhong Wei appeared much older yet had a youthful demeanor full of grace. It was said that Shushan's leader was also a young handsome man while Penglai's leader was a stunning beauty resembling an immortal.
"Hehe!" Daoist Zhong Wei's laughter interrupted Bai Tang's drifting thoughts as she looked at her newly appointed master in confusion.
"Bai Tang, can't you recognize my voice?" Daoist Zhong Wei chuckled. Although he had taken on the persona of "Daoist Zhong Wei," his voice remained unchanged!
"Ma Congyun?" Bai Tang asked in surprise.
Zhong Wei?Ma Congyun?Daoist Priest smiled and said, "Did I scare you?"
Bai Tang squinted, returning his expression to normal: "Yes, I was startled. I didn't expect Zhong Wei Daozhang to be played by you. Hmph, taking advantage of me and making me greet you as Master, you've got some guts!"
Zhong Wei?Ma Congyun?Daoist Priest scratched his head awkwardly, completely lacking the aura of a celestial being or the demeanor of a top expert.
"Well, I didn't expect you to trigger the hidden mission Chichengzi. You should know that whoever takes Chichengzi's jade token must become my disciple; that's the system's setting."
"Not your disciple, but Zhong Wei Daozhang's disciple," Bai Tang emphasized.
"Yes, yes, yes, Zhong Wei Daozhang's disciple," Zhong Wei?Ma Congyun?Daoist Priest quickly replied.
Bai Tang extended his right hand, palm up: "Compensation!"
Zhong Wei?Ma Congyun?Daoist Priest: "Haven't I already given you an orange weapon?"
"The orange weapon is a gift from Zhong Wei Daozhang to his disciple; what I want now is an apology from you!" Bai Tang had a look that said, "If you don't give me an apology, I won't leave and will stick to you," leaving Ma Congyun unable to catch his breath. (To be continued)
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