Halfway up the mountain, the temperature plummets.

Looking back, in addition to the dense figures behind him, there is also the majestic Jiuding City not far away.

Liu Ao already had goosebumps on his body, and the low temperature here was a little scary.

Further up, it is already in the clouds.

Looking up, you can vaguely see the scattered pavilions and pavilions above.

Finally, after stepping up the stairs, a huge square appeared in front of me.

The square was paved with huge bluestones, and hundreds of people were already standing in an orderly manner at this time.

The two disciples who led the way led the crowd in the square, quietly waiting for the assessment to begin.

Liu Ao noticed that at least dozens of squads were patrolling the square, and they were also holding some portraits in their hands, apparently looking for some specific targets.

After all, every year, there are many wanted monks who try to gain protection by hiding their identities and joining Jiuding Academy.

The commotion of the crowd slowly subsided, and a figure was seen gliding from the top of the hill and landing firmly on the high platform in the middle of the square.

This is an old man in a white robe with a white beard, he has a square face and a warm smile on his face, which makes people feel very familiar at first glance.

"I am Elder Wu Mingshan, the deacon of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall. ”

The old man introduced himself and said with a smile:

"Before we begin, there are a few things to keep in mind. ”

Wu Mingshan glanced around with a smile, "Someone will take you to the assessment next, you have to follow the arrangement, and in addition, you are not allowed to pick quarrels and provoke trouble." ”

"Also, if you pass the assessment, you will come back here and wait for the arrangement. ”

Someone asked, "Elder Wu, what exactly do you want to assess?"

Wu Mingshan smiled and pointed to the dozens of tall flagpoles on the other side of the square, "You'll know if you go." ”

After speaking, Wu Mingshan slowly sat down on the chair and nodded to the group of disciples standing next to him, "Let's start." ”

I saw this group of disciples come to the crowd and lead them to the flagpole in turn.

The disciple who came to Liu Ao's side looked a little impatient, and his words were indifferent, "You come with me." ”

Liu Ao frowned slightly, and followed with a step.

The golden flag embroidered with the four big characters of 'Jiuding College' fluttered in the wind, and at the lower end of the flagpole, there was a boxy, cyan stone tablet with the same height as the person.

The disciple casually pointed to the stone tablet and said:

"Put your hands up and stay for three breaths. ”

Seeing that the person at the front of the line did not move, this disciple frowned, "Do you want me to help you put your hand on it!"

"Oooh... Okay!" The man reached out with some embarrassment and gently placed it on the stone tablet.

I saw a faint blue light flickering on the stele, and cyan lines flowed on the stele, forming a few simple words.

"Twenty-three years old, junior martial artist. ”

Seeing these words, the disciple was obviously a little angry, "What kind of excitement are people like you coming to make a fuss and delay my time." ”

As he spoke, he looked at the others and said displeasedly:

"Twenty-year-old people who haven't broken through to the Great Martial Master can go. ”

As soon as these words came out, two people really left the team with red faces, and turned around and left with lost faces.

"Next, you!"

The disciple pointed to the bluestone and said:

"Hurry up, don't bother. ”

Bluestone stepped forward and pressed his palm on the stele.

"Twenty-three years old, junior great martial artist. ”

"While waiting," the disciple nodded, then looked at Qinglian, and his tone finally softened, "It's your turn, and the palm of your hand should be placed on the test tablet for three breaths." ”

Qinglian nodded and thanked her, and with some hesitation, she stretched out her white palm and slowly imprinted it on the stone tablet.

"Twenty years old, no spiritual powers. ”

No spiritual powers?

The disciple was obviously stunned and wanted to get angry, but he saw Qinglian's face blushing, but he didn't say anything.

"Next. ”

Liu Ao took a step forward, and the spiritual power in the vein seed condensed in his palm along the meridians, and pressed heavily on the stone tablet.

The blue light on the stele was noticeably brighter.

"Twenty years old, intermediate great martial artist. ”

Liu Ao nodded secretly in his heart, it seemed that his feelings were not wrong, the spiritual power in the pulse was much more abundant than before, and he really broke through to the intermediate great martial artist.

The disciple finally nodded, "You are also waiting by the side." ”

After a while, this group of tests was over, and the disciple returned to the edge of the high platform with Liu Ao, Qingshi, Qinglian and the other two people who passed the assessment.

