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Chapter 672: Grand Ceremony, decided with one thought! 6k

early morning.

The bell rang nine times, and the gate of Changsheng Mountain opened wide.

Outside the mountain gate, there is already a sea of ​​people.

Countless casual cultivators from all over the world gathered early outside the Eternal Life Mountain Gate while the twilight was still there, waiting for this moment to arrive.

According to past practice, when the Changsheng Sect recruits new disciples at its founding ceremony, they will all be divided into two disciplines: art and law.

And this technique, method, is not a magic or technique.

The so-called skills refer to the various arts of cultivating immortality, and the so-called method refers to the various arts of non-immortal cultivation.

During the mountain opening ceremony, all monks who worship the mountain can only choose one subject as their goal and participate in the mountain worship assessment.

The selection technique is an assessment of the various arts of cultivating immortals, emphasizing skills and understanding over aptitude.

The selection method focuses on assessing qualifications and understanding, and it also has great restrictions on age.

Three steps to reach the sky appear under the gate of Changsheng Mountain. Each step to reach the sky is also crowded with people.

Under the True Inheritance of Immortality, everyone must obey orders unconditionally!

In other words, he adheres to the decree of the sect leader. Except for a few existences at the top of the huge body of the Changsheng Sect, all other manpower and material resources are under his control.

This mountain opening ceremony is naturally no exception. In fact, due to various reasons, the scale of this mountain opening ceremony has become larger and its influence is naturally more far-reaching.

Groups of disciples wearing immortal robes shuttled among them, maintaining the order of this mountain-opening ceremony under the scoldings.

If there is no problem with this, there will be follow-up assessments. Otherwise, no matter how excellent the qualifications are, it is obviously impossible to join the Changsheng Sect.

Although the real rights are not small, compared with this legal decree, they are obviously very different.

Technique, method, guest Qing.

In the lower corner of the scroll, several small characters of auspicious clouds were engraved, and the four characters of Changsheng Sect Master were extremely clear.

Obviously, the founding ceremony of the Changsheng Sect has only one purpose, and that is to bring all the talents in the world to immortality!

After all, the dignity of true inheritance lies more in the respect of status.

The next second batch, and even the third batch, will depend on the exploration of the Tiangong ruins by the first batch of teams.

A right that he cannot resist, but is quite hot...

For example, cultivating immortals and various arts, such as true meaning, such as possessing a certain special bloodline, a certain special physique...

"call……"

Judging from the content of this decree, he needs to be fully responsible for...the selection of the first batch of personnel to explore the Tiangong ruins, as well as subsequent corresponding training.

Chu Mu took a deep breath, forced down the discomfort in his heart, and then looked at the edict of the Immortal Sect, his eyes calmed down.

And although he was fully transparent in the Nine Meridians Conference, this Nine Meridians Conference started because of him, and it was obviously impossible for him to completely stay out of the matter.

There is no age limit, no qualification limit, only the cultivation level has reached the foundation building level, and you have a unique talent or specialty in a certain aspect.

And above the clouds, there is still a majestic palace looming, wearing a blue shirt standing in the Zhenzhuan Palace, overlooking all the living beings.

Of course, whether it is skills, magic, or guests, the core assessment is to ask the heart, that is, to confirm that the person being recruited has no ill intentions towards the Changsheng Sect.

According to the law of immortality, except for some extremely special circumstances, all disciples who participate in the Law Department must be under ten years old, and their spiritual root qualifications must be dual-attribute earth spiritual roots, or above the earth spiritual roots... celestial spiritual roots , alien spiritual roots.

During the several hours of discussion, except for Nascent Soul's attention at the beginning, he was almost completely transparent.

Chu Mu's eyes were dark, his fingertips moved lightly, and a flawless white scroll hung in his palm.

By adhering to this decree, it is as if the sect leader is personally present.

He, the only true successor who had come into contact with the ruins of the ancient Heavenly Palace and successfully escaped, was naturally given an important task.

In addition to the two subjects of magic and law, according to usual practice, the Changsheng Sect will also recruit a certain number of guest elders each time.

In the next trial of the ancient Tiangong ruins, the Changsheng Sect will mobilize twenty golden elixir masters, one hundred foundation builders, and one thousand Qi-training monks as the first batch of teams to explore the ruins.

