Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

As soon as Qin Yi said this, Murong Huan thought for a moment and immediately spoke up as well.

"Elder, if I may be so bold, we have no need to use the tokens bestowed by the upper sect. We are all the elites of the Yun Sect. If even we cannot cross the Heavenly Gate on our own, then what qualifications do we have to attempt the next eight trials?" Murong Huan said in a deep voice.

After saying that, Murong walked up to Qin Yi, took out the special order that Taishang Ganying had taught them, and handed it to Qin Yi.

Qin Yi understood Murong Huan's meaning, and she smiled knowingly. This was truly the eldest disciple of their Yun Sect.

"Alright, how many of you share the same idea as Murong Huan? If you all think this way, then bring out all the special orders, and I will keep them for now," Qin Yi gestured.

Ji Chunling and the others did not hesitate. They all believed that they were second to none, so how could they possibly use such a back door to pass the first test?

Those who try to use connections are the petty people who lack confidence in themselves; of course, this is just their own opinion.

The Yunxia Sect also has special privileges, but many disciples of the Yunxia Sect will definitely need to use tokens to pass the first test; there's nothing that can be done about it.

Seeing that everyone else had submitted theirs, Ye Liuyun felt embarrassed to stay behind.

After Qin Yi took all the tokens, she spoke again.

"The first challenge involves a ranking system. You'll be asked to attack the Heavenly Gate, and based on your abilities, the Heavenly Gate will rank your aptitude from low to high: White, Green, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Earth, and Heaven. To even begin, you need at least White aptitude. You should understand what that means, right?"

Qin Yi's words are quite interesting. The ranking is based on the power of their attack on Tianmen. In other words, if they restrain their power and do not use their full strength, the ranking will definitely be lower.

Having a high rating has its advantages, and having a low rating also has its advantages.

A higher ranking allows one to come into the sights of the Supreme Response Sect earlier, but at the same time, one may be more vulnerable to being targeted in later stages.

Intentionally setting a low rating is like playing dumb to fool others, but it's also easier to be overlooked and might cause less trouble, but it still depends on the specific circumstances.

"Alright, that's enough, let's go." Qin Yi smiled slightly, then flew out through the broken window.

Murong Huan and the others did not waste any time and flew out one after another. After they flew out, the disciples of the other three families also flew out from other floors.

"Hehe, Brother Murong, if I may ask a question out of curiosity, is your Yun Sect planning to use a special order to pass the first test, or will you rely on your own abilities?" Dao Yan flew to Murong Huan's side and asked with a smile.

"What? Brother Daoyan lacks confidence in himself and plans to use a special order?" Murong Huan asked, narrowing his eyes.

"Are you kidding me? Does my Dao Sect need that? Fairy Hanxiang, Fairy Nie, what about your two families?" Dao Yan sniffed Hanxiang and Nie Qingwu again.

"Hmph! Don't underestimate our Flower Sect, okay? What you can think of, we can think of too. Let's see who has the best skills later, so don't embarrass yourselves too much," Hanxiang said arrogantly.

Nie Qingwu remained silent with a cold expression. Before becoming a woman, Nie Qingwu was a man, a cold and aloof person. After becoming a woman, she became a cold beauty. It's strange that cultivators who specialize in swordsmanship are usually so indifferent.

The disciples of the Sword Sect, regardless of gender, are generally not very talkative, much like Yun Xin and Lin Aoxue.

Ye Liuyun was being pulled along by Lin Aoxue, who was carefully observing the disciples of the four major sects.

"Aoxue, have you noticed? The disciples of those four families are all quite unique. The disciples of the Flower Sect, regardless of gender, are all dressed in flamboyant attire, and they are all handsome men and beautiful women. The disciples of the Sword Sect are all aloof and cold. The disciples of the Dao Sect all seem quite easygoing," Ye Liuyun said softly.

Lin Aoxue rolled her eyes, not bothering to explain why; she couldn't be bothered to explain such things.

But as they were talking, someone suddenly called out Ye Liuyun's name.

"Hey? Junior Sister Ye, what's wrong with you? Why are you having your sister pull you along while you fly? Can't you fly yourself?" a female disciple from the Flower Sect teased.

