Xuantian Dragon Zun

"Haha! Congratulations to you Du Long! I said you will definitely be able to easily get the first place in the two houses with four stars!" Deputy Palace Master Manimo came to Du Long and greeted Du Long with a face full of joy.

The four to six-star contestants from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Academy all looked at Du Long, who easily won the four-star first place, with complicated expressions. Even Zhang Tianxuan, who won the five-star first place, was no exception.

You know, it's not easy at all for him to compete for the top five-star spot!

"Okay! This is the end of the qualifying competition between the two colleges. Our academy has also achieved very good results and successfully won the first place in the four- and five-star levels!"

"Students who obtain corresponding rankings in the qualifying competitions of the two academies can still receive corresponding points and other rewards. You can find out the details by going to the academy to find out!"

"In addition to those rewards, there is another reward for the top ten students who successfully enter the two academies of each star level, and that is to enter the Xumi Secret Realm!"

"All contestants with four to six stars who have successfully advanced to the top ten of the two academies will follow me to Xumi Academy. I will send you to the Xumi Secret Realm."

"As for the other people who have not been able to break into the top ten of each star level, they will arrange their own time to return to the Academy. At that time, the Academy will reimburse everyone for the return teleportation fee!"

Manimo, the deputy palace master who was responsible for leading the team this time, stood in front of all the contestants and arranged all the matters with a smile. Then he took Du Long and other students who had successfully advanced to the top ten of the two houses and went straight to the teleportation array. Tai rushed over.

The group of people were teleported directly to the Great World of Xumi through the teleportation array, and entered the Xumi Academy and went straight to the core forbidden garden where the entrance to the Secret Realm of Xumi was.

According to the usual practice in previous years, after the competition between the two houses, there will be an additional ten thousand years of current time.

The top ten students from the Xumi Academy who advance to the two schools can enter the Bodhi Secret Realm, while those who advance from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Academy can enter the Xumi Secret Realm, allowing the students who advance from the two schools to cross paths to find their own opportunities.

It is precisely because of such a benefit that many veteran students from the two academies have been enrolled for many years, and they have been suppressing their strength and not wanting to break through to five or six stars.

For people like Tian Chan, even if he failed to win the first place in the end, at least he still made it into the top ten of both houses!

For this reason, the two academies specially made a rule that each student can only participate in the qualifying competition of a certain star level once. Once he fails, he should break through and reach a higher star level!

Xumi Academy is also the top Buddhist cultivation academy in the world of ten thousand Buddhas!

The internal architectural style is almost the same as that of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Academy. Most of them are Buddhist-specific architectural styles, and golden dome-style palaces can be seen everywhere.

Du Long and others followed Manimo all the way in from the gate of Xumi Academy. As they walked along the road, they admired the beautiful scenery in Xumi Academy, and soon came to a forbidden garden shrouded in clouds and mist.

"Everyone, please stay!" Just as Du Long was surveying the misty environment around him, a figure appeared out of thin air in front of them and blocked the way: "Dare you guys plan to enter the Xumi Secret Realm?!"

"Yes!" Deputy Palace Master Manimo stepped forward and responded politely: "The star ranking competition between the two academies has ended successfully. I am bringing the students who have advanced to the top ten of each star level to come to Xumi. Take a trip to a secret place!”

"Hmm! Are you the deputy palace master Manimo?! I heard that the star ranking competition between the two houses has just ended. I didn't expect to come here in such a hurry?!" The middle-aged monk blocking the road had a mocking smile on his lips. .

"Now that the star ranking competition is over, quickly send these children to the Xumi Secret Realm so that I can go back and have business with the Bodhi Palace Master?!" Manimo showed displeasure, but still replied calmly.

"That's true, but..." The middle-aged monk who blocked the road still calmly let it go. Seeing that Deputy Palace Master Manimo was about to go crazy, he continued: "It's just that I haven't stopped yet. Please wait a moment to get to the promotion list for this year’s star ranking competition.”

"That's enough!" Manimo finally couldn't help but shouted angrily: "What the hell is going on with your Xumi Academy?! What's the point of doing such little tricks all day long?! Are you going to stop us in Xumi for a while longer? Can a little time outside the secret realm make you feel happy?!"

