Two months had passed, and the Immortal Sect still hadn't provided an answer regarding the Black Snow Ridge spirit vein incident.
It seemed that handling this matter internally was quite troublesome for the Immortal Sect.
The longer it took to resolve, the greater the impact it implied.
The punishment Sun Qingde would face would also be more severe.
If Sun Qingde couldn't endure the punishment and truly defected from the Immortal Sect, just the thought of it sent chills down Zhu Xiaosuo's spine.
Although the Black Snow Ridge spirit collapse incident hadn't been made public yet, people around had already speculated about what might have happened based on the behavior of the cultivators who returned from Black Snow Ridge and kept silent.
It must have been a catastrophic disaster.
The entire Mountain Chicken County was undercurrents surging.
But these matters had nothing to do with Zhu Xiaosuo.
The only thing he needed to do was cultivate.
Until he absorbed spiritual energy and circulated the Spirit-Nurturing Technique without enhancing his physical strength.
No matter how the spiritual energy pounded his blood and flesh, he couldn't feel any sign of becoming stronger.
This must be the so-called bottleneck.
He could participate in the Immortal Sect examination now.
He hadn't taken the Meridian Soothing Pill.
According to Ba Shanyue, it was best to take the Meridian Soothing Pill after breaking through the initial bottleneck of the Rebirth Stage, as it could increase the probability of improving one's aptitude to the Blue Vein by nearly half.
Pass the Immortal Sect examination, obtain the Rebirth Pill to break through the bottleneck, and then take the Meridian Soothing Pill to gamble on the probability.
Everything was within the plan.
Zhu Xiaosuo sent a Sound Transmission Order to the Immortal Sect, requesting to take the examination early.
He received a message that the examination would take place in seven days, on the first day of the next month.
On the day of the examination, Zhu Xiaosuo was taken to the Immortal Sect.
He originally thought that a senior would ride a flying artifact and let him experience the feeling of flying, taking him all the way to the Immortal Sect.
He guessed the beginning and the end, but not the process.
He and a dozen others stood on a coffin-shaped flying artifact, flying southwest all the way to the Immortal Sect.
Zhu Xiaosuo found it somewhat inauspicious.
The one taking them to the Immortal Sect was a Bone Transformation Stage cultivator, Song Zhong.
Song Zhong, true to his name, had a complexion like charcoal and rarely smiled.
He seemed like a living embodiment of impermanence, a resurrected Yama.
Song Zhong didn't speak, and the other cultivators awaiting examination didn't dare make a sound either.
Zhu Xiaosuo and the others remained silent all the way to the Immortal Sect.
It was the first time Zhu Xiaosuo and the others had come to the Immortal Sect, and they were very curious about every plant and tree around.
He had long wanted to know what a place with "abundant spiritual energy" was like.
After some observation, Zhu Xiaosuo easily concluded:
Another world.
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The plants here were mostly unfamiliar to him.
But he barely recognized a pine tree.
The reason he said barely recognized was because this pine tree towered into the clouds, and if it weren't for the basketball-sized pine cones on the ground, he wouldn't have been able to confirm it was a pine tree.
The insects and small animals were even more peculiar.
Monkeys living underground, fish resting on branches, dung beetles collecting nectar.
Strange yet harmonious coexistence.
After walking for a while, they arrived in front of the examination hall.
Outside the examination hall stood a massive stone tablet.
About three meters high and a thousand meters long.
The reason they knew it was a stone tablet and not a wall was because there was a small stone tablet in front of it, which read:
This is a stone tablet →
Pointing in the direction of the large stone tablet behind.
As they approached, they found many phrases written on the stone tablet.
"The path you choose, even if you have to crawl, you must finish it!"
"Improve your cultivation by one layer, and you can take down a thousand people!"
"Many things we think we'll never forget are forgotten in the days we obsess over them."
"I've never eaten shit!"
"A simp is the true warrior!"
...
Song Zhong glanced at the stone tablet with an unnatural expression and said:
"You can channel spiritual energy to your fingertips to leave your words on the stone tablet."
"Is it mandatory?"
"Yes, all cultivators coming for their first Immortal Sect examination must leave something."
Someone quickly left a message:
"I, Wang Zixuan, will no longer be a simp!"
Seeing this, Zhu Xiaosuo remembered his college roommate who was a simp, endlessly pleasing his goddess without any response, and no matter what Zhu Xiaosuo said, he wouldn't change, which pained him.
Seeing someone choose to escape the sea of simping, Zhu Xiaosuo felt a bit emotional and couldn't help but step forward to console him:
"Brother Wang, the sea of simping is boundless, but turning back is the shore. It's truly commendable to find your way back."
The person glanced at Zhu Xiaosuo and said:
"My name is Li Zixuan."
"Then who is Wang Zixuan?"
"He's another simp for my goddess Lin Zixuan."
"Another one?"
"And one of them is me, is that not okay?"
He finished and looked at Zhu Xiaosuo proudly.
Zhu Xiaosuo was puzzled:
"Being a simp is something to be proud of?"
"Clearly, you've never simped before, so you don't know the joy of being a simp. My dream is to become Lin Zixuan's only simp."
Zhu Xiaosuo couldn't help but admire the determination of simps.
In the Immortal Sect where monkeys don't climb trees and dung beetles don't eat dung, simps are still true to their nature.
"Fellow Daoist, if you're interested, you can research who wrote 'A simp is the true warrior!' on the stone tablet and have a good exchange of insights."
Li Zixuan said:
"I'm only at the Second Layer of the Rebirth Stage, I can't pass the examination, this is my first and last time at the Immortal Sect."
Zhu Xiaosuo consoled him:
"It's okay, not everyone can gather enough resources for cultivation, you'll have a vast sky ahead."
"Most of my cultivation resources went to Lin Zixuan and Shangguan Ba. But for Lin Zixuan's happiness, I, Li Zixuan, have no regrets!"
"And who is Shangguan Ba?"
"Lin Zixuan's fiancé."
"Wonderful, Brother Li!"
Zhu Xiaosuo quickly walked away, afraid of being infected by Li Zixuan and catching rabies.
He took a few more steps and saw a scholarly-looking fellow Daoist writing:
"I, Li Zixuan, will never be a simp!"
Zhu Xiaosuo's face twitched a few times.
The crouching dragon and young phoenix were both here.
Needless to say, this person must be Wang Zixuan.
Zhu Xiaosuo approached and said:
"Brother Wang, long time no see."
"Eh, you know me?"
"I've heard of Brother Wang's great name."
"Seems like you've heard my story too."
"Yes, may I ask what Brother Wang's current cultivation level is?"
Wang Zixuan raised his head proudly:
"Though I'm only at the First Layer of the Rebirth Stage! But Lin Zixuan will find her happiness!"
Goodness, this buddy donated even more than Brother Li.
The crouching dragon ultimately surpassed the young phoenix by one layer.
Seeing Wang Zixuan walking with a limp, Zhu Xiaosuo curiously asked:
"Brother Wang, are you injured?"
"It's nothing, my dad broke my legs when he found out I gave my spirit stones to Lin Zixuan."
After hearing this, Zhu Xiaosuo walked away without looking back.
The outside world is full of smart people.
Why are all the fools in the Immortal Sect?
Zhu Xiaosuo wandered around, still unsure of what to write.
Under Song Zhong's urging, he racked his brain but had nothing to leave.
Not writing wasn't an option, but he had nothing to write.
So he casually wrote:
Nothing happened today.