Chapter 8: The Three Thousand Ladders
Taixuanzong is the cultivator of the Three Kingdoms Road, with a long history and profound heritage, with tens of thousands of disciples, and two high-grade spiritual veins. The mountain protection array is overwhelming in all directions, covering thousands of miles, and the five main vein spirit peaks in it are scattered and distributed, namely Qingyun Peak, Lotus Peak, Qixia Peak, Zixiao Peak and Cuiyun Peak.
Qingyun Peak is the main peak, which is personally controlled by the sect leader Chen Yong, and the disciples in the peak are all elite sects, or talented, or extraordinary, or amazing, ordinary disciples dare not provoke.
Under the Lotus Peak, the disciples of the three spiritual root attributes of water, wood, and ice are the mainstay. The peak master Hua Qingyue has a cold personality and little desire, and she retreats and cultivates all year round, rarely in front of people, and her cultivation is a mystery.
Qi Xiafeng majored in the hundred arts of the immortal family, and there were grandmasters preaching in Dan, instruments, talismans, formations, puppets, and Kanyu. The peak master Xu Yan is a high-grade alchemist of the god rank, and his status is respected. Although there are less than 1,000 disciples in the peak, they control half of the resources of the sect, and they are the most transcendent line of the Taixuan Sect.
Zixiao Peak majored in thunder and fire, and there were many sword cultivation disciples under his sect. The peak lord Bai Lin has a strong temperament and travels all year round. Or wait for the opportunity to kill the demons in the chaotic land, or get rid of the evil in the barren mountains of Daze, or go deep into the depths of the Sunset Mountain Range and fight the demons alone. Under his influence, the disciples of Fengzhong are strong and warlike, extremely lethal, and take it as their responsibility to punish demons and defend the way, and they are the backbone of the Law Enforcement Palace.
Cuiyun Peak has almost no restrictions on recruiting disciples, as long as you can complete the three thousand heavenly ladders, you can worship in it, the number of disciples under the sect is huge, and the organization is loose and chaotic. But the peak master Gu Li is a powerhouse of the half-step Transformation God Realm. Sixty years ago, in the battle against the beast tide in Qingcang City, he fought against the fifth-order demon Purple Eyed Demon Bull with a Wuge spear, and left in a dashing manner after fighting with him for 3,000 miles, which was passed down as a beautiful talk.
The five spiritual peaks of cultivation and the five cultivation veins can be described as all-encompassing, so that every monk who has passed through the Three Thousand Heavenly Ladder can find his own path according to his own qualifications and explore his potential to the greatest extent.
Of course, talent is the foundation of any force. The three major sects of the Three Kingdoms cultivate the four major sects, and the remaining three sects also attach great importance to recruiting disciples, and in order to compete for disciple resources, conflicts have broken out many times, and even wars against each other. In the past hundred years, due to the expansion of the demon clan and demon cultivation forces, and with the full mediation of the royal families of the Three Kingdoms, it has eased a lot.
Dongfang Jinxia is not full, and the foot of Taixuanzong Mountain is already crowded with monks participating in the assessment. The team stretched for several miles, and under the guidance of the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall, they verified their identities in turn and received assessment tokens.
Su Mo took the token and followed everyone to a huge square. As far as the eye can see, three thousand white jade steps are suspended in the air, arranged in an orderly manner, leading straight to the depths of the clouds and mist.
Although after the Great War in the Southern Regions eight hundred years ago, Taixuanzong's momentum has fallen and it has lost its former glory, but its heritage has not been damaged, its strength is strong, and it still firmly occupies the throne of the leader of the Three Kingdoms Dao cultivation.
For example, with the 3,000 ladders to the sky, each piece of white jade stone steps is depicted with extremely complicated formations. The test composed of 3,000 steps has the ability to test the spiritual root, distinguish between good and evil, and clear mind. At the same time, the three thousand ladders are fused into one, which can be turned into a god-level high-grade killing array, and has killed several fifth-order demon beasts, which is the first line of defense within Taixuanzong. It was obtained by the founding patriarch who went deep into the ancient ruins, and was carefully arranged by five god-level array mages over decades, and its value is incalculable.
