Chapter 13: The Rumored Trial in the Sands
Winter is approaching soon, and the top of Yunlu Mountain is much colder than in the city, and the branches of the trees are condensed with ice, and when the wind blows, it will make a crisp sound. Some small branches could not resist the heavy snow squeezing, and ice fell from them and fell on the snow. Yun Hai picked up a finger-thick ice cube, and his thoughts went back to the past for a while.
Winters in Northridge are much colder than here, and when you wake up overnight, the eaves of the Westwind Building will be hung with ice cubes thicker than your arm. At that time, my mother would knock down an ice cube for herself to play with, and build a snowman with her...
"Brother Seventeen, what are you thinking?"
At this time, a young man's voice came from behind, Yun Hai's consciousness was withdrawn from his memories, and he turned around to see that it was Yun Thirty-six, and said with a smile on his face: "In this cold day, you are earlier than your brother today." ”
Yun Hai is talking about Yun Thirty-three, a child of the Yun family who lives in the shadow of Yun Hao.
"Seventeenth brother Hugh is going to make fun of me, my brother broke through the four tides last night, and he needs to rest these days, and he won't come. Didn't Brother Seventeen Earlier!" Yun Thirty-six walked to Yun Hai's side, and because it was cold, the whole person shrunk into a ball.
"Little Thirty-Three has broken through the four tides!" Yun Hai thought of the arrogant young man, who didn't expect that he would stay alone on the fourth layer to break through the tide limit after everyone left last night.
"yes! I'm not as good as him. When Yun Twenty-six said this, he was full of pride.
Just like Yun Hao's status in Yun Twenty-six's heart, Yun Thirty-three has been the idol of Yun Thirty-six since he was a child.
"Let's go, otherwise we won't be able to catch up with today's morning class!" Yun Hai patted him on the shoulder and walked towards Tingchao Pavilion.
Yesterday, Yun Zhaokong informed everyone that something would be announced today, as long as the children who did not hit the limit of the tide would come.
Yun Hai, like all the children of the Yun family, was a little curious about how Yun Zhaokong would suddenly have something to announce today.
"Seventh Uncle..."
The children of the Yun family all looked at the seventh uncle who walked in from the door and Yun Zhaokong one after the other.
The Seventh Uncle hadn't been to the fourth layer for a while, it was said that it was to plan their next step of training, and Yun Hai had also heard about the fourth layer training from Tang San and Shuang'er.
It is said that hundreds of years ago, the ancestors of the Yun family discovered a secret realm, and after entering, they found that it was a vast and boundless sand domain, and to their delight, there was a kind of sandworm beast that was rare on the Tianhuo Continent growing in the sand domain. The Brain Pill of the Sandworm Beast is the main material for refining several high-grade elixirs, and there are very few sources on the market.
However, there is an ancient giant beast hidden in this sand domain, and the ancestors of the Yun family fought a big battle with it, and those who entered it were all strong people of the Yun family, but under the attack of that giant beast, it was only a draw, and it was impossible to win, or even kill that giant beast. Neither side could help the other, so negotiations began.
The Yun family promised to put a certain amount of blood food into it every ten years. In return, the other party agreed that the Yun family could send the Yun family's disciples to the interior no more than three layers above the Yunling Stage. In this way, the cooperation between the two parties continues to this day. Over time, the Yun family simply regarded it as a place for their children to sharpen, and every time they would send the children of the Yun family who had just surged into the hunting and killing of sandworm beasts, it was not only a trial, but also a harvest of resources.
Martial artists, in addition to cultivating the inner spirit and spirit, should also exercise the external physique, the reason why the Yun family's 'Great Yan Canglan Decision' is called the top exercise, both internal and external cultivation is one of the main ones. However, the training of a martial artist does not stop at the cultivation in the ashram, it also needs to go through external training to be truly consistent on the outside and on the inside.
The sand area is a sharpening place specially prepared by the Yun family for the children of the Yun family who have already surged the tides. The water is precious, with sandworms that can easily bite through the armor of soldiers, breathtaking sea market lip towers, and sandstorms with rolling heat waves. Everything, only the children of the Yun family who were put into it could truly appreciate its horror.
"This week, you don't want to break through the extreme tide, next week, you will participate in this sand trial with the children of the fifth layer who have not yet passed the trial, so prepare well!"
Uncle Seventh didn't say much, but it made all the Yun family disciples present excited, they had been imprisoned in Yunlu Academy for a long time, and they were either cultivating or studying all day long, they had been looking forward to it since they heard about the Sand Domain Trial, and now they got the news that they were about to enter the Sand Domain Trial next week, how could they be unhappy!
"Don't be too happy, this trial is related to whether you can get the pill 'Yunling Pill' that can help break through the bottleneck after stepping on the fifth layer. ”
"Elixir..."
No one in the Yun family is unfamiliar with it, when breaking through the first layer of the 'Great Yan Canglan Decision', if there is a 'Yun Ling Pill' to help, there is a great chance that the last tide surge that is usually off the line will pass! That is to say, the children of the Yun family, who could only break through the realm in four tides, may be able to break through the realm in five tides.
