It’s all about martial arts, why did you turn on the simple mode?

"How is your master now? Will he marry a wife and have children? Where will he settle down..."

A series of questions made Su Chen open his mouth slightly, not knowing how to answer. He looked at the beautiful woman in front of him with some surprise, feeling a green light lingering on someone's body.

Seeing Su Chen like this, the beautiful woman Qin Xue coughed lightly, obviously realizing that she had lost her composure. After a moment of silence, she continued to ask:

"You have just arrived in Dafeng City. Do you want me to arrange a place for you? Master You said that you will stay in Dafeng City. Do you need me to arrange a relaxing errand for you? By the way, your master also said that you are not married yet. , I can introduce you to a few..."

Su Chen: "..."

This green light became more and more intense.

"Ahem, cough, cough, that Mrs. Qin..."

"Call me Aunt Xue." Tan Xue interrupted.

"Aunt Xue, I rented a place to live temporarily..." Su Chen couldn't stand Tan Xue's enthusiasm and said bravely.

"That's it. Then tell Aunt Xue if you have any difficulties." Tan Xue nodded, and then continued to ask about Hong Ming's situation.

Su Chen didn't hide anything and told everything.

After listening, Qin Xue sighed: "Alas, Brother Ming is still so stubborn and persistent."

Su Chen didn't reply, but he could hear Tan Xue's concern.

A kind of concern that is close to that between relatives.

After a while, Tan Xue looked at Su Chen and said, "You are Brother Ming's disciple. I will try my best to help you. Regarding the recommendation of Xuan Shui Sect, I will write you a letter later. I will wait for the end of this month. At that time, you can go to Xuan Shui Sect for the assessment with my letter of recommendation."

After a pause, she continued: "Brother Ming said that you started training at the age of eighteen, but you have been practicing for less than half a year. Your talent is indeed amazing, but it is not easy to pass the examination of Xuanshui Sect. You have to do this. Be prepared."

The Xuanshui Sect is the number one sect in Qinzhou, and the requirements for joining the sect are naturally very high. It has very strict requirements for the bones. If you don't meet the standards, you will definitely not be able to enter.

Su Chen naturally knew about this, but he didn't care much about whether he could enter Xuan Shui Sect.

Afterwards, Tan Xue briefly explained the Xuan Shui Sect's assessment and asked some other questions about Hong Ming before letting Su Chen leave. Before leaving, she did not forget to remind Su Chen not to forget the assessment time.

Hong Chen watched Su Chen leave with a cold snort in his throat, and then informed Hong Risheng of the matter. Hong Risheng didn't pay attention and just asked Hong Chen to wait for the news.

After leaving Shengfu, Su Chen went to the drug store to buy medicinal materials. The quantity purchased was relatively large, so he asked the drug store to send someone to deliver it directly to his door. When he got home, the sky was gradually getting dark.

In the next half month, Su Chen lived a simple life. Apart from going out to buy medicine and inquire about the market, he also prepared medicine and practiced martial arts.

Dafeng City is worthy of being a state city. The pharmacies in the city also sell some medicinal materials that nourish qi and blood. During this period, Su Chen bought one or two copies from almost every house and tried them. The effects varied, and the best ones were It is even comparable to Qi Xue Powder.

But if you want a higher one, you can't buy it in a drug store.

The prices of these medicinal materials vary, but the prices are generally low. According to Su Chen's calculation, unless he sells a hundred copies of the unknown medicine a month, there will not be much profit overall.

Similar to Baishi City, the medicinal material business in Dafeng City is also monopolized. They rarely accept supplies from individual customers, and they will not accept Su Chen's unfounded prescriptions, so they directly gave up Su Chen's ability to prepare unknown medicines. Intend.

These days, Su Chen basically configures Feixue Powder, which is used to make money on the one hand, and for krypton medicine on the other. He consumed eight Qi and Blood Pills last time, and there are two left, but they are not enough to improve the panel, so he can only Temporarily replaced with boiling blood powder.

In this way, Su Chen used the Boiling Blood Powder to advance the panel four and a half units, plus the original two Qi and Blood Pills, which was six and a half units, and consumed a total of forty-five Boiling Blood Powders. .

He prepared a total of 80 copies of Fei Xue Powder, and now there are still 35 copies left.

