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Chapter 78 The illusion is really scary! (seeking subscription)
There are actually not many steps up.

You can tell with a glance that there are only 99 levels.

It might seem like a lot of work for an average person to climb that many steps—imagine walking up the steps to a 50-story building.

But for practitioners, steps and the like are completely trivial matters.

Even a practitioner of level 1 can walk like flying with so many steps.

It's a pity that these practitioners on the field, not to mention the 1st level, even the 5th level, are walking up slowly like old men.

This is not only out of caution to save energy, but also because of the test of Dao heart brought by the ladder.

Before this, no one knew what the so-called Dao Heart Test was all about.

Even Kong Jinting and Cao Bin, who have read related words in ancient books, don't know much about it.

After all, the ancient practice world has been destroyed for too long.

It has been so long that any test of Dao Heart has become a legend, which only exists in imagination.

But at this moment, all the practitioners who climbed the steps, whether they are magicians or fusion practitioners, all experienced the feeling of the test of Dao Heart.

The first is the strong suppression of strength.

As long as the strength is lower than that of Zhang Xianshi, he will be suppressed inhumanely.

Not only is the cultivation base lost, but even the physical bonus brought by the cultivation base will be greatly weakened, as if he has really become an ordinary person.

But this is meaningless to Su Mo.

Because he is not only stronger than the people around him, but also stronger than that Zhang Xianshi.

The so-called suppression covered him like soap bubbles, and even the slightest sneeze might burst.

In addition to the suppression of strength, after stepping on the stone steps of the heavenly ladder, every step will fall into a brand new illusion.

The illusions at the beginning were rough, even the kind of full-screen mosaic, completely fooling people.

But the higher you go, the closer the illusion is to reality, and the mosaic begins to have a shape and face, as well as body temperature, heartbeat and humidity.

After reaching the [-]th level, the scenes in the phantasy are all extremely delicate, as if they are the real world one by one.

Su Mo looked at his fellow travelers with sad or happy expressions, angry or painful expressions, and curiously poked open their illusions and peeked aside.

Jiang Mingyan got a lamb, and she raised it for a whole year, until his father slaughtered the lamb and made a whole lamb feast during the Chinese New Year. Jiang Mingyan, who learned the truth, almost burst open on the spot, crying and finished eating the lamb string.

Xu Sixue brought breakfast for the high school female tablemate for three months, until the female tablemate transferred to another school, and transferred him to his best friend at a price of 250 yuan. Xu Sixue was very happy about this.

Han Yingzhen encountered three male classmates fighting with the teaching director on the side of the road because of climbing over the wall and surfing the Internet. Han Yingzhen knew that he wanted to prevent violence, so he reported the black Internet cafe and shut it down.

Zhou Jiantai was obsessed with martial arts and challenged martial arts gyms all over the country. He threatened that those who lost would write a letter on their bodies. Two years later, a martial arts athlete looked at Zhou Jiantai lying on the ground and couldn't find a place to write.

Xu Anqi was finally no longer weak and healthy, she could eat eight bowls of rice in one meal, and successfully won the runner-up of Qinghu City's Big Stomach King. With this, she entered the anchor industry and became a popular food anchor.

……

After watching the joys, sorrows and joys of the people around him, Su Mo was finally able to appreciate the effect of the phantom on their experience.

Generally speaking, these illusions are constructed with a certain memory, some kind of regret or some kind of hope as the background color.

It is precisely because it is related to oneself and so real that it is very easy to immerse people, and it is impossible to get out of it when they fall into it.

If you can't detach yourself, you will naturally have no way to continue climbing the ladder, let alone pass the test of Dao Xin.

This move is really high.

Even Su Mo had to admit it.

That Immortal Master Zhang may not be able to beat him, but he is definitely better than him.

Moreover, this Dao Xin test is not just a simple test. Even if they cannot pass the test, the trials they have experienced in the test will bring them certain insights and help them improve their understanding of themselves and the world.

It can be said that this is a gift from Zhang Xianshi to the testers.

Thinking of this, Su Mo couldn't help but look at his phantom.

He saw that the hand girl had grown arms, a body, and a face, like a beauty once in 4000 years.

"No! My hands can't look like this!"

Su Mo slapped the phantom away.

Thinking of the scene just now, Su Mo only felt his scalp go numb.

