Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Chapter 95 Thousand-Step Sword Ladder!

In fact, for these sects, preserving their reputation is enough, and there's not much loss involved.

Anyway, the Longevity Sword Sect's secret realm doesn't belong to them. If there's any loss, it should be the Sword Inquiry Sect and the Demon Sword Sect that suffer the loss!

Therefore, the sect leaders of several major righteous sects, such as Tian Cong and Huangfu Ce, secretly sent a telepathic message to Xuan Ling Daoist of the Wenjian Sect, pressuring him not to cause trouble.

Xuanling Daoist reluctantly nodded in agreement, for two reasons.

Firstly, Xuanling Daoist could not guarantee the purity of his sect. He estimated that some high-ranking members of his sect probably sold the corpses of cultivators to the Corpse Yin Sect.

Secondly, there was pressure from the righteous faction. He knew that these righteous sects were now trying to silence the old Daoist Kugu in order to protect their own sect's reputation.

Since the righteous sects have all agreed, the demonic sects can't really say anything.

Although the demonic sects are shameless and not afraid of a bad reputation.

But given the strength of the Bone Daoist and the fact that they hadn't suffered much loss, they had no choice but to agree.

With the Demon Sword Sect and the Sword Inquiry Sect choosing to back down, giving the Corpse Yin Sect the green light, the outcome was predictable.

All participants from the Corpse Yin Sect, whether human or corpse puppet, passed the first round of sword energy testing.

……

After the Corpse Yin Sect completed its first round of testing, the person inside the jade coffin asked Cao Meng:
"Cao Meng, what do you think of these corpse puppets?"

"That's really impressive!"

What else could Cao Meng say but nod in approval?

After all, slapping the face of a Void Refinement stage expert comes at a price.

Do you want to become as good as them?

Upon hearing the question from the person in the coffin, Cao Meng understood what the other party meant and quickly replied:
"In no mood!"

Why would a normal person choose to become a corpse puppet? Only a fool would!
Seeing Cao Meng's resolute refusal, the person inside the coffin made a promise:

"Cao Meng, I can refine you into a living corpse, preserving your consciousness and granting you immortality!"

As for the alternative form of immortality the other party mentioned, Cao Meng had absolutely no desire for it.

He's already cultivated immortality; he has plenty of lifespan. Why would he need to become a corpse puppet to obtain an alternative form of eternal life?
Moreover, being a corpse puppet doesn't necessarily mean immortality. You never know when you might be blasted into dust and then you're gone!

"Cao Meng, if you are willing to become a living corpse under my command, I can order the return of the corpses of your Hehuan Sect ancestors to the Hehuan Sect!"

When the person in the coffin saw that Cao Meng did not reply, he added more conditions.

"Senior, I'm not familiar with these seniors!"

"Moreover, these elders would not want me, a junior, to sacrifice myself to save their mere physical body!"

Just kidding, Cao Meng wasn't foolish enough to sacrifice himself for the corpses of some so-called ancestors.

"I'll add one more condition: the Corpse Yin Sect can do you a favor!"

"Cao Meng, don't rush to refuse. Tell me when you've thought it through!"

The person in the coffin finished speaking and then vanished into thin air.

She's not in a hurry for Cao Meng right now and has decided to let him grow up freely for a while.

After all, Cao Meng's physique is only at a minor stage of development and his cultivation is not high. It would not be worthwhile to refine him into a corpse puppet now. She plans to let Cao Meng grow up in the Void Refinement stage first.

An Yingji felt as if she had discovered a big spender and found a suitable buyer.

The Corpse Yin Sect has a long history and possesses countless resources, a fact known throughout the entire Eastern Region of Daozhou.

An Yingji is now considering whether to find a time to kidnap Cao Meng and take him to the Corpse Yin Sect to exchange for resources.

"Senior sister, what were you thinking about just now? Tell me and I'll give you some advice!"

Just as An Yingji was lost in thought, Cao Meng pinched her.

"I wasn't thinking about anything!"

An Yingji dared not voice her thoughts at this moment; she did not want to be disciplined by Cao Meng with sticks.

"hehe!"

Cao Meng sneered. Did she really think he didn't know what An Yingji was thinking? This senior sister was really rebellious. He would have to teach her a lesson with a stick to smooth out her rebellious nature.

