Purple Rosy Clouds Soar to the Heavens

When everyone heard the words "Tier 1 High-grade Earth Origin Spirit Pill," their faces showed surprise.

Even the noble disciples, and the imperial prodigy Chu Yang, were no exception.

The Earth Origin Spirit Pill was a unique medicinal pill of Azure Star Academy. It had miraculous effects on martial artists below the Core Formation Realm, greatly increasing the probability of forming a core.

The first test of Azure Star Academy, focusing on mental fortitude, then began.

On a high platform, a stone tablet stood tall.

Within the stone tablet, a wisp of a powerful expert's mental pressure was contained!

Those undergoing the assessment needed to place their palms on the surface of the stone tablet, directly enduring the expert's mental pressure. Then, in that state, they had to channel their own primal energy into the stone tablet.

The stone tablet had seven colors!

Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple!

To pass the first mental fortitude assessment, one had to withstand the mental pressure within the stone tablet and light up the orange glow.

Of course, if one could light up the yellow, green, or even cyan glow, it meant they had better mental fortitude. These performances would be recorded, and upon entering Azure Star Academy, preferential treatment would naturally be given.

Everyone stepped forward in order, according to the numbered tokens they received during registration.

The first to go up was Chu Yang, the genius of the Great Chu Imperial Family. He stood before the stone tablet with an arrogant expression, placing one hand on its surface.

Instantly, the stone tablet lit up with a red glow!

Within a few blinks of an eye, the stone tablet lit up with an orange glow!

After a few more breaths, a rich yellow glow emanated from the stone tablet!

Furthermore, after the yellow glow bloomed, a green glow gradually appeared on the surface of the stone tablet!

Finally, Chu Yang lit up the cyan glow within the stone tablet!

As soon as the cyan glow appeared, Chu Yang immediately withdrew his hand. Although he appeared calm, a flicker of fear flashed in his eyes. This was his limit. If he had tried to light up the blue glow, the expert's pressure within the stone tablet would have crushed his mental will.

Chu Yang lighting up the cyan glow drew countless exclamations.

"As expected of the Great Chu Imperial Family's prodigy, truly formidable!"

"The pressure within this stone tablet seems terrifying. Even Chu Yang could only light up the cyan glow. It seems cyan is the limit for this round of assessment; no one can do better than him."

"The first place is undoubtedly Chu Yang's. That Tier 1 High-grade Earth Origin Spirit Pill belongs to him."

"I only hope to light up the orange glow. Orange is considered passing; I dare not hope for more."

Next, one by one, the participants stepped forward.

Su Guang of the Su family lit up the green glow.

Su Xin of the Su family, however, only managed to light up the yellow glow.

The first to be assessed were mostly the noble disciples of the Great Chu Dynasty. They had excellent talent and very good cultivation conditions, and most of them passed smoothly.

However, a very small number had truly terrible mental fortitude. There was even a noble disciple with Primal Energy Realm cultivation who couldn't even light up the orange glow. He was then overwhelmed by the mental pressure within the stone tablet, his will shattered. He rolled on the ground, clutching his head and wailing, shouting and screaming as if he had gone mad.

The collapse of mental will could result in temporary confusion at best, becoming a complete idiot at worst, or even soul annihilation and death!

After the noble disciples completed the first assessment one after another, the success rate of the subsequent participants in passing the mental fortitude assessment plummeted. Many were unable to light up the orange glow of the stone tablet and were eliminated in the first round.

Moreover, many of those eliminated suffered greatly, their mental will struck by the pressure contained within the stone tablet. There were even cases of soul annihilation and death.

"Xu Lan!"

At this moment, a disciple from Azure Star Academy called out Xu Lan's name according to the registration order.

Xu Lan appeared very nervous and apprehensive. She was only at the third level of the Sea of Qi Realm. Failing the assessment was a minor issue; she was more afraid of her mental will collapsing under that pressure...

"Sister Lan, cheer up, you can do it," Huang Hu encouraged her.

Xia Wuji spoke, "Don't overthink it. Approach it with a normal mindset. The more nervous and scared you are, the less you'll be able to endure."

His voice was calm, but to Xu Lan, it felt like it possessed a special power, and she actually stopped feeling nervous.

