[Commentary 3: Zhao Wenwen is currently troubled by the issue of teammates for next year's Heavenly Dao Sect Entry exam. If Ling Yi is worth investing in, it would save her a lot of trouble. Anyway, for me, it doesn't matter who my teammates are.]
Ling Yi's pupils contracted. The Heavenly Dao Sect's assessment? So Zhao Wenwen was actually going to participate in next year's Heavenly Dao Sect assessment?
The Heavenly Dao Sect is not a sect, but also a school, affiliated with the military of the Ancient Country.
It is the highest institution of learning for cultivators in the Ancient Country.
Entering the Heavenly Dao Sect is equivalent to obtaining a ticket to Longevity.
It is said that the minimum graduation standard for the Heavenly Dao Sect is the Nascent Soul Realm.
The Nascent Soul Realm grants a lifespan of eight hundred years. Don't think eight hundred years is a short time; for modern humans, it's practically the same as Longevity.
Many people don't even understand life after living for a hundred years; eight hundred years is a very long time.
It is said that if one reaches the Spirit Transformation Realm, Primordial Spirit will remain indestructible, granting Longevity and Immortality.
However, the Heavenly Dao Sect only admits ten candidates each year for its examinations.
Yes, there are only ten candidates. Only those who pass the test can enter the Heavenly Dao Sect. If none of them pass, then none of them will be admitted.
It is said that the Heavenly Dao Sect has not successfully admitted a single person in almost ten years.
Leaving aside the admission requirements, the conditions for becoming a candidate are extremely stringent.
Yes, to become a candidate for the Heavenly Dao Sect, one must be qualified to participate in the Heavenly Dao Sect's assessment, and only after passing the assessment can one be qualified to participate in the Entry assessment.
Among the assessment criteria, there are several that are most incomprehensible to everyone.
Article 1: Candidates will only be selected from students in the Qi Refining Preschool Class.
Secondly, once you participate in the Heavenly Dao Sect's assessment, you will not only lose the opportunity to apply for the middle class, but you will also be completely expelled from the school.
In other words, once you decide to join the Heavenly Dao Sect, you will never receive any official free resources other than those from the Heavenly Dao Sect.
The third rule is that at least one teammate must participate in the Heavenly Dao Sect's assessment, but only one person in the team can pass the assessment.
This means that if there are 10 people taking the exam, and each person forms a team of at least two, even if all of them pass the exam, only 5 people will be able to enter the Heavenly Dao Sect.
The first one is somewhat understandable.
But the second and third points are puzzling.
Especially the third one.
But that's how the Heavenly Dao Sect stipulates it.
It is precisely because of the harsh conditions that many people give up, especially in recent years, as the country has increased its efforts to cultivate cultivators and provided ample resources.
Fewer and fewer people are applying to the Heavenly Dao Sect.
After all, as long as you cultivate step by step, even if your aptitude is slightly worse, you will at least Foundation Establishment Realm by graduation.
Reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm is already quite impressive for most people.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Wenwen actually wants to apply to the Heavenly Dao Sect. Where does her confidence come from?
Because of Upper Third Pin) Spiritual Root?
But Upper Third Pin Spiritual Root isn't enough!
Of course, none of these are actually important to Ling Yi. For Ling Yi right now, what matters are Spirit Stone, cultivation techniques, and cultivation resources.
Ling Yi had already turned off the Narration Bullet Comments. There were only a few Narration Bullet Comments left for today, and he couldn't let them all be wasted on Zhao Wenwen.
"My current Spiritual Power is 6 points." After a slight hesitation, Ling Yi decided to tell the truth.
Upon hearing Ling Yi's words, Zhao Wenwen's eyes lit up, thinking to herself, "Sure enough, this Ling Yi has a secret."
In just two days, his Spiritual Power increased from 2 points to 6 points. Most students, even after two years of hard work cultivating every day, would only achieve this level.
Zhao Wenwen guessed that Ling Yi must have had some kind of extraordinary encounter in the past few days, or perhaps, like the Protagonist in an online novel, he had acquired some kind of cheat code.
Zhao Wenwen thought this way not because she had read too many online novels, but because she knew that in this world, besides ordinary cultivators such as those with Ability User, immortal cultivators, Magic Mage, and Martial Practitioner, there were others.
There is another type of person, called a cheater.
The quantity is not large, but it's not insignificant either.
Initially, the authorities categorized these cheaters as individuals with Ability User.
It wasn't until recent years that they were distinguished and classified as a separate category of professions.
However, this information has not yet been officially released.
If Ling Yi were narrating right now, he would definitely be shocked by this news.
"What are you planning to do next?" Zhao Wenwen asked, blinking.
Investment is investment, and teammates are teammates, but Zhao Wenwen will definitely need to verify things further.
It's not just about verifying whether Ling Yi is a cheater, but also about verifying his personality, character, and other aspects.
Zhao Wenwen has very high standards!
Although it was very frustrating, what Ling Yi needed right now was this little bit of help when things were at their most difficult.
"Of course, we should keep opening blind boxes while we're lucky!" Ling Yi shrugged.
After learning that Zhao Wenwen possessed Black Market Token and was preparing to invest in him, Ling Yi had an idea in mind.
Ling Yi has lived two lives, but he's not like a brainless Protagonist who thinks he's the most important person in the world, dares to argue with anyone, and will fight anyone he doesn't like. Anyone who disobeys him is his enemy.
A fool who keeps bringing up the phrase "thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west."
The two went directly to another place that sells Spirit Stone blind boxes.