"I don't know how much profit these thirty-five servings of Feixue Powder can bring me. It cost me three thousand taels to prepare these eighty servings of Feixue Powder!"

Ten thousand taels turned into seven thousand taels in the blink of an eye. The money slipped away like running water.

"Tomorrow is the exam for the Xuan Shui Sect. Aunt Xue said that you cannot take any qi and blood medicine the day before the exam. If you are found out, you will be disqualified. To be on the safe side, I will not take Fei Xue San today."

Early the next morning.

Tan Xue sent someone to pick up Su Chen and sent him directly to the foot of the mountain of Xuan Shui Sect.

In addition to Su Chen, there were some other people who also came to take the assessment. There were not many people, only about ten people.

Like him, they are not descendants of the Hong family, and they basically participate in the assessment through recommended quotas.

Xuanshui Sect has a fixed time to recruit disciples every year. It is a grand event for Xuanshui Sect and even the entire Dafeng City.

There are thousands, if not tens, of thousands of people participating in the assessment!

It is a pity that the threshold of Xuanshui Sect is too high, and only a few hundred people are recruited every year, including the clan's children.

"Everyone, please give me your recommendation letter first."

After waiting for about half an hour, a thin man wearing a black robe came out and said loudly to everyone.

Everyone took out their letters of recommendation. After checking them, the thin man said, "Come with me."

Hearing this, Su Chen and everyone followed the thin man up the mountain.

Soon, everyone came to a courtyard. After entering the courtyard, the thin man stopped.

He turned to look at everyone, his eyes swept across several people one by one, and then said: "The assessment will begin soon. Anyone who has taken the medicine should leave now to avoid being discovered later and implicating your recommender."

No one spoke, everyone stood there with the presence of the old gods.

The thin man was just doing the usual thing. After saying that, he asked everyone to wait in the yard.

After a while, he appeared again, this time holding a box in his hand. He placed the box in front of the stone table and said to everyone: "Three people enter at a time. Get a pill from me before entering."

After saying that, he asked everyone to line up. Everyone knew the process and didn't say much. Su Chen was in the middle.

Su Chen stood in the team and observed. Three people entered at a time. The interval was about a quarter of an hour. It only took four rounds for him to enter.

Round after round passed, and everyone who came out had expressionless faces, and it looked like the people outside were panicking.

Soon it was Su Chen's turn. Su Chen walked up to the thin man, received a pill, and then walked in.

"Swallow the pill and sit down."

In the lobby, three middle-aged people were sitting side by side, one of them said.

After hearing this, Su Chen swallowed the elixir and found a seat to sit down. As soon as the elixir was in his mouth, Su Chen felt a slight pain coming from his bones.

A quarter of an hour later, a voice sounded: "Okay, put a drop of blood into the bowl in front of you."

Su Chen opened his eyes, looked at the turbid water in front of him, picked up the dagger, and slashed hard, then frowned, but no scratch was made.

Helpless, he had no choice but to bite his finger, and a drop of blood fell into the bowl. It rippled out as soon as he took a breath, like ink dripping into clear water, dispersing the turbidity.

Under Su Chen's gaze, a drop of blood split into six parts in the blink of an eye, turning into six small drops.

In the courtyard.

Except for Su Chen, everyone looked at the thin man anxiously, like a prisoner waiting to be sentenced.

The thin man held a piece of paper, his calm eyes swept over everyone one by one, then took it back, and an indifferent voice sounded: "Who is Bi Kui?"

"Returning to the deacon, I am Bi Kui!" A handsome young man said with an moved expression and clasped his fists.

Everyone's eyes suddenly fell on Bi Kui, with different expressions, but all of them were envious.

Su Chen also looked at this person, already understanding in his heart.

This time, he failed in the Xuanshui Sect's root bone test.

In the blood test just now, Su Chen only produced six small drops of blood from one drop of blood.

Although he doesn’t know his ranking among everyone, he does not meet the recruitment standards of Xuan Shui Sect.

I learned from Qin Xue that the few drops of blood represented the quality of the bones.

Six small drops of blood showed that Su Chen's bones were in the middle.

This foundation may be able to easily join other sects, but it is not enough for the Xuan Shui Sect, which has a large family and great business.

Xuanshui Sect only recruits talented disciples who are talented!