Xia Wuji had used a technique involving a small amount of mental power to soothe her mind.

Xu Lan walked onto the high platform to undergo the mental fortitude test. After a moment, she lit up the orange glow. She wanted to try for the yellow glow, but after trying for a while, she found she couldn't bear the stronger pressure and had to give up.

Still, she had passed.

After Xu Lan, it was Huang Hu's turn.

"Brother Xia, I'm going up now."

"Mm, approach it with a normal mindset," Xia Wuji cautioned.

He again used the secret mental power technique to soothe her mind, not to help him cheat, but to allow him to better display his true state.

In fact, many who failed did so because their nervousness and apprehension prevented them from passing.

Huang Hu's performance was somewhat unexpected. He lit up the yellow glow in one go and, with a low growl from his throat, managed to light up the green glow moments later!

After lighting up the green glow, Huang Hu was like someone who had just been fished out of water, gasping for air. Immediately after, he was filled with excitement and joy!

"Xia Wuji!"

A disciple from Azure Star Academy called out Xia Wuji's name.

Xia Wuji walked towards the high platform.

Huang Hu happened to be coming down from the platform.

"Brother Xia, I'm looking forward to your performance!" Huang Hu said.

His intuition told him that Xia Wuji would definitely perform very well.

The Su brothers, standing at the very front not far from the high platform, were also staring at Xia Wuji.

At this moment, they finally knew the name of this arrogant fellow.

The eyes of the two brothers were filled with a cold glint. If it weren't for the occasion, they would have crippled this detestable guy the moment they saw him!

"This Xia Wuji is the guy who caused Su Xin to suffer such a great loss."

"Tsk, when I was registering earlier, I saw his registration information. His cultivation is only at the fifth level of the Sea of Qi Realm!"

"Is the fifth level of the Sea of Qi Realm true? How is it possible to defeat Su Xin, who is at the first level of the Primal Energy Realm, with just one sword?"

"It's said that Su Xin was careless."

"Cultivation doesn't mean anything. You haven't seen it yourselves; even someone at the Primal Energy Realm couldn't pass the temperament test just now."

Around them, there was a buzz of discussion.

Hearing that Xia Wuji was only at the fifth level of the Sea of Qi Realm, and recalling the scene where he was almost killed by Xia Wuji's sword, Su Xin felt even more humiliated!

He had always believed that he had been too careless that day!

At this moment, Xia Wuji had already reached the high platform and stood before the stone tablet. He reached out with one hand, pressing his palm against the surface of the stone tablet.

Instantly, a powerful pressure erupted from within the stone tablet, surging towards his mind. In the unseen depths, it was as if a giant palm appeared in his spiritual world.

This invisible palm pressed down, like the sky collapsing.

However, Xia Wuji's spiritual will, as if transformed into an supreme divine sword that could tear apart the heavens and earth, unleashed terrifying sharpness. Its formidable aura was unstoppable, and it instantly tore apart this oppressive palm print!

The stone tablet remained motionless.

Not even a flicker of light was emitted.

"Hahaha, trash!" Su Xin, who had lit up the yellow light, was the first to burst into laughter. "Today, this is the only trash who couldn't even light up the red light!"

"With such a temperament, you dare to come and participate in the assessment?"

"Overestimating yourself! Ungrateful! Ignorant of heaven and earth!"

His elder brother, Su Guang, nodded and said, "Such a temperament is extremely poor!"

The crowd was in an uproar. Indeed, someone who couldn't even light up the red light on the stone tablet... this was the first time. Everyone couldn't understand how there could be someone with such a terrible temperament in this world.

Huang Hu and Xu Lan were both stunned. They felt that something was wrong... Xia Wuji gave them a very steady impression, so how could this happen?

"If you can't do it, just get down. Why waste time there, you embarrassing thing!" Su Xin shouted loudly.

Even the Azure Star Academy disciple responsible for the first stage of the temperament test couldn't help but speak, "Go down, there are still people behind who need to undergo..."

But before he could finish his sentence.

Suddenly, the stone tablet trembled.

The next moment, a dense purple light shot out from the stone tablet, soaring into the sky!

The clamor of the entire venue instantly disappeared, plunging into dead silence!

Everyone stared dumbfounded at the purple glow sweeping across the sky... their hearts churning with immense waves!