Chapter 8 Blasting the Power Stone Monument, Shocking the Whole Audience!
Azure Cloud Hall, outer sect department.
On the square with a diameter of several hundred zhang, eighteen gates cast from refined copper stood erect.
"Phew, it is not easy to obtain that Apricot Yellow Flag from this first checkpoint. It seems that no one will come out from inside within half a shichen. I had better find a place to have a good rest!"
A trace of helplessness flashed through Wang Wen's expression as he sighed with emotion in his heart.
One had to know that previously in this checkpoint, even the Holy Son carefully nurtured by the Holy Land needed ten minutes to obtain the Apricot Yellow Flag. Let alone these ordinary disciples; he completely did not need to waste time here.
Bang!
Just as Wang Wen turned around wanting to leave, the sound of a huge gate closing suddenly came from behind him, causing the ground beneath his feet to tremble slightly.
"Passed!"
"Grade Assessment: Excellent!"
Next, a slightly aged voice echoed across the square.
Wang Wen's body stiffened.
"Someone passed? But time... only one minute has passed!"
Wang Wen's pupils constricted violently, his face full of disbelief.
But this voice of Elder Liu would not fake anything!
Moreover, what was even more exaggerated was that the opponent's assessment grade was Excellent.
This Elder Liu was an extremely harsh person from the Discipline Hall. Even when assessing a Holy Son, the grade would only be barely Outstanding. This rating of Excellent could be said to be the highest evaluation in the dozen or so years he had been on duty.
"It is him, that disciple who said he had good luck and possesses over sixty thousand sect contribution points!"
When Wang Wen turned around, he locked onto Lin Xuan's figure.
When Lin Xuan walked out of the first checkpoint, he sat cross-legged on a giant rock to the side. He began to cultivate with the aid of the powerful medicinal efficacy of the Nine Orifices Hunyuan Golden Pill.
Half a shichen passed in a flash.
Once the deadline arrived, the disciples in the eighteen huge bronze gates were all expelled. Among the eighteen people, only six passed the assessment, having plucked the Apricot Yellow Flag and maneuvered in the Copper Man Formation for a long time.
Everyone looked extremely battered and exhausted, and all had injuries.
However, when they walked out, the first thing they saw was Lin Xuan sitting upright on a giant rock, causing the expressions of the eighteen of them to become grave.
Because they saw that the robes Lin Xuan wore did not have the slightest bit of disarray.
His aura was extremely stable. What made them feel even more uncomfortable was that the observant ones among them could discover that Lin Xuan's aura seemed even stronger than before he entered the checkpoint.
Even if they racked their brains, they could not imagine that Lin Xuan was someone who could eat demon cores like candy beans.
Next, Wang Wen called out the names of the seven people who passed the assessment, including Lin Xuan, to proceed to the second level of assessment.
The faces of the remaining few eliminated outer sect disciples were filled with disappointment. Some of them were just about to touch the Apricot Yellow Flag, but alas, there was not enough time.
Wang Wen held a purple-red token in his hand. Many runes were engraved on it in vigorous strokes, inexplicably giving people a sense of oppression on their spirits.
"Rise!"
Wang Wen roared in a low voice.
As soon as his voice fell, seven transparent spirit mirrors nearly two meters high emerged out of thin air. Around the mirror surfaces, a circle of flowing silver runes surrounded them, looking very dazzling.
This is the second checkpoint, the Inner Demon Trial!
It could also be considered a checkpoint for identity verification, while also possessing the effect of tempering one's divine consciousness and mental state.
Any human explored by the Spirit Mirror whose mental state was not firm would have inner demons born within them.
Furthermore, anyone disguised as another race would naturally be seen through by the Spirit Mirror.
Therefore, even if demons, devils, or other races infiltrated the Nine Heavens Holy Land, they would be rejected outside the outer sect and unable to enter the inner sect to touch the center of power.
"Each person choose an Inner Demon Mirror. Any disciple who persists for thirty breaths without being disturbed by inner demons will be considered to have passed!"
After speaking, Lin Xuan and the others stood before the Inner Demon Mirrors.
"Start!"
As soon as Wang Wen's voice fell, a power of illusion came from the mirror surface, enveloping them within it.
"Great Devouring Technique!"
With a thought from Lin Xuan, the power of illusion that originally intended to disturb him was treated as a nutrient like spiritual energy and devoured by the cellular particles in his body.
Time flew by.
Thirty breaths passed. This time, no one was eliminated. Even so, aside from Lin Xuan, everyone else was exhausted to the point of collapse.
However, even so, it was difficult to conceal the joy of passing the checkpoint on their faces.
