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The main city of Shengyao.

The location of Shengyao College, the first college on the continent.

The enrollment location established by the college was crowded with people.

A table and two people wearing Shengyao College uniform formed a registration point.

There are one hundred registration points, and there is a long queue behind each one.

Qi Wu Yue and Xiao Lin randomly picked a long queue and lined up.

Although the team is long, it moves forward at a fairly fast pace.

The process is simple. You just pay the registration fee, get the wooden sign and leave.

Qi Wu Yue chewed the candy pills with a "crunching sound" and used his mental power to listen to the conversation between the two academy students who were handing out wooden signs in front of him.

"It's been a month, and there are so many people every day."

"Even though there are so many applicants, less than one in ten thousand will actually be accepted into the academy."

"I have to say the college is smart. They don't set any thresholds for enrollment, so you can see old men with gray hair coming to sign up."

"It's good to sign up. It's a good idea to sign up. The registration fee is 300 spirit stones, and it is non-refundable once you sign up, regardless of whether you can enter the academy or not."

"Hey, these will all be college funds in the future!"

One of them looked up and said, "Oh my god, there are still so many people here."

"We still have time to wait, there are still two months left." Another person said while handing out a wooden sign.

"I even suspect that the academy puts us in pairs just so we can talk to each other and not get bored to death."

"If you get rid of your doubts, anyone can do this."

"Look at this old man. He's so old and has weak arms and legs, but he still has to climb the ladder. There are a lot of level tests later. The qualification test alone will eliminate 90% of the people. He is just here to pay the registration fee."

"Who says it's not true? There are always people who take chances. But the academy didn't force them to sign up. They all paid the spirit stones voluntarily."

Qi Wu Yue listened for a long time and only heard two pieces of information: climbing the ladder and aptitude test. He knew nothing about the other tests.

"It's a stone staircase of 100,000 steps." Xiao Lin's eyes have been tempered by the Phoenix True Fire and his vision is extremely far-reaching. It can break through all obstacles, so the distance he can see is far beyond that of ordinary people.

He saw an endless ladder to heaven shrouded in clouds and mist thousands of meters away.

Xiao Lin retracted his gaze and rubbed his eyes. "Those stone stairs seem to suppress spiritual power."

"It should be a stone staircase made of a special stone. It can make the people on it feel like they are carrying a heavy pressure, and their spiritual power will be greatly suppressed. It will soon be our turn." Qi Wu Yue speculated, and then took out a handful of sugar pills.

Xiao Lin was worried that he might damage his teeth. "Don't eat too much sugar either."

"If you don't want to eat candy, then eat something else. My mouth can't be idle anyway." Qi Wu Yue has a clear understanding of himself.

"Or change to other snacks. I want to eat melon seeds. I want caramel, milk, and jasmine flavored ones." Qi Wu Yue stuffed a candy pill into his mouth and said with his eyes shining.

"Reduce the amount of sugar pills by half and I will fry them for you." Xiao Lin made a concession.

Qi Wu Yue said: "Okay then."

Soon it was their turn. Qi Wu Yue saw a sign on the registration table that read "Registration fee: 300 spirit stones". The two people in charge were one collecting money and the other distributing wooden signs.

"Two people sign up." Xiao Lin paid six hundred spirit stones and said.

Another person gave them two wooden signs.

Qi Wu Yue took it and looked at it. It was just an ordinary wooden sign with the simple logo of Sheng Yao College printed on it.

This is so crude that even if you carve one yourself, you can't tell it from a good handmade one.

The two followed the crowd, and about a quarter of an hour later, a towering mountain appeared in front of them.

Countless layers of stone steps are built against the mountain, so densely packed that you can't see the end of them.

The end of the stone stairs disappeared into the clouds and mist, and no trace could be seen.

The first level of the academy is a staircase of 100,000 stone steps, which tests the physical strength, endurance and determination of the monks.

A hundred thousand stone steps, no time limit, any process, any magical tool, as long as you can use it.

If anyone wants to give up during the journey, just break the wooden sign.

Tips: Please bring your own food and water.

Yes, it takes a lot of time to climb up the 100,000 stone steps one by one.

There is only one requirement when climbing the ladder: you must not maliciously injure others, otherwise your registration will be cancelled on the spot.

These words were coldly engraved on the stone tablet at the foot of the mountain, and there was no need for a person to introduce it.

The stone staircase is very wide, especially the bottom few hundred steps, which are dozens of meters wide.

But the path becomes less wide as you go higher, and of course there is no need to do so. These few hundred stone steps are enough to eliminate those with poor conditions.

Qi Wu Yue and Xiao Lin reached the thousandth step in the blink of an eye, almost effortlessly.

Although the stone stairs suppressed their spiritual power, the effect was minimal for them and they could hardly feel any resistance.

But as soon as he stepped onto the 1001st step, the circulation of spiritual power began to encounter some obstacles, but it did not bring any pressure.

Qi Wu Yue spread his hands and said, "I'm tired, my legs are sore."

"You're just lazy." Xiao Lin was helpless. He said this, but still bent down.

Qi Wu Yue snorted and jumped onto his back decisively.

Xiao Lin continued to climb the stone stairs with the person on his back, still maintaining the original speed.

The fifth thousandth step.

"Do you want to take a Guiyuan Pill to replenish your spiritual power?" Qi Wu Yue took a sugar pill and gave one to Xiao Lin, then asked.

"No need. There is plenty of spiritual energy on this mountain. Almost all the spiritual energy consumed has been replenished." Xiao Lin said slowly, looking at the sugar pill in front of him.

He lowered his eyes and stared at the fingers holding the sugar pill. The fingertips were pink and the pads were round.

He licked his dry lips, then slowly lowered his head and took the candy pill into his mouth. The sweetness spread instantly.

More than an hour later, they reached the 10,000th step of the stone staircase.

Many people have already sat down on both sides of the stone steps to rest, breathing heavily, or drinking water or eating to replenish their energy.

A rich young man who was resting saw this scene and immediately ordered his followers to carry him up.

"Yes! Am I stupid? The stone tablet says that there are no restrictions on the rules. If the magic weapon cannot be used, you can find someone to carry it up. Quick! Asan, carry me up." The rich young man suddenly realized.

Twenty thousand stone steps.

At this time, the number of people left on the stone stairs was no longer as dense as before, and only one person could be seen here and there on the hundreds of steps.

Those monks with poor physical fitness had already sweated profusely and exhausted their physical strength, so they had to give up, broke the wooden signs into pieces, and turned into streams of light that were teleported to the foot of the mountain.

Qi Wu Yue raised an eyebrow, "This whole mountain is actually covered by a teleportation array. Shengyao Academy is very generous. It deserves to be the number one academy on the continent."

"I've only heard that Shengyao Academy is extremely strict in recruiting students, and they have always accepted geniuses. These 100,000 stone steps seem long, but they are not really difficult for a cultivator. I think the tests that come later will be difficult." Xiao Lin lifted the person up and continued to climb the endless stone steps.

There are 100,000 stone steps, and even an alchemist with a weaker constitution can reach the top after spending a few more days.

Those who were eliminated were nothing more than first- and second-level cultivators who wanted to try their luck.

The 50,000th stone staircase.

Qi Wu Yue reached out and touched Xiao Lin. His face did not turn red, his heart did not beat faster, and he did not even sweat.

Very good, keep climbing, boy, he will take a nap first.

Xiao Lin: “…”