Early in the morning, Lingshi Lao Dao called all the teenagers to gather in the courtyard. Now this small Taoist temple has been crowded with 200 people, and there is not even a gap in the courtyard to insert a needle.

Lao Dao's eyes rolled, and he didn't see any movements, so he flew up to the roof tiles like a big bird, standing on the eaves and looking at everyone condescendingly.

The teenagers gasped in unison, their jaws almost falling to the ground. Someone excitedly shouted: "What Dad said is true!

Li Hong was crowded in the crowd, and he was speechless with envy when he saw Lao Dao's wonderful figure. At this time, Zhao Xuan's disdainful muttering in a low voice beside him reached his ears: "I don't know! What is this, the clever ones are still to come......

Li Hong's heart shook greatly. He looked at Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Xuan realized that when he turned his head, he immediately turned his head when he saw Li Hong's inquiring gaze, and his mouth was closed tightly like a clam shell, and he didn't say a word again.

Lao Dao stood on the high eaves and shouted with his hands behind his back: "Listen up." No matter how hard you try to find this place, not everyone will be accepted by us. I'm going to test you from today, and only those who pass the test will be able to officially enter the door. ”

Li Hong was shaken again. He noticed this word very keenly, and couldn't help but look at Zhao Xuan again. Zhao Xuan listened to Lao Dao intently this time, obviously remembering every word Lao Dao said.

How could a person who had no worries about food and clothing and was obviously a child of a rich family care so much about passing the test and staying in this little Daoist Temple? There is definitely some mystery in this, and it is definitely not trivial. Li Hong's heart was suddenly suspended.

I only heard Lao Dao continue to shout: "Everyone is divided into four groups, and they must climb to the top of Guandi Mountain before sunset." There is no food, you are not allowed to bring anything, and you can find water to drink on the way. Now let's start grouping, and we're going to go as soon as you're done grouping!"

Soon all the teenagers were divided into four groups, each led up the mountain by a Taoist priest. Li Hong, Xiong Xiaozi and Zhao Xuan were divided into the same group and set off under the leadership of Ling Panzi.

Walking out from the main gate of Qingyouguan, you can see the ice cap that has been covered with snow on Guandi Mountain. The problem is that Wangshan walks a dead horse. Li Hong grew up in the Luliang Mountains, and he knew that there was no way to walk from here to Guandi Mountain, which meant that he had to rely on his own hands and feet to climb up.

With an order, Li Hong set off in the crowd, surrounded by a bear boy. Taking advantage of the chaos, he whispered to the bear boy: "Don't be reckless, save your strength and walk slowly." Xiong Xiaozi nodded, understanding what Li Hong meant.

Climbing Guandi Mountain is not a problem for them, the problem is that it takes time, and it takes at least four or five hours to climb to the top of the mountain on two legs. Lao Dao didn't give them food, and in the afternoon, when he was exhausted and hungry enough to put his chest against his back, he couldn't walk. It's important to conserve your stamina at first.

When Li Hong said this to the bear boy, Zhao Xuan was not far away, he seemed to hear it, and the pace that he wanted to overtake them slowed down significantly.

Li Hong noticed it, thinking that this rich boy with no one in his eyes was not stupid.

The paths taken by the four groups were different, and gradually the figures of the other groups were no longer visible. Ling Panzi's figure in a white linen robe loomed in front of the team. At first, the boy's laughter could be heard, and after an hour no one laughed anymore. The mountains are getting steeper and the road is difficult to walk – in many places there is no road at all. Everyone walked with their heads bent down, and the line stretched wider and wider, and sometimes no figures in front of them could be seen, only heavy panting from the front and behind.

When he crossed the mountain, Li Hong pulled the sleeve of the bear boy, and the two deliberately fell behind the team.

It was nearly noon, the wind was strong, and the sun was yellow and hot. There are some red dots in the forest on the left side of the direction, and there are wild hawthorn trees. Hawthorn is a good thing, and it can quench thirst and satisfy hunger. Li Hong pulled the bear boy out of the team and quietly touched it.

