I'm accumulating points in the cultivation world.

The next morning, Tang Doudou was waiting for everyone at the same spot.

Soon, everyone arrived.

"Very good!" Tang Doudou looked at everyone with satisfaction. "Next is the first challenge you need to overcome: getting from here to Qinglong Valley! You can use any means necessary, as long as you get there! I'll be waiting for you at Qinglong Valley."

This journey would be effortless for cultivators, but extremely difficult for those of them who had no cultivation at all. If a spirit beast were to emerge from the forest, they would likely perish there.

Everyone looked at Zhao Yingjie, who gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone, grab your weapons and let's go!"

The group, armed with their weapons, left the town and headed towards Azure Dragon Valley.

Tang Doudou followed behind, but she concealed her presence so that the others could not sense her.

To get there, we first had to pass through a forest. As everyone reached the edge of the forest, they unconsciously slowed down.

"Concentrate!" Zhao Yingjie whispered a reminder.

The group had already walked more than halfway through the forest when suddenly a wild boar charged at them as if it had gone mad.

Just as the wild boar was about to charge into the crowd, Zhao Yingjie shouted and rushed forward, thrusting his sword at the boar. However, the boar's hide was thick and tough, and the sword grazed its fur without causing any harm.

At this moment, one of the people in the group picked up a large rock and smashed it into the wild boar's eye. The wild boar was in pain and became even more frenzied, turning its head and running towards the person.

Everyone panicked, and in the chaos, someone swung a machete at the wild boar's hind leg.

The wild boar's leg was injured, slowing it down. One person seized the opportunity to jump onto the boar's back and strangle it with a rope. Everyone rushed to help, and after a fierce struggle, they finally subdued the boar.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; some people's stomachs were growling with hunger.

"Perfect, let's grill it and eat it."

The group began to pack up, and soon the wild boar was roasted.

Tang Doudou watched, her mouth practically watering. But she decided to maintain her superior image and not join in the fun.

After they finished eating, the leftovers weren't wasted either, and they took them with them.

Tang Doudou took a look and thought, "Not bad!"

Although going through the forest was a shortcut, none of them had any cultivation, so they had to take a detour. As it was getting late, they found a place to rest.

Zhao Yingjie also arranged for two people to take turns keeping watch at night. When it got light, everyone packed up and continued their journey.

Tang Doudou followed them all the way, and finally on the third day, the group arrived at Qinglong Valley.

"Congratulations! You've passed the first test!" Tang Doudou said with a smile. "Welcome to the Zhan Yue Sect!"

As Tang Doudou spoke, she brought up the array from the system. With a "buzz," the array quickly spread out, covering the entire Azure Dragon Valley.

Everyone was stunned by this amazing scene.

"This is the great formation of our Zhan Yue Sect!" Tang Doudou said. "For the next five years, you can only cultivate within this great formation."

Tang Doudou took out a mixed spiritual root from the system and then said, "Next is your second choice. If you choose to consume it, you will have a chance to obtain a spiritual root. However, this process will be worse than death!"

Zhao Yingjie picked up a bottle and drank it down without hesitation! Seeing this, the others also started drinking.

They've come this far, there's no reason for them to turn back.

At first, everyone held back and didn't make a sound, until one person couldn't take it anymore and cried out. As if receiving a signal, the others all started howling.

The sound terrified the animals nearby.

Tang Doudou nodded. "The fact that it still has the strength to howl means it's not a big problem."

"Watching this bunch of grown men cry is too much to bear!" the system muttered to itself.

"Haven't you heard? Men can cry, it's not a sin! They only cry tears of bitterness. Once they've cried it out, they'll know... there will be many more places for them to cry in the future!"

The system silently lit an incense stick for this group of people!

After crying for a long time, everyone finally came to their senses.

"Now, calm down, feel the spiritual energy around you, and guide it into your body!" Tang Doudou shouted.

Everyone quickly sat down and began to cultivate.

Two more hours passed before someone was able to draw in Qi and successfully enter the Qi Refining stage.

"I did it! I did it!" the man cheered happily.

Upon hearing this, the others immediately continued their cultivation, but by nightfall, no one else was able to draw qi into their bodies.

"Thank you all for your hard work today! Get some rest tonight and we'll continue tomorrow."

Everyone was exhausted and hungry. As soon as they heard about resting, they collapsed to the ground. The one who had just been drawing in Qi felt full of energy. "I'll go find you some food," he said.

Tang Doudou took out a tent from the system and moved in. Soon after, a fragrant aroma wafted from the tent.

The aroma made everyone even hungrier!

"Hehe! I can finally make you all drool!" Tang Doudou said, taking big bites.

I have to say, instant noodles can be quite delicious when you eat them occasionally!