Then he said with some surprise, "How did you get up here? I just saw you fall, and I didn't have time to catch you."

As he spoke, Song Qingyun sat on the ground panting, looking at Zhou Yingting in bewilderment.

He found it strange. How did he see Zhou Yingting fall earlier, yet Zhou Yingting was able to climb up?

Zhou Yingting briefly explained the situation to him, and after listening, Song Qingyun's eyes widened.

"So falling directly counts as passing the test, then what was all my hard climbing for?"

"It shows you can endure hardship."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yingting glanced at him and said.

Song Qingyun was speechless upon hearing this and shook his head helplessly.

Meanwhile, Wang Xiao on the side was amused, "Then I can't endure hardship. I fell halfway and thought I had failed, but it turns out I directly passed by falling, and then I made it through."

Upon hearing this, Song Qingyun glanced at him and sighed.

But thinking that he finally passed, he felt that this small matter didn't really matter.

After waiting for a while, a few more people climbed up, while several others fell down.

More than half an hour later, except for those who gave up, the rest had all made it up.

Seeing this scene, the Daoist walked over and announced, "Congratulations, you have all passed the test. Follow me next."

The Daoist said as he led the group forward.

In front of them were houses built on this mountain peak. These houses looked quite simple, but the surrounding trees gave them a unique charm.

The Daoist spoke as he walked forward.

"Although you passed this test and can join our Daoist Sect, the cultivation that follows will still require the determination you showed today. Only then might you succeed in cultivation."

"Even with such determination, there is still a great chance you might not succeed, but without steadfast determination, it is absolutely impossible to succeed in cultivation."

As the Daoist spoke, the initially excited group who had just recovered listened and their faces slightly changed.

From what he said, this cultivation seems very difficult, and even with their determination, they might not succeed?

If it's like this, then this task is too difficult, right?

Zhou Yingting, hearing the Daoist's words, felt a slight stir in his heart. After thinking about it, he asked, "I wonder, how long does it usually take to get started in this cultivation? In the Daoist Sect, what is the shortest time it has taken someone to get started?"

Thinking of the ten years given in the task, Zhou Yingting couldn't help but ask curiously.

The others also quieted down, wanting to get an answer.

Listening to Zhou Yingting's question, the Daoist thought for a moment before speaking, "There's actually no precise number for how long it takes to get started in cultivation."

"Some people with higher talents have a shorter cultivation time, and some with poorer talents take the longest, yet they still don't get started."

"As for the shortest time someone took to get started, it was three years for that senior who finally succeeded."

The group walking behind him all froze upon hearing this and couldn't help but change their expressions.

So they will need at least three years just to get started in cultivation?

No, it should be at least more than three years to start. They don't think they can break the record.

No wonder it takes such tests to enter the Daoist Sect to see if they have such determination.

Without such determination, they wouldn't succeed in cultivation even if they entered the Daoist Sect.

Starting with three years, this is much more difficult than the previous mountain climbing.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but compare, finding the earlier task too easy and relaxed.

And Zhou Yingting pondered a bit, thinking about whether there was any way to get started in cultivation faster given the difficulty of this task.

But eventually, he knew he had to wait to see the cultivation technique, see the entries before he could know.

At this time, the Daoist also led the group into the main hall of the Daoist Temple in front.

In the main hall of the Daoist Temple, there was already someone who looked like the Temple Master waiting.

"Come over, once you bow to the Temple Master, you will be considered as having entered."

The Daoist called Zhou Yingting and the others over, and then they knelt down in front of the cushions one by one.

The crowd dared not delay, and they bowed down, took the master, and entered the sect.

After completing these, the Temple Master glanced at Zhou Yingting and the others, "First arrange for them to stay, and as for the true teachings, they will be passed on in a few days."

Having said that, he turned around and left.

Seeing this, the Daoist also led Zhou Yingting and the others, and after assigning them houses one by one, there were no further arrangements.

The group immediately felt a bit bewildered.

"What's going on, shouldn't they give us the entries so we can see if we can cultivate successfully? Time is of the essence now!"

A group of people sat around, puzzled as to why they weren't given the entries for cultivation.

Logically, since they were already here, they should've been given the entries to cultivate immediately.

Thinking they might need to spend three or more years, or even eight or nine years, just to possibly get started in cultivation, they didn't understand why the entries weren't given to them right away.

"I don't know the reason, why won't they give us the entries?"

The group shook their heads in confusion at this.

"Maybe they're waiting to observe our temperament, ensuring no one is arrogant and impatient?"

Song Qingyun speculated upon hearing this.

He thought this possibility existed too.

If it were another dungeon, he might not think this way.

But now, in this Xianxia Dungeon, especially since they created an Illusion Realm earlier, it seemed strange.

It's not impossible they are testing from this perspective too.

The others were stunned by his words, after thinking about it, it did seem possible.

But....

"Didn't we already go through the necessary tests earlier, is there still a need for this now?"

They thought about it and then said.

They thought it would be better to seize the moment now.

Additionally, they were curious about what cultivation was really about and why it was so difficult.

"Aren't you curious about how this cultivation works? Isn't it just given to us and we learn it immediately?"

He voiced his doubts.

Everyone present was a bit stunned; indeed, they were quite curious about how this cultivation worked.

Why some people took so long without getting started, why it took at least a few years?

The group was perplexed.

Zhou Yingting sat calmly at the side, looking unconcerned.

Seeing this, Song Qingyun found it strange.

"You seem unworried, why?"

"This task gives us ten years. I reckon cultivation is extremely difficult, and we might all have to train monotonously in the future."

"So there's nothing to rush about."

Zhou Yingting seemed quite calm and appeared completely unhurried.

Song Qingyun was startled for a moment after hearing this, then said, "If this really is a test of temperament to see if we become impatient, I think you'd definitely pass."

Zhou Yingting smiled upon hearing this, "They already tested temperament before, I don't think they'd continue. There must be another reason."

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