(Reading a book without voting, the author screams, he is so hungry and thirsty!)
In front of the main hall of the inner sect, the master stood empty-handed with his hands behind his back. Ten disciples participating in this year's inner sect election were lined up, calm and respectful.
Zhang Xingkong, the contemporary master of the palace, is the Dinghai Shenzhen of Zhongnan Jianfu. His cultivation level is also the highest in the Jianfu, reaching the ninth stage of Qi Dao. He is only half a step away from the stage of the king's path.
From the appearance, he may appear to be middle-aged, but he is actually already sixty-one years old, or in his sixties.
This was the second time Liang Qiufeng met Zhang Xingkong.
As the master of the palace, Zhang Xingkong has a calm personality and is more approachable than the four elders.
"Haha, there is no need to be nervous. Except for Liang Qiufeng, the other nine of you have all participated in the election of inner disciples. Why does it seem that Liang Qiufeng is the most relaxed now?"
Among the ten disciples, except Liang Qiufeng, the remaining nine are "old people". Among them, they have all participated in the inner disciple election assessment at least once, but failed and failed. Some of them have even participated two or three times.
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However, the content of the assessment for the inner disciples' election is different every year, and there is not much experience to draw from as we introduce new ones every year.
As for being trembling when facing Zhang Xingkong, that is entirely a psychological issue.
The Palace Master is the highest ranking person; he is also a super master of the ninth level of Qi Dao. It would be strange not to be nervous in front of him.
Compared with them, Liang Qiufeng was calm and calm.
Zhang Xingkong said slowly: "The key to the inner disciples is the word 'nei'. Nei means closeness and confidentiality. Therefore, I, Zhongnan Sword Mansion, have been selecting inner disciples for thousands of years. The first priority is character, followed by cultivation."
.The so-called character is microscopically manifested, and it is most true in daily performance. Since you have obtained the qualifications to run for election, there is no problem in this regard..."
Sword Mansion inspections are everywhere. For example, various quota tasks, daily performance, and even daily sword practice are all part of the attendance check.
Zhou Xuanshui listened and couldn't help but sneered: To put it nicely, it took less than a year for Liang Qiufeng to join the Jian Mansion. How is his character already tested?
Of course, these criticisms were definitely not dared to be spoken out.
Hear Zhang Xingkong continue: "The character has passed the test, so now the main assessment is the cultivation and combat strength. The inner disciples run for election, and the assessment content changes every year. Now I announce: this year's format is..."
When it came to the most important thing, all ten disciples, without exception, pricked up their ears to listen, for fear of missing a word.
"——Enter the Sword Cave, kill the Sword Evil, and obtain the Evil Essence for six hours. The two with the best results in the end will officially become the inner disciples."
"Wow!"
"It's so difficult."
"It's even harder than last year..."
When they heard the word "Sword Cave", everyone showed bitter faces and secretly complained.
The Sword Cave is a secret place belonging to the Jian Mansion. It existed when the sect was first established. It has nine floors and is unfathomable.
This place leads directly to an underground spring of evil spirits, and evil spirits spurt out all the time. Over the years, it has become a dangerous place.
Those evil spirits surged and swirled, and over time, they condensed and evolved into a kind of inhuman existence, like a lonely ghost, which was named "Sword Evil".
Sword Evil is unique to the Sword Cave. If you kill it, you can obtain a piece of Evil Spirit Essence, which is referred to as "Sha Yuan".
Although evil spirit is condensed from evil spirit, it can be used as a medicine guide to refine elixirs, so it is quite valuable.
The Sword Cave is divided into nine levels, and each level has a different level of sword evil. The first level is the weakest and the ninth level is the strongest. However, even the lowest level sword evil is very difficult for warriors with strength levels of around five or six.
Very difficult to kill.
No wonder everyone sighed when they heard that they were going to the Sword Cave for an assessment.
