Time flew by. Yu Lie polished his cultivation thoroughly, and also improved his proficiency in spells.
On August 8th, he woke up early with calm eyes. In the narrow cage, there was a pretty female sitting cross-legged next to him, staring at him.
The female path is sister-in-law Lawson. In recent days, the other party has returned home too many times, so it is inevitable that the two of them live together in the same room without excessive distance.
However, they did not sleep together in the cage, they just meditated and crossed their legs on the same bed.
Yu Lie stood up and saw his sister-in-law looking at him, so he bowed to her and exchanged greetings for a while. Finally, he pointed to the birdcage hanging in the house and said, "I will ask my sister-in-law to take care of this bird for some time." Luo Sen glanced at the black starling and nodded in agreement: "Yes." In addition to the Taoist palace's assessment, In addition to living creatures such as Gu and insects that are closely related to the Taoist's cultivation, the rest, such as monsters and spiritual beasts, are often prohibited from being carried. This is to prevent the Taoist from relying too much on external forces during the assessment, even such as elixirs and spells. , there are also requirements.
From the notes given by his sister-in-law, Yu Lie also saw that there was an assessment in previous years. The assessment rules of the Taoist Palace simply stripped the Taoist naked, leaving only a piece of clothing, and then threw him into the secret realm of the assessment.
Such harsh conditions are very detrimental to the magic power and means of the vast majority of Taoists.
If Yu Lie encounters this kind of test, all his preparations will be in vain. The content of the assessment is kept secret, and Yu Lie can only pray that he will not encounter such strict assessment rules.
After a few more pleasantries, Yu Lie bowed before stepping out of the room. At this time, Luo Sen, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, suddenly said, "Wait a minute!" She walked down from the bed, and a pale golden spell slowly flew out of her sleeves, landed on her fingertips, and handed it to Yu. List.
"I see that although you have mastered two spells, one for offense and one for defense, the one for protection is not a spiritual barrier. This spell is called the 'Sun Gold Talisman', and it is a seventh-grade medium spell. Dao Palace has been included in the optional talisman." When Yu Lie heard this, his face was slightly startled, and then he showed joy and replied: "Yu Lie has heard of this talisman before. It can be used repeatedly and can resist swords, guns, swords, halberds, and magic auras. , especially the ability to withstand the attacks of ghosts and ghosts. Sister-in-law, thank you for your trouble!" The seventh-grade talisman is not difficult for Taoist disciples to obtain.
After all, even a more powerful Taoist boy can obtain the seventh-grade last-level talisman. But above the seventh level, the price of the charms will become much more expensive with each small step.
Ordinary Taoist disciples can prepare the bottom-of-the-box talismans for themselves, but they are usually only low-grade seventh-grade Taoist disciples, and only upper-class Taoist disciples who are wealthy and have sufficient cultivation can prepare talismans of mid-grade seventh grade and above for themselves.
In addition to being expensive, it is also because the higher the grade of the spell, the Taoist's own Qi must be qualified if he wants to use it.
For example, for a sixth-grade Taoist priest-level talisman, even if a Taoist has completed the entire Taoist disciple stage, as long as he does not break through to become a Taoist priest and does not have spiritual consciousness, he should not think about using the sixth-grade talisman. In the hands of a Taoist disciple, the effect may not be better than a seventh-grade spell.
There seems to be strict regulations from the Taoist court, which prohibit Taoist priests and others from drawing low-threshold spells. Among the seventh-grade talismans that Yu Lie could use, his sister-in-law Lawson took out
The "Sun Gold Talisman" is already top-notch. Not only is it within the range that he can use, but also because it can replenish spiritual energy and be used repeatedly, one is equivalent to several, almost a high-quality blood weapon.
Yu Lie would not be pretentious about such a life-saving thing. He was not polite, and immediately bowed deeply: "Thank you sister-in-law for the gift!" Seeing that Yu Lie accepted his charm, the cold expression on Luo Sen's face softened a lot. She showed a smile and said: "Assessment Although it is important, life is even more important. Don't think that just because you have the Tao Palace brand, you think nothing will happen during the assessment." The other party said meaningfully: "Although the loss rate in each round of assessment is not high, it is If it falls on you, it's 100%. Remember, life is the most important!" The sister-in-law's words made Yu Lie slightly raise his eyebrows, feeling that there was a profound meaning in the other party's words.
