When they left the fraternal duty gate, Wang Lu casually said that he had found the correct way to play this game.
At that time, there were many people who heard this sentence, such as Zhou Mumu and her several Junior Brothers from Kunlun Immortal Sect, Zhan Ziye and Hai Yunfan from Ten Thousand Arts Sect, who had just walked out of the gate — by the way, all of them smoothly passed the test, although the price was not cheap — however, no one understood the meaning behind this sentence.
Even Hai Yunfan felt that this sentence was more like Wang Lu's momentary teasing, or stubbornness. No matter how cleverly he performed in front of Jianglu, after all, it couldn't change the fact that he failed to pass the fraternal duty gate.
Although from the point of view of the eight virtues test, the failure in the second test was nothing more than returning to the same starting point as Jianglu and the others. However, for a professional adventurer who pursued perfection, perhaps this was a very bad start?
Therefore, although Wang Lu looked very relaxed, some people around him had already begun to whisper in their hearts.
As for Liu Li, how could a naive girl care so much about it?
Only Bai Shixuan keenly captured this detail. After a moment of hesitation, she asked through primordial spirit, "Senior Brother, you said you found the correct way to play this game. In other words, everyone's way of playing is not correct?"
Wang Lu smiled. "What do you think?"
Bai Shixuan said, "I'm not as smart as you, Senior Brother. I just think that, although in the beginning it was said to test the eight virtues of the cultivators, in fact, that's not the case at all. Although I don't know much about the rules and management of the human world, but I think, what everyone showed just now, in any case, has nothing to do with virtue, right?"
Wang Lu said, "From the time I saw the rules of the filial piety gate test, I knew that these eight virtues have nothing to do with virtue. However, the key problem is not here, because no matter what it tests, as the challenger, we only need to do it according to the rules … At least in the first test, I basically had this idea. Based on the rules of the filial piety gate, I seriously considered the method to crack it, and at one point, I achieved results — those eight people from Shengjing Sect were miserably cheated by me. But when I got to the gate of fraternal duty, you saw the result. I was the one who was tricked. "
Bai Shixuan sighed, "Our luck really isn't too good, the rules are too disadvantageous to us … If it weren't for Senior Brother's arrangement in advance, me and Junior Sister Liu Li wouldn't have been able to pass."
"It has nothing to do with luck. It's the wrong way we're playing, or rather, we've been going in the wrong direction from the very beginning … There are some problems that I haven't completely figured out, so it's not convenient for me to talk too much about it now. However, you can rest assured and watch my performance. Your Senior Brother Wang Lu will definitely not disappoint you. "
Once again hearing Wang Lu's confident reply, Bai Shixuan softly smiled and said: "Yes."
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After the fraternal duty gate, the people of the four sects gathered again in front of the eight gates.
The morale of Shengjing Sect was obviously exuberant. If in the first pass, the filial piety gate was a complete victory for Lingjian School, then in the second pass, the biggest winner was Shengjing Sect. Although the performance of Lingjian School seemed to be good, in the eyes of other people, they had already been faintly suppressed by Shengjing Sect.
Because although Liu Li and Bai Shixuan passed, the most important figure, Wang Lu, didn't pass. Moreover, for the other three sects' cultivators, even if they passed, they just barely scraped the passing line — the situation of Kunlun Immortal World and Ten Thousand Arts Sect was the same. However, because of the advantage in numbers, several people from Shengjing Sect managed to get 398 chips in exchange for the first prize on the list.
The Ancient Sword Tomb was indeed worthy to be a true immortal level relic. The eight gates test was just the middle of the long test, and the fraternal duty gate was just one of the eight gates, yet it gave them a luxurious gift of middle-rank spiritual treasure and high-rank panacea, which made the several cultivators of Shengjing Sect unable to contain their joy. At the same time, after successfully passing the test, the reward of advancing their magical power by half a level was also a pleasant surprise.
More importantly, with the entrance of Power King Jianglu, Shengjing Sect seemed to have once again become invincible. Whether it was in terms of wits or strength, Jianglu was more than enough to rival Wang Lu. In the fraternal duty gate test, Wang Lu was pulled down from his high horse by the frontal attack tactic. At the same time, behind Jianglu was a formidable team of cultivators, while behind Wang Lu was the seemingly united but actually divided three-sect alliance.
As long as they continued on, Shengjing Sect would certainly obtain an absolute victory!
In this regard, Wang Lu just sneered:
The third gate was the loyalty gate.
The situation inside the gate was not much different from the previous two gates. It was a long dark passage, and behind the passage was another world. Inside the loyalty gate was a relatively spacious stone room. In the middle of it stood a stone tablet, which was engraved with the rules of this test.
With the experience from the previous two gates, they initially didn't expect that this test would have anything to do with the virtue of loyalty. However, after carefully reading it, unexpectedly, this was perhaps the first time to test a person's virtue.
Rules:
1. Loyalty is a kind of faith, a kind of wholehearted devotion, a kind of undying desire. Loyalty can withstand any test.
2. Questioning is a kind of attitude, a kind of comprehensive interrogation, a kind of meticulous investigation. Questioning can disintegrate hypocrisy and purify loyalty.
3. Relevant procedures:
1. Declare an object of loyalty.
Each person's declaration is limited to one time, and the object cannot be changed.
2. Raise doubts about the loyalty of others.
3. The same object can only be questioned once.
3. Once the loyalty is successfully questioned, it will be proven false, and the person will lose the qualification to pass the test.
