Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The day of Mount Kunlun, which happens once every thirty years, has finally arrived.

Thirty years meant half a sixty-year cycle.

The Taiqing Sect of Kunlun was founded on the “gold in the sea”. Therefore, it would officially open the mountain in the Jia Zi or Yi Chou year. It would be supplemented in the Jia Wu or Yi Wei year, which was twice in the sixty years cycle.

There was too much to talk about in detail, so let’s not mention it for now.

But for the ancients whose average lifespan was less than 50 years, it meant that most people only had one or two chances to enter Kunlun Sect in their lives.

Of course, if someone as talented as Qiu Changtian was able to complete the Kunlun Path to Heaven on any day besides the day of the Mountain opening, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to join the Taiqing Sect.

Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian rode their swords down and circled around the Kunlun Pillar.

The mountain steps of the Kunlun Path to Heaven surrounded the Kunlun Pillar in circles. Countless mortals clung onto it like ants and climbed up with difficulty.

“I heard that back then, the senior brother ascended the Kunlun Pillar when the mountain wasn’t supposed to be opened up?” Xu Yinglian looked at him with a cold expression.

“That’s right.” Qiu Changtian nodded.

“Can you tell Junior Sister what’s so special about this Path to Heaven?” Xu Yinglian pointed down.

Because Xu Yinglian possessed the cultivation talent of the “Smart and Adroit Mind”, she was carefully nurtured by the Xu family of Tiannan. Then, the eldest senior brother of the Foundation Establishment Stage, Xu Changqing, personally brought her to Kunlun to be a disciple. She had never walked the Path to Heaven.

In the future, for example, a university exempted students asked what it felt like to take the college entrance examination. In essence, it was a form of showing off.

Qiu Changtian did not seem to notice and only replied with a smile,

“This Kunlun Path to Heaven has a hundred thousand steps. It’s not empty talk, but real hundred thousand steps.”

“If a mortal can complete the path to heaven within a day and night, they will be allowed to join the Kunlun Taiqing Sect.”

“According to the rankings of finishing the path to heaven, inner and outer sect disciples can be divided. Inner sect disciples can participate in the disciple recruitment assembly. Outer sect disciples can only learn Qi Refinement techniques by themselves.”

“In addition, if you want to cultivate our sect’s supreme ‘Nine Heavens Clarity Entering Enlightenment Mantra’, you must become a disciple of Sect Master Polestar.”

“Our master only accepts seven disciples in each generation, and only the chief disciple is a personal disciple. He can enter the Hollow Jade Temple’s lecture room to listen to the scriptures. The other disciples can only learn from the chief disciple.”

“Eh?” Xu Yinglian interrupted him and said, “Since this generation’s Chief Disciple has already been internally decided to be Senior Brother, why can I also go to the lecture room to listen to the scriptures?”

“Because Junior Sister’s Smart and Adroit Mind is one of the best cultivation talents in the world.” Qiu Changtian smiled and said, “Geniuses can always make people break the rules.”

Geniuses can always make people break the rules.. Xu Yinglian carefully ruminates over these words. Suddenly, she saw his senior brother pressing down the sword so she quickly followed.

On the mountain path below, a mortal youth was sitting on the steps, covering his face without saying a word.

His companion was tugging at his sleeve, trying to persuade him.

“Don’t rest. Come with me.”

The youth only shook his head and refused to get up.

“The mountain path is endless, it’s really tiring. Let me rest for a while more.”

The two of them spiraled down. Qiu Changtian said coldly,

“He is bewitched by the otherworldly demon, he has already developed a lazy and dispirited heart. You can go and leave him alone.”

When the youth heard this, his expression changed several times, but in the end, his will was not firm. He really did not want to continue, so he lowered his head and did not say anything.

His companion gritted his teeth and could only abandon him and continue forward.

Qiu Changtian raised his sword again and said to Xu Yinglian,

“It is truly not easy to walk on this path to heaven. The higher you reach the peak, the closer you are to the skydome. The mortal flesh does not have any immortal spells to protect it. If one wants to stop due to being tired, it will be magnified by the otherworldly demon. Those who do not have a firm heart of seeking Dao, once stopping to rest, it will be difficult to rise again.”

