Chapter 22

Chapter 22: The Entry Trial

True Lord Yu Feng controlled the flying boat and rose into the air. The children cheered softly. No one went into the cabin. They all stood on the deck and looked around curiously. It was their first time leaving home, and excitement mixed with curiosity.

Once the flying boat completely left Kun Yu City, some of the younger children began to sob (chuo) quietly.

True Lord Yu Feng was alone, with no disciples to serve him. He couldn’t be bothered to coax children. With a light wave of his hand, he stuffed a Fasting Pill into each child’s mouth. The ones crying softly stopped immediately. With another sweep of his sleeve, the even younger children fell asleep on the spot.

In an instant, the flying boat grew quiet. The children who were shocked by his display all gaped, then whispered among themselves.

Wei Yun Xi also found it amazing, but she wasn’t surprised. The Wei Family was a cultivation clan, after all, and she had seen methods like moving objects through the air from afar.

At that moment, the Wei Family disciples all gathered around Wei Yun Ting. She was the oldest in this group and had the highest cultivation. On top of that, she was the Wei Clan Head’s eldest daughter, so she had quite a bit of authority.

The eight of them sat together cross-legged. Wei Yun Xi chose to sit beside Wei Zong Hao. She quite liked this little chubby kid. Ever since leaving the family, his mouth hadn’t stopped. One moment he ate dried meat, the next he ate pastries, and the next he gnawed on a red fruit.

When Wei Zong Hao saw Yun Xi beside him, he generously held out the red fruit in his hand. “Yun Xi, eat some fruit.”

Wei Yun Xi looked at the bite marks on the fruit with some disgust, but she still refused politely. “Thank you, Brother Zong Hao. I don’t want fruit.”

Wei Zong Hao didn’t get upset at being rejected. He pulled his hand back and kept chewing, whispering, “Yun Xi, you’d better eat something. When we reach the Hao Ran Sect, there are still trials waiting for us!”

Wei Yun Xi whispered back, “I know. True Lord just fed us Fasting Pills. You should save some of your snacks and eat them during the test.”

Wei Zong Hao thought about it and felt Yun Xi was right. He wasn’t even hungry, just craving food. So after he stuffed the rest of the fruit into his mouth, he patted his meaty hands and decided to listen to what Big Sister Yun Ting was saying.

Wei Yun Ting was helpless about the younger brother and sister whispering to each other. She could only cough lightly and say, “Before we left, Father told me it will take three days to reach the Hao Ran Sect. That’s only because we’re riding True Lord Yu Feng’s flying boat. If we relied on our own feet, we’d need at least a month.”

The little kids, and the children crowding around them, all perked up their ears. For ordinary people, it was hard to come into contact with cultivation knowledge. Since they hadn’t reached the sect yet, they wanted to learn as much as they could.

Wei Yun Ting noticed the children crowding closer. With a bit of pride, she straightened her chest and continued, “The entry trial is nothing more than a test of stamina, temperament, and will. I don’t know the exact details, but these next few days, you’d better get yourselves into the right condition. Don’t let something go wrong at a critical moment. The Wei Family can’t afford to lose face.”

“Got it, Sister Yun Ting.”

“Mm, I’ll listen to Sister Yun Ting.”

Wei Yun Xi also nodded along. Only Wei Yun Qing answered with some reluctance. During the time they left the Wei Family, she had been strangely quiet. She didn’t come to trouble Wei Yun Xi, and she didn’t show off her cultivation in the training hall either.

Wei Yun Xi guessed it was because of the Zhen Zhu incident. Du Ruo Lan had been punished by Wei Ling Yue, and Wei Yun Qing had likely been caught up in it.

The truth was close to Wei Yun Xi’s guess. Du Ruo Lan had made a stinking move, and the person the Feng Family sent to care for Yun Xi noticed it. So Du Ruo Lan was forced into closed-door seclusion, and when Wei Yun Qing left the Wei Family, no one secretly gave her extra supplies.

Besides the cultivation resources issued by the clan, she only had the storage pouch the Clan Head gave everyone. Calling her broke wouldn’t be an exaggeration, so her jealous little looks kept flicking toward Wei Yun Xi.

When she was saying goodbye to her family earlier, Wei Yun Qing saw her younger sister talking with the Feng Clan Head for a long time. He had definitely stuffed her younger sister with good things. It made Wei Yun Qing itch with envy, and she always felt Wei Yun Xi’s things should belong to her.

If Wei Yun Xi ever learned what the heroine was thinking, she would definitely spit in her face.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. When the flying boat landed on a mountain before the Hao Ran Sect’s gate, True Lord Yu Feng put the flying boat away. Wearing a fairly kind smile, he said to the eighty-six little kids before him, “From here, you can already see the Hao Ran Sect. You have three days to walk out of the mountain under your feet. Only those who reach the sect to gather before sunset on the third day will pass the first trial. Sect disciples will be waiting there. Good luck.”

He turned in place once, then vanished in front of the eighty-six little kids.

The scene went silent for a moment. Then some of the younger children, who had never experienced anything like this, began to cry. The children from cultivation families were much calmer, and among them, the Wei Family’s eight looked the calmest.

Wei Yun Ting stepped forward and shouted, “Stop crying! Aren’t you afraid you’ll bring the mountain’s wild beasts here?”

Her words worked well. The crying children immediately covered their mouths as soon as they heard it might attract wild beasts. Tears still hung on their faces, but they didn’t dare make a sound.

Wei Yun Ting was pleased with the effect and continued, “Everyone, eat something where you are and take care of your bathroom needs. We’ll set out in an hour. You should form squads of eight to ten people. First, you can look after each other. Second, it’s harder to fall behind. But whether you can get out of this mountain on time depends on your own ability.”

She added, “We all came from Kun Yu City. The more people who enter the sect, the more companions we’ll have. It’ll help us stand our ground in the sect later. Don’t think the people beside you are a burden. Do you understand?”

“Understood!”

“Got it!”

“Big Sister, can you take us with you?”

“We’ll listen to the Wei Family big sister. The sect even came to recruit in Kun Yu City because of the Wei Family’s influence…”

The little kids answered noisily, chattering over each other. There were also children around ten years old among them, especially kids from the Feng Family, the Liu Family, and the Sun Family. They knew more than most.

At that moment, True Lord Yu Feng, hidden in the shadows, watched the little Wei Family girl arrange the children in an orderly way. He nodded in satisfaction.

The Wei Family’s eight were already a group of their own. They sat in a circle and chewed on Fasting Pills.

The little chubby one, Wei Zong Hao, complained, “This Fasting Pill fills your stomach, but it tastes awful.”

After swallowing hers, Wei Yun Xi asked, “Then what flavor of Fasting Pill do you want?”

Wei Zong Hao sucked in his drool and said, “If Fasting Pills could taste like roasted meat, that would be best.”

Wei Yun Xi felt it wasn’t impossible. Beast meat contained spiritual energy too, so she rubbed her chubby chin and said, “I heard Uncle say that spirit beast meat is rich in spiritual energy. If you refine its essence into pills, it should definitely fill your stomach.”

Wei Yun Qing immediately poured cold water on them. “You’d better think about how to pass the entry trial first! With your current cultivation, you can’t even deal with a first-tier spirit beast.”