Chapter 6 [Passing the Three Levels of Apprenticeship]
Two days later, Li Chuxun, Chu Liying and everyone said goodbye to Shicun together, and then embarked on the road up the mountain. Before leaving, the little concubine did not forget to prepare a kettle woven with animal skins for Li Chuxun, Li Chuxun also had a cordial affection for this little girl, and he must be very happy to have such a little sister.
The sky was slightly bright, and a large group of people walked on the rugged path, which seemed so crowded. Nearly 30 teenagers began to shuttle at the foot of the mountain, the tall camphor trees blocked the light, the birds sang from time to time between the mountains and forests, and a group of children in the fresh air were like lively birds carefree. But the road on the mountain was getting steeper and steeper, and many places had been covered with weeds and thorns, and Chu Liying had to pant for breath and slowly move her delicate body step by step.
Jin Muzao walked in the front, holding on to the thorns to open up a path for the people behind, and at this time he was like a big brother encouraging everyone. Suddenly, in the middle of the steep forest, a loose rock tumbled from under the feet of one of the boys, who followed him several feet away. The boy's body was covered in thorns and scars, and his knees were blurred with blood, and blood was pouring from his tattered trouser legs.
But the young man endured the pain and stood up again and limped and moved with difficulty, Jin Zaomu hurriedly went over and supported the young man, "Don't give up! This is only the first level, if you can't pass this level, don't talk about joining the Sanqing Palace!" Jin Zaomu encouraged the young man, obviously he had also experienced climbing into the Dao Peak.
Although Li Chuxun has never experienced climbing such a steep mountain with his bare hands, his physique and basic skills that he has practiced in taekwondo can also cope with this grim first hurdle. At this time, Chu Liying was like a little bird, although she was petite, she was not weaker than the teenagers around her.
There is still some distance from the peak, and there are already many teenagers who are beginning to become exhausted, Chu Liying is even more forced to endure the stinging pain from the blisters of blood worn on the soles of her feet, because in modern times, she often climbs Mount Huangshan and Mount Tai, and she doesn't want to give up this time without even touching the peak of the peak, although the way up the mountain to the Dao Peak is purely on her own, not paved by someone before.
Not far in front, a young man got rid of the strong man who was supporting him next to him, and then sat down on the ground, revealing two bloody calves with tears on his face and said, "I'm not going, I don't want to die here." ”
Just as Lu Pan and Jin Tianyu were about to help him, a sword shadow immediately flew down from the camphor tree, and then turned into a handsome Taoist priest with a Xuantie sword on his back and appeared in front of him. The Taoist priest didn't say a word, but helped the slumped young man to jump up and turn into a sword shadow and fly down the mountain.
It turned out that their every move was already under the noses of the Taoist priests of the Sanqing Sect, and it seemed that as long as they gave up now, a Taoist priest would send them down the mountain.
Li Chuxun wanted to support Chu Liying, but Chu Liying refused. So Li Chuxun followed behind Chu Liying, ready to be a hero to save the beauty at any time. Chu Liying endured the pain and continued to move upwards with difficulty, and then a young man stretched out his hand and wanted to pull her up step by step, she looked up and saw the young man named Lu Pan, his hand was strong and powerful, but immediately Chu Liying refused Lu Pan's help, she had only one thought in her heart, that is, she had to climb to the top no matter what, in her eyes, her fate could only be in her own hands.
At this time, another sword shadow flew down and landed behind Chu Liying, this was a Taoist priest with a star-eyed sword, "If you give up, I can send you down the mountain immediately!" Chu Liying quickly turned around, although she refused Li Chuxun's help, she didn't want Li Chuxun to be among the apprentices, and besides, she had left a place for him in the depths of her heart. When she saw Li Chuxun's full face, she immediately dispelled the thought in her heart, even if she was eliminated, it would not be Li Chuxun's turn, because she saw bravery and self-confidence in Li Chuxun.
It turned out that the Taoist priest said to another young man who was sitting on the ground behind him, only to see a few tears rolling out of the young man's eyes and then nodded deeply, and then the sword shadow disappeared into the mountains and forests with him.
About two hours later, Chu Liying and the others finally saw the peak of the peak surrounded by clouds and mist. Dozens of teenagers and strong men were sent down the mountain all the way, and only seventeen people were left to reach the top of the peak, including Li Chuxun, Chu Liying and Jin Zaomu brothers, and most of them were teenagers who responded to Li Chuxun's call in Shicun.
On the peak of entering the Dao, an old Taoist chief and a Taoist priest were already standing on both sides of the Bagua diagram. After seeing that there was no longer a young man who had gone up the mountain behind him, the old Taoist leader walked to the middle and began to announce the rules for recruiting disciples this time.
"Not everyone is capable of the Immortal Dao, and your ability to reach this peak has proven that you have extraordinary perseverance and fighting spirit. But what is more important to become a disciple of the Sanqing Palace is the qualifications! This gossip map is specially set up by the ancestor for disciples who have entered the Dao, and only the believers who step into this map and can be sent to Heming Mountain can become disciples of this sect!"
After saying that, the Taoist master raised the dust with his hand, and saw several rainbow lights in the gossip diagram shooting towards the upside-down mountain peak above the sky. Viewed from below, the mountain is isolated in the sky, both floating and stationary.
A strong man first walked onto the gimbal and stepped into the gossip map. Suddenly, a powerful force rushed him several feet away, and he sat down on the top of the peak.
