Chapter 2 Chapter 2 What are you talking about? I don’t understand
The girl had been doing odd jobs in the entrance test for so long, but this was the first time she had encountered a candidate asking such a question. The corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she said, "...There will be meals after the test, regardless of whether you pass or not."
"Thank you, senior." Bai Lu was genuinely happy. Given his current situation, every free meal was a good one.
Bai Lu also climbed up the stairs. After climbing two or three steps, she felt a flash before her eyes. When she looked again, she found herself in another world.
He and four other inquirers were in a wooden boat as they sailed on the lake. The misty waves were so vast that there was no end in sight. There was a grass island a little way off.
"You must reach the island in the center of the lake and get the trial token to pass the level." The voice of the young female monk who was in charge of reception sounded vaguely in their ears.
Bai Lu took a look and found that there was a familiar face among the four people except him, it was Liang Mangu.
After all, the two of them had chatted for a while, and Bai Lu nodded at him.
"Everyone be careful, this lake is definitely not simple." Another candidate also said, taking the lead in picking up the oars.
As he was speaking, a giant mirage on the grass island in the middle of the lake slowly opened up and exhaled breath. Suddenly, the sky and the earth changed color, dark clouds covered the sky, and waves rose on the lake without any wind. It seemed that several black shadows passed by the bottom of the water, causing the small wooden boat to sway.
The surface of the water, which was originally empty and allowed you to directly see the grassland, now slowly showed several abandoned large ships rising up. It was covered with spider webs, on which were crawling spiders as long as arms. The spiders' eyes were emotionless and cold, making people feel cold all over.
Everyone held onto the side of the boat. Liang Mangu took out a mirror from his bosom and looked ahead. However, the mirror was completely white. He sighed regretfully, "No magical tools can be used here."
He won this from a bet with a young man from a wealthy family and thought it would come in handy.
Then we can only rely on ourselves. Now there are five of us in the same boat...
Liang Mangu's mind raced, and he said loudly, "Everyone, that is a mysterious mirage. The mirage it exhales can turn into an extremely real phantom when it encounters the water surface, but it can't actually hurt anyone. This level will definitely test our concentration. It is said that as long as the mind is firm, one can see through the phantom and not be disturbed. Don't panic, let's move forward together--"
The black shadow passed by the boat again, and a huge tentacle hit the boat, almost capsizing it.
"You call this an illusion?" The candidate in the same group said with an unpleasant expression, and his eyes were full of suspicion when he looked at Liang Mangu.
Liang Mangu was stuck for a moment.
It was the candidate who had just taken the lead who explained for him: "I have also seen notes about that kind of giant mirage. It can indeed create illusions. Moreover, five people rowing a boat is faster than one person. There is no upper limit on the number of people who can join the sect. Why would he lie to us?"
"The most urgent task is to work together to overcome this."
One of the five people steered the boat while four others paddled, trying to avoid the large boats crawling with strange creatures. However, there was no escape. A huge spider spit out silk from four or five meters away. The silk stuck to the boat, and the spider quickly crawled over along the silk.
“Shoot it, shoot it!”
Everyone wanted to unite for defense, but suddenly seven or eight tentacles broke through the waves underwater, and the suction cups were almost in front of them.
There are wolves in front and tigers behind, and five people are obviously not enough.
Liang Mangu only heard a calm voice behind him: "What a curse."
Then he said leisurely: "Don't worry about the tentacles."
He was in a panic and didn't care about anything else when he heard it. He subconsciously followed the voice and hit the big spider hard with the paddle, sweeping it into the water.
Looking at the tentacles in front of me, they have already swept towards me...
Then it passed through the body without any feeling.
"Is it an illusion?"
Liang Mangu felt that his clothes were soaked, and he didn't know whether it was from the lake water or the cold sweat. He looked at Bai Lu who had just reminded him, and said in amazement, "In this situation, you can still maintain your concentration and see through the illusion?"
"No, I just happened to bring this." Bai Lu raised her hand and showed him what was in her hand.
