On the square of the outer courtyard of the Water Sword Sect, it was once again full of all kinds of outer courtyard disciples. Different from the jubilant appearance of everyone during the promotion test three months ago, the faces of the people gathered in the square this time were extremely solemn.

The annual assessment of the disciples who went down the mountain is actually a process of survival of the fittest. All disciples of the Outer Court who have reached the age of eighteen must participate in this assessment.

Those with excellent grades will be directly qualified to enter the inner court, while those who fail to achieve good grades will be expelled from the mountain.

Moreover, these expelled disciples also have to send a large amount of money called cultivation fees to the sect, if they can't pay the funds, they still have to stay in the Lishui Sword Sect, but they will no longer be the status of disciples of the outer court, but the most despicable miscellaneous servants.

"Lin Huaiyu, the fifth level of the soul of the sword. Get through!" shouted the overseer from the high platform.

Hearing the shouts of the overseer elders, Lin Huaiyu, who was standing on the high platform, immediately raised his head high and proudly glanced at the crowd below.

Only by cultivating the Sword Soul Technique to the level of five or above can one have the qualifications to enter the inner courtyard for further study. Lin Huaiyu's test results have made him a member of the inner courtyard steadily.

Looking at Lin Huaiyu with his head held high, many disciples from the outer courtyard couldn't help but feel envious. They cultivated hard all day long, just to be able to enter the inner courtyard of the Sword Sect, after all, the treatment of the inner courtyard of the Sword Sect was countless times higher than that of the outer courtyard, and that was the ideal place for many disciples of the outer courtyard.

After Lin Huaiyu jumped down from the high platform, he was immediately surrounded by a group of people who were familiar with him. Hearing the compliments of the people around him, Lin Huaiyu did not show anything on his face, but he was proud in his heart.

Indeed, at this moment, he has the capital of pride. In fact, it's not just him, any disciple who passes the test has the capital of arrogance.

After Lin Huaiyu stepped down, several more people came to the stage for testing. During this period, there were three people whose Sword Soul strength reached level four, and although they would not be kicked out of the sect, they did not have the qualifications to enter the inner courtyard.

Among the subjects was a chubby boy who climbed up to the platform tremblingly. After he pressed his palm against the test stone, and the overseer elder announced that his Sword Soul cultivation was only level 2 and that he would be expelled from the sect, he collapsed on the test bench.

"No, no, I'm not leaving the sect. The fat boy wailed hysterically. However, his plea did not have any effect, and without waiting for the order of the overseer elder, several disciples who maintained order dragged him off the high platform, and then threw him to the ground.

For the fat boy who cried bitterly, none of the onlookers showed sympathy. Just like they did with Ye Feng in the past, the eyes of these people looking at the fat boy were full of disgust.

After the fat boy stepped down, Lu Fei walked out of the crowd.

As soon as he appeared, the whole square fell silent. Different from the envy when they looked at Lin Huaiyu, the expressions when everyone looked at Lu Fei were full of fear.

At this time last year, Lu Fei had the qualifications to enter the inner courtyard to study. But he refused to enter the inner courtyard as a swordsman, which also made him a high-ranking existence in the hearts of everyone a long time ago.

After jumping onto the high platform, Lu Fei didn't speak, just silently put his palm on the test stone.

After nearly half a pillar of incense had passed, Lu Fei let go of his palm, and at this time, the supervising elder, who had a dull face, woke up from his shock.

"Lu Fei, the sixth level of the sword soul, the strength is a first-level swordsman!" said the supervising elder with a fluttering eyebrow, and after saying this, he couldn't help but glance at the test stone again, and a strange brilliance flashed in his eyes.

That's the sixth level of the Sword Soul, since the establishment of the Lishui Sword Sect, there are not many disciples in the outer courtyard who have cultivated the basic internal strength and mental method to such an extent.

Looking at the entire outer courtyard now, except for the monster who has gone out and still hasn't returned, Lu Fei may really be regarded as the first person in the outer courtyard.

The announcement of the overseer made everyone in the audience stand in place. Although Lu Fei's upgrade to a swordsman was expected by everyone, when everyone really saw Lu Fei's promotion, they still felt a parchy of mouth.

The sword squire is only an apprentice in sword cultivation, and upgrading to a swordsman means truly becoming a sword cultivator.

This group of disciples knew that from now on, they and Lu Fei would no longer be on the same path, and they would be thrown farther and farther away by Lu Fei on the road of sword cultivation.

