Lu Peng said in a low, ruthless voice.
However, after a moment, his face returned to its usual honest expression.
Qin Xuan finally let out a sigh of relief after putting some distance between himself and Lu Peng.
Just now, Lu Peng had actually tried to manipulate him with his Mental Energy!
If the Refining God Cauldron hadn't instantly pulled his consciousness out, he wouldn't have escaped so easily.
There was something very wrong with Lu Peng.
However, Qin Xuan had no intention of informing the examiners about this.
He was currently just a Disciple participating in the assessment; even if he told the three of them, they wouldn't believe him.
Thinking this, Qin Xuan simply sat cross-legged to the side, quietly waiting for the assessment to end.
There wasn't much time left for this stick of incense.
Soon, the time for one stick of incense had completely passed.
Apart from Qin Xuan and Lu Peng, no one else had fully mastered the Spiritual Qi techniques of the five palms within the allotted time.
Nevertheless, the old man still selected some Disciples with decent talent from among the others.
"Young Clan Leader!"
Several Disciples who passed the assessment excitedly walked over to Qin Xuan.
After these two rounds of assessment, although some of the Qin Family Disciples who came with Qin Xuan were eliminated, several still passed the assessment.
"Alright, the next, and final, third round of assessment will be overseen by Qian Feng, an Inner Sect Disciple of our Azure Green Sect."
"He is an Inner Sect Disciple. When you enter the Azure Green Sect, you will start as Outer Sect Disciples. Only by passing the Outer Sect Grand Examination a year later will you be qualified to become an Inner Sect Disciple."
"Of course, if your talent is truly astonishing during the selection and talent assessment, you might be able to enter the Inner Sect early, or even have a chance to become a Personal Disciple," the other two Elders said, stroking their beards.
Hearing this, Qian Feng looked down with a sense of self-satisfaction.
Although he was often mocked within the Sect, here, he could still throw his weight around.
"Cough!"
With a light cough, Qian Feng complimented the two people beside him, then he looked indifferently at the many Disciples participating in the assessment below, a sense of disdain rising in his heart.
These bumpkins!
A bunch of country bumpkins who had never seen the outside world.
In front of these people, he was simply a god!
Thinking this, Qian Feng's smugness grew increasingly intense.
Immediately after, he shifted his gaze to Qin Xuan below.
Looking at Qin Xuan, a cold sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
This shameless fellow insisted on pestering Yiyi. Today, he would make him thoroughly understand the price of offending Yiyi.
As soon as he thought of Liu Yiyi's subtle hints to him last night, it was as if he would have a chance to win her affection as long as he dealt with Qin Xuan.
Thinking this, Qian Feng immediately clenched his fists.
A local snake Family from a small city was nothing at all.
As long as he could please the beauty, he would spare no effort.
However, what he didn't know was that from beginning to end, Liu Yiyi wouldn't even let him hold her hand. In front of Liu Yiyi, he was simply like a clown.
From the start, Liu Yiyi had easily realized that she had him wrapped around her finger.
At this point, Liu Yiyi naturally used her masterful tactic of feigning reluctance to toy with Qian Feng.
Today, he would properly deal with Qin Xuan, just to win a smile from the beauty!
"Although this is the preliminary selection, our Azure Green Sect's Disciple selection is extremely strict. If you don't have some strength, our Azure Green Sect won't accept you."
After a slight pause, Qian Feng's gaze swept over all the remaining people in the square, finally lingering on Qin Xuan again.
"The first two Elders tested your cultivation and Comprehension Ability, while this last stage tests your combat strength!"
"Some Disciples have good cultivation and Comprehension Ability, but their combat strength is truly mediocre. Of course, we won't accept such Disciples."
"Therefore, this final assessment tests your combat strength."
Combat strength!
Hearing this, some of the remaining Disciples began to discuss amongst themselves.
After all, combat strength was something that was difficult to define clearly.
