Beauty helps me achieve immortality

The next day at dawn, the first light of dawn appeared.

The entire kitchen seemed to be still asleep, quiet and silent.

But the next moment, the tranquility was broken by the creaking sound of the wooden door.

The gate of Dingzimohao Courtyard was pushed open. Zhao Qing patted the door frost on his hands and looked out at the empty street.

Then he looked towards the foot of Shouyun Mountain not far away, and vaguely saw scattered human figures through the mist.

Take two deep breaths of the fresh air in the early morning. Today is the White Dew Festival, and there is a hint of coolness in the air.

He pondered for a moment, then returned to the yard and closed the door.

The focus of the Shouyun Mountain trials is on the mountainside, not at the foot of the mountain where people come and go.

Besides, everyone is participating in the trial at the foot of the mountain, just separated by a wall, which is reasonable.

Zhao Qing turned around and walked to the wall and turned over the leopard skin hanging in the yard.

Then he bent down, lifted the skeleton, and shook off the night frost on the bones.

Thus began a day of thrilling trials.

Practice with an axe.

breakfast.

Reading.

lunch.

rest.

Practice with an axe.

dinner.

Double repair.

Intense and fulfilling.

……

Until the third day of the trial, at noon.

There was a series of intermittent knocks on the door, and Zhao Qing, who had noticed it in advance, had already arrived behind the door.

As the gate opened, a distraught woman appeared before his eyes.

Shen Su's hair was disheveled and his face was filled with sorrow.

"Brother! I... failed to persuade him."

Zhao Qing frowned and instantly understood the situation.

He stepped aside to let Shen Su enter the courtyard, and could not help but sigh: "If you can't persuade him, forget it. Junior Brother Miao carries a deep blood feud, and he has his own path to follow."

Zhao Qing closed the gate and walked slowly into the yard.

There has been no movement on the mountain in the past two days. It is obvious that Elder Qian did not set up a spiritual formation at all, otherwise it would have ended long ago.

And Miao Jian must have gone into the mountains.

Wang Shuyue quietly poured hot water and placed it on the table in the yard.

After the three of them sat down, Zhao Qing asked, "What exactly is going on?"

Shen Su's eyes were dull and he was stunned for a long time before he began to tell the story.

"After we parted ways with our senior brother, we followed the people from the kitchen to the south of the mountain to search for him."

“In just half a day, we encountered a herd of beasts on the mountainside.”

"It wasn't time to set up the spirit formation yet, and the brothers, overjoyed at the sight of prey, scattered in pursuit of the beasts..."

Zhao Qing silently drank a sip of water.

A group of brothers who wanted to be promoted to the outer sect chased after the beasts when they saw them?

Humph, I'm afraid the monster hunting is fake, and the real thing is that everyone has tacitly agreed to disperse.

If everyone travels together all the time, not only will the probability of finding the spiritual formation be very small, but the conflict that breaks out will also be more intense.

For this kind of trial, it is better for three to five capable disciples to go together.

He tapped his fingers lightly on the table, waiting for the next words.

Shen Su continued, "Without any help, we can only choose a direction each and wait for the spirit formation to appear at night before trying to find it again."

"We are traveling with several male cultivators from Courtyard No. 59."

"But at night, we didn't find any trace of the spirit formation. Instead, we met our brothers from the mine, and we headed west together to search for it."

"This search took another day and night. During this time, many brothers asked each other about it, and more and more people gathered."

"Until last night, a strong spiritual energy suddenly erupted from the south of the mountain."

Shen Su looked excited and spoke urgently.

"We hurried along with the crowd, but that place with rich spiritual energy..."

Zhao Qing lowered his eyebrows and said calmly, "The spiritual energy is so dense that it has already exceeded the boundaries of the inner gate rotation."

The woman looked sad and nodded slightly.

"I reminded my husband many times... We didn't cross the line at the beginning."

"But as more and more people gathered, people from all quarters rushed to the top of the mountain, and conflicts broke out on the outskirts."

Is there a conflict outside?

Zhao Qing frowned, puzzled.

"It started because a senior from the mining workshop said something that provoked the people from the grass workshop. The seniors from both sides got into an argument, and then, somehow, my kitchen got involved."

"For a moment, all kinds of spiritual techniques and magic attacked indiscriminately without recognizing any relatives. Fortunately, my husband protected me."

"Unfortunately, the servants from the fifty-ninth courtyard who were traveling with us at the beginning were not at a high level, and were hit by a talisman... Perhaps it was affected by my husband's luck."

