Taoist Master of Fantasy World

Chapter 21 Tongtian River

Xu Zhenyun narrowed his eyes.

The style of the small world on the fifth floor changed drastically again, and the darkness in front of him made him feel uncomfortable for a moment.

He stood in a deep and dark space, surrounded by gravel and dirt, and more than ten feet in front of him was a large river about two or three miles wide.

The water surged and surged, creating waves six or seven feet high. From time to time, lightning struck the water, stirring up eager turbulent whirlpools.

I am on the south bank of the river.

Looking left and right, the river is endless and has no end in sight.

After experiencing the initial mental discomfort, Xu Zhenyun felt slightly relieved.

Because unlike the third and fourth levels, although this scene is deep and dark, there are no foreign objects blocking the view.

Just like the second level "True Illusion Qingyang Wall", the light group as the "undead" appears very clearly in front of me. It seems that it was hit by the water waves and gathered on the river beach on the south bank:
A rough count, the total is about two or three hundred?

The total number of people who passed the fourth level is 550. It seems that the success rate of the fifth level is more than half.

Looking carefully, Xu Zhenyun could easily find the guidance stone tablet, standing twenty or thirty feet in front of him to his right.

Xu Zhenyun walked over quickly.

The text on the stone tablet is clearly displayed without any obstruction:

On the fifth floor of Liuhe Linglong Tower, there were four participants, 550, and one person passed the test.

Tip: Tongtian River.There are thunders above and undercurrents below.Crossing over to the other side is considered a success.

Xu Zhenyun was stunned immediately.

One person who passed the test...?
Then this level is the biggest challenge in the entire seventh-floor trial of Linglong Tower!
But why do the "remains" of light clusters appearing here appear to be only two to three hundred?

Not all the dead leave behind a "wreck" of light; or are not all the wreckage visible?
Taking a deep breath to calm down, Xu Zhenyun slowly came to the river.

Strange to say, I could see clearly just now that the riverside was empty. But when Xu Zhenyun came to the waterside, a small boat about ten feet long and more than two feet wide suddenly appeared in front of him.

The boat is long and narrow, with its head and tail slightly tilted like an ingot, and is made of yellow wood. The waterline is covered with scars that are dark green and almost ink, as if it has been soaked in water for countless years.

This is the raft prepared for Xu Zhenyun to cross the river.

Of course Xu Zhenyun would not act recklessly and carefully observed the river in front of him.

The river is peaceful and deep, but the current is faster than expected.But even if there are big waves, the first impression of this river is still "quiet and profound" rather than "turbulent and wanton". It seems that at the first sight, it has left a deep "stereotype" in people's minds. Easy to change.

Lightning falls very frequently.Moreover, the falling lightning is not in the usual net shape, but falls vertically, and suddenly blooms after getting close to the water, like flowers blooming - like some unique ball lightning.

When the electric light is exposed to water, you can immediately see that the water flow quickly vaporizes, forming a gap of about ten feet in size, which shows its considerable power.

Once it hits a person, it will be fatal!

In the entire river, large and small whirlpools evolved at the same time, which seemed to have extremely strong suction power and could swallow everything.

The whirlpool in the water and the thunder and lightning in the sky complement each other, doubling their power.

Looking carefully, it is not difficult to find that the directions of thunder and lightning and whirlpools are not random.If the rules are deduced, it is not difficult to predict.

There is no need to be a specialized "number" practitioner. Xu Zhenyun is confident that he can complete the calculation with his limited mathematical knowledge and relatively accurate time perception.

"The Three Questions of the Stone Lion only have three questions; but except for the first level, the Liuhe Linglong Tower has six floors."

"Two, two, three, four, do it again?"

"The fifth level is the same as the second level. It is like a reincarnation. The first question of Shishi's Three Questions is re-evaluated - is it 'what I see is real' of the idealist way, or is it the 'judgment of situation' of the rationalist way. Reason, make decisions and act'?"

"So... the method is the same as the 'True Illusion Qingyang Wall', there is no need to consider lightning and torrents at all, firm confidence, and pretend that everything does not exist?"

Xu Zhenyun immediately came to a conclusion.

But he felt it might not be that simple.

If you just repeat the assessment content of the second level, it is absolutely impossible that only one of the 550 four people will pass; only one person will fail!
Seeing the broken "light ball" not far away, Xu Zhenyun decisively approached it.

This is the same as the second level, you can learn from other people’s experiences!
Walk up to a "light group" and connect to the induction.

"Zhao Changhe is one of the earliest among the more than 1 people who participated in the Liuhe Linglong Pagoda. In the first question of the 'Three Questions of the Stone Lion', he chose the idealistic way of 'belief in the heart is the truth'. After untold hardships , broke through the first four levels, and entered the assessment of 'Tongtian River'..." "He and Xu Zhenyun had the same view, thinking that this level was a replica of the second level, 'True Fantasy Qingyang Bi'. Without hesitation. Board the boat, row hard, fully self-hypnotize, firmly believe that everything in front of you is illusion, and ignore the thunder and lightning in the sky and the rapids under the water..."

