Volume 1 Catechumens Chapter 15 Mountaineering

"Whew! Call! What the hell is going on with this mountain! Clay panted like an old cow that was seriously ill and about to die, lying on the ground on all fours, and had no strength to turn over except to complain.

Wu Jie's situation is better than that of clay, at least he can stand. But his face was drenched in sweat, and even his clothes were soaked with sweat, drenching against his body, making the stuffy air even more humid and hot.

Next to them, the cold-faced swordsman Xie Minghuan was also sweating profusely, and his long hair wet with sweat was messy, making him look very embarrassed, without any of the cold aura of the past.

Luo Yu's situation was much better than theirs, a strange symbol appeared on her forehead, and there was no obvious change in sight. However, as long as you pay attention to the fact that she has always been elegant and dignified, she is now sitting on the stone regardless of her demeanor, and you can see that she is also extremely tired.

They weren't the only ones who were embarrassed, the more than fifty immortal seekers were all about the same at the moment, one by one they were tired and wanted to die, lying on the ground under the Ox Horn Peak.

The result of this is the ordinary-looking Bull Horn Peak in front of you.

The mountain is a bit steep, but there is a fairly neat stone staircase that runs from the base to the top, and it is not difficult to climb one step at a time, and there are handrails made of steel on both sides of the road.

From the outside, climbing a mountain shouldn't seem like a difficult thing to do.

However, the outside and the inside are two different things!

As soon as you step on that stone step, there is immediately an invisible pressure falling, and the further you go, the greater the pressure. At the end of the day, this pressure is like a mountain pressing on the body, not to mention those weak scholars, even the top masters like Wu Xie and Xie Minghuan can't hold on, they are pressed like a turtle carrying a stone stele, they can't stand at all, they can only climb up little by little.

But even in such a humiliating way, when they climbed halfway up the mountain, they finally exhausted all their strength, couldn't hold on any longer, and fell down.

If it weren't for the protection of the formation arranged by the immortals at the foot of the mountain, I am afraid that more than fifty immortal seekers would have fallen into a meat pie!

It took a while for everyone to slowly come back to their senses. But looking at the high peak, looking at the stone steps that wind all the way to the top, even the bravest and strongest people can't help but feel a little weak.

"What do you mean by immortals? This clearly won't let us go up! The bald head who jumped out to ask questions before leaned next to Wu Xie and complained, "Even if I usually carry a sheep to climb the mountain, I have never worked so hard!" ”

"I can carry two sheep." A large man nearby muttered, "A mountain like this, carrying two sheep up, will only be half an hour smaller." ”

Wu Xie was also puzzled and set his eyes on Luo Yu.

If anyone here is familiar with things like seeking immortals, then it should be her!

Although the eldest young master of the Shendan family, Qing'an, is estimated to be very expert, but it was about the last time he was beaten too hard and left a psychological shadow, as long as Wu Xie approached, the eldest young master An would immediately turn pale and his hands and feet would be weak, and when the distance was close to a certain extent, he would even stand unsteadily and slump - because he was worried that he might foam at the mouth and stain his clothes, so Wu Xie did not try to walk in front of him.

Luo Yu tidied up his slightly messy hair slightly, looked up at the strange stone steps, and couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"The road to heaven of Qingyang Temple is really worthy of its name!"

"Oh?"

"The road to heaven? What is the name of the company? ”

"Miss Luo, talk quickly!"

As soon as they saw that she really knew what to say, the immortal seekers who were still exhausted and seemed to be unable to stand up immediately regained their vitality and gathered from all directions, wanting to ask what was going on.

But before Luo Yu could continue, a calm and slightly distressed voice suddenly sounded less than two steps away from them.

"You know the extra news, that's your advantage, and I don't have a problem with that—but you can't say it."

Wu Xie and the others were startled, and turned their heads to look, only to see the Li Wuxian Immortal who had pretended to be a postman sitting on a stone, looking at this side calmly.

There are many people here who can be called the top masters in the world, but no one is aware of his existence, and I don't know if he has just arrived? Or has it always been here?

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Li Wuxian still maintained a poker face without joy or sorrow, and said in a calm tone that could not hear any intonation and frustration: "Climbing this mountain is a test for you." If you can go up, you can worship the fairy gate; If you can't go up, you can only go home - the tips have been given to you before, and in the process of climbing the mountain, you can understand the mystery of this mountain road, which is also part of the test. ”

His words were so direct that everyone couldn't argue about anything, so they had to disperse regretfully, each looking at the mountain road in distraction.

After a while, Wu Xie gritted his teeth, stood up again, and climbed along the mountain road to Lushang.

The situation was the same as last time, everything was normal outside the stone steps, but when he stepped on the stone steps, he suddenly felt an invisible pressure falling, and the weight of the whole person seemed to increase a lot in an instant, and his steps immediately became heavy.

