"Burn incense—" A grand opening remark resounded through the square in front of the Sword Pavilion.

The ghostly light of the magic weapon pierced the early morning fog in an instant, and the green wassert glowed, and the people were silent.

The lively square was solemn, and behind the incense case, I don't know when, the four elders had already sat in front of the steps of the Sword Pavilion.

At this point, silence is better than sound......

Leng Xue, the host of the sword, held the magic weapon in his hand, stood upright, and officially announced the opening of the "Sword Pavilion Sword" ceremony in front of the incense case.

As if an agreement had been made, the four respected elders all wore old Taoist robes. The robes were fat and bloated, and the clothes were stiff and stiff because they had been starched, and when worn on them, they were like four big bells that were buttoned up, and they were the kind of bells that were worn out, but still shook the house.

The "Four Broken Bells" sit on both sides of the back of the incense case in turn, as if they are angry, and they will never make a sound if they do not hit the hammer of the bell.

Villagers, you look at me, I look at you, and the eyes that exchange with each other seem to say: For such a grand ceremony, why are the elders dressed so coldly?!

is still a child's words, Elder Leng Ke's grandson Leng Wa bit Baili Xi's ear and explained: "Grandpa gave me a copy of "Brief Record of Ancestor Happiness", and asked me to study hard. ”

This was heard by He Xiangu beside Leng Wa, she was noncommittal, corrected the threads on her new clothes, helped the new hair flower that was popular in the town pinned to her hair bun, and shouted to Gu Gu aggrievedly: "Next time you get married, don't marry someone from Dayanhe Village, how can you get the word 'soil'!"

Behind the incense case, Leng Ke and Tan Er are on the left, Mu Xiaohe and Nan Shang are on the right, all of them have slightly lowered their eyes and the corners of their mouths are stiff, like four statues.

Shaoyi and Gugu's presence, and Leng Xue's opening of the pavilion presided over failed to make the four elders make the slightest move. It seems that, as Leng Wa added in the crowd, this is a rule that has lasted for a long time: before the sword is drawn, the four elders must remain still.

Shaoyi pretended to be calm and stared straight ahead, and in order to avoid feeling oppressed, he tried not to look at the bitter faces of the four elders in front of him.

However, Shaoyi's mood at this time could not be completely controlled by himself, his mind wandered, and he unconsciously looked for Nanyan, Leng Wa, and Baili Xi in the crowd, these were his little friends.

Shaoyi was apologetic, he cared a lot about whether these partners would be there or not, and how they would treat him.

When Shaoyi saw Baili Xi nodding encouragingly at himself, he knew that Baili Xi had forgiven him, a foreigner who was fortunate enough to have the opportunity. It gave him a little peace of mind.

"Stay calm, hold the silver fir in your hand, and don't look left and right. Geng Ding's prompt brought Shaoyi back to his senses.

From the moment she stood in front of the Sword Pavilion, Goo Gu had not been as distracted as Shaoyi, and her eyes had always been on both sides of the Sword Pavilion.

Something, there seemed to be something not quite right on the roof of the Sword Pavilion, but what was the problem? With her current ability, she couldn't find out.

The crimson morning sun hidden behind the fog finally came into play, tearing a hole in the fog barrier, and the late autumn sun still retained the scorching heat of midsummer, sparing no effort to scorch the people in the square. A few drops of sweat soon hung on Shaoyi's forehead.

In his mind, he went through the ritual process that Geng Ding had explained over and over again. At this time, two beads of sweat flowed into his eye sockets one after the other regardless of the occasion, and one less eye hurt, but he couldn't bear to wipe the sweat.

His vision became more and more blurred, and with his familiarity and sensitivity to Geng Ding's voice, Shaoyi's eyes full of sweat and tears tried to widen again and again, and his movements never left the part of the ceremony, and he got up...... Bow...... Chanting...... Gift......

Although his movements were always a little slower than those of Coo, he had been trying very hard to follow Coo's movements so as not to fall behind, so that the two of them could complete the ritual of prostration.

He knows that he is a foreigner, a child who can't practice, and a baby who has never seen the world, but at the same time, he is the hope of Dayan River at this time, and he is also the person who shoulders the challenge that his good friends are looking forward to.

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When Geng Ding, as the deputy host, inserted the last stick of incense, the ceremony of opening the sword in the Sword Pavilion had come to an end. He turned around, nodded slightly to Shaoyi and Gugu, and walked into the crowd.

Geng Ding noticed that there was a lack of red eyes. He clearly knew that the road ahead could not help, and it was up to Shaoyi and Goo to walk down step by step.

"First level, Titian—" Leng Xue announced.

According to the regulations, one or two people should go to the incense case and pick up a stick of incense and pay homage to the god of the Sword Pavilion.

The current Council of Elders of the Leng Xue Dynasty also walked back into the crowd after bowing to the ancestors. At this time, in the open space between the incense case and the steps, only the four "broken bells" that remained stagnant behind the incense case, such as Shaoyi, Gugu and the incense case.

Shaoyi and Gugu stood in place, they seemed to be not far from the incense case, and it would probably take dozens of steps to walk over.

