A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 356 The flowing wind returns to the snow
Seeing that the time for the test had arrived, Yang Yi had someone lock the wooden door at the wooden fence leading to the platform.

Outside the wooden fence, there were three or four late registered disciples, both men and women, leaning on the wooden fence, begging Yang Yi in a low voice. Yang Yi only scolded them a few words, then took a plate of wild fruits, ate while looking towards the platform.

With the clanging of gongs, the second round of the test began.

Yang Yi only left two people to guard the wooden fence, and he led his men to patrol the large platform.

Xiao Yu, Ximen Kankan, Shen Mizhi and others stood in a long line according to their numbers.

Duan Rong didn't have a number anyway, so he just filled in the number and stood behind Xiao Yu.

Because when they are standing in line, there is no check. Only when they go on the stage will the people from the Internal History Department check their sect's cloud certificates and numbers.

There are still a lot of people taking the assessment.

At this time, the first group of people have begun to stand in the large red circles on the big platform.

In the circle closest to here, many people have not yet stood up, but at the far end, in some places, the fight has already begun.

The crisp sound of weapons clashing came from far and near.

At the front of the team, the people from the Internal Affairs Bureau were still releasing people and walking into several circles not far from here.

Duan Rong stood behind Xiao Yu, and he could see that Xiao Yu was a little nervous.

Duan Rong leaned over to Xiao Yu's ear and whispered, "It's okay. I did a divination last night and you can all pass it."

Xiao Yu turned around and looked at Duan Rong with a smile. "When did you learn to tell fortunes?"

Duan Rong smiled and said, "I've learned this in the past two years. If I end up wandering around in the world, I'll need a way to make a living."

Xiao Yu rolled his eyes at Duan Rong, looked into his eyes, and said, "Fortune tellers are usually blind."

"How can it be simple?" Duan Rong rolled his eyes upwards, and his pupils were retracted into his upper eyelids, leaving only the white of his eyes exposed, just like a blind person.

"Okay! What's there to learn?!" Xiao Yu was amused by Duan Rong and punched him lightly on the shoulder.

After Duan Rong's commotion, Xiao Yu's nervousness was indeed relieved a lot.

Duan Rong felt relieved when he saw Xiao Yu calmed down, and looked towards the big platform.

In just a short while, the winners and losers had been decided in some circles.

The numbers of these registered disciples were randomly assigned in the valley of the huge statue.

At that time, each official in the Neishisi who was in charge of registration had twenty numbers, which were distributed while registering.

In a random duel, there will be a big gap between the two people in some circles, so the winner can be determined quickly.

Those who lose the first round will be renumbered and line up at the back of the team, waiting for the second round of competition.

As soon as there is a vacancy in the circle over there, someone will come and call the person in charge of inspection to let two people pass.

In the beginning, there were only a few people, but after a result was decided, as time went on, the number of people increased from two to six.

Soon, Xiao Yu and Ximen Kankan came on stage almost at the same time.

As Shen Mizhi was quite far away, she was still waiting in line at the back.

Around the large circle on the platform, there were basically groups of people watching the fight. These people were all the winners of the previous fight.

The second round of assessment has been passed. Since there is nothing else to do, the wooden door leading out of here is tightly guarded by people from the Judgment and Clan Affairs Bureau. They just watch others fight here, which is also a kind of entertainment.

Duan Rong followed Xiao Yu to the circle where she was fighting. When they got to a certain point, seeing Ximen Kankan turning to another place, Duan Rong suddenly kicked Ximen Kankan on the butt and said, "Fight properly. If you lose, I will kill you."

Ximen Kankan slapped the shoe print on his butt and scolded, "Just wait for me."

After saying that, he continued walking towards his numbered circle.

Duan Rong smiled and followed Xiao Yu to the other side.

Xiao Yu walked closer to the circle and saw a burly man standing in the circle.

Duan Rong looked at Xiao Yu and said, "It's okay. I'll be watching you from behind."

Xiao Yu nodded, and suddenly felt confident.

With a fierce look in her eyes, she grabbed her Qingling Knife and stepped into the circle.

The servant of the Internal Affairs Department standing outside the circle announced the rules to the two men again, then paused for a moment and shouted, "Begin!"

The Sheren had just uttered the word "start" when the burly man opposite him raised his hand, grasped the handle of the knife behind him and turned it. The rope behind him broke immediately, and a broad-bladed knife was already in his hand.

The big man's eyes were bloodshot, and he stepped forward as fast as an elephant hammering the ground. Then he leaped up and slashed at Xiao Yu with a knife, with astonishing power.

Xiao Yu dodged with a flash, then turned around and used a killing move from his Liuyun Xueying sword, Liufeng Huixue.

I saw the shadow of the knife fluttering, with murderous intent hidden!
The big man saw the flashing shadow of the knife and could not tell the real one from the fake one. Moreover, the fierce murderous intent was even more subtle.

