Although Su Nian's uncle served as a high-status elder in the inner sect of the Beast Control Sect, she still didn't feel that she had the right to look down on her elders.
The kind of idiot who starts to be arrogant and arrogant just because he has a little background will die the fastest.
Su Nian obviously didn't want to become such an idiot, so she was very respectful to the old monk who was the examiner. Even though she was extremely angry at Xi Zhong's behavior, she suppressed herself by force.
He bowed his head obediently and listened to the old monk's words.
The same is true for Wu Mei.
But what Wu Mei was suppressing in her heart was not only anger, but also all kinds of mixed feelings.
envy?
Jealous?
Or is it because Xi Zhong, as an ally, went to help Su Nian but regretted it?
Or maybe he didn’t want Xi Zhong to hug Su Nian?
In your heart, you don’t resist Xi Zhong’s behavior of hugging you, right?
Su Nian didn't want the opposite sex to touch her, but why was she, Wu Mei, someone who liked being hugged by the opposite sex?
That means Xi Zhong is the only one who won't resist, right?
For a time, Wu Mei's thoughts were complicated.
She couldn't figure out what kind of thoughts were disturbing her state of mind.
Wu Mei just pursed her red lips, her attitude was of course still respectful, and she listened quietly.
The old monk was obviously able to sense the complicated state of the two girls in front of him. He just smiled and said: "I am sending you two here now just to inform you that after the fourth assessment is over, this time
The new disciples’ examination is completely over, and rewards will begin to be distributed only then. The rewards for you two girls will be distributed personally by the great elder of our outer sect. You two girls will have to have some snacks at that time.
You must put your current ugly behavior until the time when rewards are distributed, otherwise you will be lectured by the great elder."
The two women nodded quickly and said, "Disciple, I understand."
"Yes." The old monk nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Actually, problems with the state of mind are not all bad things. This is a problem that every monk will encounter. There can be no monks with such a perfect state of mind in the world, so you
You might as well try to slowly repair the cracks in your own mind, which is also a test for monks."
"If you can safely repair the cracks in your mental state, it will be of endless benefit to your mental state and cultivation."
When Su Nian and Wu Mei heard this, they both nodded, then bowed and saluted, "Thank you, senior, for your teachings."
"Okay, okay." The old monk waved his hand and said with a smile: "Everyone knows these simple truths. I'm just nagging a little bit. And with the qualifications of you two girls, it will be sooner or later than us old men.
Go ahead, you can go back. Five days later, the fourth assessment will be held in the Wanmu Arena in front of Luoxia Mountain. Remember not to be absent."
"yes!"
Wu Mei and Su Nian bent down to say goodbye.
The two women traveled far away in the wind, one facing east and the other facing west, turning into rainbow light and disappearing away.
At this moment, the old monk turned to look at Jiao Xi and said with a smile: "In this assessment, the number of elite disciples has reached seven hundred, and the number of quasi-elite disciples has reached nine hundred. This
It’s really beyond my surprise.”
When Jiao Xi heard this, his face also showed joy, "There are so many?"
The other examiner monks also had smiles on their faces.
As the ones who assisted the old monk in counting the number of passing disciples, they must be well aware of the number of those disciples who have passed.
So they are very satisfied with the current number of passing students.
The old monk smiled and said: "Originally, I thought that locating the Beast Control Sect at the southern end of Shuangming Continent was an extremely wrong thing. Although there is an ancient ruins full of spiritual energy that we have built into the small world we have today, but when it comes to outstanding people and places,
, after all, it is still not as good as the center and northern end of Shuangming Continent. After all, whether a sect is strong depends not only on the realm of the sect leader and whether the sect address is full of aura, but also whether the new disciples in each round are excellent and whether they can become a sect in the future.
The mainstay of the Beast Control Sect is also a factor that is extremely important."
Jiao Xi nodded and said: "This quantity is indeed beyond my surprise."
In fact, they had already roughly estimated the number of elite disciples and quasi-elite disciples in their minds and at sect meetings.
Because Shuangming Continent is too remote, the Beast Control Sect felt from the beginning that the number of new disciples who could reach the "elite disciple level" would not be too many, at most three hundred, but now it has reached
How can the number of seven hundred make them, the assessment chiefs, unhappy?
The better the new disciples are, the stronger the branch of the Beast Control Sect will be.
The Beast Control Sect is also surrounded by powerful enemies. Although it appears to be peaceful on the surface, other sects are not happy to see the Beast Control Sect develop and grow.
After all, there are only so many cultivation resources. Originally, their local sects did not have enough to share, but now there is suddenly an additional beast control sect, which means that the fewer cultivation resources they can get, the other sects will
How could the door be happy?
So of course they are not happy to see the disciples of the Beast Control Sect become stronger.
