Why does it feel like something is a little off
As soon as this thought flashed through Master Hengxu's mind, he saw Hermit Fudao finish muttering that sentence and turn around.
As he stuffed the chicken leg into his mouth, he already had a smug and obscene look on his face.
"Hahaha, what do you think? My apprentice is still the best, right? Oh, he finally made a breakthrough, that's good, so he won't be scolded by the apprentices under you guys. Now, they can also go to the Fourth Heaven Monument, so it won't be a waste of their lives!"
"… "
Upon hearing this, Master Hengxu and Elder Pangdian were completely speechless.
What do you mean there seems to be something wrong with the Fudaoshan people
Bullshit!
It's just an illusion, he just has a broken mouth like that!
Through the misty clouds, Master Hengxu had already heard the noisy noise outside, and said, "The younger generation has their own opportunities, so just go with the flow. Now that the third test of the small meeting is approaching, Brother Fudao..."
"yes!"
Suddenly, he slapped his forehead with a "pop" sound, as if he had finally remembered: "I told you guys to make me forget it. Now that you're here, the second test is over, my little Jianchou!"
"Why!"
Pang Dian still had something to ask, but when he looked up, he saw that Fudao Shanren had disappeared.
He was holding a chicken drumstick in his hand, and his back looked extremely sexy. All the way, he was shouting in a voice that was so corny that it gave people goosebumps: "Jianchou, little Jianchou, did you get first place?"
On the Yunhai Square, Jianchou, who had just spoken a few words to Zhou Chengjiang, suddenly felt his scalp tingle when he heard the voice coming from the distant Hall of the Heavens.
"Jianchou, little Jianchou..."
The intimate name carries a certain inappropriateness.
Who else could it be except Fudaoshanren
Under Zhou Chengjiang's stunned gaze, Jianchou turned his head to look towards the source of the voice with a face that was almost hopeless.
Sure enough, Fudaoshanren came to her soon, jumping and hopping with a chicken leg in his hand.
"See you, girl!"
"Disciple greets Master."
He suppressed the twitching in his heart and bowed to Jianchou.
Fudaoshanren glanced at Zhou Chengjiang next to him, as if wondering why he was here, but with a glance, he saw the huge sky-reaching platform floating above, which looked like a giant island floating in the sky.
"It seems there is no rooftop terrace higher than this one. It seems you won first place this time?"
Originally, there were only a dozen rooftop terraces in Jianchou, but now there are a terrifying forty-four of them. Almost instantly, they have jumped from the middle level to the top.
Most of the credit for this goes to Tang Buye.
The saying "making wedding clothes for others" probably refers to him.
Jianchou said truthfully: "Dragon tendon is second, and Tiantai is first."
Xiahou She killed a black dragon alone and got six zhang of dragon tendons. It can be seen that Chou only got six zhang in total, and he only got two zhang. The number of dragon tendons obtained by Tiantai showed that Chou far exceeded that of others.
When it comes to dragon tendons, Xiahou She is naturally the best.
"That's fine."
Jianchou originally thought that Fudaoshan would be unhappy, but he actually looked nonchalant and said, "The third test depends on your heart and luck. The number of dragon tendons will not have much impact. At most, there will be more choices."
"influential?"
Jianchou immediately understood the meaning of Fudaoshanren's words.
Fudao Shanren chuckled, and simply took out a chicken leg and handed it to Jianchou for the first time: "Come, come, eat one when your fellow apprentices are about to fight, and replenish your body. As for what the effect is, hmph, you will know when the time comes."
The greasy chicken drumstick fell into the palm of his hand.
When Jianchou listened to what Fudaoshanren said, his mind was a little confused for the first time.
She looked at Fu Dao Shan Ren in a daze, and couldn't help looking at the chicken leg in her hand with a weird look. She stuttered: "Master, I, you... chicken leg..."
Master gave me a chicken leg
Didn't he always hate others coveting his legs, no, chicken legs
The sun rises from the west, the sow climbs up the tree, and the mountain people in Fudao give people chicken legs!
Zhou Chengjiang, who was standing aside, looked more and more puzzled: Jianchou at this moment was a little different from the Jianchou in the battle.
He didn't say anything and couldn't get a word in.
After all, he was not a disciple of Yashan, and Fudaoshanren had no intention of paying attention to him, so he was happy to pretend that he did not exist.
Fudao Shanren didn't think anything was wrong. After stuffing the chicken leg, he waved his hand and said, "Your fellow apprentices have all eaten it before. I guess this is the only time in this life, unless I get kicked in the head by a donkey in the future. Clean up quickly after eating. Hehe, the third test is waiting for you."
oh.
