Chapter 14: The Proving Ground
Taichu Peak has been abandoned for many years, Chu Yifan took several days to clean the Taichu Palace, he wiped the hot sweat on his forehead, and looked at Taichu who was commanding on the side and slowly spoke: "Master, why don't the other four masters and uncles use their names, but Taichu Peak uses your name?"
"Because your master and I are better than all of them, because I am a disciple of the lineage... What do you care about so much, hurry up and work!Stinky boy, let me tell you, half a month later is the trial day of Beili Palace, although you are already my apprentice, but the process still has to be there, you are the only seedling of my Taichu Peak, can you embarrass the teacher, do you hear?" Taichu said while scratching his back with the wooden stick in his hand.
Chu Yifan raised his hand and clenched his fists: "Please rest assured, Master, I will definitely bring you the first one to come back!" After half a year of cultivation, Chu Yifan has changed from a mortal to a monk, from the aura to the seventh-level qi training, and there is only one step away from the eighth-level qi training, this is a huge transformation. In the battle with Feng Jiuge a few days ago, although neither of them used all their strength, it was obvious that Chu Yifan had a slight advantage.
Since that battle, the three words "Chu Yifan" can be said to be known to everyone in Beili Palace, and the main reason is not Chu Yifan's amazing changes, but the words he said to Feng Jiuge in front of everyone. In fact, in the entire Beili Palace, whether it is the outer palace disciples or the inner palace disciples, there are many people who want to say those words, but none of them have the courage of Chu Yifan!
On Fengming Peak, Feng Jiuge sat cross-legged outside the cave alone, she looked at the sunset slowly sinking from the mountains in the distance, and there was a faint smile on her ice-like face, which was like a spring breeze and cold snow, which was unpredictable. A gust of wind blew, her long hair fluttered with the wind, and at this moment her eyes contracted, looking at the mountain rock not far away, there was a small mound of earth next to the mountain stone, in which Chu Yifan's eyes were buried.
Feng Jiu Ge slowly stood up, walked to the edge of the rock, looked at the small mound, and said softly: "I should obviously hate you, but why can't I hate it!"
At this moment, a sound of footsteps came from a distance, Feng Jiuge's expression returned to normal, and he slowly walked outside the cave mansion. At this moment, a woman's voice came: "Senior Sister Jiuge, I haven't seen you in Fengming Hall for the past few days, you... Are you alright?"
Feng Jiu Ge raised his eyes and saw a woman in a cyan robe with a somewhat haggard face walking forward. Feng Jiu Ge said: "I'm fine! By the way, Senior Sister Wu Han, it will be the day of the trial in a while, you go and tell Miao Liangqin and let her prepare well!"
Wu Han pondered for a moment and continued to speak: "Senior Sister Liangqin, she has just entered the fifth layer of Qi cultivation, is it a little inappropriate to participate in the trial?"
"Feng Mingfeng hasn't accepted an Inner Palace disciple for many years, no matter how she wins or loses, I think Master will make an exception to let her be promoted this time!" Feng Jiu Ge said.
For Miao Liangqin, Feng Jiu Ge was very sure, because even as Wu Han said, she had just reached the fifth level of Qi cultivation, but Feng Jiu Ge knew in his heart that Miao Liangqin was from Miao Jiang in the Southern Regions and from a mysterious sect.
Wu Han hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Senior Sister Jiuge, what are you going to do with that person named Chu Yifan? He dared to be disrespectful to you in front of so many people, if it weren't for Uncle Taichu's support, he wouldn't have known how many times he would have died!"
Feng Jiu Ge raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Taichu Peak, and only after a while did he speak: "I will take care of this matter, you don't have to worry about it! Your face doesn't look very good, is the master punishing you again?"
Wu Han sighed: "Senior Sister Jiuge, you know, Master, her old man has a bad temper, and she started a fire and didn't recognize her six relatives, we have long been used to it!"
Feng Jiu Ge glanced at Wu Han, with a hint of apology in his eyes, and slowly spoke: "I blame me for this matter, I made Master angry..."
Wu Han interrupted Feng Jiuge's words: "I don't blame you, in fact, the reason why Master is angry is not because of you, but... It's because of Uncle Taichu!"
"Uncle Taichu?"
Wu Han nodded: "Actually, the master has hatred in his heart, and this hatred comes from Uncle Taichu!"
Hundreds of years ago, Taichu and Xuanru were brought into the Beili Palace at the same time and worshiped under the Beili Patriarch. At that time, Taichu was a talent, and he was very smart, and he was deeply loved by the Beili patriarch. At that time, Xuan Ru was as beautiful as a heavenly immortal, and he was a disciple of many people
Recognized as a great beauty, she is highly sought after, however, she is in love with Taichu.
But in Taichu's eyes, Xuanru is just his senior sister, and there is no ambiguity. Time passed slowly, until one day, Taichu met Youniang in the Stygian Mountain, and the two fell in love at first sight, fell in love, and couldn't extricate themselves. From then on, Taichu's heart only had Youniang, and she could no longer tolerate others, and Xuanru was unwilling, she was unwilling to lose her beloved like this. After trying hard and calculating in every possible way, she still can't change this situation. Since then, Xuanru has finally died, his temper has become bigger and bigger, and his personality has become more and more difficult to figure out.
Feng Jiu Ge didn't want to know too much, and chose to remain silent after listening to Wu Han's words.
