"Everyone, welcome to Wuling Valley!!"
A dozen or so cultivators from Wuling Valley waited respectfully for everyone on the steps.
"Little Ping'an!"
A petite figure came running from afar and flung their arms around Li Ping'an's thigh.
The people from Shushan had arrived too, led by Discipline Elder Zhang, along with three other elders.
And Qingfeng, the Peak Lord of Heaven-Reaching Peak.
Several Shushan disciples followed behind them, including Yun Shu and Liu Er Dog.
They exchanged greetings, and then the elders of each group went through the main entrance one after another.
Only the many juniors remained outside the Mountain Gate.
Before entering the Mountain Gate, these juniors still had to undergo some trials.
After all, to put it plainly, the Demon-Slaying Assembly was meant to put the younger generation of disciples through the wringer.
Just then, a middle-aged man appeared.
"Everyone, please be patient. I am Xiao Zhu, the young valley master of Wuling Valley.
Before the Demon-Slaying Assembly begins, there is one small trial.
Consider it an appetizer. This way, please."
Everyone entered in turn, coming to a narrow passage.
The passage was forty or fifty zhang long, but only about two feet wide, allowing just one person through at a time.
So it took well over two hours for everyone to get through.
Meanwhile.
The elders from the various sects and lineages had all arrived inside Wuling Valley.
Some held ruyi scepters, some held horsetail whisks, some fingered prayer beads, and some wore swords at their waists...
Every one of them had the bearing of an immortal, and all were illustrious figures.
They exchanged pleasantries, after which images of the many disciples were projected into the air.
A Wuling Valley disciple introduced it. "Everyone, this first trial is the Heart-Questioning Bureau."
The Heart-Questioning Trial! It tested