Lin Feng observed the leading group with interest and saw that they were also troubled by endless illusions.
"Daddy, Mommy, Sixth Grandpa … and Grandpa, Great Grandpa …"
The scenes that emerged in the mind of the little loli, Luo Qingwu, were rather chaotic. One moment, she was surrounded by many loved ones, and everyone loved and doted on her. The next moment, everyone was coldly leaving her. No matter how she called out to them, they ignored her.
These images alternated, intertwined with some of the treasures that had grown up with her, the surprise of regaining what she had lost, and the sadness of losing what she had gained.
The next moment, the images changed again. First, she failed to become a disciple of Xuanmen Tianzong, and her heart only felt cold and desperate. Then, she successfully passed the ongoing assessment and cheered on Yujing Mountain.
The little girl bit her lip and moved forward step by step. She was still young and her temperament had not been determined. She was lively and active, and usually liked to let her imagination run wild, so it was easy for her to be troubled by illusions.
Fortunately, her mental potential was not low. She had a stubborn and resolute temperament, so she could stick to her heart and control herself.
In addition, her bone talent was really outstanding, so she did not have to worry too much about the bone talent test. This allowed her to focus more energy on calming her mind and fighting against the illusions.
On the other hand, Li Yuanfang was just the opposite. He had a firm will and rarely had illusions. They only happened occasionally.
Sometimes, the top formations such as the Yin and Yang Life and Death Formation, the Vairocana Formation, the Supreme Void Yin and Yang Formation, and the Great Immortal Nature Sword Formation were placed in front of him, allowing him to study them.
Sometimes, his first teacher, Ancestor He Tu, actually appeared in front of him, as if he had just gone on a long trip and returned, looking at him with a smile.
Other times, Ding Runfeng from Taixu Temple suddenly appeared with a faint smile full of mockery. He said to him word by word, "Aren't you a disciple of Xuanmen Tianzong? What are you doing here?"
Li Yuanfang was expressionless as he closed his eyes. A second later, he opened them again. His eyes were clear and the illusion in his mind had disappeared. He didn't stop and continued forward.
Compared to Luo Qingwu, he spent more time on dispelling the Spiritual Qi and defending against the attacks of the treasured light.
Dao Yuting walked up the stairs of the pagoda, dispelling all kinds of restrictions while resisting the erosion of the Heart Demon's illusions.
She had a strong will, but the things she had experienced were much more complicated than others.
After being separated from his father, Dao Zhiqiang, for so many years, he was finally able to reunite with him. This was a joyous feeling. However, his mother had died in the hands of the Skypond Sect cultivators. This was a feeling of grief and indignation.
Whether it was happiness or sadness, positive or negative, it would cause illusions to appear and disturb her mind.
Sometimes, Song Qingyuan's image would suddenly appear. That was the fear in the depths of Dao Yuting's heart.
After the destruction of the Skypond Sect, she reunited with her father and became Xuanmen Tianzong's disciple. This fear had gradually disappeared, but it resurfaced again at this moment.
Not long after Dao Yuting was accepted as a disciple of the Skypond Sect, she knew that the seemingly gentle and amiable young man was actually cruel and ruthless. He would be her Dao companion in the future, and their natural endowments complemented each other.
The Skypond Sect's idea was that after Dao Yuting formed her Gold Core, she could marry Song Qingyuan and the two of them could cultivate together.
However, whenever Dao Yuting thought of Song Qingyuan, she would shudder all over.
She was even afraid of forming her Gold Core and deliberately avoided it. The Great Dao of Golden Elixir, which ordinary cultivators dreamed of, terrified her. She wasn't afraid of the difficulty of forming her Gold Core. On the contrary, she was afraid of what she had to face after forming her Gold Core.
Dao Yuting shook her head forcefully. She felt as if she was facing a poisonous snake. The creepy, cold and slippery feeling was forcibly expelled from her mind. She stabilized her state of mind and continued to work hard to climb.
Zhuge Wanqiu, who had climbed extremely fast in the early stage and was also in the first echelon, seemed to have fallen behind at this time. She was left far behind by Luo Qingwu, Li Yuanfang, and Dao Yuting.
Her thoughts and experiences weren't complicated, but she didn't have enough willpower. Even a small thing in her memory could trigger a layer of illusion.
When she was young, she caught a few spiritual birds, the little beast she raised died of illness, she was separated from her father, and so on.
Because her emotions weren't particularly intense, the illusion was also very ordinary, and the little girl could quickly get rid of it. However, such things kept happening one after another, as if there was no end to it.
Fortunately, her foundation was very outstanding, especially the spirituality and sensitivity of her spirit. She almost never hesitated when she encountered a fork in the road and could immediately find the right direction. That was why she was barely able to stay at the front of the group.
After a long period of climbing, Xu Yunsheng, Liu Xiafeng, and the other true disciples had already surpassed the majority of the group. They were also at the front of the group, and were not too far away from Zhuge Wanqiu, who was at the end of the first echelon.
They and a few other more outstanding foundation disciples formed the second echelon. As they continued to move forward, they gradually reached the front of the second echelon.
Although they were also troubled by the illusion of the heart demon, they continued to climb while resisting the illusion and enduring the bombardment of Spiritual Qi and treasure light.
