Time flies. Yu Lie has polished his cultivation thoroughly, and his proficiency in spells has also been improved.

On August 8, he woke up early, his eyes calm. In the narrow cage room, I saw a pretty female Dao sitting cross-legged beside him, staring at him.

The female way is the sister-in-law Lawson. In recent days, the other party has returned home too many times, and the two inevitably live together in the same room naturally, without keeping too much distance.

However, they did not reach the point of sleeping together in the cage house, and they just meditated cross-legged on the same bed.

Yu Lie got up and saw that his sister-in-law was looking at him, so he bowed to the other party and greeted him for a moment. At the end of the day, he pointed to the birdcage hanging in the house and said, "This bird has been taking care of my sister-in-law for some time." Luo Sen glanced at the black starling and nodded: "Yes." "In the assessment of the Dao Palace, in addition to the living creatures that are closely related to the cultivation of the Daoist such as Gu worms, the rest such as demon beasts and spirit beasts are often forbidden to carry, which is to prevent the Daoist from relying too much on external forces in the assessment, and even the elixir charms and the like are also required.

From the notes given by his sister-in-law, Yu Lie also saw that there was an assessment in previous years, and the assessment rules of the Dao Palace were simply to strip the Taoist of the Taoist, leaving only a body of clothes, and then threw him into the secret realm of the assessment.

Such harsh conditions are very detrimental to mana and means for the vast majority of Daoists.

If Yu Lie encountered this kind of assessment, all his preparations would be in vain. The content of the assessment was kept secret, and Yu Lie could only pray that he would not encounter such strict assessment rules.

After a few more pleasantries, Yu Lie bowed and was about to step out of the door. At this time, Lawson, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, suddenly said: "Wait! She stepped off the bed, and a pale golden charm slowly flew out of her sleeve, landed on her fingertips, and handed it to Yu Lie.

"I think you have mastered two spells, one is offensive and one is defensive, but the one that protects is not an aura barrier. This talisman is called the 'Rijin Fu', which is a seven-grade medium talisman and is included in the optional talisman by the Dao Palace. When Yu Lie heard this, his face was slightly stunned, and then he showed joy and replied: "Yu Lie has heard of this charm, it can be used repeatedly, it can resist swords, guns, swords, halberds, spells, and spiritual light, especially it can resist the attack of ghosts." Sister-in-law bothered! "The seven-rank talisman is not difficult for a Taoist disciple to obtain.

After all, even a powerful Dao boy can obtain a seven-rank end-grade charm. But above the end of the seventh grade, every time you go up a small step, the price of the charm is much more expensive.

Ordinary Taoist disciples who can prepare the bottom of the box talisman for themselves will often only be a seventh-grade low-grade, wealthy Taoist, and a high-grade Taoist disciple who has cultivated enough will prepare a seventh-grade medium or above talisman for himself.

In addition to the high price, it is also because the higher the grade of the charm, if you want to use it, the Daoist's own true qi must also be qualified.

For example, a six-rank Taoist level talisman, even if he has completed the entire Daoist stage of cultivation, as long as he does not break through to become a Taoist in a day, and has no divine sense, he should not think about using the six-rank talisman, even if he uses it, if it falls into the hands of the Daoist, the effect may not be better than the seventh-grade talisman.

There seems to be a strict rule of the Taoist court, prohibiting Taoist priests and others from drawing low-threshold charms. And in the seven-grade spell that Yu Lie could use, his sister-in-law Luo Sen took it out

The "Rijin Fu" is already top-notch, not only within the range that he can use, but also because it can replenish the aura and reuse, one is equivalent to many, almost a high-grade blood weapon.

Such life-saving things, Yu Lie will not be pretended to be polite. He was not polite, and immediately gave a deep salute: "Thank you sister-in-law for your gift!" Seeing that Yu Lie accepted her charm, the cold expression on Luo Sen's face eased a lot, and she showed a hint of a smile and advised: "Although the assessment is important, life is even more important. Don't think that with the brand of Dao Palace, you will not have an accident in the assessment. The other party said meaningfully: "Although the loss rate of each round of assessment is not much, if it falls on your head, it is 100%." Remember, life matters! Sister-in-law's words made Yu Lie raise his eyebrows slightly, feeling that the other party's words had a deep meaning.

