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While Ye Feng was standing there admiring the jade plaque, the drowsy White-Haired Elder in the Fate Hall suddenly woke up, flustered as he took out a jade token from his sleeve. The shape of the token was quite similar to the jade plaque outside, and it also bore the three ordinary characters "Fate Hall." However, the jade token in the White-Haired Elder's hand was currently radiating a dazzling blue light.
"After all these years, there truly is a preparatory disciple who can activate the Gazing Token. Heaven helps our sect, heaven helps our sect!" Tears streamed down the Elder's cloudy eyes as he became extremely agitated. He trembled as he put away the jade token and, upon raising his head, happened to catch sight of Ye Feng's somewhat hesitant face.
The old man and the young man exchanged glances for a long time, and the atmosphere grew somewhat strange.
The White-Haired Elder did not hide his joy; in his eyes, Ye Feng must be the preparatory disciple who triggered the Gazing Token, the hope he had waited nearly a hundred years for.
"Senior, you seem a bit too emotional. How about... I come back later?" The Proctor Elder's gaze sent chills down Ye Feng's spine. He suddenly recalled how he had just been looking at Bai Jing's profile and involuntarily shivered.
Ye Feng sighed inwardly, unsure of what had gone wrong. Things had been a bit off lately; his State of Mind Cultivation was indeed not stable enough!
"Were you just looking at that jade plaque outside?" The White-Haired Elder suppressed his excitement and tried to keep his tone calm so as not to frighten this young man he had waited so long for.
"I'm sorry for making you wait!" Ye Feng forced a bitter smile. If this Elder Examiner got angry and canceled his qualification for the Fate Hall assessment, declaring him a failure outright, that would be quite unfortunate.
Although Ye Feng knew that even if he couldn't pass several Talent Assessments, including Fate Hall, he should still be able to breeze through the final Martial Arts Arena.
"It's fine, it's fine. I've waited over a hundred years; waiting a little longer is no problem. Tell me, what did you see?" The White-Haired Elder appeared somewhat excited and did not seem inclined to cancel his assessment qualification.
"Over a hundred years?" Ye Feng was somewhat surprised but still spoke truthfully. "I saw a vast illusion; however, it flickered quickly, so I couldn't see it clearly. It seemed like an endless range of mountains with lots of clouds. But what left the deepest impression on me was a Blood Light that looked quite frightening."
"Blood Light?" The Elder Examiner's expression immediately turned stern. He paused before continuing, "How long did the illusion last?"
"I'm not sure; it felt both long and short. However, I have to thank that Outer Sect Disciple who brought me in. If he hadn't reminded me aloud, I might have been lost in the illusion for even longer and made you wait more."
"This little brat is ruining my good fortune!" The Elder Examiner suddenly erupted in anger, glaring furiously.
Ye Feng was once again at a loss for words. Could it be that the jade plaque from before was the assessment?
That couldn't be right. If that were the case, the Outer Sect Disciple who brought him in should have given him some kind of reminder.
Ye Feng surveyed his surroundings and found that the hall of Fate Hall did not resemble a grand hall at all; it looked more like a small room, and it even appeared somewhat shabby. Aside from a long table in front of the Elder Examiner and the chair occupied by the elder, the entire room was empty, with only an eye-catching rockery placed in the center.
This was the first time Ye Feng had seen a rockery used as decoration in a room. He couldn't help but glance at it a few more times, feeling that it looked somewhat familiar.
“That rockery is modeled after the thirteen peaks of our sect,” the Elder Examiner suddenly said with anticipation. “Hand over your Identity Token, go to the front of that rockery, examine it carefully, and then tell me what you can see.”
Although Ye Feng found this strange, he complied and handed over his Identity Token. This time, he wanted to avoid any mishaps. He forcibly activated the Innate Spirit Summoning Technique, maintaining a calm demeanor as he slowly approached the rockery and focused his gaze.
The pulling sensation he had felt from the jade plaque outside reappeared, growing stronger by the moment. Ye Feng had to resist with all his might as his spiritual energy surged through his Meridian and flowed into his mind, ultimately suppressing the strange pulling sensation coming from the rockery.
“Relax your mind; do not deliberately suppress the illusion. What we are testing is your ability to perceive illusions!” The Elder Examiner's voice came again. Ye Feng relaxed his heart, allowing his spiritual energy to return to Nirvana Palace. The pulling sensation returned once more, and his spiritual energy within Nirvana Palace began to boil uncontrollably again, revealing increasingly vivid illusions that enveloped all his senses.
A loud explosion echoed in his mind, and Ye Feng felt darkness engulf him as if he were sinking into mud. When he finally steadied himself and opened his eyes again, he found himself gazing at the full view of Langya Mountain. It was as if he had transformed into divine eyes, looking down upon Langya Mountain from high above.
However, this Langya Mountain before him was clearly not the one he remembered. The Heavenly Mechanism Sect within the mountain range did not resemble what he had seen before either. His vision was unaffected by distance; he could see far or near at will, even clearly observing dewdrops condensed on a leaf at the mountain's peak. Yet there were no figures in sight—no living beings other than plants.
