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Chapter 428 Accepting a Disciple
In the underground palace illuminated by two rows of oil lamps, Wang Zhifan and a few other young men who had not yet entered the tower waited for only one minute before the first person to be eliminated appeared.

It was a young man in blue who suddenly appeared in front of the bronze door of the black tower. When he appeared, his childish face was filled with astonishment. He was lowering his head and checking his legs back and forth, as if he couldn't believe that they were still intact.

"Young man, I'm sorry you didn't pass the test. You can now return to the surface and go home."

Wang Zhifan, who was standing with his arms folded next to the black tower, immediately spoke to the young man in blue who was still in shock and confusion, announcing his failure.

The little boy, who was looking down at his legs, was frightened by the words coming from the side and jumped up. When he saw that the person who spoke was Master Wu Zun, he begged to Wang Zhifan with some embarrassment:

"Master Wu Zun! Please give me another chance! I will never fall off the mountain again this time..."

But Wang Zhifan stopped him sternly before he could finish:
"Stop! Each of you only has one chance! If you don't want to give up, come back to Wu Zun Temple in two years! Now go up and find your elders!"

As a master, his aura was already extraordinary. Even if he only released less than one ten-thousandth of it at this moment, it scared the young man in blue so much that he quickly shut up and fled to the gate of the underground palace with his short legs.

There was no other way. The purpose of Wang Zhifan's test was this. If everyone begged him to give them a second chance, how could he achieve his goal of selecting outstanding disciples? Wouldn't he have to accept a large number of people of varying quality?

In fact, the boy's performance in the test was indeed bad. Relying on the mysterious connection with the black tower, Wang Zhifan knew very well that he fell down and was eliminated while forcing himself to climb the mountain trail, which perfectly demonstrated his lack of qualifications.

For example, if one sees that the mountain path is steep but just keeps climbing up without thinking of other ways to climb up the mountain, it means that he is not smart enough.

When he was trying to climb up forcefully, he was so scared that his body was shaking and his movements were unbalanced. He fell down before he even reached a height of ten feet. This shows that he lacked courage and physical coordination, and his future as a warrior was bleak.

All in all, although the test designed by Wang Zhifan is not particularly professional, it is enough to test whether a person has the qualifications he values.

He does not decide to accept someone as a disciple simply based on whether they have passed the test or not. As long as someone can demonstrate qualities that satisfy him in the test, he may accept him as a disciple.

But for someone like the one who just revealed multiple shortcomings right from the start, forget it. He doesn't want to delay others from pursuing new careers.

At the same time as the first eliminated person left the underground palace, the young men who had stayed outside the tower also reacted and walked towards the brass door one after another.

"The man just came out unharmed, which means there is no real danger inside..."

The young man in plain clothes, who had sweat on his forehead from nervousness not long ago, encouraged himself in his heart. He should be a cautious person, but he didn't want to delay the test and waste time, so he bravely walked towards the bronze door of the black tower.

The other girl in brocade clothes who had been noticed by Wang Zhifan was more unrestrained in character. She had obviously noticed the important information about falling from the mountain mentioned by the boy who had been eliminated before, so she now had some guesses in her mind about the content of the test. She accelerated a little and rushed to the bronze door before the boy in plain clothes.

The same went for the rest of the young men. After seeing young men who had the same doubts about the Black Tower as them going in one after another, they naturally couldn't stay outside any longer, and within a few seconds they all joined the test of the Black Tower.

"That's right... If these kids continue to hesitate and hesitate to enter the tower, I will eliminate them on the spot for being indecisive and lacking courage."

Wang Zhifan was pleased to see that everyone had entered the tower, and then continued to focus his attention on the nearly one hundred independent spaces inside the black tower, monitoring the progress of the teenagers at any time.

In fact, the Black Tower has a very powerful multi-line recording function, and he does not need to watch it in real time. He can choose to retrieve the records after the results come out, but he still observes on the spot from time to time. On the one hand, it is because of curiosity, and on the other hand, it is also for safety to prevent unexpected situations.

At this time, he turned his vision to the first person entering the tower, that is, observing the thin boy who followed his instructions and rushed into the black tower without any hesitation.

Based on his first impression, he thought this person would be a rather reckless person, but now he finds that this guy is quite smart and can be considered talented.