Offstage, Lin Huaiyu looked at Lu Fei, whose face was as solid as ice, and a trace of viciousness flashed in his eyes.

Before Lu Fei came to power, only he was the focus of everyone's minds, but at this moment, Lu Fei's appearance completely stole his limelight.

"Hmph, the monster who wasn't much in the outer courtyard hasn't come back yet. If he comes back, I'm afraid you Lu Fei will also be willing to be left behind. Lin Huaiyu said coldly in his heart.

Saying this, his spirit suddenly shook, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes again.

Lu Fei's upgrade is definitely a good thing for him. Only in this way will Ye Feng not be Lu Fei's opponent, Lin Huaiyu believes that as long as Ye Feng dares to fight, he will definitely die ugly.

One after another, the disciples of the outer courtyard were conducting assessments on the stage, and some of these people passed the assessment, while others were kicked out of the mountain gate.

However, like Lin Huaiyu, there are less than five people who have cultivated the Sword Soul Technique to the fifth level, and like Lu Fei, there is not a single person who has been promoted to a swordsman.

In the blink of an eye, most of the people who participated in the test have passed. At this time, neither the outer courtyard nor Ye Feng showed up on the first day.

Finding that there was no Ye Feng in the crowd, the long-armed servant beside Lin Huaiyu couldn't help but show a hint of suspicion on his face.

He stammered flatteringly: "Little Hou Ye, did you say that Ye Feng didn't know that he couldn't pass the test and didn't dare to come to the assessment." In that case, he will be expelled from the outer courtyard of the Sword Sect, and at that time, we can find a few random people to kill him. ”

Lin Huaiyu shook his head, his gaze also wandering through the crowd.

He did not agree with the servant's words, and he had a foreboding feeling that the events of the day would be very different from what he had imagined.

"Next, Ye Feng!" shouted the overseer on the high platform.

The voice fell, and the faces of everyone in the audience showed a hint of schadenfreude at the same time.

In terms of fame, I'm afraid Ye Feng's reputation is even louder than Lin Huaiyu's. In the entire outer courtyard of the Sword Sect, there can be people who don't know Lin Huaiyu, but no one doesn't know Ye Feng.

Everyone knew that Ye Feng was the first genius in the outer courtyard in a hundred years, and he was also the first waste wood in the outer courtyard in a hundred years, and he was not even as good as a disciple who had just entered the Sword Sect for half a year.

"Next, Ye Feng!" Seeing that no one had come to the stage for a long time, a trace of impatience appeared on the face of the overseer elder.

"Elder, don't shout. That waste wood must know that he can't pass the assessment and dare not participate. In the crowd, a bold disciple shouted.

When his voice fell, it immediately aroused the echo of everyone around him, and those disciples who were confident and waiting to participate in the assessment complained impatiently and loudly, saying that Ye Feng had wasted their time by not showing up for a long time.

Seeing the commotion of the crowd below, a hint of anger rose on the Overseer's face.

He suddenly had enough energy and shouted, "Silence. The Sword Sect treats every disciple fairly, and any disciple has the right to participate in the assessment. ”

The Elder's fury quieted down the many restless Sword Sect disciples. But even so, everyone's faces and eyes were still full of ridicule, as if they had seen Ye Feng being kicked out of the sect.

"Next, Ye Feng!" the Overseer Elder shouted loudly for the third time.

Seeing that there was still no one to answer, the overseer elder shook his head helplessly and said, "I declare that Ye Feng will give up ......"

However, before the elder's words fell, a burst of shouts suddenly came from in the distance.

"Elder, wait. ”

When the sound came, it was still a hundred meters away. But in the blink of an eye, the speaker came to the bottom of the high platform.

Seeing clearly that it was Ye Feng, a waste wood, many disciples from the outer courtyard whispered again.

When everyone saw Ye Feng's ragged and embarrassed appearance, they burst into laughter.

"Hmph, does he want to pass the test even if he comes, he is still here for nothing, does he really think that he can be upgraded from a first-level sword attendant to a fifth-level peak sword attendant within three months?"

When his words fell, Ye Feng turned his head suddenly, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Facing Ye Feng's knife-like gaze, the disciple couldn't help but subconsciously shrink his head.

He wanted to say something, but somehow, when it came to his lips, he couldn't say a word.

In the limelight, Ye Feng slowly walked onto the high platform.

Before and after coming to the test stone, he gently placed the package on his back on the high platform.

"I'm sorry, Elder, I'm late. I think it's time to start testing!" Ye Feng said calmly, and after saying this, his palm slowly rested on the test stone.