Chapter 3 Qingyunmen

At the edge of the land of the falling sun, there is a small town, the town is built on the mountain, and there are not many people in the town, only about a thousand people. Most of the people in the town make a living from farming, and their lives are relatively poor. And only since the sunfall, because the town is close to the place of the sunfall, the town that usually has few outsiders has a large number of outsiders at once. Moreover, these outsiders in different costumes are all monks, men, women, young and old, monks and laymen. The people kept asking the townspeople about something. Since the place of the falling sun is still hot, and it seems that the cultivation of the cultivators in the town is not very high, no one can enter it at all. This kind of thing is happening all around the Sunfall Land.

A few days later, Xiao Ling had already come to the edge of the sunfall land, and saw the town from afar. However, Xiao Ling did not go to the town, but walked around a big circle and walked far behind the hill next to the town. Xiao Ling knew that if someone saw him come out of the place where the sun fell, he didn't know what else would happen to him, this kind of thing that was no longer under his control was still less likely to happen, and it was troublesome enough to have a Chen Li.

After leaving the place where the sun fell, Xiao Ling walked all the way along the barren mountains and mountains to Qingyunmen, trying not to enter the villages and towns, so as not to have an accident, unless he didn't know the direction of the road, he went into the village to ask. It's safe all the way, and there are a few Zhuyu grass around him, so he can barely hold on.

Half a year later, Xiao Ling had already come to the side of Fulong Mountain. Fulong Mountain is where the sect of Qingyun Gate is located, and the highest in Fulong Mountain is Qingyun Peak. The sect is located on Qingyun Peak.

Qingyun Gate was founded by an enlightened person in ancient times, the Qingyun Master. It is said that the Venerable Master Qingyun was a wandering man before he attained enlightenment, and later he realized the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and became a powerful man. When the Venerable Master Qingyun traveled around, he found that there were five-colored glows flashing on a giant peak in Fulong Mountain from time to time, so he opened a sect on this giant peak. The Master Qingyun named Qingyun Peak for the Qingtian Giant Peak, and the sect named Qingyun Gate.

Fulong Mountain is said to be a mountain is actually a mountain range almost, this mountain is more than 100,000 miles in circumference, it is said that in ancient times, the fire dragon in the sky fell to the ground, burned for thousands of years, after hundreds of thousands of years, this mountain gradually has some grass and trees to grow, and gradually there are wild beasts infested. It wasn't until the Qingyun Venerable Master started a sect that this mountain was really known. The mountain of Fulong Mountain is peculiar, there are not only Qingyun Peak as high as tens of thousands of zhang, but also bottomless streams, there are flames that burn incessantly in all seasons, there are also cold pools in four seasons, and there are hundreds of lakes of different sizes. There are abundant treasures of heaven and earth on the mountain, and some low-level demon beasts have also come into being. However, because Qingyunmen is here, most of the high-level demon beasts have been exterminated, and only some of the demon beasts that have become the guardian spirit beasts of the sect have been able to remain.

Qingyunmen is centered on Fulong Mountain, and millions of dollars in radius are all sect territories, which are controlled by some large and small forces of the sect, and collect some ordinary materials or medicinal materials necessary for Qingyunmen to cultivate. Some of these forces exist in the form of small sects, and some are families. The size is different, but they are all the descendants of Qingyunmen.

Qingyunmen is in the southeast corner of the continent, and it was originally the largest sect in the entire continent 700,000 years ago, and once controlled nearly half of the continent. But there will always be ups and downs in the development of the sect, especially in the 400,000 years ago in this continent suddenly appeared Tiangang Palace, as soon as this hall appeared, it developed at a very fast speed, after more than 100,000 years of development, it became the strongest sect in the entire continent in one fell swoop, and Tiangang Hall regarded Qingyunmen as a mortal enemy and seized most of the territory of Qingyunmen. If it weren't for the fact that the largest wasteland in the mainland, the Mangbarren Ancient Plains, was blocked, and the Qingyunmen had formed an alliance with the seven nearby sects, I am afraid that the Qingyunmen would have been wiped out in the more than ten invasions of the Tiangang Palace.

The territory of Qingyunmen is divided into four states, namely Qingzhou, Yunzhou, Lanzhou and Minzhou, the four states are controlled by two sects and two families, and Qingzhou, where Xiao Ling's family is located, is regarded as the direct force of Qingyunmen, which is controlled by the Yu family. Although there are still many large and small families and sects in the state, these families and sects are all subordinate to the Yu family. And the reason why the Yu family was able to control Qingzhou was because there were many high-level people in the Qingyun Gate who were members of the Yu family, and because of this, the Yu family could be said to be the master of half of the Qingyun Gate.

