The altar glowed, steaming and vague, outlining a figure sitting cross-legged, and its face gradually became clear.

It was an old man wearing a black robe with no visible material, his body was extremely thin, like a wind-dried bamboo. His face was intertwined with wrinkles and ravines, and his temples were as white as silver, and he floated gently in the wind.

He is so old that both the skin and the ends of his temples are filled with heavy traces of time, giving people a sense of vicissitudes of life.

But his eyes were dark and shiny, like the most dazzling stars in the sky, bright, peaceful, calm, and unwavering. It seemed that he could glimpse all the secrets in the deepest part of people's hearts.

He had no breath around him, just like an ordinary old man in the evening, but when everyone looked at him, a sense of awe arose in his heart for no reason.

It is like facing a monument standing in the wind and rain that shocks people's hearts.

Templekeeper!

Almost instantly, everyone recognized the other party's identity without any doubt.

Because he sat cross-legged on the altar, because his secret aging and vicissitudes of life were the best proof.

No one spoke again, all eyes stared at the old man, and the atmosphere at this moment seemed solemn and quiet.

The old man's eyes were peaceful and clear, with a sense of wisdom and indifference to the world. He seemed to have experienced too many things like before him, so as soon as he appeared, he spoke: "You must have all understood the rules. If you want to enter the ancestral land, then start the test."

His voice was hoarse and low, and it was far and wide, as if echoing in the sky, and clearly resounding in everyone's ears.

Upon hearing this, everyone was filled with hearts, and a look of anticipation suddenly appeared in their eyes.

Seeing this, the old man couldn't help but feel a trace of remembrance on the corners of his old shriveled lips. He had seen such a look many times in these endless years, but every time he saw it, he still felt moved.

"Senior, then I will be the first to be tested." Suddenly, Luo Shaonong, who was ranked in the forefront, burst into laughter, and a proud and unruly aura filled his body.

"It turned out to be a little baby from Luo family, no wonder." The old man's eyes were full of vicissitudes and wisdom, and he nodded, "What kind of test do you want to choose?"

Luo Shaonong felt a stern, as if he hadn't expected that the old man would see through his identity all at once. His originally unruly and unruly expression became serious, and he pointed to the door of life and said, "This."

"Go, one stick of incense."

The old man waved his hand and buzzed. The door in front of the temple with a blood-colored word "生" suddenly opened, and the deep and darkness inside it made people unable to see clearly.

At that moment, Luo Shaonong and his group of people around him stepped into the gate of life in a flash and disappeared.

Buzz ~

The portal is closed again to isolate everything inside it.

"The door of life has been opened, who is willing to accept the test of the door of death?" the old man spoke slowly.

Everyone looked at each other. Compared to the mysterious and murderous death gate, most of them would rather choose the life gate.

After all, although there are countless ancient spiritual god corpses in the Life Sect, there is no uncertain murderous intention, and you just need to fight hard to kill.

"The little monk is willing to give it a try." As everyone hesitated, a calm voice sounded.

Accompanied by the sound, the Buddha's sage, wearing a moon-white monk's robe, stomping shoes, and holding a dead wooden Zen Staff, came out from the crowd.

His expression was as quiet and peaceful as usual, with a sense of perseverance all over his body, and a Zen flavor that was very different from other practitioners.

Everyone was surprised, but when they saw that it was Canaan, they all showed a sudden look. The other party was the seventh-ranked existence in the Spiritual God Realm of the Gods. No matter which portal of life and death is chosen, it seems natural.

"Sure enough." Chen Xi said in his heart. He knew from his intuition that Canaan, who practiced the path of true self, would definitely not be afraid of a test of "death".

"Nan Wu Jialan, the Zen branch of the treasure wood, hold me back to the primitive, seek truth and ask the Buddha... Oh, I didn't expect that after so many years, the Buddha Sect finally had a saint son comprehending this path, and this mind is already considered to be quite good."

The old man looked at Canaan, and a hint of surprise flashed in Mingjing's eyes. Then he recovered from the ancient well and waved his hand, "Go, a stick of incense."

The Buddha's son Canaan bowed with his hands together, and then he floated into the "death" door and disappeared.

"The rest of you wait quietly. It will be no harm to prepare for a while." The old man glanced at the other people and closed his eyes, as if he fell into a deep sleep.

At this point, people had already tested both portals. If everyone wanted to enter, they could only wait for Luo Shaonong and his party and Canaan to come out.

"You guys say, how long can the young man in Shaonong pass the test successfully?"

"It must not be a stick of incense."

"This is not nonsense. According to my speculation, a cup of tea is enough."

"Haha, a cup of tea? You are too scrupulous of Young Master Shaonong's ability. I'm sure that within half a quarter of an hour, Young Mongolong will definitely pass the test smoothly!"

"What about the Holy Son Canaan?"

"Canan? I don't know that the Buddha sect have always been mysterious, but this Cananan will definitely not be far behind if he can reach the seventh place in the Spiritual God Realm of the List of Gods."

The crowd was talking, speculating how long it would take for Luo Shaonong and his group and Canaan to pass the test. No one would think that these two would be eliminated.