Visions are just too scary.

When he was still in fear, he couldn't help but look at the phantoms of other people.

This time it was no longer a companion.

He saw that Cao Bin had practiced a peerless skill and turned into an attacking giant, roaring frantically, "Who is taller than me?" After thinking for a while, Su Mo pinched an Ultraman Tiga and put it in.

Then I saw Kong Jinting bought a bag of dog food and said to someone, "Xiao Baibai, come here quickly", and then the elegant middle-aged man rushed up out of control, and 35 characters were deleted here.

Later, I saw Liu Ci standing in an ancient temple, clasped his hands together, and asked an ancient Buddha calmly, "How can one attain the Tao?" After returning to the organization, Liu Ci, who had a little understanding, gave everyone the flower god's seal.

……

Su Mo looked at the phantoms of these people and was slightly moved.

Because he found that some people's goals in the illusion have been achieved.

For example, Liu Ci, the president of the Flower God Association.

Maybe she never visited that ancient Buddha.

But the seal of the flower god, she did plant it on everyone in the organization.

And this imprint has made those people live and die with her unilaterally.

She died and others died, but she was unharmed when others died.

Just thinking about it, people on the field woke up from the illusion one after another and continued to move forward.

Although these illusions are already very real, as long as they stay in it for a long time, they can always find flaws.

To maintain so many illusions of different categories and different scenes, even if Zhang Xianshi is alive, he will definitely feel extremely strenuous.

Not to mention that he was already dead. No matter how realistic the illusion here is, it cannot last for a long time.

Perhaps Zhang Xianshi knew this a long time ago, so there is a rule that illusions will appear on every step.

What is lacking in quality is made up for by quantity.

A simple illusion only consumes a little energy.

Nine hundred and ninety-nine, a pile can kill people.

At the [-]th step, the first giver appeared on the field, and as expected, it was Xu Anqi.

Jiang Mingyan looked at Xu Anqi, whose face was pale, and also stopped, because she understood that even if she went forward, she wouldn't be able to last a few levels, so it's better to stay with her friends.

After another hundred steps, Xu Sixue stopped suddenly - he was trapped in an illusion that the whole school was full of girls except him and couldn't get out.

After another hundred steps, Liu Ci's two subordinates also stopped one after another.

After another hundred steps, Zhou Jiantai and a 4th-level member from the Artisan Alliance stopped at the same time.

So far, only Han Yingzhen, Su Mo, Cao Bin, Kong Jinting and Liu Ci are left on the field.

Su Mo looked at Han Yingzhen, and felt very surprised that the other party could persevere to this extent. Didn't he see that the two patrolmen of the Magician Alliance next to him were sweating profusely?
Little did they know that in the eyes of the two patrols, he was also a monster. A third-level magician didn't break a sweat when he came here. What is it if he isn't a monster?
After another hundred steps, Han Yingzhen seemed to have reached his limit, and finally stopped.

Only Su Mo knew that it wasn't that her spirit couldn't continue, but that her body couldn't hold on anymore.

As for the rest of Cao Bin, Kong Jinting and Liu Ci, their legs were shaking.

At this moment, they have no spare energy to pay attention to other people.

All the energy was devoted to the figure sitting at the finish line.

His whole body seemed to be filled with endless light, so that his face could not be seen clearly at all.

But everyone knows that as long as they climb to the top, they can get the inheritance of the immortal master from him.

Even if they were exhausted for a while, even if they wanted to sit down and rest, the three of them gritted their teeth and continued to climb.

Another fifty steps passed.

Cao Bin and Kong Jinting lost even the last bit of strength.

Although there are only 49 steps from the end point, these 49 steps are like a moat, which is beyond reach.

They were aware of their own limits, and in order to avoid overloading, they rationally chose to stay where they were.

In fact, in this situation, there are very few people who can really resist the temptation like them.

From this point of view, they are worthy of being the elite of the Artisan League.

On the other side, Liu Ci had already reached her limit.

Even reached the limit earlier than Cao Bin and Kong Jinting.

Arriving at the current position, she climbed all the way up on all fours.

Although the body is almost on the verge of collapse.

But the expression on her face was unimaginably frenzied.

It's like seeing a fanatic who believes in his heart.

The mouth is even more vaguely shouted:

"...I want to become enlightened..."

