Shenji Peak is located on the east side of Luotian Mountain. The mountain is cylindrical, with winding mountain roads that spiral up. When you reach the top, you will see a huge pond. There are golden lotuses in the pond, dotted on the water like stars.
Liang Yan took Cang Yueming to the top of the mountain. This time he arrived relatively early, as there was still some time before noon. There were only a few hundred people by the pond, half of whom were monks from Luotian Mountain.
"I've met Senior Liang!"
When these people saw Liang Yan arriving, they came over to salute one after another.
Liang Yan nodded slightly, and then took Cang Yueming to the edge of the pond.
"The second round of assessment will be held here."
Liang Yan squinted his eyes and looked at the golden lotus in the pond, his mind turned, and he laughed after a moment.
"The Taoist friends at Luo Tianshan have really worked hard to come up with such an assessment method."
After hearing this, Cang Yueming immediately asked: "Teacher, did you see anything?"
"Luo Tianzong selected Buddhist disciples in order to integrate with the 'Pudu Golden Wheel', so even though this second round is a martial arts fight, the focus is not on your magical power cultivation, but on the Buddha's heart."
Cang Yueming seemed to understand but didn't understand: "But I don't know where the mystery is? Please ask the teacher for guidance."
"Look at those golden lotuses."
Liang Yan pointed at the golden lotuses floating on the surface of the pond and said with a smile: "They are not ordinary golden lotuses. They can reflect the mood of the monks nearby. Once someone is impatient or panicked, the golden lotus will break. As for the sky above the pond,
There are air restrictions, so unless you have the cultivation level of a master, it will be difficult to fly above the water."
After hearing this, Cang Yueming was slightly startled, as if she understood something.
"Could it be that"
"In this round of assessment, we will probably arrange for you to stand on the golden lotus and fight. While fighting, you must maintain a normal mind, otherwise you will fall into the pond and be eliminated."
"There are such harsh rules!" Cang Yueming exclaimed.
Fighting is a matter of life and death. Although this time it is just an assessment and there is no distinction between life and death, it is difficult to maintain a normal mind.
After all, the purpose of fighting is to determine the outcome. In this case, there must be a desire to win, and no one can avoid it.
"The rules are a bit harsh, but it's understandable. After all, the venerables of Luotian Mountain hope to elect a Buddhist son who can save those who are in trouble, inherit the Golden Wheel of Purdue Purity, and purify the bloody evil in the mainland. Rather than electing a person who only
People who are eager for quick success in order to improve their own strength."
"Um."
Cang Yueming nodded, gradually understanding the thoughts of Lord Da Ku and others.
Liang Yan thought for a while and then said: "I guess there will be a melee later. Remember the 'immoveable secret' and don't attack others. Even if someone comes to you, you should avoid the situation as much as possible."
You must not be angry."
Cang Yueming cupped her hands and said, "Thank you teacher for your guidance!"
"Um."
Liang Yan nodded slightly, put his hands behind his back, glanced around the top of Shenji Peak, and suddenly landed on a stone tablet by the pool.
I saw two powerful red characters engraved on the surface of the stone tablet:
"Buddha is nothing"!
"Huh?"
Liang Yan was a little surprised.
This stone tablet looks incompatible with Shenji Peak. Although the two big characters on it are written like a dragon and a snake, and are vigorous and powerful, they still exude an evil spirit and do not look like they were written by someone from the Buddhist sect.
"This stone tablet" Liang Yan frowned slightly.
"Teacher? Are you wondering about that stone tablet?" Cang Yueming asked from the side.
"Yes, why do I feel that it is so incompatible with this place?"
"Haha, the teacher doesn't know something. This is related to a history of Shenji Peak."
Cang Yueming smiled and said: "I came here half a year before the teacher, and I am familiar with several fellow Taoists in Luo Tianshan, so I know some semi-open secrets."
"It is said that this Shenji Peak was not originally called 'Shenji Peak', but 'Lotus Peak'. Many years ago, a monk with amazing talent came out of Luotian Mountain. He has been practicing in just 1,500 years.
He was only one step away from becoming a saint when he reached the peak of the sub-sage. At that time, he was very high-spirited and discussed Taoism with the master of Luotian Mountain at the top of Lotus Peak. The two argued for seven days and seven nights, and their Zen words were sharp and mysterious! In the end, the two of them
No one could convince anyone, and the monk left angrily. Before leaving, he erected a stone tablet on the top of the mountain and wrote the word "Buddha Wu". Therefore, "Lotus Peak" was renamed "Shenji Peak" to commemorate
To commemorate the magical dialogue between this genius and the mountain master."
"I see."
Liang Yan nodded slowly, he didn't expect that there is such a wonderful history here, it is amazing.