"Well, you passed the assessment." Deacon Yu glanced at Bi Kui and nodded.

"Thank you, deacon!" Bi Kui couldn't hide his joy and said hurriedly. Although the smile on his face was suppressed, his eyebrows relaxed.

Deacon Yu also clasped his fists and responded: "Junior Brother Bi, you are so polite. From now on, we are all in the same discipline, and trivial matters are not worth mentioning."

After a pause, he called a man and said, "Xiaohai, take Junior Brother Bi to Jinxiu Pavilion."

"yes!"

When Bi Kui left, Deacon Yu took back his smile and looked at everyone:

"Since you are standing here, you must all know the rules, so I won't repeat them. Each of you will pay one thousand taels."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone took out the banknote and handed it to Deacon Yu.

Su Chen hesitated for a moment and then paid.

Although Xuan Shui Sect values ​​​​genuine qualifications, it does not ignore understanding too much.

Therefore, after the root bone test, if you are confident, you can take the comprehension test.

If your understanding is up to standard, it is possible to enter the Xuanshui Sect.

Su Chen didn't care about the so-called test, but he was more interested in the content of the test.

Tan Xue once said that the technique used in the Xuanshui Sect's comprehension test was the Xuanshui Sect's sect technique, Xuanyuan Jue.

This is a technique that leads directly to the realm of moving blood.

Along the way of cultivation, the realms are divided into: training of strength, training of energy, training of internal organs, training of bones, and training of blood.

A technique that can be practiced from strength training to blood transfer. It is estimated that only the Xuanshui Sect in the entire Qinzhou has it, which shows how precious it is.

Of course, it was impossible for the Xuanshui Sect to produce the complete Xuanyuan Jue. They only produced basic introductory techniques for everyone to practice and understand.

Not long after, everyone finished paying, and Deacon Yu handed each of them a booklet. This booklet recorded the key points of the introductory skills of Xuanyuan Jue.

"Remember, you only have one hour. If you don't understand and practice within an hour, then give up." Deacon Yu said calmly, taking in the eager expressions of everyone.

Everyone nodded, and then eagerly opened the booklet. Deacon Yu sat aside and watched silently, not paying attention to everyone's performance.

"Every time there is such a group of people who are unwilling to give up. It's a pity that they are so self-righteous that they don't weigh their own weight. Do you really think that Xuanyuan Jue is so easy to understand?"

Since the history of Xuanshui Sect, there have been only a few disciples who truly relied on their understanding to enter the Xuanshui Sect. He did not think that these people in front of him could pass the understanding test.

But he still likes these fools. After all, they can bring him a lot of money every time. Who wouldn't like people who give money?

Su Chen read through Xuanyuan Jue several times, and then the words Xuanyuan Jue appeared on the panel. He did not waste any time and directly spent one hundred taels of krypton gold to activate the simple mode:

[Simple mode turned on: Swallow your saliva a hundred times, and you can practice Xuanyuan Jue to the beginning. 】

"Swallow, this is easy!"

Su Chen thought to himself, a smile appeared on his face, and then he began to swallow.

Time passes bit by bit.

Retreat.

There was a slight quarrel.

"The strength that Bi Kui has cultivated is very similar to that of our Hun Yuan. He deserves to be admitted to our Hun Yuan, so you brothers and sisters don't have to fight."

Hong Zhendong, the head of the Hun Courtyard, interrupted the debate. Only one person passed the assessment this time, which was definitely not enough for the four courtyards. Except for the head of the Li Courtyard, who did not speak, the other two houses began to speak openly. It’s time to fight for Bikui.

Because the skills practiced by Bi Kui are relatively neutral, he can practice other skills at the same time. Although there will be a conflict of strength later, with Bi Kui's qualifications, he can quickly rebuild after losing his skills.

Therefore, such a good seedling will naturally cause competition among the four major courtyards, especially under the Xuan Shui Sect's rule of Ning Que Wu Cha, and the quota of disciples they have recruited this year has not yet been filled up. This is even more so.

"Zhendong, let's leave it to our Qingyuan. Bi Kui's strength is similar to our Qingyuan's strength. Maybe he can continue to practice without having to relax. In this way, there is no need to waste too much time. "Hong Xuanqing, the head of the Qingyuan, said, she was the first to ask for Bi Kui just now.

