Chapter 125: Test of Mentality

"You, you, you, are you a human or a ghost?!" Wang Cheng on the side was dumbfounded and could not help but tightly grasp the spiritual weapon in his hand. If there was anything wrong with Lin Chen's answer, he would definitely attack without hesitation.

Zhang Mengyao, Zhang Zhiming and Zhang Hao also looked at Lin Chen with a serious face, ready to attack at any time.

Because the way Lin Chen just appeared was too weird.

In the interweaving of light and shadow, an illusion appeared out of thin air, and finally turned into a real figure, and in their perception, Lin Chen seemed to appear out of thin air!

Illusionary world? Virtual and real conversion? Teleportation?

Countless thoughts flashed through the minds of the four people, but they were quickly rejected, because these methods were not something that a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage could do!

Lin Chen just smiled lightly, raised his white but powerful hand, and put it in the sun.

Suddenly, a clear shadow was reflected on the ground, and at the same time, he exuded a breath full of vitality.

It's a person. The four people present relaxed subconsciously.

"It turned out to be a human." Wang Chengzhang breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked curiously, "Oh my god, what kind of trick is this? Why is your appearance so scary?"

Zhang Mengyao and the others also cast an inquiring look.

To be honest, Lin Chen's appearance did not scare them, but before he spoke, none of them sensed his presence. This kind of concealment method can be said to be very scary.

Because this means that as long as Lin Chen is willing, he can turn into a top assassin at any time and come up with a terrifying assassination!

"It's just some small tricks obtained from the cave of the predecessors. I'm sorry to make you laugh." Lin Chen said casually.

What he just performed was naturally the improved invisibility technique.

Using the changes in light and shadow to interfere with visual perception, and then using the power of the soul to reduce the sense of existence, even if the opponent's pupil reflects his own shadow, he will ignore it as if he didn't see it.

Is this also a small trick? Then what are we who don't see through these small tricks?

This thought flashed through the minds of the three people.

Zhang Zhiming was silent for a while, and then said: "Junior brother is really modest."

He was originally wondering why the ancestor of the sect would choose a true disciple, and what was the trick?

Now it seems that he was overthinking. This concealment technique alone is enough to make the other party a top assassin, not to mention other unknown means.

What made him even more stressed was that he couldn't see through the other party's depth at all, which meant that the other party's strength was not weaker than his own. If this was the case, how could he still occupy a dominant position among the true disciples?

Zhang Mengyao on the side didn't think so much, but stared at Lin Chen and whispered: "You are very strong, I hope to fight with you one day."

"Then please teach me, senior sister." Lin Chen smiled slightly.

He didn't come to be arrogant and conceited, after all, that would not only be meaningless, but would also cause more trouble.

Because Lin Chen didn't know whether he would suffer endless troubles because of his attitude.

Then Lin Chen turned his eyes and looked at Zhang Hao who was thinking on the side, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Junior Brother Zhang, long time no see."

Zhang Hao, who was recalling and felt that Lin Chen's method was familiar, felt the other party's inquiring eyes and took a step back subconsciously.

He was not unfamiliar with Lin Chen. He was used to using spiritual weapons and spiritual talismans to suppress others, but he was shocked by Lin Chen's evasion method in the outer sect competition.

The fireballs, wind blades, and frost blades covering the entire arena could not attack the corners of his clothes at all.

On the contrary, the opponent walked out of the sky with ease, using the superb spiritual bullet technique to break through his several layers of defense, and almost injured him seriously.

Even Lin Tianhang, who won the first place in the outer sect competition, was not so afraid.

Because the other party relied on the mysterious spiritual fire and spiritual weapons that were stronger than him, instead of relying on his own means to defeat him like Lin Chen did.

Not to mention the strange and unpredictable means just now, Zhang Hao couldn't help but feel that this type of guy should be avoided if possible!

"Since everyone is here, let's go, don't let the ancestors wait for too long." Lin Chen said lightly.

"What the junior brother said is right." Zhang Zhiming nodded, and then walked directly in front of everyone, "Then let's go."

Soon, the five people walked towards him one after another.

Whether it was the foundation-building tree man in charge of guarding or the huge formation covering Qingyun Mountain, when they passed by, they began to automatically make way, which was obviously arranged in advance.

"Brother Lin, when did you come?" Along the way, the other few people were silent, but Wang Cheng came up and called Brother Lin very affectionately.

