Level 1
The Way of Heaven is above all else, the Way of Evil should be eliminated, the path of cultivation is long and the roots of the Way are deep.
"Amo, the road ahead is dangerous, be extremely careful."
"The ruthless path is filled with obstacles. Don't let your parents down."
"Yes, thank you, Dad and Mom." Cong Mo changed into simple black clothes, hurriedly said goodbye to his parents, and embarked on the journey of seeking the truth.
The road ahead was difficult. Cong Mo clenched the sword and the package bag in his hands, and his calm heart began to beat violently.
An unprecedented sense of tension filled my whole body.
She took a deep breath and followed the route planned on the map, but her nervousness caused her to not notice the suspicious figure behind her.
"West, turn east." The compass was affected by the surrounding fog and could not find the correct direction. Cong Mo calmly put it back into his sleeve, drew his sword and took a fighting stance.
The fog swayed in the wind, making it difficult to tell the direction and source, and impossible to determine where the danger was. I only felt a murderous aura floating around.
Seeing the seriousness of the situation, Cong Mo immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes and concentrated his attention. He put his hands together in front of his chest, put two fingers together and pulled, forcing the spiritual energy in his body to the solar plexus and inject it into his eyes to broaden his vision.
In an instant, a strong air blew away the fog and flew away. Cong Mo opened her eyes, and golden light emanated from her pupils. Everything around her became clearly visible, and the scene of a familiar person hiding behind a tree in confusion and fear being stared at by a wild boar came into her sight.
The purpose of practicing Taoism is to protect the people in the world. Cong Mo would not leave him alone. She took out two yellow talismans from the package and stuck them on her calves. A strange power filled her legs. She picked up the sword and ran in that direction.
He drew his sword and struck the man just before the boar pounced on him.
With a "swish", the leather head burst open.
The wild boar fell to the ground with a loud "bang", and the ground shook three times.
Cong Mo put away his sword, took out a handkerchief from the package and wiped the blood off his hands, then threw a piece of orange candy to the man, "Leng Can, why are you here?"
Leng Can was so frightened that he clung to the tree, sweating and trembling all over. He shakily picked up the orange candy and stuffed it into his mouth. His amber eyes blinked, and his little face, still a little chubby, puffed up. He said stubbornly, "I, I want you to control me."
"It's not necessary, but it's very dangerous here. If you get hurt, I won't be able to explain to my uncle and aunt." Cong Mo turned around and left without any expression. "Be careful, I'm leaving first."
"Hey!" Just before Cong Mo turned around to leave, the back of his clothes was grabbed.
"What are you doing?" Cong Mo turned around, his cold eyes showing no emotion as he asked calmly.
Leng Can's mouth twitched, and his tall and broad figure looked particularly dazed and pitiful at this moment. He hugged Cong Mo, tightly clasped her shoulders with both hands, and burst into tears before Cong Mo could react.
"Wuwuwu... I'm so scared, Xiaomo has to protect me... Wuwuwu"
Cong Mo: "..."
"You, you first..." Cong Mo said halfway, but Leng Can hugged her even tighter, "No, don't let go, don't be afraid... Xiao Mo, we grew up together, childhood sweethearts, how can you bear to leave me... Wuuwuwu..."
Cong Mo: "..."
Cong Mo could only imitate the way his mother used to comfort his father, raising his hand and gently patting his back. "Don't cry, I never said I would abandon you, but the road ahead is full of dangers, and you're weak and not suited to long journeys. This place is not too far from the village, I can take you back."
"Xiaomo, are you chasing me away?" Leng Can raised his head, his cheeks pink from crying, his eyes swollen like walnuts. "I can't bear to leave Xiaomo. I want to go up the mountain with Xiaomo to seek the truth. Xiaomo, take me with you. Don't leave me behind, okay?"
"You have no desire to seek the truth." Cong Mo patiently explained to him, "Leng Can..."
"Call me Xiaochan."
"Okay, Xiaocan, you're not in bad shape, but you're not strong either. This journey has been rough, and the path I'm seeking is extremely difficult. Your family is a landlord, so there's no need to take such a difficult path."
"I understand." Leng Can slowly let go, his mouth drooping, looking extremely aggrieved. "Xiao Mo actually just doesn't want to take me with him."
Cong Mo: "..."
What she just explained seemed to be the reason why she couldn't take Leng Can with her. Why didn't Leng Can understand?
Cong Mo's brain froze a little, "Then what should I do?"
"You should have taken me with you." Leng Can held her hand. "Xiao Mo, didn't we always do everything together? I can't bear to see you go for such a long time."
"Can……"
"Nothing is impossible." Leng Can held her hand, "Let's hurry up, it's too late."
"wait…"
"Hurry up, we can't wait."
"no…"
"Hurry... Ouch..."
Cong Mo put his index and middle fingers together in front of his mouth and whispered a spell. Leng Can's feet immediately froze in place, unable to move. He couldn't help but shout, and the cute look he had pretended for so long began to crack. "You..."
Cong Mo indifferently put two fingers to his lips, and with a burst of spiritual energy, his lips were tightly closed and unable to open.
Cong Mo sighed and spoke naturally, as if what she did was normal. "Leng, Xiaocan, I don't mean to seal your mouth or feet. It's just that you always interrupt me and I can't even finish a sentence. First, if you insist, I will take you there. Second, we're going in the wrong direction."
