Beginning to practice immortality as a refugee

Chapter 480 Selflessness
Lu Ye watched the fun contentedly from the side, and recognized the faces and memorized the powerful Yuanying masters in the East China Sea.

More than 500 monks actually climbed the Ladder of Inquiry.

Qing Yangzi personally held the seal and cast a spell, and green lights flashed again and again on the towering trees, all rushing towards the Ladder of Inquiry.

Then they saw that the green leaves that originally grew in the middle of the rough wooden stairs of the Ladder of Inquiry began to curl and stretch, and purple fruits soon grew inside. These fruits had many holes on them, and they quickly rotted. Thick purple mist then floated out of the holes, hovering around the feet of the cultivators.

In addition, Qingyangzi took out a mirror from his arms and slowly rose up.

This is a magic weapon called the Dongming Mirror from Futu Island, which was specially bestowed by Master Futu for this grand event.

The mirror floated in the air and kept getting bigger, finally becoming a giant mirror with a radius of more than ten feet.

Infinite light was released from the mirror, and condensed into 360 light mirrors just a few feet in front of the mirror. These light mirrors formed a complete large light spot in the air. Each light mirror had various perspectives to observe the performance of the practitioners on the Ladder of Inquiry.

Everyone in the field only needs to browse with their eyes first, select the small light mirror with the angle they want to see, and then explore it with their spiritual sense, so that they can watch the changes on the Ladder of Inquiry from this angle of the light mirror.

If you want to change the perspective, just move your consciousness to other light mirrors.

Lu Ye put his spiritual sense into the experiment for a few times and was amazed.

The magic weapons in the world of immortal cultivation can be used in this way.

He chose an angle from top to bottom so that he could have a panoramic view of the people climbing the ladder.

After the purple mist bloomed on the Ladder of Inquiry, the monks inhaled the purple mist and their bodies began to become shaky. They became hesitant when landing and were no longer as brave as before.

On the Ladder of Inquiry, the four people in the front, Hong, Long, Yin, and Shuai, had already stepped onto the 200th step. The people following behind them, Jian Qiuyi, Nangong Xing, Jin Tianwang, Wan Caiyi, and others, were about 50 or 60 steps behind.

Further behind, those cultivators who had reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core Realm and above fell behind by more than thirty to fifty or sixty steps, and the gap between them widened.

What was surprising was that there were still dozens of monks lingering within the fifty steps, walking unsteadily and looking quite difficult.

Lu Ye noticed that the overall strength of these more than 500 monks was very strong.

From the perspective of the fish-dragon diagram, make a rough judgment based on the light group.

There are about fifty Yuanying cultivators, more than a hundred Jindan great perfection cultivators, and most of the rest are in the middle and late Jindan stages.

However, there were quite a few fakes among them, including more than a dozen foundation-building cultivators and even a few Qi-cultivating cultivators.

Perhaps, these foundation-building Qi-cultivating monks thought that the Ladder of Inquiry only tested the mind and had little to do with their cultivation. If they could persist for long enough, and were noticed by Futu Island and recruited as disciples, it would be a great fortune.

They had no intention of getting past the first level, they simply used this place as a stage to show themselves.

The monks who were sitting on the leaves of many trees in the field were staring at the monks on the Ladder of Inquiry and whispering to each other.

For someone like Lu Ye, who comes from a casual cultivator background and does not belong to any faction, his eyes are very busy, scanning from top to bottom and then from bottom to top.

Among those sects, when disciples stepped forward to challenge the Ladder of Inquiry, almost all of them focused their attention on their own disciples.

If they see themselves at the top and surpassing their peers, they will all dance with joy and talk to each other.

If they saw that they were being suppressed and fell behind, their faces would be gloomy, as if it was going to rain, and they would be lifeless. The leader would stare at them with his eyes wide open, wishing that he could replace the disgraceful fellow with himself.

