Chapter 151

"The calamity can't be overwhelmed by numbers. I might as well eat and sleep." Liang Yiliu saw her senior brother's eyes blazing with fire, and she said obediently: "No matter how many disciples there are, won't I be the one to bear the calamity?"

The leader of Wuji Sect was almost pissed off to death by his lazy junior sister.

Liang Yiliu is extremely talented and has a spiritual body. Even when she is dozing off, her body will automatically absorb the surrounding spiritual energy for cultivation. Logically speaking, with Liang Yiliu's talent, she should be practicing hard to ascend, but Liang Yiliu is stuck in the Nascent Soul stage and has been unable to break through.

Unable to break through, her body was still absorbing spiritual energy. If she did not break through according to this method of cultivation, one day she would absorb too much spiritual energy and explode and die. Liang Yiliu had actively sought a solution before, and later her master figured it out before ascending. It was because she had not yet reached a certain calamity and the way of heaven was blocking her. From then on, Liang Yiliu gave up, sleeping, drinking and playing cards every day. Occasionally, she would go out on her flying sword to pick a fight, and rely on her cultivation to beat others up. Every day she either attracted cats or played with dogs, becoming the first person that all the sects disliked most when they visited her.

"No, this time you must leave a single heir for Qingyun Peak! Even if you die, the Qingyun Peak inheritance cannot be cut off!"

At the order of the sect leader, Liang Yiliu could not go anywhere and had to stay in the Wuji Sect obediently waiting for the disciples to bring back the children who had been predicted to be immortals.

Large ships sailed into the Wuji Sect. Zhou Li stood on one, watching Chen Yingmeng perform hand gestures. The ship felt like it was crashing into a piece of soft glass, the bow already inside the glass, while the stern remained in the real world. The bow and stern offered two completely different views. Looking back, the sea and sky merged, with blue waves rolling in the distance. Looking forward, a celestial atmosphere unfolded, with cranes flying over the mountaintops. Seven peaks surrounded the central peak, and a stone ladder loomed in the clouds. Standing high up, looking down, the clouds were so steep that Zhou Li felt dizzy and dared not look any further.

The spaceship slowly descended and stopped at the foot of the mountain. There was an open space in front of them. Many people had already arrived, both men and women. However, the total age of the people in the square was estimated to be no more than sixteen years old. Chen Yingmeng opened her mouth slightly, "Go down, everyone. Listen to the brothers later. Only after you pass these ten thousand steps of the Heavenly Ladder can you learn supreme magic and enter the threshold of immortal cultivation."

Everyone on the ship was driven to the open space. Chen Yingmeng and Shi Yi packed up the spaceship and left. Zhou Li was still dazed when five more people flew down from the sky. Leading them was a beautiful female disciple. She said in a serious tone, "The Ascension Ladder!"

As soon as the woman finished speaking, the ladder that Zhou Li had seen in the sky stretched down from the clouds. The clouds in the sky seemed to be half pushed aside by a pair of huge hands, revealing the full appearance of the ladder, towering into the clouds. Looking up, there was no end in sight.

The woman opened her mouth and said, "If you want to join our Wuji Sect, you must first complete this 10,000-step ladder. I'll give you one day. If you reach the end, you'll pass our test. If not, we'll send you back the way you came."

Zhou Li opened her mouth wide, looked at her small arms and legs, and sighed very oldly. With her physique, she would probably collapse from exhaustion before she even climbed up, but since she had already reached Wuji Sect, she had to give it a try.

Zhou Li clenched his fist, and the woman said, "Begin."

Everyone was rushing forward, but some were not in the right state. Zhou Li saw the little kids on the same boat with her also running forward. She moved her feet lazily and stepped onto the first step of the ladder. Suddenly, the situation changed and she grew up in an instant.

Before she could adapt, five women suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Li, all looking at her sadly. Zhou Li shuddered. Oh no, why are all the heroines that she had conquered before appearing here?

In the Wuji Hall on the main peak, the seven peak masters gathered together and sat cross-legged on the cushions in the hall. In front of them was a water mirror that was showing the current status of the ladder to heaven.

