On the second day, as the sun was just rising, Gu Xifeng and Lu Zhengliang had already finished dressing up, had breakfast, and arrived at the assessment location. The assessment location in Beidou City was the City Lord's Mansion.
Although it was still early, the door of the City Lord's Mansion was already bustling with people. Children and elders taking the assessment were waiting anxiously outside the door, and there were many vendors among them.
A group of armored soldiers were lined up on both sides of the main entrance of the city lord's palace. Each soldier was holding a saber. The armor shone in the sunlight, solemn and majestic, like soldiers from heaven descending to earth.
Not long after, the door of the city lord's mansion opened, and a distinguished middle-aged man wearing a blue robe walked out of the door surrounded by several stewards.
"I am Qingfeng, the director of Beidou City. Today, our Xinghe Sect is recruiting disciples. Anyone who participates in the assessment will enter the mansion. No one else is allowed to enter. Anyone who disobeys the order will be severely punished. Do not cheat during the assessment process. Anyone who commits fraud will be immediately eliminated!"
As the majestic voice sounded, there was an instant silence in front of the city lord's mansion.
The city director Qingfeng turned around and left after saying that. The people who looked like managers began to arrange for the children to take the assessment to enter the mansion. There were also some panic-looking elders who hurriedly pulled their children away.
After hearing a few simple instructions from Lu Zhengliang, Gu Xifeng followed the crowd into the city lord's mansion.
What comes into view in the city lord's palace is a huge screen wall. On it is not a picture of dragons and phoenixes, mountains and rivers, but a picture of vast stars, which shows the love of stars for the members of the Xinghe Sect.
There is a simple old man in front of the screen wall, who touches the bones of the candidates one by one to measure their age. There are almost no people who do not meet the requirements and come here to join in the fun. All of them passed the first level smoothly.
Behind the screen wall are ten tables. Each has a steward who simply registers each child, and each child is given a black gilt post. In addition to the information of those who participated in the assessment, the words internal, external, strength, and sensitivity are also written on it. There are four large characters with a space below them, which seems to be used to record results.
Gu Xifeng smiled slightly. Sure enough, the monkey did not lie. The assessment content was exactly the same as what was written in the guide. It seemed that the Galaxy Sect's assessment content was the same every year.
Just as Gu Xifeng was thinking about it, someone patted him behind him. When he turned around, he saw that it was a monkey.
"Brother, you are indeed here to take the assessment. I guess I will meet you and have been looking for you for a long time." The monkey's face was full of enthusiasm. It seemed that the hand kicked by the boy in brocade was not serious.
"Hey, Monkey, you're here to take the assessment too." Gu Xifeng said in surprise.
"Well, since my father died, my wish has been to join the Xinghe Sect. I just turned seven this year, so of course I have to give it a try." After saying this, the monkey made a few punches and smiled.
"On weekdays, I am not idle except to make money to support myself. Although my father didn't teach me much, it was enough for me to practice till now."
As the two of them talked, they came to the venue where the internal talent test was conducted. A young man in high-end clothing was testing a young man. A soft halo like a star in his hand sank into the young man's Dantian. He took it back with a snap of his fingers. With his hand, he wrote the word "C" on the boy's post.
The test was very fast, and soon it was Gu Xifeng's turn. He was not nervous and strode forward into the venue.
When the young man put his hand on Gu Xifeng's dantian, his expression changed and his eyebrows furrowed. After a long while, he finally wrote the word "五" on Gu Xifeng's post.
"It's actually Wu, but he has no talent at all."
"It's a waste of time for someone with such qualifications to cause trouble!"
"I'm laughing so hard. I thought C was already bad, yet there is such a waste."
A group of teenagers around him laughed loudly and mocked Gu Xifeng. Xifeng was not angry at all. After the monkey's test was over, they went to the next venue together and asked the monkey's score as they walked. It was a C, good or bad.
"Humph, two losers dare to challenge this young master. They don't know whether to live or die!" Behind him, a young man in brocade clothes snorted coldly and said loudly, his tone full of disdain.
The two of them had already guessed who was behind them and left without stopping.
The second test was the external skill cultivation talent. A strong middle-aged man stood in the field, only gently grabbed the arm of the person being tested, and wrote the results.
The girl with freckles on her face was tested at this time. Her test result was Ding. Tears fell down her eyes after seeing the result, which made the middle-aged man like an iron tower a little at a loss.
