Becoming a god starts from planting a Bodhi tree.

Chapter 177: Gate of Trial, Cangqing Lineage

Seeing Ji Jingqiu lying in the middle of the corridor, refusing to move.

Yue Wukong thought it was not good. This person was going to take the opportunity to bleed them and collect tolls.

He wanted to go forward to discuss, but he felt it was inappropriate. After all, he had just fought with Ji Jingqiu outside before, and if he went forward now, he would definitely be asked to pay a high price by the lion.

Just at this moment, a warrior from the Wood Spirit Clan took the initiative to step forward. His name was Ku He, and he was also a king-level warrior. He had previously teamed up with Duan Xuanji and others to jointly deal with the siege of the Four Gods' Temples.

"Brother Ji, I wonder what price we need to pay in exchange for you to take us through this corridor." Ku He said politely.

Ji Jingqiu pondered and said, "Let's make a deal. I need information about this Cangqing Temple."

The last time the Cangqing Temple was opened was a million years ago. The Federation was completely unaware of it, and Mu Rouzhi seemed to know only limited things.

As for Aunt Mu... Aunt Mu didn't seem to think that he could enter the Cang Qing Temple from the beginning. She only mentioned the Cang Qing Temple casually, but gave a very detailed introduction to several other resource sites, including the specific methods of entering and obtaining resources.

"News from the temple?" Ku He looked at the people in the tribe and nodded readily, "Of course!"

Yue Wukong on the side also hurriedly said: "The Black Sun Clan is no problem either. A million years ago, a senior from our clan also entered the temple and later came out successfully, leaving relevant records."

Ji Jingqiu nodded: "Please first tell me about the temple's inheritance."

"inherited?"

Yue Wukong was stunned for a moment, then his expression became quite strange. He coughed lightly.
“Brother Ji, I’m a straightforward person. Don’t daydream like Xidi. Even if there is a divine inheritance, it won’t be the turn of us rookies in the True Seed Realm.”

Ku He also smiled bitterly and said, "We are not here for the inheritance of the gods, but for the comprehensive test of the temple."

Yue Wukong added: "To put it another way, this is just a branch temple. The real main temple is located in the core area of ​​the Posuo demiplane. It is an area that only the ancestors are qualified to explore."

Ji Jingqiu pondered, the situation was somewhat different from what he had imagined.

But it is true.

This place is just a temple in the outer area of ​​the demiplane. It is indeed unlikely that it contains the inheritance of a supreme being.

Mu Rouzhi suddenly said, "Although this is only an outer temple, as long as you pass the test, you can pass through the portal and enter the main temple in the core area!"

Yue Wukong was surprised and asked, "You even know this rumor? Judging from your appearance, you should be a member of the High Elves-Holy Bloodline, right? Why is your aura so weak?"

The elf girl's ears trembled slightly, and she said with some embarrassment: "I haven't experienced my first soul awakening yet!"

Yue Wukong was stunned and said, "You are still underage? How dare the Forest of Stars let you out?!"

Ji Jingqiu was also shocked.

He kidnapped an underage elf girl?
"It's none of your business!" Mu Rouzhi said seriously.

Yue Wukong looked at her deeply, and did not continue to delve into the topic. Instead, he said:

"There are indeed rumors that one can directly enter the main temple in the core area from the outer temples, but this is just a rumor. As far as I know from the Black Sun Clan, none of the warriors from a million years ago entered the main temple."

“I don’t know where this rumor first came from.”

Ku He confirmed, "That's true. The history of our Mu Ling tribe exploring the Posuo demiplane can be traced back to three million years ago, and it has gone through four temple openings. It is even older than the Forest of Stars among all tribes, but there has never been any relevant record. This rumor... may be the good wish of a certain generation of ancestors."

The Wood Spirits are a famous immortal race in the universe. Any member of the tribe, even if they have never practiced cultivation, can live for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

This tribe, like the elves, worships the way of nature and does not like to communicate with other tribes. Only special secret realms like the [Posuo Demiplane] can attract them to come.

