Chapter 8 Picking the Stars
In today's world, practice is mainly based on the authentic Xuanmen of the National Cult. The main source of true essence is the stars in the sky. The Guangming Buddhism emphasizes the word "light", and the starlight illuminates the night sky. It is the starlight that breaks the seat and shines into the seclusion, and then gathers stars, relying on thousands of stars to sprinkle the energy of the world to transform the body and soul of mortals. This is the ultimate goal of practice. From this, you can imagine the word "star". In the cultivation world, the status of all countries and sects have star observatory platforms, and countless star towers in the river, but rarely see names such as "stars" because it will seem a bit disrespectful to the stars.
But the second academy on Chen Changsheng's list is called Zhaixing Academy.
Zhaixing - This academy has such a domineering name, but the National Church has no objection. This matter is already domineering.
Only this college in the world dares to use it, and is qualified to use this name.
Because this academy is directly under the Great Zhou army, it has cultivated countless brave and resolute young people over the years, and the generals who have walked out are as numerous as stars. In the stunning battle with the demons many years ago, humans were on the verge of despair in the early days. Zhaixing Academy, from the dean to the ordinary students, rushed to the battlefield one after another, and most of them died in the battlefield. After the war, the huge academy was as lonely as a tomb. With this, Zhaixing Academy gained unattainable respect in the human world and had an unimaginable momentum.
For such an academy, let alone Zhaixing, even if you want to use Burning Star as your name, who dares to make an opinion?
Everyone in the world knows the bloody, cruel and glorious history of Zhaixing Academy, and Chen Changsheng is no exception. His master listed Zhaixing Academy as the second place on the list. In fact, in his mind, Zhaixing Academy ranked first, so although he was not able to be admitted to the Heavenly Dao Academy, he didn't care too much.
He believed that Zhaixing Academy would definitely not be as favoritistic as Tiandao Academy, or at least not as excessive as it did.
Thinking of this, he came to Zhaixing Academy with a stern breath and began to prepare for the second exam.
Zhaixing Academy is indeed different from Tiandao Academy. Although there are black crowds around the gate of the courtyard, I don’t know if it is because of the gazes of the fully armed elite soldiers at the gate of the courtyard, or the stone tablet full of names of the sacrificial generals in the college gate that is too depressing, and the scene is quiet without any noise.
Fill out a simple registration form and receive the license plate. Under the leadership of several officers, more than 600 teenagers waiting to be tested walked into the gate of the courtyard.
Similar to the assessment of Tiandaoyuan, Zhaixing Academy has also prepared an early examination, with the purpose of eliminating ordinary teenagers who have not been able to successfully cleanse the marrow, and reducing the pressure for the subsequent formal enrollment examination. However, Zhaixing Academy has a military nature after all, and its method is simpler than Tiandaoyuan and much more direct. There are no sensor stones here, only a stone plate.
The stone plate is very big, very much like a millstone. In fact, it was originally a temporarily unloaded millstone on the stone mill outside the kitchen of Zhaixing Academy, weighing 300 kilograms. Candidates who can lift this millstone and walk up to the 30th stone steps will be qualified to take the formal admissions examination even if they pass the first level of assessment.
A weight of 300 pounds is not enough to lift the muscles and bones unless the marrow is washed successfully, and it is difficult for ordinary people to lift it, let alone have to walk such a long stone step. Many young men who failed to clean the marrow suddenly changed their color when they looked at the millstone, and many people retreated dejectedly. Even some young men who had successfully washed the marrow but were unstable in their realm, judged that they could not do it this year, shook their heads repeatedly, unwillingly, but gave up helplessly. Of course, some ordinary young men bravely tried to challenge with their original strength, but none of them succeeded.
Failed to wash the marrow, he lifted the millstone, and in the admissions examination of Zhaixing Academy,
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It is not uncommon. For example, the White Tiger God General who is guarding the Jialan Pass now failed to cleanse his marrow when he first entered the academy. However, with his natural divine power, he easily threw the millstone directly to the lake...
But this is not very common after all.
The instructor felt a little regretful. After looking at the time, he decided to speed up the test and let the candidates apply for their own level by themselves. Then the candidates who have successfully cleansed the marrow will take the exam first, and then let ordinary teenagers try it.
Unfortunately, until the sun passed by, there was still no ordinary boy creating miracles.
Just when people were feeling bored and many onlookers were about to leave, a burly boy walked into the venue with a license plate and raised the millstone very easily, thirty stone steps, and even carried the millstone back to its original place!
There was an uproar in the venue.
The young man raised his hand to signal around him, proudly walked up the stone steps again, and walked into the depths of the college. What is interesting is that he was too honest and honest. No matter how he wanted to deliberately show his pride and pride, in the eyes of the onlookers, he was just cute, without any mockery, and only a kind laugh.
After the burly boy left, many people began to guess his origin, until someone suddenly mentioned that the boy's blue pattern faintly visible on his ankles, and everyone was stunned and silent because... that means that the boy is very likely to have the blood of the demon clan, and he may even come from the Western demon realm!
