This day, all the outer door disciples arrived at the square of Danling Peak early in the morning, apparently having received a notice that they would gather here today.

  Thousands of people, looking quite spectacular, and the master of Dan Ling Peak, Dan Daozi, who had not been seen since entering Dan Ling Peak, also arrived at the martial arts arena in the square.

  Seeing that everyone was present, Dan Daozi nodded and activated his true yuan, saying: "Everyone be quiet for a moment, listen to me finish what I have to say."

  The whole scene suddenly became quiet from the murmurs and whispers.

  "Now, what I'm about to say is not only for the two new batches of disciples who haven't participated in the outer sect assessment yet, but also for all of you who have been lingering in the outer sect for so long."

  When Dan Daozi said the words before, those old outer door disciples didn't think much of it, but when they heard the next sentence, they all became embarrassed. The newly arrived disciples also looked at them curiously, making some thin-skinned faces turn red.

  After seeing the atmosphere he wanted to create, Dan Daozi said: "This is already my 20th time hosting this competition. This outer door competition is held every three years, which means I have been the leader of this peak for more than 60 years. Time really flies. However, many of you outer door disciples are very disappointing. There should be someone among you who knows who I am talking about?"

  Some people under the stage heard this and all lowered their heads in embarrassment, apparently feeling a bit ashamed.

  Dan Daozi ignored them and continued, "That's right, the people I'm talking about who have disappointed me are those who haven't participated in a single trial since I became the sect leader. Why didn't they participate? I know it's because they're afraid of being looked down upon if they fail, and afraid of being eliminated from the inner sect due to intense competition if they succeed, or even ending up like those who were demoted from the inner sect to the outer sect."

  Upon hearing this, those disciples who had never participated before instantly turned red with embarrassment and lowered their heads even further.

  "Alright, I said all that to encourage everyone to sign up enthusiastically. Now, let me talk about the rewards for achieving good results. Firstly, the top twenty can directly join the inner circle. Secondly, the top three have additional rewards: first place gets a mid-grade attack spirit tool and a low-grade defense spirit tool, second place gets a mid-grade attack spirit tool, and third place gets a low-grade defense spirit tool. As for the remaining seventeen places from fourth to twentieth, they will be rewarded with points that decrease sequentially from 800 to 100."

  As soon as Dan Daozi finished speaking, the audience erupted into an uproar. Everyone in the audience understood the preciousness of mid-grade spiritual equipment, which was often the most valuable treasure of their families. Some didn't even have one piece, so it's easy to imagine how precious they were. And low-grade defensive spiritual equipment wasn't much worse than mid-grade attacking spiritual equipment, and might even be more precious, since defensive spiritual equipment was extremely hard to come by.

  Ye Tianfan's heart was also burning with excitement, knowing that the family heirloom was only a mid-grade spiritual artifact. Although he already had a divine artifact and didn't need it, if he were to give this artifact to his grandfather, he would definitely be thrilled.

  Ye Tianfan now views this outer gate trial as no longer a simple trial, but the ownership of the spiritual artifact. Therefore, Ye Tianfan secretly decides that he must get first place.

  "As for those who didn't make it to the top 20, don't be discouraged. Considering there are too many outer sect disciples and relatively few inner sect disciples, as long as you participate in the trial, you all have a chance to enter the inner sect. As long as you can withstand three moves from a Golden Dan period cultivator or last for one minute without being defeated by an inner sect disciple at the Foundation Building stage, you can all enter. However, there won't be any rewards."

  When the news came out, all the outer door disciples were boiling over. After all, because of the small number of inner door disciples recruited each time, many people had given up on the idea of entering the inner door, it was just too difficult.

  Now I can hear hope is in front of me, how can I not be excited? Such an opportunity has never come since Dan Daozi became the master.

  "I'm afraid what I'm about to say may not be pleasant to hear, but it's the truth. I think some of you are better off not going in, even if you pass the test. The environment is highly competitive and doesn't suit lazy people."

  "Alright, I've said what I needed to say. Now, let's start registering the disciples I've arranged for beside the martial arts stage. After registration is complete, we'll begin the competition tomorrow. You all should rest well today and prepare for tomorrow's competition. Once registered, please return to your own quarters."

  As soon as they heard that registration was open, the crowd in the square suddenly rushed towards the twenty people responsible for registration, as if falling behind would lose their chance.

  Ye Tianfan also followed the crowd and lined up, waiting for his turn to register.

  After waiting for a while, it was finally Ye Tianfan's turn. He walked up and said: "Senior brother, I'm just an outer disciple who has just arrived... uh."

  Ye Tianfan hadn't finished speaking when that senior brother impatiently said in a formulaic tone, "You don't need to say anything, I'll ask and you answer, got it?"

  Ye Tianfan nodded slightly, indicating he understood.

  "Alright, first of all, tell me about your age, cultivation level and when you joined the sect." The senior brother said after seeing that Ye Tianfan understood his meaning.

  Ye Tianfan hastily replied: "I'm 15 years old, and I've just recently broken through to the late stage of foundation building. As for entering the sect, it's been almost three months now."

  After listening to Ye Tianfan's words, the senior brother recorded the information in the Divine Mind Jade Tablet and said: "It has been recorded. You can go now. Just come back tomorrow to participate in the competition, got it?"

  Ye Tianfan nodded to show he understood and then headed towards his own residence.

  The next morning, everyone was waiting there with a confident look, obviously eager to try it out.

  Tan Daozi finally arrived after Ye Tianfan had been waiting for half a time under the stage. As soon as he came, the Peak Master said: "Now let's draw lots, and the drawing of lots will decide the opponent." After finishing speaking, he beckoned to an outer door disciple beside him to bring out the tool for drawing lots.

  "After taking it out, Dan Daozi said: 'There are too many participants. Now the lottery decides your opponent. If you draw someone who is much stronger than yourself, then you can only say that your luck is really bad. Because there are too many people, I have decided to hold four matches at a time.'"

  "Now I declare, the outer gate trial officially begins, please everyone get ready. Now is the first and last number trial, please number one and five hundred and four at platform one for trial, number two and five hundred and three at platform two for trial......" Dan Daozi said loudly, marking the start of the entire outer gate disciple's trial.