Chapter Thirty-Six: A Refining Tower
On the huge bluestone square, Feng Xiao, who had a serious expression, glanced around coldly, and then looked at the new disciples indifferently: "I am the elder of this sect, Feng Xiao." First of all, congratulations on passing the trials and coming to this place, and I believe that those who can get here will be people of extraordinary ability. The man's voice was calm and heavy, although his words were congratulatory, but his tone was indescribably indifferent, which made people feel a little depressed.
Immediately after, I only heard him continue: "However, this primary election is different from the past, if you want to enter our sect, you still need to go through the primary selection, and those who pass the grades can enter, and the rest show that they have no chance with Xiuzhen, please go back." ”
In previous years, as long as the sect recruited disciples passed the trial of Qinglong Mountain, they could generally enter the sect and become official members of the Wangyue Sect, but the primary selection of the sect was generally only to further evaluate the qualifications and talents of the new disciples. However, Feng Xiao's words are obviously saying that this primary election is very different from the past, even if you arrive here, you still have to go through layers of screening if you want to enter the sect.
"Wow!" When Feng Xiao said the first sentence, the new disciples didn't feel anything, but when the second sentence echoed in the square, there was an uproar in the field, not only the new disciples were shocked, but even the disciples in the sect who had already started were also incredible.
"What! the rules change!"
"Yes, according to my brother in Wangyue Sect, as long as you pass the Qinglong Mountain trial, you will definitely be able to enter the sect, how is it now?"
"Hehe, I had already guessed that this primary election presided over by Elder Feng Xiao would not be so simple, and sure enough, it still gave us a 'surprise'!"
"Alas, this group of new junior brothers and sisters is really ill-fated! I finally arrived here, but I still can't enter the sect smoothly, I really feel unfortunate for them!"
Feng Xiao's words were undoubtedly like a bombshell, and not long after the words fell, the square boiled like a fryer, and all kinds of surprise, puzzlement, doubt, and unwilling words suddenly filled the square
"I haven't seen you for many years, Senior Brother Feng is still as unpredictable as ever!"
"Yes, it seems that there are probably very few people who can pass the preliminary examination this time!"
In the blue-gray hall, several sect masters couldn't help but show surprise when they saw the changes in the field, and they were obviously surprised. At this moment, Yue Qingshan's face was also slightly stunned after seeing the situation in the field, a wry smile appeared on his face, and he shook his head silently.
As the voices of the disciples in the square became louder and louder, it was quite out of control. At this time, "Hmph!" A cold snort that was not angry and self-righteous echoed inside and outside the square, although the sound was not loud, it seemed to be able to reach everyone's ears clearly, and there was a faint momentum in the sound that made it difficult to resist, which suddenly made the field quiet.
I saw Feng Xiao's cold eyes sweeping across the audience, and everywhere he passed, he bowed his head and was silent, as if no one dared to look at him, only heard him say indifferently: "If you don't want to participate in the primary, you can leave now!"
Speaking of this, seeing that no one objected, Feng Xiao's face softened slightly, and continued: "And as a reward for your hard work all the way, those who fail to pass can get a hundred taels of gold for encouragement!"
One hundred taels of gold may not be worth a fortune for cultivators, but it can be described as a lot of wealth for ordinary people in the mortal world, which is enough for ordinary families to have no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime. Hearing this, the new disciple who was originally a little unconvinced in his heart felt a little relieved.
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Feng Xiao nodded slightly with satisfaction, and then, with a wave of his sleeves, an unknown strange thing appeared in the man's hand out of thin air. As soon as this thing appeared, it was suddenly brilliant and dazzling, but it was not very real, and it could only be faintly seen that it was a tower-like thing, which was constantly rotating in Feng Xiao's hand at the moment.
The next moment, Feng Xiao threw the object in his hand into a clearing in the square, and in a moment, he saw that this thing rose against the storm, and quickly changed in the incredible eyes of everyone, and finally turned into a tall tower about a dozen zhang in size. With the appearance of the tower, the originally wide bluestone square was instantly occupied a large place.
The tower as a whole is glazed color, with a total of nine layers, from the bottom to the top, layer upon layer, each layer presents a different streamer color, as if each layer is an independent world, but when the nine layers are combined, it looks so perfectly coordinated. Exquisitely exquisite, even the details are clearly carved with natural care, and it looks like a perfect work of art, which is amazing.
"What's that" Everyone in the square, not only the new disciples, but even the disciples in the sect looked up at this mysterious glazed tower in a daze, feeling the strange power emanating from the tower.
In the Blue and Gray Hall, the sect masters of the various factions also looked shocked, staring at the tower exuding an ancient atmosphere in the square at this moment. "Could this be the legendary One Refining Tower!" "Haotian Sect Master looked at it in shock for a while, and muttered softly as if he was a little uncertain.
"What! This tower is an immortal artifact left over from ancient times-a refining tower !!" seemed to hear Luo Kun's words, and the other sect masters were also full of disbelief, staring at the tower for a long time, as if they were in some kind of strong shock.
