Pagoda Immortality

As the old voice fell, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the end of the passage, and a large arched stone door slowly opened.

The monks who were close to it all looked inside.

Hiss!

At this sight, someone couldn't help but let out a slight hiss.

It turned out that behind the stone door was a bottomless black abyss, and above the black abyss, there were densely floating round stone platforms.

The stone platform was not big, with a diameter of only three feet, and it was just enough for people to stand on it. If you were not careful, you would be at risk of falling into the black abyss.

The stone platform in the center of the black abyss was the largest, with a diameter of more than ten feet, and there was a cushion on it.

At this time, an old man in white clothes and white hair was sitting cross-legged on the cushion. The old man held a book in his left hand and a two-foot-long ruler in his right hand, looking like a teacher.

"Come in quickly if the door is open. If you are late, you will be punished." Suddenly, the old man slowly opened his eyes and said calmly.

Everyone at the entrance of each passageway was secretly shocked when they heard this. Wasn't this voice the same as the one that came from the passageway before?

With this thought in mind, everyone dared not neglect it. They all flew out from behind the door, each of them chose a small stone platform to sit cross-legged, without saying a word.

At the entrance of passageway No. 18, Lu Li was also stunned for a moment, looking at Xiao Ling and the others beside him, and said, "Don't be too far away from me."

Then he also flew out.

After a few ups and downs, Lu Li came to a stone platform closer to the center and sat down.

It's not that he wanted to be closer to the old man, but there was no way. Who made him come in late? The positions on the periphery were all taken by those "smart" guys.

Therefore, the closer to the old man, the emptier the position.

Wu De and the others also came to Lu Li one after another. The eight people sat down in a two-three-three formation, with Chen Zhongyuehong in front, Xiao Ling, Lu Li, and Li Susu in the middle, and Tang Fei, Wu De, and Yu Wenshu in the back.

Lu Li kept his head down the whole time, as if he was afraid of being seen.

Because the people sitting opposite the old man in the middle were the people from Wangqing Valley.

As the stone door rumbled shut, the white-haired old man slowly stood up from the futon, holding the scroll behind his back, and walked slowly on the stone platform, looking at everyone indifferently.

After walking around, the old man returned to the middle position and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, this time there are actually 980 people who passed the big check."

Hearing the old man say this, everyone realized that the 2,000 people who came in together, only a little over 900 were left, and they felt both emotional and fortunate.

As the saying goes, it is better to die than to die, and this is what they are talking about.

The white-haired old man ignored everyone's thoughts and continued, "You can come here, which means you have some wisdom and scheming, which is not comparable to the reckless man...

Under the great calamity, it is also necessary to have strategies and talents like you to lead the human race out of the predicament..."

"May I ask, senior, what is the great calamity you are talking about?"

It was not the first time that everyone heard the word "great calamity". Finally, a young man who looked extraordinary could not help but ask.

As soon as this was said, everyone looked at the old man in unison.

However, the old man just shook his head and smiled, and said in an unfathomable way, "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed", which made everyone roll their eyes.

Yuwenshu looked contemptuous, muttering secretly, "I don't know where he heard it from, but he dared to claim to be the secret of heaven, how shameless."

I don't know if he heard what Yuwenshu said, but the old man actually looked at Yuwenshu, which frightened Yuwenshu and made him shut up immediately. Fortunately, the old man didn't mean to pursue it, which made him relieved.

Lu Li looked back at Yuwenshu thoughtfully, and then looked at the white-haired old man, his eyes flickering, and I don't know what he was thinking.

"Okay, let's get to the point."

The white-haired old man motioned the previous man to sit down, and then said, "I will first tell you the rules of this trial..."

Hearing that the old man was going to talk about the rules of the trial, the scene instantly fell silent.

As the old man talked, everyone also had a certain understanding of this trial.

Not surprisingly, the content of this assessment was the same as before, covering a wide range of content, including liberal arts knowledge, life encyclopedia... but it did not include cultivation knowledge.

At the same time, whether the answer to the test is correct or not depends entirely on the old man's decision. In other words, no matter how correct your answer is, as long as the old man says you are wrong, then you are wrong.

This made everyone speechless, and there was nothing they could do.

In addition, the promotion rules for the test are that each person has an initial score of 3 points, one point is added for each correct answer, one point is deducted for each wrong answer, and when the score is zero, they will be expelled from the secret realm.

After the test, everyone can exchange attribute essences according to their points. The exchange standard is that one point is exchanged for one drop of attribute essence.

In other words, the number of points represents how much they have gained in this trial.

At this moment.

Suddenly, someone asked: "Excuse me, senior, don't we have three guaranteed points? Can we exchange these guaranteed points for attribute essences now?"

The old man glanced at the man, "Yes, but once you confirm that the points are exchanged for essences, you can no longer participate in the next trial."

"I am now in the late stage of perfection. Three points of essence are enough for me to achieve the peak entry. Why don't I just exchange them?" A black-clothed young man with three spiritual roots murmured with a flickering look in his eyes.

"I'll just exchange them too. The questions of the big investigation are so tricky. I can't guarantee what strange things will come out later. If I lose all three points, wouldn't it be a big loss?"

"Yeah, it's better to exchange them directly for insurance."

"......"

As soon as the old man finished speaking, the scene immediately became noisy. There were many people whispering to each other. There was no doubt that these people were considering whether to exchange the guaranteed points directly.

Seeing this, the old man said with an unchanged expression, "Everyone, be quiet! Whether you want to exchange points directly or not, you have to wait until the formation is activated before you can proceed. Now, please listen to me and finish the rules first...!"

After everyone quieted down, the old man continued to explain the rules of the trial to everyone...

It turns out that in addition to exchanging essences, points can also be used for other purposes, that is, asking for help.

According to the old man, if you encounter a question you don't know how to answer, you can use a little point to ask for the answer from the people in the field. If the answer is correct, although you can't get the points reward, you can be exempted from the number of deaths.

The number of deaths here does not mean that you are really dead, but the number of times you answered the questions wrong.

Because another rule of the trial is that if you answer three questions wrongly, you will lose the opportunity to continue answering questions. At that time, whether you like it or not, you have to exchange your remaining points for attribute essence.

And with this exemption, it is equivalent to having the opportunity to continue answering questions...

After explaining the rules of the trial, the old man answered some questions raised by the crowd, and then sat back on the cushion in the middle, his lips moved slightly, and he shouted softly, "Start!"