Qiu Changtian continued to take Junior Sister Xu with him, and the two of them flew around the Tianzhu with sword light, chatting and laughing, and felt very comfortable.
Let's talk about Guan Zhan, who is on the Kunlun Climbing Road below. He has been running wildly on the mountain road for a day and a night, and his energy is exhausted.
On the opening day of the mountain, before climbing the mountain, Kunlun gave everyone a climbing token, which has the effect of inescaping.
However, even if you don't need to eat, drink or excrete, you will inevitably suffer physical and mental torture during the long mountain climbing process.
When he reached the 90,000th step, he saw Yan Zitui behind him. He caught up with him unhurriedly.
Guan Zhan was horrified and he just used his strength to speed up again.
After all, running and stopping like this is more strenuous than walking at a normal speed.
When he reached the last dozen steps of the 100,000 steps, Guan Zhan finally lost his strength and accidentally fell down on the stone steps, still climbing up forcefully.
Yan Zhitui saw it coming from behind, but did not take the opportunity to pursue him.
Although his face was expressionless, he was still a human body, and his limbs were already swaying as if they were filled with lead.
It’s just that my tutor since I was a child emphasized gentlemanly etiquette, and I couldn’t lose my composure no matter how tired I was, so I forced myself to keep a straight face.
At the end, Guan Zhan finally climbed to the finish line, only three steps ahead of Yan Zhitui.
He lay prone on the ground, his chest rising and falling slightly, but he didn't even have the strength to turn over.
Yan Zhitui calmly raised his feet, crossed his body, and sat down on the rock next to him to rest.
After a short while, a red sword light flew over.
Xu Yinglian lowered the sword light, glanced at Guan Zhan who was lying on the ground, then looked at Yan Zhitui who was sitting on the stone, and said coldly:
"You two have completed the journey to heaven. You can rest here for a while. A disciple will come over later to take you to the initiation ceremony."
Guan Zhan raised his head and said weakly:
"You go ahead, I have to rest for a while."
"You have to go." Xu Yinglian frowned and said, "After the initiation ceremony, there will be a disciple recruitment meeting."
"You need to select the Kunlun elders who are willing to accept disciples in the order in which you have completed the mountain climbing journey."
Guan Zhan shook his head and said:
"I am the number one this time. According to the sect rules, I should be the chief disciple of this generation. I am the disciple of the sect leader. What else should I choose?"
Xu Yinglian sneered:
"The 280th generation chief disciple is Senior Brother Qiu Changtianqiu, and has nothing to do with you."
"What!" Guan Zhan cried out, and even his voice became sharper, "But I... I am clearly the first this time! Who is Qiu Changtian!"
"Senior brother has already completed the climb to the sky on foot on a day that is not the first day of the mountain. Therefore, the master has designated him as the chief disciple of this generation." Xu Yinglian said coldly, "If you are not convinced, you can also climb a mountain on a day that is not the first day of the mountain."
Just go back to the mountain."
Guan Zhan was lying on the ground angrily, with no idea what he was cursing.
On the contrary, Yan Zhitui was thoughtful and asked:
"Senior Sister, I remember that on the day when the Kunlun Mountain Climb to Heaven was not opened, starting from the 85,000th step up, there was a disaster wind blowing from the sky. Its color was like nothing, its smell was like stench, and its power was like
The blade is as sharp as a cone, and even mixed with the soul-eating sound of the devil."
"Senior Brother Qiu, was he just a mortal at that time? Even if he had a mountaineering token with him, he didn't know how to drive him. If he had the slightest desire to be possessed by demons, the calamity wind would penetrate the heavenly gate, pierce the joints, and even spring up.
The whole body turned into feathers and passed away with the wind."
"You are right." Xu Yinglian turned his eyes and nodded indifferently, "However, Senior Brother Qiu has the unique talent of 'Transparent Dao Heart'. Is it so strange that he can complete the journey to the sky on a day other than the first day of the mountain?
