Chapter 30: Three Thousand Bluestone Stairs
Kunlun Mountain is full of clouds and mist all the year round, the clouds rise and fall, in the eyes of the world, it is the fairyland of the world, ethereal and mysterious, it seems to be covered with a light veil, it is not clear to see the true face, it is faintly visible, the mountains tower into the sky, slightly reveal the outline of the tall and magnificent mountains, at this time it is the morning light that appears, the sun pours down, refracts the colorful glow in the thick clouds and mist, falls from the peak of the mountain, like the colorful canopy, beautiful and dreamy.
"Wow, this is Kunlun Mountain, it really deserves to be a blessed land, magnificent and magical!"
"It's so magnificent, on this high mountain, in the clouds and mist, is the legendary White Emperor City! Haha, such a fairyland on earth, I will cultivate here in the future, and I am excited to think about it. ”
"Legend has it that Qingyun Zhenren, the spiritual sword elder of White Emperor City, is the first in the world of swordsmanship, one of the six great earth immortals in the world, if he can worship under the real person, how good it would be. ”
"Hmph, White Emperor City is not only a grandmaster-level powerhouse in Qingyun Zhenren, haven't you heard that in recent years, a disciple in White Emperor City who is only more than ten years old has reached the peak of his cultivation of Dan Dao, and he can be called the ...... of the current grandmaster."
"Cut, White Emperor City is a great sword cultivator, I will worship the master, but I have come to learn peerless swordsmanship, what is there to learn in Dandao. ”
"Yes, yes. ”
At the foot of Kunlun Mountain, more than 100 teenagers and girls pointed to the Kunlun Mountain looming in the clouds and mist, and their eyes showed yearning, and on the stairs in front of the teenagers and girls, there were two cultivation disciples wearing white clothes and blue cloud Taoist costumes, two of them held fairy swords, listening to the discussions of the teenagers around them, and couldn't help but chuckle at each other.
"Senior Brother Mingyang, I'm afraid it will be six years since I was ordered to go down the mountain and garrison Qianyang City, right? I don't know which elder will be in charge of opening the mountain gate to recruit twelve generations of disciples this time?"
"Senior Brother Mingrui doesn't know, I heard that the person in charge of this matter this time is not the elder of the sect, but Senior Brother Mingqing, and a few senior brothers and sisters......"
"Ah, recruiting apprentices is a big deal, and it is usually the elders who come forward, why would the real person in charge of the sect arrange it this time?"
"Senior Brother Mingrui has a high opinion of Mingyang, where will I know about these major events in the door, what Mingyang just said is just hearsay, and it can't be true. ”
Mingrui was just about to compliment a few words, but he saw that above the nine heavens, in the clouds and mist, there was a sword light lit up, and the sound of breaking the air came one after another, and he immediately turned straight and shouted: "Quiet." ”
The shouting was like a thunderous explosion, which shook the hearts of the surrounding boys and girls, and their faces turned pale, but they couldn't help but stop talking, their eyes showed awe, and they looked up at the void.
A moment later, the five figures came by the wind and the sword, all around them were shrouded in spiritual light, and their clothes were flying, like immortals, elegant and free, and they walked in the air.
Mingyang and Mingrui are cultivation disciples, the Tao is profound, and they are deaf and clear, although they are far away, they can clearly see the leader, it is the senior brother Mingqing, and then he didn't dare to slack off, took a step forward, bent down and saluted: "Mingyang (Mingrui) has seen all the senior brothers and sisters. ”
"Haha, I haven't seen you for six years, how are the two junior brothers Mingrui and Mingyang?" A clear laughter came, with inexplicable divine power, rolling down from the sky, and as the laughter stopped, five sword lights suddenly fell to the ground, revealing the figure of Ming Qing and the five people.
"Thank you for your concern, I and my brothers are fine. Mingrui and the others replied with a smile.
After a few words of greeting slightly, everyone entered the topic, Mingrui took out a book from his arms, handed it to Ming Qing, and said: "Senior brother, after the selection of the elders in Qianyang City, there are a total of one hundred and thirty-five people who participated in the assessment of the introductory disciples of White Emperor City this time, and all the lists are recorded above, please consult Senior Brother." ”
Ming Qing took the book, ten lines at a glance, and in just a few breaths, he knew it in his heart, and then handed the book to Jiang Chen and the four of them to read it, and smiled at Mingrui: "This time, it is annoying that the two junior brothers will send each other all the way." ”
"Senior Brother is serious, this matter is just the duty of our disciples. ”
After a while, Jiang Chen and the four of them finished reading the books, and when the books returned to Ming Qing's hands, Ming Qing came out of the crowd, his eyes swept over the more than 100 teenagers and girls present, and said loudly: "You can come here, the qualifications for cultivating immortal spirit roots are all above the middle level, and the talent is outstanding, but the White Emperor City accepts apprentices, not based on talent, talent is only the standard for the selection of disciples in the White Emperor City, and if you want to become a disciple of the White Emperor City, you still need to go through three tests." ”
"One level of perseverance, monks cultivating immortals, it is a lonely road, a thorny road, if you lack great perseverance, great perseverance, you will easily get lost, give up, and finally annihilate the path of immortals, therefore, the disciples of White Emperor City all have super tenacity and perseverance. ”
"The second level of comprehension, everyone in the world knows that the swordsmanship of the White Emperor City is unparalleled in the world, but they don't know that the more advanced the Taoist swordsmanship in the world, the more superb understanding is needed to comprehend the essence, if the talent is excellent, the comprehension is low, if the cultivation is extremely fast, it is impossible to reach the ultimate of the immortal Dao. ”
"Three care about the realm, cultivating immortals, cultivating is strength, is the state of mind, once you embark on the path of immortals, in a long life, there will always be all kinds of strange thoughts, greed, passion, desire, temptation, will disturb the monk's state of mind, if you can't calm your mind like water, consistently, it is very easy to go astray in the process of cultivation, go crazy, the White Emperor City is the Shenzhou Immortal Dao is decent, since such evil things are not allowed, therefore, the White Emperor City recruits disciples, are cautious and repeated, and choose the best. ”
"The three levels of the White Emperor City entrance, if you successfully pass it, you can become an entry disciple of the White Emperor City, and now, the perseverance test begins. After speaking, Ming Qing turned sideways slightly, stretched out his hand and pointed to the bluestone ladder hidden in the clouds and mist: "This bluestone ladder, also known as the "Tongtian Ladder", is taken from the meaning of "Enlightening the world, understanding the world and the world", it is painstakingly built by the predecessors of this sect, a total of 3,000 steps, you need to climb the Tongtian ladder within three days, climb to the top of the wind platform, before you can pass, those who fail to reach the time limit will be picked up and returned by the disciples, are you clear?"
