Chapter 90: Unity is Strength~ Get ready, sing! p2
There were far more than one formation in the trial forest. The eye of the formation he saw was only one of the outermost ones.
But just this one alone, to fully comprehend the mysteries in it would take at least three to five months. At most, he could only roughly imitate it and simply use the formation tonight.
Moreover, using those formations each time would consume a huge amount of spiritual energy.
With Mu Zhi’an’s current fifth-level Qi Condensation stage spiritual energy, he could at most use the formation to teleport Ye Lingxuan and Ye Qian to a nearby hiding place.
If he wanted to send them directly to the peak, even if Ye Qian and Ye Lingxuan’s spiritual energy were added together, it would be completely insufficient.
“Actually, the sect assessment at Boundless Sea Peak is a bit unreasonable.” Mu Zhi’an suddenly said.
In theory, how could they let the assessment disciples enter the trial forest in groups and then just leave them alone?
If everyone was like Gongsun Cheng and the Third Prince, entering and rallying a group of people, wouldn’t those lone rangers all be bullied?
Ye Lingxuan said softly, “I heard Elder Wei say not long ago that among the nine main peaks, the peak master of Boundless Sea Peak is the most mysterious one.”
“Most of the disciples of Boundless Sea Peak have never seen that peak master, and the content of the assessment seems to have always been like this, never changing.”
“In that case, does Boundless Sea Peak have the highest difficulty in the assessment?” Mu Zhi’an asked.
Ye Lingxuan gently shook her head, “I’m not sure about this, but the disciples of Boundless Sea Peak are indeed fewer compared to other main peaks.”
“With such a difficult assessment, it’s indeed very hard… Can Qi Condensation stage disciples really climb from the foot of the mountain to the top of Boundless Sea Peak?” Ye Qian said with some worry.
Moreover, the difficulty of the assessment was already very high originally. Plus, there was a Third Prince outside who kept harassing them, as well as Gongsun Cheng and Ye Yu who wanted to cause trouble for Mu Zhi’an…
Just thinking about this, Ye Qian’s heart was filled with worry.
Mu Zhi’an lightly placed his hand on Ye Qian’s shoulder and said with a smile, “You two should sleep first. I’ll send you up the mountain to report tomorrow.”
Ye Lingxuan and Ye Qian almost simultaneously raised their heads.
“What are you going to do?” Ye Lingxuan’s eyes were full of confusion.
She originally didn’t need to participate in the assessment and could directly enter the sect. She only chose to participate in the sect assessment together because she wasn’t at ease with this sister who had grown up with her since childhood.
“Even if you know formations, it’s probably impossible for you to teleport us to the peak together, right?” Ye Lingxuan continued.
“How about we make a bet?” Mu Zhi’an said with a smile.
“Bet on what?” Ye Lingxuan asked.
“If I send you up the mountain to report tomorrow, you’ll accompany me to play truth or dare later.”
Ye Lingxuan blinked her beautiful eyes and asked, “What is that…?”
Mu Zhi’an smiled, “It’s just a game.”
Ye Lingxuan hesitated for a moment and lightly nodded, “Okay.”
“What exactly do you plan to do?” She still couldn’t hold back her inner doubts.
“I can send myself to the peak. Similarly, if you share the pressure of spiritual energy for me, it won’t be difficult for the three of us to reach the peak together.” Mu Zhi’an said.
“Even so, the Third Prince and Gongsun Cheng’s people are still outside looking for us now. Activating the formation will definitely be noticed.” Ye Lingxuan’s beautiful brows slightly knitted as she said softly.
At that time, when they noticed, with the temperament of those people, they would definitely stop them.
“Have you heard a saying?” Mu Zhi’an turned his head to look at Ye Lingxuan.
“What?”
“Unity is strength.” Mu Zhi’an grinned, revealing a smile like a spring breeze.
One night without words.
The next day afternoon.
Outside the trial forest, three cultivators stood in the air. The man looked like an immortal, while the girl with an egg-shaped face gave people a stunning feeling at first glance.
If walking in the mortal world, probably no one would think that these three people had all lived for over a hundred years as cultivators.
