Chapter 42: Registration Conflict Page 1

  A new week begins

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  Liuyun City is very large, stretching nearly thirty miles from north to south, with a population of over one million. Du Feiyun spent half a day wandering around the city and was unable to fully explore it, let alone become familiar with its layout and routes.

  Fortunately, the Flowing Cloud Sect's once-a-decade recruitment of disciples is a top priority in Flowing Cloud City, naturally attracting attention. At the same time, over the past month or two, the number of people coming and going in Flowing Cloud City has increased several times, also due to this reason. As for those places where the Flowing Cloud Sect set up recruitment points within the city, they can be easily found with a little inquiry.

  Du Feiyun selected a closer location from several places to recruit disciples, and then went all the way. The location was at the end of Qinlan Avenue, next door to the famous Qianxiang Building in Liuyuncity, which was naturally a bustling and prosperous place with many people coming and going.

  On the Jinlan Avenue, which was about three zhang wide, there were now crowds of people, mostly strolling in the city, mixed with a small number of young cultivators at the Refining Body stage, who seemed to be going to sign up like Du Feiyun.

  Although the Liuyun Sect opens its mountain gate every ten years to widely recruit disciples, not everyone is qualified to enter. First, the applicant must be under the age of thirty, and secondly, their strength must have reached the late stage of body refinement. Only those who meet these two conditions are eligible to participate in the Liuyun Sect's entrance test. After passing the test, they can formally join the Liuyun Sect as a disciple.

  Du Feiyun followed the crowd to the end of the main road, and as he looked up, he saw the majestic silhouette of Qianxiang Tower, which was dozens of feet high. It is said that this Flowing Cloud City's tallest building has a wide variety of delicious food and fine wines, with all sorts of delicacies and jade brews available. Even the legendary Jade Dew, which ordinary people cannot see, had once appeared within Qianxiang Tower.

  So, Qianxiang Building also became a famous wine house in Liuyun City, and many monks came to visit. However, at this time, Du Feiyun's attention was not here, he saw the high platform set up beside Qianxiang Building, on the side of the main road.

  That high platform is three feet off the ground, built with countless white jade stone slabs. On the platform, two green stone millstones are placed, seemingly used to test the strength of monks.

  On the two long tables, some strange stones were placed, and it was unknown what they were used for. Behind the table, five Flowing Cloud Sect monks wearing green robes were conducting strength tests and registrations for the registered monks.

  Du Fei Yun walked up to the front, saw a dozen or so young cultivators lining up on one side of the high platform, and suddenly understood. He also lined up behind those dozen or so cultivators, quietly waiting.

  Originally, Du Fei Yun had planned to follow Xue Rang's guidance, take the jade token and go directly to Liuyun Sect to find a woman named Xue Bing. However, he didn't even know where the mountain gate of Liuyun Sect was, so naturally he couldn't start searching.

  Helpless, he had no choice but to sign up and take the test. After entering Liuyun Sect, he would go find Xue Bing again. From Xue Rang, Du Feiyun learned that as long as his strength reached the late stage of Lian Ti, with a medium or higher aptitude, he could basically pass smoothly.

  Although his qualifications are ordinary and mediocre, he has been transformed by the Rebirth Dan, so he should be considered a mid-range qualification. Moreover, he is already a cultivator of the Refining Qi realm, so passing the test and entering the Flowing Cloud Sect is easy.

  Knowing this, Du Fei Yun naturally felt much more at ease in his heart, unlike the dozen or so cultivators waiting to register and take the test who were all anxious and uneasy.

  "Next!" The young monk who had just finished the test on the high platform obviously failed, and walked down with his head hung low. The middle-aged monk who was in charge of the test held a jade tablet in one hand and shouted towards this side with an expressionless face.

  There were still eleven young monks in front of Du Feiyun, the one at the very front walked up to the high platform with a nervous expression after hearing the shout. Du Feiyun quietly watched the scene on the high platform and memorized the test procedure in his heart.

