Returning to the mountain, Zuo Mo was immediately summoned by Shi Feng Rong and scolded until he was covered in sweat. Zuo Mo knew that his master cared about him, so he repeatedly nodded and apologized, but in his heart, he felt warm and fuzzy. Although his master had a bad temper and a cold personality, he was still a good master.

  After being scolded by his master, he returned to the small courtyard. He had too many things to digest and for the next few days, he also needed to conserve his energy. The continuous three months of hard training had pushed his spirit to its limits. The few days before the assessment were just right for him to rest and recover, and he also needed to carefully organize and understand the things he had learned.

  Just as Zuo Mo was resting and recovering in the Xifeng Small Courtyard, a man in white stood at the top of a mountain peak not far from Wu Kong Mountain, muttering to himself: "It should be around here."

  If Zuo Mo saw this person, he would definitely be shocked. This white-clothed man was actually Lin Xian, whom he had met on the road!

  Lin Qian's face was solemn, and on that extremely handsome face, he looked up at the azure sky with a faint whisper: "The white day star appears..."

  The mid-year assessment is approaching, and the empty sword sect is bustling with activity from top to bottom. The annual mid-year assessment is the most important event for all disciples throughout the year, as it will directly affect their status and treatment within the sect for the next year.

  The assessment involved is very extensive, for example, like Zuo Mo, who is also one of the examiners, he will examine the depth of the outer disciples' mastery of the five elements spell in the spiritual plant.

  However, the most important thing to be tested in this school is the sword technique!

  The disciples who shone brightly in the annual assessment, and later received direct promotion in their treatment within the sect. Each disciple, whether outer or inner, devoted themselves to quiet cultivation, fully preparing for the sect's assessment.

  This year's door assessment is more lively than in previous years, with the addition of more twists and turns, such as the grudge between Luo Li Shixiong and Zuo Mo Shixiong. However, what everyone is most concerned about is whether Wei Sheng Shixiong can emerge from the Sword Cave before the assessment begins. If Wei Sheng Shixiong can make it in time for the assessment, he will definitely participate in the door assessment. As Wei Sheng Shixiong and Zuo Mo Shixiong have always been on good terms, they will not sit idly by, which means there will be a great show to watch.

  As for the contest between Luo Li and Zuo Mo, in everyone's eyes, it was a contest with an already predetermined outcome, its value lay in bringing out Wei Sheng. Now that Wei Sheng seems to be unable to come, the value of this contest will be much smaller, and everyone is guessing how Luo Li will humiliate Zuo Mo.

  The annual assessment of the Wu Kong Jian Men has finally begun.

  All of the disciples were concentrated in the outer square of the Wu Kong Hall.

  Pei Yu Ran stood at the very front, looking down at the inner and outer disciples below, a wave of emotion rising in his heart. This year was indeed quite important for Wu Kong Jian Men, not only had they produced a spiritual plant like Zuo Mo, but also an extraordinary sword repair genius like Wei Sheng!

  "Senior brother, let's begin." Yan Le reminded Pei Yuanran, who had hurried back from Luo Fu for the sake of the sect's assessment.

  Bai Yu Ran snapped out of his daze, nodded and faced the crowd, opening his mouth slowly: "This year, our sect has produced many talented individuals, I am also very pleased. Cultivation is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you'll retreat, so don't be lazy."

  "Yes!" The disciples below responded in unison.

  "Let's start the assessment!"

  First to be assessed are the outer disciples of this school, and those responsible for assessing them are the inner disciples. Zuo Mo is in charge of Spiritual Plants, Xu Yi is in charge of Artifact Refining, and so on, with each person being responsible for one subject area. This is also Zuo Mo's first time seeing Gong Sun Qing, his senior sister.

  The elder sister is dignified in appearance, with a noble demeanor that commands respect. She speaks little, and even when she does, her words are mostly gentle and courteous. Many people hold her in high esteem. It's said that the elder sister will soon be married to a disciple of a prominent sect. Among many inner disciples, she is the only one who doesn't serve as the main examiner; instead, her duty is to patrol the entire venue, which shows how much trust the leader has in her.

  Looking at the familiar faces in front of him, they are now filled with reverence. Zhou Mo couldn't help but think of himself, last year's entrance exam, he was still among them, but now he has become their examiner, feeling a bit strange in his heart.

  Compared with other fellow disciples, Zuo Mo was much more familiar with these outer sect disciples. He knew the boundaries and cultivation of each one clearly, and his efficiency on this side was the highest.

  He is the first inner disciple to host the assessment.

  Carefully seal each outer door disciple's results in a jade slip and hand it over to the sect leader.

  "Oh, Xiao Mo is quite fast!" The sect leader smiled and said to Zuo Mo as he took over the jade slip.

  "The disciples are all familiar with each other, so let's hurry up." Zuo Mo replied cautiously.

  "Uh, not bad." The sect leader browsed through it and nodded in affirmation. He then handed the jade slip to Yan Le on the side and smiled at Zuo Mo, "Little Mo, I heard you were washed away by the river while practicing swordplay in the river?"

  If Left Mo's face wasn't a zombie mask, it would definitely be red enough to drip blood. Being asked by the sect leader in front of several senior masters, even with Left Mo's thick skin, he felt somewhat unable to bear it.

  "The disciple was careless, next time will be more careful." Zuo Mo said with a forced smile.

  "Hmm, be careful, don't let your master worry." said the sect leader with a smile.

