chapter 14 imperial capital

After passing through high mountains, plains and highlands, and bypassing countless counties and cities, Salvatore Baily finally arrived at the imperial capital half a month later.

Salvatore Baily thought that Chongyang County was not a small town among all the counties, but when Salvatore Baily stood at the gate of the imperial capital, looking up at the golden city gate dozens of feet high, his mouth was still open.

Even though various books tried their best to exaggerate and praise the grandeur of the Imperial Capital, Salvatore Baily was mentally prepared for the grandeur and luxury of the Imperial Capital, but when he first set foot in the Imperial Capital, he still looked like a bumpkin who had just entered the city. Same, I was deeply shocked.

In fact, Luo Zheng had read many of the scenery in the imperial Salvatore Baily from books. The records in the books were extremely detailed, and there were even pictures that were copied according to the scenery.

For example, the golden city gate in front of us is called Wangtian Gate. It is thirty-six feet high and nine feet wide.

Thirty years ago , Pricess Jo of the Demon Tribe married the crown prince of the Fentian Dynasty. This Wangtian Gate was the dowry brought by Pricess Jo.

Hearing is better than seeing. When Salvatore Baily saw the golden city gate made of fine gold and various gems, he understood the meaning of Pricess Jo dowry: In the eyes of our demons, you humans in the Eastern Region are all poor.

Passing through Wangtianmen, Salvatore Baily walked on the main road of the imperial capital, admiring the various scenery on both sides along the way, including the Chitian Pavilion with a pillar reaching the sky about a hundred feet high, the majestic and huge Earth Dragon Altar, and various flying chariots passing through it. …

These scenery hurriedly passed through Salvatore Baily sight, and what he was most concerned about was Qingyun Sect.

After many inquiries and a day spent traveling through most of the imperial capital, Salvatore Baily finally found the location of Qingyun Sect.

The huge Qingyun Sect occupies almost a quarter of the imperial capital, which is several times larger than the area occupied by the imperial city. This does not include the stretching Qingyun Mountains behind the Qingyun Sect.

Compared with Wangtian Sect, which is boundlessly noble, the Qingyun Sect appears to be much stingy. Except for the three big characters of "Qingyun Sect" that denounce Fang Qiu, there is basically no other redeeming feature. It is surrounded by green trees. There are also ivy entrenched, which makes it look full of ancient charm.

Next to the sect, there are two teams queuing up to sign up.

The team on the left only had more than a dozen Miu Miu, while the team on the right formed a long queue. The long queue was winding and circling, and it was impossible to see the end at a glance. It was estimated that there were no less than a thousand people.

Salvatore Baily walked directly to the small team on the left. Since there were relatively few people, it was Salvatore Baily turn after a while.

The receptionist in charge of registration took a look at Salvatore Baily, stretched out his hand and said: "Please take out your noble class documents."

"noble class documents?"Salvatore Baily face was stunned.

The receptionist pointed to the table and said: "I only accept noble class here. If you don't have documents from the noble class, please go over there!" As he said, the receptionist pointed to the long queue next to him.

Only then did Salvatore Baily understand why there were not many people queuing up here. It turned out to be specifically for the noble class.

The noble class is a special class granted by the emperor.

In the entire empire, only a handful of wealthy families are qualified to be called noble noble class, and these wealthy families are basically concentrated in the imperial capital.

Of course, the Baily family in Chongyang County cannot be a noble class, so Salvatore Baily naturally cannot produce any "noble class documents".

Seeing this scene, the people in the long queue next to them burst into low laughter, with contempt on their faces. Queuing is indeed a boring thing, but Salvatore Baily's move is a rare joke.

"Where did this country bumpkin come from..."

"Even the noble class clerks don't know how many people are really crowding into the Qingyun Sect these days..."

Salvatore Baily did not react at all to these disturbing sounds. He just nodded towards the receptionist and walked to the end of the long queue in the eyes of everyone with contempt.

Two years of living as a domestic slave and several narrow escapes from death have already made Salvatore Baily's mood very peaceful. Trivial provocations and ridicules are not enough to make him angry, but calm him down.

The team moved forward very slowly, Salvatore Baily simply closed his eyes and rested his mind.

"Is this your first time to participate in the audition?" After a while, a voice came from in front of Salvatore Baily.

