No hope for eternal life

Chapter 223: Tips for Selecting a Mountain

On the other side, Xia Rong covered her heart with both hands and said pitifully: "I was the one who proposed this. Junior Brother Mu, blame me if you want to."

Xiao Jingshan, like Wang Tianhua, also clasped his fists and apologized: "I hope Junior Brother Mu won't blame me."

"My three senior brothers and sisters are too polite. We are all family from now on. There is no need to talk about yourselves. Those little things in the illusion are not worth mentioning at all." Mu Changsheng quickly clasped his fists in return.

Wang Tianhua laughed again: "Haha, Junior Brother Mu has been in the illusion for decades, and he has learned a lot of ways of the world. But this is also an advantage of the illusion assessment. Your experience in breaking through the illusion can also be used in reality. For example, if you have reached the God Transformation Realm in the illusion, you can also cultivate to the God Transformation Realm in reality almost unimpeded, including your talisman realm, which can also be preserved."

Mu Changsheng nodded slightly when he heard this. He had already realized this in the illusion.

Wang Tianhua then continued to explain: "Then let's talk about the criteria for elimination. The first is death in the illusion, because the difficulties encountered in the illusion will leave a glimmer of hope. If you die in the illusion, it can only be said that you are not smart enough, do not know how to adapt, etc., and you do not meet the entry requirements; the second is that you cannot persist in the thousand-year illusion and your state of mind collapses. Such a person is not determined enough, so he will also be eliminated. Although the above two situations will lead to elimination, it has nothing to do with evil nature, so they can all survive."

"As for the criteria for elimination, there are also two." Wang Tianhua said slowly: "One is to kill a friend in the illusion. Just like you met a fake Mu Xun in the illusion, everyone else will meet a fake relative or friend in the illusion, but this dummy is constructed based on each of your memories, so the dummy is extremely realistic and difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake. And in the first level of the entrance examination, the illusion is suggesting that everyone can break the illusion by killing their relatives and friends. If such a simple psychological suggestion can make people fall into the trap, it not only means that this person's mind is not firm enough, but also means that this person will sell out his relatives and friends at any time for profit and fall into evil ways, so this person really deserves death."

"The second condition is that even if you know you are in an illusion, you will be affected by the environment of the Tianshui Realm, and your character will change drastically, turning into evildoers. This condition seems impossible, but in fact, most of the cultivators who died in the assessment failed at this level, because not everyone can comprehend that surviving in an illusion for a thousand years will allow them to pass the assessment. Instead, they will become unable to distinguish between reality and illusion in the long illusion, and degenerate along with that decadent era."

Mu Changsheng nodded repeatedly after hearing these two statements. He almost fell into both of them. He once wanted to kill Mu Xun, which was the ironclad evidence that he was influenced by the environment of the Tianshui Realm.

At this point, Mu Changsheng finally understood all the criteria for this illusion test, and he was relieved because he believed that even if Yang Wuque and Mu Xun could not pass the test, they could at least save their lives.

Thinking of Yang Wuque and Muxun, Mu Changsheng asked Wang Tianhua with concern: "Yang Wuque and Muxun are my good teachers and helpful friends. I wonder how they are doing in the illusion?"

"Don't worry." Wang Tianhua said with a smile: "Yang Wuque has already guessed that the illusion can be broken after a thousand years. Although Mu Xun failed to see through this, he did not attack your friend in the illusion, that is, you, so there is no danger. In addition, one year in the illusion is equivalent to one day in reality. If they want to finish the assessment, it will probably take more than two years, unless they can guess the edge of the illusion like you."

As soon as Wang Tianhua finished speaking, a man in purple walked into the examination hall.

Wang Tianhua introduced him, "This is Junior Brother Ji Chang. He entered the sect a few years earlier than you. He will take you to learn about our Lingshan Sect. The three of us will stay here to continue to supervise the rest of you."

Then, Wang Tianhua introduced Ji Chang: "This is our new junior fellow apprentice, Mu Changsheng."

