Though Elder Shanhou's words were unpleasant to hear, they easily silenced everyone.
To enter the inner sect, they actually needed the strength to come and go freely even when attacked by fierce beasts in such mountain ranges?
How was that possible?
What level of cultivation would that require? Did their outer sect truly have such terrifying beings with that level of strength?
All the disciples were lost in thought.
Yet no matter how they thought about it, they clearly could not find an answer.
After a brief assessment, Elder Shanhou personally led the hundred who had just stepped forward from the crowd and flew northward toward another location.
After flying for a while,
as the mountain range ahead drew nearer and nearer, they saw more and more similar groups continuously rushing in this direction.
Clearly, the First Checkpoint examinations had all concluded at the fastest possible speed.
Qin Shaofeng and the others observed the people who were likewise hurrying along.
Even more people were watching their group. After all, having an elder personally lead them already proved that they were far from ordinary.
When they finally arrived at their destination,
Qin Shaofeng recognized the location at a glance. This was unmistakably the entrance to Shuiyue Mountain's back mountain.
As an elder, Elder Shanhou naturally would not continue leading them around like ordinary disciples.
He casually handed them over to several people who had originally accompanied Yu Sifang, then turned and left.
They did not wait long.
Two figures slowly rose into the air from the foot of the mountain.
One was Elder Shanhou, who had brought them here not long ago. The other was someone Qin Shaofeng knew equally well—who else could it be but Elder Duomian?
"Among all of you, at most one thousand may pass this checkpoint. A