【Upper Spiritual Temple】

Mupo followed the five old gentlemen back to the [Shangling Temple] again. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoHe's lived here for three years, so he's familiar with everything here.

When mentioning the [Upper Spiritual Temple], we have to mention the [Spiritual Trial].

The original name of the Spiritual Test was actually called the Spiritual Style. In the past, every once in a while, the envoys would organize young people of each tribe who were about to enter adulthood, and hold a solemn ceremony for them as a symbol of their growth from childishness, and this ceremony was called "Spirit". During the ceremony, young people of various ethnic groups will symbolically participate in some competitions and competitions, but this is only a demonstration of their abilities. [Spiritual Style] pays more attention to the exchange and communication between the various envoy groups and the commemorative significance of the growth of the children of the envoy tribe themselves.

However, as time passed, the envoys ceased to be superior and arrogant, and began to merge with secular society. Gradually, some children who did not belong to the envoys, but also practiced spell swordsmanship, joined the [Spirit]. Later, the style of martial arts competition prevailed, and the competition became the most concerned item in the [Spirit Style]. Until the end, it finally evolved into the appearance of the [spiritual test] that is now dominated by martial arts competitions, wins and losses, success or failure.

Like the [Spiritual Trial], the [Upper Spiritual Temple] has also experienced the transformation of historical identity. Originally, the Upper Spiritual Courtyard was just a place for the clansmen to meditate and recuperate before participating in the Spiritual Style. Every young man in the clan who wants to participate in the [Spiritual Style] must be stationed in the [Upper Spiritual Temple] one year in advance, and under the guidance of the prestige seniors in the clan, they must practice virtue and self-cultivation before they are eligible to participate in the official [Spiritual Style]. And now the [Upper Spiritual Academy] has also become a place for teenagers who want to make a name for themselves in the [Spiritual Examination] and become famous in one fell swoop, which is more like an academy in a sense. Mokpo had been practicing in the [Shangling Yuan] for three years, and the five old men were one of his teachers when he was in the [Shangling Yuan], but in fact, Mokpo had only listened to one of his classes.

Nowadays, the [Spiritual Trial] is held in [Guiyuan City] every five years, and whenever it is the turn of the [Spiritual Trial] to be held, the [Guiyuan City] must be crowded with people, rubbing shoulders, and countless people come to see the true face of this grand event, which is very lively. At this time, as long as you have a shop in [Guiyuan City], no matter what you sell, even if you are a fool, you will make a lot of money, and you will not be able to close your mouth. It's just that at that time, the shops in [Guiyuan City] are often priceless, and you can't buy them if you have money.

And in the streets and alleys, regardless of men and women, young and old, everyone must talk about the legends in the previous [spiritual test] and the popular candidates for winning the championship this year, and their stories of ups and downs have been processed by people with oil and vinegar, and they are passed on to the ears of the next generation in a colorful way, which is the most talked about after people's tea and dinner.

Of course, these are just foils, as the protagonists of the [Spiritual Trial], the young talents from all over the world who are full of ambition will all gather in the dazzling city of [Guiyuan City] every five years, not for anything else, just to show their youthful heroism in this much-anticipated ring and prove that they are the best people in the world!

Next summer, the new Spiritual Test will be held again. Mokpo had been practicing in the Upper Spiritual Monastery for three years, and his original plan was to use this last year to temper himself in the Seven Birds City so that he could show off his skills in the next year's Spiritual Trial. Who would have thought that this kind of thing would happen to him less than two months after he went to Seven Bird City, and all his previous plans would be ruined.

At this moment, Mokpo was honestly sitting on a chair in the living room of the fifth old gentleman's bedroom. Through the hollow carved partition on his right, it can be seen that Jiao Qi and Jiao Ba have been placed on the bed in the compartment, and the five old gentlemen are carefully checking the condition of each part of their body for them one by one. After a while, the fifth old gentleman should have finished the inspection, turned back to the living room, and sat down in the armchair on the left side of Mokpo.

When Mokpo was in the Upper Spiritual Academy, he only took one class of the five old gentlemen in the first half year, but it was this class that left a deep impression on Mokpo. However, it was not the content of the course that impressed Mokpo, but the teacher of the course, Mr. Gosan himself. Before he entered the [Shangling Temple], Mokpo heard the rest of his peers in the clan mention the five old men, and they said that the five old gentlemen were famous in the [Shangling Temple], and they were known for being conservative and unsmiling, but his pale hair and memory were surprisingly good. Anyone who dares to attempt to provoke his authority for no reason will end up being submissive to him. I heard that when the entire Fire Clan was sentenced to change their surname to Jiao, even if they faced people like the Wood Clan Patriarch Sen and the Ming Hall Master Yongzheng, who stood at the top of the world, the five old gentlemen still fought on the basis of reason and refused to give an inch. Although the final verdict has not changed because of this, until now the fifth old gentleman still does not recognize the title of Jiao Wu, this attitude is quite admirable. Therefore, the [Shangling Academy] Neiren is an unruly child, and when he sees the five old gentlemen, he also bows his head and does not dare to make a mistake.

