The sky was high and the clouds were sparse, with a refreshing breeze blowing.

In this pleasant golden autumn of September, Shu Mountain welcomed its once-in-a-decade grand summit of all peaks.

Look at the team coming forward with great vigor and high spirits, they are from the Silver Sword Peak. They are composed of three humanoid creatures and a golden-haired beast, striding forward with high spirits…

“Why are there so many people?” Liu Xiaoyu nervously tugged at Chu Liang’s sleeve from behind.

The young girl had never seen such a grand scene since she came to the mountain, so she was inevitably a little timid.

In fact, not to mention her, Chu Liang had never seen it either, but he was relatively calm and whispered, “Just stand quietly, there are few people from our Silver Sword Peak. If you don’t come, how can I be the only one left when the master comes on stage?”

On the vast square of Tongtian Peak, the disciples of various peaks of Shu Mountain, led by their respective peak masters, lined up in dozens of teams. Some teams had hundreds of people, overwhelming in momentum.

Some teams only had a few people… and had to rely on beasts to make up the numbers.

A high platform had been set up early on the square, and all the high-ranking members of Shu Mountain, led by the four elders, were sitting on top. In addition to them, there were guests from all over the world and officials from the imperial city of Yudu.

After all, it was an important event that had been passed down for thousands of years in Shu Mountain. It was an old rule for guests from all over the world to come and watch. It was not only to give face to Shu Mountain, but also to take this opportunity to see the new generation of Shu Mountain. The people who came to watch from various immortal sects often had some status and could represent their sect, and young people who were interested could also follow.

Chu Liang looked into the distance and saw several familiar figures.

Standing on the side of the Heavenly Strength Sect was a muscular man, naturally it was Yun Zhaoxian who had told him beforehand that he would come. There seemed to be a woman next to him, whom Chu Liang didn’t recognize.

Yun Zhaoxian was standing there waving his arms at Chu Liang without regard for his image, his developed arm muscles bulging, looking like an enthusiastic gorilla.

It seemed that the girl next to him was definitely not someone he liked… Chu Liang muttered to himself.

In the Three Extremes Valley, there was a white-haired girl, naturally it was Luo Yao.

In Yunque Temple, there was a bald head whose teeth were faintly reflecting the sunlight, undoubtedly it was Pǔ Shàn.

These two old friends hadn’t seen each other for a while since the last time in the Secret Realm of the Azure Dragon, so it was a good time to get together.

On the side of the Taiyin Sect, there was a lonely Luo Xiaoyong. He had met him before, and as the walker of this generation, he naturally took care of such public appearances.

These were a few familiar faces that Chu Liang caught a glimpse of. But he quickly withdrew his gaze, because on the high platform in front, everyone stood up.

A figure floated down.

He was a middle-aged man in green clothes who looked about forty, with a jade face and long sideburns, deep eyes, and looked quite handsome.

He just stood there, seemingly ordinary, but from the moment he appeared, he immediately became the center of everyone’s attention, and the people around him even involuntarily looked at him.

Although most of the disciples of Shu Mountain did not recognize this person, judging from the respectful attitude of the four elders towards him, his identity was naturally not difficult to guess.

The current head of Shu Mountain, Wen Yuan Senior!

There were not many things in the sect that were worth the head’s personal appearance, and the Shu Mountain Summit was naturally one of them.

Seeing the crowd slightly agitated by his appearance, Wen Yuan Senior gently pressed his hands, as if an invisible breeze swept across, and the vast square suddenly quieted down.

As soon as he opened his mouth, his clear voice spread across the thirty-six peaks of the distant mountains. The voice was not loud, but it was extremely clear.

“The heavens are full of energy, and my way is flourishing!”

…

Wen Yuan Senior’s subsequent speech was very brief, nothing more than some official words about Shu Mountain’s growing prosperity, and his belief that this generation of disciples will surely lead Shu Mountain to a better future.

The subsequent conference was presided over by the Law Enforcement Elder.

As the host of the Mountain God Festival, the Law Enforcement Elder first announced the rewards of the Mountain God Festival.

The first prize is a set of Heavenly Luo Great Five Elements Formation Map.

As soon as this reward was announced, it immediately caused a small stir. Because in previous years, the Mountain God Festival was of a game nature, and although the rewarded magical instruments were also valuable, there were rarely things of this level.

In the world of cultivation, a precious magical instrument or divine power has an indispensable important standard, that is, the ability to challenge across realms.

Because challenging across realms is extremely difficult, those who can do it are considered powerful. Just like the Demon Suppression Tower is the number one divine tool because it suppressed the demon god across realms.

And the Heavenly Luo Great Five Elements Formation Map has the ability to challenge across realms below the seventh realm. Five Golden Elixir realm cultivators can work together to suppress the Five Elements realm, which is the reason for its preciousness.

When Chu Liang heard this reward, his heart also jumped a bit. But thinking that this reward was to be divided among the five of them, and that he would have to use it with this top team in the future… he felt it was just so-so.

Even without any rewards from this Mountain God Festival, Chu Liang’s gains were already substantial. The numerous sword coins he had earned were just a minor part; the most important thing was that he had gained the approval of the Dan Ding elder through the opportunity of pill refining. He had already agreed with the Dan Ding elder that after the Shu Mountain summit ended, he would devote more time and energy to learning the way of pill refining at the Dan Ding Hall.