According to the test records, after entering the test, the thin boy directly refused to climb the steep mountain road in front of him, and it only took him two minutes to find the hidden passage leading to the top of the mountain. He has now passed through the passage and reached the top of the mountain.

His performance on the top of the mountain was also remarkable. He did not rush up to expose his whereabouts, but observed the surrounding situation very carefully. He discovered the opponent before the boss discovered him. He did not panic because the boss looked scary. He was hiding in the dark thinking about how to deal with this opponent.

Wang Zhifan noticed that the thin boy's eyes were wandering between the weapon on the ground behind the demon and the giant bird in the distance. It can be inferred that he has thought of several solutions.

After shifting focus from this test-taker who was making good progress, Wang Zhifan went on to observe several other teenagers who had entered earlier.

He saw one of them was trying hard to climb the mountain trail and was about to reach the top of the mountain, but an eagle happened to fly over and attack him at this moment, causing him considerable interference. He was already in great danger of falling down the mountain trail.

The other young man was even more unlucky. He climbed to the top of the mountain with great difficulty, and had several bite wounds on his body. As soon as he got there, he was discovered by a nearby demon. He was now running for his life, his physical strength was rapidly depleted, and he was about to be caught up by the demon and torn to pieces.

There was another young man who was also in trouble. When Wang Zhifan looked at him, he found that he was lying on the back of a giant bird and was being carried all over the sky by the bird. Perhaps in the next second he would not be able to hold on to the feathers of the giant bird and would become a high-flying man.

In a situation like this, if you are not careful enough when hitching a ride with a giant bird to the top of the mountain, and accidentally anger the giant bird, it is hard to say how much chance you have of making amends later.

There were ninety-nine tests like this with different situations. Wang Zhifan simply inspected about thirty of them and suddenly turned his attention to the inside of the underground palace, because someone was eliminated again, and three people were eliminated at once.

"You three have failed the test. Return to the hall and leave with your elders."

This time, Wang Zhifan deliberately spoke in a harsher tone, so that the three young men did not dare to say a word. They walked towards the gate of the underground palace dejectedly.

This approach may be a bit harsh for the children, but the selection is cruel. They are very clear about where they failed. They will not think that they are wronged or buried. They will accept it in their hearts even if they say they don’t accept it. “I guess it will be time for large-scale elimination soon. I haven’t found any eliminated candidates that satisfy me yet. I don’t know if such talents will appear in the future.”

Wang Zhifan asked the three teenagers to leave just now, not simply because he announced their elimination because they did not pass the level. He retrieved each person's test records and quickly browsed through them before making the decision.

If an eliminated person performs exceptionally well in some aspect of the test, he will also accept him as a disciple.

As time passed slowly, more and more young people were forcibly transferred out of the black tower, facing their own fate of failure.

Many of them were eliminated accidentally due to interference at the last moment of climbing the steep mountain road, while others were directly confused after seeing the terrifying-looking demon at the top of the mountain, and were defeated at the speed of light when the demon was not much stronger than them.

Wang Zhifan sentenced these young men who wanted to learn martial arts to give up their dreams and return home. His standards for accepting disciples were not very strict, but the talents shown by these people really could not impress him.

It was not until half a cup of tea later that the first test-taker who had truly passed the test and made him satisfied appeared.

Wang Zhifan already had an impression of this person. It was he who communicated with Xuan Zhenzi on behalf of two players in the hall some time ago. It happened that he was the extraordinary young man who was touched by Xuan Zhenzi and praised by him at that time.

This young man was taller and stronger than his peers, with a slightly darker skin color and a bit of a "bronze skin" feeling. In terms of physique, he might be the most suitable one among this group of students to practice martial arts, and his performance in the test did not disappoint.

Wang Zhifan knew from the Black Tower records that as soon as he entered the test, he chose to climb the steep mountain path in front of him to reach the summit, but he did have the ability. Even though the test automatically increased in difficulty because he climbed too fast and four eagles were assigned to block him, he solved the problem very calmly and reached the top of the mountain with relatively minor injuries despite the interference.

His performance was even more outstanding when he faced the demon on the top of the mountain. Not only did he not panic at all when he saw the terrifying demon, he also took the lead in launching a fierce attack on the demon, directly overshadowing the enemy in momentum.

If it were just that, Wang Zhifan's evaluation of him would be just brave or reckless, and he would not be particularly satisfied. It was his subsequent performance that impressed him.