At this point, everyone's speed was actually very slow. Luo Qingwu, Li Yuanfang, and the others were actually moving forward slowly, step by step.
More than half of the group had already completely fallen behind. They were either trapped by the heart demon, or they were distracted by resisting the heart demon and could not withstand the pressure of Spiritual Qi and the bombardment of treasure light.
However, although most of them had been eliminated, overall, the results of the assessment so far were still satisfactory to Lin Feng. His assessment was not easy to begin with.
To put it crudely, he used his purple pagoda that was condensed from mana to test the younger generation of all the sects in the world. Other than Taixu and Shushan, who were slightly better, there were very few descendants from other places who could pass.
It was also very normal for the sects to be completely annihilated after the assessment.
However, there were also things that happened that made Lin Feng not know whether to laugh or cry.
For example, there was a young man on the stairs who was completely crazy and had already lost control. He was actually completely immersed in the illusion of the heart demon and could not break free.
"Power! With great power, no one will look down on me anymore, hahahaha! " The young man laughed out loud and shouted. He was full of words like he was invincible, he would take all the beauties in the world, and he would kill all those who were not pleasing to his eyes …
When Lin Feng heard this, he was speechless. He used mana to cover the young man the moment he went crazy. This way, he would not let the other disciples who were participating in the assessment see him lose his composure, so that everyone would not be embarrassed when he woke up.
He took a look at the talent detector. The young man's foundation and power of understanding were not bad. He even had seven points of luck, which was considered to be low for most people, which was already quite good.
The only problem was that his willpower was low. He was born into a poor family and was used to being bullied. As a result, his emotions accumulated to a certain extent, and he was completely detonated by the mana restriction in the purple pagoda.
"Sigh, there will always be fish that slip through the net." Lin Feng shook his head and began to seriously consider. As the purple qi stairs at the foot of the mountain gate, he had to further strengthen the test of temperament. Previously, he only checked for spies, which was a little lacking.
It was true that this young man had gone crazy and lost control because he had triggered his inner demons. However, with his state of mind, it was easy for him to be like a wolf in the mountains and become arrogant when he succeeded.
However, since he had already been accepted into the sect, Lin Feng could tolerate him. It all depended on whether the teaching was good or not. If it was good enough, he could slowly correct it.
"Xiao Yi, pay attention to this person. Don't worry too much, but the sect rules must be strictly enforced. Rewards and punishments must be clear."
Zhu Yi and the others also looked like they did not know whether to laugh or cry. Zhu Yi listened to Lin Feng's instructions and immediately nodded, "Education without discrimination, disciple understands."
Shi Tianhao laughed at the side and said, "This young man is really ambitious. It's a pity that he definitely can't pass Master's test. Otherwise, I would want to accept him."
The others curled their lips together. Everyone had the same expression, expressing the same meaning: If he followed you, he would be completely hopeless.
The few of them joked around for a while, but the people in the pagoda still had to continue climbing, facing the pressure of spiritual energy and the bombardment of treasure light. While searching for the path, they also had to resist the layers of illusions caused by the seven emotions and six desires.
The group of foundational disciples climbed the stairs in the purple pagoda with difficulty. The endless tests almost left them with no time to think, and they lost the concept of time. All their attention was used to deal with the various mana prohibitions in the pagoda.
Time passed quickly, and the sky gradually darkened.
For the few people in the lead group, the top of the pagoda was already in sight for them. In the end, it was still Luo Qingwu who was the first to reach the top.
The top of the pagoda was a vast space, and a path was in front of her, leading to a shining spell formation. According to Zhu Yi's instructions, stepping on the spell formation would transport them to Jade Capital Mountain, and at the same time, it meant that they had passed the test.
However, a white light barrier blocked in front of them, cutting off the path, allowing Luo Qingwu to get close to the spell formation.
Hundreds of white streams of light floated around the barrier, looking like hanging silk ribbons.
Luo Qingwu stopped, curiously sizing up the barrier and the streams of light. At that moment, footsteps came from behind her, and when she turned back, she saw that it was Li Yuanfang. The two of them basically reached the top of the pagoda one after the other, and Dao Yuting was overtaken by Li Yuanfang.
Li Yuanfang also came to the barrier, looking at the floating streams of light with a serious expression. After thinking for a while, he reached out his hand to touch the streams of light.
The streams of light did not dissipate, but instead seemed to have a physical form, landing on Li Yuanfang's palm.
"This is … a name?" Li Yuanfang looked at the words flashing in the streams of light. It was a name, and he thought for a while, remembering that this was a disciple who was participating in the test.
After checking the rest of the light ribbons, sure enough, he saw that each of the ribbons had a person's name on it.
Li Yuanfang and Luo Qingwu quickly found the ribbons with their names on them. As soon as their own ribbons were in their hands, they saw another line of words appear behind their names, but it was a simple question.
Luo Qingwu softly read, "The end of pure yin …" There were only four words on the ribbons, but it seemed that there was more to it.
"Does it mean that Xiao Wu has to find the answer herself?" Luo Qingwu stroked the ribbons, thinking in her heart.
Beside her, Li Yuanfang was also deep in thought, but his ribbons had a different content: "River and Luo Luo Intersect."
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