Chapter 446 Passed the Assessment
After hearing what Chai Xin said, the nine saints in the field all looked a little strange and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

In fact, anyone on the battlefield could clearly sense that in the face of their joint attack, Chai Xin remained as steady as a rock and did not seem to have any difficulty in dealing with it at all.

In addition to them, those old antiques in the outside world who were powerful enough could also sense it. Although Chai Xin said that he seemed to be under a lot of pressure, he actually handled it quite easily.

The reason why he behaved like this was just to give Zhang Daochen and others some face in public.

As I said, there is no hatred between the two parties. They are just following orders and have no intention of risking their lives. Why should they make things so extreme?
After passing the entrance test, Chai Xin truly became a member of the Shenzhou Sect, and there was no need to make enemies everywhere for no reason.

Even if you don't care about the opinions of these disciples, you must still take the attitudes of the sect's higher-ups into consideration.

No matter which sect, as long as they claim to be righteous, they will not want all of their disciples to be murderous, heartless and ungrateful.

If they were all that kind of people, even if they were trained to become extremely powerful, they would only bring disaster and would not bring any benefit at all.

Seeing Chai Xin's actions, not only did several people on the scene breathe a sigh of relief, but even the many old and powerful people who were observing secretly couldn't help but think of him more highly.

"Not only is he extremely talented, but he also has a broad mind, knows when to advance and when to retreat, and knows when to act. He is worthy of being the disciple chosen by Master Yi."

"Just based on this character and magnanimity, it is enough to surpass countless so-called geniuses. Yi Zu's vision is as sharp as ever."

While the older powerful men were still sighing with emotion, they saw Chai Xin in the assessment area suddenly trembling all over.

"I must not lose this battle today! Even if the nine saints join forces, I must win! I will definitely be a disciple of Shenzhou Sect!"

He roared with gnashing teeth, his whole body trembling slightly, and blood even dripping from the knuckles, as if he was on the verge of defeat.

This scene was seen by many disciples outside, and they were shocked.

"As expected of the nine saints, this time they have joined forces and have a mighty power that can shake the heavens and earth and make the gods weep!"

"Jiang Xuanhuang is no ordinary man. No wonder he was chosen by Master Yi as his last disciple. If it were me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to hold out for even a moment and would be turned into pulp!"

"This battle was truly brilliant. It will definitely be ranked among the top ten in countless entrance examinations!"

"Top ten? I think they are firmly in the top five! With all nine saints coming out, how many times have there been such a grand event since our sect was founded? Moreover, in this assessment, there is also Zhang Daochen, a rare genius that is rarely seen in hundreds of millions of years!"

“No matter what, if Jiang Xuanhuang can enter through this assessment, he will definitely go down in history as the first Saint Son of the Yuanxian level in the history of our sect!”

Many people have begun to discuss that Chai Xin may become the first person in history to become the first Holy Son of the Yuanxian level upon entering the sect.

Similar examples have already occurred among the Golden Immortal and Ancestral Immortal levels.

Especially the First Holy Son of the Golden Immortal level, there was a record of him being seized by newly-initiated disciples more than fifty times.

The first holy son of the ancestral immortal level also had more than ten such records.

Only the Yuanxian level has never existed before.

Not only is it more difficult for the Yuanxian level to compete for the First Saint Son, but most importantly, there are very few elders in the sect who would train their disciples from outside until they reach the Yuanxian level before introducing them into the sect.

It should be noted that for any sect, the stronger the cultivation before entering, the more difficult the assessment will be.

After all, the stronger the cultivator is, the weaker the sense of belonging he will have after entering the sect.

If there is a cultivator who joins the sect only after reaching the immortal level, how much sense of belonging can he have to the sect?
Therefore, unless the cultivator is an extremely powerful monster, the major forces are not very willing to accept foreign cultivators as members - this leads to the fact that the higher the cultivation level, the stricter the entry requirements.

In other words, some old antiques have accepted disciples from the outside world. The earlier they are introduced into the sect, the easier it will be to assess them.

When one is introduced into the sect at the Yuanxian level, it is self-evident how difficult it will be to pass the entrance examination.

Most of the old-fashioned people who are recruiting disciples outside would not make this choice - since they are planning to recruit the disciple into the sect, why should they make it more difficult for him to get started?

Among the few who have participated in the Yuanxian level entry test, less than one-tenth of them can pass.

