The crowd was in an uproar. They never expected that the Immortal Sect would attach so much importance to this recruitment, even the Vice Sect Master showed up.

The Vice Sect Masters of the Four Great Demon Sects were all important figures throughout the Central Continent. It was a luxury just to catch a glimpse of them in normal days.

Lu Yang didn’t feel much, it was just the same level as an elder of the Seek Tao Sect, and he had seen them before.

“Your current state is just a thought, your body is still in the original place. After the formal test, your cultivation and memory will disappear, and everyone will start from the same starting point.”

The Sect Master attached great importance to this test. In the great world, the most important thing was the genius!

If they had a single spiritual root, innate immortal physique, or innate demon seed, then they would have the capital to compete with the righteous path!

For this reason, he sent the Vice Sect Master to carefully design three tests to select the real geniuses!

To prevent cheating, the sect’s secret method was used this time to eliminate people’s cultivation and memory, so that their true level could be reflected.

“The first test officially begins, and the standard for passing is to defeat the Liang Kingdom army.”

After the Vice Sect Master finished speaking, the crowd felt dizzy and disoriented, unable to distinguish directions. When they came to their senses, they couldn’t remember anything.

…

“Where is this?” When Man Gu came to his senses, his head was still spinning.

He was disheveled, holding a broken sword, and his armor was covered in blood.

Man Gu took two steps and almost fell. The guard quickly helped him up: “General, get on the horse quickly. It’s not the time to talk about dignity now. The Liang Kingdom army is about to catch up!”

During the process of fleeing on horseback, memories related to this test gradually flooded into Man Gu’s mind.

“There are two countries here, the Liang and Jin Kingdoms. The two countries are mortal enemies and both want to defeat the other. The Jin Kingdom is not as strong as the Liang Kingdom, and I am now the general of the Jin Kingdom, commanding the entire Jin Kingdom army.”

“I was careless this time and fell into the enemy’s trap. I have to adjust my mentality, come back, and defeat the Liang Kingdom!”

Man Gu forgot that this was a test, only remembering that he was the undefeated general of the Jin Kingdom and must defeat the Liang Kingdom to protect his country.

In addition to background memories, combat experience also flooded into his mind. Now, Man Gu had become the undefeated general of the Jin Kingdom.

Unfortunately, although Man Gu was experienced, the Liang Kingdom’s general was equally experienced. In the battle between the two sides, Man Gu lost continuously.

Man Gu was highly respected in the army, and the soldiers trusted him. They believed that setbacks were only temporary, and General Man Gu would lead them to victory.

Man Gu failed again. He was honest and experienced in combat, but couldn’t use it well in practice, always falling into the traps of the Liang Kingdom’s general.

“Hoo, hoo, hoo…” Man Gu fled to a cave in a sorry state. He was completely defeated this time, taking off his helmet and armor, it was a shame for his entire life.

The wind and rain outside made him even more desolate.

Man Gu thought of the soldiers’ trust in him and the setbacks caused by his repeated failures. He looked down at the sword with numerous nicks in his hand and wished he could commit suicide!

With death, there would be no more failure, no more Jin Kingdom, and nothing to do with him!

Suddenly, a spider caught his attention.

The spider had a strange appearance that Man Gu had never seen before.

The spider was weaving a web, and the wind and rain outside blew it apart several times.

Every time the web was broken, the spider would start weaving again, without losing heart.

Watching the spider fail again and again, trying again and again, Man Gu felt that the spider was so much like himself!

“You will succeed!” Man Gu stared at the spider, his eyes gradually filled with hope.Even spiders can do it, as a human, can’t he have the same willpower as a spider?

Finally, after countless failures, the spider successfully weaved its web.

Man Gu stood up with fighting spirit, if the spider can succeed, he can too!

A fierce fire burned in Man Gu’s heart, he wanted to regroup and counterattack Liang Kingdom!

“Hmm?”

Man Gu unintentionally glanced at the spider, wanting to thank it for the encouragement, but he did not expect a praying mantis to suddenly appear and kill the spider.

Man Gu wanted to angrily step on the praying mantis, but he thought of how similar his situation was to the spider’s. After succeeding, he became complacent and forgot about the hidden dangers.

He thought to himself, “Yes, perseverance is important, but strategy is equally important. Attacking the enemy when they are complacent can have unexpected results!”

In the end, Man Gu used a small victory to lull Liang Kingdom into a false sense of security, then had the hidden army attack and decisively defeated the Liang Kingdom’s main force, achieving a complete victory.

Man Gu passed the test.

…

At the headquarters of the Immortal Sect, the calm water surface displayed everyone’s appearance in the first level. The deputy sect leader observed their performance and gave evaluations.

“How is it? Are there any good seedlings?” The space twisted and the sect leader appeared. “This first level is not easy. When faced with continuous failure, not only do you need to learn perseverance from the spider, but also learn the lesson of catching the enemy off guard from the praying mantis.”

The deputy sect leader shook his head. “This is necessary. The righteous path is suppressing us, and with the successive failures of the demonic sect, some people in our sect are already thinking of giving up. Our experience with Jin Kingdom is very similar. I want to use this test to select determined disciples and cultivate them to fight against the righteous path!”

“Fighting against the righteous path cannot rely solely on willpower. If you do not learn skills from both the spider and the praying mantis, how can you win?”

The sect leader nodded. “Well said. This is why I asked you to organize this selection. The outstanding disciples selected this time will be the focus of our training. They are our reserve army to fight against the righteous path!”

The deputy sect leader pointed to one of the screens and said, “I have high hopes for this one called Man Gu. His method of passing the test perfectly fits my idea. This child will definitely become a great talent in the future!”

The sect leader took a glance at Man Gu and found him quite pleasing to the eye. He said, “Let’s take a look at the performances of the others.”

The sect leader and deputy sect leader stood together and watched for a while. Suddenly, the sect leader asked, “Do you think it’s possible that there are other ways to pass the test?”

The deputy sect leader immediately denied it, saying very decisively, “Absolutely not!”

“This first test is a part of history that I extracted. Liang Kingdom and Jin Kingdom were a corner of the world in chaos ten thousand years ago. At that time, cultivators were far fewer than they are now, and there were even fewer in Liang Kingdom and Jin Kingdom. I extrapolated from this basis and ensured the authenticity to the greatest extent.”

In order to extract a segment of history, the Immortal Sect invested a lot of resources, which even made the deputy sect leader feel heartbroken.

“The general of Jin Kingdom in history achieved enlightenment in a cave and defeated the Liang Kingdom army!”

“This is already a miracle. I don’t believe there are other methods!”

The sect leader nodded. He also thought so. He had just asked to break the awkward silence and find a topic to chat about.

Then they saw the way Meng Jingzhou and Lu Yang passed the test.

To be continued tomorrow.