Amidst the deep shout, a beautiful middle-aged woman in a blue dress stepped forward.

As soon as she appeared, all the outer sect elders stopped shouting and bowed in respect.

"Greetings, Elder Gongsun!"

The disciples of the Ziwei Sect around them also wore expressions of respect.

The middle-aged woman walked up to Ding Qianyue, looked her over with a happy gaze, and then said softly.

"My name is Gongsun Da Niang, and I am an outer sect elder of the Ziwei Sect. May I become your disciple?"

Ding Qianyue was not surprised but delighted, and hurriedly said, "You must be Granny Gongsun! I've been looking for you!"

She simply took a box out of her pocket and handed it over.

Gongsun Da Niang was taken aback, then opened the box.

The next moment, her expression changed drastically, her lips trembled, and then two lines of tears flowed from her pretty eyes.

"Unexpected... Ah... Oh well, it's all fate. Come with me!"

"Yes, but Auntie, I need to say goodbye to my elder brother!"

She turned back to Tang Xuan and whispered, "Brother, I've found the person I'm looking for. From now on, I'm afraid..."

Her purpose in coming here was to find Gongsun Da Niang.

Now that he has been found, he will probably be in seclusion for a long time to come, and there will be few opportunities to meet Tang Xuan.

Tang Xuan smiled and said, "If we are destined to meet, we will meet again. Besides, we are all in the Ziwei Sect, so it's easy for us to meet!"

"Okay!" Ding Qianyue nodded, then followed Aunt Gongsun.

With a flick of her sleeve, Gongsun Da Niang summoned a wisp of celestial energy and departed with Ding Qianyue.

From beginning to end, she never inquired about the other outer sect elders.

The other outer sect elders also had no objections.

At this moment, some of the martial artists who were participating in the assessment couldn't hold back any longer.

"Who is she? She looks really impressive!"

The disciple being assessed by the Ziwei Sect glanced at that person with disdain.

"You don't even recognize the number one outer sect disciple, the Immortal Sword Saintess Gongsun Da Niang?"

These words immediately elicited gasps of surprise.

"What?! She's the Immortal Sword Saintess Gongsun Da Niang? One of the legendary Three Great Sword Saints of the Immortal Realm?"

"Rumor has it that she single-handedly wiped out the infamous Eighteen Strongholds of Taihang with just her sword, instantly killing the tyrannical stronghold chief who had already reached the Saint Realm!"

"Moreover, at the Free and Unfettered Sword Tournament, he fought against numerous heroes and eventually became known as one of the three great sword saints of the era, along with the Free and Unfettered Sword Saint of the Free and Unfettered Immortal Palace and the Heavenly Sword Nameless of the Heavenly Sword Fortress!"

"Hiss, it seems like she was already a Saint Realm expert more than ten years ago. I never expected her to be in the Ziwei Sect!"

"But what's with the outer sect elders? Is the Ziwei Sect really that terrifying? Even a Sword Saint can only become an outer sect elder!"

Everyone found it unbelievable.

The outer elders and disciples of the Ziwei Sect all wore wry smiles.

This Lady Gongsun has a very strange temper, even though she is known as the number one person below the Great Emperor in the Ziwei Sect.

However, he consistently refused to enter the core area and become a core elder.

Even though she's currently in the outer sect, who would dare disrespect her?

"Alright, let's continue the assessment!"

The peerless genius with nine-star talent was snatched away by Gongsun Da Niang, and many outer sect elders became disheartened.

The assessment has begun again.

It seems that Ding Qianyue has absorbed all the luck.

Thousands of people were tested but none of them passed.

"Cough cough!"

Fatty Shi lay on the ground, panting heavily, feeling as if he had died once.

I felt completely exhausted and covered in cold sweat.

Am I still alive?

Fatty Shi got up in a daze.

Tang Xuan smiled and said, "What do you think?"

Fatty Shi twisted himself hard.

"I feel nothing, he must be dead!"

Tang Xuan smiled slightly, "Alright, it's your turn for the assessment. The timing is just right, go ahead!"

He pointed.

Fatty Shi turned his head and saw that there was no one in front of him anymore.

The disciple from the Ziwei Sect, who was conducting the assessment, said impatiently, "Where is everyone? Is no one willing to take the assessment?"

Fatty Shi hurriedly raised his hand.

"Me! Me! Me!"

With the assessment looming, he completely ignored the matter of Tang Xuan's elixir.

Fatty Shi trotted up to the disciples being assessed, a fawning smile on his face.

"I...I'll take the test!"

"What are you standing there for? Do I have a test jade pillar on my face? Go hit the power pillar!" the Ziwei Sect test disciple scolded.

Performance reviews are the most grueling part.

Those who passed the exam hugged their heads and roared with joy.

However, there were screams and cries of pain, and some people even clung to the legs of others, begging for another chance.

At this point, the disciples being assessed were somewhat tempered.

Fatty Shi walked up to the Power Pillar, took a deep breath, but felt a wave of weakness wash over him.

"Oh no, taking the pill has exhausted all my strength!"

He secretly groaned; Tang Xuan had practically screwed him over.

I'm completely exhausted, what's the point of taking the exam?

"Hurry up and fight! Are you trying to summon the spirit?"

The disciple being assessed shouted impatiently.

Left with no other choice, Fatty Shi had to grit his teeth and throw a punch.

Bang!

The weak, feeble fist caused the power jade pillar to glow slightly.

Four stars!

Everyone was stunned by the number of stars that Fatty Shi had displayed.

Then everyone burst into laughter.

"Hahaha... What did I just see? Four stars? Someone actually got four stars! My goodness, that's the lowest number of stars I've seen today!"

"The Power Pillar is the simplest; any martial artist can achieve a score of five stars or higher. What the hell is four stars?"

"Damn it, is this fatso messing around? Is he doing this on purpose?!"

The disciple standing beside the jade pillar twitched at the corner of his mouth.

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