Ku He said it in a tactful way. The so-called good wishes were probably false rumors spread among a certain generation.

"You came here for the test. What's the benefit of the test?" Ji Jingqiu paused and asked, "Wasn't the temple opened once a million years ago? What did the people who entered that time get?"

"See what score you can get!" Yue Wukong said in a deep voice, "The so-called test is actually a way for the temple to assess peripheral members. As long as you pass the assessment, you can get rewards from the temple, ranging from divine arts to divine substances."

"In addition, those who achieve excellent test scores can obtain the status of outer sect members of the temple. With this status, we will have the opportunity to enter the Posha demiplane in the future, and even deeper areas, such as... the main temple!"

"Without this status, even a master is not qualified to enter the main temple!"

"This identity is the most precious thing!"

Through Mu Rouzhi's popular science, Ji Jingqiu learned about the magic arts mentioned by foreign civilizations, which are also known as magical powers.

Divine matter is also the key to nurturing supernatural powers. It is said that no matter how much of this stuff you have, it is never enough. It is also the reason why all the warriors in the Federation's Shackle Realm are poor.

Ku He said softly:
"According to our clan's records, the Cangqing Temple once occupied one-fifth of the universe, recruited all the talents in the world, and was known as one of the five dominant forces."

"There used to be more than ten thousand temples like this one, scattered all over the universe. At that time, all races were proud to be able to join the temple."

Hearing this, Yue Wukong couldn't help but feel shaken. Even the Black Sun Clan had never recorded this.

One fifth of the universe...

This is such a vast realm that it is impossible to describe or even describe it, because the universe is expanding almost every moment, giving birth to new planets with life.

Yue Wukong asked subconsciously: "When did this happen?"

Ji Jingqiu also nodded secretly, he was also very curious.

Ku He hesitated for a moment, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I don't know either. The records in the clan are quite brief, and they only mentioned it once."

When Ji Jingqiu was thinking about how vast one-fifth of the universe would be, he suddenly heard Mu Rouzhi's whisper in his ears.

He glanced at the elf girl, who was communicating with him through telepathy.

"After the winding path leads to the side hall and the main hall of the temple, you should remember to go to the main hall first and worship the statue devoutly. Even if you don't believe in God, you can still respect an almighty being."

Ji Jingqiu was suddenly surprised that the elf lineage that Mu Rouzhi belonged to seemed to hold more secrets.

This girl didn't say anything before, why is she willing to speak now?
Also, worship the idol...

Ji Jingqiu was terrified when he thought about it. Could it be that the god still had some consciousness left?

The several tribes supplemented each other, and with the elf girl watching closely, everyone basically emptied out their stocks, told everything they knew, and shared all the relevant information they knew.

This allowed Ji Jingqiu and a group of federal warriors to have a comprehensive understanding of the layout of the temple and the upcoming trials.

After Ji Jingqiu was satisfied, he continued to lead the way. Everyone passed through the corridor smoothly and entered the side hall.

There are many totem imprints recorded on the walls and pillars of the side hall. Many warriors stopped here and began to record the totems on the wall, preparing to take them out and hand them over to their respective civilizations for deciphering.

The Cangqing Temple is ancient and mysterious. Even some totems in the side halls may contain secrets buried in the long river of time.

Ji Jingqiu did not stay for long. At Mu Rouzhi's reminder, he led everyone from the Federation to the main hall.

As you step into the main hall, a light fragrance suddenly fills the air, making you feel calm and refreshed.

In the center of the main hall stands a faceless statue. Three incense sticks are burning slowly in front of the statue, which seems to be the source of the fragrance in the air.

When they saw the three incense sticks, they felt creepy.

"Did someone light these three incense sticks before us?" Diao Xingyun asked in a low voice, expressing everyone's thoughts.

Duan Xuanji said in a deep voice: "With Brother Ji's leadership, we should be the fastest, and there are no incense sticks in this temple... What kind of incense sticks can be stored for a million years?"

