Start Of The Assessment!
Nan Shan randomly found a passing disciple.
Using the spirit stones to get close to him, he inquired about the matter in detail.
He only found out after understanding it.
It turned out that the Outer Sect examination was not a unified arrangement.
Instead, it was a grand event that would last for a long time.
The registration would begin today, and it would officially begin in six days.
As long as you reach the Qi refining stage and feel that you can get good results in the trial, you can participate in it.
At that time, the sect would distribute your monthly salary after entering the Outer Sect according to your results.
The better the results, the higher the monthly salary.
Of course, if you're not confident in passing the assessment, you can also wait for the internal investigation assessment after a year.
However, by then, the monthly salary would be a unified standard.
Only when you show great potential and make everyone exclaim in surprise would you adjust.
Usually, this kind of situation would not happen.
At least, it had not appeared in the past few decades.
"I see."
This time, Nan Shan was no longer in a hurry.
He slowly walked to the queue for registration.
This was not a troublesome matter, but it was time-consuming.
After reporting his identity, he received an iron token.
With this, one would be qualified to take part in the Outer Sect examination.
Nan Shan did not waste the remaining few days.
He returned to his courtyard and began to practice the Thousand-Sided sword technique and the Golden Bell shield.
This was a very necessary thing.
Although the system had helped him to perfectly comprehend these two cultivation techniques, he had to be careful.
However, he had almost zero actual combat experience.
The only thing that counted was the battle at Heqing temple.
However, there was nothing much to say about that battle.
The few evil cultivators had no way to deal with it, and some of them were very unfamiliar with Qi control.
It was the result of a complete suppression of cultivation techniques and weapons.
It did not have much to do with one's cultivation.
This will not do.
If he were to encounter a heaven's favorite like Senior Sister Jiang in the future, would he not be as vulnerable as those evil cultivators?
Nan Shan did not want to be stretched out when facing the enemy in the future.
Hence, he began to train even harder.
After a few days, it was time for the assessment to start.
Nan Shan got up early.
He used the teleportation array to go to the main peak.
With a flash of light, the scenery of the main Peak's Square came into view.
In the distance, on the grandstand beside the main Peak's Hall, a large group of registered disciples had gathered. They were all here to watch the show.
Below them were rows of tables arranged in a square formation, and there seemed to be a black stone on the table.
Nan Shan took a closer look and saw that it seemed to be something called a spiritual stone.
Cultivators above the Qi refining stage.
Put your hand on it and circulate your spiritual energy, and it will emit a corresponding light according to the attribute of your spiritual root.
The stronger the cultivation, the brighter the light.
Seeing this scene, Nan Shan had roughly guessed what the assessment content was.
Just then, the teleportation array behind them lit up.
It was accompanied by the sound of the wind from the collision of spirit Qi.
A graceful figure appeared before his eyes.
"Senior Sister Jiang?"
Nan Shan was a little surprised and casually greeted her.
Jiang Congshuang looked over in surprise. When she saw that it was Nan Shan, a smile appeared on her cold face.
"Junior Brother Nan? What a coincidence, you're here to take part in the assessment?"
"Yeah, I just arrived and am preparing to enter the venue."
"Just in time, the Outer Sect elder invited me over to observe the ceremony."
Jiang Congshuang smiled. "Then let's go together."
"Alright," he said.
The two of them walked side by side.
The man was handsome and the woman was cold and beautiful. They immediately attracted the attention of all the disciples in the stands.
When they saw that it was Jiang Congshuang and another male disciple they did not know, there was a huge commotion.
No one had expected that Senior Sister Jiang, who had always been cold and elegant, would one day be traveling with the opposite sex.
This was truly a rare sight that only happened once in a hundred years!
Jiang Congshuang did not care about the gazes of others.
He and Nan Shan walked all the way to the boundary outside the arena, and then he said goodbye to her and went to the center of the stands.
The ones sitting there were all Outer Sect elders, existences with supreme power.
To be able to stand on equal footing with them as an Outer Sect disciple, one could only imagine how highly the sect valued Jiang Congshuang.
Nan Shanduo glanced at it and sighed in his heart. After submitting the identity verification token, he stepped into the assessment area and continued to line up silently.
The disciples at the tables had already begun their test.
They had to wait for them to finish before the next one could go on stage.
Nan Shan had arrived early, and there were only a dozen people in front of them, so they should not have to wait long.
In the arena, all kinds of lights lit up, some weak, some dim.
Everyone was gritting their teeth and trying their best to transfer spiritual energy to the energy stones on the table within the range that their meridians could bear.
It was a pity that not a single spirit stone's internal light could reach one-fifth of the area.
It could be seen that the talents of the disciples in this round of assessment were very ordinary.
Not only was his spiritual root of a single attribute, but the toughness and strength of his meridians were also very poor.
The few elders and Jiang Congshuang in the stands were not surprised.
She seemed to be used to such a scene.
Not long after, the ten-second test time was up, and all the registered disciples stopped.
In the elder's seats, the oldest one stood up at this time and spoke indifferently.
"No. 7, No. 45, and No. 96, if you don't meet the standard, please verify your time of entry. If you've been in the sect for more than a year, you'll have to go to the ascending dust peak and await further orders."
There was only one sect building on the peak of Ascending Earth, and it was only responsible for sending disciples out to support the sect's businesses in the secular world.
In this situation, although their lives would be a little happier than the common people, their cultivation path had already come to an end. They had already been marginalized to the extreme, and it was no different from being kicked out of the sect.
The three people who were called had bitter expressions on their faces. It seemed that they had all entered the sect for more than a year.
The aged elder swept his gaze around. the rest of the disciples, please enter the outer gate and wait in the main hall.
"Many thanks, First Elder!"
The remaining disciples immediately bowed and thanked him, their joy overflowing in their words.
Following their exit, the disciples lining up outside swarmed in, and in the blink of an eye, they filled up all the tables.
"Continue the assessment!"
The First Elder's voice was like a great bell. He flicked his sleeves and sat down.
His sharp gaze swept across the entire scene, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Suddenly, his line of sight stopped.
The spirit stone on the table over there actually burst out two rays of light mixed with green and blue!
"Water-wood double spiritual roots?"
The First Elder's spirit was lifted, but when he saw the area occupied by the light in the energy stone, he sighed again.
"It's a pity that my meridians are ordinary. I can't unleash the full power of a profound cultivation technique."
The other elders also shook their heads in disappointment.
Jiang Congshuang, who was sitting at the side, had a calm expression.
After hearing this, she could not help but look at Nan Shan, who was still in line.
The main show was yet to come!