Chapter 20: Treading the Ladder
"Stepping on the ladder?"
Hearing this unfamiliar word, Meng Xiaofan asked suspiciously, and at the same time asked about the confusion in Wang Yi and Lan Mengsheng's hearts, although they didn't know what kind of assessment it was, but just listening to the name didn't seem to be easy to pass.
"Hehe, you'll know then, but there's no need to be afraid, I passed it very easily, senior brother. ”
Without too much explanation of what it means to step on the ladder, and also worried that the burden in his heart was too heavy, Li Yunsheng turned his voice to himself.
Meng Xiaofan listened to Li Yunsheng's calm words and knew that the other party was asking them not to be too nervous, but if anyone had gone through so much to get to this point, if they failed in the final assessment, it would really be a failure.
"Since the three of us set off together, we will definitely be able to stay together in the end. At this moment, Wang Yi's voice suddenly raised a few points, his right hand clenched into a fist and waved, staring at Meng Xiaofan and the two of them and shouting.
"That's right. ”
Meng Xiaofan and Lan Mengsheng were stunned by Wang Yi's shouting, and when they came back to their senses, they shouted at the same time, and they all clenched their fists and swung them out, and the three fists collided, and a powerful confidence soared rapidly in each other's hearts.
At this time, Li Yunsheng, who was sitting in front of him, heard the voice from behind, and the corners of his mouth did not reveal a trace of arc, and at the same time, the light of the Qiankun bag on his waist flashed, and a diamond-shaped crystal with a whole body was suspended in front of him, Li Yunsheng's hands quickly sealed, and when he was sealed, the suspended crystal couldn't help but tremble, and then turned into several columns of energy qi and integrated into the sword body in all directions.
Under the surprised gaze of Meng Xiaofan and the others, the giant sword suddenly slammed and then flew away at a speed several times faster than before.
Three months later!
On the way to the Silent Sect, Li Yunsheng went to several cities to pick up more than a dozen disciples who were waiting, among them there was a beautiful woman with a prefecture-level spiritual root, and most of the people with good qualifications were included in the three major sects, while the rest of the sects could only try their best to find the fish that slipped through the net.
According to this period of time, the only woman in the team, with a hibiscus face, very beautiful appearance suddenly became the object of attention of the teenagers, the girl was wearing a pale yellow dress, the skirt was inlaid with white patterns, but also showed that the woman's background is extraordinary, the girl's name is Yin Shuang, and everyone is skilled and gentle, without a trace of exclusion of the person who talks to them, but also won the favor of the teenagers born in ordinary families.
"Xiaofan, do you see that girl looks smart?"
Wang Yi looked at Yin Shuang, who was talking to everyone in front of him, patted Meng Xiaofan on the shoulder and said, after several months, the two have become very familiar with each other, and they have changed from the previous title of Brother Meng to Xiaofan.
"Hehe, indeed!"
After getting along, Meng Xiaofan also knew that Wang Yi was a person who couldn't hold back his words, and he would say whatever he wanted, but this Yin Shuang was beautiful and beautiful, and her appearance could be compared to that Ning Siran, they were all rare beauties, but with her appearance, she really didn't deserve such a woman, Meng Xiaofan sighed in her heart.
"If you can get such a daughter-in-law, this life is enough!" Lan Mengsheng whispered with a hint of yearning flashing in his eyes, for fear of being heard by others not far away.
"Why don't you three come over and talk together?"
Suddenly, Yin Shuang, who was chatting with everyone hotly, turned his eyes to Meng Xiaofan's direction and said with a smile, that smile was as irresistible as the red sun blooming with light and heat in the cold winter, full of infinite charm.
"Yes, yes. ”
Before the two of them could react, Wang Yi responded quickly, and then Meng Xiaofan and the two couldn't resist everyone's urging and sat down together, chatting about this kind of interesting thing, but for Meng Xiaofan, he just listened silently, and echoed one or two from time to time.
When everyone was talking harmoniously, the giant sword began to slow down, and at the same time, the height of the flight dropped a lot, and the surrounding area was no longer a hazy fog, only to see the thousands of peaks and mountains in front of them straight into the clouds, giving people a feeling that they could pick the sun, moon and stars by standing on it.
One of the peaks is towering, like a sword piercing the sky, the danger is abnormal, the sword peak is shrouded in colorful glow, like a dream, giving people a sense of the fairy mountain outside the world.
Looking at the magnificent and atmospheric overlapping mountains, Meng Xiaofan couldn't help but become short of breath, this was the first time he had seen such a majestic landscape, and only Xianmen could have such a big deal.
Shout!
At the same time, when the eyes of the group were attracted by the sword peak in front of them, a frightening flood not far away flew towards everyone, the speed was very fast, it was still in the distant sky before, and the next moment it had already come to the giant sword where Meng Xiaofan was.
A group of no less than 30 people sat on a white feather folding fan, and a group of white cranes could be faintly seen through the light curtain shrouded outside the folding fan, led by a tall figure with long sleeves, a beard on his lips, wearing a white and green Taoist robe like that of Li Yunsheng, with a uniform body shape, revealing the charm of a mature man.
Behind this middle-aged man, the eyes of a group of men and women around sixteen years old were also attracted by the sword peak in front of them at this time, but at the same time, they also looked at Meng Xiaofan and his party not far away.
"Senior Brother Li, don't come unharmed if you don't see you for a few months. ”
The middle-aged man looked in the direction of the giant sword and said with a light smile, and at the same time his gaze swept towards the people above the giant sword, and nodded lightly when he passed by Yin Shuang, it is not bad to be able to obtain an earth spirit root for disciples in the competition with the three major sects.
