Chapter 319 Turning faces is faster than turning books
One month later, the eighteen-year deadline came as promised.
In the open space outside the capital, people who came early from all over the Jin Dynasty gathered.
Among them are not only young people, but more experts from the older generation.
Although Master Changkong has already said that only young people born in the past eighteen years can pass the Ziwei Taoist disciple selection process.
But the temptation of cultivating immortality and living forever is too great.
The masters of the older generation were really unwilling to give up, so they came one after another to see if they could still have a chance?
Above the big fish, Master Changkong walked out of the Taoist temple again, lowering his head and looking down at all the living beings below.
"Hey, are you really not willing to give in?"
He sighed in his heart.
Once upon a time, he was actually one of those living beings below, risking his life to travel across mountains and rivers in order to practice the immortal way.
It's just that he was lucky and was born with spiritual roots, so he was lucky enough to join the Ziwei Taoist Sect in the end.
In the blink of an eye, thousands of years have passed.
Today, he is already one of the few strong men in Ziwei Dao Sect, and he seems to have the qualifications to overlook all living beings.
But every time he saw this scene, he could not help but feel emotional.
Seeing the desire for immortality in those people's eyes, he seemed to see his former self.
But there is no way, some things are destined to not work, they just won’t work.
Without spiritual roots, even if you are the illegitimate son of God, you will not be able to enter the immortal world.
Of course, there are people in the world who develop spiritual roots the day after tomorrow.
But that situation is really too rare.
At least with Master Changkong's current level of cultivation, he thinks he is unable to do the unnatural thing of helping people grow their spiritual roots.
"Meet the Immortal."
The crowd below saw Master Changkong and immediately saluted.
Master Changkong shook his head and said: "Pindao is not an immortal, he is just a cultivator of immortality. No one in this world dares to call himself an immortal."
He spread his right hand, and a thumb-sized step appeared in his palm.
"Everyone, the entrance selection set by Pindao is very simple. Next, Pindao will put down a ladder. Anyone who can follow the ladder and climb up to my sky beast will be qualified for entry."
"Taoist Master, is it true that only those with spiritual roots can enter Taoism and cultivate immortality?"
Someone shouted loudly, obviously still unwilling to give in.
"Yes, having spiritual roots is the foundation for cultivating immortality. Otherwise, how can you bring the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into your body? Without the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish your body and soul, how can you improve your life?"
"Of course, spiritual roots are only the foundation for cultivating immortality, but it does not mean that you will definitely be able to enter Ziwei Dao Sect if you have spiritual roots."
"Our Ziwei Taoist Sect has very strict requirements for its disciples. There are mixed and pure spiritual roots. Only those with sufficiently pure spiritual roots and perseverance in mind are qualified to enter our Ziwei Taoist Sect."
"In the past eighteen years, the Great Jin Dynasty has given birth to thousands of descendants with spiritual roots. However, according to the requirements of our Ziwei Taoist Sect, I am afraid that only dozens of them can be admitted today."
"But don't be discouraged. After Pindao leaves, other immortal sects will naturally come to accept disciples. The requirements of those sects will be lower, and you will still get the opportunity to cultivate as immortals."
"Okay, now the selection begins, everyone, please go up the ladder."
After Master Changkong finished speaking, he suddenly waved his hand.
In a bright ray of light, the small staircase in his hand suddenly expanded rapidly and turned into a huge ladder in the blink of an eye.
The ladder is located on the ground, and the top is connected to the big fish.
At the same time, an invisible force spread from the ladder. Wherever it passed, the crowd was pushed back by the gentle force.
In an instant, a huge open space was cleared around the ladder.
The crowd was in commotion, and some impatient people immediately rushed to the ladder.
But they soon discovered that they couldn't get through it at all.
That invisible force is like a tough barrier, blocking all those who do not have spiritual roots.
Lament!
Crying and howling!
Screams!
There was chaos in the crowd.
