Chapter Seventy-Six: The Road to Refining the Heart
For the first time, Li Changsheng began to look at the surrounding environment, not far ahead, there was a straight road, leading to the foot of the mountain.
Before coming over, the patriarch Li Wenbo handed over the manual on the assessment of the Yuanling Academy to Li Changsheng and the four of them, hoping to improve their success rate.
Over the years, the family has sent talents to the Yuanling Academy every year, although the success rate of the assessment is not high, but it has also accumulated a lot of experience and experience in the assessment, Li Wenbo specially compiled them into a book, at least to be prepared.
The road in front of it seems to be ordinary, but it is actually a very special road, I heard that it was designed by the first headmaster, called Refining Heart Road!
As long as you step into the path of heart refining, you will fall into the illusion, and the further you go, the stronger the illusion will become, although it will not cause harm to the demon master, but it will make people miserable.
As long as you pass the Heart Refining Path within the specified time, you can take the second assessment, otherwise you will be disqualified and lose the opportunity to become a student.
At the end of Lianxin Road, there is a building, and many figures can be faintly seen, which is the second assessment location.
In the distance, there is a steep mountain, with countless cliffs and mist filled with viscous clouds, and visibility is extremely low, and if you listen carefully, you can faintly hear the roars and screams of beasts.
That's where the third and last assessment takes place!
If you want to become a student of the Yuanling Academy, you must pass three assessments, otherwise as long as you fail one of them, you will be eliminated.
It's that cruel!
As one of the four universities, countless genius demon masters flock to the Yuanling Academy, naturally there is no shortage of students, due to the limited faculty, in order to screen out the best students, cruelty is inevitable.
It didn't take long to wait, and when the number reached 100, several instructors began to preside over the assessment.
Some of these tutors are responsible for recording grades, some are responsible for rescue, and of course, they also have to supervise each other to avoid illegal operations and damage to the interests of the university.
"The first assessment is very simple, as long as you pass the heart refining path within an hour, you will be qualified for the next assessment! Alright, let's go!" After explaining the basic rules, one of the instructors loudly announced the start of the assessment.
Without hesitation, Li Changsheng took a deep breath and stepped into the path of heart refining.
As soon as he stepped on the road of heart refining, Li Changsheng's expression changed slightly, and he felt as if his legs were filled with lead, and he was struggling.
There are two functions of the heart refining path: first, gravity, which gives a certain amount of gravitational pressure according to the different realms of the candidates, and second, illusions, which are perceptual experiences for the examinee's senses.
This level mainly tests the endurance, perseverance and mental nature of the candidates!
Except for the slightly heavy footsteps, there was nothing abnormal in the first few steps, but Li Changsheng didn't dare to be careless, even if there was an assessment manual provided by the family, but after all, it was the first time he had experienced the heart refining road, and he would inevitably have apprehension in his heart.
Just as he took the next step, suddenly, the scene around him suddenly changed, and all the candidates who had been around him disappeared, replaced by an erupting volcano, and he was standing in the crater.
The volcano emitted scorching black smoke, the temperature around it rose sharply, and the viscous crimson magma surged wantonly, turning into a terrifying wave and sweeping towards Li Changsheng.
Even if Li Changsheng was prepared, he was still taken aback in the face of such a terrible scene, which is also human nature, mainly because the scene here is almost no different from reality.
I know it's an illusion, but I'm still scared.
Li Changsheng frowned slightly, concentrating calmly, forcibly suppressing the fear in his heart, turning a blind eye to the magma that swept in, and in the blink of an eye, he was drowned by the waves composed of magma.
Although he knew that this was an illusion, this scene was just like the real one, especially the moment when he was submerged in magma, Li Changsheng felt that he could barely breathe, his eyes were filled with crimson, and his whole body was wrapped in a viscous heat stream, and there was a burning sensation from all his senses, and everywhere he was not hot, as if he was really submerged in magma.
"Fake, everything is fake! Otherwise, at the moment of being submerged, I will be wiped out!" Li Changsheng always reminded himself that everything on the path of refining his heart was all an illusion, and there was no need to pay attention to it at all.
Thinking so, Li Changsheng still felt the same way, the ubiquitous magma licked him all the time, and the unusually hot feeling made him extremely painful, but he still gritted his teeth, took a firm step, and continued to move forward.
While enduring the pain of burning his body, he had to move on, the pain of which was only clear to Li Changsheng, but he still relied on his tenacious will to endure it.
With the passage of time, Li Changsheng gradually got used to it, no matter how real it was, even if it deceived his senses and nerves, this was not a real volcano after all.
Step by step, and soon, the scene in front of him changed again, from a volcano to an iceberg, and he was standing on a piece of ice.
"Ice and Fire!" Li Changsheng wondered in his heart, the pain of being submerged in magma just now made him remember it vividly.
Puff~
Before Li Changsheng could react, the nearby ice was all shattered, Li Changsheng stepped on the air, and the whole person fell into the water.
Li Changsheng gasped, his body seemed to be really submerged in ice water, and there was a cold and piercing feeling, which made him tremble uncontrollably.
Li Changsheng used his hands and feet together, and his head came out of the water.
Thundered~
Suddenly, the iceberg not far away moved, and began to crush towards this side, Li Changsheng couldn't avoid it at all, but he didn't feel afraid, but took the initiative to swim towards the iceberg.
"Fake, everything is fake!" Li Changsheng reminded himself again and again, not to be deceived by his senses, even if he was about to come into contact with the iceberg, his eyes never closed.
Boom~
In an instant, the iceberg hit Li Changsheng's body, except for the severe pain, Li Changsheng didn't feel any extra and didn't even retreat.
The iceberg is not a real thing in the end, so naturally it did not knock back Li Changsheng. The illusion is an illusion after all, except for the demon master who is not strong-minded, everyone else must be able to pass through.
Time passed slowly, and in the following time, Li Changsheng experienced scenes such as ten thousand arrows piercing his heart, Ling Chi's execution, water prison criminal law, oil pot, tongue pulling prison, palace punishment, etc., and every illusion was designed vividly, as if it were real.
What impressed him the most was naturally the palace punishment, Li Changsheng complained about the bad taste of the first principal, and at the same time couldn't help but wonder what kind of scene those female demon masters experienced, they didn't have a big XX, and the illusion that appeared was definitely different, could it be a three-stick poke hole? I shuddered when I thought about it!
After experiencing many illusions, at this time in Li Changsheng's heart, he had already linked the first headmaster with the pervert, and only the pervert would design such an illusion.
I don't know how long it took, although he suffered all kinds of 'torture', but after experiencing more, Li Changsheng adapted to it and began to move forward at a faster speed.
He knew very well that the Heart Refining Path had a time limit, especially since the passage of time could not be sensed here. If you fail to arrive within the allotted time, you will be eliminated.
Time passed slowly, and after half an hour in the past, no one had reached the end at this time, but there were several people near the end, including Li Changsheng and Li Runfeng.
Comparatively speaking, some candidates did not go far, and some even fainted on the way, and they did not know what they had experienced in the illusion.
Among these people, many of them are candidates with good family backgrounds, and these candidates do not lack resources, fine clothes and food, so it is naturally difficult to polish their minds, resulting in weak will and easy to be eliminated.