At Last, They Could Meet; The Heaven's Chosen Battle Began

Ning Yan's face was filled with disbelief.

What's going on?

Why is Xuan'er here?!

He glanced casually at the ten people approaching and spotted that familiar figure.

I searched for her a thousand times in the crowd, and suddenly when I turned around, there she was on the Azure Cloud Mountain!

"Hmm? Are there any people among these ten that Senior Brother Ning Yan knows?"

"Judging from Senior Brother Ning Yan's expression, his sweetheart or old flame must have arrived."

"Holy crap! No wonder he never goes when we invite Senior Brother Ning Yan to do missions with the junior sisters, damn it!"

Ning Yan's shout sparked a discussion among the disciples. They all strained to look ahead, eager to see what kind of woman their senior brother Ning Yan, Eight Resonance Heaven's Chosen prodigy with the Great Emperor Potential, would be attracted to.

Xiao Xuan'er, who had followed the group, heard the call from earlier and looked up to see the figure outside the Azure Cloud Sect.

"Ning Yan Gege!"

Xiao Xuan'er also exclaimed in surprise. She had originally planned to give him another surprise after entering Azure Cloud Sect, but she didn't expect the surprise to come so suddenly. Her beloved was right in front of her. She pulled Gu Qingcheng and walked over quickly.

A moment later, all ten of them reached the summit of the mountain.

"We, the newly recruited disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect, greet the two elders."

The ten people bowed in unison and said.

Even if they fail the second test, they can still become Azure Cloud Sect disciples if they pass the first test, so it is reasonable for them to call themselves Azure Cloud Sect disciples now.

"You can wait in the side."

"The second stage of the assessment will begin shortly."

Mu Shuixian said indifferently.

He scanned these people with his divine sense.

There are a few who have decent talent and passable strength, and should be able to defeat the lower-ranked Outer Sect Disciple and enter the outer sect.

As soon as Mu Shuixian finished speaking, the ten people—six men and four women—obediently stood behind and waited.

"Xuan'er, what brings you here?"

"Three years, three years..."

Ning Yan stepped forward and pulled Xiao Xuan'er into his arms.

Both of their eyes were filled with tears of emotion.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye. Are you doing well?

I'm so glad I can see you again, hug you, kiss you...

"Holy crap, it really is!"

"Senior Brother Ning Yan's partner is really beautiful and has an extraordinary temperament. Indeed, geniuses are matched with geniuses."

"Seeing this scene, I'm happy for my senior brother, but why am I also a little bit annoyed?"

Seeing this scene, Qin Han, the senior disciple of the inner sect, felt a pang of sorrow in his heart.

Once upon a time, wasn't he and Lin Yao the same way?

But later... alas! Heroes don't dwell on the past, Lin Yao, I, the Emperor, will surely slay you!

The other nine people who passed by also looked in this direction.

Behind him stood dozens of disciples dressed in the Azure Cloud Sect robes.

There were inner and outer disciples, all of them exuding a fierce aura and each one of them was extraordinary.

I couldn't help but wonder, what were these senior students doing? Were they lining up to welcome the newcomers?

No! Absolutely not!

The genius disciples of the Imperial Sect had no time to welcome them.

We can only wait and see. With my talent, passing the second talent test should guarantee me entry into the outer sect.

Below.

The assessment is still ongoing.

On the Heavenly Stairway, Lin Bufan, the pride of the Lin Family, is striving to climb.

As one of the top 100 geniuses in the Five Domains Ranking, he believed that passing through this Illusionary Sky Ladder would be no problem at all.

Before long, as he rushed up the first step, he entered a new illusion.

"Xuan'er, you finally said yes!"

"There are too many people here, Xuan'er, we..."

Lin Bufan looked like a lecherous man. Talent aside, his heart shape was clearly lacking. However, he did have some perseverance, which allowed him to easily reach the hundredth floor.

He was deceived by the illusion, and his wavering resolve was instantly shattered, sending him flying downwards.

"Mo, mo, mo!"

Lin Bufan entered from below with his eyes closed, seemingly doing nothing.

"Holy crap! Young Master Lin, Young Master Lin!"

"Let me go! You son of a bitch!"

