The wait before the assessment continues.

That night, Ye Shuo wanted to talk to Shen Antong, and he prepared a stomach full of words, but after Shen Antong came back, he only hurriedly threw down the sentence "Stop, I'm going to sleep!" and sent him away. The next day, she was busy with business again, and Ye Shuo never found the opportunity to communicate with her alone.

Day after day, until a few days later in the morning, when the candidates had just woken up in a daze, a gong sounded in front of them, and several Tiangong Gate guards rushed out of the underground hall, and moved out a square table covered with red cloth, which was placed at the front of the gate, and a matching seat behind it.

As soon as the examiner in charge sat down at the table, several other people brought a stack of registers and spread them out on the table in turn. The work was neat and orderly, and the gongs and drums sounded, which quickly brought the atmosphere into a solemn atmosphere.

"The pre-selection begins! Now all candidates line up to register, and after completion, they will enter the main hall and wait, and the assessment will be carried out in a unified manner later!" the guards standing on both sides explained loudly.

"Register one by one, write the sect if there is a sect, write the nationality if there is no sect, don't crowd one by one!"

In front of the main hall, a neat line quickly formed. The steps of this registration are not complicated, but because of the large number of passers-by, the process of registering one by one takes a while.

Ye Shuo was behind Ren Jianfei, and the position of the two of them was in the middle and rear of the entire team, seeing the crowd slowly moving forward like a turtle, but there were not too many complaints among the candidates. Come to think of it, I've been waiting for a few days, and it's not a moment and a half.

The advancing procession was like a tidal wave, dividing in front of the registration desk, turning into the main hall, and at a glance, it seemed as if people from all over the world had gathered here, competing for the only air, and the scene could be said to be extremely spectacular. And the registers on the stage have also been changed one after another.

In the crowded waiting, Ye Shuo and the others finally came to an end. After Ren Jianfei buried his head in registration, he did not rush into the hall, but stood aside and waited for Ye Shuo. There are often people waiting for each other among the friends who come together, so the examiner does not stop them.

Ye Shuo smiled gratefully at him, took the pen and was about to register, but the moment his eyes fell on the register, he was instantly stunned on the spot.

The registration form is indeed quite simple, each line is divided into a column, and there are two columns to be filled in, which are "sect/nationality" and "name". And now in the column above his grid, it is filled in with "Sword Kiln Sect, Ren Jianfei".

At the beginning, Casting Shenfeng deceived his Manjushri Sword and brought it to Cangyun Tower to show off, but someone stole the beam and changed the pillar. In the end, he and Nangong Fei arrived when they heard the news, defeated the old men who were greedy for money, and forced them to take themselves to get their swords. Unexpectedly, the sword kiln sect stepped in and snatched the Manjushri sword at the last moment. Ye Shuokong jumped to his feet in anger, but there was nothing he could do.

According to the lord of Cangyun Building, the sect master of the sword kiln is obsessed with swords and likes to collect the world's famous swords, but he has always been "taken in the right way", and he doesn't know why he sent someone to rob him this time.

Ye Shuo remembered this sect very well, but he didn't have enough strength before, and he didn't dare to come to the door to ask for a sword. Could it be that Ren Jianfei ...... It turned out to be the person of this sword kiln sect?!

Oh, yes...... Now that I think about it, Ren Jianfei also once said that his father was obsessed with swords, and in order to open up the joints for him, he made a special trip to grab a peerless sword...... Also, when they first met Ren Jianfei at the inn, they were on the way to deliver the sword, and the person that the group of house slaves were looking for was their young master......

To put it this way...... Everything is right! Ren Jianfei is not just an ordinary disciple, he is also the son of the Sword Kiln Sect Master! If he had realized this earlier that day, he might have been able to recapture the Manjushri Sword...... It's that I'm too dull!

"Brother Ye, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Ye Shuo staring at the register, but not moving, Ren Jianfei asked in confusion.

Ye Shuo was silent for a while before he raised his head stiffly: "Are you from the Sword Kiln Sect?"

Ren Jianfei responded briskly: "Yes, didn't I tell you before?"

"Then, you said that your father paid tribute to the sword...... Is it Manjushri Sword ......?" Ye Shuo's expression was like suffering from a toothache.

