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"You three, write your names on the blank wooden plaques and hang them at the end." The Assessment Elder pointed at several empty plaques in the last row.
Following his instructions, Ye Chen took down a blank wooden plaque. Like the others, he channeled force into his fingers and slowly carved the words "Ye Chen" onto it before hanging it back up.
The Assessment Elder rubbed his temples. "I won't go into those trivial ranking rules. You can ask your senior brothers and sisters; they'll tell you everything. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving for now."
After the Assessment Elder left, the male disciple who had just advanced to an Inner Sect Disciple immediately asked, "Senior brothers and sisters, my name is Li Sheng. May I ask what these rankings are for, and how are they decided?"
One Inner Sect Disciple explained, "Strictly speaking, rankings have no practical use. But if you truly think they are useless, then you couldn't be more wrong. First, rankings stir up the spirit of competition. No one is willing to rank beneath others, nor can anyone casually climb to a high position. To charge to the front, you must rely on hard work and strength. Of course, there may be people willing to sink into decay, but there are very few of them—so few they can practically be ignored. After all, becoming an Inner Sect Disciple is no easy matter; everyone understands that deeply. Most importantly, after the end of the year, Inner Sect Disciples ranked below five hundred will have their Inner Sect Disciple status revoked and become Outer Sect Disciples again. To regain their status, they must wait half a year. Before this, eleven Inner Sect Disciples had already fallen off the rankings."
What brutal competition!
Ye Chen