Chapter 17

"Charge!"

As the words of the Great Elder fell, the outer disciples surged forward like a flood, rushing to the other side of the square.

Hundreds of people, a dense mass, flew over the square and arrived at a huge cliff face. The cliff was hundreds of meters high, smooth as a mirror, with only a few shallow pits that could be used for leverage.

The first round of the test was to assess their true qi strength. They had to step onto the cliff face, then enter the passage inside the cliff, and safely pass through to pass the first round.

In previous years, the success rate was over 99%. Those who dared to participate in the inner gate test naturally had the confidence to pass, meaning that at least hundreds of people would pass. With so many people passing and then fighting, it was naturally impossible for all of them to participate in the second round of the competition.

Therefore, half of those who passed the first round would not be able to participate in the second round, and this half would be the final half who passed the test.

To pass early, the crowd went crazy. Upon reaching the cliff face, they repeatedly gathered their qi, leaped up, and used the shallow pits on the cliff to gather more qi in mid-air.

"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!"

After a few leaps, a disciple in blue robes was the first to fly into a cave a hundred meters up the cliff. Just before entering the cave, he turned his head, a confident sneer flashing in his eyes.

This person was Wang Meng.

Wang Meng had the strength of true qi at the sixth level, so it was understandable that he could move so quickly. However, just as Wang Meng's feet touched the ground, another figure, like a large bird, quickly flew up, its speed only slightly slower than Wang Meng's.

This was a stranger, a handsome young man with eyes as bright as stars, and a true qi level of the sixth layer. Wang Meng did not recognize him and was clearly taken aback when he saw the young man.

The young man sneered at Wang Meng and entered the cave.

"Damn it, where did this kid come from? He's using a second-rate combat technique." Wang Meng cursed inwardly, feeling that he had encountered a formidable opponent. His dream of entering the core group as the first one seemed to have become more difficult because of the young man.

Wang Meng rushed into the cave.

"Damn it, don't fight."

"Damn it, don't step on my head."

"Get off me."

Those who ran fast naturally had an easy time, followed by those who ran neither fast nor slow, making the scene quite chaotic.

Although the cliff was large and there were many caves, it was impossible for hundreds of people to reach the top simultaneously. So when they leaped into the air and had nowhere to borrow force, they instinctively stepped on the heads or shoulders of those who came later, gathering more qi.

Curses and roars echoed, and stepping on heads and shoulders was common, making the scene extremely chaotic.

"Damn it, get out of my way. I'm Ke Xue, who dares to fight me?"

A voice of anger came from the crowd, and a disciple in blue robes leaped into the air, stepping on someone's shoulder and head in mid-air, rising higher.

Just as he was feeling triumphant, he felt a foot step on his head, leaving a clear footprint. His rising figure slowed down and fell downward.

"Zi Chen, I'll get you for this."

As he fell, Ke Xue saw Zi Chen flying past him and angrily cursed. Then came the sound of him landing.

Ke Xue landed and roared again, stepping on two more people in mid-air, borrowing more force. But then he felt a fragrant breeze, and someone stepped on his head again, causing him to fall once more.

"You—!"

Ke Xue looked up, ready to curse, but saw a cute and lively figure, Lin Xue. The angry words he was about to say were cut off as he landed, but faintly, he could hear, "Zi Chen, I'll get you for this."

It turned out that he blamed Lin Xue for what Zi Chen had done.

Miaokong reached the cliff face, stepped lightly, and his figure moved like a swallow, extremely agile. His steps were more graceful than Zi Chen's, and with just a few slight borrows of force in mid-air, he was already at the cave entrance.

Miaokong still stepped on people's heads but did not actually step on anyone, moving like a light breeze.

"Go."

Zi Chen was at the edge of the cave, and seeing the two come up, he signaled them to move forward.

As soon as they entered the cave, a pressure appeared, causing their figures to slow down suddenly.

"Be careful, there's a pressure at the cave entrance that tests your strength. If you're at the fourth level of true qi, this pressure will greatly hinder your speed, making it difficult to dodge the wooden puppet's attacks." Lin Xue said to the two as they entered the cave.

"Whoosh!"

A gust of wind followed Lin Xue's words and rushed towards Zi Chen's face. Zi Chen swung his fist, using all his strength to strike forward.

"Bang."

With a dull sound, Zi Chen took two steps back, and a two-meter-tall wooden puppet staggered back.

Seeing Zi Chen easily push back the wooden puppet, Miaokong and Lin Xue's eyes changed, looking at Zi Chen as if he were a monster.

