Spirit Formation Assessment, Cultivation Arts Pavilion Elder's Expectations!

He understood things like other pills, spirit herbs, and Origin Stones.

But he had never heard of the Sword Tempering Pool.

Below, many registered disciples shared Lin Feng's confusion.

They did not really understand what the Sword Tempering Pool was.

Elder Zhu took in all their gazes.

Then he said mildly, "The Sword Tempering Pool is a cultivation site within the Limitless Sacred Land. Once inside, anyone can gain benefits to their realm and physique, though the exact gains depend on their own talent. Furthermore, those with talent in the Sword Dao can temper their Sword Intent within it."

Elder Zhu's explanation left the disciples' faces filled with shock.

Benefits to one's realm and physique were already enough to make hearts stir.

Yet Elder Zhu had said that entering the Sword Tempering Pool could temper Sword Intent?!

Sword Intent!

To sword cultivators, it was of utmost importance. Sword cultivators who had comprehended Sword Intent and those who had not were people on two entirely different levels, incomparable as day and night.

No wonder it was called the Sword Tempering Pool. It actually possessed such miraculous effects.

In an instant, the gazes of many disciples became incomparably fervent!

Among them, someone with broad knowledge whispered, "Even among inner disciples, only a handful are qualified to use the Sword Tempering Pool. To place such a precious slot in this disciple assessment is simply outrageous!"

"From what I heard, many inner disciples directly cultivated Sword Intent after entering the Sword Tempering Pool, or rose to an even higher level! Some even used the Sword Tempering Pool to successfully enter the ranks of core disciples!"

"The reward for first place is too lavish!"

Countless disciples exclaimed and marveled.

Even Chen Yunjing and the other two geniuses with illustrious backgrounds revealed blazing looks in their eyes.

Clearly, the most important reason they had come this time was for first place.

A slot in the Sword Tempering Pool!

To them, it was of supreme importance!

Lin Feng was quite moved as well. He was determined to claim the Sword Tempering Pool slot.

Yet beside him came the sighs and despondent air of many disciples.

They murmured among themselves, saying nothing more than that first place in this assessment definitely would not belong to registered disciples like them.

After all, there were three deeply backed geniuses like Chen Yunjing.

Who could contend with them?

Their realms alone were at least above the Sea of Reincarnation Realm!

At this moment, Elder Zhu slowly said, "The disciple assessment is divided into two parts. The first is the Spirit Formation assessment. You must enter the Spirit Formation, and your ranking will be determined by your clearance speed and the number of spirit beasts you slay."

Spirit Formation assessment!

This was an illusion realm created through supreme divine abilities by an unparalleled figure of the Limitless Sacred Land.

It was similar to clearing stages. There were ten stages in total, each with spirit beasts of varying strength, calibrated according to the strength of the disciple attempting the stages.

The stronger the disciple, the stronger the spirit beasts they would naturally encounter.

For everyone, it was full of challenges.

"Let the first assessment begin."

Elder Zhu's imposing voice fell.

A disc-like object appeared in his hand.

After he set it down, it manifested a spatial entrance like an immortal realm. The disciples' hearts tightened as they knew they were about to enter for the assessment.

"Go." Elder Zhu urged them once more.

Chen Yunjing and the other two snorted coldly, their figures sweeping out like gusts of wind. They had come for first place! Naturally, they would fight for first in every event!

As for the first assessment, they naturally had no intention of trailing behind others, each one rushing forward first.

The many registered disciples followed closely behind.

A million disciples entered at once, yet the manifested space seemed not to ripple in the slightest. Such was the means of a great figure—the secret realm they created could contain all things!

Lin Feng was among them.

A moment later, all the disciples had entered!

Many watched with anxious expressions. Among them were quite a few people from the forces backing those disciples, all desperately hoping their own people could obtain good rankings and at least enter the outer sect.

The Limitless Sacred Land's outer sect and inner sect were strictly graded. The cultivation resources and opportunities received by disciples of each rank were simply not on the same level.

As for the top three in the assessment?

It could be said that no one present held much hope anymore. Once Chen Yunjing and the other two arrived, it seemed everyone had tacitly accepted that the top three would belong to them!

There were many onlookers. The Cultivation Arts Pavilion elder from earlier also strode over, watching the Spirit Formation with curious eyes.

Above them, Elder Zhu's sharp gaze noticed the Cultivation Arts Pavilion elder. His figure flashed, and in an instant he arrived before him, saying mildly, "What brought you here to watch this disciple assessment?"

The Cultivation Arts Pavilion elder smiled. "Among this batch of registered disciples, there is a little fellow with rather good comprehension. He declared that he would take first place in the assessment, so I came to have a look."

"First place?" Hearing that, Elder Zhu shook his head with a laugh. "Do you not see those three little fellows? Descendants of the Chen Clan, Xu Clan, and Wei Clan, each with an elder at the Venerable level. Forget first place—even the top three will not have room for ordinary disciples."

The Cultivation Arts Pavilion elder's eyes flickered. "Not necessarily. If that little fellow manages to master the Yellow Springs Heaven-Severing Sword Art, he might have a chance."

"Hm?"

Upon hearing the name of that sword art, Elder Zhu's expression shifted slightly! It was as though this sword art had quite an extraordinary origin!

"How could an ordinary person master such a sword art?" Elder Zhu shook his head. "Besides, it is merely an incomplete copy. Even if cultivated to great mastery, it is only a ninth-rank martial art—nothing remarkable!"

The Cultivation Arts Pavilion elder said nothing. Would Lin Feng bring him some surprises?

At this moment, inside the Spirit Formation, as soon as the many disciples entered, it was as though they had arrived in another dimension. The entire space seemed to contain only themselves.

The moment they entered, ten spirit beasts roared ferociously. Their realms had all been set according to the cultivation of the disciples clearing the stages.

Boom!

The three great geniuses Chen Yunjing and the others, admired by countless disciples, entered and immediately began slaughtering. They wielded divine weapons, and wherever they passed, the spirit beasts all collapsed.

No matter their numbers, no spirit beast could withstand more than three exchanges in their hands!

The faces of geniuses like Chen Yunjing carried a trace of ambition. First place seemed already within their grasp!

Elsewhere.

Lin Feng held a longsword as he moved forward with an indifferent expression. His steps did not pause in the slightest.

Whenever he arrived at a stage, no matter how ferocious the spirit beasts were, how numerous they were, or even if their realms surpassed his...

Without exception.

They were all instantly slain with a single strike!

With the support of three layers of Sword Intent, Lin Feng was like a sword god! Even the low-grade longsword in his hand seemed to have become a divine weapon!

Terrifying Sword Qi raged as Lin Feng went from the first stage to the tenth almost without obstruction!

If one could observe within the Spirit Formation, one would clearly discover that—

Lin Feng's stage-clearing speed... vastly surpassed that of Chen Yunjing and the other two! He was not merely a little faster!

The spirit beasts in the first stage were at the eighth level of the Blood-Shifting Realm, while by the tenth stage, the spirit beasts had reached the first level of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm.

And there were a full hundred of them!

Roar! Roar! Roar!

A hundred Sea of Reincarnation spirit beasts roared fiercely at Lin Feng. Within this Spirit Formation, they appeared especially real, a bloody stench permeating the air as though they had devoured billions of living beings. Any ordinary cultivator who encountered them would surely have their legs go weak.