Transmigrated into a book? A vicious female supporting character? A senior sister? Tsk tsk!

"Three days later, the sect will conduct a unified test to ascend the Heavenly Ladder. Only those who pass the test can become official disciples of the Xuanming Sect."

As for those who didn't pass, don't worry too much. We will safely send them home, and of course, we won't take back the money paid to your families.

"Alright, everyone, please be quiet and follow me."

The group followed Renfeng to a courtyard. Renfeng divided them into three groups, and along with two other disciples, led each group to their respective courtyard.

Unsurprisingly, Tang Xinyan was once again assigned to the same courtyard as the two children with single spiritual roots.

The three thanked Renfeng, perhaps feeling they hadn't yet fully grasped the basics, so they simply smiled at each other as a greeting and returned to their respective rooms.

The room contained only a bed and a set of table and chairs, clearly a temporary residence. Thinking she would be staying for two more days, Tang Xinyan took out her storage bracelet...

I took out my own bedding, changed the bedding on the bed, and then took out and arranged all the daily necessities I would need for the next two days.

This storage bracelet was specially made into a contract by her when she left the mortal realm to conceal her identity. The bracelet doesn't have any special functions; it's just that it has more space than a regular storage ring.

Tang Xinyan moved some daily necessities, money, and the money she had earned while shopping into her storage bracelet.

Just as Tang Xinyan finished tidying up the room, there was a knock on the door. She guessed it was someone bringing lunch.

Sure enough, as soon as the door opened, a child carrying a food box was seen. The child was obviously a handyman disciple in the sect.

He handed the food box to Tang Xinyan, saying very politely:

"Hello, this is your lunch. Just put the bowl and plate back in the food container after you finish eating. I'll pick it up together when I bring you dinner tonight."

After thanking them, Tang Xinyan went back inside and opened the food box. Inside, she found one meat dish, one vegetable dish, a bowl of soup, and a bowl of rice.

As Tang Xinyan began to eat, she couldn't help but think: Great sects are indeed great sects; they treat even outsiders like them with such care.

Little did people know that only those with three or more spiritual roots received this treatment. Those with four or five spiritual roots not only shared a room with ten people, but also had their meals cooked in a communal pot.

After dinner, Tang Xinyan took out a storybook and read for a while. She found it too melodramatic, so she simply lay down on the bed and pretended to sleep, but in reality, she was cultivating her spiritual sense.

According to the book, there are very few cultivation methods for spiritual awareness in this world; therefore, for most people, spiritual awareness grows along with their cultivation level.

Only a very few people know that divine sense can be cultivated, and the cultivation method she used was obtained by chance from a secret realm by the former owner of the dumpling.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. On the day of ascending the Heavenly Ladder, early in the morning, the sect sent someone to lead them to the plaza for assembly.

There are about two hundred children, the oldest being about twelve or thirteen years old, and the youngest being Tang Xinyan, a five-year-old only child.

Seeing that the children had all arrived, the elder who was waiting on the high platform introduced them to everyone:

"Hello everyone, I am Elder Wang Mingren of the Mission Hall. First of all, congratulations to all of you young friends for stepping into the threshold of cultivation. Next is the second test that my Xuanming Sect will give you."

As he spoke, Elder Wang tossed the item in his hand into the air and poured spiritual energy into it. As the energy flowed in, the item gradually enlarged.

Finally, it transformed into a stone staircase, landing on the open space of the square. Elder Wang pointed to the stone staircase and continued his explanation:

"This heavenly ladder has a total of 999 steps. The first 400 steps test your endurance, while the last 599 steps test your character."

The time limit is six hours. Once the time is up, the Heavenly Ladder will automatically close, and those who haven't completed it by then will be eliminated. Let's begin.

The examinations of each sect are no secret. Before each recruitment season, everyone inquires in advance about the examination content of their preferred sect.

For example, the Heavenly Ladder of the Xuanming Sect has a very detailed description. The first four hundred steps of the Heavenly Ladder of the Xuanming Sect are gravity stairs.

Every hundred steps increases the difficulty by one level. Above four hundred steps, there are seven illusions, one for every hundred steps, corresponding to the seven emotions and six desires of human beings.

Of course, aside from those born bad, there are also those who have been raised corruptly from a young age. For children, these illusions are not as difficult as the gravity staircase.

As soon as Elder Wang finished speaking, most of the children couldn't wait to climb the heavenly ladder, but as soon as their legs stepped up, their bodies involuntarily sank down.

Those with poorer physical fitness even collapsed onto the steps, demonstrating that hearing is not enough; only practice yields true knowledge.

Tang Xinyan and the others had almost finished walking before following behind up the heavenly ladder. The moment she stepped onto the ladder, Tang Xinyan instantly felt her spiritual energy vanish.

Moreover, she felt a pressure on her body, but fortunately, Tang Xinyan had already started cultivating, and her physical strength was stronger than that of ordinary children.

Having undergone a marrow cleansing and purification process, their stamina was naturally excellent, and by the time they reached three hundred steps, they were already far ahead of the competition.

Meanwhile, the peak masters of each peak in the sect were sitting in the sect's main hall, watching the children's performance on the Heavenly Ladder through the mirror on the Heavenly Ladder.

Seeing that Tang Xinyan was so small yet her face was neither red nor out of breath, Danfeng Peak Master Dan Yao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration:

"This little girl, is she that genius with the lightning spiritual root? Although she has already drawn in the Qi, she is still so stable even with her spiritual power sealed. That's really impressive."

Wu Qi, the peak master of Qi Peak, smiled sheepishly and nodded in agreement:

"Indeed, with such good stamina and physique, you are very suitable to come to my Weapon Peak to learn weapon crafting."

Dan Yao couldn't help but roll her eyes, speechless:

"Come on, she's a fair-skinned, petite girl. Why would she go to the Weapon Peak to forge iron with a bunch of grown men like you? She'd be better off coming to my Pill Peak to learn alchemy."

Wu Qi immediately became indignant:

"Who says our Weapon Peak is all men? Aren't my second and fifth disciples both girls?"

Peak Master Fafeng couldn't help but chuckle. Seeing this, Wu Qi said irritably:

"Li Le, what are you laughing about?"

When Li Le was called out, he saw that Qin Feng, the peak master of the Body Peak, was also looking over. He quickly regained his expressionless demeanor and changed the subject:

"Hey, look, those ranked second and third are pretty good too, but I wonder what kind of spiritual roots they have."

He wouldn't dare joke about it; if he brought up the size of those two female disciples from Weapon Peak again, he was afraid Wu Qi and Qin Feng would beat him up together.

Previously, when they went to Weapon Peak, Wu Qi and Qin Feng made a casual joke, and coincidentally, a female disciple from Body Peak was also there. Seeing that the disciples were aggrieved,

They actually ganged up on him and beat him up! Oh my god, I can't think about it, I can't think about it, just thinking about it makes my bones ache...

Sect Master Qin Linzhang was already used to the bickering among these people. He noticed that Sword Peak Master Liang Yu was staring intently at the mirror, so he smiled and struck up a conversation:

"Peak Master Liang, you have the fewest disciples among all the peaks. There are quite a few with good aptitude this time. You should take this opportunity to take on a few more personal disciples so that your sword can be carried forward."