Ugly Cultivation Notes

Chapter 19 The Eve of the Assessment
Although this first requirement is a rigid requirement, it is not difficult to achieve. Even the least gifted five spirit roots can reach the first level of Qi training after a year of hard work.

Xu Chunniang knew in her heart that the sect had set the threshold as a level of Qi training, obviously to get rid of those who were poorly gifted and refused to practice hard.

As for the spells, you only need to successfully cast any one in the assessment to pass the test.If the first spellcasting fails, you can try again, which can be said to be very humane.

All the stewards of the outer sect are jointly responsible for the assessment of new disciples, and the public assessment method is adopted. Under the noses of these stewards, no one can do a fake.

After Xu Chunniang remembered the year-end assessment, she didn't take it to heart. Her cultivation was already at the second level of Qi training, far exceeding the standard of the year-end assessment. Afraid of this little test.

For the next four months, Xu Chunniang temporarily put aside her practice of spells, except that she still kept the Yinling Art running while she was practicing, and no longer practiced any spells, focusing on improving her cultivation.

Four months passed in a blink of an eye, except for going to the food hall to receive the Bigu Pill every two months, Xu Chunniang never went out, and stayed in the cave to practice diligently.

It was not until the day before the year-end assessment that she stopped absorbing spiritual energy and opened her eyes.

Withdrawing the Yinling Jue, Xu Chunniang showed a trace of satisfaction after experiencing her own cultivation.

The peak of the second level of Qi training is only one line away from breaking through the third level of Qi training!
"In the past four months, I have taken Linglu to cultivate, and the speed of cultivation has really improved a lot."

Xu Chunniang thought about it, if she didn't use the spirit stone and practiced normally, even if she used up the spirit power every time and then absorbed it, it would take at least sixteen months to reach this level.

And taking spiritual dew to practice is more than four times faster than regular practice!
The further you practice, the more aura you need, and the time you spend will naturally increase accordingly.

"Tomorrow is the year-end assessment. In the blink of an eye, it has been a year since I entered Xiaoyaozong. I started on August [-]st last year."

Xu Chunniang stood up and jumped out of the cave in a few vertical leaps. In a blink of an eye, it was going to be August again, but Xianshan Mountain didn't have ordinary seasonal changes, it looked the same all year round.

"This year, I have been working hard to practice, even on my birthday and New Year's Eve, I have never slack off."

Xu Chunniang jumped onto a big tree, put her head on her hands, and lay leisurely on the branch, looking towards the sky through the dense leaves.

"In the beginning, I practiced hard because I was afraid that the sect would drive me away. Later, I became immersed in the joy of cultivation and became stronger little by little. This feeling is really good!"

Xu Chunniang shook her head and smiled. At this time last year, she had just been tested to have spiritual roots, and she was accepted as an outer disciple by the Xiaoyao Sect.

At that time, although she was full of joy, she was more apprehensive about the future.Now a year has passed, and she is already on the road of practice.

"After I left home, I don't know if my siblings have thought about me..."

Xu Chunniang remembered that when she left Xujia Village, her younger brother was five years old and her younger sister was only two years old.After so long, the two little ones probably forgot her, right?
"Xianfan is different, and I don't know when the next meeting will be."

On this day, Xu Chunniang did not practice anymore, but lay on the tree and rested for a day.

In the end, she fell asleep directly on the tree.

Perhaps because of the relaxation of mind, she didn't wake up until three quarters of the next day.

Xu Chunniang woke up and found herself in the tree, only to realize that she spent the night in the tree yesterday.

"No, the assessment is about to begin!"

Seeing that the sky was bright, Xu Chunniang's face was tense, and she quickly ran towards the assessment site.Although the assessment starts from Sishi, Chenshi requires new disciples to gather.

Damn it, I probably won't be able to catch up with the assembly, I just hope to arrive before Si time!
Hurrying all the way, Xu Chunniang finally rushed to the assessment site before Si time. At this time, all the new disciples and the stewards in charge of the new disciple assessment had arrived. Xu Chunniang lowered her head and walked quickly towards the new disciples. .

Seeing that the assessment was approaching and the disciples had just come to gather, the faces of several stewards flashed displeasure, even steward Zhao, who had always been optimistic about Xu Chunniang, couldn't help but shook his head.

This Xu girl is usually a very clever person, why is she almost late for the assessment day?
Zhang Donglai, who was in charge of managing the new disciples, was shocked, and shouted at Xu Chunniang, "Stop!"

He had been looking for this ugly girl since the beginning, but he never saw her figure. He thought she was hiding in the crowd, but he didn't expect that she came so late!
He really fell asleep and someone gave him a pillow. He was just thinking about how to drive this ugly girl out of the sect. Isn't this a ready-made excuse?

After Xu Chunniang recognized Zhang Donglai's voice, she said something bad in her heart, but she had to stop and turned around with a smile on her face, "Guard Zhang, are you calling me disciple?"

Zhang Donglai snorted softly, "Nonsense, who is it if it's not you? It's time now, and the assessment has officially started. You came so late, obviously you didn't take today's assessment seriously. If so, you don't have to participate in today's assessment." The assessment is over, go down the mountain on your own initiative!"

He purposely exaggerated the consequences in order to frighten Xu Chunniang, as long as she showed any disrespect to him... Zhang Donglai's eyes flashed calculatingly, as if he saw Xu Chunniang being kicked out of the sect.

Xu Chunniang was startled and angry, she didn't think she was just an hour late, Zhang Donglai opened her mouth and wanted to expel her from the sect.

She took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her chest.Right now, we must not quarrel with Zhang Donglai. He is the supervisor in charge of the assessment, and he is only a new student for a year. If there is a dispute with him at this stall, I am afraid that he will be dealt with severely.

"All stewards have learned that when I came, it was not time for the assessment." Xu Chunniang gave a deep bow to the stewards, "The dormitory I live in is too far away, on the top of the mountain near the back mountain. It’s inconvenient, that’s why I wasted time and couldn’t catch up with the gathering of the new disciples. The disciples are telling the truth and dare not lie, after all, the disciple’s dormitory was allocated by Manager Zhang.”

Zhang Donglai's face sank, and anger flashed in his eyes, he didn't expect this ugly girl to be smart, not only didn't make a noise, but she talked about the dormitory.

At the beginning, he didn't like this girl, but he deliberately allocated an abandoned dormitory to her. If he really wanted to investigate carefully, he would use his power for personal gain and bully the new disciples.

Although more or less, their group of stewards will collect "filial piety" from their disciples, but this kind of thing is not easy to talk about in the open.

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