The Withered Wood Sect was a large sect in Zhennan Province. Although it was not as powerful as the Mysterious Sword Sect, it still had Pioneer Sea Realm experts.
Not to mention a Pioneer Sea Realm expert, even Duan Li's master was not someone the Gui Family could contend with.
The current head of the Gui Clan, Gui Tiancheng, was only at the fifth level of the Spirit Severing Stage. In the entire Half Moon City, the strongest person, the Wang Clan Patriarch, was only at the sixth level of the Spirit Severing Stage.
To put it bluntly, an expert at the peak of the eighth level of the Spirit Severing Stage could easily uproot the number one clan in Half Moon City, the Wang Clan, let alone the Gui Clan.
The Duan Family even announced that Duan Li would return to Half Moon City soon to participate in the annual Half Moon City Competition. Moreover, his master would accompany him back!
After learning of this, the Gui Clan instantly fell into chaos.
Anyone could guess that Duan Li's return this time was definitely not as simple as participating in the annual competition of Half Moon City.
If nothing unexpected happened, the day Duan Li returned was very likely the day the Gui Clan was removed from Half Moon City!
This was also the reason why Gui Yiyi and the others rushed over to the Profound Sword Sect.
The Mysterious Sword Sect could be said to be the last straw of hope for the Gui Family.
The Profound Sword Sect was famous for being overbearing and protective. Once one became a disciple of the Profound Sword Sect, even if it was just a disciple, it would probably be enough to intimidate the Withered Wood Sect.
However, as time passed, more and more geniuses emerged. Their hopes of entering the Mysterious Sword Sect became increasingly slim…
Time ticked by, and soon, the test was coming to an end.
Apart from Gui Yiyi, Mystic One did not see anyone else with a aptitude of more than 100. However, there was one person with a aptitude of more than 90. It was Yang Hong, who had a bone age of 16 and level-seven of Qi-gathering. His aptitude had reached 91, which was only one point lower than the current number one genius of the Mystic Sword Sect, Bai Zisong. Although his aptitude was not as good as Gui Yiyi's, it was still extremely monstrous.
Originally, besides Gui Yiyi, Xuan Yi wanted to take Yang Hong in as well. However, after a period of observation, Xuan Yi dispelled this idea. Yang Hong's personality was somewhat arrogant and condescending, which Xuan Yi didn't like.
The first segment ended.
Out of the ten thousand people in the square, only eight hundred people failed. The remaining nine thousand people all passed!
Among them, the most dazzling one was none other than Yang Hong.
A sixteen-year-old level-seven of Qi-gathering. Even the higher-ups of the Profound Sword Sect had to pay attention to such talent.
Although the second round had yet to begin, with Yang Hong's aptitude, entering the Profound Sword Sect was almost a matter of certainty. There was even a high chance that he would be directly accepted as a disciple by a higher-up of the Profound Sword Sect and become a direct disciple.
Many jealous and envious gazes gathered on Yang Hong.
Gui Yiyi and Gui Lan were no exception.
"This is the difference between people. We still have to fight for the 1,000 spots. This Yang Hong is good. He has almost decided on a spot. I am sure that even if he doesn't participate in the second round of the test, he can still enter the Profound Sword Sect.”A disciple of the Gui Clan couldn't help but sigh.
The Second Elder frowned and said," Talent is innate. You can't be envious of such things. On the path of cultivation, talent doesn't mean everything. I hope you can understand this. I believe you've heard a lot about the achievements and legends of the current ruler. His talent back then was not even as good as yours, but what was the result?”
The Second Elder's words swept away the gloomy atmosphere of the Gui Clan's disciples, who were originally a little dejected.
That's right!
It was said that the Emperor of the Skywind Kingdom had extremely poor aptitude back then. However, he still managed to become the ruler of the Skywind Kingdom, becoming one of the top five supreme experts in the kingdom. As for those geniuses who were at the same time as him, they were all trampled under his feet!
From this, it could be seen that talent did not mean everything!
After the first segment ended, the second segment arrived as scheduled.
Under the lead of an elder of the Profound Sword Sect, the 9,000 qualified people set off for the Demonic Beast Forest not far from the Profound Sword Sect's encampment.
Through the huge projection floating above the Mysterious Sword Sect, Mystic One and the others could clearly see the situation of all the trainees in the forest.
There were more than 9,000 small screens in a huge projection screen. Each trainee occupied a small screen. Through the projection, the higher-ups of the Profound Sword Sect could clearly see the entire process of their training.
Mystic One's gaze wandered among the trainees, and the one she paid the most attention to was naturally Gui Yiyi.
"That Yang Hong is not bad. He is at the peak of level-seven of Qi-gathering. He is able to fight four demonic beasts at the beginning of level-eight of Qi-gathering without falling into a disadvantageous position. He even has the upper hand. He lives up to his reputation as a genius.”Jian Nantian, the Sect Master of the Profound Sword Sect, looked at a person on the projection screen and praised.
That person was none other than Yang Hong, who had displayed his unparalleled talent in the first round of the test.
" Indeed, in comparison, the Mastiff Dragon is somewhat inferior. I thought that even if his talent was not as good as Yang Hong's, he would not be too far behind. Now it seems that I have overestimated him. He is at the peak of level-seven of Qi-gathering, yet he is no match for a demonic beast at the beginning of level-eight.”Beside Jian Nantian, a vice sect master shook his head and looked at a young man in black on the small screen with disappointment. He was being chased by a level-seven intermediate demonic beast and was in a sorry state.
"Heh, this Mastiff Dragon is obviously a medicine jar that relies on medicinal pills. In the same realm, Yang Hong can defeat him with one move!”An elder said.
The first round of the test only tested their cultivation base, not their true talent.
However, the second segment was different.
Those 'geniuses' who had used medicinal pills to pile up instantly revealed their true forms.
As for Gui Yiyi, who had been the focus of Mystic One's attention, her performance wasn't very good either. She was no match for a demon beast of the same realm. She fought without any rules. Clearly, she had never experienced any actual combat.
Besides Xuan Yi, no other higher-ups of the Profound Sword Sect would pay any attention to her. Basically, they would just glance at her and not stay any longer.
What was certain was that she would not be among the 1,000 spots later.
However, Mystic One did not expect her to pass the second round of screening. Before her Ice Body awakened, her talent was only average among the nearly 10,000 people.
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