NABC Chapter 758 World 36
Chapter 758 World 36
The fact that Shen Ruyin and her sister stayed at the sect for two days does not mean that they were forgotten there for two days.
Except for the first morning when they had a slightly longer rest period, Aunt Zhao took them out for a walk from that afternoon onwards, treating them very well.
Although Aunt Zhao is the elder's wife, her cultivation level is not high. She only reached the Foundation Establishment stage in her thirties and is still at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, unable to break through.
But she wasn't saddened by this. She continued her daily practice steadily and handled her daily affairs very well, earning a good reputation among outsiders.
With Shen Ruyin's guidance, the two of them got to know many people from the outer sect in just two days and gained a basic understanding of the sect.
In terms of its current status in the cultivation world, the Supreme Sect truly stands out from the crowd. It boasts numerous powerful individuals and twelve internal peaks.
The inner sect has nine peaks, each with its own strengths. In addition to sword cultivators, weapon cultivators, Dao cultivators, alchemists, and talisman cultivators, there are also those who specialize in formations and beast taming, thus leading to the seven peaks.
The other two peaks are the main peak where the sect leader resides, and the other one is the Broken Mind Peak, which has the fewest people and specializes in cultivating the Path of Ruthlessness.
After removing the nine inner peaks, the outer sect occupies one peak alone. No one told Shen Ruyin and the others what the other two peaks were for; they were only told that ordinary disciples were not allowed to go there.
Once only the two of them were left in the room, Shen Ruwan secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Aunt Zhao is really too enthusiastic, but we have also learned a lot from her. We should think of a way to repay her in the future."
Shen Ruyin said, "That's easy."
"Simple?" Shen Ruwan thought for a moment. "Yinyin, why do you say it's simple?"
Shen Ruyin said meaningfully, "Because Aunt Zhao has actually already told us what she wants, it's just that you didn't realize it at the time."
"Who would reveal their cultivation level to a stranger they've just met?"
Shen Ruwan suddenly realized: "Yinyin, do you mean Aunt Zhao wants us to help her advance her cultivation level? But can we do that?"
“Definitely,” Shen Ruyin said with certainty, then explained carefully, “Aunt Zhao revealed that she has difficulty improving because she has limited talent and not enough resources. Even if she cultivates diligently, she can hardly get the results she wants.”
"According to her implication, the good she treats us now can be repaid with resources in the future."
"Is that so?" Shen Ruwan hesitated for a moment, "Wouldn't that be a bit too much?"
“Of course not,” Shen Ruyin pointed out to her, “Aunt Zhao is already at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. The next step is to become a Golden Core True Person.”
Shen Ruwan wasn't stupid; she just had a mind that was still limited to mundane things and hadn't been able to react.
Shen Ruyin's reminder reminded her of the news she had heard recently: "Although Golden Core cultivators of this age cannot enter the inner sect, they can already become elders in the outer sect."
"By then, Aunt Zhao's situation will be completely different from what it is now."
How can an elder's wife be compared to an elder himself?
One option is to depend on others for a living, while the other is to be in charge of one's own life. Everyone knows which option to choose.
Neither Shen Ruwan nor Shen Ruyin felt that Aunt Zhao's blatant exchange was too mercenary; in fact, they greatly admired Aunt Zhao's ambition.
If one doesn't even have this much ambition in cultivation, is truly content with the status quo, and spends their whole life striving and working until their lifespan is exhausted, then what's the point of seeking a master or cultivating immortality?
Once Shen Ruwan understood this, she could take Aunt Zhao's kindness to them in stride.
"Aunt Zhao said she'd take us to town tomorrow. Yinyin, is there anything you'd like to see?"
Shen Ruyin shook her head: "Aunt Zhao has thought of everything for us, including food, clothing and daily necessities. I don't have any other needs."
“Me too,” Shen Ruwan said. “It’s a pity that the entrance test will have to wait a while longer. I really want to get up first thing tomorrow morning and start cultivating.”
"Only when I have the skills I've learned myself can I feel at ease."
Shen Ruyin thought so too.
Perhaps because they had been looking forward to it so much, the spiritual root test ended in just half a month.
Those who possessed spiritual roots and whose names had been recorded were all gathered together.
Because everyone's literacy levels are different, the Supreme Sect did not arrange this type of assessment. Their tests mainly assess character, physical constitution, and comprehension.
The path of cultivation is long and arduous; those who cannot persevere will not reach the end.
"So we have to climb up these tall steps?"
Shen Ruwan looked at the seemingly endless series of steps that stretched straight into the clouds with some surprise: "How long will it take to get there?"
A young man dressed in obviously expensive clothes glanced at them and said disdainfully, "You don't even dare to touch the most ordinary ladder to heaven. You might as well pack up and go home to get married and have children. Tsk, women are such a hassle."
"I was just expressing my amazement, but how come the words sound so different coming from your mouth? Could it be—" Shen Ruyin waved her hand under her nose, "Sister, I smell something foul, can you smell it?"
Shen Ruwan reacted quickly and said, "It really does smell terrible, little sister. We have to stand far away, otherwise if we get the smell on us, we'll have to wash it a thousand or eight hundred times and still not get rid of it. We'll have nowhere to cry then."
The boy quickly realized what was happening, pointed at Shen Ruyin's nose, and glared at her angrily: "You dare to insult me!"
“Who insulted you?” Shen Ruyin raised her chin. “We just said we smelled something bad. What, do you think you stink so badly that you should go and take a good shower?”
As soon as she finished speaking, laughter erupted from the side.
The noble-looking young man immediately glared at him.
“How ugly, Young Master Sun,” a woman dressed in equally fine clothes stepped out from the crowd. “I heard it all clearly. No one mentioned names, but you insisted on taking the blame.”
"Tsk, what an idiot, always causing trouble."
"Li Miaoyi!" Young Master Sun was so angry that he jumped up and down, but he didn't dare to point his finger at Shen Ruyin and the others like he had done earlier. He even gritted his teeth for a long time before finally saying, "I won't argue with you!"
Seeing him turn into the crowd and go into the distance, Li Miaoyi sneered, turned around and said with a smile, "Don't pay any attention to him. He's just an arrogant fool who shows off because he has a little bit of family background."
"Once he enters the sect, he will be completely dependent on you for survival."
Shen Ruyin looked up: "Does my sister know us?"
“Yes, I know him,” Li Miaoyi said readily. “I was in the back of the line when you were testing your spiritual roots that day.”
After saying that, she brought up the matter of climbing the ladder to heaven again: "Don't be fooled by how high the ladder to heaven is, it's actually not that big of a deal."
Her words not only alerted Shen Ruyin and her sister, but also the onlookers who had been silently observing.
"This ladder to heaven may seem to require climbing step by step to the top, but in reality it is mainly about tempering the mind. If you cannot pass its test, you can only go up step by step."
"If we can get through this, we can soar straight up to the clouds in an instant and reach the top."
"But once we get to the top..."