Chapter 1: The Trial of the Five Elements

At dawn, the glow of the waning moon on the ground was obscured by the candlelight scattered by the lanterns hanging in front of the Diwa Palace.

A tall figure stepped past the candlelight and walked straight into the temple......

"Ling Han greets his father-in-law."

The visitor waved his hand.

"No courtesy."

Then he looked at the young man in a gorgeous costume in front of him......

"Well, that's good! This dress is a perfect match for you. With such grace, it's no wonder that the elders favor you. ”

"My father-in-law has won the prize."

"When I see you, it's like seeing your father, and I hope you will do something like your father and live up to the people's expectations of you."

Shui Linghan hurriedly bowed.

"Ling Han will definitely live up to the expectations of the people of the Immortal Realm."

Xie Yi nodded.

"That's the best."

"This succession ceremony is just a process for you, so you don't have to worry about it......"

After a while, Xie Yi sneered: "After all, you are the only candidate for succession this time, aren't you?" ”

With that, Xie Yi burst out laughing.

After hearing this, Shui Linghan still bowed respectfully to Xie Yishen.

"The matter of succession, Ling Han does not dare to take it lightly."

Although there was only one candidate for Ling Han this time, Ling Han did not dare or was unwilling to expect that the Immortal Realm would lower its requirements for Ling Han because of this. Ling Han knew that this accession to the throne was related to the future fate of the Imperial Immortal Realm, and hoped that the test for Ling Han would be more severe than before, and Ling Han would prove with all his strength that he was worthy of the position of the Lord of the Imperial Immortals. ”

"Haha, well said!"

"Then I'll wait and see the trial later!"

With that, Xie Yi turned around and left the Diwa Palace.

"Congratulations to my father."

Shui Linghan stood quietly.

When Xie Yi walked away, Shui Linghan came to worship in front of the statue of Nuwa.

"May Your Majesty Nuwa bless me in the Immortal Realm!"

At this time, a group of maids lined up in two rows, and walked from outside the hall with Nana, followed by the ceremonial officials, and the group respectfully came to Shui Linghan.

"Lord Acting Master, the Five Elements Elder is ready, and the trial is about to begin, are you ready?"

Shui Linghan got up and nodded at the ceremonial officer.

"It's time to go."

The ceremonial officer bowed deeply, then stood up.

"The trial begins!"

As soon as the words fell, the musicians began to play solemn music, the maids behind the ceremonial officer knelt down one after another, and Shui Linghan walked out of the Diwa Hall under the leadership of the ceremonial official.

Outside the Diwa Palace, there was a lavishly decorated carriage that had been waiting for a long time, and the bells at the four corners of the carriage clanged with the breeze blowing.

Hearing this jingling sound, Shui Linghan couldn't help but look at the bell.

"This bell, I think my father has heard it before......" Shui Linghan muttered.

"What do you command?"

Seeing that Shui Linghan seemed to have something to say, the ceremonial officer hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"Nothing."

Shui Linghan boarded the carriage, and the group marched towards the dormitory where the elders of the Five Elements lived.

"Lord Acting Master, although you already know the rules of the trial, I still have to confirm with you the overall process of this trial and the enthronement, please be sure to review the process this time."

Shui Linghan nodded, "I'm tired." ”

"Okay."

"As you know, the Immortal Realm was established by the Five Elements Elders. Therefore, the leader of the Imperial Immortal Realm, the Lord of the Imperial Immortals, was chosen from among the descendants of the elders of the Five Elements. ”

"To become the Lord of the Imperial Immortals, the first thing is to obtain the affirmation of the Five Elements and One Line, and the Five Elements Elders will test you separately, and as for the content of the test, it is up to the elders to decide."

"If you pass the test, the elders will hand over to you the jade pendant representing the five elements and one lineage, and the descendants of the elders of the five elements who have the five jade pendants will undergo the final test of the spirit stone."

