Chapter 62: Stepping on the Road
As Gao Qiyun finished speaking, the crowd's eyes immediately turned to Qin Shuangyun.
Qin Shuangyun stood up with a red face. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, she even started to walk with her hands and feet shaky, looking extremely awkward.
Gao Qiyun did not make things difficult for the two of them. Distributing the prizes was a perfect ending to the discussion.
Wu Zhidao walked forward, silently looking at the sky, and said in a deep voice after a while: "I have studied the sixty-four hexagrams of the Book of Changes since I was young. I finally achieved some success in my middle age, but it was a time of turmoil. I first experienced the civil war in my country, and I saw people not picking up things on the road, and I also saw the ten years of turmoil. After the reform and opening up, I was able to survive and survive until now. Now I am already old, I know my destiny and cultivate myself, and finally I have good fortune! Heaven and earth are my witnesses of my heart towards the Tao."
As Wu Zhidao slowly spoke, the meeting room gradually fell silent. It seemed that everyone was infected by Wu Zhidao's words and unconsciously immersed in Wu Zhidao's emotions.
I felt extraordinary pressure standing next to Wu Zhidao.
As Wu Zhidao finished his words, a powerful force burst out and enveloped the entire area within ten meters.
The surroundings were dark brown, somewhat sticky and thick. Being inside was like being stuck in a mud puddle and unable to move.
This is the domain of earth attribute potential! Although the fourth-grade cultivator can use the power of potential, it is another matter to use it to control it. With the domain, when others are fighting, facing the master's domain, there is no power to fight back!
There was silence in the audience until three or five minutes later, when everyone in the audience clasped their fists and bowed in unison, as if they had rehearsed it.
This is piety to the Tao and respect for the strong. Including me, facing Wu Zhidao's domain, I feel admiration from the bottom of my heart.
Wu Zhidao then put away his domain. He slowly looked at the audience and said, "Wu Zhidao thanks all of you for your devotion to the Tao."
"Let's move on to the second item, stepping on the road." Gao Qiyun stepped forward at the right time, removing the atmosphere from the previous mood.
Five members of the Dongmen Metaphysical Society came forward with grins on their faces and were very excited. They placed five bluestone slabs of different colors on the shelf on the stairs.
"This first bluestone slab comes from the Huoyan Mountain in the Western Regions. It has the most dignified fire attribute. The second one comes from Guizhou. It has the most dignified water attribute. The third one comes from the Northeast. It has the most dignified gold attribute. The fourth one comes from Hainan. It has the most dignified wood attribute. The last one comes from the Loess Plateau. It has the most dignified earth attribute."
As Gao Qiyun introduced loudly, the five bluestone slabs had been placed.
The order of the bluestone slabs is also very particular. Fire is in the first place, emphasizing rebirth through fire and washing away the worldly vanity. Water is in the second place, emphasizing the mutual restraint between water and fire, and the salvation through the flesh. The remaining slabs are placed in increasing order according to this mutual restraint. This places higher demands on the understanding of the Tao when stepping on it.
It is said that it is difficult to become a master, and it is even more difficult to step on the path, which is more difficult than climbing to the sky. Many people who have the strength of a master fail at the stepping on the path, and have no hope of promotion from then on.
Wu Zhidao had a serious expression on his face. I stood beside him and could clearly see that the corners of Wu Zhidao's eyes were twitching. It seemed that his heart was not as calm as it appeared.
I reached into my arms, took out the righteousness stone, and held it respectfully in front of my chest. This righteousness stone was transformed by the righteousness of heaven and earth, and it also had an effect on people's emotions. Especially for negative emotions, the righteousness stone was even more effective.
Wu Zhidao looked at me gratefully, took the stone without any pretense, took a deep breath, and stepped onto the first stone slab.
With a soft "puff" sound, Wu Zhidao's foot seemed to have stepped on tofu, leaving a deep footprint on the bluestone slab.
Wu Zhidao took the second and third steps without hesitation. However, the footprints left on the ground were getting lighter and lighter. By the fourth step, the footprints were just a faint imprint.
At this time, Wu Zhidao was already panting and obviously exhausted, and his clothes were soaked with sweat.
Just as everyone was watching this scene nervously, a golden weasel suddenly came up from the audience.
The weasel, without any hesitation, opened its mouth and ran straight to the stone steps, ready to bite Wu Zhidao's ankle.
Wu Zhidao had no intention of avoiding it. His eyes were fixed on the front. His legs were trembling slightly. It was obvious that Wu Zhidao was concentrating on the road. Even if someone saw him, Wu Zhidao would not notice it.
The weasel had already reached the second stone slab and stood up. In a split second, the fangs in its mouth would be embedded in Wu Zhidao's ankle.
Everyone's eyes widened in fear, but they all subconsciously covered their mouths. This noise would affect Wu Zhidao, and it would not be as simple as failure to advance. In serious cases, he would go crazy and even lose his life!
