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Chapter 300: Changes in the Immortal Bridge (Long chapter, please vote!)

The armed competitions in every imperial examination are always the most eye-catching test and also the busiest time of the year in Xijing.

During every armed fight, there were huge crowds of people everywhere. People looked up to watch the showdown in the Xianqiao blessed land. There were also vendors moving among the crowds, selling melon seeds, tea, and some snacks.

This is also the best time for men and women in Xijing to choose their ideal person.

The candidates who enter Xianqiao Fudi for the examination are usually not very old, and many of them are still unmarried. They are talents selected by the whole country.

If you can find a rich husband or bring her home as a bride, it is a blessing from your ancestors.

The Ministry of Rites did not prohibit viewing, and would even take the initiative to open the Xianqiao blessed land to people to watch, as a sign of fairness.

"Why are the Buddhist and Taoist Registrars here too?"

Eunuch Feng looked from afar and recognized the officials from the Buddhist and Taoist Records Departments. He was surprised and said to Chen Tang, "Something is wrong with this year's exam. Someone must have tampered with it secretly!"

Chen Tang also had a solemn expression on his face. Monks and Taoists could also take part in the examination, but the content of their examinations was different from that of the Juren. They would take examinations on Buddhism and Taoism, so the examinations would be held at the Monks' and Taoists' Offices.

In the martial arts examination, monks and Taoists were also allowed to participate. There has never been a precedent for this before!
In the past, everyone took their own exams!
Eunuch Feng could not help but get angry: "These guys in the cabinet really did something! They changed the direction of the mountains and rivers, and led the Taoists and Buddhists to go to Master Chen!"

He laughed in anger. The Fifth Military Camp was in charge of controlling the Fairy Bridge Blessed Land. The left and right commanders of the Fifth Military Camp were none other than the twin generals Xia Fanghe and Xia Shouying from the Xia family!
"This is blatant cheating!" Eunuch Feng said angrily, slapping the wheelchair.

Chen Tang remained expressionless as he stared at the Xianqiao blessed land, searching for Chen Shi's whereabouts.

The Xianqiao blessed land is extremely large, covering hundreds of miles. It is mountainous, with rivers running through the mountains, and the sun, moon and stars rising and setting in the sky.

Among the mountains, there are blessed places everywhere, and fairy palaces are dotted among the mountains, just like a fairyland.

It is extremely difficult to find someone in such a vast landscape.

Chen Tang looked and saw that many scholars had already encountered each other in the Xianqiao blessed land. The battle broke out and was extremely fierce. In just a few moments, the life and death of two scholars were often decided!
He saw two of the candidates. One of them was practicing the Small Five-Shape Moving Technique, which was good at moving things, even human internal organs. The other one was practicing the Divine Sky Subduing Demon Curse, which could transform into the True Martial Body. The moment the two saw each other, the one who practiced the Small Five-Shape Moving Technique activated his magic and moved his opponent's liver out of his body from a distance!
Before he could perform his second move, the other candidate had already arrived in front of him, and with one move, the real body of Zhenwu Fumo pierced his opponent's chest.

However, although he killed his opponent, he died soon after because he was missing a liver.

Chen Tang looked away and searched elsewhere, and saw a sneaky scholar peeling tree bark in a valley. He peeled off a piece of bark three feet long and half a foot wide, and then used a little of his pure yang blood to draw talismans on the tree.

However, the distance was too far, and Chen Tang couldn't tell what the talisman was.

After the scholar finished drawing the talisman, he covered the tree with bark, making the tree look the same as before. Then he went to other trees and did the same thing, drawing talismans on more than ten trees in a row.

After he did all this, he cut a wound on his leg, lay on the ground wailing, pretending to be injured, waiting for other candidates to take the bait.

Soon a scholar heard the news and came over. Instead of coming to help with good intentions, he was so excited that he added insult to injury and planned to take the head to add to his own military exploits.

