He stood up, and the monks who had passed by on the cloud platform also gathered respectfully in front. He waved his hand, and saw the clouds and mist pressing down, forming a cloud platform, and noisy sounds came. Everyone looked back, and saw those who had not yet passed. The people who were doing the cloud and mist test fell one after another, and were thrown onto the opposite platform by the cloud and mist. The basic bone and immortality tests on the platform had been completed, but many cultivators did not leave, but looked over here.
"The time for the Immortal Recruitment Order has come."
Senior Ji Zhu spoke out, drawing everyone's attention back, and at the same time raising everyone's expectations to the extreme.
With a move of his hand, a jade slip flew out of the clouds. He held it up and said, "Those who have passed the ancient road test will be evaluated on the slip. All evaluation results will be announced directly to you. If you have any questions, please let me know. You can just ring the bronze bell." When he talked about the bronze bell, an inexplicable smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, which made people shudder a little, as if he was warning that he did not approve of the use of bronze bells.
"Gu Chu, his roots and bones are first-rate, his immortality is average, his understanding is excellent, his character is average, and he has not yet entered the ancient path."
Senior Ji Zhu reported the situation of the first person. The person lowered his head after hearing only four words: "Medium Immortal Fate", and he understood clearly.
The next seven in a row were all undecided, and most of them were three superior ones. There were even two people who each had one superior rating. It was so cruel, but it was no wonder that Lin Kui said that at least two superior ratings were needed. .
"Lin Kui." Lin Kui arrived in a blink of an eye, and he still looked so lazy.
Just hearing the calm voice of Senior Establishment Master made one feel a little shocked.
"The root and bones are superior, the immortality is superior, the understanding is superior, and the mind is superior."
They are all top-notch, what kind of ancient qualifications this is.
Lin Kui obviously knew in advance that he would face so many envious and amazed eyes, so he smiled leisurely and pretended to hold his hands in all directions.
Zhao Ning lowered her eyes after being shocked. She knew that the competition on this ancient road was fierce, and it was expected that one person would be aloof. She only hoped that she could secure the last spot.
But I heard Senior Foundation Architect singing the result of the recruitment test.
"The bones are of the highest quality, the immortality is of the highest quality, and the understanding is of the highest quality..."
Before the evaluation was finished, the same praises as Lin Kui's just now came in. Lin Kui even looked at us as brothers and sisters. Before he could say anything, he heard Senior Architect continue to sing, " ...with a mediocre mind.”
It was obvious that Senior Foundation Establishment had been stunned for a moment just now, before he could take advantage of his admiration, which also made this moment somewhat awkward, but he then realized that no matter how average he was, three top-level talents were already extremely talented.
In his ears, the crowd of spectators were probably shouting congratulations, "Fairy is the proud son of heaven", "Fairy is rising to the top", "Fairy will enjoy immortal blessings forever", "..." These expressions kept ringing in my ears, even a little more enthusiastic than Lin Kui.
"Zhao Ning! Great, we can enter the sect together!" From a distance, Zhao Ning heard a cheer. She looked up and saw that on the high platform not far away, the quota for Linggen Avenue had also been determined. Guo Yinger was entering. The clansmen lined up and waved to her happily.
Zhao Ning nodded slightly, but the expression on his face remained unchanged. It was not that he was unfazed, but that his thoughts felt strangely fragmented.
She looked back at Senior Establishment who continued to report the evaluation results, but before her thoughts could be settled, Lin Kui came closer to her at some point and leaned his shoulder against her. With a smile on his face, he was already imagining the future life of the sect. , "I heard that the new disciples are all in the outer sect, and we are considered acquaintances, little fairy. Why don't we get together and take care of each other."
Zhao Ning just smiled and said nothing. If one really noticed what was hidden in her eyes, one could easily see the uneasiness.
When was the last time you felt this way? It was when I saw the remains of Tai Ke.
