Chapter 217: Conduct an assessment
The night's experience was just a small episode, but it was precisely because of this that the other Qi cultivators who were eyeing Wei Nanfeng did not bother them again.
Time passed, Wei Nanfeng leaned against the big tree, sat on the ground and fell asleep.
Seeing that he was asleep, Chen Xuan casually waved his hand and placed a prohibition, so he continued to meditate and pranayama with peace of mind.
The next day, when the sky was just getting a little brighter, a bell rang in the sky, waking everyone at the foot of the mountain from their sleep.
Chen Xuan opened his eyes slightly and looked up at the sky.
Wei Nanfeng was awakened by the sound of the bell, and when he saw that the people around him were flocking towards the mountain, he turned his head and saw Chen Xuan still sitting cross-legged, and hurriedly shouted
"Senior Chen! Hurry! Let's go to the assessment!"
Chen Xuan stood up slowly, without the slightest hint of being in a hurry, he grabbed Wei Nanfeng next to him, took out a cloud talisman to urge, and then the light flashed, and the two of them disappeared under the big tree in an instant, turning into a white light and flying quickly towards the top of the mountain.
On the way, Wei Nanfeng had never flown like this before, so he screamed a little frightened
"Senior Chen, slow down! I..."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Xuan had already landed outside the gate of the Qingyan Sect at the top of the mountain.
At this time, some loose cultivators and many mortals below the fifth level of Qi cultivation had not yet climbed to the top of the mountain, and when they saw Chen Xuan suddenly appear outside the Qingyan Sect with Wei Nanfeng, not to mention how envious they were.
The two disciples of the Qingyan Sect who were guarding the door were only in the foundation building period, and when they saw Chen Xuan, a Jindan monk, appear, they hurriedly and respectfully greeted them
"What is the matter with you, this senior?"
Chen Xuan put Wei Nanfeng down, and then coldly spit out two words
"Assessment!"
As soon as these words came out, the two gatekeeper disciples glanced at each other, and then one of them led Chen Xuan to the square in the Qingyan Sect.
Entering the Qingyan Sect, Chen Xuan looked at it and saw that the disciples in the square were crowded, and there were probably thousands of them.
However, their cultivation is all between the period of qi cultivation and foundation building.
"Senior, please come with me!"
At this moment, the disciple guarding the door smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Chen Xuan.
Then, Chen Xuan followed him and walked towards the palace on the side.
Wei Nanfeng, who was standing beside Chen Xuan, was about to follow, only to see this disciple turn around and say with a smile on his face
"This fellow Daoist, you can patiently wait with others in this square for the elders to come and evaluate you!"
These words fell into Wei Nanfeng's ears, making his face obviously unhappy, and he was a little unconvinced
"Why doesn't he use it?"
What Wei Nanfeng said he naturally meant Chen Xuan, because this gatekeeper disciple had completely different attitudes towards him and Chen Xuan.
"This is the Jindan senior! The sect has a rule that all seniors who have cultivated above the Jindan must be brought to the elder alone and let him personally assess them!"
As soon as this remark came out, although Wei Nanfeng was not convinced, there was no way.
In the end, he could only obediently wait for the assessment on the top of the square, along with the other mortals and low-level cultivators who came in behind.
Chen Xuan followed the disciple to the outside of a palace, only to see him make a gesture of invitation and speak
"Senior, please, the elders are waiting for you in this palace!"
Chen Xuan nodded, and then entered the palace alone.
Seeing Chen Xuan enter the palace, this disciple stood quietly outside and waited.
As soon as he stepped into the gate of the palace, Chen Xuan felt a powerful aura, and said secretly in his heart
"This is the Yuan Infant Monk!"
Soon, when he entered the palace, he saw a thin old man with his back to him.
Why is it said to be an old man, because this man's hair is gray, and it can be seen from the hands he is carrying that they already have wrinkles on them.
When he turned around, he saw an old face that looked about seventy or eighty years old.
"I'm the Outer Gate Peak Elder of this Qingyan Sect! Are you sure I'm here to take the entrance assessment?"
When the old man saw Chen Xuan, he especially felt that the aura on his body was chaotic, and on an old face, his brows were furrowed into a Sichuan character, and he said in confusion.
Facing the seniors whose cultivation was higher than his own, Chen Xuan arched his hand and said lightly
"Exactly!"
The old man looked at Chen Xuan, sighed after thinking for a while
"Come with me!"
With that, the old man walked towards the other door of the palace.
Chen Xuan followed.
"Your cultivation is in the Jindan stage, and according to the sect's regulations, you can completely become an inner disciple! But I don't think you will be willing to be an ordinary inner disciple, right?"
The old man walked ahead, his hands behind his back, and asked in a speech.
Chen Xuan nodded slightly and responded
"Yes!"
"So, the assessment of you only determines your status in the sect in the future! If you can fully pass the assessment, then you can join my Qingyan Sect and obtain the status of an elder..."
Along the way, the old man explained to Chen Xuan the treatment between the inner disciples and the elders, as well as various things in the Qingyan Sect.
After walking for about ten minutes, coming out of the back door of the palace, the old man took Chen Xuan to a tower and said
"This tower is specially set up by my Qingyan Sect for the assessment of monks above the Jindan level! According to the sect's regulations, as long as the Jindan monks can break through to the tenth layer of this tower, they can obtain the status of an elder after entering!"
"If you don't break through to the tenth layer, then you can only join my Qingyan Sect as an ordinary disciple!"
Looking at the tower in front of him, which was about thirty floors, Chen Xuan clenched his fists and showed a determined expression.
"Are you ready for the test?"
The old man smiled slightly and glanced at Chen Xuan.
The latter nodded, and removed the hat from his head, revealing the white hair that was long enough to cover half of his face.
Seeing Chen Xuan's very bewitching face, the old man's expression was complicated, and then he quickly sealed his hands and opened the tower door in front of him.
After the tower door opened, the old man smiled slightly and made a gesture of please
"Please, remember not to force yourself, although the things inside are false, if you die inside, there is a great risk that your sea of consciousness will collapse because it can't bear it, and let you really die!"
Chen Xuan nodded solemnly, then took out the killing sword and walked into the tower in front of him.
After he entered, the old man once again sealed his hands and injected spiritual power into the tower, urging it to transmit the sound to Chen Xuan at the same time
"You're ready to start going to the first floor!"
Inside the tower, Chen Xuan exhaled after hearing this, calmed down his mood, and then tightened the killing sword in his hand and walked up the stairs to the first floor.
As soon as he stepped on the first layer, a phantom of a third-order demon beast appeared in front of him.
Chen Xuan recognized this demon beast at first sight, its name was Spirit Scale Deer!
Moreover, this phantom was very familiar to Chen Xuan, and when he thought about it carefully, he found that it was exactly the same as the one he had seen in the Demon Beast Rebellion before!