Chapter 41 I Want to Become an Immortal

Chapter 41 I Want to Become an Immortal

Chapter 41 I Want to Become an Immortal (X)

Liu Sheng lowered his head, not daring to look at the stone tablet in front of him.

It was a stone tablet that seemed to have grown out of thin air in the center of the square, lonely and abrupt, without any trace of being embedded in the ground.

Just now, she and the four inner-dormitory students who were taking the entrance examination suddenly appeared in this empty and desolate square surrounded by fog, and she had taken a glance at it.

There were no words or patterns on the stone tablet, only a flat piece of bluestone, taller than a person, with a moist and smooth surface, as if someone had been carefully stroking and caring for it. There was some purple-red color in the bluestone, as if it had been soaked in blood.

But just this one glance almost drove her crazy.

This stone tablet seems to be shrouded in some evil power, enough to distort reality and cause confusion.

The other disciples also noticed that those who could come here were not stupid people, so they naturally turned their eyes away and dared not look directly at him.

I just looked around and there was nothing to see.

Around the square, there may have been ancient immortal residences and exquisite towers that might have originally stood, with perhaps swaying green bamboos and flying white cranes. But now only broken walls, dead branches and strange trees are shrouded in thick black fog. The shadows are vague and unclear, revealing only despair and deathly silence.

Layers of black fog, like the walls of the underworld, seemed to be substantial, like chains in prison, entwined and twisted, blocking the edge of the square.

In the sky, a round moon with several broken pieces hung high, casting a cold light, covering the dead land with a strange silver veil. Under the moonlight, the blurred mountains in the distance were like sleeping beasts, isolated from this area, and seemed to be silently watching everything in the center of the square.

There was a suffocating dullness in the air, as if all sounds were swallowed up.

Everyone first walked around to see if there was anything else, but the square was indeed empty and there was no grass at all.

Liu Sheng and another thin man tried to step into the layers of black fog that were wriggling like a living thing.

However, even though she tried to keep moving in a straight line, her vision in the black fog was extremely limited. Everything around her was blurry and distorted. She began to lose her sense of direction. The dilapidated buildings in the fog seemed to be sometimes far away and sometimes near to her. With every step forward, the depressing atmosphere made her heart beat faster and her breathing became rapid.

When she thought she was about to break through the fog, the scene in front of her instantly returned to where she stepped into the fog, as if she was pulled back to the starting point by some invisible force.

The man returned to the square with the same bewildered look on his face as she did.

Liu Sheng recalled that when the test just started, the lecturer said that this test was to test one's comprehension. Only if one could gain some understanding could one leave here and pass the test.

She was not sure whether they were still in the Qixuan Academy, but what was certain was that they were trapped here, and the only thing they could comprehend was the strange stone tablet.

"Since we don't know how to pass the exam for now, why don't we tell each other our names so we can work together." As everyone was at a loss, a tall and strong man with honest eyes and eyebrows took the initiative to say, "I'll go first. My name is Zhang Tinglin."

"Is this necessary?" The thin man sneered and said sinisterly.

Another elegant-looking woman agreed with Zhang Tinglin and said, "This stone tablet is very strange, but if we study it together, share our knowledge with each other, and verify it with each other, maybe we can break through it together."

The woman looked around at everyone, as if trying to find her next supporter.

Liu Sheng seemed to be thinking about something, but he didn't say anything. Instead, another boy who looked quite young, no more than eleven or twelve years old, said timidly, "Since they locked us up together and didn't say anything about us competing, it means that we can cooperate at this level."

"Also, I once asked a student who had passed the test. Although he couldn't tell the specific content of the test due to the power of rules, he revealed that it would be easier to pass if everyone worked together." The young man added in a low voice.

"You can actually find Shang Shesheng? It is said that becoming Shang Shesheng can obtain the immortal cultivation method, enter Chongdao Temple to practice, and once you break through the Qi Refining Stage and pass the last exam, you can enter Qixuan Mountain. So it is very difficult to see Shang Shesheng outside." Zhang Tinglin said in surprise, "What's more, even if you see him, he may not be willing to tell you."

"It's also a coincidence. That person is my roommate. He told me about it before we went to Chongdao Temple." As the young man spoke, his back straightened a little and his voice became louder.

At this time, Liu Sheng asked Zhang Tinglin: "Then how do you know so many things? If Shangshesheng is so difficult to meet."

"That's because I found a notebook in the library. It contains some information about this strange disaster. I don't know how the owner of the notebook could discover so many things in such a short period of time and then disappear without a trace. Logically speaking, this person with such ability should have a great chance of surviving." Zhang Tinglin did not hide anything, which made everyone feel more favorable towards him.

