The disciple named Xie Ming didn't mind at all and said with a smile: "Senior Brother Hu is joking. It is precisely because I am stupid and have insufficient cultivation that I need to ask for advice from this Junior Brother Du Xuan. Of course, if Senior Brother Hu
Wherever you need me, just ask me."
While he was talking, Shi Fang respectfully invited an old man out.
Seeing this, Hu San left Xie Ming behind, casually and gently stroked Du Xuan's arm with his left hand, and walked towards the old man.
Du Xuan understood and immediately followed Hu San.
I saw Hu San standing still in front of the old man, humbly holding his hands and saying: "Second Master Hong, disciple Hu San was ordered by the elder to bring his junior brother Du Xuan to take the Gu exam. Now, junior brother Du Xuan has passed the talent test, please help me
Second Master Hong will preside over the actual combat assessment."
Hong Er just nodded slightly and didn't pay much attention to Hu San. He kept looking at Du Xuan from the beginning.
After a long while, Hong Er just opened his mouth and said: "Heroes emerge from youth. He is so remarkable at such a young age. I am now sixty years old, but I have just glimpsed the devil's way. I am ashamed, I am ashamed."
Shi Fang, who was next to him, was the first to react and immediately bowed and said: "Congratulations, uncle, for becoming a first-class magician."
Upon hearing this, several other people immediately bowed and said, "Congratulations to Second Master Hong."
When Du Xuan saw this, he naturally also handed over his hand.
"Congratulations? Humph, I feel ashamed." Second Master Hong said mockingly to himself.
After a pause, Hong Er let out a long sigh, put away his emotion, and said seriously: "You guys, please tell me what you will choose for the actual combat assessment."
The six people looked at each other and then at Du Xuan. Xie Ming cupped his hands and said, "Junior brother Du Xuan, you come first."
Du Xuan was a little puzzled and looked confused.
What else can I choose in the practical assessment? What should I choose?
Hu San was the first to react and said softly to Du Xuan: "Junior brother Du Xuan, actual combat is divided into refining medicine, refining weapons and fighting with demons. You can choose any of them. Refining medicine and refining weapons are based on the extracted formula. Dan
If the quality of the medicine or magic weapon is better than that of the disciples in your group, you will pass. The magic fight is a competition of magic tricks, and the opponent can be knocked out of the ring or the other party admits defeat."
Refining medicine? Refining weapons? Fighting with demons?
Du Xuan was completely dumbfounded. He had never learned how to refine medicine and weapons, so how could he compete with others? As for Demon Dou, he knew only escape magic. This magic was also escape magic. How could he compete with others?
Only then did Du Xuan finally understand why the master sighed in the morning when he heard that he could only master this kind of magic and had not yet started refining medicine and weapons.
Du Xuan sighed softly, cupped his hands and said, "Disciple, let's pick this devil to fight."
Hong Er nodded, then turned to look at the others and asked, "What about you?"
"Refining medicine." Three of the six people said.
"Weapon refining." The other two people said again.
Only Xie Ming waited for the other five to finish speaking before he handed over his hands and said: "Disciple Xie Ming, I also choose Mo Dou."
"Are you also fighting?" Shi Fang couldn't help but interjected and asked.
Xie Ming nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, I have failed in the previous challenges of refining medicine and weapons. Let's try another one this time. Maybe we will succeed, hehe."
"Okay, Shi Kai, make arrangements. Shi Fang, go prepare the refining room and the magic arena." Hong Er ordered.
After saying that, he said no more, turned back to the entrance hall of the raised platform, and sat down on the uppermost seat in the back.
The remaining people stood at the bottom of the steps in an orderly manner, waiting for Shi Kai to arrange the disciples he had formed to challenge.
Shi Fang, on the other hand, first went to the training room on the left to clean up. After a while, he walked to the open space in the backyard of the magic house. That was the magic fighting arena, which was extremely simple.
In less than a moment, Shi Kai hurried back with seven people. As soon as he walked into the hall of the magic house, one of them saw Xie Ming and said loudly with a playful smile: "I said Xie Ming, you are such a kid.
Not bad! Thanks to you, I can come to this magic house to play magic fighting for the first time. Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you for a while, hahaha.”
"No noise!" Hong Er shouted angrily.
The face of the man who just spoke suddenly changed. He looked around and saw Hong Er sitting on it with a stern face. The man was startled and quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Uncle Hong Er, please atone for your sins."
Several other disciples who had formed their own group also quickly raised their hands and saluted, "This disciple has met Second Master Hong."
"Hmph!" Hong Er snorted softly, glared for a few times, then said sternly, "Since the disciples of my group have arrived, let's start today's Gu Examination."
After a pause, Hong Er thought for a moment and said, "Let's start with the competition and practice. Follow me."
With that said, Hong Er took a step forward, walked down the steps, and went straight to the refining room on the left.
Everyone consciously moved out of the way and followed behind silently. The disciples participating in the assessment were all a little nervous.
When Du Xuan was about to ask if he could go and observe, Hu Er said softly: "Let's go and have a look together."
Walking into this refining room, it was also a little dark, far less bright than outside the hall.
This refining room is divided into two areas: the east is for refining medicine, and the west is for refining weapons.
There are ten large cauldrons in the medicine refining area, and there is a row of wooden shelves next to the wall, with various medicinal materials placed on them. The weapon refining area also has ten large cauldrons, but these cauldrons are not all round.
It is half circle and half elongated.
Presumably, these long cauldrons are for the convenience of refining magic weapons in the shape of swords and the like.
On the wall on the side of the weapon refining area, there is also a row of wooden racks, with various equipment placed on them. Such as pure iron, fine steel, black iron, dark iron, and the bones of various ferocious beasts.
Hong Er stood still, waiting for all the disciples to enter their assessment area, and then said: "This is not the first time for you to take the assessment, so there is no need for me to repeat the rules. Moreover, many of you have come for the assessment three or five times. Although I
The Demon Valley stipulates that you can pass the examination within one year, but if you fail repeatedly, it will be a waste of these precious medicinal materials."
"Hmph, I'm afraid I have no choice but to tell the elders whether it is still necessary for you to wait and continue the assessment." Hong Er looked around at everyone and hummed.
These words made the disciples who participated in the assessment lower their heads in shame.
Originally, those who could enter the Demon Valley to take the Valley Exam were already considered outstanding among the Demon Cultivators. But as a matter of fact, there were many strong people in the world, and the Demon Valley selected the best among the best. Du Xuan in front of him was a living example.
"Okay, Shi Kai, let them choose the formula." Hong Er ordered after scanning everyone.
Shi Kai nodded and held a purple wooden box in his hand, which contained many black and white balls. Participants took out one from it in turn.
This white ball contains the formula for the medicine refining test. If the examiner follows this formula and successfully refines the elixir, it will be considered a success. And inside the black ball, of course, is the formula for the weapon refining test.
The disciples who had chosen the formula did not rush to peel off the ball, but stood in front of the cauldron they had chosen to calm down and adjust their state. As for the formal disciples of the Demon Valley who accepted the challenge, they were much more relaxed and were waiting for these.
The disciple who is taking the assessment peels off the ball.