Ren Jianfei didn't know what to do, but he still promised repeatedly: "Yes, Brother Ye, how do you know everything?"

Ye Shuo's expression changed again and again, and he didn't know how to explain the origin of this sword to the other party, when the shouts of the guards of the Heavenly Palace Gate sounded on the side: "Go inside, don't squeeze, go inside!"

Only then did Ye Shuo realize that he had indeed delayed for too long. This is not the place to speak, at the moment he can only hurriedly pick up the pen and write "Yixi Kingdom, Ye Shuo", and entered the hall with Ren Jianfei.

As soon as the initial anger passed, while waiting in the hall, Ye Shuo also calmed down a lot. It was the Sword Kiln Sect Master who ordered the sword to be snatched, not Ren Jianfei, not to mention that he didn't know that the Manjushri Sword belonged to him...... Instead of being angry with him, it is better to use this relationship to ask him to retrieve the sword for himself, so as to avoid a head-on conflict with the Sword Kiln Sect.

Then, the long registration finally came to an end, and all the passers-by and candidates had gathered in the main hall.

At this time, they realized that the underground hall was much larger than they had imagined, and it could be roughly divided into three areas. One is the outer hall, which is where they are now, the other is the "inner sanctum atrium", which is where the group of candidates on the recommendation list waits, and the innermost layer is a luxurious private room, which is specially provided for the children of the Heavenly Family.

The pre-selection assessment will be carried out in order from the inside to the outside, that is, by the passers-by candidates - list candidates - internal candidates, in turn, and the number of people is also showing a significant decreasing trend.

The later you take the assessment, the longer you have to wait, but there is undoubtedly more time to prepare. Maybe within this moment and a half, someone will be able to complete the breakthrough again, and the assessment results later will naturally be on a higher level. From this point, it can be clearly seen that those internal children have the first advantage.

"Now, we're going to start the pre-selection. ”

As the examiner spoke, he took out a strange-looking instrument and showed it to everyone.

The instrument was divided into two parallel layers, inside and out. The outer layer is a semicircular grip that is tightly connected to the ends of the inner layer. The inner layer, at first glance, looks like a common test tube rack in the college, with four mercury columns distributed side by side at the upper end, and each cylinder has two narrow scale marks, which clearly divides the surface of the cylinder into three layers: "upper, middle and lower".

"This instrument is used to measure your potential. The examiner held the instrument in his hand and explained to the crowd.

"Each mercury column represents a large grade, which is primary, intermediate, advanced, and extra-grade, and the scale is from bottom to top, in order of qualified, good, and excellent. ”

"Next, each of you needs to hold your hand on the stand, and the instrument will automatically generate the data. ”

"The primary qualification, that is, the first gear that lights up the first mercury column, is the minimum, and anything below this score will be eliminated. ”

"However, for passers-by candidates, the requirements will be higher, and you must at least reach the elementary level to be eligible for promotion. ”

Passerby candidates, it is said that the overall strength is lower than that of internal candidates, and the passing standard is even higher than them. The second difference in whether there is a referral or not is clearly revealed here.

"What is the principle of this instrument, is it accurate?" one candidate began to protest. They can't accept that their future is determined by a single instrument!

"This is an instrument made by Tiangongmen, and it is naturally accurate!" the examiner replied coldly. Next, no longer giving everyone a chance to question, he directly picked up the register.

"Next, those who read their names will begin to assess. The first one, Xiangyu Guoxu Xiao!"

Suddenly, all eyes focused on the candidate named "Xu Xiao".

As the first person to test the instrument, it is natural that it is in the spotlight. Everyone wondered if the instrument was accurate, and could they really test their potential with a few mercury columns?

Under the attention of everyone, Xu Xiao swallowed nervously, looked at the instrument in front of him, as if it would bite, and cringed again and again, before tentatively raising his hand and gently putting it on the outside grip.

There was silence.

The crowd waited with bated breath.

Xu Xiao looked even more nervous, and the hand clenched on the grip was constantly strengthening.

There is no change in the four mercury columns.

After a few breaths, everything was as it was.

"Unqualified, eliminated. The examiner announced coldly.

"Next ......"

The first candidate ended in failure, and everyone suddenly became more wary of this instrument. It seems that this pre-selection is even more difficult than they imagined......!