So is this chicken leg a reward for all the disciples who have participated in the small meeting over the generations
this…
Jianchou couldn't help but think of the nine-section bamboo that Fudaoshanren had casually given him. It was hard to describe this gift.
Looking at the chicken leg in my hand, it is fresh and tender with a little bit of burnt red. The skin on the outside has a greasy luster. Just by holding it in my hand, I can smell the fragrant aroma.
Having been curious about the chicken legs of Fudaoshan people for a long time, Jianchou lowered his head and took a bite.
Zhou Chengjiang looked at her curiously.
The next moment, the expression on Jianchou's face changed: "Delicious!"
The chicken legs are fresh, fragrant and tasty, with the meat being chewy and soft from being roasted to perfection. When you take a bite, you bite off the burnt red skin on the outside, and the rich aroma spreads in your mouth.
No wonder people in Fudaoshan eat wherever they go!
His eyes lit up, and when he saw Chou raised his head, he wanted to ask Fudaoshanren where the chicken leg was made.
Unexpectedly, before she could open her mouth, Fudao Shanren had already looked behind her: Zhenren Hengxu, dressed in a gray and white Taoist robe, was walking slowly towards her from the Hall of the Heavens.
Fu Dao Shanren said, "The third test is about to begin, you eat."
After saying that, he turned around and headed towards the center of the square.
The huge Kunwu Sea of Clouds Square floats in the place closest to the sky.
The very center was an old dark gray color, as if the stone in the middle had been burned by something. The ancient circular totem covered a distance of thirty feet from the center.
The sword-shaped embossed swords, with their handles facing outward and their tips facing inward, were placed on top of the entire totem, creating an imposing sword spirit.
Zhenren Hengxu glanced at Jianchou and Zhou Chengjiang from afar, then stopped in front of the totem and said with a smile, "You are really number one. Are you happy now?"
"Of course I am happy. This time, my girl Yashan Jianchou will definitely win. It's a pity for you, Kunwu. Although you are named after me, Yashan, you don't even have a disciple who enters the third test. It's really shameful."
Fudaoshanren’s scar has been exposed quite harshly.
But Master Hengxu was not angry: Gu Qingmei and Xie Ding were both the favorites to win the championship, but it was a pity that they were defeated by Jianchou. They were not as skilled as others, so there was nothing to say.
"Victory and defeat are common in the military, there is nothing to worry about. It's getting late, I am looking forward to the third test."
"Okay, I'll show you what unlimited potential and unlimited combat power mean."
Fudaoshanren’s comments on Jianchou were not exaggerated. He snorted and just stood there and waved his hand.
In an instant, the entire Baizhang Yunhai Square shook.
The elders and leaders of the major sects standing in the square felt it almost instantly.
"Click..."
At the first sound, the stone pavement of the square beneath everyone's feet suddenly cracked.
A circular crack suddenly appeared three feet away from the totem, and the ground outside the crack suddenly expanded and spread outward rapidly, instantly dividing the Yunhai Square into two parts, inner and outer parts, as if a "circle" was cut out from a square.
The totem is right in the middle of the small circular square.
What is this for
This doubt appeared in almost everyone's mind.
Countless people who were originally below and could fly couldn't help but float up, wanting to see more clearly.
Fudaoshanren did not stop his hand movements, but just slapped out again.
“Crack, crack…”
The remaining circle was actually broken into six pieces. When the wind blew, it immediately turned upside down and formed six ten-foot stone gates distributed in six directions.
Apart from a long sword carved from above, there is no pattern on the stone gate, which looks simple and plain.
In the center surrounded by six stone gates, there is a suspended ten-meter platform, which is the center of the totem.
If someone enters through the stone gate and pushes it open, they can see the platform.
When Jianchou saw this stone gate, he was reminded of the stone doors he had encountered before.
Presumably, just like Miwutian and Konghai before, this is the main "battlefield" of their third test.
I just don’t know what kind of surprise Fudaoshan will give everyone, and what kind of relationship he has with the dragon tendons...
"when!"
The bronze bell on the main peak of Kunwu was finally rung again.
Fudao Shanren and Hengxu Zhenren stood near the steps of the Hall of All Heavens, while countless people stood on the outer square. The six gates in the middle formed a whole, and everyone's eyes were on them.
"The six people who have entered the test, please all come to the sea of clouds."
Fudaoshanren spoke in a loud voice.
Upon hearing this, the monks on the rooftop below flew up directly and landed on the square.
