I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 72: Illusory Realm, Official Assessment Begins

"Very strong."

"My Cloud Firmament Sect truly deserves to be a major sect in the Northern Abyss Region."

"Are these Perfected Beings the ones who will be recruiting disciples? I wonder if I can catch the eye of these Perfected Beings."

"May the Dao Ancestor bless me and let me enter the inner sect!"

...

The arrival of the floating ships, palaces, and Perfected Beings caused a moment of panic at the scene.

When it was discovered that these floating ships, palaces, and Perfected Beings were all seniors from the sect, the panic turned into pride.

Soon after, a buzzing sound of discussion filled the air.

However, the voices did not last long. As a figure walked out of the palace, a majestic and overwhelming aura descended upon everyone's heads with a "buzz".

Under the oppression of this aura, all those who were discussing fell silent instantly.

Sensing this, the figure in the sky nodded in satisfaction.

"Everyone, I am your sect master. In the upcoming grand competition, you can fully display your abilities."

"Don't be afraid of standing out among the crowd. In my Cloud Firmament Sect, as long as you are a genius, you will be protected and nurtured..."

In the sky, Sect Master Lin Yuan encouraged Zhong Cang and the others, indicating that geniuses would receive cultivation.

However, his words were not many. After only two minutes, he stopped his words of encouragement and waved his sleeve, summoning a treasure mirror.

Facing the crowd, the sect master announced the rules for the first selection.

"This is the Illusory Mirror. Next, I will pull your consciousness into the illusion. Inside, you can fight to your heart's content. Even if you die, it is only a departure from the illusion."

"I have arranged three small worlds in the illusion, filled with countless demons and monsters ranging from the Qi Refining Stage to the Foundation Building Stage."

"Later, you will survive in your respective illusionary worlds and kill the demons."

"Each demon has points, the stronger they are, the more points they have. At the same time, the longer you survive, the more points you will earn. In the end, those who rank in the top 1,200 on the points leaderboard will advance to the next round."

"Now, sit cross-legged and prepare!"

"Splash..."

Upon hearing the sect master's words, everyone immediately sat down cross-legged.

After a few breaths, the sect master's mana surged.

"Boom..."

The powerful mana caused the sky to distort slightly.

And as his mana poured in, the Illusory Mirror in the sky instantly grew larger and emitted endless divine light.

In the radiance, the consciousness of all the outer sect disciples in the circle became blurry, and they fell into a state of unconsciousness.

Seeing this scene, the sect master, with his fluttering sleeves, returned to the largest palace, leaving only a giant mirror resembling a full moon in the sky.

At the same time, the surface of this mirror was no longer empty. From the enlarged mirror, everyone could see an illusory world and the tens of thousands of people who had just arrived in the illusory world.

"Buzz..."

With the departure of the sect master and the disappearance of the overwhelming aura, the silent atmosphere at the scene was instantly broken, and discussions began to arise all around.

And this time, the discussions were not only happening below.

There were also discussions coming from the floating ships and palaces in the sky.

There were dozens of floating ships and palaces in the sky, but upon closer observation, it could be seen that three of those buildings were particularly massive.

The largest one is the residence of the sect master, and on both sides of it, there are two huge palaces.

On the square of the suspended palace on the right side, there is a large tree blooming with seven-colored radiance. At this moment, about half of the people have gathered under the tree, talking to each other.

"To be able to control the Spirit Communication Law Treasure, the Illusory Mirror of the Void, Fellow Daoist Tao, could it be that the sect master has come in person?"

"I don't know about that. I can't see through the master's realm."

The Perfected Being known as Fellow Daoist Tao is a somewhat intoxicated middle-aged man who candidly admits that he cannot see through the true or false nature of the master. He smiles and looks at the mirror.

"Instead of worrying about whether the master is here in person, why don't we focus on the illusion in the mirror and see if there are any people inside? Let's start a killing spree right away, hahaha..."

As Tao Perfected Being says this, he is in a mood for amusement, and even bursts into laughter.

