The Red-Browed Elder frowned slightly, surprise stirring in his heart.
Shen Changsheng had actually driven him back with a single punch!
Although he had suppressed his cultivation to perfected aperture refining, forcing him back was still no easy feat.
He watched another punch come hurtling toward him from Shen Changsheng.
The Red-Browed Elder braced himself and caught it.
But with his cultivation suppressed, he simply could not withstand such a ferocious punch and was forced back again.
This time, he staggered back two steps in succession.
The rule was to force him back three steps within the time it took an incense stick to burn.
The Red-Browed Elder's old eyes widened, and embarrassment crept over his face. Barely enough time to drink a cup of tea had passed since they began, yet Shen Changsheng had already completed the assessment.
"Heh, First Elder, are you deliberately going easy on him?" The white-robed Second Elder gave a cold laugh, his voice tinged with mockery.
"I gave it my all. At the same cultivation level, I truly am no match for him." The Red-Browed Elder gazed at Shen Changsheng with a sigh. Beneath the astonishment in his eyes lay unmistakable pride.
What a blessing it was for the Demon Suppression Division to have such a rising talent!
At the same time, he could not help lamenting that he had grown old!
"Li Qiming, I will test you." The black-robed Third Elder suddenly turned toward Li Qiming and spoke gravely.
The assessment was not something the First Elder alone could decide.
The three elders also had a duty to oversee one another!
Now that the First Elder had finished assessing Shen Changsheng, one of the other two elders would naturally assess Li Qiming.
"There's no need to suppress your cultivation," Li Qiming reminded the