Now that Xiao Ling has come to the side of Fulong Mountain, looking at the giant mountain in front of him like a giant dragon crawling and seeing no end at a glance, Xiao Ling couldn't help but be a little excited. The journey of more than three years has finally come to an end.

From a distance, the peaks of Fulong Mountain are staggered and undulating, some are high and some are short. Some of the mountains are peculiar, some are dangerous, and some are tall. Xiao Ling could see a sky-high peak reaching into the sky, and he knew that this was where the Qingyunmen sect was located, but this peak was the forbidden place of the Qingyunmen, and there were not many people who could enter the gate. This peak was surrounded by a milky white mist, and Xiao Ling could only faintly see some outlines. In fact, Xiao Ling didn't know that Qingyun Peak was not what Xiao Ling saw, the entire Qingyun Peak was forbidden dozens of times, and there was a huge magic circle on the periphery, covering Qingyun Peak, and what he saw outside was just an illusion.

Xiao Ling looked at Fulong Mountain, took out the jade pendant given by Mr. Zhu, identified the next direction, and walked over step by step.

It is too difficult for mortals to enter Fulong Mountain, one is too big, and the other is that outsiders have no way to find their way into the mountain. However, when Xiao Ling came, Mr. Zhu told Xiao Ling that Yu Pei would prompt the specific way into the mountain, but it must be within hundreds of miles of Fulong Mountain. Now Xiao Ling looked at the jade pendant, and several lines of text appeared on it, reminding Xiao Ling of the direction of travel.

Two days later, Xiao Ling came to the foot of a small hillside. Xiao Ling looked at the hillside and was a little speechless, saying that it was a hillside, but in fact it was just a big bare mound. Could this be the place to enter the mountain?

Xiao Ling looked at the jade pendant again, and two words appeared on the jade pendant, "Xiang Lushang".

Xiao Ling took the jade pendant and walked towards the hill, and when Xiao Ling walked to the earth mountain for a few zhangyuan, a white light shot out on the jade pendant, and the white light shot towards the earth mountain. And a strange scene appeared, the white light seemed to be a hacksaw, slashing over the dirt mountain, and a white mark appeared in the sky above the dirt mountain, and the white mark was slowly dividing to both sides, slowly opening like a gate.

When the white mark was a few feet wide, it stopped. When Xiao Ling looked inside, Tushan disappeared, and a huge crimson archway appeared inside.

The archway is about 20 zhang high, four or five zhang wide, carved with various patterns and birds and beasts around. The word "Qingyun" was written in ancient characters, but fortunately, Xiao Ling and Mr. Zhu learned this Chinese character, and they can barely understand it. The crimson pillar was inscribed with silver runes, and the runes flowed like living creatures, making them dizzy after a long look.

In front of the archway is a large open space of several feet, paved with cyan stone slabs, and behind the archway is empty and there is no trace of the road or anyone passing by. There is a verdant mountain peak in the distance, the peak is not too high, about 100 zhang or so. However, at the edge of the open space in front of the archway, there is a black stele half a foot high, the stele looks relatively old, there are some cracks on the surface, and some weathered pits. There is a groove at the top of the stele, and the shape of the groove is similar to that of a jade pendant. The surface of the stele is carved with some words. Xiao Ling walked in and saw that this was the way to enter the mountain.

Xiao Ling thought for a while after looking at the stone tablet and felt that there was no problem. So he took out the jade pendant and inserted it into the groove. A moment later, a red light shot out from the back of the stele and passed through the archway into the mountain behind the archway.

Xiao Ling took out the jade pendant and stood in front of the archway and waited.

After two tea times, a white ball of light appeared behind the archway, and runes flashed on the surface of the ball of light. Suddenly, the ball of light rapidly enlarged to several feet in size. The white light flashed, and two people appeared where the white light appeared. To be exact, two teenagers, about eighteen or nineteen years old, handsome and almost identical, should be twins. Both of them were dressed in purple robes and dressed in Taoist clothes. The two looked at Xiao Ling and walked towards Xiao Ling.

After Xiao Ling saw the two of them, he was about to speak, but when he saw that the two of them were just one step, he arrived in front of Xiao Ling. Xiao Ling was secretly frightened, cultivators were really different. The yearning for a while is even greater.

"What's your name? You went to Qingyunmen to participate in the trial? This jade talisman was issued by Uncle Mo, how did it get into your hands?" This was a slightly lively young man among the two who asked Xiao Ling.

"Returning to the two immortal masters, my name is Xiao Ling. Meet the two Immortal Masters. This jade pendant was given to me by Mr. Zhu, who was teaching, and he told me that it was given to an immortal master from Qingyunmen in the past, and asked him to give it to someone who was destined to participate in the trial in Qingyunmen. Mr. Zhu taught me for several years, and felt that my quality was acceptable, so he gave me the jade pendant and asked me to come to Qingyunmen to participate in the trial. Xiao Ling replied respectfully.

