Evergreen Immortal.

Chapter 684 The Struggle for the Dao Child

Chapter 684 The Struggle for the Dao Child
"This year's batch of youngsters has produced several promising talents."

Fu Feng Zhenjun glanced at the five people on the Ascension Platform, a look of satisfaction appearing in his eyes.

It's good that Baiyujing has a successor.

Whether a sect can prosper for a long time depends on whether it has outstanding successors.

"really."

The old Taoist priest, Honen, who was standing to the side, nodded.

"I heard there's another person who proved their Dao through force this time?"

"But it has been a long time since it was born."

The True Lord of Fufeng inquired.

"Then Li Rui is one who proves the Dao through force, and his aptitude and character are quite good."

The old Taoist priest pointed to Li Rui among the five people and said.

Fu Feng Zhenjun's gaze fell on Li Rui: "He is indeed a good junior."

“I once sparred with Fellow Daoist Jiuyuan, and those who prove the Dao through force are indeed remarkable.”

The Fellow Daoist Jiuyuan he mentioned was none other than a True Monarch of Power Cultivation from another state.

"So he actually came from a Lesser Celestial Realm?"

"Excellent."

True Lord Fufeng narrowed his eyes.

The old Taoist priest Faran, standing to the side, clearly understood why True Lord Fufeng spoke in this way, because this True Lord was the most amazing one who emerged from the Small Cave Heaven back then.

On the Immortal Platform.

Li Rui felt the gaze of a True Lord, and for a moment he felt as if he were being watched with thorns in his back, as if that one glance could see through all his secrets.

Fortunately, his biggest trump card is the system.

Even a Dao Lord, let alone a True Lord, couldn't possibly see it.

At this time.

The white-browed, Nascent Soul Realm elder slowly walked to the five people: "In the battle of Dao disciples, the one with the higher Dao will prevail. At noon, the formation will be activated."

Those who possess superior virtue will prevail.

How can one prove that the Tao is superior?

In Baiyujing, there is only one standard—of course, being able to fight.

Talk about it.

This all started with the founding ancestor of Baiyujing.

The founder of Baiyujing was quite unique. He was not a sword cultivator, but he loved using swords the most. Despite not being a sword cultivator, he earned the reputation of being the number one flying swordsman in the world, and his combat power was outstanding.

Perhaps it was precisely because of their love of war and their ability to fight that this rule was established for the later struggles between Daoist masters.

Noon arrived quickly.

All of a sudden——

A light screen slowly rose, revealing a large array.

The light curtain, resembling an inverted bowl, quickly enveloped the Ascension Platform.

The scene before my eyes suddenly changed.

Li Rui found himself in a boundless wasteland, and not far away, there was a towering mountain that seemed to reach thousands of feet into the clouds.

"Is this another place where reality and illusion intersect?"

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

No surprise.

Because every battle for the Daoist position is like this.

Of course, it couldn't be a simple, chaotic battle confined to the Ascension Platform. Otherwise, given the platform's hundred-zhang radius, simply having someone at the True Martial Realm level would essentially guarantee victory.

Moreover, the fighting prowess of cultivators is ultimately different from that of martial artists.

But it's not complicated.

Simply put, the one who can reach the top of that mountain is the candidate for the Dao.

The five people exchanged glances.

Then, with remarkable tacit understanding, they each chose a direction and flew towards these Daoist mountains.

In the blink of an eye.

Li Rui then arrived at the foot of Daoshan Mountain.

Because of the suppression of the formation, they cannot fly and can only climb like ordinary people.

Li Rui stepped down without hesitation.

A terrifying power of the Great Dao struck.

Unaffected in the slightest, it settled steadily.

This is the first barrier of Dengdao Mountain—the Dao Power Barrier.

It is a test of whether the foundation of the Great Dao is solid. If the foundation is not solid, what qualifications does one have to become a Dao Child?

Li Rui walked steadily and quickly.

Without him.

Who says his most powerful being is Daoji?

at this time.

Outside the Immortal Platform.

"This Li Rui is truly amazing; his speed is in no way slower than Senior Brother Liu Qing's."

"He actually surpassed Senior Brother Liu?!"

Exclamations of amazement filled the air. All the elders and disciples of Bai Yujing gazed at the image projected onto the light screen.

The video is presented from five different perspectives.

Each corresponds to one of the five participants.

The footage clearly shows that Li Rui's climbing speed was the fastest among the five, even surpassing Liu Qing, the number one disciple.

See this scene.

The old Taoist priest's smile widened.

He had participated in the Daozi Contest and explained all the rules of the Daozi Contest to Li Rui on that day.

It was not cheating.

After all, apart from Li Rui, the other four lads all had their own masters, and those old guys must have given them repeated instructions.

He had long known that Li Rui's foundation was extremely solid.

But unexpectedly, it was able to overpower that monster Liu Qing.

The old Taoist priest couldn't help but shake his head with a smile: "It seems I still underestimated you, kid."

In just ten breaths, Li Rui arrived at the mountainside.

At the top of the stone path sat a white ape.

Upon seeing the white ape, Li Rui's expression turned serious for the first time.

Without him.

This is because the white ape is the guardian deity of Dao Mountain, a great demon at the Nascent Soul stage.

To climb the mountain, one must first overcome this great demon.

There is no other way.

This is the second hurdle of Daoshan – survival.

The ability of cultivators to fight is more accurately described as their ability to survive.

After all, they are not brave and fierce warriors who fight for the sake of fighting. Cultivators can fight in order to protect their lives. Otherwise, no matter how long their lifespan is, it will be useless after they die.

This test assesses a cultivator's ability to avoid calamities.

At this time.

The white ape demon slowly opened its eyes, and the oppressive aura unique to the Nascent Soul Realm made Li Rui unable to breathe.

This time.

Li Rui slowed his pace, stopped climbing, and calmly stared at the white ape.

Only thirty breaths had passed.

A loud bang came from not far away, causing the entire Daoshan Mountain to tremble slightly.

Wang Yuan was killed by bombing.

Let's look again at the Ascension Platform.

Wang Yuan, one of the five, suddenly awoke, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Despite his reluctance, he had no choice but to withdraw.

He had just tried to use teleportation to get past the white ape demon, but the demon killed him before he could.

"Lost."

A bitter smile appeared on Wang Yuan's lips.

If he hadn't been in the boundary between reality and illusion, he would have been dead.

However, he was not too discouraged. Instead, he gracefully flew off the Ascension Platform and calmly became a spectator.

After all, with monsters like Liu Qing and Yan Kong around, he had no chance of becoming a Dao Child.

soon.

Another gasp rang out from the crowd.

This time, it was Chu Bai who was killed by the old ape.

Of the five participants in the trial, two were eliminated by the old ape.

however.

Soon, the crowd below the Ascension Platform erupted in chaos.

"My senior brother Liu is invincible!"

On the light screen, Liu Qing, relying on the Great Dao of Space, directly returned to reality, and then traveled back to the realm of illusion and reality, bypassing the old ape.

It was so easy and effortless that not even a single hem of her clothes was damaged.

Not bad.

Liu Qing is a rare person who has comprehended the Great Dao of Space.

This approach is indeed clever, and no one else can replicate it.

Then he watched as Liu Qing continued gracefully up the steps.

For a while.

Only Li Rui and Yan Kong remained on the stone steps.

Just as everyone was wondering what tricks the two of them would use.

Then I saw Li Rui take the first step.

Nothing fancy.

Li Rui transformed into a divine ray of light and shot towards the white ape.

See this scene.