Isn't this just a disguised way of mocking Ye Liuyun?

"Tch!" Ye Liuyun sighed, offering no response.

The sky was filled with cultivators, who quickly flew away from Tianyi City and arrived at the foot of a mountain on the outermost edge of the Taishang Ganying Sect's territory.

Tianmen Mountain is the entrance to the Taishang Ganying Sect's territory. It consists of two extremely majestic peaks that look like a gate from a distance. A long staircase leads directly between the two peaks, where there is a golden energy barrier. This place is like a fortress, with an array covering the top and cliffs surrounding it.

Tianmen Mountain does not refer to a mountain peak, but rather to the outermost area of ​​the Taishang Ganying Sect.

If someone were to fly to the very center of the Tianyi Mountains to observe, they would find that the headquarters of the Taishang Ganying Sect is circular and in the shape of the Taiji Bagua (Eight Trigrams).

Those who understand formations will realize that the Taishang Ganying Sect itself is a huge formation layout, and the Heavenly Gate entrance is the only gate of life. Forcibly entering the Taishang Ganying Sect from other areas is basically a death sentence.

"Wow! No wonder it's called the Heavenly Gate, it's the gate to heaven!" Ye Liuyun saw the gate standing tall in the clouds from afar.

This Heavenly Gate is located at the highest point of Heavenly Gate Mountain. At this moment, a large number of cultivators have gathered at the foot of Heavenly Gate Mountain. Although several million have been reduced due to the events of three days ago, the number still looks overwhelming, a sea of ​​people stretching as far as the eye can see.

The Yun Sect members randomly found an open space and stood down. This first test did not require fighting each other. If you met the requirements, you could enter; if you did not, there was no way to pass.

With so many people crammed together, it felt even more crowded than in Tianyi City. In his previous life, Ye Liuyun had never seen so many people gathered in one area. This was nearly ten million cultivators.

Soon after everyone arrived, a dignified woman in purple appeared at the entrance of the Heavenly Gate; she was none other than the Moon Fairy.

"This grand gathering in the Southern Ridge is presided over by me. I am the Master of the Taiyin Peak of the Supreme Response Sect, and my Daoist name is Taiyin. Next, I will introduce the rules of this Heavenly Gate Trial. You must listen carefully, as each person has only one chance..."

The Moon Fairy carefully explained the rules that Qin Yi had mentioned not long ago, and everyone understood what they meant after listening.

"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. Now, the first trial of the Southern Ridge Gathering, the Heavenly Gate Trial, will officially begin. The rest of the time is up to you." The Moon Fairy left these words and then disappeared.

But as she disappeared, more than a dozen Taoist priests dressed in Taoist robes emerged from inside. They were probably there to maintain order, and even the weakest among them was at least at the Four Extremes Secret Realm level.

Then, a series of intense musical notes rang out in the sky. These notes likely originated from the Taishang Ganying Sect. The music was intense and possessed a power that stirred the blood.

The sound came from the Immortal Music Peak of the Supreme Response Sect. At this moment, all the disciples of the Immortal Music Peak acted as the opening musicians.

"Wow, they even have an opening theme! The music is pretty upbeat, it gives you a sense of hope for the future," Ye Liuyun said, thoroughly enjoying the music playing from the sky.

Soon, a large number of cultivators took to the air and flew towards the Heavenly Gate. However, these people were probably all rogue cultivators with no composure. The cultivators from the slightly stronger sects were all watching the situation and trying to see what was so mysterious about the Heavenly Gate Trial.

Rushing in without understanding the situation can easily lead to failure.

"Open it for me." A middle-aged man at the third level of the Dao Palace took the lead and arrived in front of the energy barrier of the Heavenly Gate, smashing the barrier with all his might.

The barrier didn't immediately send him flying. The white barrier visibly rippled under his attack, but the final rebound force sent him flying.

"No, why?" The middle-aged man clenched his fists in resentment after being thrown away.

If he didn't get through, it means he's not qualified to participate in this provincial capital event.

He wanted to try again, but was warned by a disciple of the Taishang Ganying Sect.

