Chapter I: Prologue
According to legend, in the primeval period, Hongmeng was dissected and derived from the ten heavenly realms. Among them, there is a realm, where all things breed and the primate dominates, which is called the Hongmeng main realm. The main realm of Hongmeng is composed of three hundred and sixty-five realms. Each realm within the realm is vast and boundless, with a population of hundreds of millions, giving birth to the treasures of heaven and earth, and it is also dotted with stars and clouds, which are endless.
From ancient times to the present, the main realm of Hongmeng that has been explored is only one hundred and twenty-eight realms. Therefore, the three hundred and sixty-five realms passed down from ancient times have become veritable legends. Although it is a legend, it is difficult to stop generations of amazing people, who will never be discouraged from digging and exploring.
Not long after, human beings, who were born with weak physiques, felt that Pangu opened the heavens, and Nuwa created people, and began to explore the natural force, intending to find the supernatural power to transform the physique of the race. After millions of years, the human race has sprung up, swallowing mountains and mountains, sweeping the universe, and finally replacing the Demon Emperor and becoming the new master of the Hongmeng main realm.
Why did the Terran rise to prominence? No one can explain the reason for this. It's just that after the human race opened a new era of Hongmeng, it ushered in an unprecedented era of cultivation.
Today, there are as many cultivators as stars, innumerable, and they are all over the corners of the Hongmeng world. In the whole world, Mo is mainly "harmonious", but in the cultivation world of the human race, he is headed by the "Three Palaces and Nine Palaces" that have been open for tens of thousands of years to maintain the order of Hongmeng.
The origin of the "Three Palaces and Nine Palaces" has no public records in ancient books, let alone rumors recognized by various factions. Therefore, until now, there are only the strange and strange sayings of secular people. However, no matter what kind of attachment is said, it is closely related to the Taoist inheritance of the ancient sages, and the supreme divine soldiers of the ancient gods and immortals.
As the saying goes: empty writing comes from the wind, not necessarily without a cause.
This also confirms that people who cultivate the true Tao are always superstitious and yearn for all kinds of legends. In their short lives, they all longed to obtain the Dao inheritance of the ancient powerful people, or the heavenly divine soldiers who could destroy the mountains. Therefore, on the tortuous path of cultivation, the monks of the human race, through the ages, have continuously written various feats.
Throughout the ages, the wind and clouds have changed, the survival of the fittest, all kinds of things, all follow the rules and laws, never stop!
Under 10,000 years, there are many sects, families and shops. Whether it is the Xiuzhen sect, or the family, or the chamber of commerce, all of them are based on unique genius elites.
For a long time, there are countless sect families that have disappeared due to the withering of talents. Those sect families with tens of thousands of years of inheritance are all amazing people, and the incense is eternal. That's why it's nothing more than pushing through the old and bringing forth the new, and the network talents will weave their own sects like blood, and continue to circulate according to the "meridians", so as to achieve the effect of spitting out the old and absorbing the new.
In Hongmeng, since the formation of the pattern of "three palaces and nine halls", the twelve major factions have agreed to open the mountain gate once every ten years, and recruit disciples within an invisible geographical range. It's just that for tens of thousands of years, every time the mountain gate was opened to accept disciples, there has never been a number of people in that faction, more than a thousand.
Within the quota of these hundreds of people, the children of affiliated families who accompanied the rise and fall of the sect, regardless of the number, often occupied a fixed quota. The old children of the family will occupy part of it. A very small part of the remainder was selected from the countless people who participated in the auditions.
Despite this, in fact, among the disciples of the past dynasties, it is still the children of rich and noble backgrounds, and the success rate is the highest.
This is because the way of cultivating the truth first requires the simmering and refining of countless spiritual herbs and pills, and then it is one's own natural spiritual root and fate. As long as they are not born with cripples, they will often succeed under the accumulation and simmering of countless elixir spiritual materials. Therefore, it is already difficult for people to figure out whether their own talents are important or the inexhaustible cultivation materials are important in the case of choosing one of the two. In general, the world seems to be more inclined to the latter.
To this day, the people of the world are still undiminished in their desire to cultivate the true Tao. For people from humble backgrounds, whenever there is a fleeting opportunity, they will cling to it like a life-saving straw. And this straw is the "audition" of the famous faction.
This story will start with four teenagers who live in the quicksand world in the southeast of Hongmeng.
The quicksand realm has a very wide area, with many seas and few lands. It is one of the largest realms that have been explored in the main realm of Hongmeng, and it is divided into dozens of states. One of them, Wanzhou, is the most barren place in the extreme south of the land and a gathering place for the poor.
On the 4th of April, the sun was beautiful and the wind was clear. The warm sun, shining brightly, gently shone on the mound.
This mound is about six zhang high and nearly three zhang in circumference. There was a hut on it, very low and wide, with a faint smoke of firewood. The smoke mixed with the smell of barbecue slowly dissipated.
