A Sword Through the Nine Heavens

Chapter 9: Push the stone

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At this moment, a handsome figure floated out from the audience and landed gracefully on the stage. His body was as light as a feather, which fascinated many children. This person is clearly the Qingsong Sect's top disciple, Bai Lang.

Bai Lang's appearance silenced the whispering immortal masters. After all, this is the leader of the four major sects today, the first disciple of the Qingsong Sect. His cultivation is also outstanding. He came out this time to preside over this event on behalf of Taoist Qingsong. No one dared to underestimate him during the selection of disciples for the academy. Even the white-haired old man sitting next to the table stood up and stood aside respectfully.

"I have met all fellow Taoists and seniors. Recently, my master has had some enlightenment and is in retreat. I have specifically asked you to come and take charge of the distribution of disciples in this academy. Please forgive me for any inconvenience." Bai Lang said to the other immortals. The teacher cupped his hands and said.

"No matter how good Nephew Bai is, Taoist Qingsong is highly respected, so his disciple must be extraordinary." A bald middle-aged man said calmly.

"My dear nephew, you're welcome. It seems that Taoist Qingsong's cultivation will improve again during this retreat. It's really gratifying!" Another red-faced old man in the audience continued.

"Thank you, senior. Now, I will announce that today's test has officially begun! Fellow Taoists, please use your discerning eyes to find your favorite disciples." Bai Lang bowed to the red-faced old man. Obviously, this red-faced old man's identity was also unusual.

Bailang straightened his body, and then said slowly: "The annual student test of the school has officially begun. According to the rules of previous years, the number of places in Shiling Mountain's test determines who of our fellow sects will choose the disciple first. Last year's first place Our Qingsong sect won the competition, because today the Qingsong sect can take the lead in selecting five disciples, then the Jiuhua sect, then the Wuwen sect, the Yanshan sect... Each sect selects five disciples first, and the same one You can only choose a maximum of two disciples at each level, and everyone is free to choose the remaining disciples."

Bailang began to read out a lot of sect names. There were about twenty sects in total. The names of these sects were all different. Muyu couldn't remember so many sects. He only remembered the first four sects. I'm afraid he was impressed. The most profound one is the Qingsong Sect. It would definitely be a good thing to become Bailang's junior brother.

"The last one is the Luochen Sect. He must be the worst to be ranked last. He must not join the Luochen Sect, otherwise he will be embarrassed." Xiaopang said with his fists.

Everyone knows that the sect ranked at the bottom is definitely the weakest, and there is probably no future even if you join. However, many people think that the Luochen sect is an opportunity at least, and it can at least cultivate immortality. It would be the most embarrassing if no other sect wants it.

When Bailang read out the name of the sect, some people obviously sneered at him. The Qingsong sect, which has always been the most powerful, was the first to select disciples. It selected all the disciples with good qualifications, and then divided the remaining disciples with average qualifications among the four. The big sects can all get suitable disciples, while the remaining sects can only choose some disciples with mediocre qualifications, let alone the last one. Everyone picks the rest. If this continues, the sect will never develop.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. This school was originally founded by the four sects. In order to recruit better disciples, other sects cannot say anything even if they have complaints, because no one dares to challenge the majesty of the four sects, let alone It is said that the leader of the first sect, Taoist Qingsong, has an unfathomable level of cultivation. How can any ordinary sect be offended

It is recognized in the world of cultivation that the best age for cultivation is twelve years old. Even if a test is conducted before the age of twelve, it is difficult to truly measure the aptitude of a child. Therefore, it is impossible for many sects to find disciples with good qualifications in advance. . Unless each sect is willing to spend a lot of energy to search for twelve-year-old children in various villages and towns every year, this is very time-consuming, and it may not be possible to find suitable ones.

If you specially send someone to find a disciple with good qualifications, it will delay that person's cultivation. No one is willing to do such a thankless task. In addition, there are really very few people who can cultivate, so those without strength will Sects can only choose to recruit disciples in the schools established by the four sects, which is also quite helpless.

Although the qualifications of each disciple are different, it does not mean that if you join a good sect, you will definitely become a powerful immortal master. It can only be said that your starting point is relatively high, and hard work determines everything. Small sects often also There will be people with amazing talents. It's hard to say. As long as you can practice hard, it doesn't matter which sect you join. It's just that being in a sect is more competitive and can inspire people to be more motivated.

"Then let's start looking for the deacon." Bai Lang nodded slightly to the white-haired old man next to him.

"Yes, sir." The white-haired old man said respectfully.

