C20 Passed

On the summit of the mountain in the Seven Stars Sect, there was a huge platform, and around the platform stood many snow-white pillars. At the moment, there were two middle-aged men wearing long gowns standing on the two stone pillars at the edge of the mountain. They looked down with interest at the foot of the mountain.

"Sect Leader Senior Brother, this year, there were a few interesting little fellows."

One of the slightly plump men said with a smile.

Hearing this, the other middle-aged man with a dignified expression revealed a smile.

"Not bad, this kid in front of me isn't bad."

The middle-aged man continued to look down. It turned out that one could actually see the entirety of the steps here, including the examinees.

At that moment, the gazes of the two of them landed on the black figure at the same time. That figure was incomparably fast. Although he was one of the newcomers, in a short period of time, he had actually managed to catch up to the first batch of people who had ascended the stairs.

"What?!" "Impossible!"

On the staircase, a large young man was staring with his eyes wide open. He looked on helplessly as a black figure quickly rushed in front of him and shook him off. His heart was filled with anger and his expression suddenly became ugly.

At the same time, waves of exclamations came from the stairs.

The twenty or so people looked at a black figure at the same time and quickly walked to the front of the group. Unexpectedly, they were so casual, as if they weren't affected by the pressure from the stairs.

"Who is this person?!"

"The higher I climb, the greater the pressure. It can't be that easy, it can't be that easy!"

"This person is cheating!"

"..."

The exclamations on the stairs didn't affect Lin Yi's speed at all.

As everyone had said, the pressure on the stairs was indeed increasing. As Lin Yi walked up to this point, he already felt the pressure increase quite a bit. He didn't know how Seven Stars Sect practitioners had done it.

"If it's 10,000 steps, there shouldn't be more than 100 steps left." Lin Yi's heart was clear, but his footsteps didn't pause at all. Although the pressure here was great, the effect it had on him could still be ignored.

As if they were stimulated by Lin Yi, the rest of the people on the stairs once again exploded their cultivation base. It was obvious that they planned to go all out.

Behind him, Zhou Qing had already branded Lin Yi a monster. He didn't have the mood to compete with him anymore. Although his speed was not fast, it was very stable.

The square cauldron at the end of the stairs quickly enlarged in Lin Yi's eyes. He knew that he would soon reach the top of the mountain.

The cultivation of a level nine Martial Disciple did not consume much energy on this level. A light flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. The soul power in his body penetrated through his limbs and bones, and his speed increased by a bit.

Tenth level, ninth level, eighth level …

The remaining steps were rapidly shrinking. Within a few breaths, Lin Yi's body jumped and he became the first person to reach the top of the mountain.

At the end of the stairs, there was a huge platform and on the left side of the platform, there was a gigantic stone wall.

Lin Yi landed steadily on the platform and was immediately shocked by the scene in front of him.

"This is the Esoteric Immortality Incense. Ignore it and it will be considered your pass."

While Lin Yi was lost in thought, a familiar voice rang in his ears. Lin Yi came back to his senses and saw a middle-aged man in white clothes looking at him with a smile. On his hand was a purple sandalwood fragrance as thick as his thumb.

"It is likely that the person who spoke was him during these two days, no?" Lin Yi sized up the person and respectfully took the Esoteric Immortality Incense. Then, he walked over to the four cauldrons.

The space within the enormous four-sided cauldron was completely empty. It was clear that no one had come today to light the elixir of longevity.

Lin Yi looked at the sandalwood in his hand, then looked around and frowned.

"How do I burn this incense stick?"

As if he noticed Lin Yi's confusion, he heard the middle-aged man speak again.

"Try using your soul power."

Lin Yi was slightly startled. Although he was puzzled but he still followed the middle-aged man's words to control the soul power in his body and slowly injected it into the sandalwood in his hand.

Swoosh swoosh!

With a light sound, the outer purple object that had the aroma of sandalwood suddenly emitted a faint white smoke.

Lin Yi's eyes lit up and he immediately cut off the injection of soul power. He saw the white smoke slowly dissipate. The fragrance of longevity was not ignited.

"This …" With some doubts in his mind, Lin Yi hesitated for a moment before he controlled his soul power and injected it into the Longevity Fragrance.

Swoosh swoosh!

The white smoke became thicker and thicker. This time, Lin Yi didn't use his soul power. He allowed the white smoke to continuously rise up, and after a few breaths of time, he hurriedly controlled his soul power, and stopped pouring it into the purple sandalwood.

In the span of a few breaths, Lin Yi was shocked to discover that the remaining soul power in his body had been depleted by more than half!

When he looked at the Longevity Incense in his hand again, the white smoke did not dissipate. It was clear that this time, the Longevity Incense had already been lit.

"This longevity fragrance is so strange!"

Lin Yi was surprised, but he didn't show it on his face.

It had to be known that he had only used half of his soul power to climb the ten thousand steps. Just by igniting this Eternal Incense, he had already used up half of the remaining soul power in his body.

Silently inserting the Longevity Incense into the four cauldrons, he heard the middle-aged man speak again.

"Congratulations, you've passed the examination!"

Lin Yi nodded his head and cupped his fist towards the middle-aged man: "Thank you, senior!"

"No need to be so courteous, my name is Zhang Dashan, you can just call me Martial Uncle."

Lin Yi nodded again and respectfully greeted him as Martial Uncle. Just like Zhang Dashan said, he stood aside and waited.

On the stairs, young men and women were still clenching their teeth and persevering as they rushed towards the top of the mountain. Lin Yi looked down and a strange expression appeared on his face.

"Is it that difficult?"

In reality, it was not just a simple test of Seven Stars Sect, but his own talent. It was a Soul Vein that was rarely seen in ten thousand years.

The examination continued. The people at the foot of the mountain began to climb the stairs and rush to the top of the mountain.

This situation continued all the way until noon. It was only then that the curtain gradually fell on the annual Seven Stars Sect Assessment.

Lin Yi sat cross-legged on the platform. After the exam ended, there were 11 more people on the platform. On this day's exam, a total of 12 people passed. This meant that the others no longer had a chance.

At the foot of the mountain, those who had been eliminated, finally left with faces full of disappointment, and disappeared before the entrance of the Seven Stars Sect.

"You are a monster!"

Zhou Qing sat cross-legged beside Lin Yi and spoke with a bitter smile.

At that moment, Lin Yi had already taken off his black cloak, revealing a slightly immature face. Even so, Zhou Qing was still able to recognize him at a glance.

Lin Yi touched his nose and smiled at him. Just as he was about to speak, he heard waves of rumbling sounds coming from afar.

Rumble rumble rumble!