The scroll is completely white, with white patterns of auspicious clouds imprinted on it. Mountains, ravines, and towering fairy mountains are all outlined with white patterns, making them lifelike.

As long as you have the qualifications, it is basically a certainty to become an Immortal Guest Minister, enjoy a certain degree of treatment as a disciple of the Immortal Sect, and have the behemoth of the Immortal Sect as your back.

In the sky, there are still several Jindan elders from the two functional agencies of internal affairs and law enforcement standing in the sky, intimidating all the monks who participated in the founding ceremony.

After his identity changed, he seemed to be involuntarily once again, drifting with the flow...

After the Nine Meridians Conference, this huge and hot right came to him along with this immortal decree.

The patriarch’s decree!

The Nine Meridians Conference has long been over. However, as far as Chu Mu is concerned, no matter how special he is, it is obviously impossible for him to have a conference hosted by the Changsheng Sect Master, attended by the Nine Meridians Masters, and participated by the Nascent Soul Supreme Lord of each channel. What right to speak.

Judging from the results of the Nine Meridians Conference, it is destined that the Changsheng Sect will peek into the ancient heavenly palace.

Chu Mu raised his hand and wiped it, and the scroll slowly spread out to both sides. On the cloth-covered scroll, there were several lines of fonts, which were like carvings and imprints. The soul trembles!

And the specifications of this decree...

The power is so great that it undoubtedly far exceeds the rights of the Immortal True Successor.

And with the nine bells ringing, the mountain gate opened wide, and this time the opening ceremony of the mountain officially kicked off.

As for the art discipline, there is no limit on age or qualifications. Even if you are very old, as long as you have superb immortal skills and extraordinary understanding, and pass the exam on the art discipline, you can join the Immortal Mountain Sect and become an outer disciple of the Immortality Sect.

As for the recruitment of Keqing elders, there are even fewer restrictions.

He raised his hand and pointed, the unfolded scroll was closed, his sleeves were rolled up, and the scroll's decree was put into his pocket again.

At this time, two rays of light soared into the sky and dissipated in the clouds. The two statues originated from the Changsheng Internal Affairs Hall and the Jindan Elder from the Law Enforcement Hall bowed and said: "The true inheritance, the founding ceremony, is ready."

"let's start."

Chu Mu nodded slightly, his eyes fixed on the steps to the sky under the gate of Changsheng Mountain.

Technique, method, guest Qing.

There is no big difference between the three subjects to select talents and the secular dynasty's admission of talents.

The three steps to heaven are aimed at questioning the heart.

All mountain-worshiping monks who participate in the Three Consciences must embark on three steps to reach heaven.

Ninety-nine steps, ask about the heart, traces, and past.

This level is not only to ensure that those who worship the immortals will not have evil intentions, but it is also a screening for all monks who worship the mountain.

Such as origin, background, and even the past, all will be revealed clearly under the torture of these ninety-nine steps.

As for the monks who worship the mountain, as long as they have evil intentions towards the Changsheng Sect, it is basically impossible to be eliminated at this level.

At this moment, as the bell rang, a huge crowd of monks rushed up to the three steps to the sky almost instantly.

At the same time, the True Inheritance Order hanging on Chu Mu's waist also rippled.

He presided over the opening ceremony, and all authority over the opening ceremony was naturally transferred to him.

This True Inheritance Order is the core that controls all the authority of this founding ceremony.

Chu Mu's mind moved slightly, and the True Inheritance Order was suspended. With his fingertips, an interface that did not originally exist on the True Inheritance Order also appeared.

The opening ceremony of the interface name.

On the interface list, the row of Tongtian Stairs seems to have countless figures flickering.

Chu Mu raised his finger, and one of the figures quickly changed from illusory to solid. In the blink of an eye, a projection screen appeared suspended.

In the picture, there is an old man with white hair.

Every time the old man stepped onto a step, scenes flashed rapidly.

In the picture, the old man's name, his past, and even his deeply remembered experiences are all roughly revealed.

In just a few breaths, this old man revealed himself in front of him with almost no secret.

