At the last ten steps near the top of the mountain, everyone began to use their hole cards, and the Nine Emperors changed their usual arrogant and arrogant appearance and became calm. But the sharpness in his eyes exposes the imperative of his heart, and the whole person is like a hidden blade.

Ke'an held the family tree in his hand, and dozens of stream-like spirits floated around, forming a soft pale blue barrier. His pace was slow but steady, and he was at the forefront of the crowd at the moment, just one step away from reaching the top.

However, this last step was very difficult, and he couldn't stop trembling, and no matter how much the spirit was scolding him, he couldn't take a single step.

The little black dog on the top lay not far away, squinting at him, shaking his head, and then looking at the others.

Chen An and Fang Zhiwu were moving steadily behind, and they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Ke An had never taken that step.

Regarding this, there have long been rumors in the academy that if you talk about the stone steps after the two thousand steps, the increased pressure between each step will gradually increase, but it is also within the visible range. Only when the 2,999th step reached the top of the 3,000th step, the sudden increase in pressure was like heaven and earth.

Since the creation of the Inquiry Level, I don't know how many days of pride have stopped, but if you can't take a step, you can't take a step, and the external force is useless, and you can only rely on your heart to overcome.

After a while, the remaining four people all reached the stone steps of the same level, and while ascending this step, the four of them felt that the pressure on their bodies suddenly lightened. But it did not let them relax, and the liberation of physical pressure also meant that the grinding from the heart would be very difficult.

Sure enough, the expressions on the faces of the five people changed. Ke'an's cowardice and helplessness, the forbearance and unwillingness of the Nine Emperor Princes, and the face of the man with the gun was sad, and he was already in tears. Fang Zhiwu's face was lifeless, and his eyes were full of brilliance, like a walking corpse.

And in Chen An's eyes, he saw a sad picture, which was the final chapter of blood and tears, the beginning of the world falling into eternal night. He followed the choice of his original intention and did not take a step in the end, but because of this, he was destroyed with this world.

He was the first to come to his senses, and then walked down without looking back. The little black dog at the top stood up and said loudly:

"You passed the conscience, why give up. ”

Chen An turned his head, his eyes were clear, and replied:

"I come in good spirits and return in bad spirits, this is your way, but not my way. ”

The little black dog tilted its head and watched Chen An leave, it didn't understand the meaning of Chen An's words, it only knew that this young descendant had given up an immeasurable future. But after all, this is someone else's business, and what does it have to do with his dog who spends his days leisurely, the master said that someone will reach the top today, and it seems that it is not him.

Since it wasn't him, the little black dog didn't have the heart to pay any more attention, and it continued to lie on the ground, wagging its tail boringly and looking at the four people in front of it.

Somehow, although each of them was more suitable to be the fourteenth sage than Chen An, the little black dog always felt that it was more pleasing to look at Chen An.

At this moment, the spear in the arms of the man with the gun suddenly hummed, and then disappeared into the air, and the man looked up at the sky blankly, his face was very sad, as if he had lost the most important thing. muttered in his mouth:

"Rui'er, are you angry that I don't want to make progress before you leave me, if that's the case, then I will climb to the top for you. ”

With that, the man took the last step and climbed to the top. At the same time, all the suspended stone steps below disappeared and turned into an ordinary mountain road, and the surrounding scenery changed rapidly, and the little black dog immediately got up and ran towards the wooden house behind him.

"Old man, old man, you have a new disciple!"

The Nine Emperors' faces were unwilling, and after glancing at the man coldly, he returned to the mountain. Ke'an let out a long sigh and closed the family tree, he couldn't take the last step in the end, but he couldn't give up either, sitting on the stone steps as if he was relieved, looking at the distant peaks and the birds flying in the distance.

Fang Zhiwu's eyes were calm, but when he looked around, he found that Chen An was missing, and he didn't look for it, but quietly looked at the wooden house, expecting the people who came out of it.

The houses here are very ordinary and very basic, like makeshift wooden sheds in those small villages. An old man with a height of nine feet and a different face walked out of it, he was tall and powerful, if he only looked at the back, he might be regarded as the commander of the Rock Dao Academy.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Which little friend is the old man's little fourteenth. ”

After the old man saw Fang Zhiwu and Gu Xianhuai, the man with the gun, he was very satisfied, these two people were like Zhilan Yushu, like an immortal in the dust. The other is like a cold iron spear, with a deep and majestic fighting spirit. Either way, it's all manufacturable.

The old man looked at the two of them, smiled slightly, and a new thought arose in his heart.

In the stone platform below, Chen An walked down slowly, and Shi Shi smiled when he saw this:

"It seems that you are not my fourteenth junior brother. ”

Chen An looked at her, there was no embarrassment on his face, and said with a smile:

"The Tao is different, and it cannot be forced. ”

Qingyu's eyes flickered when she heard this, but she didn't believe it, she kept paying attention to Chen An, and clearly saw the scene that he couldn't pass, so she asked:

"You were the first to break your heart, why didn't you take that step. ”

Chen An looked at her puzzled expression, and his heart moved, so he replied with a serious expression:

"Because the Nine Emperor Princes told me that you are going to recruit the people who have reached the top as concubines, I don't plan to be this Fourteen Gentlemen. ”

Qingyu was ashamed and angry, and Chen An teased her again and again, making her unable to act like a princess, so she shot angrily. However, today's Chen An is no longer what it used to be, and after taking a few moves, he left.

