Chapter 2201 The arrival of Confucianism on the Jade Belt River
It takes no time to cultivate immortality. Spring goes and autumn comes, with just a flick of the finger.
In the blink of an eye, four years have passed since the Pindan Conference.
In the southwest of Dongyun Lingzhou, there is a fairy city called "Jade Belt City". There is a river meandering through the city. The water quality is peculiar and the color is green, like emerald jade, hence the name.
The scenery of this city is superb, as evidenced by poetry.
The poem says:
The jade belt of the Milky Way surrounds the Qiong Tower,
The green shadows and flowers reflect the blue water,
The spring breeze blows everywhere with all kinds of beauty,
It feels like a fairyland. Painting midstream.
It was the third month of spring, and flowers were in full bloom. There were boats with painted pavilions on the river, most of them jeweled and extravagant.
Beside the river bank, there were groups of monks. One of the young men looked at the big and small boats on the river and said with a smile: "I didn't expect this Jade Belt City to be so lively! Why don't we also get a painted boat and go boating? and Isn’t it beautiful to swim?”
As soon as he finished speaking, an old man beside him shouted: “Stop it! Do you know who are on that boat? Don’t try to use your consciousness to go there. Spy on the monks on board, or else A big disaster is coming, senior brother, I can't protect you!"
After hearing this, the young man's face changed slightly, but he still asked unconvinced: "Senior brother, who are the people on these boats? "
"You don't know, but the five-hundred-year-old 'Virtual Realm Discussion' is approaching. The Confucian League has issued a recruitment order and set up examination centers in many places in Dongyun Lingzhou, and this Yudai City is one of them. 1. ”
After hearing this, everyone suddenly asked: "Could it be that the monks in these paintings are all here to take the assessment?"
The old man shook his head: "Only a very small number of people are qualified to participate in the 'Void Realm Discussion' People, but the Confucian League has set up an examination room here, attached Naturally, all the well-known sects will come to show their respect. They will not come by flying light, and most of them will come by boat."
"That's it..." The young man from before showed his face. The expression of lingering fear.
Obviously, the people who can raft on the Yudai River are some big shots. Just now, I had the courage to use my spiritual sense to pry, and I already had a way to die.
"Is the virtual realm talking about Taoism...I heard that those who are qualified to participate are all powerful immortals from Taoism and Confucianism. They kill demons and demons in foreign lands and protect the people of the world. It is exciting to think about it. Ah!" Another young monk murmured to himself, his eyes full of longing.
After hearing this, the old man shook his head and smiled: "You guys... stop thinking about unrealistic things. This kind of thing is too far away from us! It's better to go to the city quickly and go to the market to see if there are any magic weapons that can be traded. , try to condense the golden elixir one day.”
After hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but stop their reverie and followed the old man into Jade Belt City.
But it was said that there were countless large and small boats on the Yudai River, flowing down the river, and finally they all came to a loft in the city.
The walls of this attic are inlaid with various rare spiritual jade and star stones. On the corners of the cornices, strings of wind chimes made of deep sea spiritual beads and flame crystals are hung. The bells move in the wind. , the fairy sound is graceful.
The plaque on the attic has five big characters: "Jewelry Tower"!
Guarding the door were two female Confucian cultivators. Although their realm was only at the early stage of the Golden Elixir, they had good looks and good temperament.
Facing these two female cultivators, the monks who came out of the boats and boats, no matter how high their level of cultivation, were all polite and without the slightest hint of arrogance.
"I am the master of Cangwu Hall. I am here to visit the Confucian League's recruitment assessment. This is the sect's token. Please take a look at it." A middle-aged man in brocade robes smiled and took it out. The token came out.
After careful examination, the two female cultivators at the door nodded and said: "It is indeed Senior Wu, please come in."
"Thank you."
The man in brocade robe took back the token, smiled slightly, and stepped into the attic.
Next, ships came one after another down the river.
Qingyun Valley, Wanfamen, Blood Shadow Divine Sect, Ziyanfeng Pavilion...
As the old man said, these monks all come from prestigious sects nearby. In order to express their respect for the Confucian Alliance With respect, I came here specifically to visit this recruitment assessment.
This grand occasion lasted for half a day. As time went by, there were fewer and fewer boats on the river, and in the end there was almost no one in sight.
"It's almost time. The assessment will start in half an hour. No one else will come, right?" The female cultivator on the left murmured to herself.
"I think so." The female cultivator on the right nodded.
The two looked at each other and smiled, and were about to turn around and enter the attic when they heard a chuckle coming from a distance: "Wait a minute, you two!"
As soon as the words fell, they saw A small boat sailed down the river and arrived at the door of Zhuguangbaoqi Tower in a blink of an eye.