"Wait here," the disciple said, then turned and walked to the crowd, and led a group of people to the test.

Liu Ao noticed that there are currently hundreds of people who have passed the assessment.

Suddenly, a female disciple came over with a pen and paper and looked at Liu Ao and Qingshan, "Name, place of origin." ”

"Qingshan, the people of Blue Wave City in the Southern Regions. ”

"Jamin, from Blue Wave City. ”

Qingshan's face was speechless, are you afraid that people won't know that you are a fake name?

But this female disciple did not hesitate for a moment, and pointed to Qinglian and said:

"You can go down. ”

Aoyama hurriedly said:

"This senior sister, she's my sister, I..."

"If you don't pass the first test, you can't stay, that's the rule!"

Qinglian's cheeks were flushed, and she gently pulled Qingshi's sleeve, and whispered:

"Brother, or I'll go down the mountain first. ”

"No!" Qingshi's eyes reddened, "If you can't stay, I'll take you with me!"

"If you want to go, hurry up," other people who passed the preliminary examination chuckled, "There is no more than you, and there is no less than you, and you are really a peerless genius, and no one begs you to stay." ”

"You fart!" "Qingshi glared angrily, "If you have the ability, you can say it again!"

"Just say it, you..."

Before the man could finish speaking, Bluestone rushed forward and swung his fist at the door of the man's face.

But in the next moment, I saw that the man sneered, and the latter came first, kicking Qingshi in the chest.

The force of this kick was so strong that Qingshi was kicked backwards, and his face turned pale.

Liu Ao hurriedly held Qingshi and looked at the man with a frown, "They are all here to participate in the assessment, there is no need to be heavy-handed, right?"

The man wanted to say something, but was scolded by the female disciple in charge of registration:

"Li Hong, if you do it again, you will be disqualified. ”

Li Hong hurriedly smiled, "Senior sister, don't worry, I will be honest." ”

But after the female disciple left, Li Hong said coldly:

"Qingshan, I hope your bones are as hard as your mouth, you'd better pass the following assessment, and we'll be long." ”

Liu Ao ignored Li Hong, but instead glanced at Wu Mingshan, the deacon elder who was sitting on the high platform.

Liu Ao clasped his fists and said loudly:

"Elder Wu, I have something I want to ask. ”

Wu Mingshan turned his head to look over and nodded, "If you have something to say, just ask." ”

"As I understand it, we can request a pulse test in addition to the regular test, is that true?"

"Really," replied Wu Mingshan with certainty:

"However, the pulse test requires the consumption of thirty spirit stones, and you have to bear it yourself. ”

Thirty spirit stones!

A group of people who passed the assessment instantly began to discuss.

"Thirty spirit stones, which fool would choose to test?"

"What's this kid's name? Jia Ming, right? He looks like a person who can take out spirit stones?"

On the contrary, Liu Ao can really take it.

In the midst of the discussion of a group of people, seeing the storage bag hanging from Liu Ao's waist, a flash of inspiration, thirty milky white spirit stones the size of thumbs appeared in his hand.

Feeling the rich aura, a group of people stared at each other, and they were speechless in shock.

Only Li Hong was disdainful, "Isn't it just thirty spirit stones, I usually have to eat a few meals of delicacies from the mountains and seas for this price." ”

Qingshi hugged Liu Ao with red eyes, "Brother, thank you for your great kindness!"

Wu Mingshan nodded, "Be mentally prepared, if you don't pass the pulse test, this girl will never have the opportunity to join Jiuding Academy in the future." ”

Liu Ao nodded, he had already guessed this outcome.

After all, cultivation can be changed, but talent is predestined.

Of course, Liu Ao himself was an exception, after fusing the divine blood, Liu Ao himself didn't know what had happened to the veins in his body.

An hour later, the originally lively square began to fall silent.

Those who should have left had left, and the hundreds of people who had been chosen were all gathered together.

It's just that after hearing that someone was willing to take thirty spirit stones to test the pulse seed, these hundreds of people were waiting to see the excitement.

I saw several disciples carrying a one-person-high milky white stone tablet.

The stele radiated a soft glow, as smooth as a mirror.

At the top of the stele there are also thirty small holes lined up.

Wu Mingshan got up and came to the stele, stretched out his hand to take the spirit stone in Liu Ao's hand, and put it into the small hole at the top of the stele.

