As the disciples bowed and acknowledged the instructions, jade slips streaked through the air in trails of pure white light, shooting unerringly toward each of them.
Li Yan caught his jade slip, then turned and strode toward the stone chamber he had used before.
"This tests the most basic foundations. There's no relying on lucky chances here. This is an excellent opportunity to win back a round. Complete it as quickly as you can!"
Yan Qingchen and his five companions left at the same time. His voice sounded in the other five's minds, carrying neither anger nor dissatisfaction, only calm.
But the other five knew how humiliating the previous round had been. In particular, the three who had failed to enter the top ten felt their faces burning in waves.
Yan Qingchen said little. He merely demanded that they move at their utmost speed and push through this round of the assessment!
Once Li Yan entered the stone chamber, the formation activated again as the door closed. At the same moment its restrictions took effect, the small teleportation formation in the corner burst into light.
When Li Yan looked over, two storage rings had already appeared within it. As he walked toward the center of the chamber, he raised a hand and beckoned.
The two storage rings flew swiftly over from the teleportation formation. Soon, Li Yan stood in the center of the chamber.
A thread of Divine Sense sank into the jade slip he had been holding. A single scan revealed that its contents were exceedingly concise.
It contained only the names of fifty medicinal herbs, with no annotations or explanations whatsoever.
After scanning it once, Li Yan had memorized every herb's name. He casually set the jade slip aside.
Li Yan had seen the names and descriptions of