Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Climbing the Ladder
After Yun Miao stepped onto the ladder to heaven, he did not see Huo Xin who had already come up, nor did he see Tan Xiaobai and others who followed.
Looking up, there are endless jade steps going up into the depth of clouds and mist. Looking down, there are also endless jade steps going down into the depth of clouds and mist.
She seemed to have returned to the legendary time of chaos in the universe. The world was round like an egg, filled with mist and clouds, with no sky or earth. In this small world, there was only her and the green ladder to heaven.
Strange, where was the illusion of the Heart-Searching Formation? Why didn't she see anything? Was it still there?
Yun Miao glanced around and saw that there was nothing here, so he walked forward excitedly as if he was on a spring outing.
I don't know what kind of illusion this game prepares for the players. If it is a vulgar illusion of extravagance and debauchery, then she must enjoy it carefully... cough, and despise the game planner!
She walked very fast at first, but suddenly she found something wrong. It was not that something happened on the ladder, but on the contrary, no matter how she walked, the scenery on the ladder did not change at all.
Half an hour...an hour...two hours...
Yun Miao looked expressionlessly at the endless ladder in front of him, feeling as if he had been fooled by this game.
She is playing a holographic cultivation game, not a mountain climbing simulator, right?
Although the holographic games on the market are all pursuing realism, it is just a game after all. Isn't it too much to climb a ladder for two hours and still not reach the top?
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Yun Miao, whose patience had run out, logged off in frustration and went to the game forum to look for a solution, only to find that many players were also complaining about the incredible mechanism of Xuantian Sect's ladder to heaven.
The length of the ladder is linked to the character's spiritual root potential. The higher the spiritual root potential, the shorter the ladder. However, even for players with a spiritual root potential of 100, it will take at least three hours to complete the level.
A player whose spiritual root potential was only 30 complained tearfully on the forum, saying that it took him three full days to barely pass the level!
Yun Miao, whose spiritual root potential is only 10: ...
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Yun Miao gritted her teeth as she put on her holographic helmet and soon found herself back on the mist-shrouded stairway. This time, she didn't look up, but instead turned and looked down at the endless jade steps below.
Although she still hasn't figured out where the game's payout channels are, she firmly believes that this must be the game's forced payout strategy.
However, it is impossible to spend money on krypton gold. As a poor college student, a modern-day Leopard Head who has no money, not spending money on krypton gold is her bottom line for survival!
So she took a deep breath and jumped down decisively.
What the hell is Xuantian Sect? She doesn’t want to play with it anymore!
She wants to die right now, record a video of herself being forced to jump off the building and post it on the forum to complain about the inhumanity of the game, then go back to the game to join the Demon Cult, fight her way back to Xuantian Sect, and turn this crappy ladder into a toilet!
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Inside the main hall of Xuantian Sect's main peak, the sect leader, the heads of each peak, and the elders sat on a high platform in the hall. In the center of the open space below the platform stood a huge bronze mirror that was several feet high.
The huge mirror was divided by an invisible force into more than a thousand small pictures that did not interfere with each other. More than a thousand people who came to learn from the master were all on it. The pictures were complicated. If you only relied on the naked eye to see them, you would definitely feel dazzled and dizzy.
Fortunately, everyone present here is at least a master in the Spirit Transformation Stage, with powerful spiritual awareness. All the details of the more than one thousand images on the Floating Light Mirror are visible under their spiritual awareness.
The cramped and lonely environment itself is very challenging for a person's mental state. Coupled with the illusion created by the Heart-Searching Array, it is enough to bring out the deepest emotions in a person's heart.
At this moment, within the floating mirror, some people were crying, some were laughing, some were pale and retreating, some were greedily reaching out... There were all kinds of expressions, and the whole thing was different. However, everyone's attention was only focused on a few people.
