Talisman Emperor
Chapter 1156 Heart Reflection Lake, Dao Sharpening Stone
Zhao Mengli had left, yet he left behind many hostile gazes.
Because Chen Xi had just admitted that she had accidentally caused that chaotic battle. In other words, it was caused by him!
Zhao Mengli said that he forgave her because Chen Xi dared to admit it, but Chen Xi clearly realized that even though he had forgiven her, it had aroused everyone's hostility towards her at the same time.
The reason is very simple. Since he intended to forgive her, then why should he do so now? Moreover, he asked this question in front of everyone. Clearly, he did this so that everyone would see and hear him before becoming hostile towards him.
This is called hostile transmission.
He planned to fight it in a subtle way.
So Chen Xi sighed emotionally that Zhao Mengli was a woman who was unwilling to suffer the slightest loss.
Of course, Chen Xi would not take all of this inwardly because it was a test. As Zhen Lu had said, there was no taboo to be evil, kill, or anything else. Thus, using any and all methods makes a lot of sense.
As for them thinking of him as an enemy, if the worst came to the worst and they dared come looking for trouble with him, then he would slap them all back to where they came from. Perhaps Chen Xi felt a little afraid of their origins and background, but now, he was going to become a disciple of the Dao Emperor Academy, so why would he be willing to avoid all of this?
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Under Wang Daolu's leadership, everyone quickly arrived in front of a vast lake.
The lake water is clear, translucent, and the waves sparkle. It occupied a very wide area while many pitch-black stone pillars that were around 300m tall stood towering in the middle of the lake. When viewed from afar, it was like a stone forest that existed within a lake.
At this moment, there was an ancient Dao Platform covering an area of 300 m by the lake. On top of the Dao Platform were many figures sitting upright there, and there were about ten of them consisting of both men and women.
Clearly, they were great figures of the Dao Emperor Academy. They were all wearing loose-fitting clothes and belts, and they had calm pads. They did not emit a power that could shake the sky, and the aura on their bodies was somewhat flat. However, when one looked towards them, it caused one to feel as if one had seen many unshakable and tall mountains. They merged with heaven and earth, overlapping with the Grand Dao, and it caused others to be unable to refrain from feeling a wisp of respect.
A somewhat white-haired and handsome middle-aged man in a loose linen robe sat on the host's chair. His figure was perpendicular like a pillar lifting the sky while his shoulders were wide like a mountain stretching across the ground. As he sat there leisurely, he looked like a magic wand from the Monkey King, and he exuded a great and awe-inspiring aura.
He was the Dean of the Outer Court of the Emperor Dao Academy, Zhou Zhili!
A senior who had achieved cultivation in the Half-step Immortal Monarch Realm for countless years. According to rumors, he had already become a famous figure in the Eternal Dimension a million years ago in an age when Fiendgods roamed freely around the world, and the world was not at all, and he had extraordinary abilities and stood proudly among the top three dimensions!
The others near Zhou Zhili were teachers of the Dao Emperor Academy, and all of their strength was in the Immortal Saint Realm. If they were on another continent within the Eternal Dimension, then their cultivation would be enough for them to become the overlords of the continent and possess monstrous authority.
But in the Emperor Dao Academy, they were only teachers. Thus, this clearly showed how deep the resources and reserves of the Dao Emperor Academy were.
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When Wang Daolu arrived here with all the disciples, many gazes instantly swept over from the Dao Platform, and all of these gazes did not carry a terrifying strength, yet it caused the hearts of every disciple to narrow slightly.
This was a group of Saint Immortals, and the one who took the lead was the one who managed the outer court, the Half-step Immortal King, Zhou Zhili. Even if they were all outstanding geniuses with peerless natural talent, they did not dare to reveal arrogance when facing these old seniors.
"They're all here." Wang Daolu walked forward and cupped his fists towards Zhou Zhili who was sitting in the middle.
"I appreciate that." Zhou Zhili nodded, and then he stood in front of him raising his eyes to look at the seven hundred disciples who stood solemnly before him. He said, “This lake is called Heart Reflection Lake, and the pillar in the middle of the lake is called Dao Sharpening Stones. The third round of tests will be held here. "
His voice was calm, loud, and not loud, yet every disciple felt that it was like listening to the tone of the Grand Dao that instantly struck their hearts.
Instantly, the gazes they shot at Zhou Zhili became even more honorable.
He was a renowned expert even during the primordial era when Fiendgods roamed the world freely, and he was an elusive figure who was usually very difficult to meet.
"Lake Heart Reflection will test your cultivation in Dao Heart, whereas the Dao Sharpening Stone will test your natural potential and talent. All of this combined was what was called Martial Dao Will. The test this time was very simple. Sit upright on top of the Dao Sharpening Stone, and your results will get bigger the longer you last on it. In the end, two hundred disciples would be eliminated. "Zhou Zhili's calm voice floated around him. “Grand Dao is a difficult road that is not easy to find. Thus, one must advance boldly through the torrent and compete for supremacy with all, so that you can bring peace to three dimensions. You are all top geniuses from three dimensions, and you will definitely lead the movement of the three dimensions in the future. Hope you all will appreciate the wealth in front of your eyes. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Zhili waved his hand.
Wang Daolu immediately walked forward and instructed. “Tes will start now. Start crossing the Heart Reflection Lake. If anyone was still by the lake after the time to burn the incense, then they would be instantly eliminated from the examination. "
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His voice had not finished echoing in the air as many figures flashed by, and they rushed forward as if they wanted to be the first to set foot into the lake. Chen Xi was also among them.
