I'm only one year old what the heck Is a overturning system

As Chen Yi observed the several disciples of the Grand Void Sect, those people were also sizing up the batch of one hundred new disciples who had come to be apprenticed.

However, they were all using the Qi Observation Technique like Uncle Gu Tiangang did previously, to assess every disciple's natural talent and potential.

This is the first and most important part of the Grand Void Sect's entry assessment.

Taoist sects have always valued aptitude since ancient times.

Not only the Grand Void Sect, but nearly all Taoist sects do so.

This was also why Ning Xue wasn't worried that Chen Yi and the others would fail to be accepted into the Grand Void Sect.

With Uncle Gu Tianggang's endorsement of their talents, as seen through the Qi Observation Technique, these children from Xingwu Academy would naturally pass the first round with ease.

As for the subsequent rounds, most of them were tests of character.

Similarly, having undergone the awakening through the Nightmare Realm Technique several times, the Illusion Realms used to assess new disciples wouldn't pose a problem for Chen Yi and his peers.

The only thing Ning Xue wasn't very confident about was the final cultivation assessment.

To her knowledge, the method of assessing new disciples' cultivation varied every year.

For instance, in her own time joining the Grand Void Sect, the assessment required them to compete against each other, taking only the top one hundred with the most wins.

The assessment of the previous year was ranked according to levels of cultivation.

Even before that, there were battles against demons where those who slew them were given priority to join the Grand Void Sect.

The varying content of the cultivation assessments was due to each year's assessors having different preferences and to prevent the outside world from getting information and coming up with countermeasures in advance.

Thinking so, Ning Xue stepped forward to join the fellow sect members responsible for recruiting new disciples of the Grand Void Sect.

"Junior Sister Xiao, thank you for taking on the duty of supervising the examination on my behalf," Ning Xue transmitted her voice to Xiao Xuanzhen while watching several fellow sect members jotting down notes in a register.

"Senior Sister Ning has an important task at hand, it's only natural for me not to refuse," replied Xiao Xuanzhen.

Xiao Xuanzhen looked toward the direction of Chen Yi, scanned around, and her gaze lightly rested on Lin Xueru and Hua Xianzi before asking:

"Are these the exceptional talents Uncle Gu spoke of? I thought there were more than twenty earlier; how come there are only ten now?"

The three sisters of the Hua Family who had been with Chen Yi and others were also considered by her to be the gifted individuals who came from the Kyoto Prefecture.

Ning Xue secretly frowned, thinking about Gongye Shou and others who had been accepted into other sects, and couldn't help but sigh.

If only she could have arrived at Xingwu Academy earlier, perhaps she could have intercepted a few disciples with outstanding talent.

But it was all too late to say anything now.

Right away, she began to explain the situation to Xiao Xuanzhen.

"Oh," Xiao Xuanzhen's face showed a hint of realization, and she nodded slightly, "Previously I didn't believe it when my father mentioned that the court was chaotic and complex."

"Now it seems that even becoming a disciple has its factional and territorial divisions, and it's not hard to deduce the demeanor of some court ministers from this."

Despite her young age, as a descendant of the Grand Void Sect Master, what she had seen and learned was incomparable to her peers.

Especially because she had been with Xiao Huang since she was young, the environment of the Wei Dynasty, the court, the Martial World, and even the Buddhist and Taoist sects were deeply ingrained in her.

Even some of her insights were beyond what ordinary people could match.

Upon hearing her words, Ning Xue, recalling her previous experiences in the Capital City, agreed deeply.

"Sister has a point, some people in the court are indeed excessive."

"However, today the sect still prioritizes the recruitment of new disciples."

"If Junior Sister has time later, I will share with you what I have encountered during this period."

Xiao Xuanzhen nodded, "The results of the first assessment are out, I'll need Senior Sister to help me verify them."

"Alright."

After saying this, Xiao Xuanzhen took the registers written by the other disciples and started to review them with Ning Xue.

