Lonely Immortal

Everyone was a little surprised when they saw the old man appear. Many people looked at each other with doubts in their eyes. In fact, it is no wonder that everyone is so strange. It was obviously a training trip to Wuliang Mountain, how could it be like this?

But since the old man invited everyone to come in and sit down, everyone naturally followed in. Soon, the old man led everyone to the courtyard. After entering the house, everyone discovered that this seemed to be a study, and this study lobby There were tables and chairs, but there was no one here at this time, so the old man invited everyone to take a seat, and he also came to the podium and sat down.

"Everyone, since you are here, I will get straight to the point. I am the guardian of Wuliang Mountain. I also know why you are here to experience. I will tell you the rules here..."

As soon as the old man arrived, he began to talk about the rules of Wuliang Mountain. This was completely different from the trip to Wuliang Mountain. And this old man couldn't tell that he had any cultivation. He was probably some kind of guardian spirit of Taoist tools. And since he was going to tell the rules, everyone naturally listened carefully to avoid making mistakes.

The old man didn't hesitate, he directly explained a few rules for practicing in Wuliang Mountain. It was said that Wuliang Mountain was indeed infinite and invisible, and it was not static. In other words, the situation encountered by the monks who came in for training may not be the same every time, and this The situation everyone encountered when they came here was the current situation. At least it seemed quite peaceful and there was not much fighting.

In fact, it's almost the same, because the old man said that the next step is the literary fight and the martial arts fight. The so-called literary fight is to let the experienced people discuss the Tao and show it through articles, and the old man will be the judge to judge which one is better. The old man didn't explain the situation very clearly. He just said that he would take everyone to see it after a while, and then we would talk about the situation. That was generally the case.

It sounds simple, and the participants are all based on their respective fairyland. For example, Tianjin Fairyland is a team of ten monks in Tianjin Fairyland, and then each participates in a literary battle. The content of the article will not be made public. The old man will judge the merits after watching it. After the civil fight, the first ranking will be carried out. Then there will be the martial fight. After the martial fight, the ranking will also be carried out. In the end, which team will win will then be able to enter the Wuliang Palace in Wuliang Mountain. According to It’s time to go and pick the Silver Dao Fruit from Wuliang Mountain.

Therefore, the whole training process seems to be very simple and clear. Wuliang Mountain is here to select people who are both civil and military. Not only must they be strong in force, but they must also be theoretically solid. Everyone agrees with this. Of course, in practice, whether it is a literary or military fight, Regardless of martial arts, what ultimately depends on strength is strength. The most direct expression of strength is which monk has a higher level of Taoism. So the strongest one present seems to be Lu Yuanba. , followed by Lu Xiaolou, of course, these two must be stronger than the others, but the old man said that this is a team competition, not an individual competition, so it also gives an opportunity to other weak monks, such as the overall strength of some teams Yes, although there are no top-notch experts like Lu Yuanba, there are still good experts, such as monks like Shi Wuyin and Zhu Qianrou. The two of them together should not be underestimated.

Of course, the Wuliang Mountain experience assessment is not just that, because the old man also said that this Wuliang Mountain experience also determines the qualifications for the Wujie Mountain experience. Only the top three teams will be eligible to enter Wujie Mountain to participate. Experience, then the monks present naturally want to participate in the experience of Wujie Mountain, otherwise they will lose the opportunity to obtain the Golden Dao Fruit.

Therefore, on the surface, this is a competition that does not seem to be very controversial, nor is it particularly fierce. In fact, the secret competition is extremely fierce. Only by squeezing into the top three rankings can you have a chance to obtain the Yin Dao Fruit and participate in the competition. If you have the qualifications to experience Wujie Mountain, otherwise this trip to Wuliang Mountain will be in vain, and you will have to wait for the next time, and the next time may be a hundred years later. Who can bear not to advance to Jindan by then? ? Therefore, this opportunity is actually only once, and if you miss it, it will be difficult to get it again.

Zhang Zhiwen suddenly understood something, that is, Zhu Caining most likely did not get the Yin Dao Fruit, because looking at this situation, there are many strong people in other fairyland. Tianshui Fairyland is not actually that strong. If he loses in the Wuliang Mountain competition, he may not be able to get it. It's normal, so no wonder Zhu Caining's Taoist power is quite unusual. Okay, Zhu Caining will get the Bronze Dao Fruit, gain the power of one turn, and only double the Taoist power. But if he gets the Silver Dao Fruit, then the Taoist power can be doubled. With the Taoist power It is said that Taoist magic is powerful only with its blessing, so it is not difficult to explain the lack of power of the Demonic Sword.

