Chapter 063
Zhao Ning and Guo Ying'er followed the crowd of monks into the Qingxiao Sect's light beam transmission array.
As soon as his vision flickered, the light of the light pillar dissipated, and when he looked around, he was already in a completely different world.
They stood on a teleportation platform that could accommodate a hundred people. Mysterious and ancient formation runes were drawn on the platform, and a person was teleported in a flash of clear light.
"As expected of the leader of the four major sects, this massive teleportation formation will probably destroy a small sect's ten years of spiritual stone reserves."
Guo Ying'er beside her was speechless and exclaimed.
Zhao Ning and Guo Ying'er walked down from the cloud platform. Below the cloud platform was a hundred-foot-square square. Countless cultivators gathered in the square, and the edges of the square were filled with mist. They were actually on the top of the mountain.
There are more than a dozen tables and chairs set up on the edge of the top of the mountain. At each place there is a gray-robed monk who is recording and asking something. The casual monks line up in front of the table in an orderly manner.
"It seems that there is no distinction between spiritual root avenue and ancient path monks?" Guo Ying'er was confused. Zhao Ning looked around and saw some gray-robed monks who each had a Xiaoluo cauldron. After asking and meeting the conditions, they asked the monks in front of them to go to Xiaoxiao. Falling tripod test.
"Linggen Dao and Ancient Dao monks are all the same when testing immortality. It should be divided into several stages." Zhao Ning analyzed.
Observed the test of Xiaoluo Cauldron, this monk did not pass the test. His Immortal Fate was vague and did not show any imagery, and his spiritual root brilliance was four, which neither met the basic conditions of the spiritual root avenue nor the ancient path. The gray-robed disciple waved his hand. , pointed to the steps going down the mountain to the south, and told him to leave directly.
"Zhao Ning, let's go queue up too." Guo Ying'er leaned next to Zhao Ning. She subconsciously stretched out her hand to pet the pet tiger cat, but it came to nothing. Then she remembered that the little tiger cat had been put into the spirit beast collar. The beast collar looked like a bracelet, and it was put on her hand. She could only touch the bracelet impatiently, and pushed Zhao Ning forward, "I have never tested Xiaoluoding. I heard from my brother that Xiaoluoding is the best." It's magical. It's said to be a test of immortality, but actually it's a test of luck."
"Luck?" Zhao Ning has rarely heard of this word and has only seen it once or twice in ancient legends. It is said that people with great luck are favored by heaven and are more likely to have adventures and immortality.
"Isn't it magical? When my brother told me about it, I was very curious and hoped that I could also have the image of immortality."
While the two were talking, they heard a commotion behind them, and almost everyone was looking at them.
The Immortal Recruitment Order has just been opened, and now a monk who meets the conditions for Qingxiao Sect to recruit disciples finally appears. He looks like he is in his early thirties, wearing a light blue robe, and has a gentle smile. He does not look like a monk. More like a scholar, the test of his immortality in Xiaoluoding is the dual spiritual roots of metal and earth.
The scholar monk raised his hand to the disciple of Qingxiao Sect and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, fellow Taoist. I don't know what Li should do next."
A disciple of the Qingxiao Sect was writing on a booklet. He looked at him after he finished writing. He raised his hand and pointed to the cliff to the west. He saw the clouds parting and a long jade staircase appeared. The long jade staircase was as tall as a cloud and the sky could be faintly seen. There are Sendai pavilions hidden in the clouds and mist.
The monks were excited. That was the place they longed for, the reception platform of Qingxiao Sect. Once you climbed up there, you would have half-stepped into Qingxiao Sect. All you had to do was wait for all the qualified monks to gather, and then at the end Select the best twenty places.
Even the other monks at the Immortal Destiny Department paused unconsciously. Nearly a thousand monks in the square looked at the first scholar monk, holding up his robe, holding his head high, and straightening his back, walking towards the reception platform step by step.
"I really want to ask this monk how he feels at this moment. How refreshing it is to be stared at by so many envious eyes."
