In midsummer, the sun is scorching. On the mountainside of a large mountain in the Qingyang Empire. On the winding stone steps that can't be seen to the end, two blurry figures moving slowly upward can be vaguely seen.
"Dunzi, wait for me, Master, I really can't walk anymore." A younger, thin and fair boy was half-bent at the back, holding his knees, panting, and was about to sit down on the stone steps.
superior.
A strong and tanned young man in front wiped the sweat from his forehead and said jokingly: "Qingyun, we have agreed to be gods together and live happily together. Are you going to give up before we get here?"
"Hey, Dunzi, do you dare to look down on me? Let's see who gets to the Great Yan Sect first." The young man named Qingyun gritted his teeth, managed to cheer up, and sped up his pace to catch up.
The main gate of Dayan Sect. Seeing that it was getting late, several disciples were about to close the gate. Suddenly, a hurried voice came from outside: "Wait, wait, don't close the door." After a while, they saw a dark-skinned young man helping him.
Another thin boy with a pale face came over in a hurry.
"We...we are here to take...the entry test." Qingyun said out of breath.
"Time has passed. Come back in ten years." One of the short, fat young men frowned and said ruthlessly.
Qingyun rested for a few breaths to regain his composure. After listening to the words of the short and fat young man, he quickly turned around and pointed at the remaining ray of sunset, and said respectfully: "The sun hasn't completely set yet, please come on."
Lord Immortal, please be accommodating." His words were sincere and his eyes were full of hope.
One of the purple-haired young men heard this, smiled slightly and said, "This guy is quite smart. Just make a registration and take them in."
Dayan Sect, one of the five major sects of the Qingyang Empire. It has over ten thousand disciples and its influence spreads throughout the Qingyang Empire. It is located in the highest mountain range in the northeastern part of the empire, Dayan Mountain. According to legend, this mountain was the site of a mountain tens of thousands of years ago.
He came from nowhere and was transformed into a seriously injured flame dragon.
About a thousand years after the formation of this mountain, an ordinary young man passed by this mountain. By chance, he obtained a large amount of knowledge about fire cultivation. After completing his cultivation, he founded the Great Yan Sect here and became the first person to be called Huojizi by later generations.
After Huo Jizi, the first-generation sect leader, successfully overcame the tribulation and ascended to heaven, the Great Yan Sect became famous throughout the continent.
At night, Fu Qingyun looked at Dunzi who fell on the bed next to him and closed his eyes. He was very grateful. He was able to get here safely after half a year, thanks to Dunzi's help. He sighed softly and said to himself: "I hope
You can find a way to heal your body here..." After that, he fell asleep.
Dayan Mountain in midsummer is filled with thousands of miles of greenery, waterfalls and streams, and countless rare birds and animals wandering through it. The vast expanse of lush greenery makes people feel the vitality. If you feel it carefully, you will faintly notice it.
A strong burning meaning that belongs specifically to Dayan Mountain.
Qingyun and Dunzi arrived at the designated test square early in the morning. The square was paved with pieces of bluestone, with no end as far as the eye could see. In the center, there was a large square stone platform with a radius of tens of feet, and the edges of the stone platform were placed on different sides.
There was a big shelf. Looking at it, it was densely packed with people, probably as many as a thousand. Most of these people were teenagers, but there were very few women.
Qingyun's face turned crimson, and he felt his heart pounding violently. A teenager who came from the countryside had never seen such a crowded scene. He was about to talk to the man next to him when several rainbows suddenly flashed across the sky.
, before he could see clearly, his vision blurred, and there were five more people on the stage in the center of the square.
"Is this a real immortal, flying in the sky at will?" Qingyun looked at the five people who were completely flying and felt excited all over, and he was even more eager to learn immortal magic.
An old man in blue clothes holding a fiery red whisk in his hand walked out and said slowly: "I, Yan Chen, am the first elder of the outer sect. I will be responsible for this first test." Although the voice was not loud, it came through clearly.
caught the ears of everyone in the square.
As soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar in the square. "It is as strict as the rumors say. In the first step, a great elder from the outer sect was actually sent to assess."
"I don't know what kind of difficulties it will be."
"I heard that no one passed the test ten years ago. I don't know if it's true or not."
Elder Yanchen ignored the commotion below and quickly tapped the whisk in his hand four times. He heard a "boom" and a blazing fire about ten feet high was ignited on the four shelves at the edge of the stage.
The four blazing fires strangely formed a regular circle and burned, causing those who were close to the stage to retreat in shock.
Seeing that everyone was retreating further away, Elder Yanchen waved the fly whisk in his hand again, and the ring of fire on the shelf began to rotate unhurriedly. Waves of gas that were several times hotter than before rolled towards the surroundings.
Suddenly, there was no one within two hundred feet around the stage except the five people who flew over.
"In the first test, those who can enter within ten feet of the fire will pass. Xia Peng, you and the other four will continue to set up the formation as usual."
"Yes, elder." The young man named Xia Peng agreed, then led the other three people out in four directions, and sat cross-legged with hand seals ten feet away from the flames.
"With the protection of our sect's formation, all you have to do is use your skills and get closer to the flame." After Elder Yanchen finished speaking, he closed his eyes and ignored everyone.