Master Wang stood beside Lu Ye, and seeing him watching carefully, he explained to him in a low voice.

The Ladder of the Heart tests one's wits. When a climber steps onto the ladder, the tree ladder will produce mind-confusing fruits and release purple mist.

The monks cannot fly or soar into the air on the tree ladders and can only walk. In addition, all defensive talismans, robes, and spiritual weapons are suppressed and rendered ineffective by the towering trees. They can only resist with their physical bodies, magical powers, and spiritual consciousness, and are not allowed to rely on external objects.

After they inhaled the purple mist, the weaknesses in their nature were aroused, and all the desires in their hearts would be subtly amplified.

People have many desires and shortcomings, such as arrogance, jealousy, anger, bloodlust, etc., and even if they are injected with obsession with spiritual practice, they will become weaknesses in their hearts.

When the fires of desire are aroused, the person being tested can only choose to solidify his consciousness and stick to his spirit body. If he can persist the longest on the Ladder of Inquiry, it means that his mind is outstanding and resolute, and he is able to fight against the desires and weaknesses in his own heart.

Lu Ye smiled and pointed forward.

"Friend Wang, it looks like they are in trouble..."

I saw that the four people walking in the front on the Ladder of Inquiry also encountered difficulties. They had now walked up 300 steps and their pace had slowed down. They were no longer as graceful as before, and their movements were sluggish. Each of them looked like they were in their seventies or eighties, and their joints seemed to have rust, and they walked slowly.

No wonder it takes a whole day to prepare for the first level of Futu Island. Six hundred steps is not a task that can be completed quickly.

The desires in the hearts of several people seemed to be aroused.

Hong, Long, Yin, and Shuai were walking in the front, slowing down their pace. Among them, Yin Yijia took a few more steps than the other three. Prince Long Bing was at the end, and Prince Hong and Shuai Bufan were almost on par with each other.

A ray of light appeared above the heads of each of the four people.

Yin Yijia, who was walking in the front, had a purple light flashing above his head, and a Taoist monk in a wide robe could be seen inside; above Prince Honghe's head there was a red blood mist, and a monster with a thousand hands and feet could be seen inside it. Its body seemed to be pieced together from various tribes in the sea, and it was extremely strange. Ordinary people would feel palpitations when they saw it.

Shuai Bufan manifested a huge mountain on the top of the head, which was covered with talismans and chains; finally, a five-clawed white dragon coiled on the head of Prince Long Bing, which looked majestic.

However, the aura manifested above was still very vague, indicating that several people had used their skills, but not much, and it was not yet time to go all out.

Master Wang shook his head and sighed beside Lu Ye.

“This is the tribulation of self-examination on the ladder of self-examination.”

"When the calamity force arrives, the cultivators on the ladder can only mobilize their magic power and spirit bodies to fight against it, and each uses their best skills and methods."

"Fellow Daoist, please take a look. The Purple Air Coming from the East Daoist Sovereign Method used by Yin Yijia is worshipped by the founder of the Void Valley sect. It is said that he attained enlightenment and became an immortal."

"What appeared above Prince Honghe's head was the body of the evil god enshrined in the evil god temple that fell into the spiritual spring. The method he practiced is known as the Way of the Ten Thousand Saints to Immortality."

"As for the extraordinary commander of the Sea Eye Sect, he displayed their sect's unique skill, the Sea Purgatory Art."

"The King Snake Palace's Prince Long Bing practices the Bloodline Ascension Dragon Dao. The resentment of the Black Water King Snake and the Deep Sea King Snake is the Ascension Dragon."

Lu Ye listened with great interest.

He looked down the tree ladder again and saw that Jian Qiuyi from Chaoyang Sword Sect, Nangong Xing from Nanliu Sect, Jin Tianwang from Jinding Sect, Wan Caiyi from Haisha Sect and others were gradually catching up with them.

Mist also began to rise above the four people's heads, but it had not yet taken shape.