He thought to himself: "Could it be that there is something wrong with the loss rate announced by the Taoist Palace..." However, the answer to this question cannot be found in a short while. Yu Lie suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart, but he was unavoidable to be on guard. A lot more.
After a few more words, Yu Lie said goodbye completely and walked out of the house. Rosen sent him to the end of the aisle and watched him leave from a distance.
Going straight all the way, the rest of the team walked through the corridor below and boarded the above-ground walking insect. More than an hour later, he arrived at the center of Qianzhou Daocheng.
That's right, the location of the Dao Palace is the very center area of Qianzhou Dao City, which is the core area of Dao City.
Yu Lie had occasionally passed by the central area before, but when he came here again, he was still dazzled by the scene in the central area.
A group of carved and painted pavilions appeared in his eyes, antique, elegant and elegant. The most special thing is that the floors of these pavilions are not high, the highest is only nine floors, which is in sharp contrast with the buildings in other areas.
These pavilions are not high, but they have enough light because they are located at a high enough height that they are the highest point in the entire Taoist city.
After Yu Lie walked out of the ground insect, he breathed in the fresh air nearby and felt that the aura in the air was richer than in other places.
If you don't have money to rent a house or a coffin, and you can hang out on the streets of this core area, your cultivation progress will not be too slow.
It's a pity that there are curfew rules in Daocheng. Late at night, the streets are dangerous and no one dares to stay at will.
With thoughts surging in his heart, Yu Lie walked through various buildings and found that there were two obvious divisions among the Taoists around him.
One of them is dressed luxuriously and exquisitely, and his cultivation level is generally good. The other one is like him, his cultivation level is not high, and his face is either excited or worried.
Needless to say, the latter are all here to take the Dao Palace assessment. After a while, Yu Lie followed the route and came to a square that looked like an altar. Just above the square, there was an immortal urn suspended, emitting endless golden light.
At this time, almost half of the people in the Altar Square were crowded, and the scene was noisy, with all kinds of people attending the meeting.
Yu Lie took a rough look and estimated that the number of people on the altar must have been tens of thousands, and this was just this altar.
This made Yu Lie feel slightly nervous, thinking to himself: "The Taoist Palace's assessments are held every year, and are scheduled every month. There are at least twelve rounds a year, which can be considered frequent... I didn't expect the number of people participating this time. There are still so many." According to what he knew, the number of people recruited by the Dao Palace in each round of assessment was usually only about a thousand.
These thousand people are not selected from one immortal altar, but from all those who participated in the assessment today. It can be said that they are one in a hundred or one in a thousand.
It is undoubtedly not an easy thing to stand out from this kind of base crowd. Yu Lie finally understood why passing the examination might not necessarily lead to admission into the Taoist Palace. He also had to have a letter of recommendation, and even a letter of recommendation might not be effective.
There is no other reason than that the number of Taoists in the city is too large. Fortunately, Yu Lie then looked around and found that the Taoists beside him were either not as good as him in cultivation or not as old as him.
People like Yu Lie, who are young and mature in their conduct, were everywhere at the scene, but those who fell into the crowd stood out like chickens, attracting quite a lot of attention.
This made Yu Lie feel confident, convinced that although he had not yet participated in the assessment, he was among the best among those taking the assessment, and the possibility of being admitted to the Taoist Palace was not low.
He calmed down: "Pindao's preparations for more than half a year are not in vain." Yu Lie arrived neither early nor late, there was still at least an hour before the assessment started.
There were more and more Taoists on the altar, and they came and went frequently. He simply found an open space in the corner of the scene, sat down cross-legged on the spot, adjusted his mood, and warmed up his true energy.
From time to time, the voices of people talking and chatting around him would appear in his ears. There was some nonsense in it, but there was also a lot of news worth hearing.
For example, a pair of people who look like a father and son stepped onto the altar together. One is fat and the other is thin. They both came to take part in the assessment.
