Rumble!
The sky and the earth moved as fast as lightning.
Everything in the world seemed to be mounted on a rumbling, rotating giant wheel, sweeping past Lin Buzheng's body.
Finally, when the sky and the earth stopped spinning, Lin Buzheng had arrived at a small mountain.
The mountains here were beautiful, the water was clear, and the grass was green. Within a radius of a hundred miles, there was no one around and the scenery was primal.
"Senior, what is this place?"
Lin Buzheng looked around curiously.
"Fire Nation, Eastern Territory, Grand Phoenix Forest."
The blond man had his hands behind his back as he stared at the horizon.
"What? In the blink of an eye, senior has brought me to the Fire Nation?"
Lin Buzheng's mouth was wide open. His face was full of shock and disbelief.
The Fire Nation was the neighboring country of the Xuan Nation and was billions of miles away from the Evergreen County.
As for the Southern Territory, it was at the extreme south of the Fire Nation and was two different countries away from the Evergreen County.
If Lin Buzheng were to rely on his own strength to travel such a long distance, even if he used his Qilin Movement Technique to the fullest and traveled 24 hours a day without rest, it would still take him several years to arrive.
Yet before his eyes, the blond man had brought Lin Buzheng across billions of miles in an instant and arrived at the Southern Territory of the Fire Nation. This was a miracle.
"Lin Buzheng, your talent in the Martial Dao is so high that I have never seen anyone like you in my life. However, if you want to take me as your master and enter my sect to cultivate, you still have to follow the rules of the sect and complete a series of tests."
"Pay attention, the first test is about to begin. Let me explain the rules."
The blond man turned around and spoke in a deep voice. Like a lion, he stared at Lin Buzheng. His expression was no longer as relaxed and carefree as before. Instead, it was extremely serious.
Lin Buzheng stood on the side with his hands behind his back. He too, had a serious expression. He knew what the blond man was going to say next was extremely important. He concentrated and listened, afraid that he would miss a single word.
"The next test is called the Journey of Ten Thousand Miles."
"I will take you through mountains and rivers, experiencing an incomparably long journey."
"This trial focuses on the tempering of your fleshly body and mind. Therefore, before the trial begins, I'll seal your divine sense, martial true energy, innate divine abilities, and everything else that doesn't belong to your fleshly body. During the trial, no matter what dangers you encounter, no matter what problems you encounter, you'll have to rely on your most primitive power to resist and resolve them."
"Also, in this trial, I'm just a bystander. I'm only responsible for leading the way for you. Unless there's a problem that exceeds your ability to solve, I won't intervene, nor will I give you any advice."
"In short, you have to rely on your own strength to pass this test. Do you understand?"
The golden-haired man said in a deep voice as he stared at Lin Buzheng.
"I understand the gist of it, but there are still some small details that I don't understand."
"Senior, may I ask how long and how far do I have to walk for this test?"
"If I'm tired, hungry, thirsty, or if I'm resting at night, is there a time limit?"
"What criteria will be used to determine whether I've passed the trial?"
Lin Buzheng frowned as he thought hard, asking one question after another.
This was related to whether he could pass the trial and become the golden-haired man's disciple. Naturally, he didn't dare to be careless.
"In this trial, you'll have to walk hundreds of thousands of miles."
"As for the time, let nature take its course. There's no requirement."
"If you're thirsty, drink water. If you're hungry, find a way to fill your stomach. If you're tired, sleep. Along the way, you can walk as you wish and stop as you wish. Everything is up to you. I'm just a guide, and I won't interfere with your decision."
"As for the criteria for passing the trial, as long as you follow your heart and follow the guidance of your heart, you'll definitely pass the trial!"
The golden-haired man looked rough and bold, but he was actually very meticulous. He answered all of Lin Buzheng's questions in detail.
"I see … I understand now!"
In Lin Buzheng's impression, most of the entrance tests of Sects and Clans were to test a martial artist's strength, realm, and divine abilities. Through various tests, they could measure the martial arts talent of the new disciples.
However, the trial that was about to begin was different from the others.
It looked extremely simple. It was just walking, and it seemed that even ordinary people without any martial arts cultivation could pass.
However, the golden-haired man's cultivation was profound and he had a lot of experience. The trial that he set up must have a deeper meaning. It was far from as simple as it looked on the surface.
For a moment, Lin Buzheng couldn't help but feel a little curious and expectant about the trial that was about to begin.
"Lin Buzheng, are you ready?"
The golden-haired man said solemnly. He looked at Lin Buzheng with an incomparably majestic and imposing manner, like a male lion with its hair on its temples.
"In reply to senior, I'm ready."
Lin Buzheng took a deep breath. His heart was beating violently in his chest.
Pa!
The golden-haired man extended his right index finger and pointed it at the center of Lin Buzheng's forehead.
Rumble!
The golden-haired man's finger seemed casual and powerless. However, a terrifying and monstrous power flowed into Lin Buzheng's body through his finger.
Lin Buzheng had a feeling that if this force exploded, he and the surrounding area within a hundred miles would be completely destroyed and turned into nothingness.
Pa da!
In the next moment, the finger force split into two. A force entered the depths of Lin Buzheng's brain and sealed Lin Buzheng's Spiritual Abode.
The Spiritual Abode was the place where the soul resided in a martial artist's body. It was extremely important as it could produce an illusory Divine Sense that could be released from the body to see the secrets of the world.
Lin Buzheng had already awakened the Divine Sense when he was in the late stage of the Qi Path. Now that his cultivation had reached the Peak Perfection Stage of the Qi Path, his Divine Sense had become even stronger. With a single thought, any movement within a hundred feet would clearly appear in his mind.
However, as the Spiritual Abode was completely sealed, Lin Buzheng's Divine Sense instantly disappeared. He could no longer resonate with the surroundings and could only rely on his five senses to observe his surroundings. Like a phoenix losing its feathers or a tiger losing its teeth, he felt extremely uncomfortable.
Kacha!
At the same time, another force pierced through Lin Buzheng's body like lightning and arrived at the Sea of Qi, completely severing the connection between Lin Buzheng's body and the Sea of Qi.
The Sea of Qi was where the Martial Qi in a martial artist's body gathered. It was born during the Qi Path Realm and was another extremely important part of a martial artist's body.
As the Sea of Qi was sealed, the Martial Qi in Lin Buzheng's body receded like a tide.
The Martial Qi was the source of power in a martial artist's body.
With the support of the Martial Qi, a martial artist's body would be extremely strong and powerful. They could fly in the sky and dig into the ground, and they could kill ferocious demonic beasts with their bare hands.
As his Sea of Qi was sealed and his Martial Path Genuine Qi dried up, the aura emanating from Lin Buzheng's body immediately weakened at an alarming rate. His battle prowess, which was initially comparable to a Middle-stage Spirit Path mighty figure, fell to the Early-stage of Qi Path.
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