Chapter 477: [ Si Mulan ]

The head of the deacon was a female cultivator of Mid Ancestor realm. She was wearing a pink skirt of thin silk. She had an oval-shaped face.

Though she didn’t look very beautiful, she was still considered pretty. She held a registration book in her hand as her eyes surveyed all of them. Her voice was cold.

“My name is Xiu Lei. My cultivation grade is Mid Ancestor Rank. I am the deacon who manages any matters related to the entrance examination of the sect. Today will be your second entrance exam. You are required to go to the forbidden place of the inner sect—Passing Cloud Labyrinth. You will be briefed about the details by an elder when you arrive at the inner sect. Now, I would need to verify your name, identity, background, and your cultivation technique.”

Xiu Lei stressed on these two words, ‘cultivation technique’.

Anyone could fabricate their name, identity, and background without being caught. No one would know whether their town or city existed in the Divine Martial Continent or not given the fact that the continent was very large.

There were even some who came from the other Continent, especially those who came from the west who wanted to join the Cultivation world which made it even more difficult to verify.

For every session of discipleship, there would be some people who came with ulterior motive using an alias to sneak into Passing Cloud Sect. However, there were two things which they couldn’t fake, cultivation grade and cultivation method.

The cultivation grade would be tested later on. As for the cultivation technique…if the person was found cultivating an evil technique, the person would be held accountable. Same goes if the person was found cultivating other sect’s cultivation technique.

“Now, I will call the name one by one. Mu Wei!” Xiu Lei turned to the female row and started there. It seemed that she had some detestation against males.

“I am Mu Wei, from Ocean Bamboo City’s Mu Family Branch. My cultivation technique is Fire Heart Cultivation technique.” A girl with decent appearance walked out of the row. A deacon immediately carried a fiery red crystal ball and put it in front of the girl.

Consequently, the girl gently pressed her palm on the crystal ball. Then, a faint black fiery light shot out from the crystal ball.

“Not bad. This girl didn’t lie. Next, Xue Yuyan.”

“I’m Xue Yuyan, from Eagle’s Beak City in the north of the Dragon’s Bane Country. I cultivate Ice Lotus Cultivation technique.”

“Next, Shi Qing.”

“Next, Si Mulan.”

Xiu Lei finally reached Si Mulan. At that moment, those King rank elders that were hidden in the dark sparkled attentively.

They had fixed their eyes on Si Mulan but they didn’t know what cultivation technique she was practicing and the property of her cultivation. They figured that she would have a bright future if she followed any of them.

“I hope that she is cultivating Ice property technique. I can see it from her body that there is a stream of chilling cold energy within her. I should be right about this.” An elder in red robe muttered.

“Maybe not. This young girl must be cultivating water property techniques. I can sense a calmness and tranquility in her Qi.” Another belle in a white dress said flatly.

‘All of you are wrong. This young girl cultivates ice and fire dual property techniques.” Yan Du Qing rebutted their points in his heart silently.

He could remember seeing her battle against several Master rank practitioners in the Clan gathering three years ago. At that time, she was still a Peak Apprentice Stage. Thus, Si Mulan was undoubtedly a heavenly soul cultivator of ice and fire soul vein.

As the others were busy predicting the outcome, Si Mulan was in her calm composure. She gently opened her mouth and answered.

“Si Mulan, member of the Si Family’s branch located at the Snow Sparrow City. Cultivation technique: Ice Lightning Dual Cultivation Technique.”

… …

That was the start of her new life as the Passing Cloud Disciple.

Si Mulan was calm but inwardly she was excited. Within the Sect, she wanted to increase her power and then when the time comes, she will stand beside her sister. She wouldn’t be just her lotus flower anymore but someone she would be able to rely upon when she needed it.

However—

“Okay, all of you wake up, I am going to explain several matters. You must firmly bear these things in mind.” At this time, the voice of Ye Xiu entered the ears of everyone. Then everyone looked towards Ye Xiu.

