On the Avenue.

Chapter 266: High-profile entry into Beijing (asking for monthly tickets in the middle of the month!)
That night, Chen Shi seized twenty-four artillery carts under Cao Chuting's command, and seized more than two thousand projectiles the size of human heads. He placed them around Cao Chuting's camp overnight, waiting for this moment.

The flames of the explosion illuminated the sky. Even Tian Yue'e and others who were more than a hundred miles away could see the fireball rising into the sky, like a large golden mushroom.

And on the outside of the mushroom, there was silver-white and blazing lightning. The criss-crossing lightning swept around like plowing the ground, which was extremely terrifying.

With such power, even one with unparalleled cultivation would be killed!

The explosion even created a gust of wind that blew close to the ground, destroying everything in its path!
Chen Shi watched the thunder and fire gradually dissipate. After the strong wind passed, he came to the camp and carefully checked for survivors. If there were any, they would need to be eradicated.

Cao Chuting's camp has turned into a huge lava pit, the ground has been melted, and everything is gone.

"The power of thunder and fire is really too strong."

Chen Shi was awed, and his respect for the Lord of Qianyang Mountain increased even more.

He retreated quietly and returned along the same route.

At dawn, Tian Yue'e, Huang Fengnian and others waited in fear all night. Nothing happened that night, it was peaceful, only some evil spirits came near the wooden cart, chatted with a few sleepless scholars, talked about family matters, and tricked them into going out to play.

There are also evil spirits dancing in the strong wind, posing in a seductive and graceful manner, but it is a pity that no one is tempted by them.

Everyone stayed near the wooden cart and no one took a step forward.

When daybreak came, the wind died down, the sky became clear, and all the evil spirits disappeared.

Hei Guo straightened up, took down the lantern, blew out the candle inside, and put it away again. He also took out rice, flour, grain and oil from the small courtyard, and moved out tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans, and everyone helped to light the fire and cook.

Occasionally someone would feel something was wrong, but then everything would return to normal; others would feel there was one more person among them, but they were not sure who that extra person was.

Heiguo was busy here and there and was called a classmate by them. He seemed to be one of the crowd, as if he was also a juren who was going to Beijing to take the imperial examination.

Some people also feel that when they were in private school, Heiguo was also there. They were classmates and had studied together for several years, and they had a very good relationship.

They talked to Black Pot, and although Black Pot did not respond, everyone felt that they had been responded to.

At this time, someone saw Chen Shi coming towards them from afar and quickly put down the work in their hands. Others also noticed him and put down their work and watched him approach.

"It's okay now." Chen Shi smiled at them.

never mind?
These people were a little confused. Could it be that the people who bombarded them had retreated?

Sun Yisheng woke up, seriously injured. He collapsed in the wooden cart, opened his eyes and looked around in confusion.

Chen Shi came to him and poured a bowl of porridge into the black pot. Chen Shi took it, tested it, and found it was no longer hot, so he helped him lean against the pot and fed him the porridge.

"Go back home."

Sun Yisheng's tears rolled into the porridge, the corners of his mouth trembled, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Master, go back home. Xijing is too dangerous, and Master Chen Tang can't protect you. Going back can save your life. Being alive is better than anything else..."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Lord Sun, being alive is of course better than anything else, but if you can live a better life, you still have to fight for it. Look at these candidates, they are all risking their lives to run to Xijing. I think I am not inferior to them, so how can I be willing to fall behind?"

He paused and said, "There is one more thing. Cao Chuting of the Shenji Camp is not stronger than you, and he can't withstand the thunder and fire."

Sun Yisheng's body trembled slightly: "Cao Chuting, the commander of the Cao Army? He plotted against us? Where are the others?"

Chen Shi said: "I heard that he accidentally blew himself up while mixing gunpowder last night."

Sun Yisheng glanced at him.

Chen Shi's expression remained calm, and he was not sure whether Chen Shi was joking or not.

Although Cao Chuting was only a small officer, he was extremely powerful. He was a member of the Shenjiying Camp and was equipped with gunpowder all year round. How could he blow himself up?

He found it hard to believe.

Chen Shi fed him porridge and said with a smile, "Don't let your imagination run wild. Take good care of your injuries. Try to recover when you return to Xijing and be plump and healthy, so that Chen Tang won't think that I abused you."

Sun Yisheng snorted and thought to himself, "Mr. Chen is always worried about leaving a bad impression on Chen Tang."

"Cao Chuting is just a lieutenant. There are sixteen similar lieutenants in the Shenji Camp."

He took the bowl, ate his own rice, and said in a muffled voice, "He is in charge of the red cannon, and there are also people who are specifically responsible for the Portuguese cannon, which is faster. One division is equipped with forty-eight Portuguese cannons. There are also people in charge of the bowl-mouthed guns. The barrel of the fire gun is as thick as the mouth of a bowl, and it can hold a three-inch bullet. One shot can shatter the Yuanshen of the God Transformation Realm. There are four hundred people in one division, and they are all equipped with such bowl-mouthed guns. In addition, there is also the Fire and Scythe Division, which specializes in thunder and fire magic, supplemented by gunpowder. Hehe, wherever they pass, the mountains are flattened."

