Fairy Eye

"Listen to me, everyone."

After handing the storage bag to Han Lin and the other person, Senior Brother He faced another group of people and said loudly, "Next, I will briefly explain the precautions for the assessment to everyone again."

"First of all, this is a trial that will determine your fate. If you pass the test, you can become a formal disciple, which will bring you many benefits."

"But if you fail, you will be sent out to do odd jobs in the secular offices. You may never be able to return to the sect again, let alone enjoy the sect's internal resources."

Therefore, its importance is self-evident.

"Secondly, there is a jade talisman in your storage bag, which is for your survival. If you encounter a life-or-death crisis, you can crush it, and it will send you directly out of Dragon Snake Valley."

"But this also means that your assessment is over. If you are unable to provide the required items for the mission, you will be considered unqualified."

"Therefore, everyone should have a clear idea in their hearts whether or not to crush the jade talisman. Don't wait until you come out to regret it, or it will be too late."

A life-saving charm.

Hearing this, Han Lin breathed a sigh of relief. With this thing, at least his life was safe.

Compared to becoming a formal disciple, Han Lin valued his own life more, because only by living could one have a future.

At this moment, Senior Brother He took out a purple jade talisman and shone it at the clouds and mist at the entrance of the valley. Instantly, the clouds and mist surged, revealing a passage.

"Everyone, go inside. You have three days. After three days, regardless of whether you have completed the mission or not, you will be teleported out."

Everyone agreed and then quickly walked towards the passage.

"Brother Han, let's go too."

Tang Chuan looked at Han Lin with some excitement.

"Um."

Han Lin nodded slightly and followed the others toward the passage.

A moment later, the group of more than a dozen people entered the valley. Senior Brother He put away the jade talisman, and the clouds and mist at the entrance of the valley immediately closed.

Liu Zhihu withdrew his gaze, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Senior Brother He, and said, "Senior Brother He, I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."

Senior Brother He said, "Junior Brother Liu, aren't you going to check the results?"

"What's so interesting about it? If they pass, they'll become official disciples, and it has nothing to do with my Azure Dragon River. If they don't pass, they'll be sent away from the sect and will never be able to return to Azure Dragon River."

"Junior Brother's words surprise me. I thought you were secretly looking after Han Lin, otherwise, how could he have cultivated so quickly with his talent?"

"Me, take care of him? Ha, I can barely keep up with my own cultivation, why would I take care of him? But that kid's luck is truly enviable..."

Liu Zhihu turned around and began to recount Han Lin's many glorious deeds. Upon hearing this, Senior Brother He's mouth dropped open in disbelief.

Despite this, Senior Brother He was still somewhat confused.

If someone else had so many resources, they could reach the third level of Qi Refining in two or three years without him having any problem.

The problem is, Han Lin is different.

Others might not know, but he knew perfectly well that this was a nine-elemental root, and the difficulty of breaking through it was unimaginable.

These spirit stones probably won't be enough, right? And having resources alone isn't enough; we also need a lot of time to process them.

Could it be that cultivating the Nine Spiritual Roots is not as difficult as imagined?

Senior Brother He was completely baffled.

……

On the other side, Han Lin and his group arrived at a dense forest, where a light white mist drifted, making it seem somewhat eerie even though it was morning.

There were eighteen people participating in the assessment, including Han Lin. At first, they walked together, but as they walked, the group became thinner.

In the end, only Han Lin and Tang Chuan were left, walking side by side.

Tang Chuan asked curiously, "Brother Han, what is your mission?"

"I haven't seen it yet."

Han Lin took out his storage bag from his pocket, first taking out the jade talisman and putting it in his pocket. This thing must be kept close to his body, otherwise he might not have time to retrieve it in an emergency.

Only then did he take out the yellow silk to examine it.

"One armored rhinoceros horn, one complete carcass of a red-chained snake, one silver moon fruit..."

In addition to the names of the items needed for the quest, the yellow silk also provides detailed descriptions of the items' shapes and characteristics, so you don't have to worry about not recognizing them when you encounter them.

It even suggested the approximate locations where these items might appear. Although it was only a possibility, it was still better than them wandering around aimlessly like headless flies.

After reading it, Han Lin turned to Tang Chuan and asked, "What about you? Are you the same as me?"

"no the same."

Tang Chuan shook his head and said, "My mission objectives are one black wolf tail, one pair of blue ram horns, and one golden-eyed bird egg."

"Are there bird eggs too?"

Han Lin looked surprised. "This task should be relatively easy, right?"

"Hehe, I think so too."

Tang Chuan smiled. "Brother Han, according to the clues, my Green Goat Horn quest is to the right front of here. Shall we part ways here?"

"Alright, I also plan to go to the left front. Since we're going in different directions, I'll take my leave now." Han Lin clasped his hands in a fist salute, turned around, and walked towards the left front.

According to the mission prompt, there is a patch of wasteland to the left front, where red-banded snakes might roam.

But to Han Lin's surprise, the seemingly casual remark actually led him to walk for a full half hour before finally emerging from the dense forest.

A vast expanse of wormwood appeared before him, the lush green grass stretching as far as the eye could see, reaching as high as his shoulders.

If it were anyone else, seeing this scene would probably give them a headache. How could they find the red-banded snake with such lush wormwood?

But this was no challenge for Han Lin. He silently recited, "Insightful observation!" A gray glint flashed across the vertical line between his brows, and then the swathes of wormwood in front of him transformed into countless tiny particles. He easily saw the ground hidden by the wormwood.

A thin, reddish snake, about a foot long, slowly crawled across the muddy ground a dozen feet away.

"Found it."

Han Lin was overjoyed and rushed towards the red-chained snake. When he was three zhang away from it, he raised his right hand and a fireball roared out, destroying all the grass along the way.

Unexpectedly, before the fireball even got close, the red-chained snake suddenly realized what was happening, twisted its body, and disappeared from the spot.

The fireball slammed into the ground with a loud bang, creating a large, charred crater, but it failed to harm the red-chained snake in the slightest.

Looking again, the red-chained snake had already appeared more than ten feet away.

"That's fast."

Han Lin was startled and used his Heavenly Eye to lock onto it again.

However, while locking onto the snake was easy, actually taking down the red-chained serpent was incredibly difficult. His fireball spell was blocked by layers of wormwood, greatly reducing its power, and he couldn't hit the snake at all.

This only enraged the snake, which turned and attacked him with incredible speed, startling Han Lin so much that he turned and ran.

Unbeknownst to him, he had run from the grassland back into the woods, and the red-chained snake, as if Han Lin had dug up its ancestral grave, relentlessly pursued him.

At the critical moment, Han Lin leaped and landed on a horizontal branch of a large tree.

The red-banded snake also leaped up, but only jumped three feet high before crashing back to the ground with a thud.

"Die!" Han Lin finally seized the opportunity and hurled a fireball, which hit the red-chained snake squarely on the head with a bang.

To Han Lin's surprise, the fireball only knocked the guy unconscious; it didn't even cause any serious injury.

It's obvious that this red-chained snake is completely different from the red-chained snakes in the mortal world; it can even withstand the fireballs of cultivators.

"Red-banded snake!"

Just as Han Lin was frowning inwardly, a surprised voice suddenly rang out.

A burly man with a face full of scars ran out from the other side. It was Lu Xing, Han Lin's former captain during the construction of Galaxy Valley.

Seeing the red-chained snake lying unconscious on the ground, Lu Xing assumed it was dead and, without thinking, grabbed it from a distance.