Chapter 2 Trial
In deep winter, the sky of Fukong Mountain is always gloomy, so the Qingyun Sect built on Fukong Mountain also lacks sunlight.
However, people's enthusiasm was not suppressed by the gloomy weather at all, and a huge crowd gathered in the open space in front of the sect's hall.
Twelve tall stone pillars stand in a circle around the open space, and countless intricate and gorgeous patterns are engraved on the stone pillars and the white marble ground. When you step into it, you can feel the surge of spiritual energy.
Jian An Ning stood on a high place, holding her chin and looking at the crowd walking into the open space, thinking: How come such a troublesome job as presiding over the entrance trial is given to her?
Let’s go back to one day ago.
Yuxuan Peak.
The weather is getting colder, with snow drifting in the wind.
Jane Anning lay peacefully under the tree, watching the snowflakes dancing in the sky, holding her gourd and drinking slowly, with a hint of haziness in her eyes.
Floating in the air, like an immortal banished from the mortal world.
She was enjoying the state of forgetting herself and the world when she saw a ray of fire coming from the sky and landing in front of her, and the voice of the great elder was heard.
"Come to the sect's main hall quickly."
Jian Anning quickly stood up.
The Qingyun Sect does not impose strict restrictions on its members, especially on the inner sect elders who have reached the Nascent Soul stage. Only when there are major matters involving the interests of the sect will all the inner sect elders be summoned to the sect hall for discussions.
However, she hasn't heard of any major events recently?
Jian Anning was a little confused.
As soon as we arrived at the sect's main hall, we could see the Great Elder waiting there early. He looked like an ordinary middle-aged man, looking down at the jade slip in his hand, but his eyes were shining with brilliance, revealing a sense of extraordinaryness.
Another person was standing on the steps. His hair and beard were all white, but he looked like a young man. This person was Yun Zhongzi, the leader of Qingyun Sect.
Jane Anning became more alert.
Yun Zhongzi has not been in charge of affairs for many years and has often delegated power to the Great Elder. Therefore, there are rumors within the sect that if Yun Zhongzi ascends to heaven one day, the Great Elder will take over as the head of the sect.
However, these have nothing to do with Jian Anning, the inner sect elder with the lowest level of cultivation.
She clasped her fists towards the two of them and asked, "But what happened inside the door?"
The Great Elder's expression was somewhat serious. He said, "There are indeed some minor issues, which is why I specially called you here."
Jane Anning:?
So she was the only one called?
A bad premonition arose in Jane An Ning's heart, and the next moment, her premonition became reality.
Yun Zhongzi smiled at her and said, "Elder Chu, who presided over the entrance examination in previous years, is currently in a critical stage of cultivation and cannot come out of retreat. Therefore, I have discussed with the Great Elder and decided that you will take over the entrance examination in his place."
Jane Anning tried to struggle.
"Then Elder Zhao..."
"He is responsible for maintaining order during the entrance trial and cannot preside over it."
"Then Elder Ding..."
"She went to the human world to seek a breakthrough opportunity and won't be back for a while."
“…”
Jian An Ning still didn't give up, and continued: "Then Elder Li..."
Yun Zhongzi stroked his snow-white beard and replied, "Elder Li is only at the Golden Core stage, and he secured his position as the head of the Pill Hall through his alchemy skills. Are you sure he can take care of the safety of so many people?"
Jane Anning looked depressed.
At this time, the Great Elder dealt her a fatal blow and said, "Besides, I looked through the contribution records of each peak. How come the contribution record of your Yuxuan Peak is almost blank?"
Oh no, I’ve been caught slacking off, Jane Anning thought to herself.
Yun Zhongzi added earnestly, "The Qingyun Sect's entrance examination uses an illusion to test one's heart. If it were someone with lower cultivation and a less steadfast heart, they would probably be tempted to go astray."
Okay, Jane Anning thought to herself.
But he said to the Great Elder: "Remember to write this matter into my Yuxuan Peak contribution."
The Great Elder nodded in agreement and said, "Of course."
Jian Anning was just recalling how she had been forced to take the entrance exam yesterday when she heard Zhao Tan's voice transmission from afar, "It's time to begin."
Jane Anning suddenly came back to her senses.
I saw that the empty ground beneath my feet was already crowded with people. They gathered in twos and threes, waiting for the official start of the entrance trial.
Jian An Ning flew down and landed in front of everyone. Her clothes flowed elegantly, and she looked like an immortal.
Everyone's eyes were focused on her in an instant, making her feel a little awkward.
She cleared her throat and used secret methods to transmit the sound to the ears of everyone present.
"The Qingyun Sect's entrance trials are different from those of other factions. There's a chance you might go astray and even lose your life. If anyone is worried, you can leave now."
There were whispers among the crowd, but no one left.
Qingyun Sect is located in Zhongzhou. Although it is in the geographical center, people who come here need to travel through mountains and rivers, and there are countless dangers involved.
So the crowd was not deterred by this warning.
Jian An Ning waited for a while, and seeing that no one pushed him out, he cast a spell.
Countless hand seals were formed in an instant, so fast that only afterimages could be seen. The stream of light symbolizing spiritual power flew from Jian An Ning's hands to the center of the open sky.
Then it split into twelve parts and flew to the twelve stone pillars.
The flowing light ignited the patterns carved on the stone pillars, and they seemed to come alive, connecting with the patterns on the white marble floor.