Deacon Xun is the steward of the school. Although the steward of the school has a lot of power, he is still very humble in front of Bai Lang. After all, Bai Lang is like a bright star, and his status is self-evident.

Bailang returned to his seat, and then Deacon Xun turned around and gestured to the middle-aged immortal master. The middle-aged immortal master nodded, then turned to the group of young children and said, "You can go up now. Go up one by one, then put your hands on the stone and push the stone."

Pushing a rock

Mu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that he was not fighting wild beasts, nor did he need to use any magical skills. He only needed to push the stone. Fortunately, everyone heard about it and made the test so nervous.

Xiaopang said angrily: "I want to go back and beat Ergou. He was obviously just pushing rocks and he said he was fighting wild beasts. It scared me to death."

Others also breathed a sigh of relief, but another question emerged. Can a group of twelve-year-old children really push this stone that is larger than an adult? What if I can’t push? Does it mean unqualified

"Although it is not a fight with a beast, why do I feel that this test is not fair to the thin man at all?" The little thin man waved his arms in frustration again. He felt that he had a greater chance of winning against the beast. After all, he was flexible. Maybe it can even kill a wild beast.

"It's not a test of immortal skills!" The young master was also very disappointed. He also imagined that he could shine in front of those immortal masters after learning such a skill!

Mu Yu also felt a little strange. How to test who has better qualifications by pushing rocks? Is it to see who is stronger? But since they must have their own reasons for testing like this, let’s take a look at the situation first.

The first child was a little girl. She was very thin. The stone was three or four times her size. Could she really push it? The little girl's heart was pounding. She walked up nervously and tripped over the steps, but no other children laughed at her because they wouldn't think it was an easy thing.

"Don't be nervous, just put your hands on the stone, and then you will understand how to do it. It's very simple." Deacon Xun said to the little girl with a smile. The little girl blinked her big eyes, obviously not believing Deacon Xun's so-called "simple" "" Two words, she was so nervous that she almost cried.

The little girl calmed down, took a deep breath, and then stretched out her hands and pressed them on the stone. However, the imaginary look of difficulty did not appear on the little girl's face. On the contrary, she looked a little surprised, then frowned, and then closed her eyes. Everyone who knew the inside story looked at the little girl seriously, while the children who didn't know why stretched their necks and stared with wide eyes. No one knew why the little girl behaved like this. Could it be possible to push the stone without exerting force?

At this moment, the ugly gray stone suddenly turned green. The green stone made many immortal masters stare at each other for a moment, and then their eyes became hot. There was something obviously wrong with the expressions they looked at the little girl. Some were amazed, and some were confused. envious. The little girl opened her eyes and felt that she seemed to be surrounded by many eyes. She felt a little panicked. She found that the stone in front of her had no trace of movement. Her face turned pale and she looked uneasy.

"Don't worry, little kid. You have passed the test. Hold this sign and stand over there." Deacon Xun smiled and handed a green sign to the little girl. When the little girl heard that she had passed the test, she was overjoyed. She quickly took the sign and ran towards the place where she was looking for the deacon's guidance.

It's that simple

Many children are a little surprised. The so-called pushing a stone means putting your hands on the stone? Even if the stone doesn't move

Next, another child came up, but when his hands touched the stone, the gray stone only showed orange, which was different from the color of the first little girl. Deacon Xun also gave him an orange sign.

"It turns out it's that simple! I thought I had to push the stone to be qualified." The little skinny man swung his arms again, which was much easier than pushing the stone or fighting the beast.

Mu Yu watched the people in front of him go up. The results of their tests were different, and the colors of the stones were also different. Most of them were red. The occasional yellow one made many immortal masters turn aside. As for Not to mention the green color of the first girl.

Mu Yu suddenly understood that this stone should be displayed according to the color of "red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple". According to the situation of the previous few people, it is estimated that red is ordinary and green is considered high-quality, but I haven't seen green yet. Regarding the above colors, when tested by four or five children, the stone did not change color at all and remained an ugly gray. Deacon Xun just gave them the gray sign and said nothing more.

"Hey! Are you the boy from Wuzhong Village?" At this moment, four children from Dadian Village suddenly walked up to Mu Yu and asked with contempt on their faces, looking at Mu Yu as if they were looking at Like a ridiculous loser, his tone is full of disdain.

Mu Yu naturally knows them. Just now on the street, their village chief Hu proudly showed off to his village chief Lao Bu! Village chief Lao Bu has no favorable impression of the people in Dadian Village, and Mu Yu has no favorable impression of the people in Dadian Village.

"I'm from Liushui Village, not Wuzhong Village." Mu Yu frowned.