Not long after the guard entered the palace, he walked out again. Then he looked at Alex before turning to look at the middle-aged man and spoke: "The Inner Sect Competition is going to be held tomorrow. Young Master Henry told you to bring him and let him participate in the Inner Sect Competition. Only if he could pass the competition will he be qualified to meet Young Master Henry."
The middle-aged man did not say anything and nodded. Then he brought Alex to a different place in order to register. After he helped Alex register his name, he brought him to a small cave abode and said: "I'll bring you to the place of competition tomorrow. Remember, you have to try your best in the competition and become an Inner Disciple. At that time, as long as you do not betray Young Master Henry, with Young Master's help, your strength and status will definitely soar to a completely different level."
Alex was not interested in any kind of status. But he knew he has to attract the attention of this so-called Young Master Henry. It is because, as far as he has observed, only the people with status should know about a place like Heavenly Ice Palace.
Thus, he readily agreed.
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The next day, the inner sect exams began grandly.
The middle-aged man brought Alex to a huge square.
This huge square was large enough to accommodate nearly ten thousand people.
Around the square were quite a few outer court disciples that didn't have the qualifications to participate in the exam, and at the center of the square, there were several hundred outer court disciples that were qualified.
Alex was one of the few hundred people standing there.
After bringing him here, the middle-aged man left. However, before he left, he introduced two people to Alex. One was a man named Arfan and the other one was a beautiful girl named Sabine. He told these two people to take good care of Alex during the inner competition, of course, only when needed.
After talking to them for a while, Alex soon closer to them. These two people gave a good impression to him.
Currently, on his left side stood Arfan, and on the right side stood Sabine. Their eyes were all fixed on the high platform in front of them. They were quietly waiting for the elders of the inner sect, who was the invigilator, to show up.
The elders of the Fourth Mountain Peak were all Holy Lord Stage martial warriors. Among them, the Great Elder had the strongest strength. He was an Extreme-leveled Holy Lord. When the Peak Master was not there, everything on the Fourth Peak was decided by the Great Elder.
The Great Elder had never shown up at the past inner sect competition but only a few elders of the management had.
But today, the first Elder to appear was an old man dressed in large Red Clothes. His hair was white and his face seemed young. And his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. The moment he appeared; everyone felt the invisible imposing manner spreading.
Extreme-leveled Holy Lord Stage!
This person had an imposing manner that made it hard for the outer sect disciples to breathe.
"This is the imposing manner of an Extreme-leveled Holy Lord?" Having personally felt the aura of an Extreme-leveled Holy Lord, Alex's heart trembled. He had a feeling that with his current strength, he could not defeat this person. This person's foundation was extremely strong, and he must be one of those people who could fight beyond their level.
"The Great Elder, the Great Elder actually appeared this time."
"Oh my God, the Great Elder is in charge of the core disciples. He actually shows up in the inner sect competition."
"Could it be that there's a difference in the competition this time?"
The atmosphere in the crowd became even more heated, and the sounds of discussion continuously rose.
The vigor of the Great Elder was enough to suppress all the other elders. Thus, after they cried out in surprise, when the rest of the elders appeared, the crowd seemed much calmer than before.
A group of Elders in red clothes appeared on the platform. The Great Elder, who was standing in the middle of the group, waved his hand. The crowd instantly quieted down.
"The inner sect competition will begin again." The Great Elder's vigorous and forceful voice rang out. "However, it is somewhat different from the previous exams!"
The Great Elder had not finished speaking when the crowd started clamoring again. The sounds of discussions sounded once more.
"Different? How is it different?"
"Could it be that the rules have changed?"
"Be quiet."
When the Great Elder's voice reached everyone's ears, the huge square once again became completely silent.
"The rules haven't changed, there are still two rounds. The first round is the test of strength. The second round is the test of fighting ability. Everything is the same as before, but the prizes are not."
Everyone pricked up their ears, obviously very concerned about the prizes.
"In previous years, the first place of the second round was rewarded three Celestial Spirit Pills and one Mid-Grade Celestial Rank Combat Technique, the second place was rewarded two Celestial Spirit Pills and one Mid-Grade Celestial Rank Combat Technique. The third place was rewarded with one Celestial Spirit Pill and one Mid-Grade Celestial Rank Combat Technique."
"But it's different this time. This year's first place will get five Celestial Spirit Pills and a High-Grade Celestial Rank Combat Technique. The second place will get three Celestial Spirit Pills and one Mid-Grade Celestial Rank Combat Technique. The third place will get two Celestial Spirit Pills and one Mid-Grade Celestial Rank Combat Technique."
The prizes for first place were twice more than usual. Other than those, there was a High-Grade Celestial Rank Combat Technique as the prize. This caused a great sensation among the crowd of people.
However, before the cheers from the crowd could be heard, the Great Elder spoke again, "Other than these, there is also the highest reward. After some discussion, several Elders have solemnly decided that among all the disciples that have entered the inner sect, we will choose one disciple with the highest potential to directly enter the core sect and become a core disciple."
"Hua!"
As he finished, the crowd burst into a surprised uproar and then they went back to silence.
Within the Nine Star Mountain Sect, those who enjoyed the best treatment were the core disciples, but for the outer sect disciples, they did not even dare to imagine the benefit of a core disciple. They just knew that even the majority of the inner sect disciples tries their best to enter the core sect.
It could be said that becoming a core disciple was the final dream of all the disciples in the Nine Star Mountain Sect. In the past, they could only enter the inner sect first, then pass another examination, and finally enter the core.
But this time, there was one chance that had been given to the outer sect disciples. That was to say, one person of the thousand would become a core disciple. It would be a skyrocketing rise.
"I must become a core disciple." A green-clothed youth clenched his fists as his eyes emitted a blazing light.
"Idiot, you are dreaming." Someone beside mocked.
"To be a Core disciple, this chance is mine." There were also youths whose eyes were filled with fanaticism.
At this moment, all the youths had the same blazing light in their eyes.
Including Arfan, and Sabine, entering the core sect was the final dream of every disciple.
In the square, the disciples were eager to fight and compete while outside the square, the disciples were wailing and sighing for the prizes of this exam were of great value, but they weren't strong enough to even participate.
"Good, very good. The future of Nine Star Mountain Sect, especially our Fourth Mountain Peak depends on you guys." Sensing the rising desire to fight, the Great Elder nodded in satisfaction.
"Right now, the first round of the examination begins. If you can enter the path of the inner sect successfully, you could be considered to have passed."
Just as the Great Clan Elder finished speaking, the inner sect exams began again.
After all, their aim was to test the disciples but not cruel selection, so the first round of exams was relatively safe. It just aimed to test whether the strength of the disciple had reached the Initial-leveled Celestial Phenomenon Stage or not, and with their strength, how much they could walk on a specially created path by the sect.
"Go!"
Following the Great Elder's words, all the outer sect disciples rushed wildly towards the other side of the square just like the flood discharge.
Hundreds of people flew past the square like a mass of dark clouds and arrived in front of a gigantic wall of the mountain. The mountain wall was at least a few hundred meters tall and was as smooth as a mirror.
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