[Chapter 101] Entering the Cloud Palace
[Chapter 101] Entering the Cloud Palace
The three men had obviously been drugged to make them unconscious, so they were completely unaware of the impending danger.
The red flame tiger approached the three people, opened its mouth and bit the thigh of the strongest male cultivator among them.
The pain woke the male cultivator up suddenly.
The first thing he saw was a red flame tiger with a mouth full of blood. Regardless of the severe pain in his thigh, the male cultivator gathered his spiritual energy and raised his hand to slap the red flame tiger.
Because the Red Flame Tiger was huge and the male cultivator's palm strike was so hasty, the Red Flame Tiger only retreated one step.
But his resistance angered the Red Flame Tiger.
The red flame tiger let out a roar and stretched out a claw to slap the male cultivator.
The situation was urgent and the male cultivator had no time to resist. He could only roll to the side with all his strength. At the same time, he called out to his other two companions: "Xu Yi, Chen Wan, you two, wake up."
The red flame tiger missed its target and immediately pounced towards the male cultivator.
The male cultivator wanted to get up, but there was a large piece of flesh missing from his thigh, and blood was dripping from it. He couldn't stand up at all and could only move backwards by supporting himself with his hands.
He was too slow and couldn't dodge the oncoming Red Flame Tiger.
"Ah~" the male cultivator let out a scream.
He saw that his calf was stepped on by the front paw of the Red Flame Tiger, and the Red Flame Tiger was lowering its head to bite his flesh. He took out a knife from his bag and pointed it at the bloody mouth of the red flame tiger.
"Puff~" The knife was against the upper jaw of the Red Flame Tiger. The Red Flame Tiger felt the pain and threw its head back.
The knife in the male cultivator's hand was thrown out directly.
At the same time, the other two slowly woke up. Seeing their companion fighting with the Red Flame Tiger, the two of them immediately stood up, took out their weapons and joined forces to fight the Red Flame Tiger.
Just as the Red Flame Tiger was fighting with the three people, another monster appeared in the distance and ran towards the three people.
When Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yishen arrived, the three of them had already been teleported out. There are seven monsters of different kinds confronting the red flame tiger standing in the cave.
Originally, this cave was the Red Flame Tiger's cave, so the cave passage was only slightly larger than it. The monsters standing outside the cave were huge, and only two of them could enter the cave.
That's why there was a confrontation.
"After killing these eight monsters, we will only be short of twenty monster cores." Ye Yishen was eager to try.
Nangong Chenyu took out his magic sword and said, "It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. Let's go."
The two did not try to hide their aura, and the eight monsters soon discovered them.
In addition, the blue-clothed male cultivator hiding in the dark did not expect that when he was fishing and the fish was about to enter the net, it was intercepted by someone halfway.
He was about to step forward, but after seeing the appearance of the two people who were trying to intercept him, he took his foot back.
Ye Yishen took out the guqin.
He plucked the strings of the zither, and the sound of the zither rang out faintly.
The monster that was rushing towards him and Nangong Chenyu involuntarily slowed down its pace following the sound of the piano.
The monsters behaved like this because the music played by Ye Yishen could affect their minds and make them move slowly.
Nangong Chenyu took the opportunity to stab his sword into the neck of the fastest Iron Flame Beast. Drawing back his sword, he stepped back quickly to avoid the gushing blood.
The next moment, the Iron Flame Beast fell to the ground with a bang.
With Ye Yishen's assistance, Nangong Chenyu quickly killed all eight monsters.
After digging out the demon core, when the two were about to leave, the man in blue came out from the darkness and called them.
"My two Taoist friends, please stay."
"Is there something?" Nangong Chenyu asked.
The blue-clothed male cultivator trotted to a place three meters away from the two men and stood still, clasping his fists: "My name is Lu Yuanzhi. I see that you two Taoists have extraordinary fighting abilities. I wonder if you two are interested in cooperating with me?"
Nangong Chenyu glanced at Lu Yuanzhi and uttered three words: "Not interested."
There are twenty demon cores and there are still more than two days left, so they will definitely be able to collect them all. There is absolutely no need to take the risk of working with someone you don't know.
Without letting Lu Yuanzhi get any closer, the two turned around and left.
Lu Yuanzhi didn't expect the two to reject him so straightforwardly. After a pause, he shouted at their backs, "I know where there are monsters, and they live in groups."
However, Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yishen did not stop moving forward, and their figures soon disappeared into the woods.
After walking for a distance, Nangong Chenyu pulled Ye Yishen and turned right. The direction they were heading now was exactly the direction where Lu Yuanzhi had been hiding before.
If he guessed correctly, the social monsters that Lu Yuanzhi mentioned would be encountered if he walked in this direction.
After walking for an hour, the two men did not encounter any monsters.
