Xiuxian, I have a high martial arts world

Chapter 3: Sect Assessment, Steps to Immortality!

Lin Chen glanced at the countdown on his arm.

38:57.

He rushed from Zhoucun to the foot of Changchun Mountain, walking along the mountain road, and it was raining all the way.

The mountain road was muddy and difficult to walk on, so it took some time and more than five days.

There is still a day and a half before his next return to Blue Star.

Before traveling back to Blue Star, Lin Chen needed to know more about the world of immortal cultivation.

And joining the immortal sect is undoubtedly the best channel.

"As long as I can attract the attention of the country, I will be able to get more help..."

"Then I will have a place in this dangerous world of cultivation."

Lin Chen walked around the market town.

Relying on this market town under Changchun Gate, a Changchun Town was built within a radius of ten miles.

In addition to some monks, there are more wealthy businessmen and families among the mortals in the town.

They settled down in this market town in order to seek immortality.

But, how difficult is it to ascend to heaven?
Thousands of young men aged thirteen or fourteen gathered in the market town, coming from all the major towns within a thousand miles.

These young men all came to participate in the Changchun Sect's Immortal Seedling Assessment.

Lin Chen walked to the innermost part of the market town and soon came to an empty square.

After registering his age and name with the examiner, Lin Chen walked to a long climbing staircase.

The stairs are winding and lead straight to the top of Changchun Mountain, with no end in sight.

This is the first stage of the Changchun Sect’s Immortal Seedling Assessment.

Thirty thousand steps to immortality!
Changchun Mountain is 2,400 feet high, nearly 8,000 meters.

There is only one road from the top of the mountain to the foot, which is these more than 30,000 steps.

The first level of the Xian Miao assessment requires one to walk through more than 30,000 steps to the top of the mountain within half a day.

This is not difficult for Qi-refining practitioners or warriors.

However, those who participated in the Immortal Seedling Assessment were all teenagers under the age of eighteen who had not yet practiced.

For a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old, even if he is young and energetic, it is not easy to walk up these thirty thousand steps.

This is an assessment of the physical fitness of the immortal seedlings, as well as a test of their character and perseverance.

Lin Chen had been traveling for four days and was very tired.

But he didn't dare to rest for too long, because today was the last day of the Immortal Seedling Assessment.

He had to climb more than 30,000 steps and reach the top of the mountain before sunset, otherwise he would have to wait another three years...

After drinking an i-3 type stamina potion, Lin Chen felt that his stamina was recovering rapidly.

Start climbing the stairs!

One step, two steps, a hundred steps...

Climbing the stairs is not difficult at the beginning and is easy for ordinary people.

Many lively teenagers were talking and laughing, walking very fast, and looked very relaxed.

But Lin Chen took one step at a time, steadily and cautiously.

He knew that the first ten thousand or even twenty thousand steps were not difficult for him, and it was easy for him with his physical fitness as a ninth-level martial artist.

But when you reach the last few thousand steps, the mountain becomes too high and too cold.

It was a peak of seven or eight thousand meters, and it was the coldest time of the year. The weather was extremely cold and there were strong winds on the mountain. Even he could not take it lightly.

Therefore, conserving energy is undoubtedly the best way at this moment.

The sun gradually moved westward, and before I knew it, nearly two hours had passed.

Lin Chen stopped, adjusted his breathing slightly, and drank half a bottle of stamina potion.

"I must have walked about 20,000 steps... I'm now halfway up the mountain, and the altitude should be more than 5,000 meters..."

Lin Chen looked back at the foot of the mountain. At this point, the number of people climbing the mountain was getting fewer and fewer.

Most of the teenagers who were laughing and joking before were exhausted and fell behind, and some even returned the same way they came to prepare to go down the mountain.

"Although the people in this world have excellent physical fitness, there are still only a few young people who can climb more than 5,000 meters in one breath..."

"To be able to climb here, their physical fitness must be different from that of ordinary people. This is also a manifestation of having spiritual roots..."

Lin Chen thought silently in his heart.

The first level is the 30,000 steps to immortality, which is a test of one’s character and perseverance, as well as one’s qualifications.

People who can climb to the top of the mountain, in addition to having great willpower, also have good physical fitness and are usually spiritually gifted.

Only if you possess spiritual roots can you embark on the journey of spiritual practice.

Of course, this method of testing qualifications is not accurate. There will be more accurate spiritual root tests after the first level.

"I hope my luck isn't too bad. At least I need to have the qualifications to practice..."

Lin Chen only took a short rest and then continued to climb the stairs.

In this world of cultivating immortals, half of the mortals have the qualifications to practice, that is, they possess spiritual roots.

Among these half of qualified mortals, most of them have "inferior spiritual roots" and their sensitivity to spiritual energy is extremely low, making it difficult for them to practice.

Above inferior spiritual roots are mixed spiritual roots.

Among the five elements of spiritual roots, gold, wood, water, fire and earth, those that possess three or more attributes are called mixed spiritual roots.

It is still difficult to cultivate with mixed spiritual roots, but it is much better than with inferior spiritual roots.

Above the mixed spiritual roots are the double spiritual roots.

Having dual spiritual roots is a rare qualification.

Going up further, there are true spiritual roots, earth spiritual roots, and heavenly spiritual roots...