Diao Xingyun nodded: "That's a ghost."

Everyone: "..."

Ji Jingqiu said: "Maybe the truth is that this incense stick has really been burning for a million years, or even longer."

He stared at the incense stick. With his eyesight, he should have been able to easily distinguish the subtle progress of the burning of the incense stick, but the burning progress of the incense stick in front of him was beyond the limit of his eyesight.

He calmed his mind and bowed like Mu Rouzhi who was standing beside him.

The federal warriors around him were surprised and puzzled, but they all followed suit.

They have no objection to worshipping gods. There are many gods enshrined in their own federation. They have basically all been to the temple to "invite the gods into the temple" and have some experience in worshiping gods.

After the worship, Ji Jingqiu did not notice anything unusual. He glanced at Mu Rouzhi and found that the girl was kneeling on the ground, praying devoutly.

after that.

Everyone found the so-called test door.

Yue Wukong and others have gathered here, and everyone is talking in low voices.

"According to the record from a million years ago, those who were crowned as kings are eligible to receive superior evaluations and enter the outer gate sequence of the temple."

"What about the crown king?"

"Same, both are excellent evaluations. In the eyes of the Cangqing Temple, it seems that there is no difference between being crowned a king and being crowned the ultimate king."

“There is no other evaluation above the best?”

"It's probably gone."

After seeing Ji Jingqiu coming, Yue Wukong and others nodded.

"Brother Ji, our people are up first, so we can give you a demonstration." Yue Wukong looked behind him and saw the Black Sun warriors, who were already eager to try, stepping forward one after another.

According to records within their tribe, there is no danger in this step.

This is an assessment ceremony held by the temple for selection. It looks at talent and potential, so there is naturally no danger.

In the end, a warrior king from the Black Sun tribe came out on top and stepped into the door of trial.

Everyone stared intently, not wanting to miss any change.

After a while.

A soft and mysterious green light slowly flowed out from under the trial gate, like tender buds in early spring, with vigorous vitality, slowly flowing to the surroundings, and the air seemed to become fresher wherever it passed.

Soon, the green light triggered the circular pattern engraved on the ground. After the needle rings were activated, one after another spread out like ripples, beautiful and sacred.

One ring, two rings...

Under the gazes of everyone, the green light slowly flowed to the position of the seventh ring before gradually stopping.

"Seven rings, superior... It is indeed the same as recorded in the clan."

"There is a gap between becoming a king, and the seventh ring should be considered the threshold for becoming a king?"

"Not necessarily. There is a record in our clan that a warrior with the combat power to be rated as a king eventually stopped at the sixth ring. This door may pay more attention to the overall situation, not just combat power, but the most important thing is potential."

As the green light slowly receded, the discussions around became much quieter.

The crowned king of the Black Sun Clan who had entered earlier strode out with his head held high, his face full of joy, and he had obviously gained a lot of unexpected gains. There was a green sapling mark between his eyebrows that was faintly visible, and then gradually disappeared. He nodded to Yue Wukong and said in a deep voice: "No problem, just as recorded in the clan, a superior evaluation can enter the outer gate sequence of the temple!"

Yue Wukong breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and looked at Ji Jingqiu politely: "Brother Ji, how about each civilization take turns?"

Ji Jingqiu nodded, looked behind him, and asked, "Who will go first?"

Diao Xingyun rubbed his hands and said, "I'll go test the water for you guys first!"

He handed the spear to Ji Jingqiu and strode into the trial gate.

After a while.

The green light spread out from under the door again, this time extending to the seventh and a half rings.

Many warriors from other civilizations showed surprise. This guy is actually stronger than the genius who was previously crowned king of the Black Sun Clan?

After Diao Xingyun walked out of the trial gate, Yue Wukong also looked at him in surprise. This person was obviously an example of someone whose potential was greater than his current combat power.

