Outer Sect Disciple

The crowd followed the burly middle-aged man and soon arrived at the mountain gate of Fengling Island.

The mountain gate area was a massive plaza, a thousand zhang in circumference. By this time, quite a few people from Fengling Island were already waiting in the plaza.

They were clearly the assessment personnel of Fengling Island.

"Elder Wei, all disciples participating in the assessment have been brought here."

The burly middle-aged man said respectfully to a short, stout old man.

"En, you may go,"

The stout old man waved his hand and then gestured to a stern-faced young man beside him.

The young man nodded, strode forward, glanced at the crowd, and shouted loudly, "Everyone with a recommendation letter from the Purple Gold Pavilion, step out."

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

From the crowd, about a hundred people stepped forward.

Su Mo was naturally one of them.

Possessing a recommendation letter from the Purple Gold Pavilion meant one could directly become an outer disciple of Fengling Island.

Su Mo had already heard that without a recommendation letter, if one's cultivation was not yet at the Spirit Martial Realm, even if they passed the entrance assessment, they would only become a handyman disciple.

Handyman disciples were the lowest-ranking disciples on Fengling Island. Not only was their status low, but they also had to do chores, which was extremely tough.

Therefore, Su Mo wanted to directly become an outer disciple.

He wasn't so bored as to prove himself by passing the assessment step by step through his own abilities.

That was just being idle!

If he had a recommendation letter, why wouldn't he use it?

"You, follow me!"

The young man shouted loudly at the hundred-plus people who had stepped out.

Immediately, the young man led everyone away from the scene and to another side of the plaza.

The remaining youths and maidens, seeing Su Mo and the others step out, all had a flash of envy in their eyes.

Then, following the instructions of the stout old man, they began the various complex assessments.

Su Mo and the others arrived at the other side of the plaza, and the stern-faced young man collected everyone's letters of introduction one by one.

Then, according to the young man's instructions, everyone lined up.

"The fact that you possess recommendation letters from the Purple Gold Pavilion indicates that you all have exceptional talent. Therefore, you do not need to undergo the entrance assessment like them; you can directly become outer disciples of our Fengling Island."

The stern-faced young man stood in front of everyone and said loudly.

"However, to understand your specific talent levels, you will now release your martial spirits for me to observe."

As soon as the young man finished speaking, everyone unhesitatingly released their martial spirits.

Su Mo also released his martial spirit.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Instantly, countless streams of yellow light erupted, dazzling and brilliant.

All sorts of martial spirits were present, myriad and strange.

There were pythons, monkeys, fierce tigers, as well as sabers, swords, axes, and even large trees, flowers, and blades of grass, and so on.

Among the many martial spirits, three were particularly eye-catching.

The martial spirits of those three people were respectively a golden long saber, a cluster of purple flowers, and a piece of ice exuding chilling energy.

These three martial spirits all flickered with eight yellow halos, exceptionally dazzling, clearly Human-grade Eighth-tier Martial Spirits.

The person with the golden long saber martial spirit was a sturdy young man. The person with the purple flower martial spirit was a delicate young woman in purple.

And the person with the ice martial spirit was none other than Yan Qi.

As for the others, most had Human-grade Seventh-tier martial spirits, and only about twenty-odd people had Human-grade Sixth-tier martial spirits.

There wasn't a single person with a Human-grade Fifth-tier martial spirit.

Except for Su Mo, everyone else looked at Yan Qi and the other two with immense envy.

Human-grade Eighth-tier Martial Spirits could be considered genius even on the vast Fengling Island.

It could be said that with a Human-grade Eighth-tier Martial Spirit, breaking through to the Spirit Martial Realm and entering the higher-tier True Spirit Realm in the future would not be a major problem.

True Spirit Realm martial artists were considered top-tier powerhouses in the entire Tianyue Kingdom.

The three received the attention of the crowd with considerable pride. Especially Yan Qi, his face was full of arrogance. He glanced at Su Mo, and his eyes were filled with disdain.

