Xiao Naihe glanced at Li Jiaolong, in his twenties, and inferred the latter was in the early stage of the Full Immortal Realm, and was close to the middle stage.
"Go!" yelled Li Jiaolong.
All of a sudden, the sky darkened. In moment of fluster, the crowd saw Li Jiaolong and other full-immortals raising their hands. Then the whole training ground was shining bright, and the space seemed to be twisted, bringing everyone into the void.
Xiao Naihe held his breath and remained calm for he knew this skill was a peculiar formation instead of a magic tool.
As soon as the cultivators in the Pre-celestial Greater Heaven reached the Gold Immortal Realm, they were able to grasp the law of traversing space and time. The formation Li Jiaolong and other disciples of the Inner Door played was left by the old gold-immortals of Mount Rosy Clouds, transporting people from one place to another swiftly. This method was much stronger than the small-scale transfer of "Dragon Phoenix Plate".
"Mount Rosy Clouds is really impressive. This holy place of martial arts in the small world gives birth to plenty of talented people!" Xiao Naihe praise secretly.
As the formation stopped, more than 5000 participants switched to another location.
In front of them, the mountain range stretched long and unbroken, shrouded in mist. There was an iron chain about thirty feet long connecting two peaks every ten feet, totaling hundreds of iron chains.
"The first examination is to cross the iron chain. It is designed by the Danli Peak!" uttered Li Jialong.
Trembling with fear, many disciples looked down into the bottomless abyss which was lost in the cloud and mist, and they were aware of that once they fell down from this cliff, anyone, even the cultivators in the Pre-celestial Greater Heaven, would be smashed into pieces.
Xu Qian folded his fan and laughed, "Crossing the iron chain? It's not too hard! "
"It is. All of you have to seal up your Dantian and lock up your spiritual power when you cross the iron chain. I believe there is no difficulty for you all." added Li Jiaolong.
Everyone got flustered, including talented and bold Xu Qian.
Once a cultivator sealed up the Dantian and locked up the spiritual power, he or she was as weak as an ordinary person who would absolutely be blown down to the bottom of the cliff by the strong wind before they stepped out.
Looking at the people's expressions, Li Jiaolong gave a sneering smile, "This iron chain is also called The Life-claiming Bridge. Over the past thousand years, more than three out of ten have died in this first pass, and there are thousands of bones at the bottom of this cliff. If you are afraid, then get out of Mount Rosy Clouds immediately. We do not need cowards."
The Life-claiming Bridge?
What a horrible name! A chill climbed up everyone's spine, including those kung fu masters in the highest level of the Sky Spirit Realm.
The biggest difficulty of crossing the iron chain lied in the state of mind, instead of its length and height. For years of cultivation, every cultivator was used to using the spiritual power. The biggest difference between a cultivator and an ordinary person was that the former owned the spiritual power while the latter did not.
As long as people were frightened, they would really be in danger when they crossed The Life-claiming Bridge!
In addition, there was a gale blowing on the mountain, which would knock people off balance if they lost the support of their spiritual power.
"I quit." Someone said.
"Me too." anther one added.
These people were less determined man, accustomed to rich life, and they joined the martial contest only for opportunistic reasons, but to their surprise, the first pass was so dangerous that they had to quit.
The contempt showed in the face of Li Jiaolong and other disciples of Mount Rosy Clouds. With such timidity, those cowards would not be able to further improve their cultivation base for the rest of their lives.
As a bright light flickered, those candidates who chose to quit were sent out.