The Otherworldly God

Chapter 25: Clear Mirror and Still Water

There is still a quarter of an hour before noon, and the five newcomers who are going to take the second test are ready.

This assessment was held outside Jimen Pass, which was originally Le Zheng’s actual combat training ground, named Tianxian.

When he first heard that they were going to hold the assessment here, Le Zhengfang immediately raised objections.

"It's a dangerous place. Even if we go in, we can't guarantee that we will come out unscathed. This is just an assessment for apprentice Taoists. They are just newcomers who haven't even started learning magic. Is this necessary?"

"Junior sister, please rest assured. I will not let them take any risks. Bring me the map." Le Zheng Hongjun came forward with a map and showed it to them. Le Zheng Qin pointed to the area northwest of Jimen Pass and said, "Junior sister, please look, this is a natural barrier, and this area is our common training area. There is no danger. We just ask them to start from here, get the things here, and return.

Junior sister, you should know clearly that these few are newcomers who repeatedly break the rules, and some of them even break rules that have never been heard of before. If we simply let them pass the assessment, there will be more and more newcomers who break the rules in the future.

I do this to let them know how long and difficult the road to becoming a Taoist is. If they don’t have the perseverance to persist, they might as well give up.

Moreover, as a Taoist priest, if you don't even have the awareness to sacrifice your life to complete the mission, how can you have the face to call yourself a Taoist priest? Junior sister, what do you think? "

"Brother, you really have good intentions. Since you said there is no danger, I believe you."

Knowing clearly that this was an excuse he made to embarrass Le Zheng Yuhua, Le Zhengfang could not break off relations with him and could only pray for them silently.

Le Zhengqin waved his hand and Le Zhenghongjun put the map away.

Not many people knew about the test being held in a dangerous place in advance. Even Le Zhengfang only found out about it this morning, which was one of the reasons why she was angry. However, the other masters did not raise any objections, and some even seemed to be happy to see it.

When Le Zheng Hongjun learned about this, he also questioned the necessity and safety of this assessment. Coupled with the rumors outside, he couldn't help but doubt his master.

"Master, there are other ways to assess these newcomers, right?"

"Hongjun, what do you think of Lezheng now?"

"Hongjun doesn't dare to say."

"The current Le Zheng is all show and no substance. Many people are dissatisfied with my temporary position as the head of the family and think that your Aunt Fang should take over her brother's position. Do you know why the four elders chose me?"

"Because Master has the ability to govern Le Zheng well."

"Ability? They don't care that much. What they need is a puppet that they can manipulate. They can't manipulate the temper of the senior brother, and if a younger sister comes to go against them, haha, I'm afraid those old men will be pissed to death."

Le Zhenghongjun nervously reminded: "Master, please be careful with your words."

"Le Zheng is already terminally ill. If we can't find a good cure, Le Zheng will die."

"Master thinks they are good medicine for Le Zheng."

"You too. You are all the future of Le Zheng. Whether you are the best medicine for Le Zheng depends on what kind of Taoist you will become."

Le Zheng Hongjun stood aside and said nothing. No matter whether it was Le Zheng Fang or Le Zheng Qin, he knew that both of them were doing it for Le Zheng, although their methods were different.

"Xuan'er pays respects to the head of the family and Aunt Fang."

Although Lezheng Feixu had no apprentices, he had a maid who grew up with him. She was not from the Lezheng tribe, and could not learn magic. She was an orphan that Lezheng Feixu and his master accidentally rescued and brought back to Lezheng. Later, she volunteered to be a maid in their courtyard.

"But are you ready?"

"Yes, all the masters have arrived."

"Let's go then. Junior sister, please."

"Please go first, Senior Brother."

"OK then."

Le Zhengqin walked in front, followed by Le Zhenghongjun, and Le Zhengfang followed closely behind, followed by Le Zhengying.

A group of masters were already waiting at the door of Mingjing Zhishui, including Le Zhengzhi. When Le Zhengfang smelled the alcohol on him, he couldn't help but scold him.

"After all, you are a proper master now. How can you teach your apprentice skills when you are drunk like this so early in the morning?"

"Junior Sister Fang, have you forgotten? I don't have a single disciple."

"Who would want to have you as a master when you look like this?"

"That's even better. I don't want to accept any apprentices anyway. I'm happy to be free and at ease."

After he finished speaking, he burped and a smell of alcohol came out, forcing Le Zhengfang to cover his nose with one hand and fan himself with the other.

"This is really outrageous. Take him away to sober him up first."

"Yes."

"I'm not drunk."

"Let's go, Master Zhi."

"I'm really not drunk."

"Okay, I'm not drunk."

Le Zhengfang couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"Then we won't wait any longer. Open the door."

The master in charge of Mingjing Zhishui is Le Zheng Feixu. Normally, she is not needed to guard here all the time. Le Zheng Feixu just needs to bring the key here at times like this.

After she opened the lock, two guards came and opened the door. Le Zheng Feixu continued to walk in and then closed the door again.

There is another door inside, a door with restrictions. Only Le Zheng Feixu and the four elders know the solution to this restriction.

After removing the restriction, Le Zheng Feixu only needed to put his hand on the center of the circle above, and the door would open to both sides by itself.

"Please welcome the Patriarch, Aunt Fang, and all the masters."

The guard opened the first door, and Le Zheng Feixu was already standing by, waiting respectfully. Then Le Zheng Qin led the way, followed by Le Zheng Fang, and the other masters followed in order of seniority. The other masters' disciples were either waiting outside the door or had not been brought here at all.

After they all went in, Le Zheng Feixu waved his hand, and the guard closed the door and waited outside.

The interior was very simple, with some tables and chairs placed on the four sides in three rows, with six seats in each row. Le Zhengqin and Le Zhengfang naturally sat at the upper seats, while Le Zhenghongjun stood behind Le Zhengqin on his left.

There weren't many masters coming today, and even the first row was not full, so they were roughly seated according to their seniority.

In the middle is a pair of white marble stone fish with upturned tails, which are carved to look lifelike, but unfortunately lack water, so they lack some vitality. However, no matter from which direction you look at this pair of white marble stone fish with upturned tails, they look the same.

Le Zheng flew over, plucked a pink plum blossom from the hairpin on his head, and placed it in the middle of the stone fish. The plum blossom turned into a pair and flew into the mouth of the stone fish, and then water gushed out of the mouth of the stone fish like a spring and fell into the pool below.

The two water columns gradually stabilized and passed through each other, drawing a circle to form a mirror. No matter from which direction you look at it, it is a mirror. This is Le Zheng's Ming Jing Zhi Shui.