"I see. That...... Is there nothing you can do about it?" Qing Ci scratched his head and asked in distress.

Mu Liuye sighed, "It's not that there is no way, it's just ...... No one has ever done it. ”

Qing Ci's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Say it quickly, what is the solution!"

Mu Liuye stretched out his hand and pointed to the four huge stone pillars around him, "The way is on them." ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand and waved, and four blue rays of light shot from his palm into the four stone pillars, and then the four stone pillars shook slightly.

After a while, the surface of the stone pillar changed, and the four pillars were originally gray, but after this shaking, the gray on the surface of the pillar turned into debris and collapsed, and they took on cyan, white, red, and black respectively.

Qing Ci frowned and stared at the four discolored pillars, and muttered: "Qinglong, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, this is ......"

Mu Liuye nodded, "These four stone pillars represent the four divine beasts, called the 'Four Elephant Pillars'. ”

"And then?" asked Qingci.

"This Dinghaizhu has a powerful power to pacify, and if you want to take it, you must have a power comparable to it as a substitute. If such a power does not come from the treasure of heaven and earth, then it can only come from the person who wants to take the Dinghai Pearl away.

"There is an illusion in each of these 'Four Elephant Pillars', and each illusion is a test of quality, if you can pass all the tests of the 'Four Elephant Pillars', the white light connected between the pillars will become a symbol of this person's strength, and a new and powerful combination of power will be condensed again, and it will exist in this altar instead of Dinghai Zhu. I have heard the elders of the clan say that the person who can pass all the tests must be the absolute king between heaven and earth. Mu Liuye explained.

Qing Ci's face changed, and he asked again, "Then what are these four tests?"

"The white tiger tests 'bravery', the Vermilion Bird tests 'wisdom', the Xuanwu tests 'perseverance', and the green dragon ......" Mu Liuye said, Xiao Qing glanced at Qing Ci, and seemed to be a little embarrassed.

Qing Ci raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong with Qinglong?"

Mu Liuye shrunk her neck and whispered, "Qinglong represents 'ruthlessness'. ”

"What?" Qing Ci almost jumped up when he heard this, rolled up his sleeves and said angrily: "Why! The other three represent beautiful qualities, why does Qinglong represent 'ruthless'? Who set the rules, let that kid come out, the master should reason with him!"

Mu Liuye hurriedly said, "Seventh brother, it's not what you think. The so-called 'noble of the gods, no more precious than the green dragon', the green dragon is the head of the four elephants. For the superiors, courage, wisdom, and perseverance are certainly not weaker than others, but only the 'ruthlessness' of many people can't grasp the scale.

"If the world is peaceful, the Three Realms will be stable, if there is any turmoil, too ruthless will lead to the destruction of human beings, and it is easy to be afraid if it is not decisive enough. Therefore, the 'ruthless decision' here is not a cruel and brutal killing that is just about killing, but after having absolute courage, wisdom and perseverance, we can judge when to be ruthless and when to die, and decisively put it into action. ”

Listening to Mu Liuye's explanation, Qing Ci's face gradually relaxed. This little Xuanwu is right, there is no king in heaven and earth who does not step on the bones of other people, there will be struggle and sacrifice, and there will be betrayal if there is loyalty.

A true king possesses great strength, wisdom, and perseverance, and should use them to good use to achieve the necessary ruthlessness and determination. Compassion or not, ruthlessness or not, it depends on the specific situation.

Thinking of this, Qing Ci had a headache again, "These tests you are talking about, do they have to be completed by one person alone?"

Mu Liuye thought for a while and replied, "Whoever wants to use this bead will do it." One person will do it for one person, and two people will do it for two people. ”

Hearing this answer, Qing Ci breathed a sigh of relief slightly, fortunately there can be a companion, otherwise it would be a person...... He wasn't sure.

"Then if you don't pass the test, will you be punished?" asked Qing Ci again.

Mu Liuye shook his head, "There is no punishment, but injury must be inevitable." And once the test begins, it must be done in one go, and if you stop in the middle of it, it means failure. It's just that the seventh brother takes such a fancy to this bead, thinking that it must have a very important role for the seventh brother, if he can't pass the test in one go, the seventh brother won't be able to get this bead. ”

Qing Ci sighed heavily, injuries or anything are commonplace, and not being able to get this bead is a great punishment. Painting Allure cannot become a painting soul, Cang Wunian cannot complete the three souls, except for the ashes, there is nothing worse than this.

Seeing that Qing Ci was depressed, Mu Liuye cautiously approached him and gently tugged at his sleeve, "Seventh brother, can you tell Xiao Ye what you want this bead to do with?" Maybe Xiao Ye can go back to Daddy to discuss and see if it can be replaced with something else to help Seventh Brother." ”

Qing Ci raised his eyes and glanced at him, seeing that this resolute-looking and seemingly mighty young man was like a small jasper at the moment, he couldn't help but cry and laugh.

