Fairy Eye

"The second half of the year?"

Han Lin asked, "From what you're saying, senior brother, does that mean there are two assessments a year?"

Tang Chuan nodded and said, "Yes, once in March and once in September. If you miss it, you'll have to wait for the next opportunity."

"Junior Brother Han, you lent me five spirit stones. I won't take them for nothing. I'll return six to you in a month! I can write you an IOU."

"Uh, no need for that."

Han Lin frowned and thought for a moment, then took out five spirit stones and handed them to Tang Chuan: "Just remember to return the principal to me."

He lent the money to Tang Chuan not only because he had some goodwill towards the man, but also because...

More often than not, it is said that although this person lacks talent, he has a powerful background and may be able to bring some benefits to the individual.

Tang Chuan was overjoyed. "Junior Brother Han, I'll remember this favor and repay it in the future!"

"You're too kind, senior brother. I have other matters to attend to, so I won't chat with you any longer. I'll take my leave now." Han Lin clasped his hands in a fist salute and continued walking towards the plaza.

Arriving at Liu Zhihu's door, I found it wide open and Liu Zhihu eating breakfast. So I bowed and said, "Disciple Han Lin greets Your Excellency."

"Han Lin? What are you doing here?"

Liu Zhihu glanced at him sideways and said coldly.

He gets a headache whenever he sees Han Lin now, because Zhao Changping is putting pressure on him, both openly and secretly, trying to get him to help get rid of Han Lin.

He didn't want to cause trouble for himself; he just wanted to get rid of Han Lin somewhere else and let others do whatever they wanted, it was none of his business.

But where can we send it? There's nowhere that's willing to accept it now.

"Reporting to Steward, this disciple would like to ask you some questions regarding the formal disciple assessment." Han Lin's voice rang out again at this moment.

Liu Zhihu was taken aback. "What did you say? The formal disciple assessment? Could it be that you...?"

As he said this, he released his divine sense and enveloped Han Lin. Han Lin also felt that he was being enveloped by a divine sense, but he did not resist.

Ordinary cultivators do not have special means; they can only judge the cultivation level of others by examining their spiritual fluctuations.

But Han Lin doesn't need to. His all-seeing eye can directly see other people's true cultivation level, which cannot be concealed even by secret techniques.

"How is this possible! You've actually reached the third level of Qi Refining! I remember just a few days ago, you were only at the second level of Qi Refining, right?"

After confirming Han Lin's cultivation level, Liu Zhihu withdrew his divine sense, his face filled with disbelief.

"Reporting to Deacon, a few days ago I was indeed only at the second level of Qi Refining, but I was on the verge of breaking through. I trained hard these past few days and successfully broke through."

Han Lin bowed slightly and said calmly.

"I see." Liu Zhihu looked enlightened, his eyes lighting up. "Come in and sit down, let's talk about the formal assessment."

"Thank you, Steward."

Han Lin went in and sat down opposite Liu Zhihu.

Liu Zhihu's mood suddenly improved. "Han Linna, you really surprised me. Most of the people who started at the same time as you are only at the first level of Qi Refining now. You've actually reached the third level of Qi Refining. You're truly extraordinary."

Han Lin laughed and said, "I was just lucky and made a little unexpected money. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to break through so quickly."

"Hehe, you don't need to be modest. Luck is also a part of ability!"

Liu Zhihu waved his hand, "There's not much to say about the formal disciple assessment. I'll submit it for you, and you can take the assessment when the time comes."

"What time is it usually?"

"According to usual practice, it's usually at the end of March. You're lucky; you made it just in time."

"Understood."

Han Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, "Sir, could you tell me about the content of the assessment?"

Liu Zhihu said, "I can't tell you too much about this, but I can tell you one thing in advance: the location of the assessment has always been fixed, in the Dragon and Snake Valley in the southern part of the Guiyuan Mountains. The tasks are mostly about exorcising demons or finding spiritual herbs, so just be prepared. What task you are assigned to depends entirely on luck."

"I understand, thank you for clearing up my doubts."

"Okay, you can go back and wait. I'll submit it for you first, and then I'll let you know." Liu Zhihu nodded, indicating that Han Lin could leave.

Han Lin said yes and got up to leave.

For the rest of the time, Han Lin did not enter the mine again, but instead practiced the fireball technique, hoping to have more self-defense capabilities in the upcoming assessment.

Time flew by and it was almost the end of March.

Just as dawn was breaking, he was awakened by a knock on the door. When he opened it, he found it was Tang Chuan.

"Brother Han, the steward sent me to call you. He said you need to participate in the assessment today." Tang Chuan was also quite surprised to learn that Han Lin was going to participate in this assessment.

"You've broken through?" Han Lin raised an eyebrow.

"I just broke through a couple of days ago, and I had the steward report it to me immediately. But you, Brother Han, are really keeping a low profile. If the steward hadn't told me just now, I wouldn't have known." Tang Chuan stopped calling him Junior Brother Han and addressed him directly as Brother Han.

Clearly, he has placed Han Lin on the same level as himself.

"I was just lucky. Let's go then," Han Lin said with a smile, and went with Tang Chuan to meet Liu Zhihu.

Liu Zhihu didn't say much, and led the two away from the camp. They then sped along, eventually arriving at the entrance to a huge valley.

The three of them stepped off the carriage. Han Lin looked up and saw a stone tablet standing opposite them, with the three large characters "Dragon and Snake Valley" engraved on it.

A large group of people, both men and women, stood at the foot of the stone tablet. They were all at the third level of Qi Refining and were probably there to take the assessment, just like him.

On the other side of the crowd stood a young man in a green robe, who possessed an astonishing level of Qi Refining at the eighth level.

Han Lin recognized him; this was none other than Senior Brother He who had registered him for admission years ago.

"Senior Brother He, you're here so early." Just as Han Lin was scanning the crowd, Liu Zhihu was already walking towards Senior Brother He with a smile.

"It's getting late, we're only missing you two from Qinglong River." Senior Brother He rolled his eyes, then smiled at Han Lin:

"Junior Brother Han, it's been a long time! When I first saw your name, I thought I was seeing things. I never expected it to really be you! It's quite a surprise."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Han Lin with surprise.

"Senior Brother He, it's been a long time." Han Lin quickly bowed and greeted him, but he didn't elaborate on Senior Brother He's words.

Senior Brother He didn't dwell on the matter any longer. He took out two storage bags and handed them to Han Lin and Tang Chuan respectively.

Just as Han Lin was puzzled, Senior Brother He explained, "This is a miniature storage bag. The space inside is extremely small, making it difficult to store large items. It's just for your convenience in collecting mission items."

"I see."

Han Lin understood and sent his divine sense inside. Sure enough, the interior space was very small, only about one foot square.

At the same time, a folded yellow silk and a jade talisman with runes caught Han Lin's eye. Faint black characters were visible on the yellow silk, presumably the content of this assessment.