"Those whose names are called, please come to me with your assessment jade token. After verifying your jade token, follow Senior Brother Liu's lead and enter the Heart Refining Array. Wait for the array to activate. Before the array is activated, those who enter the array are not allowed to move around. Those who move will be deemed as having failed the assessment! " In front of True Dipper Sect, a man in True Dipper Sect's uniform was reading out the rules for the selection of inner disciples.
"After entering the Heart Refining Array, all you need to do is to meditate and guard the array! Those who are able to remain awake when the Heart Refining Array is activated will pass the assessment! The roll call will now begin! Those who fail three times will be deemed as having given up. You will no longer be eligible to enter the Heart Refining Array. Everyone, please be quiet! "After the announcement, the roll call began!
The waiting time was extremely boring. Ling Dong was ranked around three hundred and was basically at the back. According to Ling Dong's memory, every year when True Dipper Sect was recruiting disciples, there were at most four to five hundred people who were eligible to enter the Heart Refining Array.
"Number three hundred and thirty, Liang Qiu Shi …"
"Number three hundred and thirty-one, Ling Dong!" After waiting for more than an hour, Ling Dong finally heard his name being called. After the announcement, Ling Dong quickly walked forward and prepared to enter the Heart Refining Array with the disciple.
Just as Ling Dong's name was called out, Ling Dong's sharp senses noticed that a person suddenly whispered a few words into the ear of the disciple who was leading the way, and then quickly left. Ling Dong felt that the back of that person was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall who it was.
However, Ling Dong noticed that after the person whispered into his ear, the disciple looked at him strangely.
After checking the assessment jade token, the disciple silently led Ling Dong to a mountain peak on the left side of True Dipper Sect.
The mountain peak on the left was also known as the Soul Refining Peak. The Heart Refining Array was set up there. However, although Ling Dong knew the name of this mountain, he knew nothing about the terrain. He had never been to this Soul Refining Peak in his previous life!
Initially, the mountain path was very narrow, allowing only one person to pass through at a time. However, after passing through a stone door, his vision suddenly opened up. A flat and spacious hilltop appeared in front of Ling Dong's eyes. It was like a platform on top of a mountain!
However, at this moment, there were more than three hundred martial artists sitting cross-legged in their respective positions. Ling Dong took a look. Everyone was spaced about three meters apart. It was very even!
Just as Ling Dong stepped onto the edge of the mountaintop platform, his vision suddenly blurred, and the scenery around him suddenly changed. Dense fog rose from the ground, and the several hundred cultivators sitting cross-legged on the platform disappeared at the same time.
"Don't panic, this is just the outer illusory formation of the Heart Refining Formation. Just follow me!" The moment the scenery changed, the voice of the disciple leading the way rang out. After that, he led Ling Dong around the illusory formation for a while. Then, he pointed at Ling Dong and asked him to sit down!
"Don't wander around before the Heart Refining Array is activated!" After instructing, the disciple instantly disappeared into the dense fog.
After the disciple left, Ling Dong did not think much about it. He just sat cross-legged in the middle of the illusory formation and focused on his heart. According to Ling Dong's understanding and some of the things he had heard, the Heart Refining Formation was a formation that tested the martial artist's temperament. This formation was mainly based on illusory formations. There was no way it could attack!
Whether or not the martial artist could pass the test was related to their willpower. On this point, Ling Dong had absolute confidence.
Dang!
After the bell rang, a clear voice floated above the mountaintop platform, "Everyone, the Heart Refining Formation is about to be activated. The test begins!"
Before the voice fell, Ling Dong sensed countless Gang Qi fluctuations of various sizes around him. Ling Dong knew that this was the fluctuation of Gang Qi energy from the crystals inlaid in the formation when it was activated.
Almost at the same time, Ling Dong's vision suddenly turned black. When he could see again, he was in a space full of dreamy and blurred colors. As the light flowed, a peerless beauty walked toward Ling Dong from the void space. The scene before Ling Dong's eyes changed again, turning into a luxurious room filled with an ambiguous atmosphere.
"It's just an illusion!" Seeing the alluring figure approaching, Ling Dong warned himself once again. He began to observe his nose, his heart, and his Dantian, concealing his spirit and qi. It was as if the various illusions in his mind had nothing to do with him!
"Brother Ling, open your eyes and look. It's me, I'm Zi Yao, Brother Ling …" The familiar voice made Ling Dong's heart tremble, but Ling Dong still repeated the words' illusion '. He concentrated on concentrating on his spirit and qi, ignoring the voice that seemed to be real!
