After passing through high mountains, plains and highlands, and bypassing countless counties and cities, Luo Zheng finally arrived at the imperial capital half a month later.
Luo Zheng thought that Chongyang County was not a small town among all the counties, but when Luo Zheng stood at the gate of the imperial capital, looking up at the golden city gate dozens of feet high, his mouth was still open.
Even though various books tried their best to exaggerate and praise the grandeur of the Imperial Capital, Luo Zheng was mentally prepared for the grandeur and luxury of the Imperial Capital, but when he first set foot in the Imperial Capital, he still looked like a bumpkin who had just entered the city.
Same, I was deeply shocked.
In fact, Luo Zheng had read many sights of the Imperial Capital from books. The records in the books were extremely detailed, and there were even pictures that were copied according to the scenery.
For example, the golden city gate in front of us is called Wangtian Gate. It is thirty-six feet high and nine feet wide.
Thirty years ago, Princess Qi of the Demon Tribe married the crown prince of the Fentian Dynasty. This Wangtian Gate was the dowry brought by Princess Qi.
Hearing is better than seeing. When Luo Zheng saw the golden city gate made of fine gold and various gems, he understood the meaning of Princess Qi's dowry: In the eyes of our demons, you humans in the Eastern Region are all poor.
Passing through Wangtianmen, Luo Zheng walked on the main road of the imperial capital, admiring the various scenery on both sides along the way, including the Chitian Pavilion with a pillar reaching the sky about a hundred feet high, the majestic and huge Earth Dragon Altar, and various flying chariots passing through it.
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These scenery hurriedly passed through Luo Zheng's sight, and what he was most concerned about was Qingyun Sect.
After many inquiries and a day spent traveling through most of the imperial capital, Luo Zheng finally found the location of Qingyun Sect.
The huge Qingyun Sect occupies almost a quarter of the area of the imperial capital, which is several times larger than the area occupied by the imperial city. This does not include the continuous Qingyun Mountains behind the Qingyun Sect.
Compared to the infinitely noble Wangtianmen, the Qingyun Sect appears to be much stingy. Except for the three big characters of "Qingyun Sect" that denounce Fang Qiu, there is basically no other redeeming feature. It is surrounded by green trees.
There are also ivy entangled, which makes it look full of ancient charm.
Next to the sect, there are two teams queuing up to sign up.
The team on the left only had more than a dozen Miu Miu, while the team on the right formed a long queue. The long queue was winding and circling, and it was impossible to see the end at a glance. It was estimated that there were no less than a thousand people.
Luo Zheng walked directly to the small team on the left. Since there were relatively few people, it was Luo Zheng's turn after a while.
The receptionist in charge of registration took a look at Luo Zheng, stretched out his hand and said: "Please take out your noble documents."
"Gentlemen's document?" Luo Zheng's face was stunned.
The receptionist pointed to the table and said: "I only accept nobles here. If you don't have documents from the nobles, please go over there!" Then the receptionist pointed to the long queue next to it.
Only then did Luo Zheng understand why there were not many people queuing up here. It turned out that it was specifically serving the nobles.
The gentry is a special class granted by the emperor.
In the entire empire, only a handful of wealthy families are qualified to be called noble families, and these wealthy families are basically concentrated in the imperial capital.
Of course, the Luo family in Chongyang County cannot be a gentry, so Luo Zheng naturally cannot produce any "gentry documents".
Seeing this scene, the people in the long queue next to them all let out a burst of low laughter, with a look of contempt on their faces. Queuing is indeed a boring thing, and Luo Zheng's move is a rare joke.
"Where did this country bumpkin come from..."
"Even the gentry clerks don't know how many people are really crowding into the Qingyun Sect these days..."
Luo Zheng did not react at all to these disturbing sounds. He just nodded towards the receptionist and walked to the end of the long queue in the eyes of everyone with contempt.
Two years of living as a domestic slave and several narrow escapes from death have already made Luo Zheng's mood very peaceful. Trivial provocations and ridicules are not enough to make him angry, but make him calm down.
The team moved forward very slowly, Luo Zheng simply closed his eyes and rested his mind.
"Is this your first time to participate in the audition?" After a while, a voice came from in front of Luo Zheng.