Chen Xi didn't have the time to pay attention to all this. He was thinking about the "Secret Sword of the Heart" in his mind.

Now, as his mental state of mind has transformed and reached the first level of forging, he has also made breakthroughs again with his immersion in swordsmanship and reached the first level of the Sword Emperor realm.

Although it is still at the realm of the Sword Emperor, it is compared to the past, but it is completely different. The power of the sword path is incomparable.

Like when he was fighting Yu Qiujing in the Spirit-Slaying Gourd, the reason why Chen Xi could easily destroy Yu Qiujing, who also reached the level of the Sword Emperor, was the breakthrough in swordsmanship cultivation.

This also made Chen Xi realize the power of the "Secret Sword of the Heart". In order to improve his combat effectiveness, he seized almost every available time to comprehend and ponder the Secret Sword of the Heart.

"Hey, I didn't expect that you, fellow Taoist, have arrived here too, which surprised me a little." Suddenly, a voice sounded in my ears, awakening Chen Xi in contemplation.

He looked up and saw that Gong Ye Zhefu, who had purple eyes and silver hair, came to his place at some point.

At this moment, Gong Ye Zhefu was looking at Chen Xi in a little surprised, while Zhen Liuqing, who was beside him, looked elsewhere, with a quiet expression, but gave people a feeling of absent-mindedness.

And nearby, many practitioners looked at Chen Xi with a little surprise, even Le Wuhen, Yu Qiujing and others were no exception. They seemed to have never expected that such a famous person on the list of God-given Gods would recognize Chen Xi.

The atmosphere was a bit weird, and there were too many gazes around him, which made Chen Xi frown and his expression became indifferent, and he said, "Accident? I was also surprised to see Mr. Zhefu here."

One sentence made everyone around him suddenly become so keen that they were nervous. The smell of tit-for-tat confrontation could not help but be surprised. Could this guy still have a grudge against Gongye Zhefu?

Le Wuhen's face showed a look of thought.

Shen Tu Yanran raised her eyebrows, looked at Zhen Liuqing beside Gongye Zhefu, and then looked at Chen Xi, vaguely guessing something in her heart.

Yu Qiujing felt a little gloating in his heart, and a curve of appearance appeared on the corner of his lips.

As for the others, they all have different expressions.

"hehe."

Gongye Zhefu smiled, suddenly grabbed Zhen Liuqing's shoulder and said, "Fellow Taoist, I advise you to avoid Liuqing's idea, it's better to give up this heart. Otherwise, I won't let you go like I did last time."

The voice was calm, but it was filled with a domineering look.

From beginning to end, Zhen Liuqing, who was standing beside her, remained silent and could not see any emotion in her expression.

When everyone nearby was upset when they heard Gongye Zhefu's words.

"I heard it right, that guy actually snatched a woman with Gongye Zhefu?"

"Who is that guy? Don't you know who Gongye Zhefu is? He dared to do this, it's so terrifying."

"If I were Gongye Zhefu, if anyone dared to compete with me for a woman... Haha, I wouldn't be so easy to talk to."

Even Le Wuhen, Yu Qiujing and others were shocked, and they were a little unbelievable that Chen Xi had done such a thing.

At this moment, Chen Xi was disdained, ridiculed, and even slandered by the crowd of discussions.

However, his expression was still calm, as if he was deaf, but he just quietly glanced at Zhen Liuqing who was silent, then sighed in his heart, shifted his eyes to Gongye Zhefu, and said, "You are here to warn me?"

Gongye Zhefu smiled softly, shook his head in a lofty manner and said, "No, don't get me wrong, I'm not here to find you."

As he said that, he looked at Shen Tu Yanran next to Chen Xi, and a bright smile appeared on the corner of his lips, which was very charming, "Miss Yanran, can I talk to you?"

He seemed to have completely ignored Chen Xi.

This made the surroundings burst into laughter, and the eyes looked at Chen Xi like a clown, full of pity and jokes.

Chen Xi pursed her lips and fell into silence, and a boiling murderous intent completely simmered in her heart. He knew that Gongye Zhefu deliberately brought Zhen Liuqing with him to humiliate himself in public just like last time in Fengqi Divine City!

Although Chen Xi was not sure about the reasons, these were no longer important.

Suddenly, he felt his palm beneath a warm and soft hand, and then, Shen Tu's pleasant and crisp voice sounded in his ears: "Sorry, I'm not available now."

Chen Xi was shocked and looked at Shen Tu Yanran in amazement, but saw that the other party had turned his head, his starry eyes were like water, and Yingying looked at him, full of tenderness.

What is she going to do?

"Why? You didn't do this before."

Before Chen Xi could react, Gong Ye Zhefu frowned and spoke. A pair of purple eyes glanced at the palms that Shen Tu Yanran and Chen Xi were holding, and their pupils suddenly shrank.

"Didn't you see..."

Shen Tu Yanran didn't even look at Gongye Zhefu, but just stared at Chen Xi, exhaled like orchid, and said softly, "I still want to accompany him."

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