In today's world, practice is mainly based on the authentic Taoism of the state religion, and the main source of true energy is the sky full of stars-the Guangming religion pays attention to the word "brightness", and it is the starlight that illuminates the night sky-break the seat and shine into the seclusion, and then Gathering stars, relying on the energy scattered by thousands of stars to transform the body and spirit of mortals, this is the ultimate goal of practice. From this, one can imagine the status of the word "star" in the practice world. All sects in various countries have star observatories, and there are countless star gaze towers in famous places, but it is rare to see names such as Lan Xing Duo Xing, because that would seem a bit disrespectful to the stars.
But the second academy on Chen Changsheng's list was surprisingly called Star Reaching Academy.
Reaching for the Stars—This academy has adopted such an aggressive name, but the state religion has no objection. This matter itself is very aggressive.
In the whole world, only this academy dared to use this name, and was qualified to use it.
Because this academy is directly under the military of the Great Zhou, it has cultivated countless brave and resolute young people over the years, and the number of generals who have emerged is as numerous as stars. In the shocking war with the demons many years ago, the early days of mankind were on the verge of extinction. From the dean to the ordinary students of the Star Reaching Academy, they rushed to the battlefield one after another, and nine out of ten people died in the battle. The solitude is like a grave. Because of this, the Academy of Reaching the Stars has gained respect that no one can match in the human world, and it also has an unimaginable aura.
For such an academy, let alone Reaching for the Stars, even if it wanted to use Fenxing as its name, who would dare to raise an opinion
Everyone in the world is well aware of the bloody, brutal and glorious history of Star Reaching Academy, and Chen Changsheng is no exception. Master listed Zhaixing Academy as the second place on the list. In fact, in his mind, Zhaixing Academy ranked first, so although he was a little depressed not being admitted to Tiandao Academy, he didn't care too much.
He believed that Zhaixing Academy would definitely not be as favoritism as Tiandao Academy, at least it would not go too far.
With that in mind, he came to the star-struck Academy and began preparing for the second exam.
The Academy of Reaching the Stars is really different from the Academy of Heavenly Dao. Although there are crowds of people outside the courtyard gate, it is not known whether it is because of the eagle-like gazes of the heavily armed elite soldiers at the gate of the courtyard, or because of the martyred generals written all over the gate of the academy. The stone tablet of the name was too depressing, and the venue was quiet without any noise.
After filling out a simple registration form and receiving their number plates, under the leadership of several military officers, more than 600 teenagers to be tested walked into the gate of the courtyard.
Similar to the assessment of Heavenly Dao Academy, Zhaixing Academy also prepared an early exam, the purpose of which was to weed out those ordinary teenagers who failed to wash their marrows in advance, and reduce the pressure on the subsequent formal admissions exam, but Zhaixing Academy has military personnel after all. The method is simpler and more direct than that of Tiandaoyuan—there is no induction stone here, only a stone plate.
The stone disc was huge, much like a millstone—in fact, it was originally a millstone temporarily removed from the stone mill outside the back kitchen of the Academy of Reaching the Stars, and it weighed three hundred catties. Candidates who can lift this millstone and walk up the 30 stone steps are eligible to take part in the formal admissions examination even if they have passed the first test.
The weight of three hundred catties, unless the marrow is washed successfully and the muscles and bones are loose, it is difficult for ordinary people to lift it, let alone such a long stone step. Many teenagers who failed to cleanse their marrow looked at the millstone, and their faces immediately changed color. Many of them retreated dejectedly. Arrived, shook his head again and again, unwilling but helplessly gave up. Of course, there are also some ordinary teenagers bravely relying on their original strength to try to challenge, but none of them succeeded.
It is not uncommon to hold up this millstone without washing the marrow. It is actually not uncommon in the admissions examination of the Star Reaching Academy. With his natural power, he threw that millstone directly to the lake with ease...
But after all, it's not a very common thing.
The instructor felt a little regretful, looked at the time, decided to speed up, let the candidates declare their own level, and then let the candidates who successfully washed the marrow take the test first, and then let the ordinary teenagers try.
It's a pity that until the end of the day, there is still no ordinary teenager who can perform miracles.
Just when people felt bored and many onlookers were about to leave, a burly young man walked into the arena with a number plate, lifted the millstone with great ease, kicked it, and connected it to the thirty-level stone. He was out of breath, blushing, and even carried the millstone back to its original place!
There was an uproar.
The young man raised his hand to signal to the surroundings, and arrogantly walked up the stone steps again, walking towards the depths of the academy. What's interesting is that he was born too simple and honest, no matter how much he tried to show pride, in the eyes of the onlookers, he was just cute, without any ridicule, only good-natured laughter.
After the burly boy left, many people began to speculate about his origin, until someone suddenly mentioned that the blue pattern on the boy's ankle was faintly visible before, and everyone was stunned, because... that means that the boy is very likely to have a demon clan The bloodline may even come from the Western Demon Realm!
For hundreds of years, the relationship between the human race and the monster race was not harmonious because they had jointly resisted the demon race, but they could still be considered peaceful. Some demon nobles who can change form even live in the human world, and there must be some in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty—but after all, human monsters have different paths, and the human world, whether official or private, does not mention this matter very much. It's good if the clan doesn't mess around.