Half a month passed in a flash, and on this day, Qiongwu stood beside the Tianchi of Longshou Peak with his hands in his hand, and his gaze fell on another giant peak, as if he wanted to see through the void. That peak is the Taichu Peak, compared to the past, the Taichu Peak at this time is less decadent and more vibrant. The mist on the Taichu Peak was shrouded, and a breeze blew, and the fog rolled up in an instant, with different postures. At this time, Luo Chen's voice came from behind the dome five: "Master, the trial is about to begin, and the other three senior uncles have already arrived!"
"Three?" said Dome slowly.
Luo Chen clenched his fists again: "Uncle Taichu hasn't arrived yet!"
Qiongwu nodded slightly, and waved his big sleeves: "Go, follow me to the trial ground, there should be surprises in this year's trial!" The words fell, and the two figures flashed and disappeared.
The trial ground is located on the east side of the Beili Palace, covering a radius of 100 miles, with mountains, lakes, forests, and even swamps. In the center of the trial ground, there is a spiritual platform, which has a strange shape, large at the top and small at the bottom, completely detached from the ground and suspended in mid-air. At this moment, the altar was full of people.
"The trial is about to begin, why hasn't Senior Brother Zhanggong arrived yet?" Mo Yi said as he looked in the direction of Longshou Peak.
As soon as the words fell, a voice came from nothingness: "Senior Brother Mo Yi, don't worry, didn't I come." Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and they saw it
The void in the middle of the spiritual platform was torn open, and Qiongwu and Luo Chen walked out slowly.
Seeing this, everyone clasped their fists and bowed: "Palm the palace!"
Qiongwu nodded slightly, swept his eyes and said, "Compared to the past, this year's trial looks extraordinarily lively!"
Xuan Ru took two steps forward and said, "Senior Brother Zhanggong, everyone has arrived, please issue a trial order!"
Qiongwu smiled faintly, shook his head and said, "Senior Sister Xuanru, what you said is not right, there are still two people left!"
When the words fell, I saw that the void in the middle of the spiritual platform was torn open again, and a voice came from that mouth: "Senior Brother Zhanggong, are you talking about our master and apprentice?"
Seeing this, Qiongwu smiled faintly: "Okay, now that everyone has arrived, the trial has begun, please try the order!" The disciples of Beili Palace clasped their fists when they heard this, and in an instant, a lightning bolt pierced the void and landed in front of Qiongwu, he reached out and grabbed it, and the lightning seemed to turn into a long snake and coiled around his arm. That is, in a few breaths, the golden light flashed, and a piece of white ancient jade appeared in the hand of Qiongwu, and at this moment, the ancient jade was still carrying lightning.
Qiongwu took a deep breath, raised his hand suddenly, and threw the ancient jade up, and in an instant, the ancient jade turned into a spherical phantom, getting bigger and bigger, five miles, ten miles, twenty miles... Up to a hundred miles, a spherical phantom enveloped the entire proving ground.
Dome Wu looked at the spherical phantom shrouded in all directions, and said, "The trial order has been issued, and the trial will begin immediately, before that, I have to talk about the rules in the trial." First of all, the trialist must reach the seventh level of Qi cultivation to be eligible to participate in this trial, and second, you can choose different teleportation arrays, each of which will take you to a designated place, and the trial will start from there. Third, if anyone wants to give up during the trial, crush this bead, and you will be transported here safely!" After saying that, the five firmamen waved his hand, and dozens of black beads appeared in front of him.
"Finally, if anyone returns to this spiritual platform within five days, they are considered to have passed the trial and are promoted to Inner Palace disciples. Remember, as soon as the trial order comes out, this place will be completely isolated from the outside world, everything here is different from the outside world, if anyone encounters irresistible danger on the way to the trial, they must crush the beads! This road is dangerous, everyone is cautious, I declare, the trial begins!"
At this time, Xuanru walked in front of Qiongwu, hugged his fists and said: "Senior brother in the palace, senior sister has something to ask for, and I hope to agree!"
"Tell me something. ”
Xuanru looked at Miao Liangqin in the crowd, and spoke again: "Feng Mingfeng has not accepted a disciple for many years, this time I want to accept a disciple, this person's name is Miao Liangqin, she only has five layers of Qi training, can you allow her to participate in this trial?"
Qiongwu groaned slightly, and said with a smile: "Since Senior Sister Xuanru has said so, then make an exception and let her participate!"
After Xuanru hugged his fists and thanked him, his figure flashed, and he came to Miao Liangqin, and said in a cold voice: "Go to the trial, don't let me down!"
Miao Liangqin's face was overjoyed, and he immediately clenched his fists and said: "Thank you Xuanru for being a real person, you will definitely live up to your expectations!"
At this moment, dozens of outer palace disciples had already stepped forward, and after getting the black beads, they quickly walked into the teleportation light pillar, and Mu Yu and Bai Han were among them. As soon as someone walks into the teleportation pillar, the pillar of light will dissipate, and there will be fewer and fewer teleportation pillars on the platform, so that now there are only three left. Miao Liangqin raised his hand to take down a sunspot bead from mid-air, quickly walked into a teleportation pillar of light on the right, and disappeared in an instant. Qiongwu stood beside Tai Chu, smiled and said, "Senior Brother Tai Chu, don't you want this little doll to try it too?"
Tai Chu returned the salute with a smile and slowly spoke: "Senior Brother Zhanggong, although I have accepted him as an apprentice, I know the rules of Beili Palace for thousands of years. Stinky boy, come here, there are only two teleportation pillars left, you can choose any one!"
Chu Yifan clenched his fists: "Yes, Master!"
Chu Yifan took off the black teleportation bead, came to the two teleportation pillars of light, and after staying for a while, he stepped into the pillar of light on the left, and before disappearing, his gaze was like electricity, falling on Feng Jiuge not far away, this gaze seemed to have a trace of ambiguity.