"Well, since you have a jade talisman, you are also eligible to participate in the trial. However, this jade talisman was issued by Uncle Mo, and I have to tell Uncle Mo to let Uncle Mo decide. After the boy finished speaking, he took out a piece of yellow paper with an unknown drawing on it. The young man put his hands together and put the yellow paper in the palm of his hand. After a while, he took out the yellow paper, pointed his finger, and the yellow paper turned into a yellow light and disappeared into the hill behind the archway.

After a cup of tea, a red light shot out from behind the archway, and the young man beckoned, and the red light did not enter the palm of the young man's hand.

"Xiao Ling, Uncle Mo has already confirmed that this jade talisman was given by him to a Master Zhu, and since it was obtained by you, it is also fate. Now come with us to the door and take part in tomorrow's trial. I'll talk about some of the trials and tell you about them slowly. After a while, the young man looked up and said again.

"Thank you two Immortal Masters and Immortal Master Mo. ”

"Come here, we'll take you. The young man waved his hand disapprerovingly, and with a flip of his palm, a white bead appeared in his palm. The young man threw the white bead into the air, and suddenly the white bead emitted white light, enveloping a radius of several zhang, and Xiao Ling was also shrouded in white light. The young man pinched the recipe with one hand, chanting an unknown rune in his mouth. The next moment, the white light burst out, and a buzzing sound came out, and the white light disappeared in an instant, of course, along with the white light, Xiao Ling and the two teenagers disappeared.

Xiao Ling shook his heavy head, a little dizzy. After a while, Xiao Ling calmed down, and a fresh breath came to his face, as if he was in the middle of a mountain. Xiao Ling took a deep breath and saw that he was already in a clearing of hundreds of zhang in size, and the open space was paved with white stones, which was very neat.

Behind the clearing is a somewhat steep hill, about hundreds of feet high. The hill was rocky and sparsely wooded, and at the top of the hill, there was a temple that was not too large and shrouded in a layer of white mist. In front of it is a forest with hundreds of attics, each several feet high, beautifully built. In the clearing, you can hear the chirping of birds, and you can also see some strange little beasts shuttling through the forest or crawling up and down the trees.

The two teenagers took Xiao Ling to the attic in the forest, and they could hear the chattering of some young men and women coming from the attic, with different tones in their voices, obviously people from multiple regions talking.

The boy led Xiao Ling to an attic deep in the woods and stopped.

"Xiao Ling, there are still empty rooms in this attic, you can go in by yourself and choose a room where no one lives. Tomorrow is the day of the trial, and I will tell you about the trial now, so as not to miss tomorrow's trial. One of the two teenagers said with a little calmness.

"Thank you two immortal masters for your advice. Xiao Ling bowed and answered.

"It's okay, you don't have to be nervous. My name is Jian Yuanwen, and this is my younger brother Jian Yuanwu. You can call me brothers. Although you haven't started yet, it is customary for anyone who comes to the trial to call me two brothers. The boy said.

"Yes, thank you two brothers. ”

"Well, the trial is divided into three levels, but now I can only tell you the first two levels, and as for the third level, only those who have passed the first two levels are qualified to know the Tao. The first level is the cliff of life and death, which is the cliff that just brought you over. However, this level is limited to two hours, and you must climb to the top of the cliff within two hours. This level is very dangerous, it is not as simple as it seems, less than half of the people can pass each time, and forty percent of the trialists will die in this level. And the second level is the boundless illusion, which is to test the mind of the trialist. However, the danger is still relatively large, and the trialists who pass the first level will be eliminated in the second level, and more than half of the trialists will have mental disorders and even go crazy. However, the number of deaths is very small, only one in ten. Those who pass the first two levels can already become outer disciples, but only those who pass the third level can become inner disciples. However, the outer disciples will also have a lot of cultivation resources, and the inner disciples will also provide some cultivation exercises, of course, if the outer disciples are qualified in the future, they will be reabsorbed as inner disciples if they succeed in gathering qi. In addition, due to the large number of deaths involved in the trial, it is necessary to sign an oath before the trial before you can participate in the trial. Whether you want to participate in the trial or not, you just need to think about it yourself before tomorrow's trial. Now you go up and rest first, and I'll talk to Uncle Mo about your side of things." The boy said.

"Yes, thank you two brothers for your advice. Xiao Ling replied.

"You go up, let's go first. After the two teenagers finished speaking, one took out a brocade handkerchief, shook it into the air, and it became the size of a zhangxu, and the young man jumped up. The other threw a short sword into the air, black and standing on it. The two waved their hands at Xiao Ling, and instantly floated into the distance. After Xiao Ling saw it, he was overwhelmed with yearning.

Turning around, Xiao Ling stepped into the attic.