The prizes offered by Bai Zhou are a set of Longevity Fruit, Purple Orchid Star, and Longevity Heaven for each person. The little stuff Kunlun has is all from Bai Zhou.
How the hell are they trying to steal players from daytime?
This time, Qing Chen was extremely generous, so much so that no one believed it was true. Some of the students who failed went back and said that the academy had deliberately set the difficulty level so that they had no intention of letting them receive any rewards.
But Lu Yuan knew that the truth was not like that.
"Why doesn't he recruit from the people with the best cultivation talent?" Little Eagle asked curiously. "Bai Zhou has always followed the elite route. What's the point of having so many mediocre students?"
Leaving aside rare individuals like Chen Zhuoqu, the 16,000 students who participated in the cliff selection were actually mediocre cultivators who had been screened out by the Kunlun 'Meditation Diagram', and 98% of them were students from the Basic Academy.
What they didn't know was that Qing Chen didn't care at all whether these people had talent or not. Although the path of the knight was difficult, it only cared about one's character.
Lu Yuan stood in the night with a bitter face, his pleasant mood from when he was looking at the seedlings long gone: "Damn it, I have to go talk to the boss right away... someone snatched the seedlings I had in hand!"
The two left in a hurry, while Chen Zhuoqu continued to climb the cliff again and again.
At that moment, she finally climbed to the nine-meter mark for the first time, and then she froze.
No wonder even the top rock climbers in the academy couldn't pass the test.
No wonder no one has succeeded yet.
Because there is no path at all in the last meter of this 10-meter cliff.
Chen Zhuoqu then looked at other locations, and found the same thing: the last meter of every climbing position was bare, with no place to grab onto.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, it can be seen that the last meter bulges slightly outward, and if one tries to climb normally, one will inevitably fall downward.
She then looked at the other challengers, who seemed to have encountered the same predicament as her.
"Is it really true that they don't intend to let anyone pass?" Chen Zhuoqu wondered.
No, the college operates with integrity and would never cheat its students like that.
Chen Zhuoqu tried to continue climbing, but fell down because she had nowhere to grab onto.
She was suspended by a safety rope and slammed heavily against the cliff face before slowly descending.
The girl approached Xiaoqi and asked, "Was the last meter intentionally set up?"
Xiao Qi didn't even open her eyes, nor did she say a word.
The parents instructed that they must not interfere with any of the students' challenges, and that the students must complete everything on their own.
Seeing that Xiao Qi didn't speak, Chen Zhuoqu didn't say anything more and turned around to walk towards the cliff again.
Xiao Qi opened her eyes with a happy smile; this girl was quite cool.
interesting.
Chen Zhuoqu climbed again and again, but no matter how she tried to adjust the angle, her arms could not cross that one meter.
The top of that cliff seemed like an end point she could never reach.
Until the darkest dawn before daybreak.
The greyish-white sky faintly illuminated the cliff.
At this moment, Chen Zhuoqu, who had returned to the ninth meter of the cliff, suddenly saw a line of small characters carved on the cliff above her: "Life should be like a candle, shining brightly from beginning to end."
Those were the words Qingchen had seen, the words that had given strength to all the knights, right at the last meter of the green cliff.
Chen Zhuoqu looked up at the sky, suddenly took a deep breath, and leaped into the air!
She grabbed the edge of the cliff with her right hand, but her left hand slipped and fell.
As the first rays of the morning sun shone down, Chen Zhuoqu felt that she had never been so joyful in her life.
However, at that moment, she heard footsteps above her head.
The girl looked up and saw Qing Chen standing there calmly saying, "Congratulations, Xiao Qi will distribute your reward. But I must remind you, don't get too excited, this journey has only just begun."
After saying that, Qing Chen turned and left.
Chen Zhuoqu hurriedly climbed to the top of the cliff using both hands and feet, staring blankly as Qing Chen walked away.
Qing Chen hadn't disguised herself, so she knew that was Bai Zhou's boss.
Exhausted, Chen Zhuoqu sat on the cliff face and looked down. She saw that Xiao Qi, who had refused to talk to her before, had stood up and was smiling at her.
The students who reached the top, once there was a first, there would be a second. When they saw Chen Zhuoqu leap into the air, they understood the meaning hidden in the last meter.
As the sun rose, 107 out of the 138 students successfully reached the summit. The remaining 31 students seemed to understand what was happening, and they turned around and went back to their dormitories to sleep without hesitation, preparing to try again the following night.
What they didn't know was that there was no safety rope for the very last meter.
What they considered a thrilling day will be nothing to mention when they look back on it in the future.
Just as Qingchen said, these people's journey has only just begun.
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Countdown 88:00:00.
The college was already bustling with activity by 8 a.m.
The students who were still sleeping in the dormitory area were awakened by the lively discussions in the corridor... The students who had trained all night finally returned to their dormitories and excitedly talked about how they had completed the first cliff challenge.
