Suijun starts with the principle of rewarding diligence.

Below the Dragon Gate Waterfall lies Huaqing Pool, which is also the starting point for these newlyweds to attain enlightenment.

There were five or six hundred people who came to participate in the Lungmen election.

After the first round of testing, half of the participants were eliminated; after the second round, another third were asked to withdraw.

At this moment, only one or two hundred people are still left here.

He Qing, accompanied by Bu Qu and the other two, stood before Huaqing Pool, enjoying the magnificent view.

Zhao Fan stood to the side, his face somewhat gloomy.

Logically, he should be holding his head high, having found two geniuses with full spiritual power for the sect this year.

Unexpectedly, one of He Qing's recommended candidates this year was Xian Lingyun.

What's even more infuriating is that I personally sent away this immortal spirit essence; just thinking about it makes me furious.

"If he were on my recommendation list, I might have been directly promoted to elder this time, and then rest on my laurels and enjoy a life of leisure. What a pity, what a shame, what a regrettable situation."

He glanced at He Qing, another worry lingering in his mind: 'He Qing has rendered a great service to the sect this time, and will likely be promoted to a Rank B Seeker. This means he won't have to stay in Blackwater County running the dojo anymore. This isn't a good thing; we need to find a way to keep him busy with affairs outside the sect.'

Before long, the leader of the Righteous Path Sect arrived on his sword and stood on Huaqing Pool.

Bu Qu looked up and saw that the sect leader was an old man with white hair and beard, with an otherworldly air and a somewhat ethereal figure.

He rubbed his eyes and looked again, but they were still blurry.

"It shouldn't be my problem. I slept well yesterday and was very disciplined. Perhaps, this isn't the sect leader himself, but rather a divine thought..."

The sect leader stood on the longsword and said a few polite words to welcome the newcomer.

Immediately, an elder stepped forward and announced that the Dragon Leap had officially begun.

Bu Qu had already heard He Qing explain the rules for leaping over the dragon gate.

Starting from Huaqing Pool, we climbed all the way up Qianzhang Mountain.

The first person to reach the Dragon Gate gets ten points;

The second person to reach the Dragon Gate scores nine points.

The third person to reach the Dragon Gate scores eight points.

The fourth to tenth place finishers receive 7 points.

For scores between 10 and 30, record 6 points.

For the next 100th place, five points are awarded.

Points beyond 100 will not be counted.

The main purpose of the Dragon Gate Selection is to choose core disciples. Apart from the leaders, everyone else is just there to serve as an accessory.

Climbing Qianzhang Mountain is not as simple as just climbing a mountain.

Besides the high mountains and long roads, there are also various traps along the way that require the use of the Five Elements technique to overcome in order to pass through.

The "Leaping Over the Dragon Gate" test isn't just about assessing newcomers' talent. Those who aren't quick-witted won't be accepted by the righteous sects either.

At the elder's command, hundreds of newcomers displayed their unique abilities and rushed towards Thousand-Foot Mountain.

The use of magical artifacts is forbidden when leaping over the Dragon Gate. Even those with wealth and connections must rely on the Five Elements to climb the mountain.

The Huaqing Pool before us is a test.

Those with the water element will have an advantage here.

The layout of the mechanisms on Qianzhang Mountain has been adjusted by several generations, so there is no such thing as any particular attribute having an advantage.

While water-based characters can benefit from Huaqing Pool, the opportunities to gain an advantage decrease once they reach Qianzhang Mountain.

Bu Qu silently observed the Dragon Gate Waterfall, pondering: 'What kind of leaping over the Dragon Gate is climbing a mountain? Doesn't anyone have any designs on this thousand-foot waterfall?'

He discussed this issue with He Qing yesterday.

He Qing's opinion was: it's worth a try.

The higher you go, the greater the pressure and the greater the consumption of spiritual energy.

It's not that no one has tried before, but they can't go against the current for long before they run out of spiritual energy and fall back into the water.

Later, some people tried to swim upstream along a section of the waterfall and then leap up the mountain.

This allows you to save some distance.

However, the timing of leaping from the waterfall into the mountain is quite particular.

The later you leap, the greater the consumption of spiritual energy, which is more disadvantageous for the subsequent journey; if you leap too early, although the consumption of spiritual energy is small, the distance you can gain will be smaller.

Let me test just how much pressure this thousand-foot waterfall really exerts.

Buqu ran two steps forward and then leaped into the Huaqing Pool.

As soon as he entered the water, he enveloped himself in it, transforming into a water fish, and swam swiftly toward the waterfall.

Despite being the last to enter the water, he was incredibly fast, far surpassing the speed of ordinary water-attribute newcomers.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Buqu traversed the entire Huaqing Pool, going upstream from the bottom of the waterfall.

"It doesn't seem like there's much pressure?"

Buqu was completely enveloped in water, cascading upwards like a waterfall.

The waterfall water dispersed as he moved upwards, then regrouped below.

He felt absolutely no resistance, just as easily as he had when swimming in the water.

Bu Qu transformed into a water fish and flew rapidly upwards along the waterfall, as if riding an elevator, without consuming much spiritual energy.

Upon seeing this, everyone stopped and watched.

"What's he planning to do? He's not planning to just fly up the waterfall like that, is he?"

"How is that possible? The Dragon Gate Waterfall is thousands of feet high, and the water here is no ordinary water; it contains rich spiritual energy. The higher you fly, the faster the spiritual energy is consumed."

"But there was no sign that his rate of ascent was slowing down."

Zhong Ling looked up, her eyes filled with envy: "I wish I were also water-attribute, then I wouldn't have to suffer through this mountain climbing."

Mo Yan tilted his chin up slightly, silently thinking, "Is this the essence of immortality? Even the water from the Dragon Gate Waterfall has enough affinity."

In the council chamber, eight elders sat around a mirror, all looking utterly bewildered.

To the best of my memory, no one has ever gone against the current and flowed up the waterfall like Bu Qu.

The Third Elder looked deep in thought: "If I remember correctly, the record for the Reverse Flow Waterfall is three hundred feet. That person has nine Water Spirit Essences, just a little short of Immortal Spirit Essences."

The Fourth Elder smiled and said, "But look, he's already climbed more than halfway up the waterfall. Judging from his expression, he doesn't seem to feel any pressure."

"Perhaps this is the affinity of pure water spiritual essence for water." The Second Elder nodded slightly and smiled at the First Elder, "First Elder, congratulations. The fish leaps over the dragon gate today."

The elder did not reply, his eyes flickering as he weighed the pros and cons.

Almost everyone’s eyes were on Bu Qu, except for one person.

Lu Xiu was currently walking along the winding mountain path, getting closer and closer to the Dragon Gate.

He wiped the sweat from his brow, thinking to himself, "It would be somewhat frustrating to only be second in Heishui County. But to achieve second place in front of so many outstanding talents... this second place doesn't seem so unacceptable."

Lu Xiu continued walking upwards, and for the first time, he felt that being invisible might not be such a bad option.

The stream cascaded upwards under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

After an unknown amount of time, the figure disappeared into the clouds.

In a short while, the clouds and mist swirling around the mountaintop took shape, like a giant white dragon beginning to roam.

A giant white dragon spiraled upwards, and within the Dragon Gate, only the back of a young boy stood out, drawing everyone's gaze!