"Hmm, how could it be!" Just when the First Refining Pagoda appeared in front of everyone's eyes, Yue Qingshan seemed to be a little unable to believe his eyes, and then secretly annoyed in his heart, "I have already told Senior Brother Feng to keep a low profile, how can I take out the First Refining Pagoda This is really nonsense!"
"Sect Master Yue, I didn't expect your sect to be able to get the Ancient Immortal Weapon Refining Tower, it's really an eye-opener for us!"
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, I wouldn't have believed that there were such strange things in the world!"
"Your faction deserves to be a decent leader, with such a deep background, even a primary election can use such an immortal thing. It's really impressive!"
A refining tower has an extraordinary origin, according to legend, it is a treasure of the fairy world that has fallen into the mortal dust, this tower is mysterious and powerful, it is said to be able to suppress all falsehood, refining all demons and evils, it is a rare treasure, I only heard of the existence of this thing before, but I never thought that one day I could see such a heavy treasure with my own eyes.
After being shocked, several sect masters looked at Yue Qingshan with admiration, looking at Yue Qingshan with a smile, there seemed to be something else flickering in their eyes, and Yue Qingshan, who saw this on the side, had to smile bitterly and be silent, looking at the towering tower in the field, and was speechless for a while
The First Refining Pagoda towered quietly on the square, and the brilliance slowly flowed, exuding a shocking and mysterious atmosphere. After a while, Feng Xiao glanced at everyone and said loudly: "If you can enter this tower, if you can reach the third floor, you will be considered qualified." Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something, and looked at the sect disciples in the crowd again, "This time, except for the new disciples, the rest of the sect disciples can participate together, which can be regarded as an experience." ”
"What if you can enter a higher layer?" Hearing that sect disciples could also participate, a sect disciple who seemed to be very confident spoke boldly.
"Hehe, if you can reach the top of the fifth layer, then you should be rewarded. Hearing this, Feng Xiao's eyes showed a hint of appreciation imperceptibly, and paused, "However, don't blame me for not explaining in advance, entering the tower, the higher you go, the more dangerous and abnormal, I can control this tower from the first to the fifth floor to ensure the safety of you, but even I can't guarantee that I can rescue you in time in the last few floors, so you must do what you can, don't act recklessly, if you encounter a life-threatening situation inside, just silently chant 'abstain!' in your heart, do you understand?"
After Feng Xiao finished speaking, everyone said yes in unison.
"So, let's start then!" Seeing that everyone was ready, Feng Xiao waved his sleeves, only to see the tower door at the bottom of the refining tower open silently, and suddenly, the red streamer suddenly rushed out, looking from the outside, the tower was a fiery red color, even if you stood more than ten zhang away, you could feel the burning feeling transmitted from the tower.
"Senior brother, can we enter?" a somewhat timid sect disciple asked his companion.
"Go! How can you not go, how can you let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if you can reach the fifth layer or above, the reward of the sect will definitely be very expensive, just for this we have to fight!" A strong man beside the timid disciple showed excitement in his eyes, and seemed to be a little enthusiastic.
"With the help of this trial, I must break through the current bottleneck!"
"Alas, I haven't moved my muscles and bones for a long time, even if I have an experience this time, lest that stinky old man be nagging in my ear all day long, saying that I don't want to be motivated. A young man who looked to have just woken up yawned, glanced at the mysterious tower, and walked slowly and lazily
At this time, whether it is a new disciple or a sect disciple, at this moment they are all heading straight towards the tower, although there are many people, but the magical tower is like a bottomless pit, absorbing one by one, after a while, there are only less than two percent of the people left in the originally lively bluestone square, looking at the young disciples who entered the refining tower one by one, Feng Xiao's serious face gradually softened, and couldn't help but show a smile of relief, just about to control the tower, at this time, a jade slip on his body suddenly lit up, put it in his ear and listened for a while, the man frowned slightly, and then left the square in a hurry
In an unknown side hall, an angry voice came from inside: "Senior Brother Feng, although you have always been silent and silent, you have always been calm and sophisticated, but how can you be so confused this time! Have you thought about the consequences of doing this!"
"Yes. Another calm voice said calmly.
There are only two people in the hall, it is Yue Qingshan and Feng Xiao, who presided over the primary election this time.
"You know, you know that you will also make a refining tower public!"
"I have already informed Uncle Tai of this matter, and his old man has also agreed. ”
"What!" Yue Qingshan seemed to be a little unconvinced.
Feng Xiao saw Yue Qingshan's sad face, and his calm face couldn't help but show a trace of unbearability, "Senior Brother Yue, I know that you have worked hard all these years, but haven't you noticed that some sects in the righteous path have not been as good as before in these years, they have not only eaten away at other small sects, growing stronger and stronger, but also constantly testing the bottom line of our sect, I hope that the status of Yue Sect can be described as precarious, if you don't give them some deterrence, I'm afraid"
"Alas, I don't know what you said, it's just that you don't forget, if there is an undercurrent surging today, the trend of the comeback of the demon race is becoming more and more obvious, if I can't unite several righteous sects, when the demon clan comes in a big way, what will you and I do to resist"