After Xing Jue had killed the goateed old man, the entire Xia Residence immediately erupted in thunderous cheers. Not only had Xing Jue killed the goateed old man, an expert who had threatened their safety, but he had also killed the head of the Wang Family, Wang Bu Ren, who had been hostile to the Xia Residence for many years. How could they not be excited?
However, just as everyone crowded around and prepared to thank Xing Jue, Xing Jue's vision suddenly darkened and he fainted.
Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked. They hurriedly carried Xing Jue into the house and invited a doctor to diagnose and treat him. When the doctor announced his condition, everyone finally let out a sigh of relief. It turned out that Xing Jue had overworked himself. As long as he recuperated for two days, he would be able to recover. It seemed that the battle with the goateed old man had consumed a great deal of Xing Jue's energy.
In the backyard of the Xia Residence, there was a rather secretive secret room. The surface of the secret room was made of Frost Earth Stone and was extremely sturdy. This was originally a treasure room used by the Xia Family to store important items. However, it had now been commandeered by Xing Jue.
At this moment, outside the secret room, the four-eyed man was anxiously pacing back and forth. From time to time, he would even mutter, "Why hasn't he come out yet?"
"Go, call my father over and open the stone door." The four-eyed man suddenly said to a family servant who was standing outside the secret room.
"But young master, young master Xing Jue is cultivating. Won't this disturb him?" The family servant said somewhat worriedly. Although he was only a martial arts expert, he still had some understanding of cultivation. If a person was suddenly disturbed while concentrating on cultivation, it was very easy to cause a backlash.
"What do you know? If I tell you to go, then go. What's with all this nonsense?" The four-eyed man shouted somewhat angrily.
After being angrily rebuked by the four-eyed man, the family servant did not dare to say anything else. He could only dejectedly run towards his family's master's pavilion.
"Squeak squeak squeak squeak." But not long after that family servant ran out, the tightly closed stone door suddenly opened slowly.
After the stone door opened, a valiant and formidable-looking youth wearing a blue robe walked out. This was naturally Xing Jue who was in seclusion.
"You've succeeded?" After seeing Xing Jue walk out, the originally anxious face finally revealed a relieved smile. He came to Xing Jue's side and said with a smile.
"Yes, I've more or less mastered it." Xing Jue replied with a smile.
"That's good. Let's go. Otherwise, it will be too late." The four-eyed man looked in the direction of the Imperial Wind Pavilion and said meaningfully.
"Yes, let's go." Xing Jue naturally understood what the four-eyed man was referring to, so he immediately replied.
In the outer pavilion of Yufeng Pavilion, there was an extremely large open-air plaza. At the moment, there were hundreds of small arenas in the center of the plaza. Outside the plaza, there were tens of thousands of disciples gathered. The reason why it was so lively today was because today was the beginning of the Outer Pavilion's annual Cabinet Exam.
On each of the hundreds of arenas stood a well-built humanoid puppet with hollow eyes. Each of them was like a soldier guarding the arena, standing there without moving.
They were the first stage of the Cabinet Exam. This Cabinet Exam did not have any qualifications. As long as you were an outer pavilion disciple, you could participate as long as you wanted. However, if your strength was insufficient, then you could forget about taking advantage of the situation. This was because the humanoid puppets in the first stage all had the combat strength of a high-ranked Martial Master.
Furthermore, because the materials used to create these humanoid puppets were rather special, their bodies were extremely tough. Thus, even if you had the strength of a high-ranked Martial Master, if you didn't have a powerful trump card, it would be extremely difficult to defeat them.
"The Cabinet Exam will now begin!" Following the announcement of the end of the Outer Pavilion First Elder, the disciples outside the plaza were like a pack of crazy wolves. They began to rush towards the arena in the center of the plaza. Even though they knew that the humanoid puppets were extremely tough, many disciples still wanted to give it a try. After all, as long as they passed this stage, they would have the chance to enter the Cabinet Exam. As long as they became a Cabinet Disciple, there would be a qualitative change in their cultivation methods and living conditions.
To put it bluntly, the relationship between an outer pavilion disciple and a Cabinet Disciple was like the relationship between a servant and the head of a family. Even if a Cabinet Disciple was an outer pavilion elder, he would have to treat them with a smile and not dare to be the slightest bit slow.
Furthermore, the Cabinet Disciple looked down on the Outer Pavilion Disciples even more. Thus, the Cabinet Disciples would never stroll around the Outer Pavilion. If an Outer Pavilion Disciple entered the Cabinet Exam, not to mention the fact that he wouldn't be able to enter, even if he did, he would probably be beaten to death.
Thus, to the Outer Pavilion Disciples, the Cabinet Exam was the place they yearned for the most. Even though there was only a sliver of hope, they still had to give it a try.
As the Outer Pavilion Disciples rushed onto the arena, the originally empty eyes of the humanoid puppet instantly turned blood-red. Like a bloodthirsty beast, it pounced towards the Outer Pavilion Disciples who had stepped onto the arena.
The stronger disciples were still fine, but the weaker disciples were immediately beaten to a state of serious injury. There were even some who were crippled. Even so, the disciples who were unable to step onto the arena still wanted to give it a try.
