Chapter 147: Inner Disciple
After passing through the fog, the top of the mountain seems to be close in front of you, and the carved railings are faintly visible, but in fact there are still more than 200 zhang away. When you get here, if you can't do it, you have to use all your strength to take almost every step.
At this time, there were only more than sixty people left in front of Chu Ziheng, and after only a cursory glance, Chu Ziheng knew that these people were all talented and persevering, and the stone ladder was indeed a simple and convenient screening method to eliminate unqualified candidates with the greatest efficiency.
It's just that the further you go, the more difficult it is to move forward, and for ordinary people, there is no way to go to the end smoothly. The Moon Reflecting Gate has gone to such great lengths to carve the formation on each stone step, so it won't be impossible for people to pass through, right?
Chu Ziheng thought about it again and again, but he still couldn't figure out the doorway. Suddenly, Chu Ziheng's expression moved slightly, the young men and women who arrived here all had not weak cultivation, if they mixed in with a person who had not yet had a sense of qi, wouldn't it be too conspicuous?
As a result, Chu Ziheng exuded a slight aura, if it was seen by others, his cultivation was dark energy, and he was not outstanding, but it was not so outstanding. As long as his cultivation is not higher than the Yuanying realm, generally speaking, it is difficult to see through his true realm.
However, he said that the few Ning Dan monks who were closely watching the assessment situation, and the eldest one seemed to be the eldest when he saw someone coming out of the fog, and when he saw his face clearly, he was surprised: "It's him..."
The emaciated man also saw Chu Ziheng, and couldn't help but change color slightly. He didn't expect that the young man named Mu Huang would really be able to come here, according to the previous situation, as long as he passed through the fog, no accident, he would basically be an inner disciple. At that time, this Mu Huang said a joke, but now I think of it, and I feel that it is loud.
After a closer look, he found that Mu Huang actually had a dark cultivation, and he was out of sight, so thinking about it, it was not purely luck that he was able to get here.
Chu Ziheng was observing what these people in front of him were doing every time he took a step, and he didn't notice that he was walking too fast, you know, the speed of others can be described as moving, and sometimes he paused for a long time to climb the next step, so that he unconsciously exceeded more than thirty people.
Such a dazzling performance naturally attracted the attention of those who were secretly observing. When Chu Ziheng realized that he was walking too fast, he hurriedly slowed down his pace.
At this moment, a miserable scream came from the front: "I'm not reconciled!" Chu Ziheng suddenly raised his head, only to see a young man in cloth clothes stained with blood all over his body, lying on the stone stairs, his position was only the last fifty zhang away from the top of the mountain, however, it was such a short distance that became an insurmountable moat.
The boy shouted violently, jumped hard, and jumped up several steps one after another, but unfortunately before he could land on the steps, he was bounced away by a huge force, and dozens of small cracks cracked open on his body in an instant, and the pink blood mist bloomed in an instant. The tenacity of this son's heart is so tenacious that Chu Ziheng saw it and was moved by it.
A gust of wind lifted the boy up and slowly sent him to the top of the mountain. Just when Chu Ziheng thought that those Ning Dan monks were going to announce this person's defeat, he never thought that they gave him a token, although Chu Ziheng didn't know what it meant at first, but when he saw the envious eyes of the people around him, he knew that the token might be the symbol of the inner disciple.
"I see. Chu Ziheng already knew in his heart that he didn't need to go through the whole journey, and he thought about it, he didn't have the strength to get close to the late congenital stage, and it was tantamount to a fool's dream to go through the complete journey. Chu Ziheng thought about it for a while, and for the sake of insurance, he decided to at least go to the location where the person just now was.
It was the middle of the night, the clear moonlight was shining on the earth, and the sudden temperature in the mountains made the already exhausted people shiver. Dotted fluorescent light floats along the road, reflecting the stone staircase as if it were day, illuminating the way ahead for those who take part in the test.
"Give up, why struggle for an illusory opportunity?" a demagogic sentence suddenly resounded through the mountains and forests.
But no one was deceived, and the man continued: "Give up, give up..."
Although Chu Ziheng's steps were slow, he still surpassed one person after another all the way, and there were only about one hundred and twenty zhang left from the top of the mountain, and there were people in front of him who had obtained the qualifications of inner disciples, and there were only more than ten people standing in front of him.
The next moment, Chu Ziheng's mind moved, and he noticed that three positions in front of him, there was a white-clothed young man staring at the road under his feet, as if he was observing something, and then took a step, and then showed a relieved expression.
After the young man in white repeated this several times, Chu Ziheng's expression slowly became strange, because he found that the young man in white stepped on a small blank space every time he landed. If one time can be said to be a coincidence, then several times in a row are not a coincidence.
Could it be that this young man also knows the way of formation, but this idea was quickly rejected by Chu Ziheng, even he was in the innate realm and had just set foot in runes, and the cultivation of this young man in front of him was just a dark energy, and he should not have much understanding in runes. There is only one explanation that is most reasonable, and that is that this young man in white has a strong sense of perception and can clearly feel the slightest difference in aura on the stone steps.
