Time passed slowly and there was still no sign of Deacon Hu, so many people started talking in low voices.
"What do you think the second test is? Why do I have a bad feeling?"
"The content of each assessment at Tianshen Academy is different. Who can guess what the second assessment will be?"
"Yes, yes, I'm so anxious why Deacon Hu hasn't come yet. As the saying goes, early death and early rebirth, no matter what the result is, hurry up and start the second assessment!"
"I also feel that waiting now is very painful. Do you think the academy is testing our character?"
After hearing this sentence, the surrounding area instantly became quiet, and no one spoke anymore. After all, everything is possible, and they cannot lose the opportunity because of such a trivial matter.
Situ Yu heard the discussion around her and originally wanted to ask if there was any news about Nalan Weiran, but when she saw that the surroundings suddenly became quiet, she was too embarrassed to speak.
Time passed minute by minute, and half an hour passed in a flash, but Deacon Hu was still not seen.
At this time, most of the assessors thought that the academy was testing their patience. Therefore, although most of them were anxious, their faces were calm. It was obvious that every cultivator was a human being.
Among the four people, Ye Feiran, only Situ Yu felt a little anxious. The other three chose to close their eyes and rest in tacit agreement.
Another quarter of an hour passed, and Situ Yu still didn't see Deacon Hu's figure, so she closed her eyes to rest, but she was always paying attention to the situation around her.
Some people were very envious when they saw Ye Feiran and the four of them calmly closing their eyes and concentrating. After all, they couldn't do it.
Finally, after waiting for two hours, at the beginning of noon, Deacon Hu finally arrived.
"Deacon Hu is here!"
"Disciple has met Deacon Hu!"
Hearing the voices of Meng Zili and Xu Qingqing, all the thousand assessors looked at Deacon Hu, and many people began to feel nervous.
Deacon Hu flew down on the high platform, glanced at the thousand assessors with his sharp eyes, and then slowly said, "The second assessment will be carried out next. As we all know, there is an immortal ladder in the outer courtyard of Tianshen College. There are nine thousand immortal ladders in total.
Level 999, it can test how far a person has gone on the path of cultivation. People with stronger talents and abilities will go higher.
The reason why I only showed up today is because the academy held a temporary meeting and made a new decision. The academy decided that anyone who reaches level 4,000 or above on the Immortal Ladder will pass the assessment.
As we all know, the third assessment is the same every time. It tests your spiritual power attributes to form a team, so the next second assessment is your last assessment. Whether you can become a disciple of Tianshen Outer Academy depends on this assessment."
After speaking, Deacon Hu stopped talking and gave the thousand examiners time to digest.
Meng Zili and Xu Qingqing looked at each other, their eyes full of sympathy as they looked at the thousand assessors. This assessment was too cruel, and it was not easy to climb the ladder to immortality.
Ye Feiran stretched out his hand and pinched his chin, with a look of confusion on his face, "Xiao Ranzi, haven't Senior Brother Nalan and the others experienced the assessment of climbing the Immortal Ladder?"
"Yes, all disciples will go through the assessment and spiritual power test of the Immortal Ladder. However, in the past, the Immortal Ladder was the fourth assessment. No matter how many levels they walked, they were already disciples of the academy." Nalan Weiran said.
Ye Feiran narrowed his eyes slightly, "Although there is one less test in this test, it is more severe than any other test."
"Yes, the Immortal Staircase is not an ordinary ladder. I heard from my elder brother that every step is very difficult. There are not many people who can reach level 4,000 or above." Nalan Weiran's expression also became solemn.
Hearing the conversation between Ye Feiran and Nalan Weiran, Situ Yu flattened his lips and said, "In that case, it is better to recruit three hundred disciples as in the legend. Now... Feiran, can I pass the assessment?"
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Situ Yu didn't have much confidence in her own talents and abilities. She felt particularly sad when she thought that out of four people, she was the only one who failed the assessment.
"You have to believe in yourself. It's so embarrassing to lose confidence before the assessment has even started!" Ye Feiran crossed his arms over his chest and looked at Situ Yu with contempt.
Situ Yu immediately glared at Ye Feiran, pursed his lips and said, "Who said I don't have confidence? Of course I have confidence. I will definitely pass the assessment. Then you treat me to ten meals. It's best to go to Yancheng
restaurant."
"Oh, you made a bet with me." Ye Feiran said with a slight curl in the corner of her lips.
"What, you don't dare to bet?" Situ Yu looked at Ye Feiran and raised his chin slightly, apparently subconsciously cheering himself up.
The curve of the corners of Ye Feiran's lips became wider and wider, "Why don't you dare?"
"Okay, it's a deal, hum~"
Situ Yu snorted coldly and stopped looking at Ye Feiran. She was worried that she would be exposed.
Tang Mengtong and Nalan Weiran were worried about Ye Feiran hurting Situ Yu at first, but now they finally understood that this was an alternative way of encouragement and gave Ye Feiran a thumbs up.
Seeing this, Ye Feiran blinked at them and discharged.
Tang Mengtong and Nalan Weiran looked away speechlessly, pretending to have seen nothing.
A quarter of an hour later, Deacon Hu announced, "Now we are going to the Immortal Ladder for the assessment. You, Senior Brother Meng Zili and Senior Sister Xu Qingqing, will lead the way. No noise is allowed on the way, otherwise you will be disqualified from the assessment."
Next, ten teams of a thousand people followed Meng Zili and Xu Qingqing as quietly as chickens to the Immortal Ladder.
Along the way, they saw many disciples from the academy, many training venues, libraries, students from the academy competing, instructors attending classes, mentors, elders guiding disciples, dormitories...
Ye Feiran couldn't help but suspect that the academy was doing it on purpose to let them see the benefits of becoming a disciple of the academy, thereby motivating them.
The academy covers a large area, and the area they walked through was only the tip of the iceberg, but by the time they reached the bottom of the Immortal Staircase, half an hour had passed.
After Meng Zili and Xu Qingqing left, the transparent barrier around the ladder slowly closed, and then Deacon Hu's loud voice reached everyone's ears.
"The assessment has begun, you can take the Immortal Ladder. Friendly reminder, if you can't climb it even if you try your best, please give up immediately, otherwise you will lose your life, and the college will not be held responsible."
Although Deacon Hu’s friendly reminder is cruel, reality is so cruel, and it is one of the rules of the game in this world.
As soon as Deacon Hu finished speaking, some examiners had already started to climb the ladder.
Gradually, more and more people began to walk up the Immortal Ladder, but at the same time, many people's footsteps gradually became very heavy, as if they couldn't lift them up. Some people even kept shouting in order to go up one more step.
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Ye Feiran raised her head and glanced at the ladder that seemed to be floating in the clouds. She was filled with curiosity. She wondered how many steps she could take.
"Little Ye Zi, let's go up too!" Tang Mengtong said.
"How about the four of us go up together?" Situ Yu said immediately, subconsciously reaching out and grabbing Ye Feiran's sleeves.
Ye Feiran looked at Situ Yu, reached out and poked her face, and then said, "Situ, you can't do this. You must be calm when climbing the ladder to immortality, otherwise you won't be able to go far."
"Ah? Is that so? But I can't calm down. I'm worried that among the four of us, I'm the only one who won't pass the exam." Situ Yu said with a sad face.