Chapter 984

"Where is the third test?" Zhang Xiaohua asked curiously.

After thinking for a moment, Kong Chan whispered, "The third test is in the Forbidden Wind Valley of the other temple!"

"Forbidden Wind Valley?" Zhang Xiaohua asked curiously, "Why is it placed there?"

Kong Chan smiled mysteriously and did not answer.

At this time, the setting sun was as red as blood. Under Kong Chan's lead, Zhang Xiaohua and Meng came to a valley. They saw that the valley was bare without any trees or flowers. Even the stones on the ground were not small. They were all huge. The most peculiar thing was that the surface of these stones was not like the usual. The surface was round and looked very smooth, but when you touched it, there were many fine marks.

"The two of you, please come this way."

Kong Chan put her palms together and whispered. She led the two into the valley. After walking for an incense stick's worth of time, they came to a small open space. At this time, there were many people standing in the open space. In addition to Master Chang Xing and Great Master Chang Geng, there was a big man who was half a body taller than Zhang Xiaohua. This big man was not only tall, but also had a lot of meat on his body. Except for a few places that were wrapped in cloth, the rest of his body was naked. A layer of oil flashed on his naked body. Under the light of the setting sun, the thick meat on his body jumped, showing the strength of his body!

His bald head was also shiny with oil.

When the big man saw Zhang Xiaohua coming, he frowned slightly and reached out to touch his shiny head. His hand was like a palm-leaf fan and his fingers were almost as thick as a radish!

Seeing this big man, the monks standing next to Great Master Chang Geng, Zhang Xiaohua did not need to look carefully. This big man must be her opponent for the third test!

"Woo!" A cold wind blew from the valley, making Zhang Xiaohua involuntarily shrink her neck.

The other monks in the valley had a slight change in expression.

Seeing this, Kong Chan hurried a few steps and said, "Reporting to the two Martial Uncles, Ren Xiaoyao, a guardian disciple of the Incense Order, and Zi Xia, an inner disciple of Mo Xuan Gong, are here!"

Then, he stood to the side.

Master Chang Xing looked at Zhang Xiaohua and said with a smile, "Benefactor Ren, have you rested well?

Has your internal energy recovered? "

"Inner force?"

Zhang Xiaohua was stunned and immediately cupped his hands and said, "Many thanks for Master's understanding. Everything has been restored. Master, please guide the third round!"

"Hmm, that's good."

Master Chang Xing nodded. He pointed to the big man next to him and said, "This is my Dalin Temple's Guardian Vajra Kong Ju. He will be your opponent for the third trial!"

"Greetings, benefactor Ren!" Kong Ju put his palms together and said in a muffled voice.

"Greetings, senior brother Kong Ju!"

Zhang Xiaohua returned the greeting with a smile, "After seeing Senior Martial Brother Kongju's appearance, I feel ashamed of my own inferiority. I don't have the heart to fight anymore!"

"Hahaha," Kong laughed loudly, and the flesh on his body trembled like flowing water.

"Almsgiver Ren," Great Master Chang Geng said, "The third stage isn't a competition of strength or ruthlessness. You don't have to worry!"

"Eh?

That's … "

"You don't have to say anything now. You will know when you enter!"

Zhang Xiaohua was even more shocked, "Inside?"

After Master Chang Geng finished speaking, he dodged to the side and revealed a gap that was about the height of two people behind him. He pointed his finger and said, "It's here!"

Zhang Xiaohua was expressionless as she looked at the narrow gap between the mountain rocks. It was very deep and there wasn't much light passing through. She couldn't see the situation inside.

"Then … forget it …" Zhang Xiaohua wanted to say something but hesitated. She would know everything once she entered.

"Master, please go first!" Zhang Xiaohua said.

"Alright!"

Master Chang Xing didn't decline and entered through the narrow gap. Great Master Chang Geng didn't move and gestured for Zhang Xiaohua to go first. Zhang Xiaohua nodded and let Zhang Xiaohua go first.

The narrow gap was very long and it took the time it took to brew a cup of tea to cross it. After passing through the gap, there was a ruin that was about four to five hundred feet in size. This ruin was slightly different from the Fragrant Cult's Huanxu. There was a platform that was about the height of a person and there were many large and thick stone pillars evenly distributed. The top of the stone pillars was empty and they pierced the sky. There were many broken rocks, glazed tiles, and green bricks on the platform that were piled up messily.

Master Chang Xing didn't explain and walked up a slanted staircase to the platform. There was a narrow path that led to the center of the ruin. As soon as Zhang Xiaohua stepped on the platform, she immediately felt that something was wrong. The true qi in her meridians was supposed to hide her cultivation and stay dormant, but at this moment, it was really stagnant …

Moreover, as Zhang Xiaohua went deeper into the center of the platform, her true qi became more and more immobile. Although Zhang Xiaohua didn't dare to use her true qi because she was behind Master Chang Xing, she could clearly feel that there was a restriction on the platform that could imprison a person's cultivation!

When she followed Master Chang Xing to the center of the platform, there was an open space with a radius of ten feet. Zhang Xiaohua suddenly understood why Abbess Jing Yi was defeated in this trial.

At this moment, the true qi in Zhang Xiaohua's meridians had already solidified. She couldn't control or mobilize her true qi as she wished. Zhang Xiaohua also risked releasing her divine sense, but no matter what, she couldn't separate it from her body.

She then looked at the bronze cauldron and thought about the burly man behind it. Needless to say, this trial was definitely a competition of strength.