There is a man in green clothes standing on the boat, wearing a turban on his head, he is gentle and elegant.
"I was delayed for a while on the road. I would like to ask you two friends, has the recruitment assessment begun?" the man in green asked with a smile.
This man obviously has profound cultivation, but his attitude is polite. When the two female cultivators from the Confucian League saw this, they couldn't help but feel good about him.
"The assessment is about to begin. May I ask which sect the senior is a master of?"
The man in green said with a smile: "There is no sect, no sect, just practice it."
“Rogue cultivator?”
The two female cultivators frowned slightly, and one of them said after careful consideration: "Senior, please forgive me, but we can't let you in. Because the Confucian League has regulations, you must show your sect token and confirm that you are a monk from our Confucian League, before you can enter to watch. , this move is also to prevent Dao League spies from sneaking into this place. , to spy on the truth."
After hearing this, the man in Tsing Yi's face did not change his smile: "The two kids misunderstood, I am not a bystander, but here to participate in the assessment."
" Participate in the assessment?”
Both women were stunned for a moment.
It was also at this time that they realized that the approachable and elegant man in front of them was actually a genuine ancestor of the calamity!
"Senior...do you have a recruitment order?" One of the women asked cautiously.
"Yes." The man in Tsing Yi took out the token.
The two women opened their eyes wide, and after watching carefully, they finally confirmed the qualifications of this person.
"We are so disrespectful, please forgive me, senior!" The two women apologized at the same time.
"It doesn't matter, I'm late. Can I still take the assessment now?" The man in green put the token away and said with a slight smile.
"Senior is here at the right time. The assessment is about to begin. May I ask you your surname?"
"Lu Xuanji!"
"It turns out to be Senior Lu, please follow me."< br>
The two female nuns made a "please" gesture at the same time.
The mysterious "Lu Xuanji" is of course Liang Yan's Confucian and Taoist clone.
He spent four years collecting information and condensing his own natal sword pills. It was not until recently that he finally completed it, and he was able to catch up with this assessment.
Although the process was somewhat tortuous, at least nothing went wrong.
Hearing that the assessment was about to begin, Liang Yan immediately followed the two female cultivators into the attic. He saw that there was a cave inside the Pearl Tower, and it turned out to be a valley with beautiful scenery.
There is a lake in the center of the valley. There are seven futons floating in the sky above the lake. On each futon sits a monk with a profound aura in the Transformation Realm.
Obviously, these seven people are monks who came to take the assessment. Behind each of them were dozens to hundreds of people, who should be their sect forces or relatives and friends who came to the scene to support them.
Looking at it this way, only Liang Yan was alone.
"Senior, come with me to register." The female cultivator beside me said softly.
"Okay."
Liang Yan didn't say much and followed the two girls to a pavilion by the lake.
There is a middle-aged man sitting in the pavilion. His realm is not low and he has already passed the second difficulty of the Tribulation Realm.
The man looked Liang Yan up and down, showed an expression of interest, and said with a smile: "This is the first time we meet, I am Li He, Secretary of the Confucian League, and fellow Taoists are also here to take part in the assessment?"
"Exactly." Liang Yan smiled and nodded.
“I dare to ask my friend, who is my sect?”
“I am a casual cultivator, I have no sect or sect.”
"Oh."
Li He nodded slightly, recorded his situation on the green bamboo slip in front of him, and then said: "Where is the recruitment order?"
"In Here, please take a look at it, fellow Taoist." Liang Yan handed the token to the other party.
Li He examined it carefully for a moment with his spiritual consciousness, nodded slightly and said: "Yes, it is indeed the recruitment order from our Confucian League. I dare to ask my friend, how did you get this recruitment order?"
This question was asked suddenly, but Liang Yan didn’t panic at all. He had already prepared it. The rhetoric came out: "Lu traveled around a few years ago and came across a monk near Fengming Mountain who was surrounded and killed by his enemies. I couldn't stand the viciousness of the other man, so I rescued him. In order to repay Lu's kindness, he said Out of love for saving lives, I gave away many treasures, including this recruitment order.”
To be honest, this answer was perfunctory enough. He didn't specify the specific time or who he saved.
But Li He didn't seem to care at all and just recorded his confession truthfully.
Liang Yan felt a lot more relaxed when he saw this scene.
It seems that the information he collected is correct, and Rumeng really recognizes the cards but not the people.
This is also in line with the philosophy of "the capable will live there" that the Confucian League has always adhered to. I am afraid that most of the seven people on the lake are not the original owners of the recruitment order.
While he was thinking about it, Li He suddenly took out a precious mirror from his sleeve and pointed it at Liang Yan without any warning.
