Chapter 681: Chapter 609 After all, I am not so kind of Devil
The palace amidst the mountains lood ethereal, radiating an aura of mystery.
The sound of rushing water echoed; it was the mountain waterfall cascading down like the Milky Way, sparkling and translucent under the sunlight, like a ribbon of crystal. At the foot of the mountain, the waterfall stirred up waves upon waves, and the mist shrouded the air, forming a pond at the base.
The white jade-like stepping stones were laid across the pond, each stone placed not too far from the next, about a step’s distance apart, leading upwards along the rugged cliffs, carving out a continuous path of white jade stairs that vanished into the misty haze above.
And on either side of the stepping stones, upon the surface of the pond, blood lotus flowers, rippling and shimring, so very beautiful.
Xiang Jinghong found himself captivated by this scene.
He dared to say, among the countless scenic spots he had visited far and wide, the location of Immortal Gate could be ranked within the top three!
“This is truly nature’s own miraculous work,” he exclaid, “If this place were used to shoot an Immortal Martial Arts Film, I’m afraid even the Late Period special effects could be largely spared.”
Xiang Jinghong, after all, was unaware of the “specifics” of Immortal Gate; he was simply astonished that Immortal Gate exceeded his imagination.
Among the First Group’s “examiners”, many were spies sent by the officials of Anxia Country, both openly and in secret. To these people, it wasn’t surprise, but shock.
They had intelligence on Immortal Gate.
Mysterious experts suspected to be Telekinesis Ability Users at the Tenth Layer or higher, and talented young generations like Gong Ling.
And if they rembered correctly, this area where Immortal Gate now stood was bought from Anxia Country just a week ago at an extrely low price.
Previously it was nothing but desolate mountains and wild ridges. It transford into this state in just one week?
Is the Intelligence Departnt playing with us?
“We must elevate the importance level of Immortal Gate by two more tiers!”
The spies from Anxia Country internally scread.
They looked towards the foot of the mountain, where a grand mountain Gate stood before the pond, with two bold characters inscribed on it – Immortal Gate!
At first glance, these two characters seed as if they ca to life, followed imdiately by a burst of eye pain, but when they regained their senses, it seed like it was just an illusion. Looking again, it was simply two characters with artistic flair.
Below the Gate, about a dozen young n in loose clothing with stern expressions, the one in the lead waved at them, “Co over, register your nas and information.”
But the voice sounded sowhat chanical?
They did not think too much of it, their minds either focused on the upcoming assessnt or curious about the specifics of Immortal Gate Mountain.
More and more people gradually arrived at the entrance of Immortal Gate Mountain, in groups of three to five, or standing alone together. Their expressions varied, but the one thing they had in common was that every new arrival at the foot of the mountain, upon seeing the misty Immortal Gate, revealed a look of surprise and shock.
Inside the Gate, the palace.
Tang Yu and others observed the scene below through the Water Mirror Magic.
Apart from the elderly Enze, none of them had experience in taking disciples.
Li, the bamboo rat, was eager to try out the taste of being a master, although she was slightly prejudiced against the “weirdos” below—they really repulsed her. A lack of talent could be compensated for later, but being ugly… to be ugly and yet wanting to learn the Illusion Technique? Hmm!
Tang Yu glanced at her, always feeling that this bamboo rat wasn’t very reliable. Maybe…
He looked at the others. Fani was rubbing her hands together eagerly, perhaps preparing to take on a disciple to punch around?
Greta, on the other hand, looked rather listless, only devoting a wisp of her mind to observe the Water Mirror, her entire being leaning back, in… Cultivation?
Tang Yu suddenly felt a twinge of sha.
He shook his head vigorously, casting out the ridiculous thoughts from his mind.
He had gained his powerful abilities through his talents; why should he feel ashad?!
Tang Yu was not only observing through the Water Mirror Magic. When the examiners arrived at Immortal Gate Mountain’s Gate, they also entered the boundary of the Territory, and personal light points indicative of different qualities appeared above each person’s head.
There were green, yellow, red—naturally, with yellow being the most common.
Many had just arrived at the foot of the mountain, and upon seeing Immortal Gate, their inner shock made the depth of color in their light points change constantly, with so even shifting from yellow to green.
From the map, it looked like a gentle Green Shadow was rapidly spreading.
