Thousands of people gathered in the huge square. Most of these people were disciples of the inner and outer sects of the villa, and some were elders of the villa.
Today is the triennial disciple competition of Zhuri Villa. Both inner and outer disciples attach great importance to this competition. The results of the competition directly determine the future path of cultivation. The participating disciples must be between eleven and fifteen years old.
time, because this age group is when the initial cultivation has achieved some results, and it is the competition that can best test a disciple's ability.
The scorching sun was high, and there were many figures around the Chengtian Sword Platform. On the uppermost platform of the sword platform was Lin Yuemian, the owner of the villa. On the left and right sides of Lin Yuemian were the thirteen elders of the villa. And on the far left of Lin Yuemian was an impressive figure.
It is Lin Baohe, the first elder. In the human world, left is respected. From this, it can be seen that Lin Baohe's status in the Villa is only lower than that of the Villa's owner, Lin Yuemian. The rows below the Villa's owner and elders are the major deacons of the Villa.
, stewards, relatives, older disciples, etc.
"chirp"
A purple ringing sword shot into the sky, and many young disciples from the villa participating in the competition came to the center of the sword platform under the leadership of the competition deacon Lin Wei.
Lin Wei looked at the scorching sun in the sky, squinted his eyes, and then bowed slightly to the highest point of the sword platform, and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Lin Wei has seen the owner of the village, the elders, and deacons. The time has come for the competition. But
here we go."
"Well, okay!" The person who spoke was not Lin Yuemian, but Lin Luo, the law enforcement elder. He waved his big hand to Lin Wei under the high platform, "Start!"
Lin Wei got the deacon and turned to the disciples behind him and said: "The competition begins now. First, it is a test of realm. Only those who have reached the first level of cultivation can participate in the following competition!"
Many of the disciples raised their hands and nodded.
"Now that everyone knows the rules, the test begins now!"
As Lin Wei's voice fell, the expressions of the disciples on the sword platform suddenly became nervous.
The test method is very simple. There is a cylindrical stone platform next to Lin Wei. The disciples can know their own realm by placing their hands on the stone platform.
One, two, three...
An hour has passed, and many disciples have completed the test. Surprisingly, not even a quarter of them have passed the test. This shows that reaching the first level of cultivation is not that easy, and less than a quarter of the people here have passed the test.
Most of them are inner disciples, and only a few are outer disciples.
In fact, this is normal. Most of the inner disciples are the children and grandchildren of the villa's elders and deacons, while the outer disciples are the children of some peripheral members of the villa. The advantages can naturally be seen.
"Next, Lin Qinyue!"
Lin Wei's cold voice did not frighten Lin Qinyue. She ran briskly to the stone pillar and placed her delicate hands gently on the stone platform.
"Realm: Intermediate level one! Passed the test!"
Lin Wei's voice softened slightly and loudly announced Lin Qinyue's results.
"Giggle, passed, I passed, brother Jinghong!" As soon as Lin Qinyue heard that she passed the test, she immediately turned around and waved to a young man in white not far behind her, waving and smiling.
"Haha, congratulations to sister Qin Yue." The young man in white replied gently to Lin Qin Yue.
"Well, third child, this girl Qin Yue is very talented. She is a twelve-year-old first-level cultivator and is much stronger than you were back then." Lin Yuemian looked at Lin Qinyue who was jumping up and down on the sword platform, smiled slightly, and faced the third person.
Third Elder Lin Yang said softly.
"Haha, yes, this girl really put a lot of thought into her cultivation." Lin Yang looked at Lin Qinyue lovingly.
"Tch, isn't it the first-level intermediate level? My sister was already the second-level intermediate practitioner when she was twelve years old." A childish voice suddenly came from below Lin Yuemian. A little girl about five or six years old was holding her little one's hand.
Mouth, a look of disdain.
"Yu'er! Don't be rude!" Lin Yuemian scolded the little girl somewhat harshly.
The little girl's name is Lin Yu, and she is Lin Yuemian's granddaughter. She is very cute, but she has been loved too much since she was a child. Except for her evil sister, she doesn't take anyone else seriously. Even Lin Yuemian, the little girl loves her.
Ignore it.
"Tch, I'm afraid of you!" Lin Yu didn't care at all about Lin Yuemian's scolding, and seemed to be used to it.
"you!"