  "Die cleanly." Shi Feng Rong coldly interjected.

  Zuo Mo didn't know what kind of temper his master had and didn't think it was a big deal.

  Then, the assessments hosted by others were also completed one after another, and the sealed jade slips were all delivered to the sect leader's hands. At this point, the sect assessment was about to come to an end, and all the disciples quietly waited for the sect leader to announce the rewards. Every year, the top three in the sect assessment would receive rewards.

  Zhang Men swept his gaze over each of the jade slips before raising his head again.

  "Not bad, everyone has made great progress this year, I'm very pleased." The voice of the gatekeeper was not loud, but it could be heard far and near in the square.

  "This year's biggest progress surprised me, Yu Xiao Guo!" As soon as the head of the sect finished speaking, a cheer erupted from the female disciples of the East Peak.

  Zuo Mo was stunned, he hadn't expected that Xiao Guo's progress would be so great. His gaze found Xiao Guo in the crowd, and it seemed that she too hadn't expected to take first place in this year's outer sect disciple assessment. Her face turned red like a ripe apple, her head lowered almost to her chest. The female disciples around her chattered excitedly.

  Li Yingfeng's face also showed joy, she had always liked Xiaoguo.

  Xiao Guo suddenly lifted her bright red face, her eyes searching among the inner disciples on stage. When she saw Li Yingfeng smiling at her, her smile became even more radiant. As her gaze swept to the left, and she saw Zuo Mo stretching out his thumb in approval, her nose suddenly turned sour, and her eyes abruptly blurred. At this critical moment, she actually burst into tears!

  Zuo Mo's action of stretching out his thumb was frozen in place, he never thought that this action would make Xiao Guo cry. This little girl is still so infuriating! Zuo Mo muttered to himself.

  The second is Guo Lu, who made rapid progress after recovering from his injury. The third is a disciple of Zuo Mo whom he had never heard of before, named Zhu Peng.

  The three of them will receive a generous reward from the sect.

  Some people are disappointed, some people are happy, and life is full of different scenes, each showing their own.

  For the outer disciples, the annual assessment of the sect has passed. Regardless of the outcome, they are relieved. Thinking about the upcoming inner disciple assessment, they suddenly became excited. The annual inner disciple assessment is often a spectacular event.

  The competitions among fellow disciples, as well as the explanations by the master and several senior masters, are things that they would normally not be able to see or hear. If they can absorb even a little bit of it, it will be greatly beneficial for them.

  And this year, they have one more thing to look forward to - how will Luo Zhi torture Mo Xiang?

  The outer disciples naturally retreated backwards, clearing out the square for the inner disciples' showdown, waiting for a good show to begin.

  "Alright, same old rules." The leader didn't waste any words either: "Let's begin."

  Luo stepped out of the first station, walked into the arena, faced Zuo Mo and said in a cold voice: "Zuo Mo, you must be ready too."

  As expected, it's here, it was bound to come!

  Zuo Mo didn't show any weakness, stood up and walked into the arena, his mouth still strong: "Senior brother is still as talkative as before!"

  The crowd below suddenly burst into an uproar!

  Zuo Mo and Luo Li's strengths were on completely different levels, yet Zuo Mo was still so arrogant. Wasn't he just asking to be bullied by Brother Luo Li?

  Luo's face turned iron-green instantly, being ridiculed by Zuo Mo in front of so many people. He was furious and laughed back: "I hope my junior brother's sword can be half as sharp as his words!"

  "Master will understand once he tries it." Zu Mo discovered that he didn't feel even a bit nervous.

  "Hmph!" Luo Li coldly snorted: "Make your move."

  Zuo Mo couldn't help but look down on Luo Lei a bit more, letting him make the first move, which was exactly what he had in mind. Without hesitation, the Ice Crystal Sword suddenly disappeared before his eyes, leaving behind only a transparent ripple.

  "Go with the flow!"

  The key to this move is that the sword's momentum is like a clear spring flowing down from a high place, rippling back and forth with a rounded water intent, without any hint of smoke or fire!

  "It seems that my junior brother has made quite some progress during this period!" Luo Li sneered. Since he had decided to humiliate Zuo Mo, he naturally wouldn't end this test so quickly. He wanted to let Zuo Mo understand just how great the gap between them was, and make him realize that they weren't even on the same level. He could crush Zuo Mo like an ant!

  Ding!

  Crystalline as glass shattering.

  A circle of invisible ripples suddenly surged forward ten steps ahead!

  Luó stepped into a realm where no one else existed, his footsteps heading left as he sneered coldly: "What? Is this all the skill you have, little brother?"

  Zuo Mo fully controlled the Frost Sword, his ears deaf to all else.

  Only to see the sword's momentum change, as if suddenly transformed into countless fine streams, layered and entwined, dense like a weave. These fine streams spun faster and faster, emitting a soft hissing sound, just as Luo Laimai took two steps forward, these spinning fine streams expanded several times, issuing a loud whistling sound!

  Only to see Luo Li surrounded by seven whirlpools!

  The sword momentum entwined and rotated, seven whirlpools surrounded Luo Li in the middle, like a cage made of whirlpools, Luo Li had nowhere to escape! Each whirlpool was composed of countless tiny sword tips, those fine hair-like, seemingly weak sword tips carried silent killing intent!

  "Seven Whirlpools" of "The Water-Departing Sword Classic"!