In today's world, the practice of Taoism is dominated by the state religion Taoism. The main source of true energy is the stars in the sky - the Guangming Sect emphasizes the word "light", and it is the starlight that illuminates the night sky - the broken seat shines into the quiet world. , and then gather stars, and rely on the energy of thousands of stars to fall into the world to transform the body and soul of mortals. This is the ultimate goal of practice. From this, we can imagine the status of the word "star" in the world of practice. Every sect in every country has a star observatory, and there are countless star-watching towers in famous places like Dachuan, but it is rare to see names like “Starry Stars” because that would seem a bit disrespectful to the stars.

But the second college on Chen Changsheng's list was called Star Reaching College.

Reaching for the Stars - This college has such a domineering name, but the state religion has no objection. This fact itself is very domineering.

Only this college in the world dares to use this name and is qualified to use it.

Because this academy is directly affiliated with the Great Zhou Military, it has trained countless brave and resolute young people over the years, and the generals who have emerged are as numerous as stars. In the shocking war with the demons many years ago, mankind was on the verge of despair in its early days. From the dean to the ordinary students of Star Reaching Academy, they rushed to the battlefield one after another, and nine out of ten people died in the battle. After the war, the huge academy withered. The silence is like a tomb. With this, Star Reaching Academy has gained respect that no one can match in the human world, and it also has unimaginable momentum.

For such a college, let alone reaching for stars, even if it wanted to use Burning Star as its name, who would dare to put forward an opinion?

Everyone in the world is well aware of the bloody, cruel and glorious history of Star Reaching Academy, and Chen Changsheng is no exception. Master ranked Star Reaching Academy second on the list, but in fact, in his mind, Star Reaching Academy ranked first, so although he was a little depressed about not being admitted to Tiandao Academy, he didn't care too much.

He believed that the Star Reaching Academy would definitely not be as selfish as the Tiandao Academy, at least it would not go as far as it did.

With this thought in mind, he came to the Star Reaching Academy with its chilling aura and began to prepare for the second exam.

The Star Reaching Academy is indeed different from the Tiandao Academy. Although there is a dark crowd outside the courtyard gate, I don’t know if it is because of the eagle-like gazes of the heavily armed elite soldiers at the courtyard gate, or because the square on the academy gate is full of generals who have died for their country. The name stone tablet was too depressing, and the place was quiet without any noise.

After filling out a simple registration form and receiving their number plates, under the leadership of several officers, more than 600 young people awaiting examination walked into the courtyard.

Similar to the assessment of Tiandao Academy, Star Reaching Academy has also prepared an early examination. The purpose is to eliminate those ordinary teenagers who failed to cleanse their marrow in advance and reduce the pressure for the subsequent formal admissions examination. However, Star Reaching Academy has military personnel after all. Square nature, the method is simpler and more direct than that of Tiandaoyuan - there is no induction stone here, only a stone plate.

The stone plate was very large, much like a millstone - in fact, it was originally a temporarily removed millstone from the stone mill outside the back kitchen of Star Reaching Academy, and it weighed three hundred kilograms. Candidates who can lift this millstone and walk up the thirty stone steps will be considered as passing the first test and are eligible to take the formal admissions exam.

The weight of three hundred kilograms would be difficult for ordinary people to lift unless the marrow was successfully washed and the muscles and bones were loosened by exercise, let alone walking such a long stone step. There were many young people who had not been able to successfully cleanse the marrow. Their faces suddenly changed color when they looked at the millstone. Many people left dejectedly. Even some young people who had successfully washed the marrow, but whose realm was unstable, judged that they could not do it this year. He shook his head repeatedly, unwilling but helpless to give up. Of course, there were also some ordinary teenagers who bravely tried to challenge with their own original strength, but none of them succeeded.

It is not uncommon to raise this millstone after failing to cleanse the marrow. It is actually not uncommon in the admissions examination of Star Reaching Academy. For example, the White Tiger General who is currently guarding Jialanguan failed to cleanse the marrow when he first entered the academy. With his natural power, he threw the millstone directly to the other side of the lake with great ease...

But after all, this is not too common.

The instructor felt a little regretful, looked at the weather, and decided to speed up the process and let the candidates declare their own level. Then the candidates who had successfully washed their marrow would take the test first, and then let ordinary teenagers try.

It's a pity that until the end of the day, there is still no ordinary teenager who has created a miracle.

Just when people felt bored and many onlookers were about to leave, a burly young man walked into the venue with a number plate, easily lifted the millstone, kicked, kicked, kicked, and connected to the thirty-level stone. He was not out of breath or blushing, and he even carried the millstone back to its original place!

There was an uproar.

The young man raised his hand to signal around, and proudly walked up the stone steps again, walking deeper into the academy. What's interesting is that he was born too honest and honest, and no matter how much he tried to show off his pride, in the eyes of the onlookers, he was just cute, without any ridicule, just a kind laughter.

After the burly young man left, many people began to speculate about his origins. Until someone suddenly mentioned the faintly visible cyan pattern on the young man's ankles, everyone fell silent in shock, because... that meant that the young man was very likely to possess a demon. The clan bloodline may even come from the Western Demon Realm!

For hundreds of years, the relationship between the human race and the demon race has been peaceful, although not harmonious, because they have resisted the demon race together. Some demon nobles who can transform even live in the human world, and there must be some in Kyoto of the Great Zhou Dynasty - but after all, humans and demons have different paths, and neither the official nor the private sector in the human world mentions this matter much, as long as those As long as the demon clan doesn't mess around.