Qian Duoduo, the head of Fufeng Peak, said, "A red headband, pigtails, and an ill-fitting green dress. Is this the girl Yan'er mentioned who defeated Tian Laokou? She is indeed very beautiful and extraordinary."
Deacon Hall Elder Ge Yan: "I told you not to call me Yan'er!"
Danfeng Peak Master Tian Laokou said, "It's just some meat buns. I don't take it seriously. Qian Datou, you're really getting more and more talkative."
Qian Duoduo: "Haha, everyone in Xuantian Sect knows how stingy you are, Old Tian. You say you don't take it seriously, but you're actually heartbroken and almost crying, right?"
Jianfeng Peak Master Che Ruojin said, "It's a pity that her spiritual root potential is so poor. No, this isn't even the word 'poor'. With this kind of potential... even if she has a natural spiritual root, I'm afraid her speed of absorbing spiritual energy won't be as fast as that of an ordinary mixed spiritual root."
Qian Duoduo: "I think she's a good candidate. When we draw talismans, the most important thing is to have a little spiritual light to complete the talisman. This little girl can lead others to enlightenment with just a few words. She is a rare person with spiritual wisdom. Just for this spiritual wisdom, I am willing to take her in as my disciple and give it a try."
Tian Laokou said, "Being intelligent doesn't necessarily mean she has a talent for drawing talismans. I think she can become my disciple. Even if she doesn't have a talent for alchemy, I can teach her how to grow spiritual herbs. Diligence can make up for lack of talent, and relying on the land for food will never starve to death. As for drawing talismans, refining weapons, etc., if she really likes it, she can learn a few of them as a minor."
Ge Yan: "Don't think I'll give in to you just because you're my senior brothers. I've already said this is my chosen disciple, why are you grabbing for him?"
Shui Yaoguang, the elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, said, "Her aptitude is too poor. Her future cultivation will certainly be slow. Forcing her to become a disciple and allow her to enter the inner sect may not be a good thing for her."
Ge Yan: "I promised to take her in as my disciple, so I won't break my promise. I will take good care of her." Sect Leader Chang Suifeng: "That little girl hasn't even passed the Heavenly Ladder yet. Isn't it a bit premature for you to say this now? Even if she does, it's up to her to decide where she wants to go next. Your words don't count."
Upon hearing this, everyone stopped talking and began to observe others.
Qifeng Peak Master Yang Yan said: "If you ask me, these three young men in black, yellow, and gray clothes should have the best spiritual root potential among this group."
Everyone looked over and saw a young woman in black standing on the ladder, her eyes cold as she swung her sword forward, slashing the milky white mist into pieces of "willow catkins."
The young man in apricot-yellow clothes stared blankly at the clouds in front of him, as if he had seen and heard something unacceptable, and the smile on his face became more and more bitter.
The young man in gray clothes was taller than the previous two, and his figure was close to that of a young man. He held a rusty long sword in his hand, and the tip of the sword was pointed straight at his heart.
The three people had obviously fallen into an illusion. Although the people in the hall could not see what the illusions were, they were sure that the three illusions must have touched the deepest pain in the hearts of the three people. As long as the three people relaxed their minds a little, they would immediately be confused by the illusion and choose to give up climbing.
Fortunately, after an incense stick of time, the three of them broke free from the illusion one after another and walked upwards again with determined eyes.
Tian Laokou: "That girl in black with a sword and Yun Miao are good friends. When we were making a bet before, the girl in black and the other two secretly glared at me. She is a very loyal person."
Qian Duoduo: "It's just that the murderous aura is too strong. I don't know what he saw in the illusion, but he is so hateful. The one in yellow seems to have a more peaceful temperament, and most importantly, he has good taste in clothes."
Mr. Tian rolled his eyes: "Do you have the same taste for money as you do?"
Qian Duoduo: "What's wrong with being covered in money? I don't have it yet even though you want it!"
Che Ruojin: "I want that gray boy with a sword."
"Huh?"