Liang Yiliu lazily played with a spiritual bead in his hand. The spiritual bead was transparent and round, which attracted Shi Shou, the master of the fifth peak next to him.

Shi Shou glanced at the water mirror and asked Liang Yiliu with envy.

"Is that a water-repellent bead in Junior Sister's hand? Wearing it will make you feel comfortable even in water."

Liang Yiliu said weakly, "Yes, I won this from Senior Brother Qizong."

Shi Shou muttered, "The Qi Zong has so many good things."

Liang Yiliu stole a glance at the other peak masters, all of whom were sitting upright, observing the disciples about to enter the sect through the water mirror. She whispered, "Brother, would you like to come with me to the Weapon Sect next time? I have plans to play mahjong with the people from the Weapon Sect and the Beast Sect."

Shi Shou was a little tempted, but before he could think it through, he suddenly heard a heavy cough. He looked up and saw the sect leader glaring at the two of them. Shi Shou smiled bitterly and said, "That's not the case. We at the Fifth Peak are also recruiting new disciples, so we're very busy lately."

Liang Yiliu sighed, the clan leader wanted to poach all her poker friends.

Jiang Chaoyu, the head of the Three Peaks nearby, covered her mouth with her hands and laughed. She parted her red lips and said, "Junior sister, stop playing around all day. Last time my disciple passed by your Qingyun Peak, the top was covered with weeds. You should clean it up when you have time, otherwise, if the outsider comes, he'll think that all of us in the Wuji Sect are like this. If you don't want to do it, I can have my disciple go to your peak and help you clean it up."

As the only two female peak masters of the Wuji Sect, Liang Yiliu has always been very tolerant of Jiang Chaoyu. Although she knew that Jiang Chaoyu was mocking her laziness, she went along with it and said, "Thank you, Senior Sister."

Jiang Chaoyu hit a snag and pursed his lips in silence.

Jian Xuelin from the Second Peak was an old pedant who couldn't stand Liang Yiliu's behavior. He frowned and said, "Junior sister, sit down."

Liang Yiliu still respected this senior brother very much, and he straightened his chest, but it returned to normal after a while. Jian Xuelin shook his head, avoided his gaze, and simply stopped looking at Liang Yiliu.

The heads of the Fourth and Sixth Peaks were both taciturn. They closed their eyes and meditated, not participating in their conversation. The Sect Master spoke, "Today is the grand opening day of our Wuji Sect. I hope that all of you, the Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, can choose your own proud disciples and restore our sect to its former glory, especially the Seventh Peak!"

The Sect Master emphasized, "The Qingyun Sword Technique must not be lost. Junior Sister, please find a successor as soon as possible to preserve the roots of the Qingyun Sword Technique!"

Liang Yiliu then raised her head with a serious face. The Sixth Peak Master Rong Bai opened his eyes, looked at his junior sister and sighed in his heart. The sect leader was so nervous because Liang Yiliu was so imposing and looked like she was about to break through the realm, but the heavens did not allow it. Her meridians and body were full of spiritual energy, and she could breathe in and out spiritual energy with every breath. It was an enviable appearance, but now it was a physique that could make people want to die. Senior brother wanted to leave roots for the Seventh Peak!

Liang Yiliu doesn't care much about her current situation. She has been a favored child of heaven all her life. From a mortal to an immortal cultivator, every step has been smooth. It is only natural that she will encounter such a great catastrophe when she cultivates to the Nascent Soul stage. The way of heaven is fair and will not let her have it so smooth.

Liang Yiliu smiled and said, "It's started."

The first group of people who stepped onto the ladder in the water mirror began to lose their faith and fell down the ladder, while some people struggled to hold on with resolute expressions.

The water mirror image swept over everyone's heads, and Sanfeng Jiang Chaoyu suddenly exclaimed, the one leading the crowd was actually a little girl?

Zhou Li hurried on her way with her head down, her mood was completely ruined by the illusion just now. She rushed to the top without stopping. When she reached the top, Zhou Li was still a little confused. Wasn't it said to be a ladder with ten thousand steps to heaven? She had only taken a few steps?

