Surprised me into a goddess of light

"Wow! Amazing! Brother Lu has such a strong balance!"

"As expected of the outstanding disciples of the Zongheng Sword Sect, I heard that they practice lightness kung fu on thin ropes. This kind of iron chains can't trouble him at all!"

"It's so fast! It's getting faster and faster, is he going to sprint for [-] meters!"

"It's coming! Brother Lu is about to go ashore!"

The surrounding sword repairers exclaimed in admiration, watching "Senior Brother Lu" rushing to the other side of the cliff with admiration, his figure was gradually wrapped in clouds and mist, and their hearts gradually developed self-confidence...Brother Lu can easily cross a mere chain bridge , why can't I do it myself?

"I'll be the second one!"

Soon, another young swordsman was about to step onto the bridge. However, just as he was about to step onto the iron chain in a graceful manner, a miserable scream suddenly came from the other side of the cliff!

"what!"

The iron chain trembled violently, and Senior Brother Lu's tragic roar came from the distant clouds and mist: "This iron chain is so slippery...Ah!"

The sound gradually spread farther and farther, and they fell downward. The faces of all the sword repairmen turned pale, and they understood...Senior Brother Lu fell off the cliff!

There was a dead silence on the edge of the cliff.

"how so..."

The young sword repairman who was about to get on the bridge immediately froze in place, muttered to himself, and turned his gaze to Li Yunrui who was standing on the edge of the cliff, but seeing Li Yunrui also looked sad, he said sadly: "Junior Brother Lu is too confident!"

"Erxian Bridge, formerly known as Thirteen Immortals Bridge, was built with thirteen iron cable bridge slabs, but due to the accumulation of clouds and mist all year round, it was eroded by water vapor, and the wooden planks and eleven iron cables broke one after another for hundreds of years. , there are only two iron chain links left, but there is a risk of breaking at any time."

"Besides, because the cliffs are too high, the depths of the iron cables have been covered with frost. Not only is it icy cold, but it is also easy to slip. You are lucky in summer. If it is autumn and winter, thick ice will condense on the surface of the iron cables. It's harder to climb."

After Li Yunrui sighed, all the sword cultivators glared at him, and all the goodwill accumulated before faded away, and the sword cultivator who was about to go to the bridge said angrily: "Brother Li, why didn't you say these things earlier! You Killed Senior Brother Lu!"

"Oh?"

Li Yunrui raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, his gaze suddenly sharp as a sword: "Junior Xiao, don't talk nonsense. I made it clear before that the risk of falling off the cliff is at your own risk. Junior brother Lu voluntarily went up the bridge and fell from his arrogance. What does it have to do with me?" ?”

There was a sword intent in his eyes, and he looked around, passing by the faces of the young sword cultivators one by one. Wherever he passed, the sword cultivators felt like needles piercing their eyes, like a sword cutting their faces, and they all turned sideways and dared not look at him.

Li Yunrui said calmly: "As a sword cultivator, he should have the ability to judge the form. He can't even detect this kind of danger in front of him. Entering the demon realm in the future will be a dead end. This time, Junior Brother Lu recklessly trespassed to death. Say it's your own fault."

There was a moment of silence on the edge of the cliff. Although the group of sword cultivators lowered their heads and did not dare to refute, they all had resentment towards Li Yunrui in their hearts. Some of the sword cultivators who had a good relationship with 'Senior Brother Lu' even secretly resented him.

But not all of them.

I looked under the iron chain in the distance, although I couldn't see through all the clouds and mists, but when 'Senior Brother Lu' fell off the cliff just now, I vaguely saw a sword light flashing through the depths of the clouds and mists. I guess Shushan has already responded to the fall.

That Brother Lu is probably not dead...and from his exaggerated 'performance', I feel that he is not as arrogant as he appears on the surface. It is likely that Li Yunrui communicated in advance to set up a 'trick' to scare these young people with falling off a cliff and dying on purpose. of...

It's just that these young people are still inexperienced and don't have enough perception. They were obviously bluffed by Li Yunrui, and the eyes that stared at Tie Suo showed obvious timidity and hesitation.

Li Yunrui didn't say any more, looked at Xiaoye and me, and said politely: "You two girls, do I need to take you across the bridge?"

"No, we can cross the bridge by ourselves, but we are not in a hurry, we will cross it later."

I shook my head and refused, intending to see if the group of sword cultivators and the girl named Gu Zaoli dared to climb over.