The burly young man who was suspected of being a demon successfully lifted the millstone and seemed to open a door. Immediately afterwards, there were two more Orion young men from Dalaoling. They also relied only on their own original strength. He raised the millstone and walked up the stone steps. Although it seemed very hard, he still won bursts of applause.

The officer holding a pen making statistics at the top of the stone steps nodded slightly, seemingly very satisfied with this year's results.

Time passed, and finally it was Chen Changsheng's turn. The crowd of onlookers looked at this young man with a childish face, gave him a few friendly words, and then stopped paying much attention. Because this boy is obviously still young and not fully developed. Not to mention as tall as the demon boy, even the two Orion boys are far less strong. It is impossible to lift such a heavy millstone.

In Tiandao Academy, Chen Changsheng relied on his familiarity with the rules and regulations of the academy to directly skip the marrow cleaning and selection process. At this time, in the Star Reaching Academy, he might be able to think of other methods, but he doesn't know if it was influenced by the academy. Affected by the chilling yet passionate atmosphere, or maybe he just wanted to give it a try, he did nothing.

He walked to the millstone and squatted down slowly, holding both sides of the millstone firmly with both hands, taking five slow and deep breaths, pouring all his strength into his waist, abdomen and arms, and hummed, Sudden strength!

It suddenly became quiet in front of the sloping stone steps. Those who were chatting about something forgot to answer the conversation and looked at the venue with their mouths wide open.

The millstone rose slowly, and was finally lifted to Chen Changsheng's chest, no more, no less, just one inch above the assessment standard!

His face was a little red, but his expression was still calm, and there was no panic or nervousness in his eyes.

boom! There were enthusiastic cheers in the field, and people kept cheering for the young man, cheering rhythmically, trying to help him move his steps.

Chen Changsheng took a step forward, but with just one step, his knees were shaking a little.

Lifting the millstone is one thing, but carrying such a heavy millstone up the stone steps is another.

His breath became a little messy and his face became redder and redder.

He didn't make any sound, and you could see from his slightly bulging cheeks that he was gritting his teeth hard.

He walked up the stone steps step by step.

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It is true that Chen Changsheng did not succeed in cleansing his bones. Logically speaking, the strength of his bones and muscles is only that of an ordinary teenager. In fact, because he has been sick since childhood, he should be weaker than an ordinary teenager. But precisely because he was sick, it was still difficult to cure, so the three people in the ruined temple outside Xining Town, including himself, were most concerned about his health.

As soon as he became sensible, he began to be forced to recite the three thousand Taoist canons in the ruined temple. At the same time, the Taoist master, who was somewhat divine and Taoist, dug up countless herbs and boiled them into a medicinal soup for him to take a bath. Senior brother Yu Ren took thorns and wooden sticks. Keep helping him stay healthy. For more than ten years, the people he was most familiar with were the three people in the temple. The smells he was most familiar with were the smell of books, medicine, and sticks.

After a long period of treatment and hard work, his disease was not cured, and he could not become as talented as the demon boy. However, he who should have been extremely weak is now no longer physically weaker than ordinary people, and even more powerful. Better, even though it was only superficially healthy and strong, it also made him happy.

A young man who has been ill since childhood and has been shrouded in dark shadows since he was ten years old will care more about physical things than others and care about those details. Therefore, today at the Star Reaching Academy, he walked silently In front of the millstone, I just want to pass this test with my own strength.

He wanted to lift the heavy millstone to prove something to himself and express his gratitude to his master and brother.

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One step, two steps, three steps, four steps.

Chen Changsheng's breathing became heavier and heavier, his face became more and more ugly, and his tightly tied black hair was already wet with sweat, but his eyes were still calm and sure.

The cheers and cheers on both sides of the stone steps have stopped. Everyone looked at the young man with his head lowered and struggling to walk tremblingly on the stone steps. They were very worried and admired him. Several times, the young man was about to fall down, but he didn't know where he came from. The strength actually supported him to persevere!

The instructor looked at Chen Changsheng on the stone steps with an expression of appreciation in his eyes.

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Seven steps, eight steps, nine steps.

Chen Changsheng's pace became slower and slower.

The admiration in the instructor's eyes grew stronger and stronger. He was surprised by the level of performance of this young man - as a soldier, what he cared about was the perseverance and courage shown by Chen Changsheng - he had decided that even if Chen Changsheng failed to lift the millstone to the stone steps, he would Let him pass this preliminary test. As for whether this will affect the reputation of the academy and the Great Zhou Military...

The instructor looked at the nervous people and felt a little relieved. He thought to himself that it shouldn't be the case. It seemed that most people had the same idea as him.

Children who are serious and hard-working deserve special recognition.

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Thinking about these things, the instructor was a little distracted and did not keep looking at the stone steps. Until a certain moment, he woke up and suddenly noticed the sudden change in the expressions on people's faces.

He turned around and saw another person beside him.

He was a young man who was soaked to the skin and exhausted.

The instructor thought that he didn't have to be embarrassed, so he smiled and patted his shoulder.

Chen Changsheng walked to the top of the stone steps.

The heavy millstone was under his feet.

He succeeded.

The chapter title "Zhao Xing" is the name of the college. Because it is a very important college in the future, it is pointed out specially. Moreover, stars are very important in the world of "Zhao Tian Ji". Here I recommend everyone to listen to an old song by Zheng Shaoqiu: "Zhao Xing". The road is long, the dream is cold, the snow is quiet... The young man in the rugged land looks up... I often sing in KTV, I am the legendary Mai Ba, this song is used for Chen Changsheng The theme song, that’s simply...