For hundreds of years, although the relationship between the human demon race has not been harmonious because of the joint resistance of the demon race, it can be considered as peaceful. Some demon nobles who can transform into shape even live in the human world, and there must be some in the Kyoto of the Great Zhou Dynasty - but after all, the human demons have different paths. Whether it is official or the civilian world, this matter is not mentioned much. As long as those demon races do not do anything randomly.
The burly boy suspected of being a demon clan successfully raised the millstone, as if he pushed open a door. Then, two more hunter boys from Dalaoling, who raised the millstone and walked up the stone steps with their original strength alone. Although it seemed very hard, they still won the crowds.
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The officer who was holding a pen on the top of the stone steps nodded slightly, and seemed to be very satisfied with the results of this year.
Time flies, and it is finally Chen Changsheng's turn. The onlookers looked at the childish boy with a good intention and helped him with a few good reputations, so they no longer paid attention, because the boy was obviously young and had not developed completely. Not to mention being as tall as the demon boy, even the two hunter boys were far inferior to the strength, and it was impossible to lift such a heavy millstone no matter how hard he looked.
In Tiandaoyuan, Chen Changsheng relied on his familiarity with the rules of the college and directly skipped the marrow selection level. At this time, he could think of other methods at Zhaixing Academy, but he didn't know if it was affected by the academy's murderous but passionate atmosphere, or he just wanted to try it, but he did nothing.
He walked to the millstone and squatted slowly, steadily holding the sides of the millstone with both hands, and took five breaths and breathing smoothly and deeply, pouring all his strength between his waist, abdomen and his arms. He hummed low and suddenly exerted force!
The slanted stone steps suddenly became quiet. The people who were chatting about something were stunned and forgot to answer the conversation, and opened their mouths and looked at the scene.
The millstone slowly rose and was finally lifted to his chest by Chen Changsheng, no more than no more, just one inch above the assessment standard!
His face was a little red, but his expression was calm, and there was no panic or nervousness in his eyes.
Boom! There were warm cheers in the field, and people kept cheering for the young man, using rhythmic shouts to help him move his steps.
Chen Changsheng took a step forward, and just one step, his knees trembled a little.
It is one thing to lift the millstone up, and it is another thing to carry such a heavy millstone up the stone steps.
His breath became a little messy and his face became redder and redder.
He made no sound, and he could see from his slightly bulging cheeks, gritting his teeth hard.
He walked up the stone steps step by step.
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Chen Changsheng did not succeed in cleaning his marrow. His muscles and muscles were only the strength of an ordinary teenager. Even because he was sick since childhood, he should be weaker than an ordinary teenager. But it is because he is sick and it is still a difficult disease to cure. Therefore, the three people in the dilapidated temple outside Xining Town, including himself, care about his body most.
As soon as he became sensible, he began to be forced to recite the three thousand Taoist sects in the temple. At the same time, the Taoist priest who was somewhat savory dug up countless herbs to make medicine soup for him to bathe. Senior Brother Yu Ren kept helping him to simmer with thorn strips and wooden sticks. For more than ten years, the three people he knew most were the three people in the temple. The most familiar taste was the taste of books, the taste of medicine and the taste of sticks.
After a long period of treatment and hard work, his illness was not cured, and he could not become as talented as a demon boy. However, he, who should have been extremely weak, is no longer weaker than ordinary people in terms of physical condition, and is even better. Although this is only superficial health and strength, it also makes him very happy.
A young man who was sick since childhood and was shrouded in the dark shadow after he was ten years old will care more about physical matters than others and will care much more about the details. So, today at Zhaixing Academy, he walked to the millstone silently, just wanting to pass this assessment with his own strength.
He wanted to lift the heavy millstone to prove something to himself, and to express his gratitude to his master and senior brother.
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One step, two steps, three steps, four steps.
Chen Changsheng's breathing became heavier and heavier, his face became more and more ugly. His extremely tight black hair had been wet with sweat, but his eyes were still so calm and sure.
The cheers and cheers on both sides of the stone steps had stopped. Everyone looked at the young man with his head down and his difficulty walking tremblingly on the stone steps. He was very worried and admired. The boy was about to fall down several times, but the power from some unknown place actually supported him to hold on!
The instructor looked at Chen Changsheng on the stone steps, his eyes showing an admiration.
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Seven steps, eight steps, nine steps.
Chen Changsheng's pace is getting slower and slower.
The instructor's eyes became more and more appreciative. He was surprised by the level shown by the boy - as a soldier, he cared about the perseverance and courage shown by Chen Changsheng - he had decided that even if Chen Changsheng failed to lift the millstone on the stone steps, he would pass this initial test. As for whether this would affect the reputation of the academy and the Great Zhou military...
The instructor looked at the nervous people and felt a little relieved, thinking that it shouldn't be true. It seems that most people think like themselves.
Children who work hard deserve special rewards.
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Thinking of these things, the instructor was a little distracted and did not keep looking at the stone steps until at some point, he woke up and suddenly noticed that the expressions on people's faces suddenly changed.
He turned around and saw that there was one more person beside him.
That was a soaked and extremely tired boy.
The instructor thought that he would not have to make things difficult for him, so he smiled and reached out to pat his shoulder.
Chen Changsheng walked above the stone steps.
The heavy millstone was at his feet.
Chapter completed!