The woman asked curiously, "Where is the notebook? Do you have it with you?"

Zhang Tinglin shook his head: "I didn't take it. The books in the library cannot be borrowed. The ghost there is very powerful. If you steal a book, it will anger the ghost and will never stop. Have you never been to the library?"

The other four shook their heads.

Liu Sheng has no time to go for the time being. She passed the entrance exam yesterday. After going back to rest, she has to go to Qiongxiang Hall to work. After finishing work, she will hide for a while and then rush to Qingxu Hall to continue the exam.

Working and studying part-time is so tiring!
She wanted to quickly pass the test to become an upper-dormitory student. Apparently, other people thought the same way. Except for Zhang Tinglin, everyone else had passed the outer-dormitory student test with Liu Sheng yesterday.

And now, after listening to Zhang Tinglin's words, he felt that becoming a Shangshesheng was imminent. Perhaps this was his hope of escaping the strange disaster.

However, she also took note of what Zhang Tinglin said and decided to find a chance to visit the library.

Now everyone finally reached a consensus and exchanged their names. The thin man was named Jiang Tao, the woman was named Yu Chan, and the boy was named You Yingcai.

Liu Sheng only said his name was Su Jin.

In this temporary harmony, Zhang Tinglin proposed again: "This stone tablet is too evil. Once you get into it, you will easily lose your mind. Why don't we comprehend it in batches, two or three people in a group. While one group is watching, the others are responsible for keeping alert to avoid losing their minds."

Everyone thought this sounded feasible, but they also knew that it would only work if there was real mutual trust.

But until they come up with a better solution, they can only try.

Since there was no paper or pen, and no way to draw lots, we had to divide the groups verbally.

Zhang Tinglin and You Yingcai both have a certain understanding of the entrance examination and have mastered certain intelligence, so it is best to divide them into two groups.

They felt that the two women were weaker and should be divided into two groups so that it would be more balanced.

So in the end Zhang Tinglin and She Chan were in one group, and the younger You Yingcai, Liu Sheng and Jiang Tao were in another group.

Zhang Tinglin and She Chan were the first group. They both sat cross-legged in front of the stone tablet and tried to comprehend it.

The other three stood by and watched, ready to wake them up immediately if they showed any abnormality.

Time passed slowly, and the square became quiet and silent. Apart from the breathing of five people, there was no other sound.

Suddenly, Zhang Tinglin's expression began to distort. He stared at the stone tablet with bloodshot eyes, as if he was struggling with some invisible pain.

She Chan's condition was not much better. Her body was trembling slightly, her face was as pale as paper, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Liu Sheng immediately stepped forward and called their names softly, trying to pull them back to reality from the influence of the stone tablet.

You Yingcai and Jiang Tao also reacted quickly and helped Liu Sheng wake the two up.

However, no matter how they called or shook, the two could not wake up. They just kept trembling, their eyes fixed on the stone tablet, their eyes were ferocious and slightly bloodthirsty.

Seeing this, Liu Sheng raised his sleeves to block Zhang Tinglin's view.

Jiang Tao suddenly understood and also learned to use his sleeves to block She Chan.

The two of them finally woke up by willpower without looking at the stone tablet.

At this moment, Zhang Tinglin and She Chan were like drowning people floating up from the bottom of the water, taking deep breaths with terrified looks on their faces.

They looked at each other, as if trying to find the answer to their recent experience in each other's eyes.

"There is something... inside this stone tablet..." Zhang Tinglin said tremblingly, his voice full of fear.

She Chan clutched the corner of her robe tightly, said nothing, and just nodded continuously.

"There must be words on it! It's just that we can't see them... I suspect this is the method of cultivating immortals!" Zhang Tinglin calmed down and said firmly.

She Chan shook her head and said, "I haven't realized this level, I just feel that there is a very terrifying existence in it..."

Next, it was Liu Sheng's group's turn.

Zhang Tinglin and She Chan watched them nervously from the side, still feeling frightened.

She Chan warned: "If you encounter a situation that is not right, you must get the stone tablet out of sight in time."

Liu Sheng took a deep breath and decided to use meditation again to try to approach the stone tablet, at least to ensure that he would remain sane.

Liu Sheng slowly walked towards the stone tablet and sat down cross-legged.

She closed her eyes, breathed slowly, and began to meditate, trying to extend her perception into the stone tablet.

The Seven Mysterious Orders on her body emitted a slight chill, and a force enveloped her perception and extended deep into her body.

However, just as she was about to touch that power, she felt an unspeakable fear surrounding her, as if countless hands were pulling at her soul, trying to drag her into a dark abyss.

(End of this chapter)