When they saw the calm and breezy Lin Xuan again, a trace of helplessness appeared in the depths of their eyes. At the same time, the sense of awe in their eyes became increasingly heavy.
From the two checkpoints of the Copper Man Formation and the Inner Demon Mirror, it could be seen that Lin Xuan's strength was definitely the strongest among them.
The final third checkpoint of the assessment was very simple.
The Power Stone Monument!
As long as one could meet the ten thousand jin of immense force of the Qi Refining Great Circle Realm, one would be qualified. However, if one could achieve a better result in this power test, the resources obtained after promoting to the inner sect would be greater.
"Let the test begin!"
A white-browed old man appeared out of thin air on one side of the Power Stone Monument and spoke to everyone.
"Elder Liu!"
When this white-browed old man appeared, Wang Wen bowed to him with a respectful expression.
Liu Qingyun nodded slightly to him.
"Disciple, Zhao Yunxiang!"
Next, a thin young man walked out. With steady steps, he walked to a spot one step away from the Power Stone Monument.
He adjusted his breathing, and his gaze gradually became piercing.
"Stacking Wave Fist!"
The thin young man clenched his fists tight and displayed his trump card. Water attribute spiritual power surged, causing a湛blue light to emerge from his right fist, and his imposing manner skyrocketed abruptly.
He let out a muffled roar and waved his right fist.
Carrying the impact force of ten thousand jin like rivers and great waves, it landed solidly on the Power Stone Monument.
The Power Stone Monument, which was purple-red throughout and reached a zhang in height, did not shake in the slightest. Only a string of power numbers emerged on the stone monument.
"Ten thousand one hundred and fifty jin, pass!"
As soon as Elder Liu Qingyun's voice fell, the thin young man looked at the result he had struck and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. This power value could be considered an extraordinary performance.
Once an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator cultivated to the Great Circle, ten thousand jin was already the limit. Above ten thousand jin, even wanting to improve by one jin of strength was extremely difficult.
"Disciple, Mu Xue!"
Immediately, a female disciple dressed entirely in white walked out with floating footwork. Like a wisp of clear breeze brushing past, she flew in front of the Power Stone Monument.
She raised her slender hand and waved her sleeve. Under the blessing of wind attribute spiritual power, the sleeve was like a swift and fierce long whip as it landed ruthlessly on the Power Stone Monument.
Bang!
The Power Stone Monument trembled lightly, and the power value appeared on the stone monument.
"Twenty-four thousand two hundred and fourteen jin!"
"Good, your talent is excellent. To have such strength in the outer sect, are you willing to take me as your master?"
Liu Qingyun felt a desire to cherish talent and asked her.
Wang Wen, who was to the side, was filled with envy upon hearing that Liu Qingyun wanted to accept this female disciple who had just promoted to the inner sect as a disciple.
Joining the inner sect was divided into those with masters and those without. Inner sect disciples without masters naturally had a lower status without an elder covering for them. Wang Wen belonged to the category of inner sect disciples without a master.
"Disciple Mu Xue pays respects to Master!"
This kind of opportunity to take an inner sect elder as a master was rarely seen. Although with Mu Xue's talent, she would be accepted by other elders even if she did not enter Elder Liu's sect, Liu Qingyun had already extended an olive branch to her.
"En!"
"This is a movement technique, the 'Green Luan Nineteen Ultimates'. It can be used for both offense and defense. Treat it as your greeting gift for now!"
Elder Liu Qingyun waved his hand, and a green jade slip landed in Mu Xue's hand.
"Next!" Liu Qingyun continued to speak.
Next, the Power Stone Monument test continued.
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The four testing disciples that followed only barely surpassed ten thousand jin of strength. People with talent like Mu Xue were ultimately the minority.
Finally, everyone's gazes were concentrated on Lin Xuan. Including Mu Xue, who also attached great importance to Lin Xuan. Because of Lin Xuan's dazzling performance in the first two checkpoints, Mu Xue already regarded Lin Xuan as an opponent comparable to herself.
Lin Xuan walked to the Power Stone Monument with an indifferent expression.
He clenched his right fist and threw a swift straight punch!
It looked as if there was no blessing from any cultivation method. Air waves rose up, winding and whirling around his fist. Like white ribbons, they rotated crazily like a whirlwind with the fist as the center.
Carrying a toppling-mountains-and-overturning-seas-like force of nearly one million jin, it bombarded onto the Power Stone Monument.
Boom...
Without any suspense, under the impact of the immense force of nearly one million jin, the Power Stone Monument exploded with a loud bang. It set off waves of air mixed with crushed stones. Even the ground beneath the stone monument cracked with shocking fissures.
Silence...
Deathly silence...