While Lin Xiu and Zhang Hanqing were desperately fighting here, the secret base of the Nether Palace...

Jiuyou lay lazily on his throne, looking at the densely packed figures below, he seemed upset for no reason, and his thoughts drifted back thousands of years ago.

At that time, the method of cultivation between heaven and earth was not based on Yuanli. At that time, his name was not Jiuyou. At that time, he just wanted to become an ordinary practitioner.

At that time...

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It was midsummer at this time, and the strong sunlight scorched the earth. Even the Cicadas in the forest couldn't bear the sweltering heat, so they kept making their own calls, which sounded even more annoying.

In a dense forest, three young boys and girls are struggling to get on the road. Although the big trees in the forest block the scorching sun, big beads of sweat are still running down their cheeks, drop by drop. hit the ground.

The older boy among the three reached out to wipe the sweat off his face with his dirty linen clothes, took a slight breath, and looked at the other two companions with concern.

"Xiao Yi, Rourou, can you two hold on?" asked the oldest boy.

The two young boys and girls looked at each other and smiled, and replied in unison: "It's okay."

These three teenagers are from the same village, because the village is relatively close to the legendary Qingyun Sword Sect, and sometimes they take good care of the disciples who go down the mountain, so they are authorized to have three recommendation places every year to participate in the Qingyun Sword Sect to participate in the outer disciples competition. assessment.

These three teenagers are the ones recommended by the village to the Qingyun Sword Sect this year, but because so many people have been recommended for the assessment over the years, few people can successfully enter the Qingyun Sword Sect, and gradually the village does not take this matter How important it is to see, and the village is only half a day away from Jianzong, and in the end no one even came to send the children who participated in the assessment to Jianzong.

Of course, this is not to say how cold-blooded the elders in the village are, but that the village has been doing this for decades, and it has gradually become a habit.

Among the three teenagers, the oldest one is called Lin Zhong. Although he is still young, he is very honest and honest, and is very popular with the elders in the village.

The other boy was named Wang Yi, named by his father who was a scholar. It is said that on the night of Wang Yi's birth, Wang Xiucai got very drunk and immediately wrote a poem, but I can't remember the content clearly. Yes, I only know what the last sentence is. I envy You Huanyu, dressed in Tsing Yi with a long robe.

After saying this, Wang Xiucai clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "My son should be free and easy in this troubled world!"

Wang Yi's name was decided upon, probably because he inherited his father's cleverness, Wang Yi has been exceptionally clever since he was a child, and he often caused trouble for his father.

In the end, the youngest was a girl. The girl's surname was Zhang. It was pitiful. Not long after she was born, before her name was even taken, a sudden accident took the lives of her parents. adopted by their parents.

In the end, Wang Xiucai named the girl Rou Rou, hoping that the girl would be as gentle as water.

The three children grew up together, and their feelings are very deep. This time when they came to Qingyun Sword Sect, the other children in the village did not want to come at all. It can only follow.

At noon, the three of them finally walked out of the forest and arrived at the foot of Qingyun Mountain. The tired little faces of the three panting little fellows were flushed, which made the disciples of Qingyun Sword Sect next to them who were in charge of guiding the registration couldn't help laughing out bursts of good-natured smiles.

After resting for a while, a young man dressed in the clothes of the outer disciples of Qingyun Sword Sect led them to the sect.

Looking at the Qingyun Sword Sect covered by the mist, and feeling the majestic momentum coming towards them, the three of them were completely overwhelmed, and suddenly thought in their hearts: they must enter the Qingyun Sword Sect!

The young disciples of Qingyun Sword Sect also smiled slightly when they saw them like this. Thinking of the same appearance when they came to participate in the assessment, the corners of their eyes stretched out, but I don’t know how many of these three little guys can be defeated by Sword Sect. Income?

When the four of them came to the testing hall, there was already a long queue in front of the main hall of the testing hall, and these were young children who had come to participate in the assessment.

In addition to giving some assessment places to nearby villages, Qingyun Sword Sect will also recruit disciples in the entire area under the jurisdiction of the sect, and select them layer by layer with the county as the unit. Even so, the team in front of the test hall has at least three or four hundred people. But Qingyun Jianzong will only select fifty people from these people to join Jianzong.

The three of them were led by the disciple of Qingyun Sword Sect to stand aside and lined up. The young disciple gave the three of them an encouraging look and then left.

