Ye Ming blinked: "Master, can you explain it more clearly?"
Ah Qing: "Do you know how many cities there are near Taiyi Gate?"
"Eight seats." Ye Ming said.
Ah Qing: "After countless generations of accumulation, these eight cities are actually controlled by eight families, known as the Eight Great Taiyi Families in the world. At least 60% of all cardinals and elders are from the eight great families. The heads of the past dynasties must also be from The eight aristocratic families are elected. As for the inner elders and upper elders, the eight aristocratic families also account for more than 40%."
Ye Ming smiled bitterly: "Master is saying that even if the disciple is capable, he should not get full marks?"
Ah Qing shook his head: "Of course it's best to get full marks. Wei Shi is there for everything. If those eight aristocratic families are too shameless, I will take you to leave Taiyi Sect and join Jiuxing Sect."
Ye Ming was stunned: "Can we go to the Nine Star Sect?"
"With your qualifications and reputation as a teacher, you can join any Nine Star Sect or become an outer sect elder. And you are at least a core disciple." A Qing said, "At that time, Taiyi will regret it. ."
Ye Ming smiled bitterly. He didn't know whether A Qing was telling the truth or joking. He said: "Master, no matter how the eight aristocratic families react, at least the 10 billion points will belong to me, right?"
Ah Qing: "Of course. And the first box belongs to you too. I think the things in that box may be more precious."
Ye Ming thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Whatever, I'll try my best anyway. If I get a perfect score, Master's face will be bright."
Ah Qing smiled: "You are a genius, and you cannot be buried anywhere. Your achievements will be 10,000 times, 100 million times greater than those of my master."
The master and apprentice were chatting, and the time was almost up. In the first round of auditions, all the disciples gathered at the entrance of the third level.
These three levels are respectively climbing the ladder to heaven, calculating problems, and observing paintings in trance.
Ye Ming reached the first level first and saw a high platform with sixty jade steps connecting the ground and the high platform. Every time you go up a level, you can get one more point, with a total score of sixty points.
He saw that there seemed to be a teleportation array on the high platform, but he didn't know what it was for.
There is only one high platform for testing, so people have to come one by one. More than 10,000 people come to complete this level, which takes seven or eight days.
However, Ye Ming is a direct disciple, and his master is an elder, so he ranks relatively high. He is the fifty-seventh participant.
Early in the morning, the two masters and disciples arrived in front of the high platform. The surrounding area was crowded with waiting people and spectators, including many senior elders and even cardinal elders.
At this time, a direct disciple was ascending the first step. The steps are wide enough for a cow to lie on. When this disciple stepped onto the first level, people started talking.
"This is Niu Zhenfei, the direct disciple of Elder Qian Jieming. It is said that he is a genius. I don't know how many steps he can take."
"Although Niu Zhenfei is a genius, I'm afraid he can't surpass level 30. Those who can surpass level 30 are all great geniuses."
After Niu Zhenfei landed, he swayed and frowned slightly. Then, he walked to the second and third steps.
In the first five steps, he climbed the steps like a normal person, but after the sixth step, his speed slowed down, and each step was more difficult than the last.
After the tenth level, his movements became very slow like swimming in water. After the fifteenth level, it was even slower than a snail, sweat began to appear on the forehead, and it was obviously very difficult. After the twenty-fourth step, his movements became extremely difficult. He only climbed to the twenty-fourth step and could no longer move forward.
At this time, the elder in charge of this level said loudly: "Niu Zhenfei, got twenty-four points."
Ye Ming was watching. Suddenly, an elder approached and seemed to be discussing something with A Qing secretly.
Ah Qing frowned slightly and said calmly: "I'm not interested in cheating. You can leave. I'll pretend you never said anything."
The elder left with an ugly expression. When he left, he glanced at Ye Ming maliciously.
After the other party left, Ye Ming asked: "Master, what does that person want to do?"
"The other party is an elder. He hopes that you can cooperate with them to stabilize the ranking." Ah Qing said, "I rejected him."
Ye Ming: "The other party won't retaliate, right?"
"Retaliation against a senior elder? Unless they are crazy. The most they can do is send out disciples to harm you in the ring. But that's okay, their disciples won't be much better."
Ye Ming laughed dryly, saying in his heart that this master has such a big heart.
The performance of the next few people was even worse, and they couldn't even climb the twentieth level. Until Ye Ming's last direct disciple, he only reached the twenty-seventh level, which was not even half of it.
Ye Ming couldn't help but ask: "Master, in the past few years, no one broke through level 30?"
"Yes." Ah Qing said, "There is a person who has reached the 45th level. He was once an elite disciple like me. But now, he is a cardinal elder."
