Surprise! The popular villain is actually Long Aotian's wife

Xiao Lin climbed the stone stairs at a leisurely pace.

If there were people who surpassed him at the beginning, they would climb higher and higher as time went by.

Many people stopped to rest, but he continued to climb slowly, overtaking one person after another around him.

Even those who came before him were somewhat left behind by him.

The 80,000th stone staircase.

An alchemist who had been climbing for more than ten days sat on the stone steps, panting.

It's not that he has poor aptitude or that his level is low. It's just that as an alchemist who goes out in a sedan chair, he feels tired after walking a few more steps.

No wonder his cousin, who is also an alchemist in the clan and is now a senior student at Shengyao College, suggested that he bring a strong physical practitioner with him when he comes.

At that time, he just thought that his cousin was humiliating him, but now he understands.

This is really my sister!

Damn, ten thousand stone steps. If it wasn’t for the sake of saving face, he would have definitely turned around and changed to another academy. He is an alchemist and now he is as tired as a dog.

After stuffing himself with a Guiyuan Pill, the alchemist was ready to fight his way up another 300 stone steps when he saw a man passing him effortlessly.

For a moment, he wanted to burst into curse. Although there were many alchemists who were better than him, this was the first one who was so excessive.

People are so proud of themselves that they compare themselves to others. He is working so hard here, while others can walk briskly with a girl on their back.

Damn, brother, you are going too far. I tell you, it is illegal to bring girls along!

The alchemist's sorrow is like a river. Brother, make an offer. Put down your wife and carry me on your back! T. T

The 100,000th step of the stone staircase.

At the top of the mountain there is an academy student in a blue and white school uniform, recording the number of people who have reached the summit.

"No. 2568." Seeing that there was another one on Xiao Lin's back, the student paused, "No. 2569."

"Congratulations, 2568, you broke the record for climbing the ladder. Now you can go to the stone pillar to take the qualification test." The student said calmly.

Xiao Lin nodded, "Thank you." Then he carried Qi Wu Yue on his back and walked towards the stone pillar.

After the student saw the person walking away, he immediately took out the communication jade pendant and said excitedly, "Damn it, let me tell you, today a newcomer broke the president's previous ladder record!"

"It's broken, so it's broken. The president doesn't care. So what's the new record?" Yu Jue disagreed.

"Twelve hours! The key is that brother also carried someone on his back. He brought his own Taoist partner! He broke the record even with his wife on his back!"

"Damn! What a man! Let me share this news with Lei Zi."

When Qi Wu Yue was awakened by Xiao Lin, the scene around him had already changed. He yawned with sleepy eyes, and his silver eyes were hazy with a layer of watery light.

Qi Wu Yue looked confused: "??? Finished climbing?"

Xiao Lin rubbed his head, "Yes, Zhao Zhao slept for a whole day. The qualification will be tested soon."

"One day, no wonder I feel so hungry." Qi Wu Yue sighed.

Xiao Lin smiled: "Fortunately, there is a lot of beef jerky in the space. Fill your stomach first. After the qualification test is completed, I will grill meat for you. Do you also want to grill the fire spirit beast?"

Qi Wu Yue nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

On the base of the tin building, a tall spirit-measuring stone stands in the center. The stone is transparent blue and as beautiful as crystal, and is fixed with metal on all sides.

When checking qualifications, the cultivator only needs to place his hand on the blue spirit-testing stone.

The spirit stone will emit light according to the different qualifications of the cultivator. The higher the brightness, the better the qualifications of the cultivator.

Aptitude test: aptitude is not only related to talent and cultivation, but also to age.

Although there is no accurate data to assess qualifications, there is a rough idea.

According to the admissions standards of Shengyao College, it is roughly as follows:

Level 15 cultivation, under years old;

Level 18 cultivation, under years old;

The fifth level of cultivation, anyone under 20 years old can pass;

Cultivation level is at the Condensation Veins stage, and he is under 35 years old.

Almost everything within this standard can pass.

Lingyao Continent has always believed that aptitude is king. The higher your talent, the further you can go.

This is indeed the fact. If a ten-year-old at the Condensation Veins stage faces off against a hundred-year-old at the Condensation Veins stage, the ten-year-old will definitely win.

This is talent and also qualification.

Those with great talents are destined to comprehend things faster and more thoroughly than others, while those without talent can only make up for it with thousands of times more hard work. This is an indisputable fact in the path of cultivation.

Even though the hundred-year-old person in the Condensing Veins stage has more experience and has been in the Condensing Veins stage longer, he still cannot overcome the hurdle of aptitude as he is also in the Condensing Veins stage.