When Mokpo learned that he had a class from the fifth old gentleman as soon as he entered the [Shangling Academy], his heart was also tight, and he kept reminding himself not to go wrong. But he was afraid of whatever he wanted, but he was afraid of the first class, and he was five minutes late because he overslept. Mokpo walked into the classroom nervously, but the fifth old gentleman simply asked his name and continued the lecture, without the harsh reprimand and punishment he imagined, which surprised Mokpo. But what he never expected was that from then on, before the start of each class, Mr. Wu would inevitably ask in advance: "Has Mokpo arrived?" Mokpo used his own bloody personal experience to prove the truth of the rumors about the five old men.

And now the five old gentlemen were sitting beside him, and although the two of them were sitting facing south, Mokpo was still nervous, and did not dare to look at the five old gentlemen at all. The fifth old gentleman indifferently took the teapot on the coffee table between the two, poured a cup of tea for Mu Pu and himself, and then asked slowly: "How are you preparing?"

As a member of the Mu Clan, the [Spirit Test] still retains the most primitive meaning for him, and the main reason why he cares about the ranking of the [Spirit Test] is to defend the dignity and glory of the envoy clan. But for the rest, it's a different story. To exaggerate a little, the [Spiritual Trial] is a precious touchstone that they only have one chance in their lives. The higher the ranking in the [Spiritual Test], the more they can prove their own strength. If someone can defeat the leaders of the envoy clan in the [Spirit Test] in a row and come out on top, it can definitely be said to be a blockbuster. Not only can they have no worries about food and clothing from now on, but they have also become the focus of attention, not to mention the invitations from various chambers of commerce and organizations, not to mention, even the [Four Elephant Garden] of the Ming Temple, the largest religious organization on the mainland, will also absorb fresh blood from these young talents every year. Joining the Ming Hall and defending the justice of the world is a supreme honor for many young people, and this is something that many people dream of. Of course, there are also people who don't care about worldly things like fame, fortune and status, and the reason why they want to win the championship is just to prove themselves, but this kind of person is in the minority after all.

Although the strength of the envoy tribe is not as strong as before, and it is gradually declining, the emaciated camel is still bigger than the horse. It is not easy to defeat an envoy of the same year, let alone win the chief from everyone, such a person is simply one in ten thousand. But the envoy clan is not invincible, in the previous [spiritual test], the honor of the chief has fallen into the hands of non-envoys more than once, and the most famous of them may be the young son of the Zhang family, Zhang Hao, who fought all over the envoy nine years ago, and Mr. Yongzheng, the current master of the Ming Palace, when he was young.

But no matter what, the reality is always very cruel. There is only one position of chief, which can make people cheer and shout, and there is always only that one first in the heart. Even if you are second, there is not much difference between you and others, just a slightly more powerful subordinate defeat, and it is very simple to become a king and defeat a villain.

Speaking of a thousand, the ranking of the [Spirit Test] is of course very important, but in comparison, as a member of the Mu Clan, Mu Pu is still more concerned about the safety of the Seven Birds City. As soon as he thought of the Seven Bird City, he couldn't help but feel apprehensive in his heart, and said to the fifth old man: "I don't know what's going on, but when I think of the [Spiritual Trial], I feel very bottomless in my heart, not to mention that there is such a big thing happening now, and my mind is not on this at all." “

Mu Pu suddenly turned his head to look at the five old gentlemen: "Fifth old gentlemen, with all the adults here, there must be no problems in Seven Bird City, right?"

The young man looked at the old man expectantly, but the fifth old gentleman did not move, and did not answer him a word. The early summer of [Guiyuan City] is not as impatient as Pingsha City near the desert, the sun shines peacefully in the sky, and everything is a lazy and silent appearance, so quiet that it is not like words. There was no sound in the whole room except for the breathing of them and the man and the dog lying on the bed. Wisps of pale white smoke slowly drifted out of the lotus petal-shaped incense burner on the coffee table, which gradually dissipated in the rise.

Time passed minute by minute, and Mokpo kept looking at the five old gentlemen. After a long time, the fifth old gentleman had a reaction, he squinted his eyes and looked ahead, and he didn't know whether to talk to himself or answer Mopo's worries: "Yes, there will be no problem." ”