However,
At the foot of the mountain, a few light points swiftly transitioned from deep yellow to red. Tang Yu thoughtfully morized the faces of these few people.
…
The assessnt of Immortal Gate was much simpler than everyone had imagined.
After gathering over two hundred candidates at the Gate, Gong Ling, the senior sister of Immortal Gate, announced the remaining three assessnt items.
Talent, willpower, and sincerity.
It’s unknown how difficult it was, but the process was indeed much more streamlined. They had already spent several hours on the first item of assessnt in the early morning, and many people thought that the entrance assessnt of Immortal Gate would last two to three days.
Xiang Jinghong and his team really did prepare plenty of tents—without knowing the specifics, it was only natural for professionals to be fully prepared.
However,
Right now, Xiang Jinghong was feeling quite frustrated. Apart from organizing examiners to go to Immortal Gate, it seed that there wasn’t much need for their team, was there?
Hiring an ordinary team would have sufficed.
Xiang Jinghong could only assu that the thoughts of the rich were beyond his understanding.
…
The first test was for willpower, and the thod was simple: it involved placing the examiners into a completely enclosed and cramped black house.
It wasn’t a lengthy duration—each person only had to stay inside for five minutes to pass.
Many believed it was incredibly easy—it was just a re five minutes, which could be passed by letting one’s thoughts wander aimlessly.
However, in reality,
“No, no, please, Ya Miedie!”
A young man with hair in disarray stumbled out of the black house, and the look of sheer panic on his face alerted several waiting examiners that…
The black house was probably a haunted house, right?
No wonder they only had to stay five minutes.
But,
Bountiful, strong, civilized, and harmonious…there’s no such thing as ghosts or monsters!
Sneering disdainfully at the young man who had been eliminated, many didn’t feel the slightest bit apprehensive.
Even more confident were the spies from Anxia Country—soldiers who had received intelligence training and whose wills were as firm as iron stone. Even if captured by enemy forces and tortured, they could staunchly protect their intelligence. A re willpower test…
Heh!
It was their strong suit.
“No, I can’t take it anymore—”
A man in his twenties, clutching his head, rushed out of the black house, his expression of fear more intense than any previous failed examinee.
This person,
Despite appearing quite ordinary, was one of their own.
He possessed a will “as firm as iron”…to hell with his will! Which group did he belong to? He was probably so family’s worthless offspring sent to the Intelligence Departnt for a bit of gilding. What a fricking embarrassnt!
Luckily, we’ve all concealed our identities, so we haven’t lost face for Anxia Country in front of the people from Immortal Gate.
Next,
It would be ti to show the true strength of Anxia’s warriors!
“Eliminated.”
“Eliminated.”
“Eliminated…”
The spies from Anxia Country fell into deep thought.
Why, why was this happening?
Could it be,
That their willpower was truly inadequate? There were regular examinees who calmly walked out of the black house unscathed!
Compared to the approximately seventy percent pass rate of ordinary examinees, the pass rate of Anxia Country’s spies was less than twenty percent. Most of them belonged to different groups or departnts, so overt and so deeply concealed. The majority of the spies did not know each other or only knew a small portion of the group. Immortal Gate, no matter how powerful, could not possibly know the identity of everyone.
Shi Liangcai was different; as a “top spy,” he had high clearance and was aware of many identities, which was why he was so shocked.
Could it be… that the harshness of their daily training led many seemingly strong-willed warriors to actually be on the verge of breakdown?
He felt that after returning, he needed to discuss the departnt’s training thods with the leadership.
If Tang Yu could read minds, he deserved to be awarded the ‘Best Brain Supplent Award.’ There was naturally a reason for the poor pass rate of Anxia Country’s spies.
The black houses all had Illusion runes inscribed on them. At first glance, they seed like re haunted house scare tactics, but in fact, they targeted the soul.
For ordinary examinees, the difficulty of the black house test was very low, and anyone with willpower above the standard could pass—who said that this batch of personnel was subpar!
But when Anxia Country’s spies entered the black house, the output power of the Illusion Technique suddenly increased.
He was still quite reasonable, adjusting the difficulty according to the color of each person’s light, which allowed nearly twenty percent of the spies to pass—after all, there were still two more rounds to go, and they needed to have a glimr of hope. After all, he, Lord Tang, was no Devil.
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