Could it be that this quota is unstable. This thought flashed through his mind, making Zhao Ning's expression difficult to distinguish among the crowd of flatterers who had gathered.
The quota in the Qingxiao Sect has always been precious. If you can enter the Qingxiao Sect, you will have some success in your practice in the future. Therefore, when you come to participate in the casual cultivation of the Immortal Recruitment Order, you not only have a trial mentality, but also want to share the future. The disciples of Qingxiao Sect established some connections.
Unconsciously, people gathered around Zhao Ning and Lin Kui in circles. Most people in the world judge people by their appearance. Zhao Ning's appearance has always been praised by others, so there were more people around her than Lin Kui.
But Zhao Ning's silence is in sharp contrast to Lin Kui's all-around exquisiteness.
This excitement continued until Senior Foundation Architect reported for the last spot. Before this spot, almost no one rated the top three. Lin Kui even smiled and said, "Little fairy, what are you still carrying? This is stable." "
"Qi Jing." Senior Ji Zhu announced the name of the last person.
Someone immediately answered on the platform. The voice sounded familiar. Zhao Ning took a look and saw that it was Qi Jing who Zhao Ning saved and kicked down in the cloud test.
The feeling of fragmentation in my heart soared to the extreme.
"...The root and bones are average, the immortality is superior, the understanding is superior, and the character is superior."
Zhao Ning suddenly raised his head. No, everyone's eyes should have been on Senior Establishment. This, he actually had the same talent. There had been no tests for many years.
Everyone was waiting for Senior Foundation Establishment's final assessment, but he lowered his eyes and felt the jade slip, and did not announce it immediately.
Fragmented conversations rang out after the slap, accompanied by some scrutinizing glances. Zhao Ning's face was still calm, but the fingertips in her long sleeves were trembling slightly, and she kept grabbing the corners of her clothes to try to ease her mood.
She heard someone say again, "It seems that Qingxiao Sect pays more attention to character..."
I also heard someone say, "Character is more important. After all, we only found out about the ancient Taoist sect skills after losing so many connections. They only mentioned it to us. We should try our best to help others to show unity."
"..."
After several exchanges of voices, Zhao Ning clearly felt that the people gathered around him began to disperse. Even Lin Kui rubbed his head in circles and circles in embarrassment, and finally moved a few steps away from Zhao Ning.
"Fellow Daoist Qi, it turns out to be the real dark horse. Congratulations."
"Fellow Daoist Qi, where in Kunxu do you come from?"
"Fellow Daoist Qi, he seems to be less than thirty years old. If there is an unexpected encounter in the future, this bone may be incomplete. By then, he will be a top-notch genius among the four pillars."
"..."
All these things, the sounds around Qi Jing formed a sharp contrast with those around Zhao Ning, until everyone around Zhao Ning had left completely, leaving her alone in an area that was isolated from everyone.
The hands in his sleeves were clenched tightly, as if he was suppressing something or restraining something. What he saw in the corner of his eye was Qi Jing's proud smile. He pretended to cup his hands everywhere, and then specifically cupped his hands towards Zhao Ninggong. The sarcasm wrapped in the smile was not concealed at all, as if to say it again, you see, I have told you a long time ago, if you don't save me, you can't even think of entering the sect.
Even if it wasn't me who entered the sect, it shouldn't be Qi Jing. Zhao Ning asked herself, not to mention that Qingxiao Sect was so careless in measuring xinxing, but later she said how Qi Jingen's xinxing could be evaluated as "excellent xinxing".
What went wrong. At this moment, Zhao Ning didn't seem to care about Senior Ji Zhu's final result. She wanted to know more about what the Qingxiao Sect relied on to measure the mind. This was not the Qingxiao Sect she longed for, or in other words, the Qingxiao under the jurisdiction of Senior Qin. Zong shouldn't be like this.
