The silver flying boat passed through the pale blue light screen shrouding the islands and slowly descended onto the white jade plaza beneath Green Wave Island's main peak. Aboard the boat, Zhou Tao opened his eyes and told Han Li and the others, "Disembark, form ranks, and await the assessment."
Han Li disembarked with the others. Several dozen cultivators were already waiting in the plaza, their clothing and auras varied. Most were wandering cultivators or members of minor clans, ranging from the Qi Refinement Middle Period to the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, their expressions either anxious or expectant. He quietly took his place at the back of the line, lowering his head and eyes and firmly suppressing his aura to the eighth level of Qi Refining, while his Profound Yin Spirit Eye silently surveyed his surroundings.
Three people sat on a raised platform at the front of the plaza. In the center was an old man in blue robes, his complexion ruddy and his long beard reaching his chest. His aura was as deep and unfathomable as the sea-he was actually at the early stage of Core Formation! This was Chen Fengyang, deputy hall master of Green Wave Hall. The two flanking him were both at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage and carried themselves with distinction. Beside the platform stood an ancient bronze mirror over ten feet tall. Its surface was hazy as water and emanated subtle fluctuations.
"Silence!" Chen Fengyang's voice was not loud, yet it reached everyone's ears clearly, and the plaza instantly fell so quiet that not even a crow or sparrow could be heard. "I am Chen Fengyang, deputy hall master of Green Wave Hall. Since you wish to join our Star Palace, you must undergo three assessments. Only the best will be admitted. Fail any