Longshouyuan itself is an extremely high mountain, located in the north of the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the mountain is steep, the cliff bank is towering, and it rises suddenly from the flat ground, extremely steep. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, to Huang Chang's great surprise, from the south side of the mountain, that is, in the direction of the capital, there is a very spacious thoroughfare leading to the top, as if the original ridge was flattened, and then paved with bluestone slab steps on it. When you reach the top of the mountain, it is also a huge flat land, this is the dragon head plain, and it gives people the feeling that it is cut out with a sharp weapon - later Huang Chang only knew that this was actually true! Ten thousand years ago, when the immortals were fighting the law, the sword was soaring, and the mountain was cut and the mountain was idle, and there are still many such relics in the world today.

There is a palace on the platform on the top of the mountain, the building is magnificent, and the weather is thousands. It is said that this palace and the entire mountaintop area were originally royal gardens, and later they were regarded as the palace of the Son of Heaven. Now it is the place where the dojo of the Heavenly Immortal Gate West Kunlun is located in the human world. Among them, there are several monks and hundreds of handymen and Taoist children, who are acting as agents of West Kunlun to walk in the mortal world, and are also regarded as the protector of the country by the Great Zhou Dynasty, and their status is extremely respected.

They also participated in the opening ceremony this time, but in addition to assisting the officials of the Ministry of Rites sent by the imperial court to make some ceremonial cooperation, most of the time they just sat next to the ceremony - but the futons they sat on were suspended in the air, and their chic and lightness when they floated leisurely in the air attracted the envy of countless people. Huang Chang even found the kind-hearted immortal master who gave him the token at the beginning, and he couldn't help but secretly salute the other party to show his gratitude, and the immortal master seemed to recognize him, but he only bowed slightly, and nothing else was different.

In order to participate in this ceremony in time, Huang Chang and they began to climb the mountain three days ago, although the bluestone slab road on the road is very well built, and there are rest seats on both sides, pavilions, tea houses, etc., which are almost the same as the tourist attractions in Huang Chang's previous life, but after all, they have been going up, and this mountain is still very high, and it must be very hard to walk for three days in a row.

However, Huang Chang himself didn't waste any effort at all - because he went up in a sedan chair with a sliding pole. The Great Zhou court specially sent thousands of people to line up from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and the more than 300 candidates were carried up in a sedan chair in shifts! Huang Chang couldn't accept this at first, because his parents and family also had to go up the mountain, and they had no preferential treatment, so they could only climb up on their own two legs.

But the green-robed official specially sent by the government to guide them persuaded him:

"Little brother has filial piety, but let's take a sedan chair up the mountain, and there will be times when you work hard......"

He raised his hand and pointed to the immortal mountain in the sky, and said with a slight smile:

"Your strength is going to be spent on that, and you can't be too tired before. In the past, when walking this mountain road, many fathers and mothers forced their children to carry them, so the imperial court later sent people to help. If you are grateful for this kindness, remember that you must worship the mountain gate, and this is the real fulfillment of filial piety. ”

Huang Chang heard that what he said was reasonable, and his parents and relatives also agreed with him, so he also sat on the sliding rod. The road was bumpy, and it was not easy to reach the top of the mountain. When I looked up at the fairy mountain again, I felt that I was getting a lot closer.

After resting for most of the day, the physical strength was fully restored, and at this time, the people who followed the mountain also arrived one after another. In addition to these candidates and their families, the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty Rites Department and the honor guards who presided over the ceremony, a large number of idle people also went up the mountain to watch the ceremony. It is also thanks to the huge platform on the top of the Dragon Head Plain, even if the main position is occupied by that magnificent palace, the large square outside must be specially vacated for ceremonies, and the remaining area nearby is still enough to accommodate these tens of thousands of onlookers.

The ceremony began at midnight on this day, but most of the time Huang Chang just stood there in a daze with more than 300 people around him, occasionally worshipping the gods of heaven and earth under the guidance of the ceremony officials. The top of the mountain was windy, and the night dew was frosty, but fortunately, because there were tens of thousands of people gathered together, it didn't feel very cold. And so on until the moment when the sun rises in the east......

Huang Chang has seen the sunrise on the top of the mountain many times in his past life and in this life, and it was the most beautiful moment of the day. This time, however, the feeling was different from what had been done before—when the golden sun jumped out of the horizon, it was not directly reflected in everyone's eyes, but was blocked by the West Kunlun Mountains floating in the sea of clouds. The light is against the shadow of the mountain, and the whole fairy mountain seems to be plated with a layer of shining gold in an instant, and it changes into a variety of colors with the evaporation of the sea of clouds, which is really magnificent.

As the sun rose higher and higher, the sunlight revealed from the gaps in the trees on the top of the mountain, and the golden light sprinkled onto the earth, as if there was a tangible and qualitative light belt, Huang Chang noticed that there was such a piece of light that happened to fall on the dragon's head plain, just in front of the ceremony venue, it looked as if it had formed a bridge between the world and the heavenly immortal mountain.