In fact, Chu Liang had no intention of becoming a full-time pill refiner, but he couldn’t refuse the earnest request of the Dan Ding elder. Learning a skill could provide him with an additional path in the future. With this in mind, he agreed to become a deacon disciple of the Dan Ding Hall.

The second prize was a set of white jade sword formations, also driven by five people.

Jiang Yuebai’s teammates were all her own sisters from the Bi Luo Peak, so they were naturally adept at using it.

The third prize was surprisingly five sibling spirit pets, five spirit beasts born from the same litter with a telepathic connection, their combined fighting power was extraordinary.

The one who had bid for Chu Liang’s clue, Zhao Zhi, was a chubby boy. He was now laughing so hard that his face was wrinkled like a big dumpling. Even if he sold these five spirit pets for money, the sword coins he had invested could be multiplied several times. This made those Shu Mountain disciples who had hesitated in the later stage and did not continue to bid regret their decision.

Afterwards, the Law Enforcement Elder announced the first part of the Shu Mountain summit.

“Tomorrow at this time, we will open the Heavenly Ladder Path for the disciples of all peaks to undergo the Dao Heart trial. The top sixty-four disciples on the Heavenly Ladder Path can enter the arena competition. Please prepare well, disciples of all peaks.”

Chu Liang could understand this preliminary part. Each summit had hundreds or even thousands of disciples participating. It would be too much to eliminate all of them in the arena, so a preliminary selection was normal.

But what was this Heavenly Ladder Path?

…

“The Heavenly Ladder Path is just a path, you just need to keep rushing up,” Di Nvfeng said.

“Huh?” Chu Liang blinked.

After the opening ceremony, he wanted to ask his master, who had once ranked high in the Shu Mountain summit, for some valuable experience, but Di Nvfeng’s answer was quite brief.

“The elders set up completely different illusions every year. It’s meaningless for me to tell you what I saw. But remember, the ranking is based on who goes the furthest. The further you go, the higher your ranking,” Di Nvfeng waved her hand nonchalantly, “Anyway, it’s just a test of Dao Heart. My Dao Heart is to fight whoever I see, whether it’s real or fake. I’ll punch first and talk later. After a few punches, I’ll pass.”

Chu Liang frowned in doubt.

Would the Dao Heart trial carefully arranged by the elders really be as simple as the master said?

Could this be the so-called… fool’s luck?

As he walked out of his master’s loft, he saw two people waiting for him on the small hillside.

It was Yun Zhaoxian and the girl who was with him.

The girl looked young, with her hair buns wrapped in cloth. She stood next to Yun Zhaoxian, her petite figure looking quite charming. She was dressed in a neat blue and white satin dress, and her eyes were very large and sparkling.

She also carried a long weapon wrapped in cloth on her back, which should be a legendary divine weapon.

“Brother Chu,” Yun Zhaoxian greeted enthusiastically, “I’m here to cheer you on.”

“Thank you, Brother Yun,” Chu Liang thanked him with a bow, then looked at the girl, “And who might this be?”

Yun Zhaoxian laughed heartily, “This is my junior sister Tang Shi, also a core disciple of our Heavenly Strength Sect.”

The four core disciples of the Heavenly Strength Sect were skilled in the use of the sword, spear, saber, and halberd.

The girl in front of him, was she the one who wielded the spear?

Chu Liang looked at her in surprise, finding it hard to associate her petite figure with the long spear.

Yun Zhaoxian then introduced Tang Shi to Chu Liang, “This is Chu Liang, the Shu Mountain disciple I told you about, who is even slightly wiser than me.”

There was no need to always add that last part… Chu Liang gave a wry smile.

“Wow, that’s amazing!” Tang Shi looked at Chu Liang, blinking her big eyes, her voice soft and sweet.

Well.

This girl didn’t seem very bright either.

Just as Chu Liang was about to entertain them, a silver light flew over from the side. It was Little Fish, Big Head, and Hakutaku playing frisbee.

With a whoosh, a gust of golden wind fiercely rushed over.

Yun Zhaoxian and Tang Shi felt a gust of wind behind them. Chu Liang was about to tell them not to panic, but the two martial arts experts reacted slightly faster than him and had already responded.

Both of them turned around and drew their weapons at the same time. Yun Zhaoxian held a large halberd, his eyebrows raised in anger.

Tang Shi, on the other hand, instantly drew out a Overlord Spear that was two heads taller than her. Then her entire body suddenly shot up, her muscles bulging and filling her sleeves with a rustling sound, her body glowing golden! Like a Vajra in the world, she took a bow step and twisted her waist, shouting, “Who dares to cause trouble!”

The rough voice startled Chu Liang so much that his pupils contracted. He quickly shouted, “They are my spirit pets from Silver Sword Peak, there’s no need to panic!”

Not only him, but even the Golden Mammoth was startled by the roar, its golden fur standing on end! It held the frisbee in its mouth, moved its big head left and right, then step by step… quietly retreated.”Oh, so it was just playing around.” Yun Zhaoxian, having seen the golden-haired beast before, immediately put away his large halberd and waved his hand with a smile.

Tang Shi also instantly retracted her giant form, transforming back into her soft and delicate young girl appearance. She pursed her lips and let out a light laugh, “You gave me quite a scare…”

(End of Chapter)