;&; The competition on the mountain is becoming more and more fierce day by day, affecting the hearts of countless people.
At the foot of the mountain, Ning Chen still sweeps the floor calmly every day. After sweeping, he goes back to practice, the same thing day after day.
Jian Tianzhu is not a man who can afford to be idle. It will really cost him his life to watch these children fight every day.
Therefore, he would rather watch the young man at the bottom of the mountain sweep the ladder.
The higher you go, the farther you can see. The location of Jian Tianzhu and the situation at the bottom of the mountain can be seen at a glance. It will be more fun every day to watch the young people sweeping the floor at the foot of the mountain.
Day after day, Jian Tianzhu gradually began to have some admiration for this young man. At the age of seventeen or eighteen, it is really commendable to be able to persist in one thing like this.
Even if it's just the most ordinary sweeping of the floor.
Heaven-Ascending Stairway is an unusual place, with nine thousand and nine hundred steps. Walking back and forth is enough for an average person, let alone cleaning it every day.
"Junior brother, what are you looking at?"
Headmaster Jiuxiao had long noticed that Jian Tianzhu was absent-minded and asked.
"Nothing"
Jian Tianzhu smiled and responded.
Meng Xuanji glanced over, as cold as ever, without any emotion.
"King of Xilin's legitimate son is pretty good," Headmaster Jiuxiao reminded him again, worried.
"Please don't worry, Master. I said I would accept it, and I will accept it," Jian Tianzhu said with a chuckle.
Headmaster Jiuxiao then nodded with peace of mind. Many of the outer sect disciples who signed up this time had a good background. Although Jiuxiao was not afraid, he would not offend if he could.
Medicine Venerable smiled faintly, it seemed that the headmaster was being tortured a lot this time, and he was afraid that they wouldn't help.
"I want that little girl from the Ascension Realm," Flower Venerable said calmly.
"Well, pure martial arts is really not suitable for her. Learning Art of Listening to Flowers from you is a good choice." Headmaster Jiuxiao nodded and responded.
Ascension Realm and Nine Heavens Mountain both belong to the top sects in this world. The two sects have always been on good terms. This time Ascension Realm's master sent his little daughter here, probably because he wanted her to become Flower Venerable's teacher.
"Everlasting Regret Heaven's eldest daughter, I will accept her. This woman is just as evil as her father, so she might as well be suppressed by Thirteen," said Headmaster Jiuxiao.
"Then old man, I will accept the little Imperial Prince from the royal family in the west. His emperor obviously wants the elixir to prolong life. I am afraid of dying to save face, and I am not afraid of being laughed at." Medicine Venerable followed up and expressed his position.
All four people expressed their opinions, but only Meng Xuanji remained silent, so all four people looked over.
Jade Mechanism Hall has never had a successor, which is not a good thing. Taking this opportunity, no matter what, he wants their stubborn junior sister to let go.
Unfortunately, they still underestimated Meng Xuanji's persistence.
Meng Xuanji was still looking calmly at the martial arts platforms below, with no change in her beautiful face from the beginning to the end.
Two days later, the competition finally ended. There were no big surprises for the top three. The first place was Everlasting Regret Heaven's eldest daughter, Chang Jiangli. The second place was King of Xilin's legitimate son, Yu Huatian. Only the third place did not have a deep background and was from an ordinary background.
The apprenticeship ceremony then began, and all the disciples gathered together. Ning Chen went up the mountain out of boredom, blending in with the crowd, and was very inconspicuous. Little Stone searched for a long time but couldn't find it.
Sword Venerable, Flower Venerable and others kept their promise and accepted the few people they agreed upon as their disciples. The other Jiuxiao disciples who were qualified to accept disciples also accepted the young disciples they liked.
Little Stone became an official disciple as he wished, and he worshiped under Yun Shisan's sect, his little face was almost smiling.
Ning Chen smiled at Little Stone in the crowd and was happy for him. As for whether the little guy saw him, I don't know.
During the apprenticeship process, Little Stone kept winking at Medicine Venerable, who was sitting high up. Medicine Venerable smiled helplessly and signaled him to concentrate on saluting first.
Yin Shuangshuang stood behind Flower Venerable and timidly said a few words. Flower Venerable frowned, sighed softly for a long time, and nodded.
"Headmaster, I want to be alone." Flower Venerable and Medicine Venerable spoke at the same time.
After the two of them finished speaking, they looked at each other, Medicine Venerable chuckled and said, "Qiluo, you go first."
Flower Venerable nodded politely in return and said, "Thank you very much. My little disciple is soft-hearted. It just so happens that Brocade Hall is also short of someone to carry water. I will accept a named disciple."
In the crowd, Ning Chen saw that the apprenticeship hall was coming to an end and was about to leave. Suddenly he heard someone mention his name, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Ning Chen?" After hearing this name, Headmaster Jiuxiao thought for a moment and didn't care. He was just a registered disciple. To put it nicely, he was a registered disciple. To put it badly, he was just a handyman. It didn't matter how much he took.
Behind Flower Venerable, Yin Shuangshuang twisted his fingers and felt a little less guilty.
"Yao Lao, where are you?" Master Jiuxiao asked.
Medicine Venerable looked a little weird and said, "This is the person I want."
Sword Venerable became interested and asked, "Named disciple?"
"Yeah" Medicine Venerable nodded and said.
