Chapter Twenty-Three: The Trial
The bridge took two hours to complete. Judging from the results announced by Elder Zhou, not many have passed the assessment.
When they came, there were nearly fifty people beside each elder, and after the assessment, only one hundred and eighty-two people passed through the Asking Heart Bridge.
Those who didn't pass were all mentally damaged, drank the Forgotten Immortal Water of the Medicine Pavilion in the sect, and then were escorted back to their hometowns by the inner disciples.
Jiang Nian, as the first introductory disciple to pass the Asking Heart Bridge, was favored by many elders, and there were also many inner disciples who were friendly with him.
The first person to pass the bridge of inquiry, not to mention the talent, the heart of the Tao is extremely firm, as long as such a person grows smoothly, it will not be too bad.
Jiang Nian knew all this, but he didn't have a trace of complacency, he clearly knew why he set foot on the immortal road, and what kind of experience had trained him far beyond his peers.
There's nothing to brag about.
As soon as he enters the Immortal Sect, he is a person who seeks immortals, or goes against the current and earns his life with the sky, or lives an ordinary life, no different from mortals.
Three days after entering the sect, Jiang Nian had a general understanding of the Fried Heaven Sect.
The sect has been founded for more than 900 years, and the patriarch of the sect is called the Bombing Heaven, known as the Bombing Heaven Ancestor, and is the strongest person in the six sects of the entire Yuzhou. The place where the sect is located is the backbone of Yuzhou's leyline, Zhong Lingyuxiu, and it is the best place for enlightenment in the entire Yuzhou.
Jiang Nian closed the previous rules and regulations, and he also knew why Mu Xiong didn't let him kill Cao Ying in Luoxian City, because every inner disciple was the pillar of the sect and the one who passed the sect's trial.
They have a spiritual black jade card that symbolizes the power of the sect, and those who hold this card are protected by the sect, but they are not allowed to do anything that damages the face of the sect. This is also the reason why Cao Ying is dressed in black and does not wear the robe of the inner disciple, and there is no other inner disciple to accompany him.
Cultivation is easy to obtain, but people's hearts are unpredictable.
Cao Ying's matter, the sect also did the most direct treatment, Jiang Nian only had a strong debt to the family of the Fifth Master of Luoxian in his heart, it was the disaster he brought in, but it affected them, which was also one of the reasons why Jiang Nian set foot on the immortal road.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Nian made up his mind, today is the day to apply for the trial once every three months, and Jiang Nian has only been in the field for three days, but it is a coincidence.
Jiang Nian reached the peak of the third layer of condensation qi after knocking on the spiritual energy tide of the mountain gate, and he was eligible to apply. Through the trial, you can become an inner disciple, and you also have the qualification to practice the sect's exercises.
Elder Ye said that it would take three months to enter the inner door, and Jiang Nian felt that it would not take so long.
Following the introduction of the position on the "Entry Rules", Jiang Nian calculated the time and went straight to the Zongwu Hall.
Jiang Nian didn't arrive early, and there were already eight or nine people queuing up in front.
"Who is this kid, how come I've never seen him. "Raw face, it doesn't look very old, it should be a new disciple. ”
The previous few people were obviously familiar with each other, and at this time, the Zongwu Hall had not yet opened, and Jiang Nian's arrival successfully attracted their attention.
"You don't even know him, the first new disciple this time, Jiang Nian!" a short and fat gray-clothed disciple with a shiny face hooked his head and said in a low but slightly admiring voice.
"He is Jiang Nian?" "What kind of first is he?" This batch of new disciples are all miscellaneous soldiers, and there is no screening, and they are obviously miscellaneous servants recruited by the sect. Everyone was gossiping, but one young man looked back, and his tone was full of disdain.
"Brother Lu's words are wrong, more than 500 people participated in this apprenticeship ceremony, and only 182 people passed the assessment, this person must have something extraordinary about coming out on top!" The short and fat disciple was a little unconvinced, and opened his mouth to argue.
"Oh, listen to your tone, you want to be someone else's little brother? Haha, you can participate in the trial qualification application just after getting started, it must be extraordinary! Go quickly, while it's still hot, maybe you will have to rely on him to eat in the future!Hahahaha!" The young man surnamed Lu sneered, and the three or five people around him were obviously his henchmen, and they all laughed and laughed.
Humpty Dumpty's face flushed, but he knew that it would be even more embarrassing if he continued to talk about it, so he simply withdrew from the front line and walked back.
