Chapter 223, Illusion
The imperial temple is dedicated to Tianlan since the founding of the country, from the Shenyao Emperor Liu Chen to the first emperors, each emperor has a statue and a stone tablet, on which the achievements of each emperor during the reign have been marked, for future generations to admire.
Huo Zhenghao led the people of Shao'an County to the rightmost position of the imperial temple, waiting for the arrival of other personnel and the Tianlan royal family, and whispered: "After a while, everyone only needs to follow the ceremonial officials to perform the worship ceremony, and avoid making loud noises and looking up, so as not to collide with the emperor." ”
Yin Tairan and the others nodded in agreement, and before the ceremony began, Tang Lang cast his gaze on the largest statue in the center of the hall.
This statue is made according to Liu Chen, the emperor of Shenyao, with a face that is not angry and self-assured, looking at the sky, holding a sword in one hand and pointing into the distance with the other, and there are only four big characters on the stele in front of the statue, "Establish a country, calm the chaos!"
There are many people who worship Liu Chen in the Tianlan Empire, and Zhuang Tianrui is one of them, leaning next to Tang Lang and whispering: "Emperor Shenyao stood up in the desolate Hairuo Continent back then, led the human race to resist the demonic beasts, and built the city against the public opinion, so that Tianlan is strong today, otherwise the human race still doesn't know how long it will be under the iron hooves of the demonic beasts!"
Tang Lang didn't think so, the so-called "the times create heroes", of course, even if it is not Liu Chen, there will be Li Chen, Wang Chen and others to change the situation, Liu Chen is just at the right time, but he only dares to slander in his heart, and he does not dare to say it in this palace.
The personnel of the fifteen counties quickly met in the imperial temple, followed by two teams of guards in bright armor to open the way, and a row of white-clothed officials walked into the hall with various worship utensils in their hands, and everyone immediately quieted down, waiting for the emperor to arrive.
"Emperor Tianlan has arrived!" a white-clothed official announced in a loud voice, when the emperor Liu Wei was dressed in a black crane, and there was still a bit of the appearance of Emperor Shenyao between his eyebrows, he walked in with square steps, followed by all the dignitaries of the imperial family.
"The memorial ceremony begins, because of the emperors and gods, do three kneeling and nine bows......"
"Laying jade silk, playing the chapter of Jingping ......"
"Entering the Dance, Music Plays the Chapter of Xianping......"
The tedious and lengthy worship ceremony lasted for more than an hour before it ended, during which Tang Lang felt extremely boring, but everyone was upright and overbearing, and he could only endure himself.
"Everyone move to the Wuying Hall and accept the emperor's lecture!" The feminine voice of the white-clothed official sounded, and when Liu Wei led the royal family to leave the imperial temple, he went to the Wuying Hall under the guidance of their respective leaders.
"All the secretaries are the pillars of my Tianlan......" Liu Wei's voice was not loud, but it made all the more than 100 people present hear it clearly, but the content was not nutritious, it was nothing more than what the emperor's grace was, everyone had to be angry and strong, and they encouraged Tianlan to work together, so that Tang Lang almost yawned when he heard it.
Liu Wei himself may also know that this kind of cliché should not be too long, and quickly turned the topic to Dabi, and his tone became excited: "The Imperial Dabi is the rule set by Emperor Shenyao during his reign, the purpose is to let my Tianlan talents always maintain their fighting spirit, and now the war with Dark Flame is imminent, this time Dabi is more significant, so not only will there be a reward for the Dragon Pool, but also select outstanding talents from them to enter the Xuanjia Army, become a head of ten households, and kill the enemy for my Tianlan!"
At this time, from behind the screen behind him, ten tall and straight figures walked out, all covered from head to toe by black armor, revealing only their brilliant eyes, each of them was angry bullfighting, which was intimidating.
"The head of a thousand households of the Xuanjia Army!" Even Zhuang Tianrui, who had always been calm, couldn't help but exclaim, his eyes eagerly looked at the other party, and he couldn't wait to become one of them immediately.
Tang Lang also heard of the Xuanjia Army, in the Tianlan Empire, this brave and good special forces is synonymous with bravery, and has tried his best to turn the tide and save Tianlan from danger many times, and it is a supreme honor to be one of them.
Since it is the most elite existence, the Xuanjia Army is also notoriously strict, no matter what the identity is, it can only join it as the lowest sergeant, and obtain military ranks with every cultivation promotion and military merit, and this time as long as you join, you can become the head of ten households, saving at least one or two years of hard work.
"Of course, I can't force the ten thousand household chiefs to hire you, so they will participate in the whole process of the big competition, and will only select the candidates they think are qualified, as for what the standard is, each thousand household chief knows for himself, and only by showing your strongest side can he be favored by them!" Liu Wei was very satisfied with everyone's eagerness to join the Xuanjia Army, and after adding a few words, he handed it over to the internal officials to continue to explain the detailed rules of Dabi.
"According to the usual practice, the big score is two groups at the sect level and the division level, and this year there are a total of 15 candidates for the sect group and 30 people in the division group!" a white-clothed internal official read out loudly, and everyone listened carefully, for fear of missing any important information.