The burly young man who was suspected to be from the Yaozu successfully lifted the millstone, as if he had opened a door. Then, two Orion youths from Dalaoling, also relying on their own original strength, He lifted the millstone and walked up the stone steps. Although it looked very hard, he still won rounds of applause.
The officer who was doing statistics with a pen at the top of the stone steps nodded slightly, and seemed very satisfied with this year's results.
Time passed, and finally it was Chen Changsheng's turn. The crowd of onlookers looked at this young man with a childish face, and kindly helped him a few times, but they stopped paying attention. Because this boy is obviously still young and not fully developed, not to mention as burly as the monster boy, even the two Orion boys are far less robust, no matter how you look at it, it is impossible to lift such a heavy millstone.
In Tiandao Academy, Chen Changsheng relied on his familiarity with the rules and regulations of the academy to directly skip the step of washing the marrow and selecting. At this time in the Academy of Reaching the Stars, he may still think of other methods, but I don't know if he was influenced by the academy. Influenced by the chilling but passionate atmosphere, or just wanting to try it, he didn't do anything.
He walked to the millstone and squatted down slowly, holding both sides of the millstone firmly with both hands, took five slow and deep breaths, and poured all the energy in his body between his waist, abdomen and arms, and let out a low hum. Sudden effort!
There was a sudden silence in front of the slanting stone steps. Those who were chatting about something suddenly forgot to answer, and opened their mouths wide to look at the venue.
The millstone rose slowly, and was finally lifted to his chest by Chen Changsheng, no more, no less, just one inch over the assessment standard!
His face was a little red, but his expression was still calm, and there was no panic or tension in his eyes.
boom! There was enthusiastic applause in the arena, and people kept cheering for the boy, cheering rhythmically, trying to help him move his feet.
Chen Changsheng took a step forward, but after just one step, his knees trembled a little.
It was one thing to lift the millstone, quite another to carry such a heavy millstone up the stone steps.
His breath became a little messy, and his face became more and more red.
He didn't make any sound, and it could be seen from his slightly protruding cheeks that he was gritting his teeth hard.
He walked up the stone steps step by step.
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It is true that Chen Changsheng did not wash his marrow successfully. The strength of his bones and muscles is logically only that of an ordinary boy. Even, because of his illness since childhood, he should be weaker than an ordinary boy. But precisely because of his illness, which was difficult to treat, the three people in the ruined temple outside Xining Town, including himself, cared most about his body.
As soon as he was sensible, he began to be forced to recite the three thousand Taoism in the ruined temple. At the same time, the somewhat godlike Taoist master dug up countless herbs and boiled it into a medicinal soup for him to take a bath. Keep helping him to get over his body. For more than ten years, the people he is most familiar with are the three people in the temple, and the smells he is most familiar with are the smell of books, medicine and sticks.
After a long period of treatment and torture, his illness was not cured, and he could not become as gifted as a monster boy, but he was supposed to be extremely weak, but now his body is not weaker than ordinary people, and even worse. Better, although this is only superficially healthy and strong, it also makes him very happy.
A young man who has been ill since he was a child and has been shrouded in darkness since he was ten years old will care more about physical matters than others, and he will care about those details very much. Therefore, today at the Academy of Reaching the Stars, he walked silently. Before grinding, he only wanted to pass this test with his own strength.
He wanted to lift that heavy millstone, prove something to himself, and at the same time express his gratitude to his master and brothers.
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One step, two steps, three steps, four steps.
Chen Changsheng's breathing became heavier and heavier, and his face became more and more ugly. His extremely tight black hair was already wet with sweat, but his eyes were still calm and sure.
The cheers and cheers on both sides of the stone steps have stopped. Everyone looked at the young man with his head bowed and struggling to walk tremblingly on the stone steps. They were very worried and admired. Several times the young man seemed to be about to fall, but he didn't know where it came from. His strength actually supported him to persevere!
The instructor looked at Chen Changsheng on the stone steps, with an expression of appreciation in his eyes.
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Seven steps, eight steps, nine steps.
Chen Changsheng's pace became slower and slower.
The admiration in the instructor's eyes is getting stronger and stronger. He was very surprised by the level shown by this young man—as a soldier, what he cares about is the perseverance and courage shown by Chen Changsheng—he has already decided that even if Chen Changsheng failed to lift the millstone to the stone steps, he would let him Pass this initial test. As for whether this will affect the reputation of the Academy and the Great Zhou military...
The instructor looked at the nervous people, feeling a little relieved, and thought to himself that it should not be the case. It seemed that most people thought the same as him.
Children who work hard and earnestly deserve special rewards.
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Thinking of these things, the instructor was a little distracted and didn't keep looking at the stone steps. Until a certain moment, he woke up and suddenly noticed a sudden change in the expressions on people's faces.
He turned his head and saw that there was another person beside him.
It was a drenched, exhausted teenager.
The instructor thought he didn't have to be embarrassed, smiled and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.
Chen Changsheng walked up the stone steps.
The heavy millstone lay beneath his feet.
He succeeded.