Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

Chapter 309, Modified Version of the Two-Story Building Assessment Level

Li Zhongyi's poor health was partly due to congenital factors, and partly because his queen, Xia Tian, ​​had poisoned him in his early years. Although Xia Tian used her demonic cultivation techniques to absorb some of the poison, a significant amount remained and was absorbed by Li Zhongyi.

Therefore, Li Zhongyi suffered from a chronic illness since his youth and has been taking medication for years. Xia Tian was eventually moved by Li Zhongyi's deep affection, and the two can be considered a loving couple.

Hinata Hoshino sat down. Li Zhongyi saw Hinata Hoshino's actions and knew that Hinata Hoshino was willing to show them. "They" refers to Li Zhongyi and Xia Tian.

"Someone, bring some snacks and tea."

Hinata Hoshino ate a few snacks and drank a pot of tea, while Li Zhongyi stood beside her the whole time.

If the snacks run out, help pass them some; if the tea runs out, help pour some.

Li Zhongyi is quite something; based on his behavior alone, he's far superior to Li Peiyan.

"Sit down and let me take your pulse."

Li Zhongyi sat down and extended his wrist to Hyuga Hoshino, who took his pulse. "This poison is very interesting. Although someone helped to neutralize it, some of it has seeped into the bone marrow."

Hinata Hoshino held up two fingers. "There are two methods. The first is to forcibly pull out the toxin, which is extremely painful. The second is to take medicine, but it's unknown how long it will take, and whether it will be cured in one's lifetime is also a question."

Okay, make your choice.

After a moment's thought, Li Zhongyi made his choice: "Will there be any side effects from forcibly removing the toxin?"

"No, apart from some pain at the time, there were no other drawbacks."

"My Queen Summer, sir, could you please help me with her treatment?"

"I might need the help of the Master's three disciples, so I would like the Queen and I to go to the second floor of the academy."

"Of course, please do as I say, sir."

"what!"

Hyuga Hoshino raised her hand and pressed it against Li Zhongyi's crown. Li Zhongyi let out a wail and then bit down hard on the corner of his clothes.

Yan Se rushed over, looked at Li Zhongyi, hesitated for a moment, then turned her head away, refusing to look at Li Zhongyi; he was too pitiful.

Li Zhongyi let out another muffled groan, and Yan Se covered her ears.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Li Qingshan rushed over and, seeing Li Zhongyi's expression, wanted to say something, but Yan Se stopped him. Yan Se gestured wildly and explained the current situation.

"Ha ha!"

An hour later, Li Zhongyi suddenly looked relieved and gasped for breath, "Thank you for saving me, sir. I haven't felt this relaxed in many years."

Li Qingshan stepped forward to take Li Zhongyi's pulse. Li Zhongyi did not refuse. Judging from the pulse, Li Zhongyi was very healthy. His previous discomfort seemed to be just Li Zhongyi's superb acting skills.

"I am fine, Imperial Advisor, you can rest assured."

Li Zhongyi summoned the guards at the door and instructed the eunuchs to summon Queen Xia Tian from the inner palace.

"Your Majesty, your health?"

As soon as summer arrived, seeing Li Zhongyi's complexion, she realized that Li Zhongyi's body should recover, and there was no need for her to further deplete her cultivation to help Li Zhongyi.

"I'm fine, Your Majesty. Please have the doctor examine you."

"Your Majesty, I need not."

Hinata Hoshino transmitted his voice to Xia Tian, ​​"Lin Wu wants to see you."

Summer's hasty refusal turned into confusion and hesitation.

"Please do as I ask, sir."

Hinata Hoshino took Xia Tian's pulse and said, "It's alright, there's nothing seriously wrong. However, we still need the help of the three disciples of the Master. I'll take you to the second floor of the academy. Once the assessment on the second floor is over, the Queen should be fine."

"Then, may I accompany you?"

Li Zhongyi's dream is not to become a king, but to cultivate himself, and ideally become a disciple of the Master. Over the years, he has been asking the Master for this, but the Master has always refused.

This left Li Zhongyi somewhat helpless. His idol was unwilling to accept him as a disciple, but now he might have the opportunity to visit the second floor of the academy, which made Li Zhongyi look forward to it.

"The Master said it's not possible for now."

Li Zhongyi was somewhat disappointed, but the fact that his lover could recover gave him a glimmer of hope amidst his disappointment.

The second-floor assessment of the academy has begun. Cao Zhifeng looked at Long Qing with a fawning expression. He was the second prince of Yan Kingdom and a genius of Xiling.

In Cao Zhifeng's eyes, and indeed in everyone else's, Longqing, the Son of Light, was the best candidate to be the Master's last disciple.

The first challenge was originally set up in the Heshan Pan area, where everyone was to pass through a formation. The content of this challenge was pain: the pain of crushed stones grinding the soles of the feet, the pain of steel needles piercing the soles of the feet, and the pain was deliberately amplified, causing everyone to suffer immensely.