The old man's name was Yan Xunshan, and he was born in Yanyun City, Yanbei County, Great Chu. His three-spirit talent was not outstanding, but he was a direct descendant of the Yan family, a local cultivating family.

The three foundation-building monks of the Yan family have been entrenched in Yanyun City and have been passed down for thousands of years. They have begun to take shape.

The father of Yan Xunshan is one of the three foundation-building elders of the Yan family.

With such a family background, his practice is naturally much smoother than ordinary casual practice.

Just as the Yan family was preparing to expand their family's heritage, he also had some talent for refining weapons, so he was selected by the Yan family as a weapon refining seed to learn the art of weapon refining.

According to the predetermined destiny, Xunshan may go on like this step by step, and everything should be smooth sailing.

In the end, he may achieve foundation building, become the Yan family's weapon refiner, and protect the Yan family's inheritance for hundreds of years.

But as the saying goes, there are unforeseen circumstances, and Yan Xunshan was only in the late stage of Qi training. The civil strife in Chu suddenly broke out, and in just a few months, it destroyed most of the world of immortal cultivation in Chu.

The peace in Dachu's immortal world also collapsed in an instant.

The Yan family was affiliated with the Li family in Nanshan, so they were naturally recruited and brought under the banner of the Righteous Alliance.

In the early days of the war, the Righteous Dao Alliance was gaining momentum, and its army was heading towards the northern border. The Yan family also reaped all the dividends of the war, and its patriarch even rose to become a Golden Core Elder of the Righteous Dao Alliance.

But with the departure of the Hanhai Chen family, the great battle situation of the Righteous Alliance was ruined in one fell swoop!

The Yan family is part of the Righteous Alliance, so naturally they cannot escape this reincarnation.

The ancestor of the Golden Pill, the pillar of the clan, disappeared in the chaos, the lamp of the soul died, several foundation-building elders lost their lives, and the backbone of the Yan family was instantly broken.

After retreating to Jingmen, he relied on the only foundation building in his clan to survive.

But with the outbreak of the Battle of Jingmen and the defeat of the Righteous Alliance once again, the Yan Yun Yan family, which was already struggling to survive, was undoubtedly completely torn apart and became history from then on.

Although Yan Xunshan escaped by chance, without the support of his family, a mere qi-training monk would be reluctant to call him an ant under the overwhelming trend.

He escaped from Jingmen and lived a life of being wanted by the Changsheng Sect and hiding in Tibet. After decades of struggling like this, the foundation was finally built. He originally wanted to return to the banner of the Righteous Alliance and revive the Yan family's prestige. However, with the tragic defeat of the Righteous Alliance in the Battle of Nanshan and the demise of another behemoth, Yan Xunshan finally recognized the truth. In reality, I dare not take my name from Yan anymore, change it to Yunshan, and wander around in the world of Dachu Immortal Cultivation.

It was not until the Changsheng Sect pacified the southwest and granted amnesty to all the monks who could barely be considered remnants of the Righteous Alliance, such as Yan Xunshan, that Yan Xunshan was able to appear in the world of immortality that was brighter and more upright than Dachu.

After that, he moved around many times and served as a guest elder in some merchant alliances. Until more than thirty years ago, he accompanied a merchant alliance to the Seven Cities of Beidou. When he saw the grand opening ceremony of the Changsheng Sect, he came up with the idea of ​​joining the Changsheng Sect.

According to common sense, with Yan Xunshan's cultivation level and age, participating in the guest examination is the most correct decision.

However, he does not want to be a guest, and he only wants to truly join the Changsheng Sect. He uses weapon refining as his skill, and this is the third time he has participated in the Changsheng Sect's talent selection.

The scene froze, Chu Mu raised his pointer, and the scenes of Yan Xunshan participating in the martial arts test twice appeared.

Although the assessment of the art department has fewer restrictions, the emphasis on talent is even more stringent than that of the law department.

Those who take part in the technical examination and pass the level of Tongtian will only have one level left.

For example, if Yan Xunshan chooses the art of weapon refining, he only needs to show off his weapon refining skills.

The title is set by the Changsheng Sect, starting from the lower-grade magical implements and going up one level at a time.

In the end, it is admission based on merit.