“Extraterrestrial Demon?” Xu Yinglian asked in disbelief. “In the territory of our Kunlun Taiqing Sect, will anyone be affected by an Extraterrestrial Demon?”

“There are three disasters and nine tribulations in cultivation, and one can’t avoid them anywhere.” Qiu Changtian shook his head and said, “If one wants to attain the path to immortality with a mortal body, then one must possess great willpower and great aspirations.”

The two of them continued to fly upwards. The higher the mountain road, the fewer walking people there were and the more resting people there were.

It was just as Qiu Changtian had said. As long as one stopped to rest on the path to the heavens, one would be able to let go of their obsession with cultivation.

It was extremely difficult to rise and continue.

Qiu Changtian saw that Xu Yinglian was eager to land and compete with these mortals on the path.

“Junior Sister’s Smart and Adroit Mind is very resistant to otherworldly demons. Even if you are bewitched by magic, you can see through it quickly. That’s why Master allowed you to skip the entrance examination. It’s because this Kunlun Path to Heaven is really not difficult for you.”

“So that’s it.” Hearing her senior brother say this, Xu Yinglian let go of her competitive spirit and said with a sigh, “Then what about the senior brother’s ‘Enlightened Dao Heart’?”

Qiu Changtian smiled silently.

Your Smart and Adroit Mind is only resistant to demons.

My Enlightened Dao Heart is immune to the invasion of demons.

Which one was better? It’s easy to tell.

However, if he said this, although it would greatly increase his synchronization value, Junior Sister would definitely fall out with him.

Thus, Qiu Changtian changed the topic and pointed downwards.

“Speaking of that, there are also a few disciples that possess extraordinary talent among the disciples that were ascending the mountain this year.”

“The person at the front is called Guan Zhan. It’s said that he’s from the Longyou Guan Clan.”

“Longyou Guan family?” Xu Yinglian said with a frown. “Aren’t his family all sword immortals and disciples of the Shangqing Faction on Shu Mountain? Why did they send a youth to Kunlun this time?”

“I don’t know about that either.” Qiu Changtian shook his head. “However, Guan Zhan’s foundation is extremely strong, and he left the others behind after the mountain opened. Now his pace has slowed down, he probably can’t hold on any longer, but the position of first is still difficult to shake for now.”

“In the past, he would be the chief disciple of this generation.” Xu Yinglian sneered and said with a slightly mocking tone, “Unfortunately, he met Senior Brother this time.”

“He only encountered me?” Qiu Changtian couldn’t help but laugh. “Junior Sister, don’t forget that according to the order of entry, you’re ranked before him as well. If he chose to take the Sect Master as his Master, then he would at most be ranked at the third position.”

“En.” Xu Yinglian nodded. When she thought about the junior brother below her, her mood became a bit better.

“The person who is ranked second is Yan Zhitui from Jiang Prefecture’s White Deer Cave Academy.” Qiu Changtian pointed at a person and continued to say to his junior sister, “The three great ancient sects are Chan Sect, Jie Sect, and Ren Sect. Among them, Ren Sect has been passed down until now. It is Ru Sect who has inherited its legacy.”

“Yan Zhitui came from the Yan family of Qingzhou, and his family has been well-educated for generations. In the end, this generation’s successor didn’t take the imperial examinations to become an official but instead came all the way to Kunlun to become a disciple. It’s quite strange.”

Xu Yinglian pondered for a moment and said,

“Senior Brother, what are you trying to say? Kunlun is flourishing with luck, attracting the descendants of the aristocratic families to join us?”

“No.” Looking at such a cute junior sister, Qiu Changtian could not help but tease her. “This generation of disciples is full of talents. Junior Sister, you must work hard in cultivation and not be surpassed by Junior Brothers and Sisters.”

“That’s impossible!” Xu Yinglian was immediately enraged.