4. Maintain the loyalty and not be proven false. Successfully questioning the loyalty of two or more participants, meeting the two conditions will be regarded as passing the test.
5. Failure to make a declaration, or the declaration is proven false, does not affect the questioning qualification.
Seeing this rule, many people's hearts were moved.
Was it finally time for the real virtue test?
Compared to the filial piety gate and fraternal duty gate, the rules of the loyalty gate finally appeared somewhat normal. Especially the interpretation of loyalty at the beginning, which seemed to set a relatively orthodox tone for this test. However...
However, if one looked down at the previous line, it suddenly appeared a bit strange: Questioning?
Of course, true gold fears no fire. The best way to show loyalty was to stand firm in the face of doubt. However, with the experience of the first two levels, the rules of doubt seemed to be a little provocative. Mobilizing the masses to fight against the masses, the final result would often be the victory of ugliness over virtue. The first two levels were no different.
Especially considering that there was a professional adventurer here, everyone's heart was even more vigilant.
While they were thinking, the cold voice that appeared in the previous two tests once again sounded. It said in the ancient language.
"Please declare your object of loyalty."
In the silence, a Shengjing Sect cultivator rushed to say, "I declare, I am loyal to Shengjing Sect!"
With that, a layer of faint golden light flashed on his body.
Wang Lu and the others turned to look and saw a plain-looking cultivator. Previously, he didn't leave any impression on them, but this time, he gained the upper hand by making a show of strength. No matter how they looked at it, he was a bit … cannon fodder.
Jianglu didn't make a sound, Wangyue siblings also didn't make a sound. An unknown little guy gained the upper hand by making a show of strength. Did Shengjing Sect cultivators not understand the rules? It was obvious that they had agreed to use this little guy to test the specific rules of this round of the game.
After he finished his declaration, Wang Lu also took a step forward and began his own questioning.
As soon as he opened his mouth, the Shengjing Sect cultivators felt their hearts tremble.
He was indeed worthy to be a professional adventurer, he was steady, accurate, and ruthless.
"If there is a power struggle within the sect, and internal division, which side will you be loyal to?"
That cultivator froze for a moment, and then righteously said, "Shengjing Sect will never have an internal division!"
Wang Lu smiled. "Never? What about the Nine Regions Calendar Year 1337 of the Sea of Blood on Mount Spirit? What about the Fall of Wen Mountain in 1365? Don't say that the Blood Demon Ancestor and Broken Mountain Daoist were not from your Shengjing Sect. Not to mention the power struggle every time the position of the Sect Leader was passed down. Although there was no blood in the light, there were waves in the dark. Was the sudden death of Supreme Shou Shan seven hundred and thirty years ago really caused by cultivation deviation? When Supreme He Tu succeeded the position, did Supreme Wan Ling, who voluntarily withdrew from the competition for the position of Sect Leader, really feel ashamed of his inferiority? Shengjing Sect is a big sect with as many strong as clouds. Among them, there are countless talented and bold cultivators, so how could the inside be as gentle as water? You're an inner court disciple of Shengjing Sect, how could you be less familiar with the inside of the sect than me? Since you're well aware of it, why do you have to say that there will never be an internal division! Your mouth may sound nice, but in your heart, you're just trying to act according to the situation, stand in the right position, and seek personal benefit! "
Being questioned by Wang Lu, that cultivator was dumbfounded and sweated profusely.
"I, I'm not …"
"Loyalty is a kind of wholehearted devotion. You can't even be honest with the real situation of Shengjing Sect, how can you talk about loyalty to the sect? You'd better leave. "
Before his voice fell, a crisp sound was heard, and the golden light shield that shrouded his body suddenly shattered.
Wang Lu waved his hand. "Questioning successful, next."
Shengjing Sect people were not surprised by this result. In fact, if Wang Lu didn't speak, they would be surprised. However, in any case, he was just cannon fodder, so they could have as many as they wanted.
The second Shengjing Sect cultivator came forward. "I declare, as a cultivator, I am loyal to the Immortal Cultivation Path."
Wang Lu immediately questioned, "What if your Immortal Cultivation Path has a conflict of interest with the Shengjing Sect?"
That person was actually smart. "Shengjing Sect fully respects every disciple's pursuit of the Immortal Cultivation Path."
Wang Lu sneered. "If they really respect it, how could they send you out as cannon fodder?"
That person retorted, "Some things always need people to do, and the sect will give me enough compensation."
Wang Lu continued to sneer. "Is the path that you cultivate the path of selling your body for compensation? Why don't you go and blackmail others? Why don't you go and sell your kidney? Why don't you go and ask to be a mistress? You even use the sect's compensation to show off, are you cultivating the path of slavery? "
"I …"
"It's useless to talk too much, next."
Before long, four people from Shengjing Sect were successfully questioned by Wang Lu, and the golden light shield was broken.
For a time, the whole place was silent.
It was not a shock. Whether it was Shengjing Sect or the other sects, they were not surprised by this situation. In fact, the biggest role of these four cannon fodder was to dig out the profound meaning behind this test.
The first four people made statements in various forms, but Wang Lu easily found the flaws in them. It was not that they deliberately threw in the towel, but for cultivators, loyalty was a very elusive concept.
It was difficult to be loyal to the sect, but to be loyal to the Immortal Cultivation Path … it was also closer to an ideal, but difficult to turn into reality.
On the contrary, questioning others was very easy. Before Wang Lu could even make his statement, he had already pushed back four people … Then the next question was: How do they pass this test?
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