It was Gu Xifeng's turn to test. Zhongmian put his hand on Xifeng's arm. At this time, the energy and blood in Xifeng's body surged and seemed to come out of his body.
The middle-aged man was filled with joy and looked at Gu Xifeng as if he were seeing a treasure. He patted Xifeng on the shoulder and said, "Yes, yes." Finally, he wrote a big "A" on Xifeng's post.
"Look, it's A, a genius." The crowd immediately started to boil.
"Isn't this the boy with the internal talent of Wu just now? I didn't expect him to be a genius in external skills."
"Don't you look very strong and a master?"
"But no matter how talented you are, it's difficult to transform into a Tao by just cultivating external skills."
"You are thinking too far. How many people can cultivate to the master level, let alone a saint."
There was endless talk, but the previous arrogance and ridicule was gone, and even the eyes he looked at Gu Xifeng became respectful.
The monkey also completed the test quickly and got a B grade. Unexpectedly, the monkey's thin body also lurked good external skills talents.
The strength test is simpler. There are four large tripods weighing 50 kilograms, 100 kilograms, 300 kilograms, and 800 kilograms on the field. As long as you can lift it, you will get the corresponding score.
Monkey only got a score of Ding, which was not bad for his size.
Gu Xifeng once again caused a sensation in the field. He lifted the eight hundred kilogram cauldron in one go and received another first-class evaluation.
Not far away from the field, the young man in brocade looked at the three letters "B" on his post and remained silent for a long time.
"It's just brute force. If I practice both internal and external skills, I will definitely go further than him who can only practice one. Just wait and see." The young man in brocade clothes said to himself.
The final agility test is the most interesting. There are mechanisms in the field, and countless wooden hammers move rapidly and irregularly in the field. The results are judged according to the speed of passing and the number of hits by the wooden hammers.
Gu Xifeng flipped around in the field and tried his best, but was still hit twice by the wooden hammer and received a B rating.
Gu Xifeng was shocked when he turned around to watch the monkey test. The monkey really dodged between the attacks of the wooden hammer like an ape, and made all kinds of incredible movements with its body, as if it had been calculated to dodge. All the wooden hammers attacked and passed the end point quickly without being hit at all.
Even the steward in charge of recording the results was a little stunned. The monkey deserved to get the grade A, which caused another commotion.
"Monkey, you're pretty awesome!" Gu Xifeng patted the monkey on the shoulder and gave a thumbs up.
"Lucky, lucky." Monkey cupped his hands and said politely.
"Brother, I still don't know your name. It's funny to say that my real name is actually Xiao Houzai, which is pronounced like little monkey."
"My damn old man named it this, and it means being virtuous. Now the monkeys are barking a lot, and I'm used to it myself."
The monkey introduced himself and scratched his head awkwardly.
"It's a good name. Monkey is so kind, haha." The two laughed at the same time.
"My name is Gu Xifeng. Please take good care of me if you become a fellow disciple in the future." Gu Xifeng also said with his hands in hand.
Just when the monkey was about to speak again, there was a commotion outside the city lord's palace, and the sounds of fighting were heard. With a bang, a big hole was blown out of the screen wall, and a figure flew out like a meteor. It turned out to be the old man touching the bones.
The old man finally landed not far from Gu Xifeng and the two of them. He could only breathe and was about to die.
"Ren Qingfeng, your Xinghe Sect wiped out all the members of Huxiao Mountain. My only wish after escaping from Huxiao Mountain was to overthrow the Xinghe Sect. Now I only have a few days to live, so I killed these people who wanted to join Xinghe. Zong’s cubs will be buried with him!”
A man who seemed to be over 40 years old walked into the city lord's palace from the hole in the screen wall. He looked like he was crazy and said viciously.
The hanging flower door creaked open, and a tall and distinguished man walked out of the backyard.
"Young master in the late stage of Jinjin, you are not overestimating your capabilities. Who gave you the courage to break into my city lord's mansion and dare to commit murder?" Ren Qingfeng's momentum increased, a strong energy came out of his body, and the pattern on the screen wall appeared behind him. Like a star map, the power of heaven and earth is faintly stirred.
"Gou Chen comes out! The world moves!" Following a low cry, a sword light carrying bright starlight slashed towards the crazy man.
With a huge crash and tearing sound.
There was no trace of the crazy man, and only the smell of blood filled the air.
