Entertainment of Spring and Autumn

Chapter 249: Road to Heaven

Wujiu Temple was the host, and with a crushing ratio of five to three, the plan of several righteous sects to use this opportunity to squeeze the power of the imperial court out of the world and discuss martial arts went bankrupt. Xue Mu won a seat without any suspense and once again became the most powerful person in the world.

Sitting in the banquet, Xue Mu sighed with some emotion: "Jiuding is the general trend of the world and cannot be taken lightly."

It seems like you're getting an advantage and you're being nice, but it actually contains a warning. Some sects had nothing to do with this matter at all, but they just caused trouble for him because of their own selfish thoughts. But in the world of Jianghu, whether it is nine tripods standing side by side, or good and evil divided into two parts, everyone looks down on the imperial court. But if the imperial court is not in the middle, can it really be stable? It would have been in chaos long ago.

No matter how disgusted he was with Ji Qingyuan, he would not deny the role of the imperial court. This intention had been clearly highlighted in his previous conversation with Yuan Zhong.

But unfortunately, not many people understand what he means. Even Yu Lin and Zhu Chenyao only supported him due to personal factors and did not have such a broad vision.

Leng Qingshi snorted disdainfully, looking like he had different opinions and didn't agree with each other. Even arguing with him was too cheap. Haitian Pavilion and Kuang Shamen also sneered slightly and didn't say much.

The strange thing was Wei Ruyi, who said with a smile on his face: "Jiuding Zhenshi has been passed down for thousands of years, so it is certainly not unreasonable."

Everyone looked at him strangely. Leng Qingshi was so angry that he moved several seats away, unable to understand what was going on with his good friend. Xue Mu squinted his eyes, a little amused.

A few days ago, this guy was still competing in Tianxiang Tower, with a look on his face that was incompatible with the Demon Sect. Today, his attitude has changed drastically. I'm afraid even he said it awkwardly, judging by how forced his smile was.

So why bother? Without the acting skills, it would be better to remain silent. Look at how smart Zhu Chenyao is, and her acting skills are terrible, but she plays Leng Aofan, so she doesn't need expressions. Just like the little fresh meat in later generations, if the acting skills are not enough and the face is paralyzed, fans will only say that he is so cool and handsome. No matter how bad the acting is, it doesn't matter, right?

He did not continue to talk about this topic and asked Yuan Zhong: "It is said that there are more than 60,000 young warriors from all over the world gathered here. How will the preliminary competition be held? When will the fight be held?"

Yuan Zhong explained: "Of course it's impossible to fight like that. The first person to enter our sect's path to heaven, and those who can climb halfway will be considered to have passed the primary election."

Xue Mu asked curiously: "What about those who climbed to the top?"

Yuan Zhong shook his head: "For non-aspirants, the halfway point is the ultimate, and it is impossible to reach the top."

Xue Mu understood: "Please continue."

Yuan Zhong said: "This test is about basic cultivation, and the number that can pass the halfway point is less than 10,000 at most. Then enter the Sumeru realm test, and the 1,000 people who can come out first pass the semi-finals. Then there is the drawing of lots for the competition, and the scores are counted to qualify. Level promotion. The whole process takes almost a month."

Sure enough, it is different from Lingzhou, which is a small town. No matter the scale or infrastructure, it is not a concept. Xue Mu finally saw the true fantasy selection method in this life. The so-called road to heaven and the Xumi realm. I don’t know how many protagonists have defeated the heroes in such places and bravely climbed to the top. Maybe there is also the protagonist brother, who is several realms away and can reach the top on the way to the sky, shocking countless eyeballs.

Xue Mu was very interested in this, it was much more interesting than watching the competition in the ring. If there hadn't been another chess game this time, he would have wanted to try how high he could climb on the so-called road to heaven.

Others already knew what Xue Mu asked. Everyone was hiding in the secret room for the meeting just to study whether they could kick Xue Mu away. Since Xue Mu had confirmed his participation, there was nothing easy to do, so he should have taken charge of the work long ago. Yuan Zhong stood up and said, "The warriors must have arrived. Let's go to the rooftop."

When Xue Mu came to Wujiu Temple before, he seemed to have walked through both the front and back mountains. In fact, he only walked two main roads and saw only the tip of the iceberg. Xue Mu has barely seen a thousand-year-old sect like Wujiu Temple and countless scenic spots in the mountains.

The Climbing Platform is one of them. On the side of the back mountain, a huge platform with a radius of dozens of miles has been opened. One side of the platform faces the mountain, and the other side has a colorful glazed barrier, which is ten miles wide and stretches straight to the sky. , with no end in sight at a glance, mysterious and vast under the sunlight.

