"Those forty people have been cultivating in the sect for many years, and their cultivation should be quite outstanding. If they become spoilers, don't they want to push everything aside?" Yang Di was curious as the magic ship flew into the air.
"That's not to say. Since they are reasonably arranged spoilers, they naturally cannot destroy the original intention of this event. Their cultivation will be subject to corresponding restrictions. Of course, the same is true for you and others. You will be a little shackles in some aspects.
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The steward elder responsible for leading the Dharma ship shook his head and chuckled, and gave a positive response to Yang Di's doubts.
Young people like Yang Di and others cannot be suppressed in terms of cultivation, but because they are wizards, the superiors will give them certain shackles to prevent them from killing everyone in the assessment venue. At the same time, it is also a different kind of test for them.
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Just when Yang Di and the others were setting off, a large number of Dharma ships were flying towards the main peak of the Fairy Mountain Group on the left - the Holy Mountain - flying in the same direction as them.
The fact that the two houses started this grand event at the same time undoubtedly made the scene more grand. Just as Yang Di and others had guessed before, the difficulty of the assessment also affected the competition between the two houses.
About a quarter of an hour later, many Dharma boats from the two courtyards landed in the predetermined area of Qianshan one after another. At this time, many people who participated in the first round of assessment had already arrived here and were being organized by the elders in charge of the two courtyards to wait.
Those people watched the Dharma boats carrying the disciples of the two academies landing continuously, and they were all envious of Yang Di and the other official disciples.
In comparison, although they passed the first round of assessment, they are still far away from joining the two houses, and their future is uncertain.
However, there are also some people with outstanding qualifications who have jealousy or even disdain in their eyes.
Those who are not inferior in themselves, and even have better talents and qualifications, may not be specially recruited because of lack of fame or insufficient background.
This kind of genius is also very conceited. Not only does he want to become a disciple of the two academies, but he is also determined to surpass people like Yang Di in his further studies in the future. It is best to step on them severely.
All the disciples were driven by the elder in charge to leave the Dharma boat and stood in line in an orderly manner on the flat area.
In the distance, on the cliffs of Mount Li, the highest peak of the Jiugong Mountains, the viewing seats have been set up, and the dignitaries of the two houses and the guests present are arriving one after another with their precious weapons.
They will overlook the overall situation from that commanding height and watch the performance of many participants in this session.
About an hour later, in this world, the old voice sounded again, and a big shot announced: "The number of people for the first round of selection is full, that's it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, not far away in the direction of Ganshan, a bright light descended and cut across the place, completely blocking the way for other participants to come here.
A young female monk turned around and realized that she was the last person to pass the test among 200,000 people. Her pretty face was filled with surprise and joy, but her heart was extremely complicated.
On the other side of the light curtain, many monks who were arriving heard the cold voice and then saw that the road ahead was blocked. Their hearts were as cold as water and their faces were ashen.
They were eliminated!
Including those who have not yet arrived behind them, all failed to pass the first round. This time, they will miss the two majors.
This blow was so great that some people became jealous on the spot and clenched their fists, feeling very unwilling to do so.
Especially the people at the front were only a few dozen meters away from the light curtain. As a result, after the female monk passed by, they were blocked from the line of success.
"Ah! Why is this happening?" Someone yelled and roared, full of unwillingness.
Some people even continued to rush forward like crazy, trying to pass through the light curtain, but the latter was no longer part of the assessment, but a door that had been mercilessly closed.
That layer of restriction was unusually powerful. No matter how angry those people were, they could not break it. They were bounced back time and time again. They were not injured, but there was no glimmer of hope.
On this side of the light curtain, the last batch of monks who passed through had complex and difficult thoughts, and they were just a little bit crazy.
"It's so cruel." The female cultivator who passed the test at the end had red eyes. She passed the test, but she felt a little aggrieved for those people.
Even among the formal disciples, there are many who can't bear it, but more of them are indifferent, because many of them have been through this before.
This is the result of competition. Where a line is drawn, both courts must enforce it impartially.
"You can go back. There is no need to be attached to the two courtyards. The journey of cultivating Taoism still depends on your own efforts!" Among the mountains, the voice of the big man sighed, but he was not moved by the pleas of those people.
"Wait a minute!" At this moment, a voice came from the viewing platform far away on the mountain.
It was a man in golden attire, with an elegant manner and a majestic expression, sitting at the guest of honor seat at the viewing platform.
Everyone at the scene looked sideways, and Yang Di also looked strange. The man Yuqing and the others had introduced seemed to be Master Shenjian of the outer courtyard of the Holy Academy.
The name of this great man is very interesting. He is also a powerful swordsman. It is said that in the past, he was obsessed with paranoid swordsmanship and almost went astray. After he woke up, he changed his name and used the name of "Shen Jian" to alert himself at all times.
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As an important figure in the Holy Academy, the moment Master Shenjian spoke out, the monks in the first section of the light screen were extremely excited and rekindled their hope.
