On the edge of Sucheng in the south, there is a folk market, the autumn wind turns cooler, and there is a steady flow of people.
The Chenwu Sect has always been independent and has nothing to do with the secular dynasty. Therefore, it is extremely strict in talent selection. Although the Lie brothers were brought into the sect by Saint Chen'an, they still have to participate in the sect's selection.
If you fail the selection, you will be sent back to the people, and will have no chance of practicing cultivation from then on.
A few months ago, young people of suitable age who came from the Nanli Dynasty and some surrounding dynasties had already gathered at the foot of the Chenwu Dazong Mountain, waiting for the Dazong to open the gate for selection.
The Nanli Dynasty lasted for hundreds of years, and most of the credit should be attributed to the four large sects surrounding the Nanli Dynasty.
Tianyin is in the east wing, Hunter Kingdom is in the north, Zhongyu is in the middle, and Chenwu is in the south.
As for the west, it is away from the distant mountains in the south. If you continue to the west, you will enter the southern wilderness mountains.
The Lie brothers passed through the official road early and stood with many people waiting for the selection to begin in front of the huge folk mountain gate of Chenwu Sect. The place where people are currently gathering is not the real mountain gate of Chenwu Sect, but the outer edge of the mountain gate.
The gate is built to distinguish the cultivators and the people.
"Nanli Cake, newly baked Nanli Cake!" In the temporarily formed Shanmenfang Market, vendors waved their white cloths, hurriedly wiping the sweat from their foreheads, and loudly sold newly baked Nanli Cake.
During the autumn season in the Nanli Dynasty, Nanli cakes were sold. They were soft and crispy, delicious in both food and color, and were loved by ordinary people and scholars.
Lie Xiling smelled the sweet but not greasy aroma of Nanli cake, turned his head to look at the hawker, and couldn't help but feel slightly absent-minded.
"Xiao Ling, don't be distracted, the sect selection is about to begin!" Lie Zhuang saw his younger brother looking in a daze, for fear of affecting the selection, so he couldn't help but signaled.
Lie Xiling came back to his senses and grinned at him.
At about 10 o'clock in the morning, the sun shines from the direction of Wangbei Peak, illuminating the temporary market at the mountain gate. It is a beautiful and refreshing autumn weather.
‘Boom!’ The vicissitudes of the Morning Enlightenment Bell’s voice resounded instantly and spread across the mountains.
"It's begun, the selection has begun!" Someone in the crowd shouted, and everyone rushed towards the mountain gate.
Although the Chenwu Sect was established only a few hundred years ago and has experienced several political changes in the Nanli Dynasty, its age and heritage are far inferior to the other three major sects of the Nanli Dynasty.
However, this does not affect the selection of disciples every ten years. Compared with other major sects, it is even slightly better. The reason is due to the existence of Saint Chen'an.
He is the only strong man in the entire southern wilderness of Shanhai Continent who has stepped into the fourth level of the Great Five Elements!
The outer mountain gate opened, figures swayed, and many parents who sent their children to participate in the selection stopped a hundred feet away from the inner gate of Chenwu Sect.
Lie Zhuang raised his eyes and saw that there were at least a thousand young men with sect sword letters in their hands.
From inside the mountain gate, a sect deacon wearing a light blue robe emerged from the crowd with a shocked expression. He flicked his robe sleeves and walked straight towards the tall main stage in front of the mountain gate.
"Everyone who can come here must be a prodigy of your settlement, or a high-ranking member of the royal family. There is only one selection rule: climb the thousand-foot ladder behind me, and the first twenty people to reach the top of the mountain will win.
I am an outer disciple of the Chenwu Sect. From now on, I and my Chenwu Sect will live together in glory and honor, sharing weal and woe!"
The hearty voice of the middle-aged man penetrated the surroundings and sounded powerful, like cracking gold and stone. It made the entire outside of the mountain gate buzz!
Without saying much, he immediately raised his hand to signal, and asked many young men holding swords and letters to step forward and stand at the inner door.
Boom! The rough ringing of the Morning Enlightenment Bell shocked the mountains, and the sect selection officially began.
The Lie brothers took their time, followed the flow of people, and began to climb up.
Some young men who were so excited about their success climbed up with all their strength as soon as the trial began. After reaching hundreds of feet on the thousand-foot ladder, their speed gradually slowed down.
Lie Xiling and his brother looked at each other, and from a few hundred feet away, they suddenly sped up.
Less than half a cup of tea, it had already climbed to a height of two hundred feet. Looking back, the entire folk market was shrouded in the morning light, making it seem unreal and trance-like.
The number of people around me gradually decreased from the initial few hundred to dozens, and the number of people is still decreasing sharply!
By the time they were six hundred feet away, there were only a dozen people left in front of the Lie brothers.
The Morning Enlightenment Bell roared again, which meant that one hour was up. The sect set the time at two and a half hours, so they were not in a hurry.
