"It's been more than twenty years."
Looking at the majestic mountain, Ling Xian sighed with emotion.
More than 20 years have passed since he was forced by the three major royal families to the present.
Although this is nothing for immortal cultivators, especially for immortal cultivators with a high realm, I am afraid that it will be difficult to leave even a wrinkle.
Take Ling Xian as an example, how many years have passed, and he still looks like he is only seventeen or eighteen years old, too young.
But those starry eyes are full of vicissitudes.
Especially after experiencing a death, it made him realize that his eyes were full of wisdom.
"Let's go, I hope the real person in charge won't be startled by me."
Ling Xian smiled kindly, and did not enter the mountain gate directly, but immediately followed the stone steps of this 10,000-zhang peak and stepped up the mountain.
This stone staircase, called the Ascending Steps, has a total of 9,999 steps.
Three hundred years ago, it was used to test the introductory disciples, and only by stepping over could they become disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.
And the difficulty of this stone step is very high, it tests a person's perseverance and Dao heart, and people who lack perseverance can't get through it at all.
In addition, with the changes of the times, the criteria for selecting disciples are gradually replaced by aptitude and understanding, so the ladder to heaven loses the value of existence.
Over time, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect no longer used it to select disciples, and those who entered did not have to step over this stone staircase anymore.
However, since the Ascending Ladder was created by the Ten Thousand Swords Ancestor, there is a spiritual symbol.
Therefore, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect has a rule.
That is, in the case of talent and comprehension not up to standard, if someone can step through the ladder of ascending to the sky, then they can become a disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.
It's a pity that three hundred years have passed, and there are very few people who dare to try, and there are even fewer people who can step through.
One is that it is difficult to climb the ladder itself, and the other is that the times have changed, and people attach too much importance to qualification and understanding.
Once you find that you are not up to the mark, you will lose your heart to the Tao.
In this way, how can we step past the steps of the ascension that test the monks?
I have to say that this is the sorrow of an entire era, and it is also the sorrow of the entire immortal cultivation world.
People value talent and understanding so much that mortals value power and money, so much so that everyone ignores the best and most essential things.
"The sorrow of the times cannot be changed by manpower."
Ling Xian sighed softly and went all the way up the stone steps, intending to experience this stone staircase that valued the essence of a monk.
And for him, this stone staircase is not difficult at all.
One is that he is physically peerless and does not feel tired, and the other is that he is very tenacious.
In this way, he walked slowly while feeling the beautiful scenery around him.
And just when he had stepped more than 2,000 steps, he suddenly found that not far in front of him, there was a thin woman's back.
The reason why she is said to be a woman is because she wears a pale yellow palace dress.
There are a lot of patches on it, and the clothes are a little old.
It seems that the woman's family background is not very good.
"Interesting, there are actually people who are challenging the Heavenly Ladder, do they want to worship the disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect" Ling Xian smiled faintly, walked quickly to the woman, and turned to look at her.
I saw that she had a beautiful face, her eyebrows and eyes had not yet grown, and she looked like she was thirteen or fourteen years old.
And probably malnourished, her little face looks a little sallow.
At this moment, she was clenching her teeth, sweating profusely, and taking steps with difficulty.
As for Ling Xian's sudden appearance, she was slightly stunned, but quickly withdrew her gaze.
In those slightly dim eyes, there are only ascending steps, only firmness.
Seeing this, Ling Xian raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised.
He could see that this girl was just a mortal with no magic power, and she was malnourished and had poor physical strength.
However, she had reached more than two thousand steps, which was quite an easy thing for a thirteen or fourteen-year-old mortal.
This made Ling Xian interested, and asked with a smile: "Little girl, you came here to ascend the Heavenly Steps, but you came to worship the Ten Thousand Swords Sect."
Hearing this, the girl glanced at him as if she were looking at an idiot.
This made Ling Xian stunned, and then shook his head and smiled, and understood.
If it weren't for the purpose of worshipping the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, who would have nothing to do to come here to climb the ladder if it was a strong person like him, it was just for fun, but a mortal, how could he come here to find guilt "I was wrong."
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Ling Xian smiled and continued to ask, "Then did you fail the assessment of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect?"
As soon as the words fell, he wanted to give himself a slap.
Isn't this nonsense, who has passed the assessment, can still come to climb the ladder and find guilt for himself.
Sure enough, when he said this, he saw the girl look at him with that idiotic gaze.
This made Ling Xian cry and laugh, in fact, he couldn't be blamed for this, anyone who saw a stranger would always subconsciously ask this kind of question.
"Okay, I lost my word."
Ling Xian shook his head with a smile and said, "What's your name?"
Hearing this, the girl didn't even look at him, and continued to grit her teeth and challenge the ladder.
It's a pity that she is extremely weak at the moment.
Therefore, every step of her is very difficult, and if you look at it like this, let alone reaching the top, I am afraid that she will not even be able to do half of it.
However, the girl's heart is very tenacious, she gritted her teeth and was indomitable.
With such a stubborn appearance, even Ling Xian was a little moved.
"What a resilient little girl."
Ling Xian sighed, then became playful, and said with a smile: "But judging from your state, you will definitely not be able to climb the ladder, do you want to, I'll help you."
This time, the girl turned her head to look at him, but her gaze was still looking at the idiot.
"Where the hell am I looking like an idiot with this kind of gaze again" Ling Xian was speechless, since his debut, it was the first time he had been ignored, and it was also the first time that he had been looked at like this.
Hearing this, the girl pursed her lips and finally spoke.
Her voice is like a pearl falling on a jade plate, crisp and pleasant, very beautiful.
"Seeing that you are not very old, and you came here to climb the ladder again, you should also be one of the people who failed to pass the assessment.
And you can't even guarantee yourself, how can you say that you can help me?"
Ling Xian was stunned, then shook her head and smiled, daring to love this little girl for thinking that she was the one who participated in the assessment.
However, he didn't reveal his identity, and asked with a smile: "I'm just asking you, if I can really help you reach the top, are you willing?"
Hearing this, the girl frowned, and then looked at the stone steps in front of her, obviously a little tempted.
But in the end, she shook her head slowly but firmly, and said, "No need, if I enter the Ten Thousand Swords Sect by cheating, I won't achieve anything in the future." ” "Yes, what a tenacious little girl who doesn't cheat."
Ling Xian exclaimed, his starry eyes flashing with a bit of appreciation.
He only intended to test the girl to see how her heart was, but if she agreed, then he would take her to the top easily.
It's just that there will inevitably be some disappointment.
However, the girl was righteous and refused to do so, which naturally made him appreciate it a little.
But the girl's next sentence made him full of black lines.
"Anyway, looking at you like that, you don't look like a strong person, let alone a good person
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