This person is Chen Hefeng, the third senior brother of the Silent Sect, who is the best among the brothers in the same sect in terms of strength, and has a high reputation in the door, not because of how strong his cultivation is, but because he treats people very peacefully, and many disciples in the door have accepted the help of this person.
"Hehe, thank you Senior Brother Chen for your concern, but this time, Senior Brother, you are very powerful, and you can find three disciples with earth spirit roots. ”
Li Yunsheng's gaze suddenly fell on the three men wearing silk behind Senior Brother Chen, these three people he could easily see the grade of their spiritual roots, every time they went out to recruit disciples, many disciples with good qualifications were included in the three major sects, and these small sects could only silently collect the fish that slipped through the net, hoping to find one or two, which was also the helplessness of the small sect.
"Where, where, it's just luck, junior brother, let's do the right thing first, don't delay the affairs of the sect. ”
Chen Hefeng said humbly, and at the same time seemed to think of something, nodded at Li Yunsheng, and the huge folding fan trembled violently and slowly descended forward.
Hearing Chen Hefeng's words, Li Yunsheng immediately followed, and in a blink of an eye, everyone landed at the foot of a mountain, surrounded by ancient trees, gusts of mountain wind blowing, and looking up, the mountain road was rugged and covered with all kinds of thorns.
"If you wait for the meeting, you will climb upward, and if you can't meet the requirements of the sect, you won't be able to become an official disciple. ”
Chen Hefeng stepped forward and looked around at everyone and said, at this moment, the peace on his face had already dissipated and was full of seriousness, which made the group of teenagers who had followed him before show surprise, but the next moment everyone also put down their playful emotions and listened carefully.
However, everyone looked at the thorny mountain road, most of the people's faces did not have too much difficulty, although the mountain road is difficult to walk, but it is nothing to the people who have practiced martial arts since childhood, but there are also many people who have spiritual roots but have practiced martial arts, and these people's complexions have changed slightly.
Boom!
Chen Heran took in everyone's expressions and then nodded to Li Yunsheng, and then Li Yunsheng didn't know when there was an extra three-finger-sized dark cyan token in his hand, and the token was engraved with a silent word, and then Li Yunsheng threw the token in his hand forward, only to see a 'bang' sound that seemed to collide with a layer of film, and the token suddenly stopped in mid-air, and ripples spread out around the token.
Under the surprised gaze of everyone, with the gradually spreading water streaks, the mountain road that was still full of thorns on the top of the mountain quickly twisted into a winding ancient road, and layers of cyan stone steps paved towards the peak.
Looking at the layers of stairs, Meng Xiaofan was very surprised in his heart, could it be that the thorns he saw before were hallucinations? This ancient road is the real road to the top of the mountain, looking at this, it should be because of the formation that Li Yunsheng said when he came, and suddenly a spiritual light flashed in his mind.
Woohoo!
At the same time, several wind-breaking sounds sounded in the sky above the ancient road, and several men wearing the same robes as Li Yunsheng stood in the air with various magic weapons, their eyes swept to the people below, and then fell on the two Chen Hefeng who were the leaders, and said, "The two senior brothers have worked the road, and the following things will be carried out by us." ”
"Well, have you seen the ancient path ahead? If you want to become a disciple of the Shan Sect, you will climb to the top, and the last one will be sent back to the place where you came. ”
Chen Hefeng nodded at several junior disciples and then turned to the people behind him and said, his voice revealing a sense of majesty that was difficult to disobey.
Chen Hefeng's words rang in everyone's minds like an alarm bell, and everyone understood the meaning of his words, and if he was really sent back in the end, how would he face his hometown fathers and elders, and how would he be worthy of himself? A group of people immediately rushed up the stone steps and rushed to the top of the mountain.
Meng Xiaofan and Wang Yi beside him looked at each other and followed the team to the stone steps, and secretly told themselves in their hearts that they would soon be able to enter the immortal gate, soon, soon, and they must not be defeated at the final level.
"Senior brother, your words scared this group of boys, hehe. When everyone disappeared at the corner of the stone steps, Li Yunsheng said jokingly, with a slight smile in his eyes.
"Otherwise, they won't work hard, and this time the master will secretly observe, and I heard that this year, several elders will choose disciples in this assessment. Looking at the mountain peaks obscured by clouds and mist, Chen Hefeng said slowly.
"Oh, yes, that's a bit new, but the elders are going to have a lot of fighting, right? ”
Li Yunsheng's face was a little strange when he heard this, but the next moment he waved his hand and flew towards another mountain peak with his flying sword, and then Chen Hefeng also left here, and the disciple who had stepped on the magic weapon before also quickly swept towards the direction where the people who had climbed the stone steps disappeared at this moment.
"Ahh
Meng Xiaofan stepped on the stone steps and climbed forward step by step, this kind of test is really nothing compared to himself who has nothing to do in the past, he will definitely reach the top of the mountain at this speed, thinking of this, his confidence suddenly doubled, but the next moment, screams suddenly came.
Meng Xiaofan raised his head and looked up, only to see that the figures of the people who had been climbing very fast before trembled, and from time to time someone let out bursts of screams, climbing as slowly as a snail, and Yin Shuang at the front and the three teenagers who were also Earth Spirit Roots also slowed down, but compared to everyone, the pace of these four people was quite steady, and they climbed slowly step by step.
"What's going on?"