Among these one tenth of people, no one had ever defeated the First Holy Son at that time and passed the test.

In other words, in history, all the entrance examinations that had been carried out by the First Saint Son of the Yuanxian level had failed without exception - those who took the examinations ultimately failed to join the Shenzhou Gate.

From this we can see that the geniuses from the outside world generally still have some gaps with those who have been cultivated since childhood by the big forces.

This time, Chai Xin’s entrance examination should not have been so difficult. After all, he was Yi Zu’s disciple.

Given Yi Zu's status in Shenzhou Gate, even if many senior officials would not go easy on Chai Xin for him, they would not make such an almost difficult arrangement like this.

It would be fine if the eight saints all showed up, but adding Zhang Daochen, who has been hard to appear for hundreds of millions of years, isn't that just making things difficult?
If someone is not in the know, they would probably think that the top leaders of Shenzhou Sect are dissatisfied with Yi Zu and deliberately do not want his new disciples to join.

Of course, this is not the case. The top leaders of Shenzhou Sect are not collectively ill. How could they offend a senior who has made countless contributions to the sect, is extremely powerful, and is about to die?
In this kind of big force with strict rules, the most feared ones are not even the supreme leader, but those old guys who have made a lot of contributions, are powerful themselves, and are not far from death.

As a junior, you should not only respect other people's qualifications and achievements, but also serve them carefully, lest they fight you to death if they are unhappy!

After all, he is not far from death. If he gets angry, he will try his best to take away a few strong men of the same level. It is not a big deal at all.

The real reason why the entrance examination was set so difficult was actually - the order of Yi Zu.

Just as Yi Zu said to Chai Xin that day, although he hoped that this last disciple could join Shenzhou Sect, he did not care too much about it.

If one had not remembered the great kindness of Jiuding Tianjun in cultivating him after reaching his level of cultivation, he would not have been confined by the so-called sectarianism.

Moreover, over the long years, he has made sufficient contributions to Shenzhou Sect, and there is no longer any debt between them.

There were even several disciples whom he loved very much, who died while fighting for the sect.

Therefore, he really wanted to give this last disciple as much freedom as possible - as long as he did not betray the human race and did not become an enemy of the Shenzhou Sect, nothing else mattered.

He intentionally asked the sect to set the entrance examination to the maximum difficulty, just to see how far this new disciple had come.

As for whether he could pass or not, it seemed unimportant to him.

Only a transcendent being like Yi Zu would not care at all whether his disciples could join a powerful force.

After all, with what he has accumulated over the years, even without the help of any sect's resources, it is enough to train Chai Xin and enable him to cultivate to the pinnacle of immortality.

In fact, the number of supreme and powerful immortals who died at the hands of Yizu alone exceeded two hands.

The spoils obtained from those enemies were so huge that even ordinary immortals could not imagine.

Not to mention the many adventures that Yi Zu had in his life, and even the many resources that the sect had shared with him. Therefore, whether Chai Xin could pass the test in the end was not a big deal in Yi Zu's mind. He was just using this opportunity to test Chai Xin's strength and character.

On the battlefield, the nine saints looked at Chai Xin's hard work and felt bitter in their hearts, yet they couldn't help laughing.

He was distressed that he and others had tried their best, even at the cost of their dignity, but still could not make the person in front of him take any real action.

But Chai Xin's over-the-top performance was quite funny.

However, they still appreciated the favor in their hearts. This performance was at least credible in the eyes of many Shenzhou Sect disciples outside.

If not for this, after this battle, Chai Xin will surely rise like a star; and they will completely become a background board, or even the object of ridicule by many people after dinner.

The nine saints worked together, but were unable to put even the slightest pressure on others. No matter what the root cause is, in the eyes of outsiders, it is undeniable that you guys are too weak.

But at this time, Chai Xin looked as if he had reached his limit and had to fight hard. This gave a different impression to others.

Although there are still voices questioning the strength of the nine saints, they will never completely become clowns in the eyes of everyone.

For geniuses like the Holy Sons, fame is often almost as important as life.

They simply could not bear the fall from being a genius admired and respected by everyone to being a waste despised by everyone.

"I will use my blood to burn the heavens!"

Chai Xin roared again, and endless blood light burst out from all over his body, turning into flames burning all over the sky and gathering into a lifelike fire dragon.