Jianchou, who was originally at the upper level, walked over directly and stood not far in front of Fudao Shanren and Hengxu Zhenren. The first person on her right was Xiahou She, followed by Ruhua Gongzi, Jiang Wenchao, Xiao Jin, and Zuo Liu.
Several people bowed to the two people in front of them: "Greetings to the real person and elder."
Hengxu smiled slightly, indicating that everyone didn't need to be polite.
Fudao Shanren also laughed, then looked around and found that even around the trembling height of Yunhai Square, there was a group of cultivators who were not afraid of death and came up on their flying instruments, forming a dark circle. It was really lively.
"The first and second tests of the meeting have passed, and the third test is now ready. Those who can make it to this stage are all future powerful cultivators and young talents in our Central Region. In view of the fact that the six friends have high cultivation bases, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, the final test will not be a direct battle between disciples."
"ah?"
"Is it possible?"
"What does this mean?"
"I was thinking that Master Yashan would definitely be the first this time, and no one else could compare. I didn't expect that to change this moment?"
"It's not just a battle of feelings, could it be a battle of literature?"
…
As soon as this statement was made, everyone started talking about it, and it was obvious that they had no idea how this was going to work.
Fudao Shanren just asked everyone to be patient, and then started with the six gates in front of them and explained the rules of the entire third test.
"This gate is called the Six-Vault Gate of Right and Wrong Cause and Effect."
"Those who knock on the door and enter must hold the lawless, unpredictable dragon vein, which is the dragon tendon in the second test."
"Using the dragon tendons as a guide, those who enter this door will see things that ordinary people cannot see, mysterious and extraordinary; after leaving this door, they will obtain an illusion of an external incarnation."
"The phantom body is different from the incarnation. It is half an illusion. It can bless you with half an hour of combat power, but it cannot last long and it does not really exist."
"The phantom body is one of the six doors of right and wrong cause and effect. It changes according to the experience, knowledge, and choices of the person entering the door. Maybe it is related to your cause and effect, your obsession, your faith, your past and future, your likes and dislikes... or even..."
Having said this, Fudaoshanren suddenly paused, then smiled maliciously.
"It may be nothing at all."
Everyone was listening intently, and when they heard this, they all rolled their eyes.
Jianchou frowned after hearing this: There are too many factors that affect the phantom body outside the body. What exactly is the situation with the phantom body
As if he understood everyone's doubts, Fudaoshanren did not hesitate and continued: "The strength of the phantom body has little to do with the actual strength. The battle in this test will be completed by the phantom body you summoned. The one responsible for the battle may be a belief in your heart, it may be your past self, it may be your present self, it may be your future self, it may be your opposite, or it may be other people or other things that have interacted with you before..."
"The gate of right and wrong, lawless, impermanent and uncertain, this test is quite clever."
After hearing these words, Master Hengxu looked at the six doors of right and wrong cause and effect in front of him with a somewhat strange expression of admiration.
But all around, there was silence.
No one expected that the third test would be so unique.
The disciples who are taking the test are asked to enter the six doors of right and wrong cause and effect, and summon their own phantom bodies to fight with others. It is also said that "the strength of the phantom body has little to do with one's own strength." In other words, no matter how strong the combat power is now, it is of no use!
Who knows what kind of phantom is fighting in your place
Indeed, it is lawless, unpredictable, and even uncontrollable!
this…
Isn't this just a way to trick his own disciples
In fact, because Master Bo Jianchou of Yashan is too powerful, she has already demonstrated overwhelming strength in the second test. She probably can't die even if she fights three people at once. And no one will be able to surpass her in the final test. Therefore, everyone has basically predicted the result of the third test and have become somewhat uninterested.
But now that Fudaoshanren threw the bomb towards Kunwu, the entire main peak suddenly became lively.
Professionally cheating apprentices!
If the competition is about phantom bodies, who can be sure that the phantom body summoned by Jianchou is the strongest among all
There are too many factors that affect the summoning of a phantom, and there are too many choices for the phantom. It must be the first time that everyone has seen the six doors of cause and effect, and they are on the same starting line.
Are the rules of this last try fair
Isn't that unfair
No one can explain it clearly.
The only thing that is beyond doubt is: the enthusiasm is back!
Even if there was an element of luck involved, the strength of the six people present was undoubtedly top-notch among their peers.
What changes will occur to these six people after they enter the six doors of right and wrong cause and effect
Everyone immediately became excited.
and…
The person who will eventually get to perform on the stage is also full of suspense!
No one can predict what his or her phantom body will look like, let alone compare their strengths. To some extent, it is indeed what Fudao Shanren said: "It depends on your heart and luck."
