The children were shaking their heads as they read, while the White Hufuzi who was teaching was nodding back and forth as he rolled up his book.
At the end of the sentence, the master read again, "Living in a good place, having a good heart, being kind and benevolent, speaking good faith, governing well, doing good things, and doing good things at the right time. I don't fight, so I don't care. ①"
Like a thin monkey, Zhao Ning blinked and muttered, but she didn't expect that the wall of the academy had long been decayed. Supported by Zhao Ning's small body, the wall also collapsed with several large stones, and the sound was alarming. The children and teachers studying in the courtyard.
When the children saw Zhao Ning, who was covered in dust and in ragged clothes, they pointed at her and laughed. The master shook his head, picked up the book and hit the children one by one on their heads.
Xiao Zhaoning was startled, ran away in a panic, and hid in a dark corner.
She didn't know how long she had been hiding, but suddenly she heard footsteps not far away, and she cowered in the corner in fear.
"Oh, whose little baby is this? Why is it huddled here? Come out quickly." A woman in shabby clothes came closer and stretched out her hand towards Xiao Zhaoning.
Xiao Zhaoning raised her eyes in surprise and confusion, her eyes falling on the calloused palm that could no longer be identified as a woman's, but it unexpectedly gave people hope and warmth.
"What's wrong, little doll, aunt will take you to find your relatives, come quickly."
The hand was still spread out in front of her, moving up and down, calling her to reach out and hold it, with a hint of irresistible power.
Xiao Zhaoning was stunned for a long time, looked at his little palm, and then looked at the woman hesitantly.
The woman smiled and said, "Come on, don't be afraid."
She slowly stretched out her hand, as if as long as she touched the other person, she would have a home and stop wandering.
Just a short distance away, Xiao Zhaoning's hand suddenly stopped.
At this time, within a wall, the sound of reading came again, "The common people are Zhao Zhao, but I am faint; the common people are observing, but I am dull. It is dull, like the sea, and it is endless. ②"
She continued the sentence with a strange murmur, "...Everyone has this, but I am stubborn and despicable. I am different from others, and I value my mother. ②"
In an instant, the heaven and earth overturned, everything collapsed, and the world twisted. In a blink of an eye, it returned to the clouds and mist. At this moment, Zhao Ning was standing on the third cloud platform.
Were you testing your Taoist heart just now? Zhao Ning asked himself.
It's not like this in my memory.
The hard-working woman could not afford to raise another half-year-old child, but she still kindly gave Xiao Zhaoning half a piece of cake every few days, and pointed her to a dilapidated City God's Temple to take shelter from the wind and rain. Occasionally, I would walk out of the study hall, squat in front of her and write a word, and ask the little doll, do you know what the word is?
But the good times did not last long, the woman finally fell ill from the hard work, and the master eventually returned to the secret school where money was paramount.
If I had just held that hand, would I still be standing here now? Zhao Ning lowered her eyes and thought, maybe, maybe not, but the trajectory of fate finally turned a corner.
Zhao Ning didn't want to be immersed in the memory of the past, so she took another step forward, and a new scene appeared in front of her.
She hid behind the bookshelf and saw Li Wei hurriedly coming from outside the door. She grabbed Li Xianghong and rushed out. Suddenly there was a noise in her ears.
"Quickly, something's not right here. Many people are watching. It's dangerous. Now, while there's no one around, hurry up."
Zhao Ning held the book and did not move.
"Look at the people around you coming and going in a hurry, look at Li Wei and Li Xianghong in a hurry, it's definitely a big deal!"
Zhao Ning followed her memory and took down the spirit snake whip from the bookshelf.
"That Bu Yin, she is the most petty. If she was beaten, she will definitely take revenge on you."
Zhao Ning carefully finished excerpting the book and walked to the small courtyard. The little girls in the courtyard gathered together to chat and talk about the best secret book in the world.
"Since ancient times, the best secret book in the world will cause trouble. If you don't leave, you will die, you will die!"
The voice was still shouting.
Zhao Ning sat down in the room until Bu Yin was carried in, until he was dragged away by the boy from the law enforcement hall, until he saw Bu Yin's successful smile.
"Quick, quick, run!"
Zhao Ning closed her eyes.
She said, "I'm just a human being, I'm not a god."
Who could have predicted that human nature is so evil that in order to cover up one's own mistakes, other people would be harmed innocently.
Who would have expected that human nature is so greedy that people who have meritorious deeds but have no faults can become the flesh of others.
Who would have expected that human nature is so ugly that three thousand gang members would be slaughtered overnight.
"This is my calamity and also my opportunity."
When the word opportunity was pressed, the faces around her were shattered, and the illusion of the second layer of questioning was shattered. Without this calamity, where would her path to immortality start? Or, would she miss it and never have this immortal guide again? 'Yes.
Zhao Ning's heart was firm, and she suddenly understood what the four words "go to the other side" meant. It was actually testing whether the Taoist heart was firm or not.