But these thoughts popped up one after another, making Zhao Ning feel confused. While saying that Senior Qin could distinguish between good and evil, know right from wrong, and know right and wrong, as the head of the Qingxiao Sect, he would definitely not be able to manage many large and small affairs of the Qingxiao Sect. He was fooling around with the Qingxiao Sect's Immortal Recruitment Order, which is a major event that happens once every ten years; while he was talking about it, Senior Qin was only the leader, and at his age, he could only be the leader for more than ten years. This was a common practice in the sect. , or even the bad nature that has lasted for nearly ten thousand years cannot be cured in a short period of time.
Zhao Ning lowered her eyes, the corners of her eyes were red, and her messy thoughts could not hide the sadness, disappointment and self-blame in her heart.
After thousands of thoughts, I heard Senior Ji Zhu finally say, "Qingxiao Sect puts the character of mind first, followed by understanding, and the immortal bones come last. The last place should be for young Taoist friend Qi Jingqi."
"Okay!!!" Qi Jing cheered instantly, hugging the people around him and jumping up and down, as happy as a child. The congratulations from all around became louder, which was a bit harsh in his ears for some reason.
"Congratulations, congratulations." Lin Kui walked up to Qi Jing and said congratulations.
Between the two of us, you put your arm around my shoulder and I grabbed your arm.
"We will be senior brothers from now on! Senior brothers!"
"Junior brother!"
"Nice to meet you!"
Everyone was lively, but Zhao Ning was lonely, but her emotions had been prepared before the announcement. When she raised her head again, there were no tears in the corners of her eyes, the corners of her mouth did not turn down, and her expression did not collapse. She just walked towards the foundation. senior.
At first, the people around her just glanced at her and ignored her and continued to please Qi Jing and the two. Later, Zhao Ning's straight direction was too firm, and everyone had to distract their gazes at her. Until finally she walked in front of Senior Establishment, and everyone looked at her. After a pause, even Qi Jing and Lin Kui no longer cared about calling themselves brothers.
"What does she want to do?" This thought crossed everyone's mind at this moment.
"She wants...she wants to reconsider?" Lin Kui murmured, it was he who told Zhao Ning about the bronze bell.
"No...it can't be right?" Qi Jing's lips trembled. He also knew how powerful the bronze bell was.
At this moment, everything was inexplicably silent. Zhao Ning, the senior foundation builder of the Qingxiao Sect, bowed respectfully and then firmly raised his head.
"Senior, I want to invite a bronze tripod."
Only then did Zhao Ning walk towards him too firmly, so that when Zhao Ning said this, Senior Ji Zhu was no longer shocked and could only say in a cold voice, "Do you know the rules of inviting a bronze tripod? If the result is the same as before, You will be disqualified from participating in the Qingxiao Sect’s Immortal Recruitment Order from now on.”
"Zhao Ning is determined," she said.
Senior Foundation Establishment's voice suddenly softened, with a hint of contemplation, "Little Fairy is still young, but with such talent, she will surely be number one in the sect in the next ten years, so why bother to be persistent now? "
Zhao Ning did not hide it at all, "Zhao Ning is not convinced that his xinxing can only be average, he is not convinced that fellow Taoist Qi's xinxing is superior, and he is not convinced by Qingxiao Sect's this round of xinxing test."
Every word seemed to throw the Qingxiao Sect's xinxing test rules to the ground.
Senior Zhuji felt for her just now, but now his face turned completely cold and he stared at her fiercely.
"What do you mean by this? Are you dissatisfied with my assessment, or questioning the xinxing test, or in other words, you are questioning the Qingxiao Sect!"
This was said with great hatred. The reputation of such a large sect, Qingxiao Sect, was so heavy that a small casual cultivator could not support it.
The overwhelming pressure rushed towards him, and Zhao Ning was suddenly pressed to his knees. Zhao Ning felt that every bone in his body was making a crisp sound.
Listening to the harsher voice of Senior Zhu Ji, "You don't save others, you frame others, you force others to help, all of them are illegal, so why can't you just rely on your temperament to be average? Do you accept this answer?"
