Chapter 7: The Three Test of Black Water (Part 1)

Yin Xiuxuan followed the sword-holder into the Black Water Gate through the side door. While leading the way, he introduced Yin Xiuxuan to the masters, deputy masters and high-profile deacons in the Black Water Gate. Among them, the sword-holder mentioned Wang Gang and praised the four of them, as if he was about to sit in the position of the deputy master, and the master of the hall.

Compared to the knife-holder's constant introduction, Yin Xiuxuan didn't say a word. He just listened silently and smiled from time to time, indicating that he had heard it. On the other hand, he observed the surrounding environment and the disciples in the Black Water Sect kept coming and going.

The two walked through several corridors and finally arrived at a square about ten feet in a radius. There was a table half a square in the middle of the field, and the word "wu" was written behind the table. Yin Xiuxuan thought, and this was the martial arts performance venue that Wang Gang mentioned.

The sword-holder brought Yin Xiuxuan to the stage and said to the person above: "Dashi Li, this little brother Yin wants to join my Black Water Sect, so I come and register."

The deacon surnamed Li turned his head, looked at Yin Xiuxuan, and asked, "What's your name? Do you want to join me in Black Water Sect?"

Yin Xiuxuan stepped forward and bowed: "Boy Yin Xiuxuan, I really want to join the Blackwater Sect, please take the deacon in!"

When Deacon Li heard this, he looked up and down at Yin Xiuxuan and said proudly: "Do you know that my Black Shui Sect is the largest sect in Taiyang County!"

"Know!"

"Although newcomers have been recruited in the sect recently, you can stand the entry-level test of the non-double ape!"

"Boy is willing to give it a try."

"Okay, remember your name and hometown and go down and rest. The introductory test will start tomorrow!"

"Thank you Deacon Lee."

After Yin Xiuxuan registered his name and hometown, he was sent by Deacon Li to take him away from the martial arts field.

Yin Xiuxuan was taken to a house, and the Blackwater disciple who brought him told him to live here and left.

Yin Xiuxuan chose a room, pushed the door open and found that there were some teenagers in the room. These teenagers were either lying on the bed or sitting in a bunch of chatting. When they saw Yin Xiuxuan coming in, they just looked up and returned to their previous appearance.

Yin Xiuxuan chose a brightly lit bed to go to bed, and shouted: "Who told you to sleep here? The country buns from the countryside, get out of here!" A young man in a dress was obviously a rich family lying on the clinic, looking at Yin Xiuxuan with a slanted eye.

Seeing this, Yin Xiuxuan was angry, but he was too lazy to tell the difference. He chose a bed beside him and lay down, remembering what he had experienced today.

In the evening, when the person who delivered the meal came, Yin Xiuxuan took a small stone after dinner and started carving as if no one else was around. The other teenagers were surprised to see Yin Xiuxuan carving a piece of stone that could be seen everywhere in a short while, and they were all surprised. The rich boy who scolded Yin Xiuxuan also stretched his neck and looked at him. Seeing that others were looking at him, he curled his lips and muttered, "What's the best thing about the broken stonemason?" and then went back to bed.

A young man wearing an old-fashioned coarse cloth dress came up to talk to Yin Xiuxuan. Yin Xiuxuan started chatting with him in a mess, and then perhaps too tired and fell asleep in a daze.

Accompanied by the crow of roosters, the next day came. After breakfast, people from the Black Water Gate brought Yin Xiuxuan and the others to yesterday's martial arts field. The young men stood not far from the stage, and there were several people standing on the stage. It can be seen that the leaders were three men and one women standing in front, and the rest, including Deacon Li, whom Yin Xiuxuan met yesterday, were either standing behind them or under the stage.

A rich man stood up among the four leaders and said, "Today, the introductory test of the Black Water Gate is conducted. This test is hosted by the four of us deputy hall masters. I am Shen Quan, the deputy hall master of the Foreign Affairs Hall. These three are Shangguan Haoyun, the deputy hall master of the inner hall, Sima Mingwu, the deputy hall master of the Iron Cavalry Hall, and Yan Bingxin, the deputy hall master of the Liantang."

