"Zhenyang Venerable colluded with the Demon Clan and has been removed from the position of Venerable. Standing before you now is the new Venerable - Lin Tanyu Venerable." Jiang Rushi stood elegantly, her rose petal lips parted slightly, speaking softly.

"Ah, not Zhenyang Venerable?"

"A new Venerable has arrived..."

"Lin Tanyu Venerable..."

"Lin Tanyu, isn’t that name familiar? Wasn’t he the one who killed Yin Shang on Sky City Continent and was then taken away by Zhenyang Venerable?"

Someone seemed to have guessed Lin Tanyu Venerable’s background, afterwards the crowd spread the word, and eyes filled with shock and wonder gathered on Lin Mo.

Indeed.

This Venerable, like them, was a genius participating in the training. They didn’t expect while they were still struggling to compete for a place in the Star Sky Alliance, he had already occupied the position of Venerable. After learning Lin Tanyu Venerable’s background, many people felt less awe but dared not be too presumptuous; someone capable of killing Yin Shang and surviving under Zhenyang Venerable’s hand, even taking the role of new Venerable, wasn’t someone to be underestimated.

Lin Mo glanced at Luo Yu’er and Rain King. Their expressions were filled with surprise, shock, joy—so many complex emotions were beyond words. They never expected Lin Mo to be the new Venerable.

This news was truly shocking.

No wonder Mr. Lin insisted they participate in this test.

In the crowd, there were several complex gazes, including people from the Yanhuang Palace and Water God Sect. Upon seeing Lin Mo, both teams were shocked. This Lin Tanyu Venerable, they were all too familiar with him!

"I didn’t expect it; he’s really been pretending to be a pig while eating tigers. Lucky we didn’t attack him in the valley." The first hall murmured solemnly, his expression immensely grave.

The other two hall members also nodded, not yet recovering from their shock.

"How did he become the new Venerable?" Water God Sect’s Lin Fei widened his eyes, tightly clenching his fists, looking at Lin Mo incredulously, besides shock, there was also a trace of fear.

If he had truly attempted to kill Lin Mo in the valley, he might have been killed by Lin Mo on the spot.

Lin Wu was equally shocked, only expressing relief that things with Lin Mo hadn’t reached an irreconcilable point.

Shui Mao remained silent, but his expression was also quite wonderful, inwardly letting out a sigh of relief. "The way of testing is simple, I will distribute test stones to you, infusing them with your Primordial Power. As long as the stone emits light, you pass smoothly." Lin Mo spoke concisely, and as soon as he finished, he waved his hand, shooting countless stones toward the candidates in the square.

Everyone caught that transparent stone; it was the thing determining their future.

"Okay, let’s begin. Those who fail stand aside, and later I’ll send spaceship to escort you." Lin Mo stood with his hands behind his back, expression indifferent.

"I succeeded..."

"I succeeded too..."

Luo Yu’er and Rain King infused their True Yuan into the stone at the same time, and the transparent stone lit up, albeit only with a faint golden glow, but it did indeed light up.

The gaze of everyone around immediately focused on the two, witnessing that despite having only Star System Level Early Stage Cultivation, they actually managed to pass!

But others weren’t as fortunate. Among a hundred people, having ten manage to make the stone emit light was already a good result. Both the first hall of Yanhuang Palace and Shui Mao of Water God Sect passed the test, which was to be expected given their strengths, allowing them to navigate the Dark Demon Sea successfully, representing their prowess and potential, relying on luck, was only for a few.

Besides these two, there were another seven who passed the test, evidently all geniuses from various domains with significant potential. "How could I fail?" A White Robed Youth in the crowd, expression somber, his triangular eyes particularly sinister, gripped the transparent stone tightly, "How could I possibly fail, Venerable, this isn’t fair, even these two Star System Level Early Stage Cultivation folks managed to pass, why not me?"

The speaker had the strength of a Star Domain Level Beginner, his aura not weaker than the first hall.

The somber-looking youth fixated on Rain King and Luo Yu’er, deeply unwilling—indeed, two Star System Level Early Stage folks actually managed to pass.

Rain King and Luo Yu’er felt anxious too; obtaining passage qualification with their strength, they knew the truth, without Lin Mo secretly helping, could they have passed?

"Venerable, why did these two pass?" The triangular-eyed youth gritted his teeth, "Could it be Venerable indulged favoritism and fraud?"

Lin Mo looked at him faintly, then smiled slightly, "Yes, I indeed indulged favoritism. These two are my friends; I made sure they passed smoothly."

Listening to Lin Mo’s words, the multitude of geniuses present for the test were stunned, admitting so straightforwardly?

Favoritism, claiming it with righteousness!

"Venerable, this isn’t fair!" The triangular-eyed youth was also stunned, not expecting Lin Mo to admit, his eyes carrying a trace of anger.

"Fairness, there’s no fairness in this world, I’m not a gentleman nor do I wish to be one, being a gentleman is too tiring." Lin Mo said indifferently, "Nor am I a scoundrel, I despise scoundrels, I won’t become one myself. I use my power to help my friends, without hindering you, you simply couldn’t pass the test. As for discussing this matter of fairness, some are born into large sects with precious resources for cultivation from a young age, while some are ordinary people who barely step onto the path of cultivation—what fairness is there?"

Many remained silent, though not everyone agreed with Lin Mo’s words, perception varies among individuals, especially considering Lin Mo was a Venerable, was opposing useful?

The triangular-eyed youth’s initially somber face flushed, fists clenched, "Venerable, I will definitely find a way to inform Lord World King of this matter."

"Unconvinced?" Lin Mo looked at him, stretching a hand backward.

In the palace, the silken papers spread on the table floated out, flying straight toward the triangular-eyed youth.

A piece of calligraphy, with bold strokes of iron and silver hooks, the writing clear, yet each stroke carried a sharp aura like sword edges. The triangular-eyed youth immediately sensed danger upon looking, heart plummeting, one punch thrust at the flying calligraphy, from which also shot sharp Sword Intent, these were characters Lin Mo poured his Spiritual Blood into writing, ’Ten years polished a sword, the frosty blade never tried.’

Containing his Sword Dao will.

The triangular-eyed youth suddenly flew back, heavily falling on a distant spot in the square, his body crashing the solid stone slabs forming cracks, coughing blood from his mouth.

"If you want to tell on me, do as you wish, those who’ve passed the test, stay, everyone else leave." Lin Mo stood with both hands behind, speaking indifferently. The square fell silent, indeed this new Venerable was domineering, but what Lin Mo demonstrated earlier also deterred those who were tempted—one piece of calligraphy contained Sword Intent, blasting away the Star Domain Level youth, such strength, truly terrifying!