For cultivators, strength could only represent a moment, but willpower was the key to reaching the limit of strength in the future. Only those who were equally strong in strength and willpower could obtain enough points in such a test.
Otherwise, no matter which aspect of strength or willpower was lacking, it would be impossible to obtain high points in this test. This was the only way to reflect the significance of the newcomer assessment and the value of every point.
One had to know that every point in the newcomer assessment would be recorded into the archives of the Three Great Pavilions, affecting the recognition of each newcomer by the Three Great Pavilions. The number of points not only determined whether one would have an advantage in the newcomer assessment, but it also affected the treatment one would receive after entering the Three Great Pavilions.
After all, even the Three Great Pavilions had limited resources for training. When the time came, would these resources be allocated to the weaklings with low points and weak in all aspects, or to the geniuses with high points and strong in all aspects? The answer was obvious.
Lin Yi wasn't the only one who knew this. All the other newcomers present knew this as well, so none of them dared to slack off. They had to give it their all. Otherwise, not only would he lose at the starting line, but he would also lose his entire cultivation career.
After the test officially began, all the newcomers from the Three Great Pavilions channeled their own arts to resist the pressure, giving it their all as if they were facing a great enemy. They were afraid that the slightest bit of carelessness would cause them to slip up. However, there were a few people who were clearly more relaxed than the others.
Kang Ming Ming, Zhong Pingliang, Meng Tong, and Lin Yi were all masters at the early stage of foundation establishment. Their strength was much higher than the other newcomers who hadn't succeeded yet, so it was naturally easier for them to deal with the pressure.
After all, disregarding the strength of their willpower, the four of them were strong, so they naturally had more capital than the others. If everyone's willpower was on the same level, then they would undoubtedly have the last laugh.
Among the four of them, Lin Yi was the most at ease. This wasn't just because he was a master at the early stage of foundation establishment, which was a level higher than the other three. More importantly, he had the space in the jade pendant behind him, and could quickly replenish the qi in his body at any time.
In other words, if it was like the hidden house summit in the mortal world, and it was just purely physical pressure, it didn't matter how long he wanted to sit here, because the qi in his body wouldn't run out.
However, this time, there was an additional layer of superior spiritual pressure. This was a brand new test for Lin Yi. But even so, he was still far more relaxed than the others. The same principle applied to him. His capital was far more abundant than everyone else's combined!
There was no need to worry about his Real Qi being exhausted. As long as he focused on dealing with the mental pressure, this was the biggest advantage that Lin Yi had over the others present.
In terms of willpower. Don't forget that this guy was a strong person who had slaughtered his way up from the mortal world. He was calm and collected even after being criticized several times. Moreover, he had always been stronger than the strong and never retreated. How could he lose to others with this kind of willpower? Bullsh * t.
However, while Lin Yi could remain calm, the others present did not have the ability to do so. They did not have a strong will like him. After persisting for a few moments, fine beads of sweat began to appear on the rookies' foreheads as they slid down bit by bit. This was a sign that they were beginning to find it strenuous!
It should be known that cultivators who had reached the level of Heaven Stage Great Circle, under normal circumstances, no matter how intense the exercise was or how high the surrounding temperature was, as long as the True Qi in their body had not been exhausted. It was absolutely impossible to have this kind of ordinary fatigue.
And once this kind of fatigue appeared, it meant that their current state was not far from that of a weak ordinary person!
Sure enough, after just half an incense stick of time, the first person to withdraw appeared. It was a rookie from the Blue Cloud Pavilion. Although only half an incense stick of time had passed, when he walked out of the high platform, his legs were already trembling. However, his legs were already trembling, and his entire body was already soaked in his own sweat.
This person looked back unwillingly. In the end, he could only hang his head dejectedly and move with heavy footsteps to the rest area at the side.
He did not persist for the incense stick of time. This meant that his assessment points were zero. Being the first to withdraw meant that his ranking points were only one point. Adding up the two points, his assessment points for the first segment was a pitiful one point.
This was already the lowest number of points that could be obtained in theory. Even if others wanted to score lower than him, it was impossible.
However, no matter how unwilling he was, the result of one point was already a foregone conclusion. Meng Jueguang and Senior Brother Ku Bi, the two senior stewards of the Blue Cloud Pavilion, had already recorded his name. After this, it would be handed over to the new deacon, Kang Ming Ming, to announce it. There was no possibility of any changes.
If he was given another chance, even if he knew that he would become a shameful laughing stock, he could only grit his teeth and make the same choice. After all, if he overestimated his ability and continued to force his way in, not only would he not be able to obtain more points, he might even lose his life here. This was not a joke!
After the first precedent, there was soon a second and a third. When the Pavilion Master, Hu Yunfeng, ordered someone to light the second incense stick, the field was already one-third empty. In other words, one-third of the rookies from the Three Pavilions could not persist for the incense stick of time and had no choice but to withdraw.
This was in line with the words on the notice. There were six segments in the rookie assessment, and every point was not easy to obtain!
Up until this moment, Lin Yi was still at ease and did not feel any obvious pressure. Although there were signs of fatigue due to the mental pressure, it did not affect the circulation of vital energy in his body. This, in turn, reduced the pressure on Lin Yi, so that there would not be a vicious cycle of mental and physical drag on each other.
All the rookies, including Lin Yi, knew that once a vicious cycle occurred, it meant that they were not far from being eliminated.
When the second incense stick of time was lit, many of the rookies in the field heaved a sigh of relief. Not long after, they began to withdraw one after another.
The torture of this double pressure was not something that a normal person could endure. To be able to persist for the full incense stick of time and obtain five points was already a satisfactory result for them.
Since they knew that there was no hope of persisting until the second incense stick of time burned out, instead of fighting for those few points, they might as well withdraw. This way, they would not have to risk their lives.
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