"Then I'll see you guys later," Yuan said his goodbyes to the others before following Elder Sun to the Inner Court examination area, which was held not too far away from the Hunting Grounds.
When they arrived, Yuan noticed there were about 30 other disciples there.
"Did you think you would be the only one taking the examination?" Elder Sun asked.
"Of course not."
Elder Sun then said, "Regardless of how many disciples participate in the examination, only five of you will be able to pass."
When the other participants noticed Yuan, their eyes widened with surprise.
"Hey, look! Isn't that the guy who killed Bai Zhan?"
"It is him! But what's he doing here? He was only a Spirit Warrior before his two-year confinement!"
The disciples were confused by Yuan's presence at the examination, as they couldn't fathom how Yuan had managed to qualify for it.
'This brat… His cultivation has increased again in the past three weeks! There's no way he's constantly consuming treasures. How is he progressing so fast?' Elder Sun was shocked when she realized Yuan's cultivation had reached the fifth level of Spirit Master in just three short weeks.
"Forget about him. Look at who he came here with. Isn't that Elder Sun? Do you think she'd accepted him as her disciple?" The disciples continued to gossip.
"No way. Elder Sun is famous within the sect for being the only sect elder who has not had a single disciple since she joined the sect. My master always talks about it."
"Seriously? Why did she even come to the sect?"
"Who knows…"
The conversations quickly shifted from Yuan to Elder Sun, who had her own reputation within the sect.
Yuan knew very well that Elder Sun was known as the 'incompetent elder' by the other sect elders due to her lack of disciples. However, Elder Sun did not let her reputation within the sect get to her and would spend most of her time at the Hunting Grounds, protecting the disciples there, so she was quite popular with the disciples, especially the male disciples, as she was considered to be one of the prettiest sect elders in the Immortal Monastery.
Sometime later, another sect elder arrived and said, "I am this year's examiner. There are 78 participants for this year's examination, but only five of you will become an Inner Court disciple today."
"The rules are simple. You will be required to hunt magical beasts in a specific area. Each magical beast will be graded depending on their strength, with three different ranks. From the weakest, we have green, red, and black. You can tell a beast's rank from the color of the ribbon attached to them."
"A green ribbon is worth one point, and a red ribbon is worth five points. If you manage to hunt a black ribbon beast, you'll automatically pass the test, but there is only one black ribbon beast available."
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