Immortal Illusionist

Chapter 9

The Mu brothers themselves are celebrities, and they sat in a majestic dragon car without any concealment. They attracted the attention of countless people along the way, some envious, some supercilious, some coveted, and so on.

As soon as they got out of the car, people surrounded them.When An Xinan raised his head, he almost jumped.

Is this black mass, as tall as a small hill, really a human being?

An Xinan was still puzzled, that "black lump of flesh" spit out words, opened his mouth, his voice was like thunder, and his ears hurt.

"Isn't this Brother Mu? This isn't Brother Mu! Are you all here to take the entrance examination for Tianyuan Academy? Tsk tsk tsk, Brother Mu seems to be one year younger than me, he's really talented."

Mu Ziyi curled his lips and corrected him: "Big water tank, I'm only nine months younger than you, so I don't have to keep taking advantage of my words. If you yell at me, I'll turn on you and beat you up." Meal."

The person who came was Nie Suixiang, the young master of Elephant Armor Castle, another faction under the Qijia League.

The owner of Elephant Armor Castle also has some natural taste defects, so he insisted on giving such a feminine name to the son of Wuda and Sanhou.Because of this name, Nie Suixiang was ridiculed countless times when she was young."Xiao Xiangxiang", "Xiang Girl" and "Nie Nie" have all been teased.As the king of children at that time, Mu Ziyi was somewhat humane, so everyone called him "big water tank".

Therefore, Nie Suixiang had a very good relationship with Mu Ziyi since she was a child, and even took a year off to enroll in Tianyuan Academy with him.

Seeing old friends, Mu Ziyi was also happy in his heart, so he introduced Anxi Nan to each other.

When Nie Suixiang heard that he was Mu Ziyi's good friend, he patted An Xinan's shoulder as a gesture of intimacy.Anxi Nan only felt a hill pressing down on his head, his shoulders sank, and when he looked down, his feet were sunk in the mud.

Mu Ziyi kicked Nie Suixiang away and said, "Xinan doesn't know Taoism yet, don't bully him."

Nie Suixiang is straightforward, and when she heard that An Xinan didn't know Taoism at all, she immediately apologized sincerely to An Xinan: "Xiao Nan, I'm sorry, my brother didn't know the severity of the attack just now, feel for it, is there any broken bones or something? "

In the end, Mu Ziyi kicked her into the air again.

Anxi Nan laughed heartily.

The registration team twisted back and forth like flying snakes. Mu Ziran opened the back door without concealing it. He greeted the inspectors and led a group of people in, causing sour envy behind him.

At this time, you can see the gap between people.

Like Mu Ziyi and Nie Suixiang, tough people in the backstage completely ignore the team, and they can wait in the examination hall, eating cakes and gossiping, which is very comfortable.

Ordinary monks had no choice but to wait outside, watching the team move forward bit by bit like earthworms, feeling anxious in their hearts.At noon, my stomach was empty, so I asked for some food to fill my stomach.

There are also some poor families who can't even afford clothes with Qiankun sleeves, so they have to carry big bags on their backs, taking up space and being looked down upon.With an empty stomach, he also took out a piece of dry food and chewed dryly. The comparison between the two compartments was particularly bitter.

An Xinan in the room looked at all kinds of living beings and suddenly realized.It turns out that people who practice Taoism are essentially no different from ordinary people in the world of mortals.

Perhaps there were too many applicants today, and the long queue didn't turn into short-tailed rabbits until the early morning of the second day.

At this time, the examination hall was already overcrowded, and acquaintances rubbed against each other, and clustered together in the west.The Taoist in Tianyuanyuan began to rush to accompany relatives out in a friendly manner.

Mu Ziran waved his hands to everyone, and finally told him "everything is according to fate, don't force it", before leaving in peace.

When all relatives and parents left the examination hall, a melodious bell sounded from the hall.Everyone looked up together, and saw a large brass clock full of patterns floating above the hall.

The big bell let out a melodious long chime, and suddenly grew bigger, covering the entire hall like a bloody mouth, swallowing everyone in at once.

An Xinan's eyes were dark, and he was very frightened, he quickly grabbed Mu Ziyi's sleeve and refused to let go.

The sudden darkness made most candidates startled.

Who knows, this is just the beginning.

The big brass clock that swallowed everyone was extremely dishonest and shook its belly.But it was hard for the little Taoists inside, those who were not well-cultivated rolled around and fell dizzy.Fortunately, Anxinan was protected by Mu Ziyi and escaped unharmed.

Immediately afterwards, the big brass bell patted his stomach in a very humane posture, vomiting out most of the Taoists.The little Taoists who were in a mess on the ground screamed and complained endlessly.

But the most pitiful ones were those candidates who were not spit out, locked in the belly of the big clock, banging on the wall of the clock, shouting "let me out."