Earlier, when Yan Qi saw that Su Mo also had a recommendation letter, he had worried that Su Mo might have very high talent. Now that he saw Su Mo only had a Human-grade Sixth-tier martial spirit, he let out a sneer.

The stern-faced young man's eyes lit up when he saw that three people had Human-grade Eighth-tier martial spirits, and he nodded inwardly.

"Good, there are actually three with Human-grade Eighth-tier martial spirits. Not bad. What are your names?"

The stern-faced young man asked with a smile, clearly attaching great importance to the three.

"My name is Cao Yuan!" the short, sturdy youth said.

"My name is Feng Zilan!" the girl in purple said.

"My name is Yan Qi!"

The stern-faced young man nodded, then swept his gaze over everyone. "I have a good idea of each of your martial spirit talents. Now, I'll take you to the outer sect area to assign your residences."

Immediately, everyone followed the stern-faced young man, leaving the plaza and heading into the mountain gate.

On the plaza, the remaining nearly ten thousand young men and women were undergoing rounds of assessments, the atmosphere on site fiery.

The entrance assessment for Wind Ling Island was divided into three parts.

The first part was the martial spirit assessment. The level of one's martial spirit was the most important standard for measuring a martial artist's talent.

The second part was the comprehension assessment. A martial artist's comprehension was also an important indicator of their cultivation talent. Those with high comprehension cultivated martial skills and other martial arts with rapid progress.

The third part was the perseverance assessment. This part assessed a martial artist's personal will, perseverance, and mindset. If a person's mindset was strong enough and their willpower astonishing, they could compensate even if other aspects were slightly lacking.

Overall, the assessments at Wind Ling Island covered martial spirit, comprehension, and mindset, three aspects, making them quite comprehensive.

Of course, the latter two assessments were only supplementary. Martial spirit level was the most important standard for Wind Ling Island's assessment.

However, these complex assessments had nothing to do with Su Mo. He had already arrived at the outer sect area of Wind Ling Island.

The outer sect area was vast, situated on the mountainside. A thousand courtyards stretched out in succession, a spectacular sight.

"Alright, this is the outer sect area. Courtyards number seven hundred to one thousand are all uninhabited. You can choose freely."

The stern-faced young man brought everyone there and said indifferently.

All the courtyards here had clear house numbers and were planned very orderly.

"Each courtyard has three independent rooms, so each courtyard can only house three people," the stern-faced young man added.

"Excuse me, who lives over there?"

At this moment, a youth pointed into the distance and asked.

Everyone followed the direction he pointed. At the very top of the outer sect area were ten pavilions.

Each of these ten pavilions had three stories. The pavilions were built elegantly and luxuriously, far beyond what ordinary courtyards could compare to.

The stern-faced young man heard this and a smile appeared on his lips. "Those are the residences of the top ten outer disciples. On our Wind Ling Island, the stronger you are, the better the treatment. If any of you can defeat one of them in the future, you can replace them and live in the pavilions."

"The top ten outer disciples not only have different residences from ordinary outer disciples, but the resources they obtain within the island are also far beyond what ordinary outer disciples can compare to."

"Therefore, if you want better treatment, you can only strive harder."

The stern-faced young man patiently explained in great detail.

Although this young man had a stern expression, his heart was not as cold as his appearance suggested.

Everyone was astonished. At the same time, the difference between outer disciples was so great?

"In ten days, the sect will hold the 'Azure Origin Trial' for new disciples. All new disciples must participate. Those with excellent results will receive abundant rewards. You all must cultivate diligently."

"Alright, choose your rooms! In each room, there is a sect booklet. It records the sect rules and some other matters. You can take a look!"

After speaking, the stern-faced young man turned, preparing to leave.

"Oh, right, my name is Wang Hui. I am an outer sect elder. If you have any questions, you can find me at the Outer Sect Elder Hall."

The stern-faced young man said one more thing, then strode away.

"He's actually an outer sect elder?"

"He looks only twenty-seven or twenty-eight, but he's already an elder!"

"Hmph! What do you know? Although he looks only twenty-seven or twenty-eight, he could very well be over thirty. He just appears young because his cultivation is high."

Everyone discussed animatedly.