Whether it was the voice or the way she spoke, it was exactly the same. If not for Ling Dong telling himself that this was an illusion, Ling Dong himself would have believed it!
"Brother Ling, if you don't look at me, I'll leave! I really have to go … "Zi Yao's voice became more and more melancholic. Ling Dong, who was concentrating on concentrating on his spirit and qi, did not move at all.
"Husband, I'm here to see you. How did your test go? Eh? Did you pass? Since you've already passed, let me reward you. You … haven't been intimate with me for a long time? " These words sounded in Ling Dong's ears. Even Ling Dong's ears felt a trace of heat that made his heart beat faster, but Ling Dong still did not move. No matter how many illusions there were in his mind, Ling Dong kept repeating the word 'illusion'.
"Okay, Ling Dong, you passed the test. Congratulations on becoming an inner disciple. Come, follow me!" That kind of illusion lasted for an unknown period of time. Suddenly, a clear voice entered Ling Dong's ears, making Ling Dong's mind shake. Was the illusion finally over?
"Eh? Master … Lady Qiu … Why is it you? "The moment he opened his eyes, Ling Dong saw his beautiful master, Qiu Qingyi.
"Why can't it be me? Am I not your master? Come, come with me. I've been waiting for you for a long time. Don't you also look forward to this day? "Qiu Qingyi said with some dissatisfaction.
After being confused for a while, Ling Dong frowned and stood up. When he was about to leave with Qiu Qingyi, Ling Dong saw the same dense fog on the ground as before. "No, the test is not over. This is still an illusion! Now, Qiu Qingyi is not my master! "
The moment this thought came to his mind, Ling Dong broke out in a cold sweat. He sat down again and began to observe his Dantian, concealing his spirit and qi! However, there was a trace of doubt in his mind!
This Heart Refining Grand Array was too powerful, right? How could this illusion make use of the fact that Qiu Qingyi was his master? Moreover, it used my thoughts to attack me. Why does this illusion look like the Heart Demon Formation?
If Ling Dong had not opened his Sea of Consciousness and could use the power of his Divine Soul to constantly emphasize that he was in an illusion, Ling Dong would have been trapped.
Just as Ling Dong was feeling puzzled, the illusion realized that its seduction had failed. It suddenly turned and let out a miserable shriek, "Ling Dong, your master is about to die. Are you not even willing to look at your master?"
"Dong-er? I died to save you. Let me die in your arms, okay? " When this familiar scene came out from the mouth of the phantom, it gave Ling Dong a great shock!
Then, Ling Dong's experience in his previous life came one after another. His brother's persecution, the destruction of his family, the tragic death of his father, and other scenes played out in Ling Dong's mind. These scenes made Ling Dong's forehead break out in cold sweat. Then, an even more terrifying illusion came.
In his previous life, those who died because of Ling Dong, those who were killed by Ling Dong, and those who made Ling Dong suffer big losses, came one after another. They surrounded Ling Dong, scolded him, cursed him, and laughed at him in different ways. When the scene of his father, Ling Yuanshan's tragic death reappeared, Ling Dong's heart twitched for no reason!
The illusion array unexpectedly discovered this situation. Then, the scene of Ling Dong's father, Ling Yuanshan's tragic death was magnified over and over again. From every angle, it was broadcasted live in Ling Dong's mind!
If someone were to observe Ling Dong at this moment, they would find that Ling Dong's expression was extremely frightening. His eyes were bloodshot, his hands were stretched out, and his veins were bulging. It was as if he wanted to grab something, but he couldn't. Only his lips kept muttering something, but it was getting weaker and weaker!
His father, Ling Yuanshan, was pierced through the heart by someone. After his death, his body was dragged to be whipped by those bastards. The details were magnified infinitely. When it was magnified to the limit, Ling Dong was shocked to find that the person who whipped his father, Ling Yuanshan's body, was actually Gu Tongtian!
"Ah …" When he saw that the person who was whipping his father's body was Gu Tongtian, Ling Dong could no longer hold back. He circulated his Aura Qi and wanted to tear the illusion in front of him to pieces!
Almost at the same time that Ling Dong stood up and circulated his Aura Qi, the illusion suddenly turned into a black gas and suddenly wrapped around Ling Dong's head. But Ling Dong was completely unaware!
