Shendou Continent

Chapter 18 Labyrinth Test
After successfully obtaining the one-horned leopard, Lin You returned the same way, but he did not meet other beasts along the way, and advanced smoothly.

Before him, several disciples of the youth examination and general examination had also advanced.Soon, Deming also came back.After the two little friends congratulated each other, Xiao Nan also stepped forward to congratulate.Xiao Nan originally wanted to take them to the rest area to rest, after all, there was still a competition to come.But Lin You was worried about Master's safety, so he refused to leave. Dai Ming also thought about Master in his heart, so they simply waited outside the hall together.

Around midnight, Yan Nanfei, Nan Gongping and a fellow disciple came back with four dead musk lions.The arrival of Nangong Ping made Lin You very happy, and immediately he and Qing Mutong rushed forward.But at this time, Nangong Ping was weak and her complexion was pale. It was obvious that this hunt was not easy.Qing Mutong hugged Nangongping and began to heal Nangongping's luck.Among the fifty disciples who participated in the test, her spirit power was almost the lowest. Among the 22 generations of disciples of Ziyun Peak, three fighters with spirit power above level 60 were Nangong Yun's direct disciples, and two of them teamed up with this junior sister Forming a group is also a kind of protection for her.

Yan Nanfei, the big apprentice headed by Nangong Yunting, told the general process of the hunt. What they encountered were four adult musk lions, one male and three females. They were extremely ferocious and tenacious. I'm afraid it won't be easy to win, but even so, the three of them are still running out of soul power, and one of them was bitten off a large piece of flesh and was seriously injured.

After hearing this, Nangong Yun was satisfied with the performance of several beloved apprentices, personally inspected the apprentice whose flesh had been bitten off, and fed him a grain of muscle-enhancing and bone-protecting pill.As for Nangong Ping, Nangong first praised that being able to enter the test itself is a victory, and it is a surprise to break out of the test and advance to a round.Everyone supported Nangong Ping to rest at several temporary resting points on the back mountain of Qingyun Peak, and Lin Youdaiming and others also settled nearby to rest.

On the second day, at dawn, Li Shuai, the Great Elder of Qingyun Peak, announced the end of the preliminary test.After counting the personnel, a total of 24 apprentices were promoted, that is, members of the eight groups successfully hunted and killed musk lions.In the youth test, 26 disciples broke through.For the rest of the disciples, apart from five who were injured and retired within the specified time, there were 45 who were brought back by the leading elders.

Next is the retest: the maze.

Misty Realm is a cave far away from the back mountain of Ziyun Peak, with seven bends, eight turns and nine holes. It is usually a forbidden place, but it has been opened at this time.There are copper mirrors at every corner of the Lost Realm. These bronze mirrors were collected by the ancestors of Wuyunmen, but they are contaminated with a lot of bloody evil spirit.Therefore, it is easy to lose one's mind in a lost environment.

If a fighter stands in such an environment, it will also trigger a heart demon attack.This puzzle is mainly to test whether these fighters are firm in mind and whether they are strong enough to resist the troubles of inner demons.Unlike Hunting, Lost Realm treats the two groups of disciples equally, because the mental examination will not be different according to the cultivation level, on the contrary, the cultivation base is higher, and the demons are more difficult to control.

The competition is scheduled for the morning of the next day.After a short rest, the fifty fighters regrouped in the square outside the Five Clouds Palace within the specified time.At this time, the number of people who competed was reduced by half compared to the day before, and there were more people watching the battle.The disciple of the general examination was the first to draw lots, and was then led to the maze by two elders.When you arrive at the Lost Realm, you will enter the arena one by one according to the order of drawing lots.Everyone needs to find an exit from the maze and leave the field within a stick of incense to advance, and if the timeout expires, they will be eliminated.

