Coming out of the north gate of Pingjiang City, the official road heading northwest is already filled with people before dawn.
The small village located at the foot of Guishan Mountain is even more lively. The people here have long known that many people will come to pay homage to the mountain today, and they are very experienced. Whether it is soy milk steamed buns, meatloaf porridge, or even grilled sweet potatoes, there is already a morning market scene, allowing people who flock to come to dig into their pockets. Anxiously waiting.
Including Shen Hao, all the Xuanqing Guards who were temporarily transferred to Pingjiang City were present today. A cordon was drawn behind the small village and five patrol points were set up to watch each other. Shen Hao's black flag camp was on top. From the position in front, you can just see the huge stone that serves as the gate of Guishan Monastery.
The sky began to lighten up, and the hustle and bustle at the foot of Guishan Mountain became more and more noisy. According to the rules, Guishan Monastery will officially start the apprenticeship ceremony at the beginning of the morning.
Suddenly, an exclamation overwhelmed all the noise in the venue: "Look at the mountains!"
As he looked around, exclamations of exclamation arose one after another, and he saw a cloud of white cloud descending from the mountain, with a radius of three feet, and it was layered on top of each other and never dispersed. It was definitely not the kind of cloud that was common in the mountains!
Shen Hao also raised his head, his heart pounding. He vaguely guessed the origin of that cloud.
After a few breaths, when the clouds descended to seven or eight feet above the ground, several people could already be seen standing on the clouds from a distance!
Sure enough, the crowd below fell silent and were suppressed.
The art of soaring into the clouds and riding on the mist!
This is the real magic method of cultivation!
It is written in the classics: Rise in the clouds and ride on the mist; the heaven and earth are so vast that they are invincible in all directions!
Shen Hao can no longer remember which book he read this sentence, but he remembers it clearly. The first half of it talks about the technique of "flying into the clouds and riding on the mist", and the second half points out the person who has learned this technique. You can go anywhere in the world.
Don't think this is an exaggeration, it's a fact, because the lowest threshold for practicing the art of Soaring Clouds and Riding the Mist is not the God-Gathering Realm or the Yuan Dan Realm, but the Xuanhai Realm above the Yuan Dan Realm!
Shen Hao has never seen a monk in the Xuanhai realm. In his opinion, a person with this kind of cultivation can be called a "land god", right? If you can fly in the clouds and mist, aren't you a god?
While I was thinking wildly, the cloud had stopped firmly in front of the mountain gate.
Six people walked down from it.
The leader is wearing a white robe, his beard and hair are also snow-white, but they are neatly combed. He wears a black crown on his head and a sapphire gourd on his waist. Facing Heshan, there was a striking Feiyu Xiangguang between his eyebrows, with his hands behind his back, and with a smile, a gentle breath quietly spread across the audience, making everyone who was originally nervous feel inexplicably relaxed.
After only a moment of pause, a large crowd at the foot of the mountain uniformly bowed to the white-haired and white-robed monk: "See Master Pingyang!"
Shen Hao was shocked. Over the past few days, he had gotten to know Guishanxiu a little, and he could still name some of the big shots there. For example, this is the person in front of me.
Pingyang Zhenren's nickname should be Li Shuyang. He is one of the five directors and elders in Guishan Monastery. It is said that he has practiced for more than 600 years and has reached the second level of Xuanhai. In Guishan Monastery, Li Shuyang was the big shot in suppressing luck, and would never show up at ordinary times. I didn’t expect to come in person today.
Li Shuyang smiled and nodded. He didn't have that kind of coercive aura, but instead made people feel as comfortable as a spring breeze, and he was willing to treat him with courtesy.
Without waiting to speak, the person behind Li Shuyang raised his hand and shot a seal into the air. In the blink of an eye, a small black piece the size of a walnut grew in the wind. After a few breaths, it landed on the ground and was already about 10 feet long, like a strange-shaped stone sculpture with a circle in the middle. Shape depression.
In addition, Yang Qingyun, whom Shen Hao knew, also threw out a stone tablet, which was the Sui Shi. Shen Hao had seen this before.
Finally, Li Shuyang personally made a seal and submerged it into the boulder at the foot of the mountain gate. Then a wisp of light flew out from the boulder, like a spark falling on the narrow mountain path behind, as if the mountain path was ignited. The light suddenly appeared and became inexplicable. of oppression.
“Today we open the mountain gate to invite the world, and set up three gates:
The first level: Screening by Sui Shi, all those aged above six and below fifteen can pass.
The second level: Entering the black wall, the person who attracts at least three flashes of light will pass, otherwise he will fail. Those who pass the test can enter my outer sect to practice and become registered disciples.
The third level: Hiking and climbing, arriving at Zhuiyin Pavilion within three hours is considered a pass. Those who pass the test can cross the outer door and directly enter my inner door to practice.
Have you heard all the above rules clearly? "
"I'll hear you clearly!" There were many responses from the bottom of the mountain.
"Well, let's get started! Go up and announce yourself. Those who don't meet the requirements will leave quickly and don't disturb others."
From beginning to end, Li Shuyang didn't say a word. He just stood at the foot of the mountain with his hands behind his back, as if he was holding the line.
Shen Hao was standing in front, his black brocade robe eye-catching. No one came to squeeze him, so he could watch the fun without any time. I thought that the scene would be chaotic as soon as the start was announced, but who knew that what seemed like chaos was actually quite orderly. Those who were closer automatically became the leader of the team, and those behind them moved to the back one by one, and soon the team was no longer visible. The end.
In the first stage, years pass very quickly, and no one who dares to come here dares to cheat on their age.
The second level, Black Wall, is much slower.
Shen Hao stared at the first person who walked onto the black wall with wide eyes like a zoetrope. He was a boy of seven or eight years old. He was full of energy and had no stage fright at all. He strode in with his head held high, and then he knew how to sit cross-legged in the sunken place in the black wall without being taught by anyone, and then held his breath.
Yang Qingyun was presiding over the black wall next to him. I don’t know what kind of seal he made. Then the black wall made a dull buzzing sound. At the same time, the child suddenly started to tremble slightly, and then stopped after three breaths.
The boy quickly opened his eyes, and everyone around him looked at the flat area on the black wall.
A wisp of dark golden patterns appeared on the black wall without any warning, then the second wisp... The third wisp appeared very barely and faintly. But it’s still three strands anyway!
Three strands of dark gold appeared for a few breaths and then disappeared again. This is the "Three Appearances of Light".
"If you pass, go to the back. After repairing, you can start to pass the third level. This way, next!" Yang Qingyun looked at the child with slightly softer eyes.
It turns out that this is "depending on talent". How high is the talent for practicing cultivation that can manifest three flashes of light? Shen Hao was very curious. Then I looked down, wondering how many of the remaining people would be as lucky as that little boy after a good start.
The result is... not one in a hundred can survive.
Those who dare to come here are those who have confidence in their children, and those who are mediocre will not bring themselves to come here. Therefore, children who climb the black wall usually have two of them appear, and some even have the last one that is looming but never comes out. There are very few who truly achieve the "three manifestations".
Shen Hao stayed at the gate of the mountain for a long time, and only five children passed the second level.