The ribbon of light gradually froze, and it actually turned into a golden flying bridge, leading from the Heavenly Immortal Mountain to the front of the people of the Dragon Shouyuan. And soon on the bridge, a figure appeared, not to walk, but to fly in the sky, it seemed that two immortal masters, a man and a woman, were coming down from the mountain. From a distance, I saw its long sleeves flying, his clothes fluttering, and his demeanor was really enviable.

"Okay, let's get ready, go and say goodbye to your parents and relatives - if you succeed in worshipping the mountain, you will be an immortal in the future!"

The official presiding over the ceremony gave a very humane advice to the candidates, and stepped aside. At this time, everyone's attention was also focused on the golden bridge and the immortal master above. The two immortal masters seemed to be far away, but they flew very fast, and soon they came to the ground, floating in the air about three feet above the ground with clouds under their feet. Huang Chang noticed that they didn't seem to be too old, the men were in their thirties, and the women seemed to be younger—at least they seemed to be.

The male immortal master walked ahead, and his eyes glanced faintly in the crowd:

"How are the disciples of this round of worshipping the mountain?"

"I hope to be more of our younger brothers and sisters - everyone has to work hard!"

The female immortal master pursed her lips and responded with a smile, but the latter sentence was said to the more than three hundred mountain worship disciples, and she also made a fist to cheer up. Her appearance is not particularly beautiful, but this gentle and elegant and slightly playful attitude makes Huang Chang have a great impression of her, and looking at the expressions of the companions around her, he obviously feels the same way as him.

Although the person was still floating in the air, such a sentence and an action suddenly made people feel that these two immortal masters were not so high. The male immortal master was more serious in comparison, and he didn't say any nonsense, and when the whispers in the crowd due to curiosity calmed down a little, he said in a loud voice:

"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Mu Ziqing, and this round of the opening ceremony was presided over by me and this Senior Sister Chen. After so many years, most people must already know the rules of our sect for accepting apprentices, but it is limited to the door rules, so let's just say it again. ”

As he spoke, he saw that his palm was flipped, and between his two fingers was a black and swarthy token, which was exactly the same as the one Huang Chang held in their hands. At the same time, he pointed to the golden bridge of light behind him, and gestured:

"Anyone who has been granted the Worship Mountain Token of my faction and is not yet over fifteen years old can climb this 'Connecting Golden Bridge'. As long as you can walk the golden bridge at dusk today, that is, before the sun completely sets, and reach the top of the immortal mountain, you can enter the wall of my West Kunlun Gate and practice Taoism. ”

After a pause, seeing that most of the children in the crowd were full of excitement, and they were about to pull out their legs and rush to the bridge, this Mu Immortal Master added:

"On this 'golden bridge', you will encounter many difficulties and obstacles, and all kinds of horrors and horrors are inevitable, this is the test of the sect for you. Do what you can, and if you really can't go on, just turn back. Since you can get this mountain worship token from your senior brothers from all over the world, your innate intelligence and talent must be excellent, even if you can't enter my West Kunlun, there will definitely be other sects to accept and invite you. Or even if you don't take this path of cultivation, there will be a lot to be done in this life. In the future, whether you study literature or martial arts, your fame and career will definitely not be bad. Even if you don't do anything, just because you can stand here today, there must be a lot of rich families who are willing to marry and discuss with you, and the glory and wealth are already close at hand. ”

As he pointed his finger, Huang Chang's gaze also followed the crowd around him, and he suddenly realized in his heart - no wonder so many people were keen to make friends with them, and the parents of the candidates seemed to be extremely confident, and they were not worried about what would happen if they were not selected. It turns out that they ...... No, it's us, we have a back road for a long time.

When he was in reverie, he saw Immortal Master Mu pointing to the golden bridge behind him again and said:

And if you still insist on going down this path...... Needless to say, hardships and hardships are tiring. If you can really cultivate the Fayuan Immortal Body, you can get a glimpse of Jindan Avenue, but you can also cross the clouds and fog, travel towards the sky and twilight to the North Sea, and enjoy a great freedom. It's a pity that for tens of thousands of years, countless predecessors have gone through a lot of hardships, but there are very few people who can get this great opportunity. ”

When he said this, this Mu Immortal Master showed a slight emotion on his face, and turned his head to look at the female fairy surnamed Chen beside him and said:

"Thirty years ago, Senior Sister Chen and I also stepped on the Golden Bridge from here, passed the test, worshiped under the West Kunlun Gate, and passed the true law of the Great Dao. After three years of refinement, it is barely a slight achievement so far. However, in our round, of the sixty-eight disciples who entered the mountain gate together, only nine of them were able to persist in coming to our point. And the rest of the brothers and sisters...... Of those who are still alive today, including the nine of us, there are only thirty-one. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden sound of gasping and horror on the field, and even Huang Chang secretly gasped, he had already been mentally prepared for the difficulty of cultivating the Dao, according to this Mu Immortal Master, there were only about one-tenth of those who could cultivate the Dao Fa like him. That's a pretty high rate of elimination, but what's worse is that you have to suffer a mortality rate of more than 50 percent! That's a little too scary.