"Someone came up so soon?" Wufeng Shishou also made a surprised sound. Only Liang Yiliu looked at Zhou Li with interest.

The Sect Master said with a smile, "This time we have a good seedling for cultivating immortality. The speed at which he passes through the illusion is comparable to that of you, Junior Sister, back then."

Liang Yiliu raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "I'm not as fast as her."

Wufeng Shishou recalled the scene when Liang Yiliu was looking for gold all over the ground after passing through the illusion. She even went up the mountain and asked her master for gold. She said that she clearly saw a mountain of gold, but how come it disappeared as soon as she went up the mountain? This made everyone laugh.

Zhou Li stood there for a while, and seeing that no one came forward, she found a place to sit on the ground in frustration, her fair and tender face full of contemplation.

If she hadn't known that characters from worlds that had been conquered couldn't appear here, she might have fallen into an illusion. It seemed that climbing the ladder to heaven was a test of one's state of mind.

Zhou Li was sitting when a shadow suddenly appeared before her eyes. She looked up and saw a pair of slender, strong hands. The owner of the hands asked her, "Will you be my disciple?"

Zhou Li tried hard to look up again, and he almost fell over before he could see the woman's face clearly. She had almond-shaped eyes, cherry lips, beautiful eyes, and a graceful temperament. She didn't look like a cultivator, but more like a lady raised in a wealthy family.

Zhou Li was stunned for a moment, then heard the system say: "This person is the Demon King."

She was silent for a moment, then resolutely grabbed Liang Yiliu's hand and shouted, "Master!"

The various peak masters in Wuji Palace were silent. After a while, the third peak master, Jiang Chaoyu, slapped his thigh angrily, "When will she leave?"

Second Peak Jian Xuelin sighed, while Fifth Peak Shishou muttered, "Junior Sister is still so good at picking up bargains."

Outside the hall, Liang Yiliu looked at the little hand resting on hers and smiled with satisfaction. She rolled up her sleeves and picked up Zhou Li. She left a message to her senior brothers and sisters and slipped away, "I have received your message, and I will not stay here with you any longer."

Looking at the clan leader's face again, it was dark again.

Every time there is an event in the sect, this junior sister runs the fastest!

Zhou Li was trapped under the Demon King's armpit. She watched the Demon King soar into the sky with a sword. She was terrified, fearing that the Demon King would let go and drop her to death. Fortunately, the Demon King still seemed to be a mentally sound person. She flew back to her Qingyun Peak on her sword and threw Zhou Li to the ground. Before Zhou Li could react, the Demon King threw a dagger and a sword manual at her. Liang Yiliu said lazily, "Your master, I'm going to sleep for a while. You should practice hard on your own." Then she disappeared from Zhou Li's sight.

Zhou Li looked at the empty main hall, then looked at the sword manual and dagger in his hand and was stunned.

Wait! Devil! She's in a completely unfamiliar place! Where is she supposed to eat? Where is she supposed to sleep?

Zhou Li waited for a while, and found that no one came out of the magnificent hall. It was silent. She called out softly, "Is there anyone there?" Gradually, her voice became louder, "Is there anyone there?"

No one answered. Zhou Li pulled her hair in annoyance and walked out. The hall was very large and the echo of her footsteps swirled softly inside. Zhou Li had short calves and it took her a long time to walk out of the hall. She stood at the door of the hall and stared at the bare hill in a daze.

What had happened here? The trees on the hilltop were practically cut in half, as neatly as if chopped down with an axe. The white marble tiles at the entrance were riddled with holes and no one had repaired them. Aside from this seemingly magnificent building, everything else looked shabby and dilapidated.

Zhou Li sat down on the stone steps at the entrance of the temple and began to daze. Could she just kill the Great Demon King with a single blow while she was asleep? Wouldn't that complete the mission directly?

Zhou Li raised her right hand, and the dagger that the Great Devil had just given her flashed a dim white light.