"This spirit stone is the spirit stone left by Nuwa after she died in the sky, and it is also the foundation of the establishment of the immortal world, only by obtaining the power of the spirit stone can you officially become the master of the immortal world."

"That's the whole process."

"Well, I get it."

As they spoke, the group came to the outside of Elder Jin's residence.

Shui Linghan followed the ceremonial officer into the house, but he did not find Elder Jin.

Confused, a maid came up and saluted.

"Acting Master, Elder Jin, please move to the back garden."

The two followed the maid to the back garden, where a gray-haired woman was tending with the sparse flowers and plants in the garden.

Shui Linghan stepped forward and saluted.

"The junior has seen Elder Jin."

"Hehe, it's the little boy here!"

Elder Jin looked up from the flowers.

"I wanted to wait for you in the hall for a while, but I'm afraid I can't wait, so I'll take a look at them first."

"Are your flowers sick? Do you need me to send a gardener to help you see? ”

"No sickness, no illness!"

Elder Jin waved his hand, "These flowers! Just like my children, when I don't see them for a while, I feel like they're complaining about why I don't come to play with them. ”

"You still love flowers so much."

"There's no way, when the trial is over, I'm going back, this flower can only grow in the Imperial Immortal City, I don't take care of them much, and it's hard to see them when I go back!"

"Perhaps...... Elder Wood will have a way, or I will send a florist to your house to help you take care of these flowers and plants......"

"Forget it, silly boy, I actually like it, I don't have to stay around......"

"This flower can bloom so brilliantly in the Imperial Immortal City, it is enough for me, so the flower is also happy, and I am also happy."

"But if I forcibly take it away because of my selfish desires, both the flower and I will suffer."

"I'm old, and I can't say goodbye to life or death."

"If I had to have a pain, I wanted that person to be me."

"But if I can know that the flower is alive and well, then the pain will be nothing to me......"

"There aren't so many best of both worlds in this world, instead of obsessing with possession, it's better to let go in time and be happy, isn't it?"

Shui Linghan bowed.

"Ling Han has been taught."

Elder Jin waved his hand.

"Hey, what is teachable and untaught, don't think so much, the most important thing is to live a happy life!"

"I'd like to think about your trial program! Well, let's come up with a puzzle related to flowers! ”

"'When you are young, you can eat it and taste fresh, and when you are old, you can use someone to cut it, although it is not steel and iron, and the bones of the whole body are not bent', guess a plant."

Before the puzzle was finished, Shui Linghan had the answer, but he was a little more puzzled.

"It's bamboo. You tested me when I was younger. But...... Why are you asking me such a simple question? ”

Elder Jin seemed to have expected Shui Linghan to ask and looked at Shui Linghan with a question.

"Because the trial is not the point."

"It's not...... Focus? ”

Elder Jin paused and continued.

"We have watched you grow up since childhood, and we recognize your efforts and strength. No matter what the other elders think, I will firmly support you in succeeding to the position of the Lord of the Immortals. ”

"Shui Linghan, although our Five Elements and One Pulse have weakened, it is not something that Xiaoxiao can covet, but the resistance from Xiaoxiao will be stronger than before."

"I want you to be as tough as your ancestors, like bamboo. In the future, no matter what setbacks you encounter, you must be as tenacious and unyielding as bamboo, understand? ”

Looking at Elder Jin's lonely expression, Shui Linghan agreed.

"Ling Han understands."

Elder Jin looked at Shui Linghan lovingly, "Very good, this sentence is enough." This is the jade of gold, and you can put it away. ”

Shui Linghan solemnly took Elder Jin's jade pendant.

After receiving the golden pendant, the group came to Elder Mu's residence.

"The junior has seen Elder Mu."

"Yo, our little son, the future Lord of the Immortals, is here for the exam!"

Seeing Shui Linghan coming, Elder Mu's stiff body also straightened up.

"Alas, seeing the little boy grow into the future lord of the immortals, the old man has a lot of emotion in his heart, although the little boy has become an adult, but the old man always feels that you are still the willful and carefree child ten years ago......"

