However, Lian Pinghai still did not give up and continued to persevere.
After another seventeen breaths had passed, despite his desperate efforts, the two stones still intersected at about 10% of their original position.
Everyone understood that the longer this situation lasted, the more Lian Pinghai's internal energy would be consumed, and it would be more impossible to separate the two black gold boulders.
At this time, many people showed regret in their eyes. Even Pinghai was already very weak and had clearly reached his limit.
The feminine middle-aged man also showed helplessness in his eyes. If we talk about Lian Pinghai's strength, his internal strength alone makes him a rare master among first-class masters.
But as a soldier, he knows that if it works, it works, and if it doesn't, it doesn't, and he won't give in at all.
At this moment, several acupoints on Lian Pinghai's body made a few barely detectable muffled sounds.
Although the sound was not too loud, it blended well with the popping sound of his bones, so even the feminine middle-aged man next to him did not hear the difference.
Almost at the same time, Lian Pinghai let out a loud roar.
With a loud "bang", the two huge rocks separated in an instant in front of everyone's disbelieving eyes.
One of the huge rocks was like a wheel, and he hit it towards the distance with a palm, and it rolled out quickly.
Then, Lian Pinghai took a step back as if he was exhausted, and his whole body was as wet as if washed by water.
"Well, you are indeed a famous person. Brother Lian has officially passed the first level. You can enter the courtyard now. Someone will arrange for you to rest for a while. The rest of the test will be arranged by the general himself."
An expression of disbelief flashed across the feminine middle-aged man's face. He didn't expect that Lian Pinghai had retained such strong internal strength in the end. He couldn't even see that.
Just before Lian Pinghai hit a huge rock, Li Yan in the crowd suddenly moved his ears slightly, and then looked at several acupoints on Lian Pinghai's body, and then he looked as if nothing had happened.
Just after Lian Pinghai entered the Duke's Mansion, the servants in blue immediately took out two very hard and thick wooden frames with a row of small wooden wheels underneath.
Afterwards, several people worked together to place the two huge black gold stones into two wooden frames.
After they were installed, a piece of red oilcloth was placed on each of the two black gold boulders. Two servants in green clothes pushed two wooden frames towards each other.
When the two wooden frames were completely opposite to each other and pressed tightly together, two servants in blue reached out and each lifted a piece of red oilcloth.
With another "bang", the two huge black gold stones automatically moved forward and were once again sucked together tightly.
"Well, there's still a brave man willing to give it a try!"
The feminine middle-aged man continued to look around, and as he finished speaking, someone else responded...
Afterwards, four people came up one after another. They all more or less borrowed Lian Pinghai's method, but no one could separate the two huge rocks.
Some people even failed after only "rubbing" the black gold boulder open about 30% of the time due to exhaustion.
Li Yan stood in the crowd, stroking his chin with one hand and his eyes slightly narrowed.
He had already seen that the two huge black gold stones were the Yin-Yang stones that were very difficult for mortals to find. Such stones were usually found very deep underground, where the Yin and Yang were mutually generated and restrained, but also attracted to each other.
This kind of stone itself is actually not too precious, so it is not too rare in the world of immortal cultivation. However, because it contains some yin and yang power, it is often used by some cultivators as an auxiliary material for refining pills.
But if this thing were placed in the mortal world, it would be impossible for ordinary people to get it, especially such two large pieces.
"Once two pieces of Yin-Yang Stone this big are sucked together, it would be impossible to separate them without three or four thousand kilograms of strength.
If the martial arts skills have been cultivated to a first-rate level, the internal martial arts masters can use their internal strength to infuse the gaps in the martial arts and isolate the yin and yang forces bit by bit. This is actually possible.
A first-rate external martial arts expert might be able to do it through brute force, just like Marshal Hong back then, who was able to pry open about 60 percent of the object after exerting his external martial arts strength.
Apart from this, it would be good enough if we can shake those so-called second-rate masters in the martial arts world."
Li Yan thought in his heart.
"Well, it seems that no one is willing to try this morning. There will be another two hours in the afternoon for all the heroes to try. It will last for three days and then end!"
After asking a few more times, the feminine middle-aged man saw that no one came up except for whispering, so he turned around and left.
This kind of thing was within their expectations. There wouldn't be so many first-rate masters, and there wouldn't be so many people willing to join the Duke's Mansion.
Don’t look at the four people who went in earlier. After the general’s inspection, it would be good if one or two of them could stay.
At this moment, a calm voice came.
"Let me try!"
The feminine middle-aged man who was about to leave was stunned. He turned his head slightly again and glanced towards the source of the voice.
In his opinion, those who could come up had already come up, and there was no commotion outside the crowd, so it was obvious that this person had already been standing in the crowd.
"You can keep your composure!"
As he was thinking in his mind, the others also looked in the direction of the voice. Suddenly, many people's eyes were focused on a short-haired young man with dark skin.
When everyone saw it, they immediately started talking.
"Who is this? So young? Brother Zhang, do you know him?"
"I don't know him. How old is he? How can he have mastered martial arts to the first-rate level?"
"Are you kidding? This is the Duke's Mansion. If you dare to go up there without any confidence, won't that disrupt the situation?"
