"Venerable Changping, back in the year, you along with my father and several seniors chased down the 'Six Freaks of the Universe' who brought disaster to a region. Awe-inspiring with righteousness, you directly struck dead two old freaks among them using the Righteous Divine Astral Qi. Regarding your character, we are all very clear, and you would absolutely not ruin the rules of the Yuhua Sect because of connections. Whatever should be done will be done. Today, although the people present coming for the assessment are all overflowing with talent and profound in cultivation, I do not care either."
Among the numerous Half-step Golden Immortal Almighties who came forward to participate in the assessment, a young man actually opened his mouth to follow Venerable Changping's words.
Being able to directly disregard the rules and join the conversation obviously showed that he was very familiar with Venerable Changping.
"This is the Young Master of the Gu family, called Gu Xun. His family and Venerable Changping are family friends. Back in the year when the Six Freaks of the Universe established an evil cult, opposed the Heavenly Court, and caused chaos in many great states, his old man Gu Zong and Venerable Changping allied with several illustriously famous Golden Immortal grand figures of that time. After a tragic slaughter, they finally exterminated the Six Freaks of the Universe. The other Golden Immortal grand figures were all slain by the dying counterattacks, and in the end, only Gu Zong and Venerable Changping survived. Therefore, his old man and Venerable Changping are life-and-death friends."
"With this being the case, wouldn't he completely be able to pass the assessment?"
"That is not necessarily the case either. Under the watchful eyes of the masses, could Venerable Changping possibly bend the law for personal gain? The Direct Disciples of the Yuhua Sect only recruit ten people each time. A total of over a thousand Half-step Golden Immortal Almighties have come this time; which one does not have grand talent and bold vision? Shaking the universe? When the time comes, I will personally defeat him. Let him fail the examination."
A man sneered repeatedly.
"Thinking that pulling connections can get one into the Yuhua Sect is truly laughable."
Walking out from the palanquin, playing with the jade pendant in his hands, the Young Master of the Xue family, Xue Lie, had eyes completely filled with mockery.
"Hmph! Mocking me! In the competition later, I will make every single one of you die without a burial place! Tomorrow, your families will come to the Yuhua Sect to claim your corpses back."
Hearing the mocking sounds, that speaking Gu Xun suddenly turned around, looking at the several mocking young master experts, unmasked killing intent flickering in his eyes.
"I am waiting for you to come."
"Let's see who dies. The people who exchange blows with me basically don't live past a split second."
"Later you won't even have a corpse left; after being directly refined into a magical treasure by me, it will be hard for your Gu family to seek justice too." One by one, the young masters were boundlessly arrogant, and every one possessed inhuman strength.
"Alright, I know you are all untamed generations. But upon arriving at my Yuhua Sect, you have to act according to the rules of my Yuhua Sect, otherwise, there are sect rules to deal with it." Venerable Changping seemed to also have a headache regarding this group of extremely arrogant, untamed young masters who indeed possessed talent and vigorous strength. However, his Peerless Golden Immortal cultivation was still able to suppress the scene. Although these young masters were each incomparably arrogant, they were savvier in their hearts than anyone else. They knew when they should be arrogant and when they should not be arrogant.
As soon as he spoke, these young masters also quieted down.
"Write your respective origins and names completely into cards, and present them up. Then we will draw lots, and individually fight against each other. In the end, my Yuhua Sect will select ten outstanding individuals to enter the sect and serve as Direct Disciples."
Venerable Changping waved his hand.
Fang Han knew the rules and had long prepared according to the plan of the "Hongqi Hall," writing his identity onto a card. He was the young master of the completely exterminated Feng family of Juzhou, enduring hardships to cultivate bitterly outside, preparing to enter the Yuhua Sect to cultivate, following the trope of seeking revenge after becoming a peerless figure.
The young masters coming forward to participate in the assessment all knew this rule, and consecutively handed over their completed identity cards to those disciples, who collected them one by one. Venerable Changping swept his gaze, looking at these cards to distinguish true from false.
However, he remained expressionless. After looking through them, he placed all these cards into a golden light-flickering box. He had those people come forward to draw; whoever was drawn would be the competitor in the match. After countless rounds of fighting and elimination, the final ten people remaining would be the Direct Disciples.
This was also the rule for the Yuhua Sect recruiting disciples through successive generations.
Moreover, what was even more cruel was that during the competition among these disciples, lethal strikes were allowed. Deaths and injuries were disregarded. It was equivalent to a life-and-death struggle. When those great families sent their disciples over, even if they died, they wouldn't dare to find trouble with the Yuhua Sect.
Therefore, every time the Yuhua Sect recruited Direct Disciples, it was exceptionally cruel.
This also held the intention of tempering. Struggles in the Heavenly Realm were already extremely cruel by nature; if you didn't want to participate in the assessment for fear of death, then don't come.
Fang Han went up to draw lots, and as a result, drew a card, on which was written the Young Master of the Zhengyang Sect of Zhengzhou, Zhang Zhenghui.
Swish!
A massive battle platform appeared in the air, somewhat similar to the central battlefield set up by the Great Central World in the secular lower realm.
This was the place where those who drew the lots would compete.
"First round of competition! Xiao Shaoyun of Xiaozhou battles Zhao Xianyue of Bazhou." Several Yuhua Sect disciples shouted loudly with expressionless faces.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
Two human figures appeared within the huge battlefield. Fang Han saw that Xiao Shaoyun's complexion was somewhat yellow, as if just recovering from a severe illness, his essence, qi, and spirit scattered. And the other opponent, Zhao Xianyue of Bazhou, had his entire body densely covered in Great Luo Laws. With a large hand spread open, a long saber appeared in his palm, his aura like a hegemon shaking the universe. With a stomp of his footsteps, the battlefield on the ground seemed to sway a bit.
