"The first one!" At this point, the ancient town spoke.
"I'll go." A burly man shouted and stepped forward.
"Is this Nan Batian? Remember, act according to your own ability." "Yes, senior Wang Xiu." The burly man Nan Batian answered and entered the palace.
Lan Qingyun watched the burly man enter the palace and turned to Lan Qinghe, "Qinghe, do you know the value of the Dustless Sword in your hand?"
"Dustless Sword?" Lan Qinghe glanced at the sword in his hand, "10,000 gold?"
Lan Qingyun shook her head. "Craftsmen of superior and above quality have been monopolized by the major forces. A top-quality sword... costs no less than 30,000 gold. Your Dustless Sword has a speed increase of twenty-nine percent. It is outstanding among top-quality swords. It's worth no less than 40,000 gold, but when I purchased it from Blue Moon Lake, it cost only 3,000 points and 3,000 gold. From this, you can judge the value of the points."
"3,000 points is equivalent to 30,000 gold..."
At this point, Lan Qinghe understood the significance of Han Yayi's words. 30,000 gold! You should know that in those years, in order to get 1,000 gold, he had gone through hardships and wasted ten years.
"Blue Moon Lake is one of the fifteen major schools and has been passed down for 630 years. During this period, there has been one Fivefold Mixed-Origin Realm strong expert, six Fourfold Mixed-Origin Realm strong experts, and many Mixed-Origin Realm experts, who left behind numerous treasures and cultivation experiences. Among them are some complete secrets and techniques of the origin world. To exchange for these, points and money are required." Lan Qingyun explained, then added, "Qinghe, I can help you obtain the practice method for the Refining Stage of the Xuan Guang Jue, but the techniques for the 10th, 11th, and 12th stages of Refining and even the Opening of the Origin World need to be exchanged again.
Lan Qinghe nodded.
The wicked monopolistic society.
"Come on! You’re only twenty. Your points double. You only need to get ten puppet cores to earn two hundred points, so you can exchange for a large number of treasures. You should know that the Light Splitting and Shadow Transforming Swordsmanship costs only 600 points."
"Oh." At this point, Lan Qinghe finally felt a bit energized.
The Light Splitting and Shadow Transforming Swordsmanship, 600 points. If he could really earn 200 points, he would certainly have some close combat techniques to choose from.
"Lan Qingyun." At this point, a voice came from the side.
A rather beautiful woman, accompanied by a young man and woman, came to Lan Qingyun.
"Sister Zhu Huaiyou." Lan Qingyun responded politely, looking somewhat unfamiliar.
"Are these two the examiners you recommended?"
Zhu Huaiyou smiled and glanced at Han Ya Yi and Lu Qinghe.
"It's just one person, my older brother, Lu Qinghe."
"Oh."
Zhu Huaiyou curiously looked at Lu Qinghe.
With her cultivation base, she could easily see that Lu Qinghe's cultivation level was only at the fifth stage of True Refinement.
Lu Qingyun actually recommended her own brother, who was at the fifth stage of True Refinement, for the assessment, which made her somewhat surprised.
"Han Zhen, the attendant of Han Ya Yi, has seen Senior Sister Zhu Huaiyou."
Han Ya Yi also quickly paid her respects on the side.
"Han Zhen?"
Zhu Huaiyou nodded slightly.
She was ranked thirty-first among the strong individuals of the Second Peak. Although she had not entered the top ten, as one of the strong individuals of the Second Peak, she had a good chance of competing for a top-ten ranking in the Third Peak.
"Senior Sister, Qingyun's brother just reached the fifth stage of True Refinement, right?"
At this point, a young man behind Zhu Huaiyou suddenly spoke.
This young man, who looked to be of a similar age to Lu Qinghe, or even younger, had reached the seventh stage of True Refinement in True Qi cultivation.
"Long Yu, you must not be disrespectful; since Lu Qingyun recommended him for the assessment, he must have some merits."
Zhu Huaiyou reprimanded the young man, Long Yu, in a low voice, and then said to Lu Qingyun, "This little guy started cultivating late, at the age of twelve, and reached the seventh stage of True Refinement in six years, which has made him somewhat arrogant."
"Senior Sister, that's not true. I deeply respect Senior Sister."
Long Yu quickly responded.
"Not bad."
Lu Qingyun glanced at Long Yu: an eighteen-year-old with seventh-stage True Refinement strength, indeed a talent.
However...
"It's just that his foundation is a bit too shaky; has he ever experienced life-and-death battles?"
"What!?"
"The assessment at Blue Moon Lake comes with a death quota."
Lu Qingyun's expression was somewhat stern.
For those who dared to underestimate her brother, she had never known what it meant to be polite.
"Humph, I don't need Senior Sister Qingyun to worry about this."
Long Yu, who had reached the seventh stage of True Refinement in six years, was confident that if he had received good guidance from a young age, he would not be inferior to any of the inner disciples. He was displeased with Lu Qingyun's reprimand.
Zhu Huaiyou also felt some dissatisfaction with Lu Qingyun's attitude. As a disciple ranked thirty-first in the Second Peak, she took the initiative to greet her, but Lu Qingyun didn’t give her due respect, simply because she was only sixteen years old and had boundless potential. Otherwise, Lu Qingyun would not even consider her.
