Bell Rings Eight Times! Opening the Mountain Complete

Next came Ning Yan's test.

Like everyone else, Ning Yan walked eagerly up to the Nine Tripods.

He had always heard his master talk about how exceptional his talent was.

How highly the Flame Sun Sacred Body ranked. At last, he had the chance to test it himself.

He just wondered how many times he could make it ring.

From what the elders had said, five rings meant one had the potential of a prodigy.

He believed he was definitely no worse than that person.

The old man in the necklace was also expectant. Such a powerful supreme treasure was bound to measure accurately.

If Yan'er could make a name for himself in a single stroke and earn the sect's favor,

then with such a great sect at his back, his body reconstruction would surely be secure!

Ning Yan stopped thinking and circulated his spiritual energy, throwing a punch.

"Dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong!"

The Nine Tripods rang exactly eight times before falling silent.

"Holy shit! Eight rings!"

"How are we two-ringers supposed to live with this?"

"Yeah! That's four times as many as ours!"

They had thought the one with five rings was already enough to crush them, yet an even more formidable one had appeared.

Who was this person? How could he be so fierce?

Everyone present stared at Ning Yan in shock, thinking that he truly was the ruthless man who had sprinted up the Illusionary Sky Ladder in the first trial!

With an unwavering heart, perseverance, and such peerless talent, it would be hard for this man not to soar into the heavens!

"Very good. This elder did not misjudge you."

As the first person to swiftly pass the Heavenly Stairway, he had deliberately scanned Ning Yan with his divine sense earlier and discovered that this boy possessed a powerful special physique.

He had expected Ning Yan's talent in the second trial to be quite high, but he had never imagined he would strike eight rings!

"One who strikes eight rings..."

"Has Great Emperor Potential and will surely become a Great Emperor in the future!"

Elder Ye Bai declared.

"Holy shit, shit, shit, shit!"

As soon as the elder finished speaking, the already stunned crowd was even more dumbfounded!

What kind of existence was a Great Emperor?

They had never even seen a lofty Saint before. A Great Emperor was an existence they had not even dared imagine.

Yet the elder had suddenly told them that this person... no, this senior brother, would surely become a Great Emperor in the future. The impact on them was unimaginable.

"Elder, then what kind of disciple is someone with eight rings and Great Emperor Potential?"

Ning Yan asked eagerly.

He imagined that the sect had discovered his talent and was about to nurture him with all its might.

"Mm, eight rings... still an Outer Sect Disciple!"

"Fine... I'll rely on my own strength and climb up step by step."

Hearing the elder's words, Ning Yan was not disappointed. He would keep his feet on the ground and walk forward one step at a time—Just Do It!

Hadn't he come this far ever since he began cultivating and awakened his sacred body?

The testing continued.

But after Ning Yan's eight rings, even those who achieved four or five rings paled in comparison.

It was Qin Han's turn to test.

Qin Han stepped forward and touched the Nine Tripods, stunned by the Dao Rhythm emanating from them.

He had originally planned to simply go with the flow and enter the sect, even preparing to circulate his Great Emperor technique to suppress his realm and talent.

But after coming in and discovering such a powerful sect, who wouldn't be dazzled?

With his strength and combat experience, the number one position among the Outer Sect Disciples was surely his. Yet now it seemed competitors had appeared, and he could not afford to underestimate them.

Then he could not hide his abilities. No matter what sect it was, they all liked disciples with high talent and great strength.

To hell with being an ordinary, steady Outer Sect senior brother!

If he was going to be one, he would be a senior brother with outstanding talent and formidable strength.

The sharp edge he had long sheathed ignited once more.

"Eight rings? I wonder how many rings This Emperor can strike."

Qin Han casually punched the Nine Tripods.

"Dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong!"

The Nine Tripods rang out eight times again.

Eight rings again!

Great Emperor Potential—he would surely become a Great Emperor in the future!

This person... no, he was also a senior brother. This senior brother had also achieved eight rings.