"Three years ago, the poor path made you work hard to cultivate the foundation, and it seems that you don't have this kind of creation. After the Taoist chief said that, a Taoist priest stepped forward to help the strong man and turned into a sword shadow, and Changhong disappeared on the peak.
Immediately afterwards, the three teenagers were also eliminated by the gossip map. Next it was Jin Tianyu's turn, I saw him take a deep breath, and then stood on the gossip map. In the Bagua diagram, the rainbow light dispersed in all directions, and then converged into a whirlpool, and in an instant, a blue light shot straight into the sky, and Tianyu disappeared on the Bagua diagram.
"This young man is extremely talented, and his qualifications are extraordinary!" said the old Taoist earnestly, and at the same time sighed, finally the first teenager passed the test of the Bagua Diagram.
It turns out that there are some mysteries hidden in the gossip map, Qingguang is superior in qualifications, white light is ordinary in qualifications, and people with poor qualifications will be directly eliminated by the airflow.
Then it was Li Chuxun who followed Tianyu up, Li Chuxun looked back at Chu Liying, and after seeing her confident appearance, he also stepped forward and stepped onto the gossip map. Li Chuxun, like Tianyu before, also emitted blue light around him, and after the blue light converged into a vortex, Li Chuxun also disappeared into the gossip map.
Then Chu Liying then also walked up to the cloud platform and stepped into the gossip map. I prayed in my heart not to be eliminated, and the scene of myself turning into a sword shadow flying in the sky appeared in front of me. At this time, the gossip diagram also scattered in all directions, converging into a whirlpool, and after a white light, she came to the top of the inverted peak of the clouds, and there were two people standing in front of her, that is, the young Tianyu who was said by the Taoist chief to be extremely talented, and Li Chuxun, who arrived in the same time and space.
In front of you is a winding path covered with peach leaves, and several huge peach trees stand on each side of the path. There is a fence erected on the outside of the peach tree, and outside the fence is all clouds, there is no object connected here and the middle of the opposite Heming Mountain, the path of the two islands floating in the air all extends to the edge, there is also a path on the opposite bank that winds into the clouds and mist, in front of the path stands a stone archway, on which the three big characters of "Sanqing Palace" are resolutely written. It is said that this should be the entrance to Heming Mountain, but this small island where only a dozen people can stand in a radius is nothing compared to the big island over there that has no boundless edge, and there is nothing in between, how can I get there.
Chu Liying, who was thinking, didn't notice that a young man and a strong man appeared behind her, and that strong man was Jin Muzao.
"Wow, it turns out that Heming Mountain is only so big!" a teenager sighed.
Because she was too contemplative, Chu Liying was startled by someone suddenly speaking, and her body trembled slightly before she quickly turned around, only to see a strong man and two handsome teenagers appear behind her. The one who spoke had a childish face, a slightly long soft hair coiled on the top of his head, and a pair of bright eyes staring straight at him, which seemed to be non-colorful, which was really annoying. Suddenly, Chu Liying's face was angry, and she was a little defensive.
"Chu Liying, Zhang Kui is not a bad person, he is our guide to Shicun. Jin Zaomu said to Chu Liying, then put his hand on Zhang Kui and patted it twice, pointing to another young man covered in scars and saying, "This is Mi Qingfeng!"
"I know!" Chu Liying didn't know why she didn't have a good impression of this boy named Zhang Kui, except for the eyes and the swarthy complexion, but Jin Zaomu was always like a big brother, so that Chu Liying could always feel cared for and kind.
"Chu Liying, shouldn't we celebrate for us to climb Heming Mountain!" Jin Zao Mu said to Chu Liying, and then was separated between the two by Li Chuxun, "It's too early to be happy, Jin Zao Mu! Chu Liying, let's think about how to jump to the other side!"
"Yes, I've only passed two levels, and if I can't pass the third level, I'll be sent down the mountain!" Jin Zaomu agreed with Li Chuxun's words, but at the same time, it also made Chu Liying think that everyone was on Li Chuxun's side, and it seemed that Li Chuxun had already had appeal at this time.
As soon as the words fell, an earth-shattering roar came from the vast sky, and after the deafening roar, countless fallen leaves fell from the towering peach trees.
Several teenagers held their breath for each other, and looked in the direction from which Changming had come. Above the clouds, a big fiery bird spread its golden wings and flew towards this side, and in an instant, a strong wind rose, and the huge figure of the big bird printed a huge shadow on the peach forest, and the big bird left a fire on the edge of the flame wherever it went. It wasn't until the big bird landed in front of the continent opposite the three of them that he saw the big bird's original face. The bird's head was blue-brown with a fiery red feather standing on its forehead like a flame, its white beak was like a crane's, behind its chin was a long, snake-like neck, its feet were firmly grasped in the dirt like eagle's talons, its wings were blue with fiery red spots and glittering gold, and a peacock feather glowed red as if it were burning.
Chu Liying was the first to come back to her senses from the horror, and although she was frightened and uneasy, she still took a step forward without fear, and then sighed: "This beast and bird are so big! ”
"This is Bifang Beast! It is one of the divine beasts on Heming Mountain!" said the old Taoist who led them up the mountain.
Turning around, Chu Liying saw that the Taoist chief and several Taoist priests were already standing not far away. In addition, in addition to Jin Zaomu, Zhang Kui and Mi Qingfeng who came up just now, there are two more teenagers, one of whom is Lu Pan.