When everyone was ready, Dong-Kuang immediately gave the opening speech. The test this time was not difficult. Anyone who had a cultivation level at the first level of the Golden Core stage would immediately be promoted to an outer disciple.

But in this test, there would also be a rating of strength. Whoever ranked in the top hundred would receive additional rewards. The higher the rank, the higher the reward. Not only that, but the winner of first place would also receive a high-level weapon that merged with a monster spirit.

"So, I want everyone to try their best. Use every skill you have to defeat your opponents. But remember that this is not a war. It's just a contest." When Dong-Kuang finished speaking, he immediately returned to his seat.

Yay!!! Yay!!! Yay!!!

An energetic cheer rang out in the courtyard as Dong-Kuang walked back to his seat. It was the shouts of all the disciples in the courtyard. They were both very happy and rejoiced because many of them had already reached the Golden Core stage of cultivation level. This was the result of their hard work and training.

When they only passed the test and got promoted, they were already very happy, but there was also a ranking for those who had been promoted to the top one hundred, along with very tempting rewards. That made them even more enthusiastic.

As for the audience and representatives from the various sects, upon hearing Dong-Kuang's announcement, their eyes flashed with envy and regret that they were not in this sect, especially those disciples who came with representatives from the various sects. They felt the urge to go back and resign from their sect, then came to apply to join the Beyond Earth Sect right now.

But in reality, leaving from one sect to another was not as easy as it seemed. Entering might be easy, but getting out was even more difficult, especially in the middle and high sects, where it would be even more difficult to resign. As for the lower sects, it could be said that it was very easy to get in and out.

"Today's examination looks so exciting, Sectmaster Dong!" Suddenly, a middle-aged man from the Desert Valley Sect who had come here the previous time spoke up with a strange smile.

"Because it's the important day they've been waiting for, sir." Dong-Kuang turned around to reply but did not pay much attention.

"It's just like that... But the prizes for the winners are top-notch. Would giving them to those at a low level be appropriate, Sectmaster Dong?" the middle-aged man asked again.

"Low-level stuff, given to the low-level one, it's already appropriate. Why do you think so much?"

Huh... Low-level stuff!?

Dong-Kuang's words immediately caused a stir when he simply said that a high-level weapon merging with the monster spirit was low-level stuff, without thinking or acting with any interest.

"Damn! That weapon is low-level stuff?"

"Is he faking it or is he on purpose talking like that!?"

"A high-level weapon with a monster spirit merged into it costs at least ten thousand coins. Maybe even hundreds of thousands of coins. So how could this be low-level stuff!?"

Questions of doubt continued to rise. They tried to rationalize Dong-Kuang's words, which indicated the weapon was low-level stuff. But they could not find anything to make Dong-Kuang's words come true.

As for the middle-aged man who asked Dong-Kuang, his face could not help but turn pale. He did not think Dong-Kuang's answer would come out like this. Even in his sect, there were only a few weapons of this level. So how could it be a low-level item?

Ya!!! Ya!!! Ya!!!

At this time, the battle had begun after more than two thousand disciples had been checked to see whether their cultivation level was qualified or not. From two thousand left to only one thousand. And that was the number that Dong-Kuang had already thought of and calculated.

As for those who did not meet the criteria, they received a low-level Qi stone as a consolation, for use in further training and while waiting for the new promotion exam in the next six months. And those who did not pass the promotion exam did not show a single expression of regret.

On the other hand, they were acting even more intensely because some of them had already reached the peak of the Foundation Building stage, with only one more step to advance to the Golden Core stage. And by taking the test, they could know their level. If they waited until the next exam, they would have a higher chance of getting a high rank.

Therefore, no one showed a feeling of regret or sadness over it.

Yay!!! Yay!!! Yay!!!

Finally, the promotion exam was over. A thousand disciples who had progressed through the level only took a short time to fight until the end. That was because the first round was a scrimmage battle divided into five groups, two hundred people per group, fighting until there were only twenty people left in each group.

When the five groups were left with only twenty people, and they were brought together, they would be exactly one hundred. Or that meant they were in the top one hundred. Then came a one-on-one matchup, with a total of fifty pairs. The winner would advance to the next round until they got the first-place winner. As for the losers, they competed for the next place.

The battle arena was adequately prepared, so they did not waste time and ended up in one day.

"Their battles are really amazing!!"

"Yes, especially the fighting skills they use, which seem to be skills that we are familiar with. But they're not!"