In an instant, the huge open space in front of the sect's main hall was shrouded in a halo of spiritual energy, almost like a miniature sun. The people in it sat cross-legged, immersed in a fantasy world.
Jian An Ning looked around and lit three incense sticks.
The entrance test of Qingyun Sect requires that those who want to join the Qingyun Sect must escape from the illusion within three incense sticks.
Moreover, this illusion is not only constructed by the spiritual power of the host, but also supplemented by the Eight Diagrams and Nine Palaces Formation, so the effect is very powerful. Even if it is used for entry-level trials, it will only activate less than 10% of its effectiveness, but every time there are quite a few people who are completely lost and die.
But Qingyun Sect is not an evil sect that regards human life as worthless after all, so the monks who preside over the entrance trial also have the important mission of saving people.
Jian An Ning flew up and sat down on one of the stone pillars next to the open space. Her spiritual sense covered everyone within the coverage of the formation. After a while, she noticed something unusual.
Among the people sitting cross-legged, there was a man who was trembling, with beads of sweat dripping from his forehead. The originally gentle spiritual power fluctuations around him became agitated, so that the people around him seemed to be affected to a certain extent.
Jian An Ning made some hand gestures to stabilize the spiritual energy fluctuations around the man, then flew to his side and lightly touched the man's eyebrows with her fingertips.
The next moment, the world changed.
Jane Anning's surroundings became magnificent and looked like a house made of gold, inlaid with various gems. It was the illusion that this person was obsessed with.
Her figure became thin and transparent, and she walked towards the center of the illusion with a clear goal.
I saw a young man who was obsessed with the illusion lying on gold, silver and treasures. It was obvious from his appearance that he wanted to stay here forever and was unwilling to leave.
Jane Anning didn't say anything. She grabbed the young man's collar and threw him out in front of his astonished eyes.
In an instant, the illusion was shattered, the young man opened his eyes, and saw Jian An Ning, who looked like an immortal in front of him.
The "immortal" spoke expressionlessly and said coldly and ruthlessly: "You are eliminated."
The longing in the young man's eyes had not yet fully solidified when it was shattered by these cold words.
He looked at the three incense sticks standing in front of him, only a quarter of one stick had burned.
"Didn't I wake up from the illusion? Logically, I can join the Qingyun Sect!" The young man tried to buy himself a chance by making unreasonable demands.
But Jian An Ning showed no intention of relenting and said, "It was me who woke you up. Otherwise, even if the formation was closed, you wouldn't be able to come out of the illusion."
She pointed to the side and said, "The way down the mountain is over there. Take your time and I won't see you off."
The young man walked away in a daze, while Jane Anning continued to rescue him.
After a stick of incense burned out, people finally began to wake up. Jian An Ning asked them to stay on the other side while she continued to save people.
There were fewer and fewer people in the open space, but the young man in red still sat firmly in the center, showing no intention of waking up.
Jian An Ning paid more attention and thought to herself: That crappy book doesn't seem to be accurate at all. Lu Fei is about to lose the chance to join the Qingyun Sect.
She thought about it and separated a wisp of her spiritual consciousness to see what kind of illusion Lu Fei was in.
However, the next moment her expression became serious.
She couldn't see Lu Fei's illusion.
Jian An Ning was stunned to see Lu Fei woke up by himself. His eyes looked a little empty, as if some of his soul was still lingering in the illusion.
Jian An Ning pursed her lips and wanted to ask something, but soon the last stick of incense had burned out, and she could only use the magic hand seal to end the illusion.
Only a few dozen people were able to break free from the illusion with their own will. The others could only leave Qingyun Sect regretfully and seek the truth elsewhere.
The disciples of Qingyun Sect who have passed the entrance test will be gathered together. Tomorrow, they can choose the master they want to join.
The system of Qingyun Sect is very simple. When they first join the sect, all disciples have no cultivation and are therefore just menial servants. If their master is kind-hearted, he will give them additional resources for cultivation, and vice versa.
As long as one's cultivation breaks through to the Qi training stage, one can become an outer disciple, and the amount of resources provided by Qingyun Sect will increase significantly, and so on.
Therefore, for those who have just passed the entry trial, choosing a good master is also very important.
Therefore, after these young men followed the disciples of Qingyun Sect back to Luoyun Peak, they began to chatter and discuss several elders of Qingyun Sect.
"I want to become the sect master's disciple!" the young man said excitedly.
The person next to him immediately poured a bucket of cold water on him and said, "The sect leader doesn't want to accept disciples, so stop daydreaming."
The young man didn't seem to have any intention of giving up. He rolled his eyes and said, "The Great Elder's disciples are not bad either."
Another person rolled his eyes at him and said, "Do you think you're the only one who knows that the most sought-after elder in Qingyun Sect right now? Eight out of ten people here are desperately trying to get to Yunlu Peak."
The other young man listened for a while and said, "You don't have to choose such a popular master. I heard at home that Elder Chu of Yuqing Peak treats his disciples very well. He is a good choice."
"That's good, but everyone on Yuqing Peak is a crazy cultivator from top to bottom. They practice for thirteen hours out of twelve hours a day, and they also have to find time to complete the sect's mission." A disciple of Qingyun Sect joined their discussion, his expression full of vicissitudes.
Lu Fei listened to their discussion quietly, her body following closely, but her mind was completely on something else.
His mind kept thinking about Jane An Ning who suddenly appeared that day in a blue dress, and recalling every subtle expression on her face.
Had he seen her somewhere?
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