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"The Taoist heart is clear?" Guan Zhan was immediately stunned when he heard the words, and Yan Zhitui also took a breath of cold air, obviously knowing the weight of these four words.
That is a peerless talent for cultivation! Ancient books record that it is difficult to find a single example in ten thousand years!
Seeing that the two of them were speechless at the same time, Xu Yinglian felt a secret feeling of joy in her heart for no reason.
In the past, she felt aggrieved when her senior brother used his peerless talent to bully her. Now, she feels so happy to use his senior brother's reputation to scare these newcomers.
Soon, the road to heaven was closed again.
Those who failed to reach the top of Tianzhu before the end were sent out of Kunlun by the mountain guarding formation.
So far, a total of 323 people have successfully completed the road to heaven, of which 107 have become inner disciples and 216 have become outer disciples.
Except for Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian, the seven disciple quotas of Master Ziwei happened to be occupied by the top five disciples who successfully climbed the mountain this time. This shows how attractive the "Nine Heavens Qingwei Entry Mantra" is.
Qiu Changtian also participated in the disciple recruitment meeting, and saw the five disciples who chose to become Master Kunlun this time, namely:
Longyou Guanjia, Guanzhan.
Bailudong Academy, Yan Zhitui.
Guangling Chen Jia, Chen Zhen.
Nanyang Zhongjia, Zhong Tianhuai.
Qingzhou Jianjia, Jian Qingnan.
Among them, the Longyouguan family has swordsmen for generations; Bailudong Academy is a holy place of Confucianism.
The Chen family in Guangling and the Zhong family in Nanyang both have a small local practice sect with many disciples.
The Jian family in Qingzhou is a family of divination. The current head of the family, Jian Buyan, is an unprecedented divination master.
From this point of view, these five junior brothers and sisters are all second-generation immortals...
Qiu Changtian sighed and made some calculations in his mind.
The phenomenon of inner disciples being occupied by immortal cultivating families can be traced back to the origin of the Interpretation Controversy.
Teaching in ancient times emphasized "teaching students in accordance with their aptitude."
The so-called "elucidation" means to clarify and inspire based on qualifications.
The result of this is that the Chanjiao sect recruits disciples and places too much emphasis on the qualifications for cultivating Taoism. Without qualifications, you cannot become an immortal.
Nowadays, Chanjiao has been divided into three parts and still maintains such sect customs:
The Kunlun Taiqing Sect examines the mind, the Shushan Qing Sect focuses on the roots, and the Penglai Yuqing Sect only looks at understanding.
As for the qualifications for cultivating Taoism, how can ordinary people with nothing compare to those children from a family of cultivators who have been fed with heavenly materials and earthly treasures since childhood and have been trained by famous teachers?
The result is that the ascending channel is completely controlled by the children of aristocratic families.
The ancient Jiejiao religion emphasized that "there is no distinction between education and distinction", and anyone with good or bad qualifications can become an immortal, which can be regarded as bringing hope to ordinary people.
As a result, his disciples were mixed, and in order to circumvent their lack of qualifications, they invented various heretical practices, such as the sacrifice flow, the blood food flow, the harvesting flow, etc., which resulted in a completely ruined reputation.
Putting aside the historical background, there are now four more junior brothers and one junior sister, and they are all second-generation immortals. They are probably all very high-spirited people.
You have to think of a way to show off your authority... No, you need to educate them well and train them to be well-behaved and sensible juniors like Junior Sister Xu.
Thinking of this, Qiu Changtian couldn't help but tilt his head and look at Xu Yinglian beside him.
Junior Sister Xu is so cute. No, try teasing her again!
"Why are you looking at me?" Xu Yinglian was puzzled, "You are now the chief disciple of this generation. You must be dignified in your words and deeds, and don't look around."
"Junior sister is willing to recognize me as chief?" Qiu Changtian asked in surprise.
"I'm not willing to give in!" Xu Yinglian said angrily, "Sooner or later I will defeat you and take away the position of chief disciple! Just wait!"