Chapter 1068: Pre-Selection of the Son of God

As soon as the fourth master finished speaking, a lot of discussion broke out in the field. However, most people were just envious. Only the few cultivators in the late stage of Kaimai Realm looked proud. Because of the special situation of the Fallen Ghost Abyss, they were always complained that cultivation was useless. This time, they finally got to the fore.

With this news, the dissatisfaction with the increase in taxes was immediately dispersed. Several cultivators in the late stage of Kaimai Realm were thinking about how to be selected as guards. How could they have the mind to consider other things? Although there were still some dissatisfaction among the others, they had no backbone and could not accomplish anything.

In the entire Touqi Village, there were only nine people in the late stage of Kaimai Realm. The village chief, the fourth master, would not go. The remaining eight people were Taoist Mao, the big guy, the old man, Mrs. Sun, and the fat man. After the party, these eight people began to prepare. Mrs. Sun did not even plan to open the inn.

Qingyang was just worrying about how to go to Kuzhong City. Isn't this opportunity here? However, he did not have the cultivation of the late Kaimai realm, so it was hard to say whether he could be selected as a guard. However, the opportunity was rare. Even if he could not be selected, Mayi Town was closer to Kuzhong City than Touqi Village. Mayi Town was much larger than Touqi Village, and there were more ways to Kuzhong City there. Besides, Taoist Mao and other acquaintances had left, so it was meaningless for him to stay here.

Qingyang then found Taoist Mao and others and told them that he wanted to go to Mayi Town to try his luck. Taoist Mao and others had no objection. Qingyang was just one person. Compared with the hundreds of late Kaimai realm cultivators in Mayi Town, having one more competitor was nothing. Besides, Qingyang looked ordinary, and the possibility of being selected was almost zero.

After the preparations were completed on the same day, the nine people set out together the next day. In order to participate in the guard selection, everyone packed up neatly and walked with the wind, fearing that they would make mistakes if they walked slowly. Although the Fallen Ghost Abyss suppressed the strength of the cultivators, these people were all cultivators in the late stage of the Kaimai Realm after all, and their physical fitness was much better than that of ordinary people. Qingyang's body had not fully recovered, but his speed was the slowest, which made the three fat men complain constantly, complaining that they should not bring Qingyang, a sickly person.

It took only two days to reach the destination after walking for more than 300 miles. Mayi Town is a large town with thousands of people. The houses here are obviously a level higher than those in the first seven villages, and there are many spacious houses and courtyards. There are high walls made of earth and stone outside the town, and there are several streets crisscrossing inside. There are more than a dozen inns and shops of various kinds, and pedestrians come and go, which is very lively.

There are obviously more cultivators here than in Touqi Village. Looking around, the whole street is full of Kaimai Realm cultivators. But think about it, it is just the time for the mayor to select guards, so it is normal to have more cultivators. Touqi Village is relatively far from Mayi Town, and those who are closer should have arrived long ago.

There are several inns in Mayi Town alone. The price is not expensive. One silver can stay for five days. However, Qingyang has no money. He sold the spiritual grass that he had picked before and grew for more than 40 years. In exchange for four nourishing pills and five gold coins, he paid for the accommodation. There are not many good things on the streets of a small town with thousands of people. Qingyang lost interest after walking around for half an hour, and then waited for news from the mayor in the inn. Several people from Touqi Village seemed to have arrived a little early. They waited in the inn for three days before the mayor notified everyone to go for the selection.

Of course, the mayor lives in the center of the town, and it is the most luxurious house in the whole town, with a high gate and a large courtyard, covering an area of ​​dozens of acres. The selection site was in the square outside the gate of the mayor's house. At this time, more than 200 people had gathered, almost all of them were cultivators in the late stage of Kaimai Realm.

There were also several Qi Refining cultivators, but they were all sitting on the high platform in the middle of the square. In the middle was an old man with a long beard and wearing hemp clothes. He had a clean appearance and was at the eighth level of Qi Refining. According to the introduction of the three fat men, this old man was the mayor of Mayi Town and the only cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining in the entire Mayi Town.

Next to him sat a young man at the second level of Qi Refining. He looked somewhat similar to the mayor, with a good figure and appearance. The only shortcoming was that he had a face full of pockmarks, as numerous as stars. Without the introduction of the three fat men, everyone could guess that this must be the mayor's son Ma Xingchen.

Seeing that almost all the monks who participated in the election had arrived, the mayor stood up from his seat and said, "Everyone is here because you must have heard about my selection of guards for my son. It's okay to tell you some news. My son will represent Mayi Town to go to Tongguan County to participate in the preliminary selection of the Son of God in half a month. If he just goes to Tongguan County, it will be fine. He will be back in two or three months. If he is selected, he may have to go to Kuzhong City to compete with the geniuses of other counties. This round trip will take nearly a year. I have no choice but to decide to recruit a group of guards to protect my son's safety."

"Mr. Mayor? What is the preliminary selection of the Son of God?" someone asked from the audience.

The mayor said, "These have nothing to do with you. It's useless to ask. In order to avoid any worries, I'll tell you again about the treatment of the guards. After being selected, the whole family will be exempted from taxes, so you don't have to worry about your family anymore. There will be a monthly salary of two gold coins. If my son can get a good score in the pre-selection of the Holy Son, everyone will be rewarded when he comes back."

After hearing the mayor talk about the treatment of the guards again, everyone immediately forgot about the pre-selection of the Holy Son. That thing sounded like it had nothing to do with everyone. The current treatment was the most affordable. The whole family was exempted from taxes, and there was a monthly salary of two gold coins. This was the first in the entire Mayi Town. As long as you can be selected, you will have no worries about food and clothing from now on, and you don't have to worry about survival anymore.

Thinking of this, the people below suddenly became noisy and said, "Mr. Mayor, please tell us how to select the guards. We can't wait."

The mayor smiled and said, "Since you are selecting guards for my son, you must have the ability and loyalty to go through fire and water for my son, so the preliminary test is very simple. There are only three levels. The first level is the mountain of knives, the second level is the sea of ​​fire, and the third level is an interview between me and my son. If you pass it, you will be selected."

After the mayor finished speaking, he didn't say anything more. He clapped his hands directly behind him. Someone behind him removed the fence on the wall, and immediately revealed two sections of the assessment site that had been arranged in advance.

The first section is called the knife mountain, which is about five meters long and is built entirely of thick wooden boards. It is ups and downs, and there is no regularity at all. It looks like a small mountain.

At the same time, on the wooden board, there are all kinds of knives densely inserted, some large and some small, some high and some low, leaving almost no gaps, and there is no place to step in the middle.

All the knife tips and blades were facing upwards, shining with a white luster and extremely sharp. Just one glance at them from a distance was enough to make people feel creepy.