Of course, if the trial were too easy and could be passed casually, then it could hardly be called a trial.
Especially since this was a test for the inheritor of Dragon Tree Monk's legacy, the inheritor of the supreme divine art, the Peacock King Sutra. Such strict, exacting, and picky selection criteria were understandable.
A Celestial being was a powerhouse of the Divine Continent, second only to Gods and Devils. Such a person was more than qualified to teach even a Great Grandmaster, let alone take in a group of innate and acquired martial artists whose foundations had yet to be firmly established as disciples.
Its strictness and severity proved that Dragon Tree Monk's search for an inheritor was genuine, rather than merely an attempt to establish connections with the Hundred Clans.
This was acceptable both to those who had passed the first trial and to those who had failed it.
Seeing the five people who had passed the trial, the monk of the Bull Demon Clan raised one hand and pointed lightly. A five-colored rainbow light stretched out from within Little Cold Mountain Temple, transforming into a Rainbow Bridge that ultimately spanned before the crowd.
"Five of you have passed the Five-Colored Stone's test. Your constitutions are at least compatible with cultivating the Peacock King Sutra. Yet martial arts cultivation is not merely cultivation of the body, but cultivation of the heart as well. This is especially true of our Buddhist martial arts, which place even greater emphasis on enlightenment and sudden realization. Without accomplishments in spiritual cultivation and mental realm, it cannot be attained.
"The second trial is the Rainbow Bridge Trial. You must step onto this Rainbow Bridge and walk, one step at a time, into Little Cold Mountain Temple.
"The Rainbow Bridge was formed by