As the old voice fell, there was a sudden rumble from the end of the passage, and a large arched stone door slowly opened.
The monks who were closer raised their eyes and looked inside.
hiss!
Upon seeing this, someone immediately couldn't help but let out a hiss.
It turned out that behind the stone gate was a bottomless black abyss, and above the black abyss, densely packed circular stone platforms floated.
The stone platform is not big, with a diameter of only three feet. It is large enough for a person to stand on it. If one is not careful, there is a risk of falling into the black abyss.
The stone platform in the center of the black abyss is the largest, with a diameter of more than ten feet, and there is a futon on it.
At this time, an old man in white clothes and white hair was sitting cross-legged on the futon. The old man was holding a book in his left hand and a two-foot-long ruler in his right hand, looking like a teacher.
"Come in quickly when the door opens. You'll be punished for being late." Suddenly, the old man slowly opened his eyes and said calmly.
Everyone at the door of each passage was secretly shocked when they heard this. Isn't this voice the same person who came from the previous passage?
As soon as they thought of this, everyone dared to neglect. They rushed out from behind the door, each picked a small stone table and sat down on it without saying a word.
At Passage No. 18, Lu Li was stunned for a moment when he came to the door. He looked at Xiao Ling and others beside him and said, "Don't stay too far away from me."
Then he rushed out.
After a few ups and downs, Lu Li came to a stone platform closer to the center and sat down.
It's not that he wanted to get closer to the old man, but he had no choice but to let him in too late. All the peripheral positions were taken by those 'smart' guys.
Therefore, the closer the location is to the old man, the emptier it becomes.
Wu De and others also came to Lu Li one after another. The eight people sat down in a formation of two, three, and three, with Chen Zhongyuehong in the front, Xiao Ling, Lu Li, and Li Susu in the middle, and Tang Fei, Wu De, and Yuwen behind.
Lu Li kept his head buried the whole time, as if he was afraid of being seen.
Because the person sitting directly opposite, blocked by the old man in the center, was obviously someone from Wangqing Valley.
As the stone door rumbled shut, the white-haired old man slowly stood up from the futon, holding the hand holding the scroll behind his back, and walked slowly on the stone platform, inspecting everyone lightly.
After walking around, the old man returned to the middle position and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad. Nine hundred and eighty people passed the inspection this time."
After hearing what the old man said, everyone realized that out of the two thousand people they came in with, only about nine hundred were left, and they felt both sad and lucky in their hearts.
As the saying goes, a dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist, and I am talking about these people.
The white-haired old man ignored everyone's thoughts and continued, "The fact that you have come here shows that you have more or less wisdom and scheming, and you are not the kind of reckless common man who can compare...
Under the great catastrophe, it is precisely you who have strategies and talents that can hope to lead the human race out of the predicament..."
"I dare to ask, senior, what do you call a great calamity?"
This was not the first time that everyone had heard the word 'catastrophe'. Finally, a young man who looked extraordinary could not help but ask.
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at the old man in unison.
However, the old man just shook his head and smiled, and said inscrutably, "The secret must not be revealed," which made everyone roll their eyes.
Yu Wenwen looked contemptuous and muttered secretly, "I don't know where I heard it from. How dare you claim the secret of heaven? It's really shameless."
I don't know if he heard Yuwen Wensheng's words, but the old man actually looked towards Yuwen Wenshen, which scared him so much that he shut up quickly. Fortunately, the old man had no intention of pursuing the matter, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Li looked back at Yu Wenshu thoughtfully, and then looked at the white-haired old man, his eyes flickering, wondering what he was thinking.
"Okay, let's get to the topic."
The white-haired old man motioned to the previous man to sit down, and then said, "I will tell you the rules of this trial first..."
After hearing the old man talking about the rules of the trial, the scene fell silent for an instant.
As the old man spoke, everyone also had a certain understanding of this trial.
There is no surprise. The content of this assessment is the same as before. It covers a wide range of topics, including liberal arts knowledge and life encyclopedia... but it does not include cultivation knowledge.
At the same time, whether the answer to the assessment is correct or not depends entirely on the old man's decision. In other words, no matter how correct your answer is, as long as the old man says you are wrong, you are wrong.
This left everyone speechless and helpless.
In addition, the promotion rules of the assessment are that each person has an initial score of 3 points, one point is added for each correct answer, and one point is deducted for each incorrect answer. When the points reach zero, they will be expelled from the secret realm.
After the assessment, everyone can redeem attribute essence based on their points. The redemption standard is that one point can be exchanged for one drop of attribute essence.
In other words, the number of points represents how much they gained from this trial.
Right now.
Suddenly, someone asked: "Senior, don't we have three guaranteed points? Can we exchange these guaranteed points into attribute essence now?"
The old man glanced at the man and said, "Yes, but once it is confirmed that the points are exchanged for essence, you will no longer be able to participate in the next trial."
"I am now in the late stage of perfection. Three points of essence are enough for me to reach the peak level. Why don't I just redeem it?" A young man in black with three spiritual roots flashed his eyes and whispered softly.
"I'll forget about it. The questions in the general examination are so tricky. I'm sure there will be something weird later. What if I lose all three points? It would be a huge loss."
"Yeah, let's just change the insurance."
"..."
As soon as the old man finished speaking, the scene immediately became noisy, with many people whispering to each other. There was no doubt that these people were considering whether to exchange the guaranteed points directly.
Seeing this, the old man said with an unchanging expression, "Everyone, be quiet! Whether you want to redeem points directly or not, you have to wait until the formation is activated. Now, please listen to me explain the rules first...!"
After everyone calmed down, the old man continued to tell everyone the rules of the trial...
It turns out that points can be used for other purposes besides redeeming essences, that is, asking for help.
According to the old man, if you encounter a question that you don't know how to answer, you can spend some points and ask people on the field for help with the answer. If the answer is correct, you won't be rewarded with points, but you can be exempted from death.
The number of deaths here does not mean that you actually died, but the number of times you answered the question incorrectly.
Because another rule of the trial is that if you answer three questions incorrectly, you will lose the opportunity to continue answering questions. At that time, whether you like it or not, you will have to exchange your remaining points for attribute essence.
And with this number of exemptions, it is equivalent to having the opportunity to continue answering questions...
After explaining the rules of the trial, the old man answered some questions raised by everyone, then sat back on the futon in the middle, moved his lips slightly, and shouted softly, "Start!"
