"My axe!" Meng Jingzhou shouted in the illusion and wanted to go down to retrieve the axe.
The river spirit held up three axes and appeared on the river.
"Young boy, you..."
thump-
Before He Ling could finish his words, Meng Jingzhou dived into the river with a splash, and the bubbles he spit out were bigger than he was.
What's going on
He Ling was stunned. It was the first time he encountered such a situation.
The gurgling bubbles gradually became fewer and fewer until they disappeared. The surface of the river was eerily calm. Only the breath emitted by the river spirit created ripples underfoot.
"Why is there no movement? Could he have drowned?" He Ling muttered. He was not too worried that Meng Jingzhou would really drown. This was an illusion and people could not drown.
Before He Ling could figure out what Meng Jingzhou was trying to do, something strange happened again!
The ripples on the river surface became more and more frequent. He Ling frowned slightly. He controlled his strength very well, so it shouldn't be caused by the aura he emitted.
He reacted: "It's the kid who jumped into the river just now!"
I saw wisps of golden breath in the stream, and the water vapor on the river surface exuded a fairy-like feeling, as if some great horror was brewing at the bottom of the river!
The great terror of the unknown makes people's heart palpitate!
There were three fountains gushing out on the river surface, rising higher and higher, splashing light golden mist that filled the entire river surface, making it difficult for He Ling to see what was happening for a moment.
The wind blew from somewhere, dispersing the light golden mist.
Three figures appeared, all of them looked like Meng Jingzhou, but their aura was completely different from before.
The river spirit trembled, it was an instinctive reaction from the depths of its soul!
The ordinary man Meng Jingzhou, the immortal cultivator Meng Jingzhou, and... the immortal Meng Jingzhou!
This is the fundamental rule of the illusion: when anything falls into the river, it will undergo three changes: mortal, spiritual, or immortal.
"Take it here." The three Meng Jingzhous said in unison and took away their own axes.
With the presence of the immortal Meng Jingzhou, He Ling was completely unable to fight back and allowed him to take control.
The immortal Meng Jingzhou got the immortal weapon Axe of Creation, the immortal cultivator Meng Jingzhou got the spiritual weapon Axe of Creation, and the mortal Meng Jingzhou took advantage of the fact that He Ling was not able to react and got the shabby axe.
With three axes in hand, the illusion was shattered and Meng Jingzhou passed the level.
Those who pass the second level will temporarily fall into a coma, which is the body's self-protection mechanism.
…
The people of the Wendao Sect looked at Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou who had passed the second level, and remained silent for a long time.
Where is the honest man you promised me
Yunzhi remained silent. She had a premonition that if they recruited these two people into the Wendao Sect, there would never be peace in the Sect.
Hopefully the hunch is wrong.
The real river spirit appeared, holding two axes, one gold and one silver, and rushed towards Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou aggressively.
As the guardian spirit of the Wendao Sect, he had never suffered such a great humiliation.
"Don't stop me. I'm going to teach these two little bastards a lesson today. I'm going to cut off their hands and feet and then put them back together!"
Upon seeing this, the disciples of the Wendao Sect hurriedly stopped the angry river spirit.
"Senior He Ling can't be cut!"
"Senior He Ling, please calm down."
"If something happens to someone who is taking the test, our reputation will be ruined if the news gets out!"
In the end, it was Dai Bufan who stepped forward and stopped the furious He Ling.
"Don't worry, Senior He Ling. The third test was designed by me, Dai Bufan, and I will definitely teach these two a lesson."
Seeing Dai Bufan's solemn promise to her, He Ling finally gave up.
The third test was the finale and had two options. One was proposed by Yunzhi and was relatively mild, while the other was proposed by Dai Bufan and was somewhat cruel. Both options could test one's Taoist heart. After everyone voted, they unanimously decided to choose Yunzhi's plan.
Yunzhi’s plan was too mild, and there would be no punishment even if it failed. If they wanted to appease He Ling’s anger, they could only choose Dai Bufan’s plan.
Yunzhi didn't have any objection to this.
It's good to let these two little guys suffer a little.
A large number of people were screened out in the second level. Faced with the temptation of the three axes, many people followed their inner desires and deceived the river spirit into believing that what they dropped were the Heaven-Splitting Axe and the Mountain-Splitting Axe.
Those who were screened out and left the illusion complained that the second level of the Taoist Sect was too difficult.
However, not everyone complained that the second level was too difficult. For example, those who passed the second level did not complain.
…
"The second level is pretty easy." Man Gu said, "Just tell the truth."
Everyone waiting for the third level nodded, agreeing with what Man Gu said.
"What? Aren't we supposed to jump into the river and snatch the axe from the river spirit?" Meng Jingzhou shouted. Why did others do something different from him
Lu Yang rolled his eyes at Meng Jingzhou, thinking that he was really stupid: "If the river spirit is not an illusion, but really exists, then you have provoked the river spirit, right?"
"You should do the same as I did. Take the river spirit's axes and throw them into the river. Then all three axes will be counted as ours."
Meng Jingzhou suddenly realized: "You are smart."
Everyone silently watched Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou summarizing their experience, and began to wonder if their method of passing the level was wrong
Man Gu nodded slightly. He remembered his father saying that the ancient barbarians almost perished because they were arrogant and ignorant. As descendants, they must overcome this shortcoming and learn from others with an open mind.
Man Gu felt that he had found someone to learn from.
Just as everyone was discussing the correct way to pass the level, Yunzhi, Dai Bufan and other disciples of the Wendao Sect appeared.
Dai Bufan had a smile on his face. He flipped his hand and a palm-sized mountain appeared. The mountain grew in the wind, and in just a few breaths, it grew to a height of a hundred feet.
Everyone whispered in amazement, this skill was rare among immortal cultivators.
The mountain is covered with dense and lush trees, just like a real mountain. There is also a long staircase on one side of the mountain leading directly to the top of the mountain.
"This item is called the Heart-Searching Mountain. I asked the elders to refine it. On the Heart-Searching Mountain, immortals and mortals are equal. What you have to do is to climb the Heart-Searching Mountain. The higher you climb, the more determined you are."
"Climb to the 50th step and you will pass the level."
Someone raised a question: "But in this case, wouldn't Man Gu have the advantage?"
The fifteen-year-old Man Gu has the physique of a twenty-five or twenty-six-year-old. He is a head taller than others, which gives him an advantage in climbing mountains. He takes big steps, and one step is equivalent to two steps of others.
Dai Bufan smiled and said, "Don't worry about this problem. The Heart-Searching Mountain will raise everyone's physical fitness to the same level. Whether you are a mortal or a cultivator, you will all become mortals in my Heart-Searching Mountain."
"Is there a time limit?" someone else asked.
"No."
Everyone was delighted. There was no time limit, which meant they could keep trying. Why worry about not being able to pass the third level
Could it be that this third level is just a formality
"Can I use magic weapons?" They have special magic weapons given by their clan. They can be used without the need for spiritual energy. It is a powerful weapon.
Dai Bufan smiled with a gloating look: "Okay."
If the magic weapon can still be used.