Liang Yan was taken aback and was about to dodge. When his consciousness swept away, he realized that the light from the treasure mirror was harmless and seemed to be just for exploration.
He was thinking, gritted his teeth, and finally stood there without moving.
The mirror light shone on him, moving from head to toe, and then returned to the mirror. There seemed to be no change.
Seeing this, Li He put away the treasured mirror and said with a smile: "I offended you just now. This mirror light is not harmful. It is just to detect whether there is Taoist aura in the body of fellow Taoist. After all, it is a matter of great importance. Can we I don’t want spies from the Dao League to get in.”
"Understood." Liang Yan was not unhappy at all, and nodded with a smile.
"Fellow Taoist's identity has been confirmed. Please enter the examination room. The examination will begin soon."
"Okay."
Liang Yan walked out of the pavilion and came When we arrived at the lake, we saw an extra futon in mid-air.
He did not hesitate, jumped up, jumped on the futon and sat cross-legged.
As the assessment was approaching, another person suddenly appeared. Everyone around him couldn't help but be curious, and almost all the monks looked at him.
After seeing clearly his level of cultivation, these people couldn't help but shake their heads secretly.
“Why is he a monk who has just passed through the second disaster?”
“The state of overcoming the second disaster is already as high as a mountain in our opinion, but if you want to participate in the 'Void Realm Theory' It's still not enough..."
"Maybe this person has some special talent? There have been examples of exceptional admissions in the past..."
"The probability you mentioned is too low. I guess this person will be eliminated in the first round."
......
On the shore of the lake, everyone was talking about it, and basically they were not optimistic about it. Liang Yan.
Liang Yan was too lazy to pay attention.
He sat down on the futon and looked around. He saw that the cultivation levels of the other seven people were not low. Four people had passed the seventh difficulty, two had passed the eighth difficulty, and there were One person is actually a sub-sage!
This sub-sage was wearing a white robe and had an extraordinary bearing. Starlight seemed to be flowing between his eyebrows. His powerful aura was undisguised, making everyone around him fearful.
"What a bad luck! I didn't expect Murong Changfeng to be at this test center..." Among the seven people participating in the test, a man in red said dejectedly.
On the futon not far away, a middle-aged scribe seemed to be familiar with him. Hearing this, he smiled bitterly and said: "There are at least a dozen test points set up by the Confucian League, and there are only two Yasheng participating in the test. Three people, I didn’t expect that one person would be assigned to us in this examination room! Alas, it seems that we have no chance to participate in the 'Void Realm Discussion' this time..."
After listening to the discussion between the two, Liang Yan's eyes widened. Squint slightly.
You know, each test center only has one quota for selection. I didn’t expect that a sub-sage would appear in the Jade Belt City that I chose nearby. This is really bad luck...
If Liang Yan's true body was here, he would naturally regard the sub-sage as an ant, but now it is just a clone of him. Without using the three chaotic sword energies, it is not strong enough to crush all the sub-sages.
In the final analysis, it still depends on the strength of Murong Changfeng.
If it were Danyang Sheng and Ning Bugui, Liang Yan would have a hard time dealing with it.
But if Wan Dushan and Mu Xingcai are top-notch, he will be able to deal with them with ease.
While I was thinking about it, the glow flashed on the shore of the lake, and an extremely luxurious soft couch appeared.
There is a woman sitting on the soft couch, her fur coat is as beautiful as snow, her black hair is like ink, her jade skin and fragrant shoulders are exposed, she looks charming.
"Fellow Taoists, I have been waiting for a long time. I am Liu Rushi of the Holy Spirit Academy. I am responsible for presiding over the recruitment and assessment of Yudai City. It is polite here."
The woman's voice was soft and she stood up after speaking. Come and bow to the eight monks on the lake.
Everyone immediately returned the gift, and one of them laughed and said: "I didn't expect that the examiner of this Jade Belt City would be Fairy Liu. I have heard of the fairy's name a long time ago. As expected, seeing it is better than hearing it a hundred times. She is so beautiful! "
Liu Rushi pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "So what if beauty is the worst fate? God will not pity women. If they can't survive the three disasters, they will still die."
The man originally wanted to compliment him and make a good impression, but he didn't expect the flattery to hit the horse's leg, so he could only say haha and say nothing more.
“The time has come, let’s start the first round of assessment quickly.” Murong Changfeng suddenly spoke. Although his voice was calm, he could clearly feel a hint of impatience.
"Okay."
Liu Rushi didn't talk nonsense. He took out a jade bottle from his sleeve and said to everyone: "The 'Disaster Void Realm' is filled with a strong aura of death. , if you want to move freely inside, you must have a strong body, otherwise you will be unable to resist. Therefore, this first round of assessment is to test everyone’s physical strength.”