He thought to himself: "Could it be that the loss rate announced by the Dao Palace to the outside world is a bit problematic...... but this question is not something that can be answered in a moment and a half, Yu Lie pressed the distracting thoughts in his heart, but his vigilance inevitably increased a lot.

After a few more words, Yu Lie said goodbye completely and walked out of the house. Lawson sent him all the way to the end of the aisle and watched him go.

All the way straight ahead, the rest of the train walked through the bottom of the road, and took the insects on the ground. More than an hour later, he came to the center of Qianzhou Dao City.

That's right, the place where the Dao Palace is located is the central area of Qianzhou Dao City, which is the core area of Dao City.

Yu Lie had occasionally passed by the central area before, but when he came over again, he was still dazzled by the scene in the central area.

I saw a group of carved pavilions, which appeared in his eyes, antique and elegant. The most special thing is that the number of floors of these pavilions is not high, the highest is only nine floors, which is in stark contrast to the buildings in other areas.

These pavilions are not high, but the light is sufficient, because the height of the section where they are located is sufficient, and it is the highest point in the entire Dao City.

After Yu Lie walked out of the ground insects, he breathed in the fresh air nearby, and felt that the aura in the air was stronger than the rest of the place.

If you don't have the money to rent a house or a coffin, if you can mess around the streets of this core area, the progress of cultivation will probably not be too slow.

It's a pity that there are curfew rules in Daocheng, and late at night, the streets are dangerous, and no one dares to stay at will.

With thoughts surging in his heart, Yu Lie walked all the way through various buildings and found that there were two distinct divisions of Taoists around him.

One of them is richly dressed and exquisite, and his cultivation is universal, and the other is like him, his cultivation is not high, and his face is either uplifted or apprehensive.

Needless to say, the latter ones all came to participate in the Dao Palace assessment. After a while, Yu Lie followed the route to the square in the shape of an altar, and just above the square, there was a fairy urn levitating, emitting endless golden light.

At this time, nearly half of the people in the altar square were already crowded, and the scene was noisy, and the participants were all sorted.

Yu Lie glanced at it roughly, and estimated that the number of people on the altar must have reached tens of thousands, and this is just this altar.

This made Yu Lie's mood slightly nervous, and he secretly thought: "The assessment of the Dao Palace is held every year, and it is arranged every month, at least twelve rounds a year, and the number of rounds can be regarded as frequent...... I didn't expect the number of participants to be so large this time. According to what he knew, in each round of assessment, the number of people recruited by the Dao Palace was often only about 1,000.

This thousand people are not selected by an immortal altar, but from all the people who participated in the assessment today, which can be described as one in a hundred and one in a thousand.

It is undoubtedly not an easy task to stand out from this base crowd. Yu Lie also really understood why he might not be able to enter the Dao Palace if he passed the assessment, and he had to have a letter of recommendation, and even a letter of recommendation might not work.

There is no other reason, the number of Taoists in the city is too large. Fortunately, Yu Lie immediately looked around and found that the Daoists beside him were either inferior in cultivation to him, or inferior in age.

As young as Yu Lie, who is mature and sophisticated, there are people on the scene, but those who fall into the crowd are like standing out from the crowd, which is quite attention-grabbing.

This made Yu Lie feel certain, convinced that although he had not yet participated in the assessment, he was among the best in the assessment, and the possibility of entering the Dao Palace was not low.

His mind froze: "The preparation of the poor road for more than half a year is not in vain. "Yu Lie came not early or late, and there was at least an hour before the assessment began.

There were more and more Taoists on the altar, and there were frequent exchanges, so he simply found a corner of the open space at the scene, sat down cross-legged on the spot, adjusted his mood, and warmed his true qi.

From time to time, the sound of people talking and talking around him appeared in his ears. There is nonsense in it, and there is also a lot of news worth listening to.

For example, a pair of people who looked like father and son climbed on the altar together, one fat and one thin, both came to participate in the assessment.

