Chen Tianhong walked on the trail unhurriedly, with thousands of thoughts and feelings. After a short walk on the bone ground, into the dense forest. The trail continued deeper into the forest, but he was a little unaware. Just calmly walked forward.

He never looked back.

It wasn't until I heard the sound of people talking again that I woke up. The whole person looks like he has just woken up from a big dream, and he is mentally distressed. After recognizing the noisy sound, the first reaction was to throw the double hammer and the white cane into the small back. Secretly relieved, he walked forward.

When I saw the familiar black suit, I knew that I had successfully walked out of the "primordial secret realm". Although he thought of looking for the eighth brother, he still remained unusually calm and walked out of the woods as if he was nothing. Walking out of the woods with him were eight teenagers of the same age.

The sky outside the woods was noon. Under the bright sun, the two hearse-like black carriages looked out of place.

A man in black scolded: "It's really '' bad luck, there are always people who have to wait until the deadline to get out of the black forest." ”

Another man in black said flatly: "Anyway, the useful ones have been picked up." ”

The scolding man in black shouted: "Okay, you are in such a mood, the remaining nine grass bags are all yours." When he scolded, he jumped into the carriage and galloped away.

The man in black who stayed behind smiled and said to himself, "The oil and water have been fished out, what are you angry with me?" He beckoned to the nine teenagers and shouted, "Go back." ”

The nine teenagers huddled together in the same carriage, each with their own thoughts, but none of them spoke. The carriage moved forward, and there was a leisurely sound on the wheels of the carriage, like mourning music from the underworld, which responded to the mood of the teenagers.

An hour later, the coachman let out a long whistle, and the carriage stopped. The nine teenagers got out of the car one after another, looking at the people coming and going, only staring at each other with big eyes, and no one dared to speak. The carriage did not stay long and left quietly.

After a while, three middle-aged people came up and scolded them. Far away, the leader raised his right hand vigorously, threw over nine black square talismans, and landed in front of the nine teenagers. Then he cursed and walked away.

The other eight of the nine teenagers each picked up a wooden plaque one after another. Only Chen Tianhong didn't know why and was indifferent.

A young man beside him said, "Little brother, this is the greatest opportunity we have gained after our trip to the secret realm. ”

The other teenager shook his head and said leisurely, "I'm afraid Brother Bei doesn't understand the situation here. ”

He was right, Chen Tianhong really didn't know. In addition, Chen Tianhong knew that he had no chance to knock on the immortal gate and enter the world of cultivation, so he was bent on going home. Naturally, there is no idea about this seemingly impossible to value with precious wooden cards.

"My name is Chen Tianhong!"

After announcing his name, he ignored the wooden sign on the ground and turned and walked in the direction where the carriage had left. I saw three people walking towards me, and I couldn't help but stop.

The first of the three people who came this time was a young girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, tall, with phoenix eyebrows and almond eyes, and a beautiful face. The two people behind him, one fat and one thin, about eighteen or nineteen years old, are of medium stature, and they are all scholars with the appearance of literary crepe.

The fat man glanced at Chen Tianhong, only frowned, and said, "Sister Lou, it's better to do a small test." Otherwise, it is better to have than nothing. ”

The thin man echoed: "Sister Lou, I agree with Sanguan's proposal. ”

"No, I can't. The girl refused very simply, explaining: "Not to mention that the nine of them participated in the Primordial Secret Realm, came back alive, and became the foreign disciples of the Nine Great Sects. Speaking of accepting all nine of them, the number of Shujishi places we need to collect this time is still as much as thirteen. If the assessment is eliminated again, this gap will only get bigger and bigger. Then, the huge task assigned this time is rumored to be impossible to even recharge. ”

The thin man said, "That's the same!"

The fat man said: "Those who don't do anything are so disorderly in what they do." When it comes to indiscriminate refill, they are even more excessive. But......" He didn't go on, just glared at the nine.

Chen Tianhong didn't understand a lot, but he also faintly heard some meanings. I thought I had a big deal to do, so I won't go with you to make up the numbers. So, I let go of the three of them a little and continued to walk forward.

The girl was a little surprised and asked, "Little brother with a back on your back, where are you going?"

The young man replied calmly: "Go home!"

The fat man was stunned, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he scolded in a low voice "turtle".

Chen Tianhong turned around and said angrily: "You are the turtle!" For some reason, he had no fear of these three people.

The girl's apricot eyes blinked, smiled slightly, and said, "Is it another dead brain?"

At this time, one of the eight teenagers walked out, picked up a wooden sign on the ground, trotted to Chen Tianhong, stuffed the wooden card into his hand, and said in a low voice: "Brother, the opportunity is rare, don't do it." Look at it, you are still an expatriate disciple of the Sealing Temple. If this spreads, it will be enough to glorify the ancestors. ”

Actually, this young man is not for Chen Tianhong.

Hanoi's academy department pays great attention to the "luck of odd numbers". No matter what this family does, they always pursue odd numbers. Therefore, if Chen Tianhong leaves, one of the eight people is destined to be eliminated.

The young man knew about it, but Chen Tianhong didn't know. Chen Tianhong shook his head and wanted to return the wooden plaque.

The young man turned around, dodged a few steps, and only smiled, "Big brother, the wooden card is in your hand." If you lose it, you'll have to give the people who sealed the temple an explanation. ”

The temple was created by the "Yuan Emperor", the head of the Nine Saints. For a long time, Yin Yin has been the head of the nine major factions. This is undoubtedly something that women and children know. Chen Tianhong naturally knew what kind of existence he was in front of the Sealed God Temple. I didn't know what to do for a while.