The big bell spoke suddenly, the sound was as low as a bell, but with a hint of cunning.

"Ha, what's it called?" He scolded, "Well, at such a young age, my hair hasn't grown yet, I still want to cheat, and I don't even look at who my old Huang Zhong is. Me!" He patted his stomach and said viciously, "The people inside are all cheating and deceiving, and all of them will be disqualified from the exam."

Immediately there was a lot of crying inside, all kinds of yelling and begging for mercy, Huang Zhong couldn't bear it, so he simply shook it hard, knocking everyone inside unconscious.

It's so clean now.

He turned to the examinees on the ground again, and said viciously, "See, whoever of you dares to cheat next will end up like this!"

It was only after the candidates outside that they realized that they were investigating who cheated just now.They all touched their chests with lingering fear, but luckily they were honest.

The big brass bell, Cheng Jing, frightened all the candidates from beginning to end, and then he was satisfied, and began the pre-examination lecture in a serious manner: "First of all, on behalf of all the Taoist masters in Tianyuan Academy, I would like to say hello to everyone. "

A shrill voice sounded from the audience, and said in a childish voice: "Old monster, when can you represent all the Taoists in Tianyuan?"

The big brass bell's speech was interrupted, and he was extremely upset. He shook his body and glanced around: "Who, who said it, stand up for me."

A purple-clothed boy dangled into the sky on a compass, and pointed at the big brass clock with a smile: "I will never stop, I will never stop, I will tell grandpa what you said later, and see if he doesn't scold you to death."

When the big brass bell saw that it was a little ancestor, its imposing manner softened immediately, and the outside was strong but the inside was dry: "What do you know, even if Senior Huang Daozi is here, I, I dare to represent him, by the way, aren't you Don't you want to come to Tianyuan Academy to study, why are you willing to come this time?"

The purple-clothed boy twitched his brows, that damned old Huang Zhong, he shook his head, "I'm willing, you can just keep talking."

Underneath, Mu Ziyi explained to An Xinan: "The big brass bell is an old Taoist from the Demon Character Department of Tianyuan Academy. He is disrespectful to the old and likes to tease the new little Taoist. For some reason this year, he was sent to Became the chief examiner.

The grandfather of the purple-clothed boy was Huang Lian's predecessor, the chief plumber of the Five Elements Art Department, he was superb in the Five Elements Art, and there were few opponents in Luo Kingdom, so he was honored as Huang Daozi.It is said that when Huang Zhong was young, he was severely taught by Huang Lianzhi, so he was quite afraid of him. "

"Oh," An Xinan looked at the purple-clothed boy in the air, and asked, "He's so young, he's here to take the entrance exam."

"Not too young." Nie Suixiang yelled loudly, "He's almost twenty."

This voice was not inferior to that of the old Huang Zhong just now, and the lingering sound attracted the attention of all the audience.

"Bah" the purple-clothed boy spat and cursed: "You little fat man, what nonsense, believe it or not, I dismantled your tortoise shell and used it as a flying saucer."

Nie Suixiang couldn't beat him, so he had to shut up. After a long while, he couldn't help whispering in Anxinan's ear: "Don't look at him like a baby, he has half the blood of Zijin Huadiao, with sharp teeth and a sharp mouth. It's very difficult." He curled his lips in disdain, his face crooked like a shoehorn.

An Xinan secretly speculated that the "big water tank" must have been bullied by the boy in purple when he was young.

The old Huang Zhong in that room was disturbed by the boy in purple, and he was no longer interested in continuing to express his grandiose speeches, so he simply started to talk about the rules of the first round of exams.

"The first round of exams is Xuanjing Yinxin Lake, which tests your state of mind as a Taoist. Little children, you just go to the lake once, those who have the tenacity of a monk and can persevere in chasing the way of heaven, Then you can walk to the other side of the lake like walking on flat ground. Those who are weak in heart and not firm in will will sink into the lake and lose their qualifications for the exam."

He took a long breath, puffed up his stomach and blew a tornado towards the candidates on the ground.Everyone was caught off guard, swept up by the tornado, whirling around in the sky, and then "bang bang bang" all fell on the edge of a large lake, in different postures, in a panic.

Old Huang Zhong was dangling on the lake, temptingly said: "Come on, come on, little Taoists, take your first step, as long as you walk across this lake, you can pass the first level. "

Everyone looked towards the lake.The ancient well on the water surface does not waver, just like a flat mirror.The water of the lake is crystal clear, and you can also see colorful small fish swimming happily among the aquatic plants.

Anxi Nan swallowed a mouthful of saliva.No matter how you look at it, the surface of this lake is not like flat ground, where people can stand on it.

A daring man tried the water with his feet, and stepped on it with his heart swayed, his eyes closed.The expected sinking did not happen, and he stepped on the water as steadily as if he was walking on flat ground.

