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After Ji Zhixing explained some things to Ya'an and Yun Shengxiao, he left Arasaki and came to the Hidden Mountain Youbu in the Kingdom of You alone.

I heard from Arasaki that this secluded part of the mountain is shrouded in clouds all year round, but there are four distinct seasons in the mountain, with day and night alternating, which is quite magical.

There lived an expert named Taishi Wan in the mountain. He has five disciples, namely Yuhuo, Mushui, Chasing Wind, Chasing Lightning and Mietu.

Taishi Maru is now old and needs to select an heir who can inherit the name of "Maru" among the five disciples.

Originally, it was not too early to do this, and it was not too late to do so. After all, Taishimaru could still laugh for a few more years.

However, after Ji Zhixing explained his intention, Taishi Maru decided to test his disciples so that the capable successor could go to the mountains to practice for a few years while he was still alive.

Ji Zhixing thanked the master for his accomplishment. At this moment, the five disciples of Taishiwan lined up in a row and stood in the cave.

"You have been in the mountains for almost twenty years. It's time for me to abdicate and entrust the name of Maruno to you."

"In the far west of Hidden Mountain Youbu, there is a scroll of Maru. The first person to leave his name on it will inherit the name of Maru."

"As a master, I want to remind you that if you want to inherit the name of Maru, you must have a consciousness beyond ordinary people. Otherwise, everything will be in vain."

"Okay, the test begins now"

Taishi Maru said calmly, and the five disciples rushed out of the cave at the same time.

Just as Ji Zhixing was about to say something, Taishi Wan had already pulled him away through the clouds and mist.

Standing on the clouds and mist, Ji Zhixing could clearly see the five disciples, which shocked him greatly.

Before he could recover, Taishi Maru waved his sleeves, and Ji Zhixing saw another incredible scene:

But I saw all the leaves in a mountain forest flying into the sky, turning into countless sharp knives, and shooting at the five disciples like a rainstorm.

"The first level is a test of ability." Taishimaru said lightly.

Hardened leaves and even stones can be broken instantly. If you don't pay attention to it, you may become disabled. Ji Zhixing also admires him for being so cruel to his disciples.

However, Ji Zhixing soon discovered that he was wrong. To the disciples of the master, an attack of this level was like attacking a jounin head-on with a shuriken. It was impossible to achieve any merit at all:

Yu Huo dodged left and right, jumped onto the stone, and sprayed flames toward the sky.

No matter how terrifying the flying blades of its leaves are, it can only struggle in the flames for a moment, and then all of them turn into smoke and dissipate.

Mu Shui clapped his palms, and countless small streams immediately emerged from the rock cracks on the ground, gathering to form a gurgling stream, and then scattering to form a blade.

No matter how fast the flying blade of the leaves was, it could not break through the slashing net of the water blade, and it was already turned into broken leaves a few meters away from Mu Shui.

Chai Feng stirred up several layers of swirling airflow around him, causing the flying blades of leaves to gradually slow down until they stopped. Then the air flow reversed and the stopped leaves turned into new flying blades, colliding with subsequent attacks and annihilating them.

No matter how continuous the flying blades of leaves are, it will not make Zhui Feng feel any urgency at all.

Zhudian uses Thunder Escape to activate the cells in his body, and his body moves like a shadow underneath.

No matter how dense the flying blades of its leaves are, it is completely unable to wet Zhudian.

Mie Tu hardened his body and used Earth Release to put on armor.

No matter how sharp the flying blades of its leaves were, they could not injure Mie Tu's fur at all.

Ji Zhixing stood in the clouds and mist and stared blankly. For some reason, he suddenly thought of the idiom "Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing his magical powers."

However, before Ji Zhixing could calm down, Taishiwan waved his sleeves again and said calmly: "The second level is the test of responsibility."

After receiving the attack from the leaf flying blade, the five disciples continued to move west.

However, the mountain suddenly changed here, and the original chain of mountains turned into a mess of mountain peaks and stone pillars.

Several disciples chose different routes and went their separate ways.

"As my successor, it is my duty to protect the creatures in the mountains. I don't know what they will do."

When it comes to testing abilities, Taishimaru is not worried at all. But now that the responsibility is being tested, there is a hint of worry in his words.

Ji Zhixing was deep in thought when he saw the mountains in front of the five disciples falling over and speeding up to hit the animals fleeing in the ravine.

Seeing the danger from the fire, he jumped behind the animals and chased them, so that occasionally he could rescue animals that fell in a hurry to escape.

As for the rubble that fell on the mountain peak, it was all broken into pieces by the "Fire Dragon Bullet" cast by Yu Huo.

Taishimaru was quite satisfied with this performance, but in order to gain time, he avoided the toppling mountain peak, causing all the animals to be crushed to death. Moreover, Mu Shui did not feel any guilt at all, and did not even look back, which made Mu Shui feel uncomfortable. Ji Zhixing couldn't help but feel angry.

Seeing the mountain topple, Zhui Feng quickly accelerated and jumped into the air, using all his strength to use the Wind Release Ninjutsu. While delaying the mountain's fall, he shifted the angle at which it fell. In this way, he barely saved all the animals.

Activating cells one by one with electricity, quickly rescuing dying animals. However, the tendency of the mountain toppling was really terrifying. Before Zhudian could rescue a few animals, the rest were all smashed into pulp.

"Mr. Taishimaru, it's a bit uncomfortable to use the lives of animals as a test like this," Ji Zhixing said tactfully.

Taishimaru smiled slightly, "Don't worry, these are just illusions. After they leave, everything will change back to how it was before."

Ji Zhixing was shocked, but he saw that after Yu Huo and Mu Shui left, the animals in the ravines were indeed gone, and even the peaks did not collapse at all.

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These phenomena opened Ji Zhixing's eyes. He even wondered whether Taishimaru had something to do with the Otsutsuki clan. Otherwise, not to mention his own ability, how could all his disciples be so strong?

Of course, before Ji Zhixing could finish thinking about this, he was slapped in the face.

Seeing that the overturned mountain peak was going to hit the animal, Mie Tu used his earth escape to create a huge stone man and asked him to grab the mountain peak with his hands.

This was a good idea, but the stone man didn't act lightly and actually crushed the mountain peak, causing most of the animals to be crushed to death by the rubble.

Taishimaru shook his head and sighed, "Mitsuto still hasn't practiced enough."

Ji Zhixing thought thoughtfully. In this second test of responsibility, only Yuhuo and Zhuifeng passed the test. The performance of the others was really hard to describe.

No matter how the disciples performed in the second level, Taishimaru still waved his sleeves and said: "The third level is the test of enlightenment."

After finishing speaking, several disciples left the stone forest one after another, and now the mountains merged into two lines.

Yuhuo and Mietu chose the route with tall mountains in the south, while Mushui, Chasing Wind and Zhudian chose the route with low mountains in the north.

What blocked everyone's path this time were two Five Elements Ninja Beasts, each holding a man in their claws.

When Yu Huo saw the Ninja Beast, he couldn't help complaining: "Where did Master get this psychic beast? Why is it so big?"

While Yu Huo was talking, he suddenly found a man in the claws of the ninja beast asking for help, which made him tremble.

Fortunately, Mietu caught up, and the two of them worked together to deal with the Five Elements Beast, preparing to save the man.

Taishimaru was quite satisfied with the answers given by the two people on the south side, but when he saw the north side again, he couldn't help but sigh.

Ji Zhixing looked towards the mountains to the north and saw the Five Elements Beast roaring and gradually exerting force on its claws. But standing opposite him were Mu Shui, Zhui Feng and Zhu Dian who had arrived one after another.