Chapter 156: The third level of the walking trial, fighting against the real mountain and sea walker
"You have completed the second level of the trial in three days. Your record is half a day faster than Jiang Dongliu of the Qingzhou Mountain and Sea Division back then."
Lu Chen took off his holographic helmet and heard the words from the examiner Xu Yangyang.
"Then how did he get through it in the first place?"
Xu Yangyang thought for a moment and said, "He found the old monk as soon as he entered the apartment. He then spent two days gaining his trust and got the healing pill from him."
"Then he spent a day deciding on the candidates for the Black Lotus Cult, and finally spent half a day teaming up with the old monk to deal with them."
After hearing this, Lu Chen roughly understood Jiang Dongliu's clearance process.
And this way of passing the level should be the most orthodox way of passing the level.
Although it took Lu Chen three days to pass the level, this was mainly because Lu Chen spent two more days preparing for the sake of safety.
If he wanted, after he recovered a certain level of cultivation on the first day, he could actually go directly to the fifteenth floor to find the Black Lotus Cultist.
But taking risks is not Lu Chen's character. He likes to wait until he is fully prepared before taking action, even in situations like mock trials.
Seeing that others were still taking the trial, Lu Chen simply started chatting with Xu Yangyang.
"Can you tell me about the third level of the trial? I heard that there are only three levels in this walking trial. As long as you pass all three levels, you can get an apprentice walking license."
He seemed to be very optimistic about Lu Chen and knew that Lu Chen would definitely pass this trial.
So Xu Yangyang had no intention of hiding anything and directly talked to Lu Chen about the third level of the trial.
"Well, the process of the walking trial is similar to what you said. You just need to complete the three levels of the trial."
"Generally speaking, the first level of these three trials tests the physical strength and willpower of the trial-taker, the second level tests the trial-taker's character, and the third level tests the trial-taker's strength."
"During this process, the content of the first two levels of the exam will hardly change, only the third level will occasionally be different."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Lu Chen immediately became interested.
"What's the difference?"
"Generally speaking, there are many ways to test the strength of the trial participants. Some let the trial participants fight each other, some let the trial participants hunt monsters, and some let the trial participants fight directly with the official walkers of our company."
"I'm not sure about the specifics of this trial. It depends on what the Master who presides over the trial thinks. But I feel that this trial should be the third type."
"Why?"
"Because according to the intelligence I have collected, whenever a genius with outstanding talent appears among the trial takers, the Masters of the Scriptures want to see more of the genius' strength."
"In this case, whether it is just letting the trial participants fight each other or letting them fight against demons, it is undoubtedly not a good choice."
"The former is prone to power disparity, while the latter has certain safety risks and is very troublesome."
"Understood."
After hearing this, Lu Chen had a rough idea of the content of the third level of the trial.
I think there should be a few mountain and sea walkers from the Linjiang Mountain and Sea Division who will come out to act as examiners and engage in actual combat with the trial-takers.
As long as you can defeat them or meet certain conditions, you can pass the assessment.
As for whether he could pass the test, Lu Chen was not worried at all.
After all, let alone an ordinary person traveling in mountains and seas, even a palmist in the Jindan stage.
Lu Chen was confident that he could defeat his opponent in a one-on-one situation.
This is true even if the other party is blessed with the fate of exotic beasts from the mountains and seas.
Yu Tianqi brought Lu Chen and Mu Xiaoye to Linjiang Mountain and Sea Division.
In fact, most of the information about the Shanhai Division has already been told to them.
This naturally includes the relationship between the strange beasts in the mountains and seas and the people walking in the mountains and seas within the Shanhai Division.
Fate, this is the greatest help that the strange beasts of mountains and seas can give to those traveling in mountains and seas.
The more powerful the mountain and sea beasts are, the stronger their fate is.
Let Lu Chen and Mu Xiaoye obtain a strange beast from the mountains and seas, and then use the Dragon Pond of Qingzhou Mountain and Sea Bureau to help Mu Xiaoye break through the foundation-building period.
This is the main purpose of Yu Tianqi bringing them to Qingzhou Mountain and Sea Division this time.
Lu Chen was also very curious about what kind of exotic beast he could get from the Qingzhou Mountain and Sea Division.
After all, he was still planning to see if he could bring the exotic beasts from the mountains and seas in reality into the game through his special talent, the Fairy Lotus Embryo.