Lu Ye's mind moved, and he changed his perspective to look at the fish and dragon picture.

All I saw was a vast expanse of river waves.

Prince Honghe's face was ferocious, his eyes were excited, and a red mist column stood above his head, from which came the sounds of fighting and crying.

He is a bloodthirsty and sadistic maniac. He is extremely mentally unstable and probably half crazy. No wonder it is said that the deep-sea monsters in the Evil God Temple have been affected by the evil god's blood and are all a little crazy.

Prince Long Bing's eyes were wandering, as if he was confused and lazy. Flowers, plants, pavilions and towers seemed to appear on his jade crown, and music was playing. Occasionally, the figure of a handsome man in gorgeous clothes flashed by.

hiss……

Prince Long Bing likes men? And he is greedy for pleasure?

Looking at the golden-armored Yin Yijia again, his eyes seemed empty and purple air was rolling. The sound of a bronze bell was heard, and a corner of a golden tower and jade pavilion appeared. As soon as he saw this, he thought about ascending to heaven and becoming an immortal to live a happy life. The immortal world was so beautiful in his imagination.

Looking at Shuai Bufan again, his eyes were blurred. Above the gorgeous crown, there was a white mist lingering, from which came the sound of string music and the ethereal singing voice of a woman. There was a statue of a goddess looming in the distance, but her face and facial features could not be seen clearly.

Lu Ye pondered for a long time.

Well, this seems to be a guy who longs for love, but he has not found his dream partner yet.

But it seems a little inappropriate for a person who practices the Zhenhai Purgatory Technique to be so pure in love.

Wait for him to switch out of the perspective of the fish and dragon picture.

Yin Hong, Shuai Long and the other three walked forward more than ten steps.

The monks behind have also caught up.

The four people including Jiannan Jinwan were walking in the front.

An eight-sided sword gleaming with golden light appeared above the head of Jian Qiu of Chaoyang Sword Sect; a jade seal floated three feet above the head of Nangong Xing of Nanliu Sect; a four-legged, four-faced bronze tripod of a beast hung above the head of Jin Tianwang of Jinding Sect; clouds and mist surged around Wancaiyi of Haishamen, and a phantom of a strange-looking phantom beast appeared on top of it.

In addition, the cultivators behind these four people were not strong enough and had already displayed their fundamental skills to resist the interrogation of the Ladder of Inquiry.

The skills practiced by the people are varied. Some manifest natural scenes such as sky, clouds and sea breeze above their heads; some manifest spiritual weapons such as swords, spears, and halberds; some manifest whales, sharks, tigers, lions and other wild beasts; some manifest objects such as pens, furnaces, tripods and bells; and some manifest images of gods, Buddhas and ancestors in their hearts.

All the practitioners in the field below were amazed by what they saw.

If it weren’t for this place, who could see so many Taoist images?
Lu Ye also watched with great interest.

He used the fish-dragon diagram perspective to focus on a few people with obvious performances.

Like the sword seeking one, there is only the sword in the heart and nothing else, it would be more appropriate to call it the sword only.

From the perspective of Nangong Xing's Fish and Dragon Picture, all the cultivators bowed their heads in worship. This was a fan of an official in the world of immortal cultivation. He did not seek to become an immortal, but just wanted to be the most powerful person in the world of immortal cultivation.

King Jin's obsession is also interesting. His spiritual sense outlines a spear that smashes shields one after another. He probably wants to be the sharpest person in the world.

Wan Caiyi is very honest. If Shuai Bufan pursues one partner for his whole life and only loves one person, Wan Caiyi's mind is filled with beautiful women, with him hugging her left and right, which seems to be as if he has seen all the beauties in the world.

Zhu Xiuluye did not take a closer look at the rest. Anyway, there was a whole day today, which was enough for him to take his time to look at it.

According to Lu Ye’s understanding.