Zhao Ning raised her head, but smiled and gritted her teeth, "I don't accept it."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his hand and a jade whip appeared. The jade whip was whipped out, and it was not the foundation-building senior in front of him that was whipped, but the bronze bell three steps away.
Just listen——
"Dang!" A bell rang across the top of the mountain, echoing with the distant mountains behind the clouds and mist, and several responses came in succession.
"Dang! Dang! Dang——"
At this moment, there is no so-called heavenly calamity to distinguish good from evil, nor is there any thunder and punishment to distinguish good from evil.
Weirdly, the surrounding pictures began to shatter from a distance, piece by piece like a mirror. Zhao Ning straightened up and did not feel too much surprise. She just watched calmly as the picture shattered closer to her. The platform on the top of the mountain gradually shrank, and she was noisy before. The crowd also dissipated like pieces of paper, and so did Lin Kui and Qijing. When he reached Senior Foundation Establishment in front of him, he handed over his hand and his apologetic smile broke.
The picture finally disintegrated, and there was still clouds and mist in front of her. She stood on a rock, and as her vision became clearer, the clouds and mist in front of her also dissipated, and in front of her was the platform on the top of the mountain on the other side.
Senior Foundation Architect on the platform came up with a smile and four Qingxiao Sect disciples.
"Congratulations, Fairy, you are the first to pass the ancient path qualification test."
Zhao Ning stepped onto the platform and looked back. The clouds that originally obscured her vision were no longer covered. She could see several testers standing on the marble with their eyes closed. Their bodies were trembling or stiff, and their expressions were either happy or depressed. She could also see Lin Lin. Kui and Qi Jing struggled in the illusion.
She finally showed her first smile after entering the Immortal Recruitment Order.
Looking up at Senior Zhuji, Senior Zhuji smiled and said, "The test of Qingxiao Sect's character is to not be confused by countless congratulations when you are overjoyed and successful, and to not be thrown away by emotions during great sadness and anger. With reason, you can see that despite the authority of Heaven, you still want to resist and go against Heaven."
"Fairy, in the midst of great joy and great sorrow, appearances have never interfered with one's true heart. When one was furious, one did not use violence to quell his anger. Under the pressure of the power of the Qing Xiao Sect, he still tried to use laws to overcome injustice."
"The fairy's character is of the highest quality, not to mention her bones, immortality, and understanding." He handed a jade plaque to Zhao Ning, "This is the order for the outer disciples of the Qingxiao Sect. The fairy can carve his name with his spiritual consciousness. .”
Four Qingxiao Sect disciples bowed their hands to Zhao Ning.
"Junior sister, your blessings are boundless."
Chapter 066
Seven days later, the Qingxiao Sect's order to recruit immortals ended.
Excluding Zhao Ning and the other five members of the Qingxiao Sect, there are only five casual cultivators on the ancient road trial clearance platform. Among these five casual cultivators, there are no Lin Kui and Qi Jing. The characters transformed in the trial of character never represent the final outcome. As a result, perhaps in other people's trials, Zhao Ning will be the one who needs help on the cloud stone, or he may be the one who reaches the platform and ends up going berserk from the sect. These will all be forgotten in everyone's memory as the trial ends. .
At first, the five casual cultivators each stepped onto the platform and were surprised and confused that Zhao Ning had won the spot. However, when senior Ji Zhu slowly told the results of Zhao Ning's four pillar qualifications, no one questioned it, just like there was no one in Zhao Ning's mental illusion. Just like questioning Lin Kui, the evaluation of the four pillars' superior qualifications is beyond anyone's reach.
Most of these five casual cultivators only had one or two excellent ratings, and the last spot on the ancient path fell to a young girl.
"Yun Jinfan has first-class roots and bones, first-class immortality, average understanding, and high-class character."
The girl's name is Yun Jinfan. She has been in a daze since she stepped onto the platform. She was frightened when Senior Establishment called her name, but she showed no more surprises.
