[Assessment Details]
In the early morning, the camp’s square was bustling with activity.
Steward Wu stood on the high platform, his voice not loud but cutting through the entire area, reaching every disciple’s ears:
"One month from now, the formal disciple selection assessment for this season will take place. The assessment will consist of three parts: cultivation test, combat trial, and temperament evaluation."
As his words fell, the disciples’ expressions changed, and they began to discuss amongst themselves.
"It's finally coming..." Lin Ye’s eyes narrowed slightly.
This assessment was a crucial step for him to enter the inner sect of Tian Yuan Sect, as well as the first hurdle to verify his current cultivation results.
Steward Wu continued:
"The top ten will be eligible to be recommended to the inner sect as registered disciples. The top three may even have the opportunity to be personally selected by core elders."
"Anyone who ranks in the bottom five for three consecutive assessments will be expelled from the camp and barred from entry."
The brutal elimination system once again rang its warning bell.
[Intense Competition]
Since that day, the atmosphere in the camp had become tense.
Disciples who once casually chatted in the training grounds became silent, and even those who had been "friends" now showed a heightened sense of caution.
Lin Ye observed that several people who had previously not stood out now displayed impressive strength during their cultivation, clearly having been holding back until now.
Small-scale testing and friction began to occur frequently.
During one evening meal, someone even tampered with the spirit food, causing two disciples to have their spiritual energy disrupted and needing to be sent for treatment.
The darker rules of the camp were gradually coming to light.
Ah Li coldly watched all of this and said淡淡道:
"Weaklings are only fit to be stepping stones."
Lin Ye did not argue. He knew Ah Li was speaking the truth.
In such an environment, to stand out, it wasn’t just about being strong—it was about being ruthless.
[Ah Li’s Secret]
That night, the moonlight was faint and cold.
Lin Ye was adjusting his breath in the room when he suddenly sensed a strange fluctuation of spiritual energy.
He rose quietly and sneaked to the back window. There, in the corner of the courtyard, Ah Li was sitting cross-legged, his eyes closed in deep concentration, with black energy swirling around him.
This black energy was not ordinary spiritual power; it was a force that seemed to be tinged with ominous and sinister energy.
It flickered in the night wind, as if coming from the depths of the underworld.
Lin Ye’s heart shook slightly:
"This guy... isn’t cultivating an ordinary technique."
Ah Li seemed to sense something and suddenly opened his eyes, the black energy quickly dissipating.
He looked at Lin Ye and said emotionlessly, "Have you seen enough?"
Lin Ye shrugged and returned to his bed. "I’m not interested in how you cultivate, as long as you don’t turn into a ghost while I’m trying to sleep."
Ah Li stared at him for a moment, then turned and continued his cultivation.
In that moment, Lin Ye saw a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
But what intrigued him even more was—
"That black energy... seems similar to the special ability spiritual crystals I saw at the mine."
[Chapter End]
The night deepened, but no one in the camp truly slept.
Everyone was preparing for the assessment a month later. Everyone knew that it wasn’t just an opportunity to enter the inner sect—it was a life-or-death decision.
Lin Ye leaned against the side of his bed, his palm slightly open. A thread of demonic energy quietly flowed across his fingers, merging with the human cultivation technique he had been trying recently.
He knew that the real test was only just beginning.
Meanwhile, in the shadows, Steward Wu’s gaze was deep, staring into the heart of the camp, and he murmured to himself:
"This batch of newcomers... perhaps one or two of them will present an interesting variable."
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On the eve of the assessment, a sudden “trial task” breaks the calm. Lin Ye and Ah Li are caught up in it, surrounded by danger. Will Ah Li’s true strength and past identity be fully revealed?
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