As long as you walk up this ladder, you will be targeted by the towering tree. The towering tree's huge spiritual power is comparable to that of more than a dozen Yuanying Great Perfection monks. This place is within the range of its tree formation, which is equivalent to fighting in formation. There are also inexhaustible spiritual veins under the tree. I'm afraid that the leaders of other top forces will not be able to get away with it if they step on it.

Master Wang was nagging in his ear.

“In fact, if it were disciples from Futu Island, they would allow the mind-confusing fog to trigger their mental tribulation and treat it as a practice for overcoming the tribulation.”

"As long as we can escape from the fog, our spirit and consciousness will benefit greatly."

"However, these monks come from various forces, so they naturally dare not be so arrogant."

"Hey, look, there are a hundred or so monks behind us who have completely let go of their minds. They are very brave and dare to take a gamble."

Lu Ye looked towards the light mirror and saw that indeed, the hundred or so monks at the end of the Ladder of Inquiry were slightly weaker in strength and seemed to have reached their limit before reaching the 200th step.

Most of these cultivators are in the stage of building foundation and cultivating Qi, and there are also some Jindan cultivators.

They simply gave up practicing their own skills and allowed the purple mist to completely surround them. With purple mushroom-shaped mist on their heads and their eyes dully as if they were dreaming, they took mechanical steps forward.

Lu Ye understood what Master Wang meant.

If these geniuses use their skills to the utmost to compete with the Ladder of Inquiry, then it becomes a contest between individual strength and the power of the towering tree. If only the one with greater strength wins, then they will not get any benefit from the towering tree in cleansing their souls.

The problem is that they don't dare to release all their skills and expose their spiritual bodies. Who knows if Futu Island will do anything about it and take the opportunity to plant some hints in their spiritual bodies.

The hundred or so cultivators behind the Ladder of Inquiry know that they have no hope of passing the first level. Besides, they are probably all independent cultivators without any support from any sects.

They simply gave up their skills completely, opened their minds, allowed the purple mist to enter their bodies, and took the test on the Ladder of Inquiry for free, in order to cleanse their spiritual bodies and consciousness.

Mr. Baicao touched his nose and said sourly.

“These people are really smart.”

"Open your heart on the Ladder of Inquiry, and all past memories, including the spirits in your sea of ​​consciousness, will be completely opened to the towering tree."

"After the assessment is over, these people may come to Futu Island to become disciples."

"They have no hostility towards Futu Island and dare to accept the test of the towering tree ladder. They are the best disciples."

"Futu Island has made a good plan."

Master Wang laughed out loud.

"My friend, you are obsessed. This is an open and aboveboard conspiracy."

Luye waved his hand.

"Everyone, let's just wait and see."

As they were speaking, Yin Hong, Shuai Long and the other three had already walked up more than 400 steps. At this point, the operation of their sect's skills above their heads became more and more obvious, and the outlines of Daojun, the evil god, Zhenyu Mountain, and the white dragon could be clearly seen above their heads.

Sweat was already visible on the foreheads of the four people.

Lu Ye muttered in his heart.

Be nice.

If Master Wang was right, then the "big brother" Du Wan, who was able to reach the seven hundredth step in one breath after he reached Nascent Soul stage, could cover the sky with one hand.

I wonder if these geniuses can reach or even surpass his record?

It seems to be very difficult.

Fortunately, this person lost an arm, which destroyed his foundation and delayed his practice.

Is this guy so strong?

Should I rethink my plan to cheat others?

On the leaves of the platform.

Du Wan frowned as he looked at the group of cultivators who were struggling to advance on the Ladder of Inquiry below. He suddenly turned to look at his senior brother Qing Yangzi next to him and asked through telepathic communication.

"Big Brother... the strength of this Ladder of Inquiry seems to have changed."

"It seems to me that the intensity of this trial has increased by more than 10% compared to the one I took when I achieved Nascent Soul?"

The Iron Swordsman and the Cloud Piercer looked at Du Wan with strange eyes, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

Qingyangzi looked at Du Wan meaningfully.

