Chapter 4: Disputes
"Wow!"
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
Zhang Hao's words were like a boulder thrown into the lake, and the crowd was suddenly like boiling water in a pot.
"That Zhang Hao actually dared to scold Senior Brother Chen for being a dog!"
"I think he has eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall, and he has brushed Senior Brother Chen's face in front of so many people, this time he will definitely die!"
"Senior Brother Chen will never let him go, once Senior Brother Chen becomes an inner disciple, the first one will pinch him to death. ”
"I don't think there is room for mediation between him and Senior Brother Chen, otherwise how dare you openly insult Senior Brother Chen?"
"I bet that Zhang Hao's son will definitely not survive for three days!"
"Come on, bet! bet that Zhang Hao can live for a few days......"
Chen Xinci gritted his teeth, and his anger surged, Zhang Hao actually scolded him for being a dog in front of so many people, among the outer disciples, no one dared to have the slightest disrespect for him, this Zhang Hao, really damn it.
"Zhang Hao, you ......"
"Stop!" Before Chen Xinci's words could be finished, he was interrupted by Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao glanced at Chen Xinci playfully, and then smiled at Sun Hu beside him: "Some people seem to be really dogs, they like to chase people and bark, we don't bother to deal with him, but we are still energetic." ”
Sun Hu nodded understandingly, "That's it! It seems that dogs not only can't change eating, but also can't change barking." ”
Chen Xinci was so angry that his face was almost green, but he was speechless, it was indeed he who found Zhang Hao to provoke trouble, and Zhang Hao ignored him. If he doesn't talk anymore now, it will only make him even more boring.
"Okay, Zhang Hao, you remember it for me, I will take your dog's life today!"
Chen Xinci said, no longer waiting for Zhang Hao to reply, turned around and walked to the assessment venue, in his heart, Zhang Hao was already a dead man.
Not only in Chen Xinci's heart, but also in the hearts of the vast majority of people, Zhang Hao is certain to die.
Liu Meier, who was beside Chen Xinci, glanced at Zhang Hao meaningfully, but didn't say anything, and followed Chen Xinci into the assessment venue.
"Let's go!" Seeing Chen Xinci leaving, Sun Hu hurriedly whispered.
"Where are you going?" Zhang Hao raised his eyebrows.
"Leave the Imperial Sword Sect, the farther away the better, as long as you can save your life!" Sun Hu pulled Zhang Hao and was about to go out.
"Hehe......" Zhang Hao smiled and shook his head, "Run, it's not my style!"
"Hey......" Sun Hu was helpless, it seems that Zhang Hao was really stupid by Liu Meier, and he actually gambled his own life, this time he offended Chen Xinci to death, and if he didn't escape, there would be only one way to die.
"Wait for my good news!" Zhang Hao threw down a sentence, leaving Sun Hu with a slightly thin but extremely tough back.
Seeing that Jiang Cheng actually walked towards the inner disciple assessment venue, Sun Hu's eyes suddenly widened, "Hey, big brother, where are you going?" Don't go any way...... Are you really going to take the Inner Disciple Advancement Assessment? Hey...... If you don't go, I'll go......"
"Hey...... Forget it, let's die together......"
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Zhang Hao walked into the promotion assessment venue and once again attracted everyone's attention.
The vast majority of people looked at them with suspicion, and even many people began to look forward to seeing Zhang Hao's embarrassed appearance.
Chen Xinci naturally also saw Zhang Hao walk in.
This time, Chen Xinci seemed to have learned the previous lesson, and did not say anything to stimulate Zhang Hao again, but a hook-nosed man next to Chen Xinci glanced at Zhang Hao, pursed his mouth, and sneered: "The inner disciple assessment is not something that any cat or dog can pass, and if you don't get it, you may even lose your life here." ”
Zhang Hao ignored this person, silently looked at the surrounding environment, waiting for the official start of the assessment.
The assessment site is located in the back mountain of the Imperial Sword Sect, this assessment venue has a long history, and the only way for the outer disciples of the Imperial Sword Sect to be promoted to the inner disciples is to pass the assessment on this field.
On a wide field of higher ground at the back of the assessment venue, dozens of exquisite tables and chairs were displayed, and the Sect Master, Deputy Sect Master, and many elders of the Imperial Sword Sect came one after another, and it could be seen that they attached great importance to this assessment.
Sitting in the middle position was the sect master of the Imperial Sword Sect, Zhang Ming, who was dressed in a green shirt, with horizontal sword eyebrows and sharp eyes, and at first glance he was a powerful sword cultivator.
In the center of the Imperial Sword Sect, there are five strange peaks, and the sect advocates the highest Tiandu Peak in the middle, representing the supreme right of the sect master.
Sitting on either side of Zhang Ming were the four deputy sect masters who were in charge of the other four peaks of the Imperial Sword Sect, also known as the peak masters, namely Flowing Water Peak Ye Bi, Yanyan Peak Pang Buwei, Lan Peak Bai He, and Tai'a Peak Nian.
As for the Peak Elders, they sat in a more marginal position.
"Haha, what do you think of this assessment?"
The first to speak is naturally the sect leader, if he doesn't speak, no one else will speak first, this is the respect for the sect master, and it is also an unwritten rule.
