【Chapter 096】Pass the First Level

【Chapter 096】Pass the First Level

The headless ghost disappeared.

Apparently the headless ghost turned into that ball of black gas.

A female cultivator following behind the male cultivator did not see the headless ghost. Seeing that the male cultivator suddenly stopped moving, he reached out and pushed him.

"Daoyou?"

The male cultivator did not respond.

The female cultivator had no choice but to take a detour and go up from the side.

Passing the male cultivator, she saw someone standing motionless on the stairs in front. When she turned around, she saw that the man's eyes were dull.

"What happened to them?" The female cultivator looked at Nangong Chenyu and the other man and asked curiously.

She had been following Nangong Chenyu and the others since the 200th step. That was why she was able to reach over 500 steps so quickly.

Of course, following behind Nangong Chenyu and the others were not only the female cultivator, but also the male cultivator from before, and a dozen other people.

After the female cultivator asked this question, the other dozen or so people also looked at Nangong Chenyu and the others.

"It's a ghost."

Nangong Chenyu did not hide it, because even if he didn't say it, they would find out soon.

"Ah?" The female cultivator had a question mark on her forehead.

Nangong Chenyu didn't elaborate any further. He pulled Ye Yishen and continued walking forward.

The others hurried to follow.

After walking up a few more steps, a one-armed ghost appeared out of nowhere in front of Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yisheng. Just as they were about to hit the one-armed ghost, the two men let go of each other's hands. At the same time, he took a step to the side and successfully avoided the one-armed ghost.

The people following behind the two men saw their movements and learned to avoid the one-armed ghost.

People can only walk with their feet, but the one-armed ghost can float.

Therefore, everyone hid in a very embarrassing manner.

Fortunately, after twenty seconds, no one was touched by the one-armed ghost, and the one-armed ghost disappeared on its own.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that as long as we delay for a while, the ghost will disappear on its own.

Nangong Chenyu looked thoughtfully at the people standing motionless on the stairs. Then he leaned close to Ye Yisheng's ear and whispered his guess to him. Then he pulled him to continue walking upwards.

Seeing this, the others hurried to catch up with the two.

What the group didn't expect was that more people meant more ghosts. After everyone walked up a few steps, seven or eight miserable and terrifying ghosts suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Although they were mentally prepared, there were still a few timid people who dodged and screamed.

“Ahhh~”

"Go away, go away, don't come over here."

"Mom! Help~"

"Ahh~ Don't look for me!"

Physical attacks have no effect on these ghosts that appear out of nowhere. In order to avoid being touched by ghosts, some people try to shift the blame to others, while others ask their friends to help resist them.

However, Nangong Chenyu was unaware of all this. Because he was unlucky, as soon as he stepped onto a step, he bumped into a lame ghost that appeared out of nowhere.

A black gas floated by, and he looked ahead with lifeless eyes, standing still.

Ye Yishen held Nangong Chenyu's hand tightly but did not let go.

Time passes by every second.

Soon Ye Yishen discovered that no second ghost would appear within one meter around anyone who was touched by a ghost, and other ghosts would even walk around the person who was standing still after being touched by a ghost.

Nangong Chenyu only felt a flash before his eyes, and he was in an uncontrollable trance for a moment, but he came back to his senses the next second.

At this time, Ye Yisheng's surprised voice came to my ears.

"Ayu, you finally woke up!"

Ye Yisheng used the word "finally", which clearly meant that the matter was not as simple as a moment of trance. Nangong Chenyu immediately asked, "How long have I been standing here?"

"Half an hour."

"Hiss~" Nangong Chenyu couldn't help but take a breath.

He was able to fall into the trap without anyone noticing. It seems that the person who built the 501st to 599th steps must have at least reached the Tribulation Crossing Stage.

The few people around him who had been standing motionless on the stairs before him had disappeared. It was obvious that they had walked ahead of them.

"It seems that people who are touched by ghosts will stay there for half an hour." If you don't encounter a ghost, you can finish the hundred steps in a short time.

After Ye Yisheng told his discovery, he asked, "Shall we leave now?"

"Let's go. Hold my hand and walk. It will be hard to avoid ghosts if we run into them later." Nangong Chenyu let go of Ye Yisheng's hand and said, "If I get hit by a ghost again, you don't have to wait for me here. Go to the 600th step and wait for me."

This made Ye Yisheng frown: "What if there are monks with bad intentions who attack you and me who are touched by ghosts?"

Nangong Chenyu really didn’t think about it in this way: “You are right. We should always be on guard against others. No matter which of us is touched by a ghost, the other one will be waiting for the other one.”

"good."

Among the people who had followed the two men before, those who had not been touched by the ghost had already left. The five people who had been touched by the ghost also woke up one after another after Nangong Chenyu woke up.

Seeing Nangong Chenyu and the other two walking in front, the five of them continued to follow.

When they saw the ghost appear out of nowhere again, Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yishen immediately walked over to those who were standing motionless on the stairs. The two continued walking until the ghost encountered other people or dissipated on its own.

After knowing how to avoid ghosts, the two of them increased their speed a lot, but the five people following them were quickly lost.

When the two reached the 583rd step, Ye Yishen was accidentally touched by a ghost.