He froze for a moment, then was ecstatic, leaped several feet on the water surface, and then fell back to the water surface, dancing with his hands and feet, showing off that he was about to pass the first level.Old Huang Zhong didn't like it, so he pouted his mouth and blew a breath. The man couldn't stand still, and he fell on the water with a squat, and was blown all the way to the opposite bank in the posture of a dog chewing mud, attracting many Taoists to eat and eat. laughter.

Laughing, most Taoists are still quite envious.At the moment, many people were encouraged and jumped onto the water.As a result, some people stood still, and some people sank directly into the water, a string of bubbles popped up, and were dragged to the shore by the old turtle in the lake biting their clothes, unconscious.

"I'm coming too." The big water tank shouted, jumped several feet, and landed in the middle of the lake.He was tall and big, like a pile of iron mountains. The moment he landed, people on the lake felt an earthquake, and some people simply slipped and fell their buttocks.

The big water tank smiled embarrassingly, and walked to the opposite bank in a low-key manner amidst the glaring eyes of the crowd.

Mu Ziyi keenly sensed An Xinan's nervousness, so he held his hand and said in a low voice, "Xinan, don't be afraid, I'll walk with you."

Mu Ziyi's clear voice seemed to have a kind of magical power, which calmed down Anxi Nanxin.He held Mu Ziyi's hand tightly and looked back at him: "Well, Ziyi, let's go."

The two stood shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand, and set foot on the lake together.

The moment Anxi Nan touched the water with his toes, a deep voice suddenly came from his mind

"Little Daoist, why do you want to practice Taoism?"

Countless answers flashed through An Xinan's mind.In order to see a doctor for her father, to avenge her father, to be with Mu Ziyi, and not to be bullied...

But are these really his reasons for cultivating Taoism?

Or, does he really want to practice Taoism?

Suddenly, he remembered the scene when he first met the man at the top of Cangwu Mountain many years ago.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Tianshu."

"Why are you locked up here?" Xiaoxi Nan asked innocently.

"Because I'm too strong, some people don't like it, so they locked me up here." The man was arrogant without restraint.

"Then why are you so good?" Xiaoxi Nan asked.

"Because I have learned a very strong ability!"

The curious baby asked reluctantly: "Then, why did you learn these skills in the first place?"

A trace of loneliness flashed in the man's eyes, and he sighed slightly: "Not at any time, you choose to do something for a reason. Sometimes, it may be fate."

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An Xinan suddenly understood Tianshu's thoughts.I don’t know why I practice Taoism, so what, didn’t our ancestors embark on the path of Taoism because they were confused and had too many questions about the world?

He said to the voice in his heart: "I don't know why I embarked on the road of cultivation, but it is a fact after all. As for why and how to cultivate? Is it worth it? These are all things in the future. Pursuing the way of heaven is not just a long journey. Have you understood your heart on the way?"

He gave his own answer.The voice didn't respond.

It's just that An Xinan found that his feet were stepping on the water surface, and he was steadfast.He raised his head to look at Mu Ziyi, and met his smiling eyes.

"Ziyi, I can pass the first test." He trembled a little.

"I knew earlier, Xinan, you can do it." Mu Ziyi took his hand.

Tears suddenly dripped from the sockets of the eyes and hit the palm of the hand, warm.

All along, I was the one who was spurned and ridiculed.I am a burden to my father, a child ridiculed and beaten by beggars in the village at the foot of the mountain, a dirty boy who sold his body to see a doctor for his father.

All along, I have always been useless.I have lived in this world for 15 years, but I don't know what the meaning of my existence is.

Until one day, when I met the young man in front of me, there was no contempt or ridicule in his clean and clear eyes, only deep trust and deep care.

He taught himself the rules of dealing with the outside world and guided himself on the road to becoming stronger.

He said, "Xinan, I knew earlier, you can do it."

The spring breeze blew past his ears, and Mu Ziyi wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.An Xinan blinked her eyes and grinned.

Ziyi, I wish that in the years to come, just like today, I will always be by your side, so that you can see my appearance when you look back.

Mu Ziyi took An Xinan's hand and walked to the other side step by step.

Nie Shuixiang on the shore had been waiting anxiously for a long time. Seeing that both of them had passed the border safely, she was immediately overjoyed, looked up to the sky and burst out laughing, and the people around her were so startled that they made a detour.

Mu Ziyi couldn't take any notice of his humble appearance, kicked him, left him, and went straight to Old Huang Zhong.

Nie Shuixiang grumbled in pain, patted his buttocks, and followed up.

At this time, all the candidates on the shore were divided into two groups, one group was the unlucky ones who sank to the bottom of the lake, they looked like a group of drowning dogs, with mournful faces, being ruthlessly swallowed into the stomach by the old Huang Zhong.The other group is the lucky ones who have passed the first test. At this moment, they are smiling, strutting, and their self-confidence has swelled to the extreme.