"Brother, you must have remembered it wrongly."

"Towering trees are born and raised naturally, so there will definitely be no problems with the Ladder of Inquiry."

Du Wan looked at Qing Yangzi's meaningful eyes, and suddenly he was startled and understood everything.

Towering trees are selfless.

But Futu Island has its own private interests.

The Yuanying on Futu Island can also control towering trees.

All the cultivators off the field should know about his impressive feat of reaching the 700th level alone when he first achieved Nascent Soul status.

What if the geniuses of all the sects today fail to reach his results that day?

Doesn’t that prove that these geniuses of the younger generation are inferior to Futu Island?
Under the watchful eyes of the public, all the monks from various forces in the East China Sea are here.

What would they think?
How many people dare to question the towering trees on Futu Island?

Even if there are doubts in one's heart, who among the outer sect has ever climbed the ladder of self-examination? There is no way to compare.

Then an impression will be formed in everyone's mind.

The Evil God Temple, King Snake Palace, Sea Eye Sect and Void Valley are all inferior to Futu Island.

If such awareness is formed, Futu Island will become more famous.

And who else could have planned all this and changed the intensity of the purple mist on the Ladder of Inquiry except for his high and mighty, heartless and ruthless master?
Du Wan looked up at the cave hidden under the heavy tree canopy above his head.

Master...you are still so calculating!

This is bullying the other four clan leaders for not being present in person. Is it really okay to slap them in the face like this?
On the ladder of conscience.

As time went by, half a day passed quickly.

Now, the only ones who have climbed above 500 steps are Yin Hong Shuailong and Jiannan Jinwan and his eighteen men behind him.

A dozen steps down were more than twenty Nascent Soul masters.

Because the person in front is walking slower and slower, it is easier for the person behind to catch up. However, as the distance gets closer, the person chasing feels more and more pressure and slows down.

A few dozen steps further back were the remaining Nascent Soul experts and some Golden Core cultivators.

They gathered in a group, probably more than two hundred of them.

There are another sixty or seventy steps ahead, which is the tail end group, where the most people are.

Master Wang was explaining beside Lu Ye's ear.

“It’s great that these people can hold on until now.”

"Look, there's actually a Nascent Soul cultivator in here. Which family is he from?"

"Oh, it looks like the robe is from Tianqingdao."

"Tianqingdao is unlucky. It turns out that the Yuanying senior brother was eaten by the double-winged snake."

"I heard that this Nascent Soul cultivator who has come up to the top did not ascend through the orthodox method. Now, his quality has indeed been revealed after being tested on the Ladder of Inquiry."

"You are not as mentally strong as some Jindan cultivators. This is embarrassing for you."

Off the field, dozens of cultivators from Tianqingdao occupied a leaf. Seeing their own Nascent Souls made a fool of themselves, they were all furious but there was nothing they could do.

As the sun moved westward in the sky, it was soon mid-afternoon.

On the ladder of conscience.

The eight people in front have already walked up six hundred steps.

There was mist shrouding each of their heads, which displayed clearly the fundamental visualization methods of each school.

There is an evil god with a thousand hands and feet, an ugly and chaotic body, roaring to the sky; there is a Taoist monarch standing solemnly, with purple air flowing down; there is a circling white dragon with its head raised high, its scales rubbing against each other, filled with murderous intent; and the iron chains on the Prison Mountain are shaking, and the mountains are shaking as if they want to break free from the chains and fly into the sky.

In addition, the eight-sided sword made a sword-ringing sound; the jade seal showed the Heavenly Palace; the four-legged and four-sided bronze tripod had its head wide open; the most interesting thing was that the phantom beast changed its body into the shape of a tree, which was somewhat similar to the towering tree.

The backs of these eight geniuses were soaked with sweat, and at this moment they had almost fully activated their skills. The images of their sect's skills were clearly visible above their heads.

(End of this chapter)