diskusbooks Chapter 545 The assessment begins
Chapter 545 The assessment begins
More than a hundred outer disciples participated in this assessment. They were all at the peak of the Yellow Lotus Realm and had some understanding of the Lotus Emergence.
With Lin Ping's meticulous guidance over the past few days, his confidence has increased considerably.
In terms of numbers, they are the backbone of the Lotus Palace and the main force to be used against the imperial court in the future.
Faced with such a large group, the law enforcement elder smiled faintly, and no one could guess what he was thinking.
"Should we try to control the number of inner disciples?" Only Lin Ping saw through his true intention.
With a major battle imminent between Lotus Palace and the imperial court, outer disciples are the first to be affected. If those with slightly stronger abilities were to enter the inner sect, wouldn't we lose a lot of fighting power?
Therefore, Lotus Palace does not allow too many outer disciples to pass the assessment, and the law enforcement elder has already received explicit instructions from the palace master.
"Hmph, you dare to offend my Beidou Peak? Let's see how you pass the test today!" The peak master of Beidou Peak sneered, clearly aware of the difficulty of this test.
As high-ranking members of the Lotus Palace, they were all instructed to arbitrarily increase the difficulty for outer disciples, as long as it was within reasonable limits.
"Lin Ping, as the core of the outer sect disciples, what will you do next?" The peak master of Feihong Peak looked on with great interest.
He never appreciated people who lacked ability. If Lin Ping couldn't even solve this little problem, he wasn't worthy of entering Feihong Peak, let alone becoming his disciple.
"I blame myself for spoiling my husband all the time; I should have let him cultivate properly." Jiang Yunying was full of sorrow; she had only received the news last night.
Despite having many grievances, she was powerless to resist and could only hope that Lin Ping would make significant progress within the next month.
"I should have passed on some of my internal energy to him last time," Jiang Yunying regretted.
As a master, she also knew the secrets of transferring power. She had thought about transferring some of her power to him last time, but she vaguely discovered that there was someone else's internal energy in his body. She got angry and forgot about it.
"If necessary, I will have to take action myself."
Jiang Yunying looked down on the entire audience with an arrogant gaze. If anyone dared to openly make things difficult for Lin Ping, she wouldn't hesitate to lend a hand.
"Begin!" the law enforcement elder shouted.
At the command, all the participating disciples lined up in an orderly fashion and demonstrated their skills on the sword-fighting platform in turn.
"A lotus flower appears!" a disciple shouted.
Under the sunlight, a flash of silver light appeared, and the longsword in the disciple's hand suddenly veered off course and eventually broke free.
Without a doubt, he failed the assessment.
"How is that possible? I have clearly mastered the essence." The man panicked and pleaded repeatedly, "Elder Enforcement, please give me another chance, just once."
Logically, everyone should only have one chance, but if a disciple sincerely wants to try again, he/she will not be refused.
After all, the possibility of a mistake cannot be ruled out.
“Next!” the law enforcement elder said coldly.
I'm sorry, but due to the special circumstances this year, there is only one chance.
"I'm a complete waste; I haven't even grasped the essence of the Lotus Flower's Fleeting Appearance," the man said in despair.
He knew that the elder in charge of law enforcement was impartial and that even kneeling down to beg for mercy would be useless.
"It's not that you haven't grasped the essence of swordsmanship, but that you were too nervous. Coupled with Zhang's excessive training these past few days, this led to a wrist strain, which caused the mistake. Don't worry, you will definitely pass the test by this time next year."
Lin Ping smiled faintly and stepped forward to comfort him.
"Really? I'll definitely work even harder." Hearing Lin Ping's words, the man felt much better.
He is the spiritual pillar of the outer disciples, so his words must be reasonable.
Next, Lin Ping inserted a few needles into the man's wrist, and the feeling of fatigue gradually disappeared, and the man's face regained its radiance.
The second person's situation was slightly better than the first person's, but they were also judged to have failed.
Lin Ping was certain that he had mastered 50% of the Lotus Flower's Fleeting Appearance, far exceeding the assessment standard of 30%.
This further solidified Lin Ping's conjecture.
Five disciples went up on stage in a row, but all of them were rejected for various reasons. It wasn't until the sixth disciple that he barely passed.
"I'm afraid they'll only let one-tenth of the people through at most," Lin Ping thought to himself.
In fact, the sixth disciple's martial arts skills were not much stronger than the previous ones. The reason he passed was entirely due to luck.
The elders of the Enforcement Hall dare not reject all the disciples; they will selectively allow some to pass.
"It's my turn to go up," Yin Chen said nervously.
His situation was much the same as Shui Peng's; he had been preparing for this day for three whole years, and even his hands were trembling.
"Wait a minute, let me give you an acupuncture." Lin Ping stopped him.
"Acupuncture? Why would I need acupuncture when I'm not sick? Could it be that Brother Lin Ping knows medicine?" Yin Chen asked anxiously and suspiciously.
In his memory, acupuncture was a slow process.
By the time Lin Ping finishes receiving acupuncture, he may have already missed his chance.
"Stop talking nonsense! Do you think Brother Lin Ping would harm you?" Shui Peng shouted.
Lin Ping smiled slightly and took out a leather bag, inserting three slender silver needles into Yin Chen's chest.
Yin Chen suddenly felt a warm current pass through him, and all the muscles in his body relaxed, even his wildly beating heart calmed down.
"Now you can do it. Just go all out," Lin Ping encouraged.
"Brother Lin Ping, I'm nervous too. Give me a couple of acupuncture needles to try," Shui Peng chuckled, making no attempt to hide his nervousness.
"That's natural." Lin Ping... switched to steel needles.
Yin Chen had long since reached the peak of the Yellow Lotus, with internal strength comparable to the Blue Lotus. He struggled to decipher the more profound sword techniques, but now, with Lin Ping's guidance, his swordsmanship has naturally improved by leaps and bounds.
His swordsmanship was 80% similar to Lianhua Yixian's, and even the head of the Enforcement Hall nodded in approval.
"If I remember correctly, this person was completely clueless about the Lotus Flower's appearance a month ago. It must have been that kid's doing." The Peak Master of Flying Rainbow Peak secretly glanced at Lin Ping, his curiosity about him growing even stronger.
Over the years, there has never been a shortage of highly perceptive outer disciples, but not a single one has been willing to share their achievements.
It's no wonder that Lin Ping became everyone's spiritual leader, genuinely doing things for them.
"Haha, I did it! I finally did it!" Yin Chen said, jumping up and down with joy, as if he had finally fulfilled his long-cherished wish.
Lin Ping was happy for him, but he knew things weren't that simple.
Yin Chen's near-perfect swordsmanship greatly inspired people.
Many of his disciples could reach his level, but their performance was affected by nervousness.
With a more relaxed mindset, the pass rate naturally increases.
Even the head of the Enforcement Hall dared not dismiss a swordsmanship skill that was only 60-70% accurate, lest he incur the wrath of the masses.
"Did this kid leak his sword technique?" The head of the Enforcement Hall gave Lin Ping a cold look, his heart itching with hatred.
If things continue like this, at least thirty or forty outer disciples will pass, and he will be unable to meet the quota set by the Palace Master.