After finishing his meal, he handed the bowl to Gou Zi, motioning for another bowl, and said, "Cao Chuting came to kill you, so he must have been sent by someone. If he fails to kill you, will that person send someone else? You must be careful."

Chen Shi was awed and said, "I will be careful."

Sun Yisheng drank two large bowls of porridge and felt better. He lay down in the wooden cart to rest.

After breakfast, everyone was packing up their things when another group of people rushing to take the exam caught up with them. There were more than ten people, also scholars who were struggling to move forward carrying their book boxes.

Everyone walked together, talking and laughing.

Before leaving for Xijing this time, Chen Shi stayed in the tomb of King Zhen for several days. In addition to the volume of Emperor Xiaolang's martial arts in the library of King Zhen's tomb, he basically memorized all the martial arts techniques in the forest of steles outside the tomb.

The purpose of the True King leaving these skills behind was to leave a legacy for Xiniu Xinzhou. Chen Shi talked with each of them to understand their practice methods and personalities, figure out the skills that are suitable for them, and then teach them according to their aptitude and pass on the skills in the stele forest to them.

Tian Yue'e was cheerful and resolute by nature. Chen Shi taught her the curse of Tian Lei Gong.

Huang Fengnian was good at medicine and was also willing to delve deeper into this area. Chen Shi taught him the Zizhuang Yuanjiang method.

Fang had no idea how to open and close his arms, so Chen Shi taught him the Three Yuan Mountain Guarding Technique.

Fu Xiu was a calm person by nature, so Chen Shi taught him the Wuji Jade Pearl Secret.

Hu Guangan had an eccentric personality, so he was taught the secret of the Dragon God.

……

Everyone had to comprehend different skills and move forward slowly. If they didn't understand something, they would ask Chen Shi for advice. Chen Shi had never practiced these skills, so he taught them while he comprehended them.

In addition, the road was difficult to travel on, there were dangers everywhere, and there were often strong winds, so the team moved slower and slower.

Other teams of candidates kept catching up from behind, and the crowd gathered together, gradually reaching a hundred people.

From time to time, someone in this team would break through, and someone would upgrade their golden elixir. In one day, there would often be more than a dozen people breaking through the cultivation that had troubled them for a long time. Not to mention that they themselves did not dare to think about this kind of scene, even Chen Shi did not expect it.

Those who can become Juren are not stupid people, especially those who can make it here alive, they are the best among men and the best among monks.

They are gifted, quick-witted, and lucky, and are no worse than the children of aristocratic families. However, in the past, they had no skills, no resources, and no elixirs, so it was difficult for them to even get enough to eat, let alone make a breakthrough.

They are like compressed springs. The tighter they are compressed, the stronger the rebound force will be.

In the past they just lacked an opportunity, but now Chen Shi has given them this opportunity. These people don’t even need spiritual medicine or spiritual meat, and they can break through directly!

After walking for a few days, six more Nascent Soul cultivators joined the team.

Chen Shi taught them the skills found in the Forest of Steles without asking for anything in return. He felt that Xiao Wangsun, Zhu Xiucai and Zhen Wang had successively handed over the Jade Seal of the King of the West to him, probably because they wanted to use him to spread the skills found in the Forest of Steles.

He is just doing his job, why should he expect anything in return?
However, in the eyes of Tian Yue'e and others, this is a great favor, a favor greater than the teacher's favor, a favor of rebirth!
Even a drop of water should be repaid with a spring.

What can I do to repay the kindness of giving me a new life?
In the face of such kindness, any language of gratitude seems barren, pale and unable to express.

By mid-March, the team had nearly 200 people. They arrived at the Huangyan Mountains, the largest and most magnificent mountain range in the west of Xiniu Xinzhou. The mountain range stretches for more than 10,000 miles, running through the north and south.

There is not just one undulating mountain range here, but several or dozens of mountain ranges spreading out along the north-south direction.

They must cross the Grand Canyon between the mountains in March, pass through the miasma-filled jungle here, and walk out of this death zone surrounded by all kinds of strange beasts, evil spirits and even demons, and arrive in Xijing in early April!

In the past, the death rate was the highest when crossing the Huangyan Mountains when going to Beijing for the imperial examinations. Dozens of candidates came here and stopped in front of the mountains, waiting for the people behind them, wanting to cross the canyon together. Seeing the arrival of 200 people, they could not help but be surprised and happy.

The group formed a large team of more than 260 people and marched into the canyon in a mighty manner.

This time, Chen Shi and more than 200 other candidates were mostly guys who were excited about breaking through their realms. They tried out their newly learned spells along the way. They had no place to vent their abundant energy, so they practiced on those ignorant strange beasts and evil spirits.

The strength of the more than 200 scholars was growing stronger and stronger. They fought along the way. If they couldn't defeat one, they would attack together with ten. If they couldn't defeat ten, they would attack together with a hundred. Wherever they passed, even the old monsters entrenched on the mountaintops were beaten to their knees and beg for mercy.