Leng Can twitched the corners of his mouth and nodded vigorously, signaling her to let him go.
Cong Mo chanted another string of spells, and Leng Can tripped and almost fell, "Cong Mo, you..."
When he saw Cong Mo's dead face as always, he fell silent again. He became obedient and pulled Cong Mo's sleeve, "As long as Xiao Mo is willing to take me with him, I will follow Xiao Mo."
"Okay." Cong Mo nodded and went in the opposite direction.
So Cong Mo did not see Leng Can's triumphant smile.
The first step, the coquettish strategy was barely successful!
His inner world is extremely rich, and he is planning for future victory. From childhood to adulthood, he has never won in all kinds of competitions with Cong Mo. This time, Cong Mo is asking for help, and he must not let her succeed. The way of ruthlessness is to be ruthless, so he will seduce Cong Mo and make her fall in love with him uncontrollably.
With such a perfect and handsome face, how could he not get any benefits? Leng Can quickly caught up with Cong Mo, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became.
Another step forward in destroying Cong Mo's ruthless cultivation path.
Little Congmo, don't let me lure you into my hands!
Cong Mo figured out the direction and quickly found a way out of the foggy forest. However, just as he approached the edge of the forest, a strong resistance blocked him off.
Cong Mo took out a long strip of cloth from the package and tied it around his wrist and Leng Can's wrist. "Xiao Can, someone has set a trap here. Don't leave my side."
Leng Can was proud of her care for him, but also nervous about the cold wind emanating from this place. He tightly grasped the cloth strip and hid behind Cong Mo. He didn't want to appear unmanly, so he could only hold tightly the knife his mother had stuffed into him before leaving, shrinking his neck and looking around. "Xiao Mo, well, I'll protect you."
"You can't." Cong Moding said.
"Why am I..."
Before Leng Can finished speaking, a sound of iron whistling sounded in his ears, which rolled into his cochlea along with the cool breeze and exploded his lungs.
The cooler was so fast that Cong Mo was even half a beat slower.
Leng Can covered his ears and leaned against a tree, breathing heavily and shouting in pain, "Xiao Mo, Xiao Mo..."
Cong Mo realized that the other party was not a pushover. He pinched the yellow talisman between his fingers, ignited a white flame, and raised it above his head, "Cloud and fire correspond, hide."
In the fog, the two disappeared completely.
Time stays quietly and passes slowly.
Cong Mo applied medicine to Leng Can's ears and waited for the man to show up.
After a long time, a rustling sound different from that of small animals was heard. The man came out from the darkness, revealing a little bit of his clothes.
Cong Mo opened his light eyes, aimed at the opponent's position, then took out a paper talisman and recited a spell. The paper talisman immediately ignited with a blue flame, and the ashes turned into black text, entwining and dancing.
Cong Mo whispered, "Bring it."
The black words scattered and floated in the air, as if invisible.
After a while, there was a sound of restless struggle, and a solid object fell to the ground, wrapped in black words and brought in front of Cong Mo.
"Who are you to know this secret technique?" The woman's hands were fixed, and she shouted around, helpless and furious, "What do you want to do?"
"I should be the one asking you." Cong Mo unlocked her invisibility. Leng Can stood behind her, making faces at the woman kneeling on the ground and gently shaking Cong Mo's arm. "Xiao Mo, my ears hurt. It's her. She bullied me."
The woman turned her head and closed her eyes. "I want you to kill me or cut me up, whatever you want."
"Neither kill nor cut." Cong Mo pressed down the knife held by Leng Can. "You didn't hurt anyone, so you don't need to pay with your life."
As he was about to undo the spell and let her go, Leng Can quickly grabbed her hand and said, "Don't be so inexplicably kind."
He pushed Cong Mo aside and stood behind her, gently kicking the woman's knee with his toes. "I can spare you, but we want to know why you harmed us, otherwise..."
He made a gesture of wiping his neck. "I have the final say here. You'd better tell the truth."
The woman gritted her teeth and said, "If I kill you, I'll have one less opponent."
"What opponent?"
"You are also going to the Immortal Mountain to seek the Tao." Cong Mo said indifferently.
"So what?"
"Then why can't we go together?" Cong Mo extended his hand to her. "It's not like you can only go to the fairy mountain alone."
"Even a useless fool would fall into your trap, and I'd have to answer your questions." The woman snorted and laughed. "Since we entered this forest, we've entered the Immortal Mountain's trap. Before seeking the truth, shouldn't you ask the elders? This dense forest is the first shackle left by the Immortal Mountain. Ten people can enter here. The second level will eliminate four more, and the final level will eliminate two more. In the end, only four people can pass the test and enter the Immortal Mountain."
"Not bad," Cong Mo said lightly, having the black characters bind her wrists. "You're very nervous, worried that you won't be able to pass this first level, but I'm confident that I can at least help you pass this level, so let's exchange."
"What do you want to change?"
"After helping you get through the first level safely, you will join us. You are very fast with cold weapons."
"How can I trust you?"
"Your life is in my hands."
Leng Can was relying on his power, "What's your name? If you reply, you will agree. Don't refuse to take this opportunity."
When the two turned around, a voice came from behind, "Ji Shufeng."
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