Back to Ji Jingqiu and the others, Diao Xingyun showed what he had obtained, and said with an expression of uncontrollable excitement:

"Let's not talk about anything else. This temple is really rich! Have you ever seen such a large piece of divine bones?"

The divine body he revealed was as big as an adult's fist, and Ji Jingqiu's eyes widened as he stared at it.

The divine bone powder he had obtained from Master Qingyang to nurture his own innate supernatural powers was not even one-tenth of this piece!
For a moment, everyone seemed to be full of excitement and rushed forward.

With the support of all parties, everyone began to line up and enter in an orderly manner.

Rays of green light spread out from the gate, most of which stopped between the fourth and sixth rings, which was the middle level.

The lower-class below the fourth ring is as rare as the higher-class above the sixth ring. After all, those who are qualified to step into the Posa demiplane are basically the top geniuses of various civilizations.

What shocked all parties the most was that although the number of warriors on the Federation side was the smallest, with only twenty or so people, there were nine of them who had entered the seventh ring, not counting Ji Jingqiu!

This ratio far exceeds that of other civilizations.

"Yanhuang Federation..." Many people present murmured in low voices and began to face up to the potential of this civilization, not just because of Ji Jingqiu's existence.

Even in a first-rate civilization, a king-level warrior is the absolute top among his peers, with only a handful of the best ones above him.

After each warrior finished their test, no one chose to leave and explore other areas of the temple. Instead, they waited for Ji Jingqiu and Yue Wukong's tests, wanting to see what level these two top kings could be ranked.

Yue Wukong turned around and asked, "Brother Ji, do you want to go first or should I?"

"Brother Yue goes first."

"Okay!" Yue Wukong did not show any modesty and walked directly to the test door and stepped in.

Not long after, a green light that was even stronger and more dazzling than before suddenly surged out from behind the door, like a tide, breaking through the seventh ring and advancing into the eighth ring.

In the end, he barely reached the eighth and a half rings, just a little short of the ninth ring. This result made the warriors of the Black Sun Clan excited!
"It's very close to the ninth ring!"

"Even the most powerful king can't reach the ninth ring?"

"Not necessarily. There are levels of excellence among the top kings..." The person who said this glanced at Ji Jingqiu, and his meaning was very clear.

When Yue Wukong came out, he was in high spirits and full of joy, as he had gained a lot.

Ji Jingqiu looked at Diao Xingyun and the others, nodded, and under everyone's expectant gaze, he stepped into the trial gate.

"What do you think Brother Ji can achieve?"

"Of course it must be the Nine Rings!"

"To be honest, I think the temple didn't consider everything when setting the standard. Why are there only nine rings?"

"That makes sense! Could it be that the gap between Brother Ji and the one from the Black Sun Clan is only half a ring?"

Listening to the discussions and conversations from the Federation, Yue Wukong turned a deaf ear to them, but he was very curious in his heart whether Ji Jingqiu could reach the ninth ring.

According to the records of the tribe, among the talented warriors from various civilizations millions of years ago, only one person finally reached the limit of nine rings, and that person seemed to be from... the elves?

Yue Wukong subconsciously glanced at Mu Rouzhi's direction.

The holy bloodline of the high elves?
Most likely he escaped on his own...

Suddenly, there was a chaotic and hurried sound of footsteps behind them.

Another group of warriors walked into the side hall.

Yue Wukong turned around and was immediately happy when he saw the person coming.

The person who came was actually the Western Emperor who had chosen another passage before.

In comparison, their speed in arriving here was obviously much slower.

The Western Emperor's complexion was not very good at the moment. He looked paler and uglier than before he came in.

And the warriors of the Demon Eye Empire behind him, as well as warriors from other civilizations, were almost killed!

"coming?"

"Yes." Xidi took a deep breath, and after seeing the trial gate, he strode over with a fiery look in his eyes, "Have you been in?"

"Yes, eight and a half rings, similar to the predecessor in the history of our clan." Yue Wukong nodded.

Xidi nodded, knowing what eight and a half rings represented.

