There are bandits in Zhongshan

The trial lasted for three days. It was required to pass through the forest under Mingjing Peak, exit at the Tianyi Peak Mountain crossing, and go directly to Taiyi Square to wait for arrangements.

Failure to pass through the forest within three days is considered a failure, and one can only return to Mingjing Peak to practice for another five years.

Judging from the fact that Mingjing Peak has no foundation-building disciples, there is no need to worry about the pass rate at all.

It only takes one day to go through the forest at the fastest, but you will pass through bear caves, swamps, foggy land and other obstacles on the way, and you may even encounter mountain ghosts.The mountain ghost hates people, especially those who destroy forests. Although he is bound by the contract not to hurt people, this does not prevent him from knocking out practitioners who trample on flowers and plants and throwing them to the entrance of the forest or tying them to soak in the stream for several hours.

Another point is that you can't control the sword.

Ding Lingyun was very loyal. Before starting, he asked Zhong Mingzhu if he wanted to be with her.

"No need, go for it."

Zhong Mingzhu declined with a confident look.

"Is it really okay? Your... Talismans or something..." Ding Lingyun was still a little uneasy, she knew that Zhong Mingzhu's swordsmanship might not even be able to handle a bear, so there must be a support for the two of them together.

After all, they hit it off when they first met, and they became friends for another five years. She could smash a dozen of those talismans with one sword. No matter how you think about it, it is inappropriate, very inappropriate, but Zhong Mingzhu still refuses.

"I have my own sense of propriety. The worst thing I can do is to walk along the stream and reach it after three days of climbing."

There is a stone road built along the stream. This road is the safest, but it has many turns and takes twice as long as going straight.

As far as she said, Ding Lingyun didn't force her, but only told her to be more careful.

The disciples of Yuanyingqi from the previous generation gathered in Taiyi Square, looking forward to the future precious disciples.

Under the Mingjing Peak, all the disciples were gearing up to show off their ambitions, but just as Hu Qing lit the braziers on both sides of the forest entrance, indicating that after the trial began, it wasn't Nan Sichu and Ding Lingyun who rushed into the forest first , but Zhong Mingzhu.

I saw her slap a talisman on her leg, and immediately the soles of her feet were blown, and the blue shirt turned into a phantom, and disappeared behind the bushes in the blink of an eye. The path she chose was clear at a glance, going straight.

Many people heard her provocation against Nan Sichu, and most of them thought she was just talking, but now they saw it, but they couldn't help thinking that it might be true, and some even exclaimed.

Nan Sichu chased after Zhong Mingzhu almost the moment he left, his heart was as proud and arrogant as him, how could he tolerate that provocation to come true.After noticing that Zhong Mingzhu's direction overlapped with his original path, he stared at her back and chased after her.He is self-confident that his skills are superior, and he is determined to stand out in this trial. His cultivation base is comparable to Ding Lingyun's, his swordsmanship is even better, and he is determined to win the leader. Now that he is challenged, he is determined to make him look good.

The low-level Gale Talisman couldn't last long, and after chasing it for about half a day, the speed of the green shirt in front finally slowed down.

The road was unimpeded, and he didn't encounter any beast spirits. He was a little strange, but seeing that Zhong Mingzhu was close at hand, he didn't care about these things, and drew out the long sword with a twist of his wrist.

The sword wind pierced through the air, rolled up a thunderbolt and ran towards the girl in green shirt, and then two balls of fire popped out, flanking the left and right sides, Zhong Mingzhu either took one of the moves hard, or had to retreat, no matter what, it would be better than forcing back, And his next move is ready.

A faint smile appeared on his face, but the next moment, the smile froze because Zhong Mingzhu rushed towards him against the thunder.

For some reason, she passed through the thunder unscathed. Immediately afterwards, a piece of paper talisman was slapped onto Nan Sichu's arm, his arm froze immediately and he couldn't move. Paste his torso and limbs to fix his whole body.

He quickly understood what kind of talisman it was, and mocked: "This talisman can only last for a while, you can't escape."

He can even catch up with the Gale Talisman, how much use can this mere low-level Imprisonment Talisman be.

"Who said I want to escape." Zhong Mingzhu replied with a smile, without resting in his hands, 36 square stones the height of a person flew out of the storage bag, forming a triple circle, eight and twelve respectively from the inside to the outside. , 16 yuan, trapped Nansi Chu in the center.

Those are just ordinary stones, so although they are large, they have not been noticed.

After that, she raised and lowered her hands, and nailed a stone talisman into one of the 12 yuan ashlars.She moved extremely fast, and she seemed to have practiced many times, but it took half a cup of tea to arrange everything.

At the next moment, Nan Sichu had already broken free from the shackles, and in a hurry, he raised his hand and slashed at the square stone, but unexpectedly the sword was bounced back.

"What?" He turned pale with fright, calmed down and tried to rush out from the gap between the square stones, only to find that he was blocked by an invisible barrier, unable to take a step forward with all his strength, and the panic on his face became more serious, "This What is it?"