Seeing that the Grand Canyon in the Huangyan Mountains was extremely steep, Chen Shi was worried that someone would ambush here, so he organized everyone to practice the Ten Absolute Formations. Each person was responsible for a talisman, for a total of 256 talismans. When the formation was activated, they could transform into 256 Chinese gods to form a deadly calamity formation!
This formation is the one that guards the immortal arts in the Sutra Repository in the True King’s Tomb. It is extremely powerful, and the talismans alone have enough strength to challenge a strong man like Chen Yindu!

The power of the two hundred and fifty-six candidates forming a battle formation is unimaginable!
Chen Shi only tested it once. At that time, they were in the Grand Canyon. They were standing on the water. There was a river several miles wide under their feet. They set up this formation on the river.

Chen Shi was at the center of the formation. Once the Ten Absolute Formations were activated, a torrent of might rose from the ground, cutting off the river. The surrounding sky and earth lost their color, and everything was silent, as if the world had fallen into deathly silence, with no life left!

They did not dare to continue the trial and quickly dispersed the Ten Absolute Formations.

Sun Yisheng, lying in the wooden cart, was terrified and almost frightened to death by this scene.

The pressure is too great, it’s terrifying!

Even a master like him in the Void Refinement Realm, who had cultivated a Taoist temple, felt that he would be dead if he stepped into the formation!
"What kind of evil spirit is this young master of Master Chen Tang's family?"

He was secretly shocked that more than 200 candidates could display such a terrifying formation, which was better than thousands of troops and all the formations of the three major camps in Xijing. No one would believe it if he told others about it!
At this moment, he noticed that there were powerful auras flying away rapidly within a hundred miles around him. He was startled for a moment, and then he came to his senses.

"Someone has ambushed many experts on the road, ready to kill us!"

His heart was pounding. He only noticed these powerful men when they were leaving. It was obvious that their cultivation was very high. Some of them might even be above him!

But these people were frightened away by the Ten Absolute Formations!
They set up an ambush here, but did not dare to act. After sensing the terrifying aura of the Ten Absolute Formations, they took the initiative to retreat.

“I don’t know who ambushed me.”

Sun Yisheng thought, "However, if it were me, I would lose my fighting spirit after sensing the aura of the Ten Absolute Formation and would not dare to take action. This aura is simply annihilating everything!"

Chen Shi and others actually crossed the Huangyan Mountains safely and walked out of the mountains at the end of March.

Along the way, Chen Shi answered all kinds of questions for everyone. He had not practiced the techniques on the stone tablet, but in the process of helping everyone answer, it was like understanding them himself. Moreover, communicating with everyone was like learning from the strengths of many schools in disguise.

After leaving the Huangyan Mountains, he calmed down and comprehended the Xiaolang Emperor's skills. Suddenly, he found that all kinds of secrets that he could not understand before were now easily solved!

Chen Shi was stunned.

Xiaolang Emperor Zhang Gong. Originally, just memorizing this set of skills would damage his mind, but now, he can actually comprehend it!

"During this period of time, my cultivation has not improved much, only my knowledge has improved. In the process of imparting knowledge to everyone, I am also learning and comprehending."

He has a kind of inner spiritual brilliance and a sense of comprehensive wisdom.

He tried to practice this technique little by little, not daring to take it lightly. After all, this was an immortal-level technique, profound and unfathomable. If he made a mistake, it would be extremely difficult to correct it.

After a few more days, Xijing was in sight.

Two or three hundred candidates looked at the ancient capital city in front of them, their excitement beyond words.

In Xijing, many eyes were also looking at these scholars.

On the post road of Xijing, shrines rose up and radiated divine light, and golden elixirs shone in all directions, reflecting various colors. At the same time, there were small Yuanyings sitting in the void. The righteousness of heaven and earth was affected by them, and streams of green air came from the mountains, stretching for hundreds of miles.

A voice said: "On the way, we didn't find any opportunities to attack. But when we arrived in Xijing, we got the chance!"

Suddenly, there was lightning and thunder in the sky above Xijing. Bolts of lightning fell from the sky and slashed towards those golden elixirs and Nascent Souls.

At this moment, a Luo umbrella rose up and rotated, turning into an area of ​​about an acre. Gods and humans were everywhere under the umbrella, like a heavenly palace, blocking all the thunders outside.

Someone cast a spell to shatter the lightning-inducing talismans in the sky.

The umbrella shrunk and shrunk, but it did not fold up and was still hanging above the heads of the candidates.

Divine music was heard under the umbrella, like gods chanting, protecting and supporting all the candidates.

In full view of the public, Chen Shi led more than 260 candidates into the city of Xijing.

Sun Yisheng lay in the wooden cart, feeling the gazes on them, and felt uneasy: "Too high-profile, we are too high-profile."

——Brothers, it’s the middle of the month, please vote for Da Dao Shang Zhi to top the list!

(End of this chapter)