Whenever Shen Quan, the deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Hall, nodded his head. Shangguan Haoyun, the deputy director of the inner hall, was the middle-aged man with long beard and jade face, Sima Mingwu, the deputy director of the Iron Cavalry Hall, was a tall and burly man. Yan Bingxin, the deputy director of the last hall, was naturally a woman who looked weak but had a cold look.

"There are three items in the introductory test, which are tested on your root and bone qualifications, determination and perseverance and wisdom. If one of the root and bone qualifications passes, you can directly become a disciple of the inner council; if the root and bone qualifications fail, you need to conduct two tests of determination and perseverance and wisdom. If two items pass, you can choose to enter the Refining Hall and Foreign Affairs Hall; as for the Iron Cavalry Hall, you will not select new people, but only choose from the other three halls; if you can only pass one, you can only choose to become an outer council; if you can't pass one, you can't pass one, hum, I don't have idle people in Black Water Sect, so get out of me!"

Yin Xiuxuan also heard from Wang Gang and the other four people mentioned that among the four halls, the inner hall is the best, and the other three halls have their own advantages and disadvantages. As for the outer disciples, they are the lowest level.

After the deputy head of the Foreign Affairs Hall, Shen Quanyan, everyone on the stage stepped down one after another, and after a while, the root and bone test began.

I heard a man who looked like a deacon picked up a booklet and started to recite the name: "After shock comes forward!"

A young man heard his name and hurried forward. Sima Mingwu, the deputy director of the Iron Cavalry Hall who was standing on the high platform, stood out, and held the boy calling aftershock in one hand, picked up a cicada winged knife with the other hand. As the knife was lifted, the boy's right index finger was cut into a raging piece, and a drop of blood dripped down. Before the blood fell to the ground, Sima Mingwu waved his knife again and actually dripped the blood drip on the surface of the knife. His wrist shook lightly, and the drop of blood flew straight towards Yan Bingxin, the deputy director of the Refining Hall. Seeing this, Yan Bingxin turned his wrist and took out a white jade pendant to catch the blood drip. But after a while, the blood drip slid down to the ground along the smooth surface of the white jade.

Yan Bingxin's lips moved slightly, as if she was saying something, but no one could hear it.

Seeing this, Sima Mingwu let go of the aftershocks and waited for the next boy to come.

Aftershock took off Sima Mingwu's hand and was taken by a deacon to Shangguan Haoyun, the deputy chief of the inner hall sitting beside him. Shangguan Haoyun signaled the young man to sit with his back to him, then raised his right hand, raised his index finger, and held the rest with a finger, pointed to the young man's Dazhui, then walked on Taodao, body pillar, divine way, spiritual platform, Zhiyang, tendon shrink, center, spine, hanging pivot, and finally came to the Mingmen. Then he took a long breath, took his finger back, and said to the deacon recorded on the side: "The age is consistent, the roots and bones are medium, so you cannot enter the inner hall!"

Aftershock heard this, the boy looked bitter. After the deacon on the side recorded the record, he sent someone to take him aside. This was the first test of bone qualifications, and I was waiting for the second test.

Yin Xiuxuan and these teenagers who did not start the test carefully read the complete first test content. Many teenagers around were worried and restless when they saw the first person failing. Of course, some teenagers were very confident and thought they could pass, and were proud of each other. Yin Xiuxuan signed up was obviously late, so they were ranked behind. After watching the whole process, although he didn't know what the blood was used, Shangguan Haoyun's actions must be to test the root and bone. He knew that the root and bone qualifications were innately created and could not be improved after all. Although he was also worried and expectant, the mentality he had in his usual carving made him not like a boy next to him.

As the deacon shouted the names of the boys, the teenagers first dripped blood, and then Shangguan Haoyun tested. After an hour, the teenagers had already tested most of the tests. Only then did everyone realize that this first level was indeed extraordinary. Nearly a hundred teenagers had tested, and only seven teenagers who had passed the test in the end were only seven. Most of the rich teenagers who were just proud were eliminated, but a few worried teenagers passed. This is the truth that the impermanence of the world was.

"Yin Xiuxuan comes forward!" After waiting for a long time, the deacon finally called Yin Xiuxuan's name.
Chapter completed!