Unexpectedly, the ambush of the scholar on the ground caused a group of talismans on the tree to explode. This time Chen Tang could see clearly that it was the Blood Lake Formation composed of Blood Lake Talismans, which sucked the "kind-hearted person" dry in an instant.

"He seems to be practicing the Blood Lake Method. He is a talented person." Chen Tang thought.

The Blood Lake Method is a unique skill in the stele forest outside the True King's Tomb, close to the True King's Tomb, but it is a top-level method in the magic way and has long been lost. Chen Tang also learned it from Zhu Xiucai. I just don't know how this scholar learned this magic skill.

"Most likely it was passed down by Chen Shi."

He continued to search for Chen Shi's trace.

But in the Xianqiao blessed land, battles broke out one after another. Whenever a scholar encountered an enemy, they would attack directly without any nonsense. In a short period of time, hundreds of scholars died.

Chen Tang finally found Chen Shi and frowned as he saw Chen Shi walking towards the Xianqiao.

The name of Xianqiao Fudi is "Xianqiao" because there really is a bridge connecting the underworld and the world of the living. There is a river under the bridge, called the Morning and Evening River, with light on one side and darkness on the other, separating the two worlds of yin and yang.

Standing on the fairy bridge over the Chenhun River, you can take in the sight of both the yin and yang worlds.

This bridge is of vital importance.

The third part of the military examination in the imperial examination, the martial arts duel, has always been held at the Xianqiao blessed land.

The Xianqiao blessed land protects all those who enter it. The most ingenious thing about this blessed land is that it is located at the intersection of the yin and yang worlds. It contains the power of life and death and is unpredictable. Any living being that enters it, even if it dies, will be resurrected because of the power of life and death and will not truly die.

The scholar who was beaten to death would be resurrected on the fairy bridge in the blessed land.

Therefore, in the military examination, all candidates must fight to the death and must not show any mercy or softness, otherwise the winner will be someone else.

Now, on this immortal bridge, there are hundreds of scholars standing there in despair, waiting for the soldiers of the Fifth Army Camp to lead them out of the blessed land of the immortal bridge.

On both sides of the Immortal Bridge, the invigilators were masters from the Ministry of Rites. They sat at desks beside the bridge, holding pens and ink to record who was injured, who died, how the battle went, and their ratings in order to determine the rankings.

Although they were sitting at their desks, their spirits were floating on the sky, monitoring all movements in the Fairy Bridge Blessed Land.

There are also masters from the Five Military Camps who are responsible for controlling the Xianqiao Blessed Land, monitoring the movements of everyone in the blessed land, and guarding against fraud.

Martial arts combat is the most crucial of the three martial arts tests. In the Xianqiao blessed land, it is strictly forbidden to carry talismans, weapons, and magical weapons. Regardless of the level of realm, any Taoist magic can be used without taboos.

"This exam was pretty normal, nothing unexpected happened."

An examiner was distracted. While recording the performance of the candidates, he smiled and said, "During the last exam, there was a big fight. The bastard candidates from Gongzhou formed gangs and factions. Dozens of candidates formed a gang and attacked other candidates together. They swept through Xianqiao Fudi like locusts and beat the children of the noble families to collapse. Fortunately, the cabinet ordered the masters of the five military camps to enter Xianqiao Fudi to suppress the rebellion."

When this was said, the other examiners all laughed.

In that imperial examination, the candidates from Gongzhou caused such a big fuss that they were stripped of their title and were never recruited again.

"Something went wrong the last time. The two who had the best chance of winning were Zhang Ao from the Zhang family and Gao Zhengang from the Gao family. Before the fight, they were the most popular and everyone thought they would be the top scorers in the exam. But something went wrong during the fight."

