Chapter 73 The Dharma Assembly Begins

After passing through the Jade Gate, Shi Xuan felt his eyes light up. Outside was a white jade platform with a radius of several dozen feet. It was shining with soft white light in the sunlight, and it contrasted with the blue sky washed by water. There were white clouds of various shapes around it, and the whistling wind blew past his ears.

Looking around, he saw all the monks who came up from the front. Only a young man in a moon-white Taoist robe was sitting on the edge of the platform in front of him. He was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed. It seemed that the sky behind him was as flat as the ground. He was practicing peacefully and attentively.

This young man looked ordinary, but just looking at the fact that his Taoist robe and hair were not moving in the windy sky, you knew that he was definitely not simple.

Shi Xuan, Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Dielan stood aside and waited for a while. When most of the cultivators had arrived, the outer disciples came out of the Jade Gate and walked to the side of the young man. They saluted respectfully and said, "Thank you, Uncle Master, everyone is here."

The young man then opened his eyes and stood up. There was a gentle smile on his handsome face. He said to the cultivators calmly, "I am Xie Fangwei from Penglai Sect. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

As soon as he finished speaking, he rolled up his sleeves, and the whole Jade Tower suddenly emitted a hazy light. Then many small lights merged into a thick light and projected to the other side of the rolling white clouds.

After a few breaths, the thick light stabilized there, like a bridge.

Shi Xuan was surprised when Xie Fangwei introduced himself, because Ming Qingyue had mentioned that Xie Fangwei was one of the nine true disciples of Penglai Sect. He was the strongest among all the true disciples, and the one who had the most hope of forming a golden elixir in this generation of true disciples. He was also the most low-key. Apart from the disciples in the sect, only those who had a close relationship with Penglai Sect knew of his existence.

"Please, everyone, the other side of this Qingguang Bridge is the main island of my Penglai Island." Xie Fangwei's smile was still so gentle, and he didn't show any arrogance as a true disciple of Penglai Sect.

This Qingguang was said to be thick, but that was relative to the thin Qingguang. In fact, it was only the width of a person walking. From a high altitude, it was extremely dangerous.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, what were you surprised about just now?" Yu Ruoshui noticed Shi Xuan's surprise just now.

Shi Xuan couldn't hide it, so he smiled bitterly and said, "Miss Yu, this Senior Xie is one of the true disciples of Penglai Sect."

"Ah." This title made Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Dielan exclaim a little, and the other cultivators who heard this also looked at Xie Fangwei in surprise and respect.

Yu Ruoshui looked at Xie Fangwei, and after a while, he said in a firm tone: "One day, I will also let others look at me like this."

At this time, some cultivators had already stepped onto the Qingguang Bridge, thinking that the Penglai Sect was so big that they would not benefit from it at all.

As soon as he stepped on it, he saw waves of clear light where he stepped on, but the entire Qingguang Bridge did not move at all. He was relieved and stepped on the Qingguang Bridge with his other foot.

After a while, Shi Xuan and others had arrived at the Qingguang Bridge. They saw that the Qingguang Bridge shuttled between the white clouds and stretched to an unknown place. Through the white clouds under the bridge, you could vaguely see the tiny trees and ant-like people below, which formed a strange charm that attracted people to jump down.

Shi Xuan shook his head to get rid of this feeling. When he looked up, he saw Yu Ruoshui shaking his head there, and they couldn't help but smile at each other. Yu Ruoshui pointed at Zhou Dielan, who was pale, and whispered to Shi Xuan: "I will go in front, and please go behind, and let Dielan go in the middle, so that it will be convenient for the two of us to take care of one or two."

It was a piece of cake, and Shi Xuan naturally nodded in agreement. Yu Ruoshui smiled with satisfaction, and walked onto the Qingguang Bridge swaying like a blooming flower.

After comforting and encouraging Zhou Dielan to get on the Qingguang Bridge, Shi Xuan himself slowly stepped onto the light column. Where his feet landed, the clear light spread out in ripples, but the feeling on his feet was like stepping on flat ground.

This Qingguang Bridge is like transparent glass. Looking down, you can see the white clouds below through the bridge, as well as the things on the ground exposed in the gaps of the white clouds, but they look very small.

Walking on the Qingguang Bridge, there are strong winds all around, making people's clothes rustle. Every step you take, you feel like you are being blown down. Coupled with the scenery under the bridge, the strange charm that attracts people to jump down, Zhou Dielan's face is getting paler and paler.

At this time, a cultivator in front seemed to be unable to bear this feeling. He sacrificed a magic weapon and was about to fly to the destination. However, as soon as he drove the magic weapon, he saw a fine light from the Qingguang Bridge, which circled around him and tied him tightly, and then threw him back, and he landed on the white jade platform like a cloud.

He stood up suddenly and checked his body, but he had no loss, and then heard a gentle voice: "This Taoist friend, Penglai Sect has no fate with you, please go back." Looking up, it was Xie Fangwei who said to him peacefully.