Ye Bi immediately replied: "There should be a batch of good seedlings in this assessment." The qualifications of the disciples recruited in the past few sessions are all mediocre, and my Imperial Sword Sect has declined a lot, and I hope to be able to cheer up with the help of this group of disciples. ”
Zhang Ming nodded and said, "That's true." Once every six years, the inner disciples are promoted to the assessment, and there have been no too prominent geniuses in the last ten assessments. Compared with sects such as the Qingyin Sect and the Ice and Snow Sect, our sect is indeed going downhill. If we continue like this, we, the Edgeworth Sect, will be in danger......"
Everyone present suddenly looked moved, Ye Bi and Zhang Ming were right, the Imperial Sword Sect seems to be peaceful now, but in fact, the crisis is hidden, and many sects have faintly encroached on the Imperial Sword Sect.
"However, in this year's inner disciple assessment, there are a few good seedlings, and a few of them are worth paying attention to. As long as we devote our efforts to these few people and cultivate them with all our might, I believe that in less than ten years, the Imperial Sword Sect will definitely surpass other sects in Nanfeng Prefecture. Lan Feng Bai He said.
Bai He was the only woman among the four deputy sect masters, she had a beautiful face, and she looked like she was only in her thirties, but in fact, everyone knew that a person's age could not be judged by their appearance. Because of cultivation, the monk's appearance will be much younger, and some female cultivators also have a preference for elixirs that have the effect of rejuvenating the face.
"Oh, I don't know what are the good seedlings of this year?" Zhang Ming showed a look of anticipation.
Bai He didn't answer directly, but sold a pass and said, "Haha...... Sect Master, the Nian Ling Assessment is about to begin, and you will know later. But you promised that I would be the first to pick any outstanding disciples this time!"
As soon as Bai He's words came out, the faces of the other deputy sect masters changed slightly, and everyone wanted to choose the best disciples. After all, there is competition between the various peaks, and most of the resources obtained by each disciple participating in the mission of the sect will be allocated to the mountain where he is located, so it can be said that the quality of the disciple is directly related to the rise and fall of the mountain.
"Hmph! Last time, you Lan Feng chose first. Why is it Lan Feng again this time? I don't accept it!" Tai Ah Feng's age is an old man with white hair, clear and thin, with a high nose bridge, two silver-white eyebrows as long as snow, and the tail of his eyebrows has even hung down, his eyes are also extremely fierce, and his gaze is like sword energy.
At first glance, you can see that this is a very stern old man.
"Brother, don't be angry, isn't this still discussing? The sect master didn't agree, did he?" This time it was Pang Buwei of Yanyan Peak who spoke, Pang Buwei is the cousin of the year, the two were born poor, they cultivated together since childhood, relying on perseverance and perseverance, step by step in the path of cultivation, until now the two of them have become the peak masters of the Imperial Sword Sect at the same time, which is an inspirational story.
Zhang Ming smiled, he really had no way to talk to him like this for this upright year, among several deputy sect masters, he dared to talk to him like this year.
"This sect did promise Lord Bai Feng to let her choose the first of the four of you...... Since it's what I said, then naturally I can't break my word!" Zhang Ming stroked his long beard under his chin, and when he saw Nian Ci's face was angry, he smiled again: "However, old age, I'll swap my choice with you!"
Nian Ci, who was looking angry, heard Zhang Ming's words, his expression froze, he didn't expect the sect master to make this concession, after all, the sect master's choice was ranked before the four deputy sect masters.
"What's the matter?" does the Nian Peak Lord still have any objections?" Zhang Ming asked.
"Ahem...... "Ahem," Nian Ci coughed twice, "so...... The old man has no objections......"
Zhang Ming nodded: "Since that's the case, let's set the order of choice." lest there be another controversy!"
"According to what the sect master said, the first choice is Tai'a Feng, and the second choice is Lan Feng. Now the problem lies in the order of the last three choices!" Ye Bi paused, and said: "Last time, my Flowing Water Peak was the last one to choose. If we give a lower ranking this time, I'm afraid it won't be good?"
Zhang Ming nodded and said, "What Lord Baifeng said is true...... Then the third option is to Flowing Water Peak. I don't know if Lord Pang Feng can object?"
Pang Buwei is a good man, and it doesn't matter if he suffers a loss, so he also said that he has no objections.
"This sect is simply a good person to the end, Lord Siyuan Peak, the fourth choice is for you, I will choose last!" Zhang Ming said.
Pang Buwei nodded with a smile and said, "Then thank you Sect Master!"
"The Nian Ling Assessment has begun!" Bai He suddenly spoke, drawing everyone's attention to the assessment venue.
On the assessment venue, the outer sect elder who was responsible for supervising the assessment had already announced the official examination of the assessment.
The assessment of the inner disciple is divided into three parts, the first part is the spiritual assessment, which is mainly to test the spiritual root and perseverance of the disciple.
In this process, there is not much danger, but the elimination rate is not low, and at least half of the four or five hundred people present will be eliminated in this round.
Zhang Hao's eyes swept around, this was a square paved with white jade.
On the square, there are mysterious veins, making the whole square like a huge formation, and all the disciples are in this formation.
"I hope you don't even fail the first round of the Nian Ling Assessment!" Chen Xinci finally couldn't help it, his eyes swept to Zhang Hao, and said sarcastically.