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Before you said I was a private of a certain ancestor..."

"Ahem, Senior Brother, you must have heard it wrong." Wang Cheng interrupted and changed the subject, "Senior Brother, your method just now is so magical, can you teach me? I am willing to exchange things with you!"

"Sorry, this is my most powerful method, I can't exchange it easily." Lin Chen smiled and refused directly.

Even if this method is to be changed, it must be updated for several versions and there must be some backhands in it before it is changed, otherwise what if the enemy gets it one day and turns against me?

"Brother, don't worry, I can definitely offer the best price. My master's wife is the elder of Danxia Peak, and she has countless precious elixirs. Brother, I can take whatever you want. If not, I can steal it while my master's wife is taking a bath..." Wang Cheng seemed unwilling to give up and kept persuading him.

"Oh?" Lin Chen looked at him with a smile and asked a very critical question, "Then how do you know when your master's wife takes a bath?"

"I, I..." Wang Cheng stuttered, his face flushed for a while, he couldn't speak, and quickly covered his mouth.

Hearing that Wang Cheng finally calmed down, Zhang Zhiming, who was leading the group in front, snorted coldly and said:

"Junior brother, don't pay attention to him. This guy is like this. I heard that something went wrong when he was practicing a soul method. There was something wrong with his brain and he was stupid all day long."

Wang Cheng's eyes bulged, but he didn't dare to refute. Instead, Lin Chen smiled and said:

"Sometimes it's good to be naive. Without so many thoughts, it's easier to make friends and concentrate on practicing. Isn't this a kind of innocent heart?"

But then he changed the subject and asked: "But senior brother, I heard that there is a so-called state of mind test before taking over as a true disciple. What is this all about?"

"Don't worry, this state of mind test is not to select people, but to improve your state of mind, so that you can better walk on the road of cultivation." Zhang Zhiming explained.

"Improving the state of mind, what's the use of this?" Zhang Hao, who was standing aside, frowned when he heard it.

"It's useless for cultivators in the Qi Refining and Foundation Building stages, but it's very important for us true disciples who are determined to become Jindan. I wonder if you have heard of the Ziyun Rebellion 1,200 years ago?" Zhang Mengyao said.

"Hmm?" Lin Chen frowned slightly and cast an inquiring look.

You asked him what the cultivation notes of the predecessors in Qingyun recorded. Lin Chen knew it very well, but when it came to history, he didn't pay attention to it.

The same was true for Zhang Hao next to him. After all, his daily life was getting up early, practicing, refining pills, practicing, sleeping, getting up early... Such a cycle, except for obvious benefits, otherwise he would not pay attention to other things at all.

"1,200 years ago, the Jindan ancestor of our sect, Ziyun Zhenren, successively reduced his favorite disciples to human pigs, imprisoned their bodies and souls in trees, and then planted them all over his cave." Zhang Mengyao hesitated for a moment, still a little heavy.

"What?!" Zhang Hao's pupils shrank upon hearing this, and even Lin Chen's face became solemn.

Skinning, pulling out tendons, cutting into a human pig, imprisoning the soul, and enduring eternal torture, what kind of reason could make a righteous Jindan Zhenren do this?

"Why did he do this?" Lin Chen asked this key question.

"Accompany." Zhang Mengyao lowered her eyes, then was silent for a while, and uttered these two words.

"Accompany?" The two were stunned upon hearing this, and this answer was beyond their expectations.

Zhang Mengyao was silent for a while, then sighed softly, and said:

"Ziyun Zhenren lost his parents when he was young, and then was adopted by the sect. He had a deep relationship with the sect since he was a child, and he had many close friends.

"But since he became a Jindan Zhenren and enjoyed eight hundred years of immortality, his fellow Taoists and Taoist companions who traveled with him have died one after another, and the disciples he accepted failed to break through the Jindan, and the old man sent the black hair away. "

"Under such a series of blows, Ziyun Zhenren came up with an idea. Instead of watching the people he loved grow old, he would extract their souls and refine their spirits, and use the body of the spirit tree to perform the secret method of longevity. In this way, they will not grow old, but... accompany each other forever."

"This..." Hearing this, Zhang Hao and Wang Cheng, who kept his mouth shut, felt creepy.

In order for the people he loved to accompany him forever, a Jindan Zhenren would be so crazy?