An extremely bold guess appeared in his mind, maybe the person with extraordinary talent in perception was the one that Yingyuemen really wanted, and mental toughness was important, but perception was the root of the alchemist! After thinking about it a few times, Chu Ziheng became more and more sure of this guess. There were always a few seemingly non-existent divine thoughts sweeping around the young man in white, obviously appreciated by the people in the dark.
Judging from the progress of this teenager, it may be possible to successfully reach the top, since someone attracts attention for himself, then he doesn't have to hide it too much, just follow the young man in white and take the second place. After making up his mind, Chu Ziheng really followed the young man closely, and every time he took a step, Chu Ziheng also took a step.
Slowly, there were fewer and fewer people in front of him, and one by one his eyes were focused on Chu Ziheng and the young man in white, but most of them were looking at the young man in white, no matter what time it was, the first one was always the most dazzling. The white-clothed young man caught a glimpse of Chu Ziheng, who was also following the same steps, and was secretly annoyed, probably not expecting that anyone else would be able to see the mystery of the stone steps.
"Is it really possible for these two people to reach the top?" a Ning Dan monk stared at Chu Ziheng and the white-clothed young man with burning eyes.
"It's hard to say... But these two must have amazing perception, and the two of them are much stronger than we were back then. The emaciated man smiled bitterly, he actually looked away, looking back at the quota of outer disciples promised at that time, it was just a joke.
Twenty zhang away from the top of the mountain, Chu Ziheng stopped, and the difficulty of finding the blank was beyond imagination, there was no need to show off again, and this distance was already seventy percent sure to ensure the second place. After pondering for a moment, Chu Ziheng deliberately showed a hesitant expression, hesitated, and then stepped down heavily. In an instant, an invisible wave of qi instantly lifted him away, and blood spat out endlessly.
The next moment, he appeared on the top of the mountain, looking still in shock. A few Ning Dan monks walked up with a smile, patted him on the shoulder, and said a few words of encouragement.
The emaciated man personally handed Chu Ziheng a token, and he smiled rarely: "Congratulations, Senior Brother Mu." ”
Chu Ziheng suddenly showed a sincere and frightened expression, took the token with both hands, and couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.
Soon after, the young man in white appeared in everyone's eyes in a slightly embarrassed manner, and his final result was fixed at a distance of thirteen zhang from the top of the mountain. Those Ning Dan monks surrounded him again, vying to have a good relationship with him. The young man in white looked at the rest of his peers with a full face, and only when he looked at Chu Ziheng did he restrain himself slightly.
After sitting on the top of the mountain for two hours, a Ning Dan monk said loudly: "The assessment is over, the number of inner disciples is full, and the Yingyue Sect will select some people with remarkable performance from the rest of the people to become outer disciples." As soon as he finished speaking, the man's sleeves rolled up, and an uncountable cyclone rolled up the young man and woman on the stone stairs and sent them down the mountain.
Chu Ziheng looked around, there were only seventy people who were selected as inner disciples, and only seventy people were selected among the thousands, and this elimination rate was only slightly better than the hunting competition.
A crane cry came from far and near, and a group of bearded Ning Dan monks fell from the sky on the crane, their people were unkempt, exuding a strong smell of wine, and he said to the older monk: "Senior Brother Wang Miao, are these little dolls the inner disciples of this year?"
Xu Shi, an elderly monk known as Wang Miao, was in a very good mood, pointed to Chu Ziheng and said to the white-clothed young man: "Hahaha, yes, yes, this year's disciples are the best choice regardless of their qualifications or temperament, not only that, but there are also two rare good seedlings." ”
"Hmm?" The slightly drunken bearded monk opened his eyes wide, looked at the two of them fixedly, burped with wine, and said, "Grandma, I don't see anything different, it's not two arms and two legs, maybe it's not as good as Lao Tzu." ”
"You, you, you, talking nonsense again!" Wang Miao was not surprised, pointing to his cheeks and scolding with a smile. After a pause, he said, "Bai Nan, Mu Huang, you two come with me, and the rest of you leave with this uncle." ”
In the envious, jealous and hateful eyes of the rest of the young girls, Wang Miao grabbed Chu Ziheng and the white-clothed young man named Bai Nan and rose into the air.
"Uncle Shi, where are you taking us?" Bai Nan clutched the corner of Wang Miao's clothes tightly, for fear of falling down.
"You'll find out later. Wang Miao looked extremely kind, and said softly, "Don't call me uncle, you are different from others, just call me senior brother." ”
Chu Ziheng's eyebrows moved slightly, and then he said, "Senior Brother Wang is good." ”
This Wang Miao looks approachable, and he knows everything about the problems of the two. From his mouth, Chu Ziheng knew that Yingyue Gate was a four-grade sect, and there were two Xuanling Realm ancestors in the gate, which was also a big force. And because Yingyuemen is famous for alchemy, there are many seekers, and they have made friends with many strong people, and no Xiaoxiao dares to come to Yingyuemen to be presumptuous.
While talking and laughing, Wang Miao gradually flew away, and after passing through a certain still cloud, the space was like a calm lake, and the scene in front of him suddenly changed. The scenery of the mountains and mountains and the vast smoke and waves are blurred in an instant, and the aura of heaven and earth is so rich that it is extremely dense and the aura of heaven and earth is blowing in the face, and the majestic Qionglou and Yuyu are towering and forested, and the continuous palaces and pavilions cover an area of thousands of miles!