……

After the first round of sword energy testing, the number of participants was reduced by 30%.

The 30% of participants who failed were all from minor sects or independent practitioners.

In fact, the Demon Sword Sect and the Sword Inquiry Sect lowered their requirements for the first round, since the probability of being kicked out in the first round was too high, and the two sects were too likely to be cheating people out of their registration fees.

The second test was called the Thousand-Step Sword Inquiry. The Demon Sword Sect and the Sword Inquiry Sect each put up five hundred fourth-order spirit swords to set up an array, using the thousand swords as steps to open the path of sword inquiry!
"Those who climb the 510th step of the sword ladder are qualified and pass the test!"

The challenge lasts three days. Attacking each other on the sword ladder is strictly prohibited; violators will be disqualified!

"You must remember to act within your capabilities, or you may face mortal danger!"

After the Sword Inquiry Sect and the Demon Sword Sect announced the start of the second round of assessments, no one dared to go up the sword ladder without permission.

"Where are the disciples of the Demon Sword Sect?"

The Nine-Hua Sword Demon felt that as the host, his Demon Sword Sect should take the lead.

At the command of the Nine Hua Sword Demon, a female cultivator in black robes led the disciples of the Demon Sword Sect to rush up the sword ladder.

"Disciples of the Sword Inquiry Sect, what are you waiting for?"

Following the order from Xuanling Daoist, the disciples of Wenjian Sect dared not lag behind and rushed up the sword ladder with their swords in hand.

Each step of the Thousand-Step Sword Staircase exudes an oppressive aura, which intensifies with each higher step.

Because the pressure from the early steps was weak, the direct disciples of the Demon Sword and Sword Inquiry sects could ignore it and thus move with incredible speed.

With the disciples of the Demon Sword Sect and the Sword Inquiry Sect racing against each other, they quickly reached the 499th step.

The disciples of both sects stopped at the 499th step and began to meditate to recover their spiritual energy.

It wasn't that they could withstand the pressure of the 500th floor, but rather that things changed from the 500th floor onwards.

They must restore their spiritual power to its peak on the 499th floor before they can attempt to reach higher floors after climbing the next 500.

Led by the woman in the black robe, the members of the Demon Sword Sect were the first to step into the 500th floor.

As they stepped onto the 500th floor, a large amount of sword energy manifested and attacked them.

"break!"

The leading female cultivator in black drew her heavy sword and shattered the sword energy with a single strike.

As the disciples of the Demon Sword Sect entered the 501st floor, the disciples of the Sword Inquiry Sect also began to enter the 500th floor. Subsequently, a large number of sword energies manifested and attacked the disciples of the Sword Inquiry Sect.

Some people discovered a pattern: the number of sword energies was directly proportional to the number of people, with each person wielding three sword energies.

After the disciples of the Demon Sword Sect and the Sword Inquiry Sect tested the way, many others also began to climb the sword ladder.

"You unfilial disciple, remember to bring back first place for your master."

“You rebellious disciple, you have high cultivation. If you can help Yingji and the other disciples in the sect, please do so.”

After giving Cao Meng some instructions, Consort Duanmu signaled him to lead the team to set off immediately.

When An Yingji saw that Consort Duanmu had handed over the task of leading the team to Cao Meng, she gave Consort Duanmu a resentful look.

Master, I am clearly the sect's Holy Maiden, the senior sister of the entire sect. You should give me the authority to lead the team!
You should know that even on those few nights, that bastard Cao Meng still made me lead the team at the front.

"Master, is it really impossible to kill someone on the sword ladder?"

Cao Meng wanted to "take care" of Liu Ruyan and the disciples of Xuantian Sect on the sword ladder, causing them to fail at the second level.

Consort Duanmu shook her head, then said:
"We haven't entered the Longevity Sword Sect's secret realm yet, so let's follow the rules of the Sword Inquiry Sect and the Demon Sword Sect for now."

Once we enter the Longevity Sword Sect's secret realm, we don't need to worry about their rules anymore!

“Traitor, if anyone on the sword ladder dares to attack you, don’t hold back, kill them without mercy.”

Even disciples of the Sword Inquiry Sect and the Demon Sword Sect will be killed without mercy.

After Duanmu Fei finished speaking, she kicked Cao Meng in the butt, signaling him to hurry up and set off to win first place!

(End of this chapter)