Life is a series of countless choices, and each choice will lead to a new ending. If you look back at the past and still struggle with the past, miss the past, or even want to change the past, then how can the Taoist mind be firmly rooted in your heart? There are good and bad choices. Only by accepting it calmly can you have no regrets and move forward firmly.
Zhao Ning took another step. This step was finalized, but no illusions came. She looked up and looked ahead. The clouds and fog were thinning a little. There seemed to be figures celebrating and cheering in front of her.
Are we almost there?
Zhao Ning took another step forward, and this step was just as sure. When she looked up, she seemed to hear a voice on the cloud platform not far away.
But compared to the voice on the cloud platform, there was another voice that was closer.
"Help, fairy, fairy, help me, I'm going to fall!"
But he saw a man falling from the marble in front of him. He was hanging on the edge of the marble with one hand with difficulty, and was about to fall from the sky.
Chapter 065
The people asking for help seemed to be the first few people who entered the cloud test.
Zhao Ning took the next step to Yunshi and stretched out her hand towards the person without any hesitation. After several observations, she found that there was no competitive relationship between the testers. They all relied on their own abilities. Good talent means good talent and strong understanding. Because of her strong understanding, Zhao Ning treats others with sincerity and does not hesitate to help.
But that person didn't seem to think so. He looked a little strange when someone reached out and grabbed Zhao Ning's hand. He should have used the force to jump up, but he didn't expect that his force was downward and pulled Zhao Ning down. He jumped onto the cloud stone with the force of recoil.
This incident left Zhao Ning with no time to think about it. The moment his body was suspended in the air, he pinched Yufeng Jue to try to reduce the tendency of falling, but he didn't expect that the surrounding clouds and mist could imprison the spiritual power in the body, which was more oppressive than the white mist in the Lingwu Forest. .
Zhao Ning flipped her hand and swung out the jade whip. The whip flew away and wrapped around the jagged bottom of the marble. Zhao Ning used the force to suck upwards and could only reach the edge of the marble.
At this moment, her position with the rescuer was reversed. Zhao Ning raised her eyes and looked directly at her, "I saved you, why did you harm me?"
The young man looked somewhat honest and honest. He was wearing a purple and low-grade cassock. From his appearance, he did not appear to be a person who repaid kindness with hatred.
The young man straightened his cassock and raised his chin, "How can I harm you? If I want to harm you, I will just move my feet and you will go down." He also raised his feet as if to put it on the back of Zhao Ning's only supporting hand. Virtual pressure.
He retracted his foot and said, "You saved me, I will remember it. I will repay you later when I enter the sect. But it is impossible for me to be your tool to pass the test of character!"
A tool for character testing? Zhao Ning couldn't understand it for a moment. When she saw the young man raised his feet and stepped down to a marble step, her eyes narrowed and she swung the jade whip and threw it out steeply.
The young man was secretly happy that he had made further progress in the cloud test, but he didn't want the long whip to wrap around him like a spiritual snake. He couldn't use his spiritual power. He forcefully pulled him back, fearing that he would fall out of the cloud again. The young man made it extremely difficult. The force grabs the surface of the marble.
This allowed Zhao Ning to use his strength to swing from one marble to another. He spun around in the air and kicked the young man down, but the jade whip was still wrapped around him. Once again, the young man was on top of it again. Marble edge.
Zhao Ning retracted her whip and looked down at him, "Then just pretend that I have never saved you, and you can wait for the next person who is willing to help you!"
"Hey! You can't do this! Don't you want to pass the Yunwu test?! Qingxiao Sect likes to recruit disciples who are determined and focus on unity. If you don't help when you are in trouble, you will definitely not be able to pass it! Definitely!"
Hearing what he said, Zhao Ning frowned slightly. At this moment of silence, the ignored sounds around her seemed to become clearer.
Zhao Ning raised his head and saw seven or eight people on the marble road in front of him amid the sparse clouds and mist.
Some people will deliberately wait not far away, and when they see the person unable to hold up during the trial, they will then lend their hands to help the person move forward; some people will wait left and right, not waiting until others are in difficulty, and simply throw a ball secretly. The pebbles tripped up people not far away, and then they deliberately ran over to help...
With all these things appearing in front of her, Zhao Ning couldn't help but remain silent. Aren't these people afraid that Qingxiao Sect would notice them if they were so deliberate?
"I'm telling the truth. If you help me again, I won't drag you down this time." After the young man finished speaking, he turned his face away and muttered.
Zhao Ning stared at him, slightly curled her lips, turned around and left.
"Hey! I'm being taken away! Fairy, little fairy, I was wrong. I admit my mistake. I don't want to be stuck here."
The young man did not expect that Zhao Ning could walk so decisively. This was the first day of the test. Not everyone was like those who knew that the Qingxiao Sect had a strong character. Most of them would be like Zhao Ning and walk the marble road with all their heart. , who knows how long he will hang on this marble.
He pedaled on the bottom of the marble, which was so slippery that he couldn't use any force to move up. He thought to himself ten thousand times that he had known this, so why did he bother in the first place? This marble road only counts time.