When Lin Chen heard this reason, he frowned and thought about it.

Because he remembered the three Jindan Zhenren he had seen.

Jianxuan and Qingyang Zhenren were young and had the opportunity to charge to a higher level, so they always looked energetic.

And Changqing Zhenren, who had no hope in the future, liked to read books and play role-playing games. He didn't look like he was practicing hard at all, nor did he have the airs of a master.

They did this because of their simple personality. Is it a way to anchor one's humanity in the long years?

After all, you have to know that the longer you live, the harder it is to make friends with others. In fact, there are only a few people who can move real emotions.

But if one day, they all leave you, what can you use to give yourself the motivation to move on, or even to face the long and lonely years in the future?

"So the immortals must not only have an immortal body, but also have an eternal heart..." Lin Chen whispered.

Zhang Mengyao looked at him and nodded: "Yes, if you can only stop at the Qi Refining and Foundation Building stages in this life, then this test is unnecessary. But if you want to become a golden elixir, you must hone your state of mind."

"After all, eight hundred years is not a short time for us who were originally short-lived. Although it can't be said that the world has changed, it is enough to be said that the world has changed."

"Then how to test? How can it be considered passed? "After a moment of shock, Zhang Hao quickly recovered and asked directly.

He didn't have as many ideas as Lin Chen. He thought that as long as he continued to take pills and practice, he would be fine. Why think so much about other unnecessary things?

However, at this moment, Zhang Zhiming, who was leading the way in front, suddenly stopped.

"Pass? There is no strict statement. The key lies in how you face it." He turned around and said to Lin Chen and the other two, "As for the test, it has already begun."

Hmm?

Lin Chen's eyes condensed, and just as he was about to say something, he suddenly felt a thick layer of white fog appearing in front of him, and then his feet were empty, and the whole person fell directly down!

Lin Chen stretched out his hand and grabbed it upwards. Just as he was about to use his means to fly up, he felt that his consciousness began to gradually become blurred, and he fell into a state that seemed to be half asleep and half awake.

What is this...?

He was about to resist, and a strong sense of sleepiness came over him, his eyes went dark, and he soon lost consciousness.

"Achen, Achen..."

I don't know how long it took, in this dazed state, Lin Chen seemed to hear a voice calling him.

The sound seemed to come from a distance, very thin and light, and then it amplified little by little, becoming clearer and clearer, like the wind blowing through the treetops, the spring water hitting the rocks, and it was indescribably beautiful.

‘Who, who is calling me? ’

Lin Chen felt a sudden warmth on his face, and the darkness in front of him became stained with a light orange-red, and he felt that there was a sound of cicadas coming from his ears one after another?

“Achen, Achen…” The voice came again, making Lin Chen’s consciousness gather little by little, and finally he woke up and opened his eyes.

What came into his eyes was the dazzling sunlight, which made Lin Chen unable to open his eyes.

He slowly stood up from the table, and saw that the sun was shining in front of him, the sycamore trees outside the window were lush and leafy, and the wind was blowing through the treetops at this moment. At that time, he was just... young? !

Lin Chen seemed to have thought of something and turned his head in a daze.

Formulas written all over the blackboard, piles of books, teachers lecturing earnestly on the stage, students truanting off the stage, and the girl who just poked her shoulder with a pen to remind herself not to fall asleep.

This is Lin Chen's eighteen years old, eighteen years old when he was struggling for the college entrance examination, and also eighteen years old for most of us.

In this unforgettable time, we will encounter spring and autumn, encounter the drizzle in April, struggle in the summer of May, and finally say goodbye at the intersection where the phoenix flowers bloom in June.

In this past period of time, we have pure friendship, the initial heartbeat, and the beautiful vision of the future, and then in this period of pure years of common struggle, we have gone from youth to adulthood.

Since then, how many of us have never found a pure time like that, working hard and struggling for a dream, with sincere and passionate feelings.

Of course, perhaps not everyone can empathize with this period of time.

But if you are given the same opportunity to go back to the best years of your life, even if you know it is an illusory dream, will you choose to wake up?

Go back to the best past of your life, learn how to face it, and then give yourself the courage to stick to your original intention and keep going in the long years.

This is the test of the state of mind for the true disciples of Qingyun Sect.

Sorry, I have an exam tomorrow, and I am busy reviewing tonight. I can only do one chapter. I will make up for it in the summer vacation. I am really sorry