When Lie Xiling was walking quickly, he couldn't feel the burning pain in his left arm. When he stopped this time, he suddenly felt pain in his arm. His face was slightly pale, and he suppressed the burning pain in his left arm and looked back.
Looking at Lie Zhuang who was climbing up the mountain road, he couldn't help but see sweat dripping from his forehead.
Self-consciously, he said: "Brother, this ladder is a bit strange. If we compare the strength of our feet in the past, the pressure at 600 feet is equivalent to the pressure of the fourth level of awakening. After it exceeds 600 feet, you try to adjust your own energy
Breathe to the fifth level of enlightenment, and increase it one after another, see if it will be much easier?"
Hearing this, Lie Zhuang adjusted the energy in his body to the fifth level, and his body suddenly felt relaxed. He couldn't help but move his eyebrows slightly, showing a relaxed look.
He turned back to Lie Xiling and smiled faintly, nodding silently. Without saying much, the two brothers climbed to the top together.
When reaching the 700-foot mark, the pressure suddenly increased. Lie Zhuang had already sensed it, and immediately reminded him: "This staircase should be equivalent to the pressure of the sixth level of awakening."
Lie Xiling understood, and felt a heat on the 'birthmark' on his left arm, which disappeared in an instant. He quickly caught up with his brother and climbed forward with all his strength. Soon, the two brothers saw that they were about to catch up with a young man not far away.
This young man was dressed in palace attire, with a scornful look in his eyes. He looked like a member of the royal family. His face was pale, his expression was forced, and he seemed to be weak in physical strength.
Seeing someone coming from behind, the young man in palace clothes frowned, with a cold look in his eyes. With a fierce expression, he sprinted forward for more than ten feet, gritting his teeth and wanting to leave the Lie brothers far behind. However, he discovered that the two men behind him
The young man, with less than half a cup of tea, managed to close the distance easily and freely.
"No, we must not let such reckless people surpass us!" The young man, who had always been arrogant and arrogant, had just thought about it. He immediately bit the tip of his tongue and continued to climb upwards.
With less than half a stick of incense, the three of them were competing and reached the 800-foot mark early. The Lie brothers looked at each other and understood. They rested at the same time, adjusted their breathing for a while, and continued to climb.
The boy who had climbed up forcefully before was now extremely pale and gradually revealed a sickly flush. He continued to move forward for more than ten feet, but finally couldn't hold back, and spat out a large mouthful of blood, which dripped on the golden palace dress.
Extraordinarily eye-catching and shocking!
"This person is too eager!" Lie Xiling glanced at the young man in palace attire, muttered to himself for a while, and continued climbing without saying much.
Passing by the young man in palace attire, he slowed down his steps a little. He was about to explain the changing pressure on the thousand-foot ladder, but suddenly he saw the look in the young man's face.
Gloomy and vicious!
Seeing this, Lie Xiling pursed his lips and ignored it. He secretly adjusted his breathing evenly and continued to climb up.
When he reached the 900-foot mark, the pressure suddenly increased greatly! At this time, Lie Zhuang had to fully unleash his seventh-level enlightenment realm and resist the pressure from the mountain road with all his strength.
Glancing at my younger brother, I saw that his face was slightly pale, but he was still climbing forward. At this point of 900 feet, more people participating in the selection slowed down.
Lie Xiling secretly complained, and the 'birthmark' on his left arm became intensely burning at this moment, and his whole arm suddenly felt numb, but the pain did not subside.
Seeing that we were getting closer and closer to the end of the Thousand-foot Staircase, the pressure on the mountain path was getting bigger and bigger, coming like a mountain.
When Lie Zhuang saw his younger brother following closely behind him, he gathered all his strength to resist the pressure from the top of the Thousand-Zhang Ladder.
Until the second bell rang, the brothers were still several feet away from the end of the thousand-foot ladder.
The second hour has passed!
It takes half an hour to walk a few feet, which is a bit of time.
"Brother, don't rush out yet," Lie Xiling's cheeks were as pale as snow. He took a few steps and climbed to the same stone steps as Lie Zhuang and signaled.
"Why?" Lie Zhuang asked confused.
"The pressure at the end of this thousand-foot staircase is very high. Maybe you can use the pressure here to compress the energy in your body and break through the seventh level of awakening. After going up the mountain, you can go straight to the awakening tomb in the back mountain to obtain the square weapon and become an inner disciple.
.”
Hearing this, Lie Zhuang felt that it made sense and nodded immediately.
In the ten years since the settlement was destroyed and he joined the sect, his Yuanli cultivation has increased by three levels. This may be fast for others, but compared to the previous speed, it is far behind.
Since this mountain road is so unique, why not use the pressure of the mountain road to stimulate your own potential and make a breakthrough in one fell swoop?
