Unbeknownst to them, Lin Yi could go to the tenth mining area and steal two or three pieces of scrap jade every day. Once he changed hands, they would become good jades full of Spiritual Qi. This was much more beneficial than people like them.
What was worth mentioning in these three days was that the ten pieces of spirit jade that Lin Yi got as a reward for being first in the back mountain test were all swamped by the newcomers like sharks that smelled blood after Li Zhengming took the lead last time. In just three short days, they'd traded away all of them with scrap jades, not a single one left behind.
Adding on the spoils he'd accumulated over the past few days, Lin Yi now had close to four hundred and fifty pieces of spirit jades on hand. Although he was still quite a bit off from the star inkstone's price of one thousand spirit jades, there was still some time until the next opening of the inner streets, and so Lin Yi wasn't in a rush.
In reality, even if he did not have enough spirit jade, he still had a way to make up for it. Of course, if he could directly save up enough spirit jade before then, that would be ideal.
No matter what, that piece of star inkstone that could only be chanced upon was something that Lin Yi was determined to obtain.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and all the newcomers from the Three Great Pavilions once again gathered in the main hall of the Welcoming Pavilion. All of them rubbed their palms together, full of ambition. And what was different from the first test of resisting pressure was that this second test did not require them to go anywhere else. They only needed to go to the Welcoming Pavilion's own territory to complete it.
The second test's format was quite similar to the first test of resisting pressure, but the content of the test was different. The test this time was the most basic of all cultivators, but at the same time, it was something that was often overlooked by many people: defensive ability.
Before hitting someone, one had to first learn how to take a hit. Otherwise, no matter how strong one's abilities were, one would still be a cripple with uneven development, and it was very easy for others to grasp their fatal weakness. This was a principle that even the hooligans on the streets knew. And the high and mighty cultivators present naturally would not be unaware of this.
However, no matter how clear this principle was, it did not mean that they were willing to put in hard work in this area. The reason was very simple. No matter how one looked at it, this was definitely an arduous and unrewarding task.
Not to mention that there were not many high grade defensive martial skills to begin with, even if they were lucky enough to obtain one, they might not be willing to spend a great deal of effort and pay a great price to cultivate it, because in the end, defense was always passive. If others didn't attack you, no matter how heaven-defying your defense was, it would still be a useless decoration.
After all, a defensive ability was not as intimidating as a strong offensive ability. Experts of the same level, after practicing a strong offensive Martial Technique, would not be able to withstand it. They could kill others and steal their treasures. They could adventure in secret realms and obtain more cultivation resources. They could level up quickly, forming the legendary snowball effect.
But what could a defense-type expert do? Apart from being able to keep himself alive, he couldn't do anything else. Not to mention encountering stronger opponents. Even if he was facing an expert of the same level, he could only fall into the awkward situation of passively taking a beating.
The only advantage was that he was able to take a little more hits than others. If he met a stronger opponent and faced an even stronger attack, what use would his so-called strong defense be? A tortoise's shell would be broken one day. The only difference was that it would take a little longer, that's all.
This was not just a matter of face. More importantly, it was very easy for him to fall behind and become a stepping stone for other experts of the same level to step on.
And to say the least. Even if he was in a small team where everyone had their own specialties and cooperated with each other, a superior defensive ability could indeed achieve unexpected results. However, once a fatal danger appeared, as a defense-type expert in the team … Wouldn't he have to stand in front of everyone?
To put it nicely, such a person was a strong shield. To put it bluntly, he was just cannon fodder. Once a fatal danger appeared, the first to die would definitely be the defense-type expert standing in front.
Putting himself in others' shoes, who would be willing to be such a useless character who would become the first choice of cannon fodder in a critical moment?
Everyone had their own selfish motives. Therefore, in the process of cultivation, most people would unanimously make the same choice. Even if they knew that defense was very important, they would still put most of their energy into offense and movement techniques. They would never put too much effort into defense, even if it meant leaving a fatal flaw in their defense.
This was not stupidity. It was a helpless choice forced by reality. If they did not do this, it was very likely that they wouldn't even be able to reach the height they were today, let alone have a bright future.
However, although the theory that defense was useless was a bloody reality recognized by the entire cultivation world, there was also a consensus in the cultivation world, and that was that a true top-notch powerhouse would always be proficient in both offense and defense, and would never have a weakness in defense.
If one was only strong in offense and did not have any achievements in defense, then even if this person could become famous for a while, he would definitely not live for too long. This was because any expert of the same level could kill him with a sneak attack.
However, experts who were good at both offense and defense did not have this concern. That was why they could live longer, and naturally, their fame would be greater!
The Three Great Pavilions spent all kinds of resources to cultivate these newcomers, not because they wanted to cultivate fake experts who only knew how to attack and not defend. What they needed was real experts who were good at both offense and defense, and could become the mainstay of the group!
Therefore, in the crucial newcomer assessment, it was very normal for this kind of defense-related assessment to appear.
And this time, the way to test one's defense ability could be said to be simple and crude. It could be described in one word, getting beaten up.
Every newcomer participating in the assessment could freely choose a level of strength to attack with all their might. As long as they could withstand it and recover within a certain period of time, they would be able to obtain the corresponding assessment points.
Similar to the first pressure resistance assessment, the assessment points for this round were also composed of two parts.
One was strength points, which corresponded to the chosen level of strength. The peak late stage of Heaven Stage corresponded to five points, the peak Heaven Stage corresponded to ten points, the early stage of Foundation Establishment corresponded to twenty points, and the peak early stage of Foundation Establishment corresponded to thirty points. As for those above that, there were no points.
After all, the newcomers present were at most early stage Foundation Establishment experts. It was already very rare for them to be able to withstand a full force attack from an early stage Foundation Establishment expert head-on. As for a full force attack from a peak early stage Foundation Establishment expert, even people like Kang Ming Ming had a 90% chance of being killed in one hit.
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