The old man in front of Chu Tang glanced at Chu Tang, a kind smile flashed on his face, obviously recognizing Chu Tang, and then smiled lightly: "How old is Chu Tang Xiaoyou this year?"

"Fifteen years old. Chu Tang replied truthfully.

On the other side, an old man glanced at Qian Xiaobu and asked, "What's your name, how old is this year?" ”

"My name is Qian Xiaobu and I am nineteen years old. Qian Xiaobu said with a flattering smile, the beginning in front of him was a strong man in the middle of the spirit level, who could crush him to death with a single finger.

The old man nodded, then handed Qian Xiaobu a piece of jade and said, "Instill the power of the bloodline." ”

Qian Xiaobu hurriedly took it and did as the old man said, and after a while, he saw the jade in Qian Xiaobu's hand glow brightly, and nine faint white lines spread out of it.

"Well, at the age of nineteen, my cultivation has reached the ninth level of the mortal rank, which is not bad. The old man nodded, and his attitude towards Qian Xiaobu eased a little.

Chu Tang also picked up a piece of jade here, and then the jade was brightened, and nine white lines spread out.

The old man immediately smiled and nodded: "Haha, sure enough, as people say, at the age of fifteen, I reached the realm of the ninth level of the mortal rank, genius, I am lucky for the Vermilion Bird Academy." ”

Hearing the old man's laughter, the corners of Qian Xiaobu's mouth twitched a few times, and his face was full of bitterness.

"I'll look at the qualifications. The old man woke up Qian Xiaobu, only to see the old man nodding Qian Xiaobu's eyebrows, and then said with a happy face: "It's a nine-star talent, not bad, not bad, with a little training, you have a chance to become a genius!"

"Haha, sure enough, it's a ten-star talent, I'm very lucky in Vermilion Bird Academy!" The old man who was inspecting Chu Tang next to him burst out laughing again.

This laughter made Qian Xiaobu and the old man who checked him both darkened, and smiled bitterly again and again.

Qian Xiaobu's talent and cultivation are already good, and he is four years older than Chu Tang, but even so, Chu Tang is stronger than Qian Xiaobu in every aspect, which is a deep blow.

The old man picked up the pen with a wry smile and rated Qian Xiaobu's talent: "The talent is not bad, the cultivation is extraordinary, but the age is slightly older, and the talent is in the upper level, 7 points." ”

"It's only 7 points. Qian Xiaobu was a little bitter.

"7 points is good, even those geniuses, the highest is only 9 points. The old man comforted.

Before he finished speaking, the old man on Chu Tang's side said loudly: "The talent is at the top, the cultivation is the highest in the same age, the age is the best, the talent is full of points, 10 points!"

"......" Qian Xiaobu was deeply frustrated, and glanced at Chu Tang resentfully, the old man beside him was also helpless, patted Qian Xiaobu on the shoulder and said, "Don't think about it, some people are born to hit people......"

The first level was simply passed, and the old man let the two of them go, and then pointed to a large room in the courtyard and said, "There is a staircase connecting to the underground in the house, you go into the basement and pass the second level." ”

Chu Tang nodded, and after leaving, he muttered to Qian Xiaobu: "This assessment is quite simple." ”

Qian Xiaobu looked at Chu Tang with resentment and said, "I want to ask, is there anything in this world that you find difficult?"

Chu Tang looked stunned, and said, "Yes, I am often hungry, and it is difficult to fill my stomach." ”

Qian Xiaobu's face was paralyzed, and he strode away angrily, Chu Tang smiled and hurriedly followed.

Entering the house, he walked down the stairs, and as soon as he reached the halfway point of the stairs, Chu Tang felt a cold breath coming to his face, this cold air was cold, as if he had reached the ice and snow.

Qian Xiaobu next to him couldn't help but shudder and said, "It's so cold." ”

"Well, go down and see what this second level looks like. Chu Tang nodded, and quickly walked to the end of the stairs, only to see a dark iron door in front of him, and an old man in front of the door was climbing on the table and drinking.

When the old man saw someone coming down, he didn't raise his head, and directly threw two long incense sticks and said: "Insert it on the table, write your names below, and then take the warning jade next to it and go in, well, if you can't hold it inside, crush the jade, and I will save you." ”

The two of them did so, lit the incense, took a piece of paper and placed it under the incense, and wrote their names.

"Let's go inside. The old man waved his hand.

Chu Tang nodded, and then suddenly asked, "This level, the test is how long you can stay inside, right?"

The old man nodded impatiently: "Well, this level is a test of perseverance, the cultivation path is very boring and dangerous, and you can't become a big climate without perseverance, so let's go in." ”

Push the door in.

As soon as the door opened, Chu Tang suddenly felt a cold air rushing towards his face, and then felt that there was a white expanse in front of him, and when he looked at it, he saw that behind this door, there was actually a frozen hole, and everything in the cave was covered by a thick layer of white ice.

"This ice doesn't seem ordinary. Chu Tang said secretly.

Qian Xiaobu shuddered and said: "It's definitely not ordinary, this is a thousand years of ice, the direct sunlight will not melt, the cold goes straight to the bone marrow, ordinary people can't last long in this kind of place, and if you hold on, it will only make the cold frostbite the root bones, coma, and then freeze to death!"

"So strong?" Chu Tang was surprised.