Not long after Lu Chen finished the second level of the trial, Mu Xiaoye also quickly completed the trial.
Judging from the time, she should have taken four days to deal with the Black Lotus followers in the trial.
"Xiao Lu, why are you so fast?"
Hearing Mu Xiaoye's words, Lu Chen, who was resting under a tree, replied casually: "It wasn't a difficult thing in the first place, so I came out early naturally."
Mu Xiaoye nodded and said as a matter of course: "Yes, this trial is indeed not difficult, it is too easy."
Lu Chen asked curiously: "How did you pass the level?"
Mu Xiaoye thought for a moment and said, "It's nothing. When I entered, the landlady told me that there were many people of all kinds in the apartment and asked me to be more careful."
"After that, I went out to buy snacks and met an old man. I could tell at a glance that he was a cultivator, so I asked him directly if he had any healing pills. I would return them to him when I had money."
"That old man was a very nice person. He didn't ask me for money and just gave it to me directly."
"Later, when I saw that I had almost recovered, I went to the 14th and 15th floors of the apartment. I met a female ghost on the 14th floor. She warned me not to approach the middle room on the 15th floor casually, saying that it was unsafe there."
"But you know, I'm a curious person. After hearing this, I immediately went to the fifteenth floor, and then I met the old woman who kept the blood corpse."
"In the end, I didn't even have to do anything. The old man who came over from behind and the female ghost sister on the 14th floor helped me get rid of them, and then I got out."
Hearing this, Lu Chen didn't know what to say.
Because he could tell that Mu Xiaoye didn't actually try hard to pass the level.
But she seemed to have a natural intuition, or was blessed by God.
I always meet the key people at the key moments.
Even if she didn't do anything intentionally, she was still able to easily gather all the necessary conditions to pass the level.
Although it is said that players with luck can't go far.
But Mu Xiaoye has been very lucky since she was a child. She has relied on luck to get to where she is today, so it probably won't be difficult for her to go a little further in the future.
If luck also has levels, then Mu Xiaoye's luck is definitely the best.
After Mu Xiaoye passed the level, many people took off their helmets one after another.
However, most of these people took off their helmets because they were killed by the Black Lotus believers during the trial and failed the assessment.
Out of the one hundred test-takers, only seven successfully passed the test.
The rest of the people either mistook the female ghost on the fourteenth floor as an enemy.
Either they failed to see through the disguised Black Lotus followers and were caught off guard and dealt with by the other party.
It can be said that the vast majority of trial-takers are capable of defeating the Black Lotus Cultists.
They lost more due to lack of experience.
However, this is also the key to the second level of the trial.
After all, what the Shanhaisi's walkers have to deal with most are the insidious and cunning demonic monks.
To deal with them, cultivation alone is definitely not enough.
After all, anything can happen in reality, and absolutely fair situations like ring competitions rarely occur in reality.
Calling you sick and wanting to kill you is the main theme in reality.
Excluding Lu Chen and Mu Xiaoye, there are five people left who passed the assessment.
Three of them were students at the Taoist academy, and two of them were sophomores and juniors at the Shangqing Taoist Academy in Qingzhou.
Moreover, among these three people, there is one who has entered the realm of Tao.
She's just an ordinary-looking girl.
She is also the strongest one among the remaining five people except Lu Chen and Mu Xiaoye.
He was also the fastest among the five people to complete the game, taking only four and a half days.
In fact, if it weren't for the appearance of Lu Chen and Mu Xiaoye, the opponent might be the strongest one in this trial.
"Well, congratulations to the seven of you for making it this far. Now you only have one last step left to complete the walking trial. Follow me."
Under the leadership of Xu Yangyang, the few of them soon arrived at an open space in the woods.
And here, three people were already waiting for them.
One of them was the examiner who appeared in the first stage, Yan Lei, who looked a bit exaggerated.
The remaining two are the elderly Lao Deng.
They are Yu Tianqi and Zhong Yaojun, one of the six chief managers of Linjiang Mountain and Sea Division.
When Mu Xiaoye saw Yu Tianqi appear, he couldn't help but waved at him.
In response, Yu Tianqi scratched his cheek awkwardly, then glared at Mu Xiaoye.
It means that in this kind of situation, you, girl, should not act as if you know him, otherwise it will easily cause some unnecessary misunderstandings.
Mu Xiaoye reacted quickly to this, and hurriedly put his hand down and looked elsewhere.