A white-bearded examiner laughed and said, "The two governors in charge of this blessed land of Xianqiao are two brothers of the Xia family. As a result, during the fight, Zhang Ao and Gao Zhengang met each other in advance. They were both injured and defeated by Xia Maner, a scholar of the Xia family. Xia Maner became the female champion. Some people suspected that the two governors were secretly playing tricks."

It was not convenient for everyone to continue this topic, after all, there were soldiers from the Five Army Camps guarding nearby.

An examiner coughed and said, "I heard that there was a fight in which a candidate fought all the candidates and ended up in a tie."

"That time, it was Master Chen Tang from the Ministry of Revenue."

The white-bearded examiner laughed and said, "Later, some people called him the King of Accommodation, and some people called him the King of Leaving..."

As soon as he said this, he stopped laughing, looked to the side, and showed a puzzled look.

The other examiners also stopped laughing and followed his gaze. They saw a young man who looked somewhat similar to Chen Tang, walking towards them in a daze.

"It's the son of Chen Tang's family! The young scholar Chen Shi!"

The white-bearded examiner shouted to wake up Chen Shi, saying, "Chen Jieyuan, you are still taking the exam. This is not a place for you to come! If you go up to the Immortal Bridge, you will be sent out!"

Chen Shi suddenly woke up and looked around hurriedly. He saw that the world here was divided into the underworld and the world of the living. The underworld was gloomy and terrifying, while the world of the living was sunny and bright.

Through the sky, you can see Xijing, which seems to be floating in the sky.

Looking in the other direction is the underworld, where you can see the souls of the Mahayana beings who have returned to the void, sitting in the underworld, as if their bodies are penetrating the two worlds of yin and yang.

If you look further, you can see a huge black iron pillar stretching between heaven and earth.

There is a long river between the Yin and Yang worlds. The water in the river is distinctly black and yellow, emitting a strange light. A fairy bridge is built on it, which is dozens of feet long. Some dejected scholars stand on it.

From time to time, golden-armored gods would descend from the sky and fly away with a few scholars.

He hurriedly thanked the white-bearded examiner and found a stone to sit on in front of the Immortal Bridge.

Seeing that he was not in a good state, several examiners were puzzled, but did not ask more questions.

In the distance, a young monk who had defeated several scholars in succession and was extremely powerful was walking towards the direction where Chen Shi was.

The white-bearded examiner's soul observed the surroundings and found that in addition to the young monk, there was also a Taoist with a long sword on his back, and a Taoist with three golden books floating behind his head, who were also walking towards this side.

He couldn't help but frown and whispered to the young examiner on the side: "The two masters of the Xia family are probably using the geography of the Zuoyouxianqiao blessed land to lure some masters here. The purpose is probably to weaken Chen Jieyuan's strength and pave the way for others." The young examiner lowered his voice: "Old Zheng, since you have seen through it, why bother to say it? What if you offend the two governors..."

The white-bearded examiner remained silent.

Of the three major Buddhist holy sites this time, the Fankongliu of Shuiyue Shengjing is missing, and the Saint Xuan of Bodhi Daochang has lost her religious faith and returned to the Daochang. There is no one to take the exam. Only the monk Wuxiang of Dabaoguo Temple took part in the joint examination at the Monks' Registration Office and took the top spot.

Monk Wuxiang was dressed in a white robe and a pair of black cloth shoes with white soles. He had his hands empty and looked up at the front.

His heart was as pure and white as the Jinli Snow Mountain. There was a Buddha's light behind his head, and the Pure Land was looming in the Buddha's light.

This paradise is called the Western Paradise.

He walked over, his eyes fell on Chen Shi, he silently chanted the mantra, and the seal of Mahakala Chakravartin was already brewing.

At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind him: "Brother Wuxiang."

Monk Wuxiang turned around and saw another young monk who was about the same age as him, dressed similarly, and had a shiny head. It was none other than Monk Wuchen from the Kuzhu sect.

Wu Xiang greeted him and said, "Wu Chen, what are you doing here?"