The girl glanced at Chen Tianhong, who was at a loss, then looked at the young man who was talking and asked, "What's your name?"

The young man hurriedly made a scholarly salute and said, "My name is Cai Tan, a native of Qionghua Town." He pointed at Chen Tianhong again, and said in an introductory tone: "That little brother's name is Chen Tianhong." ”

The girl nodded with great satisfaction and looked at the other seven. The seven people took the initiative to sign up in turn: Bai Yi, Jiang Li, Luo Feng, Qin Hui, Yu Han, Huang Shan, and Yun Mengmeng.

The thin man took out a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and registered eight names one by one. In the end, he reluctantly wrote the word "Chen Tianhong".

The fat man looked at it and said in a deep voice: "Why is this 'Hong' word?"

The thin man smiled and said, "A piece of feathers in the sky - light! Look at it, it is more suitable for the scene!" The thin man was crooked and wrote Chen Tianhong's name correctly.

The thin man looked at the fat man who was thinking seriously on the side, and said with a smile: "Why, you haven't thought of a nickname for someone else? This is not your style!"

"The other eight figured it out. It's just this last one, a bit of a hassle. ”

"Oh, isn't it nice to call it a back?"

"It can be, it's just easy to think of something else. ”

"What?"

"Hemorrhoidal fistula!"

The seemingly serious conversation between the two made everyone laugh. Chen Tianhong looked at the fat man, and felt more and more disgusted, but he misheard "hemorrhoidal fistula" as "paper fistula", which seemed to be not much different from dorsal fistula.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The girl slapped her face, her voice was crisp, and everyone's laughter gradually stopped, and she said, "The nine of you are the newly promoted Shu Jishi of Zongheng Academy. We must work together and work together. ”

In this way, Chen Tianhong became a "Jishi" for no apparent reason.

The three of them followed the maiden, and after a short walk, they came to the four carriages. The girl called Cai Tan and went to the third carriage together. The remaining eight people could only squeeze into the fourth carriage.

This time, with a different carriage, everyone's mood has improved greatly. Several lively teenagers began to gossip. Only the young man named Jiang Li sat alone and sulked, muttering "sycophant, sycophant" all the time.

When the carriage started, a fat head suddenly poked into the door, and it was the fat man next to the girl. His big eyes were wide and angry, and he stared at the eight teenagers repeatedly, but he didn't say a word. The speaker fell silent and glared at him.

After the carriage traveled a few hundred meters, the fat man snorted heavily, dropped a sentence "A bunch of turtles, not a single one that is pleasing to the eye!" and jumped off the carriage.

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Since the establishment of the Nine Saints, Hanoi has inherited a variety of traditions. It is known as the "three hundred and sixty lines". Among them, the most recognized is that cultivating the true and cultivating the Tao and pursuing immortality are the ultimate, followed by alchemy, refining weapons, refining formations, controlling beasts, etc., followed by rituals, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, mathematics, and so on.

Speaking of "books" alone, there is a "Spring and Autumn Academy" among the nine major cultivation sects. This sect was founded by Shuzu and is in charge of the world's canons, which has lasted for 5,000 years, which shows the depth of its heritage.

Therefore, all book-related organizations are under the control of the "Spring and Autumn Academy".

However, according to the basic sectarian system, disciples of one sect are absolutely not allowed to enter the other. At the very least, it's impossible to get into. Otherwise, the consequences speak for themselves. Although Chen Tianhong inexplicably became a foreign disciple of the Fengshen Temple, he should still need to abide by the basic rules.

Therefore, this seemingly harmonious situation actually hides another side of the mystery - it is evidence of the peaceful coexistence of the Nine Saints!

However, the Nine Saints of that year were divided into three and opened up three major domains, which inevitably had some unsolved mysteries.

In fact, the area where Chen Tianhong and his family are located, although they are also in Hanoi, is collectively called the "Holy Land". The word "sacred" naturally refers to the nine saints.

The Holy Domain, close to the Jiuqu Holy River, is a Pingchuan that runs horizontally from north to south through the three major cultivation domains and is about 30,000 miles deep from east to west, and the terrain is 3,000 zhang lower than that of the Jiuqu River. Near the east side of the three major cultivation domains, there are stretching mountains, the mountains are high and ten thousand blades, majestic and steep, and they are locked by dense fog all year round. In order to commemorate the great achievements of the Nine Sages, the world will refer to the broken or connected mountain ranges as the "Nine Sages Mountain Range". There is also a legend that it was actually the result of the Nine Saints Channeling Method.

Therefore, the three major domains of the real Xiuzhen Holy Land are behind the Nine Holy Mountains. It is only because the Holy Domain is completely shared by the nine factions, so it is still under the jurisdiction of the three major domains from a macro perspective, and is not set up as a separate domain. Similarly, the exit of the mysterious "Primordial Secret Realm", "Black Forest", is in the hilly area north of the Nine Saints Mountain Range.

The Sanctuary, according to the Big Dipper, is divided into seven regions, and the names of the regions also directly use the names of the seven stars. Nestled on the bank of the Nine Saints River, watching over the three major domains behind the Nine Saints Mountain. In each area, there are many shops and high-rise buildings.

Undoubtedly, this is the most prosperous place in the Shenzhou Continent.

The life journey of the young Chen Tianhong will also set sail from here, and it will never end.