Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 138 Qualification Test (Seeking guaranteed monthly votes at the beginning of the month)
In the meantime, people began to be teleported in, scattered in all directions of this space, and took to the air to fly towards the gate of the immortal palace.

"Let's go in too!"

The two took to the air and headed straight for the gate of the celestial palace.

As he passed among the colossal divine weapons, which appeared to be motionless statues, he could clearly sense oppressive gazes sweeping over him, making him afraid to even breathe loudly.

Fortunately, nothing went wrong. The two flew through the palace without any problems and easily arrived at the gate of the Immortal Palace. A large number of sword cultivators had gathered in the square in front of the gate, and everyone's eyes were on a cluster of starlight suspended in the air in front of the gate.

As their gaze fell upon the starlight, a piece of information appeared out of thin air in his mind, naturally revealing that the Sword Palace would open in 51 minutes, as well as the rules of the Sword Palace.

The rules are very simple, just two.

Rule 1: You may not leave the area in front of the Sword Palace gate.

Rule 2: No private fights allowed.

Then it was gone.

Under the watchful eyes of the twenty-four giant spirit soldiers, all of whom were over two hundred levels high, everyone stood obediently at the door and waited.

As time went by, more and more people gathered, soon exceeding a thousand. All these people were behaving themselves, and even the arrogant ones he had seen before dared not speak loudly, only whispering among themselves.

When there are many people, they naturally stick together, and Su Yu also gathered with a dozen or so people she knew before.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye. When the time was up, a clear bell suddenly rang out between heaven and earth, transforming into almost tangible sound waves that spread out in layers.

Then, figures suddenly appeared in this misty, ethereal cave, converging on the plaza and appearing in the air above the gate plaza of the Immortal Palace.

Once their forms solidified, they realized that they were human cultivators of very high level, likely among the many cultivators who remained in the Sword Palace, almost all of whom were players like them.

Su Yu's gaze swept across the scene, finding only loose immortals above level 100, and occasionally even earth immortals above level 200.

However, after scanning the area, I did not see the legendary celestial being. I don't know if she was hiding or simply hadn't arrived yet.

The Sword Palace cultivators looked at them with great interest, pointing and commenting as if making suggestions, but they couldn't hear any sound or see anyone come to contact them.

Su Yu guessed that this was also a restriction imposed on them by the Sword Palace, prohibiting them from contacting each other at will.

Chen Qi, who had looked up and around twice, asked curiously:

"I've heard that two celestial beings live in seclusion in the Sword Palace. Have you seen them?"

"did not see."

"I didn't see it either."

"They must have hidden their presence. If such a being does not wish to reveal itself, it would be impossible to see them even if they were standing right in front of you."

"really."

Then someone said:

“I’ve heard that it’s very difficult for the sword cultivators who live in seclusion in the Sword Palace to leave. Many are trapped in the Sword Palace for their entire lives and cannot leave. Therefore, some sword cultivators will choose one of the newcomers who enter the Sword Palace for trials each year as their successor to pass on the way of the sword and their family’s heritage.”

"If I'm lucky enough to gain the favor of a sword cultivator, that would be a huge win."

"This is not easy. As far as I know, there are only two or three thousand cultivators trapped in the Sword Palace. Only a few of them are nearing the end of their lifespan each year. Meanwhile, thousands of people enter the Sword Palace every year. To stand out from thousands of people is no less difficult than passing the Sword Palace's assessment."

Someone laughed:

"That makes sense, but this is an extra benefit. It's fine if no one cares, but if you have this luck, wouldn't that be a huge profit?"

“Haha, that makes sense!”

Everyone laughed, including Su Yu.

However, the smile on his face only lasted for a dozen seconds before everyone saw the starlight in front of the Sword Palace gate suddenly light up, and then quickly transform into a radiant figure surrounded by starlight, whose loud voice echoed throughout the cave.

"The Sword Palace is open!"

Immediately afterwards, the disordered starlight within the vortex of starlight inside the Sword Palace gate slowly became orderly, forming a shimmering light gate.

"Enter the Sword Palace!"

A five-minute countdown appeared out of nowhere in everyone's mind. Without needing to be said, everyone knew that if they hadn't entered the Sword Palace by the end of the countdown, they would be unable to enter.

Players who were close to the Sword Palace immediately took to the air and shot into the portal, and others followed suit. In less than two minutes, all of the thousands of people had entered.

At this moment, a rustling sound slowly came from the air, as if the restriction had been lifted. A noisy sound arose, and many cultivators who had remained in the Sword Palace gathered together. Someone cast a spell to unfold a huge light screen, which displayed the figures of many players who had entered the Sword Palace.

A group of cultivators gathered together, pointing and commenting on the young figure in the light screen.

"Let's open the market. There are over a thousand people here this year. Let's bet on how many of them will achieve the prefecture-level rating."

An old voice laughed:

"Old Yu, why didn't you add a Heavenly-level rating!"

"Add a separate column for Heaven-level ratings. If there is one Heaven-level rating, I will wash my hair upside down for a month; if there are two, I will wash my hair upside down for two months, and so on."

"Wow, such a big bet? Count me in." "Count me in too."

A group of sword cultivators gathered together and began making bets with great interest.

Inside the Sword Palace, Su Yu felt a sudden dizziness, and then her vision went black and then bright, and she appeared from the square into the inner hall of a vast immortal palace.

