There is a city gate to the west of Linzi City, called Jimen. The plains around this gate were requisitioned and entrusted by the court to build a large-scale academy to attract heroes from all over the world, so it was named "Jixia Academy".

The palaces of the Academy are continuous and numerous, all of which are majestic and majestic, showing their majestic style. Such a magnificent scene is not inferior to the palace of Qi.

In the early morning, the candidates living in the city set off one after another. The carriages and endless streams were coming, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Accompanied by Tian Shuang, Yang Zheng took Tian Tian and Li Si to drive outside the gate of Jixia Academy to report.

There is a tall archway here, carved from white marble, with countless patterns on the surface, and a plaque hanging on the top, with four large characters "Flowers and All Things". The handwriting is sloppy and bold.

Behind the archway is a square, extremely vast and endless. The ground is covered with square white stone slabs. Under the rising sun, it emits a faint white light, which complements the mist that spreads in the distance.

Standing in such an empty place and staring at the morning fog that has not yet dissipated in front of you, people will inevitably feel insignificant and full of awe and yearning for the school hidden in the fog.

When Yang Zheng came here, many young talents had gathered here, lined up in several straight long rows, waiting for the identity verification of the academy.

The requirements for recruiting disciples in the academy are very strict. All candidates who are qualified to take the winter exam are from famous families and have good qualifications. Those playboys who are ignorant of their studies do not even have the chance to take the exam.

Even so, the academy is so famous that it is one of the eight holy places and is highly praised by the world. Every time the test starts, young heroes from all over the country will come to visit, eager to join the strong and join the strong.

Therefore, although the rules are strict, there are still many candidates who meet the standards, and the competition is destined to be fierce.

Yang Zheng and Tian Tian joined the crowd and waited for two hours before reporting the report. They received a wooden sign indicating the identity of the candidate, and then walked through the square and officially entered the academy.

Behind the square is a vast forest, with countless towering trees standing, with lush and green branches and leaves, unfathomable. The cold wind in winter blows by, and the sound of waves in the mountains and forests swaying, till the depths of the fog.

The young people stood on the edge of the outside, facing the forest, and involuntarily kept quiet, silent in a solemn and solemn atmosphere.

After a while, all the candidates gathered, and a famous old man in purple robe floated out of the deep forest, stood in front of a huge crowd of young people, and began to preside over the first round of exams.

"According to the previous record, there are 454 candidates in this winter exam, and the Academy only recruits 64 people this year. The competition will be cruel, so please strive for the first place and never care about your efforts, otherwise it will be easily eliminated!"

Hearing this, everyone screamed. Even though they were mentally prepared, everyone still did not expect that the competition would be so fierce. They would have to break out of the siege from more than 4,000 people, and the probability of being eliminated was too high.

Yang Zheng stood behind, his eyes flashing, and he didn't care about the huge disparity in elimination ratio. He thought to himself that only 64 people would be recruited, which means that 64 people would participate in the wine sacrificial dispute next year.

There is no doubt that those who can stand out from the vast crowd are truly powerful leaders.

The old man raised his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet, continuing: "In the first round, your goal is to conquer this chime forest. There is no danger inside. As long as you reach the designated position within the specified time, you will pass the test."

When everyone heard this, they were stunned. It was so simple?

Since there is no danger and everyone is well-off, it will be a matter of minutes to walk out of the woods. Is the Academy trying to let the candidates fight and escape in a wilderness?

"There is a large array around the forest. When you enter, the entire deep forest will be filled with thick fog, and you cannot see the direction and road clearly. We will occasionally hit chimes somewhere, and the sound of chimes is transmitted into the forest, which is the evidence for you to distinguish the direction."

Everyone suddenly realized that it was no wonder that they were called Ming Qinglin. This is how the name came from.

The fog placed by the large array must be rich, which will completely blind the vision and lose its effect on the naked eye. Even if the sound of the chime is strong, it will be difficult to maintain for a long time and will only become weaker and disappear quickly.

Therefore, what we need to examine in the first round is everyone's perception of divine thoughts. The stronger the perception, the longer it will continue to capture during the process of the chime sound fading, and the more accurate it will be to distinguish the direction.

In other words, if a person with strong spiritual consciousness follows the sound, and hearing the sound of a chime once is equivalent to an ordinary person hearing the sound of a chime several times.

After thinking about this, everyone looked solemn and no longer thought the question was simple.

"All sounds are silent, but the sound of the bell and chimes. I want to remind you that chimes are the only signpost. If you want to cheat with other means, you will be disappointed. The formation can block all magic weapons."

Listening to the voice and knowing the path. This topic is not novel, but it is very effective. Even if someone in the school wants to commit favoritism and fraud, it is not easy. After all, everyone hears the same sound.

Then again, if those geniuses who are given high expectations need to cheat and cannot pass this level successfully, then they will not be qualified to be regarded as pawns again.

Under the gaze of everyone, the old man said leisurely: "I know that some people form cliques and have a clear position. If you want to fight, I will not stop you, but, if you delay the time to leave the forest, don't blame me for not reminding me!"

When Yang Zheng heard this, his heart was dark and he could hear the unusual meaning of this.

The winter test is related to next year's wine sacrificial dispute, which is a well-known rule. Therefore, it is inevitable that various companies will start playing games in advance and squeeze out the geniuses trained by their opponents from the winter test.

This is a winter trial and a party struggle.

With thick fog, this dense forest is the ideal place for assassination. While the vision is covered, everyone's attention is focused on tracking the sound of the chime, so they can get closer to the target and get rid of candidates who have been determined to be the enemy.

"Although everyone is tacit, the examiner completely changed his mind as soon as he said it. It is equivalent to reassuring the candidates. Taking the opportunity to kill people is not considered a violation. The official acquiesced to this behavior, how can this round of examination be peaceful?"

He even began to suspect that the reason for this question was to provide convenience for those gangs and give them a chance to fight. He killed the enemy first, and the subsequent exams were relatively purer.

"I have turned against Taoism and made it clear that I will not surrender to them. Then, Taoism is likely to regard me as a target and send someone to assassinate me in this round. After hearing the sound of the chime, I have to run away."

Tian Tian stood side by side with him, thinking of this, and whispered: "The tree attracts wind. You are not only the biggest favorite in the winter trial, but also the biggest target of the opponent's attack. We must not be separated!"
Chapter completed!