newbobooks Chapter 204: Entry Assessment Begins
Chapter 204: Entry Assessment Begins
Chen Qun fell completely silent, retreated back into the crowd, and stopped asking questions.
Yang Wuque followed up Gao Chong's answer and asked: "Even if we can use some means to see whether a person's future is good or bad, it is possible for a bad person to turn over a new leaf. Why do we have to kill him instead of giving him a chance?"
Gao Chong answered without hesitation: "Because before they turn over a new leaf, it is very likely that countless monks have already died at the hands of the enemy. It is better to kill them in advance. In addition, the 99% elimination rate of the entrance examination, minus the 51% death rate, the remaining 48% elimination survival rate is the one chance given."
Yang Wuque nodded slightly, acknowledging Gao Chong's answer, and then changed the subject and asked, "Why must one be at least at the Golden Core Realm to take the entrance examination, rather than at the Foundation Establishment Realm, Qi Refining Realm, etc?"
Gao Chong did not answer immediately this time. Instead, he stroked his beard and replied: "Your question really stumped me, because the rules of the Jindan realm were set by Sect Master Feng, and I have not specifically asked Sect Master Feng, so I don't know the exact answer, but I have a personal guess."
"First of all, the population base of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment is too large. If the restrictions on cultivation are lifted, there will be hundreds or thousands of times more cultivators coming to participate in the assessment. However, each time our assessment is launched, it consumes a lot of resources, so that will increase resource consumption. Secondly, the number of cultivators who die in the assessment will also increase greatly. In addition, the cultivators in Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment are still relatively young and immature, and their thoughts are not mature enough. The probability of them dying in the assessment is also likely to increase. It is really not worth it."
Mu Changsheng's eyes narrowed slightly. He heard something special in the words. Since the assessment would consume resources, would the mountain climbing assessment in front of him also consume resources? If so, then the mountain climbing assessment would not be an ordinary mountain climbing assessment.
Gao Chong continued, "As for why the Nascent Soul Realm and the Spiritual Transformation Realm are not used as the threshold for recruitment, it should be to give everyone in the world a chance, because with normal cultivation, most cultivators can cultivate to the Golden Core Realm, but it is not that easy to cultivate to the Nascent Soul Realm and the Spiritual Transformation Realm."
"I have no cultivation at all now. I wonder if I can take part in this entrance examination?" Yang Wuque asked again.
Gao Chong's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he slowly looked at Yang Wuque and said: "Well, your situation is indeed a bit special, and there is no precedent before, but I can make the decision and allow you to participate in the entrance examination."
Yang Wuque bowed respectfully: "I have no more questions."
Chen Qun and Yang Wuque asked questions one after another, which gave others the confidence to ask questions. They immediately began to ask questions one by one, and Gao Chong also patiently responded one by one.
After the questions were answered, Gao Chong asked, "Any of you who want to give up, please don't hesitate. If you choose to give up, you can take the next ferry back the same way. I have already said that the round-trip fare will be fully covered by Lingshan Sect."
Everyone stood there with their eyes downcast after hearing this. No one gave up, which was normal because everyone knew that this entrance exam had a high mortality rate, so they had made up their minds before coming. It can be said that everyone had a reason to take the exam. In addition, the law enforcement elders of Lingshan Sect personally came out to receive them and answer their questions, which was really impeccable.
Gao Chong nodded slightly and said, "On the road to success, persistence is the most important thing. I hope you can also be so persistent during the assessment process."
Mu Changsheng narrowed his eyes slightly. He felt that Gao Chong's words seemed like a reminder that the content of the entry test was also related to persistence.
Then, Gao Chong continued, "I think you all know the rules. Before the test begins, you all need to swear a great oath to the devil in your heart that you must not reveal anything you see or hear during the test, whether it is voluntary or involuntary, otherwise you will be destroyed in body and soul."
Everyone had already learned about this rule from the previous intelligence booklet, and immediately began to swear a great oath against their inner demons.
After Gao Chong personally witnessed everyone swearing the Heart Demon Vow, he officially announced, "The Heart Demon Vow has been completed. I hope you will be careful with your words in the future. Now, the mountaineering assessment begins."
When everyone heard the command, they hurried up the mountain.
Mu Changsheng was no exception. As soon as he stepped into the mountain, he instantly felt his whole body become several times heavier.
Although the pressure on his whole body suddenly increased, it did not have much impact on Mu Changsheng, it just slowed down his speed slightly.
As Mu Changsheng began to climb the mountain, the pressure on his body was steadily increasing. If this continued, his climbing speed would become slower and slower.
"It's really not that simple." Mu Changsheng thought to himself, and then frowned slightly: "How come the test here is so similar to the last test in the palace examination?"
"Could it be that the Kamikaze Kingdom imitated this first entrance examination?" Mu Changsheng guessed in his heart. If his guess came true, it would be good news for him.
Then, Mu Changsheng began to look around while climbing the mountain, wanting to see if there were any spiritual herbs and fruits that could relieve stress.
However, Mu Changsheng climbed nearly a thousand meters and did not find any spiritual herbs or fruits. Instead, the pressure on him continued to increase.
Fortunately, the pressure was still within Mu Changsheng's tolerance range.
"It seems that this mountain climbing competition is somewhat different from the palace examination. But this is true. If people knew the content of the test in advance, there would be no need for the test." Mu Changsheng thought to himself, and stopped thinking about it and began to concentrate on climbing the mountain.
As the altitude continued to rise, the pressure increased exponentially, and Mu Changsheng's speed continued to drop.
When they reached halfway up the mountain, Mu Changsheng was pressed so hard by the powerful pressure that he had no choice but to cling to the mountain wall and crawl slowly, his speed being extremely slow.
"At this speed, it is absolutely impossible to climb to the top of the mountain in half an hour." Mu Changsheng frowned. He thought that since Lingshan Sect had set such an assessment, there would naturally be a way to reach the summit.
Mu Changsheng thought about it and it seemed that the only way to reach the top was to reduce pressure.
But how to relieve stress is a big problem. There is no grass on this mountain and there is nothing that can help relieve stress.
Mu Changsheng had no choice but to continue climbing the mountain slowly, but when he accidentally broke off a piece of rock with one hand, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Mu Changsheng's mind.
"Since there are only stones on this mountain, could it be that these stones are the things that relieve pressure?" This thought came to Mu Changsheng's mind.
Mu Changsheng did it right away. He stuffed the rock in his hand into his mouth without hesitation. With Mu Changsheng's current level of body refining, his teeth were as strong as iron and steel, so chewing raw stones was no problem at all.
However, Mu Changsheng spit it out after chewing it twice, because the rock was just an ordinary stone and had no effect in relieving pressure.