Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

"That's it."

After about half an hour, the tall and thin cultivator led Ji Boying to an open space behind the group of peaks, where many cultivators had gathered.

Ji Boying quickly scanned his surroundings.

He saw that this square, built with special white stone bricks, was scattered with many cultivators. At the edges, there were more than ten stone arches of different styles, each with different characters engraved on them.

"Do you see those stone gates?"

Suddenly, the voice of the tall and thin cultivator came.

He smiled and introduced, "Each of these stone gates is equipped with a teleportation array. Different stone gates represent different skills such as formation symbols, talismans, artifacts, swordsmanship, and puppetry."

"After the examiner announces the start of the assessment, Ji Fushi only needs to follow the other symbol masters and enter the easternmost stone gate with the characters '符箓'."

Following the instructions of the tall and thin cultivator, Ji Boying glanced at the easternmost stone gate and immediately clasped his hands, saying, "Thank you, senior!"

"You're welcome."

The tall and thin cultivator chuckled softly, but his smile carried a hint of mystery.

He looked deeply at Ji Boying and then said, "There are many people participating in this assessment, and there are still many members who have not arrived and need guidance. If Ji Fushi has no other matters, I will leave first."

"Senior, please go ahead!"

Ji Boying quickly clasped his hands.

As soon as he finished speaking...

The tall and thin cultivator turned into a streak of light and flew away into the distance.

The assessment had not yet begun.

Ji Boying glanced at the others on the square, then found a corner with no one around and began to meditate and adjust his breath.

But not long after he sat down...

There were murmurs from the surroundings.

"An Foundation Building realm cultivator actually came. It's quite rare!"

"Hehe... An Foundation Building realm cultivator participating in the Wan Dao Ge assessment must not be a battle cultivator. I wonder which auxiliary skill, such as formations, symbols, talismans, or artifacts, he specializes in."

"Even if it's an auxiliary skill, he's only at the Foundation Building realm. How high can his achievements be? Being able to reach the Three Stars level is already impressive."

"Hmph! Three Stars? Maybe in the past, he could have competed, but now, among us, who isn't a master in their respective skills? In my opinion, he's probably a junior forced over by some elder to broaden his horizons, after all..."

"Being able to participate in the Wan Dao Ge assessment, even if he doesn't pass, is enough to boast about for a lifetime."

"Hehe... That's quite possible! After all, I am one myself, hahaha!"

"..."

(;￢＿￢)

Ji Boying, not far away, couldn't help but feel speechless after hearing the discussions about himself.

Especially the last cultivator, he was truly talented.

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After Ji Boying appeared, there were no other new members.

The other cultivators on the square returned to their calm state without the novelty.

Some were meditating, some were contemplating scriptures, and others were communicating with their divine senses.

Ji Boying was also bored waiting, so he took out the annotations given to him by Su Ling and began to study them in the quiet environment.

Until...

The tall and thin cultivator appeared again with two female cultivators, breaking the tranquility of the square once more.

Ji Boying looked at the two female cultivators.

One of them was around thirty years old, with a graceful hairstyle and a faint smile. Her whole body exuded countless charms even without moving.

The one following the beautiful woman was a young girl.

With fair skin and captivating eyes, her delicate face had a hint of innocence. But every frown and smile, every move she made, exuded an elegant and tranquil aura, the temperament of a noble young lady.

However...

Ji Boying didn't care about these things.

What he cared about was...

The cultivation level of this young girl was actually lower than his own, only at the early stage of Foundation Building!

Was she deliberately suppressing and hiding her cultivation, or... like himself, was she also a body cultivator?

"Liu, how many more people do we need for the assessment to begin?"

The beautiful woman walking in front slightly opened her vermilion lips, her mature voice carrying a unique charm.

"Elder, there are a total of seventy-three participants in the assessment. Including the young lady, there are already seventy people present. We are still lacking three people to participate in the assessment."

The beautiful woman furrowed her brows slightly and continued to ask,

"Who are the three people?"

"Well... according to the rules, the assessment list can only be kept by me, so..."

The thin and tall cultivator smiled awkwardly and quickly added,

"The other three will arrive in three days at most, and the assessment can begin after three days!"

The beautiful woman glanced at the thin and tall cultivator and said indifferently,

"Very well... I will come back in three days."

"Well..."

The thin and tall cultivator looked at the beautiful woman who turned and left, his face filled with helplessness.

"Mother, let your daughter stay."

Just as the beautiful woman was about to leave, the young girl following behind her grabbed her sleeve and spoke softly.

Her voice... made Ji Boying, who was not far away, feel a tremor in his heart.

This voice was no less captivating than Ye Qingqing's.

"Here is different from our main hall. Are you sure you want to stay?"

The beautiful woman looked at her daughter and said in a firm voice.

"It's alright."

The young girl smiled sweetly.

After hesitating for a moment, the beautiful woman ultimately did not force her.

"Very well... you can stay. After the assessment is over, I will come to pick you up."

"Yes!"

After saying that, the beautiful woman took a step forward and disappeared on the spot.

Seeing her leave, the thin and tall cultivator also breathed a sigh of relief. He then respectfully bowed to the young girl and said,

"Please rest for a while, Miss. When the assessment begins, you can enter the second stone door on the east side with your identity token."

"Thank you, Manager Liu!"

"No need to be polite, Miss! If there is nothing else, I will take my leave!"

"Manager Liu, please take care."

The thin and tall cultivator bowed once again, then directly flew away.

As for the young girl...

A curious expression appeared on her charming and smiling face.

She looked at the people in the square while walking towards the stone door on the east side.

Until...

She reached the stone door that belonged to her, then she stopped.

Ji Boying also looked towards that stone door, only to see the words "Formation Array" engraved on it.

This girl, who only appeared to have Foundation Building cultivation on the surface... turned out to be a renowned formation master!

According to what those people said earlier, those who can participate in the assessment have all reached the level of grandmasters in their respective fields.

In other words...

This young girl is a four-star formation master!

Formation Dao...

The most difficult existence among formation symbols and artifacts.

Not only does it require knowledge of astronomy, geography, and the terrain, but it also requires understanding of the mysteries of the Eight Trigrams and the Five Elements!

Although there are many similarities among formation symbols, formation techniques rely more on external environmental factors. A slight change can affect the entire formation, pulling one hair and moving the whole body!

Just as Ji Boying's thoughts were wandering, a fragrant breeze brushed past.

The young girl, who was still looking around, suddenly turned her head.

In that instant, Ji Boying felt like the surrounding time and space had frozen. His mind was filled with an absolute clarity and understanding that only occurs when one's soul breaks through!

However, just as he was immersed in it...

Several powerful spiritual pressures that only Nascent Soul realm experts possess suddenly swept over.