Chapter 10: Outer Disciple of Mount Tai Sect

  The sunset is like blood, as the fifth group's results finally came out before the sun sets in the western mountains.

  The fifty young men and women of the fifth group came out, Mu Rongying, Lin Yuan, Fang Yin, Gu Chao, Liu Ya and eight others walked towards the white circle, while forty-two people sat quietly on one side. This means that eight people from the fifth group passed the wooden man test. The fifth group has the strongest strength, with many masters in this group, and the number of people who passed is also the most, as many as eight, exceeding the previous four groups.

  "Mu Rongying, a young genius from a noble family of the Black Iron rank, has indeed passed the assessment." someone said.

  "Aren't you talking nonsense? It's strange that Mu Rong Ying, the young genius, passed the assessment." Another person sneered. As a member of the prestigious Mu Rong family, Mu Rong Ying was the strongest among the over 500 young men and women present, so his passing the assessment didn't raise any eyebrows.

  "Fang Yin from a middle-class family and Lin Yuan from a noble family, both of whom are at the fourth layer of the acquired realm, also passed the assessment. The performance of these two was not bad."

  "The Yin family, a prominent family of the Black Iron Clan, produced Yin Li, who was said to have practiced the Initial Eagle's Claw to a considerable extent, yet he didn't pass the assessment." This was what Gu Chao said when they were approaching the end of the assessment in the Wooden Man Alley. That Yin youngster with an injured leg was actually quite unfortunate - if it weren't for his leg injury, he would have been able to pass the assessment.

  "That young man from the You family didn't pass the assessment either, this assessment is really tough!" someone said. The You family's Young Master was quite famous.

  "Huh? How did that young man with the somewhat dirty blue jacket pass the assessment?"

  "Right, this blue-clothed youngster's inner strength is only at the Second Layer of the Acquired Realm."

  "Passed the assessment for the second layer of Hou Tian Jing too, unbelievable."

  Moreover, he is only a second-layer Postcelestial of an ordinary non-martial family, yet he actually passed the assessment relying on the moves he learned from the martial arts school. Murong Ying, Fang Yin, Lin Xiao and others passing the Wooden Dummy Alley assessment was within reason, but Gu Chao passing it was something no one expected, no one could understand the reason behind it. Even Hou Er, who knew Gu Chao, stared at him in a daze, muttering to himself: "Gu Chao actually passed the Wooden Dummy Alley assessment, this is too strange."

  With so many people discussing him, Gu Chao was also calm and composed. In his past life, Gu Chao had given speeches to thousands of people, tens of thousands of people, how could he be intimidated by such a small scene?

  Gu Chao's passing of the assessment indeed sparked a lot of discussion, with everyone wondering how someone who was only at the second layer of the Post-Heaven Realm could have passed. However, no matter how much they discussed it, they couldn't come to any conclusion, and the discussions gradually died down as night began to fall and people retired for the day, waiting until the next day to continue the assessment.

  By the time it was dinner, those who had passed the assessment and those who had not were completely separated. The thirty-one youngsters who had passed the assessment sat together to eat dinner, their meal was more sumptuous, with more dishes, but they still had to sit on the floor. Most of the young masters from black iron families were not used to it, but Mu Rongying, a cold and arrogant youngster from a black iron family, could sit quite calmly on a wooden stump without any airs. The others who had not passed the assessment or had not started yet sat together to eat dinner, their meal was simpler.

  Those who did not pass the assessment and those who did not participate in the test looked at those who passed with envy. They were not envious of whether dinner was abundant or not, nor would anyone be so bored. What they envied was the identity of Tai Shan Sect's outer disciple that they were about to obtain. Among them, the most talked-about were Bai Yi Aoqi youth Murong Ying, the pure girl Liu Ya, and Gu Chao.

  Murong Ying was because of his strongest strength, Liu Ya passed the assessment, and he was also handsome. Gu Chao was the most bizarre, all others who passed the assessment were at least at the third layer, fourth layer, or even fifth layer of the acquired boundary, but only he was at the second layer of the acquired boundary. How could a person with only the second layer of the acquired boundary pass the assessment? Countless people wanted to know the answer, so they started discussing again. However, they didn't have the chance to find out because from now on, those who passed the assessment were completely isolated from those who hadn't and those who failed. As mentioned before the outer door disciples' assessment, it was said that until this test is completely over, all those who pass the assessment are not allowed to exchange information with those who haven't taken the test or those who failed the test.

  After dinner, those who passed the test were arranged to sleep in the tent of the Tai Shan sect, while others lived in tents and some went to nearby inns for accommodation, a quiet night.

  After a night's rest, the assessment of the sixth group began at dawn on the second day. Only five people from the sixth group passed, far fewer than the fifth group. The fifth group was a gathering of high-end experts, with the strongest overall strength, and it was impossible for each group to be as strong as the fifth group.

  Six people passed in the seventh group. Notably, Hou Er was among them. With his Second Heaven's second layer strength, it was natural that he couldn't pass the assessment.

  The number of people who passed in group eight is six.

  The number of people who passed through the ninth group was a bit more, with as many as seven.