Guo Ying'er was filled with emotion. Most of the monks around her thought the same way. They immediately rushed to the registration office. If you can't be the first person to ascend the Immortal Platform, it would be nice to be the second one!
Next, the progress of the test of immortality seemed to speed up. Half an hour later, six cultivators boarded the reception platform.
"It seems that no ancient monk has passed the Immortal Fate Test." Zhao Ning observed the surroundings for a long time. The only person who showed the image of Immortal Fate was a monk with pseudo-single spiritual roots, who went directly to the reception platform.
"This is normal." Guo Ying'er was not surprised by this. "Being able to have single or double spiritual roots is the blessing of heaven. Naturally, there is a high chance of showing the image of immortality."
While the two were talking, they saw the monk at the head of the team pressing his palm on the Xiaoluo Cauldron. Five auras of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth appeared in the cauldron. The auras merged and transformed into a five-petaled lotus.
The monk's eyes lit up, and he was so surprised that he pointed at the image on the tripod and then himself at a loss. Repeating this several times, he stammered, "I...I am...satisfied...the conditions!"
The five-petaled lotus is not the point. The point is that no matter how bad the spiritual root is, he has an image, that is, he has immortal fate. He has passed the first level of the ancient path, and he has a chance to enter the Qingxiao Sect.
Everyone's eyes were even more envious than the first monk, because in the world of cultivation, most cultivators have four or five spiritual roots. He represents the general public, so that everyone feels that they can do it too. .
This monk's face was not good-looking. His forehead was high and his hairline was very far back. At first glance, he thought he was a monk.
The monk hugged each of the monks gathered nearby, regardless of whether they wanted to or not. Even if they were kicked away, the smile on his lips would reach his ears.
The Qingxiao Sect disciple in charge of the test is a female disciple with even rich facial features. However, she has not had a good look since she was sitting here and has a bad temper.
She didn't see anyone for a long time after registering in the book. She raised her eyebrows, walked out from behind the table, and grabbed the monk.
The monk hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Fairy, I'm so happy." Even though he apologized, he still couldn't stand the smile, "I dare to ask what should be tested next."
The female disciple of the Qingxiao Sect glanced at him and said in a very malicious tone, "Guess!"
Then he lifted him to the edge of the cliff, as if he was about to throw him down. The monk's smile suddenly froze, "Fairy, fairy, this won't happen."
The female disciple of the Qingxiao Sect responded with a meaningful smile, then raised her foot and kicked the monk, and the monk threw himself towards the cliff. Not only the monk screamed, but even the monks in the square were stunned.
But fortunately, the clouds and mist were swimming outside the cliff, forming a suspended cloud platform under him.
The monk looked back with a very unsightly gesture and saw the female disciple of the Qingxiao Sect raised her chin and said, "Go to the opposite side."
opposite? The clouds were so misty that it was impossible to see where the other side was.
Moreover, this is not the biggest problem. The problem is that I don’t know what to do next. Who knows where the gimbal will appear next.
Even though most of the people in the square were paying attention, the female disciple of Qingxiao Sect did not wait any longer. Instead, she sat down expressionlessly and shouted "Next".
It took the monk a stick of incense to take a difficult step. Everyone was waiting for the result of this step, but they didn't expect that as soon as he took the step, the clouds and mist behind him completely obscured him.
This should also be one of the tests for ancient monks. Zhao Ning thought about it, wondering whether he was testing his understanding or his character.
Time passed quickly, and the only people left were Guo Ying'er and Zhao Ning.
Guo Ying'er turned the spirit beast collar in her hand quickly, and her nervousness was self-evident.
"I counted the monks around me who were testing their spiritual roots. There were three pseudo-single spiritual roots and seven or eight dual spiritual roots. This is the first day and there are only twenty places. Why do I feel like I will be squeezed out? "
Zhao Ning comforted her, "It is safe for the pseudo-single spiritual roots and double spiritual roots to enter the sect. Since they have chosen Qingxiao Sect, they might as well come earlier. Anyway, they will spend seven more days struggling."
