Chapter 623: Chapter 623: Fifth Order Task Completion, Reward Distribution
Ling Yue’s heart was filled with sorrow.
She realized the vast gap between herself and Ye Feng.
In marriage, it was important to be evenly matched, and facing the majestic and powerful Misty Sect, she felt she was utterly unworthy of Ye Feng.
“Perhaps, my affection for Sect Master Ye can only go so far… unless I can rise to the challenge, break through to the Divine Origin Realm, then the Void Break Realm, and become an Empress of the first order!”
Ling Yue clenched her fists.
Without reaching the Void Break Realm, how could she be qualified to stand beside Ye Feng?
“Unfortunately, even though I have the memories of the previous life’s Goddess Mingyue and my cultivation speed has surged, the thought of becoming a Void Break Realm cultivator is fraught with insurmountable difficulties.”
“Is there really no hope for me at all?”
Ling Yue’s heart was a tumult of different feelings.
Looking up at Ye Feng, who was preparing for the Three-Star Level Assessment with the Appraisal Elders for Misty Sect, she took a deep breath and decided to practice cultivation desperately after returning!
Not far away.
Ye Feng followed several Appraisal Elders.
The Third Prince, the grey-robed elder, Gong Qingqiu, Li Zilong, Wang Ling, Chu Yun’er, and others were also closely following behind.
As for the leaders of the Eighteen Ancient Clans, they were all announcing recent events within their own Cave Heaven Worlds and using the Fate Purple Gold Bell to check on the situation of their clanspeople, so they were not present.
“Sect Master Ye, the criteria for advancing to Three-Star Rank are actually not that many.”
“Firstly, the Sect Master at least must be of the Divine Origin Realm, which you, Sect Master Ye, more than satisfy, one hundred times over.”
“Secondly, there should be at least ten elders of the Spirit Sea Realm in the sect, of course, including disciples, ten individuals of the Spirit Sea Realm would also be acceptable.”
“In essence, the standard for a Three-Star Sect is one Divine Origin Realm, ten Spirit Sea Realms, and a hundred Element Gathering Realms.”
“Lastly, the city affiliated with the sect must reach a Two-Star Rank, and this condition is already met by Whitefloat City, so no reevaluation is necessary.”
“Besides these major items, the rest are smaller requirements, such as the number of texts in the Scripture Pavilion, the number of Spiritual Medicine Gardens, the status of the Artifact-refining Pavilion, and the like.”
“Of course, these are not really significant issues.”
“As long as the Sect Master is strong enough, even by force, all these items can be seized, making appraisal somewhat trivial.”
The more the Appraisal Elder spoke, the more excited he became, finally even uttering words that made Ye Feng’s mouth twitch with their brazenness.
Good grief, seizing things?
This Appraisal Elder isn’t exactly proper!
Ye Feng secretly ruminated.
“Sect Master Ye, shall we proceed to appraise the elders, stewards, and disciples of your sect next?” the Appraisal Elder suddenly asked.
“Of course, no problem.”
Ye Feng nodded, took out the Book of Names, and led everyone to the Sect Main Plaza.
This place had long been filled with all the disciples currently in Misty Sect.
After the battles at the Royal Capital and the competition between the geniuses of the two nations, new disciples joined Misty Sect every day.
The total number of disciples has now exceeded three thousand.
“Elders of Misty Sect, where are you?” Ye Feng called out.
“Here!”
Gong Qingqiu, Li Zilong, Thousand-Year Ancient Pine, Wang Ling, and others responded one after another, their auras erupting and almost tearing the heavens asunder.
After being baptized by the Heavenly Dew two days ago, Thousand-Year Ancient Pine experienced explosive growth, stepping into the rank of High-Rank Demon Emperor.
Wang Ling had progressed from the initial fourth layer of the Divine Origin Realm to the current peak of the sixth layer of the Divine Origin Realm.
Li Zilong and Gong Qingqiu were a bit weaker.
Yet, they too had stepped into the High Order Spirit Sea Realm.
“Brothers, the time has come to show our power!”
At this moment, atop the Spirit Beasts Platform.
The Mountain Divine Monkey, leading numerous Demon Kings and Demon Emperors, unleashed a formidable aura that genuinely startled the Appraisal Elder.
“The number of Spirit Sea Realms, is… is sufficient!”
The Appraisal Elder immediately noted this down.
“Disciples of Misty Sect, let the Appraisal Elder witness your cultivation levels,” Ye Feng called out.
“Ha!”
Shi Lei, Huo Yunjie, Mo Ying… all the first and second-generation disciples, totaling three thousand, all burst forth with their robust auras.
“There are actually ten Spirit Sea Realm cultivators among the disciples?”