"...I want to become enlightened..."

"...I want to become enlightened..."

However, even with limbs and will, there is a limit after all.

After another thirty steps, Liu Cimei's red clothes were torn, her fingernails were opened and her flesh was bloody, and there were clear bloodstains on the steps behind her, but she couldn't even climb up.

Her eyes were burning like fire, she stared at the figure at the end, and shouted hoarsely:

"Finally got the chance to become enlightened, how can we stop in this place?!"

As the voice fell, the two subordinates at the [-] steps were instantly shattered.

A large cloud of blood mist wrapped around the remains of severed limbs, swept across the long steps, and was sucked into Liu Ci's mouth under the shocked gazes of many candidates.

Replenished by abundant energy, she seemed to gain strength again, and crawled forward crazily, as fast as a lizard.

But the further up, the greater the suppression, the slower her speed.

In the end, she became as difficult as before, unable to advance.

At this time, her body suddenly became shriveled, as if something terrifying was crazily plundering the essence in her body.

Immediately, a crack appeared in the shriveled skin like a balloon.

A black cloth mouse the size of a fist suddenly jumped out of her head and rushed forward desperately.

In the end, there were only nine steps away from the finish line, and the mouse stopped, lying on the steps and screaming, still stretching its cloth paws forward desperately.

At this time, a sigh came from the apex.

A mysterious light seal with purple brilliance suddenly flung out from the apex.

In the stunned eyes of the Cloth Mouse, it landed on Su Mo who was three steps behind it.

With the fall of the light seal, in an instant, the suppression on everyone in the ladder was lifted at the same time.

Immediately, a clear voice suddenly came from the apex:

"I have seen all your efforts. Perhaps my test is too harsh for you. It is difficult for anyone to complete it at the moment when the spiritual energy is recovering. Therefore, I decided to give you another chance and arrange an additional trial. , if you can pass this trial, regardless of race, regardless of Dao heart, everyone can get my inheritance, I hope you will guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and forge ahead."

When the voice of Void Light Figure fell, the cloth mouse's eyes suddenly burst into ecstasy.

Cao Bin, Kong Jinting and the others also breathed a sigh of relief. They had finally reached their current position. No one wanted to be eliminated easily. It was rare that Master Zhang gave him another chance. Even they couldn't help but feel very grateful.

At the moment, they took the pills that could help restore their spirits one after another, and seized the time to replenish the consumption in the third round of tests.

At the same time, Han Yingzhen, Xu Sixue and others all ran up to Su Mo's side.

And just when they arrived here, the figure who was still so wrapped in light that it was difficult to see his face suddenly waved his hand.

In the next second, a battlefield bursting with gunpowder was immediately revealed under the ladder.

On the battlefield, a large group of monsters with grotesque shapes and powerful auras were wreaking havoc everywhere.

Only a few soldiers wearing ancient armor struggled to resist the demons.

The front line is precarious and could collapse at any moment.

Some sharp-eyed people even saw a certain monster break through the soldiers' line of defense and go to the village behind to slaughter wantonly.

Each claw can kill several villagers holding farm tools, and each bite can swallow women and children who are too late to escape.

Screams, cries, and curses continued to come from below.

No matter how hard-hearted a person is, seeing this scene can't help but burst into anger.

In the light, the figure said coldly:

"In every troubled time, Taoist priests will come down the mountain. Although our generation is dedicated to Taoism, we are by no means heartless people.

Kill the group of monsters, and the top three people who killed the most will get the true seal of Zixiao and my inheritance. "

Hearing this, everyone on the field was ready to move.

Immediately, the black fabric mouse could no longer hold back its desire to seek truth, and suddenly rushed downward.

And the moment it flew into the air, a burst of energy pierced it on the spot, blowing it into countless black smoke.

This dramatic change shocked everyone on the field.

Everyone looked at Su Mo who slowly withdrew his right hand.

Or be puzzled.

Or unbelievable.

The figure in the light also froze slightly.

Immediately, a voice that implied anger came from it:

"why?"

Su Mo smiled lightly, and asked instead:
"I have doubts in my heart, and I also hope that the immortal master will clear up my doubts."

"Why did you know about the recovery of spiritual energy a thousand years ago?"

PS: I don’t know what’s going on, I have inexplicable angina, I’m struggling to finish writing this...

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