Chapter 20: Reaching the Summit
"It's all quiet. "Chen Shen was about to say something when the burly man's voice rang out.www.biquge.info
"Your first test is over, but the final results will be announced after all the tests have been completed."
"Do you see that mountain on the other side? Your next test will take place there. In three days, if you can reach the top of the mountain, even if you pass the test, if you don't reach the top of the mountain, even if you fail, then I will evaluate you according to your performance, understand? The burly man pointed to a mountain peak in the distance and said loudly.
"Got it!" The crowd shouted.
More than ten minutes later, everyone followed behind the disciples led by the Luo Yu Sect and came to the place of the assessment. When they saw the majestic mountain range reaching into the clouds, they couldn't help but let out a wry smile, such a towering mountain, it would be too difficult to climb to the top in three days! Many people even sat on the ground and complained loudly.
"Let's do it together!" After a brief exclamation, Chen Shen said to Yue Xiaoxian beside him.
"Okay!" Yue Xiaoxian looked at Chen Shen and nodded with a smile.
After agreeing to climb the mountain peak together, Chen Shen and Yue Xiaoxian squeezed through the crowd together, came to the front, and began to walk towards the interior of the mountain. The mountain peak in front of them was not high, but the time left for them was only three days, no matter what, they had to hurry up, although when Chen Shen saw this mountain for the first time, the thought of being impossible to complete the task also rose in his heart, but he knew that the people of the Luoyu Sect would not give them a test that was completely impossible to complete.
A few minutes after they left, an imposing young man also left the crowd and headed towards the mountain, followed by twenty or thirty young men of good strength.
Then, the rest of the people, either in groups or alone, also launched an attack on the top of the mountain.
Half a day has passed since they entered the mountain, Chen Shen and Yue Xiaoxian have been walking towards the heights, and they don't know where they are now, along the way, the two of them have not stopped, just buried their heads in the advance.
"Why don't we get some rest?" Chen Shen turned sideways and saw that Yue Xiaoxian's forehead was covered with sweat, and his whole body was panting, so he stopped and spoke.
"Good! I'm exhausted. Yue Xiaoxian nodded and agreed to Chen Shen's proposal, and then, she continued to take a few steps forward, leaning against a big tree, stretching out her hand and beating her legs.
"You rest first, I'll go around and see if there is any water and food." Chen Shen smiled, turned around and walked into the distance.
After about half an hour, Chen Shen walked back with a hare in his left hand and some fruit wrapped in his clothes in his right hand.
"Wow! Chen Shen, you went there to get these. We didn't see a single animal or a fruit tree along the way. ”
Seeing what Chen Shen was holding in his hand, Yue Xiaoxian quickly stood up from the ground and shouted happily. After walking for such a long time, she was already thirsty and tired, and Luo Yuzong did not prepare any food and water for them, so they were still here to test.
"It's delicious, it's delicious." After simply wiping the fruit with her hand, Yue Xiaoxian took a bite of it directly, and said with a smile on her face.
"I just walked down there, I was looking for some water to drink, but I didn't expect to find a rabbit, and when I was chasing the rabbit, I saw a fruit tree, I tasted it, it tasted good, and it wasn't poisonous, so I brought you some back." Seeing Yue Xiaoxian's greedy appearance, Chen Shen smiled and put all the fruits in front of her.
"Can you roast a rabbit?" Chen Shen ate a few fruits and asked after resting for a while.
"Wouldn't you?" Yue Xiaoxian asked in surprise.
"I didn't say I would!" Chen Shen said in amazement.
"What then! Neither will I! I don't usually need to get these at all, I thought you would roast the rabbit and catch it. Yue Xiaoxian took a bite of the fruit and stuck out her tongue at Chen Shen and said.
"I'm the same as you, and I haven't usually gotten it." Chen Shen smiled helplessly.
"What then? I'm hungry. Yue Xiaoxian touched her stomach and said with a bitter face.
"Put it away, there's no water, it's not easy to clean, and even if you get it out, I don't know if you can eat it." I'll go to the place where I just found the fruit and pick some more. Chen Shen looked at the rabbit under his feet, thought for a few seconds, and then got up and said.
"Okay. But I'll go with you. At that time, we don't have to go back, we can just continue to move forward, after all, we don't know when we will reach the top of the mountain, and we can save some time. After letting the rabbit go, Yue Xiaoxian got up and stood beside Chen Shen and said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll go ahead, you follow me."
The mountains are full of tall and strong trees, and when you look up, the sun can only sparsely fall.
