CHAPTER 359: MISCELLENEOUS

"Miscellaneous." Shen Xu read through gritted teeth.

This was a blatant humiliation.

At the same time, the double couldn’t understand why things had gone so far.

After all, Feng Xue left a soul lamp when she left the Tianxuan sect.

Even if she hadn’t returned for more than ten thousand years, the sect master and elders knew she was alive.

Weren’t they afraid she would avenge the triplets when she returned?

’What gave them the courage to abuse the children of a peak-stage tribulation transcending realm cultivator? Do they have some kind of strategy or reliance?’ He wondered.

Unfortunately, everything was shrouded in a dense fog and Shen Xu couldn’t make heads or tails of anything.

Seeing the double’s frustration, Zhen Yuan sighed and took the person’s hand.

"Let’s go." He said and led Shen Xu towards the ninety-seventh entrance.

However, before they entered, an older disciple ran over and stopped them.

"Two juniors, wait a moment." The person said.

"Is something wrong?" Shen Xu asked with a puzzled expression.

"You should choose another peak." The older disciple said with a meaningful expression.

"Ninety-seven has always been my lucky number. What’s wrong with choosing the ninety-seventh peak?" Shen Xu asked in a naïve voice.

"Junior, your lucky number may not bring you luck this time around." The disciple said and quickly continued.

"The ninety-seventh peak has no teachers, the mountain is barren and neither food nor ingredients can grow, the qi is thin; not even suitable for a foundation establishment realm cultivator, let alone a spirit transformation realm cultivation, ..."

In this way, the disciple revealed all the peak’s shortcomings and urged the two not to join the ninety-seventh mountain.

"Is it really so bad?" Shen Xu asked, his brows creased in a frown.

"Junior, I am not exaggerating. It’s better to be an odd jobs disciple than to be a disciple of the ninety-seventh mountain."

"...but ninety-seven is my lucky number. I have never suffered whenever I chose this number."

The older disciple almost rolled his eyes when he heard this.

’As I thought, doubles are useless and unreasonable. The facts are there, but you are still talking about lucky numbers?’ He thought, and a trace of mockery flashed in his eyes.

However, he had a job to do.

His job was to stop talented people from joining the ninety-seventh peak.

Although he didn’t know if the two in front of him were talented, they had at least not failed the tests for the other peaks.

For that reason, he decided to stop them to avoid accidentally letting a talented person join the ninety-seventh mountain.

"Xiaoxu, I believe your instinct. Your lucky number has saved us many times." Zhen Yuan said, and the older disciple couldn’t help but look at him with incredulous eyes.

’Doubles are innately unreasonable, but what’s your excuse?’ His eyes all but silently screamed.

In the end, he sighed and looked at Zhen Yuan with a persuasive expression.

"Junior brother, you can’t ruin your future because of a passing feeling." He said and glanced at Shen Xu with meaningful eyes.

’This bastard!’ Shen Xu angrily cursed.

However, he maintained his naïve look and didn’t reveal any of his thoughts.

"My partner and I are young and have a lot of time to correct our mistakes. If the ninety-seventh peak is really not a good place, we will find an opportunity to transfer to other mountains." Zhen Yuan said, but the older disciple frowned.

"Junior brother, you are speaking lightly." He said and quickly continued.

"Your next chance to change the peak will be in one thousand years. At that time, you will already have lost one thousand years of good practice, and you may not measure up to cultivators who entered the sect at the same time. By then, you may not even qualify to join other peaks." The older disciple cautioned.

Unfortunately, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan were determined.

"I still insist on this peak. Number ninety-seven has never disappointed me." Shen Xu stubbornly insisted, and Zhen Yuan smiled with a doting expression.

"We will do whatever you say." He said, and without waiting for the older disciple to say more, the two entered the mountain.

Seeing this, the older disciple sighed and sneered.

"Fools." He mocked before returning to his post.

Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan expected a test when they entered the mountain.

However, what they got was a dark tunnel that stretched into the mountain’s depths.

There was no test.

No obstructions.

Just a long tunnel that led to a small hall.

’Is this saying that the ninety-seventh peak has no standards and anyone can enter?’ Shen Xu wondered.

However, he suppressed his thoughts and followed Zhen Yuan into the hall.

There was only an old foundation establishment realm cultivator in the hall.

Seeing the two, the person stood and stared with surprised eyes.

"Two seniors..., are you lost?" The cultivator asked after a long moment of thought.

"We are not lost. We want to join the ninety-seventh peak." Shen Xu said.

The old man almost fainted when he heard this.

A moment later, his head suddenly jerked up, and he looked at the two with sympathetic eyes.

"Don’t worry, seniors. You will definitely pass other tests if you work hard in the next one thousand years." The man said.

Neither Shen Xu nor Zhen Yuan cleared up the misunderstanding.

Instead, they asked for directions, and the foundation establishment realm cultivator readily complied.

The first step was a sect token.

Since the two were joining the ninety-seventh peak, they received a bronze token with a ’ninety-seven’ etched on one surface.

After leaving a soul mark on the token, both felt a new connection and knew they could use the token to pass through the sect’s and mountain’s formations.

When that was done, they each received two sets of uniforms and a map.

"You don’t need to wear the uniforms all the time, but you must wear them when attending formal classes, sect gatherings, and competitions." The foundation establishment realm cultivator revealed.