The old monk continued: "Among these elite disciples, there are a few who are extremely promising to reach the Golden Core realm, namely Wu Mei, Su Nian, Yuan Qiong, Shi Jingtian, Lu Jie, Wu Bang, and Zhang
Rou, Fu Yuning..."
The old monk read fifteen names in one breath.
But among these fifteen names, Xi Zhong is not alone.
After finishing reading, he turned to look at Jiao Xi and said with a smile: "These fifteen seedlings, whether they go out for training, go to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountains to hunt spirit beasts, or participate in small frictions between sects,
The guardian monks must be secretly sent to protect them. Of course, I also know that people cannot fully grow without experiencing the oppression of hardships. Therefore, these guardian monks who secretly protect them can only be used when the lives of these seedlings are in danger and the road collapses.
Only when they are broken can we take action to help them stay out of trouble."
"And if it's a normal battle, no matter how injured they are, as long as it doesn't harm their lives or the foundation of their cultivation, there's no need to take action."
Jiao Xi hesitated and said: "Old friend, what you are doing..."
The old monk smiled bitterly and said: "I naturally know that this approach is not good for them. All monks are like this. Only those who have experienced real fighting and experienced real life hanging by a thread can truly grow up.
But now our Beast Control Sect is surrounded by powerful enemies, and they will definitely not sit back and watch our Beast Control Sect rise, so they will definitely look for opportunities to assassinate these good seedlings when they go out for training, and they will kill these seedlings in order to be sure
, the level of assassination monks sent out must be far greater than these young people, so we have to be on guard."
Jiao Xi sighed, "That's all it can do."
After Jiao Xi sighed, he suddenly asked: "Why didn't you include Xi Zhong in the protection list?"
The old monk was silent for a moment, and then said: "This kid Xi Zhong...I am not sure about his background for the moment. From the surface, he is just a useless monk with ninth-grade spiritual roots, and his realm is extremely low. He is in the ninth-grade Qi Refining Realm.
It’s just a level, and it hasn’t even touched the threshold of the Foundation Establishment Realm, but the real combat power shown by relying on the power of the body is enough to rival an unusual monk in the middle stage of the Consecration Realm..."
"Then, old friend, why haven't you added these special seedlings to the protection list?"
The old monk glanced at Jiao Xi and said, "When it comes to fighting between monks, I am indeed not as good as you, an old man. But when it comes to the art of seeing people, I can far surpass you. Then the reason why Xi Zhong can now use his simplicity to
The physical strength of Yuan Qiong, Xiao Zhan and others is because the auxiliary techniques practiced by Yuan Qiong, Xiao Zhan and others are of too low quality. Now that they have joined our Beast Control Sect, they naturally have many good techniques.
Let them practice, and their combat power will directly increase when the time comes."
"And what about Xi Zhong? What about the strength and physical toughness of the ninth level of Qi Refining Realm? Facing good young talents like Yuan Qiong who have begun to practice extraordinary techniques and whose combat power is increasing day by day, it is still impossible for you, Xi Zhong, to rely solely on
You can face the enemy with your physical strength. When the time comes to face the enemy again, old man, what do you think of Xi Zhong’s winning rate?”
Jiao Xi was silent.
It is true that although Yuan Qiongxiao, Shi Jingtian and others are talented, they possess very few high-level auxiliary techniques.
Moreover, although the auxiliary techniques they used were of high quality, their actual power was very low.
In the eyes of the old monk, Jiao Xi and others, the battle between Yuan Qiong and Shi Jingtian, the summoned golden-armored god and the mountain flowing water were just relatively loud. It must have been shocking to the new disciples, but
For these old people who have practiced many outstanding techniques in the Beast Control Sect, these techniques are simply inferior techniques with superficial appearance.
To put it bluntly, it is a third-rate technique that appears to be of high rank and can bluff people with its momentum, but its power is compromised.
Therefore, when Yuan Qiong, Shi Jingtian and others entered the Beast Control Sect and truly practiced those powerful magic techniques, they would have an absolute upper hand against Xi Zhong who relied solely on physical strength.
Jiao Xi asked: "Then Xi Zhong will stop here?"
"No." The old monk shook his head and said calmly: "If Xi Zhong wants to be on the protection list, he must win the fourth assessment."
Jiao Xi understood.
The fourth test is with old disciples as opponents.
If Xi Zhong can defeat him, it means that Xi Zhong can defeat those disciples who have practiced powerful magic techniques purely by relying on physical strength. At the same time, he can naturally defeat Yuan Qiong, Shi Jingtian and others who have practiced powerful magic techniques.
But what the two examiners don't know is that the protagonist in question is now hiding in a cave, looking at the several ancient treasures he has harvested, and silently deciding that we will not go to this fourth assessment.