Shi Xuan didn't hide it and said with a smile, "I's bone structure is only above average, but my talent and understanding are all above average."
Actually, for a young cultivator like Shi Xuan, the content of the questions was still a bit lacking. If it was a slightly older cultivator, they would even ask when they started cultivating, so as to not miss out on a talent that only started cultivating in adulthood but advanced very quickly.
Zhou Diilan's mouth opened in surprise, and then she quickly covered her mouth. After a while, she said, "I didn't expect Brother Shi to have above average in two areas. Sister Yu's bone structure is above average, but her talent and understanding are both above average."
"Hehe, that Miss Yu is overall a bit stronger than I. What about you, Miss Diilan?" After all, they were familiar cultivators, so Shi Xuan also asked her out of concern.
Zhou Diilan's face was slightly red, "I'm above average in all three areas, I can't compare to you guys."
"Not bad, Diilan's result is among the top of the Qi Nourishing cultivators. I just didn't expect Penglai's recruitment ceremony to be so simple. I thought you would have to fight a few rounds in the arena. "Yu Ruoshui said half happily and half encouragingly.
However, Shi Xuan had heard Ming Qingyue mention it before, "The lower level cultivators can't beat them no matter how strong they are. Penglai is only looking for cultivators who can inherit the orthodoxy and cultivate to the Golden Core stage, not cultivators who can fight. Why would he need to fight in the arena? It would be better to test their perseverance and temperament. Besides, after entering the sect, they will still guide their combat ability. Every five years, there will be a competition to train their combat ability so that they won't suffer losses when they travel the world in the future. "" I didn't expect Fellow Shi to know so much.
"I didn't think that Fellow Daoist Shi would know so much. You're really well-informed. However, I do have a negative example. There's a senior cultivator that I respect very much. He's called 'Old Sword Man', and his sword energy is unparalleled. It's said that he spent a hundred years watching the tides of the sea and comprehended the Boundless Sword Energy and the Sword Energy Thunderclap. With his Soul Stage cultivation, he killed a Jindan Stage Grandmaster. Although it was only a low-grade Jindan, it was still a feat that was rarely seen in ten thousand years."
"Hehe, you also said it was a rare feat. You can imagine how difficult it is to challenge someone of a higher level. Of course, those with good magic tools, spiritual tools, and even magic treasures are excluded. I just didn't expect Miss Yu to be so interested in learning swordsmanship. "Shi Shuan had never heard of this before. After all, he was just a rookie in the cultivation world.
Yu Ruoshui blushed, "If I can become a true disciple of Penglai, I will definitely choose the true method of refining the sword scabbard and become someone like Wuhui Jian Yongxiang."
While they were talking, the test was finished. Xie Fangwei listened to the reports of the nine inner disciples and then reported the results to Mo Yuan. After Mo Yuan made his decision, Xie Fangwei said to the thousands of cultivators, "Those who are below average in terms of talent, root bone, and comprehension, please return to the bamboo building."
Below average were the three grades of average, low, and low. As soon as these words came out, many cultivators sighed, but they didn't dare to cause trouble. Mo Yuan could beat all the cultivators here with one hand, so they could only dejectedly walk down the mountain.
After this group of cultivators left, there were only seven or eight hundred people left in the square. Standing in such a large square, they seemed very sparse. As a result, Shi Xuan looked around and easily saw Ming Qingyue, who had set out a few days earlier. She happened to be standing with a few female cultivators.
Seeing Shi Xuan look over, Ming Qingyue smiled and nodded in response. Shi Xuan also smiled in return.
Seeing that the other cultivators had left, Xie Fangwei stood up and said, "Cultivators, please get on this cloud. Below is Wenxin Road." After saying that, he pointed with his finger and a large white cloud floated on the ground. It was about the size of half of the square.
Seven or eight hundred cultivators stood on the cloud, but it seemed to be more than enough. One could imagine how big it was. Xie Fangwei pointed again and the white cloud slowly floated up and flew to the foot of the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, there was a straight road from the foot of the mountain to the peak. In the middle, there were rocks piercing through rocks, rocks piercing through rocks, and if there was no road, it would go across the sky.
"This Wenxin Road doesn't allow the use of spells and artifacts. Everyone, please." The white cloud slowly dissipated on the ground. Xie Fangwei stood at the intersection and said to the cultivators.
Apart from the difficulty of building such a road, this road looked just like an ordinary road. There was nothing strange about it. The cultivators looked at each other and finally, someone stepped on it.
It wasn't until Shi Xuan walked on this road that he realized it was different. It was surrounded by white fog and he could only see a little bit around him. This was something that couldn't be seen from the outside.
Originally, Shi Xuan walked on Wenxin Road with Zhou Dielan and Yu Ruoshui. But now, he couldn't see the others and could only walk forward slowly.
After walking for a while, he gradually felt that his body was being restrained. Every step he took consumed more energy. The surroundings were so quiet that he couldn't even hear his own footsteps. It was as if he was locked in a place of absolute silence.
Shi Xuan wanted to make a sound, but when he spoke, he couldn't even hear himself. In this strange silence, the more Shi Xuan walked, the stronger the restraint on his body. The various emotions in his heart were also fermented in this silence.
Gradually, Shi Xuan found that he couldn't even see the fog. His surroundings were as cold as the night. He couldn't see, hear, or speak. He couldn't even feel his skin when he pinched it. It was as if he didn't exist in this world at all.
In this creepy feeling, Shi Xuan only felt anxiety, tension, anger, frustration, sadness, pain, and other emotions getting stronger. He wanted to yell, but he also understood that even if he yelled, he couldn't hear it. He couldn't even feel his mouth moving. Following his instinct, he walked forward with heavy steps.