Chen Shen came to the place where he first found the fruit tree, picked some fruits, and continued to climb to the heights, along the way, the two did not see other people participating in the assessment, and in the quiet mountains, there was only the footsteps of the two of them walking.
"It's not a way to go on like this, I feel like we've walked for so long, and we haven't climbed much distance, and if we continue like this, it's hard for us to reach the top of the mountain within the stipulated time." Two hours later, Chen Shen stopped and said to Yue Xiaoxian.
"So what do we do? After walking for so long, I haven't even seen a figure, otherwise I can ask others. Yue Xiaoxian wiped the sweat from her face and looked at Chen Shen.
"We can't take a detour like this anymore, there's only one way to get to the top of the mountain within the allotted time."
"What's the solution?"
"Straight up!"
"Most of our previous time was wasted looking for ways to walk, but it was clear that there wasn't enough time to go on like this. Although there is no straight path to the top of the mountain, we can carve it out on our own. With your and mine, as long as there is not an unstoppable and dangerous place, we can step through, and only by walking in a straight line along the top of the mountain can we have a chance. ”
Hearing Chen Shen's words, Yue Xiaoxian did not directly agree, but lowered her head and thought for a moment, then looked up at the endless mountain, nodded and agreed to Chen Shen's proposal.
Yue Xiaoxian understood that if she wanted to complete the second test, there was only this method that Chen Shen said, although it would be much more difficult to walk in this way, but it was the most feasible method at present, otherwise when she reached the top of the mountain, she didn't know when.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's move on. After speaking, Yue Xiaoxian took the lead.
On the second day of entering the mountain, the weather was unusually hot, and walking in the mountain was extremely uncomfortable, even if it was covered by dense trees. Originally, climbing the mountain was a manual work, and there was no food and water to replenish, but it is conceivable that the hardships on the road, if it were not for the initial discovery of a fruit tree and the picking of a lot of fruit, the two of them do not know what to do now, even so, the two of them also feel hungry, although the fruit is delicious, after all, they can't fill their stomachs.
Along the way, Chen Shen and Yue Xiaoxian also saw a lot of other people who participated in the test, compared to the two, most of them were even more embarrassed, although no one was injured, but there were not a few people with gray faces, their luck was a little worse, along the way, few people found something to eat, they were already hungry, and there was smoke in their mouths.
When Chen Shen and the others appeared in front of the others, they found that these people who were walking had stopped, and their eyes were shining at them, to be precise, looking at the fruit that Yue Xiaoxian was biting and eating in his hand and the fruit that Chen Shen was carrying.
"Brother, can you give me a little of these fruits, I can pay for them." Soon, a young man walked over quickly, waved at the two, and spoke.
As the man's words fell, many people came over one after another, asking to buy the fruit in Chen Shen's hand.
Looking at the crowd that suddenly gathered around, Chen Shen and Yue Xiaoxian were both startled, and Yue Xiaoxian took two steps back and hid directly behind Chen Shen.
"Everyone, I'm sorry, we don't have much fruit in our hands, and we can't eat enough, so I'm sorry, I can't give it to you." After coming back to his senses and understanding everyone's intentions, Chen Shen tightened the fruit in his hand and politely refused.
"However, I can tell you for free where we picked the fruit, and I believe there are many more, and if you move quickly, you may be able to pick a lot, but the distance is a little farther. Actually, you can hold on a little longer, and I'm sure there must be similar fruit trees in front of you. Seeing that everyone was a little excited, Chen Shen then continued, and said where he picked the fruit.
After saying this, Chen Shen ignored everyone anymore, turned his head and greeted Yue Xiaoxian, bypassed everyone, and continued to walk towards the top of the mountain.
Although there are still many people in this group of people who covet the fruit in his hand, but he is not worried, he has done everything he can do, and he can't give them the fruit, and he and Yue Xiaoxian are hungry, if there is really someone who doesn't know what to do, he doesn't mind teaching him a lesson, he just secretly observed, among these people, the one with the highest cultivation is estimated to be able to have a tie with Yue Xiaoxian, and he is not his opponent at all.
This incident is just a small episode, but it is not the only episode, and after that, Chen Shen and Yue Xiaoxian met several waves of people, all of whom wanted to buy the fruit in his hand, but he refused one by one, but there were also a few people who could not see the situation clearly, after being rejected, seeing that Yue Xiaoxian was beautiful and moving, he couldn't help but spend a few words in his mouth, and even relied on his own people, and wanted to snatch the fruit in Chen Shen's hand, but before Chen Shen could make a move, he was beaten to the ground by Yue Xiaoxian's three punches and two styles, crying father and calling his mother to beg for mercy, However, they obviously underestimated the anger that women had when they were angry, and Yue Xiaoxian gave each of them two vital kicks after they fell to the ground and begged for mercy. In the end, Chen Shen searched out all the money on them and put it in his pocket.