There are two elders guarding the front and rear of the Lost Realm, and four disciples at the entrance and exit are responsible for sending messages and communicating.Every time a contestant enters the cave, two sticks of incense will be burned at the entrance at the same time, one will be set on the censer at the entrance, and the other will be brought by the messenger disciple to the exit and handed over to the guardian elder to insert in the censer at the exit. An elder at the exit entered the cave and brought it back, announcing the failure of the promotion.

After the last person came out, the disciples at the exit went to the entrance to inform the next disciple to enter.In addition to the elder disciples who are in charge of the competition, each peak will also send people to guard the entrance of the cave, firstly to cheer for the disciples of this peak, and secondly to supervise the competition.

After the general examination disciples left, it was the turn of the youth examination disciples to draw lots. After the lottery, the youth examination disciples were temporarily disbanded. Today, the general examination disciples will mainly compete.But Lin You and others didn't go back after drawing lots, they all rushed to the Lost Realm to wait and see.

Master Bo Yan Nanfei was the first one to be drawn. It was his sixth time to participate in the Five Clouds Trial. He had rich experience and entered from the entrance without any hesitation.Lin You waited for Ziyun's disciples to care about Ziyun's honor, saw Yan Nanfei enter through the entrance, and rushed to the exit, hoping to get out quickly, especially Dai Ming, who kept cheering for Master.

The process of waiting was like torment, everyone was chattering, but Ziyun Peak's people didn't doubt Yan Nanfei's strength, they all bet how long it would take for the incense to burn before he could come out.People from other peaks praised Yan Nanfei, while others were not convinced. There were all kinds of voices.Fortunately, when the incense burnt to two-thirds of the way, Yan Nanfei came out, and disciple Ziyun burst into cheers.

An hour passed, four went in, three came out by themselves, and one was brought out.Another hour passed, and two of the four were brought out.Lin You said to Dai Ming: "It seems that this maze is still a bit dangerous."

"It's okay, I trust us, oh, and your master, there is no problem."

Soon, it was Nangong Ping's turn.Lin You was exhausted from running back and forth with them, and some people had already waited for one side, but he had to watch his master's competition from beginning to end.Fortunately, Deming and Xiao Nan were also with him.Not far away, the master is also there.

As time passed, the fragrance became shorter and shorter.It's almost burning to the bottom, and Nangong Ping hasn't come out yet.The four of them couldn't stand still anymore. They looked at the entrance of the cave, then at Xiang, then at the entrance of the cave, and then at the guarding elder, feeling more and more anxious.At this time, a guardian elder at the exit had already stood up, and Lin You's heart sank to the bottom.It's over, he thought.

But when the incense burnt out, a beautiful shadow appeared at the entrance of the cave.Lin You saw that familiar beautiful figure getting bigger and closer, holding his head in one hand and holding a sword in the other, moving slowly but firmly.Isn't this Nangong Ping?Four people in Lin rushed up, making a false alarm, the master was really powerful.But this maze had a great impact on Nangong Ping, and it took her a long time to recover.

The maze of the test was finally over, 13 people advanced, only Yan Nanfei and Nan Gongping successfully advanced in Ziyun Peak.At night, Nangong Ping called Lin You over and explained the labyrinth test to him in detail.Dai Ming was also called by Yan Nanfei to impart experience.

This labyrinth is originally a natural cave, with many twists and turns.Later, the ancestors of our sect intentionally opened it up as a maze. In order to collect light, bronze mirrors were installed at the fork to reflect light.Unexpectedly, the bronze mirrors placed here were too evil, which made the Misty Realm evil, and later this place became the forbidden area of ​​Wuyunmen.After Wuyun Trial took shape, this place became the place to test disciples' xinxing concentration. It is usually closed, and it is only open during Wuyun Trial.

It is necessary to maintain a strong soul power and combat power to break through the barriers elsewhere, but it is necessary to do the opposite to break through the barriers here.The bronze mirror here is for reflection, and when it is strong, it will be strong. Therefore, you should try to restrain your spirit and spirit when entering the maze, so that you will encounter fewer demons and the difficulty of breaking through the level will be reduced.As for the information about the Dazed Realm, as members of the Five Clouds Sect, all the participating disciples including Lin You knew that the mystery of the Dazed Realm mainly lies in confusing the mind.This time, he took down Master's explanation, and Lin You felt more confident.

