The senior disciples of Danfu Peak frowned and their faces were full of dissatisfaction when they saw the performance of their outer disciples.

"What a bunch of useless trash! One by one, they've all been deceived and trapped by these illusions. It's a disgrace that our Danfu Peak is a first-rate peak of the Taique Sect, yet we've nurtured such a group of useless people with unstable Dao hearts!"

"Exactly. I had high hopes for them before, but now it seems they're just a bunch of good-for-nothings."

Yu Heng looked at the disciples trapped in the illusion with disdain and disgust. However, his displeasure did not disappear when he saw his personal disciples.

He frowned and scolded, "Don't talk about others. How good are you yourselves? You all have impure thoughts and unstable Dao hearts. You're no different from Lin Yitang."

The direct disciples were mercilessly reprimanded by their own peak master, yet dared not refute him. They knew that Peak Master Yuheng was always strict and had extremely high expectations for his disciples, and their performance in the inner sect had not met his expectations.

The only one who met expectations was Junior Sister Ye Qiuli.

Although she may not be as good as Ye Qiuli, she can at least be as good as Lin Yitang.

The direct disciples dared not vent their anger on their own peak, so they took out all their resentment on Lin Yitang.

One of the disciples sneered, "It's alright. Others might not be able to get past this ladder of self-examination, but Lin Yitang certainly won't. Didn't she take pleasure in suppressing Junior Sister Ye before? Now she's probably going to show her true colors."

"Exactly!" another disciple chimed in. "I bet she won't be able to climb the cloud ladder; she might get stuck on this level. When they see her score on the third level, the sect leader definitely won't want her anymore!"

"Haha, without Feng taking them in, they'd probably be begging us to take them in!"

The disciples, one after another, relentlessly mocked Lin Yitang. By belittling her, they regained their self-esteem.

Yes, if I'm a good-for-nothing, then isn't Lin Yitang even worse? She was even kicked out!

However, while they were slandering others and comforting each other, no one cared that the "good-for-nothing" Lin Yitang they were talking about had long surpassed the stage that the other disciples were at and reached a higher level of the Cloud Ladder.

Those inside the cloud ladder cannot see the situation of others around them. Although to outsiders they are just climbing stairs, in their eyes there is only empty white mist, an illusion, and the floor above.

Although Lin Yitang didn't know which floor others were on, she felt that she climbed up very easily and broke through the barrier effortlessly.

Aside from the oppressive force, she moved as if she were in an empty place, climbing up layer by layer without any hindrance, at an extremely fast speed.

The illusions around her were meaningless; she was only focused on climbing upwards.

She knows what she wants and she knows how to achieve it.

She quickly climbed to the ninetyth floor. However, upon stepping onto the ninety-first floor, her vision suddenly changed.

At this moment, what she saw before her was no longer a ladder, but a small room.

The room was old and shabby, containing only a wooden bed, a cabinet, and a table. The cabinet and table were very old, clearly having been used for many years.

And everything was very familiar.

This is the room where the original owner lived!

She was taken aback, and came out of the house to find herself in a peaceful and serene little village.

The adults in the village were working hard in the fields, smoke curling from their chimneys, and the sounds of roosters crowing and dogs barking filled the air. Children played and frolicked at the village entrance, while the elderly gathered under the trees, chatting or playing chess.

"Tang'er, you're awake! Quickly call your brothers to come eat." Her mother came out of the kitchen, saw her, and greeted her with a smile.

Her brothers were chopping wood and carrying water. When they saw Lin Yitang coming over, they all put down what they were doing and gathered around her.

"Mom wants us to go back for dinner? That's great, I'm starving."

"You go back first, Second Sister, we'll go later."

Her younger sisters were busy cooking and doing laundry at home. Although they were young, they were already able to help with some of the housework.

Seeing Lin Yitang return, they excitedly rushed into her arms, "Sister, I helped Mom wash the vegetables today, aren't I amazing!"

"Sis, look how pretty the clothes I made today are!"

It wasn't until she sat down at the dinner table that Lin Yitang suddenly realized that this was the most precious and warm memory in the original owner's heart.

These are her memories of her home in Linjia Village!

It turns out that all those ladders before were just beginner levels of difficulty; only from here onwards is it truly a test of one's conscience.

This "Ladder of Inquiry" triggers beautiful memories within people, trapping them in those recollections.

If the original owner were here, she might have stayed in Linjia Village and wouldn't have made any progress.

It's a pity it's Lin Yitang.

She stroked her sisters' hair and smiled, "You're such lovely sisters. If you had spiritual roots, you might be able to be with your older sister. But being mortals is fine too. You're all very happy in this family. Living happily like this for a hundred years might be more enviable than cultivators who have lived for hundreds of years."

"I won't be having dinner with you today. I have more important things to do. You can eat by yourselves."

The younger sisters didn't know where she was going. Seeing her about to leave, they quickly grabbed her trouser legs and pitifully begged her to stay: "Where are you going, sister? Aren't you going to leave us?"

"Sister, don't go!"

However, Lin Yitang remained unmoved, patted their heads again, and then disappeared into the village.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Yitang found herself back on the cloud ladder. She breathed a sigh of relief and continued walking upwards.

The next few steps basically triggered the original owner's memories.

It can be beautiful, terrible, anxiety-inducing, or terrifying.

Some of the steps even caused the original owner's parents to berate her with ferocious expressions, or die, or turn into vengeful ghosts, questioning why she hadn't visited them even once after she started cultivating immortality.

However, Lin Yitang got through it all with ease.

No matter how distorted the memory becomes, I've seen these tricks so many times that I'm immune to them.

Only the last step of the cloud ladder made her pause for a moment, lingering there a little longer.

That's Earth.

She returned to the time when she was still an ordinary person, struggling to make a living.

At that time, she was about to graduate from university and was in a period of confusion, not knowing what she wanted to do in the future.

Should I take the postgraduate entrance exam? The civil service exam? The public sector exam? Or just go find a job?

Neither of them made it difficult for her to choose.

As a graduate of a prestigious university, if I only earn three or four thousand yuan a month after graduation, I will definitely be laughed at by the people around me.

However, the job market is tough; it's no longer the era when college graduates earned an average salary of over ten thousand yuan. Average graduates like her can't find good jobs and lack confidence in their abilities.

Staying at home, she prepares her graduation thesis while anxiously scrolling through her phone, and occasionally teases her younger brother – this is her daily routine.

My younger brother has already started school, and it's a time when his studies are very demanding.

It was under these circumstances that she transmigrated to the world of cultivation.

Looking back now, it really did solve the employment problem.

After standing there for a while, she shook her head, left the illusion, and returned to the cloud ladder.

Regardless of what she was like in the past, there's no turning back for her now.

She wants to climb the cloud ladder!

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