While I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps, and it was Venerable Great Ku, Venerable Fuhu, Venerable Xuanye and others who climbed to the top of the mountain one after another.
"Fellow Daoist Liang came early today." Venerable Da Ku said hello, and then laughed.
"It's getting late. This is the only disciple of mine who has been shortlisted. Of course, I have to come and see the venue in advance." Liang Yan said without hesitation.
"Haha, there are thousands of Buddhist dharma, all of them focus on the word 'fate'. Once the fate has arrived, it will naturally be yours. If it has not arrived, there is no need to force it."
"What the master said is absolutely true." Liang Yan laughed, but his expression was noncommittal.
The Venerable Great Suffering said no more words, proclaimed the Buddha's name, and led his three junior disciples to walk past him.
When Venerable Fuhu passed by, he clasped his hands and saluted him.
Liang Yan nodded slightly.
The four great sages came to an open space behind the pond, sat on the ground, closed their eyes and concentrated.
Soon, people climbed onto Shenji Peak one after another, and even Wuxin arrived with Xiong Yuer, Li Xiran and others.
By noon, Shenji Peak was already crowded with people.
Venerable Great Suffering opened his eyes and woke up from trance.
"The time has come, and the rules for the second round of the divine machine performance are announced below: the contestants are divided into two groups, one group is the monks of the Transformation Tribulation Realm, entering the left pool; the other group is the Tongxuan Zhenjun, entering the right pool. There is no limit.
Time, regardless of means, the last person left in the left and right pools will be promoted."
After hearing the rules of the second round, everyone present had different expressions, and many people started talking in low voices.
"It seems that the Huajie Realm and Tongxuan Realm monks compete separately."
"If we follow this rule, wouldn't it mean that only two people can advance?"
"That's right, the last remaining monks in the Transformation Tribulation Realm and the Tongxuan Realm monks can advance to the third round at the same time."
The onlookers were talking a lot, but the monks participating in the competition were secretly observing the pond and the competitors in the same group as themselves.
"Okay, please enter the pond." Venerable Great Ku said loudly.
A total of thirty people participated in the second round of assessment. Among these thirty people, fourteen were monks in the Transformation Tribulation Realm, and the remaining sixteen were True Lord Tongxuan.
The two monks soon separated and entered the pond one after another.
"Sure enough, there is a restricted airspace!"
The moment Cang Yueming entered the pond, the escape light immediately shattered, and his body fell uncontrollably downwards. Fortunately, a golden lotus floated up in time and caught him steadily.
The rest of the people were the same, each standing on a golden lotus. As the fourteen Transformation Tribulation Realm monks entered the scene, there were no more golden lotuses in the pond.
"The poor monk announced that the second round of assessment has officially begun!"
Following the order from Venerable Great Ku, the atmosphere above the pond instantly became solemn.
The fourteen Tribulation Transformation monks who participated in the assessment each occupied an area, and no one acted rashly.
This depressing atmosphere lasted for a moment, and suddenly there was a loud thunder-like sound, and a man in purple robe was seen making secrets with one hand. An ancient mirror appeared above his head. As the mirror light flickered, jets of black light flew out.
The ink-like whirlwind headed towards a young female practitioner nearby!
"snort!"
When the female cultivator saw this, she immediately pointed with her hand, and a light blue spiritual light appeared in front of her. Then it quickly condensed and turned into a cloth bag, rising upward into the sky.
Boom!
The black wind surged in, roaring continuously, and was about to drag the female cultivator into it, but it was stopped by a light blue glow!
But it was the cloth bag that hung high in the sky, shooting out streaks of rays of light and freezing the black wind in place. Then the bag opened its mouth and sucked in all the black wind that filled the sky.
"Xumi bag?"
The purple-robed male cultivator narrowed his eyes slightly and made another seal with his right hand. The spiritual energy in his body surged out and turned into a hundred-foot-long chain, flying towards the female cultivator again.
But at this moment, there was a sound of piercing the sky behind him.
The purple-robed man was startled, and just as he was about to use his magical powers to defend himself, he saw a cloud of blue clouds reaching above his head, hooding his head.
"ah!"
With no time to react, the purple-robed man was shrouded in blue clouds and let out a scream. Then he saw red and blue rays of light flying from different directions, hitting him almost at the same time.
With a crisp sound of "Bang!", the golden lotus under the man's feet shattered. He tried to fly in the air, but couldn't fly at all, so he helplessly fell into the pond.
"Amitabha!"
Venerable Xuan Ye had been prepared for a long time. At this moment, he raised his hand and cast a magic spell. He saw a cloud of auspicious clouds falling down and dragging out the purple-robed man who had fallen into the water.
This person was sitting on the shore with a wry smile. He never expected that he would be the first to be eliminated.
