"I don't know about this. There were people who only took two or three steps and were given valuable treasures; there were people who took nearly a hundred steps at a time but got nothing in the end; there were even people who accidentally fell to death while walking to a high place. It's possible that they fell to death.
...All this depends on the mood of the soul of the Holy Mountain? However, in the past, those who were recognized were those who were determined and brave enough to face difficulties."
Hearing this, Xu Chunniang pondered. According to Kong Huan, there are not many rules for the recognition of the soul of the holy mountain.
If treasures can only be obtained with the approval of the soul of the holy mountain, then this mountain climbing can be regarded as an assessment.
Those who perform well in mountain climbing will be rewarded, while those who perform poorly will be pushed down the mountain directly.
So what exactly is this holy mountain testing? Is it the power of resistance?
Xu Chunniang's eyes were filled with contemplation. When she was in the holy mountain, what she felt most deeply was the ever-present power of resistance.
But Kong Huan said that some people took nearly a hundred steps at a time and came back empty-handed, which shows that the focus of the Holy Mountain assessment is not on adapting to the power of resistance.
What is the real test in this holy mountain?
Xu Chunniang's eyes showed a look of enlightenment. If she wanted to be recognized by the soul of the holy mountain, she must find out what kind of existence this holy mountain was.
"Fellow Daoist Kong, how much do you know about the origin of the Holy Mountain?"
Kong Huan thought about it and said, "I mostly learned about the Holy Mountain from my master. Although there are books in the Neimen Sutra Pavilion that record the Holy Mountain, there are not many related records. I almost learned about it."
What I told you."
When Xu Chunniang heard this, she didn't show any disappointment on her face.
The Ozawa realm is extremely unstable. It can only be opened once every five years and can only last for one month at a time. It is normal that there are not many records.
"But the Holy Mountain is what we call it, because after setting foot on the Holy Mountain, the feeling that this mountain cannot be climbed rises in our hearts, so it got its name."
Kong Huan said with a look of emotion on his face. He felt that he could take thirty or fifty steps until he died, and he didn't know if he would eventually be recognized by the soul of the holy mountain.
"By the way, a senior brother seems to have mentioned in his miscellaneous notes that the Holy Mountain also has a name, called Endless Mountain, which means endless and endless. I just don't know whether this record is true or false."
Endless Mountain?
Xu Chunniang thought thoughtfully, and the name seemed appropriate. When she had just climbed the mountain, the more she climbed up, the more she felt that the road ahead was far away.
Kong Huan rested for a while, his physical strength was almost restored, and he started climbing again.
Xu Chunniang stood up and also stepped up towards Endless Mountain.
The familiar resistance came down upon me, and it was much weaker than when I climbed the mountain for the first time.
Perhaps the strength has not weakened, but the body has gradually adapted to its intensity.
Xu Chunniang stood with her feet on the Endless Mountain. As time passed, the resistance became weaker and weaker. At a certain moment, it was finally so weak that it could be ignored.
She took two steps up again and stood firm with difficulty.
Xu Chunniang had to control her body with all her strength to ensure that she would not be pushed down the mountain. Four steps was her current limit.
For this majestic mountain in front of us, it is just the starting point.
She gasped for breath, and beads of sweat rolled down her forehead. But she never stopped thinking in her heart: What exactly do you want to test in this Endless Mountain?
She remembered that Kong Huan had said that the Ozawa Realm was made by refining the fragments of the world, and that the Endless Mountain was the treasure of the superpowers in that big world.
If such a treasure is used to select disciples, what are its selection criteria?
The most indispensable thing for a super power is disciples with spiritual talent. What is the remaining character, understanding, will, and destiny? Which one is most likely to be?
Or, a combination of all four?
As soon as she thought of this, Xu Chunniang felt a sense of enlightenment. This endless mountain is just like the road of cultivation, with no end at a glance.
The resistance I feel every time I take a step up is like the difficulty of trying to go further after a breakthrough in cultivation.
As time goes by and cultivation is accumulated, this difficulty will be reduced, just as the body will gradually adapt to these resistance forces.
The higher you climb, the greater the resistance you will endure. And isn’t this the way to practice?
In the early stages of Qi training, people with good talent and hard work can reach the third level of Qi training in just one year from introducing Qi into the body.
The further you go, the more difficult it becomes to improve, and the time required doubles several times.
In the later stages of Qi training, it is common to have to practice hard for ten or eight years before breaking through to the first level.
After building the foundation, it becomes more difficult to improve your cultivation level.
Every step on the road to cultivation is extremely difficult.
But embarking on foundation building is just the first step in the true meaning of the road to cultivation. Behind this, there are also advanced realms such as golden elixir, Yuanying, and god transformation.
Xu Chunniang took a deep breath and looked up towards the top of the mountain.
No wonder this mountain is called Endless, the avenue is endless, and this mountain is Endless.
Just as these thoughts were rising in her mind, the resistance that had been exerting on her suddenly disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared before.
Xu Chunniang's body is as light as walking on flat ground.
She had a hunch that if she were to climb a mountain at this moment, she could jump dozens of steps in one leap.
Following the movement of her heart, she stepped forward, as if strolling in a courtyard, and could not feel the slightest resistance.
It wasn't until I took fifty or sixty steps that the resistance appeared again.
As soon as the resistance appeared, Xu Chunniang stopped and stopped moving forward.
Although you can continue to move forward a few steps despite the pressure, it will take a lot of time.
Being in a higher place, the feeling does not seem to be much different from before.
Xu Chunniang lowered her head and looked down the mountain. The position she was currently in was already quite high from the foot of the mountain. If she fell at this place, she would probably be injured.
Now she had only taken a few dozen steps. If she climbed any higher and was pushed down the mountain by the force of resistance, her life would really be in danger.
Since Endless Mountain is a test of some kind, its purpose is naturally not to cause the disciples to die.
Xu Chunniang suddenly took a step back.
Since I can't think of a reason, it's better to do it first and then talk about it.
The moment she retreated, a force of resistance dozens of times stronger than before was exerted on her, pushing her directly down the mountain.
Xu Chunniang quickly used the light body technique to stabilize her body in mid-air. Even so, she fell into disgrace this time.
She patted the dust off her body, thoughtfully.
It seems that on the Endless Mountain, you can only move forward, not backward.
The same is true for the path of cultivation. Although every step forward is difficult, once the cultivation level retreats, the situation will only become more difficult.
Xu Chunniang's eyes flashed brightly and she set foot on Endless Mountain again.
This time, she only took two random steps, then sat down cross-legged and began to meditate.
Since she was in the endless mountains and it was difficult to go up and down, she simply stopped moving.
Kong Huan fell down the mountain again and saw this scene. Fellow Taoist Xu was sitting cross-legged at the foot of the mountain and started meditating directly.