Chapter 230: A Thousand Steps
"Master Liu Xian of the Ziyin Sect has created supernatural powers again and benefited mortals", "The city lord once again called on the people of the city to farm", "The secret of the true life of Lu Press, the heart of the heart"......
Huan Yin regularly pressed the button on the short stick, and the content on the light curtain played by the short stick also changed constantly. Huan Yin felt that the "news" in Yuzhou was really interesting, although many of the articles were probably fabricated or obviously unfounded, but it was also a good way to pass the time. In particular, I enjoyed watching the news while drinking good wine and eating good food.
In this way, Huan Yin had eaten for half an hour this time, and he didn't even notice it at all, and he still sat there with great interest, completely different from him who worked hard and cherished time to win gold in the past.
"Yuzhou Guidelines?" Huan Yin pressed the button again, and then saw such a news section. The content on this section is not new, but it is just right for newcomers like Huan Yin to read, because the content described here is basically related to the customs of Yuzhou, the customs in the city, and the various rules of the Ziyin Sect.
Huan Yin looked at this part very carefully, because he planned to worship the Ziyin Sect, so he was bound to live here, and he needed to understand the rules and customs here. Especially because of the special nature of Yuzhou, which is too different from the other eight states, this understanding is even more necessary.
"It turns out that Yuzhou is a city where killing is completely forbidden. Huan Yin nodded as he watched. The strictness of Yuzhou's management was even stricter than he imagined. Of course, this is not to say that the rules of Yuzhou City are very harsh, but it just means that for many issues of principle, Yuzhou here can completely follow the rules.
For example, murder, which is the heaviest crime in Yuzhou City, is not a special hidden circumstance. Moreover, there is no difference between the lives of immortals and mortals, that is to say, not only will the killing between mortals be sentenced to death, but even if the immortals kill mortals, even if they are strong cultivators, they must be compensated with their lives.
It is a matter of course to kill people to pay for their lives. However, in many places in the land of Kyushu, it is difficult to be strictly enforced, because there are too many organizations in this world that go beyond the punishment of crimes. Especially when an immortal kills a mortal, this is often impossible to pursue, because no matter how strong the mortal government is, there is no way to take the monk. Therefore, in this case, killing to pay for life is a mere formality and cannot be carried out.
As for the monks, since ancient times, they have always emphasized the law of the jungle, which has been called "the principle of eternity" by countless monks. If there is really a need to pay for life, then Huan Yin is probably enough to die thousands of times.
However, Yuzhou City has set the rule of killing people to pay for their lives so strongly, and it has been implemented for thousands of years. Because it was not the city lord of Yuzhou City who set this rule, but the founding patriarch of the Ziyin Sect - Lu Press. Lu Jian Zhenren believes that everyone is equal in the world, and you can't bully others because they are stronger than others. Although Lu Jian Zhenren knew that his rule could not be universally implemented in the land of Kyushu. But in the city of Yuzhou, the rules he set were unquestionable iron laws. Because he himself is the guarantee of this rule, even if you cultivate to the sky, you must bow your head in front of the rules of Lu Zhuan Zhenren. Because no matter how strong you are, you can't be stronger than the "human immortal" land pressure.
Huan Yin looked at this part for a long time, and finally his gaze fell to the bottom of the light curtain, where there were a few simple words. It is to introduce how to worship the Ziyin Sect, which is exactly what Huan Yin wants to see.
It's a pity that because the content that the news can carry is limited, there is too little introduction to the rules of worshipping the Ziyin Sect, so that Huan Yin can only have a rough understanding after reading it.
According to this small section. If you want to worship the Ziyin Sect, there is no difference between immortals and mortals, and there is no fixed time limit, as long as you have the ability, you can step into the Ziyin Sect at any time to apprentice and cultivate.
As for the ability recognized by the Ziyin Sect, it is to be able to complete a section of the road called the Thousand Step Ladder located under the mountain gate of the Ziyin Sect. This requirement sounds very simple at first glance, but no matter how immortal in the land of Kyushu, they are all eager for the Ziyin Sect, and the Ziyin Sect is only so big, how many people can really successfully worship it throughout the ages?
This thousand-step ladder must not be simple.
"Little two. Huan Yin saw that Xiao Er happened to come over, so he called out.
Xiao Er, who was wearing a Taoist robe, walked up to Huan Yin and bowed respectfully to him: "This immortal master, do you have any orders?"
Huan Yin asked, "Do you know the Thousand Steps Ladder?"