Immortal Master Mu also knew that his words were quite scary, after all, many of them were children, but he was obviously not ready to comfort everyone, but continued:

"More than half of the people have fallen halfway through, not because they haven't worked hard enough, or because they don't have a strong heart for the Tao - those who can't bear it have already gone down the mountain on their own. The reason why they have not been able to continue on this path of cultivation is that some of them are limited to lack of talent and are really unable to break through the path, but they are determined to be brave and diligent, and as a result, they either go mad or die in the catastrophe. Some of them have suffered bad luck and have been victimized by demons and traitors when they go out to practice and walk...... The path of cultivation is difficult, and the path of practice is even more dangerous, even if you are amazing and enviable, and you are extremely talented, as long as you are negligent, you will inevitably be attacked and plotted. ”

Immortal Master Mu's voice gradually turned low, probably remembering some unpleasant past, until the female companion next to him woke him up with a cough, and then hurriedly ended:

"All in all, this path of monasticism is not so easy to follow. In contrast, those who failed to enter the mountain gate and remained in the mortal world, but most of them could enjoy their old age and enjoy the joy of family life with their families and children. Therefore, which is more important than the fairy road and the family, you can weigh it for yourself. ”

After saying this, the Mu Immortal Master looked at his companion next to him:

"Is there anything else that Senior Sister has to say?"

The fairy surnamed Chen smiled:

"Senior brother, you have said so much, but most of them are still children, how many people can appreciate your hard work, senior brother...... It's been a long time since you've gotten here, and if you don't go on the bridge, you won't be at ease in your life, right?"

This latter sentence turned to the candidates, and seeing that the little ones showed their approval, the fairy surnamed Chen pursed her lips and smiled, deviated from her body, and left and right with Mu Xianshi, and made way of the road leading to the golden bridge behind her:

"Then, boys, try to climb, and if you can't go any further, turn back—it's not necessarily a bad thing for you. ”

The words of the two immortal masters were very sincere, but they didn't seem to be of much use to a teenage child - as soon as the Ascending Immortal Bridge opened, there were immediately cheers and rushed over, scrambling to squeeze onto the golden bridge, which made the face of the Mu Immortal Master look quite helpless.

Of course, there are also unhurried ones, and Huang Chang is one of them. He didn't rush to the bridge after the immortal master announced that he could start, but returned to his parents' family first and said goodbye to the family for the last time. At the same time, put on some equipment and equipment prepared in advance.

——Since he knew that the assessment included mountain climbing four years ago, Huang Chang must have to make some preparations in the past few years. Based on his mountaineering experience in his past and present lives, he prepared two pairs of thick linen shoes with a mille-feuille sole that were comfortable to wear and had much thicker and stiffer soles than ordinary cloth shoes. A pair of feet and a pair in a bag. His backpack is somewhat similar to a hiking bag from his previous life, with wide cloth straps fastened to both shoulders and waist to maximize physical strength. The clothes and pants are made of a narrow and narrow fit, so that they are not easy to be scratched by branches and vines, and they are also leggings.

There is no shortage of dry food for water bags. However, after confirming that the climbing time was only one day, Huang Chang rearranged his backpack and removed some of the water and dry food to reduce the weight, as long as he could ensure that he could have enough for half a day. Finally, there was a tough, sturdy wooden trekking pole that could be used for crutches and to keep snakes and insects at bay - despite the token he had on him, he didn't seem to need it.

His brother and sister were helping while he was preparing, while his parents and siblings were watching, their eyes were red, but they forced themselves to smile.

After everything was ready to stop, Huang Chang waved his hand at his family:

"Dad, mother, eldest brother, second sister, fourth brother and fifth sister, I went. ”

Several women in the family finally couldn't hold back their tears. And Father Huang patted him on the shoulder, and his voice was slightly choked:

"If you really can't get by, just go back, it's good to be a family together. ”

Huang Chang smiled at his father and waved his hand again, but he didn't answer the sentence, turned around and walked towards the golden bridge.

As he walked past the two immortal masters, his "professional" outfit caught the attention of the other party. I only heard the female fairy master surnamed Chen laugh and laugh:

"Yo, look at this outfit is quite neat, this little brother is not very old, but he acts quite safely, and he looks like a smart person. ”

Immortal Master Mu next to him shook his head and sighed:

"I just don't know what his luck is, this road is not something that can be followed by mere practising or being talented. ”

Huang Chang stopped, bowed to the two immortal masters, and said to the Namu immortal master:

"Please forgive the boy for taking the liberty of asking the immortal master a word. ”

"Say it. ”

"If the immortal master stands in front of this golden bridge today, the family in front of the immortal road and behind the family, I don't know what choice the immortal master will make?"

A smile appeared on the corner of that Immortal Master Mu's mouth, and he looked at the golden bridge in front of him, and said firmly:

"Of course, I still walked over and never hesitated!"

Huang Chang also smiled and saluted Immortal Master Mu again:

"Thank you for your advice. ”

Immortal Master Mu nodded, with a look of appreciation in his eyes, and pointed to the end of the golden bridge:

"When you get to the mountain, you can call me senior brother. ”

"I'll do my best!"

Huang Chang agreed, and strode onto the golden bridge.

Never hesitate.