The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

A month goes by in a blink of an eye.

At the Seven Mysteries Sect's disciple recruitment trial site, Lu Yao and a group of Seven Mysteries Sect leaders observed the children who came to participate in the trial from a high vantage point.

The elders and the leaders and deputy leaders of the Seven Mysteries Sect have all arrived and are exchanging pleasantries.

In fact, elders like Lu Yao don't need to come. After all, those who are enshrined are just hired thugs recruited by the sect, and they don't need to participate in these activities.

However, the Seven Mysteries Sect still symbolically notified Lu Yao, so he came.

And knowing that Han Li would also be among this batch of new disciples, he felt even more obligated to come.

"Mo Juren".

Lu Yao glanced at the man standing beside him in a black robe with his hands behind his back, and a name flashed through his mind.

Mo Juren had always been mysterious and kept to himself, so this was the first time Lu Yao had met Han Tianzun's first master.

Mo Juren seemed to sense something and turned to look at Lu Yao.

"My name is Lu Yao. You must be Doctor Mo, who is known for his miraculous healing skills."

Lu Yao chuckled and greeted Mo Juren in a very nonchalant manner.

"I dare not claim to have miraculous healing skills; it is all just praise from the disciples within the sect."

Mo Juren remained expressionless and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Lu Yao.

The two then stopped talking, each lost in their own thoughts, and looked at the new disciples undergoing the trial.

Mo Juren didn't care about Lu Yao, the new retainer of the Seven Mysteries Sect. His mind was full of the cultivation knowledge that Yu Zitong had told him.

As the founder of the Jingjiao Society, one of the three hegemons of Lanzhou, Mo Juren possessed extremely high martial arts skills, having reached the late stage of the Grandmaster level. However, his path in martial arts ended there, with no way to advance further.

Although he destroyed Yu Zitong's physical body, he himself was also severely injured and had to hide in the Seven Mysteries Sect to recuperate, becoming a sickly old man.

As he grew older, his fear of death deepened.

Yu Zitong then brought him the opportunity to cultivate immortality and achieve longevity, which he couldn't help but be tempted by.

With his sharp eyesight, Lu Yao began searching for Han Li among the dozens of children.

But after watching for a while, Lu Yao gave up.

Among these dozens of children, a dozen or so were dressed in embroidered training uniforms, clearly indicating that they came from wealthy families.

The other children were dressed similarly, after all, they were all rural children living at the bottom of society, and there was no difference between them.

In the original novel, Han Li has an ordinary appearance, so it's quite difficult to tell him apart at first glance.

Lu Yao decided to stop deliberately searching for Han Li, since Han Li's identity would naturally come to light once the trial tournament began.

"Sect Master, everything is ready. May we begin?"

A sect deacon approached Wang Juechu and respectfully inquired.

"Well, let's get started."

Wang Juechu smiled and stroked his beard, announcing the official start of the trial tournament.

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, the steward used his lightness skill to leap away.

Soon, the children started running and broke through the checkpoints set up by the Seven Mysteries Gate.

An hour passed quickly.

Of the more than forty children, only about twenty have made it to the final stage, a near 50% elimination rate.

Actually, as long as you can reach the final stage, you can join the Seven Mysteries Sect and become an outer disciple.

This final test is used to select inner disciples, and it tests their endurance, courage, perseverance, and so on.

The mountain is over forty meters high and very steep; a slight misstep could result in serious injury or death.

Looking at the towering peak in front of them, most of the children had a look of hesitation in their eyes.

They have now met the requirements to join the Seven Mysteries Sect. Whether or not to gamble their lives on the chance to join the inner sect is a decision they must make themselves.

This is also part of the trial.

Soon most of the children started climbing the mountain, while only a few chose to give up.

Lu Yao also roughly located Han Li among the group of children.

Of the dozen or so children who chose to climb the mountain, most were well-off kids with strong physiques and some background, while only six were ordinary farm kids.

At that moment, a dark-skinned, plain-looking child was climbing the mountain with another honest-looking child.

These two people are so conspicuous, who else could they be but Han Li and Zhang Tie?

However, both of them were in very poor condition, and their legs were trembling, as if they were about to fall at any moment.

Fortunately, the two helped each other and, although their progress was slow, they were still moving towards the summit.

Soon, several children accidentally fell off the mountain peak, screaming as they plummeted down to the bottom.

This increases the pressure on other children.

Although the Seven Mysteries Sect said that participating in the trial meant taking full responsibility for one's own life and death, they wouldn't actually let these children die.

So at the bottom of the peak, several deacons at the Innate Realm were on high alert and caught the falling child.

Before long, some children successfully reached the summit and were led aside by the steward to rest.

When the allotted time expired, a total of seven children successfully reached the top and qualified to enter the inner gate.

"Wait! Wait! We're here too!"

Just as the deacon was about to announce the results of the trial, a panting voice rang out.

Han Li and Zhang Tie finally reached the top of the mountain, covered in sweat, and immediately shouted to the steward.

"What are you shouting about! The time has passed, neither of you are qualified to enter the inner sect!"

The deacon frowned, clearly somewhat displeased that Zhang Tie had interrupted him to announce the results.

"us……"

Zhang Tie opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing the steward's darkening face, he immediately shut his mouth in fear.

"Sect Master, I think these two children are promising talents. Why not make an exception and accept them into the inner sect?"

An elder thought for a moment and then spoke to Wang Juechu.

But he was interrupted as soon as he finished speaking.

"Hmph! Rules are rules, how can they be changed at will?"

The deputy sect leader surnamed Ma snorted coldly and directly refuted the elder's words.

Normally, taking in two more inner disciples wouldn't be a big deal, but because of the dispute over factional interests, Vice Sect Leader Ma naturally had to speak out in rebuttal.

"you!"

The elder who had spoken was speechless for a moment, but he didn't say anything more.

After all, they are just two unrelated children; there's no need to cause trouble.

When Vice Sect Leader Ma saw the elder who had spoken back down, a smug smile immediately appeared on his face.

Wang Juechu remained expressionless and ignored the two.

"Sect Master, I think these two have good perseverance and know how to unite their companions. They're just a little short on time. Now is the time when our Seven Mysteries Sect needs people. Why don't we take them into the inner sect?"

Lu Yao chuckled lightly, ignoring Vice Sect Master Ma's darkening expression, and spoke to Wang Juechu.

"Elder Lu is right. My Divine Hand Valley is indeed short of disciples. Why don't we let them come to my place?"

Mo Juren, standing to the side, suddenly spoke up after a slight change in expression.