Qingyun took a deep breath, and then he and Dunzi slowly approached the flames with the crowd, two hundred feet...one hundred and fifty feet...
Getting closer and closer, the temperature of the scorching gas lang is getting higher and higher. Just when everyone is close to the flame of about ninety feet, accompanied by bursts of howling, more and more people are in the irresistible high temperature
It was immediately difficult to move even an inch, and the heat was unbearable.
Seventy feet... A large number of people began to faint one after another, and the disciples of the Great Yan Sect nearby quickly carried them away for treatment.
When they forcibly advanced to more than fifty feet, most of the team of nearly a thousand people had already gone.
Thirty feet away, it can be clearly seen that there are less than two hundred people left. At this moment, every step these people take is extremely difficult. Although their clothes are intact, they are all covered with a lot of sweat, which is evaporated by the high temperature in the blink of an eye.
...
An hour passed in the blink of an eye, and more people were carried away after being unconscious. At this time, they were still seventeen or eighty feet away from the flames, and there were only less than a hundred people left... There were actually some among these people.
Two girls. Fortunately, Qingyun and Dunzi are still in the team. For them, who have lived by the sea since childhood, it is much more difficult for them to bear the flames than ordinary people. Under the flames, Qingyun's face is flushed, and his lips are red.
Dry and cracked.
"If Dunzi hadn't been standing in front of me, I would have fallen long ago." Qingyun felt bitter in his heart, even a little ashamed.
"This is the first level. Master, I have to get through it no matter what." Qingyun gritted his teeth and followed Dunzi for a few more difficult steps. If he hadn't bit the tip of his tongue again and again to stay awake in the pain,
The distance of several feet is probably insurmountable. There is still a distance of three feet, and at this time there are less than fifty people left.
"Huh, a mere bird fire can't stop my steps." Qingyun suddenly stepped out from behind Dunzi, thinking of the footwork taught by Uncle Luo Zhu in the village, he accelerated and rushed within ten feet, followed by
What came was a heart-rending scream...
Qingyun stepped within ten feet and found that the burning aura disappeared instantly. "Damn it, what's going on with this body?" Qingyun's face was pale and he wanted to cry without tears. But he still held on and saw it.
Finally, thirty-one people, including Dunzi, rushed into the ten-foot flame.
"Disciples of our sect cultivate the sacred fire essence. If you want to join our Great Yan Sect, you must pass the baptism of fire and the test of fire before you can practice." Elder Yanchen opened his eyes at some unknown time.
With his eyes, he waved lightly around the stage, and the flames were immediately extinguished. "You wait for thirty-one people to pass. Send the rest home." Elder Yanchen's voice had not faded, and the person had disappeared.
After returning to his residence, Dunzi helped Qingyun sit down. "Boy, are you going to die?" Dunzi naturally knew that Qingyun's body was weird. "It will be fine after a while, haha." After finishing speaking, Qingyun smiled and lay down on the bed.
Then both of them took the time to rest and prepare for the second level tomorrow.
In the early morning of Dayan Mountain, even though it is midsummer, there is still a hint of coolness. Dayanzong is surrounded by peaks on three sides, followed by Tianzhuo Peak, which is famous for its steepness. At this time, there is a flat land under Tianzhuo Peak.
Qingyun, Dunzi and the thirty-one people who passed the first test were all brought here.
A beautiful middle-aged woman wearing a red pullover pointed to the steep cliff and said slowly: "You see the cliff in front of you. Your second level is to climb up along the thousand-year-old grass and vines. If you can
If you reach the platform at the top of the peak before dark, you will pass. Xia Peng, after dark, conduct an inspection and send those who fail to pass directly back." After saying this, the middle-aged beautiful woman turned into a rainbow and rushed up to Tianzhuo Peak.
top.
"Yes, Elder Yan Xin." Xia Peng and others responded respectfully.
Time was precious, so Qingyun and the others didn't say anything. They walked directly to the cliff and each found a piece of grass and vine. They grabbed it and climbed up with all their strength. There was no shortcut, all it took was physical strength and willpower.
Time passed slowly, Qingyun's hands were sore at this moment, there were blood marks on his palms, and the coarse cloth jacket on his body was already in tatters. The thick grass and vines on the steep wall almost covered the entire rock wall, and every time he climbed up to a piece of grass,
At the end of the vine, I had to switch to another one and continue climbing up. After changing it, the rest of the people had long since disappeared. Fortunately, occasionally there is a place to stay where you can grab the grass vine and let your feet borrow some strength.
Take a rest, otherwise, Qingyun may not be able to hold on any longer.
He stepped on a small protruding rock again. After resting for a while, seeing the sky getting darker and darker, Qingyun did not dare to delay any longer. He took a deep breath, pushed hard, and wanted to use his strength to continue climbing up.
Unexpectedly, with this kick, a dull sound of "boom" was heard, and the foot suddenly became empty, and a strong suction force suddenly sucked Qingyun in. Then, accompanied by a sharp pain all over his body, Qingyun spurted out a mouthful of blood.
, his eyes went dark, and he passed out.
[Read a few more chapters, it doesn’t look good and I write my name upside down]