Xiao Er laughed: "Immortal Master, you are here to apprentice in the Ziyin Sect." ”
Huan Yin nodded, and then Xiao Er arrived: "This thousand-step ladder is a thousand steps set up in front of the mountain gate of the Ziyin Sect, if you want to go up to the Ziyin Sect, unless you receive the invitation or approval of the immortal master in the sect, you must walk through this thousand steps." ”
"Therefore, as long as you can walk through the thousand-step ladder, it is equivalent to entering the Ziyin Sect with your own ability, and such a person does not need to be recognized by other people in the Ziyin Sect, because he has already proven himself. The recognition of the Thousand Step Ladder is the recognition of the entire Ziyin Sect. ”
"Therefore, this thousand-step ladder is also called 'Dengxian Road' by our Yuzhou people. It is said that cultivation is difficult, and it requires high qualifications and strong perseverance, but if you want to walk through this path to immortality, it is even more difficult than cultivating the Tao. ”
"According to the Immortal Master of the Ziyin Sect, the Thousand Step Ladder was built by the powerful Immortal Master of the Ziyin Sect, and there is an extremely strong pressure on this Thousand Step Ladder, which will change with your cultivation and methods. ”
"For example, if a mortal breaks through this thousand-step ladder, the pressure brought by the thousand-step ladder may be as heavy as a bull, although this weight is nothing to the immortals, but it is extremely huge for mortals. If the person who broke the ladder found another stick to support him on the way, the ladder would be recognized, and the pressure on the person who broke the ladder would be more than that of a bull. ”
"This rule is the same for you immortal masters, if you cultivate a slightly more humble immortal master and go through the thousand-step ladder, maybe the pressure he will be under will be similar to that of a small mountain. But if he cultivates as a profound immortal master, then the weight he has to bear may be like a huge mountain pressing down, or even several mountains pressing down at the same time. And if you use any immortal magic or magic weapon, the weight is unimaginable. ”
Speaking of this, Xiao Er seemed to suddenly remember something, and said with an embarrassed face: "I won't tell you, Xiao was also a little greedy a few years ago, and wanted to worship the Ziyin Sect, so he also tried the thousand-step ladder." I'm ashamed, the little one just took the first step and was crushed to the ground, unable to move anymore. If it weren't for the Immortal Master of the Ziyin Sect guarding the mountain gate to move me away in time, and I would have been lying on that step for a while, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to stand in front of you today. ”
Huan Yin was stunned and asked, "The first step is so powerful?"
Xiao Er replied: "Hey, I'm not afraid of your jokes, Immortal Master, I thought I was a person with a bit of perseverance since I was a child." But when I stepped on the thousand-step ladder, I realized that my little perseverance was nothing at all in the eyes of the immortal masters of the Ziyin Sect. ”
"To tell you the truth, there are many immortal masters in the Ziyin Sect who will often go down to the foot of the mountain and take the initiative to take the thousand-step ladder. They say that the thousand-step ladder tests the monk's qualifications and heart. If their qualifications are good enough, they will rise against the pressure when climbing the thousand-step ladder, and their cultivation will be greatly improved, which is much better than their usual cultivation effect. And if the mind is not strong enough, it can also be fully exercised there. So for us, the thousand-step ladder is an assessment, and for them, the thousand-step ladder is a way to exercise themselves. ”
Huan Yin nodded in agreement, he knew this way to exercise himself in adversity, and he had done it himself, even more extreme than stepping on a thousand-step ladder.
Back then, he made a breakthrough in the cultivation of the rookie martial arts, which was to force Ye Wuwu into a desperate situation, so that he soared in one fell swoop, and his combat power soared. Without that decision, he probably wouldn't have been able to defeat Xiao Yu and win the third place in the rookie martial arts that year.
When Xiao Er said this, seeing that Huan Yin had already fallen into deep thought, he didn't bother anymore and left quietly.
"It seems that the assessment of the monks by the Ziyin Sect is nothing more than qualifications and temperament, which is no different from the Immortal Yuan Society in Yangzhou. However, the thousand-step ladder of the Ziyin Sect is really magical, and this kind of detection method is much stronger than the Immortal Yuan Society. Huan Yin thought in his heart.
"After all, simply looking at the grade of the mind cannot fully understand the degree of perseverance of the monk, because the grade of the mind is innate, and although it is difficult to change, it does not mean that it cannot be changed. There are also many people, although their nature is weaker, but because of their acquired efforts and some things they have experienced, they can also become extremely strong, and even surpass those who have a higher mental grade than him before. ”
"As for the qualifications, not to mention, even if the qualifications are high-grade, there are only five of them. However, even within the same qualification, there will be subtle differences. For example, it is often impossible for two monks with the same qualifications to have the same cultivation speed, and even the difference is quite obvious, precisely because of this subtle difference. "Huan Yin has been cultivating for many years, and he has a deep understanding of his mind and qualifications, so as soon as Xiao Er told him this, he completely understood the intention of the Ziyin Sect to use the thousand-step ladder as an assessment.
"It seems that this thousand-step ladder must be broken through. Huan Yin paid attention to it and drank all the wine in the cup. (To be continued.) )