kingnovel Chapter 202 I Really Don’t Want to Ascend 5
Chapter 202 I Really Don’t Want to Ascend 5
Lord Xuanling is one of the five well-known cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation who have crossed the tribulation stage. He is also the trump card that enables the Tianqing Sect to remain standing.
No one knew who her master was. All they knew was that she suddenly appeared in the Tianqing Sect one day to provide protection for them. The name of Xuanling Zun also spread during that time, but not many people knew her real name.
She is a low-key person. Four hundred years ago, she could still be seen in the outside world. However, two hundred years ago, she suddenly announced that she would go into seclusion and has not appeared in public since then.
Jiang Shuning recalled the deeds of this venerable and asked, "I know a little bit, what's wrong?"
"If someone asks you which elder you would choose as your master, you should say Master Xuanling."
At this time, Sect Master Dao Yun and several other elders came back.
They were all old foxes, and there was no strange expression on their faces. They quickly began to determine the final rankings. Jiang Shuning and others walked up to the platform and saluted the elders.
Secretly, his conversation with Gu Ling continued.
"Senior, the Xuanling Master is in seclusion, and that Master does not accept disciples."
Just the title of a cultivator in the Tribulation Crossing Stage attracted countless people who wanted to become her disciples, but Lord Xuan Ling agreed to none of them.
Tired of being annoyed, she set up a trial tower on the Wumu Peak allocated to her by the Tianqing Sect, saying that anyone who passed the trial could become her disciple.
Countless people flocked there, but no one succeeded. Over time, the trial tower became a decoration.
Everyone agreed that the tower was a trick set up by Lord Xuanling to refuse to accept disciples, but in fact no one could succeed.
"Go challenge the Trial Tower." Gu Ling said, "Jiang Shuning, don't forget our contract."
Gu Ling asked her to get something. Could it be that the thing was related to Lord Xuan Ling?
However, it was too high-profile to say that he wanted to challenge the Trial Tower in public.
And if you fail...
Jiang Shuning frowned, and when Daoyun asked him if he wanted to be his apprentice, Jiang Shuning said, "Thank you for your kindness, Master. I want to challenge the Wumu Peak Trial Tower."
There was an uproar.
Everyone knows that the Trial Tower is just a decoration. Jiang Shuning does not know how to cherish the road to success that is right before his feet. Instead, he dreams of becoming the disciple of Lord Xuan Ling. This is simply nonsense.
Dao Yun narrowed his eyes. He looked at the disciple who had just performed brilliantly in the competition, smiled and said, "Let's not talk about whether you can pass the Trial Tower. Even if you pass, Master Xuan Ling is in seclusion. You have great talent, so you should have a master to teach you well."
Jiang Shuning cupped his hands and said, "My disciple has made up his mind. I hope the Sect Master will agree."
Dao Yun said: "In that case, you can go on your own."
Dao Yun looked at Jiang Shuning's receding figure and transmitted his voice: "Keep an eye on him."
The forbidden area in the back mountain where Gu Ling was imprisoned was at Wumu Peak.
The original owner had an extraordinary status when she was at Wumu Peak, and few people went there to disturb her. After her "retreat", for some unspeakable reason, no one had set foot at Wumu Peak for a long time.
The nine-story trial tower is majestic and shining in the sun, like an unsheathed sword, imposing and overwhelming.
Jiang Shuning was a little scared and stood outside and refused to go in.
It is said that there are all kinds of demons and monsters in the trial tower, and all the trial-takers are tempered from soul to body, and most people who come out of it feel bad.
It wasn't like he really wanted to take the Lord as his master, so there was no need for him to suffer this.
He stretched out his finger and tapped the spiritual jade on his chest: "Senior, what is your purpose in having me come here? You are not really going to let me break into the Trial Tower, are you?"
"The things I want to get are at Wumu Peak, but it's a bit troublesome, so you will stay in the sect for a long time. For convenience, you'd better become a disciple of Master Xuanling."
If Jiang Shuning accepted someone else as his master, his behavior would be restricted in the future, and he would not be able to come to Wumu Peak often. Besides, this place is close to the forbidden area, and Gu Ling can find out any situation in time.
Jiang Shuning lifted up his sleeves, revealing a white wrist, shook it, and stretched out his fingers to pinch it: "Senior——"
The ending of his tone was drawn out, sounding lingering, like a spoiled child, but with a bit of unconscious insouciance, a kind of nonchalance that seemed to be intending to deceive others but not being serious.
"With my level, I can't even get to the second floor. Being beaten by the Trial Tower is a small matter. If I fail, won't it ruin your plan? And--"
"Shu Ning admires the senior wholeheartedly and really doesn't want to take someone else as his master."