"You were too ruthless just now, I felt cold when I kicked down those few feet." On the way, Chen Shen turned his head and said to Yue Xiaoxian behind him with a smile.
"Humph! They deserve it! If you dare to tease me, if you don't cripple them, it's their luck. Yue Xiaoxian said angrily.
"You're embarrassed to say it, I didn't see you help me." Yue Xiaoxian glared at Chen Shen and pouted and complained.
"Don't blame me! You're moving too fast, and I don't even have a chance to do it. Chen Shen said wrongly.
"Forget it, I'll forgive you this time, next time someone makes a disrespectful remark to me, you must be the first to rush forward, otherwise when I cultivate to a high level in the future, I won't follow you." But you're also ruthless, and you took all the money from them. After a while, Yue Xiaoxian breathed away and said with a smile.
"Obey, Moon Fairy, next time I will beat them up and let them know that offending you will end."
"If you dare to rob us, you always have to pay a price, and if you provoke the beautiful moon fairy, how can you not teach us a lesson!" Chen Shen smiled and urged.
"Count you as talking." Yue Xiaoxian gave him a roll of his eyes and walked forward.
After experiencing a few turmoil in buying fruits, in order to avoid trouble, Chen Shen re-wrapped the fruits, plus the two of them ate a lot along the way, and the number of fruits was also a lot less, from the outside alone, it was impossible to see what he was mentioning, and on the next road, they never encountered similar things, and at the same time, the two also saw many people carrying other foods in their hands, it seems that there is indeed food here, but the problem of not finding it is not found.
However, along the way, although there were many people who continued to climb towards the top of the mountain, there were also many people who couldn't endure the hardships and gave up directly.
The more they walked upward, the more tired Chen Shen and Yue Xiaoxian felt. Although there are no towering trees blocking the road along the way, and there are no deep pits to isolate both sides, the mountain is getting steeper and steeper, and if you are not careful, it is easy to step on and fall, so the speed of the two slowed down when they reached the back, and they were more careful with each step forward.
As time passed, the shape of the top of the mountain was blurred, and both Chen Shen and Yue Xiaoxian smiled. There are still ten hours left before the three-day assessment deadline, and at the current rate, they are fully able to arrive within the stipulated time. At the same time, Chen Shen and Yue Xiaoxian's team also has six more people, one of the beautiful women who looks like Yue Xiaoxian is Zhao Yichen, who has communicated with Chen Shen in the temporary residence, when the two saw Zhao Yichen, she was coming alone from another direction, after a simple exchange, the three of them gathered together and walked forward, after all, they are from the same place, there is no contradiction with each other, walking together, you can also take care of each other.
The other five people, one of them is in the spirit root test, like Zhao Yue and the two daughters, the assessor with a single spirit root, named Yin Chuan, although the name and appearance are ordinary, but from the momentum exuded from his body from time to time, it seems that he must have not been weak in cultivation, it is estimated that Yue Xiaoxian is not his opponent; As for the other four, although their cultivation is not strong, they can hold on to this time, and they are not ordinary people, even if their qualifications are slightly inferior, they also have the possibility of becoming stronger.
On the third day of the assessment, when the sun was about to set, Chen Shen and his party of eight people finally climbed all the mountain roads and reached the top of the mountain. I thought that he and the others were the first people to arrive, but I didn't expect that in addition to the burly man and other disciples of the Luoyu Sect, there were still several people standing there, Chen Shen looked up, it seemed that these people had their own impressions, as if they were a few people who were relatively strong in cultivation among the assessors.
"Congratulations, you passed the second level of the test. Then you can take a break, eat something, and then go down with me when the test is over. As soon as Chen Shen and the others arrived, the burly man turned around and said to them.
"Can you see us?" Chen Shen pointed to a large mirror behind the burly man and asked in surprise, there were countless people climbing the mountain peak inside, and the few people accompanying him were also full of curiosity.
"Of course, this is the Heavenly Mirror, a magic weapon, but this is just an imitation." The burly man gave a brief explanation, then waved his hand and motioned for everyone not to disturb him.
Seeing that the burly man didn't plan to pay attention to himself anymore, Chen Shen and the others greeted the other people who arrived first, and after a brief chat, they picked up the food and ate it, and then, the cultivation of cultivation, resting and resting, waiting for the end of the assessment.
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