He immediately stepped back and slashed at Xiao Yu with his sword, trying to defeat him with force.

The big man's swordsmanship was obviously fierce and powerful, with wide and powerful blows.

But Xiao Yu did not retreat but advanced instead, slashing the big man's sword with one blow.

With a "ding" sound, both of their knuckles vibrated.

Duan Rong, who was watching the fight from the side, narrowed his pupils slightly. At the moment of exchange, he could see that not only was Xiao Yu's swordsmanship better than that of the big man, but his inner energy was also slightly more powerful.

In Duan Rong's opinion, there is no suspense in this fight and Xiao Yu will definitely win.

Although Xiao Yu's soul strength was not outstanding, he only barely passed the white line in the first soul test.

But in the past three years, she has had Duan Rong's careful instruction in martial arts, and she has already thoroughly understood and mastered the sword techniques of the Liuyun Xueying Sword.

Moreover, in terms of Qi cultivation, Xiao Yu, Ximen Kankan, Shen Mizhi and the other three, because of Duan Rong's help in refining medicine, are several times stronger than the average registered disciples in terms of cultivation resources.

Although Xiao Yu was still struggling with the big man, in Duan Rong's eyes, the outcome was already decided.

He slowly left the crowd watching the battle and went towards Ximen Kankan.

In fact, among Ximen Kankan, Xiao Yu and Shen Mizhi, Duan Rong is most worried about Xiao Yu. Now it seems that Xiao Yu's luck is still good.

Duan Rong walked towards the circle numbered area at Ximen Kankan at a leisurely pace.

As he walked, he looked at the figures fighting in the circles he passed by.

Along the way, he knew all the martial arts used by those people.

Not long after, Duan Rong stopped in front of a red painted circle with the words "Jia Shen Sixty" written on it.

Ximen Kankan was inside, fighting with someone and his figure was swaying.

Duan Rong's eyelids twitched slightly.

He was least worried about Ximen Kankan because he had already achieved the second level of the True Qi Realm. But he didn't expect that his luck was not so good and he actually met a master who was on par with him.

Although the figure was swaying, after watching for two breaths, Duan Rong was able to determine the martial arts style of the person opposite Ximen Kankan.

The martial arts that man practiced was a style called Eighteen Leaf Sweeping Knives. Although the name sounded vulgar, this style was actually extremely powerful. Each move was connected and repeated, and it became more and more powerful in actual combat!
It can be said that it is evenly matched with Ximen Kankan's Pikong Dao, and each has its own merits. Moreover, if the battle continues for a long time, I am afraid that the Pikong Dao will be slightly superior.

Duan Rong stood there with his arms folded, his eyes flickering. He was very familiar with Ximen Kankan's Pikong Dao and the Eighteen Leaf Sweeping Dao. Duan Rong was deducing the mutual promotion and restraint of these two martial arts.

But after a few breaths, Duan Rong's eyes suddenly lit up.

He suddenly coughed and looked at someone next to him. That person was watching the fight here just like him.

Duan Rong suddenly raised his voice and said to the man, "Brother, do you know what is so powerful about this Eighteen Leaf Sweeping Swords?"

The man was stunned when he saw Duan Rong approaching him, because he didn't know Duan Rong at all. So he just looked at Duan Rong in confusion.

But Duan Rong continued, "The power of the Eighteen Leaf Sweeping Swords lies in its continuous movements and the overlapping power."

The man's eyes flickered. He felt that Duan Rong had some truth in what he said, because his senior brother Chen had once used similar words to describe his own swordsmanship.

The man looked at Duan Rong with a changed expression and said, "Brother, you are very knowledgeable!"

At this time, Duan Rong glanced at the figures fighting in the circle, and raised his voice a few degrees, saying: "But this martial art also has its weaknesses."

Ximen Kankan had always had sharp senses. When Duan Rong coughed, he could already tell that it was Duan Rong who was beside him. At this moment, he suddenly heard Duan Rong raising his voice and talking about some martial arts weakness. Naturally, he pricked up his ears and listened attentively while the sword flashed.

Duan Rong said: "The weakness of the Eighteen Leaf Sweeping Blades lies in the transition between its moves. The transition between these eighteen swords is usually at the shoulders, but it is difficult to detect with the naked eye."

When Ximen Kankan heard Duan Rong's words, he felt like he had found a treasure.

All his air-splitting knife moves were immediately directed at the man's shoulder. Ximen Kankan, who was short and fat like a winter melon, was as agile as a monkey, and he moved swiftly and fiercely.

Once the Eighteen Leaf Sweeping Swords were attacked continuously, their power would immediately dissipate and their power would be greatly reduced.

Before long, the man was beaten back step by step by Ximen Kankan and had no power to fight back.

Suddenly a gong sounded.

Ximen Kankan immediately jumped away. The man's face turned pale. He looked down and saw that one of his feet had already stepped out of the circle.

Ximen Kankan wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a breath. He turned his head and looked at Duan Rong with gratitude.

