A round of red sun jumped out from behind the mountain peak, and thousands of golden rays sprinkled down, blowing away the fog in the mountains.

On the top of the mountain, there are two quaint and desolate stone drums.

The left drum is "knocking on the mountain", the right drum is "Zhenyue", there is no carving on the drum body, but there is a kind of strong momentum condensed in it.

Legend has it that in the battle to destroy demons thousands of years ago, Xuanyin Palace led the demons to attack the mountain gate, seeing that the momentum was like a rapid, the elder of Zhenshan Qiu Ziyu took out the long-sealed "Qitian Hammer", and beat the double drums, which directly caused the mountain road to collapse, and countless demons were buried in it.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

The dense rain-like drum beat suddenly sounded, which made people's hearts surge and their fighting spirit suddenly resounded.

Hearing the sound of the drums, a handyman who was immersed in his work raised his head and muttered: "The drums are beating in unison, it's time for the new miscellaneous disciples to participate in the trial again, I don't know who will be qualified to guard the Three Holy Lands this time!" ”

The so-called Three Holy Lands refer to the Houshan Spiritual Mound, Wuhua Tianbao Pavilion and the Tibetan Scripture Academy. Any miscellaneous servant who can guard the land of the Three Saints is tantamount to stepping into the outer door with half a foot.

At the thought of being able to enter the outer door, the miscellaneous servant looked envious, and then sighed in a low voice: "It's a pity that every miscellaneous servant only has one chance to participate in the trial. After that, the work to be done was determined forever. ”

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At the top of the mountain, in front of a large hall with red walls and green tiles, many people had already gathered at this time.

Jiang Yunqi listened to the drum sound that was about to puncture the eardrum, and the only trace of apprehension in his heart immediately dissipated. In the past five days, he has practiced swords with Shen Junyuan every day, although he can't be called a speed of progress, but there is a faint rule between swinging the sword, and occasionally he can stab out a trace of awe-inspiring sword intent.

Turning his gaze to the crowd, Jiang Yunqi asked in a low voice, "With so many people, when will it be compared?" ”

Shen Junyuan shook his head and said: "There are two kinds of trials, one is a melee, in which other people's wooden cards are picked up during the battle, and finally the work is distributed according to the number of wooden cards obtained. The other is to directly challenge the caretaker of the Three Holy Lands, and if they win, they can take over and guard the Three Holy Lands. ”

Seeing Jiang Yunqi's puzzled expression, Shen Junyuan explained slowly: "The land of the Three Saints refers to the Houshan Spirit Mound, the Wuhua Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and the Tibetan Scripture Academy. Anyone who has guarded these three places for half a year can get a chance to participate in the outer gate trial. ”

His gaze swept over the crowd in front of him, and Shen Junyuan said again: "These people, you don't have to pay attention to them." The target of our trip is only the guardians of the Three Holy Lands. The trial lasted for two days, and when the temple doors were opened, we went to find out what was true to the three men. ”

Jiang Yunqi nodded, with a determined look in his eyes.

He had already heard that each handyman only had one chance to participate in the trial, and if he couldn't defeat those three, he would have no chance to enter the outer gate. Therefore, this battle, he must win!

While pondering, the door of the temple slowly opened, and the horse steward slowly stepped out. He first turned around and bowed to the main peak of the Cloud Mirror behind him, and then swept towards everyone with a calm gaze and said in a loud voice:

"The trial begins!"

It wasn't loud, but it shook everyone.

The scene became lively for a while, and many people couldn't wait to rush to the melee array, after all, the earlier you enter, the more wooden cards you can get.

Jiang Yunqi and Shen Junyuan walked to the main hall on the other side.

As soon as he stepped into the hall, Jiang Yunqi's eyes fell on the young man who was sitting quietly in the middle of the hall. The young man's face was resolute and handsome, although he was sitting, his back was as straight as a sword, and his whole person was righteous and awe-inspiring, which made people dare not look at him.

And the most striking thing is the clothes that the man is wearing.

A smoky blue shirt embroidered with moire patterns. Jiang Yunqi had seen it once and knew that it was an outer disciple's suit.

