60 meter's

"After inner sect disciples come the core sect disciples. They are all geniuses. They have access to everything, and their status is very high in the sect.

And lastly, there are the legacy disciples. They are direct disciples of a peak master. There are many elders in the sect, but not every elder is a peak master.

You will know about the different peaks when you enter the sect as disciples. But your status as a disciple will be decided here in this test of will.

If you are unable cross 30 meters, you will be an outer sect disciple. If you move more than 30 meters but less than 60 meters, then you will be an inner sect disciple. If you cross the 60-meter mark, you will be a core disciple.

If you want to become a legacy disciple, it is up to the peak masters. If they want to take you as their direct disciple, then you will become a legacy disciple," Huan Caiyi explained everything he needed to know before starting the second test.

There were also some disciples nearby, and when they saw that someone was going to take the test of will, they came to see it.

Eventually, a crowd began to gather, and they all understood the situation when they saw Ming Yue.

Most of the people looked at Jiang Hao with hostility, while some were just curious to see what was so special about this guy who had caught Ming Yue's attention.

Jiang Hao didn't care about their looks. He didn't feel any pressure from these guys. This area was the outer sect, so most of these disciples were outer sect disciples.

There was something else on his mind. He didn't want to become a legacy disciple because he didn't want to acknowledge anyone as his master here.

He wasn't going to stay in this sect for a long time. Also, there was no one in this world who had more knowledge than him, as he had the notes of Senior Hu Tian.

Someday he would have to leave this world, and he wasn't fond of creating any emotional bonds for himself. Also, cultivating under someone else's tutelage could be dangerous for him; after all, he had a Celestial physique that might get revealed.

So, if someone wanted to take him as a direct disciple, he would have to decline that person, even if that person was the sect master himself. This might create inconvenience for him, as big figures always care about their image, but he wasn't afraid of it.

No matter how much they were dissatisfied, they wouldn't attack him in public, and he would have enough time to leave if he sensed any danger from them.

His will was strong, and he had no doubt that he would create a storm in this test. He had no intention of holding back this time. He always wanted to find out how strong his will was, and this was the perfect opportunity for him to test it out.

Will is an inherent strength of everyone. It can be tempered, but not many can do it, as it is so difficult that it is almost impossible because to temper your will, you need a strong will to do it. It was quite a paradox.

So being a strong-willed person from birth is highly valued in the cultivation world.

"You can start whenever you want."

When he heard that, he moved toward the pathway. After reaching it, he didn't hesitate and took his first step on it.

The moment he entered the pathway, everything vanished from his eyes. It was like he had entered some different dimension.

In this area, only a single pillar existed, with a red pathway leading to it. He was standing at the starting point of the pathway.

He could already feel some kind of pressure on himself. It wasn't physical, though. It was spiritual pressure that was making his head hurt.

There was another thing—the red pathway was warm, and he had a feeling that the more he advanced, the hotter the path would become.

He had thought before, about what would be a better way to test someone's will. He got his answer now. It was to go through intense pain.

But this didn't scare him because although the pain he felt was real, there was no physical damage to his body, he knew it was only an illusion. There were many methods available in this world to make one feel immense pain even without laying a single finger on that person, so he wasn't surprised by it.

He started walking, and as he expected, the little warmth he felt from the pathway began to become hotter. His headache was also getting worse.

Jiang Hao smiled when he felt that because, no matter how painful this became, would it be worse than the time when his whole body was dissolved in boiling liquid? And that wasn't illusory pain like this one.

He didn't have an idea of how much distance he had covered exactly because those small pillars from which distance was measured were also disappeared from this illusionary world. It was a kind of mental pressure for the candidates, as some might just leave after reaching a certain distance.

Jiang Hao didn't care for those tactics. He had only one thought in his mind: it was to touch the black pillar.

As he began to walk, the disciples outside began to discuss in hushed voices.

"How far do you think he will go?"

"It would be better if he didn't cross the 30-meter mark. If he stays in the outer sect, it would be easy to deal with him and make him leave the sect voluntarily."

"I heard that he is quite a genius. He is already at the peak of Qi refinement at the age of 15, so it is quite possible that he would cross the 30-meter mark."

"Then it will be difficult to harass him, but it won't be impossible since seniors of the Enforcement Peak might turn a blind eye, as they would also want to deal with him."

"And what if he crosses the 60-meter mark?"

"You must be joking, right? Being a genius doesn't mean he has a strong will too. Not everyone is like Senior Sister Ming Yue. I heard that in the past 1,000 years, she was the only one who crossed the 60-meter mark. Directly becoming a core disciple is almost impossible."

As they were talking, Jiang Hao reached the 30-meter mark and crossed it. Many sighed in regret but kept watching.

There were many people in this sect who had crossed the 30-meter mark, and they were all geniuses.

They thought that after crossing the 30-meter mark, his speed would be reduced, but Jiang Hao moved at a constant speed. In fact, unlike others who would grimace in pain at this distance, his expression was calm, as if he didn't feel anything.

Many disciples became stunned, as most of them were outer sect disciples and weren't able to even cross the 30-meter mark. They knew how painful it became. How was it possible that this guy didn't feel anything?

They even began to doubt if there was anything wrong with the pathway, but they didn't voice it out as Elder Huan was present here. If there was anything wrong with it, she would have definitely noticed it.

The pathway could be walked on simultaneously too, but no one tried for the time being, as they all wanted to know how far this guy would reach. They would definitely check it later though.

Jiang Hao didn't know what was going on outside or how much distance he had exactly covered. The pain he felt was really becoming intense with every step he took, but he didn't care about it as he knew in his heart that it was illusory.

Nothing could shake his belief. In his eyes was only the black pillar, which was getting closer with every step. Even though he didn't know the exact distance, he knew he was halfway through.

Outside, many disciples held their breaths as Jiang Hao was about to cross the 60-meter mark.

It was only five steps away from Jiang Hao.

One step, two steps, three steps, four steps, and five steps. All the disciples sighed. Now, there were two disciples who had crossed the 60-meter mark in the sect.

Ming Yue smiled when she saw that. She always had a feeling that Jiang Hao was quite special. She knew not many could talk calmly with her, but Jiang Hao was someone who could do it.

She knew that Jiang Hao was genuine and wasn't acting. After all, she had spent almost 22 days with him, and they were together all the time. It was enough to know about someone.

Huan Caiyi was also shocked. Even she didn't expect him to cross the 60-meter mark. There was a reason why only one person had been able to do it in 1,000 years, as it was almost impossible.

The moment someone wanted to step on that mark, they would feel a completely new sensation. It would be like stepping on spikes, and not ordinary spikes—they were red hot.

The pain became so unimaginable that many people who had a strong will and reached 59 meters wouldn't be able to complete that one step.

But Jiang Hao didn't even have much of a reaction. He just frowned a little and stepped resolutely.

This was the reason why she was shocked initially. She looked at the boy with an admiring gaze. There were people who had crossed that mark before, but no one was as calm as he was right now.