“And there are even hundreds in the Element Gathering Realm!”
“The remaining disciples are all at least at the fifth layer of Qi Refinement, and moreover, their foundations are solid. You can tell that they have cultivated several auxiliary cultivation methods.”
The Appraisal Elder couldn’t help but take a sharp intake of breath as he looked at the disciples in the Sect Main Plaza.
“Disciples, one category, satisfied!”
In his astonishment, the Appraisal Elder quickly gave his verdict.
Hearing this, Ye Feng’s mouth curled into a smile.
It was also fortunate that the super-large transformation of heaven and earth brought that bout of Heavenly Dew, causing a surge in the overall strength of Misty Sect’s disciples.
Mo Ying, Liang Wanfen, Liang Wanyu, and Liang Wanrou were already at the Spirit Sea Realm, and now with further breakthroughs, their strength was even greater.
Among the first-generation disciples, Huo Yunjie, Long Tianxing, Jia Yulan, Ji Ziling, and Yan Ruyu also reached the Spirit Sea Realm thanks to the Heavenly Dew.
The last Spirit Sea Realm disciple was Qiao Jiaxi.
Counting them up, the Misty Sect’s disciples now had ten individuals who had stepped into the Spirit Sea Realm and could be called “young generation kings.”
“Sect Master Ye, your sect has met all the major requirements. Now, it’s just some minor appraisals left,” the Appraisal Elder said with a smile.
In his opinion, the rest of the process was just a formality.
It would be a joke on them, the appraisal elders, if a sect as deeply rooted as Misty Sect failed the Three-Star Level Assessment.
“Alright, let’s continue!”
Ye Feng led everyone to the Scripture Pavilion, admiring the tens of thousands of ancient tomes recently acquired at great expense by Ji Ziling.
Then, they entered the storeroom.
Seeing the thousands of Lower Grade, Middle Grade, Upper Grade, and Supreme Grade Spiritual Artifacts Ye Feng had casually created in his spare time using the Refining Furnace, everyone was struck dumb with astonishment.
After that,
The group arrived at the Spiritual Medicine Garden, nodding in approval at the thousand-year-old Spiritual Medicines cultivated by Yan Ruyu.
The subsequent appraisals went smoothly.
By noon that day,
The Appraisal Elder picked up his pen and wrote “Appraisal Complete, Review Passed” on the appraisal results.
At that moment, Ye Feng felt a surge of unexpected joy.
“Ding, congratulations to the Sect Master for passing the fifth phase of the assessment, reward Fragment of the Heart of Wisdom×1, Special Origin×1, Heavenly Stele Fragment×1, Upper Grade Spiritual Treasure×1, Heavenly Thunder Talisman×5, Super-large Protective Sect Formation×1, Fragment of the Time Codex×1…”
The System’s prompt was like the most beautiful note in the world, filling Ye Feng with pleasure.
“Excellent, excellent, excellent!”
Ye Feng couldn’t contain his excitement.
The Third Prince, standing by, also saw the appraisal results and breathed a sigh of relief.
He had already decided that if the Appraisal Elder dared to write “Not Passed,” he would immediately order the Protector, the grey-robed elder, to kill him.
Now, the Third Prince relaxed and said, “Congratulations to Sect Master Ye, congratulations Misty Sect!”
“Congratulations!”
The Appraisal Elders congratulated him, cupping their hands in salute.
“Seven days from now, Misty Sect will hold the Star-Raising Celebration. At that time, all of you should come as well… Oh, and I still have matters to attend to; please excuse me!”
Ye Feng left Gong Qingqiu to entertain the Appraisal Elders while he himself returned to the Sect Leader’s Great Hall.
Bang!
He shut the door and stretched out his hand to look at the Lucky Bags floating before him, his smile turning devilish.
Crack!
One of the Lucky Bags shattered, revealing a one-fifth fragment of the Heart of Wisdom that was absorbed by Ye Feng’s sea of consciousness.
The next moment,
He shook all over, feeling his deducing abilities doubled, and the problems that had been troubling him became simple and easy to understand.
“As expected of the Heart of Wisdom!”
Ye Feng praised, continuing to open the following Lucky Bags.
…
Jiaoyang Holy City.
A large group of figures walked out of the Teleportation Hall.
The man at the front, with his luxuriant golden hair and even golden fingernails, was Ancestor Linghui.
He was accompanied by several Void Break elders, dozens of young geniuses from the Divine Origin and Spirit Sea Realms.
The Demon God Temple Master, holding the shrunken Demon God Temple in one hand, bowed deferentially like a Haba Dog at his side, nodding and bowing constantly.
“So, this is Jiaoyang Holy City, quite prosperous indeed,” commented one of the young prodigies, looking around with a slight smile.