Supreme Simplicity Sect Assessment!
"Unfortunately, there's only one Devil Jade that can assess a demonic cultivator's aptitude. Perhaps I can draw another one in a monthly lottery someday."
Lin Ye stopped thinking about it and lay there resting.
After Dongfang Bai came out, Ye Chen and the others gathered around him.
"Second junior brother, what did Master give you?" Ye Chen and the others asked curiously.
"Ahem, nothing special, just some ordinary resources." Dongfang Bai wasn't about to let a single detail slip.
"Junior Brother Ye, I was only asking. It's not like I want any," Ye Chen said with a smile.
"There really wasn't much. Why don't you go to the Supreme Simplicity Sect, eldest senior brother? Master will definitely give you the same things," Dongfang Bai said.
Ye Chen said helplessly, "I can't go to the Supreme Simplicity Sect. I'm a man."
"I can turn you into a woman," Dongfang Bai said confidently, a sly smile spreading across his face. The sight made Ye Chen shudder all over, and he hastily waved his hands.
"Um... I'll pass."
Ye Chen ran off, and Yang Yang, Han Bing, and the others left as well.
"Brother, be careful after you get to the Supreme Simplicity Sect." Dongfang Rou gave him plenty of reminders, and Dongfang Bai nodded.
Time flew, and the next morning arrived.
As everyone watched him go, Dongfang Bai left the Black-Yellow Sect for the Supreme Simplicity Sect.
The Supreme Simplicity Sect.
Xu Yan returned, dragging her injured body along. She had taken a healing pill, however, so her injuries were no longer too serious.
"Master."
Xu Yan came before her master, Li Xuansu. "Your disciple has returned. Please avenge me, Master."
"What happened?" Li Xuansu asked at once.
Xu Yan told her how Ye Chen had gravely injured her and pleaded, "Please help me kill Ye Chen, Master."
"Say no more about this," Li Xuansu refused. "From what you've told me, Ye Chen has already joined the Black-Yellow Sect. Even if it's a one-star sect, it's still a member of the Martial Alliance. Besides, our Supreme Simplicity Sect is a righteous sect. Fighting and killing in private is one thing, but if I were to go to the Black-Yellow Sect myself and kill one of its disciples, even if the Martial Alliance didn't punish me too severely, it would undoubtedly damage our sect's reputation if the other sects found out. That Ye Chen may have had some fortunate encounter, but you're a disciple of the Supreme Simplicity Sect. The resources and treatment you enjoy are beyond his reach. Once your cultivation surpasses his and you become stronger than him, it won't be too late to kill him."
"Yes!"
Xu Yan knew there was no use counting on her master. She could only wait until she grew stronger before dealing with Ye Chen.
The Black-Yellow Sect was a full 2,800 li from the Supreme Simplicity Sect. Traveling on foot would take far too long. A top-grade Crimson Blood Steed was exceptionally fast, capable of covering 2,000 li a day, and had abundant stamina. It could reach the Supreme Simplicity Sect in a little over a day.
Dongfang Bai rode a top-grade Crimson Blood Steed all the way from the Black-Yellow Sect to the Supreme Simplicity Sect, resting for a while along the way. Two days later, he reached the region where the Supreme Simplicity Sect was located.
"Martial arts really are more prosperous around the Supreme Simplicity Sect. Spirit Yang City can't compare. You can often run into True Qi Realm martial artists here." Dongfang Bai grew more cautious. He was still only a Body Forging Realm martial artist, and he had yet to join the Supreme Simplicity Sect. If he really ran into trouble, he wouldn't have the Supreme Simplicity Sect's skin to protect him.
As for the Black-Yellow Sect, people here had never heard of it.
A city near the Supreme Simplicity Sect was named Supreme Simplicity City. It was comparable in size to a commandery city, but it wasn't one. Moreover, control over the city lay almost entirely in the Supreme Simplicity Sect's hands, and even the Chu Kingdom tacitly accepted this arrangement.
After arriving in Supreme Simplicity City, Dongfang Bai made a few inquiries and learned some things about the Supreme Simplicity Sect. He then headed straight there.
The Supreme Simplicity Sect recruited disciples year-round. Anyone with a special physique could join directly. Those without one had to pass the sect's assessment to join.
Dongfang Bai had made himself an orphan for his background. Although he hadn't been an orphan before...
"Forget it. I can't expose my former identity. I'm still too weak, and even with the Supreme Simplicity Sect's capabilities, it can't possibly uncover my former identity."
Before long, Dongfang Bai arrived at the Supreme Simplicity Sect and stated his purpose: he wanted to join.
"Young lady, to join our Supreme Simplicity Sect, you must pass three stages. Only then can you join. If you perform exceptionally well in all three, you can become an inner disciple directly," said a female Supreme Simplicity Sect deacon in charge of recruitment.
"All right."
Dongfang Bai nodded slightly. He was already used to being called a young lady.
"Follow me."
The female deacon immediately led Dongfang Bai to the first stage of the Supreme Simplicity Sect's assessment—the combat stage.
This stage tested combat ability. Dongfang Bai was currently at the Body Forging Realm Eighth Layer, so he would face opponents at that level in the combat stage. The more enemies he killed, the better his performance. If he couldn't kill even one, he would be eliminated on the spot.
The combat stage.
Dongfang Bai entered, and a Body Forging Realm Eighth Layer martial artist was formed by the array and charged at him.
Dongfang Bai didn't use the Demonic Shadow Clone Technique, Blood Demon Finger, or White Bone Claw. He would avoid exposing those martial arts if he could, because his eldest senior brother had revealed them when fighting Xu Yan. If Dongfang Bai used them and Xu Yan saw, she would certainly grow suspicious of his identity.
"Taiyi Needle Technique."
Dongfang Bai used the needle technique against his opponent. A flash of cold light swept past and pierced straight through the opponent's heart, "killing" him.
After that, she used the Taiyi Devil Needle to kill enemy after enemy, passing the first stage with an excellent result.
Immediately afterward, Dongfang Bai came to the second stage—the comprehension stage.
For this stage, she had to learn a low-grade yellow-tier martial art within the allotted time. Otherwise, she would fail.
"Please draw ten martial arts and choose one from among them."
Following the female deacon's instructions, Dongfang Bai drew ten low-grade yellow-tier martial arts and opened them one by one.
"I'll take this one." Dongfang Bai chose a low-grade yellow-tier martial art called Gauze Smoke Steps. It was a righteous martial art, but its effect was somewhat similar to the Demonic Shadow Clone Technique. He had already cultivated the Demonic Shadow Clone Technique to minor mastery, so learning Gauze Smoke Steps was naturally quite easy.
"Please master Gauze Smoke Steps within half a day."
The female deacon reminded him.
"All right."
Dongfang Bai began cultivating. He didn't hold back, comprehending and practicing Gauze Smoke Steps as quickly as he could. Before long, he used it, his body constantly drifting and shifting like smoke. In the eyes of an expert, however, this Movement Method was still far too slow.
"You mastered it so quickly?!"
The female deacon was astonished. She then told Dongfang Bai to proceed to the third assessment—the Illusion Array Trial.
"Once you enter the Illusion Array Trial, you'll forget that you're taking an assessment. Of course, you'll also forget what I'm telling you now once you enter the Illusion Array Trial."
Before Dongfang Bai entered the Illusion Array Trial, the female deacon notified the elders. They had all said that whenever she encountered a promising prospect, she must notify them promptly.
Dongfang Bai was not only young, but also very beautiful, with a good figure and decent cultivation. His comprehension and combat ability were both excellent. He was an exceptionally promising prospect!