A huge amount of blood energy filled the sky, and coupled with the resolute look on his face, to outsiders, it looked like he was forced into a desperate situation and was fighting for his life.

"As expected of one of the Nine Saints, your strength is beyond my imagination... However, today I can only succeed, not fail! Everyone, I'm sorry!"

Chai Xin roared like thunder, shocking the whole world. The endless laws were as strong as a dragon, merging into one with the scarlet blood dragon. The magic power of the essence of life tore through layers of void.

"Rumble..."

The huge red dragon opened its mouth and spit out a huge sun that covered the sky, emitting terrifying heat that burned everything and evaporated all the magic power as vast as the sea around it!

Countless people in the outside world were amazed that Chai Xin actually managed to resolve the joint efforts of the nine saints by himself.

"Jiang Xuanhuang, you are indeed worthy of being the person chosen by Yi Zu. I, Zhang Daochen, am convinced of my defeat today!"

Zhang Daochen felt the tremendous power emanating from the giant sun, and the depths of his calm eyes were filled with admiration that was beyond words.

"Today, I finally know that there are always people who are better than you and there are always higher powers... From today on, I am no longer the first holy son of Shenzhou Sect. Everyone, we have lost this battle."

The last sentence, of course, was addressed to the other eight saints.

The moment he finished speaking, Zhang Daochen actually sat down cross-legged on the spot, closed his eyes and said no more.

This action surprised people outside, who didn't understand what he was going to do.

However, someone as perceptive as Chai Xin had already noticed that Zhang Daochen had undergone a transformation in his state of mind and had also broken through the bottleneck in his cultivation.

At this moment, he was about to use the insights gained from this battle and the unprecedented sincerity in his heart to break into the realm of saints in one fell swoop!
"Congratulations, fellow Taoist, you have finally escaped from your long-term distress."

Chai Xin dispersed all his magical powers, looked at Zhang Daochen who seemed particularly calm in the distance, and sent his sincere blessings with a smile.

The path of spiritual practice has always been lonely. It may seem that there are countless people walking on the same path, but in the end you still have to face it alone. This is no different from the life of an ordinary person.

At this moment, Chai Xin felt very relieved to see others see through his own confusion and realize the freedom of mind.

“Everyone has their own limitations. It is not easy for the soul to escape from its cage. Perhaps I am also in a cage, but I just don’t know it.”

Chai Xin sighed and actually felt a little envious of Zhang Daochen.

Compared with the breakthrough in cultivation, the transformation of the state of mind is more difficult to achieve, and some people may never be able to overcome that hurdle in their entire life.

However, although state of mind is important, it does not represent everything.

People who do not have a good enough state of mind can still break through to an incredible level of cultivation as long as they have extraordinary luck.

Because of this, many cultivators with extremely powerful strength will still reveal indescribable weakness when faced with a life-and-death crisis.

Even some beings at the level of Heavenly Kings cannot find spiritual liberation.

Zhang Daochen was able to achieve this. Although he could not say that his future would be smooth sailing, at least he would no longer be filled with worries.

No matter what situation he encounters in the future, he will be able to face it calmly and take life and death lightly.

Judging from their temperament, Chai Xin had met a few similar people in his life.

One of them was Jiang Taixu, and the other was Yi Zu, who had just become his disciple.

"Come to think of it, Master, you might have missed a great talent."

Just as Chai Xin was feeling emotional, he suddenly heard a faint voice spreading across the sky.

"Jiang Xuanhuang passed the entrance test! And because he defeated the first Holy Son of the Yuanxian class, he will be the new first Holy Son of the Yuanxian class from now on!"

The moment the words fell, the many light screens in the Assessment Hall disappeared one after another.

Everyone immediately understood that the war was truly over.

A brand new genius emerged out of nowhere and challenged the entire contemporary Saint of Shenzhou Sect with his overwhelming strength.

It can be expected that no one will dare to challenge Chai Xin, the new First Holy Son, for a long time.

He single-handedly defeated nine of the top ten saints, one of whom was the renowned Zhang Daochen. Even if others had lofty ambitions, how could they dare to challenge him?
"Xuan Huang, come to my place immediately and receive my orders."

When Chai Xin was in a daze, he suddenly heard Yi Zu's voice floating into his mind, and he immediately nodded slightly in response.

After saying hello to the others and bowing slightly to Elder Qingxiao who was not visible in the dark, his figure disappeared on the spot.

(End of this chapter)