The Kunlun Mountain Opening Day, which comes once every thirty years, has finally arrived.

The so-called thirty means half a decade.

The Kunlun Taiqing Sect's founding number is "Gold in the Sea", so it is usually officially established in the Jiazi year or the Yichou year, and supplemented again in the Jiawu year or the Yiwei year, that is, twice in a Jiazi year.

This is too long to discuss in detail, so I won’t mention it for now.

But for the ancients whose average life expectancy was no more than fifty years, this meant that most people would only have one or two opportunities to worship at Kunlun in their lifetime.

Of course, if one is as gifted as Qiu Changtian and can complete the Kunlun Road to Heaven on a day other than the opening day of the sect, then it does not matter when one joins the Taiqing Sect.

Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian flew down on their swords and circled around the Kunlun Pillar.

I saw the steps of Kunlun's road to heaven, going up around the Kunlun Pillar of Heaven, circle after circle. Countless mortals climbed on it like ants, climbing up with difficulty.

"I heard that Brother, you climbed the mountain on a day that was not the opening day?" Xu Yinglian glanced at him with a cold expression.

"Not bad." Qiu Changtian nodded.

"Can you tell me, Junior Sister, what is so mysterious about this road to heaven?" Xu Yinglian said, pointing downwards.

Because Xu Yinglian possessed the talent for cultivation of the "Seven Apertures Mind", he was carefully cultivated by the Tiannan Xu family. Then, he was personally brought to Kunlun by his eldest senior brother Xu Changqing, who was in the foundation-building stage, to become an apprentice. He had never walked the path to heaven at all.

In later generations, for example, if a student is admitted to university without taking an entrance exam, and is asked “how does it feel to take the college entrance exam”, it is essentially a form of showing off.

Qiu Changtian seemed unaware and just smiled and replied:

"The Kunlun Road to Heaven has 100,000 steps. It is not just a figment of the imagination, but a real 100,000 steps."

"If a mortal can complete this journey to heaven within one day and one night, he will be allowed to join the Kunlun Taiqing Sect."

"Based on the order in which they complete the road to heaven, they can be divided into inner disciples and outer disciples. Inner disciples can participate in the disciple-recruiting conference and become apprentices, while outer disciples can only learn the art of Qi refining on their own."

"In addition, if you want to practice our sect's highest art, the 'Nine Heavens Pure Land Realm Mantra', you must become a disciple of Master Ziwei."

"Our master only accepts seven disciples per generation, and only the chief disciple is a direct disciple who can enter the lecture room of Yuxu Palace to listen to the sutras. The rest of the disciples can only learn from the chief disciple."

"Eh?" Xu Yinglian interrupted him and said, "Since the chief disciple of this generation has already been decided to be my senior brother, then why can I also go to the lecture room to listen to the sutras?"

"Because Junior Sister's mind is one of the best in the world for cultivation." Qiu Changtian said with a smile, "Genius always makes people break the conventions."

Geniuses always make people break conventions... Xu Yinglian chewed on these words carefully, and suddenly saw his senior brother pressing down the sword light and descending, so he hurried to follow.

I saw a mortal boy sitting on the steps on the mountain road below, protecting his face with his hands and not saying a word.

His companion was pulling at his sleeve, trying to persuade him:

"Don't rest, come with me."

The young man just shook his head and refused to get up:

"The mountain road is endless and really tiring. Let me rest for a while."

The two swords swirled down, and Qiu Changtian said coldly:

"He has been deceived by the demon from outer space and has become lazy and decadent. You can go on your own and don't worry about him."

The young man's face changed several times after hearing this, but in the end he was too determined and really didn't want to leave, so he lowered his head and said nothing more.

His companion gritted his teeth and had to leave him behind and move on.

Qiu Changtian raised his sword again and said to Xu Yinglian:

"It is not easy to take this road to heaven. The higher you go, the closer you get to the sky. Mortals have no immortal laws to protect them. If you feel tired and want to stop, the demons will magnify it. If you are not determined to seek the truth, once you stop to rest, it will be difficult for you to get up again."

