Now, after the first round of screening, the group of young men and women that remained numbered close to 200 people.
Duan Lingtian couldn't help but be astounded.
The quality of the genius martial artists of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom was really not something that the Crimson Sky Kingdom could compare to.
Such harsh requirements, yet there were still so many people left in the end.
"The remaining people, follow me!"
The old man ordered, then he led the two Seven Star Sword Sect inner court disciples to open the path in front, and Duan Lingtian and the others followed behind as they majestically ascended Dubhe Peak.
Dubhe Peak, the main peak of the Seven Star Sword Sect!
On the way, the old man's voice was like a sonorous bell as he slowly said, "I'm the elder in charge of the outer court disciple test this time, all of you can call me Test Elder … Now that all of you are able to ascend Dubhe Peak, it also represents that all of you are a step closer to becoming an outer court disciple of the Seven Star Sword Sect!"
"However, whether you're able to become an outer court disciple or not still depends on your own ability."
The old man continued, "Even if you become an outer court disciple, don't think of slacking off … The Seven Star Sword Sect has a rule that those who are unable to pass the inner court test and become inner court disciples before the age of 30 will be expelled from the Seven Star Sword Sect!"
The old man's words caused many people to be greatly shocked.
Unable to become an inner court disciple before the age of 30 will be expelled from the Seven Star Sword Sect?
"I heard that if one wants to become an inner court disciple of the Seven Star Sword Sect, one must at least have a cultivation at the seventh level of the Origin Core Stage."
"I also heard that even if one has a cultivation at the seventh level of the Origin Core Stage, one might not be able to pass the inner court test … Only by participating in the inner court test at the eighth level of the Origin Core Stage would one have a 90% chance of passing."
…
Many young men and women whispered in discussion.
Although their natural talent wasn't bad, wanting to break through to the seventh level of the Origin Core Stage or even the eighth level of the Origin Core Stage before the age of 30 wasn't an easy matter.
For a time, many people felt pressure.
Duan Lingtian followed within the crowd and only lightly smiled when he heard the whispers of the surrounding people.
"Scoundrel, breaking through to the eighth level of the Origin Core Stage before the age of 30 … Do I have a chance?"
Li Fei looked at Duan Lingtian and was slightly perturbed.
"So long as you're obedient, I guarantee you'll be able to break through to the eighth level of the Origin Core Stage before the age of 25. How about it?"
Duan Lingtian placed his mouth next to Li Fei's ear and gently blew. His voice was mixed with some restlessness …
"Big bad guy!"
Li Fei rolled her eyes at Duan Lingtian. Her pretty face blushed, and the redness spread all the way to her neck.
Seeing how close Duan Lingtian and Li Fei were, many young men looked at Duan Lingtian with jealousy, as if they could see right through Duan Lingtian …
However, Duan Lingtian simply ignored these gazes.
Nearly two hundred people followed behind the old man and arrived at the mountainside of Tianshu Peak.
There was a vast stone platform here, and there were already quite a few people around it.
Duan Ling Tian's eyes were sharp, and he noticed with a glance that there were six groups of people standing there.
Five groups of people were led by an aged old man, and behind these old men were three or four young men.
These old men were all elders of the Seven Star Sword Sect, and as for the young men that followed behind them, they were all outer court disciples without exception.
The other group of people were all women.
Although the attire of the Seven Star Sword Sect's female disciples was azure clothes as well, it was different from the male disciples. It lacked a bit of firmness and had a bit more delicateness, causing others to feel comfortable and not ugly.
In the lead of this group of women was a beautiful woman with a beautiful appearance, and she was natural and unrestrained.
She was also an elder of the Seven Star Sword Sect.
Behind the beautiful woman followed three young women, and they were all outer court disciples of the Seven Star Sword Sect as well.
Duan Lingtian and the others followed behind Test Elder and stepped onto the stone platform.
Meanwhile, the beautiful woman had already brought along the three young women to greet them. As for the other five old men, they instead brought along the people behind them and waited on the spot.
"What's this for?"
Duan Lingtian was bewildered in his heart.
But in next to no time, he found out the answer.
Test Elder's gaze swept past Duan Lingtian and the others, then he slowly said, "The women amongst you are exempted from the outer court disciple test and directly become outer court disciples of the Seven Star Sword Sect … Now, all of you follow Alkaid Peak's Elder Bi to head to Alkaid Peak and become disciples of Alkaid Peak."
Test Elder's words caused all the young men and women that followed up to ascend Dubhe Peak to be stunned.
All the young women revealed pleasantly surprised expressions.
Exempted from the test? Directly become outer court disciples of the Seven Star Sword Sect?
All the young men were dumbstruck. This works?
Now, absurd thoughts arose within the hearts of some of the young men, and they wished for nothing more than to be a woman …
"Female disciples, follow me."
The beautiful woman that came up to greet them, the Alkaid Peak's Elder Bi, spoke out with a calm voice that didn't carry any emotion.
"Go on."