After thinking it over carefully, Jianchou already understood Fudaoshanren's intention.
"Having come this far, temporary success or failure is no longer important. No one in the world can succeed forever. Only those with excellent character can shoulder the great responsibility and embark on the path to immortality."
Fudao Shanren listened to the heated discussions with a calm expression, as if saying "this is all within my expectations".
"You six people, stand in front of the door and go in to see what kind of right and wrong there is, and what kind of phantom body can be summoned."
The dragon vein is lawless, unstable and unpredictable, and the phantom body is lawless, unstable and unpredictable.
The door was ten feet high, and the sword seemed to be inserted from above, revealing an ancient sharpness and sharpness.
Jianchou and the other six people all turned around to look.
Ruhua Gongzi laughed with interest, Jiang Wenchao's face was calm, Zuo Liu seemed to want to see through this door, Xiao Jin was eager to try, but Xiahou She's eyes had a sense of depression and gloom with an aggressive atmosphere.
"Let's go."
Jianchou lowered his eyelids, smiled, concealing a little bit of strange obscurity in his eyes, and walked towards the door of right and wrong cause and effect that was closest to him, which was due east.
***
Yashan is more than 300 miles to the southwest.
Candle cutting faction.
The huge lake is surrounded by high mountains. The mirror-like lake reflects the green mountains, still with the elegance that scholars and poets have chanted. The endless bamboo sea is rustling in the wind.
At the end of Pinghu Lake, the main hall of the Jianzhu Sect is built, with high eaves and pavilions towering in the air.
In front of the Paiyun Hall, many disciples of the Jianzhu Sect were coming in and out, adding a bit of liveliness to this quiet mountain area.
The water surface is calm, with only wrinkles appearing when the wind blows.
The sun's rays shine down, illuminating the entire lake surface with a vast mist.
A dark figure suddenly and silently appeared on the lake.
There were two long swords on his waist. One scabbard was dark blue, exuding a calm aura like the deep sea. The other scabbard was grayish white, like a stone shell, dead silent, without any spiritual energy.
The red gold woven on the black robe glowed under the sunlight.
The female practitioners who were still walking on the corridor of the Jianzhu Sect's main hall occasionally looked up and finally discovered this place. They all stopped and looked at the man in the black robe. Although he was covered by sunlight, he gave people a sense of coldness for no reason.
A female cultivator shouted coldly, "Who are you? How dare you trespass into my Candle-cutting Sect?"
There was a hint of admiration in Qu Zhengfeng's eyes. Building the palace and pavilions between the two cliffs of the mountains was somewhat beautiful.
Unfortunately...
Soon it will cease to exist.
After hearing the question from the female cultivator, he could only think of the text about the "Nine-Curved River Map" found in the hidden world of Qingfeng Temple. He thought that the Jianzhu Sect's ambition might be caused by this. He wondered if the map was still in the sect's possession.
Qu Zhengfeng's calm and even eerie voice penetrated the entire lake surface and was heard clearly, covering the entire Jianzhu Sect.
"After three breaths, those who help the Jianzhu Sect to abuse others will be killed."
***
A small town post station outside the Jiutoujiang Bay of Kunwu.
"Puff..."
Another small mouthful of blood came out.
The spiritual light around Xu Lan'er disappeared and her body became exhausted.
The leader of the Jianzhu Sect, Zhu Xin, quickly took back the spiritual energy that he had transferred to Xu Lan'er and helped her up: "Lan'er, are you okay?"
Xu Lan'er's face was pale and even the teardrop mole at the corner of her eye had lost its vitality. She looked skinny and pale.
Recalling what happened in the First Battle, her brows suddenly twisted with a murderous look, and her eyes and heart were filled with misery!
"Master, I am unwilling to accept this..."
All the meridians are damaged, and he is like a useless person!
All the skills that he had cultivated with great effort were wiped out by Jianchou's attack!
She didn't even have time to use the unique skill that she had hidden for so long, so she never had another chance. That moment would never come again, and it would never come again in her life.
"I am unwilling to accept this..."
If she hadn't met Jianchou, who could stop her from going up to the stage
If she hadn't met Jianchou, she would have had a bright future to pursue!
If she hadn't met Jianchou, how could she have become what she is now!
hatred.
I feel so hateful that my heart is stabbing with a knife and blood is flowing from my eyes!
“So hateful!”
Her face, which had been so thin that it was just skin and bones, had become distorted.
The other people who stayed in the room with Zhu Xin were afraid to look, and the girl Jiang Ling buried her head in fear.
