Chapter 8: The Centennial Election

  Three years had passed, three years of not seeing the sky or sun in the mine, and it had transformed Chu Yi from a small miner into a cultivator. Although he was only at the lowest level of cultivation, on Xuan Yuan Planet, this made him superior to ninety percent of the population.

  This is also the root of countless ordinary people who are willing to do everything to set foot on the path of cultivation, becoming a cultivator has always been the best opportunity for ordinary people from the Mystic Origin Star to rise to the top.

  After exiting the mine, Chu Yi used several fragmented low-grade five-element spirit stones to exchange for over a thousand supply coins, and then rushed straight to the wine tower in the market.

  Drinking the long-awaited "Bai Ling Niang", Chu Yi beckoned his partner to come over.

  "When was the last time you were selected for an external entrance exam?"

  The so-called outer gate selection test is also a welfare for the miners in this mine, which is set up by the Supreme Yuan Yang Sect. Every once in a while, it will be held in the market town, and at that time, the Supreme Yuan Yang Sect will send someone to select some miners with good qualifications or those who have already cultivated to the pre-heavenly realm, and recruit them into the sect's outer gate disciples.

  Don't underestimate this inconspicuous "outer disciple" status, for anyone who can make it to this point means that their chances of successful cultivation in this lifetime have greatly increased. They don't need to cultivate blindly and aimlessly like many scattered cultivators, nor do they need to find themselves without a backing when being bullied, and even more so, they don't need to fight with others to the death for some cultivation-required spirit stones and materials.

  Of course, as one of the nine major sects, the Upper Yuan Yang Sect has extremely strict requirements for recruiting disciples. Not just anyone can have this opportunity, and miners who work here must meet certain criteria: those with less than three years of seniority are not accepted, those over thirty are not accepted, and those who do not meet the standard are not accepted.

  That fellow took the ten units of currency handed over by Chu Yi, and suddenly smiled with joy: "Sir, your question is indeed timely. Tomorrow afternoon, at the trial grounds south of the market, there will be an outer gate trial selection. This time's trial selection is different from before, I heard that several big shots have come, all of whom are ranked high in the Wushang Yuanyang Sect. If one can be taken under their wing, becoming immortal and achieving the Dao is just a matter of days!"

  "Who are these big shots you're talking about?" Chu Yi's curiosity was piqued, and he tossed some more money to the shopkeeper, asking.

  The fellow leaned in, whispering: "I also heard from my clansman who works at the trial grounds that tomorrow five Golden Elixir True Men will arrive, each of them being an outstanding figure among the second generation disciples of the Supreme Yang Sect..."

  "Golden Elixir True Man!"

  Chu Yi was also shocked by the words in his heart. He was no longer a rookie when he first arrived at Xuan Yuan Star, and naturally understood what kind of level Jin Dan Zhen Ren represented.

  Among the millions of cultivators under Xuan Yuan Star, those who can successfully cultivate the Golden Elixir in their lifetime and achieve the title of True Person after the Great Completion of the Golden Elixir will not exceed one percent. The path to immortality is long and arduous, as can be seen from this.

  After sending his companion away, Chu Yitong thought for a while, slept well, and left the wine tower early the next morning to head straight to the trial grounds at the southern end of the Fangshi district.

  When Xie Yu arrived at the trial grounds, a long dragon had already formed outside, and with one glance, there were at least a thousand people.

  "How can there be so many people?"

  He muttered to himself, Chu Yi quickly lined up in the queue. In his impression, the outer gate of the mine vein had never exceeded 100 people for trial selection. Could it be because of the five Golden Dan true men who came this time?

  In front of Chu Yi was a burly man with a height of nearly two meters, his body like iron, full of strength, a pair of small eyes shining brightly, obviously a master of martial arts, his muscles and bones had been tempered to a certain level.

  "Big brother, you're coming to participate in the entrance exam? That's quite a gamble!" The big guy said with a friendly smile, revealing a mouthful of pearly white teeth.

  "Join in the excitement and see how your luck goes."

  Chu Yidao smiled faintly and said, "This big black guy is a straightforward person, which makes me quite fond of him. Anyway, since we're lining up, let's chat with him."

  In a short while, Chu Yi, as a high-end talent educated in modern society, had become extremely familiar with Hei Da Ge, like old friends. Through this, Chu Yi also learned many details about the current entrance examination from Hei Da Ge's mouth.

  It turns out that this year is the hundred-year trial selection of the Supreme Mysterious Yang Sect, and the number of outer door disciples recruited is ten times more than usual, and the conditions have also been relaxed a lot.

  In the Xiuzhen world, this year is called "Xianyuan Year", which is a year for selecting talents to join the sect and greatly prospering the sect.

  It sounds a bit vague, but in fact, most of the predecessors who have left their names on the genealogy of the Supreme Mysterious Yang Sect have entered the sect through the "Great Trial Selection".