But no matter how people scolded God for being unfair, Master Changkong ignored them and just stood on top of the big fish, waiting for qualified people to walk up the ladder to heaven.
Soon, young people one after another, under the jealous eyes of people, passed through the barriers of invisible forces and arrived at the ladder to heaven.
The older ones of these people are already seventeen or eighteen years old, while the younger ones are just little bean sprouts.
Either excited, proud, or naive, they walked up the ladder one by one.
However, among the crowd, there were two people who stood out, namely Zhao Mu and Zhou Yuniang.
Although the two of them looked very young in appearance, they could not conceal the vicissitudes of life in their eyes.
Sun Miaoniang and Chi Huo followed.
Zhou Yuniang waved her hand: "Go ahead, the rest of the way is up to you. Don't let down the expectations of your elders."
"Yes, teacher."
Sun Miaoniang and Chi Huo looked at each other, then followed the others and walked up the ladder.
"I heard that Sun Miaoniang came to see you alone a month ago?" Zhou Yuniang looked at Zhao Mu with a playful look in her eyes.
"Sure enough, in that palace, nothing can be hidden from you." Zhao Mu said with a smile.
Zhou Yuniang sighed: "Hey, that girl was quirky and very lovable when she was a child. Unexpectedly, when she grew up, her thoughts became more and more complex. She always wanted others to take special care of her, and she also liked to scheme against people. After entering the immortal gate,
How to concentrate on cultivation?”
Zhao Mu smiled and shook his head: "When you are about to go to a strange place, it is normal to feel anxious and want to find someone to rely on. But if you have complicated thoughts, you can live longer, isn't it good?"
"Besides, who among us is not complicated? The important thing is that she must understand that calculations must be used on outsiders, and some methods must not be used on one's own people, otherwise she will really have to
I am now alone."
"Okay, let's go up the ladder to heaven. We'll talk about the rest later."
"Hey, I hope she can understand this."
Zhou Yuniang shook her head slightly and followed Zhao Mu up the ladder to heaven.
As soon as he stepped onto the ladder to heaven, Zhao Mu suddenly felt a strange power coming, penetrating into his body and instantly flowing through his limbs and bones.
He could feel that this power was testing the purity of his spiritual roots, and as he went up step by step, more and more power penetrated into his body.
Zhao Mu glanced around and found that people were swept up by the golden light from time to time and sent to the bottom of the ladder.
Those people should all have failed the spiritual root test.
"Fortunately, although my spiritual roots are condensed the day after tomorrow, they should be pure enough. I just don't know how big the gap is compared to these people?"
Zhao Mu thought secretly in his heart.
Over the years, he has gradually discovered that there is a drawback to acquired spiritual roots.
That is because it is not a natural condensation, so the artificial traces are relatively heavy, and it will never be perfect.
Zhao Mu's acquired spiritual roots may be stronger than some mixed innate spiritual roots in terms of qualifications, but he will never be able to rank among the top geniuses.
Of course, there are no absolutes in this world. In fact, there are still a few people with acquired spiritual roots whose cultivation talents are no worse than those with top innate spiritual roots.
For example, this is the case with Zhou Yuniang.
Zhou Yuniang's acquired spiritual roots were condensed with the help of the national destiny of the Jin Dynasty.
In particular, she was the first emperor of the Jin Dynasty to condense the acquired spiritual roots, so she naturally contained the destiny of the country.
Therefore, although her spiritual roots are also not perfect, with the help of her strong national luck, her cultivation talent is no worse than the top innate spiritual roots.
Of course, Zhao Mu was not jealous of this.
Because his greatest advantage has never been talent, but endless years.
As long as you live long enough, there is nothing in this world that you cannot get.
However, once he enters the world of immortal cultivation where there are countless powerful people, he will probably return to the state where the Taoism is the king.
"Don't fight for gains and losses in one day, but fight for the cause and effect of eternity!"
"Steady and low-key, avoid fights!"
"Haha, I really miss the days of scheming people behind their backs."