  "Name, age, where you're from, and your current realm." The middle-aged cultivator hosting the test had a serious expression, his calm eyes fixed on the young cultivator as he slowly spoke.

  "My name is Zhang Dainiu, I'm 18 years old, from Tianhe Town, Liuyun City. My current cultivation level is at the 7th layer of Body Refining Realm." The young cultivator named Zhang Dainiu seemed to be a bit tense under the gaze of the middle-aged cultivator, and he lowered his head, stuttering as he introduced himself.

  The middle-aged master nodded slightly with an expressionless face and then pointed to the two green stone millstones, saying to Zhang Dacow: "Lift and put down twenty times."

  Zhang Daniu turned his head, gazing at the three-foot-square heavy millstone, his eyes dodging slightly, his face somewhat embarrassed. The bluestone millstone was a common object, every ordinary household had one, and everyone knew that each piece of the millstone weighed as much as 500 catties.

  He gazed at the millstone for a moment, and Zhang Dainiu had no choice but to step forward, bend down, stretch out both hands to grasp the handles on the millstone, and prepare to lift it up with his inner strength.

  If it were a strong body-refining seventh-layer cultivator, raising this 500-jin millstone twenty times with both hands would be laborious but not difficult. Zhang Dabull repeatedly let out low growls, circulating his Qi to the Dan Tian to exert force, yet he was still unable to lift the millstone. It seems that his body-refining seventh-layer strength was also exaggerated.

  The middle-aged master who was presiding over the test waved his hand expressionlessly and said, "Next!"

  One of the monks standing in front of Du Fei Yun hastily walked up to the stage. Unfortunately, this young monk also encountered the same situation as Zhang Da Niu and was eliminated after several attempts.

  "Bastards, this bunch of bastards is so pathetic, and they still dare to come here and waste my time, how detestable!" Just then, a string of curses suddenly rang in Du Feiyun's ears.

  Du Feiyun turned his head to look, and saw a majestic young man wearing a purple brocade robe standing behind him, with a face still filled with indignation and anger staring at the young cultivator on the high platform.

  At this scene, Du Fei Yun also smiled secretly in his heart, thinking that even cultivators of the Long Life Way are still ordinary people and will still have desires, anger, ignorance, and greed. Just like this purple-robed youth, he is not much different from those wealthy young masters, only having slightly stronger abilities.

  However, Du Feiyun did not expect that as soon as he turned around and glanced back, the purple-robed youth would glare at him with raised eyebrows and say disdainfully, "What are you looking at?"

  Du Feiyun's eyes narrowed slightly, and he glanced at the purple-robed youth before turning his back on him, no longer paying attention to him. Anyone has a temper, and Du Feiyun is no exception. Being provoked like this, he naturally felt a thread of anger in his heart.

  However, this small matter was not enough to make him hold a grudge, let alone take action to teach him a lesson. After all, fighting and arguing were prohibited within the Flowing Cloud City, and anyone who violated this rule would be punished by the city guards.

  Du Fei Yun turned his head away with a nonchalant expression, while the purple-robed youth curled up the corner of his mouth with a hint of disdain, letting out a cold snort before continuing to wait with an annoyed expression.

  "Last one!" After a long time, when the several young cultivators in front of Du Fei Yun had all been tested, it was finally his turn. However, this time the middle-aged cultivator who was presiding over the test shouted out something different from his mouth.

  Upon hearing the shout, Du Fei Yun hastily walked up to the high platform and sat down beside the middle-aged cultivator. Recalling what the middle-aged cultivator had just said, Du Fei Yun asked in confusion: "Senior, I don't understand what you meant by your last words?"

  Perhaps it was finally going to end the boring work that lasted for a month, and the middle-aged cultivator's mood became much more relaxed. Upon hearing Du Fei Yun's words, he smiled slightly and said: "Our Liú Yún Zōng (Flowing Cloud Sect), every ten years opens its mountain gate to recruit disciples, each time limited to six thousand people. And you, are very fortunate to be among the six thousand quotas this time...