"Wu …" Just as the black gas was about to wrap around Ling Dong's head, Ling Dong's mind suddenly roared from afar. Accompanied by the roar, the Star Subduing Disk that was originally hidden in the depths of his Sea of Consciousness suddenly shone brightly. It spun rapidly, and rainbow-colored starlight drifted out like raindrops.
Without any warning, when the illusion that filled Ling Dong's mind touched the rainbow-colored starlight like raindrops, it turned into black smoke and disappeared in an instant.
A rainbow-colored halo swayed out of Ling Dong's head, causing the black smoke that was rushing towards Ling Dong's head to disappear in an instant. At the same time, Ling Dong, who had cleared the illusion, was completely awake!
His back was drenched in sweat, and his clothes were soaked with sweat! A sense of guilt and fear came over him!
How many storms and waves had he braved through? If today he fell in this Heart Refining Formation that tested the entrance disciples, wouldn't Ling Dong regret it to death!
Don't look at the illusion. If Ling Dong pounced out to attack the illusion, and no one woke him up, Ling Dong would fall into endless attacks and anger. The illusion could not be killed! This situation would continue until Ling Dong's Inner Breath was exhausted and the oil lamp was out! If Ling Dong allowed the black smoke to wrap around him, even if no one woke him up, he would become a slave to hatred and would no longer have any other fun.
"Something's not right!" Ling Dong, who was wiping away the cold sweat on his forehead, suddenly saw a new illusion forming in front of him. His expression changed abruptly. The Heart Refining Formation of True Gang Sect was definitely not this powerful!
Although Ling Dong had never entered the Heart Refining Formation of True Gang Sect before, he had heard about it from the martial artists who had participated in the previous years! The Heart Refining Formation mainly tested the martial artist's willpower.
Usually, the illusion was either a beautiful woman or a difficult desert that required perseverance to walk out of! The illusion that he had just experienced was definitely not possible!
Even with Ling Dong's ability to open his Sea of Consciousness and the incomparably tenacious willpower that he had trained in his previous life, he was unable to bear it. Then, wouldn't the other ordinary warriors who were participating in the assessment be completely wiped out? How could True Gang Sect recruit new disciples every year?
Moreover, the illusion of an ordinary Illusion Formation did not have the ability to directly affect one's mind! However, the illusion that he had just experienced had unearthed Ling Dong's innermost thoughts. Even the things that happened years, decades, or even centuries in the future had been used by the illusion!
It was no longer an illusion that could make use of these things, but an inner demon!
"Did someone do something to it?" As this thought flashed across Ling Dong's mind, Ling Dong's mind suddenly recalled the familiar figure that had whispered behind the disciple when he had entered the Heart Refining Formation.
When Ling Dong tried to recall who that figure was, the newly formed illusion, or rather, the inner demon, made a new move.
This time, the illusion that appeared made Ling Dong's eyes almost pop out of their sockets! In the illusion, his great enemy, Gu Tongtian, had captured all the women who were related to him in this life!
Zi Yao, Liu Yaoguang, Qiao Ruyan, Qiu Qingyi, and even Xuanji, whom Ling Dong had only met a few times in the Myriad Stars House, were all captured by Gu Tongtian and brought to Ling Dong!
Then, all kinds of torture took place one after another. The mournful screams were as if they were real. If it were not for the Astrolabe that emitted a colorful starlight from time to time at critical moments, Ling Dong would have fallen into the trap long ago!
"The Inner Demon Formation, this is definitely a top grade Earth Demon Formation that is inlaid with a top grade crystal stone! Someone is definitely scheming against me. Don't let me know who it is! Otherwise! "At this point, Ling Dong was extremely angry!
Although Ling Dong was not injured yet, the emotional damage caused by the inner demon illusion was real!
Seeing that the illusion formed by the inner demon was becoming more and more unbearable, Ling Dong simply stopped concealing his spirit and qi. Instead, he directly guarded his mind on the Astrolabe!
Ling Dong found that as long as he guarded his mind on the Astrolabe, all the illusions in his mind would disappear. Those illusions could not enter Ling Dong's mind at all. This prevented him from suffering from that kind of emotional torture. That kind of scene was unbearable for any normal person!
This was also an experience that Ling Dong had unintentionally stumbled upon!
Ling Dong's guarding of the Astrolabe was not a big deal. However, Ling Dong did not know that when he began to guard his mind on the Astrolabe, the Inner Refining Formation had a strange phenomenon. It even alarmed the highest level of the True Gang Sect, causing the entire True Gang Sect to operate because of Ling Dong's action.
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