The man opposite Ximen Kankan also looked sinisterly at Duan Rong, who was standing among four or five people watching the battle from the outside. His eyes flashed with a vicious light like a snake and scorpion, and he said angrily: "Why are you talking so much?!"

At that time, when Duan Rong pointed out his martial arts weakness, this man was also shocked!
The man looked at the official in charge of the registration of the Internal Affairs Department and pointed at Duan Rong and said, "This guy is gossiping and affecting the assessment. Don't you care?"

The servant turned his head and glanced at Duan Rong, then looked back at the man and said, "There's nothing in the rules that forbids people beside you from talking."

Duan Rong said: "It's not me who wanted to say it, it's this brother who asked me."

Duan Rong was naturally referring to the person standing next to him. The person next to him, upon hearing Duan Rong say this, instantly turned very ugly.

The loser then turned his gaze and glared at the person next to Duan Rong, the muscles on his face twitching slightly. "It's you!"

"Brother Chen, it's not me."

But the man just flicked his sleeves and left.

"Senior Brother Chen, please listen to my explanation!" The person next to Duan Rong immediately chased after him.

This person originally wanted to curry favor with Senior Brother Chen. Senior Brother Chen was not only his fellow villager, but also had outstanding talent in cultivation. He originally thought that after Senior Brother Chen won, he would cheer and compliment him, but he didn't expect this to happen.

The winner had already been decided on Xiao Yu's side. She stabbed the burly man's left leg with a sharp knife. The man's body was hindered and he was quickly forced out of the red circle by Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu was delighted to see that she had won. She turned her head and looked behind her, but saw a few people watching the fight, but there was no sign of Duan Rong.

The joy in Xiao Yu's eyes disappeared instantly.

Duan Rong said he would wait for her here.

Xiao Yu was filled with sorrow.

After the servant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs registered her, she slowly left.

As soon as Fang left, her eyes moved and she walked towards Ximen Kankan. When she was near the battle circle, she saw Duan Rong standing among the crowd watching the fight.

Xiao Yu's heart suddenly fell to the bottom.

"It turns out that in your heart, I am not as important as Ximen Kankan."

Xiao Yu's eyes were dim and his mood was like an unbalanced scale.

Ximen Kankan jumped out of the circle, registered with Sheren, and then walked to Duan Rong's side.

Ximen Kankan patted Duan Rong and said happily, "Thank you for this!"

Duan Rong saw that Ximen Kankan rarely spoke to him with such a grateful attitude. He was about to say something when Ximen Kankan suddenly looked behind Duan Rong and said, "Xiao Yu!"

Duan Rong turned his head upon hearing that, only to see Xiao Yu standing there with a sad look in his eyes.

Duan Rong smiled and walked over.

Xiao Yu was feeling depressed at this moment. Seeing Duan Rong coming towards her, she wanted to turn around and walk away, but she stared at Duan Rong smiling at her, and her feet felt like nails that could not be pulled out.

Duan Rong walked up to Xiao Yu and said with a smile, "Did you win?"

It would have been better if he didn't say it. As soon as he said it, a tear as big as a bean fell from Xiao Yu's eyes.

Duan Rong clearly saw a tear flash in the sky.

Xiao Yu turned his head slightly, and when he looked back, his expression was back to normal. He smiled miserably and said, "Yeah. I won."

Ximen Kankan jumped over and said with a smile, "I won too."

Duan Rong looked at the shadow in Xiao Yu's miserable smile and understood what she was thinking.

He immediately explained to Xiao Yu in a panic that in the fight between Xiao Yu and the burly man, Xiao Yu was slightly better in terms of martial arts moves and true energy realm, which could be said to be without suspense, so he came to see Ximen Kankan.

Xiao Yu looked at Duan Rong's slightly nervous expression and had already forgiven him a little.

Then, Duan Rong explained in detail to Xiao Yu the burly man's powerful swordsmanship, and even explained why Xiao Yu's Flowing Clouds and Snow Shadows Sword could restrain the burly man's swordsmanship.

Speaking of which, Duan Rong's insights actually coincided with Xiao Yu's many delicate feelings after the competition.

The resentment in Xiao Yu's heart had dissipated a lot.

Duan Rong continued to explain that he originally thought Ximen Kankan should be fine, after all, Ximen Kankan had already achieved the second level of the True Qi Realm. He was going to go over and take a look and then come back to her, but he didn't expect that Ximen Kankan had a problem, which tripped him up.

When Xiao Yu heard this, he asked about the fight at Ximen Kankan's place.

Ximen Kankan then described in vivid detail how Duan Rong had revealed the weakness of the man opposite him in his martial arts and how he had turned the tide in one fell swoop.

Ximen Kankan was quite excited at this time, and he spoke like a machine gun, describing the whole process in detail.

As Xiao Yu listened, he finally turned his head and looked at Duan Rong deeply.

At this moment, she had completely forgiven Duan Rong.

(End of this chapter)