The wooden bridge is called Qiuxian Bridge, which connects the cliffs on both sides. The mountain stream below is bottomless. A normal person would be so scared that his legs would go weak if he just stood on the edge of the cliff and looked down, let alone stepped on the shaky wooden bridge.
Tian Yongyuan was confused and asked doubtfully, "Immortal, what is your intention in pointing at this bridge?"
Pharmacist Liu said in a deep voice, "Our Tang Sect has been dedicated to saving lives since ancient times. According to our ancestors' rules, if the person seeking medicine is eager to save a person, he or she can kowtow three times and bow nine times from this side of the cliff, cross the wooden bridge to the other side, and take a plant of the Gratitude Herb.
Then the elders in the Tang Sect will definitely stop what they are doing and help him refine a pill."
Long Yi frowned slightly. The mountain stream was at least a thousand meters deep. Even if an external master fell in, he would have no chance of survival.
This is not to prove the sincerity of the person seeking medicine, it is clearly to exchange life for life, or to demonstrate the supreme authority of the Tang Clan through three kowtows and nine bows.
Everyone's faces changed drastically. They couldn't imagine that if a strong wind blew in the air just when they were halfway up, and the wooden bridge shook violently, the person seeking medicine would be smashed to pieces, not to mention having to kowtow three times and nine times on such a narrow wooden bridge.
When Tian Baiwei thought of this, her cheeks turned pale with fright, and she immediately took a few steps back without saying a word.
Tian Yongyuan's expression remained unchanged. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said:
"Great! Thank you, Pharmacist Liu, for your guidance. If I can cure Grandpa's illness, this little risk is nothing!"
After finishing speaking, Tian Yongyuan put his hands together and prayed continuously, then he knelt down, bowed every three steps, and knelt on both knees every nine steps.
"What a filial heart!" Pharmacist Liu nodded in praise, but the arrogance in his eyes could not be concealed.
In fact, the Tang Sect established this rule not to prove the sincerity of those seeking medicine, but to demonstrate the authority of the Tang Sect above the secular world.
My Tang Sect is an ancient poison sect. You want to ask me for medicine? Okay, since you are so anxious, why not prove your sincerity to us? How about kneeling and kowtowing?
The wealthy businessmen around looked at Tian Yongyuan kneeling on the wooden bridge. Many of them gasped in fear, while others praised him.
"Tsk tsk, whose son is this? He's a true hero, putting his own life and death aside!"
"Although the Tang Clan is an ancient poisonous sect, they are not bad at heart. They are able to help others in need and help the world, showing the style of a great sect."
"There aren't many large sects as humane as the Tang Sect..."
Long Yi frowned, and his heart was filled with contempt for the Tang Clan.
Not only did he use this harmful and evil method of seeking medicine to prove his supreme authority in the secular world, but he also brainwashed many warriors. Otherwise, how could these people say such stupid things?
Seeing the onlookers praising Tian Yongyuan again and again, Tian Baiwei's tail was almost up to the sky, and she didn't feel the shame of her retreat just now at all.
The next second, when Tian Yongyuan walked to the middle of the wooden bridge, a strong wind blew from the mountain stream, immediately putting Tian Yongyuan in danger.
The wooden bridge began to shake violently, and Tian Yongyuan could only kneel on the bridge, holding the gap between the bridge deck tightly with his ten fingers to prevent himself from being shaken out.
Long Yi sighed deeply in his heart and was moved.
He seemed to see the shadow of his childhood in Tian Yongyuan, who was trying his best.
When he was seven years old, after learning about the extermination of the Long family, he allowed his upper body to be beaten red by the hundred-meter waterfall for the entire day, but he gritted his teeth and persevered, never crying out in pain.
At this moment, the young man who was struggling to survive on the bridge looked very much like Long Yi when he was a child, carrying the hatred of his clan’s genocide on his shoulders.
The same fearlessness of death, the same struggle to survive, the same heartbreaking feeling.
Seeing that Tian Yongyuan was in danger of falling into the abyss at any time, not to mention his sister Tian Baiwei, even the onlookers gasped.
There is only one person whose mind is as calm as water, and that is Pharmacist Liu.
This guy not only didn't look worried at all, but he smiled without any empathy:
"Haha, why are you so nervous? This is just a small test from the Tang Sect. If he was really eager to save people, why would he be afraid of such a small gust of wind?"
Long Yi's face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it. He said in a cold voice: "He just wants to ask for medicine. If you, the Tang Sect, don't want to give it to him, just say so directly. Why use his life to show your authority?
Do you really think I can't see that the strong wind in the mountain stream is caused by a magic circle? Every time someone steps in the middle of the wooden bridge, the magic circle will be activated.
The Tang Clan is a hypocrite who set up a magic circle! On the surface, they make others kowtow three times and nine times to pass through the wooden bridge, but secretly they want to put those who seek medicine to death.
As soon as Long Yi finished speaking, Pharmacist Liu became furious. He pretended to be furious on the surface to hide his panic.
"Who on earth is this kid? Isn't this a secret of the Tang Sect that only a few know? The formation was set up by the Sect Master himself. Even a Heaven Realm warrior wouldn't be able to see through it."
Medicine Master Liu was afraid that this would arouse suspicion and tarnish the reputation of the Tang Sect, so he loudly rebuked:
"Humph! This is the rule that our Tang Sect has passed down for thousands of years. How can a young man like you question it?
"This is all a matter of mutual consent. Sincerity is the most important factor in seeking medicine. You actually had the audacity to say something so offensive to the Tang Sect. Don't blame me for relaying your words to the elders verbatim. I will forever blacklist you from the Tang Sect."
As soon as these words were spoken, they really aroused public anger. The Tang Clan was an ancient poison sect. How could they set up these harmful formations to slaughter those who sought medicine?
This young man must have evil intentions and is throwing dirty water on the Tang Clan in order to achieve some shady purpose of his own.
He Tao was furious, pointing at Long Yi's nose and cursing, "Good boy, I brought you in out of kindness, but I didn't expect this is how you repay me? If it weren't for Pharmacist Liu's magnanimity, I would have expelled you from the Tang Sect long ago."
Tian Baiwei, who was standing by, was afraid that the Tang Sect would transfer their anger towards Long Yi to herself, so she quickly shouted:
"I've long suspected you had ill intentions, and now the fox's tail has finally been exposed. My brother really made a mistake when he let you and that slutty fox next to you follow us."
After she finished speaking, she bowed to Pharmacist Liu and said, "Immortal, this man has nothing to do with me. I brought him along because I felt sorry for him, but I didn't expect it was all an act. You should kick him out now."
The wealthy young men and businessmen watching nearby also looked at Long Yi with disdain and criticized him repeatedly.
"This young man is truly arrogant. Coming to the Tang Sect, not only did he not feel awe, but he actually started speaking arrogantly."
"Hurry up and send him back to where he was beaten. This kind of person just can't stand seeing others doing well."
"If he speaks without restraint, he'll end up wasting his time. If he has any dignity, he should just get out of here."
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