"But after rowing more than fifty feet, a bright thunder suddenly struck Zhao Changhe's head from the sky. He met the end of his life without even having the thought of 'a catastrophe is coming'."

Xu Zhenyun's expression changed slightly.

In the induction just now, Zhao Changhe's determination was extremely firm and he did not waver at all.

But he was still struck by lightning!
Xu Zhenyun walked quickly and detected three or four "light clusters" one after another.

Without exception, the deceased all chose the spiritual path in the first level of the Three Questions of the Stone Lion just as Xu Zhenyun imagined.Their choices for this level were similar to Zhao Changhe's, and they insisted on self-hypnosis...

But this level is clearly different from the real and fantasy Qingyang Wall.

The testers were either struck to death by lightning or swallowed by the whirlpool.

The reason why the number of "undead" is only half at first glance is because there is more than one "illusion" on this level; only those who choose "ideal" in the first question have participated in the "Tongtian River" assessment; if the Taoist heart is rational, The way of "making decisions and taking action" is to participate in other forms of illusion assessments?

Xu Zhenyun concluded that this was probably the case.

"Obviously, this is no longer a test of character. Forcibly ignoring the thunder and rapids is the way to death."

"Or...this level tests 'flexibility'. Even those who choose the idealistic way will have to change the rules here and force themselves to make choices that go against their own will and become rational." Evaluate the situation and make a decision before taking action'?"

Xu Zhenyun analyzed the "light cluster" calmly while detecting it.

Less than half an hour later, when Xu Zhenyun sensed the No. 17 "light group", the situation finally changed.

Lu Feiqing.After this person broke through here, he finally realized that it was no longer feasible to borrow the experience of "persisting in the Taoist heart" in the second level.He thought carefully for a long time and finally made a decision - he chose to "evaluate the situation, make a decision and act" which was contrary to his own Taoism. He carefully deduced the laws of lightning strikes and rapids, and sought good luck and avoided bad luck!
It looked smooth at first.Lu Feiqing drove the boat, turned left, and then turned again, dexterously avoiding thunder and rapids one after another, just like passing through thousands of flowers without a single leaf touching her body.

Just halfway across the river; six points; seven points; victory seems in sight.

But just when Lu Feiqing was filled with joy and thought he had found the right path, he felt his heart suddenly sink!
For a moment, all thoughts were lost. It seemed that life had lost its fun, life had lost hope, and there was darkness in front of my eyes.

As my heart sank, so did the ship.

Lu Feiqing fell into the water!
He is actually a person with excellent water qualities, but this Tongtian River is mysterious and has extremely strong suction. As soon as he made a paddling gesture with his arms, he was immediately swallowed up.

"The Taoist heart is broken?"

Is this a punishment for betraying one's own Taoist decision?

Xu Zhenyun was shocked!
Xu Zhenyun continued to sense the other "light clusters" and checked ten or twenty of them in succession.

Without any exception, all the dead can be divided into two categories -

Or be like Zhao Changhe, stick to your Taoist heart, regard the lightning torrent as falsehood, and choose to hypnotize yourself.They end up either being struck by lightning or swept away by the undercurrent; even those who persist to the middle of the river are very few.

Or, like Lu Feiqing, he violated the idealistic way of "what he believes in his heart is the truth" and chose to follow the "rationalistic" way of deduction, identify the patterns of thunder and rapids, and then ride a boat on the river. Mid-flip, turn and move.

Among those who made this choice, except for one of them who was really bad at math and made a mistake in his calculations and was struck by lightning, most of the others crossed the river by seven points and reached a position close to success.

But then, without exception, they all encountered the backlash of "violating the Taoist heart", and their moods inexplicably entered a state of "disappointment", and then sank together with the boat they were riding on!
It is useless to adhere to the Taoist heart; if you violate the Taoist heart, you will suffer backlash.

Both roads are dead ends!

Xu Zhenyun concentrated his energy and analyzed carefully.

First of all, among the dead, many of them were so determined that even Xu Zhenyun felt ashamed, and there was absolutely no trace of moisture; but the thunder from the sky fell as usual, without any mercy.

This shows that the method of adhering to the Taoist mind and self-hypnosis is absolutely not feasible!The bloody lesson proves that the Thunder Torrent is completely real and is definitely not a test of the Taoist heart that "wanders between reality and reality"!

Therefore, it is necessary to use the "rational" approach to assess situations and reason to deduce and avoid disasters!
But those who participated in this environmental assessment were all "idealistic" Taoists.

The difficulty of the fifth level is actually to verify that the examiner has reached a very transcendent spiritual state - can he avoid backlash if he makes a choice that goes against the Taoist mind?Able to flexibly and freely have the ability to jump horizontally repeatedly?

This sounds easy to say, but actually it is as difficult as climbing to the sky!

Those who tried later were probably smart people who thought of this, so when making decisions, they tried to "convince" themselves with various theories in order to have peace of mind.

But the final death of mind and shipwreck may come later; but it still comes, without any luck!
After thinking for a long time, Xu Zhenyun's eyes suddenly brightened.

Taking a deep breath, I felt my heart beating loudly and forcefully.

(End of this chapter)