Zhong Mingzhu sat on the ground, unhurriedly sprinkled the refined spiritual sand around, drew a few patterns on it, and a thin silver line extended from under the pattern, sinking into the nearest square stone.

Afterwards, she let out a sigh of relief, as if she finally calmed down, she took out a smoking metal vessel from her bosom and threw it behind her. She used that to lure away the lightning strike just now, but the low-level ones were really not good. It works, but it's useless once.Fortunately, it's all done now. She looked at Nan Sichu with a livid face from the gap between the square stones, with a malicious look in her eyes, and said slowly:

"This is painting the ground as a prison, Brother Nan, do you like it? By the way, I made a little trick on the way here. This road is not the one you thought, Senior Brother Nan."

This is the evolution of the lowest-level defensive formation. Zhong Mingzhu accidentally discovered that the defensive position can be changed by changing the order of injecting spiritual power. It took many attempts to successfully deploy this formation. On the way here, she changed the trees and rocks a little The orientation was in a state of confusion, Yinnan Sichu gradually deviated from the original direction.What she did was not clever, but Nan Sichu was determined to catch up with her, so he didn't look very carefully and was easily fooled.

After a while, Nan Sichu stabbed Fang Shi heavily with several swords, seeing that the stone was not moving at all, he couldn't believe it: "Impossible, low-level formations and talismans can't last that long."

"Oh, brother, didn't you see this?" Zhong Mingzhu pointed to the silver sand, "It's not only the talisman that traps you now, but also my spiritual power."

She yelled affectionately at each senior brother, but in such a situation, it undoubtedly added fuel to the flames, and her mockery became stronger. For more than three years, she has been cautious in every way, and now she has successfully trapped Nan Sichu, so she won't Let go of the opportunity to add insult to injury.Seeing the other party being provoked into a rage by her few words, his mood became more and more comfortable.

The stone array and the talisman are just auxiliary. Although her cultivation is not as good as Nan Sichu's, with the addition of the formation, she can trap him to death. The spirit sand is an excellent carrier, and she made it for It is convenient to cross spiritual power.

Nan Sichu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "If you want to trap me, you have to stay close at every step, but this is a test, how long can you trap me? Why don't you just let it go!"

He was sure that Zhong Mingzhu would not give up the results of the trial just to trap him, and his attitude became arrogant again.

"Maintaining this formation will indeed consume spiritual power. Although it is not much, it is not a long-term solution." Zhong Mingzhu frowned pretending to be annoyed, then suddenly raised a gentle smile, and said softly: "There is trouble." Brother Nan, stay here with me for two days."

"Wh, didn't you boast that you want to take the first place?"

"I'm talking nonsense, Brother Nan, don't take it seriously." Zhong Mingzhu still smiled gracefully, as if he was just chatting with his friends, "I am a mere mortal disciple, and I am lucky to be able to sweep the floor as an inner disciple. .”

Nan Sichu finally understood that Zhong Mingzhu was wasting his own future and making it impossible for him to get what he wanted.

"You, why are you... I didn't want to kill you, I wasn't very tall at that time..." He spoke incoherently, his expression was no longer as proud as before, he looked like a defeated rooster.

"I didn't want to kill Senior Brother Nan, and I don't even want to hurt you."

Zhong Mingzhu was still smiling.

There is an enchantment outside the forest. During the trial, the outside world cannot know the situation inside. The purpose is to prevent favoritism and fraud. Of course, if you really encounter trouble, you can use the identity jade certificate to ask for help, which also means giving up this time. trial.

No matter which kind of Nan Sichu dared not, because he attacked Zhong Mingzhu first, so he could only be at the mercy of others.

"Madman..." he murmured, shaking involuntarily.

Under the Sandie Waterfall of Tiantai Peak, Changli was still dressed in white, sitting alone on the bluestone platform.

The splashed silver beads scattered all over, a little bit attached to the hem of her skirt, leaving a few fleeting water marks, and the hem of the skirt was always spotless.

The sound of the water is like a bell, but if you listen carefully, you can hear many other sounds in it. The branches and leaves dance in the gentle breeze, the fish flick their tails to disturb the water waves, and the insects and birds that appear and disappear in the bushes are clear. Clear and shallow, like a melodious ballad.

But there was nothing in Changli's ears, neither the waterfall nor the subtle sound hidden behind it, nor in his eyes, as if she was not sitting under the waterfall in the forest, but in nothingness.

She slowly raised the bamboo branch in her hand, and after an unknown amount of time, it fell back to the original place, and there seemed to be a slight ripple in her calm black eyes.

Five years, she has been enlightened in this mountain stream for five years, but she has not made any progress, as if blocked by an invisible wall, firmly blocked within a certain boundary, trying her best to go one step forward, she It should be a bottleneck.

"My apprentice is long away, do you have any understanding?" The old voice came to her spiritual sea, simple and gentle, but vaguely revealing the meaning of killing, it was her master, the invincible first sword cultivator Wu back.

He is talking with Changli through thousands of miles of sound transmission.

"Not yet." Changli told the truth, "The disciple has encountered a bottleneck."