The two circles are connected by metal, with a transparent lens in the middle.
Liang Mangu saw Bai Lu calibrate the magic weapon at a certain angle and let them look out through the lens. He saw that the colors of some sea beasts and ships in the lens were much lighter than others!
Liang Mangu was stunned: "Why does your magic weapon work?"
"This isn't a magic tool." If you insist, this can barely be considered a magic prop. It's a pair of polarized glasses made by Bai Lu herself. Bai Lu is a little nearsighted, so she doesn't usually wear them. She only wears them when she's doing delicate work or identifying crystals.
Bai Lu is particularly good at water magic, and she felt something was wrong with the water surface as soon as she saw it.
The illusion created by this giant mirage is projected by gas, and there is reflection on the water surface. Bai Lu's myopic polarizing glasses can eliminate the reflection at a certain angle. Looking from the inside, the contrast of all the illusions created by the giant mirage is much lower.
Simple physics.
...Well, although Bai Lu is not studying in Hua Xia, his Hua Xia parents have not stopped enrolling him in after-school tutoring classes.
…
On the Golden Jade Stage, dozens of examiners and dozens of disciples who were watching the fun were checking the conditions of each trial. Many seekers had already fallen off the boat and lost their qualification for the trial. When they saw this scene, they could not help but remain silent.
Is this considered a violation?
But that thing... doesn't seem to have any trace of a magical weapon...
"How is it?" One of them turned around and asked. He looked about forty years old, with graying temples. From his position, one could tell that he was of high status.
The cultivator next to this person was dressed in white, with his eyes covered by a silk ribbon, revealing only his tall nose and lips that were pursed into a cold arc. He was holding a piece of silk book in his hand, as if he had never paid attention to the scene. He tilted his head slightly when he heard the words, "No violation, continue."
Others also nodded: "Let's see what's behind."
…
The small wooden boat safely avoided the real water beasts on the lake and moved very quickly.
I saw a shelled creature slowly emerging from the water in front of me.
Someone exclaimed: "Bixi!"
Bai Lu also took a look: It’s just a turtle, but it has so many names to bully me, a foreigner.
"Really." Bai Lu looked down at the lenses and said, "We have to avoid it."
The five people slightly adjusted their direction to avoid the giant turtle.
"There seems to be something written on the back of that Bixi..." Someone asked doubtfully, looked closely, and silently recited a few words, and was shocked, "Oh my God, this is!!"
"What is it?" Liang Mangu was sitting on the other side and couldn't see clearly.
But he didn't need to watch, because the Bixi actually spoke in human language, reciting the formula for cultivation: "Follow me and practice it, and you will achieve the Supreme Colored Glaze Formula and accomplish the foundation-building cultivation. Your body will be like colored glaze, and when you are done, you will rest in peace..."
This is not only the formula of an extremely superior cultivation method, but also a ready-made explanation for quick entry. After taking a look and listening to it, some people are eager to learn. They are clearly thinking about waiting to start practicing, but in the face of this huge temptation, they don’t know whether they are active or passive. As the operation progresses...
Yes, there are so many immortal sects in the world, and there are tens of thousands of Xuanshan disciples, who are divided into registered disciples, inner disciples, true disciples, etc. It is not certain that you can practice the most superior skills after entering the sect, not to mention the third level at the end, which you may not be able to pass. Each level is definitely more difficult than the last.
If you practice this technique now, at least there will be a guarantee.
Liang Mangu's forehead was covered with sweat, and he immediately realized that although this Bixi was motionless, it was much more dangerous than the previous water beasts.
But the sound went straight into his ears, and his mind was shaken. He had no choice but to put down the oars, cover his ears and shout: "I will have a brighter future if I don't practice. I will become the leader of Xuanshan Immortal Sect..."
For a moment, the other four put down their oars and either practiced or resisted.
Only Bai Lu listened for ten seconds and said, "…What do you mean?"
Classical Chinese, I can't understand it at all!
