To be honest, if Ye Zan's abilities are compared with those of other sects, there is really nothing particularly outstanding about him. What he relies on is the way of insight, the movement of stars, and the black hole devouring technique. Apart from these few moves, whether it is spells, swordsmanship, or the control of magic weapons, he is actually relatively ordinary.
On the one hand, Ye Zan's status in the Yuqing Sect was so high that no one dared to be his master. Although Mo Ru took on the responsibility of teaching him, there was no way to truly be a strict teacher. And the saying "a strict teacher makes a good disciple" is really a truth in this world.
On the other hand, Ye Zan is also accustomed to using technological means to solve problems that cannot be solved. In his opinion, there is no problem that cannot be solved by one nuclear bomb. If there is, then use two nuclear bombs. Relying on technology is not bad, but after all, this world still emphasizes self-cultivation, and there will always be times when it is impossible to drop a nuclear bomb.
What's more, spells, swordsmanship, and even talisman formations, etc. are not only ways for monks to defend against enemies, but also one of the ways to touch the great road. Therefore, if you are not really good at these, it means losing a way to touch the avenue.
However, because of those two reasons, Ye Zan has only reached the level of mastery in spells and swordsmanship. In terms of use, it still relies more on the calculation of the auxiliary chip rather than on mastering the essence of spells and swordsmanship.
It's like, you can type various beautiful calligraphy fonts on a computer, but it doesn't mean you are a calligrapher. You can use a printer to print out world-famous paintings, but that doesn't mean your painting skills can really compete with those painters.
But now, in this arena, Ye Zan does not dare to use too many technological weapons, because the opponent always exaggerates the effects of technological weapons regardless of scientific facts. Therefore, the only technological equipment that Ye Zan can use is the auxiliary chip in his brain and the nano battle suit on his body.
The nano battle suit did not help Ye Zan widen the strength gap with his opponent. After all, the opponent's strength is basically based on Ye Zan's situation at this time, which naturally also includes the gains brought by the nano battle suit.
As for the computing power of the auxiliary chip, it is indeed impossible for the other party to simulate it, but the computing power is not omnipotent.
If he relied solely on the computing power of the auxiliary chip, Ye Zan would be like using the chess master on the computer to play chess with a real chess master.
Although the computer can calculate countless moves in an instant, the final chess piece is still one move. Although, in the current chess game, this choice of thousands may be the best move, it may not be the best move in the entire game. As for a true chess master, every move is based on the entire chess game. A seemingly insignificant move may turn out to be a killer move that has been buried for a long time.
The fighting between monks is actually the same as playing chess. If your strength far exceeds that of your opponent, then of course you don't need to consider anything, just blow the opponent into ashes with a spell. However, if you encounter an opponent of comparable strength, or even an opponent who is stronger than yourself, you can't just resort to tricks, you must also pay attention to the layout.
Ye Zan was taught a lesson by his own clone countless times on the ring, standing in front of the ring and scolding the opponent for being cunning again and again. However, he also saw from that "himself" how to use those spells and swordsmanship without relying on the auxiliary chip, and to what extent it could be used.
Unknowingly, Ye Zan began to reduce his reliance on the auxiliary chip, and at the same time learned from that "self" how to use his various methods.
This is really a good opportunity. Ye Zan can see from the other party how his own advantages can become stronger advantages, and how his own shortcomings can no longer become shortcomings.
When Ye Zan was kicked out of the ring again, there was no longer much discomfort on his face, but he immediately fell into deep thought. One of his biggest advantages over others is that he can record all battle scenes. Even if he didn't notice some details at the time, he could still find those overlooked details by looking back at the video.
At this time, Lin Mumu came over and said, "Brother Ye, my sister passed the test."
Ye Zan broke away from his thoughts, nodded, and said to Lin Mumu: "Don't worry, there won't be any danger on the eighth floor."
Ye Zan was actually not surprised at all by Lin Miaomiao's passing. He was even certain that Lin Mumu was not far away from passing the test. In fact, among them, the Lin family siblings can be said to be blessed by nature.
Ye Zan developed a flawless Taoist body, a thirty-sixth grade Taoist foundation, and developed three top-level golden elixirs, but these were also physical qualifications. However, Ye Zan's understanding of the Dao and his thoughts on cultivating the Dao are actually far inferior to those of the Lin family siblings, and can only be said to be quite ordinary.
Needless to say, Ye Zan himself understands this now.
Sure enough, not long after, Ye Zan came out of the ring again and got information from Ye Xiao. Lin Mumu had also passed this level.
If it was the beginning, although Ye Zan would not be jealous, he would still feel a little frustrated. After all, his performance along the way seems to be the strongest among everyone. Although he refused to accept the title of the number one person in the Golden Core Realm, he was still a little bit proud of it.
But now, Ye Zan already knows that there is indeed a big problem with him. Without the assistance of technology, with his little ability, he might not be completely incompetent, but he certainly wouldn't be able to perform very well.
Of course, with the help of technology, this is not a bad thing. There is no reason to have these plug-ins but not use them. However, it is very inappropriate to rely too much on technological assistance and neglect one's own practice.