“You must bear all the things I am about to say in your mind. Passing Cloud Labyrinth is full of opportunities as well as monsters. Even though there are various resources lying around the Labyrinth, it’s also filled with danger and so, don’t forget the existence of monsters and traps…” Ye Xiu kept on talking about the rules and law and what’s to be done and not. When he finally finished talking, he then told everyone to prepare themselves.

Among the elders was a youth in a black robe. He looked at the corner in which was a girl dressed in white clothes wearing a white veil with an unnatural gaze.

She just sat there without moving. She had a very steady and firm focus, giving her a good disposition.

“Young miss of the White Snow Villa—Si Mulan. You have come…”

This youth in black robe was the disciple of Du Hao, otherwise known as one of the Six Golden Buddha; ‘Golden Deva; Honor in Slaughter’. He was the youth named Yan Du Qing who was chased out of Yan Clan.

Currently, he had become an elder after finishing his quest. However, Si Louxi was still a frightening person that had been imprinted in his heart. And this Si Louxi was the elder sister of this Si Mulan.

He had once heard that Si Louxi treasured this little girl—to the point of creating chaos without hesitation. Although they both are candidates to become a head of the Si Family, Si Louxi had even declared that as long as Si Mulan wanted to become the Si Family head, she would step down and support her instead.

Si Louxi was one of the strongest of the younger generation and also one of the most influential—so of course, Si Mulan would certainly be a phoenix among these cranes.

What the elders would normally do was ‘snatching talent,’ which meant they would pick the qualified and talented new disciple as their subordinate. Clearly, these few Ancestor ranked elders had fixed their eyes on Si Mulan. The most possible scenario was these old men would really start snatching her once the examinations were over.

Fortunately, Si Mulan didn’t want to pass using her family’s name an insisted on coming in normally. Thus, no one should know about her real background first.

She only said that she came from the Branch of the Si Family. And because she had indeed stayed there for quite some time, her words were not false--though this is also one of the reasons why False Orb is not that accurate...

Yan Du Qing chuckled silently. He never thought of wanting Si Mulan to become his subordinate because that girl’s too scary. He was afraid that there were no elders here that deserve her to make their subordinates.

“This group of old men is dreaming irrationally. I assume their eyes will drop out if they ever know that she was the most precious sister of Si Louxi.”

Even still, before the others find out about it, it should be good to earn more karma towards this little girl…

“The strongest experts of Passing Cloud Sect have already unified the outer region of the Passing Cloud Labyrinth, and moreover divided it into 6 domains. And the Monster’s strength of each domain is also different.

The end of each domain will have a small stone platform, and at that place, you will find a place to insert a card. After inserting a card, the entrance to the second domain will open, and at the same time that person also obtains the points.” Now that she had spoken this much, Xiu Lei took out several jade cards and handed it over to everyone.

“You have to try to get through each domain as soon as possible because the points you get will be according to the time you have taken to pass through the barrier of one domain to another. If your point is able to break through the top 10 of highest points ever achieved in Passing Cloud Labyrinth, then the Sect will give you a reward. And for grade promotion, you must obtain at least have 10,000 points in the Labyrinth.”

Every candidate was given a jade card. It was the Killing Points Jade Card, its name was derived from its function which was used to record the points they made within the Labyrinth.

The points could not only be used to exchange for cultivation techniques, magical treasure, and dans but also to promote one’s position.

There was a glittering ‘five’ on the Jade Card. It meant that every candidate who was present here had been awarded five points beforehand.

Furthermore, only the disciples of Passing Cloud Sect could hold the Jade Card. This group of candidates was considered outer disciples when they entered the Passing Cloud Labyrinth. Thus, they had the qualification for that.

If they died in the forest, their identity as a disciple would be lost.

They would only become an official disciple of the sect after staying alive for a month in the forest.

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