"Hahahaha, I have long heard how formidable the Young Master of the Xiao family, Xiao Shaoyun, is, having once obtained the inheritance of an ancient sage. But looking at it now, it is truly a great disappointment. It turns out to be a sick ghost. Did you suffer a cultivation deviation from practicing martial arts? And you still came to participate in the assessment?"
That Zhao Xianyue of Bazhou laughed out loud. Suddenly, with a slash of his saber, his footwork condensed, catching his opponent off guard, directly hacking over. Streaks of Great Immortal Techniques formed an absolute killing grand move, directly striking, unexpectedly without even giving a greeting.
"Killing Move, Severing Hell!"
Many people below the grandstand all became shocked. This move "Severing Hell" could be said to be an absolute killing secret art that struck terror into people at its name. When unleashed to its highest peak, it could transform into double combat power, meaning that in a split second, this Zhao Xianyue transformed into two identical selves to carry out the killing strike.
"Not knowing life from death."
That sick-ghost-like "Xiao Shaoyun" suddenly raised his head. His entire person stood tall, his imposing manner abruptly different, like an ancient god of war, and also like a sage educating the common living beings. Above his head, patches of azure sky surged out, transforming into streaks of Great Daos leading to all directions.
Such a vision truly caused people to be shocked.
"This is the Great Dao Azure Sky! In the rumors, the holy art used by the ancient sages to evolve supreme morality!"
"That's right, this is indeed the Great Dao Azure Sky from the rumors."
"In the rumors, only those who cultivated to become a Saint Immortal and comprehended the true essence of the ultimate saint could be called a Sage. This Xiao Shaoyun obtained a cave dwelling inheritance left behind by an ancient sage; isn't that obtaining the inheritance of a Saint Immortal?"
"It seems to be indeed so."
Many people's divine senses intertwined.
Rumble!
The long saber shattered. That Zhao Xianyue, whose imposing manner was fierce from the start and dominated the world, was instantly struck by Xiao Shaoyun to fly out into thin air, shaken into fragments in mid-air. Wriggling incessantly on the ground, after gathering his body together with great difficulty, he let out a tragic scream.
"No one has ever dared to call me a sick ghost. Since you called it, you have to pay the price. I will not kill you either. I will just extract half of the Great Luo Laws from your body as a demonstration of punishment. If your Bazhou Zhao family comes to find me for revenge, I am ready to entertain them at any time." Retracting the vision on his body, Xiao Shaoyun's entire body reverted back to the yellow-faced, sickly appearance. It seemed as if cultivating a certain dharma spell had turned him into this state.
He absolutely showed no mercy. With a vibration of his palm, it actually penetrated into Zhao Xianyue's body and began extracting the Great Luo Laws from his body. As he extracted, that Zhao Xianyue screamed hysterically on one hand, cursed on the other, and finally begged for mercy, all to no avail. He was forcibly extracted completely dry by Xiao Shaoyun and fainted dead away.
"Go!" Xiao Shaoyun raised a foot and kicked this Zhao Xianyue off the battlefield.
"This Xiao Shaoyun is indeed unfathomable. With merely one move, he thoroughly defeated Zhao Xianyue."
"He indeed obtained the inheritance of an ancient sage. That Great Dao Azure Sky move, truly not many people can take it out. A formidable enemy!"
"Indeed a formidable enemy!"
Many young masters looked at Xiao Shaoyun's complexion, changing one by one, consecutively becoming vigilant.
"First round, Xiao Shaoyun wins! Second round begins!"
Just at this moment, the Yuhua Sect disciple announcing the start also showed fear on his face, somewhat afraid of Xiao Shaoyun. After adjusting his emotions for a long time, he just began to announce the second round.
For the next dozens of rounds, the battles were fierce and splendid. Many magical treasures, divine abilities, immortal techniques, and killing moves emerged endlessly. Fang Han even saw that "Xue family Young Master Xue Lie" and that "Gu Xun" strike. Sure enough, they possessed extremely strong divine abilities, defeating their opponents in just one move, while the opponents were either dead or crippled, their strikes ruthless.
"Eighty-first round! Feng Yuan of Juzhou, against Zhang Zhenghui of Zhengzhou!"
Suddenly, the matchup fell upon himself. Upon hearing this, Fang Han hurriedly stomped his body and entered the battlefield. Subsequently, his vision blurred, and his opponent, Zhang Zhenghui, was already standing on the battle platform as well.
This "Zhang Zhenghui" was a young talent with eyes like eagles and a high-bridged nose. With his hands behind his back, he displayed an unbearably arrogant demeanor of holding massive power.
"You are that young master from Juzhou, whose family was destroyed three hundred years ago. I heard you endured hardships to cultivate, always wanting revenge? So you want to enter the Yuhua Sect, cultivate again, and stage a comeback? A pity, a pity, today it will be ruined in my hands. Go down obediently. Seeing your pitiable state, I'll give you a chance; come again next time when you have cultivated well. Lest you die or get injured here, completely cutting off the seed of the Juyang Sect."
Looking at Fang Han, "Zhang Zhenghui" shook his head, his face full of pity as well as mockery.
"Is that so? This time I definitely must enter the Yuhua Sect, learn absolute learning, and avenge my deep grievance. Whoever blocks me, I will fight them to the death!" Fang Han's speech substituted him into the entirely exterminated Feng family young master, leading people to believe it was true.
"Fight to the death?" Zhang Zhenghui laughed, "Fighting to the death just means death. Do you really think enduring hardships can let you cultivate peerless wondrous merit? Let it be, you seek death yourself, I will help you accomplish it. You fellow ignorant of advancing and retreating, giving you a path of life you don't take, insisting on walking the path of death."