Longevity in Two Worlds: Double Pupils Are the Road to Invincibility

Chapter 236 Elite Disciple (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Assessment Institute.

Min Zhihong looked at Shi Yi, who had walked not far from him, and with a slight thought, the assessment token in Shi Yi's hand flew into his hand.

He closed his eyes and quickly saw the information inside the assessment token, learning about Shi Yi's situation.

"The second test for advancing to the level of elite disciples is the test of Daoist techniques."

"This test examines whether your cultivation of Dao has reached the Yuan Dan realm, whether your foundation is solid, and whether your realm is stable, among other things."

Min Zhihong spoke slowly.

There are actually age restrictions, but those who are eligible for promotion assessments must meet the age requirement.

Not to mention that the assessment token contains information about Shi Yi, including his age and other details.

Shi Yi met all of these criteria, so naturally he didn't say it aloud.

"As long as your Yuan Dan cultivation is not forcibly improved by external means or by consuming future potential, and your realm is stable, you will pass."

"You should have seen this Mirror of Divine Observation before you. When your Yin Spirit is in front of it, it can see your Yuan Dan status more clearly."

"This is the test for this stage."

Min Zhihong looked at Shi Yi and pointed to the Mirror of Divine Observation to the side.

This test is simple; as long as the Yin spirit walks in front of the Mirror of Divine Observation, it can clearly see the condition of the examinee's Yuan Dan.

If the appearance of the inner core in the Mirror of Divine Observation is a scattered oval shape, looking very superficial and not yet perfectly round, then the foundation is unstable, the test will fail immediately, and there is no need to continue.

If the foundation is solid, then it will take the form of a complete sphere, with a solid shape, and only then can it be considered as passing the second test.

The roundness is a major characteristic of the Yuan Dan. When breaking through to the Yuan Dan level, if the Yuan Dan cultivation is enhanced by special means, the shape of the Yuan Dan will not be so round. This is very obvious.

Therefore, those who take the exam and try to find shortcuts are cutting off their future path to cultivation if they fail the elite disciple exam.

If you want to go further on the path of cultivation, it generally won't be like that.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble Steward Min!"

Shi Yi nodded upon hearing this.

He then sat cross-legged on the ground. Inside the examination hall, Shi Yi didn't need to worry about anyone harming him.

With a slight thought, his Yin spirit left his body and hovered above Shi Yi's physical body.

At the upper dantian of the Yin spirit, a perfectly round and solid primordial elixir is clearly visible.

Then Shi Yi's Yin spirit flew directly to the front of the Divine Observation Realm. Inside, Shi Yi's Yin spirit was even more conspicuous, and in the upper dantian, the perfectly round Yuan Dan was very clear.

The Yuan Dan was perfectly round and solid. At a glance, one could tell that Shi Yi's Yuan Dan was extraordinary. It was even more rare for someone who had only recently broken through to the Yuan Dan realm to reach such a level of cultivation.

Shi Yi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Yuan Dan in the Divine Observation Realm had not shown any trace of a Golden Core.

Although he was confident before he came that the Divine Observation Realm would not be able to see the true state of his Yuan Dan when he used the Profound Truth Concealing Breath Technique, since the Divine Observation Realm is not a magic tool for detecting cultivation level, there may be some unexpected things sometimes, which is something Shi Yi had to guard against.

This is also why he did not choose to elevate the Buddha visualization in the Mahayana Tathagata Sutra to the Golden Elixir level.

Furthermore, even if it is a magical artifact used to detect cultivation level, when he has mastered the Profound Truth Breath Concealment Technique to the great level, it will also have the effect of concealing his aura, and under normal circumstances, it will be impossible to detect him.

Seeing this result, Shi Yi was completely relieved.

"The primordial elixir within the upper dantian is perfectly round, solid, and has a firm foundation."

"Shi Yi, you have passed the second test, the Daoist Magic Test."

"The assessment result is excellent."

Min Zhihong praised Shi Yi's Yuan Dan in the Divine Observation Realm.

In fact, when he saw Shi Yi's spirit leave his body, he knew that Shi Yi's Taoist cultivation should be quite good, and the fact that Shi Yi was accompanied by elite disciples of Gu Yue Peak was good proof of this.

This arrangement is made because the sect's higher-ups have their eyes on the disciples in advance. Disciples who can become high-ups in the sect must have excellent cultivation talent and a solid foundation in cultivation. They would not be forced to grow too fast, and their performance would be outstanding, which is why this arrangement is made.

Shi Yi's current performance is proving this point.

Breaking through the Yuan Dan level and directly entering the Shi Dan level, with a very high degree of solidification, one's cultivation talent must be very high. The higher-ups must have provided some assistance in this process; otherwise, ordinary inner disciples would basically not be able to directly condense a Shi Dan without sufficient opportunities.