"You've been eliminated. You can leave now."

These words caused the middle-aged man's expression to change. In the end, he could only sigh helplessly. She flew into the sky and left the entrance to the Heavenly Gate. This guy's failure caused the expressions of the cultivators behind him to change.

Clearly, this place wasn't as easy to get into as they had imagined.

But since they were already here, they had no choice but to give it their all. Those with powerful treasures could use them, and this place allowed multiple people to participate simultaneously.

In an instant, colorful magical power bombarded the barrier, but even though more than a hundred people attacked at the same time, only one person managed to break through the barrier. A beam of white light immediately shot out from the gap in the barrier and shone on his brow, leaving a silvery-white mark.

The man touched his forehead and immediately became excited.

"Haha, I passed." After saying that, the person passed through the barrier and entered the second level.

"Huh? What's going on? This person is only at the first level of the Dao Palace realm, how could he pass?" The participating cultivators who were thrown back by the shockwave were all dumbfounded.

They didn't understand the specific requirements of the Heavenly Gate Trial, because Taiyin hadn't said anything, only telling them that if they had enough aptitude, they could enter.

"Don't stand here, losers, get out of here!" The Taishang Ganying Sect disciple guarding the Heavenly Gate urged again.

Then came batch after batch. It could be said that out of hundreds of test takers, only a handful passed, and the vast majority of cultivators were eliminated.

The millions of people standing at the very front are mostly independent cultivators.

The most promising talents are all in the major sects; there aren't that many talented independent cultivators.

"These should all be rogue cultivators. Their auras aren't very strong, and most of them are quite old. They're not the kind of people the sect wants," Murong Huan and the others said with a slight smile.

Based on these few instances, they have a general understanding of how the Heavenly Gate judges a cultivator's aptitude. However, it still requires the intervention of a cultivator with strong cultivation and better aptitude to make a complete judgment.

As wave after wave of independent cultivators were eliminated, only a dozen or so cultivators with white-level aptitude passed the test, and so far, not even a cultivator with green-level aptitude has appeared.

Ten minutes later, some impatient monks finally couldn't wait any longer.

"Waste your time, get out of my way!" A young man who mainly cultivated the path of thunder appeared like a thundercloud, instantly blasting away the cultivators blocking his way, and then struck the barrier with a palm from a distance.

The barrier held for a while before opening a hole. A beam of blue light flew out and struck his brow, leaving a blue mark there. This meant that the person was a cultivator with blue-level aptitude.

"Tch, only blue-level?" the young man said unhappily, then flew into the barrier.

This young man possessed the cultivation level of the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but was only at the Blue-level aptitude.

"Blue-level aptitude, that's interesting for getting in, but still not enough," Murong Huan chuckled.

They were waiting for a cultivator of similar aptitude to appear. Don't be fooled by the fact that the one they just met was almost at the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm; he was probably over a hundred years old.

As for the Yun Sect, although Murong Huan and the others are also a hundred years old, they are definitely not comparable to that guy from before.

The assessment process is very fast. At this rate of elimination among hundreds of people, these independent cultivators will be eliminated in no time.

After they leave, it will be time for the sect cultivators to display their power.

Meanwhile, the higher-ups of the Taishan Ganying Sect were also carefully observing the situation of the Heavenly Gate Trial.

"This year's youngsters are quite calm," Old Ancestor Tianyi chuckled.

"Yes, I wonder if this Nanling Grand Gathering will produce a disciple with Heaven-level aptitude. I hope it will give me some unexpected surprises," Xu Huan said with great interest.

However, these words alerted the elders of the Supreme Response Sect. If a cultivator with Heavenly Qualification were to actually emerge, the Nine Heavens Holy Land might have designs on him.

But there's nothing we can do; the other side has the bigger fist.

As everyone gradually understood the rules of the Heavenly Gate Trial, the number of cultivators participating in the trial increased from several hundred to over a thousand. The Heavenly Gate was large enough to accommodate not only several hundred people but also tens of thousands, though those at the back would have to fly higher.

Half an hour later...