Duan Lingtian smiled to the two little girls by his side.
When he saw the two girls seeming to be slightly hesitant, Duan Lingtian said, "I'll go look for you two once I become an outer court disciple as well."
The two girls nodded obediently when they heard this, then walked out with the group of young women.
Li Fei and Kerr seemed to stand out like cranes amongst a flock of chickens within the group of young women …
All along the way earlier, because there were too many people, many people didn't see their true appearances. Now that they walked out with the 30 plus young women, they instantly drew the gazes of everyone present.
"So beautiful!"
The eyes of many young men shone, and they were subdued by the peerless appearances of Li Fei and Kerr.
Even the beautiful woman, Elder Bi, couldn't help but have her eyes light up when she looked at Li Fei and Kerr, and her eyes contained slight surprise mixed within.
It wasn't that she'd never seen a young woman with such an outstanding appearance.
However, with such outstanding looks and astonishing talent, this was the most difficult thing to come by. …
How many beautiful young women with ordinary natural talent could at most be reduced to a flower vase?
In next to no time, the beautiful woman bid her farewells to Test Elder, then brought along the group of young women and directly left, obviously returning to Alkaid Peak.
"I heard long ago that the Seven Star Sword Sect's Alkaid Peak is filled with female disciples … I never imagined that it's true."
A young man that stood nearby Duan Lingtian exclaimed with admiration.
"Of course … Supposedly, the Seven Star Sword Sect's outer court female disciples usually cultivate on Alkaid Peak. You can see some female disciples on Dubhe Peak, but these female disciples are all inner court disciples and aren't young. "
As a young man finished speaking, he had a strange expression.
"I really envy them, they're able to skip the test and directly become outer court disciples."
Many people had envious expressions.
"Actually, it's understandable. They're women after all, and it's already extremely rare for women to be able to satisfy the test elder's selection criteria … Directly becoming outer court disciples is within reason."
Another person said.
The words of the latter obtained the unanimous agreement of most people.
Women were innately weaker than men.
Duan Lingtian's gaze had always descended onto Li Fei and Kerr, and he only withdrew his gaze when they followed Alkaid Peak's Elder Bi to a higher point on Dubhe Peak and vanished before his eyes.
Meanwhile, including Duan Lingtian, the remaining 150 plus young men followed Test Elder to arrive at the center of the high platform.
Test Elder suddenly turned around and looked at Duan Lingtian and the others.
The group of people stopped moving when they saw this.
"Amongst all of you, only 100 people can remain in the end … In other words, 53 people will be eliminated!"
Test Elder's burning gaze flashed past the group of young men, causing many young men that were already perturbed to go pale.
Now, there were exactly 153 people amongst them.
In other words, more than a third of the people would be eliminated.
"I wonder what test it will be."
Duan Lingtian thought in his heart, he was slightly curious and slightly expectant.
Duan Lingtian was extremely confident in passing the test, so he wasn't worried.
Suddenly.
"Hmm?"
Duan Lingtian's face went gloomy.
He realized that a powerful aura was emitted from the elder's body, suppressing the figures of the group of people including him …
This formidable aura was the aura of a Void Prying Stage expert.
Moreover, it wasn't the aura of an ordinary Void Prying Stage expert!
"This Test Elder is actually an existence at the seventh level of the Void Prying Stage."
Duan Lingtian was shocked in his heart. As for Test Elder's aura, it didn't cause too much of an effect on him. After all, his Spiritual Force was comparable to a Nascent Soul martial artist.
Not to mention this, the tenacity of his will wasn't something an ordinary person could compare to.
He was a person that had experienced two lifetimes.
Duan Lingtian quickly noticed that the other young men were caught off guard, and instantly, over 10 of them collapsed onto the ground. These young men that collapsed onto the ground were unable to stand up any longer, and their bodies shivered as they lay on the ground …
To them, the aura of a seventh level Void Prying Stage expert was too formidable!
Before long, Duan Lingtian noticed that many people had collapsed.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
…
Numerous ancient mammoth silhouettes condensed into form in the sky, and it was the remaining group of young men that reacted to the situation and circulated their strength to resist Test Elder's aura.
For a time, the sky was covered in dense ancient mammoth silhouettes, and it was utterly impossible to distinguish which ancient mammoth silhouettes belonged to which person.
Bang!
Before long, another young man collapsed and foamed at the mouth.
Time silently flowed by.
Now, only 127 young men were left standing …
Now, practically everyone present was able to realize that this sudden aura of a Void Prying Stage expert was the outer court disciple test they were about to face …
The first 10 plus people that collapsed onto the ground lay on the ground with bitter and helpless expressions.
They knew that they were bound to have no fate with the Seven Star Sword Sect!
Only a portion of the 127 people that were standing were steady like Mount Tai.
The bodies of most people were shivering and would collapse at any moment.
They gritted their teeth and persisted.
Because they all knew that so long as another 27 people collapsed, so long as they didn't collapse, they would pass the test!
"So boring."
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