At this critical moment, I finally pulled out the ghost-beating ruler, used my spiritual power to cover the ruler, and chopped directly at the weasel.
With a "puff", the sharp edge of the demon-beating ruler cut the weasel in half like cutting tofu. A flash of blood flew out.
The upper body of the weasel was lifted up by the demon-beating ruler and flew into the air. Its lower body was still trying to jump up and pounce on Wu Zhidao.
"Monster! You don't know how to live or die!" I shouted angrily, and swung out the ghost-beating ruler again, and the lower body of the Jiangzhe weasel was directly slapped away.
Wu Zhidao was obviously even more powerless after this incident. Standing on the fourth bluestone slab, he couldn't take the remaining step!
I was also anxious at the moment! I also saw Wu Zhidao staggering on the bluestone slab and he might fall down at any time.
With a determined heart, I used my full spiritual power to directly strike Wu Zhidao's back with one hand. I also used all my strength in this strike.
Wu Zhidao and I are at a different level. My strength is almost a drop in the bucket for him. What's more serious is that if Wu Zhidao accepts help from outside forces, the result of his remaining step will be unpredictable.
Wu Zhidao was shocked and finally took a step forward. I was also extremely nervous and focused.
Suddenly, behind me, there were several continuous sounds of breaking through the air, and I saw a dozen weasels rushing towards me again with ferocious faces.
"The three realms of heaven, earth and man. The yang is the human realm, the earth is the yin realm, the way of heaven is fair, the three talents formation is open!"
Just when I was ready to fight to the death, Gao Qiyun suddenly stood beside me and just kept the position of the Chinese character "品" with Wu Zhidao. He chanted a spell and scattered a handful of talismans all over the floor.
The weasels' attack suddenly slowed down. They stood not far away and called out anxiously.
When the people around saw this, they all drew their weapons and planned to work together to kill these weasels.
Suddenly, something strange happened again. Dozens of black shadows suddenly appeared in the crowd and ran towards us quickly. The one leading them was Zhao Decang.
Zhao Decang's eyes had turned completely blood red, with a strange smile on the corner of his mouth, and two teeth exposed from his lips, making him look like a Western vampire zombie.
At this moment, I didn't care about much. I stood by Wu Zhidao with the ghost-beating ruler in hand. I was also wondering, what time is it now? Where are the six priests? Where is the five-element killing array?
I was sure that the Five Elements Killing Formation had indeed been set up, but even now, the six priests had no intention of showing up.
He held the ruler tightly in both hands, and the spiritual power rushed through the Shaoyin and Shaoyang meridians, and the water and fire magic covered the ruler. It turned blue in the sun, and then turned red.
Gao Qiyun reached out and took out a small golden bowl from his arms. He threw it directly into the air. The small golden bowl spun in the air, emitting a golden light curtain that enveloped the three of us.
The dozen people rushed over frantically, and the various weapons in their hands rushed towards the light curtain without hesitation, but only slightly deformed the light curtain. For a while, it was in a stalemate. But my heart was still gloomy, because there was still one person who had not made a move. Zhao Decang Yonghen looked at me with a strange look.
"Boy, your body is mine. Haha, I didn't expect that you would surprise me again after not seeing you for a few days."
I looked straight into those bloodshot eyes. I understood the coldness in his eyes. That was the joy and greed that a beautiful woman naturally showed when she saw delicious food at the table.
"Bah, Ni Ge, you idiot, you are worse than an animal, and you want my body." I spit and cursed him rudely. This feeling is really good. It seems that I have never cursed a person like this since I was a child. Now I feel the stuffy breath in my chest is swept away as soon as I open my mouth. No wonder some people stand on the street and howl like wolves at any time!
Zhao Decang was stunned by my scolding. But he was rarely angry at all. He looked at me with a smile and said, "Are you scolding Zhao Decang? Alas, this body is really not easy to use. I should talk to him. But I am looking forward to your body."
I was shocked by Zhao Decang's reply. Zhao Decang actually used such a tone to evaluate his own body. There is only one explanation. Zhao Decang no longer exists today. Perhaps he has no chance of reincarnation. His soul swallowed by these two foxes.
I was even more shocked by my guess. Soul Eater!
Foxes are divided into nine levels according to their power. The best way to tell them apart is to count their tails. The ones with one tail are the most common, somewhere between the intelligent and the stupid.
The highest level is the nine-tailed demon fox. According to legend, during the creation of the world and the time when Nuwa repaired the sky, there was a nine-tailed demon fox that had been practicing for ten thousand years beside Nuwa. Later, King Zhou of Shang was disrespectful to Nuwa and flirted with her.
It was said to be teasing, but in fact he was just writing a poem to praise Nuwa's beauty!
But Nuwa was not happy about it, so she sent out the nine-tailed fox to replace Daji, seduce King Zhou, and finally destroy the Shang Dynasty.
