Chapter 4 – Bone Refining Cliff

　　Hall Master Yue stood before the crowd and said loudly:

　　”Listen everyone, from the path in the bamboo forest, you can go forward to reach the Seven Xuan Sect’s Bone Refining Cliff, the first section of the path is a bamboo forest section, then a rocky area, and finally a cliff, only those who can make it to the top of the cliff will be able to enter the Seven Xuan Sect. If you can’t reach the top of the cliff before noon, although you can’t become an official disciple, if your performance is noteworthy, you can be accepted as a registered disciple.”

　　Han Li naturally did not know the meaning of “registered disciple”, only knew that anyway, to go forward, to climb the mountain is, forward to look at a glance, is not a steep slope, many roots of varying thickness of the long bamboo on the slope, does not seem to be much difficult to climb ah!

　　Han Li looked at the others, he did not want to lose to his peers, between the other children, the atmosphere also suddenly became tense.

　　Hall Master Yue looked at the rising sun and said:

　　”It’s almost time, prepare to depart! Don’t be afraid, your senior brothers will guard you from behind and won’t let you be in danger.”

　　Han Li looked back at those young people behind him, it turned out that these people were called senior brothers, probably the disciples they had taken in before, if he himself had joined, would he be able to wear the same godly clothes!

　　When he was blindly pondering, Han Li realized that the rest of the children had rushed into the bamboo forest, seeing this, he hurriedly followed closely.

　　The bamboo forest should be very wide, and the thirty or so children immediately dispersed as soon as they rushed into the bamboo forest. Behind Han Li was a long and thin senior brother, who had a cold face and followed him without saying a word. Han Li was a bit scared and didn’t dare to speak with him, only lifting his feet and keeping his body low, he slowly made his way down the slope and forward.

　　This bamboo forest didn’t look like much, but walking for a long time made him feel hard, his legs became heavier and heavier as he walked, and gradually Han Li had to use one hand to slightly pull the bamboo stems to move forward, so as to exert less effort.

　　After holding on like this for a long time, Han Li was really tired enough that he had to find a random mound of dirt and do it on his butt, and then kept gasping for breath.

　　Han Li took the time, looked back at the long and thin senior brother, although the ground was steep and formidable, this senior brother actually still stood motionless, with a trace of dust on his body as if he hadn’t touched it, with the same uprightness as those bamboos, he was quietly looking at himself not far below him.

　　Han Li saw the cold gaze of the senior brother, the heart and some fear, busy head turned back, and listen to gusts of gasping sound constantly from the front, know that the front has climbed faster than their own people are also resting, Han Li again slightly in place for a while, then hurriedly forward.

　　Slope incline more powerful, Han Li body strength is also more and more small, in order not to walk and walk to stand, Han Li can only bow down, hands and feet parallel, fortunately the clothes on the body is strong enough, otherwise the joints of the limbs at the knees will be worn out.

　　Finally almost out of this dense bamboo forest, Han Li only feel that this last bit of road is more and more difficult to walk, the ground rocks gradually more and more, on the contrary, the bamboo is more and more less.

　　Han Li finally can no longer pull the bamboo pole forward, this last journey can be regarded as a step by step move over.

　　Once out of the bamboo forest, only to see a burst of broad in front of him, directly in front is a huge incomparable mountain rock, above there have been a few skinny bodies, is slowly climbing upwards, behind them are also followed by a clothes dressed the same as the senior brother, Han Li at the moment no longer hesitate to rush forward to the stone wall.

　　The stone wall of this boulder was a slice, layer upon layer of stacked rock, weathered so badly that certain places would shatter when touched, but of course there were also many pieces of broken stone that held firm and were very sharp. Only a meal’s effort, Han Li’s hands have been bruised, elbows, knees of the clothes have also been cut, inside the flesh was cut in many places, even if the wounds are very small, but some of the fine debris slag seeped into the inside, making the feeling of pain added a few more points.

　　The first few have already climbed farther and farther away, Han Li thought of his family and the words of his third uncle’s instructions, and could only clench his teeth under his heart, and climbed upward painstakingly.

　　Before setting out, Han Li’s father and third uncle had already reminded Han Li that the entrance test would be very difficult, and that it would be impossible to join the Seven Mysteries Sect if he didn’t persevere to the end. At this point in time, Han Li’s heart had long since not cared about joining the Seven Mysteries Sect, it was just that a viciousness in his heart had kicked in, and he had to catch up with the others.

　　Han Li raised his head and looked, now climbed in the forefront of the person is the dance rock, the dance rock after all than Han Li longer than a year, but also practiced some martial arts, the body is much stronger than other children, climbed in the forefront is not surprising.

　　Han Li turned back and scanned the back a few more times, there were still quite a few silhouettes moving behind him, Han Li took a breath and accelerated again.

　　Milk strength are made out, still did not close and the forefront of the distance between a few people, the body is more and more heavy, see the sun gradually climbed to the middle of the sky, while the dancing rock has climbed to the end of the stone wall.

　　There is a vertical steep cliff, more than thirty feet high, from the top of the cliff hanging down more than a dozen hemp rope, hemp rope is also tied with a fist-sized knots, dancing rock is now climbing on one of them, slowly, little by little to the top of the cliff to move.

　　Han Li looked at the dancing rock in front of him, somewhat discouraged, he knew that he could not possibly catch up with the foremost number of people, and there was not enough time.

　　This thought together, suddenly the hand elbow knee of the injured place at the same time came hot pain, limbs are powerless, grasping the rock of a hand trembled, violently the whole body down, Han Li scared heart fluttering straight jump, hastily put the whole body tightly affixed to the stone wall above, move also dare not move again.

　　After a while, the heart calmed down, and then use the hand to grab a protruding stone corner, pulled a few times, more secure, which only then rest assured down.

　　Han Li subconsciously looked back, see behind the senior brother is half crouching body two arms open, set up a protective posture Han Li, see him safe again, only slowly stood up straight.

　　Han Li heart a burst of gratitude, if he really fell, the hard work in front of him was in vain! So after resting for a moment, he slowly moved forward again, crawling towards one of the thick hemp ropes hanging on the cliff.

　　Finally came to one of the no one hemp rope, the sun has almost to the middle of the sky, only less than half an hour left will be completely to noon, at this time the dance rock has climbed to the top of the cliff, is looking back down, Han Li climbed to the bottom of the hemp rope just in time to see the dance rock, only to see him raise his arm, stretched out his little thumb to the people under the cliff gently compared to the two, and then haha a burst of maniacal laughter, and then left.

　　Han Li’s heart burst with anger, and he hurriedly grabbed towards the hemp rope and climbed upwards.

　　However, Han Li had already been all over the place, without a single ounce of spare strength, and now he could barely even grip the rope knots.

　　When he spent a lot of effort to climb up to the very end of a knot, a sit on it, it feels the whole body is soft, even a finger can not move, effort to turn his head to look at the back of the stone wall where there are some children sitting there, is breathing heavily, it seems that the same as their own last trace of strength is used up.

　　Han Li could only laugh bitterly in his heart, he had underestimated this test too much, fortunately he hadn’t landed at the very back, turning his head to see that cold senior brother again. Han Li hesitated for a moment before deciding to put in more effort and climb upwards some more, although he would definitely not be able to climb before noon, but wouldn’t it be too ugly to not move on this!

　　Han Li stretched a little stiff hands, make up a just recovered a little strength, slowly move up along the rope knot, but at this time Han Li’s hands have been completely disobedient, simply can not grasp the rope, dawdling a few moments, still failed to have a result.