It seemed to contain some strange power, but it was not as strong as his magic power.
So he picked up the oar and rowed forward.
It would be better to finish the trial early and eat.
As the wooden boat got farther away from the Bixi, the sound became quieter.
Liang Mangu put down his hand, still frightened, and looked at Bai Lu who was rowing with his head down. He was speechless for a moment, and after a long while he came up with a new name: "Brother..."
"thump."
But he heard a sound behind him. Liang Mangu looked and saw that it was the trial-taker who had organized everyone to row the boat in the beginning who jumped off the boat!
"I haven't finished listening, I haven't finished listening..." He swam hard in the direction of the Bixi.
Seeing this, the other trial participant seemed to be encouraged and also jumped off the boat. Liang Mangu was too late to stop him, and in the blink of an eye, there were only three of them left on the boat.
Liang Mangu felt that life was impermanent. He sighed and was about to express his emotions, "Ah! This is exactly..."
"Paddle, we're almost there." Bai Lu urged, "Don't be lazy, why am I the only one paddling?"
"Oh, oh." Liang Mangu's sorrowful mood was interrupted, and he quickly picked up the oar and rowed together. He did not feel dissatisfied at being urged at all, but only felt grateful to Brother Bai.
As the grass island approached and the shape of the giant mirage became visible, Liang Mangu became very excited.
"Wait, the boat is leaking!" another trial-taker exclaimed. The two of them looked and saw that it was true. The bottom of the boat had been cracked by a water beast at some point and it could no longer withstand the damage and water was oozing out.
The trial-taker rushed forward to block the water with his body, but a few words appeared on the hull in the form of water marks: All three must sink.
The trial participant's expression changed after seeing this. "Is this intentional?"
Two peaches kill three warriors.
"Are you forcing us to leave one person behind?" The trial-taker looked at the two of them. He had seen the two talk before and knew that they had a little friendship. It wasn't much, but it was extremely precious at this moment.
"Please think carefully! This kind of question must be a test of our solidarity and mutual assistance. Maybe we can be selected together if we fall into the water together..."
Bai Lu listened and felt that it made some sense.
Liang Mangu laughed and said, "Stop talking so much nonsense. Go away!"
He kicked the man off the boat without waiting for anyone to perform.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Bai Lu lay on the side of the boat, watching the trial-taker floating up and down in the water, cursing Liang Mangu angrily.
Liang Mangu said proudly, "You never expected that. I have sharp ears and eyes, and I have a photographic memory. There is no such guy among the candidates who passed the first round! He must be like those water beasts, deliberately testing our undercover and trying to sow discord between the two of us."
"Didn't he say that we should insist on unity? I think there is some truth to that." Bai Lu didn't expect there to be so many tricks. She reached out her hand and asked the drowning trial participant to pull her up.
"It's just acting," Liang Mangu said firmly, "It's not dangerous enough now. The situation will become more and more dangerous. Who dares to bet that if we fall into the water together, we will not be eliminated together? Besides, how can you be sure that the test is about unity? What if it's about decisiveness?"
Just like what happened with Bixi just now, no one dared to be sure. These dangers lie in the calculations on human hearts.
It's all a blatant conspiracy.
As he spoke, he kicked the trial participant who had just climbed up a little, down.
Trialist: “…”
"What nonsense are you talking about? I just put on some makeup! Is it wrong to want to leave a good impression on my teacher?" The trial-taker's face was soaked in water, and something did melt, revealing his dark skin.
"Eh?" Liang Mangu took a look and it was true. He had an impression of this face. He looked down on me. I put on powder on my dark skin, but I didn't even put on any powder on my dark circles. "Well, then come up."
The trial-takers climbed up again, but perhaps because they did not make a choice, or returned to the choice, the boat tended to sink again.
Liang Mangu couldn't help but stare at him, thinking, if that's the case, he's not an undercover agent, then the choice still exists...
What should we do?