Jiang Shuning has a special physique and is very reluctant to establish too close a relationship with others. He doesn't know what kind of person Lord Xuanling is, and he doesn't want to fall into the tiger's mouth.
Gu Ling doesn't believe in the question of admiration or not.
If he really admired Gu Ling, he should have become his disciple directly when Gu Ling asked him.
Following Jiang Shuning's movements, Gu Ling also took a look at the young man in front of him.
The young man has picturesque features and a smile on his face, and one look at him can make people feel friendly.
The disciple's uniform with a white background and blue edges highlights the boy's tall and slender figure. The half-palm-wide waist belt is not too tight, but it can still show the boy's slender waist.
At this moment, he turned up his sleeves, revealing his forearms with obvious muscle lines, but still looking thin. His slender fingers were loosely placed on his wrists, and a slight tightening could completely cover his wrists.
At this moment, the wind is roaring, and her clothes are fluttering. She really stands like a beautiful orchid, and her smile is like the bright moon in her arms.
However, this look made Gu Ling frown.
In the past, the boy refused to eat the fasting pills. He ate a lot every day, but why didn't he gain weight? If the wind was stronger, he could ride it directly.
Gu Ling said, "You can just go in directly. I will help you pass the Trial Tower. I will just be the disciple of Master Xuan Ling. We are not really master and disciple."
The relationship between master and disciple in the world of immortal cultivation is not just lip service. There is an intricate relationship between master and disciple, which is recognized by the way of heaven.
The Trial Tower is the magic weapon used by Gu Ling's master to recruit disciples. She did not lie. Anyone who passes the Trial Tower is her disciple. However, the opportunity has not yet arrived, and she does not know whether she can have a cheap disciple in her lifetime.
"Besides, with me here, how can you get hurt?"
The calm tone was confident and powerful, and Jiang Shuning felt like he was being protected by a big shot.
He put down his sleeves and walked into the Trial Tower leisurely: "Senior, you are so kind. I feel relieved now."
Although he asked Gu Ling to protect him, he couldn't let Gu Ling do it from beginning to end. What if the boss got annoyed?
Jiang Shuning knew what it meant to stop when enough was enough, so when he went in, he told Gu Ling that he would not take action again if he could not handle it.
Gu Ling was relaxed and happy, and there was nothing wrong with it.
After entering the trial tower, the scene in front of me suddenly changed, as if I had entered a small world.
A strange-looking beast rushed towards him, and Jiang Shuning waved the sword in his hand and started fighting with the beast.
He thought that the trial tower that was as scary as the outside world said was full of high-level monsters, but he didn't expect that these monsters were not very strong and were comparable to his strength.
With the idea of practicing his skills, Jiang Shuning coped with it with a little effort, but did not ask Gu Ling to help him.
Probably because it was the first floor, the difficulty was not very high, Jiang Shuning quickly dealt with the strange beast and went to the second floor.
The high-intensity combat made Jiang Shuning a little tired. He waved his sword numbly and went up one level after another. He was too lazy to count which level he was. Anyway, with Gu Ling backing him up, he could get out no matter what.
Jiang Shuning was sweating profusely and had many wounds. When he reached the new level, he didn't plan to continue working and was ready to let Gu Ling help him. However, he didn't expect that the new level tested his comprehension and he only needed to sit still.
OK.
Jiang Shuning sat cross-legged on the cushion. Before closing his eyes, he was still wondering whether he would fall asleep. However, a vast world appeared in his mind and he was instantly immersed in it.
Gu Ling inside the Lingyu had a complicated expression. Did the boy know that he had reached the eighth floor?
During this period, Jiang Shuning also encountered danger, but he solved it himself before Gu Ling could take action. After that, he even thanked Gu Ling for his care.
Gu Ling said nothing and watched him climb to the eighth floor.
The ninth level is an illusion. As long as Jiang Shuning passes it successfully, he can become Gu Ling's disciple.
Selecting disciples in the Trial Tower is a tradition of the sect, and she has no objection to it. However, the person in front of her who may very well become her disciple is a bit troublesome.
To cultivate immortality, one must first have talent. After all, no matter how much a mortal practices, it is impossible for him to draw Qi into his body. Therefore, the first level of the Trial Tower appears to be a test of the strength of the trial-taker, but in fact it tests the trial-taker's talent.
One of these talents is physique.
Jiang Shuning has the physique of a furnace.
Gu Ling held her forehead with her hand. This matter originally had nothing to do with her, but if Jiang Shuning passed the ninth level, then it would have something to do with her.
"Jiang Shuning."
A light sigh was heard.