Those who wanted to compete for face rushed ahead in a swarm.
Before Mingwei and Ji Xiaowu could reach the first level, the test questions had already been announced.
The first test question of Fangmen is very consistent with Xuandu Guan’s identity: fortune telling.
The gatekeeper is an old Taoist priest, his thin body sitting cross-legged on the stone beside the gate of the square, with a hexagram tube in front of him.
He pointed to the divination tube in front of him with a smile: "The old Taoist is destined to commit the lone star, and is born to punish the six relatives. Dear friends, if you can calculate for the old Tao a fortune that is full of flowers and riches, you will be lucky."
Everyone was surprised when they learned about this test question.
What is this test question? You don’t ask people to calculate accurately, but you ask people to calculate incorrectly?
The emperor asked the accompanying dean: "In charge of Yi, it's not easy to calculate inaccurately? Can you just say it casually?"
The headmaster said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this fellow Pindao wants a specific destiny. If the hexagram is not shaken, it will not count."
Concubine Pei thought for a while: "What if you get the hexagram? Isn't that like gambling?"
The headmaster nodded with a smile: "What you are talking about is on the one hand. If you are lucky enough and get a good divination in one shake, then it is good luck and you should pass the test."
Jiang Sheng heard this and said: "The immortal said, this is one aspect, is there another aspect that can pass the test 100%?"
The dean in charge laughed: "Your Highness is right. There are not many skills in this level. If you criticize, you don't know it, but if you know it, it's not difficult."
Jiang Sheng heard this and turned his attention to those competing.
Yang Shu suddenly stood up and said that he wanted to participate in the competition. He realized that there was something hidden in it, so he proposed to let others participate. Now, among these participants, there are his people, and he wonders if they can stop Yang Shu.
The test takers in front of the first Daofang gate also listened to the explanation of the old guard. Those who were not familiar with mystical arts couldn't help but look at each other.
According to convention, there should be seven copper coins in the hexagram tube. It depends entirely on luck. The possibility of getting the wealth and fortune that the old man wants is very slim.
This first level alone is difficult to pass.
Among the test takers, a man with a background as a general asked: "Chief Immortal, I said before that it counts if you fight with force. Is this the case for you..."
The old Taoist stroked his beard: "Of course. If you have the ability to pass this gate, the old Taoist will give you a Bagua copper coin."
As soon as he said this, several eyes lit up.
The one who asked the question was the first to say: "Immortal, I'm offended!"
After saying that, he punched out and strong wind hit his face.
The old Taoist's beard was raised, but without moving his eyelids, he raised his hand, easily held his fist, and pushed it out with a backhand palm.
His moves were extremely soft, but he used force to strike. The guy who made the move immediately fell out and hit the mountain wall hard.
"Little friend, I'm offended." The old Taoist nodded with a smile.
The first person to be eliminated was born so easily.
The man didn't expect that he couldn't hold on to even one move, his face turned red, he hurriedly gave him a fist, covered his face and left.
In the imperial competition, if you perform well, you will be in the limelight; if you perform poorly, you will be embarrassed in front of the emperor.
For a moment, the others were frightened.
The old Taoist looked calm, still sitting with a smile, not anxious or impatient.
After a while, someone finally thought of it with a smart mind: "Immortal, you said that if you pass this door, you can get the Bagua copper coins. There is no need to defeat you, right?"
The old Taoist smiled and nodded: "Not bad."
A few people who thought they were good at Qinggong were eager to try it.
The old Taoist added: "You can pass the level together. As long as you are not stopped by the old Taoist, you will pass the level."
This sentence further aroused the hearts of the participants who were ready to move.
Later, Ji Xiaowu asked: "Is it really so easy to pass the level? I always feel it's too easy!"
Mingwei said: "Look at that Taoist Priest, he just received that punch and his lower body didn't even move. According to my estimation, he has at least a dozen of skills. Anyone who can enter Xuandu to watch has a talent of one."
Wait, plus sixty years of skill, who do you think among the people here can beat him?"
"You can't do it either?"
Ming smiled: "Don't talk about me, even those two Guanzhu candidates are currently unbeatable."
Unless they use the epiphyllum flowers for their own use after winning. Mingwei added in his heart.
Ji Xiaowu understood: "So, for this test question, the path of force will not work."
"Not necessarily." Mingwei said, "Since they have said that force is allowed to break it, they have reserved this path. If someone really reaches this level of force, they can naturally go unimpeded."
"But what you mean is that none of these people here can beat him?"
Mingwei chuckled: "Who knows if there will be an accident? Maybe someone is hiding something secretly, or there may be some special secret skill."
While the two were talking, many of the test participants over there had already communicated with their eyes, and several people stood up at the same time and ran towards the gate of the square.
The old Taoist still sat still, picked up the divination tube and raised it.
Ding ding ding ding sounded several times in succession, and seven copper coins were knocked out.
"ah!"
"thump"
There was no end to the sound.
The few people who broke through were all stopped.
This time several people were eliminated in succession.
The old Taoist took back the copper coins and sat down calmly: "My friends, if there are any other ways you want to try, feel free to do it."
After a moment of silence, a young man who looked like a scribe finally approached and saluted: "Immortal, I am willing to give it a try."
The old Taoist smiled and extended his hand: "Master, please."
The young scribe picked up the hexagram tube, shook it cautiously, closed his eyes and recited silently, gritted his teeth, and poured it out.
The old Taoist glanced at the hexagram image and said with a smile: "Young master has some knowledge of fortune-telling. This hexagram is sincere and sincere. It actually makes the old Taoist's fortune-telling accurate."
This sentence sounded like an exaggeration, but the face of the scholar young man suddenly darkened, and he bowed deeply to him: "My skills are not as good as those of others, thank you for your guidance." After saying this, he turned around and walked down the mountain road.
The old Taoist said that his destiny is that punishment will defeat the six relatives, and the calculation is inseparable from ten, which means that he did not calculate the destiny he wanted.
Neither martial arts nor literature can lead to success, and the disciples of high-ranking officials in front of the square are helpless.
The first level is so difficult. It’s not easy to show off in front of the emperor!
After failing twice in succession, the remaining participants became cautious and did not dare to try again.
When I was at a loss, someone laughed and walked up to the old Taoist: "I'll do it."
When the emperor saw him, he smiled and said to Concubine Pei: "What kind of evil idea did Shu'er have in mind?"
Concubine Pei pursed her lips and smiled.
This scene was particularly dazzling when the prince saw it.
Those who didn’t know, thought they were just a family!
Yang Shu poured out the copper coins inside and looked at each one carefully, weighing the weight from time to time. Then he picked up the divination tube and turned it over to try his hand.
After a while, he finally put the copper coins back into the hexagram tube.
"Forget it! Keep an eye on it!"
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, they saw him pick up the hexagram tube and start shaking it.