Therefore, this battle for Dao Fruit is extremely important, involving the foundation strength of the Golden Core. The stronger the foundation, the stronger the Golden Core will inevitably be. This is also unquestionable, and the current situation seems to be relatively clear, at least for the twenty teams here. Said, it seems that the result is relatively clear, that is, they think Lu Yuanba The Tianjin Wonderland team headed by Lu Xiaolou will definitely win the first place, while the Tianmu Wonderland team headed by Lu Xiaolou may win the second place. The first and second places are basically determined, so everyone will They can only strive for the third place, so the competition for third place must be very fierce.

"Of course, there is a difference in winning the top three. For the first place, nine people can enter the Infinite Palace. For the second place, only the top six people can enter the Infinite Palace, and for the third place, Only the top three will enter the Infinite Palace. Therefore, I hope that you will seize this rare opportunity and win the first prize in one fell swoop. That would be the best..."

The old man's words shocked everyone again. Obviously, the top three teams are qualified to get the Silver Dao Fruit, but it is not fixed. There are also high and low rankings. The advantage gap is still very large. The first-place team has nine people who can get the Silver Dao Fruit, but the second-place team has none, only six people, and then the third-place team can only get three Silver Dao Fruits.

Let's not talk about anything else. The teams here are composed of ten cultivators. Even the Tianjin Fairyland team and Lu Yuanba's team have ten, because each fairyland is basically guarded by the top ten fairy gates, so it is normal to send ten top disciples to participate in the Wuliang Mountain training. But now there are only nine Silver Dao Fruits. For example, Zhang Zhiwen's team even has eleven people, because except for Zhang Zhiwen, the rest are cultivators from the top ten fairy gates, and Zhang Zhiwen is an exception, which is relatively rare. In other words, even if the Tianshui Fairyland team won the first place, only nine cultivators can get the Silver Dao Fruit, and the remaining two cannot get it.

Therefore, after the old man finished speaking, many teams looked at other cultivators in their own teams, and so did Zhang Zhiwen. Bai Feifan also subconsciously looked at Zhang Zhiwen and Hou Guanling, because in his eyes, Zhang Zhiwen and Hou Guanling were obviously the weakest. Of course, in addition to Hou Guanling and Zhang Zhiwen, there were several other cultivators who were actually relatively weak. If the Tianshui Fairyland team won the third place, then Shi Wuyin and Zhu Qianrou would definitely be able to get the Silver Dao Fruit, which was also recognized by everyone. The remaining spot would most likely fall on Bai Feifan, because he was a cultivator whose strength was second only to Shi Wuyin and Zhu Qianrou.

Of course, this was what Bai Feifan thought, but in addition to Zhu Qianrou, the others actually thought so, but no one thought of giving up the Silver Dao Fruit just like that, but everyone didn't say it at this moment, anyway, we'll talk about it later, after all, let the team get the third place or above first, otherwise everything is empty talk.

This principle is basically known to everyone. Therefore, although the Wuliangshan training this time seems not to be intense, it is actually turbulent, and it is even possible that the cultivators in their own fairyland will turn against each other.

However, in general, the situation on Lu Yuanba's side seems to be the best, because they think they are the strongest among the twenty teams, and they must be the first. Since they are the first, nine cultivators in the team can successfully obtain the Silver Dao Fruit, and there is only one cultivator left who cannot obtain it, so things are much easier to handle. The second-place team is actually similar. There are six cultivators who can obtain the Silver Dao Fruit, which is more than half. Normally, there is not much conflict. The cultivators who cannot obtain the Silver Dao Fruit will not dare to do anything. Only the third-place team is more troublesome, because the number of cultivators who obtain the Silver Dao Fruit is small, which seems to be a big problem.

Of course, it is still a bit too early to consider this now. Let's win the team ranking first. Most teams are eyeing the third place. It is probably difficult to win the first and second place, so try to get a third place, otherwise this Daoyishan training will be in vain.

Zhang Zhiwen now knows more clearly why Zhu Caining didn't get the Silver Dao Fruit. The Silver Dao Fruit is indeed very difficult to get. In Zhu Caining's case, it doesn't seem strange that he didn't get it. Therefore, the Silver Dao Fruit must be a very important treasure to fight for. After all, it can double the power of the foundation. Who doesn't want to get it?

"Okay, since you all know some rules in general, then I will talk about how to compete in the next literary fight..." The old man continued, and he was talking about the literary fight.