The Spirit Stone blind boxes here are much more expensive than those at Hu Bin's place, costing ten Spirit Stone each.
Ten Low-Grade Spirit Stone can equal a million Little Qian.
Most people really wouldn't be willing to part with it.
The stall owner, dressed in all white and wearing a fox mask, was reclining in a deck chair, looking quite relaxed and comfortable.
They seemed completely unconcerned about whether business was good or bad.
"Boss, what's the chance of getting Spirit Stone in your Spirit Stone blind boxes?" Ling Yi asked casually, looking at the pile of blind boxes on his stall.
"Open blind boxes, don't look at the probability, just rely on luck!" a lazy young man's voice rang out.
Ling Yi laughed and said, "That makes sense. I wonder if there's a trick to this!"
"Those who claim to have the tricks are all unscrupulous merchants. If you all knew the tricks, how would we make money?"
[Commentary 2: Although Zhao Mubai appears lazy, he is actually very curious about Ling Yi. He never expected that his sister would be with a young man. Are they dating? If so, this could be a disaster!]
Well, it wasted a commentary slot, or rather, not entirely wasted.
Through this Narration Bullet Comments, Ling Yi learned the other person's identity and his relationship with Zhao Wenwen.
Damn, what a coincidence!
Or did Zhao Wenwen deliberately bring me here?
But that doesn't make sense either. It was always me leading Zhao Wenwen, not the Zhao Wenwen way around.
Also, the name Zhao Mubai seems familiar!
[Commentary 1: Zhao Mubai thought it was a good thing that this icy girl made friends, and he hesitated whether to tell Zhao Wenwen Voice Transmission that the blind box with the slight dent on the side was Spirit Stone blind box. In the end, he decided to give up, as he didn't want his sister to know that he was selling Spirit Stone blind boxes on the black market.]
[Ding, you've used up your daily barrage reading attempts. These attempts refresh daily at midnight. At your current cultivation level, you can read 10 barrage reading attempts per day. Increasing your cultivation level will increase your reading attempts.]
Upon seeing the last comment, Ling Yi breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt somewhat incredulous.
Ling Yi finally understood why he was familiar with the name Zhao Mubai.
Isn't that Zhao Feng's son, the mayor of Dafeng City, and the commander of the Dafeng City Guard Army?
If Zhao Mubai is indeed the son of Zhao Feng, the mayor of the city, then it makes sense why Zhao Wenwen is so rich and why she has Black Market Token.
But why would Zhao Mubai be selling Spirit Stone blind boxes on the black market? He shouldn't be short of Spirit Stone, right?
But none of that matters. What matters is whether or not I should open this Spirit Stone blind box!
After hesitating for a moment, Ling Yi decided to start!
At this point, hesitation will lead to defeat.
Compared to the risks involved, successfully breaking through the current situation is the most crucial thing for Ling Yi.
Even with a cheat-like advantage, Ling Yi had no other choice besides his minor abilities.
Ling Yi observed carefully and indeed found subtle dents on the sides of some blind boxes. Although the dents were not obvious, they could still be seen if one looked closely.
Although we know from Zhao Mubai's Narration Bullet Comments that these are blind boxes containing Spirit Stone, we don't know how many Spirit Stone are in them.
Spirit Stone blind box costing ten Spirit Stone doesn't necessarily guarantee you'll get ten Spirit Stone.
Aside from empty blind boxes, the Spirit Stone blind boxes contain at least one Spirit Stone and at most one hundred Spirit Stones.
Well, any more than that won't do. After all, the Spirit Stone blind box is only so big, and one hundred is already the maximum.
Since he couldn't figure it out, Ling Yi could only rely on luck.
Whether we made a profit or a loss, that's all we've gained from the black market today.
Without Narration Bullet Comments, Ling Yi wouldn't dare open blind boxes recklessly.
Ling Yi quickly selected a blind box, but did not open it on the spot. Instead, he waited until he left the black market to open it.
However, after assessing the value of the blind boxes, Ling Yi concluded that this round should have been profitable.
And it was a huge profit.
This is much heavier than the blind box that contained ten Spirit Stone before; it's at least several times larger.
Zhao Mubai was slightly taken aback when he saw the blind box Ling Yi had chosen.
This kid, is he really that lucky?
I actually won a blind box with Spirit Stone in my first try?
"Aren't you going to open any blind boxes?" Zhao Wenwen asked curiously as she watched Ling Yi stuff the blind box into his backpack and turn to leave.
"Let's open it after we leave the black market. We shouldn't flaunt our wealth!" Ling Yi laughed.
"Is it substantial?" Zhao Wenwen asked in a low voice.
"At least several tens of yuan." Ling Yi nodded.
"You're really lucky!" Zhao Wenwen didn't care about the dozens of Spirit Stone, but she was very concerned about Ling Yi's "luck."
He paused for a moment and then asked, "Can I watch you open the blind boxes? To be honest, I've bought quite a few blind boxes before, but I've never gotten anything good from them."
"If I can't see you open the blind box tonight, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep."
"Haha, we'll open it as soon as we leave the black market!"
You need Spirit Stone to enter the black market, but you don't need them to leave.
From the outside, the entrance to this secret realm appears as a load-bearing pillar, but from the inside, it is a black vortex. Stepping into the vortex allows you to leave.
Ling Yi stepped into the vortex. The next moment, a slight dizziness came over him, and the surrounding scenery changed. He was now next to a load-bearing pillar.
"This secret realm is truly magical," Ling Yi remarked.