Cultivating the Dao, Starting with Farming

Li Mu, who was wearing the uniform uniform of a handyman disciple of the Qingxuan Sect, successfully passed the questioning of the inner city guards and entered the inner city of Gangyang City. A purer spiritual energy hit his face.

Wherever he looked, most of them were outer disciples wearing Qingxuan Sect outer sect clothes.

"Boy, are you here to take the outer disciple examination? Don't rush in, go and line up over there!" Li Mu was stopped by an outer disciple and pointed to the side door where a group of handyman disciples were queuing up.

"Thank you, senior brother, for the advice!" Li Mu gratefully thanked him, walked to the back of the queue of handyman disciples, and waited in line to enter.

"Why are there so many people taking the assessment?"

“I don’t know how many people will pass today, I’m so nervous!”

"No way! Aren't the disciples of the hunting reserve team usually in charge? Why are they changed to formal disciples?"

"It seems to be the reserve disciples' first official hunting. They suffered heavy losses and were short of manpower."

"It's over! The formal hunting team disciples are responsible for the martial arts test, and they will definitely not pass this test!"

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Standing at the back of the queue, Li Mu listened to the handyman disciples talking incessantly, each of them looking nervous, just like the scene when he took the driving test of Section 2 and Section 3 in the past, and he couldn't help but feel nostalgic.

"Line up, don't mess around, come in one by one, leave if you're not ready, don't ask for trouble!" The door to the examination room opened, and an old man in charge who exuded foundation-building spiritual pressure appeared at the door, leading two outsiders. Disciples maintain order.

Soon, the team of more than a hundred handyman disciples moved forward.

Li Mu walked into the examination room.

What they saw was an open space with five martial arts stages. Each stage had an outer disciple who was at the peak of the ninth level of Qi refining, waiting for them.

"The assessment of the 123rd batch of outer disciples this year has officially begun. Let me tell you the assessment rules first. Outer disciples who advance to the next level must pass three levels of assessment. The first level is the martial arts test, with the disciples guarding the martial arts stage. Based on actual combat skills, support for thirty breaths, evaluation: pass; support for hundred breaths, evaluation: medium; support for three hundred breaths, evaluation: excellent." The Foundation Establishment Steward looked around at the handyman disciples present and introduced.

"What if we defeat the challenger!" At this moment, a voice from the audience asked everyone's doubts.

"This situation is not unheard of. If you can defeat the challenger, the evaluation will be: excellent. If you successfully pass three assessments, you will be entered into the disciple order. The reward will be: 100 points of sect contribution." The old man in charge of foundation building explained with a smile.

The old man in charge of the Foundation Establishment paused for a moment, then introduced: "The second level, the technical test: tests the mastery of the various skills of cultivation, the talisman maker: tests the talisman making skills, the alchemist, tests the alchemy skills..., the sect does not To raise useless people, even if you take the hunting and cultivating route, you still have to test skills such as skinning, bone removal, trap setting, and monster tracking."

"The third level is the Questioning Heart Level. In this level, you need to enter the illusion formation and pass the examination of seeking the truth and asking the mind."

"Each outer disciple has an opportunity to take the assessment once every three years. If you feel you are not ready yet, I advise you to leave on your own and come back when you are ready. If you are determined to take part in the assessment, start signing up now." The old man in charge of Foundation Establishment finished. Regarding the assessment content, he pointed at the registration office next to him.

As soon as the old man in charge of the Foundation Establishment finished speaking, the handyman disciples who came to take part in the assessment hesitated. They looked at the champions at the ninth level of Qi Refining on the ring, and many of them flinched.

"I sign up, handyman disciple - Tang Youfu, age: 32, seventh level of Qi refining,..."

"The champions are really all members of the official hunting team. That's Senior Brother Pei Yong. I recognize him. He won't be able to pass this level!"

"Forget it! I'm not ready either. Let's come back next year!"

"..."

Those who signed up on the spot, those who backed down and left, and the handyman disciples all made their choices, and after a while, one-third of them left.