Fortunately, Shi Xuan remembered that this was a test, so he kept his spiritual mind and operated the supreme method of restraining thoughts in the Treasure Record to control his emotions. This method wasn't a spell, but a means of visualization. It was no different from people taking a deep breath to calm their emotions, so it could be used.
Maintaining emotional stability, Shi Xuan struggled to move forward in the increasingly heavy restraint. In the end, he was almost pressed to the ground by this restraint, but Shi Xuan still didn't show any signs of stopping.
Finally, his eyes lit up. Shi Xuan found himself standing on the Wenxin Path that he saw just now. There was no darkness, no fog, and it was only a short distance away from the mountain peak.
Shi Xuan looked around and saw Ming Qingyue stopped not far in front of him. She looked calm. It seemed that she had already walked out of the illusion. Yu Ruoshui, Zhou Diilan, and the others were still walking slowly behind him. But their eyes were empty, and there were all kinds of uneasy emotions on their faces. They looked like they were about to go crazy.
Because he was worried that the rules wouldn't allow him to help them, Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Diilan had already walked to the place where Shi Xuan was just standing. Their expressions suddenly became lively, and they looked around. It seemed that they could wake up from the illusion if they walked to this line.
"Brother Shi, I almost went crazy just now." Zhou Diilan touched her chest and said with lingering fear. Yu Ruoshui also nodded frequently.
"I think that since you guys can walk out of this illusion, you guys should have a good mind. Look at how many cultivators behind you are paralyzed on the spot, and then disappeared." Shi Xuan pointed at the cultivators on the path behind him and said.
Because they were preparing to recover their strength before continuing forward, the cultivators who came out of the illusion all stopped where they were. But there were many cultivators who were already exhausted in the illusion. Once they stopped, they could no longer move forward. Among them, there were many Qi Nourishing cultivators, including Zhou Diilan.
At this time, Xie Fangwei's voice came: "There is still a quarter of an hour. If you can't reach the peak, please go back."
Those cultivators who could no longer move were paralyzed on the ground in despair. Shi Xuan suddenly saw that Meng Yuqian, the hedonistic son of a rich family, was putting on a kind appearance, and took the initiative to help those cultivators who were paralyzed on the ground. He immediately understood that Penglai still liked cultivators who were friendly to their own sect. After all, no one wanted to accept an ungrateful disciple. It was just that the disciples of the family knew about this but were unwilling to tell others, so they probably took advantage of others.
Looking at Ming Qingyue, she was also helping a paralyzed female cultivator up. Seeing that Shi Xuan was coming and going, she lightly blinked her eyes three times, her meaning was self-evident.
Seeing that Yu Ruoshui had already helped Zhou Diilan up, Shi Xuan knew that she was sincere, so he didn't remind her anymore. He found a male cultivator and helped her up the mountain.
In the illusion, Qi Nourishing cultivators' physical strength was basically exhausted, while Leaving Aperture cultivators could still barely hold on. Only Qi Drawing cultivators, who had been tempered by the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, did not show any abnormalities. However, Shi Xuan estimated that the difficulty and requirements of the three should be different.
As Shi Xuan was struggling to hold on, he also had to support a cultivator. Thus, his pace became even slower. Thankfully, he was not too far away from the summit. Finally, when there was still some time left, he managed to reach the summit. After that, he could only force himself to stand. He was incapable of taking another step forward.
After a quarter of an hour, Xie Fangwei used a spell and moved the Qi Nourishing cultivators, who were not far from the peak, to the peak. As for the Leaving Aperture cultivators, they were moved to an unknown place, just like those cultivators who could not extricate themselves from the illusion.
"Qi Nourishing cultivators can walk out of the illusion. Their temperament and willpower are counted, and those who can walk up on their own are counted." Xie Fangwei only explained that the standards for Qi Nourishing cultivators were different, and did not mention Leaving Aperture and Qi Drawing cultivators.
Now, there were less than two hundred cultivators left on the peak. This did not include the Qi Drawing cultivators who participated in the outer disciple examination, nor did it include children under the age of twelve. They all had a different examination.
While these cultivators were resting, in another hidden place on the peak, Meng Yucang was asking an inner disciple who was in charge of the examination, "Junior Martial Brother Qin, how is my younger brother?"
This Junior Martial Brother Qin said with a bitter face, "Senior Martial Brother Meng, your younger brother is only ranked 23rd among the Leaving Aperture cultivators. I'm afraid he has no hope this time. You guys used medicinal pills to change his foundation too well. In the end, when you look at his cultivation and age, his talent and comprehension can only be above average. This is very easy to find out, and it can't be faked. Sigh. "
Meng Yucang said calmly, "What do you mean by 'no hope'? Isn't there an examination of their background? Just find an excuse to demote them."
"But, Senior Martial Brother Meng, the cultivators ranked above him are probably cultivators with good backgrounds. If they are demoted, Martial Uncle Mo will be watching!" Junior Martial Brother Qin did not dare to take this risk.
"There are still cultivators who are not from the three islands, right?" Meng Yucang began to smile.
"But there are definitely cultivators from other seas who are not afraid of being investigated. If all of them are demoted, it would be too obvious!" Junior Martial Brother Qin continued to argue with a bitter face.
Meng Yucang's smile was like the spring breeze that warmed people's hearts, "There will definitely be a few. Junior Martial Brother Qin, if this matter is successful, I will beg my grandfather to accept you as his disciple."
Junior Martial Brother Qin hesitated for a long time before saying, "Alright. I will try my best. "
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