Chapter 17: The Inner Deacon's Examination
The weather was sunny and there was no snow or wind.
As soon as the day dawned, the place of the inner gate square was already a lively scene. Tens of thousands of inner disciples gathered and stood on both sides of the square.
The place of the square is hundreds of feet longitudinal and horizontal.
There are many towers outside, row upon row.
There are five temples in front of it, and four on both sides are clustered around the middle one like stars holding the moon.
Its hall is dozens of zhang high, the treasure pillar coils the dragon, the carved beam is wrapped in gold, it appears to be golden and brilliant, and the momentum is like a rainbow.
In the main hall, there were a hundred elders, all of whom lived on the throne.
The square is located on a thousand feet high mountain, where the clouds are full of air, and the rising clouds cover the floor tiles. When people are here, it is like stepping on the clouds, and they feel ethereal in their lives.
In the corner of the square, there is a registration office where the inner door steward personally sits in charge, which is used to verify the inner disciples who have signed up for the registration and strictly confirm their identities.
Li Mo came over at the right time, and when he arrived here, there was already a long queue outside the registration office.
Most of the contestants are over twenty-two or three, and young people aged eighteen or nineteen are very rare, scattered in the team.
Although Li Mo is only sixteen years old, after a year of hard training, he is much taller, and he looks like he is seventeen or eighteen years old, so standing in the team is not eye-catching.
It's just that when registering, the steward checked Li Mo's nameplate and household registration nameplate, and when he found his actual age, he couldn't help but take a few more looks.
The disciples who participated in the competition entered the front of the square in turn, and Li Mo stood in a position at random.
Looking up towards the main hall, he saw Li Rongzheng and Su Qingyu talking about something in a whisper. On the side, Su Yan was looking over, with a sweet smile on the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "Neimen Shiying is here!"
Suddenly, the scene boiled all of a sudden, and tens of thousands of disciples all looked towards the entrance of the square.
There were ten people who came, all of whom were young disciples over the age of twenty-five.
They are of different heights and sizes, but they all exude great strength.
The Inner Gate Ten Ying is the Cun ZĂ i, which represents the symbol of the highest strength of the inner disciples.
The Ten English Tournament every five years is even more eye-catching, and at the same time, there are more than ten people who pass the Inner Deacon Examination Competition every year.
In this year's Inner Gate Ten Ying, only one person from each of the four families of Xu Zhangsu and Li was shortlisted, while the two families of Sun and Zhao accounted for the majority, with three people each, which can be said to demonstrate the absolute status of the two families in Yuntianmen.
Shiying entered, and many people crowded away, forming small groups one by one.
There was a lot of discussion around them, and even the elders in the hall were all talking to each other, just because the inner door was ten young, all of them were disciples from the elders' doors.
Li Mo stood in the participating team, looking monotonous, and all the focus of the audience was on Shi Ying.
"The Sect Master and the Great Elders have arrived!"
Outside the hall, the deacon shouted, and the audience was silent.
I saw a group of elders coming from the north corridor, each of them was over sixty years old, and there was no shortage of white-haired people, but although their appearance was old, the momentum of their bodies was like a sea Lang, which made people dare not despise it in the slightest.
The leader, in his early sixties, has a broad face and a plump nose, blazing eyes, and a majestic and righteous body, which is the sect leader Sun Shixiao.
Sun Shixiao and the Great Elders took their seats, and the elders sat down again.
Sweeping the audience at a glance, Sun Shixiao said to the fat-faced principal on the side: "Brother Nanxiang, how many people will participate in this year's deacon assessment competition?"
The fat-faced master immediately bowed down and replied: "Back to the sect master, there are a total of one thousand and thirty people who have signed up for the competition this year, including fifty in the late stage of the Golden Body Realm, three hundred and fifty in the middle stage, and six hundred and thirty in the early stage. â
"Oh, there are a few more disciples in the later stage than in the previous one, so let's start. Sun Shixiao waved his hand.
Sun Nanxiang turned around and said loudly to the disciples in the square: "This year's assessment competition is still the same as in previous years, and the venue is the Six Ancestors Divine Illusion Array. This formation is the formation built by the sixth patriarch of the sect, which is a labyrinth-shaped formation, divided into five parts: 'entrance, periphery, middle, depth and exit', but if the contestants can walk out of the top ten from the exit within three days, they can become one of the ten deacon candidates. â
As soon as the words fell, he raised his voice and said, "One more thing I want to explain is that there is a well-known secret about this formation. In addition to these five parts, there is also a 'polar' zĂ i, which is the place where the bones of the six ancestors are located, and there is also the best earth weapon used by the six ancestors during their lifetime: the Thousand Refining Spear. If anyone can find this treasure, he can immediately be placed in the position of steward. â
There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and many people shook their heads.
"Each session is ten places, but it is not full every year, even if it is ten years old, it may not be able to pass the test. â
"That's right, there is competition between the inner door and the ten English, not to mention the other contestants, who has time to find the polar region. â
"Since the establishment of this formation, I don't know how many people have tried to find the polar regions, but this mystery has not been solved for thousands of years. In fact, if you think about it, you should know that if the elders can't find something, how can we disciples find it?"
There are different opinions, and they all think that looking for the polar regions is the most stupid thing to do.
Only Li Mo had a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
As early as he heard about the polar region from Li Rong's mouth, he had already moved his mind.