Headmaster Jiuxiao narrowed his eyes calmly, and one of the venerables said, "It's okay. It's a bit abnormal for two venerables to want one person at the same time."
"Call up, I also want to see who this person is?" Sword Venerable said.
The crowd was in commotion and looked around. No one had any impression of this person named Ning Chen.
Yun Shisan naturally knew it, so he quickly opened his eyes and looked for it in the crowd. This was a good thing. Being accepted as a registered disciple by the five deities was a rare result for Ning Chen, who had no cultivation at all.
Soon, Yun Shisan found Plain-clothed Figure who was staying at the back of the crowd, walked forward quickly, and pulled him out.
Compared to Yun Shisan who was anxious, Ning Chen seemed less excited and had no happy expression at all.
"Is it you?" Sword Venerable said in surprise after seeing Ning Chen.
"Junior brother, do you know him too?" Headmaster Jiuxiao frowned and asked.
"I don't know." Sword Venerable came back to his senses, smiled, and said, "However, since the two venerables are going to die, I will join in the fun. Young man, how about going to my Heavenly Forging Hall. We are all registered disciples anyway. Instead of going to their place to carry water and light fires, you might as well go to my place and continue sweeping the floor."
Your uncle's!
Ning Chen cursed in his heart, this Sword Venerable was obviously just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.
"Junior brother, don't be ridiculous," Headmaster Jiuxiao scolded lightly and said.
"Haha" Sword Venerable smiled lightly and didn't care.
Headmaster Jiuxiao looked at the figure below and said calmly, "Your name is Ning Chen, right? I now give you a power, Flower Venerable and Medicine Venerable, you choose one yourself."
Flower Venerable and Medicine Venerable were also watching, but they didn't care who Ning Chen chose. Young people with such qualifications really couldn't arouse their interest.
"You can choose me, too." Sword Venerable was very interested and spoke again.
Ning Chen looked at the five people on the high platform calmly, feeling nothing but boredom.
Yun Shisan was extremely anxious on the sidelines. He couldn't find such an opportunity, so he quickly expressed his stance.
Little Stone also kept winking, asking Ning Chen to choose Medicine Venerable. It took him a lot of effort to get the old man Yao to relent.
"Headmaster, I don't want to be a registered disciple," Ning Chen politely declined.
Everyone present was not stupid, so they naturally heard the rejection in the words. Headmaster Jiuxiao's face turned ugly all of a sudden, he was really ungrateful.
Yun Shisan and Little Stone were anxious but did not dare to speak. They could only stand there and wink.
Sword Venerable was also stunned by this answer, but he quickly came to his senses, and the amusement on his face became even stronger.
This little guy is more interesting than imagined.
"Back off," Headmaster Jiuxiao suppressed his anger and waved his hand.
Ning Chen breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and left without saying a word.
"Wait a minute"
Meng Xuanji stood up, and the next moment, a stream of light passed by and a palm came.
Ning Chen subconsciously wanted to fight back, but the moment he raised his hand, he held back and endured the slap.
With a bang, Su Yi flew out and retreated several feet away.
Ning Chen stood up, bit the tip of his tongue, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
Meng Xuanji narrowed his eyes and said, "I will accept you as my disciple."
Headmaster Jiuxiao, Medicine Venerable and others were all shocked and looked at the former, confused.
Sword Venerable has the fastest mental reaction. Although he doesn't know why Meng Xuanji made this decision, his intuition tells him that he must grab the person Meng Xuanji chooses.
"True Body accepts you as a disciple" Sword Venerable put away his joking face and said seriously.
Medicine Venerable and Flower Venerable both frowned, what's going on.
Headmaster Jiuxiao didn't see why and looked at Meng Xuanji next to him.
Meng Xuanji didn't explain a word. He just glanced at Jian Tianzhu and said calmly, "If you can beat me, you can take this person away."
Sword Venerable looked stagnant, smiled, and almost forgot about it.
Ning Chen just watched quietly. After the two of them finished speaking, he said, "I don't like to learn martial arts."
"Presumptuous!"
Headmaster Jiuxiao could no longer hold back his anger, slapped the table and shouted angrily.
Ning Chen lowered his head and said nothing, do whatever you like.
Many of the disciples under the high platform were dumbfounded. This was the first time they had seen this situation. The opportunity to become a disciple was a piece of cake in the world, but there would still be people who would dislike it and step on it if they refused to take it.
Chang Jiangli and King of Xilin's legitimate son, Yu Huatian's eyes started to flicker, but he didn't understand what was going on.
Ning Chen felt helpless. After he saw the evasive little girl next to Flower Venerable and Little Stone who kept winking at him, he roughly guessed what was going on.
He couldn't become a disciple. Although it was beyond his expectation to make such a big joke this time, no matter how rare the thing was, it would only spread for a few days at most, and everyone's interest would fade away. After all, no one's eyes could always be on an ordinary person who doesn't know what's good or bad.
However, once he enters any Immortal Palace, things get really troublesome.
As a holy land for cultivation, Jiuxiao must always be watched, and since the five deities are all innate, any of his actions will be greatly restricted, which is too disadvantageous for him.
"Come here, throw this person down the mountain. He will never take another step into Jiuxiao in this life," the headmaster of Jiuxiao said angrily, waving his sleeves.
"Master"
"Headmaster"
Yun Shisan and Little Stone could no longer care about their fear and immediately knelt down to plead for mercy.
Below, the corners of Ning Chen's mouth were slightly curved, wishing for it.
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