Chapter 40 Mysterious Shadow
The selection of personnel was held outside Dingshan Hall, and twenty disciples from each of the Jiushan Branches came to participate, a total of 180 people.
This is the elite of the Shanhe Palace, including all the core disciples of the Jiushan Branch.
The head of Shanhe Palace stood outside the main hall, while the participating disciples gathered on the square outside the door and stood neatly into a square.
"Today is a special day, which concerns the rise and fall of Shanhe Palace and the future. I hope everyone can take it seriously."
The head's simple and straightforward opening aroused everyone's interest, and the 180 participating disciples were all full of energy and inspiration.
"The selection has officially begun. Please invite the distinguished guest from Tianji Valley Qu Xinyi."
After the leader finished speaking, a purple figure walked out of Dingshan Hall and stopped beside the leader of Shanhe Hall.
It was a woman in purple, with a veil on her face covering the parts below her eyes. Her deep eyes were mysterious, as if she could see through the human heart.
"Female."
Many people were surprised and could not have imagined that the disciples of Tianji Valley would be a woman.
Qu Xinyi's posture is upright, her curves are charming, and her deep eyes are rolling in fog, making people unable to see through her thoughts.
Countless disciples gathered at the scene, including the nine mountain masters and many elders, all of whom were watching Qu Xinyi.
"I have a formation plate here. Those who pass within one stick of incense will pass."
Qu Xinyi's voice was a little low, and she seemed to be not young anymore.
A flashing jade plate flew up from Qu Xinyi's hand, magnified countless times in the wind, turning into a large array, presenting it to everyone.
With Qu Xinyi's voice starting, one hundred and eighty participating disciples rushed towards the formation quickly and disappeared into the formation in a short while.
This time the selection is very special. Those who enter the formation are not allowed to discuss with others. They must enter the formation by themselves. This is the only restriction.
Before entering the formation, Mo Bing, Mu Feng and Liu Yiyi exchanged glances with each other and exchanged a few words in private, with five key words, the secret of the mountains, rivers, and earth.
The formation set by Qu Xinyi seemed to be a kind of maze, but it was extremely strange. Those core disciples did not gain any advantage in the formation.
Mu Feng quietly used the mountains, rivers and earth skills, carefully sensed everything around him, and there seemed to be a kind of power guiding him forward in the dark.
Liu Yiyi and Mo Bing also had this feeling, and the three of them approached the same place from different directions.
Outside the formation, the head of the Shanhe Palace, the mountain master, the elders, etc. were paying close attention. They could see clearly the scene in the formation and see the participating disciples wandering around in the formation and searching randomly.
Time is constantly losing, and two-thirds of the time has passed by a stick of incense. Finally, a disciple has passed through the formation and appeared in everyone's eyes.
One, two, three, the number of people was increasing continuously. Mo Bing, Mu Feng and Liu Yiyi all passed successfully, and in the end, a total of 75 people completed within the specified time.
"Sister, how many core disciples are there in Shanhe Palace? How many levels do you occupy this time?"
Mu Feng stood beside Mo Bing and asked softly.
Mo Bing said: "The strength of the Jiushan Branches is uneven. Zishan originally had seven core disciples, ranking first, and now there are only six people left. The core disciples of other mountains are relatively fewer, and on average, they are only three to four people."
"In this way, the total number is less than forty people?"
"It's almost thirty-five or six, and the pass rate this time is about six or seven levels."
The specific statistics were soon revealed, and among the seventy-five disciples, twenty-four core disciples accounted for.
Those who failed to pass seemed very depressed and felt that this method of selection was unfair.
Qu Xinyi gathered the seventy-five people who passed by, walked past them one by one, and looked at each of them carefully with deep eyes.
"Congratulations on passing the first round of selection. I will send you to the origin of Shanhe Temple later, where you can walk together and form small groups to enhance your self-protection ability. This trip is unpredictable, so be careful. If anyone has the fate to unlock the origin of Shanhe Temple and get the Shanhe Temple, the leader will give the highest reward."
When Qu Xinyi walked past Mu Feng, she glanced at him for a few times without much reaction. Instead, she stayed in front of Mo Bing for a moment, stopped in front of Liu Yiyi and stared at him.
As a disciple of Tianji Valley, Qu Xinyi's eyes could see through many things, and she could notice Liu Yiyi's potential and Mo Bing's excellence.
The head of the Shanhe Palace looked at the 75 disciples and encouraged him: "If you work hard and bring back the Shanhe Map, you will get the reward for entering the Eighth Level Spirit Array for one month to practice."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
The Eight-level Spiritual Aggregation Array is the foundation of the Shanhe Palace. Even the mountain masters will have difficulty getting the chance to enter, let alone a month's chance to practice, which will definitely attract anyone.
Mo Bing was a little excited. This was exactly what she had always dreamed of, and now she finally had a glimmer of opportunity.
However, after thinking a little, Mo Bing returned to peace. If he could really get the map of mountains and rivers, how could he care about these things?
How can the value of the Mountain and River Map be comparable to the Eighth-Level Spiritual Array?