Zhang Xingkong saw this and smiled slightly: "The Sword Cave is unusual. If the evil spirit enters the body, it will be life-threatening. For the sake of safety, before entering, I will distribute a teleportation talisman to each of you. When in danger, pinch
Once this talisman is broken, it will interact with the Sword Cave Formation and be automatically transmitted. Of course, doing so will mean exiting the campaign trip early."
The Sword Cave is both a dangerous place and a place for training. Therefore, the founder of the sect in the past did not hesitate to spend manpower and material resources to create and arrange many formations and restrictions, which have various magical effects.
However, in normal times, the Sword Cave is rarely open to the public. Only disciples with amazing talents can get the opportunity to enter the Sword Cave to hone their skills.
For example, two true disciples, Long Xiangtian and Leng Zhuer, both entered the Sword Cave. At that time, Leng Zhuer reached the fourth floor, while Long Xiangtian was able to reach the sixth floor.
Unexpectedly, the inner disciples were arranged to go to the Sword Cave for the election assessment this year, which made people gasp.
"Okay, I've said all that needs to be said. Follow me to the Sword Cave. Be careful not to talk along the way, and you can't leave temporarily. Anyone who violates the rules will be automatically forfeited."
After saying that, Zhang Xingkong flicked his sleeves and took the lead, heading towards the back mountain.
The ten disciples quickly followed, not daring to speak.
Zhou Xuanshui and Ma Qianjun walked together. Although they didn't speak, they made eye contact and conveyed information.
They showed a hint of joy.
It is difficult to enter the Sword Cave to kill the Sword Evil, but since everyone is the same, it is very fair, so it doesn't matter. And they are from the same front, with no suspicion and perfect cooperation. If they join forces to kill the Sword Evil, the efficiency will definitely be better than that of a single person.
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In addition to this, the two of them had to do a more important thing, assassinating Liang Qiufeng.
On other occasions, if there are outsiders present, it would be difficult to start. But the Sword Cave is different. It is located underground and is almost completely enclosed. In addition, it is gray all day long, and the sight is very obstructed. The two people are slightly farther apart.
, you can’t see your face clearly.
Moreover, once you enter, there is no one to supervise you, and you will not be afraid of using many tricks and actions without restraint.
In this way, the Sword Cave is simply a perfect assassination environment tailor-made. As long as the assassin is unnoticed, Liang Qiufeng will definitely die, and even the teleportation talisman will not be able to save his life.
To take a step back, even if this kid had a chance to escape, as long as he had no hope of advancing to become an inner disciple, Zhou Wenbo's instructions would be considered fulfilled.
During the election and assessment of disciples, there will inevitably be confrontations and competition between each other. In this process, in principle, it is stipulated that no killer is allowed. However, the forms in the Sword Cave are complicated and difficult to distinguish. Even if a human life is lost, it is difficult for the Jian Mansion to pursue the case.
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After figuring it out, Ma Qianjun and Zhou Xuanshui were overjoyed. They looked at the back of Liang Qiufeng walking in front, as if they were looking at a dead person.
The back mountain is huge and the landform is complex. The Sword Cave is located in the southeast, about ten miles away.
The group of people walked slowly through a large canyon and turned through a forest. The scenery in front of them changed drastically. A large area was bare, without any grass growing, and the scene was forbidding.
On a cliff that is more than ten feet high, there is a stone portal with simple and mottled patterns. On the left and right of the portal, there is a one-foot-tall stone man statue, holding a spear in his hand, with a majestic and lifelike appearance.
Behind the portal is the sword cave.
After turning on the sword cave, it is required that the main order of the government is required. After Zhang Xingkong slightly explained, it takes a golden yellow strip formula to inlaid at the mechanism on the right side of the portal.
Boom!
The portal slowly opened, looking like an open giant mouth, to devour everything.
"The sword cave is turned on, you can go in!"
Zhang Xingkong gave an order.
Ten disciples expanded their shapes and plundered them into the sword cave.
Behind them, the heavy Shimen slowly closed again.