"Great Elder, what are you thinking about and why did you suddenly increase the difficulty so much?" On the other side of the high platform, the peak master of Wanren Peak said doubtfully.
"If this continues, I'm afraid it's still a question whether we can select ten core disciples."
"What exactly happened, Senior Brother Leng, you have the best relationship with the Great Elder, do you know some inside story?"
This assessment of the core disciples was indeed a bit strange. Even the peak masters did not know that such changes would occur.
Leng Tianyue frowned slightly, glanced at the great elder Jiang Chi on the high platform, and murmured: "Is it because of that reason? After the assessment, it seems that we need to make some preparations in advance."
Chu Xiangyun, the leader of Jade Girl Peak, saw Leng Tianyue pondering alone and said, "Senior Brother Leng, do you really know the inside story? Tell us all."
Leng Tianyue smiled, shook his head and said, "Don't think too much. If I have any inside information, just keep reading."
Everyone obviously didn't believe what he said, but if Leng Tianyue didn't say anything, they couldn't force him. Everyone had the same status, so they definitely couldn't force him.
Liu Ruyue's pretty face was also full of doubts. She didn't know what happened. She looked far away at Xiao Chen on the school ground and murmured, hoping nothing would happen.
The scorching sun was in the sky, and from time to time on the school grounds, there were sounds of dejection. The first level of assessment had been going on for some time, but only ten people passed the assessment.
Moreover, these ten people all have the peak strength of high-grade great martial arts masters, and their basic skills are quite solid. They all did it in one go, splitting the black rock in half.
"No. 100, Tianyue Peak Zhang Lie!" the examiner read loudly.
"It's Zhang Lie. Zhang Lie is about to come out. I have heard of this man's name for a long time. He has become popular in Tianyue Peak recently."
"I heard that he is the son of the head of the Zhang family, the largest family in Yunyang City. He has a good family background and high talent. As long as such a person is willing to work hard, he will definitely become a strong man."
"He is already a strong man. Tianyue Peak holds a monthly confrontation. Among the ordinary disciples of the inner sect, no one in Tianyue Peak is his opponent."
"Being able to rank first among the inner disciples in the strongest faction of Tiandao Pavilion can basically lock in the first place in this assessment."
"Haha, it's too early to say this. Wait until he passes this level first. If he can't pass this level, he won't even be able to obtain the qualifications of a core disciple."
As soon as Zhang Lie appeared, he immediately attracted everyone's attention, and the ordinary inner disciples in the stands began to talk about it.
In a remote stand, a group of Tiandao Pavilion disciples with three golden threads on their sleeves also paid attention and looked towards the field.
These core disciples are all the fifty core disciples ranked at the bottom. After Zhang Lie and the others have completed the three-level assessment, they will each select their opponents and fight to determine the identity of the core disciples.
"Zhang Lie, I hope I won't run into this person later." A core disciple of Beichen Peak looked at Zhang Lie in the field and said with worry on his face.
Another core disciple also followed up and said, "It would be great if he can't pass the basic level, then we can be completely relieved."
The faces of the fifty core disciples were more or less uneasy. After all, after enjoying the superior treatment of the core disciples, if they were allowed to return to being ordinary inner disciples, they would not be able to accept the gap. .
There was only one person with a calm face, eyes closed, and a long knife in his hands, clasped in front of his chest.
He ignored the sounds around him, as if nothing had anything to do with him, and was extremely indifferent.
Zhang Lie slowly walked to a black rock, his whole body aura restrained, holding back his words, and his eyes were extremely calm. After a moment, his whole aura suddenly became sharper.
A brilliant light flashed in his eyes, as if a sharp blade was unsheathed and its edge was revealed.
Click!
A black rock standing in front of Zhang Lie suddenly shattered and turned into countless stone fragments, sputtering in the air.
Waving his hand, he made a light gust of wind, and a violent cyclone blew in front of Zhang Lie. The stone chips flying towards him fell to the ground one after another and dispersed.
"What's going on! Why did the stone break?" The people around him who participated in the assessment thought in great surprise. They didn't even see when Zhang Lie took action.
Xiao Chen's eyes were also full of shock. What was going on? He was 100% sure that Zhang Lie didn't draw the knife at all, but the hard rock was so broken.
Knife intention!
Xiao Chen suddenly thought of these two words in his mind. This must be an artistic conception in the sword, and the meaning of the sword was penetrated to the realm of small success by Zhang Lie.
"Congratulations to Senior Brother Leng. You have gained another good disciple. He has realized his sword intention at such a young age. His future is limitless!"
"Tianyue Peak is really full of talents, which is enviable. Xiaocheng's sword intention, it seems that there has not been such a genius in Tiansao Pavilion for hundreds of years."
Leng Tianyue smiled softly on his face and responded to the words of the other peak masters one by one, but he was filled with doubts in his heart. He knew about Zhang Lie's understanding of the sword's intention.
