The next day.

Qiu Changtian continued to take Junior Sister Xu with him. The two of them flew with swords around the pillar of heaven, talking and laughing, feeling very comfortable.

Let’s talk about Guan Zhan, who was on the way to Kunlun Mountain below. He had been running wildly on the mountain road for a day and a night and was completely exhausted.

On the first day of the mountain climbing, before climbing, Kunlun gave everyone a mountain climbing token with a built-in fasting effect.

However, even if one does not need to eat, drink or excrete anything, the long climb will still inevitably lead to physical and mental exhaustion.

When he reached the top of the 90,000 steps, he saw Yan Zhitui behind him, catching up slowly.

Guan Zhan was horrified and tried hard to speed up again.

After all, running and stopping like this is more tiring than walking at normal speed.

When he reached the last dozen or so steps of the 100,000-step climb, Guan Zhan finally ran out of energy and accidentally fell on the stone steps, but he was still trying to climb up.

Yan Zhitui saw this from behind, but did not take the opportunity to chase after him.

Although he looked tireless, he was still a mortal after all, and his limbs were shaking as if they were filled with lead.

It's just that I was taught gentlemanly etiquette since I was young, and no matter how tired I am, I can't lose my composure, so I forced myself to keep a straight face.

In the end, Guan Zhan finally climbed to the finish line, only three steps ahead of Yan Zhitui.

He lay face down on the ground, his chest rising and falling slightly, and he didn't even have the strength to turn over.

Yan Zhitui calmly raised his foot, stepped over his body, and sat down on the rock next to him to rest.

After a while, a red sword light flew over.

Xu Yinglian suppressed the sword light, glanced at Guan Zhan who was lying on the ground, then looked at Yan Zhitui who was sitting on the stone, and said coldly:

"You two have completed the journey to heaven, you can rest here for a while. A disciple will come to lead you to the initiation ceremony later."

Guan Zhan raised his head and said weakly:

"You guys go ahead, I need to rest for a while."

"You have to go." Xu Yinglian frowned and said, "After the entrance ceremony, there will be a disciple-recruiting meeting."

"You need to follow the order in which you completed the mountain climbing route and choose a Kunlun elder who is willing to accept you as a disciple."

Guan Zhan shook his head and said:

"I am the first in this session. According to the sect rules, I should be the chief disciple of this generation and the master's personal disciple. What else is there to choose from?"

Xu Yinglian sneered:

"The 280th generation chief disciple is Senior Brother Qiu Changtianqiu, and has nothing to do with you."

“What!” Guan Zhan screamed, his voice becoming sharper, “But I… I’m clearly the first in this competition! Who is Qiu Changtian!”

"Brother, you have already completed the ascent to heaven on foot on a non-opening day, so the headmaster appointed you as the chief disciple of this generation." Xu Yinglian said coldly, "If you don't agree, you can also climb the mountain on a non-opening day."

Guan Zhan lay on the ground in rage, cursing something.

Instead, Yan Zhitui seemed to be thinking about something and asked:

"Sister, I remember that on the day when Kunlun's road to heaven was not opened, from the 85,000th step upwards, there was a calamity wind from outer space blowing. Its color was like nothing, its smell was like stench, it was as sharp as a blade, and it was as sharp as a cone. There was even the sound of a demon gnawing at the soul."

"That Senior Brother Qiu was just a mortal at the time, right? Even if he had the mountaineering token, he didn't know how to control it. If he had the slightest desire to be possessed by the devil, the calamity wind would penetrate into the sky, penetrate into the joints, and reach the spring, turning his whole body into feathers, and then disappear in the wind."

"You're right." Xu Yinglian turned his gaze and nodded indifferently, "However, Senior Brother Qiu has the peerless talent of 'The Heart of Tao is Clear'. Is it strange that he can complete the Path to Heaven on a non-opening day?"

"The heart of Tao is clear?" Guan Zhan was stunned upon hearing this, and Yan Zhitui also took a breath, obviously knowing the weight of these four words.

That is a peerless talent for cultivation! According to ancient records, it is rare to see such an example in ten thousand years!

Seeing that both of them were speechless, Xu Yinglian felt secretly happy for no reason.

In the past, she was bullied by her senior brother with his extraordinary talent, and she felt so aggrieved. Now, she felt so happy that she could intimidate these newcomers by using her senior brother's name.

Soon, the road to heaven was closed again.

Those who failed to reach the top of Tianzhu before the end were sent out of Kunlun by the mountain protection formation.

Up to this point, a total of 323 people have successfully completed the journey to heaven, of whom 107 became inner disciples and 216 became outer disciples.

The seven places for disciples of Master Ziwei, except Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian, were occupied by the first five disciples who successfully climbed the mountain. This shows how great the appeal of "The True Words for Entering the Nine Heavens" is.

Qiu Changtian also participated in the disciple recruitment meeting. The five disciples who chose to become Kunlun's disciples were:

Guan family in Longyou, Guan was beheaded.

White Deer Grotto Academy, Yan Zhitui.

Guangling Chen family, Chen Zhen.

Nanyang Zhong family, Zhong Tianhuai.

Jian Qingnan, Jian family of Qingzhou.

Among them, the Guan family in Longyou has been a family of swordsmen for generations; the Bailudong Academy is a holy place of Confucianism.

The Chen family of Guangling and the Zhong family of Nanyang both own a small cultivation sect in the local area with many disciples.

The Jian family of Qingzhou is a family of divination and numerology. The current head of the family, Jian Buyan, is a master of divination who is rare in the world.

From this, it seems that these five junior brothers and sisters are all second-generation immortals...

Qiu Changtian sighed and started to think secretly in his mind.

The phenomenon of inner disciples being occupied by immortal cultivation families can be traced back to the origin of the dispute between Chan and Jie.

In ancient times, the teachings emphasized "teaching students in accordance with their aptitude".

The so-called "expound" means to clarify and inspire according to qualifications.

The result of this is that the orthodox sects place excessive emphasis on the qualifications for practicing Taoism when recruiting disciples, and without the qualifications one cannot become an immortal.

Today, the Chan sect has been divided into three parts, and still maintains the following customs:

The Kunlun Taiqing Sect examines one's mind, the Shushan Shangqing Sect focuses on one's aptitude, and the Penglai Yuqing Temple only looks at one's understanding.

As for the aptitude for cultivation, how can a commoner with nothing compare to those children from aristocratic families who have been fed with natural treasures and trained by famous teachers?

The result is that the upward channel is completely controlled by the children of aristocratic families.

The ancient Jiejiao emphasized "teaching without distinction" and anyone could practice Taoism regardless of their aptitude, which brought hope to the children of ordinary people.

The result was that the quality of the disciples was mixed, and some even invented various unorthodox methods to circumvent their lack of qualifications, such as sacrifice, blood feeding, and nourishing the body, which led to their reputation being completely ruined.

Leaving aside the historical background, there are now four more junior brothers and one junior sister, and they are all second-generation immortals. They are probably people with very high aspirations.

I have to think of a way to show off and establish my authority... No, I have to educate them well and train them to be well-behaved and sensible juniors like Junior Sister Xu.

Thinking of this, Qiu Changtian couldn't help but turn his head and look at Xu Yinglian beside him.

Junior Sister Xu is so cute. No, tease her again!

"Why are you looking at me?" Xu Yinglian was puzzled. "You are now the chief disciple of this generation. You should behave with dignity and stop looking around."

"Junior sister, are you willing to acknowledge me as the chief?" Qiu Changtian asked in surprise.

"I won't accept this!" Xu Yinglian said angrily, "Sooner or later I will defeat you and take away the position of the chief disciple! Just wait!"