Chapter 61: Chapter 49: Entrance Examination: Sneaking into Chen Cang (Part 2)

"Every five years, Five Extremes Mountain recruits disciples from outside, including but not limited to the Jin Dynasty and Jiuli State."

Xie Miaobo stood right next to Liou Yuan.

He and Liou Yuan had come together to Broken Dust Valley with Liou Zhen. The two were familiar with each other and had agreed to look after each other at Five Extremes Mountain, so they naturally stood together.

In a low voice, he explained to Liou Yuan, "What we’re seeing now is just a small part; scenes like this will continue for months in Broken Dust Valley."

"Tsk tsk, how many disciples does Five Extremes Mountain intend to recruit?" Liou Yuan never underestimated Five Extremes Mountain.

But upon hearing that scenes like today’s would continue for months, he couldn’t help but marvel.

"It’s hard to say, that’s uncertain."

"Although many people come, not everyone can pass the entry examination."

Xie Miaobo obviously knew more than Liou Yuan, or perhaps Liou Zhen had never mentioned information about Five Extremes Mountain to Liou Yuan.

Maybe Liou Zhen thought it wasn’t necessary.

However, Liou Yuan was curious and followed up on Xie Miaobo’s words, "Do those who can’t pass the entry examination have to be sent away?"

Isn’t that quite strange?

Bringing people from far away to Five Extremes Mountain, if they don’t qualify, do they have to be sent back to their origins?

"Of course, that’s not the case."

"Those who pass the entry examination will become Outer Sect disciples. Those who don’t pass will still stay here."

"Five Extremes Mountain will still teach them basic Breathing Skill, but they won’t receive the benefits of Outer Sect disciples and will be assigned many chores, known as Miscellaneous Task disciples."

While speaking, Xie Miaobo gestured toward the five grand mountain bodies shrouded in thick fog behind Broken Dust Valley.

"Many places can use Miscellaneous Task disciples."

Upon hearing about Miscellaneous Task disciples, Liou Yuan showed a look of understanding, thinking, "It sounds nice to call them Miscellaneous Task disciples, but it wouldn’t be wrong to remove the word ’disciples’ from the title."

Xie Miaobo and Liou Yuan had been standing here for over half an hour, not knowing where Liou Zhen went after leading them into Broken Dust Valley.

Perhaps out of boredom, Xie Miaobo casually shared the regulations he knew about the entry examination with Liou Yuan.

"Rest assured, people like us will have a different examination content compared to those who have never cultivated."

"I can’t say for sure, but it’s almost a certainty, especially since both of us are at Qi Cultivation Third Layer."

"People like us," Liou Yuan knew Xie Miaobo was referring to those who had practiced Breathing Skill before entering.

Generally, they have connections or ties with Five Extremes Mountain.

With a clean background and having practiced Breathing Skill.

"Then..." Just as Liou Yuan was about to ask how people like them would be assessed,

On the high platform of the ring-shaped valley, a man in a moon-white brocade robe identical to Liou Zhen’s suddenly appeared.

With thick eyebrows and big eyes, his skin slightly dark, appearance honest and simple, yet his eyes burned with the brilliance only a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator would possess.

Liou Yuan took just one glance and obediently lowered his head, not daring to meet his gaze.

"Inner Sect Disciple!" Liou Yuan mumbled softly.

He only learned on the way that the moon-white brocade robe Liou Zhen wore was a symbol of an Inner Sect disciple of Five Extremes Mountain.

There was no doubt this man before him was of the same rank as Liou Zhen.

The square-faced man glanced at everyone, seemingly counting the number.

Then he took out a Jade Scroll, and after confirming it was correct, in a deep, resonant voice he spoke to the nearly two hundred disciples standing in Broken Dust Valley, "Those whose names are illuminated on the list, step forward."

As he spoke, the Jade Scroll in his hand emitted radiant brilliance, which condensed above the ring-shaped valley into a luminous screen.

On it were densely recorded the names of nearly two hundred people.

Among them, nearly twenty names shimmered with a golden hue.

Liou Yuan glanced and saw his and Xie Miaobo’s names among those twenty.

"Let’s go, I said people like us and those disciples who haven’t cultivated are assessed separately." Xie Miaobo turned his head and smiled at Liou Yuan.

Liou Yuan nodded and walked forward shoulder to shoulder with him.

Until all twenty people stepped forward, the square-faced man waved his hand grandly: "Follow me."

The twenty people, including Liou Yuan, were swept up into the sky by the square-faced man’s sleeve and landed in a courtyard on the left side of Broken Dust Valley.

This courtyard was built against the mountain.

Looking into the interior, one could see a passage extending into the mountain body.

"I am the senior brother responsible for your entry examination this time, Fang Yu. You may call me Mr. Fang or Mr. Yu."

After he finished his introduction, he strode towards the entrance of the passage.

Liou Yuan’s gaze skipped over Fang Yu, looking into the entrance where there were several stone-door rooms marked with numbers from one to ten.

"Those whose names I call, enter the stone door rooms in order." Fang Yu held the Jade Scroll, standing before the house and began calling names.

"Fu Xueping!"

Among the twenty, a young girl stepped out.

She walked gracefully to Fang Yu and saluted.

Liou Yuan raised his head, gazing at her appearance.

Her black hair fluidly flowed at the shoulders, her complexion fair as snow, eyes sparkling with both sharpness and gentleness.

At the tender age of thirteen or fourteen, she already exuded such charm, undoubtedly extremely beautiful.

"Door number one."

Fang Yu pointed to the stone door closest to the cave entrance marked with the number ’one’, designating the examination room for Fu Xueping.

Then continued reciting names.

"Hao Ming, door number two."

"Xie Miaobo, door number three."

As names were called one after another, everyone entered the examination rooms, leaving Liou Yuan alone standing in the courtyard.