"Guess who is inside now?" Yue Wukong suddenly asked.

Xidi frowned, looked around, and suddenly asked in shock: "Why did you come with so many people? Didn't you get killed along the way? What kind of tests did you encounter along the way?"

Yue Wukong smiled implicitly and said, "It seems like you have suffered a lot of losses."

Xidi took a deep breath. Isn’t this fucking nonsense?
Why did they drive so many warriors to the temple in the first place?

This is because no matter whether the temple is open or not, it contains many dangers and someone needs to "go through" them!
They lost more than one-third of the road before they managed to get through it safely.

"What level did you encounter?" asked Xidi.

“A winding path leads to a secluded place.”

The Western Emperor was puzzled. This level would not be easy to pass. It would require either a strong spiritual realm or incredible martial wisdom.

And being able to lead so many people through together... Could it be that this guy with a head full of anger and blood also has amazing martial wisdom and can lead everyone out of a safe path?

and many more……

Xidi seemed to remember something and blurted out:
"Ji Jingqiu is coming in too?!"

Just now.

hum!
A violent and deep vibration came slowly from the trial portal.

This voice was like the whisper of God, touching every inch of space, every breath of air, and even the heartstrings of everyone present.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the door.

With Yue Wukong's previous experience as a lesson, everyone was quietly waiting for the emerald-colored light inside to burst out like a tide and hit the nine rings all the way!
But after waiting for a long time, everyone did not see any green light pouring out from the door, and they could not help but look stunned.

Did anything unexpected happen at the Trial Gate?

It is impossible for everyone to suspect that there is something wrong with Ji Jingqiu, so the problem can only be with the Trial Gate.

"You... look at your feet!" Suddenly, a voice with disbelief and astonishment broke the silence in the hall.

Hearing this, everyone looked down and almost jumped up. They saw emerald-colored light coming from nowhere, flowing in the hall like a stream of water. It flowed slowly and gradually covered everyone's insteps and calves...

The entire side hall was filled with emerald-colored light. No one knew where they came from, but they became more and more numerous, rising higher and higher, until they spread all the way to the nine rings around the Trial Gate. From the ninth ring all the way to the bottom of the Trial Gate, it seemed to embrace everything.

In the end, the emerald light covered the entire floor of the hall, which was beautiful and sacred, shocking everyone present.

"How many rings is this?" someone murmured.

No one answered.

This scene has already surpassed everyone's cognition.

Yue Wukong murmured: "What is this?"

The Western Emperor was stunned and speechless, staring at the emerald light that covered his calves and flowed like water, and he was in a daze for a long time.

……

……

Dangji Jingqiu opened his eyes again.

All around was empty, deep, dark void.

There was only a pure land the size of a courtyard in front of him, emitting emerald light, standing quietly in the void.

He looked up and saw a sapling taking root in the center of the Pure Land, which was even "younger" than his own Bodhi tree.

And in front of the sapling, stood a woman.

She was dressed in black, her long black hair flowed like a waterfall, her sleeves fluttered in the wind, and her whole body exuded a mysterious and ancient aura.

The wind from the void blew her hair, giving her an ethereal and fairy-like charm, extraordinary and otherworldly.

Ji Jingqiu glanced around and asked cautiously, "Excuse me, senior, is this the inheritance site of the Cangqing Temple?"

Unexpectedly, this sentence seemed to trigger some keywords.

The tender green young sapling swayed slightly at this moment, exuding a subtle emotion.

Without waiting for Ji Jingqiu to experience it carefully.

The woman in black raised her eyes and glanced at him with a smile, her pupils were misty and reflected the vicissitudes of life, as if she had already seen the ups and downs of life.

She opened her lips slightly, and her tone was teasing:

"Ten thousand years ago, didn't your lineage look down on my lineage? Could it be that after ten thousand years, your lineage has changed its nature?"

Continue to code the one I want to update... I will code for another hour and a half today, and I will definitely be able to update it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow...

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