When everyone arrived, an old man in a brocade robe flew over, stood in the air, and said solemnly: "You are all young talents with spiritual roots, and you are the darlings of God, maybe you have different identities, maybe you have different talents, but here, you are equal." Through the ladder behind this seat, you will become the outer disciples of the Taixuan Sect, the immortal method and the immortal recipe, the treasures of the immortal family, at your fingertips, and your future achievements are limitless! Failure means that you will not have the opportunity to enter the largest Taoist cultivation sect in the Three Kingdoms, or worship other sects, or become a loose cultivator in the mountains and fields, or become a disciple of the family, or become a servant of a wealthy family, and the path of cultivation is bumpy, and the future is bleak. Whether you become a human being and explore the avenue of heaven and earth, or fall into the clouds and become a dirt ant under other people's feet, it depends on your performance today. ”
"Now, the entrance assessment of Taixuan Sect has officially begun!"
Su Mo's expression was solemn, although he had known the content of the assessment for a long time, but at this moment, he was still a little nervous. Before entering the Taixuan Sect, any accident may happen, and it must not be taken lightly.
The ladder of heaven is far away, spreading among the clouds, and at the end of it, is the main vein Qingyun Peak.
Under the ladder, there is the forbidden abyss, once you fall, if no one rescues you, you will definitely die.
On both sides of the ladder, two hundred Law Enforcement Hall disciples were suspended in the air, concentrating on vigilance, ready to strike at any time to deal with all kinds of emergencies.
Su Mo took a deep breath and took a step forward.
"Buzz!"
At the moment when the soles of his feet landed on the stairs, majestic pressure fell from the sky and squeezed him from all directions.
Su Mo's face was slightly pale, his abdomen was blooming, the green thunder on his body was entangled, and the purple flame was rising, and the two blended together, forming a thick light curtain to resist coercion and reduce the burden on his body.
"Poof!
At the same time, several monks who had ascended the ladder, even though they had spiritual roots, were overwhelmed by the pressure due to their limited qualifications, and they fell down the ladder one after another.
Different talents and different qualifications, but the spiritual roots of the same attribute are also of high and low grade.
For example, the more fire-attribute spiritual roots are mixed with other attribute spiritual roots, the more easily they are disturbed by other attribute spiritual qi when cultivating and breathing, and the slower the speed of running Zhoutian. As for the fire spirit root of a single attribute, when cultivating, you only need to focus on the throughput and refining of fire spirit qi, and when you cultivate, you can get twice the result with half the effort.
If a certain spiritual root attribute is strong enough, it can even reshape the monk's physique, transform into a special spirit body, or even become an innate god body or an immortal fetus!
But for Su Mo, it was already a great fortune to be able to have a two-attribute spiritual root and become a monk who was one in ten thousand. As for the spirit body, the divine body, and even the immortal fetus, they are all innate creations that can be encountered, and there is not much extravagance and greed.
Taking a deep breath, Su Mo gritted his teeth, stepped on the second step, and the pressure exerted on his body suddenly increased by one point.
Half an hour later, when Su Mo stepped up the six-hundredth staircase, his legs were as heavy as lead, and most of the thunder and fire around him had dissipated.
As Su Mo climbed higher and higher, the pressure on his body became stronger and stronger, and by the time he reached the nine hundred steps, the thunder and lightning purple fire had completely disappeared, and he climbed up step by step with only the support of his physical strength.
The body is getting more and more tired, the breathing is getting heavier and heavier, the pressure is seeping into the body from the outside in, and the soul, Yuan Li, and qi and blood are all beginning to be suppressed!
Walk up to the 990th floor.
Su Mo's legs were bent, and his forehead was covered with sweat, as if he was carrying a mountain, and it was difficult step by step.
"Boom!"
However, when he stepped on the thousand steps, the clouds dissipated, the coercion receded, and his body instantly became relaxed, with an indescribable pleasure.
Then, Su Mo began to look at the surrounding environment, and found that on a stone platform the size of a hundred zhang, there were already hundreds of people standing in front of the ladder to distinguish between good and evil.