"Having said that, but..."
"Next one." Before Guo Ying'er could express her nervousness again, she was called out by a Qingxiao Sect disciple off guard.
"Yes, yes, yes."
Guo Ying'er was looking up to the emperor, and the female disciple of the Qingxiao Sect didn't even raise her head, she just asked, "Which way should I go?"
"Spiritual roots...Spiritual root avenue."
"Where did it come from?"
"Green Mountain."
After just a few simple questions, the female disciple of the Qingxiao Sect waved her hand and said, "Go and test your immortality."
But Guo Ying'er and Zhao Ning looked at each other in astonishment. Is it so casual?
Guo Ying'er didn't want to ask more questions, so she pressed her palm on the Xiaoluo Cauldron. Three auras of gold, wood, and water were intertwined. Water and wood were the main ones, and the golden spiritual root accounted for only a trace. It was considered a pseudo-double spiritual root. The aura intensity had not yet fully appeared, but I saw auras intertwined into strange images, a strange fish with two wings.
"That's great!" Guo Ying'er withdrew her hand, kissed the spirit beast collar, and then rushed towards Zhao Ning and hugged her fiercely.
Zhao Ning congratulated her and was happy for her.
Someone next to me was mumbling, "What kind of image is this? It's weird." Guo Ying'er wrinkled her nose and scolded the other person, "If it can become an image, it's a good image. What's weird is not weird!"
The others were pushed back by her, and Zhao Ning saw the female disciple of Qingxiao Sect record Guo Ying'er's image in the file, writing the four words "Ancient Winning Fish", and after writing it, he called the next one.
Guo Ying'er was not in a hurry to leave, saying that she would accompany Zhao Ning to complete the test, and would give her half of the joy and half of the courage.
Zhao Ning smiled calmly, she already knew the image of immortality.
The female disciple of Qingxiao Sect still had her original attitude. She wrote down her name and asked which path to take. Zhao Ning said the ancient path. She then raised her head, but she was not surprised, but her eyes kept looking back and forth on her face. Maybe it was Zhao Ning. The questioning gaze was too intense, so the female disciple who was testing the fate of immortality patiently explained.
"The ancient Taoist saying says, 'Bone is the foundation of the body, so when it develops in facial features, there are four special characteristics called clear, strange, ancient, and strange; when it develops in the eyes, the eyes are like dots of paint, or three pupils and four pupils. ; When it occurs on the skin, there will be moles arranged like the seven stars in the Big Dipper, corresponding to the sky.'①"
"To measure the bones, first look at the thirty-eight noble bones in the face, then look at the pupils in the eyes, and finally look at the skin to correspond to the heavenly signs."
"The fairy has clear bones, clean skin, and clear eyes. Her ears are as white as frost and red as a round wheel. She is crystal clear and looks lovely. She is called a pure appearance."②
"That's the clear appearance. No need to look at the noble bones, pupils, and skin moles anymore."
The female disciple of the Qingxiao Sect said with an expressionless face, as if she was reciting a difficult-to-talk sutra, and after speaking, she wrote something down in the book.
"After passing the root bone, let's go and test the immortality."
Chapter 064
The tree with the image of fairy fate grows from the cauldron in the sky. It is green and full of spiritual light. Leaves like light spots fall from the crown of the tree. Zhao Ning subconsciously reaches out to catch them. The light spots dissipate with the image.
Guo Ying'er excitedly rushed to Zhao Ning, "Great, Zhao Ning, you have passed the immortal fate, and you are one step closer to the Qingxiao Sect."
The monks queuing up next to me were both envious and disdainful. They said that there was a fish in front and a piece of wood in the back. I was afraid that the Xiaoluo Cauldron had not been set so that it would appear only when it saw a beautiful girl.