The next day, it was the turn of the young test disciples to enter, and Lin You was drawn fifth.Already having the experience of watching the battle the day before, Lin Youdai and other people who participated in the test were not so nervous.An hour passed, four out of three, and the next one was Lin You.When it was Lin You's turn, Nangong Ping looked at him from a distance and nodded. Lin nodded in response, and walked into the maze calmly and quickly.

When I first entered the cave, the entrance was very narrow, and as I walked, it suddenly became clear, but the problem also came up. There are four caves connected to one cave, which one should I go to?Time was limited. According to Master's experience, Lin You chose the first one on the right to go in.Not long after walking, there was a turn, and not long after entering, there was another fork. This time, there was a bronze mirror.

Lin You knew that the mirror was full of evil spirits, so he didn't dare to practice martial arts or look at it too much, so he just looked around to find the exit.I chose a fork and continued to enter, and then turned into it through a bronze mirror.As a result, it was a dead end after a short walk.I hurried back, thinking back just now, I was afraid that I forgot the teacher's explanation, and immediately turned to another fork. When I passed the bronze mirror at the fork, I only stopped for a while, my mind was buzzing, and my steps stopped involuntarily.

In a trance, the past flashed in my mind one by one. I remembered that I was floating in the sea and was taken to Lilong Village. Then it rained heavily, and the house in Lilong Village was leaking everywhere. The wind was so strong that the roof was almost toppled. .Suddenly, the screen switched and came to the home of Old Uncle Chen in Jiazhou. He was standing under the corridor, and Xiao Jiao hid behind the inner courtyard door and called: "Brother Xiaolin, brother Xiaolin!"

He wanted to go there, but as he walked, he found that he had reached Li Long Village again, and Lin San appeared in front of him.He hadn't seen his father for seven years, but Lin San's voice and smile were already deeply engraved in his mind.The moment he saw Lin San, he cried, tears blurring his eyes.He rushed over desperately, he wanted to hug him again and be loved by him again.But he ran for a long time, but still couldn't reach him.He didn't give up, and was still crying for his father while running towards him.

Time passed, but Lin You was still running.Finally, he was tired, he wanted to lie down and rest, but he saw Lin San walking towards him on his own initiative.He was out of breath but didn't lie down. He stretched out his hand to reach him, but he couldn't reach him no matter what. Lin San was walking towards him, but he couldn't get there anyway.

After a while, he remembered something.Subconsciously looking at his feet, he found that the ground under his feet was the ground in a cave, and when he woke up suddenly, he realized that it was an illusion. It turned out that his inner desire was projected by the illusion.It turned out to be just a dream!When I woke up, I was lost and melancholy.

It was getting late, but fortunately I woke up in time.Next, he recalled Master's explanation, and honestly followed Master's experience to move forward.Not long after, there was another bronze mirror. This time he didn't dare to look at it any more, so he quickly passed through it.Came to another fork, decisively chose to go straight.

Not long after, there was a fork and a bronze mirror again. This time, turn left, and there is a new fork not far away. The seventh bronze mirror is embedded in this fork. Unlike the previous six, the reflected light of this mirror is actually red. Just looking at it makes people feel uncomfortable. The closer you get to this bronze mirror, the stronger the inner fluctuations. It really is not easy.

With the previous lessons and Master's experience, Lin You held his breath and moved forward quickly, trying his best to suppress the fluctuations in his heart, resisting the discomfort of turning his stomach, approaching little by little, then flashing past quickly, and finally passed through.Not far away, there was another fork and a bronze mirror, but when he approached the bronze mirror fork, he also saw the appearance of the exit.A beam of natural light illuminates his way forward.

There is still a little bit of incense left, but Lin You has already come out.

(End of this chapter)