C14 The Assessment

"Young Master, don't despair. The letter only said that the whereabouts of the old master are unknown. As for how it is, we still can't make any conclusions. Moreover, I have already sent people to support him!" Seeing Tang Ao's lonely back, Fober said with some sadness.

"I want to ask the outside world to find my father!" Tang Ao suddenly said, his eyes red and swollen.

Fober was startled and hurried forward to stop him, saying, "Young Master, you must not do that. I have already heard about the matter of the sect's examination tomorrow. The most important thing for you to do now is to recuperate properly so that you can pass the examination tomorrow!"

"You have to know that this is the wish of the old master. Although I know that you won't cultivate, the old master has always had this wish in his heart. Now, Young Master, you can cultivate, and your talent is outstanding. How can you let go of this opportunity that is hard to come by!"

"I'll arrange for the old master's matter. Young Master, you just have to concentrate on the examination. Don't be too sad. After all, no one has proven that the old master was really killed!"

Fober's expression was anxious as he said a lot in one breath. He was really afraid that Tang Ao would be agitated and really head to the outside world. If that happened, it would be even more troublesome!

"Alas!"

In the end, Tang Ao nodded his head. He was not a kid, and he had a clear judgment in his heart.

Tang Ao sat alone in his room for the entire night. When the sky had just lit up in the morning, he began to wash up.

Today was the day of the examination. After a night of rest, Tang Ao had also adjusted his mentality. He was very clear that with his current strength, if he went to the outer domain, not to mention finding his father, he would not even be able to protect himself. And in front of him, the only thing he could do was to properly adjust himself and wait for the examination to pass. It was completely his and his father's wish!

"I'm leaving, Fober!" As soon as he walked out of the door, Tang Ao saw Fober who had woken up early to start his morning cultivation.

"Young Master, I can't accompany you. Don't worry about the examination. I will do my best to look for you!" Fober comforted him.

"En!" Tang Ao nodded and walked straight out of the City Lord's Mansion.

Once again, he came to the street where the stage was located. Tang Ao found that the number of people who came to spectate today was terrifying, several times more than yesterday!

Moreover, he discovered that most of the cultivators in the city had come, with the majority being young people.

Without even thinking, he knew that these people were all here to participate in the examination. Facing the Holy Land that all the cultivators yearned for in their hearts, the second sect of the Eastern Region, Heavenly Star Sect, who would not be tempted?

One had to know that not only was the Heavenly Star Sect famous for its strength, once one was selected, it would mean that they would no longer lack any Arcane Art or cultivation technique. They would even be able to obtain some of the most powerful cultivators that everyone knew about!

Tang Ao was not an exception. Even though his understanding of the Martial arts in his previous life was still fresh in his mind, he was no longer the same as before. Everything that happened now had to start from scratch!

Tang Ao frowned. Ever since he entered this street, he had been walking around in the crowd like a loach, his body constantly twisting.

Although he seemed to be dodging casually, it was not ordinary! This could be considered a cultivation technique, used to dodge the attacks of the enemy, but now, Tang Ao was using it to squeeze through the crowd.

Although this was not a peerless cultivation technique, it could be considered a waste of a talent!

Fifty meters away from the stage, two old men stood side by side. In front of them, there was a water-blue barrier blocking the way.

"This is the first hurdle. Those who are under twenty years old can pass it." Inside the barrier, one of the two old men spoke, his voice filled with vicissitudes, but extremely serious, and he could not be refuted.

This kind of test was very difficult to encounter. Most of them would directly enter the examination grounds, and after a demonstration, the examiner would judge. Tang Ao did not feel too surprised. On the way here, he had already heard some news.

Because the incident was sudden, after Qin Yueshuang's Dao Body of Heaven's Mandate appeared, many sects felt that this was a good seedling.

In the end, after the few sects with the highest prestige in the Eastern Region had a discussion, they finally came to a consensus and decided to resolve this peacefully. The students who participated in the examination would be eliminated, and then the various sects would judge based on the actual situation and make their decisions.

Of course, those who participated in this discussion were all large sects. Those small sects who came here were directly ignored by them!

This kind of rule was very cruel, but it was also very realistic. The law of the jungle was the most basic rule of the Xuanhuang Continent!

In front of the blue barrier, Tang Ao quietly looked at it, and the Ancient God's Art of Lifting the Heavens in his body began to slowly circulate, flashing with a gentle glow.

"Bo!"

Taking a step forward, Tang Ao walked in very easily. On the blue barrier, ripples appeared like water.

The two old men looked at him with a hint of surprise in their eyes, as if they did not expect someone to be able to pass the first test so easily.

After entering the blue barrier, Tang Ao was a little surprised. He felt that he had come early enough. However, after entering, he found that there were already more than ten people who had passed the first test!

Tang Ao was a little shocked. Although he had easily passed the first test, he knew that there was a certain level of difficulty in that test, and it tested the current cultivation strength and the potential in his body!

On the way here, he had noticed that at least a few hundred people had come to take the test. He did not expect that only less than twenty people could pass the first test!

Qin Yueshuang!

Tang Ao's heart skipped a beat. He saw Qin Yueshuang who was watching him from not far away. She had also come here a long time ago.

Suddenly, Tang Ao seemed to have discovered something. Not only did he turn his head to look at the dozen or so people who had passed the first stage, but he also noticed that all of them were wearing the Qin Clan's uniform.

"Damn it!" Tang Ao cursed in a low voice. He recognized these people. Other than himself, they were all Children of the Qin family!

In fact, even Qin Xinghuo was among them!

"There is a problem!" Tang Ao thought to himself. When he saw the dozen or so people from the Qin Family looking at him with malicious intent, his eyes turned cold.

Putting everything else aside, Tang Ao had at least discovered three people with cultivation above his on the way here. However, none of them had passed the first stage!

Qin Xinghuo's strength was not high, and his aptitude was also very ordinary. Since he was able to pass the first round, it was obvious that Qin Yueshuang had taken the shortcut. The dozen or so people from the Qin Family had relied on Qin Yueshuang to get through the first round.

"For the sake of a Dao Body of Heaven's Mandate, you guys have really gone all out!" Tang Ao sneered in his heart, but he was not afraid. His eyes swept coldly across the dozen or so people from the Qin Family.

Qin Yueshuang did not speak from the beginning to the end. She only calmly glanced at him, then turned her gaze elsewhere, as if she was thinking about something.

As for Qin Xinghuo and the others, there was a trace of a meaningful gaze in their eyes, but it all disappeared in a flash.

After reaching the Second Layer of Body Tempering, Tang Ao's six senses were extremely sharp. He had caught all of these subtle changes in his eyes.

Tang Ao's heart sank. He had a feeling that something bad was about to happen!

"Alright! There are a total of sixteen people who have passed the test! Next, Onlooker, please do not come any closer to this place. Stay where you are and watch. Otherwise, if you are injured, you will bear the consequences!"

The two old men who were supporting the blue barrier spoke. After that, the two of them looked at each other and stopped at the same time. The blue barrier in front of them also gradually disappeared.

Although there were no more obstacles, the Onlookers did not dare to move any closer. Under the serious gazes of the two old men, he continued to take a few steps back.