The fat man pointed to the pavilions and mountains that were higher in the center, and said, "If you can worship the Taoist Palace, you can enter it, and you will no longer live between the rulers." If you can break through to the seventh rank before you reach a certain age in the Dao Palace, even we can enter this place with you and enjoy happiness. When the lean-looking young Taoist heard this, his eyes lit up slightly, and he said, "I don't know what kind of scene is inside that palace, and what kind of creation is there?" The young Taoist paused slightly, and asked the fat man: "Dare to ask my father, if you can be promoted to a Taoist priest in the Taoist Palace, what treatment will you have, and where will you live?" Is it directly to give this house on the mountain as private property? The fat man nodded, but suddenly pointed to the top of the mountain in the clouds and mist, and said: "I heard that above the mountain, there is a cave in the sky, its buildings are above the ground, and it can almost pick up stars, and the mountains and islands float in the air, and do not come into contact with the mundane. He is a Taoist priest, and he may be regarded as a real person who cultivates immortals and seeks the Tao. Speaking of this, the other party involuntarily lowered his voice: "It is rumored that he has entered the Dao Palace, which is only equivalent to the outer disciples in ancient times." Only when you cultivate the seven grades can you be regarded as a formal disciple, or an inner disciple, and you can take the six-grade Taoist as a teacher. The six-grade Taoist is the one who enters the room and is the true ......" Yu Lie couldn't help but open his eyes when he heard this, looking at the place where the Dao Palace that the two of them were talking about was located.

The two of them mentioned these things that were not covered in the notes of sister-in-law Lawson. He didn't really yearn for it: "It turns out that the most elite and anointed place in the entire Dao City is only the outer gate and inner gate of the Dao Palace, and the real Taoist priest lives in the clouds!" This made Yu Lie understand a little later, why he had been in Qianzhou Dao City for more than half a year, and there were tens of thousands of Taoists in the city, but he had never seen any cultivators of the sixth rank and above so far.

It turned out that the huge Dao City was only used to house the Daoists of the lower three grades, and in the eyes of the real six-grade Daoists, this Dao City was like a mundane place.

In addition to the pair of fat and thin father and son beside him, there were other news on the Immortal Altar from time to time that entered Yu Lie's ears, outlining the image of the Dao Palace in his heart more comprehensively.

It's just that apart from being able to gain a little insight, the words of the people around him have no more value, and the most important things are either those that Yu Lie already knows, or what Lawson mentioned in his notes, and there is not much difference.

There were more and more people on the altar, and in the midst of the uproar, the experienced Taoist disciples set up stalls on the altar, shouting in low voices, and gambling games.

The content of the other party's gambling is today's round of assessment, which one will it be. whether it is a martial arts fighting method or an out-of-town tempering; Whether it is a skill assessment or a classic speculation; Is it a secret exploration, or a life-and-death fight...... There are a lot of choices.

In addition to the gambling game, there are also experienced Taoists who take the opportunity to peddle the so-called assessment book in their hands, saying that it is a skyscraper, good quality and low price, and persuades the people around them to buy peace of mind quickly.

I don't know if the other generation is here to participate in the assessment or to sell things. There are many people with mixed mouths, all kinds of things.

。 In the noise, time passes one by one. As it approached noon, the sun was shining on the altar, and the noisy Taoists seemed to be wilted, and the chatter gradually stopped.

When everyone was looking forward to how today's assessment would begin, an inexplicable voice suddenly appeared in everyone's minds, buzzing.

"Edict: Humanity is insignificant, and the immortal road is reckless. Today, I am a Taoist, comfortable and relaxed, I don't know cruelty, and I only have to go to the skin. Those who want to enter my Dao Palace must have a blue thread, climb the sword and step on the sword, and survive in death. The voice was indistinguishable between men and women, loud and deafening, and the tone was old-fashioned, reverberating in everyone's minds.

Everyone on the altar was silent, as if they had been silenced. But when the inexplicable voice was chanted twice, on the third time, someone on the altar began to cry out: "Blue wisps? This assessment turned out to be a survival assessment! ”

"What?" Some people don't know why, so they hurriedly ask the people around them: "What kind of situation is this survival assessment?" Yu Lie came back to his senses, his pupils were also shrunk, and he inhaled a cool breath and said secretly: "It seems that everyone in this round is not very lucky." "In the Daogong assessment, there are several types of assessment methods that are the most difficult and torturous, and picking people up is one of them, and letting people survive in death is the second.

In short, this kind of assessment is to throw the Taoists into a foreign world, so that people can find their own way of survival, remember the bittersweet and sweet, and establish meritorious deeds.

This kind of assessment involves foreign worlds, and the loss rate of Taoist disciples is often the largest, which is full of dangers.