It was not until two hours later that Nangong Chenyu saw a group of ground spiders in a cave through his spiritual sense.
Soon, the two came to the outside of the ground spider's nest.
Looking at the cave that was only half a person's height, the silence between the two was deafening.
The nest of a ground spider is deep and winding downward. If you don't go in, you can't kill it at all. Unless the ground spider comes out by itself.
Ye Yisheng suggested: "How about trying smoke?"
Thinking that spider-like monsters are afraid of fire, Nangong Chenyu nodded and said, "We can give it a try."
The two of them immediately used local materials, picked up some dry firewood, and cut some branches with dense leaves. Build a fire outside the ground spider's nest, light it, and blow the smoke toward the ground spider's nest.
The ground spiders haven't been lured out yet, but the monks nearby have been lured here.
After the seven monks who had rushed over saw what the two were doing, they all released their spiritual senses to explore the cave. When they saw the densely packed ground spiders deep in the cave, they felt their scalps tingling.
But they didn't leave.
The smoke finally spread to the depths of the cave. After the motionless underground spiders sensed it, they crawled out of the nest one after another.
When their spiritual consciousness saw this scene, Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yisheng immediately put out the fire, revealing the cave entrance.
The other seven hid in the distance, intending to see if the two could cope with so many ground spiders. If the opportunity arises, they will come back to take advantage of the opportunity.
A ground spider as big as a watermelon crawled out of the cave, paused at the entrance of the cave, and then crawled precisely towards the direction of Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yishen.
Nangong Chenyu waited until the ground spider came closer before taking action.
Ye Yisheng counted twenty-one ground spiders coming out, and used magic to move a stone to the entrance of the ground spider's cave, blocking the remaining ground spiders from coming out.
Then, he and Nangong Chenyu killed the ground spider together.
The seven people who were waiting to pick up the bargain saw the ground spiders being killed one by one, and they seemed to see demon cores.
Then, two of the seven people who were fast sneaked towards the battlefield. They wanted to take advantage of the time when Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yishen were killing the ground-learning spiders to collect the corpses of the ground-learning spiders.
Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking through the air. A man who was about to collect the corpse of the ground spider raised his head and saw a transparent sword energy heading straight for his forehead.
His pupils shrank and he quickly leaned back, barely dodging it. And the tree behind him fell down with a loud bang.
When I looked back, I saw that it was cut in half.
If he hadn't dodged just now, his neck would have been separated from his body.
"roll!"
Nangong Chenyu's voice was like a thunder, exploding in the minds of the two people who stole the corpse of the ground spider. The two felt as if someone had hit them hard on the head with a hammer, causing their brains to throb with pain.
The two were scared to death.
It was more than a quarter of an hour later when Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yishen finished killing the ground spiders. And the seven people who wanted to take advantage of the bargain left.
Ye Yisheng handed the demon core he had dug out from the underground spider to Nangong Chenyu: "Count them quickly to see if there are enough."
"good."
Nangong Chenyu put the monster cores together and used his spiritual sense to check. The number of monster cores appeared in his mind.
Ye Yisheng couldn't wait to ask: "How?"
"I have a total of fifty here." Nangong Chenyu took out one of the extra demon cores and handed it to Ye Yisheng: "Take one more, just in case."
The two of them had completed their mission.
Afterwards, the two found a cave and waited until the assessment was over. The two of them were teleported to the Yunjue Palace Square along with everyone else.
There were originally more than 900 people, but now there are only 26.
As soon as he stood firm, Nangong Chenyu rolled up his sleeves.
Looking down, he saw that the cut he had deliberately made on his wrist before coming out was no longer there.
It was just as he thought. No matter how badly injured he was in the second stage of the assessment, he would come out without any injuries.
The white-haired old man who announced the rules earlier appeared out of nowhere in front of everyone: "Congratulations to everyone for passing the second round of the assessment. You are now disciples of the Yunjue Palace."
This made everyone feel relieved.
"Also, I have one more thing to tell you. Anyone who fails the test will not have the memory of entering the mountain gate of Yunjue Palace after leaving it."
What this means is that those who failed the test would not remember what happened in Yunjue Palace.
This has helped many people resolve enmity issues caused by assessments.
"As the victors, there are some things you should forget."
"Next is to test your spiritual roots."
After saying that, the white-haired old man stepped aside and sat down on a chair.
Jun Han stepped forward and said, "Everyone line up, register first, and then go to the spirit testing platform to test your spirit roots."
Everyone followed his instructions and started lining up.
He waved his hand, and the monk at the front of the line immediately stepped forward.
"Name, age?"
"Xue Zhi, fifteen years old."
Jun Han pointed at the toilet spirit table and said, "Just put your hand on the spirit test table."
Xue Zhi did as he was told.