The students woke up with a start. They opened their dormitory doors and saw the successful ones covered in wounds, yet holding fruit, tea leaves, and purple orchids.
Yesterday, someone on the forum said that the academy was lying and that no one could complete the challenge, especially those two rock climbing enthusiasts who testified that there was no path at the top of the cliff and it was impossible to climb up.
However, overnight, some successful people stepped forward and proved them wrong.
They really gave out rewards!
And they actually sent a whole set!
Oh, and there are 300 points left!
The students were ecstatic, each one as energetic as if they had been injected with adrenaline, all saying that they were determined to succeed in the challenge today!
Everyone's enthusiasm was rekindled.
At this moment, Chen Zhuoqu had just eaten the Longevity Fruit given to her by Xiao Qi. Xiao Qi gave her two, saying it was a special reward for the first place winner, so these were the third and fourth fruits she had eaten.
There was also Jingshan tea being brewed in the dormitory, filling the room with its aroma.
She sat blankly on the edge of the bed, staring at the dazzling purple-blue star in her hand... Was this the item that could aid in cultivation?
Should she sell it or not? If she fails in the subsequent challenges, keeping the Purple Orchid Star would be a backup plan. If Qing Chen's path is blocked, she might be able to use the Purple Orchid Star to explore other paths.
but……
Why do we need to leave ourselves so many escape routes in life?
Chen Zhuoqu made a phone call: "Hey, are you still buying anything?"
A student on the phone laughed and said, "Tea leaves or fruit? Don't worry, we'll take as much as you have. There are plenty of students waiting here."
“What I’m selling is the Purple Orchid Star,” Chen Zhuoqu said.
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone before someone suddenly asked, "Did you pass that training?"
“Yes,” Chen Zhuoqu said, “I was the first to pass.”
“I’ll offer 5 million,” the rich second-generation on the other end of the phone said.
Chen Zhuoqu calmly said, "6 million, not a penny less. As you know, the Purple Orchid Stars that can be redeemed with points have long been monopolized by the Matrix, the Freemasons, and Red Leaf. Their people take turns queuing up all night, and you still can't compete with them. I know you are starting a club, and being able to get this will prove the strength of your club and attract more elite students."
There was another silence on the other end of the phone: "Deal. Are you in your dorm? I'll transfer the money now."
Purple Orchid Star, something that's hard to redeem even with team points, is incredibly precious to wealthy second-generation individuals who aspire to embark on the path of cultivation.
Chen Zhuoqu hung up the phone. For some reason, she felt as if her fate had changed from this day forward.
However, instead of being happy, she kept typing on her phone and then clicked send.
A paid guide appeared on the homepage of the academy's app: "Why was I the first person to successfully complete the challenge?"
This guide details her process and tips for challenging a 10-meter cliff, including how to use the body for three-point positioning, how to conserve energy, and how to jump over the last meter.
She knew that even if other students saw this guide, they would still find it difficult to succeed in the challenge.
But it doesn't matter. As long as this guide and the reputation of challenging the number one person can make her money, that's enough. As for whether others succeed or not, what does it have to do with her?
At this moment, Qing Chen was lying on a chair in the Agricultural Academy when he suddenly came across Chen Zhuoqu's paid strategy guide and immediately laughed: "It does have a bit of a knight's style."
He suddenly remembered the time when his master, Li Shutong, took him to the boxing gym to earn money.
The most glorious era for the knights is about to begin.
Shadow told Chen Yu to go back and eke out a living, waiting for the era that belonged to Qing Chen to arrive.
Since his brother has already said those words, Qingchen must keep them.
Chapter 659, Those who can't die, keep going!
Right now.
With nothing else to do, Zheng Yuandong and Lu Yuan went to watch the cliffside challenge.
Zheng Yuandong asked curiously, "Why are there still so many students? Many of them must have left last night."
Lu Yuan murmured from the side, "Qing Chen went to extreme lengths to broaden the pool of people to be selected as knights; it's outrageous..."
At 2 p.m., several accounts began touting the benefits of Zilanxing, Jingshancha, and Changshengtian.
At 4 p.m., several more accounts started chanting the slogan "If you don't challenge, you're not Chinese."
At 6 p.m., the academy even issued a special announcement: all successful challengers can now return to the challenge site for a lucky draw. Ten lucky challengers will be drawn on the spot and will receive an extra gift of Eternal Heaven, Purple Orchid Star, and Realm Mountain Tea!
The students began returning to the cliffside challenge arena one by one; there was no way around it, the atmosphere had already been built up to this point.
However, making the decision to return to the show requires sweat, effort, and sacrifice. What seems to remain unchanged here is the amount of chicken blood sprouts on the ground; as long as a little is used, Xiao Qi and the others will replenish it.
With only 7 hours left until the end of the challenge, everyone is racing against time.
To date, 189 people have completed the first challenge.
If someone looked into the distance in the darkness, they would be surprised to find that more than a hundred successful individuals, led by Chen Zhuoqu, had already begun to challenge the second stage.