nucmednet Chapter 263 Zhao Mu’s mentality changed, just do it!
Chapter 263 Zhao Mu’s mentality changed, just do it!
Cangyue City is not far from Hunyuan Taiqing Palace. With the pace of the two of them, they arrived there safely in just half a day.
When Zhao Mu and Yan Hongling arrived, the gate of Hunyuan Taiqing Palace was already crowded with people, densely packed and endless.
"There are so many people!"
Yan Hongling looked at the scene before her and couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder many people say that the once-in-a-decade opening ceremony of Hunyuan Taiqing Palace to recruit disciples is the most grand event in the world."
Zhao Mu was also shocked by the scene before him.
Hundreds of thousands? Millions? Ten million?
He had no idea how many people had come. However, the range of his spiritual awareness was limited and still couldn't cover everyone.
You know, after his cultivation level improved, the range of his spiritual awareness has expanded to nearly seventy miles, which is a very terrifying distance.
This was the first time since he crossed over that he felt the impact of a vast alien world. A sect was recruiting disciples, and the number of people who came to participate in the assessment was in the hundreds of millions.
Of course, Hunyuan Taiqing Palace is a special case, because it has no age or talent requirements for those who come to take the assessment, and because it is a top-notch force, naturally countless people come.
When other top-notch forces open their own schools and recruit disciples, due to various constraints, they can only have 100,000 people at most each time, but the pass rate is still not high. It is common to have only one out of a hundred or even one out of a thousand.
However, in comparison, the pass rate of Hunyuan Taiqing Palace is truly incredible, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is one in a billion.
According to information Yan Hongling had inquired about, even when Hunyuan Taiqing Palace accepted the most disciples, only over a thousand people successfully reached the top.
Of course, for a top-notch force like Hunyuan Taiqing Palace, recruiting disciples is just a way to replenish fresh blood. In addition, the elders and deacons in the sect will usually recruit some disciples from outside, and some affiliated sects will also send talents in the sect to upstream sects.
However, other ways to enter Hunyuan Taiqing Palace have more stringent requirements on age, cultivation, strength, talent, etc.
"It was indeed an unprecedented grand occasion, but unfortunately, except for a few lucky ones, everyone else could only go back in disgrace."
Zhao Mu nodded in agreement and continued to approach the mountain gate of Hunyuan Taiqing Palace with Yan Hongling.
"Perhaps it's because of this that those trashy disciples of Hunyuan Taiqing Palace were able to take advantage of the situation. The cultivation resources that those independent cultivators had fought so hard to obtain were swindled away just like that. It's simply despicable."
"Then who do you want to blame? Are you blaming the disciples of Hunyuan Taiqing Palace for being too clever? Or are you blaming those people for being too stupid? In the world of immortal cultivation, only the fittest survive. What you consider to be extremely abominable is actually a manifestation of the survival of the fittest."
"That's right, stupid people don't deserve to survive."
Yan Hongling chuckled and said in agreement, "You deserve to be cheated, haha!"
Just as the two arrived at the mountain gate of Hunyuan Taiqing Palace, a monster covered in flames appeared in the sky not far away.
"This is... the Purple Flame Golden Elk, the king of monsters. This one must be at least level six!"
"Look, there's someone on the Purple Flame Golden Elk's back."
"That's someone from the Wu family in Qianzhou. I heard more than a month ago that Wu Zixu from the Wu family was going to participate in this Hunyuan Taiqing Palace assessment. I never thought it would be true."
"The Qianzhou Wu family is a leader among the top-tier forces. I think it's a foregone conclusion that Wu Zixu will pass the assessment."
"I'm very confused. Qianzhou is not close to Wuzhou. It's more than ten states away. Even if Wu Zixu didn't want to become a disciple of the top-notch power in Qianzhou, he could have gone to a few neighboring states. Why did he come all the way to Hunyuan Taiqing Palace?"
"The strength of Hunyuan Taiqing Palace is among the best even among the top-tier forces. People always strive for higher positions. It's not surprising that Wu Zixu came to Wuzhou."
"No, no, no, you're wrong. Wu Zixu didn't come here for this."
"What's that for?"
"Have you forgotten the legend of the Heavenly Ladder in Hunyuan Taiqing Palace? Legend has it that it contains the Supreme Scripture, and once one comprehends it, one can ascend to heaven in one step. Wu Zixu must have come here for this item."
"Indeed, what this Taoist brother said is correct. I am from Qianzhou. Wu Zixu of the Wu family is extremely talented. Although he is only fifteen years old, he has already reached the Great Perfection of the Spiritual Origin Realm. He has long been famous in Qianzhou. The Fallen Heaven Sect, a top-tier force in Qianzhou, as well as top-tier and top-tier forces in several neighboring states have all extended olive branches to him, but they have all been rejected."
"But according to records, ever since the Hunyuan Taiqing Palace established its mountain gate, no one has ever gained any enlightenment from this Heavenly Ladder. Over time, everyone thought it was a rumor. How could anyone still believe it?"
"Rumors? Are you stupid or are those powerful people stupid? Look, there's movement over there again. I'm afraid another powerful person's son is coming."
"..."
As expected, following the purple-flame golden elk, another golden carriage pulled by a sixth-level red-flame beast came flying in the wind. The golden light was so bright that it was hard not to notice it.
"The carriage of the first-rate Great Xia Dynasty, could it be that the ninth princess, Xia Ningzhi, is sitting inside?"
"It's getting more and more lively. The Wu family, the Great Xia Dynasty, I wonder what other major forces will come."
"Here he comes, here he comes, another big shot is coming."
As someone shouted, many people looked into the distance and saw a sixth-level purple spirit eagle with a faint light all over its body appearing outside the mountain gate of Hunyuan Taiqing Palace, with a man and a woman standing side by side on its back.
The man has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, like a sword about to be unsheathed, while the woman is gentle and tender, like spring water taking shape.
After just one glance, Zhao Mu withdrew his gaze. There were two more people who were no weaker than Wu Zixu.
Jiang Liuyun, who was also at the Great Perfection of the Lingyuan Realm, was no different from a piece of air in front of these people. Even though his cultivation strength had improved, Zhao Mu felt that he had no chance of winning against any of these people, really not at all.
This feeling is like...like facing Yan Yuechen.
"Yan Hongling, do you know the rumors about the Heavenly Ladder at Hunyuan Taiqing Palace?"
"Are you talking about the supreme sutra hidden within this ladder to heaven? I've heard a little about it."
"Talk about it!"
"According to rumors, this ladder to heaven was obtained by the founder of Hunyuan Taiqing Palace from some mysterious place..."
Next, Yan Hongling told Zhao Mu in detail about the rumors about the ladder to heaven.
Words like mysterious place, supreme scripture, the powerful source of the founder of the sect, the strongest foundation of Hunyuan Taiqing Palace, etc. constantly stimulated Zhao Mu's nerves.
"Could it be that...the spiritual cultivation technique that Old Man Qi chose for me is the supreme scripture hidden within this ladder to heaven?"
Zhao Mu suddenly had such a guess in his mind.
But...can I really understand this thing?
To be honest, Zhao Mu was a little nervous!
"No matter whether you can comprehend it or not, let's just do it first. If it really doesn't work, let Old Man Qi help choose another one. At the very least, we can cling to the thighs of Chi Yanyun and my mother-in-law Mu Yueyao."
When Zhao Mu made up his mind, a dull and loud bell sounded in his ears.
Dang~
Dangdang~
clang clang ~