Swish!
It was the Zhao Mengli of the Phoenix Clan.
The figures that were originally racing against each other to enter the lake had stopped abruptly when they saw this, and actually no one dared to follow behind him.
On the other hand, many people instantly flashed around the lake before heading to the center.
Swish! Swish!
Many figures stepped into the lake from the lakeside in all directions, and they approached the Dao Sharpening Stone in the middle of the lake.
However, when a total of ten figures had stepped into the lake, no one continued to step onto it. They were all waiting quietly by the lake, and they seemed intent on waiting for the ten people to arrive above the Dao Sharpening Stone before they made a move.
Among the ten people who stepped into the lake were Zhen Lu, Zhao Mengli, Ji Xuanbing, Zhongli Xun, Ao Wuming, Xuanyun Yun, Mu Yuchong, Moqi Yan, Zuoqiu Yin …
Practically all of them were disciples of the top powers.
Chen Xi was a step too slow and had yet to step into the lake.
If one looked down from the air, one would see that the Heart Reflection Lake was perfectly round like a Tai Chi circle, whereas, one would see that the Heart Reflection Lake was perfectly round like a Tai Chi circle, the ten people approached the Dao Sharpening Stones in the middle of the lake from ten different directions of the Tai Chi circle .
The distance between them each maintained around 3 km.
After all, crossing the Heart Reflection Lake seemed easy, yet was actually extremely dangerous. The lake water was actually not lake water, and it was condensed by a rare treasure called Darksoul Water. Once one foot stepped onto it, it would not attack the body, but the Dao Heart instead! The calmer the lake water, the smaller the blow to one's Dao Heart, and the easier it was to cross the lake. Conversely, if the lake water surged with ferocious waves, then it meant that the blow would be even greater, and it would be very easy to be drowned by the lake water and drifted away, That means that one is eliminated from testing.
It was common knowledge that even if a rock fell into a lake, the ripples were inevitable, and it would spread in all other directions. If a group of people set foot into a lake, then it would probably cause waves that would not only affect themselves, it would also affect others.
This was a lake created from Darksoul Water, so not to mention the waves, even a circle of ripples created a terrifying blow to one's Dao Heart.
It was precisely due to the consideration for this that Zhao Mengli and the others entered the lake from different directions before approaching the Dao Sharpening Stone, the, and they did not dare to move forward together with each other to avoid being affected by the ripples caused by the others. .
Of course, the basis of this test was still one's cultivation in the Heart Dao. If one's cultivation in the Heart Dao was strong enough and toned, then one's figure would not be swept away no matter how strong the impact it faced.
“Their progress is very slow. If this continued, then perhaps only half of the disciples here would be able to set foot into the lake in time to burn incense. What are we supposed to do? ”All the disciples waiting by the lake frowned with heavy expressions. They noticed that no matter if it was Zhao Mengli, Ji Xuanbing, or Zhen Lu, their footsteps were somewhat slow as they moved through the lake.
Their bodies trembled with every step they took. But comparatively, they walk very steadily, and they show no signs of stopping. This clearly showed that their cultivation in the Heart Dao was rather formidable and sufficient to deal with the impact of the Darksoul Water.
"Even they move very slowly. So it might be harder for all of us to get through, "Someone let out a light sigh. Although they were all familiar with all the small details of the third round of the test, they did not experience it themselves. It was their first time participating in it, so being a little nervous was inevitable.
Liang Ren and Gu Yueming were also a little nervous. They pursed their lips while staring at Zhao Mengli and the others, and they seemed intent on taking this opportunity to gain some experience from them.
Only Chen Xi was somewhat calm.
His cultivation in the Heart Dao had reached the Soul Heart realm long ago, and practically no one among his peers could compare to him. After all, the immeasurable Virtue technique he developed was a cultivation technique that processed Heart Energy, and this was the unique legacy of the Mountain Oracle!
“No need to be nervous. Didn't Senior Tie say that our Martial Dao Will is enough to smoothly pass this third round of tests? "Chen Xi comforted Liang Ren and Gu Yueming through voice transmission.
Both of them nodded and said nothing. However, their expressions were very calm. Clearly, they remembered Tie Qiuyu's serious guarantee from before.
"Prepare yourself. We'll move for a while. We can't keep waiting here too long, otherwise it will become even more dangerous as time goes on. ”Chen Xi quickly spoke through voice transmission once again as she realized that Zhao Mengli was already going up to the Honeys Dao.
Meanwhile, not just Chen Xi, the other disciples by the lake were already distributed in about ten positions around the lake and waiting silently. As long as one rode the Dao Sharpening Stone, then they would definitely depart without the slightest hesitation.
The place Chen Xi stood was at the direction Zhao Mengli had chosen before, and this direction had the most disciples gathered here, a total of over eighty.
In other words, by the time Zhao Mengli ascended to the Dao Sharpening Stone, there would at least be over eighty disciples competing with Chen Xi for the chance to step into the Heart Reflection Lake!
Moreover, among these eighty plus people there were many disciples from the top powers such as the seven great ancient clans, the Dimension Buddha, the Dimension Dragon, and the Phoenix Clan. Liang Ren and Gu Yueming had long since left when they saw this, and they chose different directions.
It couldn't help, they knew they weren't as abnormal as Chen Xi, nor were they able to compete and win against the disciples from the top powers, either, so they naturally would not waste any time here.