Skillful Hands Blooming Flowers, Stunning Everyone with His Skill

Ten days of tense yet fulfilling preparation flashed past like a white steed glimpsed through a crack.

The second monthly examination arrived on schedule.

The first event was the cultivation assessment, which best reflected the depth of one's family teachings and personal diligence.

The results came out quickly. Unsurprisingly, thanks to the solid foundation laid by the spiritual energy of the [Cold Pool Jade Marrow] and the support of her Lineage's medicinal pills, Lin Xuewei retained first place in the cultivation assessment by a considerable margin.

Both the quantity and purity of her spiritual energy remained among the best of the new students.

Chu Bai placed third, right behind Tao Mingzhi. It was neither a good nor a bad result, but quite a few people watching him shook their heads inwardly, believing that his foundations were ultimately a notch below the others'.

Yet when the second event—the spell arts assessment—began, everyone would witness an upset that overturned all their expectations.

On the day of the monthly examination, the atmosphere at the spell arts testing grounds was more solemn than ever before.

This was no longer a simple martial practice platform. Instead, dozens of separate testing areas had been set up, each equipped with peculiar formation devices that gave off a faint spiritual glow.

When Instructor Ji Yu announced the rules for this spell arts assessment, the entire venue fell silent.

"This spell arts assessment is intended to test your fine control over spell power and spell arts. It consists of two stages."

Instructor Ji Yu's voice echoed through the testing grounds. Her gaze swept over every student, carrying a trace of scrutiny and anticipation.

"The first stage is called 'Needle Through the Rings.'"

"You must control a 'needle' formed from your own spell power and pass it through nine constantly