Sitting next to him was the sect leader, Zhu Xin, whose usually beautiful face was now shrouded in a layer of gloom.
hatred
Who doesn't hate
Xu Lan'er was the person she had chosen from thousands of options and thought was the most suitable to inherit the Jianzhu Sect. But now, she had been struck down by Jianchou's Red Sun Slash and had become a waste.
As his eyes swept over Xu Lan'er, Zhu Xin felt an unconcealable irritation.
"Your meridians are damaged. Master will find a way to repair them for you someday. But don't cry. What's the point of crying? If you had practiced hard back then, you wouldn't have been slapped in the face by someone today!"
"Master..."
Xu Lan'er could hear the impatience hidden in these words almost immediately.
She raised her head tremblingly, only to see that her master, who had always taken her seriously, had a hint of coldness in his eyes.
So, my heart sank.
She is no longer the Xu Lan'er of the past. To the Candle Cutting Sect now, she is more like a burden...
"Yashan is so arrogant, he will pay the price sooner or later. My sect has the "Insufficient Treasure Book" in hand. After a short meeting, the major sects will re-arrange their positions. Dozens of sects in the middle have already united, and even the Tongling Pavilion has agreed to this seat."
Zhuxin paced in the room, his voice full of coldness.
"This time, I must pull old Fudao down from the throne of the law enforcement elder. As long as I get the Emperor's Mirror, plus the "Nine-Curved River Map" that you, Lan'er, got in the hidden world, there is no need to worry about not having a chance to turn things around. Then I will avenge you."
With a contemptuous laugh, she clasped her fair hands in front of her, as if everything was under control: "I just don't believe it..."
“Crack!”
Before he could finish his words, a bolt of lightning suddenly broke through the clear sky, passing directly through the crack in the window and heading straight towards the candle wick.
Zhu Xin was startled and frowned. He knew at a glance that the person was from the Jianzhu Sect.
I don’t know what happened again.
She stretched out her hand and used her five fingers to crush Lei Xin. A line of horrified words appeared before her eyes...
"… "
The moment he saw clearly what Lei Xin said, Zhu Xin felt a darkness before his eyes and he became somewhat unsteady on his feet.
How, how is it possible...
This is not what she thought!
Staggering, Zhu Xin took several steps back and could not even see clearly in front of him. He almost fell to the ground.
The other disciples of the Jianzhu Sect were shocked when they saw this: "Master, Master, what's wrong with you!"
"Yashan...Yashan..."
A resentful voice came out from between her teeth, Zhuxin clenched her fingers, and her beautiful face was distorted in an instant!
***
Blue sky and broad daylight.
Most of the things that had happened had not yet been reported to Kunwu.
Directly above the main peak, the suspended square has turned into a circle. In the circle stand six ten-zhang-high giant doors. Inside the giant doors, there is a small square ten zhang in radius.
At this moment, the six candidates who had taken the test were already standing in front of the six doors of right and wrong cause and effect.
Everyone's attention is here.
However, no one had pushed the door open yet, and it seemed that many of the six people were hesitating.
Jianchou was also hesitant.
Everyone can only see themselves and cannot see what is happening to others.
She had no way of knowing what happened to the others, so she just took out the two-meter-long dragon tendon.
It was a thin line that looked like a golden thread, and when it lay in her hand, it seemed to have a little bit of flowing light.
Looking at the huge door, Jianchou took a step forward, stretched out his right hand, but suddenly stopped.
The dragon vein is lawless, unpredictable and uncertain. After entering this door, the phantom body that comes out may be a certain belief, or it may be the past, present or future of the initiate, it may be her opposite, or it may be someone who has had intersection with her.
What will you encounter when you open this door
What will happen next
What kind of character will be exposed
What kind of phantom will appear in the end
…
Everything is unknown.
The unknown represents fear.
Jianchou calmed down, stretched out his right hand again, and finally slowly, slowly approached the huge door.
The warm fingertips touched the cold stone door and also touched the sword blade carved on the stone door.
It was like a hand was pressing into a calm lake, and ripples spread out in the surrounding area with the point touched by Jianchou's fingers as the center.
The gray gate, which originally looked simple and rough, suddenly became colorful.
The moment Jianchou pressed it, it turned into a simple wooden door, light yellow-brown, with lines of growth rings twisting like ripples on a lake, sometimes turning into a smiling baby face, sometimes turning into countless howling evil spirits...
The long sword that was inserted from above turned into a horrible bloody sword mark, remaining on the wooden door.
Jianchou's hand, which was pressing on the door, suddenly stiffened.
The door is proved by the heart.