[Cracked Mountain Secret Realm]
As a Martial Exam testing site in Ying Province over the years, its main characteristics were its vast secret realm space and the relatively low levels of its exotic beasts.
It normally remained sealed, and before the exam began, a Seventh Rank Martial Dao Grandmaster was specially invited to conduct a thorough sweep of the secret realm, preventing the appearance of Fourth-Tier exotic beasts.
However, it seemed that the secret realm had its own suppressive rules. Over the years, no Fourth-Tier exotic beasts had ever appeared.
But to be safe, the annual inspection by a grandmaster had never been skipped.
With so many Martial Dao seeds, a new batch of Martial Dao powerhouses would inevitably emerge several decades, or even a century, later.
Before the Cracked Mountain Secret Realm, temporary camp.
Early in the morning, a vast sea of people stood on the plain before the secret realm, each wearing a different expression.
Cai Guocheng stood before the camp above, gazing solemnly at the many young martial artists below as thoughts churned within him.
The day had finally come.
The young talents of Ying Province had gathered here today.
The Yang Family Twin Stars of Shanzhou City, the Jiang Family's eldest daughter from Linhai City, the dark horse youth named Ye Li, Little Vajra from Jiang City, Tang Yao of the Sword Pavilion from Qingshan City... Huh? Why were so many people from Qingshan City crippled?
After his gaze fell upon the group of martial artists from Qingshan City, doubt surged in Cai Guocheng's eyes.
Several hundred of them were wrapped in bandages and fitted with splints, looking utterly miserable. The remaining few hundred occasionally cast resentful looks toward the martial artists from Linhai City.
Yet the moment a handsome Boy in Black