"Seven Great Holy Lands recruits disciples every three years. This time Qinghe Holy Land is said to be recruiting three hundred people."
Ling Xiao explained in a low voice.
"There are so many people, it's easy for us to sneak in."
Gu Sheng nodded.
"But once we enter the Holy Land, our disguise..."
"Take a step and see."
Ling Xiao interrupted him.
"It's better than being chased outside."
At this moment, a golden bell flew out from the stone gate and floated over the square.
The bell was melodious, but it contained some shocking power, and the noisy crowd fell silent instantly.
"It's about to begin."
Ling Xiao is a little excited.
"Dong——"
The stirring bells resounded through the sky, and the light in Ling Xiao's eyes soared.
"As for it?"
Gu Sheng glanced sideways at him and kept his voice extremely low.
"We can win this level of competition with our eyes closed."
Ling Xiao chuckled and rubbed his hands.
"You don't understand what it feels like to torture a rookie."
Those nervous contestants looked like lambs to the slaughter in his eyes.
Gu Sheng shook his head helplessly and was about to speak when he suddenly froze.
An extremely terrifying aura fell from the sky, making his breathing stagnate.
He looked up suddenly and saw a black shadow floating down from the direction of Qinghe Holy Land.
"Beyond Tribulation Crossing stage"
Gu Sheng's pupils shrank, and the spiritual power in his body instinctively moved to resist this pressure.
The old man with silver hair floated to the ground, his black robe moved automatically in the wind, and his deep eyes swept across the square. Wherever he passed, the contestants all lowered their heads.
Gu Sheng felt Array Core palpitated, and quickly restrained his breath, for fear that the old man would see the clues.
"Qinghe Holy Land selection is divided into three rounds."
The old man's voice was not loud and reached everyone's ears.
"First round, qualification screening."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground suddenly shook violently.
Gu Sheng was unsteady on his feet and almost fell, so he quickly stabilized his body.
I saw the ground cracking in the center of the square, and a bright light door rising from the ground, white light reaching into the sky.
"Those who walk through the light door have passed."
After the old man finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and announced the start of the selection.
The crowd instantly became excited and rushed towards the light gate.
Screams continued one after another, and many figures were blown away by the light door and fell heavily to the ground.
"It's interesting."
Ling Xiao touched his chin and smiled.
Gu Sheng tried to use his spiritual consciousness to explore the light gate, but was bounced back by a powerful force, which shocked his sea of consciousness and stung.
"Don't bother."
Ling Xiao patted him on the shoulder.
"I'll go explore the way for you."
"Wait!"
Gu Sheng hurriedly transmitted the message.
"Pay attention to the details of the light gate inspection, especially-"
"I know, I know!"
Ling Xiao waved his hand impatiently and strode towards the light door.
Gu Sheng stared at his friend's back nervously.
The moment Ling Xiao stepped into the light door, white light engulfed him.
The light is extremely penetrating, as if it can see through the most secret corners of the human body.
But after just one breath, Ling Xiao walked out easily and turned back to make a face at Gu Sheng.
"How's it going?"
Gu Sheng asked via voice transmission, his palms already breaking out in cold sweat.
"I don't feel anything."
Ling Xiao replied nonchalantly.
"It was just a sweep of white light, like scratching an itch. Maybe I was too good, and it didn't even have time to react."
Gu Sheng The corners of his mouth twitched.
"Be serious! Have you explored the sea of consciousness or special parts?"
"Don't worry."
Ling Xiao is rarely serious.
"It's just a general qualification test, no secrets involved. But..."
He suddenly lowered his voice.
"I feel a strange breath deep in the light gate, like..."
"Like what?"
Gu Sheng's heart tightened.
"I can't tell. I'll wait until you come out."
Ling Xiao waved his hand and motioned for him to go and test it quickly.
Gu Sheng walked slowly towards the light door.
Every step felt like stepping on the tip of a knife, and countless possibilities flashed through my mind - what if the door to eternal life was discovered? What if your identity is exposed?
In front of the light door, he paused for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and stepped forward.
In an instant, dazzling white light completely enveloped him.
Gu Sheng felt countless hair-thin energy penetrate into the body, travel along the meridians, and explore every corner.
He looked inside himself and was horrified to find that those white lights were spreading deep into his Dantian, getting closer and closer to the door of eternal life that exuded ancient aura.
"No"
Gu Sheng shouted in his heart, and the muscles in his whole body tensed.
Just when the white light was about to touch the door of eternal life, a huge force suddenly came from behind and pushed him out of the light door.
After staggering for a few steps, Gu Sheng checked his body in shock and confirmed that the door of eternal life was safe and sound, and then he felt relieved.