"Emperor Grace, in addition to the normal rewards, this year a total of ten dragon pool places will be taken out, five each in the sect group and the division group for everyone to compete for! As for the quota for entering the Xuanjia Army, it is designated by the heads of thousands of households, as long as they fancy a certain one, they will tell the emperor and inform you to wait, don't speculate!"
The big competition process is divided into three rounds: the first round is the illusion of the mind, testing your perseverance and tenacity, the second round is the Warcraft trial, according to the draw to decide with a Warcraft to fight with a Warcraft, and the last round is based on the results of the first two rounds of ranking matchups, until the final winner is determined. ”
After the white-clothed internal official read it out, someone sent more detailed rules to the county guards of the fifteen counties and the contestants, and after a little revision, the first round of illusion discernment will begin.
Yin Tairan summoned the three of them in front of him, and asked in a deep voice: "I didn't even know about the Xuanjia Army in advance, it seems that the emperor has great hopes for this big competition, so the three of you have to do your best." The first round of illusion should be carried out in the illusion array depicted by the formation master, the specific content is unknown, you just need to keep your heart!"
He sent the specific rules of the first round to the three of them to read carefully, and Tang Lang knew the actual rules of this illusion discernment: all the contestants entered the illusion array at the same time, and refracted different illusions according to their individual moods, and if they saw through an illusion, they would fall into a new illusion, and they must end the current illusion within the specified time, otherwise they would be eliminated, and each time they completed the test of an illusion, they would generate a point, and they would be ranked according to the number of points.
Seeing this, Tang Lang's face changed slightly, and he asked: "Is it possible to see the changes in the mood of people in the illusion realm outside the illusion realm? This seems to show everyone's heart to everyone to see, which is really inappropriate!"
Yin Tairan disagreed: "Other people should not be able to see the changes in the illusion you have experienced, at most they can only see whether you have overcome the illusion." But it's not known whether the masters who made the illusion will be able to see it! Think about it, why the name of this round is called Illusion Discernment, is to find out if there is anyone harboring evil intentions! Tang Lang, aren't you scared?"
"How come!" Tang Lang smiled dryly: "How could I be afraid! I'm just worried that if I make a fool of myself in the illusion, I will be watched by everyone, which is a bit embarrassing......"
In fact, what he is most worried about is that he will unknowingly expose his true identity in the illusion and reflect some of the experiences of his previous life, which is his biggest secret, if it is discovered, it will definitely be regarded as a heresy.
Taking advantage of the kung fu from the Imperial Temple to the arena, Tang Lang secretly called the system: "What should I do? Can you seal up a part of my memory, and the part that was still you before can't be discovered." ”
"This is easy! In the illusion for a while, I can also control your emotions and thoughts that should not appear, so that you can look at the test of the illusion from the most calm angle, and strive to get through the test as quickly as possible!"
"When the time comes, I can't hold it anymore! Just get an average to upper grade in the first round, don't attract too much attention!" Tang Lang didn't want to be too aggressive on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was still vigilant about the system, and refused to let the other party control his words, deeds and thoughts.
Dealing with the things he was most worried about, Tang Lang was in a good mood, saw Huo Zhenghao on the side, and asked as he walked: "Lord Huo, I signed up for the sect group, is there any difference between the sect group and the division group in this illusion test?"
"Of course, the understanding of the state of mind between the division level and the sect level is not the same, and the illusion for the sect-level candidates is more realistic, and many tests are directed at the hearts of the people, and it takes great perseverance to complete, which is difficult!" Huo Zhenghao was not optimistic about Tang Lang, and decided that he was a cannon fodder-like existence.
Tang Lang shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows?
Huo Zhenghao saw that he said it easily, and couldn't help but remind: "You are not very old, don't ruin your future because of this big competition." This Illusion Formation is not trivial, you are participating in another sect group test, and your current cultivation has only just reached the division level, one may hurt the foundation if you are not careful, no joke!"
Tang Lang saw that he said sincerely, and bowed down slightly to thank him: "Thank you Lord Huo for reminding me, I will pay attention, and I will definitely not come nonsense!"
And he squinted his eyes at Yin Tairan, who was at the front, and his heart was a little gloomy: "I, a cheap master, will never know these things, but he didn't say a word to me, I don't know if he wants to use this to test my bottom limit, and he has ill intentions!"
Ever since Tang Lang began to come into contact with the high-level of the Tianlan Empire, everyone was scheming, and every step contained deep meaning, so that he had to work step by step, far less relaxed than getting along with Zong Bo, Ji Fengyu and others, which made him a little physically and mentally exhausted.
"If you want to trap me, no way! Let's see!" Tang Lang thought viciously, his pace quickened, and he followed everyone into the venue of the first round of the big competition, the largest imperial garden in the imperial city, at this time, the garden has been temporarily turned into a huge martial arts arena, forty-five phantom arrays have been neatly arranged in the center, and some stands and pergolas are distributed around.