He acted as if he didn't know Yu Tianqi.
The example of covering one's ears and stealing a bell is fully embodied in her.
"Ahem, alright, let me explain the rules of the next trial to the seven of you. Xiao Xu, come here first."
After hearing what Zhong Yaojun said, Xu Yangyang nodded and came to the few people.
Zhong Yaojun walked out and looked at the seven trial-takers in front of him, and finally set his sights on Lu Chen.
He looked very curious about Lu Chen.
Lu Chen didn't react much to this.
Although he had already known the other party's identity as the Chief of Linjiang Mountain and Sea Division from the token on his waist.
But the trial was not a life-and-death battle, and he didn't sense any malice from the other party.
So he guessed that the reason why the other party was curious about him was either because he knew about his situation from Yu Tianqi.
Or maybe the sword intent he displayed in the first level attracted the opponent's attention.
But no matter which one it is, it will not have much impact on his next trial, and naturally there will be no reaction.
After all, they were just taking a look and there was no ill intention on their part.
After watching Lu Chen for a while, Zhong Yaojun began to talk about the content of the last level.
"First of all, I would like to congratulate you all for passing the second level of the trial. The fact that you have made it this far shows that your physique and character have met the standards for becoming a mountain and sea walker."
"But if you want to become a mountain and sea walker, it's not enough to have a good physique and character. You also need to have enough strength."
"After all, if you become a true mountain and sea walker, you will have to face the dark side of the Immortal Alliance in the future. Those guys are not only extremely powerful, but also use all means possible."
"I think you should have experienced the methods of those demon monks in the second level of the trial."
"Although I don't know which walking memory you are experiencing, what I want to tell you is that these memory fragments are special scenes extracted by our Shanhai Division from the walking memory fragments of death."
"In other words, what you just experienced was actually the most profound memory of a walking person before he died."
"Perhaps you feel that the enemy you just encountered in the trial is too weak, and that you will die at her hands. It must be because you were not careful."
"I can tell you clearly that this is indeed the case."
"But the reason why you think that demon monk is weak is because you knew in advance that this was a trial, so you were able to take what happened in that trial so seriously."
"But the evil demons in reality won't tell you this in advance."
"In the thousands of years since the establishment of the Shanhai Division, most of our walkers did not die on the battlefield, but died in the calculations of the evil demons."
"Most of them were probably just out to buy a bottle of water, or to meet a friend, when they were suddenly attacked by the demon monks."
"In this situation, how many of you can guarantee that you can escape unscathed? And how many of you can guarantee that you can fully exert your strength in an emergency?"
After hearing Zhong Yaojun's words, everyone present looked at each other and shook their heads.
After all, humans are not machines, and no one can always maintain a high level of concentration.
In the case of unintentional actions, they would be lucky if they could exert half of their full strength, let alone their full strength.
After hearing this, everyone understood the danger of traveling in mountains and seas.
In a word, the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light.
It is true that most of the demonic monks would never dare to attack the Shanhaixing under the watchful eyes of the public, because this would expose them to the sun and face the endless pursuit of the Shanhaisi.
But there is never a shortage of people in this world who take risks.
While Shanhaixingxing accepted a large amount of resources from the Immortal Alliance, he naturally had to face many dangers that most people in the Immortal Alliance would never encounter.
Looking at everyone who was in deep thought, Zhong Yaojun did not rush to interrupt their thoughts.
Instead, let them think carefully about whether they want to become a mountain and sea walker.
After all, traveling in mountains and seas represents not only honor and special power, but also danger.
No one knows which will come first, the accident or tomorrow.
The accidents encountered when traveling in mountains and seas are far more numerous than those encountered by others.
However, those who can reach this stage are basically mentally prepared for this.
So after just a little thought, their eyes became determined.
However, Lu Chen didn't think too much about it.
After all, the situation in reality is much better than in the game.
In reality, whether it is the Black Lotus Sect or other demonic cultivators, they are basically suppressed by the Immortal Alliance and dare not show their heads easily.
He only dared to do some petty thefts.
But the villains in the game are different.
From what Lu Chen knew, quite a few evildoers in the game had already infiltrated the Zhongzhou sects.
He himself was not sure who were his enemies and who were his friends.
Therefore, it is more dangerous than becoming a Shanhaisi.
Lu Chen was more concerned about the power he could obtain through the Shanhai Division.
Just be strong enough and cautious enough.