How could an outer disciple be reduced to a miscellaneous servant? Jiang Yunqi was suspicious in his heart, but he didn't think about it. What does other people's past have to do with him, Jiang Yunqi is more concerned about the fact that person has stayed in the outer gate, and he doesn't know what his strength is.

Looking away slightly, Jiang Yunqi began to observe the person sitting in the other chair again.

This person is thin and small, with eyebrows like eight characters, and he has a depressed expression at all times.

Jiang Yunqi secretly thought: This person doesn't seem to be strong, but since he can become the guardian of the Three Holy Lands, he still can't be underestimated. The strength of that person can be seen at a glance, but this kind of talent who can't guess the strength needs more attention.

"Get out of the way!" A deep voice suddenly rang out, and the crowd immediately split into a line. A young man walked slowly with a knife on his shoulder, which made Jiang Yunqi slightly stunned.

Zhang Muhai walked straight to the last chair, leaned on the chair with a crooked body. He crossed his legs, holding a wooden sign with intricate patterns between his fingers, and knocked on the armrest from time to time, with a leisurely look.

Jiang Yunqi's gaze swept over Zhang Muhai's hand wrapped in cloth, and his mind turned slightly.

Although he admires Zhang Muhai's temperament, under the competition, he has opponents and no friends. Among these three, only Zhang Muhai has injuries on both hands, and if he beats him, the chance of victory should be greater.

Obviously, there are many people who have the same idea as Jiang Yunchi.

At this time, several handymen were a little unable to hold back and walked towards Zhang Muhai.

Zhang Muhai snorted coldly, his fingers holding the wooden card lightly, and the next moment, the wooden card suddenly flew out.

The wooden sign, firmly planted in front of the handyman's right foot, cut a narrow slit in the cold and hard ground.

The handyman felt the wooden sign clinging to his toes, and he was frightened into a cold sweat.

Others only saw that this wooden sign was extremely powerful, but he thought deeper. As soon as he raised his foot, Zhang Muhai could judge where he landed, and inserted the wooden sign in front of his toes impartially. It takes a lot of precision to do this.

The handyman had no doubt that if the two faced each other, no amount of his slightest attack would escape the man's eyes.

Seeing that the man's feet seemed to have roots, Zhang Muhai walked over slowly, turned his head and asked, "You, do you want to have a fight with Lao Tzu?" ”

"No, no, no, I'm on the wrong foot......" The handyman turned pale with fright, took a few steps back, and walked out of the hall through the crowd.

The onlookers immediately sneered, and someone whispered: "A wooden sign is scared like this, it's really a soft-footed shrimp." ”

Zhang Muhai picked up the wooden card, and the surrounding discussions poured into his ears, making him sneer lowly.

He walked back to his chair, thinking to himself that when the first person to challenge him came out, they would be a little more settled.

Jiang Yunqi had been staring at Zhang Muhai's movements just now, he only thought that Zhang Muhai was born with courage and was fierce and fearless in wielding a knife. At this time, it seems that Zhang Muhai is thick and fine, and his eyesight is amazing.

Jiang Yunqi frowned slightly, Zhang Muhai had always had a trace of melancholy on his face before, but at this moment he was feeling comfortable, although his hand was quite badly injured, he was more free and decisive when he made a move.

"......" Jiang Yunqi was speechless for a while, that day he acted generously and solved Zhang Muhai's embarrassment, but at this moment it seems that he dug a pit for himself to jump.

Zhang Muhai's gaze swept towards the crowd, and he suddenly saw Jiang Yunqi who was contemplating, and his body couldn't help but pause.

He jumped up from his chair and strode towards Jiang Yunchi. The rest of the miscellaneous servants saw Zhang Muhai menacing, and thought that he had seen the enemy, so they immediately dodged away to avoid being innocently affected.

When the crowd retreated, Jiang Yunqi was surprised when he heard Zhang Muhai shouting: "Hey! ”

Shen Junyuan's hand on the sword paused slightly, and he was about to step forward, but he saw Jiang Yunqi shaking his head at him.

"Go out and talk!" Zhang Muhai stretched out his hand and hooked Jiang Yunqi's arm, and half-pulled and half-pulled him out of the main hall.