Jiang Nian seemed to close his eyes and recuperate, but in fact, he mobilized his sense of hearing, hoping to get some information about the assessment from the disciples around him, but he never thought that he would hear such a ridiculous conversation.
The short and fat monk walked straight towards the back of the line, passing by Jiang Nian's side, he couldn't help but pause, peeked at it, saw Jiang Nian close his eyes and recuperate, sighed lightly, and prepared to walk back.
When he passed by Jiang Nian's side, there was an extremely presumptuous laugh from the front of the team, Jiang Nian frowned slightly, everywhere, there are always some people who are annoying.
"There is no trace in the next zhang, but I don't know if it is Jiang Nian?"
Jiang Nianzheng was a little distressed by the troubles brought to him by his sensitive hearing, and suddenly a voice came from beside him.
"It is here, what does the senior brother have to teach? Jiang Nian hurriedly opened his eyes, and the person talking beside him turned out to be Fang Cai's short and fat disciple.
The laughter at the front of the line became more intense, and Zhang Wuji's face became more and more red.
"Senior brother, can you take a step to speak?" Jiang Nian thought about the words that upset him, and noticed Zhang Wuji's face, Jiang Nian took the initiative to speak.
"It's okay, it's okay! Zhang Wuji didn't expect Jiang Nian to reply like this, and he was suddenly flattered. In the past, the first person to get started, who is not above the top, where will pay attention to himself, let alone take a step to speak.
"How did Senior Brother know that Jiang Nian was next?" Jiang Nian was not in a hurry, and left the team with Zhang Wuji and came to a rockery.
"Don't hide it, my talent is very poor, and my mind diverges a lot after cultivation, and I love to collect some interesting stories about celebrities. The first person in the brother's entry ceremony, I have heard about it in the next morning. Zhang Wuji's face was calm at this time, and his speech was much more neat.
"Why is the person queuing up with his senior brother talking so harshly, and there is no one to control the sect of gangs?" Jiang Nian said in a calm tone, but revealed that he was dissatisfied.
"Brother Tai has good ears! I can't hide it, I have been in the lower entrance for several years, but I have not yet passed the entrance test, and most of the disciples have entered the inner door in the same period, so that they are looked down upon, and they are naturally mean. This is the outer gate, and it is not a disciple of the sect, except that it is not allowed to kill each other, and there are no rules, and the sect does not care much. This one is also free and easy, and there is a bit of self-deprecation in his tone.
"Dare to ask Senior Brother, what is the mystery of this inner gate trial, how can it be so difficult to pass?" Jiang Nian frowned a little, Elder Ye only gave three months, and if he couldn't enter the inner gate, it would be a dead end.
"This trial will definitely not be difficult for the foot, the trial has three levels, the main test is cultivation, understanding and actual combat. Zhang Wuji obviously knows what to do, and this is one of the few things he can show off.
"I won't say much about cultivation, you can apply for the triple peak of condensation, but after passing the trial, you must break through the quadruple condensation within three months. However, I advise you to break through the fourfold condensation qi and then participate in the trial, so that the certainty will be much greater. Zhang Wuji talked eloquently, without reservations between words, and talked about experience.
"After passing the cultivation assessment, you will be sent into the Valley of Trials of our sect, and there is a large array in it, and there are countless jade people in the array, each of them represents a spiritual skill. After you scatter your mind in the array, countless spiritual techniques will match your mind, and I don't know exactly how they fit. After an hour, if you can't use the secret technique to defeat the jade person, you will be teleported out by the large array, and you will also fail the trial. Zhang Wuji said in great detail, but it saved Jiang Nian a lot of effort.
Only then did Jiang Nian understand why Elder Ye gave himself three months, it turned out that he didn't believe that I could succeed this time.
"Senior brother, have you ever heard of the fire drawing technique?" Jiang Nian suddenly heard the word spiritual art, and immediately remembered the fireball that almost killed him at the end of the battle with Cao Ying.
"Of course I do! That fire-drawing technique is a simple spiritual technique that can fit anyone, and it's mixed in with a bunch of tokens. If you are lucky enough to choose, not only is it easy to learn, but the power is not bad, and it is also easy to pass the actual combat assessment. Zhang Wuji couldn't help but feel a little envious when he spoke, if he could choose the Fire Drawing Technique, he would have already advanced to the inner gate, where would he suffer so much cold ridicule, luck is also part of the cultivation path.
Jiang Nian couldn't help but smack his tongue, this fire drawing technique is actually the simplest and most basic spiritual technique, how powerful can that powerful spiritual technique be?