"When you step on this ladder, if your heart is pure and you have no evil thoughts, you will finish safely. If they have bad intentions, the number of people who die on the way has been innumerable over the years. After a fat old man finished speaking, he stopped paying attention to the crowd and closed his eyes.
Su Mo glanced at the ladder and stepped forward without hesitation.
As soon as I stepped on the stairs, the scenery in front of me changed greatly, the sky and the earth were gloomy, the wind was howling, the demonic energy was surging, and the ghosts were crying wolves.
The golden light in Su Mo's eyes flowed, his expression remained unchanged, keeping the Lingtai clear, and walking forward quickly.
Suddenly, a sigh came faintly, as if it was blowing through his ears, and it seemed to sound in his heart, which made Su Mo's heart tremble.
At this moment, countless distracting thoughts in his mind surged uncontrollably and frantically, transforming into a picture that could be viewed at will, which contained the various purposes he wanted to worship in Taixuanzong.
Su Mo tapped his eyebrows lightly, a touch of blue flashed, and quickly suppressed the distracting thoughts.
At this moment, a divine consciousness came from the clouds and fell on him without the slightest concealment.
Su Mo's heart moved slightly, and while suppressing the distracting thoughts, he tried to imagine the desire for cultivation, the yearning for the Great Dao, and the expectation of worshipping the Taixuan Sect, and all kinds of thoughts kept appearing.
The divine sense patrolled back and forth on Su Mo's body, and stayed for about a few breaths before disappearing.
Su Mo turned pale, showed a little tiredness, and continued to move forward.
"Ahh
At this moment, a terrible scream came from behind him, and he saw a young man in black waking up like a dream, and his figure swayed and fell from the ladder to the abyss.
The cultivation in the middle of the golden pill erupted from him, setting off a gust of wind, but at the moment when he crushed the jade talisman on his waist and wanted to escape, a dark giant claw poked out from the abyss, and the giant claw closed, imprisoning the black-robed young man and pulling him down.
From beginning to end, there was no sound.
Su Mo shook his head, fortunately he had no ill will towards Taixuanzong, otherwise, the end would probably not be much better.
On the next journey, a total of nine divine senses fell on him, and the stay was longer and longer, but fortunately, no accidents happened.
After walking the stairs of distinguishing between good and evil, there was no platform in the middle to stop, and the scenery in front of him changed again, only to see a large bath appear in front of him.
The pool was shrouded in mist, and a graceful woman was half-bathing in the water with her back to him. Long black hair, white shoulders, beautiful jade-carved arms, crystal slender fingers, every seemingly random movement is full of tenderness and charm.
Beauty bathing, charming people's hearts!
Su Mojun's face was slightly red, born from his heart, and his illusion was born from his thoughts, but he didn't expect that the first thing that appeared at the level of Mingxin was beauty.
It seems that there is not enough cultivation of the mind!
How many years have passed, and I haven't exercised myself after life and death.
Su Mo waved his big sleeves, and several sword qi flew out with a roar, crushing the bath and annihilating the beauty!
Holding the sword forward, less than a hundred feet, countless hideous zombies were transformed, and they were slaughtered, and the foul-smelling corpse gas made people retch!
Zombies are the resentment of the dead, nourished by the filthy and turbid, and slowly give birth to a special existence of the spirit, bloodthirsty and violent, physically powerful, and most fond of devouring blood.
Su Mo's expression remained unchanged, allowing the zombies to pounce on his body and bite, devouring flesh and blood, and passing through the corpses with a skeleton-like body.
"Yes, the path of cultivation is full of thorns and murderous opportunities, not only life and death, but also people's hearts are difficult to distinguish. Otherwise, one wrong step will be a dead person. ”
The illusion dissipated, and a purple-robed man floated in, his sleeves fluttering, quite the demeanor of a master.
Su Mo said respectfully: "I've seen my seniors!"
"Since you have the token of the lame, this seat will give you a chance. However, in addition to you, there are two others who want to become law enforcement disciples. Whether you can get your wish in the end depends on your own ability, let's go!" Liu Feng nodded, flicked his sleeves, and a jade leaf appeared at his feet, carrying the two of them towards the interior of the sect.