Luoyang, south of the city.

In the southeast of the city, Jingrenfang official medicine garden, this morning, it was firmly controlled by a large number of left and right Qianniu guards, all the entrances and exits were firmly controlled, this Jingrenfang official medicine garden belongs to Taichang Temple, covering an area of about 160 acres, the scenery in the official medicine garden is good, very beautiful, and there are a lot of rare herbs in the medicine garden.

Luoyang is in the middle of the world, Guanshan Gongwei, water and land accessibility, and the natural topography of feng shui is excellent. The victory of the soil and water in Luoyang City is in the southeast of Luoyang City, Jingrenfang Official Medicine Garden is also located in the southeast of Luoyang City, it is the season of spring flowers, on weekdays, the dignitaries and nobles in the city often come here to enjoy the scenery.

Today is different, at this time, only cultivators are allowed to enter the Jingrenfang Official Medicine Garden, and those high-ranking officials and nobles on weekdays will be turned away. The dignitaries and nobles in the city were all well-informed, and they knew that the Daomen Conference was held today, so it was as if they had agreed, and no one came to the city.

As a major event of the Tang Empire, the Daomen Conference is naturally unusual. In the Tang Empire, the cultivators were scattered in all corners, and they naturally couldn't get together in normal times, but today is different from the past, whether they are in the south and the north, or the ascetics living in seclusion in the deep mountains, as long as they are well-informed, they have all rushed to Luoyang City.

Although the vast majority of cultivators in the Tang Dynasty have come here, because it is difficult to get started with cultivation, just cultivating true qi has eliminated many people, so there are not many cultivators in Jingrenfang's official medicine garden, not to mention that there are many cultivators who are either concerned about their identities or hiding from their enemies, so there are many people hiding in the shadows.

On the lawn in the medicine garden, there are about seven or eight hundred cultivators here, most of them are figures in the Qi cultivation period, and only nearly a hundred people are people who have left the country after cultivating to become a monk. In the center of the lawn, a temporary high platform was erected, about ten zhang long and square.

On the high platform stood a middle-aged civil official dressed in a scarlet official robe, wearing a felt hat, a silverfish charm bag around his waist, and black leather boots. The middle-aged civil official's face is like a crown of jade, his eyes are like stars, his nose is straight and his mouth is square, and his body is more than seven feet long.

The middle-aged civil officials were Zheng Yuan and Zheng Zhongping, the right young eunuchs of Si Tiantai, and I saw him smiling gently, and said loudly: "The Daomen Conference is held once every ten years, and most of you Daoists must be familiar with the rules of the conference, but some Daoists who come here for the first time will inevitably not know, so I will talk about it again, so as not to accidentally break the rules of some Daoists." ”

All the cultivators in the audience looked at Zheng Yuan very seriously, not whispering.

Zheng Yuan coughed lightly and said: "There is a courtyard behind me, the courtyard has four gates, no matter which gate you enter, there are a total of twenty-eight roads in the courtyard, every few zhang, or dozens of zhang, these roads will be separated again, there are like a maze of gossip, a thousand twists and turns, twists and turns, and the final exit will appear in a certain courtyard of Si Tiantai." ”

Zheng Yuan paused, and then said: "After you enter the courtyard, you can walk alone or in a group, no matter how you walk, as long as you reach the exit within the top sixty-four, he will be considered to have passed this selection." As for the latter comers, they are considered to be eliminated, and they will have to wait until ten years later to participate in the selection competition. ”

As soon as Zheng Yuan's words fell, everyone in the audience began to discuss in a low voice. Someone whispered: "In the past, didn't the selection only accept the twenty-eight people who were in the forefront?" Someone next to the person said: "What Brother Dao said is that after selecting those twenty-eight people in the past, after a competition, the top three characters can finally be given opportunities." ”

The man from before said, "Why did you change the rules this year? Could it be that the rumor is true?" At this time, one of the monks said in a low voice: "You are right, that rumor is true!

"That's the immortal family treasure left by Old Ancestor Xie, and it was stolen by someone, it's really a pity!" "What? The Immortal Ascension Diagram was stolen by someone? Who is so bold? Isn't this the old birthday star eating arsenic?" A middle-aged monk who had cultivated his true qi exclaimed in a low voice.

The monk from before said in a low voice, "The old man doesn't know who stole it, but the old man knows the pros and cons of this matter. For us and others, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. For Si Tiantai, it does more harm than good. ”

When everyone around heard this, their eyes lit up, and someone said: "Brother Dao is reasonable, in previous years, only three people could get the opportunity in the end, and the others ended up empty-handed." This year is different, there are 64 places this year, and you can get the opportunity, which is really a good thing for you and me. ”

The old man nodded and said: "No matter what chance Si Tiantai used to replace the Lie Immortal Ascension Diagram, it is not very important, the important thing is that in terms of Si Tiantai's hundreds of years of heritage, the opportunity he took out is quite extraordinary, we must cherish this opportunity, and we can't take a trip back in Baoshan." ”

All the cultivators beside the old man nodded one after another, their eyes were a little hot, only a few cultivators were still extremely calm, which showed that everyone's cultivation spirit was different, and their cultivation achievements would be different in the future.