Then, Wu Mingshan stretched out his right hand, and there was a strong spiritual power fluctuation in his palm.

Feeling the oppression of this spiritual power up close, Liu Ao only felt as if his whole person was pressed under a thousand catties of boulders, and his breathing became difficult.

Wu Mingshan put his hand on the stone tablet, and after activating the test tablet, he looked at Qinglian Dao:

"Little girl, put your hands up. ”

Qinglian bit her lip, trembling a little under the pressure of Wu Mingshan's momentum, and timidly stretched out her hand and put it on the stone tablet.

One, two, three!

The calm stone tablet suddenly emitted a golden light, stabbing people's eyes.

On closer inspection, thirty golden veins appeared on the stele, and they were still moving.

Wu Mingshan's eyes, which were originally indifferent, lit up, and his eyes were full of love when he looked at Qinglian again.

"Thirty meridians, genius!"

Wu Mingshan said happily:

"Girl, what's your name?"

Qinglian took two steps back and hid beside Qingshi.

"Qinglian, my sister's name is Qinglian!" Qingshi's face turned ecstatic, "Elder, does my sister really have thirty meridians?"

"Then there can be a fake!"

Wu Qingshan laughed, "I didn't expect that in my hands, I would be able to select a genius with thirty meridians. ”

"Qinglian girl, you can go directly to the inner courtyard to study, you have to work hard. ”

Liu Ao was puzzled at this time:

"Then why hasn't Qinglian been able to cultivate for a long time?"

"That's easy to explain," Wu Mingshan laughed.

"Qinglian has thirty meridians, and it takes a large number of spirit stones to activate the veins and meridians, and then you can start cultivation normally, you don't have to worry, there will be a mentor to help activate her veins. ”

Liu Ao nodded, also happy for Qinglian.

Qingshi was the happiest, but he didn't expect his sister to be a rare genius.

He looked at Liu Ao's gaze and was even more grateful, if it weren't for Liu Ao's persuasion, Qinglian might have become a dusty pearl forever.

"Elder, I'm going to test it too!"

Li Hong stepped forward, his face full of excitement, "Maybe I also have a lot of meridians, and I will also enter the inner courtyard to study." ”

The effect of Qinglian's test obviously gave this group of people a lot of illusions.

Wu Mingshan thought for a moment and nodded, "Give you half an hour, and if you are willing to test, you will take the spirit stone to test." ”

In an instant, ninety percent of the people were lost.

Thirty spirit stones are not very many people can take out.

Li Hong was the first to take out the spirit stone.

He excitedly imprinted his palm on the stele, and a moment later, twenty golden lines appeared on the stele.

"Twenty meridians," Wu Mingshan nodded, "It's not bad, but it's still a little short of entering the inner courtyard." ”

Li Hong glanced at Qinglian with some jealousy, and stopped speaking with a gloomy face.

"Qingshi, do you want to try it?" Liu Ao patted Qingshi on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"Maybe you're just like Qinglian, a genius?"

Qingshi was obviously moved, but he still refused:

"Let's test it when I have a spirit stone, keep your spirit stone for your own cultivation. ”

Liu Ao didn't insist, he understood Qingshi's stubbornness very well.

Subsequently, a few more people took out the spirit stone for testing with anticipation, but the result made them sad for a while.

Thirty spirit stones were consumed, but the result was only a dozen meridians.

"Okay, I'll take you to the second round of assessment now," Wu Mingshan turned around, led everyone through the square, and stepped on the steps that continued to climb.

Liu Ao walked at the end, and while no one had come to put away the test tablet, he hurriedly took out thirty spirit stones and put them into the hole.

The moment he reached out and pressed on the stele, he saw that the test stele had completely turned golden, but no veins appeared on it.

Liu Ao was stunned, "No meridians?"

Removing his hand, the stele turned back to milky white, but there were already dense cracks on it.

Liu Ao was stunned and smiled bitterly, "It turns out that the test tablet is broken." ”

"Jia Ming, hurry up and keep up!"

Hearing Wu Mingshan's shout, Liu Ao hurriedly ran over.

At this time, several disciples slowly approached the test tablet, intending to take it away.

But in the next moment, I saw that the test tablet made a 'click' sound, and it shattered violently.

"This!"

These disciples were full of horror, "Quick, report!"