The next moment, the spirit-testing platform lit up with a green light.
When the green light dissipated, Jun Han said, "Xue Zhi, heaven-grade wind spiritual root, spiritual root value ninety-five."
After registering, Jun Han said, "Next."
"Lu Yuanzhi, sixteen years old."
This time, Jun Han didn't need to say anything. Lu Yuanzhi walked to the spirit testing platform and placed his hand on it.
Suddenly, the spirit-testing platform lit up with a green light.
When the green light dissipated, Jun Han said, "Lu Yuanzhi, top-grade wood spiritual root, spiritual root value is ninety."
…
Seven more people passed by before it was Ye Yishen's turn.
"Name, age."
Jun Han spoke in a businesslike tone.
In fact, testing spiritual roots is the job of other disciples. Jun Han is here because he has exchanged tasks with others. He is here to help Ye Yisheng conceal his spiritual roots.
"Ye Yisheng, sixteen years old. I have fire spiritual roots, so I don't need to be tested again."
Jun Han reminded symbolically: "You have to think clearly. Only after the spiritual roots are tested, the elders and the palace master can choose a disciple to teach."
Ye Yisheng said: "I am a sound cultivator."
There was no music practitioner in Yunjue Palace, so he could not become his disciple.
Jun Han waved his hand: "You can go over there and wait too."
Nangong Chenyu walked in front of Jun Han, and without waiting for Jun Han to ask, Nangong Chenyu said: "Nangong Chenyu, sixteen years old. I have thunder spirit roots, so I don't need to be tested either."
After saying that, he walked towards Ye Yisheng.
Jun Han: “…”
Jun Han: "Next."
"Yu Zhuxuan, sixteen years old."
After saying the name, Yu Zhuxuan walked to the spirit-testing platform and placed her hand on it.
The next moment, the spirit-testing platform lit up with a water-blue light.
When the blue light dissipated, Jun Han said, "Yu Zhuxuan, top-grade water spiritual root, spiritual root value ninety-one."
…The spiritual root testing was carried out in an orderly manner.
Suddenly, the crowd let out a sound of surprise.
“It’s actually the Five Spiritual Roots!”
"The cultivation level is still the twelfth level of Qi Refining!"
"Isn't it said that the more spiritual roots you have, the slower your cultivation speed will be?"
At this moment, everyone's eyes were on the girl standing in front of the spirit testing platform.
I saw a thin girl wearing an old-fashioned and loose robe. Her eyes were clear and firm.
The spirit-testing platform in front of her was lit up with green, gold, khaki, blue and red lights.
When the light faded, Jun Han read out: "Yu Zhuxuan, five elements spiritual roots, the spiritual root values are eighty-five respectively."
After hearing the spiritual root value, everyone who was originally discussing shut up. There are two types of five elements spiritual roots: one is the common five elements mixed spiritual root; the other is the five elements chaotic spiritual root that is rarely seen in a million years.
The former is a waste, the latter is a genius.
The two are completely different.
The Five Elements Chaos Spiritual Roots made Nangong Chenyu unable to help but glance at Yu Zhuxuan. Just because someone with qualifications like Yu Zhuxuan is likely to be the protagonist in the storybook.
Thinking of this, Nangong Chenyu cast his spiritual consciousness into the sea of consciousness, but the notebook in his mind did not change at all. It seems that Yu Zhuxuan is not an important character in the storybook, otherwise the book would not be unable to be activated.
As the center of attention, Yu Zhuxuan was able to remain calm. After testing her spiritual roots, she walked over to the other cultivators who had their spiritual roots tested and stood next to them.
In less than half an hour, everyone had completed registration and spiritual root testing.
The high-ranking officials of the Yunjue Palace all descended from the sky at a precise time. His dashing appearance only caused the palace master to cough lightly.
Among more than twenty people, only six became his disciples, and the rest were outer disciples.
Fortunately, after building the foundation, everyone can become an inner disciple.
A handsome male cultivator led everyone to the residence of outer disciples.
"Outer disciples, two people in each room. Those whose names I read will stay." The white-haired old man held a notebook and began to read: "Chi Sheng, Fan Hongzhuo, the two of you will share a room."
"Tao Liang, Ye Yisheng, you two share a room."
“…”
After allocating the rooms and giving some further instructions, the white-haired old man left.
Nangong Chenyu found Tao Liang and said, "Fellow Daoist Tao, I want to switch rooms with you."
Tao Liang was a little worried: "What if the steward finds out?"
Nangong Chenyu was not worried at all: "Don't worry, if you are really discovered, I will take full responsibility. Then, you can put all the responsibility on me."
Everyone was not familiar with each other yet, and Tao Liang thought it didn't matter who he shared a room with. He hesitated for only a moment before agreeing to Nangong Chenyu's request.
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