In just half an hour, more than a million cultivators were eliminated, and among these million cultivators, only a few hundred passed the test, and the best among them was only at the blue level.

"Hmph! A bunch of ignorant fools wasting time. At least several million more people need to be eliminated before the real geniuses can take the stage." Many cultivators from various sects said with disdain.

Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue found a place to sit down.

"Senior Brother, why don't you just go over there? What are you waiting for?" Ye Liuyun asked curiously.

When Ye Liuyun asked the question, Murong Huan smiled slightly with his eyes narrowed.

"True prodigies don't compete with a bunch of ordinary people. If you try to take the test among them, they'll overshadow your own brilliance. Only by taking the test with cultivators of similar aptitude can you truly showcase your talent. That's our thinking, and there are many others who share this view." Murong Huan glanced around at the cultivators who remained motionless, showing no intention of going up. These were mostly cultivators from sects; the larger the sect, the calmer their disciples were.

But after a while, Lin Aoxue became restless; she didn't like doing these unnecessary things.

"What a waste of time, it's been half an hour already. Sister, let's go. Let's be the vanguard for Senior Brother Murong and the others." After saying that, Lin Aoxue suddenly grabbed Ye Liuyun and flew towards Tianmen.

Upon seeing this, Murong Huan and his group immediately became interested.

"Hey? Aoxue, I don't want to be the first to stick my neck out. Let's keep a low profile," Ye Liuyun quickly said.

However, Lin Aoxue was well aware of what Murong Huan and the others were thinking.

"Keep a low profile my ass. They'll definitely make their move after we finish our trial," Lin Aoxue complained.

The two of them quickly flew to the very top of the Heavenly Gate.

"That's about right. I'll give you a ride."

Lin Aoxue first threw Ye Liuyun out forcefully, and Ye Liuyun flew straight towards the barrier.

"Ah! Don't be so violent, Master. Please help me cover it up. Just get me a white-level aptitude." Ye Liuyun said hurriedly.

At the same time, the barrier was imminent, and as she finished speaking, she punched the Heavenly Gate barrier.

"Pfft."

Ye Liuyun's punch easily pierced through the barrier, and even smashed a large hole in it.

The gaps created by successful test takers attacking the barrier vary in size; the better the aptitude, the larger the gap.

Then a beam of white light flew out from the barrier and shot into Ye Liuyun's brow.

"Hehe, thank you, Master." Ye Liuyun had just felt a force scan her body the moment she punched the barrier, but she was momentarily confused by Lin Qingyou's power.

Ye Liuyun also flew in through the gap.

"Aoxue, I'm waiting for you inside. Come in quickly." Ye Liuyun turned around and said, then passed through the timeline and disappeared.

However, Ye Liuyun's displayed power and ranking were somewhat unusual.

Especially those in the Yun Sect who know Ye Liuyun's abilities, Ye Liuyun is not even 30 years old and has the power to fight against cultivators in the Nascent Soul Realm. How could Ye Liuyun only have a white-level aptitude?

"White level? It seems that Junior Sister Ye has deliberately restrained herself?" Murong Huan and the others quickly realized what Ye Liuyun had done.

The expressions of the higher-ups in the Taishang Ganying Sect were even stranger.

"Wait a minute, this little girl was able to break through the barrier in an instant and create such a big hole. This means she did it very easily. How come she only has a white-level aptitude? She should at least be at least blue-level, right? What an interesting little girl. Is she planning to play dumb to fool others? Besides, she should be a physical cultivator, right?" Ancestor Tianyi and the others were very surprised to see Ye Liuyun pass the test.

Li Muyun watched Ye Liuyun pass the test and fell into deep thought.

After Ye Liuyun went in, Lin Aoxue was about to begin. She had promised Yunzong, so she had to use all her strength to break through the barrier. She couldn't be as low-key as Ye Liuyun.

Lin Aoxue took a deep breath, then drew her sword. The celestial palace phenomenon behind her gradually lit up, and the power of the Dao Palace gathered on the sword. Finally, she slashed at the barrier, tearing a huge gash in it.

The moment the opening was created, a golden stream of light descended from the sky and fell upon Lin Aoxue.