Eleven days later, Master Shasheng took Ye Chen, who was being hunted for killing too many Yuan soldiers, to the north of Songshan Mountain.
Although he really wanted to continue killing Yuan Bing, he also knew that his current cultivation level was too low and his efficiency was too low. He planned to go to the killing path to obtain the transfer skills first, and then leave the mountain after his cultivation was successful.
Songshan Mountain is located near Dengfeng City. It consists of Taishi Mountain and Shaoshi Mountain, with a total of 72 peaks. The main peak of Taishi Mountain is Junji Peak. At the southern foot of Taishi Mountain is Songyang Academy, one of the four major academies in ancient times.
The legendary Shaolin Temple, the famous martial arts master, is located in Shaoshi Mountain. Basically, the entire Shaoshi Mountain belongs to Shaolin territory. The famous Demon Sect’s chief helmsman of the Way of Killing is also in Songshan Mountain. I don’t know if the Shaolin Temple knows it. Ye Chen doubts it.
Otherwise, the Shaolin Temple would have destroyed it long ago.
The Master of the Way of Killing is located in an uninhabited canyon at the northern foot of Taishi Mountain. There is a bottomless sinkhole in the deep valley. The Master of the Way of Killing led him to jump directly into the sinkhole and go down the steps that narrowed inward. Finally,
A huge cave was found on the edge of the sinkhole, where the chief rudder of the Killing Path is located.
To be honest, this place is indeed well hidden. Most people really can't find such a hidden place, and even if they find it, they may not be able to enter it. Once there is a change, the hole can be sealed directly, and no outsiders can come in.
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There are oil lamps lighting up the edge of the cave at regular intervals, and there are members of the killing path hidden inside. If outsiders enter, they will be attacked and killed by these secret guards.
The Taoist Master of Killing took Ye Chen into the cave and none of the hidden people showed up. It was not until they entered the cave about a few hundred meters away and came to a thick bronze door at the end of the cave that two people suddenly stood up from the edge of the stone wall.
It seemed to appear out of thin air, at least with his eyesight he didn't notice it in advance.
"I've met the Taoist Master!"
The two men's eyes swept over Ye Chen and landed respectfully on the Taoist Master of Killing.
Master waved his hand:
"Open the door!"
Without saying anything, the two of them turned around and knocked lightly on the door a few times, which seemed to follow a certain pattern.
After a while, the bronze door slowly opened, and the Taoist Master strode in, followed closely by Ye Chen.
There is a cave behind the gate. It is a huge cave. Above the head are stone stalactites of different lengths hanging upside down. Several huge luminous pearls are embedded on them. The cave is illuminated as brightly as day. Five young people dressed in black are standing there.
Members of the Path of Death of various sizes were waiting for them in the cave square.
Among the five people, there were two old people and three middle-aged men. After the same salute, one of the white-haired old women asked the Taoist Master of Killing in a hoarse voice:
"I heard that the Taoist Master has recruited a new disciple, but is this kid?"
She held a crutch in one hand and raised her other hand tremblingly, pointing at Ye Chen.
This old woman must have a very high status in the Tao of Killing. She dared to point her finger at the Tao of Killing and speak like this. The master did not ignore it like he did to others and continued to pretend. He said very kindly:
"Sister, you guessed it right, I have accepted him as a closed disciple."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old woman shook her crutch in her hand and shouted:
"According to the rules of this sect, you have already accepted five entry-level disciples. You will not be allowed to accept any more disciples. Junior brother, you have violated the rules of this sect."
The old woman is the senior sister of the Master of the Killing Path. Ye Chen should be called Senior Uncle. She seems to be a bit stubborn. Because of her status, the Master of the Killing Path cannot use the same methods on her as ordinary members of the Killing Path, so he has to explain seriously:
"This boy is very suitable for practicing our martial arts. He is the most talented young man I have ever seen. Junior brother, I am so happy to see him that I can't help but accept him."
He explained patiently:
"I understand what Senior Sister means, and I also know the rules of this sect, but there is always room for flexibility in everything, and Soul Destroying and Soul Seizing are already aware of this matter. I have decided to let him participate in the trial in one year, and treat everyone equally without partiality.
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At this time, another old man who was probably the brother of the Taoist Killer suddenly asked with great interest:
"This boy's current cultivation level is not very good. Junior brother, are you so confident that you will let him participate in the trial in one year? Don't die in the hands of that soul-destroying boy."
The Taoist Master of Killing laughed heartily:
"How could I make this decision without confidence."
His face suddenly became solemn and he said:
"The purpose of our sect, the two senior brothers and sisters, should know that the strong are respected. When I defeated you and several other senior brothers to take over the position of Master of Killing Life, it was not because of our good relationship, but because of absolute strength."
He suddenly pulled Ye Chen out from behind him, patted his shoulder hard and said with a smile:
"I am 50% sure that he will be able to open up the Ren and Du meridians in the future and reverse his innate nature."
Being suddenly pulled out by the master, Ye Chen was caught off guard. Especially the master's last words made five people's eyes fall on him at the same time. They were curious, weighing, and scrutinizing, and all kinds of eyes with profound meanings made him feel uncomfortable.
Clearing his throat, he extended his hands to the five people one by one:
"Disciple Ye Chen has met several senior uncles."
In fact, he didn't know the other three middle-aged men, but anyway, he had to call his uncle first, and someone would correct him if he was wrong.
The five people looked at him for a while, with no expression on their faces or anything to say. Only at last the old woman paused her crutch and said:
"Since junior brother has his own way, I can't stop him. I just hope that junior brother will not interfere in the trial, otherwise don't blame senior sister for being merciless."
The Master of Killing Life laughed heartily and said:
"Sister, please rest assured, junior brother will remember it."
After saying that, the old woman slammed her cane on the ground. The loud sound was extremely loud in the underground cave, and then turned and left.
The group of apprentices left, and Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief. If these apprentices insisted on stopping him, he was really afraid that he would be kicked out. Fortunately, his master still had quite a lot of authority in the door and could suppress these apprentices.
That's right, he would call these five uncles, and his master told him about these situations on the way.
I don’t know if it’s the tradition of the Way of Killing. Although the sect rules can only allow five disciples to participate in the trial, in fact, each generation of the Way of Killing has more than five disciples participating in the trial, and each generation of the Master of the Way of Killing accepts more than five disciples.
This is probably the main reason why the old woman made concessions.
At the same time, although only one person can survive the five-person trial according to the sect rules, this is not absolute. At least there were a total of eight Slayers who participated in the trial in the previous generation, and five of them survived in the end, and they were these five.
Three of the current generation of killers that Ye Chen had to face had already died, which should be considered as the deadliest generation in history.
The trial does not necessarily require killing all the competitors. If he has the ability to subdue his opponents, it will still be considered a victory. For example, if he can subdue two senior brothers and sisters, the Soul Destroyer and the Soul Seizer, he does not need to kill them, and it will still be considered a victory.
In addition to these five master uncles, the older generation of Shashengdao also has some uncles from the previous generation. However, most of them are old and have long since left the world to take care of themselves. They do not care about the affairs of the sect at all. The five masters