Nangong Chenyu immediately walked up to him.

It is now the second day of the test.

Anyone who can get here at this time has a great chance of passing the first level of assessment.

Therefore, ten familiar young men from aristocratic families discussed it and decided to wait until noon at the Six Hundred Steps, eliminate some people who had been encountered by ghosts, and then move on.

After seeing Ye Yishen and Nangong Chenyu standing motionless on the steps, two young men from aristocratic families immediately approached them.

When they got closer, the two young men from aristocratic families could see the faces of Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yishen clearly.

One of the young men from aristocratic family had a look of amazement in his eyes, while another of the young men from aristocratic family had a look of jealousy in his eyes. The former pushed Ye Yishen with his hands, aiming at Ye Yishen's chest; the latter kicked Nangong Chenyu with his feet, aiming at Nangong Chenyu's face.

Nangong Chenyu's expression suddenly turned cold, and he glanced at the two people on the steps with icy eyes. He quickly reached out and put his arm around Ye Yisheng's waist, took him around in a circle, and successfully avoided the two young men from aristocratic families on the steps.

The young man from a noble family who kicked used too much force, and because he had no foothold, he fell directly down the stairs.

“Ah~”

The young man from aristocratic family standing next to him subconsciously reached out to grab him, and was about to grab his robe, but when he touched his robe, he deliberately lost his grip.

The eight people who were resting on the six hundred steps all stood up.

Nangong Chenyu let go of Ye Yishen, pulled out the hairpin on his head, and waved it at the male cultivator who was falling down.

It seemed like an ordinary swing, but an invisible sword energy flew out from the end of the hairpin and attacked the male cultivator's ankle. The ankles were not covered by the vestments, only by the tabi.

Unfortunately, without the bonus of spiritual energy, the power of the sword energy is limited and can only penetrate three-tenths of the flesh. If the male cultivator was a mortal, his legs would have been cut off by the sword energy.

Then Nangong Chenyu turned around and looked at the person who wanted to push Ye Yishen just now.

The young man from a noble family on the steps said in a stern but cowardly manner, "What do you want to do?" When he met Nangong Chenyu's murderous eyes, he felt a chill down his spine.

"Quit it yourself, or I'll give you a ride." Nangong Chenyu said coldly. If he had a sword in his hand, he would have attacked immediately.

Of course, the child of a noble family does not want to quit. He has good aptitude for cultivation, and the family's cultivation resources are all tilted towards him. If he were eliminated now, there's no telling what the rest of the family would say about him.

"I, I..." Before he could finish his words, he turned around and ran up the stairs.

Nangong Chenyu looked at the figure walking up the stairs, and he didn't encounter any ghosts until the other party reached the six hundredth step. He made sure to walk up six hundred steps before coming down so that he wouldn't encounter any ghosts.

The nine people on the six hundred steps and Nangong Chenyu looked at each other across a dozen steps.

Just when Nangong Chenyu thought that the nine people were going to come down to eliminate them, they turned around and stepped onto the 601st step. While he was wondering, three boys about his age passed him.

Obviously, the nine people left, mostly because of the three people.

Just when the three of them were only three steps away from reaching the 600th step, one of them was hit by a ghost that suddenly appeared with half of its head missing.

The other two did not rush up, but stood beside this person to protect him.

There are only three steps, but you have to wait half an hour. Nangong Chenyu thought about it and realized that he and Ye Yisheng only had a dozen more steps to go, so they would also have to wait for half an hour.

It would only take a few minutes, why did he have to wait here for half an hour?

Thinking of this, he turned and looked at Ye Yishen. Then he picked up Ye Yishen by the waist and walked up the six hundred steps.

As soon as he reached the 600th step, Ye Yishen came to his senses.

The two sober teenagers standing on the 596th step looked at each other, and immediately held the arm of the boy who was hit by the ghost and walked up.

The two sides met, nodded to each other, and continued walking forward without stopping.

When they stepped onto the 601st step, the five of them subconsciously held their breath, waiting for a new test.

In the end, nothing happened.

It was too normal, so the five people became more cautious, fearing that some test would suddenly occur.

However, it went unexpectedly smoothly.

It didn't take long for the five of them to reach the 700 steps one after another.

More than seven hundred steps seemed normal. As they were walking, the five people found that the people next to them were missing.

Nangong Chenyu stopped suddenly because there was a bottomless abyss in front of him.

At this time, the sky was covered with dark clouds and lightning was striking straight at him. He was actually undergoing the thunder tribulation of ascension.

Closing his eyes, Nangong Chenyu uttered a word softly.

"break!"

The dark clouds retreated and the sky cleared.

When he opened his eyes, Nangong Chenyu saw a staircase leading upwards in front of him.

After walking forward for an unknown amount of time, Nangong Chenyu found himself in a white space deep inside a room. In front of him, there was a black word "Tao" written.

An old voice sounded in his ears: "What is Tao?"

This is the familiar formula for the entry examination.

Nangong Chenyu said nothing, took off the hairpin on his head, and waved it towards the word "Tao" in front of him.

He wouldn't answer questions like the others did.

The word "Tao" was chopped into pieces by the sword energy, and someone else appeared in the square.

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