Chapter Thirty-One: Labyrinth

  Qixi Festival, rolling around for a girlfriend~

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  Zhu Xun quickly led them to another room and handed over a record to the examiner in charge of this place.

  That record only has the names of the seven extra scorers, including Zhou Heng, and their scores. Only they need to make a new record. No one knows how many of the remaining 24 people will be eliminated, and what qualifications do the losers have to leave their names behind?

  "My name is Han Yulian, and I am your final examiner!" A very curvaceous beauty stood before them, introducing herself. She was in her mid-twenties, exuding a mature charm that left the young men who were just beginning to awaken to love unable to help but let their eyes wander repeatedly over her ample bust and plump, protruding buttocks.

  In terms of appearance, Shen Xin Qi is not inferior to her, but when it comes to charm, even if she tries hard, she can't compare.

  "This final assessment is a 'labyrinth'!" Han Yulian took out a folded blueprint, opened it and stuck it on the wall. As she turned her body to shake her plump buttocks in an alluring manner, many boys blushed and covered their lower abdomen with both hands to hide their awkwardness.

  The route drawn on paper is a 'labyrinthine' one, very complicated.

  Han Yu Lian pointed to a door beside her and said, "This is the entrance to the 'Maze' Palace -" then she pointed to another door on the side, "This is the exit. If you can walk out within half an hour, it will be considered as passing the test. For every two minutes ahead of time, you will get one point!"

  "You now have half an hour to memorize the route!"

  This is the final assessment!

  The assessment of a warrior is not about directly comparing strength through hand-to-hand combat, but rather these 'random' and miscellaneous things?

  Many young men and women were puzzled, but they didn't have the qualifications to point fingers at Jiuling Sect's recruitment rules. They could only pinch their noses and accept their fate, focusing their minds on staring at the diagrams on the wall and memorizing them carefully.

  Zhou Heng thought about it and felt that Jiuling Sect's approach was quite reasonable.

  The first test is to detect the warrior's endurance and will, the second is actual combat ability, the third is memory and comprehension, if all aspects pass, then it is a talent among talents!

  In terms of memory, he is absolutely a genius, and as for comprehension - having grasped the Ling Tian Nine Forms up to the third form, what else can't be mastered?

  In just five minutes, he memorized the entire route of the 'maze', and could even build a three-dimensional map of the entire 'maze' in his mind. He closed his eyes, relaxed his spirit, to recover the mental strength consumed in the previous level.

  Seeing Zhou Heng's calm and composed appearance, Han Yulian couldn't help but feel a slight anger in her heart - this kid actually closed his eyes to meditate at this time!

  What a self-conceited guy, thinking that just by glancing at it for two seconds he could remember the entire path of the 'maze'?

  Hmph, this arrogant guy can be eliminated!

  Han Yu Lian's patience wasn't good, and soon she was pacing back and forth under the painting paper. This was going to be disastrous - her 'chest' was really bouncing around, and with each step, her heavy 'jade' peaks shook once, creating a turbulent wave.

  This almost dazed the eyes of many young people, constantly moving their gaze up and down, and it was inevitable to be distracted.

  But there were also those who were determined, like Shi Qingfeng, Zhang Zijun and Chang Kang, who completely ignored Han Yulian and focused on memorizing the path of the "maze", they all thought about making a comeback in this round and regaining their first place.

  Before long, half an hour had passed.

  Han Yu Lian took down the blueprint on the wall and said: "Let's start, you, first!" She casually pointed to one person.

  That person, however, showed a joyful expression. The blueprint on the wall has been taken down. The earlier it started, the clearer this memory will be. Because this is a forced memory, it will definitely fade away slowly with the passage of time.

  He didn't waste any time and rushed into the door immediately, disappearing around the corner in an instant.

  "You, second one!" Han Yulian pointed her finger at the second person after a minute.

  Every minute, she would let the next person start, and this short time was enough to allow the two people in front and back to pull away from each other at a sufficient distance, basically without any possibility of meeting. And even if they met after taking a detour, there were no paper or pens, and it was impossible to refer to each other, who would dare believe that the other person's choice of detour was correct?

  The number of people left is getting smaller and smaller, Han Yulian was unhappy with Zhou Heng, directly putting him in the last one - since this kid is arrogant, let him taste the consequences of being arrogant!

  "You, go!" In the end, Han Yulian finally pointed her finger at Zhou Heng.

  Zhou Heng nodded and stepped through the large gate.

  The light inside the labyrinth was very dim, with walls on both sides extending all the way to the top, making it impossible to jump up and directly cross over the obstacles. After turning a corner, I saw that every now and then there would be a lit torch, illuminating the surrounding area.

  Zhou Heng's mind was calm and peaceful, a three-dimensional map formed in his brain, he clearly positioned himself in the area, his feet floated, even if he took a detour, he wouldn't go wrong, directly pointing to the exit.

  He didn't take a wrong step, and his speed was naturally much faster than others. Before long, he caught up with the people in front of him. With Fei Yun Bu deployed, he flashed by in an instant. The people behind him didn't dare to chase after him with all their might, because who could guarantee that Zhou Heng wouldn't lead them astray?

