“No…no?”
Zhang Yuan took a deep breath, and the way he looked at Ye Chen changed completely, from looking at a fool to looking at a monster.
"Brother, you are not the kind of peerless monster that only appears once in a thousand years!"
A fanatical light flashed in Zhang Yuan's eyes.
Reach the top! That's a chance to become a direct disciple! It's a step to heaven!
He instantly put on a flattering smile and bowed to Ye Chen.
"May I ask your name, sir? When I enter the immortal sect in the future, I hope you can take good care of me!"
Zhang Yuan has already determined that this guy in front of him, who looks a little stupid, is definitely a top-notch talent who is hidden deep inside, and he must hold on to his thigh in advance.
"Name? I don't know my name."
"I don't know where I came from."
Ye Chen shook his head even more dully, his eyes filled with emptiness.
"Don't you know your name?"
The enthusiasm on Zhang Yuan's face froze instantly, and he subconsciously took a step back.
"This! Brother, you are not a... fool!"
He looked up and down at Ye Chen in doubt and surprise, his eyes becoming strange.
Is there anyone in this world who doesn’t even know his own name and origin?
Could it be that this guy saw that I was trying to curry favor with him, so he pretended to be stupid and didn't want to have anything to do with me?
But when Zhang Yuan looked more closely, Ye Chen's eyes were as clear as a newborn baby's, without a trace of impurities or calculations.
There was nothing stupid about that face except for a dull look.
"Um...brother, have you ever been seriously injured before?"
Zhang Yuan suddenly had an idea and thought of another possibility.
It is not impossible for some people to suffer amnesia after suffering a severe head injury.
Looking at Ye Chen's dull look, Zhang Yuan became more certain of his guess.
This brother must have been seriously injured before, so he lost his memory!
"It's okay, bro!"
After figuring this out, Zhang Yuan immediately regained his familiar and enthusiastic demeanor and patted Ye Chen's shoulder heavily.
"If you forget your name, just pick a new one. It's no big deal! How about you just take my last name, Zhang, from now on?"
"My name is Zhang Yuan, and you can be Zhang Yi, how about that?"
"Zhang Yi?"
Ye Chen tilted his head and whispered the unfamiliar name softly, as if he accepted it.
"Yes! His name is Zhang Yi!"
Zhang Yuan nodded vigorously and grabbed Ye Chen's arm again.
"Come on, Brother Zhang Yi, let's not delay any longer and climb the ladder first!"
As he spoke, Zhang Yuan gritted his teeth again, lifted his heavy legs and stepped towards the stairs above.
Ye Chen walked lightly and without feeling anything, following Zhang Yuan and climbing slowly.
But as time went by, Ye Chen became an outlier on this ladder to heaven.
The others who were climbing the ladder were exhausted, panting and sweating profusely, and every step was extremely difficult.
Only Ye Chen was walking as if on flat ground, his face was not red, he was not out of breath, and he was as leisurely as if he was taking a stroll.
"Look at that kid, what's wrong with him?!"
"He...he seems to have no sense of gravity!"
"Isn't this young man cheating?"
"That's unlikely. This Heavenly Ladder is a gravity formation personally set up by a Nascent Soul Stage master. Who could possibly cheat here?"
Those who had climbed up with difficulty looked at him with surprise and suspicion, and talked a lot.
“Is it difficult to climb?”
Ye Chen listened to the discussions around him and muttered in his heart, his eyes full of innocence and confusion.
Ye Chen's strange behavior also attracted the attention of the elders of Cangyue Sword Sect on the top of the mountain.
"Huh? Look at that young man. The pressure on the ladder seems to have no effect on him at all."
An elder wearing a gray robe and with a thin face let out a light exclamation, and his eyes like lightning instantly locked onto Ye Chen.
"impossible!"
"This gravity formation was set up by the master himself. There's absolutely no way anything could go wrong!"
An elder nearby, dressed in a black robe and with a serious face, immediately retorted.
"Well, since the formation is correct, there are only two possibilities."
"This boy either has a certain level of cultivation, or he is so gifted that he can ignore the pressure of the formation."
The gray-robed elder nodded firmly.
"We'll make a decision after this boy reaches the top of the mountain."
"When the time comes, I will personally test his physique. If it is really as we expected, he is a rare gem in a million."
"Then you can consider introducing him to the Master and accepting him as his disciple!"
The black-robed elder nodded sharply.
After the two of them finished speaking, they looked at Ye Chen on the ladder again.
Ye Chen didn't know yet that he had been noticed by the elders of Cangyue Sword Sect.
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it reached the 20,000th level.
The pressure here is extremely terrifying, and every step seems to be pressing down on a huge mountain.
The 20,001st step is even more of a hurdle, and the pressure increases exponentially. Those who can reach the 20,000th step may not be able to reach the 20,001st step.
Most of the disciples who were taking the test stopped here, their faces turned pale, they collapsed to the ground, unable to move forward any further.
“Hu…Hu…”
Zhang Yuan supported his knees with his hands, his whole body bent like a shrimp, and he was gasping for breath.
"Brother Zhang...Brother Zhang Yi...I can't do it anymore."
"I...I need to rest first...you...go first!"
He raised his head, his face was covered in sweat and his lips were pale.
"Um."
Ye Chen turned around, looked at his painful expression and simply nodded.
As soon as he finished speaking, he did not stop, but quickened his pace, overtook Zhang Yuan and continued to climb up.
In a blink of an eye, another two days passed.
Ye Chen reached the top of Cangyue Mountain and became the first person to reach the summit.
The two elders in black robes and gray robes had been waiting on the top of the mountain for a long time.
"Congratulations, young man."
The gray-robed elder spoke first, with a hint of excitement on his face.
"You have passed the assessment. From today on, you will be a disciple of my Cangyue Sword Sect."
"After the Heavenly Ladder assessment is over, I will test your talents together."
As the two elders spoke, they looked Ye Chen up and down.
Their spiritual senses swept over Ye Chen's body, but they did not find any trace of spiritual power fluctuations.
The two elders looked at each other and saw the unconcealable ecstasy in each other's eyes.
Without any cultivation, he was able to reach the top of the 30,000-step gravity ladder so easily.
This shows that this boy's talent has exceeded their expectations.
This is an unparalleled monster that is enough to shake the entire sect. Their Cangyue Sword Sect has found a treasure!
Ye Chen was completely unaware of the turmoil in the hearts of the two elders. He stood quietly by and watched the clouds roll and turn in a daze.
After half a day, the assessment of climbing the ladder was finally over.
All the disciples who passed the test were led to the square on the top of the mountain.
The gray-robed elder cleared his throat, and his voice, filled with spiritual power, resounded in everyone's ears.
"Congratulations everyone for successfully climbing Cangyue Mountain and becoming official disciples of my Cangyue Sword Sect!"
The new disciples in the square suddenly burst into cheers.
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