If the mechanisms after this game instance were all like this, what was the point of him staying in this game instance?
How was this any different from directly declaring that he was finished?
Effort was worthless in the face of sheer numbers.
The most terrifying thing was not the current difficult situation, but the inability to see any hope of turning things around.
The Mind-Questioning Ladder seemed to sense that Lin Zhaokai could not continue forward, so it directly teleported Lin Zhaokai back to the first level of the Mind-Questioning Ladder.
Lin Zhaokai only blinked, and he was back at the very beginning.
At this moment, he was finally no longer alone, and the surroundings once again returned to a bustling scene.
Everyone rushed into the Mind-Questioning Ladder one after another.
But when Lin Zhaokai tried to step onto the first step of the Mind-Questioning Ladder again, he was pushed back several meters by a repulsive force.
A disciple wearing the Taiyi Sect uniform walked over.
"You have been eliminated by the Mind-Questioning Ladder and cannot challenge again. Please leave quickly," the Taiyi Sect disciple said directly to Lin Zhaokai.
It wasn't that one had to climb the entire Mind-Questioning Ladder to be allowed to join the Taiyi Sect; if that were the case, the Taiyi Sect might not recruit a single disciple for hundreds of years.
The Mind-Questioning Ladder had its own assessment standards, but someone like Lin Zhaokai, who was thrown out by the Mind-Questioning Ladder so quickly, was definitely not acceptable.
When the people around heard the Taiyi Sect disciple's words, they knew what was going on with Lin Zhaokai. Some of the more caustic ones directly mocked Lin Zhaokai to his face.
"How long has it been? He's already been thrown out by the Mind-Questioning Ladder. With such trashy aptitude, he still has the nerve to come participate in the Taiyi Sect's disciple recruitment."
"With his aptitude, even those small sects probably wouldn't look at him."
"Truly, anyone dares to dream of Cultivation now. If everyone could cultivate, the Cultivation World would have been overcrowded long ago!"
"He truly overestimates himself, unable to see his own capabilities."
"But don't say it, it's rare to be kicked out by the Mind-Questioning Ladder so quickly. In the future, he might even be more famous than us. The next batch of disciples will all know that there was a person who was thrown out by the Mind-Questioning Ladder soon after entering it!"
Lin Zhaokai was born a direct descendant of the Lin Family, enjoying the privileges of a Family scion, and everyone around him flattered and fawned over him.
Except for the severe setback he suffered at Wen Xiangjie's hands, when had he ever been subjected to such ridicule?
Especially since those mocking him were the commoners he usually looked down upon, those without background.
Some of the Lin Family members who entered this game instance had decent Quirks and Luck values. Although they weren't born into a major Cultivation Family, they were still much stronger than Lin Zhaokai, who had no background, and they also brought some resources from home when they came to participate in the Taiyi Sect's disciple recruitment.
As the designated leader by the Lin Family Head, these Lin Family disciples still shared some resources with Lin Zhaokai.
One of them was a 連彈珠 , a one-time hidden weapon that could instantly kill Cultivators below the fifth level of the Qi Cultivation Stage.
The Cultivator mocking Lin Zhaokai was coincidentally at the fourth level of the Qi Cultivation Stage.
Lin Zhaokai firmly remembered the face of the person who mocked him.
He hadn't been completely consumed by anger yet; if he dared to act against this person in broad daylight now, he would be dead for sure.
Joining the Taiyi Sect was out of the question. Although the person in front of him spoke harshly, Lin Zhaokai understood in his heart that he was speaking the truth.
With his aptitude, it would be difficult to even join a small Cultivation sect.
But he had to find a way to join a Cultivation sect, otherwise, with his own aptitude, he probably wouldn't even be able to formally step onto the path of Cultivation.
Moreover, ever since he was eliminated by Wen Xiangjie in an absolutely crushing manner, Lin Zhaokai hated Wen Xiangjie, but he feared Wen Xiangjie even more.
Even now, without seeing any trace of Wen Xiangjie, Lin Zhaokai always had a feeling in the back of his mind that Wen Xiangjie would definitely be able to successfully join the Taiyi Sect.
If he continued to stay at the Taiyi Sect and Wen Xiangjie discovered his whereabouts, Wen Xiangjie would certainly not let him go.
Rely on the protection of Zhang Yu and others? Heh.
They knew nothing of Wen Xiangjie's formidable abilities!
He needed to be careful of falling into a trap and being killed by Wen Xiangjie striking first!
Feigning indignation, Lin Zhaokai bumped the caustic man hard, then stealthily hid the 連彈珠 in the man's lapel before hurrying away.
At this time, Wen Xiangjie also entered the Mind-Questioning Ladder.
Unlike Lin Zhaokai, Zhang Yu, and others who only received a system prompt when they reached their limit, Wen Xiangjie received a system prompt as soon as she entered the Mind-Questioning Ladder.
"【Your Bone Root 10, Comprehension 10, Luck 10. Based on these values, you can smoothly pass through the Mind-Questioning Ladder without hindrance. Do you wish to choose one-click skip?】
"Oh, there's such a good thing?
Wen Xiangjie naturally chose one-click skip without hesitation.
With a blur before her eyes, Wen Xiangjie had already moved from the first step of the Mind-Questioning Ladder to the last step of the Mind-Questioning Ladder.
Taking a step with her right foot, Wen Xiangjie stood directly in front of the main gate of the Taiyi Sect's main branch.
It truly was a lot of trouble for her.
The disciples guarding the main gate of the main branch, waiting to receive the newcomers sent by the Mind-Questioning Ladder, collectively froze when they saw Wen Xiangjie's figure.
No, it had only been about ten minutes since the Mind-Questioning Ladder opened, right? And someone had already been sent over by the Mind-Questioning Ladder?
Usually, those who only stayed for such a short time in the Mind-Questioning Ladder were thrown out by it, right?
How many levels did she climb?
The disciples all looked at the stone tablet beside the Mind-Questioning Ladder.
"【Mind-Questioner Wen Xiangjie, 10000 levels.】"
10000 levels???
Isn't that the total number of levels in the Mind-Questioning Ladder???
This young girl in front of them, she completed the Mind-Questioning Ladder in just over ten minutes???
One of the disciples reacted first.
Wen Xiangjie, isn't that the Young Master/Mistress of the Wen Family, the personal closed-door disciple of their Taiyi Sect Supreme Sect Leader, their Taiyi Sect Junior Martial Aunt!
It was said that when she was born, there were unusual phenomena from the heavens, and she possessed extraordinary talent. Her outstanding performance on the Mind-Questioning Ladder should be considered normal, right?
"Junior Martial Aunt."
A more quick-witted disciple had already respectfully stepped forward to greet her: "Congratulations, Junior Martial Aunt, on passing the Mind-Questioning Ladder. After all the newcomers who pass the Mind-Questioning Ladder arrive, a unified spirit root test will still be required."
"Sect Leader-Brother has instructed that since you have traveled all the way from the Wen Family, you must be tired. After passing the Mind-Questioning Ladder test, we are to take you to the resting room first. When the spirit root test is conducted, you only need to come out and participate."
Sect Leader-Brother told her to rest, so there was no other way, she could only rest.
"Then you lead the way," Wen Xiangjie said, pointing directly at the quick-witted disciple in front of her.
The disciple's face lit up with joy, and he quickly bowed in acknowledgment.
"Junior Martial Aunt, please follow this disciple."
The other disciples who were a step too slow to speak were filled with regret, all looking enviously at the disciple who could lead the Junior Martial Aunt.
Who didn't know that the Junior Martial Aunt was currently the pampered darling of the entire Taiyi Sect's high-ranking officials?