Among the elite disciples he assessed, Shi Yi's performance was outstanding and deserves praise.

If Shi Yi didn't have any elite disciples from Guyue Peak by his side at this moment, someone would probably come and invite him to join their peak soon, because disciples like Shi Yi are highly sought after in all the major peaks.

Inside the examination hall, everything seems normal at other times, with everyone performing their duties. However, whenever a disciple performs exceptionally well during an examination, the news is immediately sent to the various mountain peaks, where higher-ups from each peak will then arrive.

Because disciples from various mountain peaks are assigned to work in the assessment academy, news from there is transmitted in the fastest possible time.

Almost everyone in the assessment institute knew about this.

At this moment, Shi Yi's performance perfectly met the standards of an outstanding disciple.

Min Zhihong glanced at Su Junyou next to Shi Yi and shook his head slightly.

As for disciples who have already been chosen, all the higher-ups tacitly agree not to compete for them, because that is the rule.

If the rules are broken, then even more people will be affected.

After all, if you steal my people today, then tomorrow you'll be stealing other people's people. If this continues, it will only make the examination institute more and more chaotic. Therefore, they maintain a certain tacit understanding with each other.

Once a person has been chosen, they are generally not moved.

"Your assessment information has been recorded in the assessment token. You can proceed to the next assessment stage!"

After recording Shi Yi's relevant information on the assessment token, Min Zhihong had a slight thought, and the assessment token automatically flew to Shi Yi's front.

These assessors not only record assessment-related information, but also their own subjective evaluations.

These evaluations are sometimes useless, but sometimes very useful.

"Thank you, Steward Min."

Shi Yi accepted the assessment token and expressed his gratitude.

If you pass these two tests, there's only one final test left!
The final hurdle is the practical test, which is also the one that Gu Qianqiu had previously told Shi Yi to pay attention to.

After Shi Yi completed the second test, the people from the examination institute led Shi Yi and the others to the third test site.

Some people on the street noticed this and came over to see what was going on.

The first and second stages of the assessment for promotion to elite disciples are not particularly interesting, as the content of the assessment is relatively fixed.

Unless the relationship is very good, they generally won't pay too much attention.

But the third level is different; it's a real-world confrontation.

Within the Taiyi Sect, actual combat is not so frequent.

Just like the competition within the inner courtyard, which takes place once a year, similar competitions also occur within the major mountain peaks, but not as frequently.

The sect competition, which involves the entire sect, is held only once every three years, making it even slower.

Therefore, seeing actual combat within a sect is not an easy thing. Of course, some people have their own conflicts, and when the conflicts become too great, they may apply to have actual combat within the sect. However, this is a random event and does not happen every day.

Furthermore, even disciples of sects and cultivators still enjoy watching the excitement deep down; it's in their nature.

With such excitement, more people naturally came to watch.

The third practical assessment takes place on an open fighting arena within the assessment compound.

"Elder Xu, this is Junior Brother Shi Yi, who has come here for the assessment to be promoted to an elite disciple."

"Junior Brother Shi Yi has already passed the martial arts test and the Taoist magic test. Now only the final combat test remains. Please arrange the battle, Elder Xu."

As the group arrived at the arena, the examiner leading the way stopped, bowed, and said...

By the time the third stage of the assessment is reached, the person in charge of the assessment is already an elder, and also a witness.

Xu Ruiyang is now an elder in the Examination Institute, specifically in charge of practical assessments. However, he doesn't need to personally engage in combat; instead, he arranges for others to take action.

Otherwise, even if Xu Ruiyang, at the early stage of the Meditation Realm, had concealed his Daoist cultivation, he would still be a force that Daoist practitioners at the Yuan Dan level could not contend with.

As soon as the disciples of the Examination Hall spoke, a person flew out from the tall building next door and landed lightly in front of Shi Yi and the others.

His gaze fell on Shi Yi, and then, with a slight thought, the assessment token in Shi Yi's hand flew into his hand.

Xu Ruiyang closed his eyes slightly and quickly learned the general situation from the assessment token.

"The third test for advancing to the elite disciple level is the practical test."

"Your cultivation level is now at the Yuan Dan stage, and Feng Mo brought you here, so let Feng Mo have a real battle with you!"

“Feng Mo became an elite disciple earlier than you. As long as you can last for half an incense stick’s time against him and demonstrate sufficient combat power, you will pass the practical test.”

Xu Ruiyang glanced at Feng Mo, who was at the front, and said slowly.

He already knew Shi Yi's Daoist cultivation level from the assessment token, and Feng Mo's Daoist cultivation level was also at the Solid Core level, so the two had similar Daoist cultivation levels.

