"However, the Dream Realm Ball below is formed from the fusion of this child's spiritual force and the Holy Mist. If we forcefully stop the Dream Realm Ball and break it, I'm afraid it will cause permanent damage to this child's Dao Heart."
However, another leader of the Sect spoke up immediately, his voice full of worry.
Lin Buzheng's Dream Realm Ball continued to grow and showed no signs of breaking. If they forcefully stopped the process, they would definitely protect the Sea Serpent Ball, but it would also greatly affect Lin Buzheng's Dao Heart.
No matter how they looked at it, it was not worth it to affect the Dao Heart of an Emperor who had a high chance of entering the Emperor Realm in order to protect a Sacred Artifact.
"Since it has come to this, we can only give him all the Holy Mist he has absorbed and stop the test. He's a disciple of the Divine Might Sect anyway, so it's not a loss for us to do so."
Elder Mirage said decisively after pondering for a while.
"That's a good idea, but this child's gains will far exceed the others. It's unfair to the other outer sect disciples participating in the test. In addition, he has damaged the Sacred Artifact, the Sea Serpent Ball, to a certain extent, so we have to punish him. How about we consider this child to have failed this round of test?"
Elder Luo said from the side.
Elder Lei was instantly enraged. "Elder Luo, don't you dare distort the truth! Lin Buzheng's absorption of the Holy Mist has damaged the Sacred Artifact, the Sea Serpent Ball. It wasn't intentional, and the reason why he has such gains is because we forcefully stopped the test. If we pursue the matter, the Sect's upper echelons have neglected their duties. How can we blame all of this on Lin Buzheng alone?
"Furthermore, if Lin Buzheng doesn't pass the test this time, he will have to participate in the test again. How can you guarantee that what happened today won't happen again and that the Sea Serpent Ball won't be damaged again?"
Elder Lei's sharp words rendered Elder Luo tongue-tied, unable to utter a single word.
"Alright, alright, stop quarreling!"
"In this old man's opinion, it is true that Lin Buzheng damaged the Divine Artifact Clam Ball in this round of assessment and obtained the Divine Fog contained in the Divine Artifact Clam Ball. However, there is a reason for it. It is also true that it was not intentional. Why don't we make a compromise? Lin Buzheng will still rank first and pass the assessment. However, the reward for the first place cannot be given to him. Consider it a small punishment. What do you two think?"
In the next moment, one of the leaders of the Sect suggested, breaking the awkward atmosphere.
"Sure."
Elder Lei furrowed his brows. It was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with the Sect's way of handling this matter. However, he also understood that this was the most perfect solution for this matter. Even if he was dissatisfied, he could only reluctantly accept it.
"Hmph!"
Compared to Elder Lei, Elder Luo was undoubtedly more dissatisfied with the result.
However, after the elder proposed this solution, it immediately received the approval of most of the big shots present. No matter how much Elder Luo objected, it was useless, so he could only acquiesce.
Rumble!
In the next moment, Elder Shen's palm that was holding the fog ball trembled slightly, and a majestic and terrifying power suddenly emerged from the Void, following the Fog Milky Way of the Sea Serpent Ball and spreading all the way to the Sea Serpent Ball. In the blink of an eye, the entire Sea Serpent Ball was wrapped in the Sea Serpent Ball. Then, with a gentle pull, the vast Sea Serpent Ball suddenly turned into a wisp of smoke and returned to the Sea Serpent Ball.
Rumble!
After the Divine Fog Sea disappeared, the 100,000 Outer Sect disciples who participated in the assessment were immediately revealed. They were all lying on the ground and sleeping soundly.
"Go!"
In the next moment, Elder Shen stretched out his hand and pointed. The remaining Divine Dream Ball in mid-air immediately flew towards Lin Buzheng. As it flew, it constantly became smaller and smaller. Finally, it turned into a bit of Divine Light and entered Lin Buzheng's heart.
Rumble!
At this moment, the Outer Sect disciples lying on the ground woke up one by one. Lin Buzheng also held his forehead with his hand and stood up from the ground. His eyes, which were initially confused, instantly became extremely clear.