However, this was originally the case; the few people on the back mountain of the academy were still kind-hearted, and this kind of suffering didn't even deserve to be called suffering.

Pain is graded from level zero to level four.

Level zero means no pain.

Level 1, mild pain or intermittent pain, is considered to be pain that does not require medication.

The second level is moderate pain, characterized by persistent pain that can even interfere with rest, requiring the use of painkillers.

The third level, known as severe pain, is characterized by persistent pain that cannot be relieved without medication.

Level four, named severe pain, is characterized by persistent, excruciating pain accompanied by changes in blood pressure, pulse, and other vital signs.

It's not a twelve-level classification; the lowest is mosquito bites, and the highest is childbirth.

However, this doesn't stop Hinata Hoshino from using the twelve-level classification to torture him.

The first level is numbness caused by the impact to the nerves, to the point of being unable to move.

An elderly man with white hair collapsed to the ground, which was considered a failure, and he was sent back to the examination center.

Huang He stepped forward to check and found that she was just unconscious and was fine. He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the Taoist priest was still quite shrewd.

There are 80 survivors.

The second level was the pain of a toe being hit by a table corner. A sword cultivator from the Southern Jin Sword Pavilion's legs buckled, and he knelt on the ground, teleported back to the examination center.

There are 78 survivors.

Grade 3, oral ulcers.

One of the survivors of the Hanging Temple was practicing closed-mouth meditation when the pain of a mouth ulcer struck. Opening his mouth broke the closed-mouth meditation, and he vomited blood, fell into a coma, and was eliminated.

There are 70 survivors.

Level 4, tooth nerve pain.

There are 60 survivors.

Level 5: Head caught in a door.

There are 60 survivors.

Level 6: Menstrual cramps accompanied by acute gastroenteritis.

There are 57 survivors.

Level 7, fractured ribs.

There are 54 survivors.

Level 8: The whole body is whipped with sticks, amplifying the pain.

There are 50 survivors.

Level 9, Childbirth.

There are 40 survivors.

Level 10: Repeatedly breaking eggs.

Long Qing and Ning Que's faces were flushed; this pain was both familiar and unfamiliar to them. Situ Yilan, the only female student from the academy who hadn't been eliminated, was now at the very end. With a groan, she was eliminated.

There are 11 survivors.

Such extreme pain is the most agonizing torment imaginable, and most people can only stop when subjected to it.

In the end, only a few people from the academy, a few people who could be called geniuses from the outside world, and Longqing remained determined to climb higher.

The second challenge is the Cloud and Mist Formation. You must use your perception of the energy of heaven and earth to find your way through the fog.

Hinata Hoshino made a small change, and a sinister and terrifying voice echoed throughout the mist. At the same time, the energy of heaven and earth was disturbed, and the only way to leave the mist was to go forward in one direction, without being able to change course.

"Throat, heart... there are seven vital points on the human body. Guess where I'll start."

Long Qing sneered, "A mere illusion... uh..."

Longqing's throat was slit. He clutched his throat, collapsed to the ground convulsing, and then everything went black before he opened his eyes again, returning to the starting point of the mist array.

The True Illusion will be triggered seven times, attacking seven fatal weaknesses. If you do not block in time or believe that you have been hit, you will fall unconscious and return to the starting point of the formation.

"You're insane! Tui!"

Master's seventh disciple, Mu You, spat out a curse. This kind of mist formation was simply impossible for a human to pass through.

Ning Que continued climbing step by step. When the sound rang out, he subconsciously reached out to block the attack before he could continue forward.

"Yu Lian, what do you think of your new junior brother?"

"How can you be so sure?"

“I don’t believe that the Master didn’t tell you beforehand who his favorite disciple was.”

The near-total loss of students at the academy, coupled with repeated deaths, was an extremely torturous experience for them.

Only Long Qing, Ning Que, and Xie Chengyun managed to pass this level.

The third hurdle: inner demons.

Confronting the deepest regrets and resentments in one's heart. However, as usual, it's been drastically altered again, starting with experiencing life.

"Your Majesty Longqing, the Son of Light, has unified the world and is the hope of all."

"Unifying the world is the will of the people!"

In a daze, Longqing found himself in the Yan Kingdom's palace, with a sea of ​​people kneeling before him. The overwhelming cheers and the overwhelming public support made Longqing feel somewhat elated.

Longqing looked down and saw that he was wearing the robes of the King of Yan. Among the people kneeling below him were not only the ministers of Yan, but also King Li Zhongyi of Tang, the King of Dahe Kingdom, the King of Yuelun Kingdom, the King of Nanjin, and a bunch of kings of small countries he did not recognize.

The headmaster of Xiling Temple, Xiong Chumo; Qu Nimadi of Baita Temple; Qishan of Lanke Temple; Chen, the abbot of Zhishou Temple; the head lecturer of Xuankong Temple; and the teacher of the academy whom I have never met.