But before he could think about it, he soon heard the sound of falling into the water again. It was the female cultivator who was attacked by him just now. Because she devoted all her attention to dealing with his spells, she was attacked from behind and also fell into the water.
into the water.
Two people were eliminated in an instant!
Cang Yueming watched this scene silently and thought in her heart: "The teacher is indeed right. This level is not about fighting bravely, but about who can protect the golden lotus under his feet. When attacking others, you will also expose your own flaws.
, you may fall into the pond at any time.”
Thinking of this, he became more cautious, controlled the golden lotus under his feet, and secretly distanced himself from several people nearby.
It is said to be a pond here, but it is actually no less than a lake, with a radius of thousands of miles, and the water in the pond contains mysteries, which can absorb the aftermath of the power generated when everyone is fighting, so that these spells will not harm everyone watching the battle.
"Huh, let's start with you first!"
Suddenly I heard a cold snort, but it was Taiyue, one of the "Seven Heroes of Nanxuan", who took the initiative.
This person's name is "God Lord Houtu", and he is a new talent in Xuanyuan City. It is said that he tempered his body with the power of Houtu, and his body is very strong!
As soon as he finished speaking, Taiyue stretched out his palm as big as a cattail leaf fan and hit a short man in yellow.
The power of Houtu formed a huge palm print, like a mountain collapsing, falling from the sky, and pressing down on the man's head.
"boom!"
There was a muffled sound, and the man in yellow used all his methods, sacrificing all the magic weapons on his head, but still could not resolve the palm, and was knocked hundreds of feet away.
The golden lotus under his feet sensed the panic in his heart, and soon broke into pieces, turning into specks of golden light and dissipating on the lake.
"ah!"
The man in yellow screamed and fell into the water involuntarily.
Another person eliminated!
Tai Yue stood up, and Fan Yin Yi, Ye Xuan, Hua Cai Die and Lu Yuan also took action one after another.
They had a tacit understanding not to attack each other, but to target other contestants, because the "Nanxuan Seven Heroes" all have great names and their strength will not be too bad. Instead of provoking strong enemies, it is better to eliminate the weak ones first.
It also prevents anyone from fishing in troubled waters.
Just hearing the sound of falling into the water one after another, people were eliminated one after another. Half an hour later, only Fanyinyi, Ye Xuan, Hua Caidi, Taiyue, Lu Yuan, and Cang Yueming were still standing in the pond on the left.
superior.
The six of them each occupied a corner, wary of each other, and looked at each other secretly.
"Haha, we are going to have a fight after all, why bother with mother-in-law and mother-in-law?"
Taiyue laughed loudly and looked at the Shadow God Lord not far away.
"Lu Yuan, I've long been unhappy with you! Do you remember what you said three days ago? Come and have a good fight!"
"Hmph, that's fine, I'll let you, a pretty big guy, know about Lu's methods!"
Lu Yuan showed no sign of weakness and took a step forward. The two people's breaths were tit for tat, and a chilling air filled the air above the pond.
"Fellow Daoist Cang, I heard that your swordsmanship is amazing, and the little girl wants to learn from it."
A soft voice came from the left.
Cang Yueming turned around and saw the "Liu Li Fairy" Hua Caidi.
"There are no weak hands in White Jade City. This is a rare opportunity. Please give me some advice, fellow Taoist!" Cang Yueming said calmly.
"Be careful!"
Huacaidie smiled slightly, pointed with her hand, and hundreds of colorful rays of light appeared in front of her, flying like catkins, and in a blink of an eye she was in front of Cang Yueming.
I saw a colorful butterfly in every glow, dancing gracefully and looking harmless to humans and animals.
But Cang Yueming knows how powerful it is. This is the magical power of "Hundred Butterflies Flying" in "Liu Li Shen Guang Jue". If a butterfly falls on you, it can break through the defense in the blink of an eye, invade the internal organs, and cause the qi and blood in the body to dissipate.
No longer able to compete with it.
“What a move ‘Hundred Butterflies Flying’!”
Cang Yueming smiled slightly, moved her spiritual power with her feet, and controlled the golden lotus to glide on the water. In an instant, she retreated a hundred feet, far away from those strange butterflies.
"Haha, you can't escape if you want to."
Hua Caidi smiled sweetly and lightly hooked her fingers.
Cang Yueming suddenly felt the magic wave coming from behind him. When his consciousness swept away, he saw ripples on the water surface. After a moment, a flower appeared, colorful and beautiful.
"not good!"
Sensing that something was wrong, Cang Yueming immediately made a magic spell, and the sword energy around him formed a tornado.
Almost at the same time, the flower behind him bloomed, and a colorful ray of light shot out from the bud, split into seven in mid-air, like seven silk threads, entwined around Cang Yueming.