Luo Zheng nodded and then opened his eyes. The person who spoke was a young man of ten years old, with a kind tone and a kind face.
The young man noticed that Luo Zheng opened his eyes, smiled at Luo Zheng, and said: "This is my second time."
"What do you mean by 'sea examination' just now?" Luo Zheng asked his confusion. Luo Zheng knew that Qingyun Sect's requirements for recruiting disciples were very strict. Only by passing various assessments could they be qualified to enter Qingyun College, but he
After all, he is not from the imperial capital, so he is not very clear about the process of recruiting disciples of Qingyun Sect.
The young man smiled slightly and said: "Qingyun Sect is the holy land of cultivation in the world. There are countless people who want to join it. If everyone is assessed, I am afraid that even if everyone from the sect is invited, they will not be able to do it. Therefore, Qingyun Sect
It is stipulated that except for the children of the noble clan, other people must pass the sea examination before they can participate in the Qingyun Sect's assessment."
"My dear friend, may I ask what is the content of this audition?" Everyone said that Qingyun Sect is very difficult to enter, but now it turns out that it is so, there are so many rules, but I don't know at what cost Luo Peiran actually recruited him directly.
Disciples of the inner sect.
The young man smiled and said: "The so-called audition is actually to bring us together for a run. Qingyun Sect stipulates that the lowest level to participate in the audition is the bone refining realm, but you can also participate in the viscera refining realm and the marrow refining realm, but for these realms
The requirements are different. For example, in the bone refining realm, you only need to run a certain distance. If you are in the zang refining realm, you have to run a longer distance..."
Is it just running? Luo Zheng blinked. This audition does not sound difficult. After all, everyone can run. After Luo Zheng entered the Zang Refining Realm, his breath was long and his body's breathing was well coordinated, even at long distances.
Hang in there.
After learning about the requirements for the audition, Luo Zheng calmed down and chatted with the young man for a few more words. He found out that the young man's name was Mo Can and he was a descendant of a small family in the imperial capital.
Qingyun Sect's audition is held every month. Mo Can failed once last month and this is the second time he has participated.
As we chatted, time passed very quickly, and they were already in line before we knew it.
After Luo Zheng registered his name, he got a jade pendant from the reception desk, and Luo Zheng's identity information was recorded in this jade pendant.
Putting the jade pendant carefully, Mo Can said: "Brother Luo Zheng had better get more rest tonight. The word running may sound simple, but the road of Qingyun Sect is a bit special. The details... will wait for the day after tomorrow.
You will know," Mo Can thought for a while and then said: "I think Brother Luo Zheng is a foreigner. If you don't have a place to live, you can stay at my house."
This Mo Can is quite an enthusiastic person.
However, Luo Zheng declined Mo Can's invitation. Two years of experience in the world had made him see many things clearly. There are many things where he does not doubt people easily and does not trust people easily.
At this time, many people walked out from Qingyun Sect, most of them were wearing white robes, and some here and there were wearing black robes.
Seeing Luo Zheng looking carefully, Mo Can told Luo Zheng: "Those in white robes are all outer disciples of Qingyun Sect. When we pass the sea examination and pass the assessment of Qingyun Sect, we will be eligible to wear white robes.
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"What about the black robe?" Luo Zheng asked.
"Black robe? Black robe is the disciple of the inner sect! Both in terms of status and the pills you can receive every month, they are much more than white robes! The goal my father gave me is to put on the black robe and become an inner sect disciple.
Disciple," Mo Can's face showed a look of infinite yearning.
Luo Zheng nodded, but thought of Luo Peiran. On that day, Luo Junyi announced that Luo Peiran was admitted as an inner sect disciple on the Clan Refining Day. What was the reason? Could it be that the Heaven and Earth Creation Pill really had such a miraculous effect that it actually made Luo Peiran's
Has the power advanced so quickly?
Just as I was thinking of this, there were six or seven black-robed disciples walking towards me in front of me. One of them glanced at Luo Zheng for a few times, with a strange look on his face: "Luo Zheng! I didn't expect you to be alive.
, you actually dare to sign up, hoping to get into the Qingyun Sect?"
Luo Zheng's eyes narrowed, and he saw the person's appearance clearly, and sneered in his heart, it was a coincidence, he was thinking about this person, but he didn't expect this person to actually appear in front of him.