Chapter 885 Entering the Mountain

Things were just as Song Wen said. When the results of the assessment were released, he and Xu Yan were both among the top 3,000 men.

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"Brother Fang, that's great. I can finally step into Xidong Mountain." Xu Yan was overjoyed.

Song Wen also forced a smile on his face.

"Congratulations, Brother Xu."

Xu Yan said, "I'm happy for you. And, all this is thanks to you."

At this time, Miao Sheng's figure appeared on the platform again.

"The top 3,000 men and women stay. The others, leave as soon as possible and go home."

The faces of those who were selected were all filled with ecstasy.

They congratulated each other, and laughter rose and fell.

And those who were not selected were all pale.

It was a false joy, and naturally they felt bitter and unwilling.

However, no matter how unwilling they were, they could only leave the training ground obediently.

Some people were unwilling to leave easily. They walked to the front of the platform, knelt down, and begged Miao Sheng to give them a chance.

This was of course impossible!

These people were eventually dragged out by the soldiers.

After all the unsuccessful candidates left, only 6,000 young people were left, 3,000 men and women.

Miao Sheng looked at the young people below the stage and said loudly.

"You are the most outstanding young people in Guanling City today. I hope that after you enter Xidong Mountain, you will seize the opportunity, comprehend the Dharma, and give back to Guanling City when you have achieved success."

"I will obey the order of the city lord." The people below the stage responded sparsely.

Miao Sheng said, "It's getting late, and we have to hurry. Everyone, let's go to Xidong Mountain."

"Dong Dong Dong..."

There were heavy footsteps, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound. It turned out to be a thousand soldiers holding spears, trotting in unison.

Spears like a forest, iron armor cold, step in unison, momentum like a tiger, all show that this is an elite team.

The six thousand young men couldn't help but show awe in their eyes. They were just starting out, when had they ever seen such a battle.

"Everyone, set off! I will lead these thousand soldiers to escort you to Xidong Mountain."

Under the "escort" of a thousand soldiers, six thousand young people set off to Xidong Mountain.

Along the way, they attracted many believers to watch. What's more, they were so pious that they knelt down to worship the group, as if they were making a pilgrimage to the future Buddhist monks.

The group soon arrived outside Xidong Mountain and was blocked by the formation barrier.

At this moment, circles of ripples appeared on the top of the formation barrier in the sky.

A few days ago, the two "Shami" who had appeared in front of everyone appeared in the sky again.

"I am Miao Sheng, the mayor of Guanling City. I have always been devoted to Buddhism and have a sincere heart. I heard that the Sun Moon Temple wants to recruit 3,000 men and women. Therefore, I personally selected 3,000 men and women. I hope that the monks will be merciful and accept them, so that they can have the opportunity to receive the Buddha's grace and practice the Bodhi path together."

The two "Shami" met each other and both showed a sneer in their eyes.

Their eyes swept over the young men and women below, just like those shrewd businessmen in the market, selecting the best livestock.

"Sister, this batch seems to be good." A shami said.

The sister nodded, with satisfaction in her eyes.

At this moment, the invisible wall that blocked the way of everyone suddenly fluctuated slightly, and then suddenly cracked, revealing a passage of one meter high.

The passage was shrouded in mist, hazy and deep, and could not be seen clearly.

"Three thousand men and women can enter, and others are not allowed to enter." The sister said loudly.

A group of young people heard the voice, took steps, and walked into the passage.

The believers who were watching from a distance, watching their backs disappear into the passage, all showed envy.

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"How can there be so many farmlands here?" Xu Yan said in a surprised tone.

After entering the passage, the crowd walked through a section of the road covered by fog, and then the view suddenly became clear.

The expected ancient temple hall, the enlightened monks, and the solemn Buddha statues did not appear, only patches of fertile fields.

In the fields, what was planted was not some immortal grass or spiritual roots, but rice.

The maturity of the rice was not the same. Some had just been planted, and some had already produced golden grains.

However, compared with what is usually seen, these grains are slightly larger.

The fertile fields are distributed at the foot of the mountain. A hundred feet up along the foot of the mountain, there is a thin mist, which makes it impossible to see the situation of the mountain above.

At this time, it was past Shenshi and the sky was getting dark.

Seeing that no one was there to help them, they had no choice but to march towards the foot of the mountain along the wide bluestone road.

After passing through the fields, the road turned into a towering forest on both sides.

After turning a few corners, countless wooden houses built against the mountain appeared in front of everyone.

The wooden houses were scattered at the foot of the mountain. In the center of these wooden houses, there was a huge Buddhist temple.

The Buddhist temple was extremely spacious, and its roof was inlaid with countless gems, emitting a soft light that illuminated the entire Buddhist temple.

More than a hundred men and women sat in the Buddhist temple, holding scriptures, chanting in a low voice, and the sound of Sanskrit lingered.

The sudden appearance of thousands of people immediately attracted the attention of those in the Buddhist temple.

A burly man in his early twenties walked out of the Buddhist temple and greeted them.

"Are you new believers?" the burly man asked.

"Yes!" A scholar standing in the front bowed and said, "May I ask, brother, where is this place? Why don't I see the monks and Dingguang Buddhist Master of the Sun and Moon Temple?"

A smile appeared on the face of the burly man, and the smile was slightly bitter.

"Not everyone is qualified to meet the eminent monks and Master Dingguang. Only those who are talented and have deep wisdom can have the chance to meet them."

The scholar said, "Then how can we know which of us have wisdom?"

The burly man said, "Master Dingguang Buddha and the eminent monks of Riyue Temple will naturally know who has the root of wisdom. Every ten days, Buddha's light will come down from the sky from time to time to attract people with deep wisdom to the mountain. Presumably, those people should be able to see Come to Dingguang Buddhist Master?”

The scholar immediately understood that the people in front of him and those in the Buddhist hall were the chosen ones. And those chosen never came back.

"May I ask, brother, how should I be called? What should I do before I am selected?"

The burly man said, "My name is Qu Xin. I have been appointed by the eminent monks of Riyue Temple to take over the position of steward temporarily. What you have to do now is to live well here. In those wooden houses, there are pots, stoves, clothes , bedding and other necessities for daily life, as well as spiritual grain, are enough to keep you alive. In addition, every day at Chen hour and You hour are the time for morning and evening classes, and you need to go to the Buddhist hall and recite scriptures at other times. , need to work in the fields.”