That is, the six ancestors of the sect, how to say that they are also the Xuanshi above the seven realms, and this place of bones may have other treasures in addition to the thousand refining guns that the sect wants.
If you can find it, wouldn't it be a good thing?
For him, the position of a mere sect deacon is not very important, but just a part of his experience.
His mind has long been looking for the polar regions.
At this time, Sun Nanxiang ordered the teleportation array to be opened.
Then, thousands of contestants entered the teleportation array.
In the hall, Sun Shixiao looked at the information of the Inner Gate Ten Ying, and said with a slight bow: "It is true that this session is the best in the Inner Gate, in the last session, seven of the Ten Ying in the Inner Gate passed the test, I don't know how many people there are this year?"
The thin-faced elder on the side said: "The Inner Gate Ten Ying is originally a selection for the deacon assessment, and it is natural to pass the test. But the sect is not limited to them, if there are exceptional people to pass the test, it is even more good. â
Sun Shixiao bowed his head slightly and said: "What Brother Wen said is extremely true, if you follow the step-by-step process, it will be a backwater. If an accident happens, it will make people see vitality. â
All the elders said yes one after another, and at this time, the thin-faced elder looked at Li Rong, and said with a smile: "I heard that Brother Rong accepted a closed disciple and went out to practice, but I didn't expect to rush back in order to see this deacon assessment competition." â
Saying this, Sun Bing and Zhao Ruheng on the side both turned pale and sank.
On that day, Li Mo made a big show in the Three Trial Hall, defeating the outstanding disciples of the two outer sects, which made Sun Bing change color several times.
In the end, he even killed Sun Fu, who was promoted to deacon, which made the Sun family lose face, and fell into the hands of people for a while, which made the Li family more aggressive.
Li Rong smiled slightly and said, "The old man didn't deliberately rush back to watch the game, but brought his disciples back to compete." â
Sun Bing's eyes rolled when he heard this, how could he let go of the opportunity to attack the Li family, and said: "So, then Li Mo has already reached the early stage of the Golden Body Realm? Fang City has been training for a year, and it is reasonable to have such an achievement. But what's the purpose of participating?"
"Yes, the Six Ancestors Divine Illusion Array is ever-changing, and every time it is opened, the content presented is different. Although there are many middle and early stage disciples participating in each deacon assessment, we know that only by becoming a top ten in the inner door can we pass the test. Zhao Ruheng echoed.
Many elders nodded one after another, but they also felt that Li Rong's move was a little imprudent.
Instead of letting the disciples come over to compete, it is better to continue to experience in Fang City, and it is more practical to improve the cultivation.
At this time, Sun Bing sneered and said, "Elder Mo Chengrong thinks that you, a disciple of the closed sect, have the strength to pass the level when he advances to the early stage realm?"
Li Rong couldn't see Sun Bing's thoughts, he smiled leisurely and said, "I am indeed full of confidence in this little apprentice, but there is one thing, Brother Bing is wrong. â
"What did you say wrong?" Sun Bing sneered.
All the elders also looked over, all of them puzzled.
Li Rong said unhurriedly: "My little apprentice, a year of penance, cultivation is not just as simple as reaching the early stage of the Golden Body Realm, he has already reached the middle stage of the Golden Body Realm!"
As soon as the words landed, the hall was shocked, so that Sun Shixiao asked with a moving face: "Brother Rong, are you serious?"
"It's true. Li Rong replied solemnly, with a conclusive expression.
Sun Bing and Zhao Ruheng immediately looked at each other, and they didn't know what to say for a while.
In one year, from the late stage of the Steel Spirit Realm to the early stage of the Golden Body Realm, this is already a table of the best inner disciples.
However, Li Mo was able to cultivate to the mid-stage realm, and such a cultivation speed simply left the inner disciples far behind, and in the history of Yuntianmen, it was also an extremely rare example.
Moreover, Li Rong really has no need to lie in this matter, and the lie can be pierced as soon as it is poked.
Seeing the expressions of the elders, Su Yan felt as if she had eaten honey, and her heart was sweet.
Li Mo was praised, and she was naturally happier than anyone else.
Li Rongzi was also smiling, looking at everyone's stunned expressions and envious eyes, he couldn't help but enjoy it.
It can be said that accepting Li Mo as an apprentice is definitely one of the wisest decisions he has made in his life.
There is no such cheap thing in the world, after all, in the matter of Li Mo's promotion of cultivation, he has not made any efforts, and he is completely sitting back and enjoying the results.
But, in everyone's eyes, it's all his pointing.
With the appearance of this closed disciple, if he can win the position of deacon candidate this time, it will also be of great help to him to be promoted to the rank of Great Elder in the future.
"Hmph, what about advancing to the mid-stage realm? Do you think he will be able to win the position of deacon alternate? Neimen Shiying, that's all in the late stage of the Golden Body Realm!" Sun Bing said with a jealous look when he saw Li Rong's smug look.
The elders all nodded, although they were surprised by Li Mo's progress in cultivation, but no one thought that he would really be able to defeat the Inner Gate Shiying in this assessment.
Li Rong smiled slightly, and said: "What Brother Bing said is not unreasonable, the ten heroes of the inner sect are all the elites among the disciples of this sect, and the top figures in the later stage. With my mid-stage cultivation as a closed disciple, the level is really different......"