The two walked to a clearing outside the hall, Zhang Muhai raised his eyebrows, and asked directly, "Do you want to challenge the guardian of the Three Holy Lands?" ”

Jiang Yunqi nodded.

Zhang Muhai asked again: "Who do you want to challenge?" ”

Jiang Yunqi stared at him and said slowly, "You." ”

Zhang Muhai took a step back and said loudly: "The same loss Lao Tzu won't eat twice, if you fight with me, I won't keep my subordinates...... That's it, I can give you three tricks! ”

Jiang Yunqi smiled and asked rhetorically, "Three moves?" ”

"Five moves!" Zhang Muhai pursed his lips and said seriously: "It can't be any more!" ”

Jiang Yunqi shook his head and led the topic elsewhere: "Tell me about it, what is the strength of the other two?" ”

"The other two ......" Zhang Muhai hesitated for a moment and replied: "The flower peacock is originally an outer disciple, and he uses a sword to win in lightness. I use the sword, and we are as strong as we are. As for the turtle egg, his strength is not high, but he got a secret recipe for refining weapons out of nowhere, and refined a 'Stone Phase Pearl'. As soon as he used this bead, his whole body would be wrapped in a hard stone shell, and his sword would be invulnerable. ”

Seeing Jiang Yunqi's eyes dewed in thought, Zhang Muhai said again: "The flower peacock's real name is Li Konghua, and he always wears that outer disciple robe on weekdays, like a flower peacock. As for the turtle egg, his real name is Wu Ran, because his stone shell is thick and hard, so others call him the turtle egg. ”

Jiang Yunqi nodded, and analyzed the strength of Li Konghua and Wu Ran in his heart. The stone shell mentioned by Zhang Muhai had never been seen before, and he thought it was similar to the ice cover that Shen Junyuan condensed that day.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yunqi asked, "Have you fought with Wu Ran, and you may break his stone shell?" ”

Zhang Muhai shook his head dryly, and said, "If it could be broken, I would have gone to Wuhua Tianbao Pavilion a long time ago, how could I stay in the spirit mound and guard the lonely tomb every day." ”

"Lonely grave?" Jiang Yunqi was stunned for a moment, when he heard the "Houshan Spirit Mound" before, his attention was all on the word "Ling", and he thought it was a spiritual mountain treasure, but he didn't expect it to be the place where the bones of the Yunjing Sect were buried.

Zhang Muhai nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, those mounds are scattered in the 'Tongbei Forest' and the 'Secret Whisper Forest'. 'The Forest of Sorrow' is extremely interesting. Every time the wind passes, there is a faint voice in the 'Forest of Sorrow', which makes the hearts of those who hear it also overflow with sadness. As for the 'Whispering Forest', it's also quite interesting. Walking in it, you will occasionally hear the chatter, as if someone is whispering in your ear......"

Jiang Yunchi: Please don't mess with the terrifying plane, okay?

After crossing out the Houshan Spirit Tomb from the alternative holy land, Jiang Yunqi asked again: "Li Konghua's strength, can you tell me in detail?" ”

Zhang Muhai was stunned for a moment, frowned and asked, "Don't you want to challenge me, you want to challenge Li Konghua?" ”

As soon as Jiang Yunqi nodded, Zhang Muhai hurriedly said, "No!" ”

After a slight pause, Zhang Muhai explained loudly: "I watched you use a knife that day, you have rules but no strength, it can be seen that you have learned some exquisite exercises, but the foundation is not solid enough." When you saw me repelling the outer disciples that day, what did you think of my sword skills? ”

Jiang Yunqi raised his head and said, "The knife is strong, it's very good." ”

Zhang Muhai shook his head and said, "Then do you know that I was only for deterrence that day, and I didn't want to really hurt people, so I only used one success." Li Konghua's strength may be even stronger than mine, after all, he has stayed in the outer gate and learned many body and sword techniques, but my sword skills are my own ......"

Seeing that Jiang Yunqi was silent, Zhang Muhai's neck stiffened, and he said in a deep voice: "If you really want to give it a try, why don't you come and challenge me." At least...... I'm not going to hurt you. ”。