If it is a guest assessment, then whoever has a higher level of weapon refiner will be admitted.

However, this excellence in the art department is much more complicated. Among the evaluation rules, there is even a set of established weighting rules.

That is, talent has the greatest weight, followed by spiritual root qualifications, age, weapon refiner level, and finally cultivation...

In such a set of rules, it is natural that whoever has the best talent, the highest spiritual qualifications, and the youngest one is the best.

For people like Yan Xunshan, there are basically no prospects for training. It may not be difficult to enter the Keqing examination and become a Keqing elder of the Changsheng Sect, but in the martial arts department, you have to compete with countless amazing and talented people from the younger generation. , which is basically destined to be eliminated.

The same rules basically apply to law.

Even for a behemoth like the Changsheng Sect, they will consider the gains and losses.

If you want to be cultivated by the resources of the Changsheng Sect, you must have talents and qualifications worthy of cultivation by these resources.

If not, you can only serve as a guest of the Changsheng, or sign a contract with the Changsheng Sect without any guarantee, and work for the Changsheng Sect on various battlefields, exchanging your life for a few insignificant resources.

"I dare to ask the true story, how will the quotas for the two disciplines of martial arts and law be allocated for this disciple recruitment?"

At this time, a Jindan elder from the Law Enforcement Hall suddenly asked.

"What was the past practice?"

Chu Mu was slightly startled, then rolled up his sleeves, the projection screen shattered, and said one sentence.

"According to the past practice, the number of places for the two subjects of surgery and law will be half and half."

"Just follow the usual practice."

Chu Mu nodded.

"Respectfully follow the true teachings of the law."

The man bowed, turned and retreated.

Chu Mu's eyes moved away, and they were once again fixed on the steps leading to the sky.

Passing the level of Tongtian is the classified assessment of the three subjects of Shu, Fa and Keqing.

The two subjects, the art subject and the guest subject, are basically assessments of cultivating immortals and hundreds of arts.

Yan Xunshan, for example, has ignited the real fire and started to refine an assessment instrument.

The assessment magic weapon is weird and tricky, covering almost a considerable part of the characteristics of low-grade magic weapons. It can be called a show of skill.

However, his weapon refining skills are quite satisfactory, and he has not made much progress in decades, and his works showing off his skills are not distinctive.

This time, the fate of elimination is almost certain.

Chu Mu looked around and saw that in the entire martial arts assessment, there were ten thousand monks in each batch taking the exam, but even if he picked one out of ten thousand, he didn't see anything that made his eyes shine.

However, during the guest review, there were several foundation-building statues that were quite unique. It was obvious that most of them had deviated from the scope of copying the gourd and painted the ladle, and had a bit of a master's style.

After looking around for a moment, as his eyes moved, he settled on the place where the law examination was conducted.

Compared with the examination of the technical subject, the examination of the Keqing subject is very busy, but the assessment of the law subject is much calmer.

Passing the ninety-nine steps to ask the heart is the spiritual root test.

The selection criteria for the Earth Spiritual Root have long been known to everyone. Those who can enter the law examination naturally have the Earth Spiritual Root and qualifications above the Earth Spiritual Root.

The so-called spiritual root test is more about subdividing the earth spiritual root qualifications. At this stage, as long as the qualifications reach the earth spiritual root, it is equivalent to the possibility of joining the Changsheng Sect.

As for whether you can truly join the Changsheng Sect, it depends on the subsequent assessment.

The subsequent assessment is not cumbersome, it is just one level, which tests your understanding.

According to the Changsheng Sect's practice, the test questions for this level that test one's understanding are set by the true biography who presided over the founding ceremony.

This time, he was in charge of the Grand Ceremony of the Founding of the Mountain. Naturally, this question that required a test of understanding came from him and was determined by him.

At this moment, the monks who had passed the Tongtian steps and had their spiritual roots tested were waiting at the side of the gate of Changsheng Mountain under the arrangement of the disciples of the Changsheng Sect.

If they pass the last level, they will cross the Changsheng Mountain Gate, pass Feilai Peak, and arrive at Tianyang Square, officially becoming a member of the Changsheng Sect.

A step away, a close distance, but every time, for many people, it is a distant luxury that is difficult to overcome in a lifetime.