"You're at the fifth level of true qi, and you can push back the wooden puppet?"

"Is that strong?" Zi Chen frowned.

"Isn't it? Look at them." Miaokong rolled his eyes and gestured for Zi Chen to look ahead.

Those who entered early at the fifth level of true qi all dodged the wooden puppet's attacks, none daring to face it head-on. Zi Chen saw one who didn't believe in the rules, but after one strike from the wooden puppet, he was pushed back several meters, while the wooden puppet remained still.

"It seems really strong." Zi Chen muttered.

The two were speechless, and the three continued forward.

"Ah!"

At that moment, a惨叫声忽然从两人身后响起，只见一位青衣弟子上来，面对这股威压后，忍不住跪了下来，之后被木人攻击到，整个身体就向着洞口外飞去。

“哎，走吧，年年都有不信邪的，真气四层就算是攀上悬崖到了这里，也会面对威压以及木人，从这么高的地方摔下去，不死也重伤，这一辈子算是废了。”妙空一声低叹，然后示意三人继续前进。

紧接着，身后又响起了两声惨叫，显然是又有两位四层巅峰想要钻空子的人，被山洞里的威压还有木人给送了出去。

真气五层，能够在这里畅通无阻，但真气四层，却举步维艰，对于这里的威压，紫宸非常疑惑。

“这山洞据说是灵武宗太上长老亲自动手建造的，就是为了考核用，这么多年来，从来没有出过差错。”看出紫宸的疑惑，林雪解释道。

有苏梦瑶这个好姐妹，林雪自然知道很多有关于灵武宗的秘辛。

“太上长老，灵武宗最强的不就是大长老吗？”妙空疑惑地问道。

“这我也不知，是梦瑶师姐说的。”林雪道。

三人很快就穿过了山洞，前方是一个更大的广场，这里也早早地汇聚了很多人，其中有内门弟子，也有不少外门弟子。

内门弟子的考核，最高的都是真气五层，自然不入他们这些内门弟子的法眼，但这一次，这里却集聚了很多内门弟子。

除了有一些是因为苏梦瑶到这里的原因，还有一些则是非常好奇，这次能够幸运地进入核心的小家伙，到底是谁。

要知道，成为核心弟子，可是他们的愿望。

苏梦瑶来了，王雄也来了，只是比起苏梦瑶来，王雄几乎可以忽略不计，但在广场之上，得到众多目光关注的，除了一身白衣的苏梦瑶之外，还有一人得到的关注也不少。

那是一个黑衣青年，星目剑眉，站在那里表情异常冷酷，又酷又帅，就算是男人看到，也忍不住要多看两眼。

黑衣，是核心弟子的标志，而此人能够站在苏梦瑶的旁边，两人犹如神仙眷侣一般，更加吸引了众多的目光。

有许多内门的女弟子，看着那个黑衣青年，眼中就散发着道道异彩，恨不得以身代替旁边的苏梦瑶。

“是他？”

等到紫宸等人出来时，林雪看到黑衣青年，显然吃了一惊。

“他是谁？”

紫宸也看到了苏梦瑶旁边的黑衣青年，但不知道为何，看到如此般配的两人，紫宸的心中却难免一痛，非常不舒服，似乎这就是男人的通病。心中更是怎么看两人，怎么觉得不般配。

“陈风，核心弟子第一人，又是宗主的亲传弟子，更是下一任宗主接班人。”林雪复杂地望着陈风，轻轻解释道。

紫宸的脸色微微一变，对方的每一个身份，都不是自己能够匹敌的，现在的两人，就犹如雄鹰和蚂蚁一般，处在两个世界。震惊对方身份的同时，紫宸却没有发现，林雪的复杂表情。

林雪出来，苏梦瑶自然看到了，淡然的脸色，终于有了一抹笑容。

陈风就站在苏梦瑶旁边，眼中只有苏梦瑶，没有他人。看到苏梦瑶笑了，这才扭头，然后看到了林雪，同时看到了林雪旁边的紫宸和妙空，酷酷的脸上，有了一抹淡淡的笑容。

在这里，苏梦瑶和陈风受到的关注程度，自然远超那些长老。两人都笑了，且是冲着一个地方笑的，自然有许多人目光向着这边扫来。

他们看到了紫宸和妙空，但刻意忽略了。妙空的眼睛很小，其貌不扬，很是平常。紫宸虽然很帅，但这里的帅哥到处都是，一点都不稀奇。唯有旁边略显青涩的林雪，让所有人眼睛一亮。

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