Chapter Forty-Eight: Rivals
Before Zhu Yuan and the others reached the ladder, they first took a closer look. It's better to be cautious in such a strange place. At this time, on the ladder, in addition to the two who came down from the first ladder just now, there are now three immortal cultivators. Two of them were already on the second tier, and they were both disciples of the Lishui Sect. The other one was the Mulian Fairy, who was walking slowly towards the second staircase. It was too slow to say that she was walking too slowly, even though each step was very large, and it took four or five steps to walk from the first to the second. However, the Mulian Fairy moved too slowly.
Zhu Yuan made a little observation and walked directly up to the first step of the ladder, and the rest of the people saw that Zhu Yuan was gone, and they also walked up to the first step together. Zhu Yuan's left foot had just stepped on the first step, and he immediately felt a pressure acting on him. Immediately, Zhu Yuan's right foot also stepped up the steps. Suddenly, his body sank, as if he was carrying a mountain. Zhu Yuan straightened up again after getting used to it a little, and it was only because he didn't adapt to it at the beginning that he felt like this. Zhu Yuan slowly lifted his steps, wanting to go towards the second order. The strong binding force acted on Zhu Yuan's body, and Zhu Yuan only felt that his legs were as heavy as if they had been filled with lead. Every time he lifted his footsteps, it took all his strength, and now Zhu Yuan finally knew what Lu Dao was just now, and he saw that the Mulian Fairy would move so slowly.
The five of them, who came up with Zhu Yuan, also had the same idea as Zhu Yuan, and every step was extremely difficult.
"This first-order test is so difficult, even if I can pass it, I won't be able to go a few steps, so let's give up. Tian Xin'er thought in her heart, so she discussed it with everyone.
"I think I should give up too, this ladder is a test of formation. I don't know anything about the formations, I don't have any talent. I won't waste any time here. Zhang Dongyue also agreed with Tian Xin'er's idea.
In the end, they discussed and decided, Zhang Dongyue and Tian Xin'er left first and waited in the square. And Defeng Zhenren, Zhu Rufeng and his wife, and Zhu Yuan continued to participate in the test on the ladder. Immediately, Zhang Dongyue and Tian Xin'er left together and walked down. Then, pick a place in the square and wait for them to come back.
Zhu Yuan secretly guessed that since this was a test formation, then this first-order test should be a bondage formation. With such a strong binding force, if you cast this formation in battle, you can completely control it, and your speed will not be affected, but the enemy's speed will be greatly affected. Can't go all out. You can fight if you want to, and you can leave if you want. The enemy can only be beaten passively.
"It would be great if we could get this formation. Zhu Yuan longed in his heart, but unfortunately, this was just a test, not a formation for him. As long as he slowly walked out of the second order to reach the second order, he could be regarded as having passed the test of this level.
Soon, Zhu Yuan and the four of them passed the test of the first order and reached the second order. As soon as he reached the second order, the previous feeling of restraint suddenly disappeared. It's just that the sudden feeling of dazedness is very uncomfortable. Zhu Yuan tried to walk forward, but he was very relaxed, and he was sure that he did not have the previous sense of restraint. However, suddenly Zhu Yuan discovered an abnormality, no matter how he walked, he was always three steps away from the third order. You can't walk these three steps. Zhu Yuan instantly understood that he had fallen into the maze and other magic circles that he had encountered when he was taking treasure for Tian Xin'er before. With his previous experience, Zhu Yuan began to slowly crack the formation. As for Defeng Zhenren and Zhu Rufeng and his wife, they really didn't have any talent for formation, and they didn't have the knowledge of formation, so they decided to leave the ladder and wait for Zhu Yuan in the square. So, after informing Zhu Yuan, he immediately left the ladder. The formation seemed to know their thoughts, and when they were about to leave and walk down, there was no hindrance, and they arrived at the square very smoothly. Even the two people of the Lishui Sect, who had been working hard at the second order before, decided to leave here after many fruitless attempts. Instead of wasting time here, why not go treasure hunting at the bottom of the mountain?
Just when Zhu Yuan and Mu Lian were still trying to break the formation, the rest of the team also reached the top of the mountain one after another. After listening to the instructions of the white-robed Taoist, they all came towards the ladder of heaven, wanting to try their level. Maybe you broke through the formation by going to shit luck. There were a total of eight teams of immortal cultivators, a total of twenty-five people. The rest of the people were also the same as the disciples of the Qingyun Sect, they were either killed by the formation or were teleported out of the Autumn Styx Mountain.
"Now that you're all here, I have something to say. The words of the white-robed Taoist spread throughout the square and on the ladder. Everyone stopped one after another and listened carefully to what the white-robed Taoist was going to say next.