  Moreover, the most extraordinary thing is that "Da Shi Xuan" will recruit a total of 10,000 disciples, among whom 12 lucky ones will be born. In "Da Shi Xuan", they will be directly accepted as inner door disciples by the second generation of Jin Dan Zhen Ren of the Supreme Yang Sect, skipping the stage of outer door disciples, and becoming inner door disciples directly. This difference is like heaven and earth.

  Hei Da Ge was also known as Tie Niu, the son of a hunter. Due to having many younger siblings to support at home and his unusually large appetite, he came to work in this mine three years ago. During this time, Tie Niu's innate strength allowed him to excavate more than ordinary people, so he didn't have to worry about making money. His life here was much better than before.

  "Tiě Niú, since you've earned so much wealth, why would you think of cultivating immortality?"

  Hearing that Chu Yi asked, Tie Niu, such a tall and powerful man, had red eyes, and his two big fists were clenched with a "crackling" sound: "I want revenge..."

  Last year at this time, Tie Niu exchanged the supplies he had earned over the years for a large amount of gold and silver to return home and pay respects to his parents, but unexpectedly found that his hometown village had become a desolate ruin.

  After inquiring, it was learned that he was a so-called royal nobleman who went hunting in the mountains and saw his own sister's beautiful appearance, so he had evil intentions and committed a beastly act.

  The villagers, all ten or so households, joined forces to capture the young master, but unexpectedly suffered a disaster that cost them their lives. Not only did the young master order his men to slaughter all the hunters, but he also sent people to the village where the hunters lived and killed all the elderly, women, and children who were waiting at home.

  "Do you know the name of that young noble?"

  "I know, that Duan Zixiao, I also heard that he is the eldest grandson of Emperor Shengtang..."

  "It seems you want revenge; taking the path of cultivating the truth is indeed the only way."

  Chu Yi sighed at Tie Niu's encounter, feeling sympathetic, and put his right hand on Tie Niu's broad shoulder: "Brother Tie Niu, do you believe me?"

  Although they had only known each other for less than half an hour, Tie Niu had already developed a very good impression of Chu Yi. Moreover, he had just poured out his heart to Chu Yi about the things that had been pent up inside him for a long time, and suddenly felt as if he had found a kindred spirit.

  Hei Da wiped away the tears from the corner of his eyes, grinned to reveal a row of big white teeth, and patted Chu Yu's shoulder with one hand, chuckling: "Believe me, I believe you."

  "It's been almost four years since I arrived at Xuan Yuan Star, but I still don't have a single friend to talk to. This Tie Niu is straightforward and simple-minded, a worthy friend to be deeply acquainted with. Anyway, I must enter the Wu Shang Xuan Yang Sect this time, so it's better to find someone who can communicate with me and enter the sect together, so that we can take care of each other in the future."

  With this in mind, Chu Yi secretly took out five middle-grade earth spirit crystals from his pocket and stuffed them into Tie Niu's chest, saying: "In case you don't get selected, don't worry, wealth can communicate with gods. Use these spirit stones to show respect to the examiner, maybe there will be an extra chance."

  The value of the medium-grade spirit stone far exceeds that of the low-grade one, and it's not even worth exchanging one for a hundred. Moreover, the spirit stones given by Chu Yi to Tie Niu possess five-element properties, making their value at least double.

  This time, the "Big Trial Selection" assessment is divided into two items. As long as one of them passes, they can be selected. One is to be directly chosen by Jin Dan Zhenren who came before; The other is through a special examiner's test. After learning that these examiners are all disciples of the Supreme Xuan Yang Sect, Chu Yu had already made up his mind. Since ancient times, money can make ghosts push mills, and even cultivators cannot escape vulgarity.

  Xiu Zhen Yitu is actually a path that relies on piling up countless resources. Chu Yi has already had a very profound understanding of this point.

  To put it another way, if a person has exceptional talent, possesses the ultimate cultivation method, and has guidance from a renowned master, they can be said to be extremely fortunate. However, without sufficient spiritual resources, it's all for nothing.

  Ordinary people crave gold, silver and wealth, while cultivators crave spirit stones, refining materials, spiritual elixirs and magical treasures; yet their nature remains unchanged.

  This is also why Chu Yi instructed Tie Niu in this way.

  Tie Niu had been in the mine for more than three years, so he naturally knew the value of these five Ling Stones that emitted a faint yellow glow. He blinked his small eyes and refused, saying: "Chu Ge, I don't want this."

  It was unexpected that with Tie Niu's innate divine strength, this push was unable to budge Chu Yi in the slightest. The latter casually placed five mid-grade Five Elements Spirit Crystals in his sleeve and smiled faintly: "You call me 'Chu Ge' once, and consider these as a meeting gift. However, I must make one thing clear: if you truly want to be brothers with me, you must pass the assessment first. Otherwise, once I enter the Supreme Yang Sect, who knows when we'll meet again."

  Tie Niu's nature was straightforward and honest, but he had a subtle side. After hearing Chu Yi's words, he nodded seriously and said, "Brother Chu, I understand."