Therefore, knowing that the Lin family siblings had passed the test one after another, Ye Zan's mood was not affected in any way, and there was no such thing as knowing one's shame and then being brave.
Ye Zan jumped onto the ring again and again and was sent out again and again. And every time, he was able to understand many things that he had never noticed before from those short few minutes of confrontation.
And during this process, people on the seventh floor continued to successfully pass the test and go to the eighth floor of the Babel Tower. There are people from the Arctic Sword Sect and the Star Sect, as well as people from the Dao Palace and the Freemasonry, and of course there are also those companions from Ye Zan's side.
In this level, it is not that whoever is stronger will be able to pass the level more smoothly, but it is exactly the opposite.
You must know that the opponent in the ring has all the abilities of the person on the stage. Then, if your abilities and means are very single, then your opponent's abilities and means are also the same, just those two attacks. If you have a variety of methods, your opponent will naturally also have a variety of methods. Even things that you usually don't pay attention to can become very sharp killing moves in the hands of your opponent.
From this aspect, the easiest people to pass are first of all those swordsmen who only practice swordsmanship, such as the Golden Pill Grandmasters of the Arctic Sword Sect. Secondly, even on Ye Zan's side, those alchemy cultivators, weapon cultivators, and talisman cultivators, their fighting methods are not much better than those of sword cultivators.
Finally, there are those from Taoism and Freemasonry. Because the development of monastic civilization in this small world is very simple, they also don't have many means.
Some people leave and some come.
After several days of hard work, those members of the Demonic Path finally passed the test one after another and appeared in the seventh layer of space.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, we meet again." Gu Feng looked at Ye Zan who had just come out of the ring and said with a smile, somewhat sarcastic. So what if you didn't tell us the skills to pass the customs? We were delayed for a few more days, but we still saw you here.
Ye Zan also smiled and said: "Sure enough, I didn't trouble you. However, if it weren't for that, you would have reached the eighth floor by now."
Ye Zan didn't tell the other party the skills to pass the sixth level, but the other party still chased after him, and it seemed that his efforts were in vain. However, as Ye Zan said, if Mo Dao and the others hadn't wasted a few extra days on the sixth floor, they would probably already be on the eighth floor by this time.
"Haha, what Fellow Taoist said is true, but after such a long time, Fellow Daoist is still here waiting for us, which makes us quite surprised." Gu Feng sarcastically mocked Ye Zan.
Although their words were not very polite, the people from Mo Dao had no intention of causing trouble for Ye Zan, and quickly chose their own arenas.
Ye Zan, on his side, stood in front of the ring and thought for a moment, then jumped onto the ring as before.
When Ye Zan came out of the arena again, he saw a pillar of light suddenly rising from one of the arenas chosen by the demonic people. Ye Zan still remembers that the person who chose that arena was the man wrapped in a cloak among the demonic people.
Ye Zan didn't think that the man wrapped in the cloak passed the test so quickly because of his poor strength. If the other party is really weak in strength, how could the Demonic Dao group lead the opponent? The Demonic Dao is very particular about respecting the strong.
So, there are two possibilities. Or, the other party's strength is already so strong that it has no shortcomings, and it will directly crush its own copy. Or, the other party has a skill that can quickly pass the level.
Just as he was thinking about it, two more beams of light rose up from the arena on the other side of the magic path, which meant that two more people had successfully passed the test. Those two people should be Gu Feng from the Baigui Sect and Zou Jishi from the Holy Fire Sect.
In this way, Ye Zan can be sure that the other party indeed has the skills to pass the level quickly.
Then, the remaining two golden elixir masters of the demonic path were kicked out of the ring. The two of them glanced at Ye Zan, a hint of fear flashed in their eyes, and without any thoughtful aftertaste, they immediately jumped onto their respective stages. It seems that what Ye Zan did in the sixth level caused a lot of psychological shadow on the two golden elixir masters.
Ye Zan shook his head and didn't bother to find out how the demons passed the test. Instead, he replayed the video in his mind. After a little preparation, Ye Zan jumped onto the ring and started competing with "himself" again.
On the one hand, Ye Zan cherishes this opportunity and is a little addicted to being abused by "himself" in the ring. On the other hand, it was because he already knew what was going on on the eighth floor of the Babel Tower, so he was naturally not in a hurry to go up.
After Ye Zan came out this time, the two golden elixir masters of the Demonic Path had successfully passed the test, and a beam of light rose on the arena to represent the pass.
And as everyone in the Demonic Path chose to pass, in this seventh floor, besides Ye Zan, there were also a few people left, all belonging to the teams of various forces. Some of these people are still holding on, constantly coming in and out of the ring. Some have simply given up and don’t know what they are thinking while sitting in the ring.
In addition, there is one person who has not passed the test, and that is Ye Xiao. Ye Xiao had never even been on the ring, and had been standing in front of a ring not far from Ye Zan. It looked like he was thinking about something, but in fact he was observing the situation on the seventh floor for Ye Zan.