In fact, in the later stages of Yunshi Road, there were many people who were unable to cope with it. Zhao Ning was a little better. She tested the determination of breaking the illusion along the way and spent very little internal energy. She helped a few more people without hesitation, and everything went smoothly. Jump to the other end of Yunshi Road.
The other end of Yunshi Road is also a platform on the top of the mountain. There is a huge bronze bell in the center of the platform. On one side of the bronze bell is engraved the word "Qingxiao" and on the other side is the word "punishment". Both four characters are used. Inscribed with ancient cloud patterns, it is a hidden threat that makes people unable to look at it for a long time.
Under the bronze bell, there was a foundation-building senior sitting in meditation with his eyes closed. Four Qingxiao Sect disciples in the Qi refining stage were separated in four directions. In addition to these five people, there were three more people on the platform. Zhao Ning saw the first person in her team to step on the platform. The monk who entered the cloud test.
Is this the end of the ancient road test? Zhao Ning was thinking, the next step is to evaluate the comprehensive results of the previous tests.
Zhao Ning sat cross-legged on the floor. According to Senior Qin, the ancient Tao test is divided into four major tests: root bones, immortality, understanding, and character. If root bones and immortality are innate, then understanding is tested by asking the mind in an illusion. What about the character of the mind? Is character of character determined only by uniting with others?
"This is too much..." Zhao Ning murmured, pressing the question about the xinxing test.
Zhao Ning was silent. She felt someone was watching her and saw that it was the first monk on the same Yunshi Road. Zhao Ning nodded slightly and wanted to practice with her eyes closed, but she saw the monk walking towards her.
"Hello, Fairy. You look familiar to Lin." He placed the palm of his left hand on top of his head and sat down cross-legged in front of Zhao Ning with a smile.
Zhao Ning thought that she had only seen this person during the test, so she asked the other person why he looked familiar to her. However, he did not expect that this person was a familiar person. He only had a cursory glance on the cloud platform before. Zhao Ning could only praise this person for his good memory and never had a clear memory. The characteristics are also unforgettable.
"Hey, why did the fairy say that about herself? The fairy is beautiful and has a clear temperament. Lin could tell at a glance that the fairy was the 'Qing' among the four root bones. Unlike Lin, who had the character 'weird', the root bone What’s the use of it, but you can’t find a wife.”
Zhao Ningmo couldn't talk about the noble bone on his forehead, so he had to change the subject, "My daughter Shen Zhaoning, I haven't asked my fellow Taoist for my name yet."
"Lin Kui."
"Fellow Daoist Lin, do you know how to select the quota for the ancient path?"
"It's nothing more than a comprehensive evaluation. Two of the four factors of root, immortality, understanding, and xinxing are superior. Basically, the place is guaranteed." Lin Kui sat cross-legged for a while and then stopped sitting, with his elbows supporting his knees and his palms resting on his back. He twitched his chin and said, "In previous years, there were only a few good ones in the Immortal Recruitment Order."
He glanced at Zhao Ning and smiled, "Little fairy, don't be flustered. Your bones are already superior. As long as the other three are not too bad, you all have a chance."
Zhao Ning didn't pay much attention to the slight panic he saw in her heart. She was still stable in her heart. Senior Qin had seen the immortal fate, so the evaluation of the immortal fate must be good.
She looked at the solemn Qingxiao Sect disciples in the center of the cloud platform.
"It's not that Zhao Ning is overly worried, it's just that there were always more places in previous years than this year, and currently there are only two." Zhao Ning paused, "What if the comprehensive evaluation happens to be the same and there is no big difference between the four sub-categories."
"Over there." Lin Kui lazily raised his chin towards the center of the platform to signal, "If the Qingxiao Sect's punishment bells are the same, then use the punishment bell to break it. However, it is best not to. It is said that the punishment bell was inherited from ancient times. One day The power of calamity and the power of thunder and punishment can distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong, and can find out even a trace of evil thoughts in the heart. If you really want to explore, let alone clear your mind, your own mind will be easily confused. Therefore, Generally, it depends on what the person in charge of the Immortal Recruitment Order says, and whoever he wants will be who he wants."
Zhao Ning thanked Lin Kui and said helplessly, "Fellow Taoist Bo Zhi, Zhao Ning has been hiding from the world for a long time. He has not even inquired about these carefully, so he entered the Immortal Recruitment Order recklessly."
Lin Kui waved his hand, "Lin has been thinking about Qingxiao Sect for a long time."
The Qingxiao Sect is said to be one of the four major sects in Kunxu Cultivation World, but the four major sects have long been vaguely headed by him. Coupled with the battle of slaying demons in the Lingwu Forest, this leader is destined to die in the hearts of the casual cultivators. .
They waited on the cloud platform for seven days. After seven days, there were about a dozen people on the cloud platform although there were few people on the platform. What Zhao Ning didn't expect was that the young man she rescued but failed to save also passed.
The morning light fell, and the foundation-building senior next to the bronze bell opened his eyes.
