One day passed.
Several Taichu Temple elders appeared again. One of the leading elders waved his sleeves and released thousands of brilliant colors, which fell to the ground of the square.
The square suddenly shook, and bursts of roaring came from deep underground. After a few breaths, stone platforms rose up from the ground.
The elder waved his sleeves again, and beams of light shone onto the stone platform. After the brilliant light dissipated, an upright white vortex appeared on each stone platform.
"You each choose a stone platform and stand on it."
As the elder finished speaking, everyone walked towards the stone platform they selected.
Jing Yingrong walked straight to the southeast and stood on the third stone platform from the right.
Several elders spread out and divided the square into several areas to sit in. The elder who sits in the area where Jing Yingrong is located is a graceful female cultivator. She sits high in the air with a magic weapon in the shape of Ruyi, and introduces herself to the monks below as Mu Xianyi.
Ji Sha Jian: "No wonder that boy asked you to choose this position."
Ji Jie Bi chuckled and said, "Junior has his heart."
The stone platform where Jing Yingrong is standing happens to be the most inconspicuous one in the corner of this area.
Jing Yingrong said "hmm" and looked at the white vortex in front of her.
Elder Mu Xianyi injected spiritual power into the white vortex on each stone platform in the area. After a while, the center of the vortex slowly opened, revealing a deep shadow, as if leading to an abyss.
From the shadows, a figure stepped out. The figure was very similar in appearance and figure to the monk on the stone platform, but it was slightly illusive and hazy, as if covered with a layer of mist, and the clothes he was wearing were also blurred.
Jing Yingrong: "..."
Ji Sha Sword: "..."
Jijie Pen: "..."
Ji Yanzhu: "Hahahahaha, it seems like your old profession!"
Ji Jie Bi couldn't help but laugh and said: "Actually, it's far behind, but... hahahaha, it's a coincidence."
Ji Yanzhu: "Let me just say, this is about cutting off one's own obstacles. When I heard it yesterday, I thought it was unusual. Sure enough - hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Ji Sha Jian: "Who created this project and deliberately imitated you?"
Jing Yingrong: "I don't know."
After the white vortex in front of her swirled away, no human figure appeared.
Jing Yingrong breathed out a wisp of fresh air, which swirled in front of the whirlpool, and then turned into a human figure and walked out. Just like other scenes on the stone platform, the human figure was another hazy and illusory "her".
Mu Xianyi did not notice Jing Yingrong's method. She said to the monks below: "This assessment is called 'Severing Obstacles'. What you have to do is to kill the obstacles in front of you. If you can't kill them, Killing or being forced out of the stone platform by obstacles is considered failure."
"No fear of obstacles, no fatigue or pain, only the most instinctive desire to kill, and endless spiritual power."
At this point, Mu Xianyi paused intentionally. As expected, most of the monks' expressions changed. Some couldn't help but said: "Then how can we fight?"
Mu Xianyi smiled slightly and said: "The obstacles are of the same cultivation level as you, and the spells used are the same. However, there are no magic weapons, nor pills or other external aids."
After hearing this, the monks calmed down.
Mu Xianyi: "Let's start."
Following her order, the obstacles on each stone platform moved to attack the monk himself.
The figure in front of Jing Yingrong did not move.
Jijie Pen: "What's wrong? You don't want to pretend?"
A trace of embarrassment appeared between Jing Yingrong's brows, and she said, "It's a bit... strange."
Ji Sha Jian: "What's so strange?"
Ji Jie Bi: "I think it's awkward. Well, it's quite awkward to play with the illusion I created. But if you don't do anything, the junior above may notice you."
The fight on other stone platforms was already fierce, but Jing Yingrong was still confronting the "obstacle" here. Due to its location, it was not discovered by Mu Xianyi for the time being.
Jing Yingrong stared at the illusion she had created for a while. Yunluo slowly floated up, and when she was about to make a move, Jijiebi suddenly said: "That junior is here to cooperate with you."
In mid-air, Mu Xianyi was about to look at the stone platform where Jing Yingrong was standing, when he heard someone say: "Elder Mu, can you allow me to disturb you here?"
The person who came was none other than Huo Xiumao. When Mu Xianyi saw Huo Xiumao, her eyes couldn't help but light up and she said, "Of course it's okay. I wonder what Master Nephew Huo is doing?"
Huo Xiumao said: "Junior has been struggling to achieve a breakthrough in his realm recently. I would like to take this opportunity to observe and learn. I also learned that Elder Mu has a profound Taoist practice, so I also want to ask you some questions about cultivation."
Mu Xianyi smiled and said: "Master Huo, you have Taoist Master Yunmeng as your master, do you still need to ask me for advice?"
Huo Xiumao: "This junior believes that each senior's Taoist teachings are unique and worth learning from. I hope Elder Mu will not hesitate to teach me."
Mu Xianyi looked at Huo Xiumao's upright and upright appearance, and his good impression became stronger in his eyes. He replied: "Since Master Nephew Huo sincerely asks for advice, I will not hide my secrets. Speaking of which, Master Nephew Huo, you are even more talented."
She covered her lips and smiled softly, looking very charming. Huo Xiumao twitched the corners of his mouth and politely thanked him.
While watching the battle below, Huo Xiumao found some topics to ask Mu Xianyi, holding Mu Xianyi's attention so that she could not pay attention to the situation over there in the mirror.
Ji Sha Jian: "It's an opportunity."
Jing Yingrong didn't say much, and directly let the illusion shatter, returning to the original wisp of fresh air, dissipating between heaven and earth.
Huo Xiumao peeked at this scene from the corner of his eye. He continued chatting with Mu Xianyi for a long time. It wasn't until someone on other stone platforms started killing obstacles that he found an excuse to leave.
Mu Xianyi watched Huo Xiumao fly away with a rather reluctant expression, and murmured: "What a good seedling..."
After recovering her thoughts, she began to count the number of people in the area who had completed the assessment, and then she saw Jing Yingrong.
Mu Xianyi was startled and said to himself: "She is actually here with me. I didn't notice it just now. It's a pity. I wanted to observe this person more... That's it. Now that it's done, forget it."
As time went by, more and more people successfully killed the obstacles, and many people were knocked off the stone platform by the obstacles, or almost killed by the obstacles. Fortunately, the elders who were in charge came to the rescue in time, and they were able to pick up the pieces. Get a life back.
After all the battles on the stone platforms were concluded, the stone platforms fell and the square returned to level. The leader, Elder Taichu Guan, announced:
"Congratulations to everyone who has completed the second assessment. You have passed this sect's disciple recruitment meeting and become our outer sect disciples."
Hearing this, many monks were overjoyed and cheered excitedly regardless of the fatigue and injuries they had just finished fighting.
There were also many monks who looked lost and depressed.
The elder paused and said: "As for those who failed in the second assessment, don't be discouraged. You will have another chance."