A ten-year-old at the Condensed Veins stage can easily defeat a hundred-year-old simply by quickly learning and imitating during the battle, and thus surpassing the one before him.

Time has always been the most useful yet the most useless thing.

For those with talent, it is a treasure that can help them achieve rapid progress and transformation.

It is a test for fools, a time to calm down and grow patiently.

Qualifications are difficult to change, but opportunities are changing rapidly. The path to pursuing the great path is treacherous and unpredictable.

The Way of Heaven favors the gifted and the foolish.

Under the Way of Heaven, everyone is a contender.

Although opportunities are ever-changing, one cannot judge a person's future achievements based solely on qualifications.

But the college is not a charity. No one will pay for the elusive opportunity. They only care about the immediate benefits, the most practical benefits.

Qualification is the best proof at the moment.

The college is a platform closer to the sky, and is only available to those who stand higher.

Measuring the height of the light from the spirit stone determines whether each person stays or leaves.

"Qualification three stars, qualified."

"Next. Name?"

"Zhang Feng."

"Okay, let's go test it."

The two people in charge of checking qualifications were obviously different from the students who were wearing blue and white uniforms before. They were obviously stewards in the academy, wearing brown robes with red epaulettes on their shoulders.

One person is responsible for recording names and checking off qualified people, while the other is responsible for reading out the results of the qualification test.

"The qualification is one star, which is unqualified." The brown-clothed steward on the stage said in a hoarse voice.

The monk named Zhang Feng suddenly looked disappointed and stood among the unqualified team.

Each person's qualifications are divided into one to five stars according to the height shown by the spirit stone. Only those with qualifications of three stars or above are qualified. The qualified ones stand in one team, and the unqualified ones stand in another team.

Among the crowd, some were nervous, fearing that they were not qualified enough, while others were confident and full of assurance.

Those with powerful families had already tested their qualifications within the clan, so they were confident and did not care about this step.

"Get out of the way! Can't you see you are blocking my way?" A young man in blue brocade clothes pushed the person in front of him away without any hesitation.

He had just arrived and seeing quite a few people queuing in front of him, he rushed forward to the front.

The few people who were queuing up in front clenched their fists.

It was almost their turn, but they were pushed by someone who suddenly appeared and took their place.

The person who was pushed was so angry that he was about to fight back, but was stopped by his companions, "Don't be impulsive. Look at the logo on his clothes. It's obvious that he is from the Lan family. We can't afford to offend him."

Young Master Lan, along with a few of his followers, aggressively pushed his way to the front of the queue. The people whose positions were taken away dared not say a word and gave up in anger.

Although the Lan family’s strength is nothing and they are not even well-known in the Central Plains, they are a vassal family of the Ice Clan.

The Ice Clan is one of the top ten clans in the Central Plains, with deep roots.

"He's just a bully." Someone in the audience whispered.

Lan Chi immediately frowned and asked, "Who said that?"

He walked into the crowd, pointed at a middle-aged man and said, "Are you disrespecting our Lan family?"

The middle-aged man waved his hands quickly, "No...it's not me!"

This middle-aged man was also a bully who only cared about the weak and the strong. When he saw Lan Chi threatening him, he immediately gave the person away.

"Yes...that's what he said."

The middle-aged man pointed at a young man in plain clothes and said, "Master Lan, I heard everything just now. He said that the Lan family relied on the Ice Clan to do evil everywhere."

When Lan Chi heard this, he immediately flew into a rage and said, "It's you who actually spoke rudely to the Lan family. As a descendant of the Lan family, I will teach you a lesson. Come on, hold him down!"

The young man in plain clothes looked indignant.

His cultivation level is at the fourth level, and Lan Chi's cultivation level is also at the fourth level. He is not afraid of a fair fight.

However, the few followers around Lan Chi are all at the fifth level of cultivation, and were specially selected by their family to enter school with him.

You can bring servants to the academy as long as your servants can pass the academy's assessment, which is the same requirement as for admitted students. To put it bluntly, your servants are also students of the academy.

It is difficult for ordinary people to have the ability to prepare several followers with qualifications above three stars.

But for the children of those big families, it is common to enter Shengyao Academy just to gild their reputation and bring a few powerful followers with them.

The young man in plain clothes struggled hard, but in the end he was outnumbered and his hands were held down by several of Lan Chi's followers. One of the followers kicked him hard in the leg.

The severe pain spread to his kneecaps, and the young man in plain clothes could not stand up. He bent his knees and was forced to kneel in front of Lan Chi, his face flushed with humiliation.

“Since you can’t speak, I’m going to smash your mouth and let you know what not to say.” Lan Chi said viciously.

He wrapped the spiritual power around his palm, infused it with great strength, and raised it high.