Originally, there were thousands of candidates who took the exam, but I didn't expect half of them to pass the exam in the first round.Anxi Nan glanced casually, and estimated that there were about seven or eight hundred people left.

Old Huang Zhong just tried his best to ridicule those unlucky ones, and now he came over to "kindly" remind the lucky ones: "A group of little devils, you think you will enter Tianyuanyuan after passing the first level? Come early, there are two more levels, my old man Although Huang Zhong has a kind face and a kind heart, he is merciless when taking the exam. Just wait, let's talk about the second pass of the exam.

The second level has a magnificent name called 'Southern Big Dipper and the Son of Heaven'. When the sky gets dark and the stars appear, the 'Great Formation' under your feet will start to move.

As for you, just be obedient and do nothing.

Haha, this level is a test of your Dao luck!A cultivator without luck, even if he is very talented, can hardly make a difference. Old Huang Zhong's eyes widened to see what little ghosts are those poor luckless little wretches who are not favored by the heavens! "

There was still a little while before the night fell, and the little Taoists sat down one after another, slowly calming down the emotional ups and downs just now.The children of your family communicated with each other, and the grassroots students huddled together to keep warm.Mu Ziyi's conspicuous identity also attracted the attention of many people, for example, the boy in purple.

He chatted with the old Huang Zhong for a while, he was a little bored, just happened to see the loud and loud water tank talking to the proud Guagua, so he drove towards Mu Ziyi on the flywheel, wanting to tease everyone gang up.

The man in the big water tank was tall and timid, seeing the boy flying towards him, he quickly hid behind Gu Ziyi.It's a pity that Gu Ziyi's body is not strong enough, even one-third of his body can't cover it, so he had to actively save himself.

He transformed into a piece of tortoise shell and hid in it like a turtle with its head shrunken. No matter how the purple-clothed boy yelled and scolded him, he would not stick out his bastard's head.The purple-clothed boy was annoyed in his heart, he squeezed his tender little hands, and a raging flame ignited on the tortoise's shell. It seemed that he wanted to roast him into a dehydrated tortoise.

However, he underestimated the growth rate of the large water tank in the past few years. Over the years, Nie Suixiang has cultivated the tortoise shell so miraculously that it is still humid and comfortable inside despite the raging heat outside.The big water tank was a little proud, and even made two provocative sounds.

"Brother Huang, that's all you need to do." He picked up the accent on the word "Brother".

Mu Ziyi raised his forehead, the big water tank's ability to irritate people at every turn has really not changed at all, on the contrary, it has improved.

But the purple clothed boy is not an idler, he snorted coldly when he saw the big water tank's mouth uttering wild words, intending to give him some flair.

He made mudras with his hands and muttered words.

"Da Ming's emptiness, karma, fire hunting, nine heavens, weak water, and Xuan divide into two realms."

It is Huang Lianzhi's unique skill: the blending of the five elements.

The emptiness of karma and the weak water of the nine heavens fused with each other on the tortoise shell, forming a dragon-like shape. The long whiskers swept across the tortoise shell, and opened its mouth to hold a turtle with a shrunken head and swallow it into its stomach.

The weak water penetrates everywhere, penetrates into the tortoise shell, seeps into the pores of the large water tank, and immediately releases a transparent karmic fire.The big water tank couldn't stand the scorching, and screamed, desperately begging for mercy.

The boy in purple was so excited to play that he would not let him go easily. With a pinch of both hands, the fire dragon instantly transformed into a furnace, intending to refine the large water tank.

Mu Ziyi had only heard about the reputation of Huang Daozi, the master of the Five Elements, but had never fought against his heir.He didn't make a move just now, he just wanted to test the strength of the purple-clothed boy, now seeing that Nie Suixiang was about to be burnt to a third-level disability, he couldn't calm down anymore.

Chu Yun unsheathed, Mu Ziyi waved towards the stove casually, and a sword light pierced into the stove.Where the sword light passed, there was a burst of white light, and the emptiness of karma and the weak water of the nine heavens melted away, without any power.The large water tank in the stove was rescued, and with a pitch-black face, he stumbled and ran behind Mu Ziyi, glaring at the purple-clothed boy viciously.

"The sword energy in the early days is really powerful." The purple-clothed boy murmured childishly, then cast a glance at Nie Suixiang, and said, "See you next time, big man." He turned around and walked away unsteadily.

In the world of Taoism, strength is always respected at all times. Everyone saw this fight, and looked at Mu Ziyi with a lot of respect.

An Xinan was lying on Nie Shuixiang's body to treat his wound, the big man complained, to the effect that Mu Ziyi's elbow was turned outward, and he didn't beat him in time.

Mu Ziyi rolled his eyes.A stupid big guy with a chest and no brains will cause trouble.

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