In his arms is a girl in a green shirt. She looks about 12 or 13 years old. She has an oval face, pink and phoenix eyes, and her eyebrows are covered with daisy. Her whole body is shrouded in a layer of light mist, which is like watching flowers through a curtain, making her even more enchanting and charming.
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The girl seemed to have just woken up and her eyes were blurry. When she saw someone holding her in her arms, she woke up and raised her hand and slapped her.
Bai Liming hurriedly let go and retreated, but it was still a step too late, and there was a red fingerprint on his cheek.
He rubbed his cheek helplessly, trying to explain something, but suddenly remembered that his father said that everyone was in an illusion during the test, and it was impossible to meet each other.
"It seems that this girl is fake. Is this the final test? Do you have a heart to help others? Or is it the temptation of beauty?"
Since he couldn't figure it out, there was no need to worry too much. Bai Liming shook his head, turned and left, leaving the girl standing there with a confused look on her face.
The shore of the lake is getting closer and closer. The end of the pontoon bridge is connected to a stone trestle about three feet long. There is a pergola set up on the shore of the lake. There is a table and a stool in the pergola. There is a person sitting on it, who looks like he is in his forties.
, has a round body shape, a round face, big ears, and a mustache. He looks less majestic than playful.
There are two boys on both sides of it, fair and clean, with serious faces pretending to be mature, but they still can't hide their childish look.
Bailiming came closer, bowed his hands and said, "Xiao Ke pays homage to the immortal master."
Then he cupped his hands on both sides and said, "Greetings to my two fellow Taoists."
The Eight-Character Hu laughed loudly and said: "There is no need to be formal. I don't dare to call myself an immortal master. I am just doing some chores in the secular affairs hall."
A boy next to him interjected: "This is the steward of the secular affairs hall."
Bai Liming hurriedly raised his hands and saluted again: "Well done, Manager Fan."
A trace of contentment appeared on Fan Guanshi's face, but he still waved his hand and said modestly: "Now that you have passed the test, we are all disciples of the outer sect of Kaiyang Palace. The outer disciples are all of the same generation, regardless of age, and
We address each other in the order of entry. My surname is Fan and my given name is Jin. Just call me Senior Brother Fan."
Baili Ming hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I don't dare, Manager Fan..."
Fan Jin pretended to be angry and said: "Hey... I want to call you Senior Brother Fan."
Bailiming hurriedly changed his words to apologize again, and Fan Jin greeted: "Junior brother, come and register first."
Then I asked Bailiming about his place of origin and birth date, and registered them one by one.
"Now, junior brother, you have officially become the outer disciple of Kaiyang Palace. Okay, you follow this stone road, pass through the archway on the slope, and go to the square above. There will be someone to help you there."
Manager Fan looked at the sky and said: "In another hour, this year's test will be over, and all those who have passed the test will participate in the initiation ceremony together. You can go ahead."
Baili Xing bowed his hands and thanked her, then walked towards the square as he was told.
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After passing through the gentle slope, a square with a radius of about twenty feet came into view, surrounded by dense forests. The ground was paved with one foot square green bricks, which was smooth and clean. There was a pergola set up beside the field, and there were already more than a dozen people sitting in the pergola in twos and threes.
Bailiming came to the pergola, and someone came forward to guide him to sit down and wait. There were tea, cakes, etc. on the table in the shed. If you are thirsty or hungry, you can get it by yourself.
Some of the dozen or so people who were acquaintances were sitting together and whispering, while the rest were either quietly drinking tea and eating cakes, or sitting quietly in silence, but their eyes could not hide the excitement after passing the customs. Seeing this
Seeing the scene, Bai Liming took a cup of tea and sat aside, waiting for the initiation ceremony to take place.
Not long after, someone came to the pergola again. Bai Liming looked up and saw that it was the girl in green shirt she met on the pontoon. The girl was carrying some pastries and walking inside. The two looked at each other, dumbfounded, and stood there.
.At this time, both of them had the same thought: "Did you see a ghost in broad daylight? It turned out to be a real person?"
At this time, someone called the girl loudly: "Zhenzhen, you have passed the test, come and sit here."
When the girl heard the call, she calmed down and walked towards him numbly, peeking at Baili Ming from time to time with a confused look on her face.