"I see that this kid has a weak aura and doesn't seem to be practicing any internal skills. If he is an internal martial arts master, then I must be a top master in the realm of transformation!"
Many people looked up and down at the short-haired young man, who was Li Yan. At the moment, he had a calm expression on his face, turning a deaf ear to all the doubts around him. Then, he walked step by step towards the open space in front of the gate of the Duke's Mansion.
The feminine middle-aged man stared at Li Yan. Although his expression was calm, there was a strange flash in the depths of his eyes.
Even with his level of cultivation, he couldn't sense any internal strength from the short-haired young man.
Even from the heaviness of his footsteps on the ground, he felt as light and frivolous as an ordinary mortal, and it was definitely not the lightness that came from practicing internal energy.
"Oh, may I ask this knight's name?"
The feminine middle-aged man immediately started to ask. He also realized that Li Yan was not from the imperial dynasty. His short hair as thin as needles seemed somewhat similar to that of some foreigners he had seen.
"Zhang Ming is a country bumpkin who once learned some basic martial arts from his master at the edge of Daqing Mountain."
Li Yan answered. After hearing this, the feminine middle-aged man looked carefully at Li Yan, who had a calm face, and some doubts arose in his heart.
The other party was so calm and spoke clearly. It was obvious that he was not a crazy person, nor did he seem like someone who was trying to make trouble.
The Daqing Mountains are so vast that their edges alone connect to several countries, and monsters that are several times more powerful than wild beasts often appear there.
I heard that even a master of the realm of enlightenment might not be able to escape unscathed.
However, he had also heard some rumors that some outlaws really did retire from the underworld, tired of the fighting and killing in the world, and would live in seclusion on the edge of the Daqing Mountains.
They wanted to use this to improve their martial arts and make further progress.
However, he still couldn't believe how profound martial arts attainments this young man in front of him, who looked to be only in his twenties, could have.
But he has always been a very cunning person, and he never shows his emotions on his face, so if you want to give it a try, then go ahead and give it a try.
If he could show a little bit of inner strength or brute force, he could regard it as a real test from the other party.
Otherwise, he would let the other party know what imprisonment means.
While Li Yan was answering, he had already walked in front of two huge black gold stones.
During these years of training in the mortal world, he basically kept a low profile. After listening to the conversation between the three people in the restaurant today, he suddenly thought about changing his way of thinking.
In fact, as long as cultivators do not slaughter mortals at will in the mortal world, no matter how excessive your actions are, it is difficult to provoke the anger of other cultivators.
Monks feel that they are superior to ordinary people, so it is normal for them to have more special rights.
Li Yan stood in front of the huge black gold stone. He also did not take action immediately. He seemed to be looking at the two huge stones. He stood there for more than ten breaths.
At this moment, the discussion below became even louder.
"Why don't you just do it? Why are you hesitating?"
"Maybe someone around him drugged him before, and now he's awake and realized something's wrong, hahaha..."
"I noticed that his eyes were clear, but he didn't look reserved. But even if he was an external martial arts expert, one could tell at a glance that he had extremely strong Qi and blood.
Although his physique is not bad, the skin on his hands is very delicate, he doesn't look like a foreign martial arts master at all!"
"It is true. Even if one practices Yijin, one cannot conceal the fullness of one's spirit, energy and vitality..."
The feminine man who had been staring at Li Yan in the field was also a little unhappy at this time.
"This young hero Zhang..."
But just as he opened his mouth, Li Yan suddenly placed his hands on the gap between the two black gold boulders.
Although his fingertips could not fit into the gap, with a low shout, he pressed and pulled with both hands in two directions, and a "cracking" sound immediately came from under his hands.
Suddenly the whole place fell silent. Amid all the astonished looks, the two huge rocks that seemed to have been cast together like cast iron actually separated little by little.
But before the two huge black gold stones were completely separated, a flush appeared on Li Yan's face, making him look like he was struggling.
But even so, the feminine man couldn't help but clench his hand in his robe.
"What a powerful force! He is really using brute force to pull!"
After a brief pause, Li Yan suddenly clasped his fingers, which were originally pressing on the edge of the boulder, and instantly all ten fingers were firmly inserted into the gap that had just opened between the two black gold boulders.
This made everyone below couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Of course, they already knew that this man named Zhang Ming was incredibly powerful.
Now that he had forcibly opened a crack, in order to make it easier for his hands to exert force, he took the opportunity to insert his fingers completely into the crack.
But they also noticed the blush on Zhang Ming's face, which clearly showed that he was somewhat powerless.
If he fails to separate the boulder in one go, there is a high chance that all ten of his fingers will be lost.
Under the powerful attraction, the two huge black rocks would instantly reunite, and Zhang Ming's fingers would be pinched into meat patties.
This approach is actually the most harmful to oneself, and it is a bit like a gamble. If it succeeds, it succeeds. If not, your hands will be ruined today.
The feminine middle-aged man also had a gleam in his eyes and took a step forward involuntarily.
Not to mention what level Zhang Ming's martial arts has reached, just based on his age and supernatural power, he is already a rare talent for martial arts.
The feminine middle-aged man wanted to rescue the other person when the other person was exhausted, at least to save the other person's hands.