Before coming here, Wang Liyao had already learned from the Immortal Scripture and the Sacred Artifact Spirit about the general situation of the Sword Path and the Heaven-Piercing Sword Tower of Zhenze Sword Palace, the two Trial Grounds.
The former was the touchstone used by the sword palace to recruit disciples from outside, as well as the threshold for admission, so its difficulty was comparatively low.
Those who passed would obtain the status of official disciples and receive the corresponding rewards.
This stage mainly tested a disciple's comprehension and mastery of the sword path. It had nothing to do with one's cultivation level.
On the contrary, young people with good potential often found it easier to pass than those who appeared highly cultivated but were older in age.
Given Wang Liyao's character, she naturally would not set her disciples up for failure.
Under Wang Liyao's unified command and organization, the first batch of candidates attempting the Sword Path stepped onto the first stair in succession.
This group had a rather complicated composition. There were Void Ascension Realm ancestors over three thousand years old whose potential had already run its course, Divine Ability Realm cultivators in their prime with middling potential, and some young disciples with decent potential.
It also included several young and exceptionally gifted Divine Ability Realm cultivators from the Wang Clan, as well as Dongfang Aoshi, who was currently only in the Purple Mansion Realm.
Every stair on this Sword Path was enormous. There were a thousand stairs in total, and each level became somewhat more difficult. Moreover, crossing from the ninety-ninth stair to the hundredth brought a qualitative leap in difficulty.
The first ninety-nine levels were not difficult. Everyone easily withstood the sword intent pressing down upon them.
Once they reached the hundredth level, the Sword Path