"Clear. The boys and girls echoed loudly.
"Since I understand, then I will begin, I will recite one person, and one person will come out and step on the ladder to heaven, and the first one, Mingbo......"
As Ming Qing's voice fell, an eight or nine-year-old boy walked out of the crowd, this young man was dressed in white clothes, gorgeously dressed, dignified in appearance, full of confidence in his eyes, high morale, and not stage fright.
"Enlightenment ......"
"Mingxi ......"
"Pearl ......"
"Spiegel......
......
Jiang Chen and Mingyu stood at the entrance of the ladder, lined up on both sides, their eyes swept over these teenagers, in the past, when the White Emperor City recruited disciples, there would always be demons and monsters who tried to confuse the pearls, or wanted to steal the Immortal Dao Dafa, or took advantage of the troubled waters to fish, and they had been disturbed many times, since then, the White Emperor City has this practice, every time the disciples are recruited, they must verify their correct body and be cautious again and again.
"Why do these teenagers all have Ming surnames?"
Listening to Ming Qing's name, Jiang Chen was slightly surprised, whether it was a teenager or a girl, they all had the surname Ming, if it was a complete coincidence, the coincidence of more than a hundred people, this was too unbelievable.
"What's a fuss, the disciples of White Emperor City all have character generations, Cun Qing Ming Xiu, the Qing character generation is the eleventh generation of head elders, the Ming character generation is the twelfth generation of disciples, and the cultivation generation is my junior generation, the thirteenth generation of disciples. Anyone who wants to worship in the White Emperor City must change to the character generation before they can participate in the test. Mingyu pursed her lips and explained nonchalantly.
"In this way, why haven't Jiang Le and I changed our surnames?" Jiang Chen asked.
"Hmph, how do I know this, although the two of you brothers use their real names every day, but on the list of Changming Pavilion, it must be the surname Ming, you Jiang Chen is Mingchen, Jiang Le is Mingle, as long as it is on the list, you don't have to care about the daily name. ”
Jiang Chen nodded slightly, and saluted Mingyu to thank him, but unfortunately Mingyu didn't appreciate it, snorted, and left Jiang Chen with the back of his head, Jiang Chen could only smile helplessly.
After finishing reading the one hundred and thirty-five teenagers and girls, Ming Qing walked quickly with the book, and said with a smile: "Senior Brother Jiang Chen, I will have to bother you then, these teenagers have not yet cultivated the immortal method, and their physique is weak, coupled with the extremely high position of the White Emperor City, the air is thin, these teenagers are difficult to adapt, and they may be at risk of their lives if they forcibly climb." ”
Jiang Chen nodded slightly, he had a deep understanding of this, that day he carried his younger brother to the White Emperor City, that is, he climbed the ladder through the sky, three thousand bluestone ladders, it seems that it is not much, it is extremely difficult to climb, at that time he had already cultivated Huiyang Changchun Gong, and his cultivation was already a heavy Qi fairyland, just climbing to the 1,200 level, he was exhausted, these teenagers' physique was not as good as him, they were young, and the elders were only sixteen years old, it can be imagined that the difficulty of perseverance was great.
However, although this perseverance is difficult, there is a trick in it, that is the time limit, three days to climb 3,000 bluestone ladders, only need to climb 1,000 steps a day, as long as the time is reasonably arranged, control the physical strength, you can successfully complete. However, it is a pity that these teenagers are too young and have shallow experience, how could they think of these, in order to successfully apprentice to the White Emperor City, they all have enough strength and rush to be the first.
Jiang Chen's five people rose in the sky, stepping on the clouds and mist, looking down at the bluestone ladder, paying attention to their every move, beware of accidents. With the passage of time, most of the teenagers and girls have stepped over the five hundred levels, and at this time the physical exertion is too much, and it is not as good as before, one by one, sweating and weak.
"Senior Brother Mingyun, the hour has come, let the disciples on standby distribute food......"
"Yes, Senior Brother. ”
Mingyun went away with his sword, and a moment later, in the clouds and mist, there was a flash of sword light, and dozens of disciples who were on guard at the Wangfeng Platform came with food and gave it to these teenagers.
After a little eating, the teenagers briefly regained their strength and began to climb upwards again. After a few hours, the 135 teenagers were already greatly differentiated, with those with good physique far ahead and those with weak physique far behind.
"Hey, this little girl is interesting?"
Mingyu snorted lightly, and immediately attracted Jiang Chen's attention, Jiang Chen looked along Mingyu's line of sight, only to see that on the bluestone stairs, a girl wearing a purple dress, purple cherry blossoms on the tips of her hair, fair skin, and picturesque eyebrows and eyes, looked around like a thief, and every time she stepped on a few steps, she consciously stopped for a while, and then got up and continued to climb.