"Of course, even if Wang Changkong and Chen Qiyue, the two geniuses just now, came here for the first time, they only lasted more than half a pillar of incense. Qian Xiaobu's trembling became more and more intense, and his eyebrows and cheeks were dyed with a layer of translucent frost.

Chu Tang's face became serious, then he turned around and closed the door and said, "Then let's start, hurry up and mobilize the power of the bloodline to protect your body, otherwise you will be frostbitten." ”

"Hmm. Qian Xiaobu also nodded solemnly, sat cross-legged on the ice, and mobilized the blood and blood breath in his body to resist the cold.

Chu Tang was the same, but he was even more calm, sitting upright like a rock, breathing steadily.

......

Time passed little by little, and Qian Xiaobu, who was next to Chu Tang, was already shivering all over his body, and his hair was covered with a thin layer of ice.

"Chu Tang...... How long do you have to stay, big brother, I can't hold it anymore. Qian Xiaobu asked tremblingly.

Chu Tang did not respond, like an old monk in a fixed position, his body was motionless.

After a while, Qian Xiaobu's face turned blue, and his trembling became more and more violent, and he asked weakly: "Chu Tang, how long will you stay with my brother Chu......

Chu Tang opened his mouth, and the words were clear: "Don't speak, don't be distracted, don't be impatient, don't be afraid." ”

Qian Xiaobu kept his mouth shut, adjusted his mentality, and gradually eased his whole state.

But after a while, Qian Xiaobu's whole body shivered again, and the cold invaded, making his lips purple from the cold.

"Xiaobu, the limit is up, let's go out. Chu Tang suddenly spoke, but his eyes didn't open, but he seemed to see everything in his eyes.

Qian Xiaobu suddenly lost his patience and used a little blood force to crush the jade in his hand.

As soon as the jade cracked, an old man suddenly flashed like a ghost, picked up Qian Xiaobu and walked out.

When he got outside, the old man said to Qian Xiaobu: "It's not bad, I survived the time of the little half pillar of incense, and I barely have the meaning of a man of the hour, this level will give you 7 points." ”

......

Time kept passing, and the long incense standing in Chu Hall outside had already burned two-thirds, and the old man was slightly surprised when he saw this long incense.

"The incense burned two-thirds, which is not bad, a few years ago, Zheng Dongmen, who ranked first among the people of the year, was just like that. The old man muttered, and there was a touch of joy between his eyebrows.

After finishing speaking, the old man waited for Chu Tang to crush the jade stone to summon him.

Left and right, the old man never felt the call, and the long incense in front of him was only a piece of thumb long.

"Can you still hold on?" the old man was surprised, and looked down at the name written on the sign under Changxiang.

"Chu Tang, this Chu Tang is extraordinary!"

Wait a while, the incense will be completely burned out!

The old man's mood had already changed from surprise to shock: "A stick of incense, a whole stick of incense has survived a whole time, even those martial artists who have just entered the spirit level may not be able to survive a stick of incense, what kind of person is this Chu Tang!"

The old man no longer had the laziness he used to have, but became bright-eyed, and the whole person wandered in place uneasily.

"It can't be that he froze to death inside, and he doesn't even have the strength to crush the jade, right?" The old man's heart suddenly jumped, thinking of this, he didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and strode into the ice cave.

After entering, he saw Chu Tang sitting cross-legged in place at a glance, and from Chu Tang's even breathing, it could be judged that Chu Tang was not in danger.

What shocked the old man was that Chu Tang had been in this ice cave for a long time, but the person did not look like he was attacked by the cold at all, and the whole person was in a good state, and even Chu Tang's little face was ruddy, you know, even if the old man stayed here for so long, his nose and eyes would be blue......

As if sensing that someone was looking at him in front, Chu Tang slowly opened his eyes, then glanced at the old man and said, "Senior, is it time?"

The old man's face twitched, and it could be seen from Chu Tang's reaction that Chu Tang could continue to hold on......

But the limit of this level is the time of a stick of incense, Chu Tang has already broken the limit, and the old man can only nod helplessly: "Yes, the time is up, you can come out." ”

Chu Tang smiled, immediately stood up from the ground, patted his ass and walked out, and asked as he walked, "Then senior, how many points can I score in this level?"

"10, 10 points...... the corners of the old man's mouth were a little unnatural, he has been assessing this level for many years, and he has never met a person who can score a full score in this level for the first time.

After going out, the old man said to Chu Tang and Qian Xiaochuan: "Go up, go directly to the second floor, the second floor is your last level of assessment, if you pass, you will get benefits." ”

Chu Tang was slightly happy, nodded and left here with Qian Xiaobu, leaving the old man alone to shake his head and nod in surprise, his mood was extremely complicated.

......

Straight up to the second floor, and soon came to the door of a room, there was also an old man in the middle of the spiritual level sitting at the door, and when he saw someone coming up, the old man asked directly: "Before entering the last level, let's talk about your previous achievements." ”

Qian Xiaobu looked at Chu Tang, and then took the first step to speak: "I have 7 points in the first and second levels. ”

The old man glanced up at Qian Xiaobu and showed a satisfied smile: "Yes, add up to 14 points, as long as the three levels can have a total score of 15 points, you will be a member of my Vermilion Bird Academy, and in this last level, even if you are stupid, you can get one point, I will mention it first to congratulate you." ”

Saying that, the old man looked at Chu Tang again, and Chu Tang paused and said, "I have 10 points in front." ”

"Uh-huh, that's good...... What, it's all 10 points!" the old man stood up in shock.