When he heard Guo Zhen coming, Chen Ke said, "Take me to see it."
"I'm going too," Wen Yu said.
"Okay." Guo Zhen nodded and said.
Chen Ke took Wen Yu and the disciples who reported to the sect hall together. There were many people on the road. It seemed that the people in Lingkong Mountain already knew that a man named Guo Zhen would be in power in the future. Many people came to take a look in advance. What a person is like.
Chen Ke and Wen Yu hid in the crowd and looked at the group of outsiders in front of them.
Guo Zhen seemed to be the leader of this group of people, walking at the front and talking to Li Kui.
The two of them walked into the main hall of Lingkong Mountain while talking and laughing. This was an ordinary hall used for receptions in Lingkong Mountain. There is a Lingkong Hall in Lingkong Mountain, but it can only be opened when Chen Ke is there.
Normally, the main hall of Lingkong Mountain is where Lingkong Mountain handles affairs.
"Everyone, please take a seat."
Li Kui was very polite, because most of the people Guo Zhen brought this time were practitioners in the realm of condensation. The combined strength of these people was almost catching up with Lingkong Mountain's own strength.
Li Kui was very polite, but not very polite in his actions. He looked at everyone and said: "You can come to Lingkong Mountain because Lingkong Mountain is shining brightly. However, Lingkong Mountain has its own rules. If you are not selected, you will just be with me." I don’t comply with the rules of Lingkong Mountain, it’s not your problem, I hope you can understand.”
"What Fellow Taoist Li Kui said is that we also came here to ask for proof whether we comply with Lingkong Mountain's rules. If we don't comply, we won't be angry." Guo Zhen was the first to say.
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Li. We are already cultivators in the realm of condensing elixirs. Our minds will not be so unstable. If we are unstable, how can we cultivate to the realm of condensing elixirs." Another outside practitioner said.
The people here all followed Guo Zhen to participate in the trial of Lingkong Mountain, hoping to take advantage of Guo Zhen's east wind to bring them into Lingkong Mountain.
But on the way here, Guo Zhen also declared in advance that he could only try his best to intercede for everyone. As for whether Lingkong Mountain wants them or not, it depends on Lingkong Mountain itself. Guo Zhen cannot persuade Lingkong Mountain to force them to stay.
Li Kui sat with several top experts from Lingkong Mountain to show Lingkong Mountain's own strength. There are also strong men in the late stage of the Condensing Core Realm, in order to tell Guo Zhen that although Lingkong Mountain has the sect leader Chen Ke, the disciples below are not useless.
If you want to enter Lingkong Mountain, it depends on whether you have this ability.
Li Kui said with a smile: "Everyone, please wait a few hours in Lingkong Mountain. Because there are many of you, the test in Lingkong Mountain needs to be carried out in batches."
"Don't worry, Chief Steward, we will do everything according to the rules." Guo Zhen said.
Others also nodded, expressing the same sentiment as Guo Zhen.
Li Kui stood up and said: "In this case, let the disciples arrange for you to rest, and the disciples will notify you whose turn it is. Our trial will not harm your realm or body, nor will it consume any extra spiritual materials, let alone What kind of money will I ask for from you? If you encounter such a disciple of Lingkong Mountain, you can tell me directly, and as a reward, I will let you enter Lingkong Mountain without taking the test."
"Thank you!"
Everyone said in unison that upon hearing that there was such a good thing, the outside practitioners became very energetic, hoping that some stupid disciple would come and give them a back door.
Li Kui's move directly and fundamentally eliminated the Lingkong Mountain disciples' preparations to take advantage of the opportunity to commit evil acts. Because the Lingkong Mountain disciples were loyal to Chen Ke, it did not mean that they were people of noble character.
Loyalty and kindness are never the same thing. Their loyalty does not mean they are kind, and their kindness does not mean they are loyal.
These are two situations that Lingkong Mountain has encountered once before, so Li Kui specially set up this mode to target the disciples who ruined Lingkong Mountain's reputation.
If it is really about using power for personal gain, then that's it. The key point is that some people accept money from outsiders but do not do things for others, which makes people laugh at Li Kui. Li Kui was so angry that he almost beat the disciple to death.
"Fellow Daoist Guo Zhen is here to stay. According to the rules passed down by the sect master, you are the first one to be tested. It's up to you to start." Li Kui said directly.
Everyone looked over, and Guo Zhen was also slightly startled. Is the trial starting now?
He is still half-prepared and has not yet reached his best condition. Others also wanted to see how Guo Zhen was doing the trial, so they did not leave immediately, but watched here.
Li Kui did not clear the place, but asked Guo Zhen directly: "Fellow Taoist Guo Zhen was personally recommended by the sect leader. I would like to ask fellow taoist Guo Zhen. The sect leader had some unpleasantness when he fought with the disciples of Wenjian Pavilion. What happened? Is it true or false?”
Guo Zhen nodded and said: "This matter is true. The people from Wenjian Pavilion wanted to plot against the sect master, but the sect master resolved it."