Firstly, due to the special setting of the test, the demon that this young man faces will be stronger than him in strength, and much stronger than the demons faced by other test takers, so the pressure he bears is at the same level as other test takers.

What is commendable is that after the young man found out that he could not defeat the demon head-on, he did not panic, nor did he fight to the death. Instead, he was calm and composed, and knew when to advance and retreat, and changed his battle strategy as soon as he realized that he was no match for the demon.

He first went around the demon's back and seized the weapon to continue fighting. When he found that it was still not safe enough, he gradually led the demon to the edge of the cliff while the two sides were fighting. Finally, he seized the opportunity and knocked the demon off the cliff with a stick. The demon fell to his death on the sharp rocks below. He passed the level at the cost of almost minor injuries.

If we give an overall evaluation, in Wang Zhifan's opinion, this young man is the kind of person who has excellent physical fitness and fighting talent. This kind of person is a good material for practicing martial arts. If his understanding of martial arts is high enough, then he can be called a martial arts genius.

"You performed well in the test. Would you like to be my disciple?"

At this time, in the underground palace illuminated by the light of oil lamps, amid the envious and jealous eyes of more than a dozen teenagers who were judged to be eliminated by Wang Zhifan, Wang Zhifan lowered his head to look at the tall and strong teenager with a slightly darker skin color.

"Master, please accept my disciple Qin Quan's greetings!"

The tall, strong, bronze-skinned boy was very understanding and took action on the spot to show that he was more than happy to do so.

"Well, no need to be polite. Go upstairs and find the Taoist who touched your bones. Ask him to arrange accommodation for you. I will formally teach you martial arts tomorrow."

Wang Zhifan then waved his hand and asked the first disciple to go and handle the formalities. After all, as the master of the Wuzun Hall, he was only responsible for the core aspects. Some trivial details were currently being helped by others, and he didn't need to take care of every detail.

In fact, if he wanted, he could ask Qing Yangzi's disciples to help him complete the disciple screening process, but Wang Zhifan felt that even if he was destined to be a passer-by, he couldn't be too casual, so he set his own test items to screen out disciples that he was satisfied with.

After the first disciple was confirmed, subsequent disciples were forcibly transferred out of the Black Tower one after another and were eliminated because they failed to meet Wang Zhifan's standards for accepting disciples.

Wang Zhifan also retrieved the test records of these people and browsed through them separately. Among them, there were several promising candidates with decent qualifications, but unfortunately, they all appeared after the talented young man Qin Quan.

If they could come out earlier, Wang Zhifan might have accepted them for training because of the bright spots they showed in the test, but after Qin Quan appeared, Wang Zhifan's vision was naturally raised.

He did not require every disciple to be as talented as Qin Quan, but they certainly could not be too far behind. This led to a situation where young men who originally had the hope of reaching his initial standard encountered the standard being suddenly raised, just like the fickle fate playing a joke on the unlucky guy.

It was not until the first group of people came out of the black tower that Wang Zhifan selected a total of three disciples, including Qin Quan who was confirmed first.

The other two lucky winners were people Wang Zhifan had an impression of.

One of them was a skinny boy who was the first to enter the black tower. This guy was a very smart type, and it took him a long time to complete the level without any damage. The way he completed the level was to provoke a battle between the demon and the giant bird on the top of the mountain. He used the power of the giant bird to kill the demon, and he himself had not been touched by the demon even once.

The other one was the girl in brocade clothes who did not enter the black tower in the first round. Wang Zhifan discovered that this girl should be the strongest among the first hundred people, because she already had the entry-level Taoist cultivation. She flew directly to the top of the mountain to fight the demons without having to climb or look for secret passages.

The demon she faced was also powerful and had considerable flying ability, but this girl was very good at fighting. She relied on her own skills to beat the demon to death with one palm after another. She could be said to be the only one among all the test takers who relied on her combat skills to deal with the demon head-on. She is truly a genius.

Wang Zhifan thought at the time that the girl came to him just for fun, and maybe she was a direct descendant of one of the three major sects in Tianyuan City.

As a result, the little girl said that she had inherited her cultivation from her family and had only been in Tianyuan City with her family for a few days. She originally planned to go to Zhenxu Palace to seek the way, but she was also very interested in martial arts, and when she knew that Wuzun Palace was recruiting disciples, she came here to try.

(End of this chapter)