He continuously examined Langya Mountain within the illusion and faintly felt that this winding mountain range resembled a giant dragon lying on the earth, while the thirteen peaks of Heavenly Mechanism Sect looked like the dragon's sharp teeth!
A valley within Heavenly Mechanism Sect appeared more like the dragon's mouth, occasionally exhaling streams of green gas that wound their way up along the thirteen dragon teeth.
He was astonished and was about to take a closer look when the illusion before him changed once more.
Thirteen mountain peaks collapsed with a thunderous roar, and the Langya Dragon became a dragon stripped of its teeth. The sky was filled with blood clouds, exuding an unbearable stench, slowly descending beneath his eyelids until it covered the entire Langya Mountain.
"Hiss!" A sudden sharp pain shot through Ye Feng's mind, and darkness enveloped his vision. He gasped for breath as the pulling sensation vanished, and he found himself back in his own body, albeit unsteady on his feet. He staggered back a few steps before being steadied by a strong hand.
"What did you see?" The Elder Examiner's face was somewhat grim; he feared that what he had worried about might indeed come to pass.
Ye Feng dared not conceal anything. Suppressing the headache, he reported the truth.
The old examiner nodded, his expression of fear subsiding as he replaced it with a smile.
"You did very well. You passed the Fate Hall assessment with outstanding results. Moreover, our Heavenly Mechanism Sect will pay special attention to you. However, you must still participate in the survival trial; this is the rule of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, and no one can change it. Not even Old Man has that authority, let alone our sect leader!"
Ye Feng did not expect the Elder Examiner to say such words. He remained immersed in the shocking scene he had just witnessed: the broken mountain peaks, the toothless dragon, and the blood clouds filling the sky.
"Do not mention what you saw in the illusion to anyone; it was merely an illusion and does not signify anything. Your talent in martial arts is commendable; at such a young age, you have achieved this level of cultivation. As long as you are cautious, passing the survival trial should not be a problem. Once you become an Inner Sect Disciple of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, I will personally explain the illusion you witnessed."
"After you exit, continue along the corridor; you will see other halls for talent assessments." Before leaving, the Elder Examiner kindly reminded him and inscribed a Spirit Pattern on his Identity Token.
As Ye Feng left the hall where Fate Hall was located, he appeared somewhat distracted. Fortunately, the earlier sharp pain in his mind did not have a significant impact on him; he quickly returned to normal as if that pain had merely been an illusion.
Just as he was about to head towards the next hall, the Outer Sect Disciple responsible for roll call had already called out the name of the next testing disciple outside the main hall.
"Bai Jing, follow me into the hall for testing!"
So it was this guy? Ye Feng smirked slightly and deliberately lingered at the entrance of the hall. When that Outer Sect Disciple brought Bai Jing to the door of Fate Hall, he suddenly spoke up: "Brat, don't let me down. If you fail this assessment, I might end up being the first captain in history without any team members!"
Bai Jing was momentarily taken aback, unusually refraining from mocking him and instead nodded with a slight blush, appearing somewhat shy and uneasy.
"Turns out our Young Master Bai can be shy too," Ye Feng laughed heartily, completely ignoring the fact that the Outer Sect Disciple's face had turned ashen, showing signs of agitation as he strode toward the other side of the corridor.
The second Talent Assessment took place in the Mechanism Hall!
This time, there was nothing mysterious about the jade plaque. As Ye Feng entered the hall and saw the wooden Puppet Parts scattered all over the floor, he became lost in thought. Was this so-called Mechanism Hall just about learning to assemble these wooden pieces? He really couldn't muster any interest.
"Identity Token!" Noticing Ye Feng staring blankly at the wooden parts, the Elder Examiner reminded him impatiently.
Ye Feng quickly handed over his Identity Token. To his surprise, both assessments had been initiated by the Elder Examiner reminding him; he only remembered to submit his Identity Token after being prompted. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking that if what the Outer Sect Disciple had said earlier was true, he could already be declared a failure in both assessments.
Although the Elder Examiner was somewhat displeased, he patiently checked Ye Feng's Identity Token. He soon discovered an extra Spirit Pattern and examined it carefully several times before confirming that there were no errors with these Spirit Patterns. He was suddenly taken aback.
To outsiders, having an extra Spirit Pattern during the assessment seemed inconsequential. Only the higher-ups of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect knew that each preparatory disciple would receive completely different Spirit Patterns based on their assessment results. Ye Feng had previously passed the Fortune-Telling Talent test, and the result contained within that Spirit Pattern shocked him—it was Exceptional!
The Talent Assessment results of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect are divided into five tiers: Poor, Average, Excellent, Perfect, and Exceptional. With fewer and fewer exceptionally talented young individuals in recent years, the Heavenly Mechanism Sect has loosened its standards for accepting disciples. Essentially, as long as an Elder Examiner leaves a Spirit Pattern on your Identity Token, even a "Poor" result can pass the first round of Re-examination.
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