Li Yunrui nodded slightly, looked around Jianxiu again, and said: "Then I will cross the bridge first, and I will wait for a quarter of an hour on the other side of the bridge. After a quarter of an hour, I will take the fellow Taoists who have crossed the bridge to Jiange without crossing the bridge." Fellow Daoist, go down the mountain and go to the reception to rest as soon as possible, and you can leave Shushan tomorrow morning."

After finishing speaking, he stepped on the iron chain and crossed the bridge lightly like a banished fairy. His figure disappeared into the clouds and mist, and a faint voice came: "People have self-knowledge. After all, there is only one life. Giving up rationally is more than a moment." Courage is more important..."

Everyone on the edge of the cliff stood still for a while, and finally someone moved. The "Junior Brother Xiao" who angrily scolded Li Yunrui gritted his teeth, leaned over and grasped the iron chain, his palm trembled suddenly, and then he grasped the iron chain tightly regardless of the cold, and put his whole body on the ground. On top, move your body a little bit and climb towards the opposite bank.

850

Although the way of crossing the bridge like Jiange is not very beautiful, it is very stable and practical.

The sword cultivators stared closely at the crawling movements of 'Junior Brother Xiao', and soon, his hands were bruised from the cold, a layer of frost formed on his eyebrows and cheeks, and his whole body trembled slightly.

Obviously, the temperature of the iron chain was lower than everyone expected, and even a second-order monk could hardly resist the cold.

The faces of several young teenagers shrank. Before they came, they were full of longing for joining Shushan, but they never thought that they would have to endure such a dangerous test. Definitely more dangerous...in real danger of death.

As geniuses of various factions, they have been well protected by the sect since they were young. Obviously, not all of them have the consciousness to face death in order to join Shushan...

"What is the number one sword sect in the world, if you don't want to accept people, just say it, you have taken us so far, and your physical strength is almost exhausted, and you still use this kind of trick to make things difficult, I won't go!"

A young man looked angrily, and instead of checking to see if 'Junior Brother Xiao' had reached the other side, he turned and left towards the foot of the mountain.

The sword cultivators were silent, no one mocked, and they all understood the young man's actions.

With the first-level strength of these fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys, no matter whether Junior Brother Xiao succeeds or not, they will probably be unable to make it through. There is a high probability that they will die when they climb the iron chain. The real laughing stock is under the bridge, some people even want to leave with the boy...

But more young sword cultivators still believed that they were good enough to cross the bridge. Seeing Junior Brother Xiao's back hidden in the depths of the clouds, they became ruthless and leaned over to climb up the iron chain.

After all, Li Yunrui only gave 15 minutes. With so many people, it is impossible to wait and see whether his teammates come ashore one by one. They must climb the iron rope at the same time.

Time passed, and after 5 minutes, the first batch of sword repairmen who climbed the iron chain had their results.

Including Junior Brother Xiao, six sword cultivators successfully reached the other side, but they were not lightly frozen... However, there were also two unlucky ones. Accidentally slipped and fell when distanced...death!

Those who crossed the bridge first were all sword cultivators who were more confident in their own strength, and a quarter of the death rate undoubtedly made people feel heavy.

Two more teenagers left, and even the young sword cultivator left with a sigh. Now there are only eleven young sword cultivators and four young sword cultivators left in Ya'an.

Of course, Xiaoye and I are not included.

I looked at the last four 'boys' by the cliff, and Gu Zaoli was among them. She had the same pale face as the other three, but the difference was that she seemed to have made up her mind a long time ago, with a resolute expression and a look of recklessness in her eyes ...the meaning of death rather than retreat.

"time is limited."

I reminded aloud: "If you climb too late, not only may it be too late to reach the other side, but also the time is tight, the heart is anxious, and the risk of falling off the cliff will increase."

Hearing this, the sword cultivators stopped hesitating and stepped forward to hug the iron chain in turn. Gu Zaoli and two young men also approached the cliff, and another young man turned around and went down the mountain.

I stood on the edge of the cliff and watched Gu Zaoli tear off his sleeves as if he was dying, wrapped the cloth strips on his hands layer by layer, squatted down and slowly held the iron chain... At this time, I can completely pat her on the shoulder and silently Sing a purification technique or a blessing technique to restore her physical strength. With my help, it would be easy for her to get to the other side.

However, this idea just flashed in my mind, and because I guessed the purpose of Shushan's test, I didn't do anything in the end.

The cold wind blows, and the clouds and mist surge.

The 'death rate' of the last batch of sword cultivators was slightly higher than before. Three of the eleven young sword cultivators fell off the cliff halfway, and the remaining eight landed safely. As for the three teenagers, they were the weakest. Delaying others, they are the last to start climbing, and now they can barely reach the middle of the iron chain.

