Chapter Twenty-Five: Passing Ahead of Time

  Lin Tianyang didn't wait for her to finish speaking and hastily said: "Yi Niang, this entrance examination doesn't know if there's a next round yet, what the next round will test, if you can recover as soon as possible it's always good, previously you led us out smoothly, consider this a thank you gift!"

  "But three hundred spirit stones are too many, and they're still mid-grade spirit stones. If we exchange them, I'm afraid we can get at least ten more spirit stones!" Yi Xiuya said, somewhat disbelievingly.

  After seeing him, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Yi Niang, don't refuse his kindness, Lin brother is even more wealthy and generous than you think!"

  Yi Xiuya looked at the Ling Stone in her hand, and suddenly felt that a soft spot in her heart was touched. She raised her head to look at Lin Tianyang, then subconsciously touched her injured left cheek. After a moment of silence, she spoke softly with gratitude: "Brother Lin, thank you for your kindness, Yi Xiuya will never forget it this lifetime!"

  Lin Tianyang saw her serious look and smiled: "Yi Niang, you don't have to be so polite, otherwise we won't be considered friends in the future!"

  Yi Xiuya let out a light sigh and said, "Don't laugh at me, but to be honest, these three hundred spirit stones are already an astronomical figure for me. Even in my most prosperous days, I didn't have half as much!"

  "Could it be that Miss Yi is from a loose cultivator background?" Leng Qingfeng asked with a reasonable guess.

  Yi Xiuya also nodded in agreement: "That's right, I'm a loose cultivator from Leizhou, and I also accidentally set foot on this path!"

  Seeing her acknowledge, Leng Qingfeng continued: "Cultivating as a loose cultivator is extremely difficult. Without the support of a family or sect, it's much harder to improve one's cultivation in the early stages compared to me. For Easy Young Lady to reach the sixth layer at such a young age is truly not easy!"

  Yi Xiuya listened and smiled calmly: "No matter what, I've finally made it through, and if I can join the Leiyan Sect, I believe the road ahead will be much smoother!"

  Lin Tianyang could also sense that this girl had gone through a lot to get to where she was today, and just by looking at her half-face, he knew that she must have suffered a great deal, experienced many setbacks and frustrations, yet still remained so optimistic in her heart. Previously, he only thought she was a bit special, but now after getting in touch with her, he really felt like they had formed a connection.

  Yi Xiuya put away the three mid-grade spirit stones and still couldn't bear to use them, but she took out a low-grade spirit stone to recover her magic power. By dawn, she had almost fully recovered.

  At this time, the entire open space had already gathered four or five thousand people, and more were still coming. Seeing so many people, according to what Leng Qingfeng said before that only two or three thousand people passed the assessment each time, it seemed that 90% of them would still have a third trial.

  In less than a moment, more than a dozen Lei Yan Zong cultivators appeared, blocking the way of those who had not felt the sunrise from outside, and if they still wanted to join Lei Yan Zong, they could also become outer sect disciples directly.

  Li Li announced this and looked at the remaining cultivators, saying slowly: "One hour later, there will be a final test. You all have number plates in your hands. One hour later, you will all enter the forest. As long as you grab another person's number plate, you can return here and it will be considered that you have passed the final test. However, killing is prohibited in the forest, otherwise you will be directly disqualified. There are nearly a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators hiding in the forest, so don't think about cheating."

  After hearing the content of this final test, some people were delighted and others worried. Those with deep cultivation and uncommon strength naturally overflowed with confidence, while those with shallow cultivation or who rarely fought with others had anxious faces! However, everyone knew that the assessment content set by Lei Yan Sect was unchangeable, and they could only grit their teeth and go through with it, hoping to get lucky at the time.

  Lin Tianyang and his three companions were naturally fearless. With Lin Tianyang's strength, he acknowledged second place, and probably no one dared to acknowledge first place, so they were actually the most relaxed.

  But just then, Li Lili suddenly spoke up and said: "Lin Tianyang from Yongzhou Sanxian Town doesn't need to participate in the final round, you have already passed the assessment!"

  Lin Tianyang was taken aback when he heard that he had passed, but then thought about it and felt that it was reasonable. However, with him passing, the remaining three people didn't have a 100% guarantee, and he couldn't help but furrow his brow slightly.

  Leng Qingfeng and the others saw him frowning, and immediately said: "Lin brother, don't worry too much about us. Fang brother and I are not weaklings either, and Yi niangzi is no ordinary cultivator. There's still a good chance!"

  Lin Tianyang saw that he was comforting himself, and silently nodded. He took out more than a dozen talismans from his storage bag and handed them to the three of them, saying: "Take these, they might be able to help you in time!"

  Leng and Fang had already gotten used to accepting Lin Tianyang's gifts, and this time Yi Xiuya didn't refuse Lin Tianyang's kindness either. Apparently she also knew that compared to saving face, being able to pass the test was what mattered most.

  After they accepted the token, someone suddenly stood up and shouted: "Why didn't Lin Tianyang have to participate in the final test to pass the assessment?"

  The person who came out was a young monk in his early twenties, with a cultivation base of eleven layers in the Qi Refining stage. After he finished speaking, although some monks nodded silently to his words, more people cast him scornful glances.

  The monk saw it and also felt a little surprised, saying to the crowd: "What? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

  A young woman sitting several feet away laughed and said, "Fellow Taoist, it's not that your question is problematic, but rather you're just a bit ignorant. If you don't believe me, you can challenge Lin Tianyang to a duel. If you win, I'm sure the seniors of the Leiyan Sect will immediately accept you as a disciple. However, I advise you to settle your affairs before making a move, lest you die miserably and no one is left to collect your corpse!"

  The girl's words were a bit sharp, but after she finished speaking, many people couldn't help but laugh along with her. The young man felt extremely embarrassed, his face turning red and white by turns, but he also had some self-awareness, seeing so many people mocking him together, it was clear that Lin Tianyang was not an ordinary cultivator, and although he thought himself to be quite strong, he wasn't arrogant enough to challenge someone else's acknowledged strength.

  Lin Tianyang heard the woman's words in his ears, and he also felt a pang of distress in his heart. His reputation for being ruthless and merciless would probably not be reversed in a short period of time.

  An hour later, thousands of people went in different directions into the forest. Lin Tianyang can no longer participate in the final round and can only hope that the three of them will have good luck.

  Less than a quarter of an hour after entering the forest, the first monk returned, and within an hour nearly a thousand monks came out of the forest one after another, but the three of them still hadn't come out.

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