The Ji Family's Pride

Chapter 28 Gatekeeper

In Anchan City, West City, Black and White Academy.

The quiet and deep cave did not appear gloomy. On the stone walls of the cave, there was a huge pearl inlaid at intervals, illuminating the cave as if it were daytime.

The young cultivators following the six Taoist Yuanshens are facing extremely important choices on the road to cultivation.

Although the nine different forks in the road ahead are not exactly the same, the places they lead to are related to whether they can enter the Black and White Academy.

Although the disciples of the Black and White Academy that the immortal cultivators are about to meet are all Purple Mansion cultivators, there will always be differences in strength on the road of immortal cultivation. Even the slightest difference may lead to huge differences in the final results.

On the road to becoming an immortal, luck is also a form of strength.

"Listen carefully. After you enter your respective forks, you will meet the gatekeeper disciples guarding the intersection."

“As long as you can successfully rush out of the cave despite their obstruction, you will have passed the test and will become a disciple of my Black and White Academy.” A faint smile appeared on the face of the middle-aged black-haired man.

“Don’t look so sad. Don’t worry. Although the disciples guarding the intersection are stronger, they are only allowed to use one method.” The black-haired middle-aged man continued, “You can go all out and use all your methods. And you don’t need to defeat the disciples guarding the intersection. You just need to rush out of the cave to pass. We will be waiting for your good news at the top of this mountain.”

"Yes!" All the immortal cultivators responded in unison, feeling relieved.

Now that the black-haired middle-aged man had explained the rules of the third test clearly, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This test was still very difficult, but at least there was a glimmer of hope for admission to the Black and White Academy.

"Just go ahead!" The middle-aged man with black hair waved his hand and urged.

Soon, each cultivator chose a fork in the road.

The young man in black robes picked the second passage on the left at random and strode forward. A journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step, and Ji Xiaoshan was naturally looking forward to the final step.

The young man holding the knife raised his thick eyebrows that were as sharp as a sword, and then chose the third passage on the left.

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"Hua Yun, among these nine people, how many do you think will be able to become disciples of my Black and White Academy?" The middle-aged black-haired man asked the woman in white with a smile when he saw that all the immortal cultivators had left.

"Me? If you ask me, I am most optimistic about Ji Xiaoshan who has comprehended the way of sword and Wan Nianfeng who has comprehended the way of knife!" Taoist Hua Yun, a woman in white, smiled gently. Everything has not been settled yet, so she would not say anything too final.

"What you said is nonsense! If those two fight with all their strength, none of the little guys guarding this time can say that they can definitely defeat them." The Taoist with long beard stroked his beard and glared at the woman in white.

"Wu Xiu, tell me. You are in charge of recruiting disciples for the sect this time. You should have some understanding of this group of young people!" The Taoist with long beard looked at the middle-aged man with black hair who was watching the show on the side.

"Yeah. I'm also optimistic about Ji Xiaoshan and Wan Nianfeng." The middle-aged man with black hair replied.

"You..." The Taoist with long beard was speechless for a while.

"Don't ask them, they are all very slippery. I think it's hard for the others to enter my Black and White Academy!" The short fat bald man continued, "After those two young men knew that the gatekeepers could only use one ability, they looked quite relaxed. I don't have much hope for them anymore!"

The short, fat bald man shook his head. He had come through the same thing as these immortal cultivators, so he naturally knew how difficult the third level was. The disciples of his Black and White Academy, even if they were only at the Purple Mansion level, were carefully selected from among the chosen ones. Even if they only used one method, it was not something that ordinary immortal cultivators could easily deal with.

The six Taoist Yuanshen from the Black and White Academy were discussing together, and they were all very optimistic about Ji Xiaoshan and Wan Nianfeng being able to join the Black and White Academy.

The black-haired middle-aged man Wu Xiu took out a wine flask, tilted the spout, and drank the wine leisurely. "Instead of arguing about these things, wouldn't it be clearer if you just use your divine sense to investigate everything?"