He waved his hand and said, "I am determined to get this thing, if it can be exchanged for something else, I don't have to bother to come here." Brother, I'm in a hurry, so I'll go back first, and I'll come back in the next two days. ”

With that, Qing Ci withdrew his hand and prepared to leave.

"Seventh brother, you wait!" Seeing that Qing Ci was leaving, Mu Liuye hurriedly shouted to him.

"I'll talk about the apprenticeship later, brother, I haven't gotten away enough, but I don't want to take your little tail with me. Qing Ci didn't reply, and quickly fled away while waving his hand.

"No!" Mu Liuye stomped his feet and hurriedly chased after him.

Seeing that the young man was chasing after him again, Qing Ci reluctantly stopped his body and said patiently: "Xiaoye, I'm really in a hurry, my friends are still waiting for me to go back in Xuanzhou." If I delay too long, they'll worry about me. ”

Mu Liuye pouted aggrievedly, "I'm just so that you can go back quickly." If you go out like this, you have to re-cross the whirlpool you encountered before. Even if you go straight back to the surface, there are the same number of whirlpools waiting for you, you don't have to work hard!"

Qing Ci blinked, and said with some surprise: "Could it be that your kid has a way to make these whirlpools disappear?"

Mu Liuye raised her head proudly, "It is naturally impossible to disappear, but I can keep you from being affected by the whirlpool." ”

Qing Ci patted him on the shoulder and urged: "Then what are you waiting for, hurry up!"

Seeing Qing Ci so kindly put his hand on his shoulder, Mu Liuye was excited, and grabbed Qing Ci's hand and swam forward.

"Hey, you kid took the opportunity to take advantage of me again!" Qing Ci was dragged by him and muttered dissatisfiedly as he moved forward quickly.

"How can this take advantage of you!" Mu Liuye said, "If I don't touch you, you will still be affected by the whirlpool." ”

As he spoke, a whirlpool appeared in front of him.

Mu Liuye's body flashed with blue light, enveloping Qing Ci in it, and the two of them passed through the whirlpool without any pause.

"Hey, it's really the method of your Xuanwu clan, brother, and I can be regarded as sacrificing hue this time. Knowing what the situation was, Qing Ci couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"Seventh brother, you don't look like Xiao Ye at all!" Mu Liuye pouted.

Qing Ci touched his face and wondered, "Why don't you look like it?"

Mu Liuye shook his head, "That's not it, it's true that the seventh brother is good-looking, but it's too gentle, Xiaoye has always thought that the seventh brother is a fierce and heroic tough guy." And when I saw it today, Xiao Ye also found that the seventh brother was not serious at all, and it was really not serious. ”

Qing Ci's mouthful of old blood almost didn't spurt out, "You little turtle, why is the master not serious?"

"Xiao Ye worships you so much and wants to worship you as a teacher, but you always think that Xiao Ye is taking advantage of you, isn't this improper?

Qing Ci glanced at him, stretched out his hand and poked his head, "Yo, you kid also know that apprenticeship is a very solemn thing?

When Mu Liuye heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Seventh brother, then what do you mean, are you willing to take me as an apprentice?"

"Ahem...... Qing Ci hurriedly coughed a few times, and said with a haha: "That, this matter will be decided after my brother's consideration." As for you, it's best to go back and ask your father's opinion, no matter how you say that he is also a senior, if I accept his son as an apprentice, then I will be the same generation as him when we meet in the future, how embarrassing it is!"

Who knew that as soon as Mu Liuye heard Qing Ci's words, he patted his hand on the armor on his chest, "This is easy to say, my father knows that I have admired you since I was a child, and he also admires you very much." If he knew that I worship you as a teacher, he will be very pleased!"

With a "whoosh", the two of them had jumped out of the sea in one fell swoop. Qing had just had breakfast when he came out, and now the sunset was about to set.

"Oh, it's almost night, Xiaoye, my brother will leave first, you hurry back and protect your Dinghaizhu." As soon as Qing Ci saw that he had left the range of Minghai, he immediately withdrew his hand, which was quite a bit like crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.

Who knew that Mu Liuye quickly reached out and grabbed Qing Ci's arm, staring at him expectantly and said, "Seventh brother, Xiaoye doesn't need to stay in Minghai all the time. The undercurrent whirlpool created by the strong men of our clan using spells is impossible for ordinary people to break into. I often wander between the continents of the North Sea when I'm idle and bored, and I don't know where the seventh brother is going, Xiaoye can be your guide!"