The second man took deep breaths repeatedly, and finally shook the pole outwards as if he were fighting a mountain. But no matter how hard he tried to feed, the four pillars of mercury remained motionless.

"Unqualified, eliminated. ”

"Next ......"

The assessment has been carried out all the way, and so far, no one has succeeded in lighting the mercury column.

And the candidates who failed to challenge were also ruthlessly eliminated.

"What's going on? Is this instrument broken?" more and more candidates looked at each other, "Will it be bright?"

But all the protests were ignored by the examiners. He still walked between the candidates with a straight face, announcing the names one by one in a stereotypical voice, and the almost formulaic "fail, eliminate." ”

……

The passers-by are being assessed, and the tense atmosphere has also spread to the inner sanctum.

"I heard that the exam has already started outside?"

"By this time, I suddenly started to get nervous......

Many candidates withdrew from their cultivation state and began to communicate without words to relieve their anxiety.

Mo Gucheng and Huangfu Li, these two people are no matter how noisy the outside world is, they are immovable, seizing any bit of time to improve their cultivation.

Sikong Sheng looked left and right, and when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, his thoughts quietly moved in his heart.

While everyone was concentrating on cultivation or chatting with each other, he had already walked quickly through the crowd and walked all the way to the outside of the hall.

……

As soon as he left the underground hall, Sikong Sheng went straight to the public toilet not far away.

Although there is a special toilet in the main hall, it is difficult to ensure that there are no monitoring facilities in it. And what I have to do now is not very visible......

At this moment, the toilet was empty, and Sikong Sheng quickly entered a compartment, closed the door panel, and latched on. After listening attentively, he took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket and poured out a few pills.

Among the pills, some are used to assist in cultivation and strengthen the body, and many people are taking this medicine, and it is not illegal. But there are also those who burn qi and blood in a short period of time and quickly improve their cultivation.

This kind of drug usually has a time limit, it can't really improve the realm, just through a method similar to "cheating", the strength will be raised for a short time, and when the time limit is up, it will still return to its original state.

But it is precisely because of its "cheating" nature that it is generally forbidden to take it before large-scale assessments or events.

For the preliminaries, although they are sure to pass, who doesn't want to get better results? In particular, they must not lose to Huangfu Li like in the primary selection!

Sikong Sheng's style is not conformist, he has no moral resistance to cheating on medication, and some are only worried about "whether it will be discovered". Staring at the pill in his hand, after repeatedly confirming that there was no one around, he was about to swallow it in one gulp, when he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps, and then the door of the compartment was opened with a "squeak", and then there was a "click" of the latch.

Someone came in!

Sikong Sacred cursed in his heart, but he could only wait for the time being. He knew that a pill of this type would produce some abnormalities after taking it, and the spiritual power would burn wildly outside the body, and anyone could see the problem at a glance. Therefore, he must do some more aftercare work to adjust the qi and blood in his body to a normal state. There will inevitably be a lot of movement in this process, and the person next door will feel it no matter what.

There was no choice but to wait for him to leave before starting...... Sikong Sheng took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly, his ears pricked up all the time, just waiting to hear the critical sound of flushing.

However, he waited and waited, but there was no movement next door.

I can't even hear the sound that should be there when it's "convenient".

Sikong Sheng was still anxious and helpless at first, but gradually, he felt something abnormal.

The next door was too quiet, exactly the same as his side, as if he was also waiting for him to go first.

Why did he wait......? He also sneaked in to take medicine?!

This discovery made Sikong Sheng half happy and half worried, and he immediately decided that he couldn't be blocked here, and he had to strike first!

Thinking like this, he raised his hand to open the door, and after walking out of the compartment, he stood directly in front of the next door, clasped his fingers, and knocked on the door panel.

There was no response from inside the door.

Sikong Sheng secretly sneered, firmed up his guess even more, increased his strength, and knocked a few more times.

"Open the door, I'm the examiner......"

Just as he was making a threat, the door suddenly opened directly.

“…… sent to check on the situation. Sikong Sheng's face continued without changing color.

Inside the door, Wu Jiyuan was neatly dressed and pants, and was looking at him inexplicably.

(End of chapter)