"But I think they are. I remember that the skills they use are the same skills. They're just modified to the new stances. But how to change them, I can't tell either."

"Modify to the new stances!?"

"Is there such a thing? I can't stay any longer. I've got to hurry back to report it."

After completing the disciple advancement examination, the representatives immediately returned to their sects. Only a few sects remained here. They did not need to hurry, for if anything happened again, they would miss the opportunity to see, so they still had not gone back.

As for those who rushed back, they felt the urge to report to the people in their sect what they had just witnessed as soon as possible, as what had happened today was a big change. Their sect which had existed for a long time was about to be wiped out if they did not rush to take some action.

Moreover, the rewards received from being a disciple of the Beyond Earth Sect might cause their disciples to change their minds, escape from the sect, and apply to become a disciple of the Beyond Earth Sect. If so, there would be no other way than to dissolve the sect.

However, at this moment, the rumors about the Beyond Earth Sect were widely spread to every corner of Blueland.

And it did not stop only in the country, whether the news about the new sect that had just been established and had many resources to support the disciples without limitation, or the news that a small town that used to be a low-level rural town had transformed into a city with power equal to that of a large city.

It included the matter of a large number of skillful Immortal stage troops, who were already famous and were the center of attention.

Although the sects or parties in other countries looked at this news as absurd, some sects did not see it that way. What they cared about was not the matter of development, but the resources used for development.

Therefore, they began to send spies into Blueland and come to In-See City to verify the origin of those resources, including exploring the entire area around the city to check where the mines, Immortal Caves, and ancient relics were.

In Zheng-Fu's room...

Whooosh!!!

"Today's wind is so cold. Sigh... It's starting, I suppose. Growing up slowly is considered weak. Growing up quickly is seen as having good things. Oh, human beings, it's hard to keep the words 'appropriate' or 'proper' in their minds.

Even I myself am still unable to do so," said Zheng-Fu, looking out of the window with wandering eyes but with some thoughts lurking in them.

Knock, knock, knock!

"Young Master!"

"Young Master!!!"

"Come in," as soon as there was a knock on the door, along with the voice of a maid, Zheng-Fu told her to come in before asking, "What's wrong, Xiao-Mi?" with a confused face.

"At the entrance of the clan, a group of people said they wanted to meet Young Master, sir," Zheng-Fu had rescued this young woman from the brothel a long time ago. He had brought her to the clan and took good care of her, so she greatly respected Zheng-Fu and did everything for him, including Qi-Er.

"Who?" Zheng-Fu was very suspicious upon hearing what Xiao-Mi said because he was unable to sense those people at all, even though he was constantly expanding his senses around the area of the clan to detect people who came with bad intentions.

He could not even detect a single visitor coming to him this time. That caused Zheng-Fu's brows to furrow helplessly before speaking, "Xiao-Mi, hurry up to tell my father that everyone should be careful. I'll go out and meet them myself."

"Yes, Young Master!"

Whoosh!!!

When he finished speaking, Zheng-Fu's figure instantly faded and disappeared at supersonic speed. Xiao-Mi quickly did as Zheng-Fu ordered because just now, she saw Zheng-Fu's face which seemed to be thinking hard. She thought this matter must be extremely important, so she immediately ran to report it to Kong-Shi.

At the entrance of the Tian-Tang Clan...

There was a group of nearly ten people wearing light blue robes to cover their faces, standing lined up peacefully in front of the entrance of the clan without showing any expression, after telling the entrance guards that they wanted to meet Zheng-Fu. At first, the guards did not want to report the matter.

But then, with the feeling of the pressure that they received, they had to send someone to report to Zheng-Fu.

"Senior, why do we have to come here?" a beautiful and sweet voice rang out from one of the visitors.

"That's because Master ordered us to invite that person to our sect?" a young female voice of the person who was called Senior replied softly.

"Then who is this guy named Zheng-Fu? Why did Master pay such attention?" another beautiful voice rang, asking curiously.

"I don't know either, as this is the first time I've come here. As soon as he comes out, we'll know for sure who he is," the young lady immediately replied without any hesitation, oblivious to anything other than following the master's orders to bring Zheng-Fu to meet him.

Whoosh!!!

Thump!

"Hello, all visitors. May I ask what business you have with me!?" Suddenly, a shadowy figure appeared in front of this group of visitors without them realizing it or even sensing his coming, along with a loud greeting.

Huh...?

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