I stared at Gu Zaoli and the two young men who were gritting their teeth and climbing in the clouds and mist. The three of them had already worked hard, but their strength was limited. Their figures were like candles in the wind, precariously falling, as if they would fall in the next second.

On the shore, a dozen or so sword cultivators who had successfully crossed the bridge were also looking at them, shouting loudly to cheer them on.

It is a pity that this kind of spiritual support cannot bring substantial help to reality.

A few minutes later, Gu Zaoli and the two teenagers arrived at the last section of the iron chain. When they were only one-fifth of the distance from the finish line, a scream of panic resounded through the clouds... One of the teenagers fell off the cliff.

The pupils of Gu Zaoli and the remaining young man shrank suddenly, and they subconsciously glanced at the bottom of the person who fell off the cliff. They saw the bottomless clouds and mist in the darkness. It also fell down.

The two quickly closed their eyes and looked away, hugging the iron chain tightly. The boy started to shout directly, crying in a voice: "Help! I'm not over the bridge! Help!"

Li Yunrui's voice came from the bank: "Junior Brother Su, are you sure? If I save you now, your test will fail and you will not be able to join the Jiange."

You have to have your life to join Jiange!

The boy cursed in his heart, wanted to confirm the call for help, but then remembered that he had walked four-fifths of the distance and was about to reach the finish line, giving up at this time... What a shame!

So, he gritted his teeth, forcibly restrained his fear, and continued to climb towards the other side of the iron chain.

Gu Zaoli's performance was relatively calm. She didn't seem to want to give up. Since her companion fell off the cliff, she kept her eyes closed and climbed forward stiffly. Although she was slow, she never stopped.

I watched them trying to 'squirm', like seeing a little turtle on the beach that just broke its shell and crawled towards the sea. I really wanted to help, but I held back.

For a long time, the two approached the edge of the cliff at the same time.

Gu Zaoli felt his body lighten, someone grabbed his collar by the back of his neck and lifted him to the shore.

She opened her eyes tremblingly, and saw two women in hats and coir raincoats, one of them took out a towel from somewhere and handed it over, and said in a crisp voice, "Wipe your face."

Gu Zaoli took the towel in his hand dully, wiped the frost from his cheeks and eyelashes, his thoughts didn't turn for a moment... Aren't these two women on the other side of the shore?When did you come here?Could it be that Li Yunrui brought them here just now?

At this time, another teenager muttered to himself: "I... I succeeded?"

Before he had time to rejoice, Li Yunrui sighed: "You are too slow, two quarters of an hour have passed."

Timeout means failure.

Like a bucket of cold water pouring over their heads, the two fell into an ice cave, but in the next second they saw in astonishment that the boy who fell off the cliff before, Senior Brother Lu who died of arrogance, and several young sword cultivators who fell off the cliff all walked away from a distance. Come.

Li Yunrui smiled, cupped his fists and said, "Congratulations, Junior Brother Lu Ren, Junior Brother Xiao Han, Junior Brother Zhao Fei...Junior Brother Su Xun, and Junior Brother Gu Zaoli, congratulations on joining Jiange."

I had already guessed that these people were not dead, so I wasn't too surprised, but both Gu Zaoli and the boy named Su Xun opened their mouths wide with surprise on their faces.

"Brother Li, what's going on?" Su Xun asked in shock.

Li Yunrui said: "Everyone is a pillar of human swordsmanship, and you will devote yourself to the great cause of slaying demons and demons in the future. Naturally, Shushan will not allow you to die easily. In fact, no matter whether you fall off the cliff or not, you will die on the day you bravely set foot on the iron chain. In a moment, the test has been passed."

Everyone was stunned, Su Xun said in amazement: "Brother Li, you lied to me! Even if I asked you to save me just now, I can still pass the test?"

Li Yunrui nodded with a smile.

Snapped!

Su Xun slapped his forehead suddenly, and said angrily, "What a shame!"

Li Yunrui patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "It's not a loss, you have broken through the limit and achieved what you thought you couldn't do. This kind of experience will be of great benefit to your future practice."

There was echoing laughter in the venue, and the sword repairers were very happy. Obviously, after knowing the truth and confirming that they can join Jiange, everyone's grudge against Li Yunrui gradually dissipated.

Only Shiliuye looked at Li Yunrui with cold eyes and said suddenly, "Are you testing their courage not to be afraid of death?"

Li Yunrui looked slightly surprised, turned his head to look at the girl in the hat, and said, "Miss Yi Ye's words were not accurate enough. The Erxian Bridge is actually a test of your courage not to be afraid of the test of life and death."

Shiliuye calmly said: "There is no difference."