"Looking at you, it's like seeing your father, your father was such a handsome and dashing young man back then, if he was still here, he must have the same idea as me......"

Seeing that Elder Mu's conversation box was opened, the ceremonial officer hurriedly interrupted Elder Mu.

"Elder Mu, our Acting Lord is here to participate in the trial, and the Sacrifice Lord and the various tribes are still waiting for us at the altar, so we don't want them to wait too long."

"Oh! Yeah! It's important to get down to business, it's important to get down to business, you see that my old fool almost delayed your business, so the old man will test your usual homework! ”

Where does "self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world" come from?

"Only virtuous and virtuous, can obey others", what is the last sentence?

"Governing the country and self-cultivation, every word is the way", whose verse?

Shui Linghan didn't expect Elder Mu's trial to be so simple, and after answering easily, Elder Mu nodded.

"The little boy is really a good learner, and he deserves to be the future master of the immortals."

After successfully getting the wood jade, Shui Linghan did not feel a trace of ease.

"Are you upset because it's going too well?"

Shui Linghan shook his head self-deprecatingly.

"In previous years, the project of the trial was decided by the five elders within their respective clans, and the difficulty of the project was all determined by the relationship between the candidates and their clansmen."

"The substitute feels that it is going well because the ability of the substitute is undoubted for the elders, so he does not embarrass the substitute, and the substitute does not need to feel uneasy."

Hearing the words of the ceremonial officer, Shui Linghan was also a little relieved.

The group came to Elder Fire's palace.

As soon as they entered the house, a black object struck several people at a rapid speed.

Shui Linghan's eyes were quick, and he caught the black object, which turned out to be a pottery bowl.

On the soft couch, a woman in red with long hair was leaning on a cushion and dozing, one hand was at the mouth of the wine jar, and the room was filled with a strong smell of wine.

The strong smell of wine made Shui Linghan frown.

"Sister Fire, why are you so drunk?"

Hearing Shui Linghan's words, Elder Huo opened his eyes in a daze as if he had woken up from wine.

"You kid, you can be considered to have time to see my sister!"

"There are some things that need to be prepared in the past two days, and I really haven't taken time to spare, so I'm really snubbing my sister."

Elder Huo waved his hand: "Since you became the acting master of the Imperial Immortal Realm, you have been doing too much work every day, and it has been a long time since you and your sister have drunk and talked!" ”

"Then why don't you wait for Ling Han's trial to end, and then ask my sister to drink the best drunken immortal brew as Ling Han's reparation, how about it?"

"What kind of sin are you sorry for, since you became the acting master, you have always held it and pinched it, where is my bold brother in the past?"

Shui Linghan smiled bitterly, and was about to say something, when the ceremonial official on the side reminded Elder Huo in a low voice.

"Elder Fire, it's time for you to come up with a question for the Acting Master."

Elder Fire sighed, "Grown up! That's it, oh, the three altars over there are Bai Yunqing, drink it, and I will pass the trial. ”

As soon as these words came out, Shui Linghan's face changed greatly, and the ceremonial officials hurriedly dissuaded him.

"Elder Fire, the Acting Lord is here to participate in the trial, it would not be good if he made a mistake because of wine!"

"That's right! This is the trial project of the fire line, as a man, how can he not drink? You say yes! Little Brother Water. ”

The ceremonial officer didn't dare to speak, facing the three jars full of wine, the ceremonial official glanced at Shui Linghan with a little sympathy.

Shui Linghan stiffened his head and poured wine bowl by bowl, and Elder Huo saw that he was drinking unpleasantly, so he actually instructed Shui Linghan to hold the jar and drink.

It didn't take long for Shui Linghan to stand up in a daze and put the last wine jar on the table.

"Not bad, not bad! This is my little brother in water! Bold enough! ”

Shui Linghan's face was flushed.

"Sister Fire, I'...... ...... vomit"

Before he could finish speaking, Shui Linghan couldn't bear the tumbling river in his stomach anymore, and quickly rushed out.