  The tenth group had four people passing through, which is considered the lowest pass rate, with only four people passing.

  The number of people who passed in the eleventh group is two, which doesn't mean that the eleventh group is particularly weak. There were a total of 520 people participating in the assessment this time, and the eleventh group actually had only 21 people, not the 50 people from the previous ten groups. This group had only 21 people, and finally, two people passed, which is normal.

  In this way, the 11 groups have a total of 520 people, and those who passed through the Wooden Dummy Alley assessment are 61. Among the people who passed, Mu Rongying is the strongest, with most being in the third layer of the Post-Heavenly Realm, mainly in the fourth layer, and Gu Chao's internal strength is one of the lowest among them.

  With this, the entrance examination of Taishan Sect finally came to an end.

  Most people returned home in disappointment and despair, while those who passed the assessment wrote letters to report their success. Gu Chao also wrote a letter to his family, briefly describing how he had passed the assessment and lived up to his father's expectations. Although he didn't have much affection for his so-called "cheap" father, Gu Dapang, who had spent 100 taels of silver on his assessment opportunity, Gu Chao still entrusted the letter to their neighbor, Hou Er, to take back home.

  Hou Er, this young man was quite carefree and didn't seem too disheartened. With a casual wave of his hand, he said: "I'll help you deliver this letter, Gu Chao. I won't give up on the martial path just because I couldn't enter the Tai Shan Sect this time. I'll try other sects, maybe the Bronze Gate Sect will be easier to get into than the Silver Gate Sect like Tai Shan. Who knows, maybe I'll have a chance there."

  "Monkey, your physique is slender and your footwork is not bad. You might have a better chance of going to a Bronze-level door that leans towards agility and quickness." Gu Chao suggested and said, Gu Chao felt that with his past life's experience, Hou Er's thick skin and agile personality had a great possibility of success, so he also encouraged him, thinking that having more friends means having more paths.

  Hou Er Yi slapped his forehead: "You said I was stupid for a moment, how did I not think of it? Alright, next time I'll go to a school that emphasizes agility and quickness. Once I'm in the school, I'll come find you again." He jumped away like a monkey.

  Later, others basically dispersed, leaving behind sixty-one boys and girls who passed the assessment.

  Among the sixty-one people who passed the assessment, fifty-four were boys and seven were girls. They were mostly eleven or twelve years old. The boys were vigorous and spirited, while the girls were like flowers in bud, yet to bloom.

  These sixty-one people, basically every single one of them showed a considerable amount of pride and excitement on their faces, yes, they successfully passed the assessment, now they are all winners.

  At first, the host of the assessment, Nan Gongyuan, had his hands behind his back. He nodded: "Firstly, congratulations on passing the wooden man alley assessment. From now on, you are all outer disciples of Mount Tai Sect. I'm sure you also know that becoming an outer disciple of Mount Tai Sect has many benefits. You can have a clear teacher, resources, and a pretty good status. Other small forces in the local area will also give you face because of the three words 'Mount Tai Sect'. This is the prestige of our Mount Tai Sect. At the same time, you also have the opportunity to become an even more noble inner disciple of Mount Tai Sect."

  "But while enjoying the benefits of being an outer disciple of Mount Tai Sect, one must also follow the sect's rules."

  Nangong Yuanyang's face turned solemn and serious as he said, "The Taishan Sect is a renowned orthodox sect with six major rules."

  "One must not deceive one's teacher or ancestors and must show respect for those in positions of authority."

  "Two, must not betray one's school, nor harm fellow disciples."

  "Thirdly, one must not collude with evil Taoist practitioners or foreign powers."

  "Fourth, no indiscriminate killing of innocent people, or random injury to ordinary people."

  "Fifth, shall not be lustful or lewd, nor flirt with women."

  "Sixth, one must not forget righteousness in the face of profit, and steal others' property."

  "This is the six rules of our sect, from today on you have formally become disciples, and are officially listed as members of Mount Tai Sect. You must be self-disciplined and abide by the rules, if you violate any of these six rules, you will be punished according to the severity of the offense. For minor offenses, you will face punishment and reflection, for medium offenses, your martial arts skills will be taken back, and for severe offenses, you will be executed on the spot, with no room for pardon." Nan Gongyuan's voice was filled with boundless majesty.

  After reciting the rules of the sect, these sixty-one young men and women were formally listed as members of the Mount Tai Sect.

  Gu Chao listened to the six major rules of the Taishan Sect, and also secretly thought that from now on, he would be an outer sect disciple of the Taishan Sect, starting his life in the Taishan Sect.

  Gu Chao seemed to vaguely feel that a brand new world's door was slowly opening up to him.

  It can be foreseen that in the future life, there will be all kinds of martial arts, all kinds of masters, and all kinds of ultimate skills. Flying through the sky and escaping from the earth, pulling mountains and crossing seas, this will be a magnificent unknown world.

  It's really something to look forward to!

  This chapter was originally scheduled to be released at 12 o'clock last night, but the result was a disconnection. The current network speed is around 10 K per second, which is really tragic. I will try my best to make up for it today.