Chapter 136 Heavenly List
"You are colluding with foreign enemies. You are truly a disgrace to our Heavenly Sword Sect."

"You can try to kill me and see if Zhong Haoran will let you go."

Chen Lang narrowed his eyes, suddenly raised the sword and slashed at someone's neck.

But at this time someone hurriedly said, "Chen Lang, for the sake of our friendship, please hold back."

The speaker was Ye Wenlong.

Chen Lang took a look and stopped for the time being.

Ye Wenlong said to those people again: "You are not as skilled as others, so there is no point in talking more. You will only bring disgrace to the sect if you do this."

He knew very well that Chen Lang really dared to kill someone. He found out when they were in Qingzhou City.

Those people had tense faces and looked a little pale, and stopped talking.

They were not really venting their anger, they just hoped to awaken Chen Lang's conscience. However, when they found out that Chen Lang really wanted to kill them, they had to give up in disappointment.

But this does not mean that no one tried to persuade him. The crazy monk was very calm. He had experienced life and death and had let it go long ago. He said:

"Chen Lang, what the sect did that day was inappropriate and we did fail you. The sect leader has also cleared your name. You were captured by the Pingtian Sect without your will.

But you can't go down this path forever. The Pingtian Sect is not a place for people with lofty ideals. They will only use you and kill you when they are done with you.

I don't know what you are thinking now, I only know that we were from the same school, and you will only fall into the abyss if you do this."

"Isn't it the same in the Tianjian Sect?"

Chen Lang urged, "Why don't you come here? You'll get the same salary, and rewards for your achievements. It's not worse than the treatment in the Tianjian Sect. I can show you the way."

"Impossible." The crazy monk refused immediately.

"Why?" Chen Lang thought that it would be interesting if he could persuade a few of them to defect.

"Because we are monks." The crazy monk's answer was simple.

The female cultivator squatting next to him said, "I know what you mean. You can make money by joining Pingtian Sect, but you have to understand that the world is a world of martial arts. No matter how well you do in it, it is still an evil path. Once you leave Pingtian Sect, all the karma will come to you."

"Well said." Chen Lang nodded, then looked at Zhao Yuerou.

"Do you still want to incite me to rebel?" Zhao Yuerou didn't say a word from beginning to end. She just looked at him coldly, perhaps intending to kill him with her eyes.

"No, you are not worth turning against."

Chen Lang said, "I want to ask you a few questions."

"No need to say." Zhao Yuerou was very decisive.

"You really won't tell me?" So Chen Lang reached out and took off her shoes.

"Don't touch me!"

She screamed instantly, her eyes welled up with tears, and goose bumps appeared on her arms. She had a physiological resistance to Chen Lang.

"Senior Sister Qingchan must be blind to fall for you, wuwuwu."

The others turned their heads and wanted to say something, but did not dare to utter a word.

Chen Lang asked:

"From what I understand, your mission this time is some kind of trial, right?"

"I don't know." Zhao Yuerou refused to answer, but she seemed to be able to say this, so she said, "Lotus Mountain Trial."

Chen Lang nodded, "Tell me the specific content of the trial and the rewards."

After all, he was also a participant in the trial, and it would be bad if he didn't know the rules.

Zhao Yuerou wanted to reach out and wipe her tears, but her hands were tied and she couldn't reach them, so she could only answer angrily:

"The purpose of the trial is to drive you away. There is no special reward. It is just a test. Are you hysterical in the Pingtian Sect? You only know how to kill people to earn merits? Your vision is ridiculous."

Chen Lang thought for a moment, wondering whether he should take off her socks as well.

This guy is just stubborn, just give him a good beating.

"It's about the assessment of the Heavenly Ranking." Lu Youzhi beside him interrupted. He was afraid that Chen Lang would be angered, so he helped to explain: "The result of this trial is not important, what matters is the process. The elders will observe everyone's performance and make a selection to decide who has the potential to enter the Heavenly Ranking."

He noticed that Chen Lang's expression did not change after hearing the word "Heavenly Ranking". He guessed that Chen Lang, a disciple with no background, did not understand the tricks involved, so he might as well explain generously:

“The Heavenly Ranking basically determines which people are truly worth training, which people can advance to the Golden Core Realm in the future, and which people can become elders.

The rest are just mediocre people who do nothing. They were like that in the past and will be like that in the future."

"Isn't this the treatment for all inner disciples?" Chen Lang asked. He had heard about this from the head of the Goddess Peak a long time ago.

"You were once a rookie, is it necessary to ask such a question?"

Lu Youzhi was really surprised by Chen Lang's ignorance. "The inner sect is just a starting point. Some people just come here to gild themselves. Not everyone has extraordinary talent."

"If I don't catch you, are you sure you can pass? What place can you get in the assessment?" Chen Lang asked.

"Isn't it easy to pass the test? If you grab a blood banner, you can be in the top five." Lu Youzhi said coldly, "I don't need to make assumptions for myself. I lost to you this time because of my carelessness. You have to be careful next time."

Next to Lu Youzhi, a short monk said, "Chen Lang, did you hear that? If you don't want it to happen again, release Brother Lu now and take back the Fengming furnace. It's not something you should take. Otherwise, Tianxi..."

"Don't say anything. I will wait for them to come and release me in person. I don't need him." Lu Youzhi said.

When he said this, he could see that the disciples squatting nearby had different looks in their eyes, some were envious, some were sad.

Oh, there is still someone to protect him. Chen Lang smelled the scent of money. It seems that this kid still has gold coins to explode.

Chen Lang stopped asking questions and picked up her shoes to help her put them on. Zhao Yuerou just stared at him coldly. This girl didn't appreciate it at all.

Chen Lang felt that the atmosphere was awkward, so he asked:
"Does the officiant know him?"

"do not know."

"That was our former leader. If you capture him and claim the reward, at least you'll be credited with first place, and you'll definitely be on the Heavenly Ranking."

"It would be a great achievement if I could capture you and tear you into pieces."

"Okay, that's right."

Chen Lang pushed hard, put his shoes on his heels, clapped his hands, left the dungeon, and locked the iron door with a clang.

Chen Lang fell into deep thought.

That is to say, this trial itself does not actually have a standard "first achievement". This is good news, because judging from Chen Lang's actions in the past two days, the means of these inner disciples are average, which determines that the upper limit is not high.

He killed the high priest, which was enough to meet the requirements for the mission itself.

Even, he doesn't need to become the leader of the Lotus Sect to be confident that he can complete this task.

It's just that one other condition is missing.

But since we are here, we have to bring something back. If we just complete tasks and get rewards, what’s the difference between that and working?
After Chen Lang left, the dungeon was sealed off again. Before the grand ceremony began, they would all be placed under house arrest, awaiting their fate.

Just that night.

The atmosphere in the dungeon was depressing. The captured disciples found it hopeless to escape and could not contact the elders of the sect. Some of them fell into a deep sleep.

But a strange fragrance suddenly entered their noses, and before they could react, they fell asleep.

Chi Chi.

A pale flame burned in the dungeon, burning through the chains. Ye Wenlong held a burning flower stem in his hand. The main trunk had turned to ashes, and it emitted a strong fragrance.

"Boy, this medicine is only effective for one hour, and the people outside are difficult to deal with, so take care of yourself first!" Ye Wenlong said with pale flames flickering in his eyes.

Then, his eyes became clear again, "It's okay."

But when he stretched out his hand, a seed fell into his palm. Thick mist flowed out from between his fingers. The seed sprouted instantly, grew into a plant, and bloomed blue flowers.

Then, the plant burns again, emitting a strange fragrance.

He walked out alone.

(End of this chapter)