This is a major matter related to the future cultivation achievements, and the children of the Yun family, who were immediately in a commotion, calmed down, and looked at the seventh uncle, waiting for him to continue.
"Very good, I hope you can be as calm as you are now when you arrive in the Sand Domain, I am not here to intimidate you, the Sand Domain will kill every step of the way, it will never be as beautiful as you have heard, and your life will be in danger if you are not careful. The Yun family has a big business, and everything is lacking, and the most important thing is people, so here I remind you that in the coming week, some things about the sand region will be taught to you, and you had better master as much as you can!"
After this morning class, all the Yun family disciples in Tingchao Pavilion entered a very strange state, and they looked like the same on the outside, everyone was cultivating seriously, but the sea of clouds could feel the undercurrent under the ice.
Seven days passed, all the eighteen Yun family disciples on the fourth and fifth floors of the Tingchao Pavilion, including Yun Hai, were covered with a black cover, and after turning around on Yunlu Mountain a few times, they kept going down the stairs, they definitely couldn't get up quickly because they were wearing hoods, Yun Hai silently counted, there were three hundred and sixty-six steps in total.
"Alright, it's time to take off your hoods!"
Yunhai took off his hood, because he had been in the dark for a long time, and it took him a while for his eyes to adapt to the environment. But when he saw the scene around him, he was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him.
This is a six-zhang high inner hall, and he and the others are at the foot of the steps of the temple gate, and at a glance, they can see a teleportation array on the six-pointed star in the center of the main hall.
Illuminated by the six moonstones at the top of the main hall, the teleportation array attracted the attention of all of them like an ancient beast. This is something that has only been seen in books, and it is said that in the entire Heavenly Fire Continent, except for the Butterfly Clan, which is the best at short-distance teleportation, it is rarely seen in other places.
"Come here!" Uncle Seven's voice interrupted the curiosity of the group.
"Shine in the air and send them everything. "Uncle Seventh is fair.
"Yes!" Yun Zhaokong walked over, and then took out the things from the Starlight Cloud Ring in his finger and handed them out to every Yun family disciple present one by one.
Things are simple, a jade talisman, a backpack, a water bladder, and a short blade.
"The Teleportation Jade Talisman is a tool that you can teleport back when you complete a trial or encounter danger, and as long as you crush it, it will automatically be teleported back here. There is some dry food in the backpack, which is about enough for you for three days. As for the short blade, it was used for you to take out the Sandworm Beast Brain Pill at that time. "The clouds shine on the empty road.
"Remember, learning to use the power of the tides is the main purpose of your entry into the Sand Trial!" said the third uncle again.
"Yes, we know!" said in unison the Yun family's disciples.
"Remember, if you collect ten Brain Pills, you can crush the teleportation jade talisman and come back, and the excess will be rewarded with additional rewards according to the quantity. In addition, even if you don't finish within the specified time, this side will forcibly teleport you back, understand?" the seventh uncle told again.
"Understood!" replied to him with eighteen unison voices.
"Alright, I hope you can all complete this trial, little fifteen, you can start preparing to teleport them. The Seventh Uncle yelled at a thin middle-aged man on the edge of the teleportation array.
Yun Fifteen nodded, and began to fill the grooves of the teleportation array with energy crystals. Each of the black energy crystals was the size of a fist, and because it contained abundant heaven and earth aura, it could be exchanged as currency between cultivators.
Before coming, Yun Zhaokong had already popularized the knowledge of the Sand Domain to the fourteen Yun family disciples, and at present, these teenagers were both nervous and excited, and after cultivating for so long, they all had an impulse to move, including Yun Hai.
Before entering the third floor of A, B and C, Yunlu Academy did not teach martial arts, that is to say, although they were as strong as a cow, they did not know how to defeat or kill the opponent, this would be the most primitive journey, each of them was only equipped with a short blade, in order to better cut open the sand worm's hard as iron head and take out the brain pill inside.
"Rookies, please believe me, this is nothing, when you come out of it, you will become a real man!" Yun Fifteen, who was standing on the side of the teleportation array, looked at the children of the Yun family who were both excited and a little nervous. His voice was a striking contrast to his thin size. In the distance, the corners of Yun Zhaokong's mouth showed a trace of imperceptible bitter smile, this is Yun Fifteen, who was called one of the strongest three people in the seventh generation of the Yun family together with himself and Yun Zhan, Yun Mengtang?
"Alright, hurry up and teleport them all in!" the Seventh Uncle said at this time.
The teleportation circle can only teleport five people at a time, and eighteen people need to be divided into four batches, Yunhai was arranged in the last batch, and when he entered, an unfamiliar voice came from his ears: "Remember, go in the direction guided by the starlight." Yun Hai was a little surprised, and finally glanced at Yun Fifteen, who was smiling at him, and disappeared into the teleportation circle in a burst of yellow light.