"Look, I just said it's okay."
Ling Xiao came over with a playful smile, but when he got closer, he spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"It's better to be careful."
Gu Sheng gave Ling Xiao a big roll of his eyes.
They stood on the edge of the outer square of Qinghe Holy Land, surrounded by people, but Gu Sheng always felt that there were eyes staring at them from the dark.
Ling Xiao stretched his waist and smiled nonchalantly.
"Calm down, the more comfortable you appear, the less people will notice you."
He casually took out a spiritual fruit from his storage bag and gnawed on it, not caring about the juice flowing down the corner of his mouth.
Gu Sheng frowned and said.
"This is the enemy's base camp, can you?"
"Don't worry."
Ling Xiao interrupted him and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.
"Look over there-"
He secretly pointed at a few monks in green clothes who were maintaining order in the distance.
"The strongest one is just Nascent Soul stage, which shows that they don't take us seriously at all."
Gu Sheng followed his gaze and found that indeed, as Ling Xiao said, the disciples sent by Qinghe Holy Land to maintain order had mediocre cultivation.
His tense nerves relaxed slightly and he nodded imperceptibly.
At this time, most of the first round of qualification screening has been carried out.
The huge light door in the center of the square kept ejecting those who failed.
People who passed through gathered on the other side, with expressions of excitement or joy on their faces.
"At this rate, it will probably be dark by the end of the first round."
Gu Sheng looked at the contestants who were still queuing up and sighed in a low voice.
"There are fewer people this year. In previous years, the first round took two days to end."
A clear voice came from behind them.
Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao turned around at the same time and saw an eight-foot-tall man with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes carrying a sword.
The man was dressed in white, with a token as gentle as jade hanging around his waist, with the word "Hua Tian" engraved on it.
"The next one is Liang Yu, from the Huatian Sect."
The man clasped his fists and saluted, his movements cool and natural.
Gu Sheng's eyes were wary, but his appearance was calm.
"Qing Feng, casual cultivator."
"Ling Xiao is also a casual cultivator!"
Ling Xiao reached out his hand enthusiastically and almost stuffed the half-eaten spiritual fruit into Liang Yu's hand. He quickly took it back and wiped his hand on his clothes before extending it again.
Liang Yu was amused by his behavior and shook hands with him readily.
"You two are extraordinary and will definitely be able to enter Qinghe Holy Land smoothly."
Gu Sheng's first impression of this familiar disciple Huatian Sect was not good, but Ling Xiao had already hooked on Liang Yu's shoulders.
"Brother Liang, right? You just said it would take two days in previous years. You seem to be very familiar with this place?"
Liang Yu smiled.
"This is my third time participating. I was stopped in the second round the previous two times. This time I am fully prepared."
As he spoke, he lowered his voice.
"I see you two are meeting each other, it must be your first time here? How about I explain the details of the rules to you?"
Gu Sheng was about to decline, but Ling Xiao nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, okay, I'm just worried that no one will give me advice!"
Liang Yu looked around and led them to a corner with few people.
"The first round is the most time-consuming and will eliminate the most people; in the second round, you need to break through the formation set up by Qinghe Holy Land. The ten people who pass the fastest can advance to the third round."
As Liang Yu explained, Gu Sheng gradually let down his guard.
This Huatian Sect disciple really knows the game well, even some unknown details.
"The third round is a competition between the three squares. Representatives are selected to participate in the competition, and ten places are ultimately allocated based on points."
After Liang Yu finished speaking, he took out two jade slips from the storage bag.
"These are the notes I compiled for you two."
Gu Sheng took the jade slip, scanned it with his consciousness, and found that the content was detailed, and even the ideas for cracking each formation were recorded.
His heart moved and he cupped his hands.
"Thank you, Brother Liang. We will remember this favor."
Ling Xiao directly gave Liang Yu a bear hug.
"Brother Liang, that's interesting! When we enter the Holy Land, I'll treat you to a drink!"
Liang Yu was a little embarrassed by his enthusiasm. Just as he was about to speak, his face suddenly changed and he suddenly looked up at the sky.
Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao sensed the abnormality at the same time. They saw more than a dozen streams of light coming from the sky, and powerful spiritual pressure swept across the entire square.
"He is the inner disciple of Qinghe Holy Land!"
Liang Yu The voice is tight.
Those figures stepped on the spiritual swords, their clothes were fluttering, and they were above the square in an instant.
The leader was a man in green clothes with a stern face and a purple gold token hanging around his waist, shining brightly in the sun.
"On the orders of the elders, I came to observe the selection."
The man in green's voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly, with unquestionable majesty.
There was an uproar in the square.
These inner disciples stood in the sky, looking down at the contestants with contempt in their eyes.