Just when she was about to make some excuses, she saw the serious expressions of several outer disciples behind Xie Fangwei, so she stopped immediately. After all, she was in the wrong, so she had to walk towards Yumen in dismay.

Seeing this, the monks all understood that they could not fly with magic tools on Qingguang Bridge, and they were afraid that even magic could not be used, so they had to walk forward slowly and honestly.

Zhou Dielan walked a few steps and accidentally looked down the bridge again. She felt dizzy and almost collapsed on the bridge. Fortunately, Yu Ruoshui and Shi Xuan had been paying attention to her and hurriedly helped her up.

"Sister Dielan, don't be afraid. Penglai Sect won't let us fall to death. Okay, don't look down and stare at my hair, okay? Come on, walk slowly." Yu Ruoshui wiped away the cold and arrogant expression on her face, gently comforted Zhou Dielan, and finally let Zhou Dielan hold her sleeve and lead her forward slowly.

Shi Xuan blocked the monks behind him and turned a deaf ear to their scolding. After Zhou Dielan regained her courage and continued to move forward, he took a step and followed.

Xie Fangwei on the white jade platform looked at the Qingguang Bridge and nodded thoughtfully.

After the monks had walked into the white clouds and looked hazy, an outer disciple beside Xie Fangwei asked boldly: "Uncle Xie, since arriving at Yingke Island, we have been testing the character and perseverance of the monks. Is this inappropriate? It was not like this before?"

"Whether it is appropriate or not, Uncle Mo will take the responsibility. We will just follow the instructions." Xie Fangwei smiled slightly.

Xie Fangwei's peaceful attitude put several outer disciples at ease. One of them, a tall and thin disciple with handsome features but pale face, stepped forward and asked, "But is this unfair to those family members?"

Xie Fangwei glanced at him and laughed and scolded, "I remember you are Yong Liding from the Yong family, why don't you think about how much advantage the family members have taken in the past when testing their character. Everyone knows what kind of people the sect likes, so they can naturally pretend to be good. Otherwise, with your character, you may not be able to enter the sect. This time, it just makes everyone back on the same line."

Yong Liding was not angry, and smiled and replied, "Uncle Xie, if my uncle hadn't forced me, I really didn't want to enter the sect. Not only is it boring and tedious, but even those female cultivators don't have any knowledge and interest."

"I really don't know why Uncle Yong likes you, a lazy and lustful guy in the family." Xie Fangwei shook his head and laughed.

"My great uncle said that those guys are extremely gloomy and calculating. Although they are making profits for the family, it is still very uncomfortable to stay with them. If there is any problem, just kill them with a sword! It is far better for him to accept it than for me to be open and honest." Yong Liding exposed his ugliness without any shame.

"Okay, don't leak this matter. Don't think that no one will know if it is leaked quietly. How much do you know about the methods of the Jindan period? Okay, go to welcome the next batch." Xie Fangwei ended the topic and told them to go to the island to welcome the next batch of cultivators.

Shi Xuan walked on the Qingguang Bridge. The wind became stronger as he walked forward. Later, it could almost blow ordinary people down. Shi Xuan understood that this was probably abnormal wind, mostly caused by magic, formations, etc., and it was very likely that this was the first test of Penglai Sect for so many cultivators.

Shi Xuan was a little afraid of heights in his previous life, but after years of practice and flying in the sky with magic tools, he is basically no longer afraid. However, the scenery under the Qingguang Bridge has a strange charm that makes people want to jump down. Even Shi Xuan, with his current state of mind, is eager to try.

Using the method in the treasure record, Shi Xuan gathered his thoughts, calmed his state of mind, and walked forward at a leisurely pace. At the same time, he whispered to Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Dielan in front of him.

Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Dielan were already struggling to hold on. Judging from their faces, they might jump under the Qingguang Bridge in the next breath. After Shi Xuan reminded them and realized that this might be a test, they regained their spirits, focused their eyes and looked straight ahead, and walked forward tremblingly step by step.

A quarter of an hour passed, and a cultivator in front of the misty clouds shouted shrilly, and then jumped down, but as soon as he left the Qingguang Bridge, he was tied up by a ray of clear light and thrown back to the white jade platform.

His experience not only did not wake up the cultivators, but also caused a chain reaction, infecting the emotions of many cultivators, causing them to jump down one after another, and then being sent back to the white jade platform by the clear light.

When this wave ended, Shi Xuan looked at the team in front and then at the team behind. It was already very sparse. Even if he stopped to reorganize, I'm afraid no one would come to blame.

In this situation, Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Dielan inspired courage. Not only did they not lose their way, but they walked more and more steadily and more confidently, which made Shi Xuan behind them marvel.

Shi Xuan also became more and more relaxed as he walked. There were white clouds all around, and the fairy air was lingering. Walking in it felt like walking in the heavenly palace. For a moment, Shi Xuan focused on the beautiful scenery and forgot all kinds of worries and fears.

Suddenly, cheers came from the front, and Shi Xuan and the other two became excited, realizing that the Qingguang Bridge was coming to an end.