"It's not that they don't exist. You just can't see them. When you reach the Transcendence Realm, you'll be able to see some shadows. You'll slowly get used to it."
Master Baiyun smiled and led the three of them up the mountain.
The sun had already risen to the middle of the sky, but it was really difficult for the sunlight to penetrate the forest. It only left specks of light on the ground.
Ling Xiao continued to pay attention to the situation at the top of the mountain. He had a feeling that there was a special ancient power in Mount Yuehua.
Because of this power, ten more Golden Dragon cells in his body had awakened, increasing from twenty to thirty.
The tiny Golden Dragons were flying around in the cells, looking especially cheerful.
Not only that, but his Mountain River Martial Soul also seemed to have sensed a familiar power and started to operate involuntarily.
At that moment, Ling Xiao realized that he could see things more clearly and his thoughts were sharper.
All his abilities seemed to have improved by leaps and bounds.
He naturally didn't dare to tell others about this, nor did he dare to ask Master Baiyun.
After all, whether it was the Golden Dragon cells or the Mountain River Martial Soul, these were secrets that he couldn't reveal even if he was beaten to death. Otherwise, there would be big problems.
Yuehua School's mountain path was much longer than Baiyun Temple's. The steps were four to five times more than Baiyun Temple's.
The most frightening thing was that these stone steps were not special. There seemed to be some kind of strange power pulling at people's bodies, making everyone who stepped on the stone steps feel as if their legs were filled with lead. It was an uncomfortable feeling.
Ling Xiao suddenly thought of the Baiyun Temple's assessment.
Since Master Baiyun was a disciple of Yuehua School, he must have referred to Yuehua School in many aspects of the assessment.
Maybe these stone steps were one of the assessments!
Thinking of this, he glanced at Master Baiyun.
However, Master Baiyun smiled bitterly and didn't say anything.
It seemed that Master Baiyun couldn't speak carelessly after reaching this place, especially when it came to the assessment. Once the secret was exposed, his recommendation would be revoked.
Ling Xiao wasn't sure if that was the case, but his intuition told him that it was right.
He started to speed up.
Dai Yuling and Cold Plum followed him.
Since he couldn't expose too much of his potential, Ling Xiao would have to score more points in other tests.
If this was the first test, he wouldn't dare to slack off. At the very least, he should get full marks.
Having good physical strength was nothing more than having well-developed limbs. It wouldn't attract any attention.
Moreover, he believed that there would be many people who scored full marks in this category.
In the process, he found that some of the young geniuses were actually riding on their family members or servants, and he couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
This kind of person couldn't even endure this little bit of hardship. How could he pass the test? He would probably score a zero in this round.
Among them, there was a twelve or thirteen year old boy. He looked fair and clean, but his body was very weak.
It was as if he would be blown away by the wind as soon as he walked.
This person was only twelve or thirteen years old, but his cultivation was not inferior to Ling Xiao's. It was enough to show that his potential was outstanding. However, he would definitely score zero in this category.
This was because he was actually using a type of mechanical beast to move around.
This mechanical beast only had two legs. He sat on it, and it seemed to be very comfortable.
After about a quarter of an hour, Ling Xiao and the first group of youths reached the thousandth stone step.
This wasn't the top of the mountain, but somewhere on the mountainside.
There was another entrance to the mountain here. It was obviously made of special materials. It was estimated that even a Transcendent Realm cultivator wouldn't be able to break it.
Here, Ling Xiao and the others each received a jade token with a number on it.
Ling Xiao's number was "3" because he was the third person to reach here.
The first was Zhao Zhi.
The second was Xu Ying.
Cold Plum was the fourth, and Dai Yuling was a little worse, being ranked twentieth.
Several Yuehua School disciples were handing out jade tokens. There was also a person sitting on a stone block, and seven or eight Transcendent Realm disciples were standing on his left and right.
Master Bai Yun and Xu Ling stepped forward and cupped their fists to the middle-aged man sitting on the stone block.
"Greetings, Elder Bai!"
This person was only in his forties, but he was actually an Elder. Moreover, his cultivation seemed to be very terrifying.
He was even stronger than the people standing on his left and right.
Ling Xiao didn't dare to check the middle-aged man's cultivation, but he could feel that this person's cultivation was much stronger than his Master, Master Bai Yun.
Since he was an Elder, even if he wasn't in the Heaven Realm, he was close to it.
In the Yuehua School, there were Inner Sect Elders and Outer Sect Elders.
This middle-aged man should be an Outer Sect Elder, so he didn't have to be in the Heaven Realm. However, his strength was definitely one of the best in the Outer Sect.
"En!"
Elder Bai just glanced at the crowd and nodded.
He continued to drink tea and wait. The others also stood respectfully to the side. They didn't even dare to speak too loudly, let alone make a move.
After waiting for a full two hours, all the disciples who came to participate in the assessment finally gathered here.
"I forgot to tell you that the stone steps are the first assessment. In this assessment, some people got a perfect score of ten, while others didn't get a single point. Now, let's move on to the second assessment."
He seemed to be too lazy to explain anything. He stood up and walked toward the giant door.
"I don't accept this. You didn't tell me in advance that this was an assessment. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten a zero!"
There were all kinds of people in this world, and there were even more impulsive and conceited people. Someone who got a zero would definitely be unhappy.
Therefore, a young genius stood up and shouted.
"Who else doesn't accept this?"
Elder Bai just smiled faintly and didn't seem to be angry. He asked.
"I don't accept this either!"
"Why is it so? It's not fair!"
More than a dozen people stood up. Their elders wanted to stop them, but unfortunately, some were too late, and some couldn't stop them at all.
"A total of 16 people. Very good. Hei Suo, take back the jade tokens of these 16 people and tell them to get lost immediately. If they don't obey, throw them down the mountain and feed them to the dogs!"
After Elder Bai finished speaking, he ignored these people and walked straight to the door.
Ling Xiao couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
The people of the Yuehua School were really domineering. They disqualified them for such a small matter.
Then, he looked at Hei Suo.
This Transcendent warrior had once seriously injured Master Bai Yun, but he was injured by Master Bai Yun's "Void Piercing Strike". It was obvious that half of his body had been modified into a mechanical puppet.
The body made of metal was still a little stiff, but it seemed to be quite sturdy.
He probably used the mechanism study of the Blue Eyes Race.
Hmm, that wasn't right. The mechanism study of the Blue Eyes Race was split from the human race. The mechanism study of the Yuehua School was more authentic and ancient.
Hei Suo looked coldly at Ling Xiao, but didn't dare to do anything.
With Elder Bai here, he didn't dare to act rashly.
"The three of you don't need to worry. Hei Suo is only a Transcendent Stage Two martial artist. He won't dare to act rashly in front of Elder Bai.
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