As the highest cultivator in the sect, the sect leader had received systematic training at headquarters and had learned the true essence of demonic arts. What kind of situation had he not seen before?
But this was a situation he had never seen.
If it was the stewards who understood his hardships and made preparations in advance, he could understand and even feel relieved.
But what about these three? Where did they come from?
The sect leader realized the problem, and his eyes were cold enough to kill. These three were impersonating examiners and screening out their competitors in advance.
“What a great tactic!” The sect leader gritted his teeth.
The three were still pretending to be examiners, and Lu Yang put his legs up on the table. “If you don’t bribe us, how do you expect to pass the assessment? Who’s next?”
The next person respectfully presented the spirit stones as gifts to the three examiners. Meng Jingzhou felt that it was not enough and asked, “Do you have any experience joining the demonic cult?”
“No.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, we don’t want people without experience. You can go back now.”
“… ” He felt that the examiners might as well have written “we’re not hiring” on their faces.
The sect leader appeared behind the three like a ghost, and his teeth were chattering with coldness. His Golden Core stage cultivation was evident, and he slapped the three of them and sent them flying into the wall. “How dare you impersonate examiners here!”
If he had come any later, everyone would have run away!
Lu Yang picked himself up from the wall and said quickly, “Sir, you’ve got it all wrong. We’re all thinking about the demonic cult!”
The sect leader laughed out of anger and asked, “Then tell me, how are you thinking about the demonic cult?”
“As demonic cultivators, we should be more suspicious and questioning. We can’t easily trust others. Look at these people. The three of us sit here, and they believe we’re examiners without any doubts.”
“It’s easy to deceive them. If there are smart people in the righteous path, they can easily deceive them one by one.”
“And I suspect that there are spies from the righteous path among these people. Sir, you must thoroughly investigate their identities and not let any righteous cultivators slip in!”
Lu Yang looked at the people participating in the assessment with suspicion, as if there were definitely spies among them.
Lu Yang spoke sincerely and completely looked like he was considering the sect leader’s interests.
Meng Jingzhou was even more sincere than Lu Yang. He spoke his true thoughts, “Moreover, as demonic cultivators, we are selfish and only consider ourselves. There are so many people participating in the assessment this time, and we naturally have to find ways to reduce our competitors!””They were outsmarted and deceived, who can they blame? Only themselves for not being experienced enough to recognize the tricks!”
The sect leader’s eyebrows relaxed, feeling that this was the truth from the three of them.
Indeed, demonic cultivators had to be unscrupulous and use all means necessary. When he joined the demonic sect, he had exhausted all his methods to gain the favor of the higher-ups, which led to his current position.
The three of them were even more skilled than he was at their age. Truly, the student had surpassed the master.
Man Gu spoke the most straightforwardly, declaring, “We sincerely want to join the demonic sect and promise not to do anything harmful!”
The sect leader nodded slightly. Perhaps these three could also gain the favor of the higher-ups and raise the evaluation of the Yanjiang Sect.
The crowd glared angrily at Lu Yang and his companions. They were all well-known scoundrels, rascals, and swindlers in the cultivation world, but none of them were as shameless and ruthless as these three!
If the sect leader wasn’t here, they would all rush forward and tear these three bastards apart!
The sect leader didn’t care about the thoughts of the people below. They were all mediocre, how could they compare to the value of these three?
“What’s your cultivation level?”
Lu Yang respectfully replied, “We’re all in the Foundation Establishment stage. The three of us are from out of town and came to Yanjiang County a month ago. We heard about the demonic sect recruiting people by chance and wanted to give it a try. We only came up with this plan because there were too many competitors.”
“You did well.” The more the sect leader looked at the three of them, the more satisfied he became. What good seedlings they were, all his achievements.
When he waved his hand just now, even an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator would have been injured, but these three didn’t suffer any injuries. It showed that they were outstanding even in the Foundation Establishment stage.
If these three performed well in the test, it wouldn’t be a problem to promote them to the position of steward.
Those who were eliminated by Lu Yang also came back one after another. The sect leader called them over when he came.
These eliminated people resented Lu Yang even more. Lu Yang felt that if he killed these people now, they would probably turn into vengeful spirits.
The sect leader opened the stone wall again and said to everyone, “Come in.”
Behind the stone wall was a vast and dark space with suspended boulders connected by chains, which was quite spectacular.
Lu Yang speculated that the Yanjiang Sect was located in a cave heaven.
The sect leader’s attitude towards the three of them was obviously different from that towards the others. “You thought well, wanting to eliminate your competitors, and your actions were commendable. But you were wrong from the beginning. Even if you eliminated these people, or even if only the three of you participated in the test, it doesn’t necessarily mean you can pass.”
“What do you mean?” Lu Yang and his companions were puzzled.
The sect leader smiled under his mask and stepped on a floating rock, leading everyone to the largest one.This is a platform with complex and gorgeous patterns carved on the ground. Four ancient pillars stand in the north, south, east, and west directions, and eleven stewards in black robes are guarding the edge of the platform.
“Spread out and relax your mind.”
After everyone followed the instructions, the sect leader came to the center of the platform. A green stone was suspended in the center, with mysterious symbols engraved all over its surface.
The sect leader inputted spiritual energy into the stone, and the formation under his feet began to rotate, expand, and duplicate, instantly covering the entire platform.
The platform seemed like an ancient beast that was awakening, using mysterious power from ancient times to transport everyone to an unknown space.
In the pure white space, people stood hazily with a bewildered look on their faces, not knowing what had happened.
Lu Yang always suspected that the crowd suddenly gave birth to a tofu god when he saw the pure white space.
Lu Yang realized that Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu were not around him, and there were only unfamiliar faces around him.
“Brother, where are you from?” Lu Yang asked in a friendly manner, but the person was not used to his enthusiasm.
The person felt that it was not good to remain silent and said, “I’m from Huangyue City.”
Lu Yang asked several people in a row and found that they came from different demonic sect bases and were all transported here through a giant formation.
Lu Yang roughly understood the sect leader’s intention. This selection was not conducted by each base separately, but organized by the headquarters for all demonic cultivators to participate in.
“It feels like an out-of-body experience, but different.” Lu Yang muttered to himself, feeling that the platform did not transport his physical body, but something like his consciousness.
“It’s interesting. I wonder if Senior Sister can…” Lu Yang stopped his thoughts. If this was a mental state, the Undying Sect might have a way to detect what he was thinking.
Better to be cautious.
Suddenly, the entire space became dark, and a figure emitting a white halo stood in the air.
The person said lightly, “I am the vice sect leader of the Undying Sect. I have set up three tests for you. Those who pass all three tests can enter our sect.”
End of chapter.