"Demon from outer space?" Xu Yinglian asked incredulously, "How could our Kunlun Taiqing Sect be affected by demons from outer space?"

"There are three disasters and nine calamities in the cultivation of Taoism, and you can't escape them anywhere." Qiu Changtian shook his head and said, "To achieve the path to immortality with a mortal body, you must have great perseverance and great ambitions."

The sword lights of the two continued to rise straight up, and the higher the mountain road became, the fewer people were walking and the more people were stopping.

It is just as Qiu Changtian said, on this road to heaven, as long as you stop and rest, you will let go of your obsession with practicing Taoism.

It was extremely difficult to get up and walk again.

Seeing that Xu Yinglian was eager to try, as if he wanted to land and compete with these immortal seekers on the way to heaven, Qiu Changtian smiled and said:

"Junior sister, your mind is very resistant to the demons from outer space. Even if you are occasionally bewitched by magic, you can see through it quickly. That's why Master allowed you to enter without taking the test, probably because this Kunlun Road to Heaven is not difficult for you."

"I see." After hearing what his senior brother said, Xu Yinglian put aside his competitive spirit and sighed, "Then what about your 'heart of Taoism'?"

Qiu Changtian smiled but said nothing.

Your mind with seven orifices is only resistant to the invasion of inner demons.

My heart of Tao is clear and I am immune to the invasion of inner demons.

Which is better? Need I say more?

However, if he said this, although it would greatly increase the synchronization value, the arrogant junior sister would definitely turn against him.

Therefore, Qiu Changtian just changed the subject and pointed downwards and said:

"Speaking of which, among the disciples climbing the mountain this year, there are also several with extraordinary talents."

"The man currently walking in the lead is called Guan Zhan, and is said to be from the Guan family in Longyou."

"Longyou Guan family?" Xu Yinglian frowned and said, "Hasn't their family been swordsmen for generations, all from the Shushan Shangqing Sect? Why did they send a young man to Kunlun this time?"

“I don’t know about that either.” Qiu Changtian shook his head. “However, this Guan Zhan has a very strong bone structure. He has been running fast since he opened the mountain, leaving everyone else behind. Now his pace has slowed down, and I think he can’t hold on any longer, but his first place position is still difficult to shake for the time being.”

"Under normal circumstances, he would have been the chief disciple of this generation." Xu Yinglian sneered, his tone slightly mocking, "It's a pity that he met Senior Brother this time."

"Did he just meet me?" Qiu Changtian laughed dumbly, "Junior sister, don't forget, according to the order of entry, you are also ahead of him. If he chooses to worship the headmaster as his master, he can only be ranked third at most."

"Yeah." Xu Yinglian nodded. Thinking that there was a junior brother who was below him, his mood improved a little.

"The person walking second is Yan Zhitui from Bai Ludong Academy in Jiangzhou." Qiu Changtian pointed to a person behind him and continued to talk to his junior sister, "The three major ancient religious sects are Chan Sect, Jie Sect and Ren Sect. Among them, Ren Sect has been passed down to this day, and Confucianism has inherited its legacy."

"Yan Zhitui was born in the Yan family of Langya, Qingzhou. His family has been a family of scholars for generations. But this generation of descendants did not take the imperial examination to become an official, but traveled thousands of miles to Kunlun to become a disciple. This is also strange."

Xu Yinglian pondered for a moment and said:

"Brother, what do you want to say? Kunlun's fortune is flourishing, attracting many children from noble families to join it?"

"No." Looking at such a lovely junior sister, Qiu Changtian couldn't help but tease her, "This generation of disciples has many talented people, junior sister, you must practice diligently and don't be surpassed by the junior brothers and sisters."

"This is absolutely impossible!" Xu Yinglian immediately became furious and said gritting his teeth.