"How badly do you want to join the sect?" Bai Lu suddenly had an idea. Seeing that they were all looking at her, she said something shocking, "Actually, I don't have to join the sect. If you promise to give me some money, crystal, live silver, and if there is any ash wood here..."
He just wanted to find a place to stay and try to repair his broom, but he didn't have to go to school.
The trial-taker was stunned, thinking he was joking.
But since Bai Lu said so, he immediately took advantage of the situation: "I can give you all my wealth."
Bai Lu asked, "Is there any now?"
The trialist hesitated for a moment, then took out some lilac-colored, shiny stones from his body, "These are cloud gems. I'll give them to you first."
Bai Lu reached out and took it. He also studied alchemy as a minor. Although this was not a material he was familiar with, it seemed to contain power.
Liang Mangu's eyes widened, and he said anxiously, "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't you want to cultivate immortality? Are you afraid of not having good materials after joining the sect? Xuanshan Immortal Sect guards the earth fire, and there are countless natural materials and treasures. How can you be missing!"
He was grateful to Bai Lu for what had just happened. Although what he said was a bit exaggerated, as it was impossible for people to ask for whatever they wanted from a new disciple, it was not nonsense either.
Bai Lu was also shocked after hearing this. Does Xuanshan Xianzong do charity? Not only does it provide compulsory education, but it also distributes things. It turns out that this is a famous school. Besides repairing brooms, will he be able to find other good materials?
Bai Lu immediately looked at the trial participant and said coldly, "Then you should go down. Quickly."
Liang Mangu couldn't wait to kick the man down for the third time.
Trialist: “…”
He spit out bubbles in the water and cursed silently.
After a while, he said, "Then give me back the stone!"
Bailu: I don’t want to return it...and it’s quite pretty.
"Wait a minute," Bai Lu thought for a moment, leaned over the side of the boat, and tried to grab the sleeve of the trial participant, because he suddenly had an idea, "How about..."
The trial participant collapsed and yelled, "Don't pull me up, are you kidding me on purpose? You go up and kick me down, you go up and kick me down, you might as well give me a quick death! Give me back the cloud essence!"
I definitely won't return the things.
"Don't be so excited." Bai Lu blinked and said, "I just saw that you can't swim either, so why don't you just stay here and we'll take you over, as a reward for you giving me the Cloud Essence Gem. But if we can't hold on, there's nothing we can do. You're out of luck. Pack yourself up and take the exam again next year."
What kind of forced sale is this? How can there be an exam next year? The trial-taker was still shouting, "What's this for you? I'm unlucky to have met you guys!!"
Liang Mangu was silent for a while, but he still accepted Bai Lu's offer and said, "Let's take a gamble..."
"Although it's a little slow, we can give it a try." Bai Lu and the other two arrived at the edge of the grass island.
"Where is the trial token? Is it inside the big clam?" Liang Mangu looked around impatiently.
But before they could find the token, a curtain of water opened in front of them, and they were sent out of the trial realm and found themselves on the jade steps again. However, this time, they were only one step away from reaching the golden jade platform.
The cold girl in front of him said softly, "Congratulations, you have passed the second level."
"We haven't got the trial token yet." Bai Lu asked, why are they in such a hurry to get them out.
"You already got it." The girl looked at his hand.
Bai Lu lowered his head. He had been holding the sleeve of the trial participant. Now he looked at the trial participant and said with resentment, "Yes, it's me!"
Bai Lu: “…”
"Okay, I said he is really an undercover!" Liang Mangu reacted and said loudly.
The trial-taker, or rather the trial token, looked at him with veins popping out on his forehead.
Liang Mangu remembered the decisive kicks he had just given and fell silent. He only chuckled a few times: "Hehe."
Bai Lu was thinking about eating early, "Then we only have the third level left."
"No, you have passed the level." The girl flicked her finger, and the trial-taker turned into a jade token and fell into Bai Lu's hand. On the jade token was the word "three" engraved clearly.
Bai Lu suddenly realized that before entering the customs, the girl only said that she had passed the customs, but did not say that she had passed the second level.
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