Sect Leader Chang stroked his beard and asked suspiciously, "This girl who beat Mr. Tian has been gone for so long... has she never stopped?"
Tian Laokou protested: "What do you mean by 'beat my little girl'? She has a name, Yun Miao!"
No one paid any attention to Tian Laokou's protest, and everyone turned their attention back to Yun Miao.
Ge Yan said firmly, "No need to look. I was watching her the whole time. What the Sect Leader said is right. She really never stopped."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
"Never stopped? Could it be that she has been walking for so long and still hasn't seen the illusion?"
"Impossible! Anyone with distracting thoughts who enters the Heavenly Ladder will be bewitched by the Heart-Searching Formation, and will see within the mist the illusion of their most desired or feared reality. Even we who enter will experience this, without exception!"
"There are only two possibilities. Either her will is indestructible, far beyond that of an ordinary person, and she saw through the illusion the moment it appeared. Or... her mind is clear and free of distractions, so she didn't encounter any illusions along the way and had a smooth journey!"
"Impossible! She's just a mortal, a teenage girl. At her age, her mind is obviously full of distracting thoughts. How can she have a clear mind?"
"Nothing is impossible. I heard that the last disciple accepted by the abbot of Lingming Temple ten years ago was born with a golden Buddha's bones. At a young age, he was proficient in various Buddhist scriptures. He walked in the Xixin Pool of Lingming Temple as if he were in an empty space, without stopping. Now he is respected as the Lingming Buddha's Son."
"The Heart Cleansing Pool and the Heart-Searching Formation have similar functions. Since the Buddha's disciple Lingming can easily pass through the Heart Cleansing Pool, it's natural that someone can also pass through the Heart-Searching Formation without any obstruction."
"You also said that she was a disciple of Lingming Buddha. Ever since the last disciple born with Buddha bones passed away, Lingming Temple has been eagerly waiting for this disciple for 30,000 years. But this little girl is just a mortal..."
"I know the possibility is very small, but it is undeniable that it is possible..."
Just as everyone was talking, the girl in green in the mirror suddenly stopped.
"She stopped. Maybe she saw an illusion?"
"In fact, to be able to get this far and be mesmerized by the illusion, her intelligence is one in a million."
"Yeah, it's a pity that my qualifications are too poor..."
Everyone had been saying it was impossible before, but now that they saw the girl in green really stopped, a look of regret appeared on their faces. However, before they could finish their words of regret,
The girl in green in the mirror suddenly turned around and faced the ladder she came from, and jumped without hesitation!
Everyone:? !!!
"Why did she jump down?!"
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Go catch her!"
"The ladder can only be opened and closed, and no one can interfere in the middle of it."
"So, is the ladder to heaven closed now?"
"No, this is not fair to others!"
"What will happen if she falls?"
"I don't know. Those with weak wills will only give up the test under the bewitching illusion and be teleported away. In the ten thousand years since Xuantian Sect began accepting disciples, no one with a clear mind has ever jumped down from the ceremony!"
Sect Leader Chang sat up straight. "Don't worry, she won't die from the fall. Have you forgotten that the ladder to heaven is a circle?"
Everyone paused in surprise, and then they remembered that what these disciples saw in their eyes and what appeared in the floating light mirror were only part of the ladder to heaven.
The real ladder to heaven is a circle, which seems to be derived from the meaning of "the infinite universe, repeating itself over and over again."
Mr. Tian slapped his head.
"Right, how could I have forgotten about this? This little girl acted so unconventionally that she really scared me for a moment... Hey, wait! Doesn't that mean that if she jumps down, she'll fall up instead?!"
The author has something to say:
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Yun Miao (now darkened): This is too much! I wanted to be kind to everyone, but you guys insisted I unleash the demon within. I'm going to the Demon Sect to earn a master's and doctorate, and then I'll come back and kill you like a bean paste! When the time comes to face a real demon, will you still be able to remain calm?!
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