"Everyone, please be quiet. I will now announce the rankings for this round of assessment."
"Lin Buzheng is ranked first, Chu Fantian is ranked second, Chao Wuya is ranked third, and Hua Man E is ranked fourth."
Elder Lei appeared in front of everyone and quickly announced the rankings for this round.
"According to the rules of the assessment, the top 100 disciples will all be rewarded. However, Lin Buzheng damaged the assessment sacred weapon during the assessment. Hence, he will be punished with the reward of being ranked first as a warning to others!"
Elder Lei's voice was filled with righteousness and fairness.
"Punishment again!"
Lin Buzheng mumbled with a face full of dissatisfaction. However, he could clearly feel that his spirit force had become much stronger after the assessment. After a slight protest, he did not say anything else and silently reaped the rewards.
"I actually lost?"
Chu Fantian's face was pale. He could not believe what he had just heard.
In the next instant, he took out his identity token and contacted someone. Instantly, the entire process of Floating Like Dream's assessment appeared on the token. Chu Fantian's face was pale as he watched. As time passed, his expression became increasingly gloomy.
Chao Wuya and Hua Man E were also silent. Before the assessment, they had made a bet with Lin Buzheng and had unparalleled confidence in themselves. In the end, the cold and emotionless truth had proven that they were indeed inferior to Lin Buzheng.
"Lin Buzheng, you have won this time. I will win back the next time!"
Chu Fantian's face was gloomy. Without saying a word, he handed over the earth-ranked fire dragon's dragon pearl, the longevity coral, and the star stone to Lin Buzheng. After that, he turned and left. He did not have the face to stay here any longer.
"Brother Lin's skills are a level higher. We concede defeat and sigh at our inferiority!"
In comparison, Hua Man E and Chao Wuya were more graceful. After handing over the soul-strengthening spiritual flowers and Purifying World Water to Lin Buzheng, they chatted for a while more before leaving.
"I'm rich, I'm rich!"
Lin Buzheng grinned and a bright smile appeared on his face. With the five Heaven and Earth Treasures in his arms, he left confidently.
In this round of assessment, although Lin Buzheng did not obtain the reward of first place, he obtained five Heaven and Earth Treasures. His ranking on the Outer Sanctum Stone Stele also increased by ten thousand, and he was not in danger of being expelled from the Outer Sanctum. Overall, his gains were not bad.
"Meow!"
"Brat, you're back!"
Lin Buzheng had just returned to his courtyard when Xiao Hui scurried out like a wisp of smoke and jumped onto his shoulder with a letter in its mouth.
"What's this?"
Lin Buzheng curiously took the letter and opened it. He took out the letter and quickly skimmed through it. He raised his eyebrows and smiled, "It's a letter from Father."
It turned out that this letter was from Lin Buzheng's father, Lin Shanyue. He told Lin Buzheng that he was safe and that he should focus on his cultivation and not worry.
"Father actually went to the central region of the continent to barge into the forbidden area of the Great Emperor's family to save mother. How can I not worry?"
But immediately, Lin Buzheng's brows furrowed slightly.
In this letter, Lin Shanyue told Lin Buzheng that he was already in the central region of the continent and was preparing to go to the forbidden area of an ancient Great Emperor's family to save Lin Buzheng's mother. This indirectly proved that his mother's background was indeed extraordinary.
But Lin Shanyue's cultivation had been destroyed and he was no different from an ordinary person. Barging into the forbidden area of the Great Emperor's family, no matter how one looked at it, there was no hope of saving his mother. It was more like seeking death.
"I need to become even stronger!"
Lin Buzheng clenched his fists tightly and made up his mind that he must cultivate hard and reach the Dao Realm as soon as possible. Then, he would have enough strength to go to the central region and help his father save his mother. He would then thoroughly investigate his origins.
At this moment, Lin Buzheng held the letter in his hand and looked towards the direction of the central region of the continent. His gaze became incomparably distant and deep.
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