Three months later!

The courtyard where Xia Yan lived in the Seventh Heaven of the Seventh Heaven was the middle of the night in the Seventh Heaven of the Star Dou Palace, and the sky was full of stars. Wisps of coolness belong to the night, spread throughout the seven heavens.

In a nearly completely enclosed house in this courtyard, a hazy figure sat motionless on a futon. All around, there was silence, not the slightest sound.

Suddenly, a slight airflow appeared between the snorts of the vague figure. After this air flow surged, it suddenly spun violently, and in this small space, a wave of air was formed, spreading out towards the surroundings. Suddenly, the figure's eyes opened, and two rays of light were exceptionally bright in the darkness. This confused figure is none other than Xia Yan, who has been in retreat for three months.

"It's been three months!"

"The strength of my soul and the upper limit of spiritual power in my body have increased a lot. The low-level supernatural powers have comprehended four kinds, and the mid-level supernatural powers have comprehended one. ”

"Compared with three months ago, my strength has improved a lot. But...... It's not enough!"

"Continue ......"

Six months later!

Xia Yan was in the secret room and opened his eyes again. The progress in these three months is similar to that of the previous three months. The Great Chaos Technique, whether it is auxiliary ability, attack ability, or defensive ability, has reached the power of the fourth-level supernatural secret method.

"Hmm...... However, I am still very far away from the mid-stage realm of the ninth-level Spirit Emperor!"

Fifteen months later!

"Whew!"

Xia Yan's figure suddenly jumped up from the ground, and a rapid and crisp sound sounded all over his body, and a majestic breath rolled out. The entire secret room was in a violent turmoil. Then, Xia Yan's body flickered, left the secret room, and already appeared in the courtyard.

The morning sun has just risen, and the lush grass and trees in the yard are slightly floating. Drops of crystal dew reflect the colorful brilliance on the patches of emerald green grass and trees.

"Suck ~"

Xia Yan took a deep breath from his heart, and the luster on his face gradually became round.

"This time, I spent fifteen months in retreat. There is not much time left until the start of the secret realm assessment. The spiritual power in Xia Yan's body quickly circulated among the thousands of meridians, a hundred times, and then quietly fell silent.

"In the past fifteen months, my soul strength, spiritual strength, and the power of the Great Chaos Technique have all increased a lot. However, compared to previous progress, the progress in this year or so has been very small. I am still far from the mid-level ninth-level Spirit Emperor realm. If I continue to cultivate normally at the current rate, it will take at least a few decades before I can step into the mid-ninth level Spirit Emperor realm. ”

Xia Yan couldn't help but sigh. Xia Yan's Great Chaos Technique is now comparable to a sixth-level divine power.

Even he needed so long. You must know that the speed at which he absorbed the Seven Yuan Pill was far greater than that of an ordinary ninth-level Spirit Emperor cultivator. In one day, Xia Yan was able to absorb the spiritual power of three seven-yuan pills. Even for a cultivator of the realm of Guo Sanqi, if he wanted to absorb a Seven-Yuan Pill, it would take about three days. From this, it can be seen that Xia Yan's strength has improved much faster than that of ordinary cultivators.

As for soul strength!

Ordinary cultivators can purchase Green Ghost Soul Power to increase their soul strength. However, the absorption of Qing Ghost's soul power is not so easy, far inferior to Xia Yan's soul spring. Xia Yan's soul was in the second layer of the Lingluo Ring, and he could continuously absorb and refine the soul spring water. And that green ghost power could not be refined like this.

Taken together, Xia Yan's cultivation speed was several times faster than that of cultivators like Suo Qi and Guo Sanqi. Even so, it would take several decades for Xia Yan to step into the mid-level realm of the ninth-level Spirit Emperor. From the mid-level Spirit Emperor realm to the late ninth-level Spirit Emperor realm, it would inevitably take a longer time.

........................ "Whoosh~"

After a breath or two, Xia Yan's white figure arrived in a courtyard not far from the courtyard where he lived. This courtyard is exactly where the Soqi cultivators live.

"Hah...... It's Xia Yan, you!"

Soo Qi sensed a spiritual power fluctuation appearing in his courtyard, so he quickly walked out of the room, and when he saw that it was Xia Yan, a warm smile appeared on his face.

"Brother Soqi!" Xia Yan also smiled.

"What's the matter, fifteen months of retreat, a lot of progress, right?" said Soqi with a natural tone in his eyes.

"There has been some improvement, but it doesn't seem to be huge. I am not sure about participating in the secret realm assessment this time. Xia Yan shook his head and said, he was really not sure, he had never seen those powerhouses in the Nine Heavens, and he didn't know how strong the other party was. However, if you think about it on your toes, you can guess that those people must be much more powerful than Baju.

Thousands of people, competing for twenty places, Xia Yan is really not sure.

