Oh no, I accidentally cultivated three spiritual roots and became an empress!

Several high-ranking members of the Qingyun Sect who were waiting to take on disciples were also silently evaluating her.

This child has an excellent temperament, is persevering and tenacious. If only he had dual spiritual roots!

Never mind, there's still the Venerable Qingyang who wants to take on disciples.

He's ranked number one; whether or not to take this girl as an apprentice isn't their choice.

Zhong Lingxin finally caught her breath.

Yu Letian raised his hand, crushed a healing pill, and applied it to her wound.

He could tell that the girl in front of him hadn't yet absorbed any internal energy.

Just as Zhong Lingxin felt the pain, it was replaced by a cool sensation.

She couldn't help but sigh. The burning pain turned into a cool relief in just a second.

Cultivation!

Putting everything else aside, this one advantage alone is enough to make people work hard for it.

Yu Letian saw Zhong Lingxin come to her senses and said with a smile, "Junior Sister Zhong, congratulations on being the first to reach the top of the stairs. Come, follow me this way."

Zhong Lingxin was stunned for a moment.

She actually came in first place!

What a delightful surprise!

She looked down the ladder to heaven and vaguely saw another head emerge.

As Yu Letian led her into a shed, he said, "In previous years, the first person to come up was someone who had already guided spiritual energy into their body, since spiritual energy can also temper one's physique. You are the first person to win first place without having guided spiritual energy into their body, congratulations Junior Sister Zhong. This first-place reward is enough for Junior Sister Zhong to advance several levels after guiding spiritual energy into her body."

Zhong Lingxin nodded; she had heard that the rewards for the top ten were very generous.

I've also heard of children who have been cultivating since childhood, vowing to succeed.

I never expected to get first place.

After thinking about it, she felt that winning first place was only reasonable.

Now she understood that the gentle voice that had been ringing in her ears was her hallucination.

She climbed all the way up without daring to rest or stop.

The old saying goes, "It's not that we're afraid of being slow, it's that we're afraid of standing still!"

If she doesn't get first place, who will?

Look at the top of the ladder; there are only three or four people waiting to greet them.

Zhong Lingxin was stunned for a moment.

The children chattered incessantly along the way, but they said that the top of the ladder to heaven was packed with people waiting to welcome them.

Yu Letian noticed Zhong Lingxin's confusion and smiled, "You've come at the right time, just in time for the sect leader's advancement to the Mahayana stage."

The lower-ranking disciples have all returned to their caves to cultivate in seclusion.

Those at higher levels went to the Tribulation Arena to observe the tribulation process.

You wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you now.

You should rest here for now.

Zhong Lingxin nodded.

She's a complete novice at cultivation right now.

The little cultivation experience her father imparted to her as a menial servant was hardly enough to be considered significant within the sect.

The second person to come up was Guan Jiheng.

A hint of a smile flashed in his cool eyes when he saw Zhong Lingxin.

He had his eye on Zhong Lingxin while they were climbing the ladder to heaven.

Zhong Lingxin's quick thinking and adaptability when facing the attack by Qu Xin and her gang was truly remarkable.

Later, when she politely declined Zhang Qiuhan and Leng Hanyan's offer of help, her refusal to take advantage of others earned his admiration even more.

Having a friend like this on the path of cultivation would be a very pleasant thing.

Guan Jiheng was born into a family of cultivators and had long since mastered the art of Qi cultivation. As soon as he reached the summit and recovered his spiritual energy, he was immediately fully restored.

At this moment, he looked even more energetic than Zhong Lingxin.

The two chatted casually while waiting for the next person to arrive.

Soon, one child after another entered the shed.

Xu Lilin and Zhang Qiuhan ranked seventh and ninth, respectively.

Leng Hanyan and the three Du brothers did not make it into the top ten, but they still made it into the top one hundred.

Overall, all of them ranked well.

Qu Xin finally came up, but her ranking is unknown.

She immediately activated her spiritual energy to open her storage ring and swallowed a healing pill.

Next, she started shouting loudly, saying that Zhong Lingxin had bumped into her, causing her to fall and break her head, and demanding that Zhong Lingxin be severely punished.

Zhong Lingxin sighed.

There are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me!

Guan Jiheng and Xu Lilin walked out of the shed and angrily rebuked Qu Xin for talking nonsense.

Zhang Qiuhan, Leng Hanyan, and the Du brothers all stood up to testify against her for no reason for trying to hit Zhong Lingxin on the Heavenly Ladder.

This is no longer the time to ascend the ladder to heaven.

Qu Xin felt confident that with the Qu family as her backing, she wasn't afraid that the Qingyun Sect would refuse to respond to her demands.

Moreover, Qu Xin believed herself to be a mutated wind spirit root. She had been practicing magic for two years and was a Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator, which was higher than everyone else present.

She's not afraid of fighting now.

Qu Xin drew out a long whip, the barbs on it gleaming coldly in the pale moonlight.

With a flick of her wrist, she lashed out with her whip at Zhang Qiuhan and Leng Hanyan, who were standing in front of her.

Although these two little bitches are still young, she has the experience of living a lifetime and can tell that they will grow up to be extremely beautiful female cultivators.

She hates it when someone is prettier than her.

Her Poison Dragon Whip was crafted from the spine of an Ice Python and is imbued with icy poison.

Once struck by her Poison Dragon Whip, the chilling poison can only be cured by a ninth-tier Fiery Lotus.

She originally prepared this poisonous dragon whip for that vile woman, Hua Qinglian.

Now, she's going to ruin the faces of these two little bitches first.

At the same time, her eyes swept towards Zhong Lingxin with a sinister look.

And that little bitch Zhong Lingxin, she's got the looks of a vixen too.

No, she's a vixen. She's bound to a nine-tailed fox, can sing, and is naturally alluring.

She had to ruin Zhong Lingxin's seductive voice, and those expressive eyes of hers too!

Zhang Qiuhan, Leng Hanyan, and Zhong Lingxin all shivered.

This Qu Xin is terrifying.

The look she gave me was like that of a vengeful ghost from hell, venomous and chilling.

Just as Qu Xin was about to strike with her whip, a voice shouted angrily, "How dare you cause trouble here!"

It turned out that Yu Letian had already recognized Qu Xin, who was causing trouble.

But he was just a minor outer gatekeeper, and his position was constantly in jeopardy.

He was against getting involved in this matter, adhering to the principle of "better to avoid trouble than to get involved."

If they can just get through these three days, all the major peaks of the sect will have finished accepting their disciples.

What happened after that was none of his business.

Unexpectedly, Qu Xin dared to take out the Poison Dragon Whip and injure people.

If this whip strikes and injures someone, his position as the outer sect manager is effectively over.

Therefore, he had to step in to stop it.

Qu Xin ignored Yu Letian's attempts to stop her.

In her eyes, an outer sect manager of a second-rate sect was no different from her family's watchdog.

They are only fit to serve her; they have no right to stop her!

If she pushes her too far, she'll beat up even this watchdog!

Qu Xin ignored Yu Letian completely, raised the whip high, and continued to lash at Zhang Qiuhan's face, who was closest to her.

Zhong Lingxin saw it all clearly from behind.

Although she hadn't yet guided the spirit into her body, from the sound of the whip being lashed out and Zhang Qiuhan's dodging movements, she knew that Zhang Qiuhan couldn't escape.