The two eight-ring talents had shocked everyone present numb!

Fortunately, they were all people with steadfast hearts.

If someone with an unstable Dao heart had been standing here, their Dao heart might have shattered on the spot!

They were all human, yet others got eight rings while they got two. Comparing people really could make one furious enough to die!

As expected! This person deliberately slowed down during the first trial!

Ning Yan thought to himself.

He had suspected it then. This person was absolutely not simple!

Then he looked at Qin Han with an expression that said, I saw through you long ago.

The thousand people soon all finished their tests.

Of them, only four hundred were assigned to the Outer Sect, while six hundred became Servant Disciples. Outer Sect Disciples did not even make up half the total.

Four hundred geniuses might sound like a lot, but one had to consider the base number!

They had fought their way out from hundreds of millions of people. In the vast Spirit Province, only four hundred had now become Outer Sect Disciples. One could imagine how difficult it was.

Of course, only half of the first trial had been completed. There were still ten full days remaining.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

In the end, two thousand people emerged from hundreds of millions.

Among them, six hundred became Outer Sect Disciples, while one thousand four hundred became Servant Disciples.

Among the younger generation of the affiliated Lin Family, ten became Servant Disciples, and five entered the Outer Sect.

Those close to vermilion turned red; those close to ink turned black. They often looked toward the Main Sect, and with their love for it, they stood out from among hundreds of millions.

This was the result of the Azure Cloud Sect's Opening the Mountain to Accept Disciples this time.

Some might say their talent was incredibly high, yet they still could not enter the Azure Cloud Sect.

But if one could not even pass the first trial, what use was great talent?

When the Azure Cloud Sect opened the mountain to accept disciples, it would rather lack than accept the unworthy!

Those who had failed also returned dejectedly. They had arrived full of anticipation, imagining life after joining the upper sect, but now they returned to reality and left in disappointment.

Azure Cloud Hall.

"Congratulations, Host, for completing the task of Opening the Mountain to Accept Disciples. The rewards have been distributed."

"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Azure Cloud Sect's Exclusive Cultivation Method, the Azure Cloud Immortal Technique."

"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Azure Cloud Sect's exclusive martial skill, the Azure Cloud Rushing Thunder Palm."

"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Sect Protecting Grand Formation, the Azure Cloud Purgatory Formation."

Azure Cloud Immortal Technique: The Azure Cloud Sect's exclusive immortal technique, tailored specifically for Azure Cloud Sect disciples. The Azure Cloud Sect's foundational cultivation method.

Azure Cloud Rushing Thunder Palm: An immortal technique. When used with the Azure Cloud Immortal Technique, it can unleash its greatest power. The palm strikes like rushing thunder and moves as nimbly as drifting clouds. One palm defeats the enemy. The Azure Cloud Sect's foundational martial skill.

Azure Cloud Purgatory Formation: An exclusive Sect Protecting Grand Formation. When activated, it can withstand any attack below the Great Emperor realm. Intruders fall as though into purgatory, unable to live or die.

As soon as the disciple recruitment ended, the system rewards arrived.

At this moment, Feng Qingyang was examining the interfaces of these disciples.

He was the sect master, after all. Though the elders handled the affairs, he still needed to keep an eye on something as important as Opening the Mountain to Accept Disciples.

"A cheat-system grandfather, and a Great Emperor reincarnation."

"Interesting!"

The system interface currently displayed Ning Yan and Qin Han's information.

Two eight-ring geniuses.

He had not expected that, aside from his own disciples, he could recruit such talents in Spirit Province.

What an unexpected delight.

"Master."

At that moment, Shi Hao, Lin Bai, and Hua Qingyu walked in.

"You three are not cultivating? What do you need from your master?"

Feng Qingyang, seated in the main seat, asked in surprise.

"Master, after discussing it, the three of us have decided to go out and gain experience together."

Shi Hao was the first to speak respectfully.