The fruit of the hawthorn tree has been eaten by many birds and beasts, and the remnants are all shriveled. But they still picked a handful each. Soon the two of them followed the team and continued to move forward, quietly taking a gag from their arms from time to time.

With food to cushion their stomachs, their steps are much lighter than others.

By the time they reached the foot of Guandi Mountain, the speed of the procession was noticeably slower.

Most of the teenagers were sweating like rain, their physical strength was overdrawn, and they were hungry, so they couldn't walk. Some teenagers simply sat on the ground, gasping for breath and not wanting to get up.

Ling Panzi's indifferent voice came from afar: "If you can't keep up and want to give up, it's okay, just sit on the spot." ”

Li Hong walked past the teenagers sitting on the ground in a muffled voice.

He really wanted to be accepted as an apprentice by Lao Dao and get back that damn deed of sale. As for others, this is not the time for compassion.

There was a tenacious figure in front of him that caught his attention, it was Zhao Xuan. It didn't look like he was much better than those teenagers, he was just moving up with his hands and feet. Although his perseverance is commendable, with his physical strength and this marching posture, he will never want to climb to the top of Guandi Mountain in this life.

Li Hong passed by Zhao Xuan lightly. Suddenly, I heard Zhao Xuan shouting behind him: "Brother Li, please stay!"

Huh, what did he want to do? Li Hong stopped.

Zhao Xuan's clothes were terribly dirty, and his hands were bloodied by sharp mountain rocks and grass blades. He panted and crawled to Li Hong's side and whispered, "Just take me to the peak, and I'll tell you the secret you've always wanted to know." ”

Secret! Li Hong suddenly became interested. It really hit his fate. At first, it was just a coincidence, just to find a way to live, but gradually, he found that this Qingyou Temple was by no means an ordinary Taoist temple, and Lingshi Lao Dao did not look like an ordinary Taoist priest. What is the truth, this Zhao Xuan is likely to really know.

Li Hong looked ahead, Ling Panzi's figure was still very peculiar, not far or close, and he could see the figure in the corner above, but at least it was a hundred zhang away from here, and he shouldn't be able to hear it. Thinking about it, he pulled Zhao Xuan up and said in a low voice: "Okay! As long as you tell me the truth, I can take you to the peak." But only if you can't lie to me. ”

"With your qualifications, sooner or later, I will know, why should I be a villain in vain, rest assured, I will never lie to you. Zhao Xuan struggled to stand up and said in a low voice, "Give me something to eat first." Don't say no, I see your cousin's mouth moving. ”

The bear boy next to him was obviously stunned. Li Hong looked at him and was immediately dumbfounded. The corner of the bear boy's mouth is still a little red hawthorn crumbs. This kid!

The three of them walked behind a large rock, avoiding their eyes and ears. Li Hong took out all the remaining hawthorns and handed them to Zhao Xuan: "Don't say it's unpalatable, this is still quietly picked on the road just now, that's all." ”

Zhao Xuan didn't say a word, took the hawthorn and put it in his mouth to chew hard, and swallowed it vigorously with his throat.

Looking at his painful and resolute appearance, Li Hong really admired, this rich boy can stretch and bend. Urging him to speak quickly.

Zhao Xuan looked around, leaned close to Li Hong's ear and whispered, "Do you know the legend of the Immortal Sect?"

"Immortal Sect, what do you mean?" Li Hong was puzzled.

Zhao Xuan's face showed his usual look of disdain: "Remember, no matter how difficult the Spirit Stone Dao Master is, he must pass the test. At that time, it was not a small trick to fly up to the eaves and roofs, but to learn great skills and great means, and to fly into the mountains and seas to become a god! What I said was absolutely not half a lie, believe it or not!"

He refused to say a word more, urging Li Hong to help him on the road.

Li Hong's heart was shocked. I thought I was learning some clever martial arts, but I didn't expect to be an apprentice of immortals!