After changing her master, she turned to the ruthless way, and the whole sect knelt down

Qingxiao Sect is quite large, and Song Ming did not take them around. The boat flew over many strange-shaped peaks and soon landed in front of the main peak's long stone steps that seemed to have no end.

Facing Xie Liuyin's gaze, Song Ming smiled gently at the sisters and said, "Two junior sisters, we can only take you here. The rest of the journey is up to you."

"Senior Brother Song, what is this place?" Xie Mingzhu asked first.

Song Ming explained, "This is the Qingxiao Sect's Heart-Searching Test. All new disciples must pass the Heart-Searching Test before they are eligible to join the Qingxiao Sect. Although the two junior sisters already have spots as inner disciples, the sect's rules are in place, and we cannot make an exception for you."

The Way of Self-Examination, or what Qingxiao Sect disciples often call the "Tough Way," is a long staircase that was once a grand formation set up by a formation master for the Qingxiao Sect, designed to temper the will of its disciples.

According to the rules of Qingxiao Sect, new disciples are considered qualified as long as they can walk through a thousand steps in the Way of Questioning the Heart.

Although the sisters Xie Liuyin and Xie Mingzhu had the favor of the Xie family's ancestor, they got two places as inner disciples for no reason.

However, the Qingxiao Sect is not willing to accept everyone. Only those who pass the assessment can become official disciples of the Qingxiao Sect.

Xie Liuyin had also experienced this in her previous life, but at that time she believed the lies of the Xie couple and really thought that she had let Xie Mingzhu down, so she was very protective of this sister.

When climbing the Road of Questioning the Heart, Xie Mingzhu pretended to be weak and tricked Xie Liuyin into carrying her up nearly a thousand steps.

When she was about to pass the test, Xie Mingzhu suddenly struggled to jump off her back, frowning and accusing her: "Sister, this is a test given to us by the sect. We should work hard to complete it. How could you help me cheat just because I'm not in good health?"

After saying this, Xie Mingzhu climbed another thousand steps by himself. Not only did he become the best among the new disciples of the same class, but he also unexpectedly won the favor of the elders of the sect because of his words.

On the contrary, Xie Liuyin, who helped her, spent too much energy in the beginning. In the end, he was bounced out of the formation before he even climbed up a thousand steps. He was also considered useless by several serious and old-fashioned elders.

Even though it was later discovered that Xie Liuyin had excellent spiritual roots, it was unable to reverse the bad impression she had on these elders.

As a result, when Ye Chaoyun later threw dirty water on her, no elder checked the truth and convicted Xie Liuyin.

There were so many thoughts running through my mind, but reality only lasted a moment.

Song Ming explained the sect's rules clearly. After Xie Liuyin and the other two got off the boat, he comforted the two sisters, "Don't be afraid. Just use all your strength to climb the long steps. If you encounter danger, the formation will protect you."

Xie Liuyin nodded gratefully, while Xie Mingzhu beside him smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Song, for your advice. My sister and I will definitely work hard."

After saying this, Song Ming and the boat quickly rose into the clouds and disappeared.

Xie Liuyin and Xie Mingzhu looked at the long stairs in front of them that had no end in sight, looked at each other, and then started climbing up on their own.

Xie Mingzhu noticed that Xie Liuyin didn't take the initiative to ask for help like she did in her previous life. A dark cloud appeared in Xie Mingzhu's eyes. She spoke tentatively, "Sister, my health is so poor. Do you think I will be unable to pass the sect's assessment?"

"No, since the sect has given you such an assessment, it is because of your physical condition. If you can't complete it, the elders will not send two senior brothers to pick you up." Guessing that Xie Mingzhu was doubting him, Xie Liuyin responded casually.

Xie Mingzhu narrowed her eyes slightly. "What if I really fail the test and get sent back home? Will my parents be very sad? Sister, I really envy you. If only I could be as healthy as you, I wouldn't have to worry about being stumped by this test."

Xie Liuyin suddenly stopped and looked at Xie Mingzhu calmly: "Are you hinting that I should help you?"

"Of course not, sister, why do you misunderstand me like this..."

"That's good." Seeing Xie Mingzhu about to burst into tears, Xie Liuyin interrupted her, "After all, this is an entrance exam, so it's better to complete it on your own. Besides, didn't your parents give you a lot of spiritual fruits when you came here? I believe that with these spiritual fruits, you can successfully climb the 1,000 steps."

After saying that, she ignored Xie Mingzhu and just started climbing.

Xie Mingzhu, who was two steps behind, had a puzzled look on her face. She took a deep look at the figure in front of her, and for a moment she couldn't confirm whether the other party had been reborn like herself.

After all, Xie Mingzhu knew how badly Xie Liuyin was harmed by her in her previous life.

If she had been treated like that, the first thing she would do after being reborn would be to kill the person who framed her.

But apart from his sudden emotional outburst yesterday and asking his parents for the storage bag, there was nothing wrong with Xie Liuyin.

Xie Mingzhu was confused. Seeing that she couldn't trick this stupid sister into helping her like she did in her previous life, she took out a spiritual fruit, took a few bites, and quickened her pace to catch up.

Relying on the spiritual fruit, Xie Mingzhu quickly surpassed the slow Xie Liuyin.

"Sister, you are right. You have to rely on yourself to pass the assessment. Then I will go up first, and you climb slowly, sister." The moment she passed Xie Liuyin, Xie Mingzhu smiled at her and shook the high-quality spiritual fruit in her hand.

In just a few breaths, the distance between Xie Mingzhu and Xie Liuyin had opened up more than ten steps. Seeing that the distance was about to get farther and farther, Xie Liuyin did not feel nervous or worried at all.

She looked up at Xie Mingzhu's rapidly receding figure and sighed silently: "Just let me see how high you can climb without my help this time. Let me also see for myself what heights I should have reached without you as a burden!"

The quarrel between the two sisters was seen by several elders in the main hall of the main peak. In the huge picture projected by the crystal, two figures, one pink and one green, moved on the long steps like snails.

"I like this sister. Although she is born weak, she is self-reliant and has a gentle and kind personality. She is just my type." An elder with a long beard couldn't help but admire her while twisting his snow-white beard.

"Yes, compared to her, this sister looks a bit mediocre. She walked so slowly even through the first hundred steps, which was so easy. I'm afraid she won't be able to go very far even if she passes the test."

Upon hearing this, the sect leader Kunshan, who was sitting among the elders, asked his disciple, "Chaoyun, what do you think?"

The young True Lord named Chao Yun had a cold expression, but his eyes softened a bit when he saw the pink figure moving upwards: "Disciples naturally turn to their own disciples."

The bias of this statement is too obvious. Who doesn't know that Ye Chaoyun's apprentice is Xie Mingzhu?

Upon hearing this, the elder who spoke first said with a grin, "It seems that of this pair of sisters, everyone is more optimistic about the younger sister Mingzhu!"

"That's not necessarily true." A slightly hoarse voice sounded, causing everyone to look up.

The unruly young man sleeping carelessly on the recliner opened his sleepy eyes and yawned as he said, "I'm different from you. I'm interested in that sister!"