The hall was spacious and unsupported by beams and pillars, with only a vast galaxy hanging upside down on the dome. Nine great suns served as lamps, the Milky Way as a curtain, and cold jade bricks underfoot. A faint spiritual mist swirled around, making it seem like a fairyland.

The surrounding jade walls glowed with a faint light and were protected by protective barriers. The jade walls were covered with reliefs, mostly depicting immortals slaying demons and monsters.

Although the immortal could not be identified, it was speculated that he was the master of the celestial palace who had once slain demons and monsters.

Su Yu's gaze quickly swept around and soon focused on a high platform in the center of the hall, surrounded by a spiritual light barrier. The luminous figure stood silently on the platform.

"clang!"

The clear chime rang out again, followed by Hikaru's booming voice:
"Sword Palace First Trial: Test Your Qualifications!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the starry sky suddenly lit up, and countless stars lit up, shooting down thousands of beams of starlight that enveloped everyone.

Su Yu was no exception; a beam of starlight enveloped him, the transparent starlight ignoring his robes and seeping directly into his body.

"The qualification verification has begun."

Outside the Sword Palace, many sword cultivators turned their gazes toward the light screen, and spoke in much quieter voices.

"The four ranks of Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow are each divided into three levels: upper, middle, and lower. I wonder how many people will be able to reach the Earth rank this time, and whether anyone will be able to reach the Heaven rank."

"I remember there were more than 1,700 people in my class, but only 27 of them reached the Earth-level evaluation, and no one got the Heaven-level evaluation."

"My year was far worse. There were more than 1,300 people in total, but only eight of them reached the Earth-level evaluation, and no one got the Heaven-level evaluation."

"There are only a little over a thousand people in this cohort, and I estimate that not many will be able to reach the prefecture-level evaluation."

At this moment, a middle-aged sword cultivator looked at a white-haired, wrinkled sword cultivator who appeared weary and aged, and asked in a low voice:
"Old Xu, your lifespan is coming to an end. Shouldn't you find a successor from this generation?"

The old man said in a hoarse voice:
"Forget about being a disciple of the lineage. I'm nearing the end of my lifespan and have only just reached the fourth rank of Loose Immortal. My aptitude is only considered below average among my fellow cultivators. If you can get a Xuan-level rating in the Sword Palace assessment, your future achievements will not be inferior to mine. If you can reach the Di-level rating, you will have the potential to become an Earth Immortal. How could you possibly be interested in an old guy like me?"

"then you?"

The old swordsman chuckled:
"My lifespan is coming to an end. Even if I take on disciples, I won't be of any help. So I won't affect their future. I plan to use my remaining wealth to make a deal with a genius."

"Well"

Inside the Sword Palace, as starlight enveloped the area, a faint light screen unfolded before Su Yu, displaying data:

"Under qualification testing"

"Innate Attributes: Innate Bone Structure 39, Innate Comprehension 21, Innate Six Senses 20, Innate Fortune 26, Rating: 28.9 points, Profound Rank, Lower Grade."

"Spiritual Root: Supreme Dragon Transformation Immortal Bone (Top-Tier Immortal Bone), Golden Wheel of Merit Prototype, Heavenly Heart +2, Unknown Physique (???), Rating: 74.5 points, Earth-level, Superior???"

"Sword Dao Realm: Sword Qi Thunder Sound [Mastery], Condensed into Silk [Entering the Inner Chamber], Sword Light Differentiation [Slight Achievement], Rating: 53.2 points, Earth Rank, Lower Grade."

Overall rating: ???

The ratings are constantly changing, sometimes at the Mysterious level, sometimes at the Earth level, and the specific scores keep changing, making them seem extremely unstable.

Su Yu understood that it was most likely due to the influence of his unknown physique, which was his talent. This aptitude test could not detect what his talent was, so the score could not be determined.

At the same time, the moment the rating appears, a new light screen pops up on the side of the panel, displaying constantly changing names and rankings.

It's a ranking list, but since everyone has just finished testing, the rankings are still quite chaotic.

After nearly thirty seconds, the ranking changes slowed down and gradually stabilized.

Su Yu looked at her score panel again and found that the changes in her overall score had slowed down, switching back and forth between the upper-grade Xuan level and the lower-grade Di level.

After a few seconds, the changes gradually stabilized and eventually settled at the Earth level, the lowest grade, and the score was determined to be 51.6 points.

Looking at the leaderboard again, I immediately saw my name ranked eighth.

Upon closer inspection of the rankings, he discovered that there were thirteen players with scores exceeding 50 points. It was quite unexpected that a mere 1.6 points could surpass five places in the rankings.

The top-ranked item is unnamed, but its rating is "Heavenly Level, Low Grade," with a score of 82.6.

This is also the only Heaven-level score. The second-place score is only 72 points, which is a high-grade Earth-level score. It is far behind the first place score and 31 points higher than Su Yu's score.

"Outrageous!"

It can only be said that the differences between people are sometimes truly boundless.

However, Su Yu was not jealous. He knew his own situation very well. From being cannon fodder with only a dozen points of innate attributes, making it difficult to even join a sect, to now being ranked in the top ten among thousands of geniuses, he had made great progress and was already very satisfied.

Moreover, he has been making progress and has only been rated as a high-grade Earth-level expert now. If he is given a few more years to grow, he will definitely surpass many more top geniuses and be rated as a Heaven-level expert without any problem.

(End of this chapter)