Primordial Treasure Mirror

Su Yang stepped out of the room and headed to Wang Heng and Zhao Tianfeng's residence.

Zhao Tianfeng was not in the courtyard at this time.

Only Wang Heng was present.

Upon seeing Su Yang, he immediately sensed the change in Su Yang's aura.

At the same time, Wang Heng also knew that Su Yang had been breaking through these past few days. He raised an eyebrow slightly and said:

"A breakthrough?"

Su Yang cupped his hands and said:

"The steward's insight is truly remarkable; this disciple has successfully broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining."

Wang Heng remained expressionless. He was not familiar with Su Yang, only knowing that Su Yang had some relationship with an inner sect fairy and had accompanied that fairy to practice medicine a few days ago.

Given this, it's not surprising that Su Yang broke through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining. After all, for inner disciples, even a little bit of knowledge peeking out from between their fingers is a great benefit for menial disciples.

Wang Heng was about to ask Su Yang if he had any other plans.

In his view.

Su Yang is likely to be appreciated by that inner sect fairy and may be given a better opportunity, so he won't have to stay on Cui Ling Peak as a servant.

However, Su Yang spoke first:

"I have another matter to trouble you with, Steward. Now that I have broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining, I would like to sign up for the combat assessment and thereby be promoted to an outer disciple."

Wang Heng was slightly taken aback, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

This was something he hadn't expected.

Although the Demonic Sect has kept a very low profile in the past six months, the Qingyang Sect has never let its guard down.

Therefore, the channel for promotion through exceptional means still exists.

In the past six months, many menial disciples have naturally been promoted to outer disciples through combat tests.

There is also one on Cuiling Peak.

Wang Heng didn't find it strange.

But Su Yang is different.

Su Yang had just broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining, yet he was already brimming with confidence to participate in the combat assessment, which was extremely rare among the miscellaneous disciples.

"Could this person have displayed exceptional combat talent outside the sect, hence his confidence?"

Wang Heng looked Su Yang up and down, then nodded slightly.

"You have already reached the mid-stage of Qi Refining, so you naturally meet the requirements for the combat assessment."

"However, I still have to remind you to be careful, since each disciple in the mid-stage of Qi Refining only has one chance to participate in the combat assessment for a special promotion."

"Also, the combat assessment can't be taken immediately. A certain number of people need to be gathered before the assessment will be conducted by stewards on the outer peaks."

"If you're sure you want to participate, I'll make a note of it for you, and I'll notify you when the next assessment starts."

Su Yang's expression was firm:

"This disciple confirms participation, but I wonder how long until the next assessment?"

Wang Heng replied:

"It won't take too long, at least three to five days, and at most ten days."

Su Yang nodded in agreement and asked Wang Heng to write down his name, while also presenting two spirit stones.

Seeing how sensible Su Yang was.

Wang Heng was quite satisfied and said that Su Yang would not need to work in the coming days and could simply wait to participate in the assessment.

Su Yang then went back into the house and never went out again.

He practiced alchemy and studied the traditions of alchemy every day.

They showed no anxiety whatsoever about the upcoming assessment.

After all, with his abilities, the assessment was really just a formality.

Su Yang not only doesn't need to use his full strength, but he also needs to hide his true abilities.

It wasn't just because his improved spells were too powerful, but also because he possessed divine sense. With divine sense combined with spells, if he went all out, even the weakest low-level spell could easily defeat a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

He needs to demonstrate the power of his spells at the fourth level of Qi Refining and pass the test with exquisite control.

For Su Yang, this was naturally not a problem.

His current spells are all modified and tailored to him by the Deduction and Divine Power. He can use them as easily as if they were his own limbs, and with a little practice, he can reach the perfect state.

Even without using the modified effects, Su Yang was already able to demonstrate superior strength using only the original effects.

Su Yang was quite lucky.

It only took four days.

Wang Heng then sent someone to inform him that the magical combat assessment would begin the next day.

Su Yang needs to arrive at the Lingyang Peak Martial Arts Arena, one of the outer sect's peaks, before 3:45 AM tomorrow.

Su Yang was quite familiar with Lingyang Peak.

Wu Buyan was originally an outer disciple of Lingyang Peak.

Xu Qing, who was under Lord Lu's command, was also a disciple of Lingyang Peak.

Day two.

Su Yang left early, without using the Wind Control Technique or the Lightness Technique, and arrived at Lingyang Peak at a leisurely pace.

There was still some time before 3:45 AM.

The training ground is a huge open space paved with bluestone.

Only some simple protective magic arrays were set up around the perimeter, and nothing else was arranged.

After all, this is the outer sect's peaks, and at most, only disciples in the late stage of Qi Refining will come to the martial arts arena. The fighting scene is not large and is easy to control.

Therefore, the training ground was rather simple, but it was sufficient.

When Su Yang arrived at the training ground, a large crowd had already gathered there.

A huge crowd, it looked like there were at least a hundred people.

Most of them were dressed in the robes of outer disciples, but there were also quite a few servants squeezed among them.

Look at the expressions on these people's faces.

Most of them were just there to watch the spectacle.

Su Yang paid no attention to these people and stepped into the center of the training ground.

Some miscellaneous disciples also came to the center of the training ground.

They are the ones who came to participate in the assessment.

Su Yang stood among these people, inconspicuous and not attracting much attention.

The many servants were filled with trepidation and tension.

After all, whether they can pass the next assessment will determine whether they can be promoted to outer disciples.

Becoming an outer disciple is extremely important for a menial disciple; it's no exaggeration to say it's a meteoric rise.

The many servant disciples waited for a while.

The outer sect steward in charge of the combat assessment has arrived.

This is an outer sect steward who looks quite young.

However, Su Yang knew that this person only looked young; he was at least fifty years old.

After all, if he were younger and had such cultivation, he would never be an outer sect steward.

He approached the group of servants, showing no intention of speaking to them, and went straight to the point:

"My surname is Xu, and I am the steward in charge of this combat assessment. Next, I will suppress my cultivation to the sixth level of Qi Refining, and you will come up one after another for the assessment. I will then determine whether you pass or fail."

At this point, he glanced around and finally pointed to the thin, scrawny servant at the very front:

"You'll be the first one."

The thin servant hesitated for a moment, his expression showing some trepidation, but he still gritted his teeth and stepped forward.

The result was, of course, without any suspense.

Deacon Xu defeated him easily with just two spells.

Then Deacon Xu shook his head:

"Next."

He then pointed to another servant.

Soon, the second servant also failed, and he too failed the test.

After failing the test four or five times in a row, Deacon Xu's expression became slightly impatient, and the corners of his mouth drooped.

"The remaining menial workers in the sect are getting worse and worse. How could you possibly pass the assessment?"

He casually waved to Su Yang:

"now you."