Inside, the four of them sat cross-legged, seemingly oblivious to their companions. Compared with the one person sitting in the south direction, the eyebrows of the other three people were full of sorrow.
When the barbecue in the tattered dishes was about to end, a person sitting in the east direction slowly spoke, and said, "Second brother, my third brother and I have decided that we will go to participate in the audition of the three palaces and nine halls. At this point, he looked at the person who was facing south, and said, "What are you going to do in the future?"
The person who was facing south was very leisurely, and his mouth kept "chirping", and when it was enough, he replied: "Oh, we have been arguing about this matter for almost a month, and now we are still talking about a fart." I just can't figure it out, why do you want to cultivate the true Dao? What the hell is so good about that thing! Good four brothers, they just want to make a fuss about this. Since the eldest brother and the third brother have decided to 'go half of the road to the sky', this matter cannot be forced. The spirit crystals we have saved, you two should bring more! Go to the Dingfang Palace, or the Palace, the road is far away, don't miss the time, ruin the future of the two of you. As for the fourth child, his legs and feet are not dexterous, with me, you two can rest assured. ”
"Second brother! Actually, I only chose this way with my eldest brother, first of all, I miss my hometown and nostalgia. Then, if he has a little fantasy, if he becomes a disciple of the Three Palaces and Nine Palaces, he will be a master. As he spoke, he inadvertently looked at the person due west and said with a slight wistfulness: "We are thirteen years old. For people of our origins, if we miss this opportunity, we will never have a chance. ”
"Stinky three, young mother-in-law! Dry this bowl of water, I'll send my eldest brother down the mountain with you. In the future, if we can see each other again, it may be on Huangquan Road. ”
After a crisp impact of the broken porcelain bowl, the three people who had just spoken walked out of the hut before and after, and the first one said: "Second brother, if you have a chance in the future, you will come to the poor mulberry world to find me." When the time comes, I will entertain you with the best drunken carving! Our brothers, we will definitely get drunk and rest. ”
"Send the eldest brother and the third brother down the mountain, there will be a farewell, and I will stop!"
The two people who came down the mountain kept wiping their cheeks. The person who turned back to the house had tears rolling in his eyes and disappeared. The one who had been silent in the house could no longer hold back and wept loudly.
"Little four, don't cry!"
The man named Xiao Si choked up and said, "Second brother, Actually, the eldest brother and the third brother went to the Dingtian Hall and the Chaos Hall respectively when they saw that I was dragging the three of you down and taking care of your face. After a few convulsions, he said, "Second brother, I'm sorry for you, you can go with the second brother and them! I'm already a cripple!"
"Bastard, how can I talk to my second brother? Besides, I don't practice those bullshit things! Fourth, you have to cry, keep your voice down, I'm going to sleep first! Damn, it's so unlucky!"
After a while, the man put some thatch on his face, and fell asleep. The other man walked half-crawled to the door of the hut and kept looking down the hill.
The next day, the sun rises three poles, and the earth shines. Inside the hut, one yawned, stretched, and muttered a few words. Suddenly said: "Huh, Xiaosi, you haven't slept last night?"
Xiao Si didn't look back, but said lightly: "Second brother, do you remember that cultivation sect in this quicksand realm?"
"Damn! I don't know! What kind of kennels, pigsties, don't you have them everywhere? Don't think about these things, I only have enough food for one meal, I have to go out and get something to eat! ”
"Second brother, I have something to discuss with you!"
"Hehe, little four, it's okay! What's the matter, tell the second brother! You kid, it's rare to pass through such a book. ”
"Let's go to the audition!"
"Ahh
"Second brother, I've been thinking about it all night! There is a Shengzhou in the quicksand realm where we are, and there is a great sect of cultivation in its territory, called the True Martial Palace, which is also one of the nine halls of the three palaces and nine halls. In another month, it will be the time when the Nine Palaces open the mountain gate every ten years to receive disciples, and this sect is also the same. Every time these big factions admit new disciples, in addition to the vast majority of the names of the children with backgrounds, they will also select from thousands of people from people like you and me, ranging from 50 to 100 people. When Xiao Si said this, he shook the second brother who was napping with his head down, and continued: "Second brother, don't always take anything to heart, okay!"
"Alas, fourth, I still don't understand what you mean! Besides, can it be good to select 50 to 100 people from among thousands of orphans and poor children? I really admire the three of you, where did you all hear these useless things? Everyone is fascinated by this, and they don't know what to do!"
"Second brother, in this Wanzhou, it is estimated that you are the only one who does not know these things. As he spoke, he grabbed the second brother's hand and said earnestly: "Second brother! From Wanzhou to Shengzhou, it will take about a month, and we will definitely be able to catch up." At that time, even if you don't get selected, you can play it. It is also a good opportunity to leave this sad place. ”
"Fourth, do you really want to go?"
"Second brother, my heart is broken!"
"Damn, you all seem to have lost your mind and gone crazy, it's unreasonable! ”
Half an hour later, puffs of smoke rose from the mound, reflecting two lonely backs, and disappeared down the hill.