"The deputy palace master is serious!" The middle-aged monk replied without changing his name: "This is just a routine thing for me. I can't go into the Xumi Secret Realm to expel a student who made a mistake after making a mistake, right?"

"You..." Manimo was very angry, but he couldn't find a suitable reason to refute it. In the end, he could only sigh helplessly: "You Xumi Academy... are really wrong. Wrong! In front of so many students, don’t you feel ashamed for engaging in such childish behavior?!"

Du Long and other academy disciples on the side all looked at the middle-aged monk with angry or mocking expressions, but no one said anything.

Situations like this often occur in Xumi Academy. Many times, even students like them feel very childish and ridiculous, but others just enjoy it and make people speechless.

"Haha! It's just a routine matter. Deputy Palace Master Manimo, don't go online. I will contact the above to get the promotion list for this year's star ranking competition. Please wait a moment!"

The middle-aged monk's old face blushed slightly. In the end, he didn't want to go too far. His goal was just to make these proud and successful students of Ten Thousand Buddhas Academy a little disgusted.

He turned over his hand and took out a message formation stone. After a brief message communication, he said: "Now please invite the students whose names are called to come out. The first four-star Du Long..."

Under the roll call of the middle-aged monk, Du Long and others lined up one by one. Only after the final confirmation was correct, they were allowed to enter a hall with a space-time array gate.

At this point, a ridiculous little farce finally ended. After seeing all the academy disciples enter the time and space gate of the Xumi Secret Realm, Deputy Palace Master Manimo snorted coldly and turned around and left without saying a word.

But the middle-aged monk didn't take it seriously at all, and was not dissatisfied with Manimo's rudeness at all. In his opinion, the angrier Manimo was, the happier he would be.

Time and space changed, and when Du Long appeared again, he was in a brand new world.

Looking around, there are many high mountains, each of which has the shape of a golden triangular cone, as if there are a large number of Egyptian pyramids standing there.

Du Long glanced around and found that all the other contestants who had successfully advanced were around him. It seemed that this time they were not scattered to various places like last time.

"This is the legendary Sumeru Secret Realm?! It's just like the legend... The entire Sumeru Secret Realm is composed of countless Sumeru Mountains!" Tian Chan couldn't help but exclaimed excitedly.

"Yes!" Another four-star promotion student also said with emotion: "According to legend, every Mount Sumeru has an opportunity. The taller the Mount Sumeru... it often means that there is a stronger inheritance opportunity. Wait for us!"

"Don't be so nice to Gao Wuyuan!" Zhao Tianxuan shouted in a deep voice: "Although the higher Mount Sumeru represents a greater opportunity, not everyone can climb to the top to get this opportunity!"

"What Junior Brother Zhao said is true!" A six-star promoted student followed closely and echoed: "As long as you choose Mount Sumeru that suits you, you will have a greater chance of obtaining the inheritance opportunity, and vice versa... Once you choose it, If we reach Mount Sumeru that is beyond our capabilities, we may not only lose everything in a bamboo basket, but we may also suffer wounds that can never be repaired!”

"If we don't get the opportunity...will we still suffer heavy losses?!" Du Long asked in confusion.

"That's natural!" The six-star veteran student immediately nodded and explained: "Normally, Mount Sumeru here is divided into nine different levels, which correspond to our own cultivation levels. According to legend... A powerful evil genius disciple can only climb two or three steps to the top of Mount Sumeru!"

"Climb two to three steps?!" Du Long's eyes suddenly lit up and said: "According to senior brother's wishes...climbing these Mount Sumeru to find opportunities, is there any precedent for climbing up over steps?!"

"Yes, but it is very rare!" Zhao Tianxuan took the words and looked at Du Long solemnly: "Junior brother Du Long! Although your talent is obvious to all, senior brother still hopes that you can be down-to-earth and never choose beyond your capabilities. Mount Sumeru that endures the limit!”

"Thank you, Senior Brother Zhao, for reminding me!" Du Long said with a noncommittal bow.

He neither agreed to Zhao Tianxuan's proposal nor refused it, because he still didn't quite understand what the inheritance opportunities on Mount Sumeru in front of him were about.