Salvatore Baily nodded and then opened his eyes. The person who spoke was a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old, with a kind tone and a kind face.

The young man found that Salvatore Baily opened his eyes, smiled at Salvatore Baily, and said: "This is my second time."

"What do you mean by 'sea examination' just now?"Salvatore Baily asked his confusion. Salvatore Baily knew that Qingyun Sect's requirements for recruiting disciples were very strict. Only by passing various assessments could one be qualified to enter Qingyun College, but he After all, he was not from the imperial capital, so he was not very clear about the process of Qingyun Sect's admission of disciples.

The young man smiled slightly and said: "Qingyun Sect is the holy land of cultivation in the world. There are countless people who want to join it. If everyone is assessed, I am afraid that even if the entire sect is invited, they will not be able to do it. So Qingyun Sect It is stipulated that except for the children of the noble class, other people must pass the sea examination before they can participate in the Qingyun Sect's assessment."

"My dear friend, may I ask what this audition is about?" Everyone said that Qingyun Sect is very difficult to enter. Now it turns out that it is so. There are so many rules. But I don't know at what cost Matteo Baily actually recruited him directly. Disciples of the inner sect.

The young man smiled and said: "The so-called audition is actually to bring us together for a run. Qingyun Sect stipulates that the lowest level to participate in the audition is the bone refining realm, but you can also participate in the viscera refining realm and the marrow refining realm, but for these realms The requirements are different. For example, in the bone refining realm, you only need to run a certain distance. If you are in the zang refining realm, you have to run a longer distance..."

Just running? Salvatore Baily blinked. This audition didn't sound difficult. After all, everyone can run. After Salvatore Baily entered the Zang Refining Realm, his breath was long and his body's breathing was well coordinated. He could persist even at a long distance.

After learning about the requirements for the audition, Salvatore Baily calmed down and chatted with the young man for a few more words. He found out that the young man's name was Dario and he was a child of a small family in the imperial capital.

Qingyun Sect's audition is held every month. Dario failed once last month and this is the second time he has participated.

As we chatted, time passed very quickly, and they were queued up before they knew it.

After Salvatore Baily registered his name, he got a jade pendant from the reception desk, and Salvatore Baily's identity information was recorded in this jade pendant.

Putting the jade pendant carefully, Dario said: "brother Salvatore had better get more rest tonight. The word running may sound simple, but the road of Qingyun Sect is somewhat special. The details... will wait for the day after tomorrow. You'll know,"Dario thought for a moment and then said, "I think brother Salvatore is a foreigner. If you don't have a place to live, you can stay at my house."

This Dario is quite an enthusiastic person.

However, Salvatore Baily declined Dario 's invitation. Two years of experience in the world had made him see many things clearly. There are many things where he does not doubt people easily and does not trust people easily.

At this time, many people walked out from Qingyun Sect, most of them were wearing white robes, and some here and there were wearing black robes.

Seeing Salvatore Baily looking carefully, Dario told Salvatore Baily: "Those in white robes are all outer disciples of Qingyun Sect. When we pass the sea examination and pass the assessment of Qingyun Sect, we will be qualified to wear white robes. "

"What about the black robe?"Salvatore Baily asked.

"Black robe? Black robe is an inner sect disciple! Both in terms of status and the amount of pills you can receive every month, they are much more than white robes! My father's goal for me is to put on black robe and become an inner sect disciple. Disciple,"Dario's face showed a look of infinite yearning.

Salvatore Baily nodded, but thought of Matteo Baily. On that day, Luca Baily announced that Matteo Baily had been admitted as an inner disciple. What was the reason? Is it possible that Tiandi Good Fortune Pill really has such a miraculous effect that it made Matteo Baily's power advance so quickly?

Just as he was thinking of this, there were six or seven black-robed disciples in front of him walking towards this side. One of them glanced at Salvatore Baily for a few times, with a strange look on his face: "Salvatore Baily! I didn't expect you to be alive." , you actually dare to sign up, hoping to get into the Qingyun Sect?"

Luo Zheng's eyes narrowed, and he saw the person's appearance clearly, and sneered in his heart, this was a coincidence, he was thinking about this person, but he didn't expect this person to actually appear in front of him.