"Oops! Don't throw up! This wine is precious! ”

"Forget it, just when you've passed the trial!"

"I'll go back and practice my drinking in the future! Really! Such an adult! ”

The ceremonial officer sighed silently on the side.

"When it comes to drinking, how can an ordinary man be an opponent of Elder Fire...... It's really hard to be a substitute lord. ”

After sobering up urgently, Shui Linghan didn't dare to delay, and came to Elder Tu non-stop.

"Hello Elder Tu!"

Elder Tu stroked his gray beard, and the old tears of excitement were rampant.

"Hahaha, the Acting Lord is finally going to become the true Lord of the Immortals! The old man is really moved! ”

"I haven't passed the final trial yet, Ling Han doesn't dare to make a judgment......"

"Don't worry, now in this immortal realm, besides you, who else is worthy of the position of this immortal master? You just have to rest assured. ”

Shui Linghan didn't say anything, but just changed the topic.

"Elder Earth, what is today's trial?"

"There is no need for trials or anything!"

As he spoke, Elder Mu handed a brocade box to Shui Linghan.

Shui Linghan was a little surprised.

"What is this?"

"Nature is the jade of the earth."

"Ling Han didn't dare to accept it without a trial."

As he spoke, he handed the brocade box to Elder Tu.

Seeing Shui Linghan's resignation, Elder Tu was slightly angry.

"How can you be as stubborn as your father. Today, I will hand over this jade to you in the name of the Elder of the Five Elements, and you go and tell Xie Yi Lao'er that the heir I have chosen does not need any trials! This jade is proof! ”

"Elder Tu, today I am accepting the test on behalf of the Five Elements and One Line, no matter what, I can't take the jade away without accepting any test, this is my principle, and it is also the rule of the Imperial Immortal Realm. Therefore, please also test me according to the rules, this is to the five elements and one line, to the immortal world, and also to the people of the world. ”

Hearing this, Elder Tu sneered disdainfully.

"Are you so confident that you will pass all the trials?"

"Ling Han didn't dare to be delusional."

Shui Linghan is colorful.

"In terms of heart, Ling Han naturally wants to inherit the position of the Lord of the Imperial Immortals, but Ling Han also knows that if his own strength is not enough to take on this responsibility, it will be a disaster for the Imperial Immortal Realm and the entire Three Realms.

"Ling Han wants to prove to the Three Realms that I am worthy of the position of the Lord of the Immortals!"

After listening to Shui Linghan's words, Elder Tu laughed with relief.

"Haha! Very good! I was right! I announce that the Acting Master of the Imperial Immortal Realm, Shui Ling Han, has passed the trial of the Earth Elder Elders! ”

Seeing that Shui Linghan had passed all the tests, the ceremonial officer hurriedly offered congratulations.

"Congratulations, after passing the trial of the five elements and one line, you will go to the altar and participate in the final trial."

Shui Linghan was a little puzzled.

"But I didn't do anything......"

Elder Tu shook his head.

"No, you have proven yourself with your actions, and your virtue is worthy of the position of the Lord of the Immortals."

"What do you mean ......"

"Yes, the trial has been in place since you came here."

"I thought you'd be slacking off on the trial because you're the sole heir, but it seems like I'm overthinking."

"You are an upright and principled child, several of them have a good vision, and you are worthy of leading the immortal realm."

Hearing this, Shui Linghan solemnly saluted and thanked Elder Tu.

"Thank you Elder Tu for your kindness."

Elder Tu took out the jade pendant from his sleeve and handed it to Shui Linghan, who unconsciously glanced at the brocade box when he took the jade pendant.

"Haha! Don't look at it, it's just a pebble in there, and I'm testing you! ”

Shui Linghan thanked him again.

"Ling Han thanked Elder Tuxing!"

"Haha! Go get busy! Don't let Xie Yi's old boy wait! ”

"Yes! Ling Han retired! ”

All the trials were passed, and the group marched mightily to the altar.