The selection trial in the Taiqing Pavilion was still ongoing. This seemingly simple examination actually hid many unfathomable difficulties. Ever since Yi Tian entered the psychedelic array, he could tell at a glance that there was something fishy about it. Those previous illusions seemed to have no effect on him.
But as he continued to go deeper, he discovered that this psychedelic array was not as simple as it seemed. He had already used the Bodhi Heart Concentrating Mantra to guard his mind, and was no longer affected by the illusions around him. But even if he continued to walk like this, he still could not find the exit. Moreover, it seemed that he had already walked forward for more than four hours, but there were no signs of breaking out of the array.
After a while, he simply stood in place and pondered. At the same time, he discovered that the cries of the three women behind him were getting closer and closer. Not long after, three figures appeared not far behind him. Liu Piaopao coldly shouted, "Husband, where are you going? Leaving in such a hurry, could it be that you don't want to see us?"
"That's right, that's right. Husband finally came back, how can you treat us like this?" Shi Qianwei also said with an unkind expression.
Yan Zhaoxue sobbed and said, "Could it be that Yi lang likes the new and is tired of the old? Now that you have a new lover, you've forgotten our old covenant."
Hearing this, Yi Tian's expression became extremely unsightly. His gaze swept over the three women. They seemed to be right in front of him, but also seemed to be unfathomable. Suddenly, he closed his eyes and slowly sat down. His mouth slowly chanted the Heavenly Thunder Eight Sounds Mantra. A golden Buddhist power slowly gathered. Then, it helped him and blocked out all distracting thoughts.
The Buddhist secret technique could be activated without the activation of spiritual power. Not long after, when Yi Tian opened his eyes again, he discovered that the surrounding fog had disappeared. And he was still sitting at the entrance of the array. It turned out that after half a day, he had not taken a single step forward.
Looking at the situation around him, Yi Tian slowly stood up and secretly said, "That was close." This large array was originally a high level psychedelic array. The illusions that he saw were the people and things that he missed the most in his heart.
Obviously, this was a test of the cultivator's Dao Heart. If it was those Jin Dan cultivators, they could pass easily. His rich experience and the many things he had experienced had instead become a burden to him.
Fortunately, now that his Dao Heart had been strengthened, the formation no longer affected him. Then, he slowly stood up and walked forward step by step. This time, there was no misty illusion array around him.
Looking at the sky, he had wasted quite a bit of time again. The sky was slowly turning dark, and it looked like night had fallen. Fortunately, his Divine Telekinesis was unusually powerful. Even if it was suppressed to the late-stage of Qi Refinement, he could still easily detect a range of thirty to forty miles in front of him.
After exiting the great array, they arrived at the side of a large river that was a thousand feet wide. Several cultivators had already arrived here. They were actually discussing how to cross the river. Some of them took out their spirit swords and wanted to fly. However, when he had just flown a few dozen feet in the air, he saw a huge wave rise up from the river beneath his feet and directly swept him down.
That pitiful guy was directly eliminated. He was swept away by the river and no one knew where he was.
Seeing that they couldn't fly across, they could only forcefully cross the river. A few cultivators took out their spirit tools and prepared to wade across the river. However, their spirit tools stuck to the water and directly sank. Yi Tian saw this clearly. He took out his carving knife and began to gather bamboo by the river bank.
It was clear that one couldn't rely on spirit tools to cross the river. The only way was to find natural materials and use the most primitive method to cross the river. In fact, the purpose of this trial was very simple. It was to prevent the cultivators participating in the selection from blindly relying on spells and spirit tools.
Many times, cultivators should abandon their high and mighty attitude and use the method of entering the world with a normal heart to face the difficulties they faced.
Shaoqing and Yi Tian gathered the bamboo and weaved it into a bamboo raft. Then, they picked up a bamboo pole and slowly pushed the bamboo raft into the water. Then, they relied on the bamboo pole to slowly row the bamboo raft and began to cross the river.
When they reached the center of the river, they suddenly heard a roar. Looking up with the Eye of Truth, they discovered that there was a flood rapidly surging from upstream. His expression sank and he increased the strength of his hand by 30%. He quickly rowed the bamboo raft to the other side.
It was a pity that the flood came quickly. Before he could reach the other side, it had already arrived. Facing the flood that was close at hand, Yi Tian didn't panic. His body sank and he directly dived into the water. He inserted the bamboo pole into the river and swam to the bottom. After a short while, Yi Tian slowly floated up from the bottom of the river. He didn't use a trace of spirit power the entire time. He relied on the strength of his body and strength to cross the river.
Then, he swam a few dozen meters and didn't encounter any difficulties. Now, Yi Tian understood that in this selection, he would try his best to use the power of mortals to deal with the upcoming test.
It seems that the Taiqing Pavilion's inner disciples were judged based on their temperament, Dao Heart, and potential. Therefore, they suppressed the cultivation of all the participating cultivators to the Qi Condensation stage. They wanted to see everyone's true strength after returning to their original state.
After reaching the riverbank, he turned around and saw a few cultivators imitating his method of crossing the river. Most of these people were heaven-sent geniuses. Even if they were confused by the situation, they were able to quickly adjust their mood and find a way to overcome it.
Although they weren't as quick as him, they weren't slow either. Moreover, it seemed that they didn't want him to continue leading.
Yi Tian turned around and continued walking. He didn't use a cleansing technique to clean himself up. He was determined to use the mortal method to complete the trial.
Not long after he walked, he saw a stall on the side of the road. There was a stone pillar next to it with the words "half way" written on it. There was a flagpole next to the stall with the flag of the Shangqing Daoism on it. There was an old man in his fifties sitting at the stall with a smile on his face. He said, "After half way, little friend can come in and rest. Have a cup of tea before continuing."
Yi Tian glanced at him and the corner of his mouth twitched. He smiled and replied, "Thank you, senior. However, the Dao is merciless. How can I relax? Although I'm a little tired, I can still hold on. I'll take my leave first."
He didn't wait for the other party to reply and walked forward, leaving the old man sitting in front of the stall. However, he inadvertently saw a trace of admiration on the old man's face from the corner of his eye. He thought to himself that he had made the right choice this time.
With a cultivator's physique, they wouldn't feel tired even if they traveled non-stop. Although he had used up a lot of energy in the previous few trials, he didn't dare to relax. One had to know that even a cultivator like Hong Fei had not entered the Inner Sect. He was probably halfway through the Enlightenment Stage.
Little did he know that another cultivator came here after a while. This person entered the stall and drank a cup of water. Then, the bracelet on his hand automatically fell off. The old man shook his head and said, "Your mind isn't strong enough. It's easy to be influenced by your surroundings. First, enter the Shangqing Daoism branch to temper yourself."
Hong Fei probably fell for the same trick back then.
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