Master Wufeng paced back and forth in front of the crowd with his hands behind his back. When everyone was almost there, he faced everyone and pressed his hands together, and began to speak: "When heaven is about to give a great responsibility to this person, he must first work hard on his determination.

, to work their muscles and bones. Our Kongwu sect is a century-old sect with a profound foundation. Recruiting disciples requires both mental and physical abilities. Those who are not strong in mind and are not diligent in all four aspects of the body will not be allowed to enter."

After Master Wufeng said a lot of words, he turned around and pointed at the bluestone steps behind him, "This is the heart-refining ladder, with a total of 999 steps. Those who set foot on the 500th step before noon today can join.

When the Kongwu Sect becomes an inner disciple, if they are unable to arrive before noon, those with a strong mind can also be accepted as a registered disciple. If they can climb the 999th step, they will have the opportunity to be personally recruited by the major peak masters.

Take him under his wing and become his direct disciple."

Although I don’t understand the difference between “inner disciples”, “named disciples” and “personal disciples”, I think it’s like climbing a mountain. The higher you climb, the better the treatment. Xiaolu looked up at the long bluestone steps that were winding up, and felt that this

The test doesn't seem too difficult. There are actually stairs to climb, which is much easier to climb than the mountain road.

Xiaolu looked at the children around him and thought, these young masters and ladies from the city are definitely no match for me. The other children also started whispering to each other, but there were a few children who looked calm and unhurried.

I wonder if I knew the test content in advance and was prepared.

Xiaolu carefully observed the two confident-looking children for a while. One was a little boy dressed in luxurious clothes. He was not tall or thin, and had thin skin and tender flesh. The other boy looked much stronger.

, they are probably the eldest among these children. They have dark skin, and although their clothes are not shabby, they are not expensive materials either.

Before he had time to think deeply, Master Wu Peak spoke, "It's almost time, let's start. If there are any who can't hold on, you can follow the senior brothers who are walking and they will take you down the mountain."

It turns out that the people in blue clothes following Master Wu are called senior brothers. They should be the disciples who joined the sect in the previous years. If I pass the test, can I wear the same clothes in the future and listen to the new disciples?

Did they call me senior sister?

Just when the deer was thinking wildly, he felt his clothes being tugged. He looked up and saw that other children had already swarmed up the stone steps. The deer didn't dare to delay any longer and hurriedly climbed up with the crowd.

The Heart Refining Ladder is quite wide, and dozens of children can climb it at the same time without feeling crowded. Behind the children, there is a row of senior brothers in blue clothes following closely behind.

This test sounds simple, and the Heart-Refining Steps don't look very steep, but as I crawl, my legs feel like they are tied with stones, getting heavier and heavier, and gradually, the deer's speed becomes slower and slower.

He persisted like this for about an hour. The deer was so tired that he had to sit down on the steps and began to breathe heavily.

Not many children can climb up here in one breath. What surprised Xiaolu was that Wang Xiaobao was not far behind him. Although he was sweating profusely and his face was red, he still refused to stop and moved little by little with difficulty.

When he reached the same level as her, he sat down to rest.

Xiaolu smiled and patted Wang Xiaobao on the shoulder, "Okay, Xiaobao, can't you tell that you are pretty awesome?"

Wang Xiaobao wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, then looked at the children moving sparsely behind him, and said, "Mom said, I am a boy and I have to protect Sister Lu when I go out, so I can't be left behind by my sister.

At the back." After saying that, he lowered his head shyly, not daring to look into the deer's eyes.

"Haha" Xiaolu found Wang Xiaobao's look interesting and couldn't help laughing. He thought of his aunt's care for him in the past, and felt a warm feeling in his heart.

As the test progressed, the senior brothers who were accompanying the children also dispersed. Next to Xiaolu and Wang Xiaobao stood a senior brother. This senior brother was tall and tall, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and carried a weight on his back.

He was holding a long sword, but there wasn't even a drop of sweat on his body. He just stood aside and watched them quietly.

Xiao Lu raised his head to meet his senior brother's gaze. He didn't feel scared at all. Instead, he smiled at his senior brother and said, "Senior brother, what level is this?"

The senior brother raised his eyebrows in surprise and quickly reported a number, "Two hundred and forty-three." He paused and then added, "Nearly half of the test time limit has passed, so hurry up.

time."

Xiaolu thanked his senior brother, looked back at Wang Xiaobao, rested there for a while, then stood up and continued to climb up.

The stone steps under her feet seemed to have no end, and her legs and feet were getting heavier and heavier as if they were tied to huge boulders. Gradually, she could only bend down and use her hands and feet together to continue climbing. Except for the whistling wind in her chest,

No other sounds could be heard.

Persistence, I can't give up, I want to make a lot of money, I want to make money to marry my eldest brother, I want to make money to make new clothes for my mother and sisters, I want our family to have meat for every meal!

I don’t know how much time passed, but the deer could no longer feel the existence of its hands and feet. It could only keep lifting and putting it down. The clothes on its body were already wet with sweat, and its head was stuck to its face. Only a pair of dark eyes were shining in the harsh sunlight.

Flash down.

"It's five hundred levels."

"Make big money, eat meat, make big money, eat meat..." The nagging little deer suddenly widened his eyes, "What did you say? Five hundred levels? I passed!?"

Senior Brother curled his lips without leaving any trace, "Yes. Junior Sister, congratulations on joining the Kongwu Sect."

The deer happily wanted to jump twice, but he really didn't have the strength, so he had to hold on to the steps and look back. He saw Wang Xiaobao's hands and feet trembling behind him about thirty or forty steps, but he was still climbing up little by little. He raised his head again.

Look, there are two small black spots on it, moving slowly one behind the other.

Xiaolu turned away from the joy of passing the test and asked quickly: "Brother, how long will it take until the test is over?"

The senior brother looked up at the sky and said, "There is still about one stick of incense left."

A stick of incense should be enough.

"Xiao Bao! Come on! Come on!" Xiao Lu tried his best to raise his sore arm and waved to Xiao Bao.
Chapter completed!