Sitting next to the master of Shenjian Academy was the master of Fengmu Academy, the outer courtyard of Tianxian Academy. The latter seemed to be nodding lightly. The two of them seemed to have made some important decision, or heard new instructions from a higher level.
Master Shenjian sat high up there and slowly said: "The competition is fierce this time, and there are a large number of outstanding outsiders joining. The two houses have hereby temporarily decided to select an additional 5,000 people to participate from the first round eliminations.
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Hearing this, those eliminated were overjoyed, while some of the guests present were a little surprised.
The two courts have always been indistinguishable, and especially in such grand events, the rules of the game are rarely changed temporarily.
Some big figures from the outside world nodded secretly. The two houses suddenly made such adjustments, probably because they realized the problem during the assessment.
Their set of rules may not fully apply to monks from the Dharma-ending Heaven and Earth.
Sure enough, Master Shenjian did not ask for another round of screening, but instead announced the selection method for the 5,000 people.
It's very simple. The deacons and disciples of the two houses on the scene go directly to the venue to select, and they bring back whoever they like.
What makes the monks near the light curtain happy is that this selection is not based on the current distance ranking close to the end point as a reference, but the people of the two academies are looking for suitable targets everywhere in a targeted manner.
Among the hundreds of monks who were nearing the end, only two were brought back. The rest were extremely disappointed and suffered a second blow.
Many guests who came from the outside world nodded secretly. It seemed that the two houses had already identified someone during the assessment period and marked it with a secret method.
This big selection didn't last long. Seeing that the deacons were having a hard time finding people, the two dean masters Shen Jian and Feng Mu simply used their magic to sweep away the marked people and brought them directly to the finish line.
Those people were suddenly brought here, both unexpectedly and ecstatically. Some of them were even far away from the destination.
There are many reasons why they were eliminated in the first round. Some people really did not adapt to those rules, but they received extra recognition because of their outstanding potential and qualifications.
Then, many people were surprised to find that among the 5,000 people who had been selected as an exception, outsiders indeed accounted for a high proportion, almost 80%.
At this point, many people have realized that this was a deliberate move by the senior officials of the two chambers, and they have a lower threshold for outsiders.
If you think about it carefully, this makes sense. In the Dharma Ending World, cultivation is extremely difficult. In the growth stage, the people in the Dharma Ending World suffer a lot. It's fate, and we can't blame them for not wanting to make progress.
On the contrary, being able to achieve certain achievements in the Dharma-ending world is worthy of praise.
At this point, the first round of competition was really over. Those who were eliminated were allowed to climb Kanshan Mountain and Zhenshan Mountain, two peaks with better terrain, and continued to observe this grand event as bystanders without being forcibly evicted.
On Lishan Mountain, Master Maplewood waved his hand and said with a smile: "Let's enter the second round."
Hearing this, one of the presiding elders at the foot of the mountain climbed to the top and announced loudly: "In the second round, everyone will compete head-on. Everyone will get the same token, which is what you will compete for next."
The goal and final result are based on the number of tokens, and everything else is useless."
Upon hearing this rule, everyone present who was about to participate took a breath. It was indeed a very popular rule.
This is equivalent to the law of Gu Insects. Among a group of Gu Insects, only the strongest one can survive, and the rest will become foils.
Although this kind of competition is not as cruel, the principle is the same. Everyone carries a token, but one token is definitely not enough to accomplish anything.
Therefore, plundering other people's things will become the only way, so the collision that unfolds will be extremely brutal.
"This competition lasts for five days. You can give up at any time in the middle. Moreover, the competition must be moderate. It is strictly forbidden to maliciously kill others. Otherwise, once discovered, in addition to being disqualified, you will also be severely punished." The presiding elder said sternly.
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After all, this is just a selection test. If it becomes bloody, it will be a bit excessive, and it will also make the apprentices full of hatred. In the long run, it will not be conducive to the stability of the two houses.
Therefore, at the lowest bottom line, the two houses must have a clear stance.
Dean Shenjian said solemnly: "Don't take any chances. The two academies have thousands of sets of air-transmitting mirrors illuminating the assessment area, so there are almost no blind spots."
Many people's expressions changed slightly. As expected, the two houses were fully prepared for this grand event. The telescope is a very famous magic weapon. It is usually arranged in sets and can monitor a fixed area.
Yang Di was a little annoyed. It turned out that cultivation civilization also had this kind of thing that looked like a camera. Now their performance was under the supervision of the law enforcers of the two houses.
The presiding elder nodded lightly and said with a smile: "In addition to the unified tokens in your hands, there are also many five-color tokens buried in the assessment area, including green, blue, purple, black, and orange species, which can be equivalent to five pieces in turn.
Ten yuan, fifty yuan, one hundred yuan, five hundred yuan of white tokens. If you want to accumulate enough outstanding chips, the five-color tokens scattered in the assessment area are the most practical."
The white token is a regular token, and everyone will get one next, while the five-color tokens have already been scattered on the battlefield.
To put it bluntly, those things exist to intensify the intensity of competition.