Although Zhao Tianxuan saw that he did not take his words to heart, he did not say anything more. After all, the two parties were not too familiar with each other.

The group of people just exchanged a few words and then flew in all directions impatiently, hoping to find the chance inheritance of Mount Xumi that suits them as soon as possible!

Du Long randomly found a direction and flew away, with no intention of forming a team with anyone.

Flying forward aimlessly, Du Long discovered that directly above each Mount Sumeru, there was a powerful force rising into the sky.

This power may be large or small, and they also represent the level of the corresponding Mount Sumeru. The stronger the power, the higher the level.

Because of this power, Du Long could not fly directly over the top of the Sumeru Mountains. He could only go around the tops of the Sumeru Mountains and move forward along an ever-changing curve.

Time was passing by, and Du Long didn't know which Mount Sumeru he would choose. He was not in a hurry to make the final choice, but wanted to walk through all the secret realms of Sumeru in front of him first.

Only in this way can he make the most correct choice and not regret the wrong choice!

As he wandered around, he would occasionally encounter students who had the same plans as him. During this period, he could also see some people climbing Mount Sumeru to accept the inheritance test.

Du Long discovered that in addition to his own disciples from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Academy, there were many unfamiliar faces on many Mount Xumi. Those people should be the teaching staff who had gained access to the Xumi Academy.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of years passed quietly between his fingers. It took Du Long hundreds of years to briefly explore the Xumi Secret Realm in front of him.

He did not visit the entire Sumeru Secret Realm, but only visited some key areas. At this moment, he was standing in one of the most special areas.

Looking around, there are twenty-seven extremely tall Mount Sumeru standing in front of us. According to Du Long's exploration along the way, he found that Mount Sumeru of this height should be regarded as the top level existence.

A figure can be vaguely seen on each of the two peaks. It takes a long time for them to climb up a step, and then they have to stand there and practice hard for a long time.

"They are all the top Mount Sumeru... Then just choose one! No matter which one you choose, it is destined to be with you!" After glancing around with bright eyes, Du Long finally locked his eyes on one of them to see if it was there. On the mountain of people.

Whoosh!

Now that he had made his choice, he rushed over without any hesitation and soon landed at the foot of Mount Sumeru.

Looking at the triangular cone-shaped peak in front of me, there are 99,999 steps from the foot of the mountain to the top, and there is a small platform every 10,000 steps.

Du Long only looked at it briefly before he stepped up the first step without hesitation. As he took this step, he immediately felt that the whole world seemed to be pressing down on him.

An invisible and tyrannical force pressed him tightly on the first step. The tyrannical force made him feel like he was being pressed by the entire mountain.

"This... is just the first step, is there such a terrifying pressure?!" Du Long frowned and looked at the top of the mountain, feeling vaguely worried that he was overdoing it.

"It doesn't matter so much! The greater the pressure, the greater the motivation. It's rare to come to the Xumi Secret Realm, so naturally you have to choose the top Mount Xumi to climb. No matter whether you succeed or fail, you must choose the best!!"

After secretly cheering himself up, Du Long calmed down and began to devote all his body and mind to the inheritance test and practice.

Based on his previous experience, he understood that this kind of test was actually a kind of practice, and strong pressure was often accompanied by a strengthening and transformation of the body.

Buzz!

Feeling the all-pervasive terrifying pressure, Du Long began to silently rotate the world vortex in his body, forming a powerful resistance force, trying to adapt to the terrifying pressure at the current level.

As time went by, he gradually felt that he had adapted a lot to the pressure of the first step, which also meant that his physical strength was slowly getting stronger.

Snap!

After almost adapting to the pressure, Du Long immediately took a step forward, stepped directly onto the second step, and continued to work hard.

As time passed, Du Long would take a step upward every once in a while, and then continue to use strong pressure to strengthen his body. He could feel that the strength of his body was getting stronger.

This process continued all the way, and when he climbed all the way to the 9999th step, the strong pressure made him almost unable to take a step.

It wasn't until this moment that he felt a little shaken in his heart again, and began to secretly think about whether he had made the right decision by choosing Mount Sumeru, the top step to climb. !