Mu Feng seemed very calm and looked at Liu Yiyi from time to time. At the age of fifteen, she was like a flower and jade, standing among the crowd like a crane, standing out like a crane, extremely conspicuous.
Liu Yiyi looked at Mu Feng with a smile, with a hint of emotion in her soft eyes, and a little bit of shame and joy.
Mu Feng is only thirteen years old and doesn’t understand these things very much, but Liu Yiyi, who is fifteen, already understands the meaning of love.
Qu Xinyi walked around and returned to her original position, communicated with the leader for a few words, and then gathered the nine mountain masters, elders and core disciples together to start building a teleportation array, while the rest of the disciples retreated.
The origin of the Shanhe Palace is located in the thousands of mountains, but it is not on the ground, but in a special space underground. If you want to enter there, you can only teleport through the space, otherwise you will not be able to enter at all.
"That space is very special. It will take a lot of money to maintain a state of continuity. We can only send you in for the time being and then open it every five days to understand your situation."
Qu Xinyi explained a few simple words and then let the seventy-five disciples enter the teleportation array. The masters of Shanhe Palace operated the formation together and sent them in.
The space teleportation was astonishingly fast, and the bumpy space-time turbulent flow flashed away, and seventy-five disciples appeared in a dark cave.
A ray of light illuminated the surrounding scenery. A hint of yin and cold air spread in the quiet cave, making people shudder.
Everyone looked around, their eyes were full of vigilance, and lights lit up from everyone, illuminating the surroundings.
"I don't know where this place is, you can walk on both sides. What suggestions do you have?"
When we first came here, everyone had a mentality of sharing the same hatred of the enemy and seemed very united.
"I think we can divide two groups of people and a small team, so we can take care of each other."
This proposal was praised by everyone, and people with good relationships stood together.
Mu Feng pulled Liu Yiyi to Mo Bing's side. The three of them formed a team and closely watched the movements of the others.
This time, many people came to the Zishan lineage, including four core disciples, namely the eldest senior brother Nie Changfeng, the fourth senior brother Li Lingfeng, the fifth senior brother Duanmuhua and the junior sister Mo Bing.
There is a grudge between Duanmu Hua and Mo Bing, and at this moment, he is actively joining forces with other core disciples to form a strong team.
Among the seventy-five people this time, the core disciples accounted for twenty-four. Although they came from the Jiushan Branch, many of them were old acquaintances who had been in the art for many years. For the sake of love or interests, they quickly combined to form a strong team.
Those personal disciples or ordinary disciples can only rely on the core disciples to seek protection and survival.
Of course, many core disciples also have grudges, and it is not easy to get together.
This free combination quickly formed more than ten power teams, the strongest of which had three core disciples.
Mo Bing had been observing the situation in the cave and communicated with Mu Feng and Liu Yiyi in private. The three of them were optimistic about the road on the right and sensed some faint fluctuations.
"The troops are divided into two groups, and each depends on luck, let's start."
As the sound rang out, many teams rushed towards the left channel, and half of them chose the right.
Mu Feng noticed Duanmu Hua left on the right, and he formed a team with another core disciple, with three personal disciples around him.
When he was wrong, Duanmu Hua glared at Mo Bing, and a murderous intent appeared on his gloomy face.
Mo Bing turned a blind eye. After Duanmu Hua left, he took Mu Feng and Liu Yiyi to the right without any haste.
Walking forward dozens of feet, the tunnel is divided into two, making people face a choice again.
Mo Bing and Liu Yiyi were both observing and carefully sensing and distinguishing. Only Mu Feng looked around and looked back from time to time to look back at the way he came.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Liu Yiyi noticed Mu Feng's strangeness and gently held his little hand.
Mu Feng shook his head, took Mo Bing and Liu Yiyi's jade hands, and rushed into the passage on the right, which surprised Mo Bing and Liu Yiyi.
The next moment, a shadow appeared, looking at the direction where Mu Feng disappeared, and quickly shot towards the right channel.
A glimmer of light flashed, and figures appeared, and three familiar figures stopped the shadow.
"Who are you and why are you following us?"
Mu Feng's eyes were flashing with a clever light. He was rushing right on purpose just now, aiming to lure the enemy to appear.
Mo Bing locked in the shadow, and there was a sword light surging in his eyes. After practicing to the Soul Seal Realm, he could launch a spiritual attack, directly tearing the enemy's soul and killing the soul of a person. This was much more terrifying than physical attacks.
"I was surprised that you could sense my existence."
Youying is not tall, she is a man with a masked black veil, with a bit of conceit in her tone.
"You are not a disciple of Shanhe Palace, how did you get in?"
Liu Yiyi's eyes were like a knife, locking the man's eyes.
The shadow flashed away, and it was extremely strange to escape from the three people's encirclement and flew towards the passage on the left.
"We chase."
Liu Yiyi set off, but was pulled back by Mu Feng.
"This man is strange, and there are only two possibilities for him to appear. First, he is the person in this cave, and second, he comes with us."
Mo Bing's face was gloomy, and a crisis emerged in his heart.
"If it is the first possibility, it means there are still living people in the hole. If it is the second possibility..."
Chapter completed!