At this time, Hong Xuancheng, the leader of the Liuyuan, chuckled: "Senior brothers and sisters, although what you said is very reasonable, have you forgotten that Bi Kui's favorite sect is my Liuyuan?"

As soon as these words came out, the two people fell silent instantly. Hong Xuanqing and Hong Zhendong were both speechless. They heard the hidden meaning of Hong Xuancheng's words. After all, Bi Kui had already told the Zhongyi School. If Hong Xuancheng refused to let go, , no matter how hard the two of them fight, it’s useless.

"Hmph, you got it again!" Hong Zhendong sighed helplessly, not planning to continue fighting with Hong Xuanqing.

Hong Xuanqing said nothing, obviously acquiescing to Hong Zhendong's words, but there was still a bit of regret in his eyes.

Tap tap tap.

At this time, a burst of footsteps came from the door, approaching from a distance and gradually slowing down. A figure walked in, bowed and said: "Four heads of the academy, this disciple has something to report."

"What's the matter?" Hong Zhendong looked impatient. He had not yet calmed down from his anger, and his tone was slightly displeased.

"One candidate only needed a quarter of an hour to comprehend the Xuanyuan Jue!"

"A quarter of an hour?"

As soon as these words came out, the few people who had not looked at each other just now were all shocked, with a touch of surprise in their eyes.

"In a quarter of an hour, your understanding will be enough to reach the top level." Hong Xuanqing said to himself after thinking for a moment.

Hong Xuanqing looked at the person and asked softly: "Do you have any information about him?"

"Yes, my subordinate brought it." As he said that, the man took out Su Chen's information.

The four people stood up, gathered together, and unanimously cast their eyes on the paper, which read:

Su Chen, age 18, has a middle-to-upper level bone (six drops). He is suspected of practicing at least three techniques. His strength is mottled, and his understanding is above-average.

After the four of them finished reading, their eyebrows frowned slightly.

With average bones and average understanding, these conditions were barely enough to join the Xuanshui Sect, but the mottled strength gave the four of them an extra layer of consideration.

There was silence for a long time, and no one spoke, looking at each other in silence.

Hong Xuancheng couldn't help but ask: "Everyone, which faction do you want?"

"The strength is mottled, which is contrary to my Qingyuan cultivation method. This person is not suitable for Qingyuan. If the junior brothers and sisters want it, I will give it to you." Hong Xuanqing shook his head and said, giving up the choice.

After hearing this, Hong Zhendong also spoke at the right time: "Although our Hun Yuan does not attach great importance to the purity of strength, but with his basic skills, it is probably very difficult to practice Zang after practicing Qigong, and Hun Yuan only looks like He is turbid, but his strength is actually pure. He is not suitable for Hunyuan. On the contrary, Xuancheng is more suitable for you. Liuyuan's skills still have certain requirements for understanding."

Hearing this, Hong Xuancheng did not answer, but looked at Hong Ting. Hong Ting seemed to know what Hong Xuancheng was thinking, and said in a cold voice: "As you know, I have always only recruited female disciples."

Everyone was silent, but there was no rebuttal. Hong Ting did not participate in the previous debate about Bi Kui's whereabouts, and it was the same this time. She had always rejected accepting male disciples.

For a moment, the atmosphere became a little dull. Everyone had their own thoughts, but they didn't speak for a while.

After a long while, Hong Xuancheng sighed: "Let's go and ask him if he is willing to practice martial arts. If he is willing, he can join our hospital, but he needs to be a waiter for one year. If he performs well in the future, he can join our hospital."

"Yes!" The man responded, then stepped back.

The three of them looked at Hong Xuancheng with surprised expressions, but they did not expect that Hong Xuancheng would say this.

They had no objection to San Gong, but they did not expect Su Chen to become a servant.

The so-called waiters are actually similar to book boys. Generally speaking, they serve the disciples of each academy. They have a certain status, but not high. They are essentially servants, or at most a high-level servant.

Let such a person with a good understanding become a handyman, I am afraid that the other party may not agree.

Hong Xuancheng seemed to know what the three of them were thinking, and chuckled: "Although this person's understanding is above average, his foundation and strength do not meet the requirements. Let's observe his character in a year. If his character is good enough, It doesn’t hurt to just take him in.”

the other side.