The medicinal cuisine pavilion master of Boundless Sea Peak, Yi Huayun, had his hands behind his back. With a solemn expression, he looked at the trial forest below and sighed,
“Senior Brother, how many assessment disciples do you think can pass Boundless Sea Peak’s assessment this time?”
The senior brother Yi Huayun referred to was the middle-aged man in a dark robe, the peak master of Boundless Sea Peak, Yi Hao.
He looked down at the copper mirror in front of him, shook his head and sighed, “If there can be three or four people, it would already be a great blessing.”
He paused and continued, “I don’t know what Master is thinking. The sect assessment is held every few years, and each time only three or four disciples pass. If this continues, I’m afraid our Boundless Sea Peak will have no successors.”
Obviously under great mental pressure, Yi Hao rarely had the mood to joke.
The formations of Boundless Sea Peak were created by this peak master’s master, that is, the first generation peak master.
The sect assessment was also set by that master.
In the first year of creating the assessment content, Yi Hao had already told his master that with such assessment content, most Qi Condensation stage disciples would not be able to complete it.
However, that master didn’t listen to persuasion. After saying “Boundless Sea Peak only accepts monsters,” he left with a sweep of his sleeve.
That year, Yi Hao was eighteen, standing like a minion, with no right to speak at all, and could only follow his master’s words.
However, even now that he had become the peak master, he still found it difficult to change the situation, and could only watch the disciples of Boundless Sea Peak decrease year by year.
It should be fine for the next few decades, but if this continues, I’m afraid the number of disciples in Boundless Sea Peak will become fewer and fewer in the future.
“If there are still only three or four people this year, before the next sect assessment, we must change the assessment content and difficulty no matter what.” Yi Hao muttered to himself.
The difficulty of such an assessment was completely different from other main peaks, and it was also unfair.
If this spread out, who would want to participate in Boundless Sea Peak’s assessment in the future?
Going to other main peaks for the assessment, with lower difficulty, wouldn’t that be better?
To put it simply, it was probably that the cutoff score of Boundless Sea Peak was higher than other main peaks, and it was also harder to pass the exam.
Yi Huayun glanced at his senior brother and sighed helplessly in secret.
Although he said that, it probably wouldn’t be easy to persuade that master.
At this moment, the youngest junior sister among the three suddenly stared at the image in the copper mirror with suspicion and said, “Strange… Why are all these assessment disciples gathering in one place?”
The two of them looked over and found that the assessment disciples, who were like a dish of loose sand yesterday and occasionally had friction, all moved towards the direction of a cave entrance this afternoon.
And in front of the cave entrance, an assessment disciple who was only at the fifth level of Qi Condensation stage stood there, chatting with the assessment disciples who were arriving one after another with a smile on his face.
Not far beside him, a pair of beautifull sisters stood in the corner watching him.
Obviously, these assessment disciples were all attracted by this assessment disciple.
Yi Hao stared at the young man in the copper mirror, his eyes revealing a hint of doubt.
“Where does a little cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Condensation stage have such great charisma?”
“He is the eldest young master of the Mu family in Tianxuan City, Mu Zhi’an. According to the list given by Junior Sister Lan, this person has astonishing talent, but in the past, he had indulged in beauties and became decadent for a period of time. Compared to cultivation, his brain is a bit more flexible.” The junior sister beside him explained in a low voice.
“Oh?”
Yi Hao became a bit more interested and couldn’t help but take another two glances at Mu Zhi’an in the copper mirror.
To be praised like this by that genius junior sister, this Mu Zhi’an probably really had some extraordinary aspects.
These disciples participating in the assessment were mostly descendants of cultivation clans and even noble families in the court, with extremely arrogant personalities.
Yesterday, after entering the trial forest, there was a lot of friction between them.
However, this Mu Zhi’an made them temporarily put aside their prejudices against each other and gather together… In this light, he indeed had some skill.
However, gathering most of the assessment disciples in one place, what exactly did he want to do?
Yi Hao stared at the copper mirror, his eyes flickering slightly.
After a while, he suddenly chuckled.
“It seems that this sect assessment shouldn’t be too boring.”