Lin Chen does not expect to be the one in a million true spiritual root, as long as he can reach the qualification of mixed spiritual roots.

With the support of the entire high-level martial arts world behind him, he can still make a name for himself in the world of immortal cultivation!
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An hour later, the sun had gradually set, and there was less than an hour left until the end of the assessment.

At this moment, Lin Chen was still moving forward steadily, climbing towards the top of the mountain.

"On this journey up the mountain, fewer and fewer young people can make it this far..."

Lin Chen did a quick calculation and concluded that he should have climbed more than 28,000 steps.

The altitude is over seven thousand meters.

From where he was, he could already see the top of the mountain, and there were only three or four thousand steps left.

Along the way, Lin Chen has surpassed many young people who had started climbing the mountain earlier.

There are only a few young men that can be seen in the last few thousand steps.

"The last leg of the journey is undoubtedly a great test of perseverance..."

"With only these 30,000 steps to immortality, I'm afraid that 99% of the young people will be eliminated..."

Lin Chen drank another half bottle of stamina potion.

At an altitude of more than 7,000 meters, the air is already extremely thin, and ordinary people cannot stay there for a long time, let alone do strenuous exercise.

At the same time, the temperature of dozens of degrees below zero makes people shiver.

Fortunately, Lin Chen was wearing an A-57 light combat uniform, which had good thermal insulation so he didn't feel too cold.

Lin Chen continued to move towards the top of Changchun Mountain step by step.

Half an hour later, there were less than a thousand steps left.

Among the thousands of young people taking the test today, only a few can make it this far.

At the top of Changchun Mountain, several elders of Changchun Sect also noticed Lin Chen.

"This boy is steady and cautious, climbing the mountain without haste, and has a good character..."

"His physical fitness is also excellent. He should be a good immortal seedling with spiritual roots."

An elder in Taoist robes stroked his beard with admiration in his eyes.

"Yes, this time the Immortal Seedling Assessment will last for seven days, and there will be no less than 40,000 young mountaineers."

"There are only less than 300 people who can reach the top of the mountain..."

"This boy is a good candidate. What's his name?"

Following the Changchun Sect elder's inquiries, several disciples handed over the list.

"Lin Chen..."

The elder frowned slightly and said regretfully:
"Unfortunately, I'm already seventeen years old, a bit too old... I've missed the best age for cultivation."

After hearing this, several elders on the mountain showed expressions of regret.

Monks are different from warriors.

Warriors usually start training after the age of sixteen because their bodies are still developing before then.

If you practice martial arts too early, it may affect your physical potential.

But in the world of cultivating immortals, the best immortal seedlings have to start practicing at the age of twelve or thirteen, or even eight or nine.

After all, the road to becoming an immortal is long. The earlier you start and lay the foundation, the broader the scenery you will see in the future.

At this time, an old man in a green robe said:
"But that's not necessarily the case... Seventeen is a bit old, but it also meets the sect's requirement of being under eighteen years old for the assessment."

"If this young man has good spiritual roots, it would still be in time..."

After hearing the old man's words, the other elders did not respond, but they understood what was going on.

The old man in green robe is Han Jihai, the head of Danfeng Peak of Changchun Sect. His cultivation has reached the perfection of the foundation-building stage.

Unfortunately, he failed to break through the Jindan stage a few years ago and he is getting a bit old, so he should want to accept a closed disciple to inherit the position of peak master.

Changchun Gate is divided into five major peaks, namely Sword Peak, Array Peak, Weapon Peak, Talisman Peak and Alchemy Peak.

In addition to the Sword Peak which is in charge of the Sect Master, Changchun Sect is famous for its formations, so the Formation Peak is the most prosperous.

In comparison, Danfeng is the weakest of the five peaks.

In the entire Changchun Sect, there are only a handful of alchemists, and they are all Han Jihai's disciples.

"Haha, then congratulations in advance to Master Han Feng for having a good disciple..."

The head of Zhenfeng Peak said with a smile. He was a middle-aged man who looked gentle and refined.

Compared to Lin Chen, he was more optimistic about the young men who had reached the top before.

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Changchun Mountain is close to 8,000 meters above sea level.

Lin Chen was already a little out of breath. Climbing for several hours had already greatly exhausted his physical strength.

Coupled with the lack of oxygen caused by the high altitude, Lin Chen almost saw stars.

But Lin Chen still gritted his teeth and continued to climb up.

"Huh, only the last hundred steps or so..." Lin Chen challenged the limits of his physical strength and willpower.

One step, ten steps, a hundred steps...

Finally, when Lin Chen stepped onto the last step, he felt a change before his eyes.

At the foot of the Changchun Mountain, it was freezing cold and snowy, with no trees growing...

However, at the top of Changchun Mountain, there is a vigorous spring atmosphere and abundant vitality.

Even the air was exceptionally fresh. Lin Chen leaned against a big tree, breathing in the oxygen greedily.

"Is this the formation?... It feels like a different world inside and outside the formation..."

Lin Chen thought to himself.

At this time, Han Jihai, who was wearing a green robe and had white hair and beard, walked up to him, nodded with a smile on his face and said:

"Not bad, congratulations on passing the first level of the Immortal Seedling Assessment."

"Let's take a rest for the night first, and then test our spiritual root aptitude tomorrow morning..."

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