At this time, Bai Liang suddenly remembered something, and said loudly to Chen An's back:

"Don't forget what we agreed!"

Chen An paused, turned around and asked loudly:

"Where is she now!"

"The place where the first appointment. ”

Bai Liang replied.

Chen An nodded when he heard this, and then flew away. Shi Shi looked at Bai Liang in surprise and asked:

"What are you talking about with this kid?"

Bai Liang shook his head, and only said that this was what Uncle Shi had ordered, so he didn't say anything more. Shi Shi was helpless, and it was not easy to ask.

Outside the temple, there were several ten birds standing outside the door to rest, and at this time, there was a sound of footsteps not far away, and a flock of birds flapped their wings and flew. Chen An walked outside the hall gate, cleared his throat, and was about to speak, when a voice suddenly came from inside:

"Come in yourself, I'll be waiting for you for a long time. ”

Chen An laughed and accused:

"The Asking Heart Ladder is really difficult to climb, and it makes you wait for a long time. ”

After speaking, he pushed open the door of the hall and walked inside, and when he saw the scene inside, he couldn't help but light up, Mr. Rong was wearing palace clothes today, with a little powder on his face, it seemed that he was carefully dressed, and the surging on his chest was tightly bundled, adding a bit of dignity.

"How can a student be treated with such a great courtesy by Mr. ”

Seeing this, Chen An said with a look of panic.

Mr. Rong glanced at Chen An and said with a smile:

"You want to be beautiful, I am not dressed up like this today for you. ”

Hearing this, Chen An was puzzled, looked around, and said:

"It's not for me, but for someone else today. ”

As soon as the words fell, a familiar figure walked out from the depths of the hall, looked at Chen An and said angrily:

"Hmph, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are still so skinny, it is me Yu Fangzheng who can't hold the ring ruler, or you Chen An is floating. ”

When Chen An saw Yu Fangzheng, he immediately remembered the tragic time in Ping'an City when he couldn't fight, said he couldn't win, and he couldn't run away. hurriedly said with a smile on his face:

"It turned out to be a teacher, and the students met the teacher. ”

Yu Fangzheng snorted lightly, but his face had a little smile, and said:

"Teach you for a month, I haven't heard you call me Master, why did you suddenly have a sweet mouth today. ”

Chen An's face did not change when he heard this, and he said calmly:

"One day as a teacher, a lifelong teacher, the teacher taught me for more than a month, how can I forget the love of the teacher. ”

"Hmm... The children can be taught. ”

Yu Fangzheng said with relief, although Chen An almost didn't anger him to death, but this voice of the teacher made him feel emotional and useful. However, if he knew that Chen An was because he couldn't be Mr. Fourteen, he would retreat to the next best thing, and after looking for someone to protect him, he didn't know if he would take out the ring ruler that had not been used for a long time.

"Okay, today's teacher is just here to help, are you here to fulfill the contract with Mr. Rong, or the two of you can talk. ”

Hearing this, Mr. Rong nodded to Yu Fangzheng, and then said to Chen An:

"Chen An, do you remember what we agreed on. ”

"Of course, remember, my Heavenly Ghost Gate can be summoned at any time, you can take me to the place I want to go. ”

Chen An stretched out his hand and showed the black mark on it, Rong Yu nodded, and then turned around and walked towards the depths of the hall. Seeing this, Chen An looked at Yu Fangzheng, Yu Fangzheng nodded, and then turned around and walked towards the depths of the hall.

There is a stone door in the depths of the hall, and when opened, a stone staircase leads to the bottom of the stone door. Mr. Yung took down an oil lamp from the wall next to the stone door and walked down with it.

"After going down, don't use your mental power to probe the surroundings, otherwise the things that will be drawn out will be a headache for us. ”

Yu Fangzheng admonished, and then walked down.

Chen An followed in, and after walking for a distance, he felt that the breath around him was not cold, but there was a somewhat pungent sour smell in the air, so he asked out loud:

"Master Yu, what is the smell at this time, do you hide vinegar underneath? ”

Yu Fangzheng chuckled lightly and replied:

"This is the breath of the true master of our Halloween Mountain, if you can see it later, you will know,"

"The true master of the Mountain of All Saints!"

After Chen An heard Yu Fangzheng's words, he was shocked, could it be that there was a terrifying existence below. But after thinking about it, it makes sense, after all, such an extremely rare thing as the innate golden essence stone vein can only be owned by people of this status.

Just as Chen An was thinking wildly, they finally passed through the long passage and came to an open place. This is a place shrouded in mist, and from time to time there is a sound of rustling in the mist, which makes people's hearts tremble.

At this time, Mr. Rong in front of him stopped, bowed to the front, and then took out a xylophone, she sat cross-legged, put the xylophone on her chest, and said:

"Ledao Courtyard Rong Fish, come to visit the Great Venerable of the Split Earth. ”

After that, he stroked the piano slowly, and the melodious sound of the piano soon made Chen An intoxicated. However, at this time, there were gradually many rustling sounds around him, which made him a little flustered.