"My husband saw that the chaos had already begun and could no longer hesitate. He asked me to go down the mountain first, and he rushed to the spiritual formation on the top of the mountain."

Zhao Qing drank water silently and pondered inwardly.

The servant of the fifty-ninth courtyard died. Was it affected by Miao Jian's fortune?!

Is it influenced by Miao Jian?

The scene of Miao Jian getting drunk that day emerged in his mind and he suppressed his emotions.

"How many servants are going to the top of the mountain?"

Shen Su shook his head silently: "I don't know, but before I left, there were already hundreds of them."

Hundreds of them!

How long can you live?

Zhao Qing sighed inwardly and consoled him, "Though Junior Brother Miao's luck is bad, he has always been able to find a way out of desperate situations. Just wait for news."

He and his wife exchanged glances.

His wife immediately understood and took Shen Su's arm and led him into the west wing.

Zhao Qing sat quietly and drank the water in the cup.

Then he stood up and performed a set of axe techniques.

But I still couldn't stop the chill that welled up in my heart.

Is this the Golden Core Realm...

With just three short sentences, he could put thousands of monks in danger, and they would do it willingly.

It would be fine if this was a real disciple assessment, but it was obviously... done to satisfy his own selfish desires.

Compared to the fight between the two sects, this trial is even more bloody and vicious.

If I had not realized the danger in advance, I would probably be involved in it now.

After all, that’s the outer sect quota!

As his thoughts raced, waves of fear welled up in his heart.

Miao Jian clearly received his own warning, but still chose to take the risk...

It’s not because others are too stupid, it’s just that the bait is too tempting.

This is a conspiracy, but also an open conspiracy.

I don’t know how many familiar people rushed towards the guillotine that killed people without bloodshed.

……

Not long after Shen Su returned, more menial disciples came down the mountain one after another.

Zhao Qing heard their conversation in the courtyard. They were all cautious servants in the early stages of Qi Refining.

But the news he brought out made Shen Su's heart jump to his throat.

"The Shouyun Mountain Trial has concluded! The outer sect spots have been filled!"

She didn't have many acquaintances in the kitchen, and she didn't dare go out to ask.

Afraid of learning the news that her husband was buried in the mountains.

Just leaning quietly in the yard and waiting.

He didn't drink a drop of water for the whole day.

His eyes were filled with sickly bloodshot.

Outside the courtyard, some were happy and some were worried, but most of the disciples had dull expressions, like walking corpses.

It was not until the end of the You hour that the gate was knocked again.

Shen Su burst into tears instantly and squatted behind the door, unable to raise his head.

Zhao Qing sensed it a little and opened the gate.

Miao Jian's face was covered in blood as he rushed into the yard.

"Xiao Su, I've been promoted to the outer sect!"

"Brother, I..."

Zhao Qing nodded calmly: "Congratulations."

An hour later, a very strong aroma of meat wafted through the courtyard.

Two couples sat opposite each other in the courtyard, four cups of crystal clear wine.

The three dishes and one soup in the middle of the table are both delicious and fragrant.

After Miao Jian calmed Shen Su down, he continued to tell Zhao Qing about the previous trial.

"Brother, you may not know that the elder has hidden a secret in the trial."

"There are two tiger demons on Shouyun Mountain that are almost at the foundation-building stage. They were also attracted by the spiritual formation."

"Most of our brothers...actually died at the hands of the tiger demon, but those two evil beasts weren't very intelligent, so we surrounded and killed them with our combined strength."

Nearing the foundation-building stage? How could a menial disciple kill him?

Zhao Qing took a sip of the spirit wine and asked, "How many people died?"

Miao Jian paused briefly before answering, "Over four hundred people climbed the mountain... and eighty-five survived, all of whom were promoted to outer sects."

Zhao Qing nodded silently and took a bite of the meat.

"Do you recognize the pattern of the Spirit Gathering Array?"

Miao Jian was stunned: "Brother, this...?"

Zhao Qing took another sip of wine and whispered, "Did you meet the elder on the mountain?"

"A senior brother took us to the Dharma Hall to see the elder."

"Have you seen the array?"

"Never."

Zhao Qing said "hmm" lightly.

Then he smiled and raised his glass forward: "Junior brother has been promoted to the outer sect, which is a great joy. I should drink a toast to you."

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ps: Thanks to Xiao Ma Che Che, Shi Da Gou and the two bosses for their monthly tickets.

Thanks to the boss of 'Caisangchengnanyu' for the reward to Shuyue.