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142: Entrance examination
🕑 Added 2024-12-25 21:06:20 +0000 UTC"You don't know?!" The woman exclaimed with a soft voice, then she smiled and told him, "People here are gathered for the yearly examination..."
The girl found Yun Wuji’s confused expression somewhat attractive and began explaining to him as if showing off.
Every year, the Freezing Snow Hall entrance examination is held.
The exam is for membership into Freezing Snow Hall, marking one as an official disciple of the Sect. It occurs once every year and lasts for about seven days, with over a million participants each day. The basic requirement to participate is reaching the Divine Origin Realm. If one fails, they must wait five years before they can try again.
Of course, there are some exceptions to the rules. For example, those with the Ice Phoenix bloodline don't need to undergo the examination. Instead, they are admitted directly to the Ice Phoenix Palace, rather than the Freezing Snow Hall.
The hierarchy of the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect is structured from the lowest to the highest as follows.
Snowfall Palace: This is where half-disciples and part-time workers reside.
Freezing Snow Hall: This hall consists of one hundred and eight sub-halls and is where the official disciples are, though they are the lowest in the hierarchy. All of them are at least at the Divine Origin Realm.
Ice Phoenix Palaces: Above the Freezing Snow Hall are the thirty-six Ice Phoenix Palaces, where individuals with exceptional talent are placed. Anyone who reaches the Divine Origin Realm before the age of 20 can be directly admitted here, like Mu Xiaolan.
Divine Ice Phoenix Hall: At the top is the Divine Ice Phoenix Hall, where the core disciples reside. Only the most talented individuals are admitted here, and most of them have previously been disciples in the Ice Phoenix Palaces.
Additionally, there are the direct disciples of the Realm King at the top, but that goes without saying.
After listening to her explanation, Yun Wuji looked at her gratefully, then took out a small, flower-shaped hairpin, and handed it to her as a token of thanks. "Thank you, big sister, for your help. Please accept this as a token of my gratitude."
"Hehe~ Little brother is so cute," the woman said, taking the hairpin with both hands and chuckling. She then asked, "Does little brother also want to participate?"
"That's right," Yun Wuji nodded with a smile.
"Then let me help you," the woman beamed, quickly grabbing his hand and dragging him inside the hall.
'Aren't the women from the Snow Song Realm supposed to be cold and reserved?' Yun Wuji glanced at the hand holding his, then sighed. 'Sigh, who made me so handsome? Even these women's ice hearts can't resist my warmth.'
As they entered the hall, he saw a vast number of people arranged in teams, each of their expressions and movements extremely cautious.
The lower realm powerhouses, capable of dominating their worlds with a single hand, all wore nervous and serious expressions. None of them dared to even whisper to one another.
'The Divine Origin Realm can make you a living god in the lower realm, but here, you don’t even qualify to become the lowest disciple. The gap between the lower realm and the God Realm is just too vast. No wonder they all look down on the people from the lower realms,' Yun Wuji thought as he glanced at them.
"They’re split into groups?" Yun Wuji asked the woman.
"Yes," she explained, pointing toward the disciples at the front. "They divide everyone into groups of ten thousand and process one hundred and eight groups each day, perfectly matching the Freezing Snow Hall's one hundred and eight halls. Each group is evaluated by a Vice Hall Master or a disciple from the hall, and occasionally, the Hall Master might personally oversee the process."
She gestured toward the jade platform where disciples were calling up groups to assess the examinees' cultivation.
"Since you want to participate in the examination, you need to register first. It’s over there," the woman said, pulling him along as she walked toward a man in a dark blue robe.
As they moved, she suddenly turned around and asked, "I forgot to ask, what’s your name, little brother?"
"I am Yun Wuji," he replied casually. There was no need to hide his name. After all, Qianye Ying'er only knew his appearance, not his name. And even if she did, the God Realm was so vast, who knew how many 'Yun Wujis' might exist?
The woman nodded, though she felt slightly disappointed that Yun Wuji showed no curiosity about her name. She led him to the man and helped him complete the registration. Afterward, she exchanged a few parting words with him and left.
Yun Wuji noticed the girl’s disappointed expression but made no effort to stop her. His standards had become exceedingly high by now. Though this woman was indeed beautiful, her appearance was still inferior even to the average disciple of the Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace.
After completing the registration, Yun Wuji was assigned to a group of ten thousand participants. After waiting for half an hour, it was finally his turn to have his cultivation and age tested.
He stepped forward to the blue jade platform and placed his hand on a stele.
Swoosh!
The stele glowed with blue light, and when the light faded, the examiner looked up in surprise. "4th level Divine Origin Realm, age 22!"
"22 years old?!"
"Another talent has appeared!"
"He’s so unlucky. If he had come a few years earlier, he might have entered one of the Ice Phoenix Palaces!"
As the examiner spoke, murmurs spread among the crowd. They looked at Yun Wuji with a mix of surprise and envy.
People at the Divine Origin Realm below the age of twenty could be directly admitted to the Ice Phoenix Palaces. Seeing that Yun Wuji had reached the 4th level of the Divine Origin Realm, many sighed at his bad luck, they all assumed he must have achieved it before turning twenty but only came now.
"Little friend, you can go over there and wait for the next part of the examination," the examiner said warmly after seeing the result. He smiled at Yun Wuji and directed him back to his group to wait for the second round. Lowering his voice, he added, "It’s unfortunate that there are no Vice Hall Masters or the Hall Master here this time. Otherwise, with your talent alone, you would’ve been accepted directly."
"Thank you, senior," Yun Wuji nodded with a warm smile and calmly walked down, returning to his group amidst their exclamations and looks of admiration and envy.
After waiting for a short while, the group was led to another location. A man stood before them, his gaze cold as he swept over the entire group. With a serious tone, he said, “The preparations for the profound formation in the second round of examinations are complete. You may begin at any time. However, before we start, I must remind you all of something. Your group currently has ten thousand and twenty-three people, but only one thousand will pass the second round! The rest will have no choice but to return in five years!”
"And only one hundred from the thousand who enter the third round will pass," he continued, extending a finger as he spoke indifferently. "In other words, from all of you, only one out of every hundred will be able to enter Freezing Snow Hall. Freezing Snow Hall is not a place just anyone can join!"
Everyone here was already familiar with these rules, so none of them showed any surprise or astonishment.
As for Yun Wuji, he couldn't help but think, 'This guy's eyes really irk me. Should I beat the crap out of him later?' He paused for a moment, then thought to himself, 'Is this my ego speaking? Hmm, I need to keep that in check.'
The man gazed at them once more, then waved his hand and said, "Alright! The second round of examinations will begin now."
As his voice echoed, a massive profound formation was activated. White profound light illuminated the area from below, and a profound formation, spanning around three kilometers in width, appeared beneath the feet of the examinees.
“The second round of the examination is called the ‘Snowstorm Realm!’” the man explained in a cold tone. “Once the profound formation beneath your feet activates, you will be transported to a snowstorm world. It is far colder than anything you can imagine. The storms there will strip you of all sense of direction, except for the destination point.”
“The destination point is only one hundred and fifty kilometers ahead of you.”
“All you have to do is withstand the cold and the storm and reach that point. As soon as you touch it, the profound formation will bring you out.”
“The first one thousand people to make it will pass this round. As for the others...” He paused, his gaze hardening. “You can all get the hell out.”
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