...

While a few disciples secretly observed the new disciples through the Qi Observation Technique, many of them became anxious.

"Why haven't they started yet?"

"I don't know, looking at their writing and drawing in the register, could it be that they are conducting an assessment on us?"

"Very likely! I've heard before that the first assessment of the Grand Void Sect tests each disciple's aptitude, but I'm not clear on how they will do it?"

Some well-informed children, while observing the disciples from the Grand Void Sect, were quietly exchanging information among themselves.

"It must be the Qi Observation Technique, or some technique that can discern the aptitude of the individuals."

"There are numerous Taoist methods. It's not difficult to imagine they possess such a technique."

"Yes, even the Buddhist Sects can decide whether to admit new disciples by recognizing their past lives' merits. It's conceivable that Taoist methods are even more meticulous."

"Past lives? Do they really exist?"

"Otherwise, how would those monks say 'You have a predestined relationship with Buddha', 'In a past life, you were a person endowed with abundant virtues and good deeds'?"

"That's probably a lie, at least, I don't believe it."

Even among Chen Yi and the others, some faces subtly showed nervousness.

"Brother Yi, do you think we could just arrive at the mountain and they announce that we've failed the assessment?"

Wang Yongnian's face was faintly covered with a thin layer of sweat.

Clearly, he was quite apprehensive.

If he was not chosen by the Grand Void Sect while Chen Yi and the others were, he truly might be beaten to death by his old man once he returned...

"It won't happen."

Chen Yi had been observing Ning Xue and Xiao Xuanzhen's expressions.

At least from their expressions earlier, the contents of that book seemed unrelated to them.

Otherwise, putting Xiao Xuanzhen aside, the fairly upright Mr. Ning would surely show some subtle changes in his demeanor.

Regret, pity, and the like.

"Brother Yi is right, Pig Three," the Commandery Princess patted his shoulder to comfort him: "Just now, Mr. Ning spoke like that. I think the few of us should be fine."

In fact, she was also a bit nervous.

It wasn't that she was afraid of failing to be chosen and being beaten by Prince Zhenbei, but she wondered, what if she wasn't chosen by the Grand Void Sect and Du Yanqing was?

The Princely Heir is such a bumbler; without her help, he would surely be bullied by the bad senior brothers on the mountain in the future.

Such a situation must not occur!

For a moment, their conversation seemed to carry a kind of magic, making the others nervous as well.

However, everyone had different reasons for not wanting to be announced as failing by the Grand Void Sect, or rather, their current thoughts were varied.

Lin Xueru was nervously holding Chen Yi's arm, thinking about the promise she made with Brother Yi.

If she were to return to the Kyoto Prefecture, she wouldn't be able to protect Brother Yi anymore.

Du Yanqing looked at the little princess and thought, if the Grand Void Sect did not admit his sister as a disciple, he would descend the mountain as well.

There are other places for this lord to stay.

Thinking he was the Prince Zhenbei's heir, even in the royal household his advancement in Martial Arts wouldn't be bad!

Whereas Wei Letian and Wei Xiaoyun, the two princes of the Wei Dynasty, were not worried at all; they were eager to descend the mountain and return to the Capital City.

This lousy sect wasn't fun at all.

Chen Yi looked around and couldn't help but laugh.

"Worrying is pointless. It would be better to think about how we can improve our cultivation faster once we're in the Grand Void Sect."

His primary mission was — to defeat Xiao Xuanzhen!

Hmm, and to ensure she wouldn't easily get close to Lin Xueru!

"Brother Yi is absolutely right."

Just then, Xiao Xuanzhen finished checking the roster and stepped forward crisply saying:

"Quiet."

After everyone instantly quieted down, she continued:

"The Grand Void Sect has three refusals when accepting disciples."

"We refuse those with poor aptitude."

"We refuse those with improper conduct."

"..."