Shaoyi turned around, before starting the Sword Pavilion challenge, he glanced at the crowd for the last time, here, there were villagers he trusted and he relied on in his heart.

Suddenly, Shaoyi realized that the crowd was so far away from him, and how far away was it......

The distance was originally only twenty paces, but now it is like the Milky Way? The crowd has become a constellation, and the shadows are so large that it is not really bright.

Shaoyi observed: It turned out that the air in the entire Sword Pavilion Square was compressing, oscillating, expanding, and constantly deforming, making it impossible to measure the distance between any two things......

Geng Ding said that the first level is not difficult to pass, but in the history of the sword, nine times out of ten, young descendants have been defeated at this level. One less knows that this level is difficult, and it all depends on the heart.

Probably thanks to the perception gained in last night's dream, invisibly, Shaoyi felt the voices of the villagers in the crowd:

"Is this kid okay? He's a foreigner. ”

Brother Wang also muttered in his heart: "I think there is a drama in Gugu." "Brother Wang is one of the top Gogu fans in Dayanhe Village, and he is eccentric to Goo at this time, but he forgets the fact that Goo Gu is also from a foreign race.

"Come on, don't disappoint my grandfather, your victory is also the victory of our friends. The atmospheric cold baby blessed in her heart.

"Goo girl, you can be regarded as standing up for me. He Xiangu cast a warm gaze.

"Hmph, let's see how you guys make a fool of yourself!" Nanyan was unwilling because his son failed to get the qualification to expose the sword.

At this point, Gugu also turned her head, she glanced at Geng Ding in the crowd, this old Ding was really stable, he had a completely nonchalant expression.

Looking at the others, their eyes are like copper bells, some people are so nervous that they sweat, and some people are looking forward to a big fall in the first hurdle to prove that one less is an out-and-out waste of firewood.

Obviously, for the sake of clan interests, a considerable number of villagers have long believed that sticking to the thousand-year-old prophecy, that is, the statement that the sword burner gets the sword is an ideal that is higher than reality, and it is far less practical than the deeds of the present world. Some of them are already a little nervous and ready to make some noise.

"That's not something you should think about. Goo Gu understood Shaoyi's thoughts, so he gave Shaoyi a stern look to stop Shaoyi's endless probing and listening. Shaoyi nodded obediently.

Shaoyi and Goo Gugu were about to walk towards the incense case head-on, but at this time, the crowd was silent again.

According to visual inspection, the two of them are more than 20 steps away from the incense case, and the incense case is still three or five steps away from the "sitting formation" of the "four broken bells......

The large stone pavement looks smooth and smooth, and it can be easily walked. However, one step less, you will understand the true taste: not only is it difficult to walk, it is simply difficult to walk an inch!

As soon as one of the young people lifted the step, the upper body became extremely heavy, and the ground suction force was like a thousand pounds dragging the legs, making people unable to break free.

Every minute and every second, Shao Yi was like a bear sinking into the mire for most of his body, desperately trying to escape, he was angry in the dantian, accumulating strength and pulling it out, wanting to lift his steps...... However, no!

No matter how hard I try to lift my legs, I still can't do it!

When he was in trouble, Shaoyi suddenly remembered the silver fir wood in his hand, and he had an idea, with the attitude of giving it a try, and used the silver fir wood as a cane. He held the silver fir wood in his hand, and used the silver fir cane to prop up the force that was enough to pull him down, and with this rebound force against the ground, Shaoyi finally took the first step.

As soon as the second step was about to be taken, it was discovered that the energy carried by the silver fir wood was limited after all. Even if he took advantage of this fulcrum and barely pulled out a kick, due to the too much suction, the silver fir wood actually reached the large stone slab, and the wooden body was bent a little because of excessive force, and the large stone slab made a clattering sound under the grinding of the silver fir wood.

This made Shaoyi worry that due to excessive force, he would either break the silver fir wood or break the large stone slab.

However, Shaoyi didn't come up with a better way. Gathering enough strength, again, Shaoyi tried hard to push forward with the help of the silver fir cane, not wanting the situation to suddenly change.

It turned out that the suction of the ground weakened at this moment, close to nothing, Shaoyi was using all his strength to support his legs, undoubtedly, the force was too strong, and the ground suddenly had no suction to block, and Shaoyi threw himself out and fell to the ground forward.

It seems that this power from the ground and absorbing less one is sometimes strong and weak, and sometimes it is not there.

Goo kept hesitating, she didn't walk forward bravely like Shaoyi, but observed and thought again and again.

Goo Gugu gently tapped the silver fir wood in his hand with the nail cover of his little finger, and soon, Shaoyi also stopped and gently tapped the silver fir wood with his middle finger, responding to Goo.

It was a password that only the two of them were familiar with. "This password is really similar to the Morse code I just learned in my dream last night," Shao Yi thought to himself: "The password that has been used for three or four years was invented by Goo, and it is actually the same as that Morse code!"

The code word of the coo knock is: "The elder array in front is not simple, and the word 'slow' must be the first." ”

Nodded less. He stopped still, closed his eyes and recuperated, slowly touching the front with his invisible sense.

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