The fat man pointed to the pavilions and mountains that were getting higher and higher towards the center, and said: "If you can worship in the Tao Palace, you can enter it and no longer live in a snail's nest. If you can be in the Tao Palace, you will definitely If you break through to the seventh level before Suishui, even we can follow you into this place to enjoy the blessings." Hearing this, the lean young Taoist's eyes brightened, and he said: "I wonder what is going on inside the Tao Palace. , what good fortune?" The young Taoist paused for a moment and asked the fat man: "I dare to ask my father, if I can be promoted to a Taoist priest in the Taoist palace, what kind of treatment will I get and where will I live? Is it a house on this mountain? Granted it as private property?" The fat man nodded, but suddenly pointed to the top of the mountain in the clouds and mist, and said: "I heard that there is a cave above the mountains. Its buildings are so high off the ground that you can almost reach for stars, and the islands are floating in the sky. , and have no contact with the common people. That Taoist priest may be regarded as the real person who seeks immortality." At this point, the other party involuntarily lowered his voice: "There are rumors that people who have joined the Taoist palace are just equivalent to the outer disciples in ancient times. . Only those who have cultivated to the seventh level can be considered as formal disciples, or inner disciples, and they can have sixth-level Taoist priests as their teachers. Sixth-level Taoist priests are the ones who can enter the family and become true disciples..." When Yu Lie heard this, he couldn't help but open his eyes and see The two people talked to each other about the location of the Dao Palace.
What the other two mentioned was not mentioned in sister-in-law Lawson's notes. He thought with dismay: "It turns out that the most important and anointed place in the entire Taoist city is only the outer and inner gates of the Taoist palace. The real Taoist priests live in the clouds!" This made Yu Lie later realize. I feel like I understand why he has been in Qianzhou Dao City for more than half a year. There are tens of thousands of Taoists in the city, but so far he has never seen any Taoist monks of the sixth grade or above.
It turns out that the huge Taoist city is only used to accommodate lower-level Taoist priests. In the eyes of real sixth-level Taoist priests, this Taoist city is just like ordinary people.
In addition to the fat and thin father and son beside him, other news from the Xianlu Altar reached Yu Lie's ears from time to time, which gave him a more comprehensive picture of the Taoist Palace in his mind.
It's just that apart from gaining more knowledge, the words of the people around him have no more value. The most important things are either what Yu Lie already knows, or what Luo Sen mentioned in his notes. There is no difference. .
There were more and more people on the altar, and amidst the commotion, it turned out that experienced Taoist disciples had set up a stall on the altar, shouting in low voices, and were gambling.
The content of the other party's bet is which kind of today's round of assessment it will be. Whether it is to practice martial arts or practice in the outer city; whether it is a skill test or a classic study; whether it is to explore a secret realm or a life and death fight... there are many choices.
In addition to gambling, there are also experienced Taoist priests who take the opportunity to sell the so-called assessment manuals in their hands. They say that they are lavish, high-quality and cheap, and persuade people around them to buy them quickly for peace of mind.
I don’t know whether the other generation is here to take the assessment or to sell things. People talk a lot and come in all shapes and sizes.
. In the noise, time passed one by one. As it got closer to three quarters of noon, the sun on the altar was shining brightly, and the noisy Taoists seemed to be wilted by the sun, and their discussions gradually stopped.
When everyone was looking forward to how today's assessment would begin, an inexplicable voice suddenly appeared in everyone's mind, making a buzzing sound.
"Imperative: The human way is indistinct, while the immortal way is vast. Today, I am a Taoist who is comfortable and relaxed, and does not know cruelty. I only have the skin of the skin. Anyone who wants to enter my Tao palace must walk through the road, step on the sword, and seek life in death." This voice cannot be distinguished between male and female. , the sound was huge, deafening, and the tone was old-fashioned and hard to pronounce. It echoed repeatedly in everyone's minds.
Everyone on the altar seemed to have been cast a silencing spell and became silent. But when the inexplicable voice chanted it twice, and on the third time, someone on the altar began to shout out loud: "The end of the road? This assessment turned out to be a survival assessment!"
"What?" A Taoist man didn't know what was going on and asked the people around him hurriedly: "What kind of situation is this survival test?" Yu Lie came back to his senses, his pupils also shrunk, and he breathed in the cold air and said secretly: "It seems that this Everyone in the wheel is not very lucky." In the Dao Palace assessment, there are several types of assessment methods that are the most difficult and torturous. One of them is to strip people naked, and one of them is to make people die to survive. two.
In a nutshell, this type of assessment is to throw Taoist disciples into a foreign world, allowing them to find their own way of life, remember the hardships and sweet memories, and build meritorious deeds.
In this kind of assessment that involves a foreign world, Taoist disciples often suffer the highest rate of loss and are full of dangers.
