The black and white old ape took Su Xuan and the others to a small country in the southernmost part of the Eastern Wasteland.
Fallen Leaf City.
This is a large ancient city with lush vegetation and is famous for its fallen leaves all year round.
It's spring now, but some trees that thrived in winter have begun to lose their leaves.
Su Xuan looked at this ordinary town with some confusion.
This should be the place for the second trial, but Su Xuan couldn't feel anything extraordinary.
"In the second trial, I need you to help three creatures."
The black and white old ape didn't go around in circles and spoke directly.
He looked directly at Su Xuan and the others: "We, the monks of the Taiping Ancient Alliance, do not need to show greatness and integrity, but at least we must keep the justice in our hearts! We must draw our sword when we see injustice on the road, and we must help others when we can.
What you need to do in this second trial is to help others, and to do so sincerely.
If you fail to pass, no matter how good your qualifications are, I will not accept you."
Cang Feng was about to say, 'Who cares?', but when he met the solemn eyes of the old black and white ape, he was immediately choked up.
This old man... seems to be serious.
The black and white old ape looked directly at Cang Feng and said: "There is a veteran beside the city. His three sons all died in the war. He is old and sick and has no children to support him. At this moment, he is filled with thoughts of death. Cang Feng, he is the first one you have to help.
people!"
Cang Feng opened his mouth, a little afraid of the black and white old ape at this moment, but after all, he didn't say anything and nodded dully.
Then the black and white old ape looked at Jin Huo: "There is a scholar in the city who misses his dead wife and becomes ill. Go and help him."
"Let me go and have a couple with him?"
Jin Huo was shocked on the spot.
I'm a male! The black and white old ape's face turned dark and he roared: "I asked you to help him get rid of the pain of missing me, who asked you to be his lover?"
Jin Huo shrank his neck and exhaled.
The black and white old ape took a deep breath, then looked at Fahai and said: "There is another blind man in the city, Fahai, you go."
"yes."
Fahai nodded.
The black and white old ape didn't tell him the reason, obviously it was to make his trial more difficult.
In this regard, the black and white old ape finally showed enough harshness.
Qualification is qualification.
Character is character.
The two obviously need to be distinguished, and not everyone can join the Taiping Ancient League just because they have good qualifications! In the Taiping Ancient League, character is higher than qualifications! Finally.
The black and white old ape looked at Su Xuan and said: "Your target is three trees."
Su Xuan: "..." Is this old man taking the opportunity to take revenge?
The black and white old ape saw it and sneered: "Although the evil cultivation in your body has been suppressed, it cannot erase the fact that you are an evil cultivator.
Although our Taiping Ancient Alliance will not be biased, as an evil cultivator you want to get started, so naturally you have to be a little harsher."
"Then you need some reminders. There are so many trees in this city."
Su Xuan was speechless.
“In this second trial, Cang Feng and the others will each help three people.
And you are three trees.
Of these three trees, one yearns for light but can only parasitize darkness; one has protected this city through vicissitudes of life; one is frosty in spring, but its heart is warm to the sun."
Tips from the black and white old ape.
Su Xuan thought for a while and nodded slightly.
"It's not fair. Senior brother, why is it a tree? Trees have fart ideas."
Blue Wind protested.
"If you can make a dog a monster, why can't a tree do it?"
The black and white old ape sneered: "You'd better complete the trial for me quickly, otherwise I'll break my legs for you."
The blue wind stagnated.
There seems to be nothing wrong with the previous sentence, but Cang Feng sounds like he is scolding a dog.
With the last sentence, Cang Feng instinctively shrank his legs.
"Go ahead."
Su Xuan said something and walked straight to the city.
The black and white old ape has clearly reminded him that it is up to Su Xuan to find it himself.
In this regard, Su Xuan felt that the black and white old ape was fair.
Cang Feng and the others are helping people.
As a human being, he went to help all spirits.
Nothing wrong.
Su Xuan walked in this ancient city, feeling the vitality of the city, and his somewhat chaotic heart felt calmer.
"If you practice the method of peace, there will be no peace in the world."
Walking in the bustling street, Su Xuan said to himself.
The development of the sword path was still bumpy, but Su Xuan now felt that cultivating the will of peace would be of great benefit to the sword path and the sword body practice in the future.
Taiping Sword... Su Xuan couldn't help laughing.
He is an evil cultivator, but he has achieved such brilliant and righteous cultivation.
It's actually a bit ridiculous.
Is there no right way in the world, or have we lost sight of the great way?
Su Xuan doesn't know.
At the moment, he is just following the path he thinks is right. One day, when he looks back on his life, he will understand the meaning of such practice.
"The foundation of the sword body is the Taiping Sword.
This can further enhance my righteous cultivation!"
It was only now that Su Xuan was sure.
The next few days.
Su Xuan opened the Eye of Heaven and Earth and walked around Luoye City.
Three trees! They are completely different! Obviously, the hint given by the old black and white ape to Su Xuan was obvious enough.
On the third day.
Su Xuan found a laurel tree in a deep alley.
It is always dark here, and because of the city walls, the sun cannot shine into this place.
Su Xuan looked at it and felt a hint of darkness.
"This is obviously the tree that the old ape talked about that yearns for light. If you follow common sense, you can transplant it to a sunny place.
But this is obviously too simple and does not require my help."
Su Xuan thought and reached out to touch the osmanthus tree.
"What do you want?"
he asked lowly.
Everything has spirit.
Since you can't guess what the osmanthus tree wants, ask it yourself.
The black and white old ape outside the city looked at him with deep eyes.
He focused on Su Xuan.
In this test, Su Xuan's was undoubtedly the most difficult.
The three trees he selected for Su Xuan all had certain spiritual qualities, but they had certain changes due to the environment in which they grew up.
If Su Xuan cannot see through the key, he will definitely fail.
"This time, I'll see if you can pass the test."
The old black and white ape whispered, speaking calmly.
...I am a laurel tree.
He grew up in Luoye City since he was a child.
But in my life, leaves have never fallen, and I have never seen the sun.
Throughout the year, I must bloom once every three months.
Many people will come to pick them, and watching them leave with satisfaction makes me happy too.
But as time went by, I gradually felt lonely and tired.
In this dark corner, I can't feel the meaning of life.
Is it just for the human race to pick my flowers and accept my gifts without compensation?
But...why can't they help me?
I want to see the blue sky and white clouds, I want to see the vastness of the world, and I want to feel the temperature of the sun.
But people seem to be selfish.
They only asked for it and never asked me if I had any wishes.
then.
I refuse to bloom.
then.
People who used to come often no longer come.
Some naughty children would even climb up my body and break off my branches.
They didn't seem to think that I would be in pain or sad.
I'm even more sad.
Maybe death is my destination.
So I wanted to die.
But this day, someone asked me what I wanted.
I was pleasantly surprised, but also anxious.
Because I don't know how to answer him.
I thought about it for a long time.
I decided to bloom again, hoping he would understand what I was thinking.
...a little while later.
A touch of color suddenly appeared under the bare branches.
Su Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, surprise flashed in his eyes.
The flowers bloom darkly.
This is a dark laurel tree that will die when exposed to light.