Ye Zan left Ye Xiao here to guard against those from the devil's path. Since those people in the Demonic Path have passed the test, there is no need for Ye Xiao to stand there stupidly.
Ye Xiao is not a real Yuanying ancestor, and has flaws that cannot be corrected at all. Therefore, it is basically impossible for Ye Xiao to pass the test by himself. He can only be brought through by other means.
So, Ye Zan sacrificed the jade ball and received Ye Xiao into the jade ball space.
"Fellow Taoist, can you help someone pass the test?" A person who had given up on passing the test asked in surprise when he saw Ye Zan's actions. This person is a Golden elixir master from Xingchen Sect. He has never met Ye Zan, so he doesn't know how to address Ye Zan.
"I don't know what to call my friend?" Ye Zan asked.
"I am Geng Xin of the Xingchen Sect." The grandmaster of the Xingchen Sect raised his hands and said.
"Ye Zan, Yuqingzong, I have met fellow Taoist Geng." Ye Zan also returned the courtesy with his hand.
"Oh, it turns out fellow Taoist is..." Although Geng Xin has never met Ye Zan, he has been getting along with people from the Arctic Sword Sect for some time, so he has also heard people from the Arctic Sword Sect talk about Ye Zan.
You must know that this time, apart from Guo Zhenyang, the people from the Arctic Sword Sect came, and several other Jindan masters also had conflicts with Ye Zan and others. Therefore, when I have free time, it is natural to talk about Ye Zan and tell people from other sects how rude and hateful Ye Zan is and so on.
"It seems that Fellow Daoist Geng has heard of me?" Ye Zan asked with a smile.
"Haha, I made fellow Taoist laugh. I did listen to fellow Taoists from the Arctic Sword Sect talking about fellow Taoists. However, hearing is false and seeing is believing. Now that I see fellow Taoist Ye, I understand what they said. It's really biased." Geng Xin said a little embarrassed.
"Fellow Daoist Geng asked me just now, do you want to go through the test together?" Ye Zan didn't care whether the other party was genuine or fake, and changed the topic back to the beginning.
"Yes, I just saw it below. Fellow Taoist Ye seems to have asked a fellow Taoist to hide in a magic weapon, so I asked the previous one shamelessly if I could take him with me to pass the test together." Geng Xin asked with a slightly red face. After all, this was really not a matter of showing off one's face. Others relied on their ability to get through, but he begged others to help him get through.
"It's not impossible to take fellow Taoist to pass the customs together. It's just that I also have some questions. I want to ask fellow Taoist Geng for advice. I wonder if you can help me clear up my doubts?" Ye Zan put forward his conditions without concealment.
Geng Xin hesitated for a moment, turned his head and glanced at the somewhat empty space, then turned back and said: "Whatever fellow Taoist wants to ask, as long as I know it, I will tell you everything."
"Let's talk about your experiences until now after Guo Zhenyang left." What Ye Zan wanted to ask was actually the lucky person in the teams of Arctic Sword Sect and Star Sect who guided them along the way.
Of course, Ye Zan didn't ask to do anything, just to be more prepared. It would be best if the man with great luck had no grudge against him. However, if that lucky person is someone in the Arctic Sword Sect who has a grudge against him, then one must be on guard.
People with such great luck are often very evil, and anyone who goes against him will be inexplicably unlucky. There is a saying that luck is the embodiment of God's will, so people with good luck are also called people who are favored by God. Therefore, anyone who is an enemy of a person with great luck will be punished by God's will.
"This..." Geng Xin hesitated again, but the desire to pass the test still prevailed, so he continued: "This is a long story. Originally, after I waited for Master Guo to leave, I wanted to follow his instructions when he left and stay where he was. Waiting for him to come back. But later, my sect’s senior brother Cheng insisted that everyone leave.”
"Senior Brother Cheng? Which Cheng..." Ye Zan interrupted and asked.
Hearing the other person mention the word "成", Ye Zan couldn't help but think of another word "Cheng". The two words have the same pronunciation but different characters, so he asked this question.
"Success, success or failure, my sect's senior brother Cheng is named Cheng Daqi. He is usually a very quiet person. Unexpectedly, he led me all the way here. It's a pity that I have real qualifications. "Mediocre, I still can't pass the test on my own, so I want to ask fellow Taoists for help," Geng Xin said with some shame.
However, from Geng Xin's words, Ye Zan got what he wanted to know. It seems that the lucky person in the opponent's team is probably the one who will become a great player.
Since it wasn't that "Cheng" and he wasn't from the North Pole Sword Sect, Ye Zan felt relieved. At least he was unlikely to have any grudge against him. It wasn't that Ye Zan was a coward. It was really stressful to be an enemy of someone with great luck. What's the use of your technology? He still had God to help him.
Then, Geng Xin explained in detail how he and others managed to break through the tower under the leadership of Cheng Daqi. Ye Zan was also secretly frightened when he heard it. The more he listened, the more he felt that the lucky man was really a bug. The other person's experience of passing the test was just... as bland as boiled water. (To be continued.)