Mu Changsheng clasped his fists and bowed to Ji Chang, saying, "Then I'll trouble you, Senior Brother Ji."

"No trouble, no trouble." Ji Chang smiled and waved his hand and said: "Having another junior brother is a great joy for our entire Lingshan Sect."

Then, Ji Chang took Mu Changsheng out of the hall, flying in the air, overlooking the hundred thousand mountains below.

Ji Chang said, "Junior Brother Mu, the first thing to do when entering the sect is to choose a mountain. However, there are many tricks to choosing a mountain."

"Please give me some advice, Senior Brother Ji." Mu Changsheng said hurriedly.

However, Mu Changsheng waited for a long time and did not hear Ji Chang's response. Instead, he saw Ji Chang rubbing his fingers.

Mu Changsheng had spent decades in the illusion and had become well-versed in the ways of the world. He knew that Ji Chang was asking for benefits, which surprised him a little. He didn't expect that the disciples of Lingshan Sect would also play this trick.

Although Mu Changsheng was somewhat disgusted by this, he did not show it directly. Instead, he presented a storage bag with a smile and said again: "Please give me some advice, Senior Brother Ji."

Ji Chang took the storage bag, took a look at it, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Don't be angry, Junior Brother Mu. The four words "human relations and worldly wisdom" require lifelong learning. I went through the same thing in the past."

Then, Ji Chang finally talked about the secrets of choosing a mountain: "Although there are many mountains in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, they are also divided into different levels. For example, the Silver Snow Peak where the sect master is located is the peak with the most concentrated spiritual energy among the Hundred Thousand Mountains. With the Silver Snow Peak as the center, the spiritual energy concentration of the surrounding and even outer peaks will gradually decrease, so the closer the mountain is to the Silver Snow Peak, the better it is."

“However, those mountains that are really close to Silver Snow Peak have all been occupied by our senior brothers and sisters who joined the sect before us. What I am going to take you to now is an ownerless mountain that is closest to Silver Snow Peak.” Ji Chang said proudly.

"So that's how it is. Thank you, Senior Brother Ji." Mu Changsheng said politely.

Soon, the two landed on a mountain peak. The mountain was covered with lush vegetation and full of vitality. The weather looked extraordinary.

"The name of this peak is Duzhao. It is the best unowned mountain currently. If Junior Brother Mu is satisfied, then you can decide on it. I will also take you to Senior Sister Xia Rong's Lingzang Peak to register." Ji Chang introduced.

Mu Changsheng said cautiously: "Don't be in a hurry, Junior Brother wants to see a few more peaks."

Because Ji Chang had just asked for benefits, Mu Changsheng did not completely trust this man, so he wanted to go to several surrounding mountains to see if Duzhao Peak was the best.

"It's up to you." Ji Chang shrugged and seemed not to care about Mu Changsheng's distrust.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng looked at dozens of mountains in succession. The concentration of spiritual energy in those mountains was indeed slightly lower than that of Duzhao Peak. It seemed that Ji Chang did not deceive him after receiving the benefits.

"Thank you, Brother Ji, for accompanying me all the way. Let's choose Duzhao Peak." Mu Changsheng said with a fist salute.

"Let's go." Ji Chang said casually, and brought Mu Changsheng to Lingzang Peak where Xia Rong was.

Lingzang Peak is close to Yinxue Peak, and the concentration of spiritual energy here is indeed much higher than that of Duzhao Peak.

Here, Mu Changsheng met Xia Rong again, but this was just a clone of Xia Rong, and her real body should still be in the assessment hall.

"Hello, Senior Sister Xia." Mu Changsheng and Ji Chang both bowed respectfully. Although it was just a clone, Xia Rong's clone's cultivation strength was also far beyond theirs.

Xia Rong helped Mu Changsheng and the other man up and asked Mu Changsheng kindly, "Have you chosen a mountain?"

"Yes, Junior Brother, choose Duzhao Peak." Mu Changsheng replied respectfully.