The restriction on the platform could imprison true qi, so presumably, it also had an effect on internal energy. In that case, Abbess Jing Yi's internal energy, which she had painstakingly cultivated, wouldn't be of any use. Any Qi Practitioner or martial arts expert who came here would be the same as an ordinary person. They would have to rely on their own strength to do the talking. Not to mention this burly man who had painstakingly cultivated his strength, even an ordinary Jianghu man would have more strength than Abbess Jing Yi!

Thinking about how Abbess Jing Yi's martial arts were outstanding, yet she actually lost to an ordinary Dalin Temple monk in this … Forbidden Wind Valley, how … how could she swallow this humiliation?

When everyone arrived, Master Chang Xing said with a smile, "Benefactor Ren, now that you're here, you should have a clear idea of the situation, right?

Our Dalin Temple's path is different from that of the Incense Sect's martial arts. We walk the path of Yang.

The Dalin Temple's guardian disciples have to train their strength from a young age. They have to draw water from a distant mountain spring without spilling a single drop on the way. Then, they have to practice the Dalin Temple's special body-tempering technique to increase their strength. Finally, they can practice our Dalin Temple's immortal cultivation technique and wield the Demon Subduing Pestle. "

"Presumably, after passing the first two trials, young benefactor will understand that strength is indispensable among our Dalin Temple's guardian disciples.

All of the challenges are based on strength.

Although young benefactor was different from your esteemed Abbess Jing Yi in that you didn't use your lightness technique and relied on your profound internal energy to pass the first two trials, the last trial will test young benefactor's physical strength. Young benefactor must have used his internal energy. On this platform, all forms of internal energy are useless. "

"This disciple understands!"

Zhang Xiaohua bowed and said, "It means that I have to compete with Senior Kongju in terms of strength without using my internal energy."

"Yes. Not only can young benefactor's internal energy not be used, but this old monk and the others can't use their internal energy either.

Therefore, young benefactor doesn't need to worry about fairness. "

Seeing Zhang Xiaohua nod, Master Chang Xing took out a small bell from his bosom and said, "This old monk has an immortal inheritance magic tool. It's a set with the Evil Subduing Cauldron. Young benefactor must know the divine abilities of immortal inheritance magic tools. This Evil Subduing Cauldron weighs five thousand jin. Every time this old monk strikes this small bell, the weight of the Evil Subduing Cauldron increases by a thousand jin."

"Eh?

There's such a miraculous thing? "

Zhang Xiaohua was stunned and looked curiously at the small bell in Great Master Chang Geng's hand. Although Zhang Xiaohua was strong, this strength came from cultivating the Fist of the North Star and using the warm current to temper the bones in his body. It was pure physical strength. When he was fighting with Kongchan, he already felt that it was amazing when he saw the Evil Subduing Pestle changing its weight with mana. Now that he saw this small bell increase its weight by a thousand jin with a single strike, he was even more surprised.

Apart from being surprised, he thought more about his own Prajna Heavy Sword. This sword weighed more than ten thousand jin and couldn't be controlled by his divine sense. It was obvious that it was different from the Evil Subduing Pestle in terms of its weight. Then … what was it that could be so heavy?

Zhang Xiaohua couldn't help but look forward to it. Moreover, he gradually had a vague idea in his mind. This idea sounded a little unimaginable now. Whether it would work or not, he would have to wait until Zhang Xiaohua's cultivation level gradually increased before he could verify it.

"Benefactor Ren, don't be surprised. There are thousands of Buddhist techniques that are shocking. This is just a simple practical method!"

Great Master Chang Geng smiled and said, "The test for this stage is simple. Junior Kongju and Benefactor Ren will each step forward and take turns lifting the same weight. I will wait for both of you to lift the Evil Subduing Cauldron and increase its weight until one of you can no longer lift it!"

"Haha, what if both of you can't lift it in the end?" Zhang Xiaohua laughed.

"That's easy." Great Master Chang Geng squinted and said, "I will strike the bell again and reduce the weight of the Evil Subduing Cauldron by a hundred!"

Meng pursed her lips and smiled.

Zhang Xiaohua scratched his head and said, "Buddhist artifacts are indeed powerful."

Then, he cupped his hands and said to Kongju, "Senior Kongju, as the host, you should go first. Let me see how you lift it!"

"Hmph." Kong Ju snorted and strode forward. His footsteps were so heavy that the platform shook a few times.

Kongju walked to the front of the Evil Subduing Cauldron, bent down, and grabbed the legs of the cauldron. He tested it and shouted, "Rise!"

The huge Evil Subduing Cauldron rose in response!

It seemed effortless. Then, Kongju lifted the cauldron. After a while, he put it down on the platform with a bang. Fortunately, the platform was very clean and there was no dust.

Under Great Master Chang Geng's smiling gaze, Kongju walked back to his seat and looked at Zhang Xiaohua from the corner of his eyes. He seemed to be provoking her.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaohua didn't stand on ceremony and walked to the front of the Evil Subduing Cauldron. She bent down, leaned forward, and held the Evil Subduing Cauldron with one hand. She didn't even bother to shout "rise". She just "gritted her teeth" and the Evil Subduing Cauldron was lifted up with a "whoosh" …

Master Changgeng's eyes flashed with a strange light when he saw how easy it was to lift something heavy. He was extremely surprised.

After Zhang Xiaohua put the cauldron on the ground, Great Master Chang Geng nodded and said, "Abbess Jing Yi is indeed … meticulous. It must have been hard on her …"

Then, he picked up the small bell and it rang with a "dong" …

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