  Although Zhou Heng ran with all his might and didn't take a single wrong step, the scale of this "maze" was quite large. After circling around for a full ten minutes, he finally arrived at the exit.

  He walked out in big strides.

  Han Yu Lian was drinking water from a cup, and when she saw him, she involuntarily "spit" out the water in her mouth, coughing non-stop.

  How is it possible!

  This kid just took ten minutes to come out! How is it possible?!

  It's not that no one has come out yet, like Shen Xinqi, who started early and came out with a full 7-8 minutes to spare, earning five points. Among the earliest starters, two others also made it, all within half an hour.

  Because the people who went out first were absolutely unaware of the order in which the people behind them entered the "maze", Shen Xinqi and others did not know how much time Zhou Heng took to come out, so they wouldn't be surprised at all. On the contrary, seeing Han Yulian suddenly lose her composure and cough, everyone was very puzzled.

  "You, you, you——" Han Yulian stared at Zhou Heng, as if she had seen a ghost.

  "What's wrong, Teacher Han?" In just this short period of time, Shen Xinqi had already gotten close to Han Yulian.

  Han Yu Lian only then realized her own loss of composure, hastily taking out a handkerchief to wipe away the water stain at the corner of her mouth. She stared blankly at Zhou Heng for a long time before saying: "What's your name?"

  "See you next week!"

  "Zhou Heng?" Han Yulian picked up the record in her hand and took a look, only to see Zhou Heng's name ranked first with five points!

  This means he broke through the entire Copper Man Formation!

  Han Yu Lian initially didn't know who Zhou Heng was, but now that she found out Zhou Heng only had a cultivation of seven layers of refining the body, her face changed color again and again, finally turning into a sigh, and wrote a few strokes on paper.

  Shen Xin Qi turned her head and saw that next to Zhou Heng's name, the words "Ten minutes, reward ten points" had been added!

  What, passed in 10 minutes!

  Shen Xin Qi's pretty face changed color, and she involuntarily looked at Zhou Heng, her eyes with a hint of uncertainty.

  She can't see through Zhou Heng anymore.

  Twenty minutes later, some more people came out, but it had already been half an hour since Zhou Heng, the last one to leave, meaning that everyone still in the 'maze' had failed.

  After counting again, there were only nine people left!

  Five years to collect a 'door' person, but ultimately only nine people passed, with an average of less than two people per year!

  Those who passed naturally showed joy on their faces, and it was only when Zhou Heng walked out of the "maze" in just ten minutes that others were shocked at first, but then didn't take it to heart. After all, what's the use of having a good memory? Cultivation isn't about memory!

  I can recite a gongfa in one day but I'm not familiar with it. Can't I do it for two or three days? What impact will these two days have on my practice?

  It is precisely this idea that makes people dissatisfied with Jiuling Sect's selection of disciples.

  "Follow me!" Han Yulian led the nine people away and arrived at a elegant courtyard, where Zhu Xun was already waiting.

  "Very good!" Zhu Xun smiled at the nine people, "Congratulations to you all for passing the final assessment and becoming disciples of Jiuling Sect! Now, report your names and I will register them!"

  Nine people reported their names and ages one by one. After that, Han Yulian took out nine white tokens from the house and handed them to everyone.

  Zhou Heng took a look and saw that one side of the token had the words "Nine Spirits" written on it, while the other side was blank. It was similar to Feng Teng's token, but one was black in color and the other was white.

  I'm afraid this is probably the lowest-ranking token of the Jiuling Sect.

  Han Yu Lian quickly made an explanation: "You entered the sect as outer 'door' disciples, if you break through to the Blood Refining Realm, then you can be promoted to inner 'door' disciples. In the sect, age is not considered, only cultivation is used to determine seniority, when you meet a fellow disciple of the same sect who has reached the tenth layer of Body Refining, even if they are younger than you, they are still your senior brother or sister!"

  "The identity token of an inner disciple is black. When you break through to the Blood Refining Realm, you can come here to exchange for a token!"

  "Further up, there are purple tokens and gold tokens!"

  "The Purple Wood 'Color' Token represents the cultivation of the Gathering Spirit Realm and is for the Sect's Elders!"

  "The golden token has only one piece, and that is the Lord of the Sect!"

  "Remember, the following is an offense against the superior, which in our sect is a great disrespect and will be severely punished!"

  Zhu Xun took over and said, "Alright, all of you follow me, I'll arrange a place for you to stay!"

  "Yes, Master Zhu!" All nine of Zhou Heng nodded.

  Before long, they arrived at a huge courtyard, where Zhu Xun had arranged their accommodations, one room per person, so there was no need to separate the men and women. After everything was settled, Zhu Xun said: "Every ten days, an inner disciple will come to explain any doubts you have about your cultivation. You must work hard and not disappoint the sect's hopes!"

  He said and then left.

  At this time, people came out of each house in the courtyard, almost over a hundred people, and the four young men walked up to block Zhou Heng and his nine men, each with an arrogant air.

  Looks like there's trouble!