Ye Ming: "The elder Cardinal's cultivation should be at the Tianjun level."
Ah Qing didn't answer and said, "It's your turn."
At this time, the elder in charge called Ye Ming's name. Ye Ming walked slowly to the jade steps, without making any preparations, and stepped up.
As soon as he stepped onto the first step, he felt a kind of pressure, which was only for his body, like the pressure of diving underwater.
At the second level, the pressure was doubled, but not enough to make Ye Ming uncomfortable. Then the third level, the fourth level, all the way to the tenth level.
At the tenth level, Ye Ming felt that the pressure was already terrifying, but his true strength was strong and his body was strong, so he did not feel uncomfortable.
His performance stunned everyone watching. Wasn't this direct disciple's performance too relaxed? Pretending on purpose
Some people couldn't help but laugh: "What are you pretending to do? I can't bear it anymore. Why don't you pretend to be calm and calm? Let's see how it ends." Obviously, most people have similar thoughts to him and feel that Ye Ming is pretending.
Ye Ming is really not pretending. So far, he feels relatively relaxed.
Stepping onto the eleventh level, he felt the pressure suddenly reverse. The previous pressure was from the outside to the inside, just like the water pressure at the bottom of the water.
However, now, the pressure was coming from the inside out, and his body felt like it was swelling. Only then did he remember that the bodies of those people before were a little exhausted after the eleventh level. It turned out that they were supported by pressure.
This kind of internal pressure makes people even more uncomfortable. He walked step by step and reached the twentieth step. The internal pressure at the twentieth level was more than twice as strong as the external pressure at the tenth level.
This feeling was extremely unpleasant, and he frowned slightly. At this time, facing Ye Ming who had reached the twentieth level, people no longer laughed at him. Being able to reach level 20 means that the qualifications are pretty good. It is understandable for such people to pretend.
Stepping onto the twenty-first level, Ye Ming felt that there was pressure on his soul. However, his soul is stronger than his physical body, and he is unaware of this pressure. Then when I reached the thirtieth level, I was only slightly uncomfortable, but it was still far from being difficult.
At this time, everyone held their breath, and some people actually stepped up to the 30th step. In my memory, it seems that no one has reached level 30 in recent decades. The most recent one was a hundred years ago, and that person is now a cardinal elder in the sect.
"Can he still hold on? I think he didn't try his best." Someone whispered.
No one around him asked whether Ye Ming was pretending anymore, because even if he was pretending, he was still qualified to pretend. After all, it was the thirtieth level, and that was the height that only the genius among geniuses could reach.
Ye Ming reached the thirty-first level. This time, the pressure exerted on his soul suddenly became sharp, like needles piercing his soul, making it difficult to defend.
Level thirty-two, level thirty-three, the higher you go, the sharper the needle and the greater the power. By the time he reached the fortieth level, Ye Ming's brows were already furrowed. The pressure of stabbing the soul made him very unhappy. But it’s just unpleasant.
When he entered the forty-first step, a cry of surprise broke out from the crowd. Obviously, Level 40 has shocked everyone present.
At this time, Ye Ming secretly sent a message to Ah Qing: "Master, can you place a bet?"
Ah Qing then realized that she had discussed with Ye Ming before, betting from the beginning on how many steps he could advance.
Ah Qing suddenly cleared his throat and said loudly: "Ye Ming is my disciple. I think he can reach at least fifty levels. Here, I am willing to put up 30 billion points as collateral. If Ye Ming fails, At level 50, these 30 billion will be yours."
As soon as these words came out, the two elders immediately laughed: "No matter how strong he is, can he be stronger than Elder Han? Elder Han has only reached the forty-fifth level. I think he can go up to three levels at most."
After saying that, the two elders each bet 10 billion points in coupons.
Ah Qing continued: "Bet on the forty-first level, and you will pay one for each bet. Every time you go up a level, the compensation ratio will be reduced by 10%. For a bet on the forty-first level, you will only lose 90%; for a bet on the forty-second level, you will only lose 90%. Note, only 80% will be paid."
As soon as this statement came out, people placed bets one after another, and the bets were immediately raised to 30 billion. For the extra money, Elder Ah Qing could only continue to add more money until both sides were even.
Obviously, except for Ah Qing, no one present believed that Ye Ming could reach level 50. What a joke, the strongest person in history has only reached level 50. Can this person be the strongest in history? Impossible, absolutely impossible!
At this time, Ye Ming really started to pretend. He acted very strenuous and painful, and even broke into a cold sweat, which was even more exaggerated than the previous Niu Zhenfei.