Looking at the long line in front of them, the three boys and girls seemed a little nervous, their little hands tightly clutching the hem of their clothes.

With the shouts ahead, the line kept getting shorter, and boys and girls came out of the hall, most of them were disappointed, and some even cried outright.

Occasionally, there are still teenagers who have successfully passed, and under the guidance of the disciples of Qingyun Sword Sect, under the envious eyes of other losers, they go to the depths of the sect.

Finally, the three of Wang Yi and the others also walked into the main hall. Although the main hall was luxurious, the three teenagers didn't have much thought to watch it carefully, and put all their attention on a stone in front of them.

"Put your hands on this spiritual stone, concentrate on resisting that pressure, um, that's it."

In the center of the hall, an old man in a brown robe said to a young man who was taking the test.

After a while, the three of Wang Yi noticed that a halo gradually appeared on the spiritual stone. The halo was very thin, as if it would dissipate at any time.

"Unqualified, next one." The old man glanced at the black stone and said coldly.

The young man who was taking the test saw a halo appearing on the inspiration stone. He had some hope at first, but his expression changed instantly when he heard the old man's words.

"There is clearly a halo on the stone, why is it unqualified?" The young man lost control of his emotions.

"Huh, the inspiration stone is a strange stone specially used to test the talent of cultivation. The stronger the halo, the stronger the talent. Your halo is so illusory, but it's just the lowest level of getting rid of mortals. In the future, even the possibility of breaking through and transforming into mortals will be impossible." Almost none, and you still want to join the Sword Sect?" The old man took charge of the test for so long, and there were very few passers. Seeing that the young man dared to contradict him again, he waved his long sleeves angrily.

Seeing the old man's unfriendly expression, the teenagers who were tested next held their breath in their throats, not daring to breathe.

Unexpectedly, in the following test, several teenagers successfully passed the test, which made the old man's complexion a little relieved.

Not long after, it was finally Wang Yi's turn to play, and Lin Zhong was the first to test.

I saw Lin Zhong gently put his hand on the inspiration stone, his chest was heaving and unsteady, he took a deep breath, and stared at the inspiration stone with his eyes open.

I saw a milky white halo rising from the inspiration stone, it looked so beautiful.

Seeing this scene, the old man also showed a smile on his face, and finally a good little guy came out.

"Qualified, excellent talent." As soon as the old man finished speaking, Lin Zhong was taken away by the disciples of the Sword Sect who had been waiting for a long time. Before leaving, Lin Zhong made a cheering gesture to Wang Yi and Zhang Rourou.

While feeling happy for Lin Zhong, Wang Yi and Zhang Rourou also became more nervous, and their hands were full of sweat.

Wang Yi came on stage.

Silently encouraging himself in his heart, Wang Yi put his hand on the inspiration stone, and after waiting for a while, no halo appeared.

Just when the old man was about to call for the next one, a more brilliant light appeared, which made the old man standing next to the inspiration stone squint his eyes.

After a long while, the light disappeared, but Wang Yi, who was in front of the Spiritual Stone, seemed to lose his strength and staggered, but was supported by the sharp-eyed old man.

"Okay, okay, okay. Bai Hongyaoxiang, little guy, you are really good!" The old man smiled gently.

I don't know why Wang Yi was not taken away this time, but sat down at the side first under the gesture of the old man.

Knowing that he must have passed, Wang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately shifted his gaze to the center of the test hall, where Zhang Rourou started the test.

The moment Zhang Rourou put her hand on the stone, there was another layer of white light on the inspiration stone, faintly stronger than Lin Zhong's, but it was far inferior to Wang Yi's test scene just now.

Zhang Rourou naturally passed the test, and was led by other disciples to the depths of the sect, and looked at Wang Yi worriedly when she left.

"Little guy, the three of you are very good. If there are no accidents with your two companions, we should see you again soon." The old man smiled kindly.

Originally, Wang Yi was a little worried when he saw his two companions being taken away one after another, but he relaxed after hearing this, but he was still a little puzzled.

"Haha, they have good talents. They should be accepted as disciples by the elders of this sect and promoted to the inner sect soon. And you are now an inner sect disciple!" the old man said patiently, looking in a good mood.

Not only did he join Jianzong, but he also directly became an inner disciple? Wang Yi was dumbfounded.

The author, Lazy Scholar, said: Try group portraits... Valentine's Day is coming to an end, and there are still 20 minutes before New Year's Eve. Happy New Year, I wish you all the best in the new year.