Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

At the beginning of July, the weather was extremely hot, especially in the afternoon. The fiery sun scorched the earth, making all living creatures on the ground, whether humans or animals, feel as if their bodies were burning. That oppressive feeling weighed heavily on their hearts, making them extremely uncomfortable!

However, in this furnace-like weather, a mountain range in the east of the Qian Yuan Continent appeared particularly cool.

A light circle spanning ten thousand miles enveloped this mountain range, blocking the heat and preserving the coolness.

This mountain range, known to the world as Mount Wuhua, was the location of a well-known medium-sized sect called the 'Wuhua Sect'.

"Hmph, a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

In front of these young people, two young men wearing blue robes and carrying swords on their backs were staring at them expressionlessly.

Although the sun was blazing and the temperature was extremely hot, these two seemed extremely carefree and composed. They had been standing here for several hours, but not a single drop of sweat appeared on their bodies, clearly indicating that they were not ordinary people.

Indeed, these two were disciples of the nearby Wuhua Sect. One was named Wucai, and the other was named Wuchun, both possessing the cultivation of the early stage of Gathering Spirit. They were here today on behalf of the Wuhua Sect to oversee the assessment of these new disciples.

Normally, the Wuhua Sect only recruited disciples once every ten years. However, recently, many major events had occurred in the cultivation world, and various sects were urgently expanding their own forces in order to seek a place to live in this chaotic world. Thus, the Wuhua Sect had no choice but to change the ten-year period to recruiting new disciples every three years.

However, although the time had been shortened, the quality of the new disciples who came to take the test had greatly decreased.

After all, the competition in the cultivation world was so fierce now that any disciple with some talent would inevitably attract several sects to fight to the death, wishing they could bring all the talents in the world into their own sect. As for the rest, they were all crooked gourds and cracked dates. Although there might occasionally be some hidden gems, the number was extremely small, and they hadn't encountered one in decades.

However, even so, they still had to recruit, otherwise, it would be difficult to survive in this increasingly chaotic world.

Besides, even if a real fight broke out, wouldn't a large number of cannon fodder be needed at the forefront!

These disciples with poor qualifications were equivalent to cannon fodder for each family. Anyway, it didn't matter if there was one more or one less of them. If a genius occasionally appeared among them, it would be a profit for the sect.

Therefore, under this general environment, various sects were doing their best to expand their recruitment of disciples and lowered the requirements again and again.

On the other hand, because various sects vigorously expanded, the opportunity for ordinary people to cultivate immortality increased a lot. Therefore, this period was also known as the golden age in the history of the cultivation world. Many of the cultivation experts who would become famous in the world in the future were mostly born during this period.

Of course, these are all stories for later. Let's not mention them for now and turn our attention back to the Wuhua Sect's disciple test today.

Originally, there were nearly five hundred people participating in the test, and after several rounds of screening, only these thirty or so people remained.

But this was still too many. This time, the Wuhua Sect planned to recruit twenty new disciples, but fifteen of the places were given to disciples from some large and small cultivation families nearby free of charge. They didn't need to participate in the test and could directly join the Wuhua Sect. Only the remaining five places were for these children born as ordinary people.

If it had been in the past, the Wuhua Sect might have only offered one or two places, but who let them be in a chaotic world now?

Of course, Wucai and Wuchun both came from a large family nearby, and they naturally looked down on these children from poor families. If it weren't for the sect's instructions, they would definitely not have come to take over this errand.

"Hmph, considering the sake of that Profound-level Spirit Pill after completing the mission, this young master won't bother with you today!" After coldly glancing at these ordinary disciples who were panting with exhaustion, Wuchun snorted disdainfully in his heart.

Immediately afterwards, he exchanged a glance with Wucai on the other side, then took a step forward and said to the crowd: "Alright, I think you have rested enough now, so let's proceed with the last test, climb up this mountain!"

After saying that, Wuchun pointed his hand, guiding everyone's gaze to a high mountain behind him.

This mountain peak was hundreds of feet high, but it was extremely steep, without a single plant or tree, only lonely boulders lying on it.

After seeing this mountain peak, the eyes of those young people who were already exhausted widened immediately.

After all, before this, they had already been exhausted by these two people. They had swam for dozens of miles and ran for nearly a hundred miles without a break to get here. It could be said that they were already exhausted. Where would they have any extra strength to climb this steep mountain peak?

At the same time, a thought emerged in everyone's mind: Could these two be deliberately trying to mess with them?

In fact, they were not wrong. According to the original process, there were only two contents for testing new disciples: one was to test aptitude, and the other was to test will.

In the beginning, everyone had already undergone aptitude testing, and everyone present was judged to be qualified.

That is to say, next, they should come here to accept the mountain climbing test to test their willpower and endurance.

But out of boredom, these two had arranged swimming and long-distance running and other items outside the test content before reaching here. Their purpose was to have fun and play with everyone for their own amusement.

Of course, they would not reveal this despicable idea in public. Wuchun coughed dryly and said to everyone again: "Listen to me, you only have one incense stick of time. During this period, you must try your best to climb this mountain peak. Only the first five people to reach the top of the mountain will be able to join our Wuhua Sect. The others will not be accepted. Do you all understand?"

After saying that, Wuchun suddenly released an extremely fierce pressure from his body, blasting out in all directions.

Where had these ordinary children felt such terrifying pressure? They trembled all over and were terrified.

However, just when everyone was afraid, only one young man wearing a tattered robe remained calm as usual, as if he had not been deterred by Wuchun's aura at all.

His unusual behavior immediately attracted the attention of Wuchun and Wucai, causing a strange look to appear on their faces!