Soon, it was Li Mu's turn. He stepped forward and registered with the disciple in charge of registration: "Common servant disciple - Zhao Huairen, 18 years old, cultivation level: early stage of the seventh level of Qi refining, low-grade spiritual roots of the five elements."

When Li Mu signed up to report his age and cultivation level, he couldn't help but attract the attention of the old man in charge of Foundation Establishment. When he heard that his spiritual root was a low-grade five element spiritual root, he immediately turned his attention elsewhere.

It is very rare to have the seventh level of Qi refining at the age of 18, and it is relatively outstanding among the handyman disciples. However, if it is coupled with the five elements of low-grade spiritual roots, there is nothing worth paying attention to!

"Guan Shiyuan, stage number one, come on quickly!"

"Qi Zhongliang, stage two, come on quickly!"

…

A disciple who was conducting the examination read out his name urgently, and the handyman disciples who were called came on the stage one after another to compete with the master of the ring.

After Li Mu reported his name, he received a bronze token with 35 written on it and waited for his name to be called under the ring. At the same time, he watched the martial arts tests conducted by other disciples.

The handyman disciples who participated in the outer disciple examination were all at the sixth level of Qi Refining. The seventh level of Qi Refining was like this. There were very few who were at the eighth level of Qi Refining. They were almost overwhelmed when they faced the challenger who was at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining. The state of being beaten.

The two sides in the ring were either playing chess with swords, or fighting with spells. Their figures were moving around, ups and downs, "ping ping ping ping pong..." It was a wonderful fight.

However, in Li Mu's view, they were just rookies pecking each other, and they were more than one level behind the intensity of the battle with the battle puppets.

Li Mu frowned, thinking about how to suppress his fighting power and not show off too well.

None of the five champions on the martial arts stage is his enemy. Li Mu just wants to gain the 'skin' of an outer disciple and be able to farm in the sect safely. He doesn't want to perform too well and cause other troubles.

"Qin Chengpeng, he persisted for thirty-five breaths and passed!"

"Bao Jinggui, twenty-seven breaths, eliminated!"

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In the audience, the law enforcement disciples who registered the competition results reported their results one after another.

"Oh! I almost passed, just two breaths away!"

"Haha! It's so confusing! I almost failed,..."

"The challenger No. 5 is so fierce, please don't draw No. 5!"

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The martial arts exam is in full swing. Those who have passed the exam, those who have failed the exam, and those who are waiting for the exam... the atmosphere on the scene is tense and intense.

"Zhao Huairen, No. 5, Zhao Huairen, come on quickly!" The exam-taking disciple holding the list looked for someone among the handyman disciples.

"It's coming! It's coming!" It took Li Mu a while to realize that he was calling him, and he rushed towards the No. 5 ring.

"Haha! That kid must be so nervous!"

"I bet he won't be able to survive three moves before he's knocked off the stage!"

"I can still be distracted at this time, so I'm convinced!"

…

Seeing this scene, all the handyman disciples at the scene laughed happily.

"What's so funny? I'm only eighteen years old and I'm already at the seventh level of Qi refining." At this time, the only female handyman disciple at the scene hugged Bu Ping and said.

As soon as these words came out, the smiles on the faces of the handyman disciples who were laughing at Li Mu suddenly disappeared.

This is so heartbreaking!

There are many handyman disciples at the sixth level of Qi Refining, all of whom are over thirty years old. They are not as advanced as an eighteen-year-old boy. It’s so annoying to compare one person to another!

Arena No. 5

"Hello, senior brother, please give me some advice!" Li Mu took out a first-order black iron sword from his storage bag, saluted the other party, and signaled.

"Well! You attack first!" The disciple holding the sword gestured.

Li Mu nodded, holding the sword in his right hand, making a seal with his left hand, holding his fingers together, pointing forward against the Xuantie Sword.

With a "whoosh" sound, the Black Iron Sword flew out, and the sword attacked Fan Shaoyang, the challenger two feet away.