Chapter 852 Preliminary Selection Begins

The wait before the assessment continues.

That night, Ye Shuo wanted to talk to Shen Antong. He had a lot of words prepared, but when Shen Antong came back, he just said "Stop it, I'm going to sleep!" and dismissed him. He waited until the next day. , she was busy with business, and Ye Shuo never found a chance to communicate with her alone.

Day after day, until the morning a few days later, all the candidates had just woken up when a gong sounded in front of them. Several Tiangongmen guards rushed out from the underground palace and brought out a square table covered with red cloth. It is placed in front of the door, and behind it is a matching seat.

As soon as the examiner in charge sat down at the table, several other people brought a stack of registration books and spread them out on the table. As soon as the work was done in an orderly manner, gongs and drums rang out, quickly bringing a solemn atmosphere. .

"The preliminaries have begun! Now all candidates are queuing up to register. After completion, they will enter the main hall and wait. The assessment will be conducted uniformly later!" The guards standing on both sides explained loudly.

"Register one by one. If you have a sect, please write down your sect. If you don't have a sect, please write down your nationality. Come one by one and don't be crowded!"

A neat queue quickly formed in front of the main hall. The registration steps were not complicated, but due to the large number of passers-by and candidates, the process of registering one by one took quite a while.

Ye Shuo lined up behind Ren Jianfei, and the two of them were in the middle and rear of the entire team. Seeing the crowd moving forward slowly like a turtle crawling, there were not many complaints among the candidates. I think so, they have been waiting for several days, Not less than an hour and a half.

The advancing team was like a tide, dividing into groups in front of the registration desk and turning into the main hall. At a glance, it seemed that people from all over the world had gathered here, fighting for the only air. The scene was extremely spectacular. The registration books on the stage have also been changed one after another.

In this crowded waiting, Ye Shuo and others finally reached the end of the line. After Ren Jianfei immersed himself in registration, he did not rush into the hall, but stood aside and waited for Ye Shuo. Friends who came together often exchanged views with each other. Waiting, so the examiner did not stop him.

Ye Shuo smiled gratefully at him, took the pen and was about to register, but the moment his eyes fell on the registration book, he was stunned on the spot.

The registration form is indeed quite simple. Each line is divided into one column, and there are two columns to fill in, namely "Sect/Nationality" and "Name". But now the column above his grid is correct. Fill in "Jianyao Da Zong, Ren Jianfei".

Jian Kiln Big Sect? Jian Kiln Big Sect! Zhushenfeng defrauded him of his Manjusri Sword and took it to Cangyun Tower to show off, but he was stolen and replaced. Finally, he and Nangong Fei arrived after hearing the news and defeated those greedy old men. He forced them to take him to get the sword. Unexpectedly, the sword kiln master stepped in and snatched away the Manjusri sword at the last moment. Ye Shuokong was so angry that he couldn't do anything.

According to the owner of Cangyun, the master of the sword kiln is obsessed with swords and loves to collect famous swords in the world, but he has always been "proper in acquiring them". Why he sent people to rob them this time is unknown to him.

Ye Shuo remembered this sect very well, but he was not strong enough before and did not dare to come to ask for swords. Could it be that Ren Jianfei... is actually a member of this sword kiln sect?!

Yes... Now that I think about it, Ren Jianfei once said that his father was crazy about swords, and in order to open his joints, he made a special trip to grab a peerless sword... Also, when he first met Ren Jianfei at the inn, Their group was on the way to deliver the sword, and the person the group of slaves were looking for was their young master...

In this way...everything is right! Ren Jianfei is not just an ordinary disciple, he is also the son of the master of the sword kiln! If he had realized this earlier that day, he might have been able to take back the Manjusri Sword...it was him

So insensitive!

"Brother Ye, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Ye Shuo staring at the register but not moving, Ren Jianfei asked in confusion.

Ye Shuo was silent for a while, then stiffly raised his head: "Are you from the Jian Kiln Sect?"

Ren Jianfei responded readily: "Yes, haven't I told you before?"

"Then, you said the sword your father paid tribute to...is the Manjusri Sword...?" Ye Shuo's expression looked like he had a toothache.

Ren Jianfei didn't know what was going on, but he still kept saying yes: "Yes, Brother Ye, how come you know everything?"

Ye Shuo's expression changed again and again. Just when he didn't know how to explain the origin of the sword to the other party, the guards of Tiangong Gate shouted from the side: "Go inside, don't crowd, everyone go inside!"

Only then did Ye Shuo realize that he had indeed delayed for too long. This was not the place to talk. At that moment, he could only write "Yixi Kingdom, Ye Shuo" in a hurry, and then entered the main hall with Ren Jianfei.

After the initial anger passed, Ye Shuo also calmed down a lot while waiting in the palace. It was the master of the sword kiln who ordered the seizure of the sword, not Ren Jianfei, not to mention that he didn't know that the Manjusri sword belonged to him... Instead of venting his anger on him, he

It would be better to take advantage of this relationship and ask him to retrieve the sword for you, so as to avoid a head-on conflict with the Sword Kiln Sect.

Then, the long registration process finally came to an end, and all the passers-by candidates were gathered in the main hall.

Only then did they realize that the Underground Hall was much larger than they imagined, and could be roughly divided into three areas. One was the outer hall, which is where they are now, and the other was the "inner hall atrium", which was

Where the group of candidates on the recommendation list are waiting, the innermost floor is a luxurious private room, specially provided for the disciples of the Tian family.

The pre-selection assessment will be carried out from the inside to the outside, that is, from the passers-by candidates - the candidates on the list - the candidates who are appointed, in order, and the number of people will also show an obvious decreasing trend.

The later the assessment is, the longer you have to wait, but you will undoubtedly have more preparation time. Maybe within this moment, someone will be able to achieve another breakthrough, and the later assessment results will naturally be better.