I originally thought that he would use it as a trump card, but I didn't expect to use it from the beginning. This is why, with Zhang Lie's temperament, he would not be so showy.
On the school grounds, Zhang Lie suddenly turned around, his eyes gleaming with brilliance. The sharp look from before was finally caught by him. What caught his eyes was a square and extremely ordinary face.
Mu Heng's face showed a slight look of astonishment. After a moment, he smiled relievedly at Zhang Lie, then withdrew his gaze and became an inconspicuous passerby again.
With Mu Heng's appearance firmly imprinted in his heart, Zhang Lie secretly thought, I finally found you. It's no secret that I exposed my trump card in advance. If you put pressure on me, I can also put pressure on you.
It is not difficult for Zhang Lie to cut the black hard rock in half without using martial arts. But before going on stage, he remembered the sharp gaze that broke the air.
Although he told himself in his heart that he should forget this look, in fact, no matter how he comforted himself, this look had already left traces in his heart, even if it was not solved perfectly.
During the battle, it is very likely that the inner demons will be left behind and loopholes will appear, so Zhang Lie chose to directly expose his trump card, and calculated the opponent's gaze, and it would definitely leak out inadvertently.
The development of things was exactly as Zhang Lie expected.
"No. 2 Zhang Lie, passed the assessment, next place!"
The assessment continued, and the number of people who failed was increasing. The number of people who failed at the first level this time far exceeded the previous ones, which was unexpected by everyone.
When the number 200 was reported, the rock was successfully cut in half, and there were actually sixty people. The high elimination rate was jaw-dropping.
"No. 220, Beichenfeng Muheng!" the examiner continued.
Mu Heng crossed the crowd and walked out slowly, thinking of an inconspicuous grass. No one had noticed him at first. But now that he stepped forward, everyone's eyes focused on it.
"What's going on? This person only has the realm of a low-grade great martial artist." Soon someone felt his realm and couldn't help but exclaimed.
The most basic requirement for the assessment of core disciples is that the inner disciples must reach the level of a top-grade martial artist before the age of 19.
I don’t know how many inner sect disciples have been blocked by this threshold. At this moment, seeing Mu Heng’s status as a low-grade great martial artist, they all began to question it.
The examiner had no expression on his face and looked at the commotion. Under the scorching sun, when everyone felt the gaze, they suddenly felt a chill on their backs and a chill in their bones.
"If you have any doubts, please ask the Presbyterian Council for an explanation after the assessment. Whoever is arguing now should get out of here immediately!"
Mu Heng's ordinary face did not show any fluctuation due to other people's words. He walked straight to a rock and took a deep breath.
call out!
He raised his right hand flatly, turned his palm into a knife, and slashed his body slightly to one side. The air was like a water curtain, cut open by Mu Heng's palm, and the black rock was slowly cut in half with a brush.
Mu Heng's movements were very slow, which formed a sharp contrast with Zhang Lie's swift and fierce sword intent. Everyone saw clearly and were stunned.
The mysterious black rock that was difficult for a top-grade great martial artist to cut through even with a full-strength strike was easily cut open by a low-grade great martial artist, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
Everyone who originally complained about Mu Heng's participation in the core disciple assessment was completely speechless, and their hearts were filled with shock.
Mu Heng stopped his hand, and a thin crack opened in the middle of the black rock. If you didn't look carefully, you might not have discovered that the rock had been broken into two halves.
boom! The examiner waved his palm again, smashing the rock into pieces, and said: "No. 220, Beichen Feng Mu Heng, the examination was successful."
Mu Heng looked at Zhang Lie's gaze, smiled lightly, and walked out.
Xiao Chen looked at Mu Heng's back, thoughtfully. This was the first time he had seen someone cultivate their pure body to such a powerful state.
Mu Heng's strength may not be as strong as Xiao Chen's, but his use of physical power is much better than Xiao Chen's.
If it were Xiao Chen, he would have smashed the black rock with one full blow, with a force of 12,000 kilograms, and there shouldn't be much of a problem.
But to achieve this, like Mu Heng, to control the force just a little like a stream of water and a cloud, like a blade, it is simply impossible.
"It's okay. There are various ways to practice the physical body, just like martial arts. I'm a little surprised." Xiao Chen smiled faintly, and after thinking about it, he said in his heart.
"No. 240, Qingyun Peak Ye Chen!" After the assessment for most of the day, it was finally Xiao Chen's turn.
Liu Suifeng's number was 280, which was further behind Xiao Chen's. When she heard Xiao Chen's name, she encouraged him: "Brother Ye, come on!"
Xiao Chen smiled slightly, nodded, and strode out. When he walked to the rock, he felt countless eyes coming towards him from all directions.
Chapter 222: Both pass the test