The First Test

"For those that thinks it's easy to climb these stairs, think again."

"The stairs are made from a special material that tests the beliefs of those that steps on it."

"And our sect master altered it so that the higher the level the greater the pressure one would feel on the steps. By the way there are three hundred and sixty-five flight of stairs.'

"Now hopeful disciples, start to embark on your journey, you all have until the dawn of the next day to reach the top, now go."

Seeing others that have started climbing the stairs, Qiu soon followed behind.

As Qiu took his first step, he could feel a sense of pressure being applied from him, it is as if an invisible figure has been pushing him towards the ground, but the pressure was still very much tolerable.

The first few flight of stairs were pretty tolerable, but it gets quite a bit harder as the more steps Qiu took, he could feel the pressure getting greater and greater. And there is still so many flight of stairs left.

By the time Qiu has reached his fiftieth flight of stairs, the pressure he felt was now too much to handle.

Maybe he is just not strong enough, he has not believed enough in his Dao, he he is too weak.

'You are too week Qiu, you couldn't save your family let alone seek revenge for them, you are too week.'

'Just give up Qiu, give up, you can't do this you know you can't."

'I I won't, I can't give up, I have to pull through it is my only change, I need to believe in me and my Dao.'

Qiu had to reinforce in his beliefs. As such he started meditating to calm himself down first and cultivate.

'独(du) that is me that is my Dao, my fate, my path, I believe, I believe in it, so believe in me.'

As Qiu reinforced his beliefs, he could feel a sense of emotion in him getting weeker, he could not tell which emotion it is but just that he felt different now.

He has reached Sapling Third Growth, the sapling in his mind that grown taller and bigger and the word behind has grown brighter.

Qiu has now gone further down in his path.

As his mind changed, the pressure he felt on him became lighter, lighter then when he took his first step in the flight of stairs.

He could now climb the stairs with relative ease and did not have to bother about the pressure on him.

A day has now passed and the sun has set, as Qiu spent most of today cultivating and strengthening his beliefs. He have to hurry up and catch up.

As Qiu climbed the stairs, he could see others getting tired and resting on the stairs as he overtook them.

There was not many people that was ahead of him only a few, one was the cloaked figure and the others were the young man, his bodyguards and people he did not know.

"Huh, another peasant making his way up, I did not know that this sect has stooped this low to just accept anyone to register."

The words of the young man was not able to register in Qiu's mind as he did not pay any attention to him and instead overtook the young man on the stairs.

Qiu has been immune to the words of others about him, as he had heard more than enough when he was growing up.

"Don't listen to him, he has not changed since young, always so arrogant and prideful."

Qiu turned to his side and saw a young lady talking, but he ignored the lady and headed up the stairs.

"Hey what's up with you, I am just trying to be nice."

Speechless by Qiu's actions, the young lady gave Qiu a deaths stare from the back, like it would do anything to him.

As Qiu reached the one fiftieth flight of stairs, he felt the pressure kicking back in, the feeling of being held down was there once again.

This time the pressure felt different it was like a heavy goo was holding him down, a somewhat familiar feeling, unlike the previous time where a hand was pushing him down.

"Activate your Dao." Said by the cloaked figure as he passes by.

Doubtful, Qiu activated his Dao, and miraculously he felt the goo like sensation slowly depleting, no wonder it felt so familiar, it was like when he first activated his Dao.

With this new knowledge, Qiu once again started to climb up the stairs hoping to reach the top before sunrise.

Under the moon light, Qiu was able to make his way up the flight of stairs with ease, however his fuel of energy is soon reaching its end, which will make him have to deactivate his Dao.

But luckily for Qiu he still had the crystals he had gotten from the ma'am inlight blue after bringing Xiao Ying back to her.

Qiu quickly absorbed the crystals that cam in handly to replenish his depleting energy and soon was able to climb up the stairs with ease once again.

With only a four steps remaining Qiu took his first step:

'Will you pledge yourself to be faithful to the sect?'

'Yes'

Second step:

'Will you uphold the dignity of the sect'

'Yes'

Third step:

'Will you be adhere to the laws of the sect'

'Yes'

Last step:

'You may now enter'

As Qiu reached the top of the stairs, he was confused by what had just happened, that voice what is it.