Lie Zhuang's eyebrows swept away doubts, and he did it as soon as he thought of it, and quietly sat down next to his younger brother in cross-legged position.
Lie Xiling took the opportunity to adjust his breathing. After a few dozen breaths, his complexion became much better, and he slowly spoke.
"You can try to compress your Yuanli cultivation, from the seventh level of Yuanli all the way to the fourth level of Yuanli, gradually compress it layer by layer, and then gradually advance. Use the pressure of the mountain road to refine the Yuanli in your body!"
Lie Xiling's words are shocking to the world. Most cultivators will only look for opportunities from fighting or practicing exercises. Most Yuanli cultivation emphasizes moving forward, and few people will achieve breakthroughs by condensing their own inherent Yuanli!
After a brief hesitation, Lie Zhuang closed his eyes. Following Cheng Ru Lie Xiling's words, he began to practice with peace of mind.
Slowly controlling his own energy, he reached the seventh level of self-awareness and compressed it step by step. However, he only reached the fifth level. The pressure around his body suddenly increased greatly, his shoulders trembled slightly, and he couldn't help but sweat profusely!
He gritted his teeth and continued to compress. When he reached the fourth level of Enlightenment, the bones in his body gradually couldn't bear the pressure and creaked, making a sound as if it was shattered. The dry Wu single shirt was even more soaked.
Seeing his brother's expression, Lie Xiling was about to persuade him. However, he saw Lie Zhuang clenching his teeth, with a look of pain on his face, and still continued to compress his Yuan Power towards the third level of the Awakening Realm.
Snap, there was a thin sound after the bones were compressed. Lie Zhuang's face was pale, his body was trembling, but he took a long breath.
Opening his eyes, he saw his brother looking at him worriedly, and smiled at him, indicating that he was fine.
Feeling that the pressure around him was no longer increasing, Lie Zhuang gradually controlled his Yuan Power and broke through to the fourth level. After reaching the original strength, he discovered that the Yuan Power of the seventh level of Awakening Realm, which was originally slightly stable, had become a lot stronger for no reason.
!
"How do you feel? Are there any signs of a breakthrough?" Lie Xiling couldn't help but feel happy when he saw his brother's happy expression, and immediately asked.
"Almost, but almost." Lie Zhuang replied, closing his eyes again and not opening them again until half a stick of incense had passed.
"Let's go out, the selection is about to end!" Without saying much, Lie Xiling caught a glimpse of the faint smile in his eyes.
When you reach the eighth level of the Awakening Realm, you can obtain the Awakening Blade and the Royal Weapon.
Therefore, the eighth level of Yuanli, also known as the half-step Great Five Elements, indicates that one has the qualifications to choose the Great Five Elements Yuanli cultivation.
Although Lie Zhuang didn't say much, he felt that he had suddenly grown a lot taller, and there was a trace of high-spiritedness between his eyebrows. It seemed that the increase in the level of Yuanli had also stretched his bones.
When the Lie brothers walked out of the Qianzhang Staircase, in front of the Chenwu Sect Temple, two pieces of swords inlaid on the huge moment suddenly glowed with green light.
"This group of boys have good cultivation this year, and there are nearly a dozen of them who are qualified to challenge the inner disciples! It seems that I have to choose the successor to the mantle from this group of geniuses no matter what!" The door barrier was tight!
In the closed tribal temple, a middle-aged man with an unruly face and bronze complexion laughed unscrupulously.
"Man Niu, let me forget it. There are so many talents this year, and some of the old guys in the sect will definitely be coveted by them. In the past, a little guy with the sixth level of Yuanli could make them fight over each other, let alone now.
So many seventh-level geniuses!" The person who spoke had a square face, and his brows were full of uprightness, but he was neither sad nor happy. You could tell at a glance that he was a serious person.
"Big-faced horse, are you saying that with my cultivation, I can't compare with those old guys?" The unruly middle-aged man raised his thick eyebrows, his face darkened, and he vaguely wanted to see the truth in his hands.
"Don't you still want to compete with me? Don't you look at how many times we have competed in private, and how many times have you won in previous competitions?"
When the unruly man heard this, he stared at the person who spoke, but remained silent.
‘Buzz!’ The morning awakening bell roared for the fourth time, but it was much shorter and stronger than before.
"The trial is over!" The teenagers gathered in front of the Temple Square looked at each other and congratulated one after another.
But about 800 feet up the mountain path, a young man in palace clothes, not long after the Lie brothers left, forced himself to walk another ten feet, and finally lay down on the mountain path, unable to move any more.
He gritted his teeth and counted the young men who crawled to his side and then stepped over: "Eighteen, nineteen, twenty!"
At the moment when the Morning Enlightenment Bell rang, he happened to be the twenty-first person on the mountain road. His face was as white as snow, and he spat out a mouthful of blood again.
When he looked up again, his expression was as gloomy as water and extremely vicious.