"Jasmine, do you know what this is going on?"

"Probably some kind of spell to increase weight, it is estimated that the core of the spell is at the foot of the mountain, the farther you are from the core, the more weight of the body will be increased." Jasmine said uncertainly, "I remember that there was a forbidden space magic circle that was the same thing, the farther away from the ground, the more powerful the formation became, so it could stop the guys who didn't get permission from flying in the sky." ”

"Is there any solution to that problem?"

"This formation has fatal shortcomings, it's very simple to break, master, listen to me-"

Jasmine was about to explain with great interest, but Du Ruo suddenly interjected worriedly and persuaded: "Fourth, do you really plan to fight against this formation?" Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble? ”

Wu Xie was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and found that there was indeed this problem.

It is absolutely impossible for the immortals to design this path to test whether the immortal seekers have the ability to break the formation - if they really have the ability to break the formation, where is the need to seek immortals!

If he really broke through the formation, the result would definitely not be a success in seeking immortals, but he would be strictly interrogated by the immortals, and he would be driven out of the mountain gate at the least, or ......

It's like a person in the Olympics, running a hundred meters for nine seconds, and everyone will say that he is a Scud; But if he only runs one second in the 100 meters, he will definitely not be greeted with gold medals and flowers, but by a large group of scientists and endless research of all kinds every day.

If something is abnormal, it must be a demon, and this principle works no matter which world it is.

Since Jasmine can't help, he's on his own.

He gritted his teeth and withstood the pressure, and walked towards the top of the mountain step by step.

Every time he took a step up, the pressure increased a little, and by the end he had exerted all the strength of his whole body to the extreme, but it was still difficult to resist the incomparable force, and he slowly bent down, and then slowly couldn't stand up, and had to lie on the stone steps to save his strength.

Looking up, there is probably still nearly half the way.

The situation was no different from the last time, and if he had climbed hard, he might have climbed another twenty or thirty steps, but that was the end of it.

"Something must be wrong!" Wu Xie did not rush to climb up, but lay there pondering, carefully recalling what the immortal Zhou Zhou had said before leaving.

Be sincere.

What is "sincerity"?

He pondered secretly.

Could it be ...... Is it a requirement to "concentrate"?

He nodded secretly, took a deep breath slowly, tried to calm his mind, didn't think about anything in his heart, only concentrated on the idea of "climbing the mountain", and tentatively climbed up.

One step, two steps...... Before he knew it, he had climbed more than thirty steps in one go, and he was a lot closer to the top of the mountain!

The pressure is not increasing!

He couldn't help but be overjoyed, but at the moment of great joy, the pressure on his body increased sharply, like a boulder falling on his head, smashing him directly to the foot of the mountain, falling heavier than the last time.

But he didn't feel any pain at all, but immediately rolled over and got up after landing on the ground, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Be sincere! That's what it means! ”

"I see! This staircase didn't really add weight to me, but it magnified the distractions in my mind. The higher I climbed, the more it magnified the distractions. Only when there are no distractions can you climb to the top of the mountain without hindrance! He excitedly said in his heart, "I'm sure now!" ”

"Fourth, I think you should take a break." Du Ruo didn't cheer like Jasmine, but persuaded worriedly, "You were so tired at first, and now you are suddenly overjoyed, I'm afraid your physical strength is already a little overdrawn." If you fall again, you won't be able to get up for the rest of the day. ”

Wu Xie realized that he was really exhausted to the extreme, and even the muscles on his legs and stomach were trembling, if it weren't for the extreme joy and excitement supporting his body, I am afraid that he would not even be able to stand steadily.

He hurriedly sat down to rest, so that he could recover his strength as soon as possible.

And at this time, under his action prompt, there were already a few more immortal seekers who vaguely guessed something and began to climb to the top of the mountain tentatively.

This time they climbed slowly, but all of them climbed higher than before—though no one could climb them after all.

It's not so easy to stay in a state of distraction all the way.

"Looks like you should get it." Li Wuxian looked at them and was about to say something more, when his face suddenly changed, revealing a look of surprise.

This immortal has always been calm and expressionless, and it is the first time that everyone has seen such a shocked appearance as he is now.

"Strange! Why did someone come in again? He muttered quietly and waved his hand, and a transparent projection floating in the air appeared in front of him.

A middle-aged man in ragged clothes, one step at a time, was slowly walking along the stone road of Qingniu Town.

His movements were incomparably skillful, the expression on his face was extremely reverent, and on his dusty face, only a pair of eyes shone brightly, making it difficult to look at directly.

In the midst of the projection, a pure white light rose from his body, blocking a circle of blue light from the outside, unhindered in the slightest, and moving forward firmly.