"Alright, go take the test."
Everyone was very interested in this arrogant young man. After all, on this continent, it's all about having strength to be arrogant. Since he was so arrogant, he must have been hiding his true power.
Ye Qingtian placed his hand on the testing stele.
A moment later, red and blue lights appeared on the stele, and after the lights dimmed, a golden star appeared on the stele.
The entire place fell silent... Then, bursts of laughter erupted from the crowd.
"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter. I thought he was so amazing just now, seeing how arrogant he was."
"Dual-attribute, Body Cultivation Realm First Rank, and he still dares to participate in the selection. Is his brain not working?"
"Hurry up and get down, don't embarrass yourself."
Not only the newcomers, but even Elder Jin Nan and several Outer Sect Disciples couldn't help but laugh.
This kid, isn't this a joke? Did he not know his own cultivation before the selection? Or was he trying to muddle through?
Ye Qingtian seemed unfazed by everyone's laughter, instead looking at Elder Jin Nan.
"Elder Jin just said that even if one doesn't meet the standard, as long as they can defeat someone who passed, they can still be selected. I didn't misremember, did I?"
Elder Jin stopped laughing, "That's right, but can you do it? Also, I must warn you, even if a mixed-attribute Cultivator enters the Outer Sect, it will take twice as long to Cultivate compared to an ordinary person. So, you won't be able to keep up with the progress."
"Heh heh, a bunch of ignorant fellows. I, Ye Qingtian, am not like others. Today, I will let these people who look down on me know how poor their judgment is."
Ye Qingtian just smiled faintly, "It's fine, as long as I can pass."
Chu Yan was speechless when she heard Ye Qingtian's inner thoughts. The people here don't know you have a cheat, so naturally, they don't have high hopes for you. But with your internal monologue, it feels like others looking down on you is a crime.
Who told you to only show your surface strength as mixed-attribute, Body Cultivation Realm First Rank?
The first round of testing quickly ended. Over a thousand people participated in the selection, but only about a hundred met the standard. This shows how high Qingmu Sect's elimination rate is.
"Alright, as I said earlier, those who failed are eligible to challenge those who passed. However, to prevent those without strength from maliciously challenging and wasting time, each match will only last one minute. If a winner cannot be decided within one minute, I will determine the outcome."
Elder Jin said this because such incidents had happened before. Failed candidates knew they couldn't defeat the selected ones but were unwilling to give up. So, they chose to challenge, but once they went up, they kept dodging and avoiding direct combat. As a result, each challenge match lasted more than ten minutes. The outcome was that the challenge matches lasted all day, until evening. The Elders and Disciples responsible for the selection Tournament were exhausted.
To prevent this situation from happening again, Qingmu Sect implemented this new rule starting this year.
However, when Ye Qingtian heard these words, he interpreted them differently.
"No strength, malicious challenge?"
"Old man, if you look down on me, just say so. Don't be so Yin and Yang."
Ye Qingtian was certain that Elder Jin was targeting him.
"Just wait, I'll let you know how powerful I am."
The challenges began.
More than a dozen challenge matches were held in a row, but not a single failed candidate could defeat a selected candidate.
The reason was simple: very few people who could Cultivate to Body Cultivation Realm Ninth Rank at this age were true Geniuses; most had deep Family foundations and sufficient human and material resources for cultivation. Therefore, these individuals not only had strong strength Ranks but also possessed at least Rank Four Mystical Skills. With such advantages, those at Seventh and Eighth Rank truly found no opportunity to defeat those at Ninth Rank.
"I'll go." After numerous failed challenges from other candidates, Ye Qingtian strode forward and entered the center of the arena.
"No way, he actually dares to go?"
"Either he has a trump card, or he's crazy."
"I think he's crazy."
Elder Jin was also speechless. Body Cultivation Realm First Rank, are you here to add to the laughter?
But since he had already said that challenges were allowed, he couldn't stop Ye Qingtian from initiating one.
Elder Jin looked left and right, then picked someone, "Liu Lan, you're up."
"Yes, Elder."
Liu Lan was one of the selected candidates, Cultivating the Water attribute. Water attribute attacks were not strong, but she was good at prolonged combat and exhausting an opponent's Qi. Elder Jin had Liu Lan accept the challenge to avoid injuring Ye Qingtian.
However... "Letting a Water attribute Cultivator fight me, is this looking down on me?"
Ye Qingtian immediately shouted, "I want to fight him! I won't fight a Water attribute Cultivator!" He pointed to a burly selected candidate, who was at the Peak of Body Refining Realm and had the Metal attribute.
Everyone was stunned. Are you blind? Do you have to be so eager to die? Among many attributes, the Metal attribute is known for its physical toughness. A Metal attribute Cultivator can go head-to-head with a Yao Beast of the same Rank without falling behind. Elder Jin chose a Water attribute Cultivator to avoid you getting beaten too badly, but now you're courting death by challenging a Metal attribute Cultivator?
Jin Nan's eyes also showed some anger. This brat, he hasn't even been selected yet? And he's already so unruly, given Face but not appreciating it.
"If you want to fight, fight Liu Lan. If not, get out. Qingmu Sect doesn't need someone as unruly and disrespectful as you."
Jin Nan's words made everyone nod repeatedly. However, when Ye Qingtian heard them, he became even more furious.
"Excellent, this Jin Nan now has another reason for me to dislike him: acting old and powerful, bullying others with his influence."
Just as Ye Qingtian was about to continue confronting Jin Nan, a clear female voice sounded in his ear.
"Elder Jin, don't be angry. I think it's not a bad thing for a newcomer to be young and impetuous. A Cultivator needs this kind of courage to Face difficulties. Since this Ye Qingtian wants to fight this Metal attribute Junior Brother, let's give him a chance. This will also show the magnanimity of our Qingmu Sect."
Chu Yan came to Jin Nan's side and said with a smile.
Jin Nan fell silent.
Inner Sect Disciples have a high probability of becoming Outer Sect Elders. Perhaps he and Chu Yan would work together in the future. Since that was the case, he would give Chu Yan this Face.
"Alright, since that's the case, I'll let you challenge Zhang Liang. But I must state beforehand that challenging Zhang Liang will not lower my standards for you. As I said before, you must defeat Zhang Liang to replace him and become an Outer Sect Disciple."
"Yes."
Ye Qingtian smiled at Chu Yan again, "Thank you, Senior Sister, for speaking up for me."
"Among so many people, only this beautiful Senior Sister is a person who knows good stuff. Don't worry, Senior Sister, I will marry you in the future and repay you well."
Chu Yan's stomach churned a bit because of Ye Qingtian's inner thoughts.
Marrying me is your way of repaying me? I think it's clearly returning kindness with enmity.