The man caught by Lin Bufan, who had his eyes closed, kicked him to the ground after shouting a few times to no avail, and then hurriedly ran away.

"Ouch! Why does it hurt so much?"

"Huh? Why am I here?"

Lin Bufan was kicked to the ground, opened his eyes in pain, looked around, and asked in confusion.

He quickly realized what was happening!

He should be on the Illusionary Sky Ladder right now! An illusion... Damn, it was all an illusion just now!

I actually failed!

Lin Bufan looked unwillingly towards the mountain peak. No, he couldn't just leave like this. If Xuan'er entered the Imperial Sect, wouldn't he have no chance at all?

Let's wait and see.

Time passed, and half a day later.

We've already tested hundreds of millions of people, but they're still coming in droves, and there's a huge number of people below who haven't been tested yet.

But it doesn't matter, the opening ceremony of the Azure Cloud Sect will still last for ten days.

So there's no need to worry about not making it.

At this moment, outside the sect at the summit, two thousand cultivators who had reached the top were already standing.

The area outside the sect is vast enough that 100,000 people could easily be accommodated here.

Below the mountain gate, the area is naturally vast and boundless, which is why it can accommodate hundreds of millions of cultivators taking the test at the same time.

At this moment, a huge Martial Arts Stage had been erected outside the sect's center. It was personally crafted by Wu Xiaoye, Venerable-Rank Refiner within the sect, and its array formations were strong enough to withstand a battle Saint King Realm.

He could create such a small formation with a wave of his hand.

The Martial Arts Stage was magnificent and imposing, with its array constantly flashing and a continuous stream of half-step Dao power filling it.

This left everyone completely bewildered. Martial Arts Stage?

Isn't the second test supposed to test talent to differentiate between insiders and outsiders?

Has it changed? Has it turned into a ring battle?

That's perfect, I can show off my strength before entering the sect.

Many powerful prodigies thought to themselves.

They were eager to try it out.

"Congratulations on passing the first test and becoming my Azure Cloud Sect disciples."

"Then I will explain the following rules to everyone."

"Behind me are the most outstanding disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect, both inner and outer. They are the top disciples who have made it to the top of the rankings. Now, the second round of testing begins with the Heaven's Chosen Battle. Defeating Outer Sect Disciple will allow you to enter the outer sect, and defeating Inner Sect Disciple will allow you to directly enter the inner sect."

"Of course, don't be discouraged if you don't pass. You can continue to be Servant Disciple. As long as your cultivation reaches the Void Realm after a month, you can enter the outer sect. If your cultivation reaches the Spirit Transformation, you can enter the inner sect."

Elder Luo Chen of the Inner Sect Elder stood in front of the two thousand disciples who had passed through and spoke loudly.

Behind him stood forty of the sect's most outstanding disciples, both inner and outer.

At this moment, the elder finished speaking.

They clenched their fists together and said in unison, "Welcome to the newcomers who are ready to take on the challenge."

Each of them exuded confidence and radiated a powerful aura.

They cultivate immortal techniques and consume elixirs. Unless they are exceptionally gifted geniuses, who can defeat them at the same cultivation level? Moreover, each of them can fight across realms.

"What? Heaven's Chosen Battle!"

"It's not a talent test anymore? That's great! With my strength, it shouldn't be difficult to break into the inner sect."

After speaking, this prodigy unleashed his aura, revealing himself to be at the early stage of the Spirit Transformation! A top-tier prodigy!

"Holy crap! You should? You're too much of a Versailles! In my opinion, you're definitely destined for the inner sect!"

The two thousand cultivators present began to discuss amongst themselves.

This message is fairly normal; many major sects follow this rule when recruiting disciples: Heaven's Chosen Battle is held, where the strong rise and the weak fall!

What shocked them was that at such a young age, someone who had only reached the Fifth Realm Void Realm could only enter the outer sect.

Those who can cultivate to the Spirit Transformation stage at such a young age must be the top disciples of transcendent forces. Coming to the Azure Cloud Sect, they can only be Inner Sect Disciple.

As expected of a powerful Imperial Sect!

"I hereby declare the Heaven's Chosen Battle begins."

"All the prodigies of the Azure Cloud Sect, take your positions!"