No hope for eternal life

Chapter 124 Mountaineering

"In addition, this mountain has some mysteries. You need to explore and feel them by yourself. The mountain climbing rules do not restrict you from using talismans made by others. You just need to find ways to climb the mountain. The king has made these rules so that everyone has the opportunity to win the first place in the palace examination, rather than simply judging by strength."

After the golden-armored warrior finished his last sentence, the moods of the twenty-five monks who were about to take the test all changed.

To Feng Li, Xue Shaoyang and others, such competition rules seemed to be disadvantageous to them; but to Zhang Yuxu and others, they actually had a chance to win the first place in the palace examination, which was something they had never dared to think about before, so how could they not be excited.

Mu Changsheng and Mu Xun looked at each other. They were the ones who were excited. Before, they were still worried about the top three, but now the opportunity was right in front of them.

"I don't seek to be the first, being able to be in the top three is enough." Mu Changsheng said secretly in his heart. His only goal was the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, and he did not care about other rewards.

Looking at the excitement of the crowd, Xiao Jingshan had a smile on his face. This was the result he wanted. Among the 25 people who advanced, there were many cultivators who were not qualified to advance to the top 25. Now, not only did he let those people advance, he also gave them the opportunity to win the first place. As for whether they could seize this opportunity, it would depend on their respective abilities.

After the excitement subsided, Mu Changsheng began to savor every word the golden-armored warrior had just said. They all seemed to have deep meanings: "Mishan? Which word is Mi? Why was it given such a name? Normally, even if they didn't tell us the name of the mountain, it wouldn't prevent us from climbing the mountain. Since they told us the name, is there any deep meaning behind it, or is it some kind of reminder?"

"It is also said that this mountain has a secret. Let us explore it. If we can discover the secret early, can we gain an advantage in climbing the mountain? Is this a test of the monks' wisdom?"

Mu Changsheng thought a lot at once, but time waits for no one and the competition will begin soon.

Mu Changsheng and twenty-five other people were arranged around the foot of the mountain. The air around them seemed to freeze. The twenty-five people held their breath, waiting for the referee's order to start climbing the mountain.

Finally, the voice of the golden-armored general was heard: "The competition begins!"

As soon as he finished speaking, most of the cultivators wanted to take off into the air, and Mu Changsheng was one of them.

However, as soon as Mu Changsheng's feet left the ground, an indescribable force pressed him down.

Unable to fly, this was the first secret that Mu Changsheng discovered. He did not waste time trying to fly and hurriedly climbed the mountain on foot.

As soon as his feet stepped onto the mountain, Mu Changsheng felt that the flow of magic power in his body slowed down. As a result, no matter what secret technique he performed, it would take more time.

"This is a fatal blow to those who practice magic." Mu Changsheng thought to himself. He thought of Song Zhi, but this was a competition and he couldn't help Song Zhi in any way.

Then, Mu Changsheng put aside all distractions and began to climb the mountain quickly.

As Mu Changsheng began to climb the mountain, he soon discovered the third secret: the higher he went, the stronger the pressure felt on him, as if his body was becoming heavier and heavier.

After only walking a hundred meters, Mu Changsheng felt as if his weight had doubled, and the entire mountain was at least three thousand feet high. It was conceivable that when he approached the top of the mountain, the pressure would be terrifying.

"Well, what is this?" Mu Changsheng quickly discovered the fourth secret. When he was climbing the mountain quickly, a spiritual herb appeared at his feet. More importantly, he didn't even recognize the species of that spiritual herb.

"It turns out that this is not a barren mountain." Mu Changsheng thought to himself, and quickly pulled out the spiritual herb at his feet. He felt that the appearance of this spiritual herb was not accidental, and it might be helpful in climbing the mountain.

However, Mu Changsheng did not recognize the spiritual herb and did not dare to use it easily, so he could only accept it first.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng encountered many spiritual herbs and fruits on his way to the mountain, and without exception, he did not recognize any of them, but Mu Changsheng chose to accept them all.

However, as he collected more and more spiritual herbs and fruits, Mu Changsheng began to have some doubts in his heart: "Could these things be used to slow down our climbing pace?"

The more Mu Changsheng thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. Finally, Mu Changsheng made a decision: "Guessing is useless, so let's set a rule for myself. From now on, on the way up the mountain, I will only collect spiritual fruits, not spiritual herbs. And I will only collect spiritual fruits on the roadside or at my feet, so as not to waste time collecting spiritual fruits."

After setting the rules, Mu Changsheng no longer hesitated and climbed the mountain with all his strength.

At the same time, in front of the Golden Throne Hall, King Feng Ze, who was sitting on the first throne, frowned slightly.

With Feng Ze's cultivation level, he could naturally easily spy on the climbing situation of each monk taking the palace examination. It was also because of this that he discovered that the person who was at the forefront of the climb was not his daughter Feng Li, but an unknown person named Song Zhi.

Feng Ze was a little anxious about this: "This girl is walking so fast, without any hesitation, just collecting the spiritual herbs and fruits along the way, and now she is in the middle of the road, and her speed is still so fast."

At the same time, Song Zhi, who was on the mountainside, was still climbing steadily. These so-called tests were just tricks for her, but Song Zhi was muttering in her heart at this time: "Am I climbing too fast?"

Song Zhi knew that her climbing speed was definitely faster than that of most cultivators, and she did this to show off herself. This kind of performance was not to show strength, but to show wisdom, which was equivalent to establishing a persona for herself.

Below the mountainside, Mu Changsheng was still climbing quickly. As he reached a height of a thousand feet, the pressure all over his body increased. He felt as if his legs were filled with lead and mercury, and every step was difficult.

Fortunately, Mu Changsheng is still a body cultivator, which helps him to cope with that kind of pressure.

In addition, Mu Changsheng also discovered something strange, that is, after reaching a height of a thousand feet, all the spiritual herbs and fruits disappeared.

"It seems that those spiritual herbs and fruits are really useful, otherwise they would not suddenly disappear. This is not common sense." Mu Changsheng guessed in his heart.

At the same time, Mu Changsheng felt a little regretful. If he had known this would happen, he should have collected the spiritual herbs along the way. Because if others collected all the spiritual herbs and fruits along the way, in comparison, he would have fewer spiritual herbs in his hands, and would be at some disadvantage, although he didn't know what that disadvantage would be.

"Should I go back and pick more spiritual herbs?" Mu Changsheng came up with this idea. Because there were no rules or restrictions, he could do almost whatever he wanted on the mountain, and no one would stop him when he went down the mountain.

In the end, Mu Changsheng gave up the idea of ​​picking spiritual herbs. "It takes too much time to go back and forth just for a guess. It's not worth it."

So Mu Changsheng continued to climb the mountain with heavy steps.

When Mu Changsheng stepped into a certain range, he suddenly felt all the pressure disappear, and then the world spun around and an intense feeling of dizziness enveloped him.

In order to seek stability, Mu Changsheng lay on the mountain with his hands and feet and closed his eyes.

Mu Changsheng didn't open his eyes until the strong feeling of dizziness ended. But the face that appeared in front of Mu Changsheng was a face that couldn't be more familiar.

"Mom, why are you here?" Mu Changsheng asked subconsciously. The person who appeared in front of him was his mother Chen Wanru.

Chen Wanru said to Mu Changsheng in a panic: "Changsheng, you finally woke up, hurry up and run with me, the demon army is coming."