On the first day, the tests did not begin.
However, the Cultivators from the City Lord's Mansion divided the entire huge plaza into two sections.
One part was in front of a massive hall, and the other was behind that hall.
Early the next morning, the tests commenced.
The City Lord's Mansion guards meticulously organized everyone present, forming groups of thirty Cultivators, who proceeded forward one group at a Time, entering the enormous hall for some kind of test, after which they exited from the back of the hall.
They were then directly sent out of the City Lord's Mansion and not allowed to re-enter.
"What exactly are they testing?" Bai Long asked, looking puzzled.
The others naturally didn't know what was being tested either!
No one knew.
Because those who had participated in the test were directly expelled from the City Lord's Mansion, the tested and untested Cultivators did not meet.
But what everyone did know was that the test was rumored to be related to Comprehension Ability.
Due to the sheer number of people, He Pingsheng's turn did not come on the first day of testing.
It was not until noon on the second day that it was his turn.
Fortunately, Wang Dun, He Pingsheng, Zi Xian, Zi Lan, and Bai Long were all in the same small group.
"Follow me!" A Disciple of the City Lord's Mansion, wearing a standard Daoist robe, led He Pingsheng and the others to the front of the colossal golden hall.
"Don't rush, one by one!"
"After the test, the Disciples who pass will be given a black token. This token is the pass for Divine General Mountain. Half a month later, holding this token, you can board a flying boat from the City Lord's Mansion and travel to Divine General Mountain!"
"Once inside, don't speak carelessly!"
"Answer whatever they ask you!"
"Did you understand?"
The City Lord's Mansion Disciple looked at the crowd with a stern expression.
Everyone stood up and said, "Understood!"
"Good!" The person said, "First one in..."
Each Cultivator who went in only spent about a dozen breaths of Time for the test.
Wang Dun was ahead of He Pingsheng; he entered a step before He Pingsheng.
He Pingsheng silently counted the Time in his heart.
Wang Dun's Time was about one-third longer than that of the other Cultivators.
Then, he heard the person at the entrance say, "Next!"
He Pingsheng took a deep breath and walked in.
As he walked in, he continuously kept track of the Time in his mind.
The hall was empty, with only a row of nine closely-packed tables!
Behind each table sat a Cultivator.
He Pingsheng didn't dare to casually scan the cultivation levels of these Cultivators.
But it was obvious that anyone capable of conducting their tests must have a cultivation level exceeding the Foundation Establishment Stage.
"Hmph..." Before He Pingsheng even reached the nine individuals, he heard a female voice say, "What the hell, both of these little fellows used Disguise Talismans!"
"What are they afraid of exposing?"
He Pingsheng's heart trembled.
What did that mean?
It meant Wang Dun's Disguise Talisman had been seen through.
And his own Disguise Talisman had also been seen through.
However, fortunately, besides that woman's remark, no one else cared why he used a Disguise Talisman.
"Foundation Establishment Stage Second Layer!"
"A bit weak!"
The Cultivator behind the first table said, "Come here, young man!"
He Pingsheng respectfully walked over.
The person looked at him and asked, "What Spiritual Root?"
He Pingsheng dared not lie and said, "Five Elements Spiritual Root!"
The Five Elements Spiritual Root was not a taboo.
In this Cultivation World, there were countless Spiritual Roots. Although the Five Elements Spiritual Root was rare, it was not that uncommon.
At least among all the Cultivators in Dingxiang City, there would be at least several hundred to a thousand Cultivators with the Five Elements Spiritual Root.
It was that exaggerated.
"Heh heh..." The first Cultivator sneered, "So it's a medicine jar... Come over here!"
He took out a bronze mirror slightly larger than a palm and placed it in front of He Pingsheng.
"Calm your mind and observe carefully..."
"If you see anything in this mirror, speak it out!"
He Pingsheng's gaze fell upon the mirror.
A miraculous scene unfolded.
The originally ordinary mirror revealed a pattern.
It flashed for just a moment and then disappeared.
"What did you see?" the tester asked.
He Pingsheng understood. Since the other party asked what he saw, it meant they didn't see what he saw.
So, He Pingsheng truthfully replied, "A Dragon!"
The person said, "Color!"
He Pingsheng said, "Red!"
"Hmm!" The tester nodded, "Go to the next one!"
He Pingsheng walked to the second person.
This was a female Cultivator, the one who had just mentioned He Pingsheng using a Disguise Talisman.
The female Cultivator took out an almost identical mirror and said, "Take a look and tell me what you see?"
He Pingsheng's gaze once again fell on the mirror.
"It's still a Dragon, this Time it's orange..."
Seeing this, He Pingsheng understood the pattern.
In the Cultivation World, different colors represented different Ranks.
Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple – generally speaking, the later the color, the more noble it was.
For example, lightning; it was said that purple lightning was the most powerful.
So, by extension, the third mirror should reveal a yellow Dragon.
Then green, cyan, blue, purple...
"Next!"
He Pingsheng arrived in front of the third person.
"Look carefully..." The third Cultivator was a middle-aged man, with two strands of white hair at his temples.
He Pingsheng stared at the third mirror again.
However, as he looked, he was stunned.
It wasn't yellow!
Shouldn't it be yellow?
Why was the third one a purple Dragon?
"Why are you stunned?" The white-haired man waved his hand, "Don't waste Time, it's normal if you can't see it, go to the next one!"
The man thought He Pingsheng was stunned because he couldn't see it and was surprised.
However, as the white-haired man said that, He Pingsheng suddenly jolted, as if pricked by something.
It's normal if you can't see it?
What did that mean?
It meant that this purple one, ordinary Cultivators truly couldn't see it.
But since they couldn't see it, why was it placed in the third position? Shouldn't it be placed further back?
What was the meaning of intentionally scrambling the order?
I understand...
He Pingsheng suddenly understood.
He thought of a possibility.
Under normal circumstances, if these mirrors were arranged in the order of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, then there would definitely be cautious Cultivators who, even if they saw it, wouldn't dare to speak.
But suddenly scrambling the order was to make you speak out what you saw when you were unprepared.
This test... was a bit alarming!
He Pingsheng's mind raced with countless thoughts in an instant, and the hairs on his back had already stood on end. However, on the surface, he still pretended to be humble and apprehensive, arriving in front of the fourth table.
He looked up.
In the mirror on the fourth table, there was a Golden Dragon.
This golden color...
It was not among red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple.
Oh my God...
He Pingsheng didn't even dare to breathe loudly, only shaking his head.
Sure enough, the fourth person showed a calm expression on his face, waved his hand, and said, "Go to the next one!"
The fifth!
He Pingsheng finally saw the Dragon he wanted to see: a yellow Dragon.
"It's a yellow Dragon!" he blurted out.
"Heh heh..." The fifth person chuckled, "Not bad... Go to the next one!"