Along the way, the footprints on the road became more scattered.
It looks like some people are attracted by something. Zheng Tuo however, became more cautious and still followed the most footprints. In this way, they walked for half a day.
Suddenly, the alarm talisman on his body vibrated, making a beep, beep, beep sound.
Zheng Tuo immediately stopped moving forward.
The range of the alarm talisman is five hundred meters, and it will sound an alarm if any living creature appears. At the same time, his nose keenly detected a faint smell of blood.
The smell of blood wafted from the front, it was very faint and could not be smelled if you didn't smell it carefully. There is a smell of blood in this primeval forest.
Obviously not a good sign.
After a little thought, Zheng Tuo decisively chose to retreat. Although he didn't know what happened ahead, as long as there is blood, it was definitely not a good thing.
To be on the safe side, retreat is the wisest option.
It took Zheng Tuo another half a day to return the same way.
He took out his notebook and cross out one of the six roads, indicating that this road is blocked.
A day has been wasted.
Zheng Tuo was not very anxious. Instead, he was very sure of his approach. There are six paths, and if he eliminates one wrong path, his chance of success increases by a little more.
When all the wrong paths are removed, success becomes very easy.
As it was getting dark, Zheng Tuo prepared to go back to the safe house to rest.
But no... The safe house has been used once, and long-term residence will leave the scent of the occupant. Although he had ten breath-concealing talismans to cover up his aura, he was still worried.
It took a little time to build a new safe house. Only after arranging the explosion talismans and alarm talismans around, could he rest with a peace of mind. He would get enough rest and continue exploring new paths tomorrow.
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Luoxian Sect, inside the main hall...
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The five peak masters looked at the bronze mirror in front of them and expressed their opinions one by one.
"This batch of newcomers is really good. So many people have successfully resisted the many temptations set by the assessment..."
Yun Qianli nodded and gave his affirmation to this class of freshmen.
"I don't think so. Look, thousands of people have been lured into the trap and disqualified."
Yun Ding was more pessimistic and pointed at the bronze mirror.
Among them, many people discovered many spiritual objects while traveling. Some of them were so greedy that they thought they could take everything for themselves, but they didn't know that it was just a test for them.
Anyone who releases the aura of greed will lose the qualification to join the Luoxian Sect.
Luoxian Sect is an immortal cultivation sect, and the most important thing an immortal cultivation sect needs is cohesion...
Only when everyone works together and moves in the same direction can the sect become more and more prosperous...
Only when the sect prospers can they obtain more resources...
Only with more resources can they rise to a higher level and become more powerful...
So, don't underestimate this as just a simple entry-level assessment.
Every detail has been carefully considered.
"Yunding, what do you mean? Why do you always like to go against me? How about we arm wrestle before the freshman competition?"
Yun Qianli was very dissatisfied with Yun Ding's attitude towards him.
Xianding Peak and Qianren Peak are the two main peaks with the most people.
Their disciples often compete with each other, and it seems like they are old enemies.
"Okay! I just refined a magic weapon, and I was worried that no one would consecrate it for me. Since you want to be a good person, I will help you."
Yun Ding was not a good-tempered person and retorted immediately. As the two of them talked back and forth, the topic turned from the assessment of new recruits to the issue of fighting.
"Alright, alright, both of you, be quiet. I didn't ask you to come here to fight. I asked you to come here to select outstanding disciples and contribute to the future of Luoxian Sect. If you two continue to make trouble, the quota for new disciples this year will be given to the other three peaks."
Yun Yangzi couldn't help but scold the two guys.
Both of them are extremely talented and have been competing with each other since they started practicing. All the way from a newcomer to the peak master.
Now because of the high status, there is less friction.
On the contrary, there were frequent frictions among the disciples under each peak, which gave him, the deputy sect leader, a headache, but he was also relieved.
What a sect needs is constant collision and friction. No one is willing to give in to anyone else. People grow through competition and make breakthroughs through hard work.
If a sect is lifeless, it is not far from true death.
Yun Ding and Yun Qianli were reprimanded. Although they were dissatisfied, they did not dare to say anything. The reason may be that even if the two of them were tied together, they could not defeat Yun Yangzi.
Otherwise, there would have been chaos long ago.
"interesting!"
Hongniang, who had been silent the whole time, spoke in a low voice, attracting several people's attention.
"Junior sister, have you discovered anything?" Yun Ding asked.
Hongniang smiled indifferently. Her beauty was could make all the flowers bowed their heads, and the colorful clouds lower...
"Nothing, I just lament that there are indeed a few special little guys in this class."
This is what the Hongniang said.
But she was unconsciously looking at the bronze mirror. That small red dot that was almost peeled off the edge of the mirror.
If one doesn't look carefully, one might think that little red dot is dirt.
But if looked closely, it can be seen that a contestant taking the assessment.
It's just that this player was too slow, and was too far away from the main group.
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The morning sun shines across the earth. Zheng Tuo followed his usual routine of getting up, brushing his teeth, washing his face, going to the toilet and eating breakfast.
After completing a set of radio gymnastics, he took out the small notebook.
Choosing the second road that is used by more people, he prepared and go.
Half a day later, Zheng Tuo stopped and looked at a fast-flowing river ahead.
First, he can't swim.
Second, he doesn't know how deep the water is.
Third, there may be powerful monsters in the river.
So, the most likely scenario is that he couldn't swim and accidentally fell into deep water. While struggling, he would encounter a monster and will be killed.
Danger.
Too dangerous.
He withdrew and went back to the starting point.
There, he took out his little notebook and cross out the second wrong path.
The rest is the same as yesterday.
Move, lay traps, and sleep.
Another day, he start out according to the third route in the notebook.
Half a day later, a swamp filled with miasma appeared ahead.
It's just a swamp, but there's also miasma. Did the sect have any shame? He suspect it to be copyrighted by a certain dark game.
Danger factor red.
He withdrew immediately.
There are six roads, three of which are impassable.
Zheng Tuo was not discouraged for this reason because there were still three more.
The road ahead was not smooth.
On the fourth way, Zheng Tuo had been out for three hours when he heard the sounds of fierce fighting and inexplicable roars of beasts.
Without taking a single step closer, Zheng Tuo chose to give up decisively. The assessment has been underway for more than a week, and there are still people staying nearby, which shows how low the other party's strength is.
Helping the weak will only bring trouble to oneself.
How many great people have died because of helping the weak?
The strong have their own rules of survival, and the weak have their own ways of survival.
No one stipulates that the strong must help the weak.
Let's not talk about whether he can help.
Even if he can, have he ever asked the weak how they feel?
Maybe they enjoy being bullied.
He abandoned the fourth path.
Zheng Tuo embarked on the journey of the fifth road. This time, he seemed to have chosen the right path. He walked for three full days and didn't sense any danger along the way. The road was flat, allowing him to walk forward.
But Zheng Tuo couldn't be happy because he always had a question in his mind. That's... where the sixth path leads.
So, in order to curb this kind of thinking, he made marks on the surrounding trees during the three-day journey. The reason was that he was afraid that the fifth road might be dangerous and I would forget the way back.
However, it seems that this team is very strong. Because along the way, he saw many traces of battles. According to his analysis, the battle should be easy.
This also shows that this group of people is very powerful.
Otherwise, he would have given up and tried the sixth route.
Since the opponent is very powerful, following behind him is obviously the safest method.
Three more days passed with this thought.
Trouble still arose.