Floor. From this point, we can clearly see the first advantage that those internal disciples have.

"Next, we will start the pre-selection."

As the examiner spoke, he took out a strange-looking instrument and showed it to the crowd.

The instrument is divided into two parallel layers, the inner and outer layers. The outer layer is a semicircular holding rod, which is closely connected to both ends of the inner layer. The inner layer, at first glance, looks like a common test tube rack in the academy, with four mercury rods distributed side by side on the upper end.

There are two long and narrow scale lines on each column, which clearly divide the surface of the column into three layers: "upper, middle and lower".

"This instrument is used to measure your potential." The examiner held the instrument in his hand and explained to everyone.

"Each mercury column represents a large level, which is elementary, intermediate, advanced, and special. The scale from bottom to top is qualified, good, and excellent."

"Next, each of you needs to hold your hand on the stand, and the instrument will automatically generate data."

"Passing the junior level, which is the first level that lights up the first mercury column, is the minimum. Anyone with a score lower than this will be eliminated."

"However, for passerby candidates, the requirements will be higher. You must at least reach the junior level in order to be eligible for promotion."

It is said that the overall strength of passerby candidates is lower than that of internal candidates, but the qualification standard is actually higher than them. The second difference between whether there is a recommended quota is clearly revealed here.

"What is the principle of this instrument? Is it accurate?" Some candidates began to protest. They could not accept that their future should be determined by an instrument!

"This is an instrument made by Tiangongmen, so it is naturally accurate!" the examiner replied coldly. Then, without giving anyone a chance to question, he directly held up the registration book.

"Next, for those whose names are read, the assessment will begin. The first one is Xiangyu Guoxuxiao!"

Suddenly, all eyes were focused on the candidate named "Xu Xiao".

As the first person to test the instrument, he naturally attracted much attention. Everyone wanted to know whether this instrument was accurate? Can they really test their potential with just a few mercury columns?

Under the attention of everyone, Xu Xiao swallowed nervously, looked at the instrument in front of him, as if it could bite someone, winced again and again, and then tentatively raised his hand and gently touched the outer handle.

There was silence.

Everyone waited with bated breath.

Xu Xiao looked even more nervous, and his hands that were clenching the pole continued to tighten.

There is no change in the four mercury columns.

After a few breaths, everything is as before.

"Unqualified, eliminated." The examiner announced coldly.

"Next……"

The first candidate failed, and everyone suddenly became more wary of this instrument. It seems that this preliminary selection is more difficult than they imagined...!

The second person took deep breaths repeatedly, and finally grasped the outer pole fiercely, just like fighting against a cow. However, no matter how hard he tried, the four mercury pillars remained motionless.

"If you fail, you will be eliminated."

"Next……"

The assessment continues all the way, and so far, no one has successfully lit up the mercury column.

The candidates who failed the challenge were also ruthlessly eliminated.

"What's going on? Is this instrument broken?" More and more candidates looked at each other, "Will it light up?"

But all the protests were ignored by the examiner. He still kept a straight face, walking among the candidates, announcing their names one by one in a stereotyped voice, and the almost formulaic "unqualified, eliminated."

…

The passerby assessment was in progress, and the tense atmosphere also spread to the inner hall.

"I heard that the exam has started outside?"

"At this time, I suddenly started to feel nervous..."

Many candidates quit the practice state and began to communicate with each other to relieve their anxious mood.

Mo Gucheng and Huangfuli, both of them remained unmoved no matter how noisy the outside world was, seizing any moment to improve their cultivation.

Sikong Sheng looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him, and a thought quietly came into his mind.

While everyone was concentrating on their cultivation or chatting with each other, he had already walked quickly through the crowd and headed towards the outside of the palace.

…

As soon as he left the underground palace, Sikong Sheng went straight to the public toilet not far away.

Although there is a special bathroom in the main hall, there is no guarantee that there are no monitoring facilities. And what I want to do now is not very visible to the light...

At this moment, the toilet was empty. Sikong Sheng quickly entered a cubicle, closed the door panel, and locked the latch. After listening attentively, he took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket and poured out a few pills.

Among the elixirs, some are used to assist cultivation and strengthen the body. Many people are taking these elixirs, which are not illegal. But others are used to burn energy and blood in a short period of time and quickly improve the cultivation level.

This kind of drug usually has a time limit. It cannot really improve the state. It only temporarily increases the strength through a method similar to "cheating". When the time limit is up, it will still return to the original state.

But precisely because of its "cheating" characteristics, generally speaking, it is prohibited to take it before large-scale assessments or competitions.

As for the preliminaries, although he is sure to pass, who doesn't want to get better results? Especially, he must not lose to Huangfuli again like he did in the preliminary elections!

Sikong Sheng's style is not one of sticking to the rules. He has no moral objection to cheating on taking medicine. He is just worried about "whether someone will find out". He stared at the pills in his hand and after repeatedly confirming that no one was around, he was about to

After swallowing it in one gulp, I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps, then the door panel of the compartment was opened with a "squeak", and then there was a "click" sound of the latch being locked.

Someone came in! It happened to be at this time!

Sikong Sheng cursed in his heart, but could only wait for the time being. He knew that pills of this type would produce some abnormality after being taken, and the spiritual power would burn crazily outside the body, and anyone could see the problem at a glance. So he

It is necessary to do some follow-up work to adjust the qi and blood in the body to a normal state. This process will inevitably cause a lot of noise, and the people next door will feel it no matter what.

There was no other way but to wait for him to leave before starting... Sikong Sheng took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly, his ears standing up all the time, waiting to hear the crucial sound of flushing water.

However, he waited and waited, but there was no movement next door.
To be continued...