"That's right..." The powerful consciousness of the Taoist Yuanshen directly covered the entire mountain. "Why is Ji Xiaoshan walking so slowly? Who is guarding his road?" Taoist Hua Yun asked curiously.

"It's Jiulian, the disciple of Uncle Wufeng! In recent years, Uncle Wufeng has been preparing for the three disasters and nine calamities that occur every nine hundred years, and he has not paid attention to his new disciple. This nephew Jiulian felt bored in the academy, so he applied to come and guard the way this time." Taoist Wu Xiu explained, his spiritual consciousness quietly fell into the second passage on the left hand side, quite expectantly.

"Jiulian? Is she the future heir of the Dongyan family? Yes, it's rare that this young lady has some elegance!" Taoist Hua Yun knew the identities of the gatekeepers and that they were the new disciples of the Five Crazy Immortals, so he joked.

"Ji Xiaoshan is really good at choosing. Among the nine passages, his is the longest one, and there is only a girl guarding the passage, and he picked it again." The short fat bald man said, shaking his head, "But there will be some fun to watch. The lotus magic passed down by Junior Brother Jiulian's family is not so easy to deal with."

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"Brothers, have the challengers from your group arrived? I don't know who this person is. I have been waiting for so long but he still hasn't shown up!" Jiulian sat bored in the middle of the cave corridor, fiddling with a pure white lotus in his hand.

"Already here, we're playing with this little guy!" responded a disciple from the Black and White Academy.

"I'm here too, this cultivator is a little weak!"

"Junior brothers, are the kids in your place so weak? I have a young man who uses a knife, he's terribly strong!" The disciple guarding the third passage on the left said in surprise.

Before long, the disciple's frustrated voice echoed among his fellow disciples, "I... I lost!"

"What? There is such a monster among these little guys?"

All the disciples guarding the gate were horrified, and Jiulian, who was guarding the second passage on the left, stood up directly.

She was even more excited about the little guy she was about to face, hoping that he would not be too weak...

Soon, the figure of a young man in black robe appeared under the shining pearls. It was Ji Xiaoshan.

"After waiting for so long, it's finally here!" Jiulian said happily.

"Female?" Ji Xiaoshan was a little surprised when he saw the Purple Mansion cultivator guarding the gate. He had only seen a handful of female immortal cultivators, and the only ones he had met were his mother Su Wanjun and Ji Yichuan's wife Yuchi Xue. He didn't even know the names of the other female immortal cultivators.

Ji Xiaoshan looked at the female cultivator who was a few steps away. She was wearing a simple and casual aqua blue Taoist robe. Her long black hair was piled up high and a fine white jade hairpin fixed her smooth long hair, revealing her slender neck. Her stunning appearance was not made up and seemed as delicate as a baby's.

In her left hand, she gently held a lotus flower that looked like white jade. It was simple and refreshing, yet had a unique temperament. If Ji Xiaoshan had to make a comparison, he would have felt that this woman was like a fairy lotus, not something from the mortal world that could only be admired from afar...

"Little guy, your eyes are a little offensive!" Jiulian saw the black-robed boy looking at her. Although it was for a short time, the gaze made her feel uncomfortable.

It was as if Ji Xiaoshan saw through her from head to toe. There was no transgression in the boy's eyes, and his gaze was clear and transparent. Jiulian, who had been trained as the future leader of Dongyan clan since childhood, had seen countless people and she could distinguish the faint and simple appreciation, but she felt a little uncomfortable.

"Sorry. Are you the gatekeeper of this road?" Ji Xiaoshan looked directly into the woman's eyes and asked softly.

"Yes! Once you pass this test, you will be a disciple of my Black and White Academy." Jiulian said, "But...little guy, you have offended me, I will not show mercy."

As the woman in the aqua blue Taoist robe spoke, she was refining the white jade lotus in her hand.

Brothers, please read on!

Thanks to the Holy Lord of Desolate Sky for the reward!
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