Geng Qi said, "Yes."
Sangzhong is the capital city, and there are many noble families who have run away from home. As long as they have nothing to do with the Demon Realm, Tianzhi Sect does not care about their status. As long as their aptitude and spiritual roots are qualified, they will be accepted into the sect. Only those who are favored by important figures in the sect and are to be accepted as inner disciples or personal disciples will have their origins investigated in detail.
Fu Ruo did not doubt Geng Qi's identity. She glanced at him and handed him a ruler-shaped ring, saying, "Then let's give it a try."
It is two inches long, completely black, and icy to the touch.
Geng Qi extended his left hand, but after a while, there was no reaction. He tilted his head in confusion: "What's going on?"
Could it be that he doesn't have any spiritual roots?
Fu Ruo looked at his hands with a strange expression. The knuckles were distinct, and the hands were fair and smooth. They were beautiful hands that even women would envy. However, there were storage magic items on his wrists, fingers, and even thumbs. These were high-level magic items that were used to protect their owners and had a great interference effect on a small spirit ruler ring.
She sighed and said, "Take the magic weapon off your hands."
"Oh...oh." Geng Qi responded twice and took off all the items.
These were all casually put on when I came out of the Demon Palace. The bracelet on my wrist was from Leng Ning Shuang, the storage ring on my middle finger was a gift from Jie Bei Ying, and the jade thumb ring on my thumb was from the shady system that I couldn't take off!
If he used to be a carefree wanderer, now he's just a spendthrift son of a nouveau riche.
Although he wasn't wearing gold or silver, the fact that he possessed such a high level of cultivation (Qi Refining stage) and carried so many magical artifacts already indicated that he was no ordinary person.
Fu Ruo didn't ask any more questions, and placed the spirit ruler ring in his hand again. Looking at the red light that lit up on the ring, her eyes brightened slightly. "Come here."
Almost urgently, he led the person to the spirit stone platform and said, "Place your palm on the stone platform."
Geng Qi did as instructed.
The next moment, a blazing fire, as bright as the sun, shot into the sky, even overshadowing the scorching sun. Geng Qi instinctively withdrew his hand, and the fire vanished instantly.
"..."
"!"
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Although his appearance was fleeting, it caused an uproar among the people queuing behind him. Those who were dissatisfied with his "cutting in line" moments before had no chance to complain before they were silenced.
Fu Ruo was also stunned. Looking at the spirit stone platform where the firelight had disappeared, she murmured, "It is actually an extremely pure fire spirit root."
"You...you..." The girl Lin'er who brought Geng Qi over stared wide-eyed like a copper bell, then suddenly grabbed her senior sister's sleeve excitedly: "See! I told you, senior sister, we've struck gold!"
Geng Qi watched as the other people in charge of the assessment excitedly gathered around, while he remained completely bewildered.
Could it be... that I'm being too flashy?
He also intends to keep a low profile!
Fu Ruo was the first to come to her senses, walked up to him and asked, "What's your name?"
Geng Qi opened his lips and said, "I will always remember."
Longing for you is endless, yet my thoughts of you are boundless.
Fu Ruo nodded and gave him a more sincere smile: "Changyi, you can go climb the Jade Ladder now."
Geng Qi was taken aback: "Climbing a ladder?"
“Yes,” Lin’er said, “Testing spiritual roots and aptitude is only the first step in the assessment. How can one achieve immortality solely based on aptitude? Climbing the Jade Ladder is a test of a new disciple’s perseverance. If you can successfully reach the top, you can directly enter the sect. However, with your aptitude, climbing to the top should be no problem!”
"..."
Who gave you this misconception?
Geng Qi suddenly realized that it seemed to be given to him by himself.
He turned his head and looked at the nine hundred and ninety-nine stone steps that stretched straight into the clouds. There were a few people scattered around. That was probably the result of the Tianzhi Sect's recruitment for a day. As the number one sect, it was really embarrassing that they only recruited so few people in one day.
Geng Qi said, "I heard that the Tianzhi Sect recruits new disciples every three years. Only half a year has passed, so why are they recruiting again?"
Lin'er pouted and said, "It's still that Demon Lord from the Demon Realm... Never mind, there's no point in telling you. You should hurry up and start climbing. If you start now, it'll probably be dark by the time you get there!"
She was afraid that the treasure she had worked so hard to attract would be scared away by her again.
Geng Qi didn't ask any more questions. He just stared at the endless Azure Cloud Ladder, his feet seemingly rooted to the ground by a massive boulder.
After a moment's pause, he asked, "Can I fly up there?"
"Fly? You?"
Geng Qi lowered his head and took out a magical artifact from his storage bracelet.
Lin'er's pupils narrowed: "Flying boat? You actually have a flying artifact? Just who are you?"
"I took it from home."
Geng Qi smiled and was about to inject spiritual power when Fu Ruo suddenly said, "Magic artifacts are prohibited from passing through the airspace above the Tianzhi Sect's territory."
"..."
"With your cultivation level, you are not capable of controlling this flying boat."
Geng Qi: "..."
His plan failed, so he had no choice but to climb the jade ladder according to the rules. He overestimated his perseverance and was already drenched in sweat after climbing only three hundred steps.
Previously, with his cultivation level, he could reach the mountaintop in the blink of an eye. Now, with his cultivation level suppressed, his physical strength is only at the Qi Refining stage. This jade staircase is not an ordinary stone staircase. The higher he goes, the stronger the spiritual pressure becomes, and in the end, it will only become more and more difficult to walk.
He silently complained about the system and Rong Yu in his heart.
He suddenly understood the feelings of the villains in the dramas he used to watch, who couldn't get the love they wanted and turned their love into hatred. He felt the same way. He was not some kind of good-natured person who gave without expecting anything in return!
If he arrives at Tianzhi Sect and the male and female protagonists have already started dating, he will destroy Rong Yu's Shangxu Peak!
Thinking this, I felt a renewed drive in my legs. I stopped, sucked on a mint to refresh myself, gritted my teeth, and continued forward.
At this moment, on Shangxu Peak, the person being missed suddenly sneezed!
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