"Long Yu, Senior Sister Qingyun is also well-intentioned. Alright, South Batian should be coming out soon. Let's wait and see how we perform next."
Zhu Huaiyou said lightly.
The implication was that she was going to prove herself in terms of performance.
Long Yu understood Zhu Huaiyou's meaning: "I'm curious about Senior Sister Qingyun's performance in the assessment. I believe when my results come out, Senior Sister Qingyun will understand that she worried about me for nothing."
"Is that so?"
Lu Qingyun looked at Long Yu with a somewhat cold gaze.
As long as she had Zhu Huaiyou backing her, Long Yu was not afraid, and after provoking Lu Qingyun with a glance, he turned and left.
"It seems... I've made unnecessary enemies again."
Lu Qinghe looked at the two departing figures and said somewhat speechlessly.
"Enemies? Just them?"
Lu Qingyun sneered: "Zhu Huaiyou has cultivated for thirty-one years and is only at this level. Within three years, I will definitely surpass her to the point where she won't even see my shadow. I really don't know what gives them such superiority over me, Lu Qingyun."
Lu Qinghe glanced at Lu Qingyun.
The girl was indeed confident.
And Han Ya Yi, regarding Lu Qingyun's words, also took them to heart.
After witnessing Lu Qingyun's test results in the Temple of Destiny, she had no doubt about Lu Qingyun's future achievements.
She was destined to be a top-tier genius who could open up the Yuan Realm.
In the future...
There was even hope of reaching the middle stage of the Triple Realm at the Elemental level, becoming an elder of the Ask Immortal Sect, or even competing as a strong figure for the position of Deputy Sect Master or Sect Master.
"However, Qinghe, in the next assessment, you must do me proud! Teach that guy Long Yu a harsh lesson when you undergo your evaluation!"
Lu Qinghe nodded slightly: "I will do my best."
"It's not just doing your best, it's a certainty!"
Lu Qingyun waved her tender fist at Lu Qinghe.
This elder brother must be given a death order.
"The other party is under twenty."
Lu Qinghe smiled and said, "Double the points."
"I don't care, it's your business. When I joined the Blue Moon Lake years ago, my performance was average. If I am eventually surpassed by the Dragon Fish, only you can fight for my pride."
Lu Qinghe nodded again.
"He's out, he's out!"
"Southern Overlord!"
"How's the result!?"
At this time, there was a burst of cheers from the crowd waiting.
They saw the somewhat pale-faced Southern Overlord, staggering out of the palace, nodded to the senior brother who came with him, and then handed a puppet core to Guzhen.
"One, two, three... Thirteen puppet cores."
Guzhen glanced over and nodded slightly, "You're twenty-eight years old, with thirteen puppet cores, you can pass. Congratulations, you are now a member of our Blue Moon Lake."
"Thank you, Senior Brother Guzhen."
"Em."
With that, Guzhen turned to the man who came with the Southern Overlord, and said, "Wang Xiu, recommending a formal member to join will earn a hundred reward points."
"Thank you, Senior Brother Guzhen."
Wang Xiu also hurriedly bowed.
"Successfully recommending a member will also earn points?"
Lu Qinghe was somewhat surprised to see this scene.
"Of course."
Lu Qingyun nodded, "Recommending an ordinary member will earn a hundred points, an outstanding member will earn a thousand points, and a senior member will earn ten thousand points. This is also a reward system of the Blue Moon Lake. However, those disciples with the potential to become outstanding members have long been targeted by major forces, and those who can only become ordinary members will earn too few points. Except for the new members of the Blue Moon Lake, there may not be anyone who will bother with this..."
After hearing this, Lu Qinghe nodded thoughtfully.
Dustless Sword!
Worth three thousand points...
The road ahead is long and arduous.
...
"Next..."
"I'll go."
Long Yu couldn’t wait to step forward.
"Oh, go ahead."
Guzhen was quite indifferent to this.
Long Yu nodded to Zhu Huaiyou and then stepped into the palace. Just before entering, he turned back, glanced provocatively at Lu Qingyun.
"Hmph!"
This scene, seen by Lu Qingyun, naturally made her snort coldly.
The others also looked at Lu Qingyun following Long Yu's gaze, and then started whispering to each other.
"Huh?"
Guzhen, following the crowd's gaze, looked at Lu Qingyun, somewhat surprised, and then friendly nodded at her.
A sixteen-year-old at the ninth stage of body tempering...
Enough to attract the attention of a strong performer of the Primordial Realm.
...
Time passed quickly, half an hour passed.
Half an hour later, the palace gate was finally opened again under the gaze of the crowd.
Long Yu, who looked quite disheveled all over, even with bloodstains, finally appeared in front of everyone.
However, although he looked extremely disheveled, he had a sincere smile on his face.
Seeing Long Yu's smile, Lu Qingyun curled her lips and said, "Looks very impressive.”
And Zhu Huaiyou also understood, and with a smile, approached along with another girl.
"How did it go?"
"Luckily I didn't disgrace myself."
Weakly, Longyu nodded and smiled.
Then, his gaze immediately fell on Lu Qingyun.
"Sister Lu Qingyun, my final grades are out, please advise."
As he spoke, he submitted the obtained puppet core to Gezhen in front of him.
At that moment, he no longer concealed the challenge in his eyes.