This time, naturally, it is no exception.

The quota of nine thousand disciples is divided in half between Shu and Fa.

In other words, the Law Department only recruits 4,500 new disciples.

But now, the examination has just begun, and there are already nearly 10,000 disciples who have passed the Fa Kelingen test.

On the steps leading to the sky, where the Falco Spiritual Roots are tested, there are still countless young children, stepping into this cruel selection under the gazes of expectant eyes outside the mountain gate.

There are also countless eyes with pleading, looking up at the majestic true palace suspended above the clouds, praying that the existence above the clouds overlooking all living beings can show some mercy and some luck...

As time passed bit by bit, the original hustle and bustle outside the Eternal Life Mountain Gate also gradually returned to calm, and an unspeakable depression seemed to fall on the hearts of countless monks.

The assessment of the technical subjects was still proceeding in an orderly manner, and page after page of lists were presented to Chu Mu one after another.

The assessment of the Law Department still stops at the last level. For the sake of fairness in the assessment, the last level of assessment must be started after all the disciples of the Law Department have been screened, and the assessment will be conducted together to ensure fairness and justice.

For ten days, the examinations of the surgery department and the guest examinations have ended one after another, and the screening of the law department is almost coming to an end.

Outside the gate of Changsheng Mountain, the crowds of people have not decreased at all. On the contrary, because the assessment is coming to an end, the crowds have even become more and more crowded.

Countless monks gathered here, waiting for the final result to be announced, and witnessing the lucky ones one after another.

At this moment, outside the True Palace, in the law enforcement and internal affairs halls, several Jindan elders were also standing respectfully.

Chu Mu wrote, and in front of him, the lists of Keqing, Shuke, and the two subjects were displayed.

Densely packed names of people appeared on the silk. After each name, there were clearly marked results of their assessment.

There are thousands of guest guests, and they are not included in the quota.

There are 4,500 people in Shuke, among the 9,000 quota.

A personal name came into view, and with a touch of spiritual consciousness, images appeared in his spiritual perception.

After a long time, Chu Mu slowly started writing.

And when the pen fell, above the Immortal Mountain Gate, a white list fell from the sky and appeared in the sight of countless monks outside the mountain gate.

Following Chu Mu's strokes, the names of people marked one after another appeared on this volume of longevity lists.

The sound of praise one after another brought the name of this person who came into the sight of countless people to the ears of countless people again.

The oppressive silence outside the gate of Changsheng Mountain was instantly broken under this roll call.

The noise and cheers surged like the tide, and the various expressions of all living beings were vividly reflected in the appearance of names of people and under the gate of Changsheng Mountain.

From dusk and sunset to morning sunrise, thousands of people's names were finally fully presented on this list.

Above the palace, Chu Mu was about to finish writing, but in the end, he slowly put it down. The densely packed list on the first page only contained a hundred and one names, and after that, there were many more pages of lists, and even fewer people were drawn.

Jindan bowed his hand and asked, "May I ask the true story, has the list been finalized?"

"decided."

Chu Mu nodded.

"I sincerely invite you to come down and teach me the truth to recruit talents for my sect!"

At this time, under the mountain gate, all the disciples of Immortality bowed to worship, and their shouts soared into the sky.

At this moment, countless monks were looking up at the clouds, either anxiously, expectantly, or heavy...

Chu Mu stepped on the clouds. Under the gaze of countless monks, as he waved the sleeves of his green shirt, the color of the sky and the earth changed, and the clouds and mists shattered.

But it seems that there is an invisible force gathering together, the broken clouds are reunited and intertwined, and the strands are outlined and twisted, criss-crossing.

In just a few breaths, it turned into a cloud of mist about a few feet in size, hanging in the sky, and reflected in the sight of countless monks.

"To understand this compilation, it is limited to one stick of incense."

As the long voice reached the ears of the monks present, a pillar of green incense also hung on the side of the compilation. The curls of green smoke seemed to have a shocking effect. In an instant, the noise dissipated and there was silence.

At the place where the law examination was conducted, one child after another looked up at the sky, and strands of spiritual consciousness rose into the sky, covering this cloud and mist in an instant...

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(End of this chapter)