Considering that Shi Yi had only recently advanced to the Yuan Dan realm, there was no requirement for him to win; he only needed to persist for the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn.

The actual combat assessment was quite challenging and not easy at all. Gu Qianqiu had mentioned this to Shi Yi beforehand.

Of the three stages of assessment, this one was the one that Shi Yi paid particular attention to.

Under Xu Ruiyang's arrangement, Shi Yi and Feng Mo stepped onto the fighting stage.

"Senior Brother Feng, please."

"Junior Brother Shi, please."

After exchanging fist salutes on the high platform, the two quickly moved to the edge of the fighting arena.

The two then sat cross-legged, and their spirits left their bodies.

The third stage's practical assessment mainly tests the application of Taoist techniques in combat, and does not include martial arts.

In a normal confrontation, Shi Yi could use his martial arts skills to gain an advantage, but this kind of assessment doesn't allow for that.

Because the assessment focuses on different aspects, forcibly using martial arts skills to gain an advantage may actually negatively impact the overall evaluation.

Gu Qianqiu specifically reminded Shi Yi of this, since Shi Yi had previously used his martial arts cultivation to win the competition in the inner courtyard.

"Golden Crow Divine Fire, emerge."

Shi Yi directly unleashed the Golden Crow Divine Fire technique.

When the two clash, it will be more about his actual combat ability.

Feng Mo was not in a hurry to make a move, but was waiting for Shi Yi to make the first move.

As the person conducting the assessment, he knew how to cooperate with Shi Yi's assessment. Furthermore, as someone who had already been promoted to an elite disciple, he shouldn't have taken the initiative; this was a normal procedure.

Xu Ruiyang said he wanted Shi Yi to last for half an incense stick's time, but the time wasn't that important. What mattered most was Shi Yi's combat ability.

Giving a specific timeframe is just one of many evaluation criteria, not the only one.

Feng Mo was aware of all this, but he did not remind Shi Yi.

"Moonlight Barrier".

Seeing this, Feng Mo immediately used a protective Dao technique instead of choosing to confront Shi Yi with offensive Dao techniques.

The Golden Crow Divine Fire landed on the Moonlight Barrier, but failed to break through it.

Feng Mo's defensive Taoist techniques are quite formidable.

Upon seeing this, Shi Yi had a slight thought, and the Golden Crow Divine Fire directly transformed into a golden crow. This was something that could only be done when one had a certain level of control over the Golden Crow Divine Fire.

Shi Yi had demonstrated this strength before when he competed in the inner court, and he is doing so now.

As the golden crow cried out, its power grew even greater.

Upon seeing this, Feng Mo's expression turned serious, and he once again unleashed defensive techniques to create a multi-layered defense.

He naturally recognized the power of Shi Yi's Taoist technique, because he had fought against people who mastered this type of technique before, and naturally would not underestimate Shi Yi.

Under Shi Yi's Golden Crow attack, Feng Mo's first Moonlight Barrier was directly breached, but the second Moonlight Barrier managed to block it.

Seeing this, Shi Yi used his true essence to enhance the Golden Crow Divine Fire Dao Technique.

This is also the strongest combat power he 'should' be able to display.

Under Shi Yi's control, the golden crow formed from the Golden Crow Divine Fire slowly began to solidify, as if it had transformed into a real golden crow.

When one's cultivation in Daoist arts reaches the level of Yuan Dan and Shi Dan, the Daoist techniques one performs should exhibit such signs.

Seeing this, Feng Mo stopped focusing solely on defense and began to unleash offensive and defensive techniques, which was typical of his interactions with others.

Now, he has to use all his strength, otherwise it wouldn't be Shi Yi holding on for half an incense stick's time, but him holding on for half an incense stick's time!

offstage.

"You have mastered the Golden Crow Divine Fire Daoist Technique, and your Yuan Dan and Shi Dan have solidified. You have already grasped the true meaning of Shi Dan. Very good."

"Gu Yuefeng has indeed taken in a good disciple."

Xu Ruiyang watched the two clash and nodded silently.

Meanwhile, in Shi Yi's assessment token, he recorded the information that Shi Yi had passed the third assessment, and also gave Shi Yi a very high evaluation.

He didn't even need to see the final result to have already judged Shi Yi's assessment!

Once the duel between the two on the high platform ends and Shi Yi obtains the assessment token, he will pass the elite disciple assessment and become a new elite disciple of the Taiyi Sect.

This assessment is highly subjective; the person in charge of the assessment will pass if they feel the assessment goes well.

Of course, those responsible for the assessment will generally not make things difficult for others.

When it comes to elders like Xu Ruiyang, the assessment process is always very fair.

(End of this chapter)