Many times, combat strength could not be directly measured, only demonstrated through the strength of the opponent.
This made many things completely unclear.
"Of course, I know what you're worried about."
Qian Feng looked at everyone smugly, a gleam flashing in his eyes.
"To ensure fairness, all of your opponents will be the same this time."
At this point, Qian Feng pointed to himself.
"I will be the examiner for this final stage. Only by fighting me can your combat strength be accurately assessed!"
Hearing this, the crowd immediately erupted in an uproar.
Qian Feng was an Inner Sect Disciple, a highly skilled Disciple of the Azure Green Sect. How could they possibly be a match for an Inner Sect Disciple?
Not only these Disciples, but the two Elders also frowned.
"You are an Inner Sect Disciple, I'm afraid they are not your match."
Hearing this, Qian Feng explained with a smile.
"No matter, I will only use sixty to seventy percent of my strength, and I won't require them to defeat me. As long as they can last ten moves under my hand, they will pass!"
Qian Feng's voice was not soft, and the remaining dozen or so people below finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
After all, asking them to defeat Qian Feng was simply impossible.
Qian Feng suppressing his strength and them lasting ten moves was something they could try.
As for fairness...
Qian Feng was from the Azure Green Sect, so from a utilitarian perspective, it was naturally fair.
However...
"This way, if Qian Feng wants someone to pass, he just needs to go easy in secret. As for those he doesn't want to pass, he just needs to increase his strength slightly, and they won't make it."
Qin Xuan sneered, thinking to himself.
This way, the probability of backroom dealings would be much higher.
"Alright, let's begin now!"
Qian Feng waved his hand, signaling for the few people over there to come forward.
One Disciple hesitated for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and walked up to Qian Feng.
"Please enlighten me!"
This person bowed to Qian Feng, then immediately rushed towards Qian Feng with fierce moves.
"Bang!"
Qian Feng merely waved his hand slightly, and this person was easily defeated.
"Your Foundation is too shallow. Go home and practice properly. If you're not yet eighteen next year, come back to participate in our Azure Green Sect's selection."
Without hesitation, Qian Feng pushed this person aside and continued to signal for the next person to come forward.
The next few people exchanged blows with Qian Feng, but the strongest among them only lasted five or six moves before being defeated.
This discouraged everyone present, and even Qian Feng was a little disappointed.
However, soon, the next Disciple from the Sima Family managed to last ten moves against Qian Feng.
Qin Xuan sneered inwardly: Qian Feng's leniency was simply too obvious.
A few more people came forward, but only one passed.
"Young Clan Leader, we're going over!"
Several Qin Family Disciples cupped their hands towards Qin Xuan and walked towards Qian Feng.
Looking at these people bowing to Qin Xuan, Qian Feng sneered.
"Bang!"
As soon as a Qin Family Disciple went up, he was kicked out by Qian Feng before he even made a move.
"Too weak. How dare you come when you're this weak?"
Helping the Disciple up, the Disciple was already spitting blood.
Qin Xuan hadn't expected this person to be so ruthless.
"Thump!"
Then, several more Qin Family members were kicked down.
These few were all injured.
"You!"
Qin Xuan looked coldly at Qian Feng, killing intent evident in his eyes.
"You're an examiner, how can you be so ruthless?"
"Ruthless?"
Qian Feng snorted coldly and disdainfully flicked his sleeve.
"The strong prey on the weak. Weakness is the original sin. If they are weak, they deserve to be kicked by me!"
Saying this, he stared coldly at Qin Xuan.
"What? Are you unconvinced? If you dare to come up, I'll let you know what it's like!"
Feeding a Medicinal Pill to each of these Disciples for their injuries, Qin Xuan walked coldly towards the other party.
"The strong prey on the weak, is it? Good, today I want to see how much ability you have to say such words as 'the strong prey on the weak'!
"Let me make you thoroughly understand what 'the strong prey on the weak' means!"