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Yu told the truth. Compared with the eldest princess, Qin Yue is indeed very different." Lin Yang saw that Lin Yuemian was slightly angry and came out to smooth things over. All the other elders around him also started talking.
Speak for Lin Yu.
On the other hand, Lin Baohe secretly thought, I wonder if Sui Hui is more powerful than that evil woman? Maybe, maybe, Wen Dao will lose, but unfortunately, we were not born in the same period.
The words spoken on the high platform did not affect the progress of the test. After Lin Qinyue, many disciples took part in the test, but still only a few passed.
"Lin Jinghong!"
After Lin Wei called out the name again, he glanced at the young man in white from the corner of his eyes and said to himself: "What a piece of jade!"
"Brother Jinghong, come on!" Lin Qinyue called softly to the back of the boy in white.
"Okay!" Lin Jinghong smiled softly at Lin Qinyue.
Looking at the cloud-like young man in white, the disciples on the sword platform became somewhat silent, all focusing on Lin Jinghong's stretched out hands and the lifting point of the stone pillar.
On the high platform, all the senior officials of Qianshan Villa, including Lin Yuemian and Lin Baohe, focused their attention on Lin Jinghong.
Lin Yuemian and Lin Baohe both wanted to know how far this young man, whose talent could rival Zeng Jin's first talent, had come.
Lin Jinghong's eyes closed slightly, then opened suddenly, and the purple light all over his body...
"Realm: Second level intermediate, test...passed!"
Lin Wei looked at the young man in white in disbelief. Although this young man was only fourteen years old, his talent was beyond his reach. You must know that starting from the first-level intermediate level, each level of cultivation is quite difficult.
Although Lin Qinyue was already at the first-level intermediate level at the age of twelve, it would take at least three years for her to reach the second-level level.
"Hey, it's true that 'there are talents in every generation'. It seems that us old guys are going to be outdated." Lin Yuemian looked at Lin Jinghong in the audience and said with emotion.
All the elders around him nodded slightly.
"Yes, we are all old."
"Why are the young men nowadays so talented in cultivation?"
"That's right, it's not like we used to..."
"Lao Qi, you have a good grandson."
"..."
Although the law enforcement elder Lin Yin had no special expression on his face, the joy in his eyes had seriously betrayed him.
"Asked, are you capable of defeating Lin Jinghong?" Lin Baohe frowned slightly.
After Lin Jinghong, another group of disciples took part in the test, but none of them could surpass Lin Jinghong, and the test gradually came to an end.
Lin Wei looked at the disciples on the sword platform, then looked at the time, and shouted loudly: "Who else wants to take part in the test, please come out quickly, otherwise, as soon as the time passes, you will automatically give up."
The number of participants on the list in Lin Wei's hand was 1,000. Except for those who abstained at zero time, there was one person who did not participate in the test. After calling several times, there was still no one, and he became a little impatient.
"If no one answers in the last ten seconds, it is considered a waiver!"
"ten"
"Nine"
"..."
When the last second was counted, a somewhat urgent voice came from the sword platform.
"Give way, everyone, give way."
A young man in black was struggling to squeeze out from the crowd. When Lin Baohe saw the young man on the stage, he cursed in his heart: "You little bastard, you really know how to rush." And a group of elders on the stage were saying:
Lin Yuemian looked puzzled, who is this disciple? Lin Yuemian looked at the young man in black strangely.
"Hmph! You are really on time!" Lin Wei looked impatiently at the young man in black who had just arrived.
"Oh, I didn't want to either. It's just that in the morning, my old man asked me to tidy up before I came out. He said there were many people today and he shouldn't embarrass him. So, I got up early in the morning and started taking a shower and getting a haircut.
"The young man in black said with some dissatisfaction.
"By the way, I also specially made some perfume. If you don't believe me, I'll let you smell it." The young man in black said and waved his sleeve gently towards Lin Wei.
A fragrant and overpowering smell of jasmine flowed into Lin Wei's nose. Resisting the urge to hit someone, he shouted to the boy in black: "Hurry up, tell me your name, and come over for the test."
"Giggle, that man is so funny, a grown man actually wears some kind of perfume." Lin Yu said a little funny, and all the elders also smiled. However, Lin Baohe looked at the young man in the audience with a gloomy face, and the corners of his mouth turned unconsciously.
Twitched a few times.
"Oh, tell me your name?" The young man in black straightened his clothes and smiled softly at Lin Wei.