Wu Chen smiled and said, "I am here to compete with you for the title of the Buddhist disciple of the Great Baoguo Temple."

Wu Xiang had a stern face without any expression. He stared at him and said, "Your master Ku Zhu has passed away. The little skills that Ku Zhu passed on to you have allowed you to persist until now without being eliminated. It is already a miracle. Wu Chen, you are too utilitarian and are not suitable to be a Buddhist."

He has always looked down on Wu Chen.

Wu Chen is a snob. He flatters people from aristocratic families and looks down on people from poor families. He is a vulgar monk.

The celebrities in Xijing all ignored Wuchen, saying that he had no Buddhist knowledge at all.

Wu Chen smiled and said, "I have made faster progress in my training with my uncle than with my master. Brother, I must get the title of Buddha's Son! Only with this title can I become a great monk!"

Wu Xiang was puzzled: "Which uncle is teaching you?"

"Master Ru Meng!"

Wu Chen said this, and took a step forward. As he took a step, his body swelled up step by step, and in an instant it turned into a golden body of 10 feet tall. This was the golden body of the Bodhisattva, the supreme skill of Jinli Snow Mountain, and the flawless body refined by the divine seal of the Great Freedom Wheel King!

This technique was practiced by Zen Master Kuzhu, and it was obtained from the golden body of Bodhisattva enshrined in the Dabaoguo Temple. When the Wuchen Golden Body was used, it was extremely violent. It attacked with the Ruyi Wheel and with one seal, the space of several feet covered by the palm power was turned into a rotating jade wheel!

Monk Wuxiang also activated the golden body of Bodhisattva Wulou, revealing a six-meter-tall body. The two of them were like two golden Buddhas, colliding in front of the fairy bridge.

Every time the two golden bodies collided, Sanskrit sounds erupted, and the huge Buddhas in the Western Paradise behind their heads became clearer and clearer, which moved all the examiners.

They knew that Monk Wuxiang was a Buddhist disciple of the Dabaoguo Temple and was extremely powerful. The young master had invited him to banquets many times and highly praised his Buddhist practice. They did not expect that this unknown monk Wuchen was actually on par with Wuxiang!

The two fought quickly for more than ten rounds. Suddenly, Monk Wuxiang took on Wuchen's seal and stabbed with one finger, hitting Wuchen's Danzhong acupoint.

He was also hit by Wuchen's Vajra Wheel Seal, his left arm was broken, his face turned pale, and he asked in surprise: "Your impermeable golden body has no flaws in the Tanzhong?"

Wu Chen said excitedly: "Brother, this flaw was told to you by the young master, right? But you could not imagine that my uncle, Zen Master Rumeng, has already made up for this flaw!"

He rushed forward quickly, and with the combination of hand seals, a strong gale blew!

While resisting, Monk Wuxiang shouted in fear: "There is no Zen Master Rumeng in Dabaoguo Temple! Wuchen, who is your uncle?"

Wu Chen grabbed his other hand, hit him with his knee and elbow, breaking his right arm. Then he hit Wu Xiang's head with the Great Cloud Wheel in one hand and the Buddha Crown Wheel in the other, causing the monk's brain to burst and die!

The body of Monk Wuxiang disappeared, and another Monk Wuxiang slowly formed on the Immortal Bridge.

Wu Chen shouted, somersaulted in excitement, and shouted: "This time, it is finally my turn to be the head monk."

Wuxiang looked at him gloomily without saying anything.

He was quite unwilling to accept this. It was obvious that Wu Chen's heart was full of desires and he had not achieved the state of emptiness of the four elements. How could he defeat him?

At this time, soldiers from the Fifth Army Camp came to take him away and escorted him out of the Xianqiao blessed land.

Wu Chen's excitement passed, he waved to Chen Shi and said with a smile: "Donor Chen, now you owe me a favor, don't forget to pay it back!"