Li Kui smiled and nodded: "But our Lingkong Mountain has a good relationship with the four righteous sects. Several of our sects will even send resident sects to each other's sects. The sect master had a conflict with Wenjian Pavilion, and everyone in the sect I have a lot of objections to Wenjian Pavilion, so I would like to ask you to temporarily stay at Wenjian Pavilion for five years as a guest invited by Lingkong Mountain. I wonder if you can do it!"
"What, go ask Jiange and stay for five years."
"If you go to Wenjiange, you won't be humiliated to death by the people of Wenjiange."
There was a lot of discussion among the outsiders at the rear. Although this might be a trial mission, this trial mission was too dangerous because Wenjian Pavilion now had a very bad relationship with Lingkong Mountain.
Wenjiange does not dare to provoke Chen Ke, but you are a disciple of Lingkong Mountain, and you are just a guest of Lingkong Mountain. At first glance, you are someone who has come to die. Wenjiange will not let you live easy even if he takes your life several times.
Going to Wenjiange at this time is really a bit uncomfortable.
But if this is a trial mission for the sect, refusing would mean giving up entering Lingkong Mountain.
Guo Zhen asked: "Is this trip necessary?"
Li Kui smiled and said, "No."
"Would it hurt the sect leader if I don't go?" Guo Zhen asked.
Li Kui said: "No."
"Is it okay if I choose not to go?" Guo Zhen asked.
Li Kui smiled and his voice was very calm, as if he was talking about an insignificant matter. He said slowly: "There is nothing out of the ordinary about this matter, and there is nothing that requires special care. If you If you accept this trial mission, I can guarantee that in five years, your status will directly change from the guest minister of Lingkong Mountain to the elder in charge of Lingkong Mountain!"
Guo Zhen said nothing, knowing that Li Kui would continue to talk.
Sure enough, Li Kui continued: "If you don't go, maybe even if you give up on this trial mission, I can't guarantee whether you can successfully join Lingkong Mountain."
It seemed to be threatening Guo Zhen, and many people were slightly frightened. Is this an attack by the current person in power in Lingkong Mountain against the person in power in the future?
Is this a trial?
Or a naked conspiracy? Use the power in your hands to suppress Guo Zhen in all aspects and let Guo Zhen know what the problem is here.
We know who is in power in Lingkong Mountain and who can tell us exactly who is in Lingkong Mountain.
Among the crowd, Wen Yu said: "Is he testing Guo Zhen, or is he deliberately suppressing Guo Zhen?"
Chen Ke said: "Both. Li Kui wants to see Guo Zhen's ability. If he can't pass this level, he may not agree to me letting Guo Zhen take charge of the future development of Lingkong Mountain."
"He dares to resist your order?" Wen Yu asked unexpectedly.
Wen Yu always believed that Chen Ke was respected in Lingkong Mountain, and the others did not dare to disobey Chen Ke's orders.
Chen Ke said: "It's not resistance, it's admonishment. If I can't get past him, Guo Zhen won't be able to stay in Lingkong Mountain, and naturally my plan will fail."
Wen Yu smiled and said, "Then do you think Guo Zhen will succeed?"
Chen Ke shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I think if his body and mind are unified, he will definitely survive this test. Once his body and mind are not unified, this test will fail."
The test Li Kui gave Guo Zhen was very simple, even simple enough for Guo Zhen to understand that he was targeting Guo Zhen.
"This is the authority that the Lord of Lingkong Mountain should have. The sect leader is too carefree and does not seem to be a person in power. It turns out that the real person in charge of Lingkong Mountain is Li Kui!"
Guo Zhen had a clear understanding in his heart. From the first moment he saw Chen Ke, he felt that Chen Ke looked like a casual cultivator and had no sense of order that a righteous sect should have.
Later, when he learned Chen Ke's identity, Guo Zhen was shocked by Chen Ke's identity and strength, but he always felt that something was missing from Chen Ke. Only now did he understand what was missing!
It lacks the domineering power that a superior person should have, and lacks the majesty that a powerful person should have.
It's not that Chen Ke doesn't have it, it's that Chen Ke doesn't need this kind of momentum at all. As a newly rising power, the people who advocate Lingkong Mountain will inevitably bring this kind of momentum.
Guo Zhen didn't see it in Chen Ke, thinking that Chen Ke was hiding his aura. Now from Li Kui, he felt the origin of this aura.
Now there are only two feelings in Guo Zhen's head. One is to accept Li Kui's arrangement, but his status in Lingkong Mountain will be greatly affected in the future.
The second option is to refuse Li Kui's arrangement, but Guo Zhen cannot tell whether this trial will be successful.
Just when Guo Zhen was a little confused, he suddenly thought of what Chen Ke said.
There is only one test from beginning to end in Lingkong Mountain, and that is loyalty to Chen Ke, and the rest is nothing.
Thinking of this, Guo Zhen decided to take a gamble. He said: "I will ask the sect master to make a decision. If the sect master asks me to go, I will go. If the sect master does not want me to go, I will not go."
Li Kui smiled: "Using the sect master to suppress me? Sect master, please come and announce my appointment and dismissal."
As soon as Li Kui said this, everyone looked over and found that Chen Ke was actually mixed in the crowd.
"Meet the sect master."
"I've met the sect master!"
Everyone saluted and said hello...