No matter what danger he encounters, Lu Chen has the ability to solve it.
If the problem cannot be solved, it is not someone else's fault, you can only blame yourself for being too weak.
Perhaps because he saw that everyone had understood the pros and cons of becoming a mountain and sea traveler, Zhong Yaojun spoke.
"In fact, I have said so much just to remind you that even in your daily life, you must remain vigilant and never become complacent because of a few achievements, thinking that you are invincible and can ignore others."
As he spoke, Zhong Yaojun looked at Yan Lei next to him.
Seeing Zhong Yaojun's eyes, Yan Lei knew that Zhong Yaojun was deliberately warning him.
He immediately touched the back of his head in embarrassment.
Zhong Yaojun rolled his eyes at him and turned to look at everyone.
"Okay, I won't say more. After all, there are some things that you may not take to heart no matter how much I say. But reality will tell you the importance of these things. I just hope that you can withstand the education of reality."
"Now I will tell you about the content of this final level of the walking trial, Yan Lei, Yang Yang."
"yes."
Yan Lei and Xu Yangyang walked out and came to the seven examinees.
"The test for this final level is very simple. As long as you can hold out against either of them for five minutes in a one-on-one situation, you will pass the test."
"Yan Lei is a physical cultivator, and his cultivation is at the fifth level of the foundation-building period. The mountain and sea beast he contracted is the Kui Niu of the 'Nine Lights Fate'."
"Xu Yangyang is a talisman cultivator, his cultivation is at the sixth level of the foundation-building period, and the mountain and sea beast he contracted is the 猼聳 of the 'Ten Cities Fate'."
"But don't worry, they won't release their own mountain and sea beasts in this assessment, so you are just fighting against normal Foundation Establishment cultivators."
Hearing this, Zuo Qiuzi, the girl from Shangqing Taoist Temple, asked, "What if we win?"
Zhong Yaojun glanced at her, then smiled and said, "If you can win, then you will naturally pass the assessment."
"But even though you are from the Zuo family and are a junior student at Shangqing Taoist Academy, I still don't think you can beat either of them."
"Even if they didn't release the strange beasts from the mountains and seas."
Hearing this, Zuo Qiuzi was a little unconvinced.
It seems that he thinks Zhong Yaojun underestimates him.
But Lu Chen knew that Zhong Yaojun was not joking.
Because Lu Chen could feel that no matter it was Yan Lei who looked flamboyant, or Xu Yangyang who looked intellectual and calm.
They are all among the most powerful Foundation Establishment cultivators he has ever met.
Even if Lu Chen took action himself, it would not be easy to defeat these two people without using the sword domain.
This is also the reason why he wanted to stop Mu Xiaoye and Yan Lei from competing.
After all, the reason why Yan Lei lost to them in the long-distance race in the first level was largely because the gravity ring worn by the opponent was quite special.
Under the same circumstances, Yan Lei is subject to much greater restrictions than him and Mu Xiaoye.
If there is no such restriction and it is just a normal competition.
Even if Mu Xiaoye possessed the innate magical power of 'Red Flame Phoenix Tribulation', it would be difficult for him to defeat Yan Lei in a one-on-one situation.
After all, in such a huge Immortal Alliance, there are not only him and Mu Xiaoye, two geniuses.
Yan Lei and Xu Yangyang, who were able to travel across mountains and seas, were also regarded as geniuses in their time.
"Okay, who among you wants to take the challenge first?"
After hearing what Zhong Yaojun said, Zuo Qiuzi walked out directly.
"Let me go first."
"Okay, who do you want to challenge?"
Zuo Qiuzi's gaze stayed on Yan Lei and Xu Yangyang for a moment, and finally fell on Xu Yangyang.
"That's her."
Seeing that Zuo Qiuzi had chosen him, Xu Yangyang nodded calmly and walked out.
When the people around saw this, they tactfully made way for the two of them.
Lu Chen stood in the distance, and his originally normal pupils began to turn into lotus shapes.
From the time he started practicing until now, he had only seen one monk from the Shanhai Division take action, and that was Bai Ling.
Although he and Yu Tianqi are very familiar with each other, Lu Chen has not yet seen Yu Tianqi take action seriously.
Therefore, Lu Chen was very curious about the strength of the monks from the Mountain and Sea Division.
I'd take this opportunity to take a good look at it.
PS: The next update will be before 12 o’clock.
(End of this chapter)
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