Zheng Yuan on the high platform looked at the people below who were still talking, and immediately frowned, he coughed lightly, the cough was very soft, far less loud than the voice below, but it was this light cough that made everyone in the field quiet.

Because it sounded to the crowd as if someone had coughed in front of their ears, it was only with a sudden stirring in their hearts that they came to their senses, and they all fell silent.

After all, Zheng Yuan on the stage is a dragon and tiger real person, and his status is already very high, plus he is a powerful figure in Si Tiantai, and his authority is great, so everyone naturally does not dare to be too presumptuous in front of him, so they all stopped talking just now.

Zheng Yuan saw that the people below were quiet, so he cleared his throat and said, "All fellow Daoists also know that the twenty-eight roads in this courtyard behind me will change every ten years, which is not the same as the road in the previous ten years. ”

"So whether you're a newcomer or an old person, your chances are the same, so some people don't think about shortcuts, because there's no shortcuts to talk about. ”

Everyone in the audience, there were monks who had participated in the maze exploration, and their faces suddenly changed slightly when they heard this.

Zheng Yuan on the stage continued: "Wait a while, the people on the rooftop of our company will distribute talismans, and all fellow Daoists please line up and receive them one by one." After you receive the talisman, pour your own true qi into it, and it will form a spiritual imprint, so that it has the effect of talisman. ”

Zheng Yuan paused, and then said: "Please also remember that there is a ban on the Si Tiantai on the talisman, so our Tiantai can borrow the water mirror technique to observe the location of your Daoists." Therefore, please also keep some distance from others, and don't think about forming a gang to bully more and less. ”

"If you find that there are many people who bully the few, you will directly cancel the qualifications of these people for this selection, and please remember it. So

Please also ask all Taoist friends to rely on their own strength to succeed. ”

When everyone in the audience heard this, they were a little silent. Although Si Tiantai selected a lot more candidates this time than before, there were seven or eight hundred cultivators present, plus some cultivators hidden in the secret, there may be thousands of people.

This time, only the top 64 of the crowd were selected, which was not even one in ten, so everyone present was a potential competitor.

Since Si Tiantai does not allow them to form gangs and form factions, so they can only rely on their own abilities to break through, if they meet on the same road, they have to do a game, and it is better to divide the victory and defeat.

Of course, some of the people present are close friends, and some are brothers in the same sect, and when they meet together, most of them will pass by, after all, few people are in the same room. Therefore, except for those who are close to each other and know each other very well, if the rest of the people meet, they will not be able to avoid a fight.

However, if it is a person with similar skills, it will not be easy to fight, after all, people with similar skills will not be able to distinguish the winner in a short time, so it will be a waste of time, let others run ahead of them, and make wedding dresses for others in vain, so unless it is a person who has a festival, he will generally not easily fight with others.

Zheng Yuan on the stage beckoned, and more than a dozen Si Tiantai disciples waiting in the audience walked up to the high platform with a tray in their hands, and a pile of yellow paper talismans were stacked on the tray, and the talismans were outlined with complex lines, which looked quite mysterious.

Zheng Yuan coughed and said, "Please also ask all fellow Daoists to receive the talisman." Everyone in the audience was still thinking about their plans to enter the labyrinth road, when they heard Zheng Shaojian on the stage say such a sentence, and everyone raised their heads and looked at Zheng Yuan on the stage.

But seeing Zheng Yuan waved his hand, a breeze blew, and the talismans in the hands of the more than ten Si Tiantai disciples floated in the wind.

This method seems simple, but in fact, it requires that the person who casts the spell knows the nearly 1,000 cultivators present well, whether it is in the light or in the dark, can control it very clearly, in order to complete the spell casting method this time.

This kind of method, even the characters who are far from Dacheng can't achieve such an effect. Most of the people present were Qi cultivation figures, and their cultivation was so low that they couldn't feel the power of this method.

But the characters present were envious and shocked by this, and they had mixed feelings for a while.

Zheng Yuan stood on the high platform, looked down, and said lightly: "This talisman has been cast by me one by one, fellow Daoists, please input your true qi into the talisman, and the talisman prohibition on the talisman can be stimulated, once any Taoist friend faces a life-and-death crisis, the talisman will automatically protect the master, and will also move that Taoist friend out of the labyrinth." ”

"After being removed from the labyrinth, even if you fail this selection. And this talisman can only be used to protect oneself once, so I wish you all good luck. "Many of the cultivators present heard that although the talisman could protect their lives, it would also make them lose their qualifications for selection, so everyone loved and hated the talisman in their hands.

At this time, a muffled sound came from the ground, and then three muffled sounds came one after another, behind the high platform where Zheng Yuan stood, there was a vast courtyard, the courtyard had four thick copper gates, the copper door was nearly one zhang high, half a foot thick, and the whole body was cast of brass.

There is a pattern on each side of the copper door, the pattern is the green dragon, the white tiger, the vermilion bird, the Xuanwu four divine beasts, the pattern is depicted specific and subtle, lifelike, like a living thing.