Wu Hui was silent for a long time, as if he was thinking about something. After a long time, he finally made a decision and said, "Today, each peak is recruiting disciples. You should choose one too."

"The disciple has not yet left the teacher."

"But I still remember that my teacher once told you that you enter the world first and then come out of the world. You choose a disciple, and you should sharpen your sword by entering the world."

Changli remembered that after she recovered from her injury, Wu Hui suggested that she experience life experience, which is why she had a trip to Zhulang City five years ago. It's no different from going to other peaks in the sect, she has no sense and no understanding, and since there is nothing wrong with the sect recently, she will not come back to the mountain.

At this time, she suddenly thought of the girl she had saved back then. She had met a few years ago, and the other party had discussed swords with her.That was the first time she talked about kendo with someone other than her master.

This is WTO accession?

She still didn't quite understand Master's intentions, but since she was told to do so, she did as she had always done.

When we arrived at Taiyi Square, the place that had been buzzing with people suddenly became quiet, as if it had been frozen.Everyone's reactions were astonishingly unanimous, whether it was the peak masters of the peaks or the next generation of disciples who were waiting, they all set their eyes on that slender figure in unison.

Yun Yi was the first to react, and immediately greeted him with a smile, and said, "Junior Sister, long time no see, come here today, is it also to choose an apprentice?"

He knew that Chang Li hadn't left his teacher yet, so these words were just to ease the atmosphere.Because he is the suzerain, he is the only one among all the disciples of the same generation who can have a few words with Chang Li.

When they first saw the baby girl carved in powder and jade, everyone was actually very happy. Some people even began to think about what gifts to prepare for this junior sister on the same day, but they were taken to Tiantai Peak by Wu Hui within a few days. , and issued a ban that no one other than the three elders is allowed to enter without permission. Even he, the suzerain, only saw her again after Changli formed the alchemy.

No matter how strong the previous love was, it has long since dissipated in such a long period of ignorance. In addition, Elder Wu has repeatedly made exceptions in matters related to Changli, which has caused dissatisfaction among many disciples. Favoring his disciple, the other two elders also turned a blind eye, so what if there are complaints?

Over time, Tiantai Peak seemed to be kicked out of the Tianyi sect, and no one cared about it. Even if Changli made great contributions in forcing Qianmianyan back, the fellow sect only respected her a little more, rather than being close to her.

As soon as Yun Yi opened his mouth, the atmosphere finally became more lively, probably because the disciple who had just finished training finally recovered from the shock of seeing Fairy Changli with his own eyes.

"Is it really Fairy Changli?"

"Look at that cinnabar mole, it must be right."

"Who will help me, I will not be able to stand..."

One after another exclamation came to Yun Yi's ears, he couldn't help laughing twice, and noticed that standing in the front, the first round-faced girl who finished the trial, the youngest daughter of the Ding family, was so excited that the corners of her eyes were red .

As expected of a junior sister... He was so emotional, and then heard an unexpected answer.

"Yes, I encountered a bottleneck in my practice, and my master told me to choose a disciple for the experience of entering the world." Chang Li seemed to have not noticed the commotion over there at all, and answered calmly. The voice was not very loud, but it was enough to reach everyone present in people's ears.

Then the square exploded in an instant, and there were even a few screams.

"Uh..." Yun Yi thought to himself that since it was Elder Wu's order, he couldn't object, so he asked, "I wonder if there is anyone for Junior Sister?"

——It must not be, Yun Yi is sure that the little junior sister probably didn't even know about the trial before, so after asking, she told her the situation of the trial, and at the same time thought about who should be recommended to her.

Excellent ones are obviously not enough. Many juniors and sisters present here have been looking forward to their precious apprentices for many years.Moreover, judging from the meaning of Changli's words, the purpose of accepting disciples is to break through the bottleneck, which is against the morality of teachers, and throwing good seedlings to her may miss their practice.

Even poor ones, wouldn't it mean that they would not give Elder Wu face, and the younger junior sister is extremely talented, and if her aptitude is poor, it is estimated that the two of them would not be able to communicate.

After much deliberation, Yun Yi intends to recommend to Chang Li a few people with mediocre qualifications, who can support themselves, and whoever they join will have little influence.

While he was thinking, Chang Li was also thinking about what kind of disciple he needed, but her thinking was much simpler than Yun Yi's. She was a teacher for the first time, and most of her practice was self-comprehension before, so it can be said that she didn't know anything about teaching and learning. , and the master didn't explain what kind of disciple he needed, so he quickly made up his mind and asked, "Is the trial over?"

"There are still two people who haven't come out, but the time is coming..." Before Yun Yi finished speaking, he noticed a wave of spiritual power coming from the exit of the forest, and smiled slightly, "Here we come."

As soon as the words fell, two blue-gray figures appeared from the mountain road, and rushed into Taiyi Square one after the other.

At the same time, Changli announced her decision to everyone.

"Senior brother, I want to take this person as my apprentice." Without looking at her, she pointed to the figure who finally arrived at the square, and said calmly.