As expected of a second-tier demonic beast, the Gale Rat was incredibly fast, searching for an opportunity to strike around Su Qing.
However, before the Gale Rat could make a move, Su Qing quickly ran two steps.
Then, through the mist, she saw a familiar figure: Yun Luoyan.
Yun Luoyan was also very happy to see Su Qing.
"Su Qing, I have something good to show you." Yun Luoyan said, pulling the pelt of a first-tier three-tailed white fox out of her storage bag.
"The tails of these three white foxes are soft, warm, and beautiful when made into scarves. We'll each make one," Yun Luoyan said.
“Perfect timing, I have one here too.” Su Qing took out the back of the armored tiger.
“The spine of this armored tiger is the hardest, so it would make a good breastplate. After we join the sect, we’ll ask the senior brother who specializes in weapon crafting to help us make two, one for you and one for me,” Su Qing said.
The two little girls smiled at each other, but soon Su Qing raised an eyebrow at Yun Luoyan.
Yun Luoyan understood everything. When she saw Su Qing, she sensed that something had been watching them all along.
"Attack!" Su Qing shouted, and the two of them retreated in unison. The Gale Rat flashed past the spot where they were standing like a bolt of lightning.
Su Qing's sword rose with the wind, and the Swift Wind Rat nimbly dodged it, but it ended up meeting Yun Luoyan's kick.
Yun Luoyan kicked the Gale Rat away, and Su Qing's sword met it. The Gale Rat couldn't change direction in mid-air and crashed directly into the sword, becoming a string of rats.
"Holy crap, these are Gale Rats, they're as fast as lightning! How can they play like this?" Elder Xiang couldn't sit still any longer and stood up abruptly.
Elder Yuan also jumped up.
The two rubbed their hands together excitedly; this was a promising talent.
Although the two of them had successfully formed their cores and were elders of the Xuanling Sect, in a large sect like the Xuanling Sect, cultivators in the Core Formation stage could only be ranked at the very bottom.
The sect's single-spiritual-root disciples were all snatched up by those old monsters in the Nascent Soul stage. They often couldn't even get a double-spiritual-root disciple and could only find outstanding ones among those with three spiritual roots to take as disciples.
Disciples like Su Qing and Yun Luoyan, who possess three spiritual roots, performed better than those with two spiritual roots in the entrance test. If they could be accepted as disciples, they would have two Foundation Establishment stage disciples within ten years.
Inside the secret realm, the Gale Rat was completely dead. Su Qing and Yun Luoyan cut off the Gale Rat's claws, which were valuable. If the claws were added during weapon forging, the resulting weapon would have a significantly faster attack speed.
Unfortunately, second-tier demonic beasts do not have demonic crystals inside their bodies.
Demon crystals are valuable. If you add demon crystals when refining weapons or making talismans, there is a certain probability that you can unleash the abilities of demonic beasts.
For example, if you add fire-attribute demon crystals when forging weapons, the weapons may be imbued with fire attributes, and during combat, they will also deal fire-attribute damage, which is extremely powerful.
This is merely the entrance test for the Xuanling Sect; to have a second-tier demonic beast is already quite an achievement.
“Su Qing, I always feel that this illusion is somewhat like the real world,” Yun Luoyan said.
“Hmm, I’m afraid this is the Xuanling Sect’s secret realm. When we stepped onto the steps, we were probably teleported,” Su Qing said. “I just don’t know where the exit is.”
The two rested for a while, then turned and walked in a direction neither of them had gone before.
After walking for more than an hour, the two saw the fog gradually thinning ahead. Upon closer inspection, they discovered that what lay ahead were actually the steps of the Heavenly Ladder.
Huh? It's out already?
Su Qing and Yun Luoyan turned their heads to look, and saw that the 1,110 steps below were shrouded in thick fog, making it impossible to see what was going on inside.
"This heavenly ladder is truly amazing," Yun Luoyan said.
Su Qing nodded. The Xuanling Sect, she really had something to look forward to.
Next comes the final test.
As you step onto the steps, you hear a creaking sound ahead, and then you see rows of puppets lined up and coming out.
This is the third level of the entry test, the test of survival of the fittest.
Battle against the puppets!
There were hundreds of these puppets, but the workmanship was rather rough, and Su Qing curled her lips in disdain.
In her previous life, she also had several puppets. These puppets were obtained from her ancestors' secret realm and were exquisitely crafted. Each one had long legs and a slender waist for the women and full muscles for the men, making them look like real handsome men and beautiful women. Moreover, they could fight like cultivators in the Core Formation stage.
These puppets in front of me are crudely made; some have square heads, some have round heads, and their limbs are not flexible enough.
Moreover, the puppet was wearing heavy armor, which was useless except for being able to withstand blows, and it also hindered the puppet's agility.
These puppets are at most at the second or third level of the Qi Refining stage in terms of combat strength.
"Yun Luoyan, how about we see who breaks more?" Su Qing turned to ask Yun Luoyan beside her.
Yun Luoyan had been eager to try for a long time. When she heard Su Qing say this, she readily agreed and said, "If I lose, I have to do 10,000 push-ups."
"Madman!" Su Qing rolled her eyes, but still didn't refute.
Su Qing and Yun Luoyan rushed into the group of puppets. In an instant, all that could be seen were the puppets' limbs flying everywhere. As for Su Qing and Yun Luoyan, they only left two afterimages in the group of puppets.
At this moment, a large number of Xuanling Sect disciples had gathered at the mountain gate, all of them staring in disbelief.
"My God, what kind of monster is this? It actually sent all of Uncle He's puppets flying!"
"No way, even though the puppets Uncle He put here are all failed attempts, they are still comparable to second or third level Qi Refining cultivators in a fight. These two are just participating in an introductory test, and they're already this fierce?"
"Those two must have cultivated in their families, right? They must have reached at least the third level of Qi Refining?"
"I saw it clearly just now, they were two girls who were twelve or thirteen years old. This is the entrance test for outer disciples, and they only have the aptitude of three spiritual roots. How could they have cultivated to the third level of Qi Refining?"
"Oh, twelve or thirteen years old? Still a young girl. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"Go quickly and tell Uncle He that these puppets have all been broken apart by them, and there are no spares for the ones that come up later."
...
Half an incense stick's time later, Uncle He rushed over and his eyes widened in surprise upon seeing the scene.
This is just too brutal.
Although these puppets were all failures, he had still made them one by one. It hurt him so much to see them torn to pieces like this.
"You two, stop!" Uncle He, disregarding the ongoing entrance test, rushed forward to stop the two from dismantling the puppet.
Su Qing thrust out her sword, aiming straight for Uncle He's face, while Yun Luoyan kicked out, aiming for Uncle He's lower body.
"Ouch! Watch out, Uncle He!"
Uncle He was shocked and hurriedly took a few steps back. A barrier blocked his way, and with a bang, the barrier was shattered.
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