Chapter 478 Test (2)
True knowledge comes from practice.
Because this is a passage that needs to be used by all races, everyone agreed that after it is completed, it is necessary to recruit cultivators from all races to test the stability of the spatial inscription path.
Ji Rong and Qing Pingzi discussed it privately and decided to take this opportunity to continue to change the customs of Kyushu and recruit some disciples.
They decided to expand recruitment, inviting talented cultivators from various races to participate in the construction of the Spatial Great Road. They would primarily serve as testers to assess the stability of the Spatial Great Road under different circumstances.
In return, cultivators who participate in the Space Dao Test more than twice will be able to frequently listen to the Lord Ji and the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws preach and transmit the Dharma, and can be called the Lord Ji's outer disciple.
Those cultivators who participate in a test will also receive a method bestowed by the Immortal Ancestor of Myriad Laws.
While the notice was being inscribed in Gulin, Ji Rong added, "We need to tell them that this test is extremely risky. If the space is unstable, it is common for people to exhaust their cultivation and even die."
Therefore, we should prioritize those who cultivate in the wild. Those cultivators who grow up in the mountains and wilderness have the strongest vitality and are the most unburdened by worldly ties.
"If something goes wrong then, you won't have to argue with the various clans about these inevitable events."
The news caused a sensation throughout the land.
Countless ordinary, somewhat talented, minor cultivators from the mountains were eagerly recruited by their respective clans. Even the outstanding minor cultivators who were already serving as slaves were selected by their tribes and sent to the Jade Void Palace for a selection process.
Thanks to Ji Rong's advocacy, diligent and studious young cultivators now have another path to take. They no longer have to become vassals of powerful clans to rise to prominence; they may also be valued by the highest levels due to their talents and leap into becoming outer disciples of the supreme ruler.
This path, though fraught with risks, offers enormous rewards.
Once the first true spatial inscription road, spearheaded by Qing Yangzi and Qing Tanzi, was completed, it was erected on Haiya Mountain (Chapter 380, the habitat of the weak sun long ago).
This spatial inscription uses the divine metal refined by the Qingtanzi siblings when they attained immortality as its core.
Resistant to strong winds and heavy rain, and resistant to lightning strikes;
The 153rd improved version of the "Ascension Combination Talisman" developed by Qingdongzi was rushed out. This set of talismans is mainly composed of the Stability Talisman Array, the Swiftness Talisman Array, and the Lightness Talisman Array, and is made into a wrapping style like removing clothing.
The first batch of cultivators to participate in the test were selected from nearly 20,000 cultivators. Their cultivation levels ranged from the Mortal Demon Realm to the Profound Spirit Realm. They were intelligent and young, totaling 3,960.
Looking at their youthful faces, Ji Rong sighed to Qing Tanzi, "Senior Sister, before the test, let's ask the disciples to do some hard work and equip them with armor around the eyes of the deputy generals. That way, their chances of survival will be higher."
Qing Tanzi nodded and said, "Bai Lian (Qing Baizi), go to the storeroom and equip them with a set of armor that can withstand a thousand pounds of force. If any are unsuitable, modify them until they are suitable. If the storeroom does not have them, such as eye protection armor, you and your disciples will make a set for each of them using transparent stone."
Qing Baizi, displaying forty pairs of feet, responded with a "good" and then led his disciples to measure the dimensions of these ordinary cultivators.
After equipping this group of ordinary cultivators, Ji Rong and her entourage headed towards Haiya Mountain in a grand procession.
The extremely cold climate of Juzhou makes it easy for cold air to enter the body. Before the test was even conducted, more than a hundred mortal demon cultivators living in hot areas had already developed illnesses from the cold.
The expedition had not gone smoothly, and all the cultivators were cursing in their hearts, but Ji Rong was in no hurry and said, "Then let the rest of you test it first."
This batch of frozen people has no connection with us. Afterwards, we'll teach them one or two techniques, then send them back.”
All the sick were overjoyed, and they spontaneously bowed to Ji Rong, saying, "Thank you for your care, Lord."
The remaining cultivators arrived at the entrance of the Space Inscription Avenue on time. Ji Rong and Qing Pingzi stood on either side and worked together to light up the inscriptions along the entire avenue.
Qing Yangzi and the other cultivators stood in various places, waiting to catch the cultivators who were sprayed down, so that they would not be crushed to death.
As the inscription lit up, a huge wave of air surged upwards with a "whoosh," causing the entire spatial avenue to shake violently, and all the cultivators at the entrance were sucked up.
Ji Rong transformed into her Dharma body and soared into the sky. Looking upwards along the outer edge of the spatial path, she saw the inscription flickering, swaying in the air like a snake.
Upon ascending into the deep sky, the chains of order shone with golden light. As if they came to life, they lashed out at the cultivators who had crashed into them, whipping them down like insects. In an instant, the sky was covered in blood and flesh.
One after another, flesh and blood bodies fell rapidly like pebbles. The powerful cultivators below were already prepared, each displaying their supernatural abilities, shuttling around in the air to catch the falling cultivators.
The whole process was quick, taking only a quarter of an hour, and the thousands of cultivators who went up were full of vigor when they arrived.
When they were retrieved, only about 1,600 remained intact, more than 400 were dead at the mortal demon realm, more than 1,100 were injured, and the rest were nowhere to be found.
The armor on these dead bodies was mostly intact, but the compression of the airflow prevented them from circulating their spiritual energy to resist, and they were also unlucky enough to be struck by the chains of order one or even many times, and then they died.
The hundred or so mortal demon cultivators were still shaken by the tragic state of their companions, and secretly felt incredibly lucky.
After counting and treating the injured, Ji Rong and her group discovered that most of the missing 700-plus cultivators were birds or flying insects.
After discussing it with a few others, Ji Rong decided that since they could fly, they could help themselves to the air, spread their wings, and drift away with the wind.
Sure enough, within two days, more than a hundred bird-and-insect cultivators, covered in tattered talismans and equipped with armor, came one after another.
Ji Rong and his group stayed on the cliff for another seven days. They repaired the inscriptions, cleaned the spatial path, and waited for the other missing cultivators to come looking for them.
On the fifth day, when the last bird cultivator came looking for them, more than 500 of the missing cultivators had been found. For the next two days, no one else was found. Ji Rong and her group then led them to the Jade Void Palace.
Those who wish to return will be provided with travel expenses; those who wish to stay will continue to participate in subsequent tests.
Those who survive the test can become Ji Rong's outer disciple.
But all the cultivators witnessed the horrific scene that day, so who can guarantee they'll survive the next time?
Many of the more resourceful individuals chose to give up. Once they recovered from their injuries, they descended the mountain with the treasures and techniques personally bestowed upon them by Ji Rong.
Having participated in Lord Ji's test formation and survived, they felt this was a rare moment of glory in their lives, something they could cherish for a lifetime.
Only 457 cultivators were willing to stay.
Ji Rong nodded when she saw that among them were all kinds of creatures, including unicorns, shellfish, hairy animals, feathered animals, snails, and plants.
She inquired in detail about their origins, and bestowed upon them treasures and teachings, instructing them to cultivate diligently and await the next test. She also promised that if they survived the next test, she would open an altar to accept them as outer disciples.
Zhu Xiu was overjoyed, and both feared and excited about the next test.
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