As the Cabinet Exam began, more than half a day had already passed. However, among the tens of thousands of Outer Pavilion Disciples, only a few dozen people had successfully passed the test of the humanoid puppet. Moreover, all of them were people who had reached the high level of martial artists.
There were even some who had reached the level of Martial Master. From this, it could be seen that the Outer Pavilion did not only have the Four Great Kings and the four Martial Master experts. There were also many people who were keeping a low profile and hiding their strength.
"Haha, congratulations, Little San. I didn't think that you would actually pass the Cabinet Exam."
"Yes, yes. From today onwards, you are considered half a Cabinet Disciple. If you really enter the Cabinet Exam, then don't forget about us in the future." Outside the square, a few disciples smiled as they spoke to a disciple who was slowly walking over.
"Heh heh, I also didn't think that I would actually pass. Actually, it was just a fluke." That disciple said a little embarrassedly as he walked closer. This was the youth who often exaggerated about the four-eyed man's injuries in front of Xing Jue, Little San.
"Oh, that's right. Brother Xing Jue and Brother Four-eyed haven't returned yet?" Little San suddenly thought of Xing Jue and the others and asked somewhat anxiously.
"No, I didn't see them. Could something have happened to them?" After hearing Little San's words, those disciples also spoke anxiously. Clearly, they were all a little worried for Xing Jue and Four-eyed.
"Haha, brothers, I'm back!" Just at this moment, a refreshing laugh suddenly rang out from behind them. Looking in the direction of the voice, everyone revealed expressions of ecstasy as they shouted in unison, "Brother Xing Jue!"
"F * ck, did you guys forget about me?" Four-eyed suddenly ran over and said unhappily. He came back together with Xing Jue, but these guys actually only talked to Xing Jue and ignored him.
"Alright, Four-eyed, it's getting late. Let's pass this stage first so that we can go back and have a reunion with our brothers." Xing Jue gently patted Four-eyed's shoulder and said with a smile.
Four-eyed also smiled and nodded with a face full of confidence.
After more than half a day of the test, there were now very few people crazily rushing to the arena except for the disciples who were watching the show. After all, they had seen too many people overestimating their own strength. In their hearts, they naturally had some understanding of the terror of the puppet. Therefore, at this moment, there were only a few people waiting outside the arena for the test. Compared to the sea of people in the morning, it seemed a little empty.
Therefore, at this moment, the square was a little quiet, completely devoid of the previous hustle and bustle.
However, this silence was broken when a figure appeared in the plaza. Looking at the figure in the square, the entire square once again burst into an uproar.
The person who caused such a huge uproar was naturally the extremely famous "Xing Jue" in the outer pavilion.
Xing Jue only faintly smiled at the commotion outside the square. Then, he walked towards an empty arena. As he walked onto the arena, tens of thousands of gazes also looked towards the arena. After all, everyone was curious as to whether the strongest person in the outer pavilion possessed the legendary strength.
When Xing Jue walked onto the arena, the humanoid puppet was like a wild beast that had gone berserk as it rapidly rushed towards Xing Jue.
However, in the face of the berserk humanoid puppet, Xing Jue did not show the slightest bit of fear. With a wave of his right arm, a powerful wave of martial Qi spread from his right fist.
"Bang!" Following an ear-piercing sound, the previously incomparably berserk humanoid puppet was instantly turned into a pile of scrap metal. Without using any flashy martial skills, a casual punch had turned the humanoid puppet, which had heavily injured countless outer pavilion disciples, into scrap metal.
After Xing Jue defeated the humanoid puppet, there was a brief moment of silence, before thunderous applause and cheers rang out in the square.
"So this is Xing Jue? He is indeed powerful! "
"He is indeed worthy of being a legendary figure!"
Waves of worshipful discussions continuously rang out from the crowd.
At the center of the elders' seating area, the first elder, who had met Xing Jue once before, stroked his white beard and said with a faint smile, "Martial Qi can be unleashed. This kid's potential is indeed limitless."
Not long after Xing Jue defeated the puppet, the four-eyed man also walked down from another arena. Although he was in a somewhat sorry state compared to Xing Jue, he had still passed the test.
After successfully passing the test, Xing Jue's group did not linger on the square, and instead returned to the Xing Jue manor. This time, apart from Xing Jue and the four-eyed man, there were a total of thirteen people who had passed the test. This meant that fifteen of them had the qualifications to enter the inner pavilion, which was a pretty good result.
What they had to do next was to participate in the elimination round, as there were only twenty people who could enter the inner pavilion test. However, there were no less than a hundred people who had passed the first test. Therefore, the final test was the most competitive.
That night, the Outer Pavilion was very different from usual. Everyone did not go to sleep early like usual. Instead, everyone was excitedly discussing the day's assessment. There were also those who celebrated their friends who had successfully passed the first round.
The Xing Manor was the most lively place in the outer pavilion. At that moment, several hundred people had gathered in the square in front of the Xing Manor. They were all disciples of Xing Jue. At that moment, everyone was holding a cup of wine in their hands, drinking to their heart's content.
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