This piques the curiosity of others.

"What? Are there hidden rules? Deducting points for killing fellow disciples?"

"No, there are no rules for deducting points. The master cannot decide on his own to increase deductions. Once a meeting is convened, those family disciples will inevitably be informed. It's better not to add... However, although there are no deduction rules, if some arrogant and domineering people really make a move, there will definitely be a good show to watch next."

These words make everyone turn their attention to the Illusory Mirror of the Void, trying to find out its secrets.

At the same time, their topic shifts from the sect master to the recruitment of disciples.

"Alas, I wonder if there will be outstanding individuals among the commoner disciples this time. In the previous assessments on various peaks, our sect's disciples were completely defeated."

The four words "assessments on various peaks" make one person shudder, and he quickly bows to the other fellow disciples and says, "Everyone, please don't compete with me for the position of Hundred Sword Peak. In the previous assessments, Hundred Sword Peak was always at the bottom. If there are a few more, Hundred Sword Peak will be expelled."

This remark makes others laugh, and someone even speaks up, "With Zhang Baijian here, Hundred Sword Peak won't be expelled no matter what."

"It's about to be expelled, really about to be expelled. Although I can maintain my performance in the battles between the peak masters, without outstanding disciples, the overall evaluation of Hundred Sword Peak has always been poor. Such an evaluation not only reduces the resources allocated by the sect, but also deducts points. If there are a few more times, I really can't take it anymore."

Zhang Baijian sighs continuously, and what dumbfounds him is that there are others crying poverty after him.

They don't want others to compete with them for disciples.

And the Perfected Beings do this because recruiting disciples is also extremely necessary for them.

Cloud Firmament Sect is a sect that has existed for three thousand years, and it has not declined over such a long period of time precisely because the Yunxiao Sect attaches great importance to the cultivation of disciples.

In order to make Foundation Building peak and Gold Core stage Perfected Beings wholeheartedly cultivate disciples, the sect specifically links the benefits of various peaks with disciple cultivation.

Every few years, not only the outer sect but also the inner sect will hold a major assessment called the "Assessment on Various Peaks". This assessment ranks the various peaks and islands, and allocates resources and benefits based on the rankings.

And this assessment not only assesses the peak masters, but also the performance of the peak masters' disciples.

If either of them lags behind, the benefits assigned by the sect will be greatly reduced.

This forces the Foundation Building and Gold Core cultivators to spend their efforts on cultivating disciples.

This rule also continuously produces reserve talents within Cloud Firmament Sect.

As for the emotions of the Gold Core and Foundation Building cultivators... Initially, they were indeed a bit impatient, but as time passed and the disciples grew, when those disciples went out on missions, they could also accumulate some contributions for their masters.

If there are enough disciples and they perform well, they can even accumulate enough cultivation resources through their disciples.

Therefore, many people are still interested in cultivating disciples.

Of course, in order to produce more than what is invested, the disciples that need to be taught must be geniuses.

As a result, disciples with good aptitude have become the apple of the eye for Foundation Building peak and even Perfected Beings.

However, although the Assessment on Various Peaks is good, there are still some complaints among the people present.

"I don't object to the Assessment on Various Peaks, but the early stage of the assessment is too disadvantageous for our sect... When we recruit disciples, even if they have outstanding aptitude, we still need to start from scratch. Those family disciples, on the other hand, have been cultivated since childhood. By the time they are sixteen or seventeen, they have already been taught for more than ten years. Such a gap makes our sect mostly return empty-handed in the early stage."

"I agree. Moreover, not only the Assessment on Various Peaks, but also the Outer Court Grand Competition, is dominated by the main branches of the families. Look, on the points leaderboard, most people still have zero points, but the first place, Zhong Cang, already has over a hundred points. How can commoner disciples compete with family disciples?"

"Wait a minute, Zhong Cang... Do we have a famous Zhong family in our Cloud Firmament Sect?"

(End of this chapter)