"Confidence and will are very important!" Suo Qi's voice condensed slightly, "Xia Yan, your greatest strength is not actually your cultivation talent, but your confidence and will. Xia Yan, your will is almost unshakable, and you have your own opinions, some things that are difficult to choose, you can quickly and completely rely on your own judgment to decide, and it is difficult for you to be affected by external forces. This is exactly what the vast majority of cultivators find it difficult to do. ”

"It's not something you can do if you want to. A person's will and conviction are not deliberately expressed, but naturally revealed. Suo Qi looked at Xia Yan and said slowly.

"Brother Soqi, you're holding me up too high. Xia Yan smiled, then immediately changed the topic and asked, "Soqi cultivator, has the specific date of the assessment been decided?"

"Well, in seven days, if you don't go out again, I'll just go and pull you out. Soqi nodded.

Even if Soqi forgets the time in retreat, he will go and pull Xia Yan out.

"So fast!" Xia Yan's eyes flashed, seven days later, it was the time for the assessment to officially start, and whether he could win the quota or not would be the next assessment.

"Yes!" Suo Qi said, "Xia Yan, in the past few days, you don't have to cultivate anymore, and adjust your mentality to the best." Mindset is also very important. If the strength of the two is equal, then the one who wins in the battle must be the cultivator with a stronger will. ”

When Xia Yan heard this, he nodded thoughtfully.

...................................................... Nine Heavens Assessment Institute!

"Whoosh~"

A ray of brilliance, shrouding the entire sky!

Tens of thousands of cultivators, today, all gathered in the Nine Heavens Assessment Courtyard. A strong breath rises and falls. Xia Yan and Suo Qi and the others, as well as the cultivators of the Jade Girl Cave, Qingzhu Cave, Qingyuan Cave and other caves, were all together, flew to the Nine Heavens Assessment Courtyard, and stopped in a relatively open place.

His eyes swept over, and Xia Yan's consciousness naturally emanated. This strong aura that was detected made Xia Yan's heart shake, but there was no change in the expression on Xia Yan's face.

"The more fierce the competition, the more interesting it is!" Xia Yan said secretly in his heart.

"Suo Qi cultivator, Xia Yan cultivator, Wang Su cultivator, Huang Fengying cultivator, Miluo Yu cultivator!"

Xia Yan and the others had just arrived, and several figures flew towards everyone, and at the same time, the voice was transmitted.

Looking for his gaze, Xia Yan saw the heads of the Immortal Wind Caves of the Fifth Heaven and the Sixth Heaven flying over. The cultivators of the Fifth Heaven and the Sixth Heaven, that is, a very small number of powerful cultivators, and some of the persons in charge of the Cave Mansion, have the ability to sign up for the secret realm assessment. Ordinary cultivators can't get 10 million Star Dou Hall contributions at all, so they can't sign up at all.

"Hehe, Lanhe cultivator, Lu Tao cultivator......"

Everyone on both sides greeted each other with a smile.

And the cultivators of the Black Wind Cave and other caves were also gathered in one place, chatting with each other, sweeping their unfriendly eyes from time to time, waiting for the official start of the secret realm assessment.

"More than 30,000 people!"

Xia Yan's consciousness was investigated, and he quickly determined the number of people who participated in the secret realm assessment. There are more than 30,000 people who have already arrived, and those who have not yet arrived, I am afraid that the number will exceed 40,000.

You must know that these 40,000 people are all the elite of the elite, not the elite of the ordinary Star Dou Palace.

"My goal is to enter one of the twenty places in the first-level secret realm!" Xia Yan's mind was extremely firm. As for how many people compete for a place to enter the secret realm, it has nothing to do with themselves, they only need to win a place. The target is one of the twenty places in the first-level secret realm.

At this moment, in the distant sky, a strong coercion suddenly appeared. This feeling is much stronger than the many strong aura in the assessment courtyard that Xia Yan discovered. Immediately, Xia Yan saw that above the sky, many figures appeared continuously.

"It's so strong!" Xia Yan couldn't help but say silently in his heart.

"Xia Yan, did you see those cultivators who had just arrived, those cultivators all passed the secret realm assessment last time. There are more than ten people, in the last secret realm assessment, they successfully competed for the place in the first-level secret realm assessment. Suo Qi's eyes froze, looking at the figures that appeared in the sky, and said quickly to Xia Yan, his breath was a little stagnant.

"What?"

"In the last secret realm assessment, they won the place of the first-level secret realm?" Xia Yan was taken aback in his heart, and couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly, looking at Suo Qi Dao.

"Yes!" Suo Qi nodded, "In the Nine Heavens, there is a group of cultivators whose status is so high, and even the status of the cultivators of the Thirty-Six Cave Heavens is far inferior to them. This part of the people is also divided into two groups. ”

Suo Qi's eyes narrowed, and the figures that had just appeared were already in the sky above the assessment institute at this time, looking at the many cultivators below condescendingly.

"These two groups, one group is the one that has won the secret realm assessment quota before, and the other group is a small number of personal disciples!" Suo Qi's voice quickly reached Xia Yan's ears.

(To be continued)