He did not even attack Chen Shi. In front of the astonished gazes of the examiners, he leaped away like a giant mushroom.

As soon as Monk Wuchen left, a young Taoist came here leisurely. From a distance, his eyes fell on Chen Shi, who was sitting on a stone in a trance.

The Taoist disciple of Taishang Haoyuan Palace, Taoist Jinlu.

"Brother Jin Lu, I heard that if you practice the Feixian Sword Sutra of the Supreme Haoyuan Palace to the peak, you can transform your corpse and fly away as an immortal."

Taoist Jinlu stopped, turned around, and saw Yu Lingzi walking towards him.

"I wonder what level Senior Brother Jin Lu has reached with his Feixian Sword Scripture?"

Taoist Jin Lu looked at Yu Lingzi, then at Chen Shi who was sitting on the rock in a daze. He felt that he was attacked from both sides. He immediately turned his blood into swords, and his body was hidden in a beam of sword light and flew away!

"Don't run!"

Yu Lingzi chased after him and shouted, "Let me see if your fingers can resist my Taizhen Jade Technique!"

Chen Shi ignored them. At this time, another young Taoist priest with three golden books floating on his head came over with a smile on his face and said, "Brother Jin Lu's sword is fast, and Yu Lingzi likes to break people's fingers. They are not easy to mess with. I don't want to compete for the top prize, but to pick on the weak. Guo Daozi from Tianshi Mansion, meet Brother Chen!"

"He is thinking about something very important and will not pay attention to you."

A voice came from not far away. Guo Daozi looked in the direction of the voice and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, "It turned out to be Senior Brother Zhang You. Could it be that Senior Brother Zhang wants to protect Chen Jieyuan?"

Zhang You walked over slowly and said with a smile, "I won't protect him. I came here because I was tricked by the two commanders of the Five Army Camps. They wanted Chen Jieyuan and I to lose both of us so that you can win the championship."

Guo Daozi smiled and said, "So, I was also plotted against. I shouldn't have come here, but I ended up here accidentally. I guess the two governors changed the geography of the blessed land and deliberately led us here."

He looked at Chen Shi, turned around and left, saying with a smile: "It is not advisable to stay in a place of trouble for long."

Zhang You hesitated for a moment, then turned and left.

Suddenly, the world shook violently. Guo Daozi's face changed slightly. He looked up at the sky and whispered, "Brother Zhang, are the two governors so cruel? Don't you want to let us go?"

Zhang You shook his head and said, "They won't offend my Zhang family for the sake of the young master. I'm afraid something has happened in Xianqiao Blessed Land."

Suddenly there was another loud bang, and a long white jade bridge was inserted into the Fairy Bridge Blessed Land. At the end of the long bridge, a female fairy in fluttering white clothes was floating, affecting the entire blessed land.

The blessed land of immortal bridge tilted, making loud crackling sounds, and slid towards the underworld!

Xia Fanghe and Xia Shouying, the left and right commanders of the Fifth Army Camp, sat up, their faces changed drastically, and they said in unison: "Oops!"

They interfered too much with the Xianqiao Blessed Land, causing it to collide with the ghost and god realm of Qixia Temple!

"Five armies, listen to my order, rescue all the candidates, save as many as possible, and leave the blessed land as soon as possible!"

The two governors’ spirits came over the blessed land and shouted loudly, “Officials of the Ministry of Rites! Leave the blessed land immediately, don’t delay! Don’t stay! The Immortal Bridge blessed land is about to collide with the underworld!”

In the sky, golden-armored gods descended, stretched out their huge hands to grab Zhang You, Guo Daozi and the other candidates on the Immortal Bridge, and flew away into the sky.

The white-haired examiner was about to take Chen Shi away when suddenly the sky shook violently. Many masters of the Five Military Camps were hit by the aura emitted by the white-clothed female fairy and exploded to death.

"Come on!"

A group of examiners jumped up and fled from the place.

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