Bai Liming was also puzzled: "I heard from my father that the illusion of Duyun Bridge is part of the Kaiyang Palace Protection Formation. It can only be broken if the cultivation realm reaches perfection. How can it be invalidated so easily? Could it be that starlight?
, by the way, since starlight can transform all things, it must also be able to break through illusions."
Thinking of this, Bai Liming's heart was filled with ups and downs. The more magical this thing is, the more it will attract bad people to covet it. Now he can't show it to others easily. He suppressed the throbbing in his heart and secretly vowed that he would not use this starlight again in the future unless absolutely necessary.
But then he thought that this time it was Xingguang who took the initiative to break the illusion and he had no control over it, so what should he do?
While I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard someone shouting: "Everyone, come and gather in front of the high platform."
Unknowingly, the test was over, and Bai Liming stood up and followed everyone to the high platform in the north.
While walking, a person came up from behind and whispered: "Thank you!" Then he walked away quickly, passing by, leaving only a faint fragrance lingering on the tip of his nose.
Looking at the graceful back of the girl in green shirt, Baili Ming was momentarily absent-minded, and an indescribable emotion slightly emerged in his heart.
"Do you know that person?" The person who called the girl in green shirt asked softly.
The girl in green shirt's heart tightened, and she thought about it again and again. Looking back on everything before, she realized that it was the boy who had unintentionally helped her escape from the illusion, and she was finally able to pass the test.
But this matter could not be leaked. If the Taoist sect knew about it, what would happen if her qualifications were revoked, so she quickly pretended to be calm and replied: "Oh, I don't know her."
The companion next to the girl is a handsome young man, wearing an ice-blue silk gown with golden piping embroidered with elegant cloud patterns, a jade belt around his waist, and a mutton-fat jade hairpin on his head. He is dressed like a nobleman. Gorgeous clothes
The young man didn't pay much attention when he heard the words and walked forward leisurely.
Before everyone gathered on the high platform, a young Taoist priest with thick eyebrows and big eyes walked onto the stage with a solemn expression and said loudly: "Disciples, be silent!"
Then he raised his right hand slightly, twisted the sword and shouted softly: "Light!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the blue bricks on the square were like a chessboard, arranged in ten horizontal and six vertical directions, spaced apart from each other, front, back, left, and right, and glowed slightly one after another.
The young Taoist priest put away his sword skills and said again: "All the disciples stepped on the green bricks and remained motionless like pines."
After everyone stood still as required, he then said: "Please ask Han Jiaoyu to preside over the initiation ceremony."
After saying that, a Taoist priest about thirty years old slowly walked up to the high platform. He looked majestic, tall and thin, and his dark face was shining brightly.
As soon as he opened his mouth, the loud voice made people's eardrums tremble: "It has been 10,369 years since the Seventh Patriarch founded the Tao Sect. Without the Seventh Patriarch to lead the human race to risk their lives and bravely fight against the demons, there would be
Without the more than ten thousand years of prosperity in the human world, now follow me and worship the Seven Ancestors."
As soon as he finished speaking, the portrait of the seventh Taoist ancestor appeared like a mirage on the screen wall behind the high platform. Everyone followed Han Jiaoyu's movements and kowtowed.
After the prayer, Han Jiaoyu's sonorous voice sounded again: "Congratulations to you, you are now officially a disciple of the Kaiyang Palace, the outer sect of the Tai Dao Sect. You need to abide by the sect rules during the practice, and the Taoist sect will do its best to cultivate you within three years to help you condense.
Dan. If the person who has not condensed the elixir after three years has to take on certain tasks, he will do some chores in the secular affairs hall for half a day and practice for half a day. If the person has not condensed the elixir after another five years, he can choose to stay or leave on his own."
After pondering for a while, his expression condensed and he said: "The path of spiritual cultivation is like climbing a mountain. You need to move forward steadily step by step. You have just taken the first step of spiritual practice. The future is long. Be careful not to be arrogant and impetuous. Even if you cannot condense the elixir in the end.
, when you enter the inner gate, don’t give up on yourself, there are only a few hundred years in your life, think about the good times and beautiful scenery, and stop letting go.”
Then he raised his hand and pointed: "Now go to the pergola to collect some items, return to your residence to rest, and officially start practicing at 00:00 tomorrow."