Guo Ying'er was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and was about to retaliate, but the female disciple of the Qingxiao Sect said before her, "Yes, it was decided internally, and it needs to be a beautiful girl. If you want to enter, I have the Taiyin Secret Technique here. After using it, you will immediately change from the five major elements to the three gross ones." How about turning a man into a delicate and lovely woman? Do you want to demonstrate it?"
These words made everyone around snicker, and the mocking male cultivator blushed instantly. Guo Ying'er teased unceremoniously, "Come on, I'm waiting for you to change. If you're not cute enough, I can help you... …”
She said, flashing a pair of giant gold scissors.
There were monks around who knew the goods, and they whispered that this golden scissors was said to be the signature weapon of Fairy Cuijin back then. They used it to kill many evil cultivators who were on the path of mending the furnace. They either cut it directly from the waist and abdomen, or from below...
The monk glanced meaningfully at the male cultivator. What was terrible was that Guo Ying'er also held up the scissors and clicked twice in cooperation, which only frightened the male cultivator so much that he shrank his legs and feet. In the end, his scalp was numb and he simply changed sides. Team.
Guo Ying'er snorted arrogantly and glanced left and right. All the male cultivators smiled and held their hands.
Zhao Ning thanked the female disciple of Qingxiao Sect for rescuing the siege. Guo Ying'er collected the golden scissors and waved to Zhao Ning, "I'm waiting for you at the reception desk. You must come up!"
Zhao Ning nodded solemnly and stepped out of the cliff under the guidance of the female disciple of Qingxiao Sect. The first step was supported by clouds. When he stood completely on the clouds, when he looked back, he was already confused by clouds and mist, which not only isolated the people on the summit square. The human figure also erased the sound, as if he had arrived in a new and uninhabited world.
There are clouds and mist all around, and in the blink of an eye, it seems that the front is no longer the front, and the back is no longer the back, and it is impossible to discern the true direction with the naked eye.
The first step is simple, but how to take the second step?
All the cultivators who were tested did not know the rules. They only heard the female disciple of Qingxiao Sect say, "Go to the opposite side."
But where is the road? If you make an careless step and fall into the cliff without the protection of clouds, you will end up seriously injured or dead. This moment is a test. Zhao Ning clearly realized that the ancient monks were reluctant to take the second step. She took a hesitant step. She made no move since she stepped onto the clouds. She was still facing the direction pointed by the female disciple of Qingxiao Sect.
"Go to the other side." These simple four words came to mind again, and Zhao Ning suddenly understood. This is a test. The purpose of the test is to reach the other side. The test is nothing more than understanding or character. This is just the first step. In the absence of other prompts, it means that the prompts have been informed. The Qingxiao Sect is recruiting disciples, not deliberately tricking casual cultivators. They only need to firm up their goals and take steps.
Therefore, Zhao Ning took this step without any hesitation, walking forward in a natural way. The moment he fell, a feeling of weightlessness suddenly invaded his heart, making him want to withdraw his feet for a moment, and wanted to change his footing to avoid it. Yes, this is too normal, like a conditioned reflex of the body.
Zhao Ning paused for a moment, the thought passed by in a flash, and her footsteps fell exactly where they wanted to fall, and they stepped on the right place.
New steps made of clouds held her up.
After standing firm and looking around again, I saw an abyss to the left and right. The place where I could stand was only half a foot square. If I had just followed the conditioned reflex and deviated, it would have been a real shortfall.
Zhao Ning was confident in her heart and was just thinking about taking another step. The moment she raised her head, the world in front of her was spinning, the sceneries were changing, and finally the book hall in her memory was completed.
Her memory was a little fuzzy, and she felt like she shouldn't be here. She spread her hands, her little hands were yellow from hunger, and her body was as thin as a little monkey.
"The best good is like water. Water is good for all things and does not compete with it. It is what everyone hates, so it is almost in line with the Tao. ①"
The crisp sound of children reading came from the courtyard. Zhao Ning lay in the corner and peered inside through the damaged gap in the wall.