Everyone was silent. Since they came in, everyone was very quiet, but in fact everyone had their own thoughts. Whether it was the open and covert struggles between teams or the undercurrents within the team, it was not calm. They all had their own interests and gains and losses. The Tianshui Wonderland team was the same. Although everyone was familiar with each other at ordinary times, at this critical moment, especially after the old man mentioned the literary battle, Bai Feifan and others subconsciously looked at Zhang Zhiwen and Hou Guanling, because they felt that Zhang Zhiwen and Hou Guanling were the weakest, so they naturally didn't want them to lose, otherwise they would lose the first level of the literary battle.

They didn't say anything, but the look that told Zhang Zhiwen and Hou Guanling to behave well or else something would happen was very obvious. Shi Wuyin didn't care, but Zhu Qianrou was very dissatisfied. Seeing these people looking at Zhang Zhiwen, some of them wanted to suppress him, Zhu Qianrou couldn't help but stare back. Then these people realized that Zhang Zhiwen still had a backer, so they retracted their gazes. Hou Guanling was not so lucky. He couldn't help but sweat a little when these people's warning eyes threatened him. As the saying goes, the monk can run away, but the temple cannot. Unless he, Hou Guanling, doesn't want to stay in Tianshui Fairyland, he still has to look at the faces of these people. Therefore, Hou Guanling quickly lowered his head and didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction.

Of course, these are all minor episodes, and the old man talked about the details of the literary duel, which is mainly divided into discussions on the nine major Taoist methods. Each Taoist method has a separate opening, and each person also has a separate test. Simply put, the nine major Taoist methods are discussed in turn. The first Taoist method is the sword method, and the sword method is discussed first, and then the martial arts, and so on, one by one. Of course, after each discussion of a Taoist method, the old man will judge in public, that is, read the article in public, and then give the answer.

This is quite fair. After every discussion, there will be a result. Who is first and who is last is clear. Then, no one can cheat after each test. This seems to be the old man's way of avoiding everyone from feeling unfair. In fact, Zhang Zhiwen knows that this is a kind of psychological suppression strategy. Imagine that if you are at the bottom of the first level, the pressure will come. Then it will definitely not be easy to continue the test. Even if your Taoism is unstable, your article will inevitably be eclipsed accordingly. This old man is obviously not only testing everyone's Taoism skills, but also testing whether everyone's Taoism is stable.

It's really the subtleties that reveal the truth. Although the trip to Wuliang Mountain was not fierce and blood was not flowing, it was also turbulent and extraordinary.

"Do you understand?"

After the old man finished speaking, he asked.

"I understand."

Naturally, everyone said they understood, and this duel was not a complicated matter. After listening, they all understood.

"Okay, let's start the competition. Everyone, I wish you all good luck in the exam."

After the old man said this, he waved his hand lightly, and everyone disappeared. Then Zhang Zhiwen found that he appeared in a room, which was filled with tables, chairs, writing instruments, etc., and a lamp was lit.

"Everyone, the exam time is limited to the time when the lights go out. Everyone, hurry up." The old man's voice came from his ear, reminding everyone of the time limit for the exam.

Obviously, everyone is tested separately, which avoids cheating and plagiarism, which is fair. The time is the same, just one lamp time. Zhang Zhiwen didn't think much about it. He lifted his long gown and sat down.

He didn't read much, let alone take any official exams. However, after many years of cultivating immortals, he was already a person who was familiar with poetry and books. This article or something, he could still answer it. After he sat down, there was a blank paper in front of him. There was a question on the blank paper, titled: What do you think of kendo?

Seeing this question, Zhang Zhiwen couldn't help but frown slightly. This question is very broad, because there are many contents to talk about in the way of swordsmanship. If it is to test some of the contents, it is fine, but it is still a bit difficult to talk about such a big topic.

But Zhang Zhiwen thought about it, and he felt that everything should be done according to his heart. Since the old man asked him what he thought, he would naturally express his own feelings, especially the experience of practicing the way of the Tao after all the hardships in these years, which must be well said. In addition, he practiced the ancient way of swordsmanship, so he must have a lot of insights about the way of swordsmanship.

However, Zhang Zhiwen also noticed that there was no signature on the paper, but there was a team name to fill in. Zhang Zhiwen naturally filled in the four words Tianshui Fairyland. From this moment on, he represented the team of Tianshui Fairyland to participate in this assessment. Whether it was success or failure, Zhang Zhiwen could only do his best.