In the early morning, the sun rose over the mountain, shining brilliantly. Floating Cloud Mountain was enveloped in a vast mist, and the sunlight pierced through it, forming colorful rainbows everywhere on the mountain. Today's scenery was exceptionally charming.
Climbing for an assessment during such beautiful scenery was not an unpleasant task.
"The Four Sects' intermediate disciple promotion assessment officially begins now!" Yun Hui announced loudly.
With Yun Hui's command, the disciples of the Four Great Sects immediately ran towards the climbing steps. The first to act were the disciples of the other three sects. The Yunxia Sect disciples were calmer and did not rush up the steps with the main group.
This was because they had climbed this place once before and knew that these steps were not that easy to climb. Moreover, their sect elders had warned them that the gravity on these steps would be several times stronger than when they first entered the sect.
The moment the disciples of the three sects stepped onto the stairs, they understood the profoundness of these steps. Their bodies clearly felt heavier the moment they stepped on them, but this amount of gravity did not hinder their movement.
There were about a thousand junior outer disciples from the Four Sects combined, so the number of people climbing the mountain was not as many as during the Yunxia Sect's entrance assessment.
After the three sects' disciples disappeared from their sight, Ye Liuyun and the others began their climb.
However, the moment they stepped onto the stairs, the disciples all paused, because they didn't feel the gravity on the stairs. The gravity seemed even less than when they first entered the sect.
"Strange? Why don't I feel any gravity? Didn't Deacon Yun Cheng say the gravity was increased several times?" A group of disciples muttered in confusion.
Ye Liuyun also felt very relaxed. These steps didn't feel like they had any gravity at all, let alone increased gravity.
"Esteemed Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, do you feel any gravity on these steps? Could it be that the sect is giving us special treatment?" Ye Liuyun greeted her fellow disciples with a smile.
"Oh, it's Junior Sister Ye. Speaking of which, it's strange, I also don't feel much gravity on these steps. What about you all?" A young man replied to Ye Liuyun, then looked at his other fellow disciples.
But almost all the fellow disciples shook their heads, feeling that there was almost no sense of gravity on the steps.
"I think we should continue forward. Maybe our cultivation has increased over the years. After all, when we climbed the mountain back then, we were still mortals," a disciple said.
"Mm, let's go then." The disciples walked leisurely, appearing relaxed and unhurried, all moving at a steady pace.
In reality, with their cultivation, they would only begin to feel pressure after at least half the distance, which is over four thousand meters up Floating Cloud Mountain.
The disciples of the three sects were already out of sight; they were practically sprinting upwards, afraid of being surpassed.
After all, they represented their respective sects. Although they only needed to reach the end on time, they wanted to outshine the other three sects.
The Yunxia Sect disciples, those who had climbed before, knew that accelerating up these steps was meaningless. There were still nearly ten hours until the end; what was the rush?
If they exhausted their stamina here, the later stages would be difficult. Towards the end, they would have to rely on willpower and spiritual power.
These disciples were mostly chatting with Ye Liuyun.
"Junior Sister Ye, I heard you're an Alchemist, right? Hey, if I'm short on pills later, could you sell me some at a price lower than the sect's?" A young man at the peak of the Lingxi Realm asked with a smile.
"Pills? Of course, of course. Esteemed Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, if you need pills, you can find me privately after this assessment. As for the price, I guarantee it will be cheaper than the sect's pill shop," Ye Liuyun promised.
Ye Liuyun's words immediately earned her the favor of the disciples present. After all, cultivators needed to consume pills, and if they could get them cheaper, they could buy more pills, further boosting their cultivation speed.
Ye Liuyun was already considered a goddess in the hearts of many male disciples due to her beauty. Now that she was willing to sell them pills at a low price, how could their favorable impression not increase?