Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

Under everyone's gaze, two more people appeared on the top platform: a monk with a stern face wearing a white robe, and a beautiful woman in white who always had a smile on her face.

"It's the mad monk Du'e and the witch Gu Baiyi from the tavern!"

"This year it's the winery's turn to host the admissions, I wonder if that will make it more difficult."

As soon as the two appeared, a murmur arose in Qingluo City. Naturally, everyone in the city under the Qingmu Holy Sect knew their names.

"A mad monk, a witch?" Ye Wuxi asked, somewhat puzzled.

"You don't know yet, this senior brother is known as 'Saving others but not himself, sending them to the afterlife,' he is a Buddha-killer, known as the Mad Monk!"

"This senior sister, don't be fooled by her always smiling face. She's the kind of person who can kill without a trace while talking. When she draws her Demon Halberd, blood will be drawn."

The two people watching the commotion chuckled and explained it to her.

"Hmm, not bad, I like it." Before Ye Wuxi could speak, Ye Lao Er on his shoulder said with satisfaction, "You should hurry up and become a disciple of the Wine House. Our lives are finally going to get better."

"You feel wronged by me, don't you?" Ye Wuxi was speechless.

"Otherwise what? What kind of status do I have? It would be improper for me to go around tomb raiding with you."

"I'll just let you blow your way to death." Ye Wuxi was too lazy to pay attention to her. This girl's tomb raiding and treasure-hunting skills were so proficient that she was clearly a veteran. She must have done it a lot before. Ye Wuxi was far inferior to her.

"The Shi family, the Lin family, and the Hua family have all arrived."

"Lin Cangxue, Shi Dongtian, and Hua Xiyu are all direct descendants of the third generation of emperors. I didn't expect them to all come to the Qingmu Holy Sect."

"The Hou family's direct descendants have also arrived. These four are the most likely to become the personal disciples of a certain Martial Emperor."

The four groups of people landed in a grand procession on the inner city square in front, and the four men and women in gorgeous robes at the head immediately attracted a lot of attention.

"Historically, very few people in the Heavenly Martial realm have been valued by Martial Emperors. These descendants of emperors come to the sect simply to have another Martial Emperor as a master to rely on. They don't lack anything at all."

"It's tough for students from poor families!"

The surrounding disciples couldn't help but sigh.

Hearing the conversation around him, Ye Wuxi couldn't help but take a look at the four figures in front of him. None of them were more than twenty years old, but all of them were at the eighth level of the Heavenly Martial Realm.

This is extremely terrifying in the Xuan Domain, where juniors of this age are still participating in the Earth Martial Realm competition.

Including the Spirit Realm, Lan Zhi should also be a descendant of an emperor, but her cultivation level is only at the fifth level of the Heavenly Martial Realm. It seems that the gap between the resources of the Ten Realms and Qingzhou is indeed enormous.

As for Hou Bufan also choosing the Green Wood Holy Sect, it was beyond her expectations. She wouldn't mind giving him a ride if she had the chance.

"How could it be them! Brother Ruoyu, why didn't you say so sooner?"

Compared to the confidence and arrogance of the other three descendants of emperors, Hou Bufan's expression darkened as he looked at the two on the top floor.

"I came out early and have been with you all these days. I had no idea it would be my turn to host the banquet."

Jiang Ruoyu gave an awkward smile. Besides, which lineage was recruiting students was a secret, and how could a beginner disciple of Tianwu possibly know that?

"It's called hosting, but in reality it's supervision and the right to select geniuses first. However, it's all done according to the sect's rules. As long as you let your strength speak for itself, they can't do anything about it."

Jiang Ruoyu quickly added that the major forces in Qingzhou recruit students on the same day to prevent anyone from wavering between different sects, and it would be too late to change it now.

The Qingmu Holy Sect has ten lineages. If a disciple were to appear that all ten lineages wanted, the issue of affiliation would be difficult to resolve. That's why the rule was established that the direct disciples of the ten lineages would take turns presiding over the position.

If the lineage in charge chooses to recruit someone, as long as the person being recruited has no objection, the other nine lineages cannot compete for them.

"Really?" Hou Bufan was skeptical. These two had mocked him before; who knew if they would try to trip him up?

"Naturally, the Martial Emperor has never appeared in person during the three trials. Instead, the Nine Palace Masters' trusted disciples observe from the shadows. Bufan, you just need to do your best. As long as you are noticed by any of the senior brothers or sisters in the Nine Palaces, you will be able to become their disciple."

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Heavenly Ladder of Pilgrimage is now open. Anyone under the age of 24 who has reached the fifth level of the Heavenly Martial Realm or above may attempt to climb the ladder."

"You have two hours to reach the 54th level. That means you have passed the aptitude test. There are 900 jade tablets between the 54th and 100th levels. If you successfully obtain a jade tablet, you will have passed the sect entrance test."

"I would also like to remind you all that the jade tokens are of the highest quality when they are cyan, followed by blue and purple. Your performance in each stage will affect your treatment after entering the sect. Since the number of tokens is limited, you should all try your best to obtain them."

At this moment, Gu Baiyi's voice slowly spread, and Qingluo City fell silent instantly.

Ye Wuxi gazed at it from afar. To be honest, she had never formally participated in the sect entrance examination before. She didn't know what secrets this golden ladder held, but to the naked eye, it was almost entirely made of blue jade tablets, with purple and cyan ones on top as well. The number of tablets should not exceed one hundred.

"Fighting and killing are prohibited on each step. Falling off the golden step means elimination. The use of any external objects is forbidden, and weapons must not exceed the King rank."

"Amitabha Buddha, the time has come, all benefactors may ascend the ladder."

As soon as Du'e finished speaking, the figures around Ye Wuxi flashed and rushed towards the golden stairs.

The fastest were Lin Cangxue, Shi Dongtian, Hua Xiyu, and Hou Bufan. In just a few breaths, they had already stepped onto the seventeenth step.

"Zhi'er, I'll go first."

With a limited number of jade tokens available, and given Senior Sister Chu's words, Ye Wuxi wanted to do his best to win first place, as he couldn't bring shame to the Wine House.

Boom boom!

As soon as he stepped onto the first step, an immense pressure came over him, and Ye Wuxi's internal energy began to circulate involuntarily, while his other abilities seemed to be restricted.

As the Five Elements Qi was released outwards, the invisible pressure seemed to lessen considerably. With a swift movement of his feet, Ye Wuxi leaped seventeen steps in a row.

boom!

Ye Wuxi stepped onto the eighteenth step, and suddenly a new pressure came over her, causing her internal energy to involuntarily shrink back. The pressure of the golden stairs seemed to be compressing her meridians and bones.

“Interesting. The tests are different at each stage, which explains why they can screen out qualified candidates.”

Ye Wuxi nodded secretly, but for her, who was focused on cultivating her physical body, this step of the test was extremely easy.

Boom boom!

Ye Wuxi ignored the pressure and didn't stop at all, leaping up to the thirty-fifth step in a row. When she reached this step, she could feel that the pressure of the step above was different.

Her climbing speed was also remarkable, leaving a group of people far behind. There were only four descendants of the emperor who had climbed the ladder first.

Ye Wuxi stepped onto the thirty-sixth step, and the physical pressure disappeared, replaced by a soul impact.

She remained still, adjusted herself for a moment, and then activated the Soul Unification Technique, leaping over dozens of steps in one breath, stopping at the fifty-third step, where the other four descendants of the emperors also stopped.