One of the female disciples even covered her nose and frowned, as if she couldn't stand the turbid air below.
"Why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf!"
A shirtless man shouted angrily, his muscles twitching.
"Come down and show your skills if you can!"
The man in green glanced at him coldly.
"Are you worthy?"
"You!"
The shirtless man was furious, jumped up several feet, and hit the man in green directly in the face with his fist wrapped in the fierce wind.
The man in green didn't move, he just snorted coldly.
"Boom!"
A terrifying momentum suddenly broke out.
As if struck by lightning, the shirtless man spurted out a mouthful of blood in mid-air and fell back to the ground, creating a big crater.
The whole place was silent for a moment, and you could hear a pin drop.
Liang Yu looked pale and his voice was trembling.
"Half step Earth Palace Realm!"
Gu Sheng's pupils shrank. This man in green looks like he is only in his early twenties, but he has already touched the threshold of the Earth Palace Realm. This kind of talent is really terrifying.
Ling Xiao curled his lips and said in a voice message.
"Pretend, I can do it with just one finger."
"Shut up!"
Gu Sheng interrupted sharply, fearing that this ancestor would really provoke him on a whim.
"Shh!"
Liang Yu's expression changed drastically, and he grabbed Ling Xiao's sleeve.
"Are you crazy? That's half a step Earth Palace Realm!"
He lowered his voice, his eyes filled with awe.
"When a cultivator breaks through from the Nascent Soul to the Earth Palace Realm, the Nascent Soul in the abdomen will transform into a palace. Its ability to absorb and purify the spiritual energy of the world will skyrocket, and its combat power will crush all Nascent Soul cultivators!"
Liang Yu said, his eyes involuntarily drifted towards the group of Holy Land disciples.
"Senior Brother Qingyi has already reached the half-step Earth Palace Realm in his early thirties, and is only one step away from the complete Earth Palace Realm. With such a speed of cultivation, he has almost caught up with the core disciples of the Holy Land!"
Ling Xiao After listening, the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably a few times. He quickly lowered his head and his shoulders shook slightly - he could hardly hold back his laughter.
Heavenly Palace Realm versus half-step Earth Palace Realm? It's almost like a dragon watching an ant show off how strong it is!
Liang Yu misunderstood Ling Xiao's reaction and thought he was frightened, so he quickly comforted him.
"Don't worry, they can't hear us. Although the disciples of the Holy Land are powerful, they will not attack ordinary monks for no reason."
At this moment, a hand stretched out from the side and covered Ling Xiao's mouth.
Gu Sheng had a warning in his eyes and sent a message into the secret passage.
"Watch your mouth. If your identity is exposed, see if I don't throw you back!"
Ling Xiao rolled his eyes, but nodded honestly.
Gu Sheng then let go of his hand and glanced across Liang Yu's face inadvertently, only to find that in addition to fear, there was also an imperceptible desire in the eyes of this seemingly timid guide looking at the disciples in the Holy Land.
"Quiet!"
A majestic order came from the high platform, and the black-robed elder waved his sleeves, and the three squares fell silent.
All the monks' eyes were focused on the high platform.
"The first round of qualification screening begins now!"
The voice of the black-robed elder was like thunder.
"Everyone passes through the light gate in turn. Those who can pass through safely will be considered as passed. Those who are thrown away will be eliminated!"
As soon as he finished speaking, three huge light doors rose simultaneously in the three squares. The door frames were engraved with ancient runes, exuding heart-stopping fluctuations.
"This light gate can detect the monk's spiritual root qualifications and potential."
Liang Yu explained in a low voice.
"It is said that even hidden special physiques can be detected."
Ling Xiao snorted disdainfully, but was stopped by a look from Gu Sheng.
The screening begins.
Hundreds of thousands of monks lined up in a long queue, walking towards the Light Gate one after another.
As soon as most people touched the light curtain, they were severely ejected by an invisible force and fell into a miserable state.
Occasionally, a few people could barely pass through, which immediately attracted envious looks from around them.
"Hahaha, look at that fat man, he flew out without even touching the door!"
"Tsk, tsk, there are so many wastes in this class!"
The disciples of Qinghe Holy Land were sitting in special seats, drinking and laughing at the failed monks.
Their laughter was particularly harsh, but no one dared to refute it - in the eyes of ordinary monks, the Holy Land disciples were aloof beings, and even the outer disciples were far beyond their reach.
Ling Xiao His fists clenched unconsciously.
Gu Sheng immediately pressed his shoulders and sent a warning message.
"Don't cause trouble. Our goal is to sneak into the Holy Land to investigate, not to fight."
"But they-"
"Hold it."
Gu Sheng's voice is unmistakable.