It's late at night.

People, not quiet.

The wind is blowing, blowing through the entire back mountain of Luoyang City, like a pair of gentle hands, caressing every corner of the mountain.

The rain has completely stopped, and the mountains are still wet.

Princess Yuandi, Zhong Lihou and the others had already left, and the only ones left were the disciples of the Heavenly Book Pavilion and a group of candidates.

Above the attic, Zong Yang looked at the more than thirty candidates below and said softly, "Tonight, it is the last and most important exam for you in my Heavenly Book Pavilion. If you fail to pass, the result will be completely invalidated, and if you do not make it to the top five in the first few exams, you will be eliminated. ”

"But if you can pass this exam successfully, as long as you don't perform too badly in the previous ones, you still have a chance to become a disciple of Tianshu Pavilion, and you can do it yourself. ”

There was a look of surprise in everyone's eyes, this exam was very important, and they could not afford to slack off.

But Cangkong Ning, who had already woken up, was a little sluggish at the moment, as if he hadn't heard Zong Yang's words at all.

"This exam is presided over by Elder Wen himself, you all sit down cross-legged, let your perception go as much as possible, and the exam will start at any time. ”

Everyone sat down and closed their eyes, not knowing how the exam was going to be conducted.

Perception is released, and the entire back mountain seems to be in full view.

Looking up, I saw a majestic city in the distance between the moonlight, and behind it was a towering mountain peak. Climb the city tower to view the mountain view, climb the mountain to view the city view, sit on the cloud head to see the world, at this moment, they seem to be in different places, in various directions, see everything.

This exam has begun unconsciously.

At this moment, Su Yang seemed to be integrated with Yunshan, overlooking the entire Luoyang City from a high altitude.

He walked through the clouds, really like watching the scenery in the mountains.

Under the nightlight candlelight, more than 30 candidates sat cross-legged, as if they were all asleep.

Zong Yang, Ji Danxuan, and Cheng Gaohan just stood in the attic and watched.

At this time, in the mountains in the distance, a figure appeared.

All three of them are far away.

"Sir, how many people do you think will be able to successfully pass this level this time?" Cheng Gaohan looked at Zong Yang.

Zong Yang looked at the figure that disappeared again in the mountains, and said softly: "This year is different from previous years, according to the performance of these candidates in front, there should definitely not be more than ten." ”

"Ten is a lot. ”

"Senior Sister Ji has someone who is more optimistic?" Cheng Gaohan turned to Ji Danxuan and asked.

"What's the use of being optimistic, if you don't work hard, no matter how good your talent is, it's useless. Ji Danxuan said indifferently.

Accustomed to Ji Danxuan's coldness, Cheng Gaohan pursed his lips and continued to look at the group of candidates below.

......

Xu Nao was covered in sweat, and he only felt that his steps were heavy, as if an invisible aura was wrapping him.

Walking alone on the mountain, every step of the way, as if every step is in danger of being crushed.

But he felt very excited, his mind was highly focused, and his eyes became extremely bright.

There is no difference between a genius in general and a madman.

For Xu Nao, it is even more obvious.

The further he went, the more he felt that he was hovering between life and death, and the danger of this made him feel terrified, but it also made him more excited.

The sensation is as turbulent as the sea.

He saw the sky, the earth, the mountains, the water, and everything in the world......

He even had a feeling that he saw the will of the Great Dao.

His aura is constantly changing, and his spirit is also highly concentrated, highly consumed, and the sweat all over his body is like a stream of water, instantly wetting his clothes, and even leaving water stains under his feet.

The road under your feet is smooth, there is no sludge, but it is extremely difficult to walk.

But he didn't realize it, his eyes were bright, and he kept moving forward.

He didn't even know where he was going.

"Why keep going, what is your ultimate goal?"

Finally, the question was raised.

Xu Nao stopped, and on a stone in front of him, a figure was sitting, an old man.

The old man's beard was white, but there was no wrinkle on his face, but he didn't look young, perhaps because of his temperament.

He was dressed in a white robe, and the material didn't look very good, but when he wore it on the old man, it seemed to have become a fairy robe, and he was glowing.

"I don't have a purpose, I just want to keep going. Xu Nao replied.

"When is the end of the road without a purpose, and what is the point of going on?" the old man asked again.

"My life is meaning, there is no end to life, rather than stopping, it is better to stride forward. ”

"What if there's a boulder in front of you?"

"Then I'll step through the boulder. ”

"If someone asks you for help, you stop and you can save them, will you keep going?"

Xu Nao was silent for a moment and said, "Yes, I will continue to walk." I can have both, I can stop for a while, but it doesn't mean that my road has come to an end. ”

"There will be all kinds of accidents on the way, and it is the experience of life, which will make me go further. Sometimes, bonds are also meaning. ”

The old man smiled slightly and said: "You have no regrets in your heart, even though your feet are covered with thorns, you can see all the mountains and rivers, which is also the meaning of life." ”

......

A thick mist swirled around the mountainside behind the Heavenly Book Pavilion, and the last twilight of the outside world had been swallowed up, and a strange chirp of night birds sounded from somewhere in the woods, and the sound was unusually beautiful.

Xu Nao walked on the mountain road, he did not look at his feet, but looked at some pictures in the distance, looking at the past time, and the future that was about to happen.

It was a very remote col, with only a few families scattered around.

A curtain of water fell on the night sky, flooding the col, and some people were screaming, and some were crying for help.

There are dark shadows in the water curtain, and they are devils, who have grabbed the people who are desperately fleeing to the heights, and disintegrated them, staining the sky red with blood.

A doll was crying, he had just learned to walk, and he was just crying instinctively in the face of the devil.

A teenager escapes from the devil's blood, but his parents remain here forever.

The water curtain receded, and the boy lingered alone in the mountains, fighting with the hounds, snatching food from the tiger's mouth, and being covered in bruises, just to survive.

He hadn't seen anyone for a long time, and perhaps thought in his heart that he was the only one left in this world.

There were hunters in the mountains, but they didn't seem to be human, and they punched and kicked the boy just because the boy had eaten the prey they had just hit.

Just devoured alive, his mouth was covered with blood, and in the face of the beatings of others, the young man was not resentful.

When they were tired, the boy got up and limped out of the place.

He never killed anyone because he was incapable of killing.