Kunlun Taoist Temple
When Zhong Ling arrived at the gate of Kunlun Taoist Temple at the agreed time, Li Zhenhua and others were chatting with the first dean of the Taoist Temple, an old general who retired from the special forces.
Seeing Zhong Ling, everyone came forward to greet her.
"Comrade Zhong Ling, the first batch of candidates consists of 3,000 people. They are all elites selected from the best special forces of the entire army. They are absolutely loyal and have very firm wills." Qiao Jianmin reported.
After hearing this, Zhong Ling didn't say much, but stood directly in the center of the square. The others didn't understand why, so they followed Zhong Ling to the square.
Under everyone's gaze, Zhong Ling raised her right hand and swiped her index finger across the air.
As she moved, golden runes emerged, and then an arched gate ten meters high and about five meters wide appeared in the square.
The gate is made of white jade, with the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers and plants carved on it. This is the "Gate of Heavenly Law".
Just looking at it makes people feel awe and dare not have any blasphemous thoughts.
After setting up the Gate of Heavenly Law, Zhong Ling did not stop. She clasped her hands together and, with Kunlun Taoist Temple as the center, gathered the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of a hundred miles to the Taoist temple.
Zhong Ling set up a huge spirit gathering formation for the Taoist temple.
After doing all this, Zhong Ling turned to the crowd and said, "You can let them in."
Half an hour later, three thousand soldiers marched into the valley in neat steps.
"Stand at attention!" The leading officer shouted, and everyone stood straight.
Li Zhenhua stepped forward and said, "Comrades! Today, you will face the most important test of your lives. This concerns the future of Daxia and the fate of the nation! Now, please allow Comrade Zhong Ling to screen you!"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhong Ling.
Zhong Ling walked slowly in front of the queue. With a scan of her spiritual sense, she could know everyone's physical condition and aptitude.
"You, step out."
"You, and you, step out."
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The whole process took less than five minutes, and only five people were left out of the team of three thousand.
Such a cruel elimination rate makes all leaders feel heavy-hearted. It is true that among billions of lives, ninety-nine percent have no spiritual roots.
"The rest of the people, return to your original units. What you saw today is classified as top secret and must not be disclosed to anyone else!" Qiao Jianmin ordered in a deep voice.
Only Zhong Ling, the lucky five, and several other senior executives including Li Zhenhua were left in the square.
"Having spiritual roots is just the first step." Zhong Ling said, and turned her palm over. A bead appeared in her hand. This was the "Spirit Testing Bead".
"Put your hands up." She said to the person standing in the front.
The man followed instructions and placed his palm on the spirit-testing bead, looking nervous.
The next second, a dazzling golden light appeared inside the bead.
"Golden spiritual roots, not bad." Zhong Ling nodded slightly.
Although the man didn't understand, the word "not bad" made him straighten his chest, and the rest of his comrades looked at him with envy.
Testing continues.
"Earth element, single spiritual root, very high purity."
"Twin spiritual roots of water and wood."
"Fire type, but unfortunately it's a bit mottled and impure."
"Wind-type mutant spiritual root, very good."
Everyone was so nervous during the test that their palms were sweating, as if they were being judged by fate.
"The test is complete." Zhong Ling placed the spirit-testing beads in a wooden box and handed it to the dean, telling him to keep it carefully. When the next generation of people comes, they can put their hands on it directly. If there is color, it means there are spirit roots. If there is no reaction, it means there are no spirit roots. Upon hearing this, the dean nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood.
"Now, go through this door in order."
She pointed to the Gate of Heavenly Law.
The first one to step forward was the one with the golden spiritual root.
He took a deep breath and stepped into the Gate of Heavenly Law. When he passed through the gate, he felt a force telling him that in this life, he should take it as his responsibility to protect Daxia. If he dared to bully the weak and bring disaster to the people, he would be punished by heaven.
When he walked out the door, he felt refreshed.
The five people passed through one by one, and their souls were branded with restrictions. From then on, they would be the country's sharpest sword and strongest shield.
"Sit cross-legged."
After everyone was seated, Zhong Ling began to explain the basics of cultivation to them.
"The first step in cultivation is to draw Qi into your body. I have set up a Spirit Gathering Array for you in the Taoist temple. It will gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here to help you speed up your cultivation.
Now, put aside all distractions and feel the spiritual energy in the air..."
Zhong Ling used the most straightforward words to guide them on how to sense spiritual energy, how to circulate it around the body, how to sink the spiritual energy into the dantian, and how to transform it into their own spiritual power.
Her voice seemed to have magical power, allowing these warriors who had just encountered the new world to quickly calm down and begin their first training according to her guidance.
After the explanation, Zhong Ling snapped his fingers and hundreds of jade pieces flew out, hovering in front of everyone.
"These are for you. Place the jade piece on your forehead and you will be able to see what's inside."
The jade piece contains explanations on the introductory steps to cultivating immortals, how to draw Qi into the body, and various spiritual root techniques from training Qi to overcoming tribulations, as well as a complete collection of elixirs, talismans, weapons and formations, and spiritual plant cultivation techniques.
"I have already set up the framework for you. You will need to walk the rest of the way on your own. These jade slips will be your teachers."
Just when they thought that was all, Zhong Ling spoke again:
"The road to science and cultivation is not an easy one. To help you avoid detours, I will leave you two more gifts."
The first gift was four jade slips, which Zhong Ling handed to the dean.
"These four jade slips record in detail all the key points and insights of alchemy, talisman making, weapon refining, and formation techniques from the first to the ninth level.
You don't need to rush to learn now. Once the spiritual energy on Blue Star returns to the concentration of ordinary immortal cultivation continents, you can use the various resources on Blue Star to refine. "
From level one to level nine!
Zhong Ling gave them a complete path of inheritance!
Then, Zhong Ling lightly pointed at an open space in the square.
The spiritual energy of the entire Kunlun Taoist Temple gathered madly towards the point where her fingertips pointed, forming a huge vortex.
The ground began to vibrate slightly, and golden runes formed a circular magic circle on the ground.
"rise."
Rumble——
Along with a loud noise, a huge blue-black tower slowly rose from the center of the magic circle!
The tower is simple and has nine floors. The eaves of each floor are carved with ancient beasts of various shapes, which are lifelike.
When the giant tower was fully raised and stood in the square, everyone was stunned and forgot to breathe.
"This is my second gift to you, the Trial Tower."
Zhong Ling's voice brought everyone back to reality.
"This tower has nine floors, and each floor has nine sub-floors. Each floor is a self-contained space. It can simulate opponents of matching strength based on the cultivation level of the entrant, whether they are demonic beasts, monsters, or even any enemy you can imagine."
“Inside the tower, you can fight to your heart’s content, hone your skills, and accumulate practical combat experience.
In the tower, all injuries are real. If you die in the tower, you will be teleported out immediately. The side effect is mental exhaustion, and you need to rest for a day or two to recover.
"Every time you pass a level, you will be rewarded with spiritual energy infusion from the tower based on your performance. This will help you consolidate your cultivation and cleanse your bones.
Of course, the higher the level, the greater the difficulty and the richer the rewards."
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