This is the road to heaven. It is said that when you reach the top, you can see the Tathagata.

Of course, that's just a rumor. In fact, if you climb to the top, there will indeed be some benefits, because there is a bronze hall at the top, and the most mysterious and important thing in the world is enshrined in the hall: one of the Nine Cauldrons of the World. I don’t even know how many senior monks there are there to protect the Bronze Hall.

When everyone arrived at the rooftop, more than 60,000 people stood densely waiting below, like soldiers on a battlefield in autumn. Countless monks are maintaining order and reading out the rules.

Nine people were present on the stage, with Yuan Zhong sitting in the middle and delivering the opening speech.

According to the previous seating arrangement, the representative of the six doors would be located to the left of the presiding officer, and could be regarded as one of the most important "elders". But this time Xue Mu did not go to fight with the righteous sects who were eyeing him. He just sat casually in the corner, smiling and listening to Yuan Zhong's nonsense.

It’s the same in all the world. This kind of smelly and long leader’s speech is useless, and the people below have to listen to it under the bright June sun. The most tragic thing is that Yuan Zhong is still a monk, and his speech is also mixed with a lot of Buddhist teachings covered by clouds and mountains, which makes people feel confused.

So why do people want to be leaders? Just so that they can sit on the stage and drink tea at this time, instead of scolding their mothers under the sun, and they have to work hard to climb up, right?

But then again, among the tens of thousands of people present, none of them felt anxious. It's not because everyone has a high level of practice, but because this place is filled with light of concentration and tranquility, and thousands of Sanskrit sounds are singing softly in the ears, making people feel peaceful and clear. Also, compassion arises from the heart, and good thoughts arise in the heart.

Xue Mu's palms felt slightly warm and he looked up.

The World-Suppressing Cauldron...the common feature is to suppress evil and drive away evil spirits, but each has its own characteristics.

The one in the capital can suppress cultivation without disobeying his orders. It seems that this in Luzhou is to awaken the heart of compassion and promote good and eliminate evil. Xue Mu thought to himself that this World-Suppressing Cauldron was closely related to his golden finger, and sooner or later he would have to get up close and personal with it.

It's a pity that the tripod protected by each sect is the top priority of protection. I don't know if there is a chance...

But he has no intention of thinking that far right now. This time, the martial arts debate in the world is bound to be impossible because of the plague incident. Xue Mu is almost certain that something will happen when thousands of people gather together. Most of his attention was actually on observing the warriors in the field.

Yuan Zhong's chatter wasn't over yet, and the scene really began to change.

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Chu Tianming is a young man who loves to explore and is extremely curious. His strong curiosity often makes him rush into places he shouldn't go into without hesitation. It can be said that there must be a cause and a result. After countless narrow escapes, he actually let He received a powerful inheritance in an ancient secret realm. Of course, because of his damn curiosity, he also broke into many things that he shouldn't have, offended countless people who shouldn't be offended, and achieved great results in various pursuits.

That's right, he is the Sanren who was on the same list as Mu Jianli, Feng Liyang and Zheng Haoran in the first phase of Jianghu Rookie Chart. Among the five rookies in the first phase, he was the one with the least background. If it weren't for this rookie chart, It is estimated that not many people know his name at all.

This time he came to participate in the martial arts competition in the world, which coincided with the great epidemic in Luzhou. The young man's heart was still warm and he immediately went to the epidemic area to help.

He heard the rumor that Xue Mu had poisoned him, but he didn't really believe it. Liumen's rookie spectrum made him famous all over the world, and he had a very favorable impression of Liumen and Xue Mu, the consultant of the rookie spectrum. Sure enough, he saw Xue Mu in the epidemic area, running exhaustingly in several isolation areas to absorb toxins, which made him believe that Xue Mu was a benevolent person.

Of course, he didn't try to make friends with Xue Mu. After all, he was going to participate in the competition, and he didn't want people to think that he was having a relationship with the referee.

But at this moment, the look he looked at Xue Mu on the stage changed from friendly to confused.

Because he realized he had been poisoned.

The poison was exactly the same as what was seen in the Plague Zone.

His cultivation was not low, and he could be sure that he never smelled any poisonous smoke or gas. Without any medium, he was poisoned inexplicably.

I heard that Xue Mu and Meng Feibai were competing in Tianxiang Tower a few days ago, which was why Meng Feibai was poisoned inexplicably. All the characteristics were completely consistent. Could it be that Xue Mu was really the real culprit of the plague?

But the young man still felt something was wrong in his heart. What was Xue Mu trying to do to expose himself in public?

"Bang!" Someone fell to the ground beside him: "I, I was poisoned!"