Su Chen had already learned about Hong Xuancheng's conditions from Deacon Yu, and also learned from him what the so-called page boy was.

For such conditions, he was surprised and a little depressed at the same time.

He never imagined that with the understanding he showed, in the end, he would only be qualified to be a page boy!

It was because of Hong Ming that he went to Xuan Shui Sect to take the exam. As for whether he could join Xuan Shui Sect, he didn't really care.

Now the other party not only wants him to relax his skills, but also asks him to be a waiter for a year. To him, this is tantamount to killing the goose that lays the egg and putting the cart before the horse.

In a year's time, he might have entered the bone forging process, so why should he huddle in the high-level Xuanshui Sect and wait for their charity?

With this in mind, he faced everyone's gaze and looked at Deacon Yu calmly and asked: "Deacon Yu, I heard that there is a second level in the comprehension test. I want to try it."

Deacon Yu glanced at Su Chen with some surprise. Ever since he revealed the conditions for his discharge from the hospital, Su Chen's eyes were completely calm except for some fluctuations at the beginning.

Now that he spoke, his voice was still calm and composed, and there was no hint of disappointment. This gesture actually made him look sideways, and he fell into deep thought.

Generally speaking, the comprehension test only requires one test, but if there are special circumstances, such as the compatibility of the exercises, whether you have practiced similar exercises before, etc., you can conduct a second test.

But few people will make such a request, because the second test will be more difficult, and no one can guarantee that they will be able to achieve the same level as the first test in the second test.

Su Chen's evaluation in the first comprehension test was above average. If he can reach above average in the second time, then the probability of joining Xuan Shui Sect is at least 80%, not to mention certain.

After all, since the establishment of the Xuan Shui Sect, no one has ever reached the upper middle level in two consecutive comprehension tests.

"Pay the money!" Deacon Yu replied without stopping.

Su Chen handed over Qianliang with some pain, and took the first level of Xuanyuan Jue from Deacon Yu's hand.

The exercise just now was just the introductory exercise of Xuanyuan Jue, and the difficulty was relatively low, but this time it was the first level of Xuanyuan Jue. Although it lacked the entry method, the difficulty was not reduced.

After reading the booklet several times, Su Chen sat cross-legged to comprehend, but his mind began to communicate with the panel. The next moment, the panel responded:

[Easy mode turned on: Swallow 200 times to practice Xuanyuan Jue to the first level. 】

This is the power of the panel. Even without the entrance method, Su Chen can use the panel to practice Xuanyuan Jue.

However, this time, Su Chen did not complete the first level of Xuanyuan Jue. Instead, he pushed the progress to 99% and paused the simple mode.

However, even so, there is still a drop of water looming between the eyebrows.

Seeing this scene, Deacon Yu could no longer maintain his composure. He understood better than anyone present what this meant.

"It took him half an hour... to comprehend this level. If there was a way to enter the Jin Dynasty, wouldn't he have directly mastered the first level of Xuanyuan Jue? This kind of understanding is even worse than the 'Shangzhong' Nothing less!"

Deacon Yu's thoughts were racing, he took a deep look at Su Chen, and when he opened his eyes, he immediately said: "You stay here, I will come back."

After finishing speaking, he walked away, his steps obviously speeding up a bit, and soon he left his back to everyone.

Retreat.

"It's been so long and there's still no reply. I'm afraid this person may not agree. In that case, today's assessment will end here." Hong Xuancheng stood up and said.

"That's fine!" Hong Zhendong had already grown tired of waiting. When he finished speaking, he took steps to leave.

Hong Xuanqing and Hong Ting looked at each other and stood up one after another.

As soon as the four of them walked out of the yard, they saw Deacon Yu running towards them. Looking at Deacon Yu who was in a hurry, the four of them stopped.

"Four heads of the academy, disciples have something to report..."

"What?" After hearing what Deacon Yu said, Hong Xuancheng and the others were shocked.

It took half an hour to understand and practice the first level of Xuanyuan Jue. This level of understanding was enough for them to accept them as disciples, even if they were of average or low level.

For a moment, the four of them looked at each other, but in the end it was Hong Xuancheng who took the lead and walked back.

"If you don't want this Su Chen, I will take it from Hunyuan."