Li Yunrui saw that the other party was also a sword cultivator with a sharp breath, thought for a while and said: "Not being afraid of death does not mean sending death, but having the courage to face life and death. This is a necessary condition for confronting monsters. Cowardly and fearful of death, the more likely you will be killed by a monster, and if you look down on life and death, fight bravely and tenaciously, maybe you will not die."

Shiliuye glanced at the three 'boys' who were still trembling, and said, "Erxianqiao is not a monster. With their strength, climbing the iron chain is no different from sending them to death."

The sword repairers were silent and did not speak.

Li Yunrui narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling that the other party was here to find fault.

He stared at Sixteen Nights for a few seconds, thinking that the other party was a woman after all, and said with a wry smile: "Miss Yi Ye, don't worry about it. In fact, this test is not set by me, but the rules of Jiange. The real master said that if you want to enter Shushan , is to have the courage to live to death without fear of danger.”

Izayoi was silent for two seconds and looked away.

Li Yunrui breathed a sigh of relief, he felt that the other party's cultivation seemed to be higher than his own, and under Yi Ye's gaze, he actually felt a little pressure...

"Okay, fellow juniors, since you have successfully crossed the bridge, you will be considered as Shushan disciples officially. I will take you to the Jiange to rest first. The elders will come forward in person tomorrow morning to accept you as disciples. By then, you will be my true inner disciples of Shushan." .”

"If the head is willing to accept disciples, maybe some of you will be in my lineage and become my direct disciples."

Li Yunrui said with a smile, then looked at me and Xiao Ye: "The two girls have just gone up the mountain, so there should be nowhere to go, why don't you also go down to the Jiange for a night's rest?"

I scratched Xiao Ye's palm, seeing that she didn't respond, I smiled and said, "Okay."

The crowd stayed away from the Erxian Bridge, and after a short walk, an extremely wide Pingya Avenue appeared in front of them. The width was extremely large, at least 800 meters, and there was a stone tablet at the entrance of the road engraved with the word "Chenghua".

This is probably the so-called Chenghua Avenue...

Li Yunrui kept walking and continued to move forward.

As everyone moved forward, the width of Chenghua Avenue gradually shrank like a triangular cone, from 800 meters to 80 meters, 18 meters, 8 meters...

Until the end, the broad Chenghua Avenue turned into a narrow plank road with a width of 1 meter. It is steep and precipitous, with cliffs and abyss on both sides. Don't open it when it's closed.

At the same time, at the end of the plank road, a majestic blue-black hall complex appeared, the pavilions towering like swords.

851

The old man entered the cabinet and had intimate contact overnight.

The next day, a few handymen woke up a group of young sword cultivators early, gathered in a square outside the building hall, and waited for 'Chengjian'.

The so-called Chengjian is actually the elders and seniors from the various peaks of Shushan who came forward to select disciples to inherit their own kendo. After Chengjian succeeds, the identities of these disciples will also change, from ordinary disciples (registered disciples) of Shushan to regular entrants disciple.

Although Shushan Jiange is a sect as a whole, it is divided into seven veins and belongs to seven peaks.

Except for Tongtian Peak, the main peak where the Daoist Master is located, the other six peaks are headed by six "Taishang Elders" who are above Linshen. Elders, these Nirvana elders are mainly responsible for accepting Lu Ren, Xiao Han and others as disciples.

Xiaoye and I got this information last night, and got up early like the sword cultivators, planning to see the excitement of Chengjian accepting disciples.

According to the usual practice, Shushan holds a Sword Inheritance Conference every three years, calling all ordinary disciples in the sect to inherit the sword, and invites sects from all over the mainland to watch the ceremony... However, Gu Zaoli and others are in a special situation. Cheng Jian, the scale is relatively small, only some elders come forward to accept apprentices, and the figures of the peak master level rarely show up.

Of course, if one of them has better aptitude, the master of the six peaks will also come to grab a talent.

As for the sect leader, it is basically impossible to appear on the stage for such a trivial matter. Li Yunrui was just saying politely last night, unless there is a one-in-a-kind swordsmanship wizard among them... such as Xie Minyun's level, they will alarm the master of Shushan.

In the early morning of summer, the sun was not very strong, and the two wore hats and walked slowly towards the square.

I bit the ice cream cake I took out of the ring, and complained: "Shushan's infrastructure is really bad. Such a big sect doesn't even have a cafeteria. Don't they even have breakfast?"

"It's possible that those sword repairmen didn't eat last night."

Shiliuye also ate the cake and said, "I heard that in order to avoid the toxins from common food, they usually only take a kind of elixir called Bigu Dan, so as to keep their bodies clean."