"Now, you see it, too. There are many people who haven't even passed the first-order test, so if anyone decides to leave because they really don't have the slightest chance of passing the test, let me know first. I will send you away, but every immortal cultivator who leaves here must make an oath and promise not to tell anyone about what happened in this Autumn Immortal Mountain. After taking the oath, you can leave. The white-robed Taoist said.
"Of course, you can stay here, even if you can't pass the ladder for a while, and if you fail, you can start over. The white-robed Taoist continued.
"Uncle Shi, what should we do now?" Tian Xin'er heard that she could leave, so she asked Defeng if she arrived.
"Let's wait and see when Yuan'er can pass the test. Defond replied.
"Now, all of you join me in taking the vows. Either way, you're all going to get out of here, it's only a matter of time. The voice of the white-robed Daoist was once again transmitted to the ears of every immortal cultivator.
"What kind of oath do you want to make?" an immortal cultivator immediately asked.
"Take a life and blood oath, not the kind of demonic oath you make. "The white-robed Daoist has been observing the entire Great Array at all times, and what is happening inside is clearly understood by the white-robed Daoist. Naturally, there are immortal cultivators in the Dao who make an oath of demons.
"What is the blood oath of life?" another immortal cultivator asked puzzled.
"I'd better tell you about it! The Demon Oath is too restrictive. If a person makes a heart demon oath, if he doesn't follow the oath, then the heart demon will be triggered, and it will take a while to trigger the heart demon. Moreover, there are powerful monks who are not even afraid of demons. Besides, there are still a lot of things that can be done before the demons are triggered. The blood oath of life is different, once it is violated, you will die on the spot. The white-robed Taoist explained.
"Ahh......h However, people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. They can only swallow it. If they didn't take the blood oath of life, they wouldn't be able to leave the Autumn Styx Mountain at all.
"Now, you do it with me. The white-robed Taoist said, and at the same time pinched the magic trick in his hand.
"I swear by my life that after I leave the Mountain, I will not tell anyone anything about it unless I have the permission of its owner. Everyone followed the white-robed Taoist and issued a life and blood oath. Immediately, they faintly felt that there was something more in their souls, and they felt that if they broke the oath they had just made, they would definitely die immediately.
"Okay, if you want to leave, you can go directly to me, and I will send you away. The white-robed Taoist said.
"If you want to take the test, you should try it as soon as possible, because whoever passes the test first will probably get more benefits. The white-robed Taoist continued.
Immediately, the four immortal cultivators of the Lishui Sect asked to leave the Autumn Styx Mountain. As for Defeng Zhenren, they had to wait for Zhu Yuan, so they didn't leave immediately. The rest of the people wanted to take a look at the test before they had tried the ladder test, so they didn't choose to leave immediately, but planned to try it before deciding whether to leave or continue to try.
The red-haired young man was in the group of people behind, and he suddenly spotted the Lotus Fairy in front of him. The red-haired young man had long coveted Mulian's puppet, but here, he couldn't use many of his methods, so he could only endure it for the time being. But he still walked quickly towards the ladder, wanting to see the power of these formations. He already had a little bit of the strength of Mulian, and now he wanted to know more about it in order to deal with Mulian Fairy in the future.
Along with the red-haired youth, there was also a sturdy man who looked honest and honest on the outside.
When they had just arrived at the first order, Zhu Yuan had almost cracked it in the second order. Just when Zhu Yuan was complacent, suddenly, the Lotus Fairy next to him actually stepped into the third order first. In an instant, Zhu Yuan seemed to have been hit. In the past, I was the only one who was an absolute genius, and I had never met anyone at the same level. I didn't expect to meet one today. And the speed of breaking the formation is so fast. Although he entered the second order a little earlier than himself, he had previous experience in breaking the formation.
After receiving this blow, Zhu Yuan immediately broke through the formation to the third order. At this moment, Zhu Yuan could be regarded as seriously observing Mulian. Mu Lian didn't expect that someone would break the formation faster than her, of course, he didn't know that Zhu Yuan had the experience of breaking the formation before. Originally, she also thought that if she couldn't pass the test here, no one would be able to pass. However, when she saw Zhu Yuan's breaking speed, she knew that she had met an opponent. also immediately looked at Zhu Yuan. But there was no softness under his hands, and he suddenly accelerated his speed. This third order tests the trapped formation, requiring them to break out of this trapped formation.
When Zhu Yuan and Mu Lian were competing with each other, quickly looking for a way to break the formation. Some of the immortal cultivators who entered the Heavenly Ladder later also reached the second order. Suddenly, another immortal cultivator broke the formation and entered the third order. Moreover, the speed at which it broke the formation was obviously faster than that of Zhu Yuan and Mu Lian.
"Now I've met a strong enemy!" Zhu Yuan and Mu Lian thought in their hearts.